Songai

United Democratic Republics of Songai Damēji
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Libertas est via
Anthem: The Stars Were Glimmering Royal anthem: Ride of Liberty
Map of Songai
Capital and largest city	Morgance
Official languages	English, French, Spanish
Recognised national languages	Songian, English, Spanish
Recognised regional languages	Songian
Widely Used Languages	Portugese, Mandarin, German, Songian, French, Spanish, English
Ethnic groups (2021)	69% white, 6% mixed, 10% black, 6% asian, 4% native, 5% pacific
Demonym(s)	Songian
Government	Democratic Republic
• President	Client (Head of State)
• Deputy President	McGee
• Prime Minister	Draga (Head of Government)<
Legislature	Bicameral
Formation  Legal Sovereignty
• Discovery	121 CE
• Colonization	154 CE
• Independance	203 CE
• Formation of New Government	1476 CE
Area
•	6,997,001 km2 (2,701,557 sq mi)Most Songai censuses use the metric system. (1st)
• Water (%)	36%
Population
• 2021 estimate	2.13 Billion (125th)
• 2022 census	2.528 Billion
• Density	36/km2 (93.2/sq mi) (174th)
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	20.932 billion (109th)
• Per capita	105,516 (41st)
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	96.5 Trillion (109th)
• Per capita	65,297.52 (42nd)
Gini (2021)	2.79 low (41st)
HDI (2021)	0.929 very high (37th)
Currency	Songian Dollar (SD$)
Time zone	UTC-6:00/-5:00 (East Europa, Morgance Standard)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (2:00 AM)
	Plus one hour for East Europa, +1/2 for Morgance Standard
Antipodes	Lahui
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+7
ISO 3166 code	SI
Internet TLD	.si
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The United Democratic Republics of Songai is a country on Eurth ruled by President Kass. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1 billion Songians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion. The government meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Morgance. The country is ruled by President Kass and Vice President McGee with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television and aversion to nipples. The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare.

Average income is an impressive 105,812 Songian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest. The average income tax rate is 17.4%, but much higher for the wealthy. The frighteningly efficient Songian economy, worth 97.6 trillion Songian Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Lumberjacks only use certified eco-friendly chainsaws, census workers struggle to account for the rapidly increasing number of citizens to tabulate, Jennifer Government is a bestseller, and school children are expected to know the names of all seven hundred native tribes and their cultural practices. Crime is totally unknown. Songai's national animal is the Blond Tailed Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Geography

To the north it is mountainous and hilly with lots of snow. Many glaciers are in this area, so this is the place the go if you want to hike. To the south you will find more hills. This is also the border to our neighboring nations in Eurth. To the east you will find a beautiful coastline. Also, many of Songai’s cities are in the east. Including Songai City, Morgance, Zan’Kun City, New Loralia, and Elviham. To the west you will find very flat plains. Also, if you go further west you will start to see a massive desert called The Elvian Desert. The national animal is the Blond Tailed Fox. Songai is in the top 4% for trout fishing, top 17% for enviormental beauty, to 18% for weather, and top 22% for enviormentaly friendly.

History

• Founding: 2020
• Original Nation: The Democratic Republic of The Republic of Rageria

  Victory

  Loss

  Other

  Ongoing

Conflict (duration)	Location	Belligerent 1	Belligerent 2	Outcome
Battle of Songia (163 CE)	Songia	Songia Colony; Ragerian Empire	Japanese Invaders	The town of Songia is renamed to Songai.
Songai Revolution (197-203 CE)	Songai	Songai	Ragerian Empire	Songai gains independence.
1st Invasion of Morgance (251 CE)	Morgance, Songai	Songai	Japanese Invaders	King Cassa Ⅲ is assassinated.
2nd Invasion of Morgance (267-278 CE)	Morgance, Songai	Songai; Songai Militia Forces	Japanese Invaders	Japanese army is forced to retreat after the Battle of Western Hill.
Siege of the North (367-401)	Huridan; Tornada	Songai	Tumbling Mountain Tribe; Fighting Water Tribe; Royallicity Tribe	Songai annexes tribal lands.
War of the Three Authorities (419-472)	Huridan; Tornada	Songai	Tumbling Mountain Tribe; Fighting Water Tribe	Treaty of Coth'lu grants the Tumbling Mountain and Fighting Water tribe autonomous authority.
War of 617 (617-634)	Morgance, Songai; Zan'Kun City, Songai	Songai	Second Ragerian Empire	Zan'Kun City is burned. Songai surrenders somewhere in Elvia.
Invasion of Songai (678-719)	Morgance, Songai; Zan'Kun City, Songai; Northern Songai	Songai; Royallicity Tribe	Second Ragerian Empire; Tumbling Mountain Tribe; Fighting Water Tribe	Songai and its allies hold back the Ragerians and the northern tribes.

