Kaiye Tourie
Republic of Kaiye Tourie Albori: Kaaytuuri Hayboorey | |
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Motto: 'As one, for one nation' | |
| Capital and largest city | Urafaada |
| Official languages | Albori |
| Recognised national languages | Gaullican Duguba |
| Recognised regional languages | Sabani Dogon 27 others recognised |
| Ethnic groups (2018) | Albori (36%) Duguba (31%) Others (33%) |
| Demonym(s) | Kaiye-Tourien |
| Government | Ngiilist one-party state functioning as a federal republic with elements of a Military junta |
• President | Ibrahim Touré |
• Prime Minister | Djamchid Sanogo |
| Legislature | Assembly of the People's Deputies |
| Independence from Werania | |
• Gaullican annexation | 1813 |
• Transfer of sovereignty to Werania | 1936 |
• Independence | 1946 |
| Population | |
• 2018 census | 6,312,397 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $64 Billion |
• Per capita | $10,128 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.621 medium |
| Currency | Kaiye-Tourienne Ceeci (KTC) |
Kaiye Tourie, officially known as the Republic of Kaiye Tourie (Albori: Kaaytuuri Hayboorey, Gaullican: République du Kaiye Tourie), is a sovereign state generally considered to be part of the Bahia region bordered by Habasha to the east, Nasana to the south and Zorasan to the west. It has a population of over 6 million people, over two million of whom live within the capital city of Urafaada.
For much of its history, its location commanding trade routes across Coius has made Kaiye Tourie an important trading site. Several key states established themselves here, with the most powerful being the Kingdom of Kambu who ruled between 1100 and up until the 19th century. By this time, the Kambu had become corrupted and highly weakened, and in 1813 the area came under the control of Gaullica after the conquests of General Jean-Luc Boschung. The Kingdom of Kambu was maintained as a local proxy for foreign rule. However, during the 20th century, Albori nationalism rose in relevance. It based itself in the traditions of Euclean civic nationalism, with Irfanist and socialist currents also rising up in this era. They started a guerilla conflict, which gained steam after Gaullican sovereignty was replaced by Weranian control and by 1956 the colonial government withdrew leaving Kaiye Tourie as an independent nation. Alfaga Fun-Funey, the leader of the leftist Popular Liberation Movement, assumed power and set about creating the modern state of Kaiye Tourie. He restricted political expression and began to develop a socialist economy, influenced by anti-colonial and nationalist sentiments as well. With political violence between leftists and Irfanists dominating the streets, a group of military officers seized power in a coup. They declared their intent to be the suppression of all radical currents, founding a centrist state upon the principles of Ngiilism.
In the modern day, Kaiye-Tourie is a moderately wealthy nation, with one of the highest GDP per capitas in the region and high levels of development in urban areas. This is owed to the nation's expansive oil reserves, as well as exports of cash crops such as sugar, tobacco and cacao. Despite this, many rural areas are significantly less developed. The political system is best described as a dictatorship, with only one legal party in government and freedom of speech significantly restricted. Tensions between ethnic and religious groups are largely suppressed due to a "carrot and stick" approach which is aided by the relative prosperity of the nation. Corruption remains a major issue, affecting all levels of government. This has been combined in recent years with the expansion of drug trafficking, leading many to fear that Kaiye-Tourie is at risk of becoming a narco-state.
History
Geography
Kaiye Tourie is a moderately sized nation located within western Bahia, within the continent of Coius. Spanning X square kilometres, it is the Nth biggest nation in Bahia. It is located between the latitudes of X and Y. Kaiye Tourie borders Zorasan, Habasha and Nasana. The nation is home to Lake Banga, the source of the Rwizi-Banga river which is the longest in Bahia, and the sources of XXX rivers as well.
Kaiye Tourie is a highly diverse nation geographically. Most of the nation is located within the Heharo depression. This is a vast structural basin dominated by the Grand-Vert, an alluvial plain and fertile lowland area nurtured by the Banga-Rwizi River which is covered by plains and rainforest. It is in this area that the vast majority of Kaiye Tourie's population live, as well as the centre of agriculture. The Heharo depression is also the location of vast reserves of gold and petroleum. Outside of the Heharo depression, the west of Kaiye Tourie is covered by the Fersi desert which is often seen as the border between Badawiya and Bahia. Kaiye Tourie is a flat country, with few mountains. The highest point in Kaiye Tourie is Mount Tondi in the Fersi desert, with a height of 2,179 metres.
