Rwizikuru

Kingdom of Rwizikuru weRwizi: Humambo hweRwizikuru
Flag of Rwizikuru Flag Coat of arms of Rwizikuru Coat of arms
Motto: Tichakunda matambudziko We shall overcome adversity
Anthem: Pasi pemureza wenyika yedu Under the flag of our land
Outline of Rwizikuru Outline of Rwizikuru
Capital	Guta raMambo
Largest city	Port Fitzhubert
Official languages	weRwizi
Ethnic groups (2015)	veRwizi (95%) Others (5%)
Religion	tbc
Demonym(s)	Rwizikuran
Government	Absolute monarchy
• Mambo	Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe
Independence
• From Estmere	2 July, 1946
Area
• Total	330,838 km2 (127,737 sq mi)
Population
• 2011 census	18,903,392
• Density	72.2510473/km2 (187.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$49,545,790,432
• Per capita	$2,621
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$26,918,430,208
• Per capita	$1,424
Gini (2015)	57.1 high
HDI (2019)	0.535 low
Currency	Rwizikuran nhovodiki (ſ) (RZN)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	TBD
ISO 3166 code	RZK
Internet TLD	.rz

Rwizikuru is a country located in the Bahia subcontinent of the Coius continent, bordered by Nasana and (TBC). Its capital is Guta raMambo, although the largest city and main commercial centre of the country is in Port Fitzhubert.

Etymology

The name Rwizikuru derives from the weRwizi word for "great river," rwizi rukuru, which also lends its name to the Rwizikuru River. The name was first used to describe the country by Charles Fitzhubert in the 1890s, although it was transcribed as Rizikuru due to the difficulties of pronouncing the "rw" sound by Estmerish settlers to Rwizikuru.

However, the spelling of Rwizikuru that is more widely used today first gained popularity in 1927 by nationalist leaders Samhuri Ngonidzashe and Shungudzemwoyo Nhema when they created the Rwizikuran National Movement, choosing the "rw" spelling as it was how the river was named in the weRwizi language. Over the next few years, that spelling gained movement among those opposed to Estmerish rule over Rwizikuru, until by the 1940s, it was formally adopted by the first President of Rwizikuru, Samhuri Ngonidzashe, as opposed to the "colonial Rizikuru spelling."

History

Colonial rule

colonized by Estmere, very little white settlement (20,000 at its peak in 1945) as they're more interested in our resources as opposed to settlement

Republic

first President of Rwizikuru elected in 1946 following independence was Samhuri Ngonidzashe, serves two four-year terms, then steps down in 1954 to be succeeded by his son, Izibongo Ngonidzashe who serves two five-year terms after amending the constitution in 1956 to allow him to serve until 1964. after 1964, he declares himself...

Kingdom

...to be king. Engages in terrible idea in 66-67 to remove "bourgeois elites" from the country, and then dies in 1979, succeeded by his son, Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe, who is far more willing to open up to international markets. in 2019, will be succeeded by Munashe Ngonidzashe so a new monarch can make a constitutional monarchy

Geography

main river, Rwizikuru River empties out at Port Fitzhubert

Economy

A market in Port x, 2010

Rwizikuru's economy is heavily based off of the mining of coltan, and copper, which comprises 75% of Rwizikuru's exports, as well as timber, which makes up another 15% of Rwizikuru's exports. However, these three sectors combined employ less than 30% of Rwizikurans, with around 55% of Rwizikurans working in agriculture, with almost all of them being subsistence farmers.

However, there are substantial economic problems: corruption is rife, while embezzlement has meant that most of the nation's foreign aid does not reach the ordinary citizenry, but rather is squandered by government officials, including the royal family, which has led Rwizikuru to be called a kleptocracy. In addition, poverty is high, with 57.5% of the population living below the official poverty line of 23,750ſ, or $1.90 per day. In addition, the economy is dominated by Marathi merchants, with 65% of the nation's tax revenues being produced by Marathis, despite only making up around 1% of the total population.

Politics

Rwizikuru is a unitary absolute monarchy, according to the Rwizikuran Basic Law passed in 1964 to supersede the republican constitution, ruled by Mambo Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe since Izibongo Ngonidzashe's death on 21 September, 1979.

(TBC)

Legal system

According to the Rwizikuran Basic Law, Rwizikuru operates under the principles of common law as was introduced by Estmerish colonizers. However, since the institution of the Basic Law, which allows the reigning Mambo to interfere in the judiciary as he so pleases, such as altering sentences, the judiciary has lost its independence.

