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| name = برمیک یزفرلیعدسرلی رکفکنس<br>Brmék Jezvraljogadsrlji Rekvakns ([[Brmek]])
| name = یرلیی امادصرلی سلتنکنستات برمستات<br>Jrlijé Ám'ádsrlji Sltnknstat Brmestán<br>Thallerid Ahmadi Sultanate of Barmenistan
 
| name_en = Barmenistan
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| name_en = Barmenistani Social Republic<br>
 
| name_short = Barmenistan
 
| name_short = Barmenistan
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| Timeline =
| Timeline = <!--Name of this nation's timeline (automatic linking).-->
 
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| otl =
| otl = <!--Regional equivalents from our timeline.-->
 
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| area_unit = km²
| area_unit = <!--Unit of measurement used for area (defaults to metric).-->
 
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| flag = Sltnknstat_Brme_flag.png
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| flag = Barmnu.png
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| coa =
| coa = <!--File name of the national coat of arms.-->
 
| map = Barmastor2.png
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| map = Barmenistan_Location.png
| motto = Srnkziklune, Krt, Nka trzy Jrlék Hnd
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| motto = Krsy, Lofrkad trzy Onsmifrndélyk
| motto_lang = [[Brmek]]
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| motto_lang = [[Classical Brmek]]
| motto_en = Crescent, Wolf, Cat, and Thallerish Hand
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| motto_en = Unity, Freedom and Socialism
| Anthem = Glory to Barmenistan
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| Anthem = Lift up your head to the rising sun, Barmenistan
| capital = Juliania
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| capital = [[Sekhmet]]
| city_largest = [[Varistad]]
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| city_largest = [[Sekhmet]]
| city_other = <!--List of additional cities.-->
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| city_other =
 
| language = [[Brmek]]
 
| language = [[Brmek]]
| language_other = <!--Additional languages of the nation.-->
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| language_other = [[Kathuran language|Kathuran]], [[Selucian language|Selucian]]
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| religion = 28% [[Ahmadism]]<br>{{space|4}}•20% [[Israism|Israi]]<br>{{space|4}}•6% [[Halawism|Halawi]]<br>{{space|4}}•1% [[Abadism|Abadi]]<br>{{space|4}}•1% Other<br>26% [[Felinism]]
| religion = [[Ahmadism]], [[Felinism]]
 
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| religion_other =<br>25% [[Hosianism|Hosian]]<br>{{space|4}}•18% [[Barmenian Apostolic Church|Barmenian Apostolic]]<br>{{space|4}}•4% [[Oseyim|Osean]]<br>{{space|4}}•2% [[Aurorian Patriarchal Church|Aurorian]]<br>{{space|4}}•1% Other<br>9% [[Ruhi Faith|Ruhi]]<br>5 % Irreligious<br>3% [[Yeudism|Yeudi]]<br>1% [[Geraja|Gerajat]]<br>1% [[Zollism]]<br>2% Other religion
| religion_other = [[Barmenian Apostolic Church]]
 
| ethnic_group = [[Brmek people|Brmek]], [[Kathuran people|Kathuran]]
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| ethnic_group = 44% [[Brmek people|Brmek]]<br>21% [[Kathuran people|Kathuran]]
| ethnic_other = <!--Additional ethnic groups of the nation.-->
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| ethnic_other = <br>7% [[Arev Mardik]]<br>5% [[Seluco-Barmenians|Seluco-Barmenian]]<br>4%
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[[Augustan people|Augustan]]<br>4% [[Yeudi people|Yeudi]]<br>2% Zaqrami<br>1% [[Majatrans]]<br>5% Other ethnicity
 
| demonym = Barmenian
 
| demonym = Barmenian
| regime = Theocratic monarchy
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| regime = Presidential Republic
| governing_body = Madjlis
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| governing_body = Revolutionary Command Council
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| governing_bodytitle = Revolutionary Command Council
| HoStitle = [[Shah of Barmenia|Sultan]]
 
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| HoStitle = Shophet
| HoSname = Jens I ([[Thaller Family]])
 
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| HoSname = Levon Tawaryan
| CoGtitle = Forward-souled person and Speaker of the Sultan
 
| CoGname = Murad Imam
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| CoGtitle =
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| CoGname =
| area = 856,800 km²
 
