Linavia
Republic of Linavia Banwa ki Linawaya (Baybaya) | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: "Maghiliusa halin Tuhay" Unity from Diversity" | |
| Anthem: Kahilwayan Freedom  | |
| Capital and largest city | Mahadungkan |
| Official languages | Baybaya |
| Recognised regional languages | Over 700 languages |
| Ethnic groups | Over 300 groups |
| Demonym(s) | Linavian |
| Government | Banwa |
| Banjo Alamon (Magulang) Dayao Bulawan Masayu Airlangga Ari Sampaga Ade Wibawa Kartawijaya Satyalim Lien Bayong Usagapu Jamsyid Sribanya | |
| Mwasu Keruwemen | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
| Senate | |
| National Council | |
| Independence | |
| 23 July 1899 | |
| 29 August 1910 | |
| Population | |
• 2019 census | 359,381,836 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $5.67 trillion |
• Per capita | $15,791 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.737 high |
| Currency | Linavian Pilak (LVP) |
| Internet TLD | .lv |
Linavia, officially referred to as the Republic of Linavia (Baybaya Banwa ki Linawaya), is a sovereign state in western Savai. It borders Maerdki to the southeast and someone else to the east. Situated on the western coast of northern Savai, Linavia encompasses a large mainland and over 300 islands. The capital city of Linavia is Mahadungkan, which with 19 million inhabitants is also the largest city in the country. At INSERT km squared, Linavia is the largest nation in Savai and its population of over 359 million is the second largest in the world.
Linavia has been settled by Torangese peoples since the neolithic era, with archaeological traces attesting to a very early presence of people who crossed to Savai from Catai in approximately 60,000 BCE. These peoples eventually developed into the Torangese ethnic family. The Torangese were expert sailors and initially settled primarily in the coastal and riverine areas. Torangese societies were organised into Barangays, a unique sociopolitical grouping based around familial and amical ties that centred upon longhouses and boats in a type of seabourne nomadism. These Barangays eventually grew, with several coming to form something closer to a polity. In the fourteenth century, Navdarism was brought to Linavia by Pouremanian merchants. The religion would spread amongst the peoples of the land, eventually becoming the dominant faith. Colonialism started in the seventeenth century, with trading concessions being set up by many Asuran powers. This eventually would turn to more direct imperialism, with land being annexed during a series of wars between the dominant Pulahayahay Empire and several Asuran powers most notably Liiduria, Veleaz, Atresca and Lhedwin. Despite several uprisings, colonialism would last until after the Great War, when revolutionaries under the Linavian All-People's Army waged a long guerilla war against the foreign powers. Facing massive opposition and losing ground fast, the Asurans came to the negotiating table and Linavia gained its independence in 1910. The LAPA established a multiparty democratic state, based upon principles of regionalism and native tradition which had been suppressed under Asuran rule. Linavia would emerge a united nation, despite several regional independence movements which plagued the state for the first 50 years of its existence, with large populations and material wealth helping to fuel industrialisation and urbanisation.
In the modern day Linavia is a global power in foreign affairs, with one of the world's largest economies and a strong manufacturing base in electronics, textiles and other light and heavy industries. A democratic state, Linavia's unique alignment towards the developing world has seen its formation of a so called "second global axis" with Tangkuo and its meteoric rise has led to an increase in soft power across the globe with its promotion of indigneous rights and self-determination. This has led to opposition from the CPIS and strained international relations.