Elaklania

United States of Elaklania Los Estados Unidos de Elaklania (Isabellan) Los Estados Unidos de Elakla (Elawe)
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: "Paz, Unidad, Prosperidad"(Isabellan) Peace, Unity, Prosperity
Anthem: Canción de la Gente Song of the People
Capital and largest city	Puerto Bontia
Official languages	Isabellan Elawe
Religion (2020)	70% Moralismo 8% Lumenism 6% Elawe faith 3% Other
Demonym(s)	Elaklanian, Elaklano
Government	Unitary National-Syncretic One Party Republic
• President	Irene Olina Hajo
• General Secretary	Simón Agramonte
Establishment
• Colonialization of Elaklania	1541
• Establishment of the Elaklanian Empire	1778
• Establishment of the Republic of Elaklania	1806
• Establishment of the New Republic	1914
Population
• March 2022 estimate	77,000,000
• January 2020 census	75,930,200
GDP (PPP)	May 2022 estimate
• Per capita	$43,241
GDP (nominal)	May 2022 estimate
• Per capita	$43,032
Gini (2020)	48.6 high
HDI (2019)	0.815 very high
Currency	Peso (ELP)
Time zone	UTC
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.EK

Elaklania, officially the United States of Elaklnia (Isabellan: Los Estados Unidos de Elaklania) is a Unitary National-Syncretic one-party Republic, situated in the middle of Cesylle Elaklania is bordered by Osceola and Nastonovo to the south, Adlocke to the north, the Eastern Ocean to the east, and Western Ocean to the west. Most Elaklanians live in the western half of the country where the capital is located and where more urban development occurs.

Elaklania’s environment is dominated by subtropical forests, marshes, and deserts; much of the forests are kept inland while marshes make up the two coasts and deserts take up the southern portion of the country. The climate of Elaklania ranges between tropical and arid, rain is frequent except in the south, years of industrial development has left some of the country struggling to keep its natural environment clean.

Elaklania is divided into nine states and three special autonomous zones. States are administered by state governors which are picked by internal party elections while the autonomous zones hold special elections for a group of councilors who administer the all zones.

With humans arriving around 800 BC many different cultures existed in Elaklania ranging from the ancient Aspeeniste and Tahlahiste, most of these cultures eventually abandoned or died out in Elaklania because of its harsh environment. The Elawe culture in 200 AD however managed to create a successful long term society, eventually creating the semblance of a government in 1450 when the Elawe Alliance would be established.

Isabellan explorers led by Emil Jacob Ferdinánd in 1538 would make two expeditions to Elaklania, first to chart the course and then to set up a colony. Ferdinánd after gaining a friendly rapport with the Elawe would sign a treaty establishing a colonial government that would work alongside the Elawe Alliance, after returning to Isabella Ferdinánd would be removed from his position for inefficiency. His replacement, General Julio Domínguez would deploy the first Isabellan troops onto Cesyllean soil, capturing the Elawe government he’d force them to sign a newer treaty that would cede their sovereignty to the Isabellan monarchy.

With their government captured the Elawe would rally around the army resulting in a war against Isabella and the Elawe, lasting till 1553 the war would destroy any Elawe power in the West driving them to the north & south west and the east. Becoming an official Viceroyalty in 1560 Elaklania would be a useful colony renowned for its crash crops that would be planted in mass on the coast and inland in what is now known as the state of Flores.

Racked by both native and slave rebellions around the 1750s a series of strict trading laws would be introduced to prevent trading between natives and citizens of the colony, businesses that were profiting from the trade would protest the laws causing infighting amongst the highest levels of the colony. This instability would continue till 1769 when a tariff protest in Pez Joya Plaza would end in a massacre by the colonial authorities, a series of killings against Isabellan elites would follow gathering enough eyes from the establishment that the Viceroy would strip the colony of its citizens assemblies.

