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Hawidaria (Mehari: ሀዋዲዲያ; Hāwadīdīya /häwidäriä/), also known as the Republic of Hawidaria (Mehari: ''ይሀዋዲዲያ ሪፐብሊክ; ye'Hāwadīdīya Rīpebilīki jəhäwidäriä ɾipɛbɨlik/ or /ɾipɛbɨlikɨ/) is a sovereign state located in Central Bahia. It shares a border with Wale to the north, Tabora and Garambura to the east, Rwizikuru and Mabifia to the south, and PLACEHOLDER to the west. It also borders the Coast of Bahia and the Vehemens Ocean to the northeast. With a population of approximately 65 million people, Hawidaria is the XXth largest nation in Bahia and the XXXth largest nation in the world. It occupies a total area of 1,244,239 km2 (480,403 square miles), being the XXth largest country in Bahia and the XXXth largest in the world. The nations capital is located in the city of Mekedafa (occassionally Mekekaffa), which is also the country's economic and social hub.
Humans have inhabited the region that would come to be modern-day Hawidaria for thousands of years, with some of the earliest recorded archeological evidence of anotomically correct humans being found in the region. The area also has a long history of strong government, with the first mythical monarchies being founded in the area sometime around 5 BCE. These governments eventually gave way to the Hawidari Empire which existed continuously from 1135 until 1924 when reigning monarch Abdimelech Wakeyo III was forced to make several territorial concessions, ultimately culminating in the country being annexed as a protectorate of the larger Gaullican Empire and becoming base of operations throughout the rest of the continent. The region ultimately rebelled against the Gaullican occupation during the latter part of the war, successfully forcing them, as well as the by then unpopular monarchy, out of the country. A provisional council was formed and quickly declared a republic, holding inaugeral elections in 1940; however, a rift quickly developed between pro-Euclean and pro-Bahian segments of the population. The rise of Bahian socialism and Pan-Bahianist thought ultimately led to the Revolution of Dignity, which saw the All-Bahian People's Liberation Organization-Revolutionary Front for National Democracy (MBHND-YDAG) rise to power. Instituting a unique form of pan-Bahianism known as Talak’i Mahibereseb, the country would embark on a grassroots, community organized form of 'socialism with Bahian tendencies.' The nation would become a constituent nation within the confederal United Bahian Republic, though ideological differences between it's leadership and that of Rwizikuru would lead to the nation withdrawing from the UBR in 1964. Since then the country has charted its own geopolitical path in the world, maintaining relations with ROSPO, COMSED, and the Euclean Community while also seeking economic growth and development at home.
Hawidaria is a federal dominant-party parliamentary republic, also frequently classifying itself as a pan-national state given its many ethnic groups and languages. Though technically a dominant-party system politically, due to all parties being required to join the All-Bahian People's Liberation Organization-Revolutionary Front for National Democracy, the front functions more as a grand coalition that merely exists to organize the parties and promote coordination amongst them. It is also one of the few direct, popular democracies in the world. Recent economic developments and initiatives have seen it gain the status of being a newly industrialized nation with a nominal GDP per capita of $7,575 and a nominal GDP of roughly $498 billion, making it the XXth largest economy in Bahia. The country also maintains the XXth largest armed forces in the region, making it a regional power. Hawidaria's multi-faceted and pragmatic foreign policy, which seeks to make it a "partner of partners" has seen it gain membership in the Community of Nations, the Global Institute for Fiscal Affairs, the International Trade Organization, the Atomic Energy Commission, the International Forum for Developing States, and the International Council for Democracy.