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| area = 856.800
| population = 99,620,894
 
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| population = 99,627,386 (4319)
| est_date =
 
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| est_date = 4476 <small>(current Republic)</small><br>2142 <small>(first modern Barmenian state)</small>
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| ind_from = [[Ahmadi Caliphate]]
| ind_date =
 
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| ind_date = 1486 <small>(as Bunjamínid Caliphate)</small>
| ind_rec =
 
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| ind_rec =
 
| currency = Barmenistan (BAR)
 
| currency = Barmenistan (BAR)
| timezone = <!--Time zones of the nation.-->
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| timezone = GMT -1.5
| summer_time = <!--Summer time zones of the nation.-->
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| summer_time = GMT -0.5
 
| drives_on = Right
 
| drives_on = Right
| calling_code = <!--Calling code of the nation.-->
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| calling_code = +49
 
| Internet TLD = .bar
 
| Internet TLD = .bar
| organizations = <!--Organizations which this nation is involved with.-->
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| organizations =
| gdp_total = 2,496,562,386,324 BAR
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| gdp_total = BAR 2,496,562,386,324
| gdp_capita = 25,060 BAR
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| gdp_capita = BAR 25,060
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}}'''Barmenistan''' ([[Brmek]]: برمستات ''Brmestán''), officially the '''Barmenistani Social Republic''' ([[Brmek]]: برمیک یزفرلیعدسرلی رکفکنس, ''Brmék Jezvraljogadsrlji Rekvakns '') is a nation situated on the continent of [[Majatra]]. It is bordered by the [[Red Bass 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.
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Barmenistan is a [[Jelbic peoples|Jelbic]] nation closely aligned with the other nations of the Jelbo-sphere, most significantly Vanuku.
'''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.
 
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Barmenistan is the historical center of several of the world's major religions, including [[Felinism]] and [[Ahmadism]], both of which were founded in Barmenistan. The [[Ruhi Faith]] was also founded in Barmenistan.
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==Etymology==
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The Luthorian word ''Barmenistan'' has been used interchangeably with the name ''Barmenia''. Though either name can be used, since the resurgence of Jelbicism in Barmenistan the former is preferred because it more accurately mirrors the Brmek name for the nation, ''Brmestán''. This term is closely related to the [[Old High Jelbic]] ''Brme'', a name still used by other Jelbic speakers.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
{{main|History of Barmenistan}}
 
{{main|History of Barmenistan}}
   
===Overview of Barmenistan===
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===Qedarite rule===
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{{main|Qedarite Migrations}}
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The history of Barmenistan is believed to begin with the settlement of Qedarite (OOC: Semitic) tribes during the Qedarite Migrations, a semi-mythical population movement from the east to the continent of Majatra. Over the next millennia most of the territory of Barmenistan would be inhabited by Qedarite-speaking tribes. Later a large part of Barmenistan was [[Colonies in Antiquity|colonized]] by [[Cildania]]n and [[Selucia]]n city-states, most of which would be brought under the rule of the [[Cildanian Hegemony]]. In Barmenistan, the Qedarite tribes became differentiated from the other Qedarites, with [[Kathuran language|Kathuran]] becoming the dominant language in the region and the official language of Cildanian-ruled Barmenistan.
|'''Year'''
 
|'''Flag'''
 
|'''Name'''
 
|'''Government Type'''
 
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|c. 350 BCE - 13 CE
 
|[[File:Qedarite flag.jpg|center|40px]]
 
|[[Cildanian Hegemony]]
 
|Province of oligarchic republic
 
|-
 
|13 CE - 921 CE
 
|[[File:Jelb banners.jpg|center|40px]]
 
|[[Jelbo-Tukaric Migrations|Jelbic and Qedarite tribes]]
 
|Tribal polities
 
|-
 
|921 - 1154
 
|[[File:Sacred Monarchy.png|center|40px]]
 
|[[Sacred Monarchy of Beiteynu]]
 
|Theocratic monarchy
 
|-
 
|1154 - 1435
 
|[[File:Arakhim flag.png|center|40px]]
 
|[[Kingdom of Arakhim]]
 
