Barmenistan

Barmenistan
یرلیی امادصرلی سلتنکنستات برمستات
Jrlijé Ám'ádsrlji Sltnknstat Brmestán
Thallerid Ahmadi Sultanate of Barmenistan

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Flag of Barmenistan Location of Barmenistan Motto Srnkziklune, Krt, Nka trzy Jrlék Hnd (Brmek) ("Crescent, Wolf, Cat, and Thallerish Hand")
Anthem	"Glory to Barmenistan"
Capital	Sekhmet
Largest city	Sekhmet
Language	Brmek
Religion   main	Ahmadism, Felinism
others	Barmenian Apostolic Church
Ethnic Group	Brmek, Kathuran
Demonym	Barmenian
Government	Theocratic monarchy
Legislature	Madjlis
Sultan	Jens I (Thaller Family)
Forward-souled person and Speaker of the Sultan	Táhirih Sirghastané
Area	856,800 km²
Population	99,620,894
GDP   Total:	2,496,562,386,324 BAR
per capita	25,060 BAR
Currency	Barmenistan (BAR)
Drives on the	Right
Internet TLD	.bar

Barmenistan (Brmek: برمستات Brmestán), officially the Thallerid Ahmadi Sultanate of Barmenistan (Brmek: یرلیی امادصرلی سلتنکنستات برمستات Jrlijé Ám'ádsrlji Sltnknstat Brmestán) is a nation situated on the continent of Majatra. It is bordered by the Verranderlijke Ocean to the west, Beiteynu to the north-west, Pontesi to the north-east, the Majatran Sea to the east, and Vanuku to the south.

Barmenistan is a Jelbic nation closely aligned with the other nations of the Jelbo-sphere, most significantly Vanuku.

Barmenistan is the historical center of several of the world's major religions, including Felinism and Ahmadism, both of which were founded in Barmenistan.

History

Overview of Barmenistan

Year	Flag	Name	Government Type
c. 350 BCE - 13 CE		Cildanian Hegemony	Province of oligarchic republic
13 CE - 921 CE		Jelbic and Qedarite tribes	Tribal polities
921 - 1154		Sacred Monarchy of Beiteynu	Yeudi theocratic monarchy
1154 - 1435		Kingdom of Arakhim	Monarchy
1186 - 1486		Ahmadi Empire	Ahmadi theocratic monarchy
1486 - 2142		Bunjamínid Caliphate	Ahmadi theocratic monarchy
2142 - 2287		Democratic Republic of Barmenistan	Democratic republic
2287 - 2338		Traviscist Dictatorship of Barmenistan	Military dictatorship
2338 - 2806		Democratic Government of the Barmenians	Democratic republic
2806 - 2872		Barmenian Commonwealth	Caliphate & Shahdom
2872 - 2951		Vanukean occupation	Occupied territory of Vanuku
2951 - 3134		Grand State of Barmenia	Selucian monarchy
3134- 3389		Feline Homeland of Barmenia	Felinist theocracy
3389 - 3435		Sacred Lacerik Empire of Barmenia	Felinist theocratic monarchy
3435 - 3497		Barmenistan Caliphate	Ahmadi theocratic monarchy
3497 - 3542		Felinist Republic of Barmenia	Felinist theocratic republic, constitutional monarchy
3542- 3561		People's Republic of Barmenia	Socialist republic
3561-3638		Felinist Republic of Barmenia	Felinist theocratic republic, constitutional monarchy
3638-3645		Khanate of Barmenia	Temrkaid vassal
3645-3677		Felinist Republic of Barmenia	Felinist theocratic republic, constitutional monarchy
3677 - 3738		Republic of Barmenia	Republic
3738 - 3788		Felinist Republic of Barmenia	Felinist theocratic republic, constitutional monarchy
3788 - 3811		Shahdom of Barmenia	Absolute monarchy & part of Khaganate
3811 - 3820		Genzid Caliphate	Ahmadi theocratic monarchy
3820 - 3862		Democratic Republic of Barmenistan	Kathuran apartheid republic
3862 - 3869		Ahmadi Republic of Barmenistan	Confessional republic
3869 - 3878		Republic of Barmenia	Kathuran apartheid republic
3878-4015		Kingdom of Barmenia	Hosian, Kathuran centered Monarchy
4015 - 4016		People's Republic of Barmenia	Socialist republic, military dictatorship
4016 - 4160		Kingdom of Barmenia	Hosian, Kathuran centered Monarchy
4160 - 4180		Qedarite Kingdom of Barmenia	Secular nationalist dictatorship, monarchy
4180 - 4204		Kingdom of Barmenia	Hosian, Kathuran centered Monarchy
4204 - 4220		Eternal Sultanate of Barmenistan	Constitutional monarchy
4220 - 4262		Kingdom of Barmenia	Hosian, Kathuran centered Monarchy
4262-4266		Republic of Barmenia	Republic
4266 - present		Thallerid Ahmadi Sultanate of Barmenistan	Thallerid monarchy, Ahmadi and Felinist theocracy

