Alanahr
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Kingdom of Alanahr al-Mamlak al-Anahr (Anahri) | |
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| Motto: Aran Aman ("God with us") | |
| Capital and largest city | Kahrash |
| Official languages | Anahri |
| Ethnic groups (2020) | Anahri (65%) Other (35%) |
| Demonym(s) | Anahri |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 21,907,706 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $396 Billion |
• Per capita | $18,100 |
| Gini (2020) | 42.1 medium |
| HDI (2020) | 0.750 high |
| Currency | Alanahri Dinar (ALD) |
| Date format | mmm,d,yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| ISO 3166 code | LNR |
| Internet TLD | .an |
Etymology
The foreign name *Alanahr* is a cognate exonym as it, or foreign names similar to it, is similar to the native name of *al-Anahr* but is treated as a proper noun rather than translated based on the meaning of the words in Anahri.
The native name *al-Anahr* is the Anahri for "the rivers" referring to the three major rivers of the nation. The name comes from the Gharbaic for "river" which retained the meaning of the historical name for the Anahri homeland. The historical Anahri homeland was based around the Pahkah river in the north and during the pre-Gharbaic era was referred to roughly as *D'akahga* which meant "the river" and later "the rivers" when the Anahri homeland expanded beyond the Pahkah.
The use of the simple name despite the knowledge of other river cultures in pre-Gharbaic Alanahr came from a strong local superiority mindset that eventually resulted in expansion and conquest of other local river cultures. The name retains an element of its political meaning as it reinforces traditional views on the Anahri homeland.