|Monarchy
 
|-
 
|1186 - 1486
 
|[[File:Black flag.png|center|40px]]
 
|[[Ahmadi Caliphate|Ahmadi Empire]]
 
|Theocratic monarchy
 
|-
 
|1486 - 2142
 
|[[File:Black flag.png|center|40px]]
 
|Bunjamínid Caliphate
 
|Theocratic monarchy
 
|-
 
|2142 - 2287
 
|[[File:Barmenistan flag 2150 and 2325.PNG|center|40px]]
 
|Democratic Republic of Barmenistan
 
|Democratic republic
 
|-
 
|2287 - 2338
 
|[[File:Barmenistan flag 2288.PNG|center|40px]]
 
|Traviscist Dictatorship of Barmenistan
 
|Military dictatorship
 
|-
 
|2338 - 2806
 
|[[File:Barmenistan flag 2357.png|center|40px]]
 
|Democratic Government of the Barmenians
 
|Democratic republic
 
|-
 
|2806 - 2872
 
|[[File:Flag_of_Barmenia.PNG|center|40px]]
 
|Barmenian Commonwealth
 
|Caliphate & Shahdom
 
|-
 
|2872 - 2951
 
|[[File:Vanukurepublicflag.png|center|40px]]
 
|Vanukean occupation
 
|Occupied territory of [[Vanuku]]
 
|-
 
|2951 - 3134
 
|[[File:GSBFlag.jpg|center|40px]]
 
|[[Brme Hldjogad (Barmenia)|Grand State of Barmenia]]
 
|[[Selucia]]n monarchy
 
|-
 
|3134- 3389
 
|[[File:Black-and-white-cats.jpg|center|40px]]
 
|[[Feline Homeland of Barmenia]]
 
|[[Felinism|Felinist]] theocracy
 
|-
 
|3389 - 3435
 
|[[File:Barma.png|center|40px]]
 
|Sacred Lacerik Empire of Barmenia
 
|Theocratic monarchy
 
|-
 
|3435 - 3497
 
|[[File:Black flag.png|center|40px]]
 
|Barmenistan Caliphate
 
|Theocratic monarchy
 
|-
 
|3497 - 3542
 
|[[File:Barma.png|center|40px]]
 
|Felinist Republic of Barmenia
 
|Theocratic republic, constitutional monarchy
 
|-
 
|3542- 3561
 
|[[File:Iritrium flag.jpg|center|40px]]
 
|People's Republic of Barmenia
 
|Socialist republic
 
|-
 
|3561-3638
 
|[[File:Barma.png|center|40px]]
 
|Felinist Republic of Barmenia
 
|Theocratic republic, constitutional monarchy
 
|-
 
|3638-3645
 
|[[File:Brmek Ahmadi.png|center|40px]]
 
|Khanate of Barmenia
 
|[[Temrkai Khan|Temrkaid]] vassal
 
|-
 
|3645-3677
 
|[[File:Barma.png|center|40px]]
 
|Felinist Republic of Barmenia
 
|Theocratic republic, constitutional monarchy
 
|-
 
|3677 - 3738
 
|[[File:Barma.png|center|40px]]
 
|Republic of Barmenia
 
|Republic
 
|-
 
|3738 - 3788
 
|[[File:Barma.png|center|40px]]
 
|Felinist Republic of Barmenia
 
|Theocratic republic, constitutional monarchy
 
|-
 
|3788 - 3811
 
|[[File:Brmek Ahmadi.png|center|40px]]
 
|Shahdom of Barmenia
 
|Absolute monarchy & part of [[Empire of the Jelbic Peoples|Khaganate]]
 
|-
 
|3811 - 3820
 
|[[File:Jelbic caliphate peace flag.png|center|40px]]
 
|Genzid Caliphate
 
|Theocratic monarchy
 
|-
 
|3820 - 3862
 
|[[File:Barmenistan flag 2150 and 2325.PNG|center|40px]]
 
|Democratic Republic of Barmenistan
 
|[[Kathuran people|Kathuran]] apartheid republic
 
|-
 
|3862 - 3869
 
|[[File:Demo_barm.png|center|40px]]
 
