Selayar

The People's Kingdom of Selayar Kahatu'an Torang Selayar
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Motto: "Kartika Eka Phaksi" "Unmatchable Bird with Noble Goals"
Status	Independent State
Capital	Ratnapura
Largest city	Liaknia
Official languages	Selayaric
Demonym(s)	Selayari
Government	Unitary Socialist absolute monarchy
• King	Jayawarman II
• Crown Prince	Dharmawangsa
Legislature	Council of King's Advisors
Establishment
• Independence	1918
• Coup	24 September 1939
• Civil War	1967-2014
• Peace of Sukarta	1 August 2015
Population
• 2017 census	1,598,332
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$18.27 billion
• Per capita	$11,432
HDI (2017)	.612 medium
Currency	Nanaka (SLN)
Time zone	UTC -6
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+84
Internet TLD	.sl

Selayar (/se'lɑː jar/), officially the People's Kingdom of Selayar (Selayaric: Karahaja'an Torang Selayar) is a unitary socialist kingdom in Alharu. It is bordered on all sides by the Tiauhai Sea. Selayar covers LAND AREA square kilometres and has an estimated population of 142,332 in 2016. Selayar comprises of 2 provinces and 1 Special Economic Territory. Ratnapura, officially the Royal Capital City of Ratnapura, is the capital and the third biggest cities of Selayar, and was formerly known as NAME in the colonial era.

Selayar was originally comprised of many warring tribes and city-states before the arrival of Andalla at 1722. Selayar was already known as the producer of an exotic spice, known as Butternut (Selayaric: Kahumari) that only grows at Bulukumba island. COLONISER established a trading colony at YEAR that grew into a full-fledged colony that encompasses the territory of the modern Selayar nation. Andalla gave independence to Selayar in 1918 after the native Selayari waged a war against its colonizer for more than 20 years. Selayar was a unitary republic for 11 years before the military held toppled the republic government and changed its government into a socialist absolute monarchy, with King Dharmasetu as the King of Selayar. The bloody and lengthy Selayari Civil War later took a toll on its economy, which was caused by the discovery of huge oil deposits on the Selayari soil. The end of the Civil War in 2014 saw the reestablishment of order on the country and the rise of the oil-based economy.

Etymology

According to the legend, Selayar was originally inhabited by people from a land called Paloserana. The land was plagued by famine and drought. Led by the legendary Hyang Lima, they sailed east to the islands of the nowadays Selayar. Upon landing, the people exclaimed "Sik-Latyar", meaning "A short cruise". The groups didn't expect to find a land this close. The name later evolved into the current "Selayar", which was first used to denote the Selayari nationalism at the end of the 19th century, and denounce the 'imperialist name' of NAME, seen as a name imposed by Andalla.

History

Pre-Colonial Era

One of the earliest evidence of human habitation in Selayar was found at the Sidika Cave, where stone tools and human bones were recovered. Dated to 2000BC, this is the only evidence of human habitation in Selayar before AD 300, where ceramics and jars were found on the mouth of Garang River. The Garang culture, named for the river where the culture was located, lasted from approximately AD 300 to AD 800, where it flourished as the only bronze age culture found in Selayar. Bronze tools were found in abundance at the historical sites, mostly comprised of agricultural tools. The Garang culture, however, isn't a united political entity. Instead, it's thought that it was composed of many small chiefdoms united merely by its similar culture. No bronze tools or settlement evidence was found after AD 804, indicating the downfall of the culture. The exact cause of the Garang culture downfall was still heavily debated, with most historians supported the theory where an unusually big tropical storm struck the island, resulting in the destruction of many houses and wrecking havoc upon the island. Selayar entered a setback in technology and culture after the downfall of Garang culture on the Latanya Island.

According to Babad Torang Siyara, an epic composed at the turn of 18th century, Selayar was divided into 3 city-states and 6 chiefdoms by the time of the rise of King Bhatura the Great.

Government

Selayar is a socialist absolute monarchy, ruled by the Sahaja dynasty. The Sahaja dynasty has been ruling Selayar since the 1939 coup that installed a socialist kingdom and General Dharmasetu Sahaja ascended the Selayari throne. The monarch has absolute power over the nation, and its the head of state and government of Selayar. Selayar currently has no legislature. In 1969, the democratically elected House of People were abolished because of the civil war. There has been a proposal to restore the House of People back since the Civil War has concluded, but there is no progress so far.

