Bentho
Secular Republic of Bentho República Secular de Bentho | |
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| Motto: "Bentho, Com Todos Os Caminhos e Tempo" | |
Map of Bentho | |
Geogrpahy of Bentho | |
| Capital and City | San Pera |
| Official languages | Benthese, Spanish |
| Ethnic groups | Sarkosian |
| Government | |
• Presdient | Juan Carlos Caballero |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 11,321,987 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 May estimate |
• Total | 585.9 Billion |
• Per capita | 51849.56 |
| HDI | .897 very high |
| Date format | MM-DD-YY |
Bentho officially known as the Secular Republic of Bentho is a sovereign nation located in north-east Ausiana, in the region of Carubana in Coalition of Crown Albatross. It's only border is with Vulkaria to the west. The 2 Main Reigons of Bentho are the Sarkos tropics and the Cordillera del Illimani. Bentho has 10 States which are Districts of San Pera, Palno, Aregoyape,Barbagaba,Jacardaes,Caumáo, Floriano, Contacicaba, and Huarmos
Etymology
The orgin word for Bentho comes from the Bentheeses word of benção which translate to blessing which is sometimes heard of has Bentho and thus the natives began to call it Bentho.
History
Pre-Historic
Bentho was first inhabited around 5,000 years ago by the natives. It is estimated that at the time of the first contact with Adulans in the 19th century. There were about 6,000 Native Benthenses and some Huamorian island-settlements.
13th Century
In 1405 the first ever reported source of the term Bentho or Bênção, was used by Sílvio Campos Kanashiro. Kanashiro was the founder of San Pera. The first ever reported use of Bênção which translate to blessing in Bentheese, was where Kanashiro wrote the book called Bênçãos da Terra where he refereed to Bênção as Bentho.
20th Century
This was the first century of Bentho being free. In 1905 the Bentheese economy began to slowey rise with sellings of lumber and fish native to southern Sea of Vulkaria not much was going on in Bentho till Febuary of 1929 when the Bentho Deppersion happened which was a giant drought in Bentho that lasted for months and low tides meaning that the fishermen couldn't supply Bentho and many trees where dieing. People in Bentho has lost faith in god for allowing theese things to happend which is a major reason of why Bentho is so secular. Overtime Bentho slowy got more rain and evantually more animals and the tides became back to normal. In 1949 the World War (Iearth) happend Bentho was a neutral country focusing on protecting but in October 19th 1953 Bentho got invaded by the DSC for unknown reasons becuase Bentho supported the Allies but did join the war. Bentho decided to just be conquerd by the DSC to avoid complete distroctuion of Bentho's cities. Many rebels groups in Bentho were made about Bentho descion to not fight back the current vice-presdient Francisco Cruz Madruga escaped to Yebati a city with low amount of League Forces due to it being on a moutain and a low population they decided to make a underground tunnles to fight aganst the in the state of Contacicaba it was manily rebled controled the DSC Could barely hold on to it becuase the Bentheese are parotic and most of the DSC troops where across the continet fighting in Haduastan some states where mostly rebeled controlled.
The island nation of Huarmos was nearly liberated with the DSC controlling a suburb in La Sena. In the Vulkarain Opperation troops landed in Bentho to help the rebels and the army, Bentho sent 10,000 troops to send into battle against the Leauge the rebels waved flags in the streets of San Pera of the countries who helped liberate Bentho. The Bentho Armed Forces taught some of the allied forces on how to live of the land. Marcos Amorim Esteves decided to bring 1000 men to help take down Dramenburg and the DSC.
Geography
Geography in Bentho is really important to its culture and its history, The 2 Main Regions of Bentho are the Sarkos and the Cordillera del Illimani, the Sarkos is in the north, it is a warm region with lots of rain and covers around 50% of the country, major cities are located inside of the tropics like Caapulas, the Sarkos are highly protected by government thus brings in a lot of tourists that visits the wonders of the forests, the Benthenses Capybara are where they are from.
The mountain range in Bentho, the Cordillera del Illimani, the weather here has a a rainy season occurs from September– March (although it can start as late as December) and a dry, cold season from May–August, Mount Alonso is the highest peak in Bentho
Demographics
Religion
Religon in Bentho is not is big as it use to mainly the way the Dominion of the Sanguine Church was in the world war, before the World War religon in Bentho was mainly Sanguine. The fall of religon in Bentho was mainly the World War and the Aveirs Genocide which made most people in Bentho stop worshiping the religon, in 2022 a religon report came out and Bentho population is 78% of its population is non religous.
The 2nd most followed religon in Bentho is Catholicism is around 8% or around 905000 people, mostly in the nort., the 3rd is Shinto with 5% of Benthos population and is spread evenly thorugh out the country and 4th is Muslim, with most of the Muslims living evenly spread apart across the country and a 3% of the population, Islam in Bentho has laws protecting the religon from hate and hate-crimes passed by presdient Mónica Ramos in 2003, Islam is also predicited to become Benthos 3rd largest religon by 2050 and 2nd by 2100
Bentho banned religous involvemnt in the goverment with stating in the Bentho Constituion in article 7, Any religon that has a way of over powering the national or local goverment must be avoided at all costs to protectet it from biased behavior of his or her ways of life. However someone who is religous can run for presdient but if they bring any sort of religous form into the goverment they will be removed from office.
