West T'kampa
Republic of T'kampa | |
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 Territory controlled by West T'kampa shown in dark blue; territory claimed but not controlled shown in light blue. | |
| Capital and largest city | Kura |
| Official languages | T'kampan |
| Official script | Pulnuya |
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| Demonym(s) | T'kampan |
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
• President | Raro Rutkemenmi |
| Shasa Moso | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Population | |
• 2023 census | 11,198,836 |
| Currency | T'kampan neto (TNE) |
| Time zone | T'kampa Standard Time |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +65 |
| Internet TLD | .tk |
West T'Kampa, officially the Republic of T'kampa, is a country in northeastern Muambia. It constitutes the western half of T'kampa and borders X to its north and East T'kampa to its east along the T'kampan Demilitarized Zone. West T'kampa, like its counterpart, claims to be the sole legitimate government of all of T'kampa. The capital and largest city is the ancient Kura.
In 1953, General Samaro staged a coup d’etat. He accused the emperor of failing to meet the interests of the people. The coup d’etat failed to oust the emperor but rallied republican forces behind him as he fled west to build an army against the imperial government. From 1955 onward, the conflict grew into a civil war. Due in large part to his increasing popularity in the west, Samaro’s forces came close to winning against the emperor’s incompetence. However, eastern loyalist forces managed to reverse eastward advances from republican forces by 1957. In 1959, the World Congress intervened in the civil war and enforced the first stalemate, supporting the status quo in favor of West T'kampa. The imperial government was overthrown by the collectivist Workers' Movement led by Rakase Ratsimanjava in 1964, the regime of which breached the "peace line" (demilitarized zone) established by the World Congress in an attempt to gain control of Markium. This resulted in World Congress forces siding with West T'kampa, directly intervening with tens of thousands of volunteers in addition to logistical support. By 1968, another stalemate was reached, and both sides agreed to give control of Markium to East T'kampa, partially because the demilitarized zone was as a result much shorter, and thus, easier to maintain. This stalemate has remained up until now.
After the second iteration of the conflict, Samaro's popularity declined due to his failure to secure Markium from the collectivists. He was overthrown in 1969 by Taratki Matot on behalf of the Ministry of Intelligence. Under Matot, West T'kampa's industrial centers (Kura, Darotna, West Sheka, Tetara) saw a massive increase in industrial capacity while the rest of the country remained largely undeveloped. While this approach was criticized by East T'kampa and even western allies, it was effective in increasing the country's urban population and thus dramatically increasing the power of the military. Having banned all political parties upon his takeover, he finally formed the National Republican Party in 1983 to compete with the several parties his regime legalized later that year. West T'kampa's economy crashed in 1986 and in 1989 Matot stepped down as workers across the country striked. West T'kampa was democratized and experienced an economic boom in 1995.
West T'kampa is a unitary presidential constitutionalist republic. It is a founding member of the T'kampa Community, formed in 1994 along with East T'kampa. Despite being especially reliant on western powers and aid. the country is considered a "model liberal democracy" in Muambia. It has been led by the Progressive Party under Raro Rutkemenmi since 2008, with critics accusing his administration of "sliding West T'kampa back into autocracy".