|Ahmadi Republic of Barmenistan
 
|Confessional republic
 
|-
 
|3869 - 3878
 
|[[File:Republic of Barmenia flag.svg|center|40px]]
 
|Republic of Barmenia
 
|Kathuran apartheid republic
 
|-
 
|3878-4015
 
|[[File:Kingdom of Barmenia flag.svg|center|40px]]
 
|Kingdom of Barmenia
 
|Hosian, Kathuran centered Monarchy
 
|-
 
|4015 - 4016
 
|[[File:Brmek commie flag.png|center|40px]]
 
|People's Republic of Barmenia
 
|Socialist republic, military dictatorship
 
|-
 
|4016 - 4160
 
|[[File:Brmek commie flag.png|center|40px]]
 
|Kingdom of Barmenia
 
|Hosian, Kathuran centered Monarchy
 
|-
 
|4160 - 4180
 
|[[File:Qedarite Barmenia.png|center|40px]]
 
|Qedarite Kingdom of Barmenia
 
|Secular nationalist dictatorship, monarchy
 
|-
 
|4180 - 4204
 
|[[File:Barm Kingdom flag.png|center|40px]]
 
|Kingdom of Barmenia
 
|Hosian, Kathuran centered Monarchy
 
|-
 
|4204 - 4220
 
|[[File:Barma.png|center|40px]]
 
|Eternal Sultanate of Barmenistan
 
|Constitutional monarchy
 
|-
 
|4220 - 4266
 
|[[File:Barm Kingdom flag.png|center|40px]]
 
|Kingdom of Barmenia
 
|Hosian, Kathuran centered Monarchy
 
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|4266 - present
 
|[[File:Sltnknstat Brme flag.png|center|40px]]
 
|Thallerid Ahmadi Sultanate of Barmenistan
 
|[[Thaller Family|Thallerid]] monarchy, [[Ahmadism|Ahmadi]] and [[Felinism|Felinist]] theocracy
 
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===Jelbo-Tukaric migrations and Beiteynuese rule===
==Culture==
 
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{{main|Jelbo-Tukaric Migrations|Sacred Monarchy of Beiteynu}}
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The Cildanian Hegemony was brought to an end as a result of the Jelbo-Tukaric Migrations, a series of population movements that saw Jelbo-Tukaric tribes invade and occupy Cildanian-ruled territories in Majatra. The Migrations would reach Barmenistan a few centuries afterwards. But Barmenistan would remain outside core Jelbic territory and Jelbic rule in the region was tenuous. Most of the territory of Barmenistan was in the 10th century brought under the rule of the Sacred Monarchy of Beiteynu, a [[Yeudism|Yeudi]] theocratic monarchy established in [[Beiteynu]]. Under the Sacred Monarchy many Barmenian Jelbics adopted Qedarite (Abrahamic) religions, including [[Hosianism]], [[Oseyim|Oseanism]], and [[Yeudism]], and it is this multi-religious and multi-ethnic environment that eventually led to the birth of Ahmadism.
   
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===Ahmadism and the Caliphate===
[[File:Ziggur.jpg|thumb|right|Modern cat temple in Varistad, Murdhild, combining elements of ancient Qedarite and Selucian architecture]]
 
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In 1154 the Sacred Monarchy collapsed, and various tribes under Beiteynuese rule established their independent states, the largest of which was the [[Hosian]] and [[Kathuran people|Kathuran]] [[Kingdom of Arakhim]]. In 1186, Prophet [[Ahmad]] emerged in [[Sisula]] founding [[Ahmadism]], and after the death of the Prophet in 1233 the [[Ahmadi Caliphate]] was established and proceeded to conquer most of the continent of Majatra. Most of the Barmenian territory was united under the Caliphate, but the Kingdom of Arakhim successfully resisted conquest until 1432, when it fell to Caliphal armies. For the next few centuries Barmenistan would thus be united under the Ahmadi Caliphate. In 1486 the Caliphate disintegrated into its component parts, although the Caliph would continue to rule in Barmenistan, until he was overthrown in 2142 and a Democratic Republic was proclaimed instead.
   