Politics

Government

• Type: Democratic Republic
• Legislation: Congress
• Leading Branch In Congress: Senate
• Power Representaition: Devolution
• President: Kass
• Vice President: McGee

Foreign Relations

Nation	Relations	Embassy	Trade Agreement	Endorsement
United Kingdom of December	Ally	Yes	Yes	No
Orioni 2	Ally	Yes	No	Yes
Free Port of Cristina	Ally	No	No	Yes
Fravina	Neutral	No	No	Yes
Stedoria	Friendly	No	No	Yes
Mozimo	Neutral	No	No	Yes
The Thirteen United Netherlands	Friendly	No	Yes	Yes
Yibrak	Neutral	No	No	No (Endorsement lost via destruction of Yibrak on September 16th, 2021)
Nu California	Undetermined	No	Yes	Yes
State Saud	Ally	No	Yes	No

Countries Songai has had Diplomatic Relatins With

Alliances

• Eurth - Region.
• URA - Interregional Alliance.
• EOS - Regional Alliance (Songai not officially part of the EOS Council).
• SSSN Military Alliance - (Songai, Nataseslan, State Saud).

World Assembly

Officials

WA Delgate: Midna Gæme

Head of Communications Office: Tom Gold

Chairman WA Committee (votes on what tho vote on in WA): Don Mhar

Recent Activity

Last Vote (General Assembly): Drug Decriminalization Act

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights

(For)

Last Vote (Security Council): Statement On The Nuclear Apocalypse

A resolution to express a position on international affairs and obligations.

(For)

Military

• Air Forces Army. - Mainly used for battle on foreign nations or used in air shows.
• Ground Forces Army. - Mainly used for battle in foreign nations.
• National Guard. - Used to guard officials, to protect the nation, or to hold parades and music.
• Coast Guard. - Used to protect the coast of Songai. Also may rescue missing ships and drowning people.
• Space Rocket Force. - Controls military satellites and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
• Navy. - Mainly seen in battles in foreign nations and waters. May also appear in boat shows.

Economy

Lead Industries:

• Basket Weaving
• Tourism
• Pizza Delivery
• Cheese Exports (Pre war with Dàguó)
• Automobile Manufacturing
• Trout Fishing
• Book Publishing
• Retail

GDP: 96.5 trillion Songian Dollars 105,516 Songian Dollars per person

Poorest 10%: 65,153 Songian Dollars per person Richest 10%: 161,042 Songian Dollars per person

Demographics

• Ratings: top 18% for lifespan, top 26% health, top 83% death rate.
• Cause of Death: 0.5% blond tailed fox attack, 5.3% lost in wilderness, 46% old age, 48.3% heart disease.

Songai News

Article 1: Prime Minister Draga speaks up after protest in downtown Morgance. “This is complete chaos. These protests have destroyed some of the nations most historical monuments.”, he said. A protester known as Loral Robb also spoke up, “We can not let the government get away with this any more. I demand that the senate amends the constitution to raise political freedoms. Sure President Kass and Vice President McGee raised them ages ago, but it didn’t go far enough. Let us be free in the political world.” These protesters have inspired others too. For example asexual people have started protesting in Zan’Kun City. Doctors have advocated for prohibition and a ban on smoking, generals in the military have demanded an increased budget, and socialists have protested for a change on how to economy runs. There have been proposals to impeach President Kass, but none have got to the senate. While The United Democratic Republics are weakened, enemies of Songai have the perfect option to strike. Members of the council have readied missile silos on the coast in case of an attack.

Article 2 (Submitted by State Saud:

I have limited views of how other nations should move forward. What they do is not much of my concern. Their political system, religions, traditions, music choice, customs, laws, quirks and whatever more makes them unique is all for themselves. I can judge from an outside perspective but who am I to criticize them or be suspicious of them? I might even respect or embrace them if they suit my fancy.

However there are limits. In terms of human rights violations I am very adamant in my criticism. Those points I mentioned earlier; take religion for example. Perfectly fine if people believe in a deity, maybe even multiple. But when religion plays a major role in a nation and starts to suppress certain groups of individuals, be they of a different sex, sexual orientation or other religions, that is where I draw the line.

When it comes my focus for improvement for my country itself, I have laid out several initiatives. All of them already implemented and I will name a few examples.

Firstly, the offense on corruption. As a nation with an autocratic regime it is inevitable to have corruption. The amount of strings you need to pull are numerous and without a democratic election, integrity is hard to keep up. However I have recently seen a massive drop in corruption.

Secondly, the promotion and recognition of sexualities. Homosexuality, bisexuality, pansexuality, transsexuality, asexuality and so forth. This require a well-funded education system and no zero interference of religious or superstitious groups. Sex education is therefore a must. Expose those young ones as soon as their ages reach the double digits. With the obvious exception of bestiality and pedophilia of course. Those are not sexualities, those are mental illnesses. I can name a couple more but I do not wish to stain paper with them.

Third and finally, the continuation of the autocracy. Under my regime, without sounding too self-complimentary or god forbid having an oversized ego, State Saud has prospered. And although we are not perfect, we are getting there. And of course securing the transition to my successor. No democratically elected individual here. We don't do that here.

If your are interested in sending in a response, please send in a brief overview on how you would like nations to move forward and change, and how you would like to improve your nation. I would also like you to tell me the leading industries in your nation and how you got there.

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