With growing anti-Isabellan sentiment across the colonies; Elaklanians and Nastnovians would assemble into the 1st Ferdinándian National Congress. Aiming to create a singular state independent of Isabella, the congress would secretly organize a rebellion plot drawing members from the colonial guard and free citizens. Only a year after the massacre the Ferdinándian Citizens Army would be officially created in response to the arrival of Isabellan soldiers by the 2nd Congress. Launching a secret attack on San Sebastián, the Citizens army would come out successful, assembling in the captured city the 3rd Congress would officially declare independence from Isabella beginning the War of Ferdinándian Independence.

Ferdinándian forces in Elaklania would be led by the former colonial captain Manuel Andre Osceola, using guerrilla warfare he’d win a few major battles against the Isabellans giving him a extremely positive reputation in Elaklania. In 1773 the Ferdinándian government would enter peace talks with Isabella successfully gaining independence after a week-long conference, the new Ferdinándian government would begin seeking a system to base their new constitution around. On the right there would be Osceola and the majority of the Elaklanian representatives, they’d support establishing a crown republic with the monarchy serving as a controlled sovereign to inspire the masses. While on the left Bernardo Freire and the majority of the Nastnovians representatives, would support making the republic federal and less centralized.

Freire would win out in the end making Ferdinándia a federal republic and forcing Osceola into political exile, with the chance of jail time for his radical opinions Osceola and other radicals among the Elaklanian military elite would start to plot their own war for independence. After minimal planning and rushed efforts to convince lieutenants in the army a declaration of independence would be made in Puerto Bontia. Rallying soldiers from the Elaklanian pleasantry Osceola would defeat the Ferdinándian army at every turn finally reaching San Sebastián where the Ferdinándian would be expelled to Nastanovo. Recognizing Elaklanian independence in 1773 Ferdinándia would fall apart six years later with Osceola being declared Emperor by a congressional vote the same year as independence ushering in the Elaklanian Empire.

Under the reign of Osceola the empire would be ran very efficiently, with much of Elaklania’s early infrastructure being created around this time, including the first trans national railway. Osceola believed in a powerful parliamentary system, with parliament having the authority to decide who becomes sovereign and if the actions of the sovereign follow constitutional law. After Osceola’s death in 1798 parliament would refuse to allow his son Diego to take the throne, citing his radically conservative views as too dangerous; for two years the Empire would be ruled by parliament with Diego forced to prove his loyalty to the people before being allowed into power.

Diego however was infuriated by the fact he was not allowed his birthright immediately so in a unprompted confrontation in 1800 Diego would rush into parliament with a cadre of soldiers, demanding parliament instate him immediately they would be unable to reach a plurality leading to a argument and finally with Diego ordering all the mps be killed. Declaring himself Emperor; Diego would sell a story that parliament had threatened to kill him and that he killed them all in self defense, mps not present at the killing would organize themselves in San Sebastián declaring Diego an illegitimate Emperor raising soldiers to arrest him and his supporters.

Diego in response would call upon his supporters creating his army which he equipped with the best equipment from the capital. Diego and the newly dubbed parliamentarians would fight till in 1803 when during the battle of the Flores plateau Diego would be killed in battle by an enemy cannon. Diego’s government would surrender soon after with Diego having no relatives to take up his position in the rebellion, parliament would be a shell of its former self with a new republican bloc taking many of the dead mps positions by 1802. With no heir to empower parliament would hold a vote to become a republic or empower a new family, with the republicans holding a slim majority in parliament the republic option would be successful.

In 1803 parliament would disband, ratifying a new constitution that would make Elaklania into a republic. Not long after Hugo Bolek would be elected President becoming the first president in Elaklanian history. During the era of the first republic Boleks ideology of libertarianism would become popular, making the republic decentralized and heavily focused on capitalist markets. This eventually would develop into a corrupt system of political manipulation by two powerful political parties, the Radical Party and the party of Federalist Reaction.