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===Republican era===
The culture of Barmenistan has a wide mix of ethnic groups and cultures, with the [[Brmek people|Brmeks]] being the majority group. Barmenian culture began with the settlement of Qedarite tribes during the [[Qedarite Migrations]].[[File:Caliph Azi mosque.jpg|thumb|left|Mosque in Varistad]]
 
[[File:Brmek miniature guys.jpg|thumb|right|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 [[Jelbo-Tukaric Migrations|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]]
 
   
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The Republican era lasted for several centuries, however it was marked by instability, civil war, and foreign occupation. In the 24th century Barmenistan joined the [[Jelbic peoples#Jelbic Enlightenment|Nrljogad]] (Jelbic Enlightenment) by adopting [[Old High Jelbic]] and modernizing Jelbic nationalism, while aiming to reduce the strong influence religion played in government.
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 [[Kingdom of Arakhim|Arakhim]], [[Sacred Monarchy of Beiteynu|Beiteynu]], and [[Cildania]], and [[Selucia]]n culture.
 
   
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===Rule by multiple foreign entities===
Though minorities of [[Kathuran people|Kathuran]] [[Selucian people|Selucian]], [[Yeudi people|Yeudi]] and [[Duntrekkers|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]].
 
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{{main|Grand State of Barmenia}}
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Beginning with 2768 Barmenistan would find itself under the rule of numerous foreign entities. That year [[Luthori]] attempted to restore the Caliphate to the Barmenian throne, which succeeded for a short time between 2779 and 2791, but was overthrown in a socialist revolution. A renewed attempt to establish a monarchy succeeded in 2806 with the coronation of [[Alexander I of Hulstria & Barmenia & II of Trigunia|Alexander I]] of the [[Second Greater Hulstria|Hulstrian]] [[House of Rothingren-Traugott]], as a temporary arrangement until he was succeeded by the Luthori-backed Caliphate. In 2872 republican [[Vanuku]] invaded and occupied Barmenistan in order to remove the foreign-backed monarchy, establishing the Federal Republic of Barmenistan that would rule until 2951, when the [[Selucia]]n [[House of Victoria]] overthrew the Vanukean occupation and established the Grand State of Barmenia, a [[Seluco-Barmenians|Selucian]]-ruled apartheid regime.
   
===Demographics===
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===Felinism===
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{{main|Feline Homeland of Barmenia|Sacred Feline Empire of Barmenia|Felinist Republic of Barmenia}}
====Religious groups====
 
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The collapse of the Selucian monarchy left a power vacuum that was soon filled by a new religion born in Barmenistan, [[Felinism]]. Building on the traditional mythologies of the Jelbic and Qedarite peoples with heavy influence from [[Religio Seluciana|Selucian Paganism]] and [[Selucian Patriarchal Church|Selucian Hosianism]], Felinism was reformed and formalized in the 32nd century and in 3134 Barmenistan was proclaimed a Feline Homeland, and a cat was installed as head of state. Henceforth Barmenistan would be marked by frequently violent conflicts between Felinism and Ahmadism. In 3389 Felinist Barmenistan became an elective monarchy, leading to the subsequent rise to power of the [[House Mede|Mede Dynasty]] under the Felinist Republic of Barmenia. Felinist and Mede rule in the nation would last until 3788.
   
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===Temrkai and the Khaganate===
*[[Ahmadism]] 52%
 
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{{main|Temrkai Khan|Laurens-Wrntukai|Empire of the Jelbic Peoples}}
:*[[Israism]] 29%
 
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The rise of the [[Jelbic peoples#Jelbic Renaissance|Jelbic Renaissance]] in the 36th-39th centuries, characterized by a return to traditional Jelbic forms of political organization, also engulfed Barmenistan. In 3638, as a result of the [[Barmenistan-Vanuku War]], the nation was conquered by [[Augustan Empire (3607)|Augustan]] warlord Temrkai Khan and integrated into his personal Jelbic empire. Although Temrkai's empire disintegrated soon after his death, this marked the emergence of pan-Jelbism in Barmenistan, and in the following centuries the [[House Mede|Mede]] and [[House of Temrkai-Mede|Temrkai-Mede]] monarchs eagerly embraced Jelbic traditions. Felinist Barmenistan was overthrown once again in 3788, uniting it with the other Jelbic nations under the Empire of the Jelbic Peoples. The short-lived [[Genzid Caliphate]] that ruled Barmenistan afterwards is responsible for the [[Barmenian Refugee Crisis|Felinist genocide]] that nearly brought Felinism to an end in the nation, and in its aftermath Barmenistan was brought under [[Hosian]] [[Kathuran people|Kathuran]] minority rule.
:*[[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%
 
