Kisanaq

The Naquese Crown State Kisanaqa Tanala Hata (Naquese)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: God, Nation, Emperor
Location Kisanaq (green) in upper Athenia
Location of Kisanaq (green) on the globe (green)
Capital	Kisanaq City
Official languages	Kisanaq
Religion	Misakate
Demonym(s)	Kisanaq (noun) Kisanaq (adjective) Kisanaqs (plural)
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Emperor	Ataraq Ki Maqi
• Prime Minister	Adila Ki Faran
Population
• Estimate	8,678,833
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$524.479 billion
• Per capita	$60,432
HDI	0.978 very high
Currency	Kisanaq Anatak (KIA)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+101

Kisanaq, officially the Kingdom of Kisanaq Crown, is a country in northern Athenia, occupying the small Kisanaq Peninsula and the nearby Taraq Isle. Kisanaq is a constitutional monarchy and a developed country with an advanced high income market economy. Its capital and largest city, the Kisanaq City, serves as a financial centre of north Athenia and hosts the headquarters of many multinational corporations.

The country originates from the remote town of the Nbuka Realm, Kisanaq, which became home to the house of Rasmuq in 1203. In 1424, the house gathered enough resources and power to make the whole peninsula an autonomous region. The country, which at that time only contained the city and forests surrounding it, then gained full independence in 1497, after the collapse of the Nbuka Realm. Kisanaq was later colonized by Aftenheim in the 19th century and regained its independence in 1954.

History

Nbuka Realm

Kisanaq was first mentioned as a castle in 976. A base for further Nbukan expeditions into the wilderness of northern Athenia, it became a town in 1098 when King Farita III. granted Kisanaq its civic charter as a "Royal Special Town". In the 1100s, it had a population of roughly a thousand people.

In 1203, Adili of the house of Rasmuq made a deal with the Duke of the Northern Lands Misata Ki Afatikaq and had a castle of his own by the name of Pataqi built northwest of the town, where he later moved with his wife Taqiha Ka Masapi and 2 sons. What followed were years of heavy investments into the town and its infrastructure, which resulted in the influx of peasants and the growth of the mostly fishing and hunting-based economy. In 1225, the coastal town was chosen to become the base for Nbukan northern sea expeditions. Kisanaq was given the status of a duchy in 1237, with the whole peninsula falling under Duke Adili Ki Rasmuq's rule, splitting away from the Nbukan province of the Northern Lands, ruled by Duke Paqa Ki Afatikaq.

Adili Ki Rasmuq, the first Naquese Duke and later the King of the First Kingdom

First Kingdom

After the dissolution of the Nbuka Realm of 1497, the Duchy of Kisanaq formally transformed into a Kingdom, later called the First Kingdom of Kisanaq. Continuing in the expeditions into the northern seas, the First Kingdom gained the nickname of 'Athenian viking state' amongst todays historians. Some sources state that the Naquese expeditions explored and raided lands as far as today's New Tribia, tho there isn't any hard proof behing these claims.

Kisanaq became a prominent player in northern Athenian trade after the discovery of large gold deposits on the Taraq Isle in 1420. It has built strong trade ties with most of the former Nbukan duchies and grand duchies, securing its access to many agricultural products which were very hard to obtain on the cold northern peninsula.

Its only neighbour, now the Grand Duchy of the Northern Lands, naturally became interested in the Taraq gold deposits and on the 21st of December 1425 invaded the Kingdom. The Nbi Kingdom, whose relations with the Northern Lands were, after the dissolution of the Nbuka Realm, at an all time low, joined the war on Kisanaq's side shortly after. The war, which lasted for 5 years, resulted in the puppeting of the Northern Lands by Nbi Kingdom and the forming of an alliance between Kisanaq and Nbi. The famous 'Fortress Line', a line of military fortresses on the Naquese border, which sets the borders of even the modern day Kisanaq, was built either during or shortly after the war.

Government and Politics

Kisanaq is a unitary constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government, wherein the Emperor of Kisanaq is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government.

Head of state

The current serving head of state is Emperor Ataraq II. Ki Maqi, the eldest son of Adila IV. Ki Maqi, the former Naquese Emperor, and Kata VII. Ka Lakaraq, the Princess of Giha. In 2020, Ataraq's net worth was estimated around US$4 billion.

Federal subdivisions

Kisanaq is divided into 8 regions, with the capital of Kisanaq City acting as its own region.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Self-reported ethnic origin in the Kingdom of Kisanaq Crown

  Kisanaq (94.9%)

  Aftenheimish (1.4%)

  Other (3.7%)

Religion

Religious affiliations in the Kingdom of Kisanaq Crown

  Misakate (75.6%)

  Atheist (20.4%)

  Other (4.0%)

Economy and Infrastructure

Currency

Kisanaq Anatak