Government and politics

Government

The constitutional tradition of Barmenistan was formerly based on the principle of subsidiarity, meaning that at least in theory, matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest, or least centralized authority capable of addressing that matter effectively. Many matters ranging from workers' rights, environmental protection, infrastructure and laws on morality were handled at the local level, by the Pashaluks, as the federal subjects were called in Barmenistan.

Following the establishment of the Kathuran minority regime under the Republic and later the House of Nasir, the Barmenian state underwent a long period of reform and centralization, culminating in the creation of an elected nobility (replacing the old, aged system of appointed Governorship). By the time of the death of King Amfn in 3937, most of the nation's decision making came from the Assembly and the monarch.

Barmenistan was formerly governed under a system of confessionalism, a de jure mix of religion and politics based on the proportional distribution of political and institutional power among religious communities. All posts in government and seats in the legislature were apportioned amongst different religious groups according to a political agreement, based on the relative demographic weight of those groups. The Barmenian legal system also guaranteed segmental autonomy to 6 recognized communities (Israis, Abadis, Barmenian Apostolic Hosians, Selucian Patriarchal Hosians, Yeudis, and Oseyim), officially known as Kns ("Nations") in what concerns personal status law. However, following religious backlash and the rise of the Kathuran minority regime under militarist leader and President D'yaequob Eabaa, Ahmadis lived under a system of mass persecution that was only relieved (conditionally) during the regency of King Eksandr. As a result, the nation became largely Hosian in its leaning. During this time, the system of 'nations' dissolved and gave way to a framework of policy incentives and punishments that was designed to root out pro-Ahmadi elements from the nation, and even gave a cold shoulder to certain Orthodox Yeudish temples. In time the persecution of Felinists and Ahmadis resulted in a backlash of the followers of the two religions against Yeudis and Hosians, culminating in the establishment of the two faiths as the official religions of Barmenistan under the Thaller dynasty.

The "Nations" during the confessionalist regime

Nation	Religion	Ethnicity	Knsbék
Ahmadi Nation	Ahmadism	Brmeks, Majatrans	Ám'ádíaék Bék
Kathuran Nation	Barmenian Apostolic Church	Kathurans, Brmeks, Pnteks, Arev Mardik	Patriarch of Kathura
Selucian Nation	Selucian Patriarchal Church	Selucians	Primate of Barmenia
Osean Nation	Oseyim	Yeudis, Brmeks, Kathurans	Patriarch of Dinah
Yeudi Nation	Yeudism	Yeudis	Chief Rebbe of Barmenistan
Augustan Nation	Terran Patriarchal Church	Augustans, Wrnukaek	Ambassador of Zardugal

Monarchy

Barmenistan is governed under an absolute monarchy under the House of Thaller, and the monarch carries the title of Sultan. The Thallers gained the throne by overthrowing the fledgling government of the Republic, which had taken over following the departure of the Kathuran House of Nasir, a royal family distantly related to the Yišsérles-Bünyamin Dynasty, the former ruling house of Beiteynu and Barmenistan.