*[[Tanhrism|Jelbic Shamanism]] 1%
 
*Other 1%
 
   
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===Nasir Dynasty===
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{{main|Republic of Barmenia (39th century)|Kingdom of Barmenia}}
*[[Brmek people|Brmékai]] 62%
 
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The collapse of the Barmenian political system and the drastic reduction in the number of Felinists allowed the nation to be brought under a Kathuran apartheid regime. The Republic of Barmenia and the subsequent Kingdom of Barmenia initiated a number of discriminatory and genocidal policies against the majority [[Israism|Israi]] population. Under the [[House Nasir|Nasir Dynasty]] Barmenistan would exist as an elective constitutional monarchy with a heavily restricted franchise. At the same time several grass-roots movements helped Felinism gradually regain its demographic weight over the centuries, and in time a convergence of interests between the equally persecuted Ahmadis and Felinists emerged that ultimately led to the collapse of the Nasir kingdom.
*[[Kathuran people|Kathuran]] 17%
 
*[[Majatrans]] 7%
 
*[[Selucian people|Selucian]] 3%
 
*[[Yeudi people|Yeudi]] 3%
 
*[[Vanukean people|Wrnukaek]] 3%
 
*Pntek 2%
 
*Other ([[Augustan people|Augustans]], [[Luthorians]], Solentians etc.) 3%
 
   
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===Thallerid Sultanate===
==Government & Politics==
 
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The kingdom was overthrown in 4262, and in 4266, a prince of the [[Thaller Family]] from [[Narikaton]] named Jens V ascended to rule in Barmenistan. Under Thallerid rule a revival of Jelbicism took place in Barmenistan leading to the creation of the [[Union of the Jelbic Peoples]], while non-Felinists and Ahmadis were heavily persecuted. Jens was succeeded by his twin grandsons, Intrsmor and Jemrjkai, who jointly ruled the nation until the assassination of Jemrjkai in 4297 and a subsequent republican coup in 4298. Sultan Intrsmor would hold on to power for two more years in the city of [[Sekhmet]], until he too was overthrown by republican forces in 4300, unifying the nation under the Federal Republic of Barmenistan.
{{main|Government and Politics of Barmenistan}}
 
   
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=== Second Republican Era ===
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.
 
   
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==Geography==
Following the establishment of the [[Kathuran people|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.
 
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[[Image:Barmastor2.png|thumb|right|200px|Map of Barmenistan]]
   
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{{main|Geography of Barmenistan}}
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 ([[Israism|Israis]], [[Abadi]]s, [[Barmenian Apostolic Church|Barmenian Apostolic Hosians]], [[Selucian Patriarchal Church|Selucian Patriarchal Hosians]], [[Yeudism|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 Family|Thaller dynasty]].
 
   
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Barmenistan covers an area of 856.800 km². Known as the "Land of A Million Mountains", the country's terrain is decidedly rugged and punctuated with two major mountain range on in the north and another in the far south close to the Vanukean border.
===The "Nations" during the confessionalist regime===
 
   
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The country has a generally continent climate with hot summers and very cold winters. The island of Arhe trzy Kafrestán has a somewhat more tropical climate. The mainland is infamous for its extremely fertile lands which make the country an agricultural powerhouse.
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|'''<span style="color:white;">Nation</span>'''
 
|'''<span style="color:white;">Religion</span>'''
 
|'''<span style="color:white;">Ethnicity</span>'''
 
|'''<span style="color:white;">Knsbék</span>'''
 
|-
 
|'''Ahmadi Nation'''
 
|[[Ahmadism]]
 
|[[Brmek people|Brmeks]], [[Majatrans]]
 
|Ám'ádíaék Bék
 
|-
 
|'''Kathuran Nation'''
 
|[[Barmenian Apostolic Church]]
 
