Jakanian Empire

The Jakanian Empire is located on the central, southern coastline of the continent of Majatra. Historically, the nation has also been known as the United Jakania. It shares borders with the Dynastická Oligarchia Deltársko to the north, the Imperial Lands of Kalopia to the east, and the Republic of Cobura to the west. The Jakanian Empire is an absolute monarchy; its capital city being Wakanda of the geographically central province Nilaka. It was also once the capital of United Jakania.

History
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Formation of the Jakanian Empire
On April 30, 3165 Syed I Al Amun of the SMP, took over office as Supreme Governor at first, after a small military coup seized control of the government and in a stroke abolished the Jakanian democracy. The coup was launched at Nilaka, and within two hours the takeover was completed. Army units quickly rallied in support of the coup, and within a few days firmly established military control in Wakanda and elsewhere throughout the country. Fears of resistance in Hufata and Sontana proved to be true. Thousands of deaths and violent incidents related to the coup were reported. The International committe ignored the coup and as a result, countless of violent demostrations were also recorded.

Within days of the coup, on 23 December 3165, Syed I Al Amun, the Supreme Governor of the Supreme Council, announced on television that United Jakania was no more. Jakania became the world's newest monarchy when the military coup voted on Friday to abolish Jakania's hundreds-years-old democratic government in favour of a monarchical system.

Syed I declared that he will become Sultan and that the Al Amun family will become the royal household of Jakania. The Jakanian Empire was established.

Government and Politics
Jakania is an absolute monarchy and within the new constitution, it states: "No political parties or national elections are permitted". The Jakanian Empire is the most authoritarian regime recorded in Terra.

Monarchy and Royal Family
The Sultan combines legislative, executive, and judicial functions and royal decrees form the basis of the country's legislation. The Sultan is also the acting Grand Vizier, and presides over the Royal Council, which comprises the first and second deputy Grand Viziers (usually the first and second in line to the throne respectively) and 23 ministers with portfolio and five ministers of state.The Sultan makes appointments to and dismissals from the Council, which is responsible for such executive and administrative matters as foreign and domestic policy, defense, finance, health, and education, administered through numerous separate agencies.There is also a 250-member Imperial Parliament, appointed by the Sultan, which can propose legislation to the Sultan but has no legislative powers itself. Although, in theory, the country is an absolute monarchy, in practice major policy decisions are made outside these formal governmental structures and not solely by the Sutab. Decisions are made by establishing a consensus within the royal family (comprising the numerous descendants of the empire’s founder, Syed I). In addition, the views of important members of Jakanian society, including the Islamic Church of Jakania (religious scholars), leading Emirs, and heads of prominent commercial families are considered.

Geography
The provinces of Jakania are largely divided into relatively distinct biomes. Bogendo and north-eastern Borenu are primarily semi-arid plains, while Hufata and southern and western Borenu are primarily verdant grasslands. Nilaka province is mostly dense jungle, and separated from the arid desert of Sonhata by the Nilaka Mountain Range. There are two sizable rivers in Jakania: one is the relatively short Nilaka River, which begins in the Nilaka Mountains near Nilaka City, and flows into the ocean near Wakanda. The other is the Dareeto River, which flows from the mountains of southern Deltaria, past the city of Dareeto, and into the ocean, with New Vigara straddling its mouth.

Demographics
By total population, Jakanian Empire is ranked eleventh in the world. It is also the largest predominantly Islamic nation on Terra.

The majority of the population inhabits the coastline of the South Sea. Densely populated cities and towns cover the coastal regions almost continuously, including the principal cities of Miamo and New Vigara, as well as the capital and largest city of the nation, Wakanda. This is primarily due to the predominantly dense jungle conditions northwards, which have historically prevented the foundation of large settlements. Nowadays, modern towns and cities dot these regions, but the two primary northern cities of note are the historical cities of Lalaka, bordering Lake Majatra, and Dareeto, founded upon a river in Bogendo.

Jakania's population possesses significant diversity in terms of religious beliefs and ethnic makeup, with no single ethnic group of individuals possessing a significant majority of the population. Also notable is the prevalence of religious belief throughout the nation; in past censuses, only a very small number of respondents did not describe their religious beliefs, or described themselves as non-religious. The diversity and prevalence of religious beliefs most likely account for the nation's historical tendency towards religious secularism. Jakania, since its formation, and excluding the short-lived nation of Islamabad, had never had an official state religion. However in 2973, the Jakanian People's Party established the Islamic Church of Jakania as the state religion. The Royal House of Al Amun declared the Islamic Church of Jakania as the official state religion in December 3165, after the formation of the Jakanian Empire.

Religiously, the nation is predominantly Muslim, with 84.6% of people describing themselves as Islamic; 56.9% of the total population as Shi'a, 22.1% as Sunni Muslim, and 5.6% as followers of Sufism. The Terran Catholic Church's followers account for 10.3% of the population, while orthodox christians account for 3%. 2.1% identify themselves as Jewish peoples.

Ethnically, the largest group are the Jakanian people, making up 44.1% of the population. The Roma people make up 35.3% of people, and 16.8% of the population is Majatran. 2.2% of the population are Delic, 1.7% identify their ethnicity as Jewish, and small minorities of Jelbe-Wantuni (0.6%) and Latin (0.3%) peoples also exist within Jakania.

Culture
Since the founding of the Jakanian Empire in 3165, it suddenly became a very strict conservative country, following and reinstating centuries old traditions.

Cuisine
The Islamic Church of Jakania forbid the eating of pork and the drinking of alcohol, and this law is enforced strictly throughout the Jakanian Empire for the first time in Jakanian history. The most popular food in Jakania is kabsa which is rice and meat. Jakanian unleavened bread, or khubz, is eaten with almost all meals. Other staples include lamb, grilled chicken, falafel (deep-fried chickpea balls), shawarma (spit-cooked sliced lamb), and Ful medames (a paste of fava beans, garlic and lemon). Traditional coffeehouses used to be ubiquitous, but are now being displaced by food-hall style cafes. Jakanian tea is also a famous custom, which is used in both casual and formal meetings between friends, family and even strangers. The tea is black (without milk) and has herbal flavoring that comes in many variations.