Mart Barkalarsk
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Mart Barkalarsk (Great Barkalarsk) Ⰿⱘⱅ Ⰱⱘⰽⰰⰾⱘⱝ | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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Motto: "Ⱂⱁⰳⰳⱁⱅⰵⰽ!" (Translit: Poggotek!) ("Let's go!") | |
Anthem: Barkalarskio Suite | |
 Mart Barkalarsk (dark red) in Zeela. Eastern territories not fully pictured. | |
| Capital | Fataghon |
| Largest city | Narkau |
| Official languages | Barkalarsni |
| Recognised national languages | Barkalarsni |
| Ethnic groups | White Barkalari (44%) Eastern Barkalari (31%) |
| Demonym(s) | Barkalari (Anglicized), Barkalarskio (Barkalari) |
| Government | |
• Juup (Khan/Emperor) | Jokalm I |
• Nenata'uup (Co-Khan/Co-Emperor/Diarch) | Hazematt Negomstal |
| Legislature | Ko (Khoral) |
| Tent of the Generals and Lords | |
| Tent of the Soldiers | |
| History | |
• Two Lakes War | 1857 |
• Tulganic Prophecies | 2257 |
• Unification with Steppe Tribes | 2757 |
• Isolationism | 4750 |
| Area | |
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| Population | |
• 4991 estimate | 201,222,587 (2) |
• Density | [convert: invalid number] |
| Currency | Des (DES (ჩ)) |
| Time zone | Multiple |
| Date format | yy-dd-mm |
| Driving side | right |
Mart Barkalarsk (Barkalari: Ⰿⱘⱅ Ⰱⱘⰽⰰⰾⱘⱝ), alternatively known as "Great Barkalarsk or "Grand Barkalarsk, is a massive and expansive nation covering three of the ten subcontinents of Zeela, specifically Eastern Vagara, all of Nemaloshya, and part of Karakatakaran. The nation, an absolute monarchy ruled by the Juup, roughly equivalent to that of a Khan or Emperor, is the largest nation in the world. It is a massive nation, composed of roughly 110 semi-nomadic Voikar, or hosts. Originating from a union between the Two Lakes City States and the large amount of Steppe and Mountain Raiders they neighbored, Mart Barkalarsk evolved over the millennia to be a massively autocratic and authoritarian regime, modelled after the idea that "a tribe is both a band of families and a band of soldiers" that spans over most of the planet. It spans X million square kilometers and is home to over 200 million people, sparsely spread out amongst the countryside, steppes, mountains, deserts, and forests, or densely packed within cities or military Voikar camps. It covers numerous mountain ranges, the Grass Ocean, deserts, and millions of square kilometers of subarctic and arctic tundra and taiga. The capitol, Fataghon, sits directly between the Two Lakes and is directly north of the Akkas Mountain Range. The largest city of Narkau lies more towards the northwest, and is the seat of most civilian matters and affairs.
Originating from the unification of the city states with Steppe Tribes after the Tulganic Prophecies and the Two Lakes War, Mart Barkalarsk experienced periods of rapid and sudden expansion across Zeela, only to be met with civil wars and fracturing substates until stability gradually increased over time. With the advance of technology in the West, Barkalarsk was forced to rapidly adapt these customs while attempting to maintain it's more traditional way of life. With it's own philosophical evolution and technological revolutions as well, Mart Barkalarsk has seen multiple Empires and dynasties rise and fall within its borders. Within the past few centuries, Barkalarsk has entered what seems to be a large period of stability with the discovery of what seems to be the final two continents on the planet, Q'Onya and Zulost, mainly due to a period of political isolationism and the decision by multiple Juups to not pursue an aggressively colonialist policy.
Even after industrialization, a large amount of the populace of Great Barkalarsk is nomadic or semi-nomadic, generally living within Voikar military bands or hosts that roam the landscape from end to end and occasionally offering their services to other countries to act as mercenaries or raiders. Other Voikar have other specializations, such as roadbuilding, engineering, or developing medicine. The contrast and alliance between nomadic culture and that of the city-state from millennia ago forms a bulwark of modern Barkalari culture, and many people often swap between them at different points in their lives. It is estimated that even with the massive urban expansion of past centuries, that anywhere from 40% to 60% of the nation is nomadic or semi-nomadic.
The majority of the populace follows an incredibly militarized form of Tulganism, and military culture pervades everyday life. Cities, villages, and tribes all have defense militias and practically everything is under the subset or supervision of a Voikar or local lord, tasked with maintaining defense and basic utilities of the region along with a certain amount of luxury goods. Property, compared to other nations, is a unique aspect of Barkalari culture, with many things being culturally considered "military property," and thus open by default to members of many hosts or part of the standing army. When one host leaves, another one generally takes it's place within 1-2 months. Aggressively assimilating conquered nations into it's mainstream culture, Mart Barkalarsk has a relatively unified culture and language, with only regional variation.
Today, Mart Barkalarsk is considered to be one of the great powers of the world, culturally and militarily, though not necessarily economically.