Batsweda

Republic of Batsweda جمهورية البهودة (Sahrabic) Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kpòwuɖuí (Banno) Batswɛɖa Dukɔa ƒe Dukɔa (Latso) Tokpɔn Bocwɛɛɖò (Mi) Republik bu Batwéda (Nitnide)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "O, Dawn of Liberty"
File:BatswedaLocatorMap.png Location of Batsweda (dark green)
Map of Batsweda
Capital and largest city	Jakasse
Official languages	Anglish, Sahrabic
Recognised national languages	Banno, Latso, Mi, Nitnide
Ethnic groups (2020)	34.3% Banno 22.8% Latso 19.9% Nitnide 14.5% Mi 6.4% Sahrab 2.1% Other
Religion (2020)	51.9% Salam 38.1% Christianity 5.2% Traditional faiths 3.3% no religion 1.5% Other
Demonym(s)	Batswedan
Government	Unitary parliamentary directorial republic under a military junta
• Presidency	Dialla Sacko (interim) John Obuor (interim)
• Prime Minister	Samuel Nyantah (interim)
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence from the Pepper Coast Company
• Conquest of the Tsweda river basin	c. 1500
• Siege of Jakasse	12 May 1811
• Independence declared	11 November 1960
• Joined the Assembled Nations	1 January 1961
• End of the First Batsweda Civil War	12 February 1969
• Jakasse Peace Accords	27 September 2002
Area
• Total	33,550 km2 (12,950 sq mi)
• Water (%)	14.2
Population
• 2020 census	1,214,380
• Density	36.2/km2 (93.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2024 estimate
• Total	$4.062 billion
• Per capita	$3,345
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	$1.475 billion
• Per capita	$1,215
Gini (2024)	41.7 medium
Currency	Batswedan gerah (₲) (BDG)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Central Europan Time)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+360
ISO 3166 code	BD
Internet TLD	.bd

Batsweda, officially the Republic of Batsweda, is a country on the southeastern coast of Azania. Bordered by Yien to its south and the Konstantinopoli Sea to the east,

Etymology

The Anglish name for the state, Batsweda, comes from the Banno endonym for the region, Ɓɛ́xwáɖá, meaning "the pepper forest" or "the pepper bush" (ɓɛ́-nì xwáɖá), referring to the region's heavily forested environment and its notable cultivation of peppers and other spices. This name was first seen in the 16th century Sahrabic tome A Guide to the Southern Lands of Azania, in mentioning the Batsweda Empire. The Sahrabic name for the country, āl-Bahūda (البهودة), was also first mentioned within this work.

The Pepper Coast, an alternative name used by Anglish speakers for the region since the mid-17th century, was popularized by the Pepper Coast Company after its colonization of modern-day Batsweda's coast in the early 19th century. This name soon became the official name of the territory, and remained so until 1960, when the Batswedan War of Independence ended in decolonization, with the newly independent government officially renaming the state Batsweda in its first constitution.