In 1912 the system of city to city politics would come to an end when the Radical Party would refuse to allow Federalists to win the presidency. The country would fracture around each major city which all had their own armies and claimants to the position of President. In the midst of the civil war a professor in Puerto Bontia named, Pascual Josué Obregón would be gaining popularity amongst the citizens who resisted all the people claiming to be President. Managing to form a small army and capture the capital from the hands of President Isaías Elvira, Obregón would enter the civil war hell bent on reuniting the country.

Through a series of battles and political deals Obregón’s revolutionary government would be successful in 1914 reuniting the country making Obregón into a political powerhouse seemingly overnight. Using his new popularity Obregón would be elected President in a snap election, promising radical reforms he’d created a constitution based around his ideology of National-Syncretism, west banning all other political parties, ending presidential term limits, and creating a unitary system instead of a federal one.

Staying President till 1930 Obregón would radically change the country, ending the dominance of foreign companies, imprisoning thousands of his critics, and heavily industrializing the country. Following him would be three Presidents often referred to as the Jangoists, with the most influential being that of third President Hector Luis Jango. Focusing on economic growth and improving quality of life his rule was marked by what is considered the best living standards in Elaklanian history, the Cesyllean Nuclear Crisis, and the ASL Accords. In 1959 After the fairly left wing Jangoist era Jango’s protege, Juan Esteban Cazalla would become the sixth president of Elaklania.

Pursuing a more right wing path, Cazalla would create a new national policy for the government. Titled “Nueva Iluminación” or New Enlightenment the policy sought to set up standards for the type of media that was being produced for the public, in its wake anything negative towards the state would be suppressed or banned. In response to Nueva Iluminación a counterculture based around disco would form, called Disco Revolt; it would later inspire both civil and militant resistance against the government.

In 1982 as part of Disco Revolt militants from the communist terrorist group Concrete Underground would launch a series of terrorist attacks against multiple cities attempting to capture important political figures and destroy government information on their activities. Hundreds would die including many who were not affiliated with Concrete Underground but just swept up in the chaos of the attacks. Dubbed the Days of Pain it followed with an extreme reaction from then President Diego Lain who would brutally destroy Concrete Underground and other affiliated organizations in a massive campaign against radicals in urban areas.

This focus on urban areas however would spell the end of Nueva Iluminación, as in late 1991 the Elawe People's Army would launch an uprising in multiple densely packed Elawe regions across the country. Funded by outside forces the EPA would launch a successful guerrilla warfare campaign against the government, this eventually would spiral out of control as infighting between the Office of Intelligence & Security and the Revolutionary Guard would escalate into violence between the two departments.

President Cristóbal Escribano fearful of losing to the EPA would attempt to demobilize the Revolutionary Guard in response a force of Revolutionary Guards led by General Joaquín Ros would assassinate Escribano attempting to establish a military dictatorship, the military however would refuse to join General Ros and he would be arrested and later executed by military tribunal.

In the wake of the assassination the NRP would announce a special internal election, the moderate left wing darling of the party, Antônio Zeca would be picked and he’d spearhead peace talks between the government and the Elawe creating the modern day special autonomous zones. In 1992 after the uprising a new regular election would be held and Zeca would be made President officially.

Zeca would follow in Jango’s footsteps promoting a series of left wing economic reforms that would bring a rise in living conditions. Zeca would also heavily reduce Nueva Iluminación leaving it nothing more than a censorship advisory panel, Zeca would also legalize Citizens United, a non-partisan civil rights organization that was banned during the Disco Revolt.

Zeca’s influence would last till 2009 when right wing President Eliseo Freixa would introduce more conservative policies once again, using wedge issues and nationalism Freixa would build enough public support for two future Presidents to also be conservatives. This luck would run dry in 2020 however as the Irene Olina Hajo would beat her conservative opponent for President, promising another left wing era of reforms.

