Kabylistan
Republic of Kabylistan “”РЕПВБЛИХ КАБЫЛИСТАН | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: “МОЯ КРЫВАЧ ТРАКХЫЕ БЯ БИЕЛТ АНГА” “I spread my wings, fulfilling my promise” | |
| Anthem: “БАТОЙ КХЫ МОЯЙ” “Brave Son of Mine” Royal anthem: “КХЕС СОЛНАР ОСДЯ” “As the Sun Rises” | |
| Capital | Nhizhswkoht |
| Largest city | Zamikbui |
| Official languages | Tyuman, Arani |
| Ethnic groups |
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| Demonym(s) | Kabylistani |
| Government | Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic |
• President | Vanja Gankhuniv |
• Prime Minister | Sirbash Sharistan |
• First Speaker of the National Jrzgha | Nertakh Argavansj |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| National Jrzgha | |
| Peoples Assembly | |
| Formation | |
• Saichin Khanate | 1014 |
• Tyuman Kingdom | 1656 |
• Socialist Republic of Kabylistan | 1922 |
• Republic of Kabylistan | 1989 |
| Area | |
• Total | 622,388 km2 (240,305 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 5.3% |
| Population | |
• 2019 census | 38’382’700 |
| HDI (2018) |  0.821very high |
| Currency | Khuviyie (KVY) |
| Date format | DD/MM/YYYY |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +27 |
| Internet TLD | .kb |
Kabylistan (Tyuman: Kabylistan, КАБЫЛИСТАН), officially the Republic of Kabylistan (Tyuman: Repwblikh Kabylistan, РЕПВБЛИХ КАБЫЛИСТАН) is a country in Central Evaesia. Kabylistan exists on a geographic divide between central and western Evaesia, demarcated by the Lesser Tarasovan mountain range. Its territory is bounded by significant natural barriers such as the Tarasovan range in the north, the Paschol Mountains in the east and the Arani Gulf to the south. Kabylistan’s capital is Nhizhswkoht, while the largest city is Zamikbui. Other urban centres include Aswbalkh, Shmalyuz, Jalzhaikoht, Saichin, Zuntakh, Imkhu and Symwband.
Officially a democratic, secular, unitary and constitutional semi-presidential republic, Kabylistan is home to a diverse cultural heritage. Its terrain includes flatlands, steppe, hills, deltas, snow-capped mountains, marshes, coastline and semi-arid Badlands. Kabylistan has an estimated population of 38 million people as of 2019.
The territory of modern Kabylistan has historically been inhabited by many groups and Empires. In antiquity the area was home to the Nehuti Kingdom, and later the Arani Empire of the Second Aldjudran League, the people and culture of which still inhabit Kabylistan today. The most populous ethnic group are the Tyuman, who first arrived in the area when it was partially subjugated in the 11th Century CE by the Tyuman Khanate. While the Tyuman people existed as a distinct group at this time, modern Tyuman culture emerged later as a result of the returning diaspora from the 16th century onwards, and the advent of Tyuman Nationalism in the 19th century. Other key groups in Kabylistan include the Khurjai, Rashwyn and Arzhamite peoples. The majority religion, at 88% of the population, is Maulva, though officially there is no state religion.
The modern territory of Kabylistan was ruled, in part or in whole, by Tyuman Khans or Kings for much of the 2nd Millennium. The first ruling Tyuman Khanate in the region, the Saichin Khanate, superseded the Arani Empire in the 11th Century, but fragmented in the 14th century. Subsequently, the area was ruled by several petty Khanates, Kingdoms and Hetmanates until being unified under the Tyuman Kingdom in the 17th century. The Kingdom would last until the early 20th century, and in this time, most of the modern borders of the Kabylistani state would be established, and the nation would see considerable change from the forces of industrialisation, population growth and nationalism.
Following the Kabylistani Revolution, Kabylistan would become one of the world’s first constitutionally socialist states. The Byrzhult, or one-state socialist movement would oversee a period in which Kabylistan produced many significant technological advancements in key sectors such as engineering, aviation, medicine and architecture. The late-Byrzhult period also saw the maturation of several domestic crises that challenged the authority of the socialist state, culminating in the 1989 April Coup and subsequent Azhwkhal, or ‘transition’ policy in which the Byrzhult state was reconstituted into the modern Republic, civil society opened up and the economy reorganised.
Etymology
The modern name, ‘Kabylistan’, comes from the Tyuman word ‘Kabyl’, meaning ‘tribe’ or ‘nation.’ The suffix ‘-stan’ meaning ‘land’ or ‘place of.’ Kabylistan can thusly be literally translated as “land of nations.” This name was selected in 1924 by the revolutionary socialist government to reflect the culturally diverse nature of the country, and the government’s commitment to international socialism. Prior to this, the country was known as ‘Tyumanistan’, or the ‘Tyuman Kingdom’, so named after the Tyuman people.