Climate
Environment
Politics and Government
Kaiye Tourie is a federal one-party state. It is self-described as a constitutionally Ngiilist state ruled by the Rassemblement of the Pan-Bahian Centre, the only legal political party who control almost every aspect of politics within Kaiye Tourie as part of their constitutional role as "guiding fathers of the nation". All political expression comes from within the party, with independent politics outlawed and highly repressed.
The official position of the head of state is the President, who is elected by the central committee of the Rassemblement of the Pan-Bahian Centre for life or until either retirement or dismissal. The role carries almost complete executive and legislative power, but the President can be dismissed by the central committee of the Rassemblement of the Pan-Bahian Centre upon a two-thirds majority vote. According to the constitution, this can only take place when the central committee deems them to have compromised the principles of the Ngiilist state. The President in reality has almost unchecked power, as they personally wield control of the armed forces and Central Directorate of State Intellegence and Security. The President is also required to represent Kaiye Tourie in international affairs.
The main federal legislative organ is the Council of the People's Deputies, an assembly of 400 unelected delegates selected from the cadres of the Rassemblement of the Pan-Bahian Centre. The delegates are selected by the Central Committee of the Rassemblement of the Pan-Bahian Centre, with very little input from the general populace, with a quota of members coming from each department. Deputies are usually selected from the armed forces or the industrial community, though dedicated party members and local elders are also common. Selections based on tribal alliegance undermine the system's theoretically meritocratic nature, concentrating power within the hands of the Touré, Sanogo and other groups. The Council can pass laws and maintains the government on a daily basis but is unable to overrule the President. The current president of Kaiye Tourie is Ibrahim Touré, who has held the position for seven years.
Kaiye Tourie operates on a legal system based upon a mixture of traditional legal systems, with influence from Gaullican and Weranian and Niayeshic law. Trials are always conducted by a jury and lawyers are provided by the state to the prosecution and defence.
As a federal state, Kaiye Tourie is divided into thirteen Departments and one autonomous municipal territory in the capital of Urafaada. These departments are primarily divided along ethnic lines and are granted limited autonomy in day to day running of affairs. This was established soon after Ardachire Touré took power, as he recognised that the ethnic diversity of Kaiye Tourie was one of the destabilising factors that had led to unrest. Each department has a regional branch of the Rassemblement of the Pan-Bahian Centre, and it is through this system that cultural differences are allowed to be respected by the central government in Urafaada. The central government retains the power to veto any action taken by the departments, and due to the highly powerful nature of the central committee of the Rassemblement of the Pan-Bahian Centre, there are not any major regional differences in policy. On the local level, there are communal councils which are elected via direct democracy from an RPBC list. This allows the central government to gauge the mood of the population and avoid unpopular decisions.
Military
Foreign Relations
Fence sitting between ROSPO and COMSED, some kind of non aligned movement
Economy
Before gaining independence from Gaullica in 1956 Kaiye Tourie was a key producer of gold and cash crops such as sugar and cocoa which were exported to Euclean markets, predominantly mainland Gaullica. These industries were owned by Gaullican landowners, who fled the country following independence and the announced nationalisation of all economic means of production by the Popular Liberation Movement government which took over. This led to a massive decrease in agricultural output, crippling the Kaiye Tourienne economy. This was a major factor in the continued instability. Following the coup by Ardachire Touré in 1960 Kaiye Tourie immediately sought outside help for the rebuilding of their economy. Privatisation and the return of Gaullican agricultural technicians permitted agricultural outputs to return to pre-independence levels by 1965. In 1968, vast oil reserves were discovered in Heharo Sud Department. This massively increased economic outputs.
The petrochemical industry is the largest earning and most developed economic sector in Kaiye Tourie. Crude petroleum accounts for roughly 50% of state revenues, and with NUMBER barrels of crude oil exported each year Kaiye Tourie is the largest producer and exporter of oil in Bahia. This oil is transferred by pipeline to Habasha, from where it is exported to overseas markets. Other important sectors include gold and other precious minerals, and crops such as cocoa, sugar and coffee. Subsistence farming is present, though not at levels near those seen in other Bahian states. Kaiye Tourie maintains close economic ties with its neighbours as part of the Congress of Bahian States, based on both ideological and practical considerations.
The main issues that face the Kaiye Tourienne economy stem from its geography and political situation. Kaiye Tourie is landlocked, meaning that exports have to be transferred either overland via rail or along the Banga-Rwizi river. This adds costs to export, limiting revenues and making Kaiye Tourie dependent on economic ties with its neighbours. Another major problem is corruption, which is ever-present at almost every level of Kaiye Tourienne society. This has led to a form of crony capitalism which some observers have labelled as neo-Hourege due to the predominance of family-based control and integration within local power structures.