Syalat
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Syalat ཤྱལཏ | |
|---|---|
| Capital | Jarakshetra |
| Largest city | Kaloprayaga |
| Official languages | Khas Kura |
| Ethnic groups | |
| Demonym(s) | Syalati |
| Government | Military oligarchy |
• Mulkaji | Taral Mishra |
| Legislature | Consultative Assemblies |
| Sabha | |
| Samiti | |
| Population | |
• 2022 census | 20,081,119 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $147.7 billion |
• Per capita | $7,354 |
| Gini | 57.4 high |
| HDI (2022) | 0.569 medium |
| Currency | Paisa |
| Driving side | right |
Syalat (Khas Kura: ཤྱལཏ), also known as the Jackal Coast, is a country in central Ochran stretching across the southern shore of the Chulha Sea. Its mountainous interior is bounded by the nations of Ankat and Shimlar-Pashmir to the east and south. The national capital Jarakshetra sits in the famous Jar Valley in the central highlands while its largest city Kaloprayaga is an important port on the Chulha Sea. The country takes its name from the shores of the southeastern Chulha which is known for its many inlets, islands, reefs and submerged rocks which made the coastal waters treacherous to navigate and a hot-spot for Chulha pirates.
Government
Administration
The national administration, also called the Begana government, is dominated by the Begana Army and its leadership who exercise political power through the State Gaxag. The Gaxag is made up of voting members with the title Kalon who are always current or former ranking members of the Begana Army, as well as the Mantri non-voting civilian advisors who are typically heads of administrative departments granted the privilege of sitting in on meetings of the Gaxag in order to provide their expertise and advice to the council. The head of the council is the Mulkaji, equivalent to a Prime Minister, whose responsibilities center around controlling accession to the Gaxag, leadership appointments for the offices of the administration, and the daily affairs of the council. The chief executive of the state, the Mukhtiyar, is elected by the Gaxag and serves for life, holding broad executive authority as well as the official command of the Begana Army and the Syalati military. The Mulkaji serves at the pleasure of the Mukhtiyar, who holds the power to dismiss and appoint another Mulkaji at will.
Economy
Syalat is an agrarian country, with some 12 million of its citizens dependent on agriculture for income and subsistence. This preeminent agricultural sector is subdivided into dedicated cereal cropping of rice and barley, cash cropping of many economically important crops such as saffron crocus and opium poppy, and textile cropping of flax and cotton. Meat is uncommon in Syalati cuisine and is often expensive, restricting its regular consumption to the wealthier class of the citizenry. As a result, animal husbandry in Syalat is focused on production of wool and hides, with sheep being the principal farm animal in the countryside. Mining has a long history on the Prathara plateau, where some of the world's oldest active iron mines can be found. Taken together, the primary sector activities of the Syalati economy contribute roughly two thirds of the national GDP and employ more than 80% of the population. Secondary sector industries in Syalat are mainly based on the production of textiles and processing of the country's other agricultural products for export. The more industrialized textile mills, tool factories and other more modernized firms which can be found in the major coastal cities on the shores of the Chulha sea contribute disproportionately to the GDP relative to the portions of the national workforce involved in such enterprises. This phenomenon contributes to the significant economic inequality experienced in Syalat, adding to the concentration of wealth within a few firms in a handful of urban centers while the majority of the country remains underdeveloped and agrarian in nature.