In the past Barmenistan was ruled by Shahs and Caliphs. During the Felinist era, Barmenistan was governed by the House Mede, which hails from the Seluco-Barmenians, though most of its members are not of purely Selucian descent nowadays. The traditional throne room in Varistad as well as the institution itself was refereed to as the Sun-Cured Throne. Under the Medes, the Shah/Shahbanu was not an ordinary constitutional monarch, but Jezmrjkai (Brmék: Great Protector) of the Felinist Republic. This being a result of Barmenistan's historical conflict with several monarchic powers usually affiliated with the Caliphate and Ahmadism, as opposed to Felinist Republicanism.

Administrative divisions

Barmenistan is divided into six Governorates (Yntmk), each governed by a Governor (Yntmkmokai) named by the Head of State, voted on by the Assembly and retained via a vote of the people.

Governorate	Flag	Population	Area	Capital
Murdhild		19,973,606	267,900 km²	Varistad
Ikegaru		19,911,381	175,500 km²	Temrkaistad
Sisula		19,909,044	108,300 km²	Sísle Jezstad
Uthena		19,970,366	160,200 km²	Séleuefluz
Arakhim		8,486,164	73,600 km²	Korat
Kathuristan		11,365,891	71,300 km²	Kathura

Military

War flag of the Caliphate

The military of Barmenia had for a long time been built around the idea of an autonomous and decentralized warrior caste. The government had only directly operated a small part of the Empire's military, and mostly subcontracted semi-military control to private intrapreneurs, bringing a system of competition to the Barmenian millitary which is believed to have led to great improvements to its quality, combined with the compulsory conscription of all young Barmenian men and women. There were also many paramilitaries belonging to one of the political parties, or acting independently or working on a regional basis. One of the more famous paramilitaries is the Legion of the Fourth Sword, who shot down a Pontesi airplane violating Barmenian aerospace.

Demographics

Religious groups

• Ahmadism 52%

• Israism 29%
• Halawism 11%
• Abadi 10%
• Other 2%

• Hosianism 32%

• Barmenian Apostolic Church 21%
• Oseyim 5%
• Aurorian Patriarchal Church 4%
• Other 2%

• Felinism 6%
• Irreligious 5%
• Yeudism 3%
• Jelbic Shamanism 1%
• Other 1%

Ethnicity

• Brmékai 62%
• Kathuran 17%
• Majatrans 7%
• Selucian 3%
• Yeudi 3%
• Wrnukaek 3%
• Pntek 2%
• Other (Augustans, Luthorians, Solentians etc.) 3%

Culture

Modern cat temple in Varistad, Murdhild, combining elements of ancient Qedarite and Selucian architecture

The culture of Barmenistan has a wide mix of ethnic groups and cultures, with the Brmeks being the majority group. Barmenian culture began with the settlement of Qedarite tribes during the Qedarite Migrations.

Mosque in Varistad

Barmenian miniature painters

Little is known about the culture of prehistoric Qedarite society apart from a few stone tablets of Cuneiform script, statues and the few ziggurats they left behind. The Qedarites were gradually conquered by Jelbic-speaking tribes migrating from the south. A central element of Barmenian culture is the convergence of customs and beliefs that occurred following the conquest of most of Majatra by Barmenistan under the Ahmadi Caliphate

Barmenian culture evolved out of the centuries of interaction between Jelbic culture and the native Majatran cultures, with the former absorbing, adapting, and modifying the cultures of conquered lands. As the starting point of the Ahmadi Empire, Barmenistan was strongly influenced by the customs and languages of other Ahmadi societies, who were in turn influenced by Jelbic Barmenian culture. As the Ahmadi Empire expanded it assimilated the culture of numerous regions under its rule and beyond, being particularly influenced by the Augustan Empire, the Qedarite cultures of Arakhim, Beiteynu, and Cildania, and Selucian culture.

Though minorities of Kathuran, Selucian, Yeudi and Dunetrekkan descent exist, nearly all Barmenians are fluent in Brmék, a dialect of the Jelbic language family, largely mutually intelligible with other Jelbic languages such as Jelbék and Pnték.