Etymology

The name Elaklania finds its origins in the word Elakla from the Elawe language and their oral history, in the founding myth of the Elawe its said that they came from the south, where the land bore nothing and was dry, so pleading with to the gods for aid the Elawe were pointed north by a alligator. Once the Elawe made it north they found fertile land and rain, however they would quickly grow too spoiled and eat themsleves to the point where no more food could be grown. The gods enraged by the Elawe wasting their gift would kill half of their population off letting the rest live, the remaining Elawe would take the namd Elawe from then on as a remindering of their shame. The actual etymology for the word comes from the Elawe word for hunger (E-la-we) this would go on to effect the name the Elawe gave to the land they lived on, which they would call land of hunger or just "Elakla". Once the Isbellans colonized the nation they would go to translate the native word Elakla into Isbellan making the word Elaklania.

Under the reign of Osceola the empire would be ran very efficiently, with much of Elaklania’s early infrastructure being created around this time, including the first trans national railway. Osceola believed in a powerful parliamentary system, with parliament having the authority to decide who becomes sovereign and if the actions of the sovereign follow constitutional law. After Osceola’s death in 1798 parliament would refuse to allow his son Diego to take the throne, citing his radically conservative views as too dangerous; for two years the Empire would be ruled by parliament with Diego forced to prove his loyalty to the people before being allowed into power.

Diego however was infuriated by the fact he was not allowed his birthright immediately so in a unprompted confrontation in 1800 Diego would rush into parliament with a cadre of soldiers, demanding parliament instate him immediately they would be unable to reach a plurality leading to a argument and finally with Diego ordering all the mps be killed. Declaring himself Emperor; Diego would sell a story that parliament had threatened to kill him and that he killed them all in self defense, mps not present at the killing would organize themselves in San Sebastián declaring Diego an illegitimate Emperor raising soldiers to arrest him and his supporters.

Diego in response would call upon his supporters creating his army which he equipped with the best equipment from the capital. Diego and the newly dubbed parliamentarians would fight till in 1803 when during the battle of the Flores plateau Diego would be killed in battle by an enemy cannon. Diego’s government would surrender soon after with Diego having no relatives to take up his position in the rebellion, parliament would be a shell of its former self with a new republican bloc taking many of the dead mps positions by 1802. With no heir to empower parliament would hold a vote to become a republic or empower a new family, holding a slim majority the republic option would be successful.

History

The Elawe Alliance

Ruins of Istachatta, Nuevo Isbella

The Elawe would rise and fall throughout the next few generations but by 1450 the "Great Peace" would be achieved by the largest Elawe tribes creating what most would see as a type of decentralized government. The Elawe Alliance as it would be translated as by Paretian explorers would govern a large portion of south Elaklania with a large part of the north west remaining unclaimed by any one tribe. The Alliance would take a fiercely peaceful stance on most matters concerning them but they would just as likely take a fiercely violent stance if the Alliance agreed to it, it is said this odd attachment to either extreme is caused by the Alliance forcing all leaders to participate in any conflict they start or agree too. Even though the Alliance was decentralized the Alliance was able to field a sizeable army for the time about 500 men per region, it is because of this that the Alliance actually managed to greatly harm the Paretians in some early battles.

Isbellan Colonization

First explored in 1538 by Captain Emil Jacob Fernández the Paretians would find the new land a very promising place to colonize; with plenty of land to farm and build upon. Returning home Fernández would fund his second expedition to the territory meeting the Elawe natives for the first time, it is on this expedition that the name "Elaklania" would be created by Fernádez himself. In his last expedition to the territory Fernández would establish the city of Puerto Bontia in 1541, Fernández would go to attempt to establish a peaceful dialogue with the Elawe inviting the leaders of the Elawe Alliance to the city multiple times before signing the 1st Treaty of Puerto Bontia which laid the groundworks for a colonial government that would work cooperatively with the Elawe.