(TBC)

Administrative divisions

Rwizikuru is divided into x matunhu (sing. dunhu), or districts. The districts are run by a mukuru (chief), who is appointed by the reigning monarch and serves at His Majesty's pleasure.

(TBC)

Demographics

Ethnicity

Two veRwizi musicians, 2015

As of the 2011 census, Rwizikuru has 18.9 million inhabitants living within its borders. The overwhelming majority of the population, at 95% of the population (17,958,222 people), are veRwizi. After the veRwizi, three percent of the population, or 567,102 are other ethnic groups from Bahia, followed by one percent of the population, or 189,034 people being Marathis with origins in Mathrabumi. Of the remaining 189,034 people, most of them are expatriates from countries such as Estmere, or Senria.

Religion

As of the 2011 census, around 98% of the population, or 18,525,324 people are Sotirians. The largest sects are the High Embrican Church, comprising around 64% of the total population, or 12,098,171 people, and the Catholics, which comprise roughly 30% of the total population, or 5,631,331 people.

The remainder of the Sotirian population, at around 795,822 people, or around four percent of the total population adhere to different sects, with the most prominent being the Free Bahian Church, as it is followed by the royal family.

The second largest religion after Sotirianity is Hyndism, practiced by around one percent of the population, or around 189,047 people, mostly by the Marathi people, but also by some converts to Hyndism. After Hyndism, the remainder of the population, or 189,021 people follow other religions, mostly traditional religions, or are irreligious.

However, syncretism is widespread, with anthropologists claiming that at least half of the total population practices some form of indigenous beliefs in addition to their adopted religion.

Languages

The sole official language is the weRwizi language (Mutauro weRwizi): initially a co-official language with Estmerish in the 1946 Constitution of Rwizikuru, over the next two decades, the status of Estmerish declined until with the institution of the monarchy in 1964, Estmerish was removed as an official language in the Rwizikuran Basic Law. To this day, government services are only regularly provided in weRwizi, though in recent decades, services directed at tourists are using Gaullican.

As of the 2011 census, 99% of the population "have some level of understanding" of the weRwizi language, with 97% of the population being "natively fluent" in weRwizi. 45% of the population have some level of understanding of the Estmerish language, although only fifteen percent are "natively fluent" in Estmerish.

Besides weRwizi and Estmerish, other major languages being spoken include the the Gaullican language, with 60% of people having some level of understanding, and 35% being natively fluent in it, and the Marathi language, with around a fifth of the total population having some level of understanding of Marathi, although only two percent are natively fluent in the language.

Culture

Cuisine

Sadza and goat meat

Rwizikuran cuisine is greatly influenced by traditional veRwizi cuisine, by Estmerish cuisine, and by Marathi cuisine.

Among the traditional veRwizi foods consumed widely in Rwizikuru include sadza, yakagochwa mombe, and rice, while popular Estmerish foods consumed in Rwizikuru include oatmeal, mbatata dzakashambwa, and fish and chips. Finally, foods originating from the Marathi population in Rwizikuru that are widely consumed in the country include kadi, anarsa, and dahi.

Sports

The most popular sport in Rwizikuru is football (weRwizi: nhabvu), with the national football team being called the MaVarvi, and with the main league being the Rwizikuru Nhabvu League (RWB).

(TBC)

Media

Media in Rwizikuru has been tightly restricted since the passage of the Rwizikuran Basic Law in 1964. Only a single state-run newspaper, the Kwazisa (formerly the Port Fitzhubert Herald until 1950) has been allowed to publish in the country since 1966. As well, there is a single state-owned television and radio network, NMR (Nhepfenyuro mubatanidzwa yeRwizikuru), which began radio transmissions in 1948, and television broadcasts in 1981, with foreign signals being prohibited from being received.

There is little censorship or restrictions on the internet, primarily due to the fact that as of 2015, less than 15% of the population have access to the internet, while 35% have a television set, and 87% of households have at least one radio. This has led opponents of the government to operate with impunity online.

Holidays

Name	Shona name	Date
New Year's Day	Goredzva	1 January
Good Friday	Chishanu Chakanaka	variable
Easter Saturday	Isita Mugovera	variable
Easter Sunday	Isita Svondo	variable
Easter Monday	Isita Muvhuro	variable
Labour Day	Zuva Revashandi	1 May
Independence Day	Zuva Resununguko	2 July
Accession Day	Zuva Rekubvuma	21 September
Christmas Eve	Manheru reKisimusi	24 December
Christmas Day	Zuva reKisimusi	25 December
New Year's Eve	Egore Idzva	31 December