The King has a privy council, called Badan Penasihat Raja (literally Council of King's Advisors), that advised the monarch in its daily activity and is also heading the judiciary system of Selayar. It consisted of 10 advisors, with two advisors elected by each province, two advisors from the monarch family, and the last two advisors from the military. The Council has the right to exercise King's mandate and power, though the King himself could override the Council's decision or replace any of the Council's advisors. The Body is technically the extension of the King himself, and usually are the one who appeared on the public face on behalf of the King. The monarch and the Council members are exempted from the law of Selayar.

The King also has its own cabinet, consisting of the King's royal family. It is technically the executive branch of Selayar and it is headed by the King and to some extent the Council King's Advisors. Headed by Kamipin Karusan Rania (Chief of People's Affairs), its role is similar to Prime Minister with the exception that it is chosen by the King and usually reserved for the Panaitan Mekatha (Crown Prince)

Selayari law does not permit the establishment of political bodies or trade unions.

Administrative Divisions

Selayar consists of 2 provinces and 1 Special Economic Territory (Selayaric: Tewengkon Istimewa Hienomi). Each province is headed by a governor (Selayaric: Paterinta) and Worker's Council (Selayaric: Badan Tagawe).

Economy

Selayari economy has been dubbed as the fastest growing in the region, its GDP has doubled since the civil war ended in 2014. The economic condition has improved over the years. Many new oil fields have operated, and many new concessions are ready to be operated. The steady rise of oil price has helped propped up Selayari economy in many ways, and petroleum-related products make up to 90% of the Selayari exports. Unemployment, however, is still pervasive in Selayar along with poverty level. Unemployment level reached a record high in 2015, almost 25%, due to the repatriation of many civil war soldiers and about 45% of the Selayari population is below the poverty line. Inflation has been kept steady, and reach a record low in 2016. Officially Selayari practised a socialist system. Some sectors that involved people's welfare are by constitution be owned entirely by the government. This includes electricity, waters distribution, transportation system and oil fields. Private companies aren't banned, and all Selayari is free to make his own company. Though by law, the government needs to own the majority of the companies' shares. In turn, the government will subsidise most of the companies expenditure. Only Selayari could own a company, although exemption could be made that foreign companies could own up to 49% of state-designated company's shares. In most case, foreign companies needed to cooperate with native Selayari to set up their branch in Selayar with government supervision.

The tax rate is progressive, with people that have less than $4000 income per year exempted entirely from paying tax. It reached almost 40% for people who have income more than $1,000,000 per year. Foreign nationals are exempted entirely from tax, but it needs to pay "foreign national tax" for about $1000 per month. Companies are also exempted from tax because almost, if not all, companies are owned by the government.

Historically, Selayari economy has always been propped up by spice trading and fishery. It has been famous for its spice that only grows in Selayari islands, the Butternut, and the source of many other exotic spices. During the 19th century, COLONISER applied 'forced plantation' system and exploit Selayari to only produce many exotic spices. This lead to the unproductivity of many Selayari soils later on due to monoculture and extreme use of fertilisers. Nowadays, the agriculture sector of Selayari contributes a little to the economy due to the already-little productive lands being destroyed as a result of 50-years long civil war. Fishery still contributed much to the country's economy, and was the major backbone of Selayari economy and remained the only effective sector throughout the civil war. Its importance has been dwarfed by rising oil sector, however.

Oil was first found in the location of future Liaknia in 1935, though it could only be extracted in 1941 due to the oil-driven 1938 coup. Selayari oil production gained importance in the WAR, being the only neutral major oil producing nation in the region. In this period fishery and agriculture still contributed a lot to the Selayari economy. The start of Selayari Civil War in 1967 was precipitated by oil dispute in western Selayari, and it devastated most of Selayari infrastructure, plunging it deep recession period.

1 dollar is equal to 1,200 nanaka.

Demography

Biggest Cities on Selayar

Rank	City name	Population
1	Liaknia	113,299
2	Ratnapura	96,775
3	Kilau	72,233
4	Dawatan	47,884

Culture

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