Emil Jacob Fernández

The Isbellan Monarchy however would be dissatisfied with Fernández's actions, believing his work with the natives to be a waste of time and money, King Carlos would order 500 troops to Puerto Bontia under the command of General Julio Domínguez under the King’s orders they would remove Fernández from power, and using his pull with the Elawe they would trick their leaders into a trap before forcing them to sign the 2nd Treaty of Puerto Bontia. The 2nd treaty would strip all the rights that were previously given and would force them to accept Isbella and the King as their new sovereign. The leadership of the Elawe who were forced to sign the treaty would attempt to escape but the Isbellan authorities there would try and stop them, culminating in a bloody fight between the two; some would manage to warn the Alliance, allowing the Alliance to arm themselves and start the Isbellan-Elawe War. Isbellan colonial troops would at first take some heavy loses to Elawe forces but after changing their tactics and receiving reinforcements it would quickly change in the favor of the Isbellans, by 1553 the Elawe Alliance would collapse and General Dominguez would finally establish the Isbellan Colony of Elaklania though fighting with the Elawe would last till the 1560s. The Colonial regime from then on would start a policy of Isbellan-ization which by means of forced education, introduction of colonialists, and conversion to Catholicism would transform the Elawe to what the Isbelland would call "Elaklanos" (Elaklanians) a mixed race that would make up the vast majority of the colony by 1589. The Elaklanians would often take merchant or lower administrative roles, becoming a powerful force in colonial politics till the rise of Viceroy Emmanuel Bacque.

The Days of Terror

Viceroy Bacque would

War of Ferdinandian Independence

Beginning in 1770 the War of Ferdinandian Independence would first be triggered by the the Massacre at Pez Joya Plaza in 1766 where Colonial troops would fire upon innocent protesters, the story would spread rapidly across Elaklania inspiring protests and mutinies from the Elaklanian population. In 1769 the famous 1st Ferdinandian National Congress would be held to address the matter of rebellion; with the main representative of Elaklania being a former Colonial General named Manuel Andre Osceola alongside other important figures like Father Issac Pozo and Luz Nores.

Manuel Andre Osceola

Osceola would be the main force behind Elaklania joining the Ferdinandian Revolutionary government, as a staunch liberal he believed that revolution was to be a united effort and that all his fellow colonies were brothers. However Osceola was also a harsh critic of the Republican side of the government and actively supported the formation of a monarchy instead, believing it was the only way to preserve freedom and liberty in the long term, this would earn him scorn with Father Issac Pozo who was a staunch Republican, though the two butt heads they were more focused on fighting the Isbellans at the time to argue the matter too much outside of letters. Osceola would led the Elaklania campaign personally with his detachment of former Colonial Guard; taking losses at the Battle of Puerto Bontia but managing to give the Isbellans a decisive defeat at the Battle of las Colinas Doradas, Osceola would be driven to the countryside where he would famously rally the peasants to his cause recruiting them into his army and capturing Isbellan equipment to support them. Osceola from then on would begin a campaign of proto guerrilla warfare against the Isbellans draining their resources as more conventional fronts happened in the south, by 1772 the Isbellans would start making gains against the General costing many of their soldiers lives but back in Maris the Isbellan people would be tired of the fighting in Cesylle and would demand that the government start peace negotiations with the rebels.

Arrival of Osceola's forces to sign the Treaty of Vicalvi

By 1773 the Elaklanians would have a few victories under their belt with the biggest being the 2nd Battle of Puerto Bontia a joint effort by Osceola and the Nastanovoian navy, but by that point though Isbella would be on the brink of ruin and would be forced into signing the Treaty of NA recognizing the “Grand Republic of Ferdinandia” as an independent government and giving up their claims on the region.

Ferdinandia & The First Revolution

With independence for the Ferdinandia achieved Osceola would attempt to work with the revolutionary Government in stabilization efforts for the young nation, however Osceola would quickly figure out that his wishes for a monarchy were being ignored. In a last ditch attempt to persuade the masses he’d make a speech in Esperanza the capital of Ferdinandia at the time.