Islam came into bentho in around late 20th century where people from Eastern Adula came to Bentho and began to move here becuase of immagrants who wanted to live in a safer place and who are welcomed.
Cathoclaism got popular in Bentho by bishops from Nortua came and preached, manily in northern Lazana and some listend but not enough to make a giant diffrence.
Population
Bentho has a population around 11.3 Million, most of the population is aged 24-29, a quite young population and educated to, 98.4% of people in Bentho know how to read and write. Bentho's population will reach around 15 million in 2050. The majiorty of Bentho's population is native to Bentho, 88% of that are native, 2% are Pongian, 5% are Vulkarian.
A report from San Pera Universty did a test showing that the majority of foreginers visiting or moved here spoke their native lanague and did not get abbused or called insults. The fertility rate in Bentho is 1.54 births per women. There is 993 males per 1,000 females in Bentho.
Politics
Legislature
Bentho has 3 branches of the government in San Pera With the Bentho Senate who has 100 seats, 10 seats per state, the Bentho National Assembly Which has 500 Seats. The senate votes on bills, laws, and political people in Bentho to be put into power in our impeached and has an election every 1.5 years. The National Assembly is more internationally which votes on wars, treaties, militarily prescnces and trade deals, theese people are sworn in every 6 years.
The Senate was founded in 1604 when Bentho began to become more recognized by other nations, the senate election is every 1.5 years, 10 senators will repesent their state
Foreign Relations
Bentho has a diplomatic structures with nations on IEarth. Bentho has multiple embassies in San Pera Headed by the Goverment of Bentho. With globalization, its links to Adula have strengthened. Bentho is a strong advocate of constitutional democracy, and individual liberties. Its international relations historically have been guided by the principles of nonintervention, multilateral ism, respect for national sovereignty, and reliance on the rule of law to settle disputes.
Bentho's goverment is reportedly closest to that of Pongi due to it's government similarities, and historical relations.
Embassies in Bentho
States
| Province | Postal abbrev. |
Capital | Population | National Asembly Seats |
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| District of San Pera | DSP | San Pera | 1,493,098 | 10 |
| Palno | PAL | Lazana | 2,119,102 | 17 |
| Caumao | CUA | Monsotivo | 903,216 | 16 |
| Chiquique | CHI | Huabo | 1,236,908 | 8 |
| Aregoyape | ARE | Caapulas | 1,391,043 | 11 |
| Jacardaes | JAC | Quipata | 1,376,210 | 11 |
| Florina | FLO | Jerica | 408,554 | 9 |
| Contacicaba | CON | Yebati | 1,376,210 | 6 |
| Barbagaba | BAR | Lamlota | 983,219 | 8 |
| Huamors | HUA | Tepiapó | 1,413,637 | 12 |
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Military
The main miltary of Bentho is the Benthenses Armed Forces(BAF) was created in 1859 when a failed goverment coup happend.. Service for both men and women for atleast 1 year, some factors may alter like sports, disability or illness. Each soilder will have their bill paids for their family. On the island of Huarmos they have their own miltary due to it being a island, the Huarmos Island Forces(HIF) are a branch off the Benthenses Armed Forces. Nearly 250,000 of the Benthenses are currently in the miltary and around 1,000,000 reserves
Bentho doesn't have any country to threaten its soverignty, due to its remote location but it's main miltary is to protects itself. The Bentho Navy is a big help with that by patroling Bentho's water claims in the Sea of Vulkaria. Bentho has an aircraft carrier called the NAe San Pera. The airforce in Bentho called the Fuerza Aérea Bentho or the Benthese Airforce is how Bentho protects it skies. In 1977 it was determined that the mission of the Air Force is to conduct strategic and tactical aerospace operations on behalf of the national defense, exercising the sovereignty of the Benthese airspace and defending the independence, integrity, constitution and laws of the country.
Culture
Sports
Sports in Bentho are huge and the biggest ones are soccer, rugby, and baseball. Bentho Primera División Is the biggest soccer leauge in Bentho with Bentho Leauge 2, Bentho Leauge 3 Bentho Leauge 4 being lower leauges. The Bentheese national football team represents Bentho in international tournaments like the World Cup.
Rugby is also pretty big with Benthos own Caapulas Capybaras placing runners-up in the International Rugby League.
Art
Bentho's art indursty is prodemtnly music and paintings in mesuems Benthos most famous painter, Iker Gutierrez was a painter whos ark is based off his surronings, he would go to a random place in Bentho and paint what he sees. His most famous painting the O Meditação or the meditation. The painter is 83 years old and still produces some amazing work which he donates to the mesuem he loved going to as a kid the Arte do Bentho
Cuisine
Benthenses Cuisine depends on what part of the nation you are in, the north of Bentho with cities like San Pera than you can find food with more vegetables and more food that has more flour, wheat in Bentho is rare to find in culinary products, rice, buckwheat and tapioca is the main source of flour in Bentho.
North Bentho Cuisine has more products that are tropical, sense Bentho exports the most mangoes in Iearth, so cooking with mangoes is quite common throughout the north, in the south Benthenses Cuisine is less diverse than the north.