|[[Kathuran people|Kathurans]], [[Brmek people|Brmeks]], [[Pntek people|Pnteks]], [[Arev Mardik]]
 
|Patriarch of Kathura
 
|-
 
|'''Selucian Nation'''
 
|[[Selucian Patriarchal Church]]
 
|[[Selucian people|Selucians]]
 
|Primate of Barmenia
 
|-
 
|'''Osean Nation'''
 
|[[Oseyim]]
 
|[[Yeudi people|Yeudis]], [[Brmek people|Brmeks]], [[Kathuran people|Kathurans]]
 
|Patriarch of Dinah
 
|-
 
|'''Yeudi Nation'''
 
|[[Yeudism]]
 
|[[Yeudi people|Yeudis]]
 
|Chief Rebbe of Barmenistan
 
|-
 
|'''Augustan Nation'''
 
|[[Terran Patriarchal Church]]
 
|[[Augustan people|Augustans]], Wrnukaek
 
|Ambassador of [[Zardugal]]
 
|-
 
|}
 
   
===Monarchy===
 
   
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==Government and politics==
Barmenistan is governed under an absolute monarchy under the [[Thaller Family|House of Thaller]], and the monarch carries the title of ''Sultan''. The Thallers gained the throne by overthrowing the Kathuran House of Nasir, a royal family distantly related to the [[House of Yišsérles (Beta Yišsérles)|Yišsérles-Bünyamin Dynasty]], the former ruling house of [[Beiteynu]] and Barmenistan.
 
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===Government===
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{{main|Government and politics of Barmenistan}}
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Barmenistan is a presidential republic with a popularly-elected Shophet serving as its head of state and government. It is divided into six ''Prtastat'' (''Regions''). The Revolutionary Command Council serves as the legislature with members elected for six year terms.The judiciary is organised under two structures - the revolutionary courts known as the Popular Revolutionary Tribunals and the regular criminal and civil courts which adjudicate on regular disputes.
   
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===Political parties and elections===
In the past Barmenistan was ruled by Shahs and Caliphs. During the [[Felinism|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 of Barmenia|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.
 
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===Foreign relations===
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{{main|Foreign relations of Barmenistan}}
   
 
===Administrative divisions===
 
===Administrative divisions===
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{{main|Administrative divisions of Barmenistan|Cities of Barmenistan}}
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.
 
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Barmenistan is divided into six Provinces (''Prtastat''), 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.
   
 
{| {{fintabell}}
 
{| {{fintabell}}
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|- style="background-color:#000000"
 
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ever, as part of a push for modernization and centralization, more and more powers were returned to the central government. Following the establishment of the [[Kathuran people|Kathuran]] minority regime under the [[Republic of Barmenia|Republic]] and later the [[House Nasir|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. Under the long lasting Federal Republic, ended in the '70s of 44th century, the principle of subsidiarity returned to regulate the relations between local governments and the central one.
|'''<span style="color:white;">Governorate</span>'''
 
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|'''<span style="color:white;">Flag</span>'''
 
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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 post|}
|'''<span style="color:white;">Population</span>'''
 
|'''<span style="color:white;">Area</span>'''
 
|'''<span style="color:white;">Capital</span>'''
 
|-
 
|'''[[Murdhild]]'''
 
|align="left"|[[File:Murdhild.png|75px]]
 
|19,973,606
 
|align="left"|267,900 km²
 
|align="left"|[[Varistad]]
 
|-
 
|'''[[Ikegaru]]'''
 
|align="left"|[[File:Ikegaru.png|75px]]
 
|19,911,381
 
|align="left"|175,500 km²
 
|align="left"|[[Temrkaistad]]
 
|-
 
|'''[[Sisula]]'''
 
|align="left"|[[File:Sisula.png|75px]]
 
|19,909,044
 
|align="left"|108,300 km²
 
|align="left"|[[Sísle Jezstad]]
 
|-
 
|'''[[Uthena]]'''
 
|align="left"|[[File:Uthena.png|75px]]
 
|19,970,366
 
|align="left"|160,200 km²
 
|align="left"|[[Séleuefluz]]
 
|-
 
|'''[[Arakhim]]'''
 
|align="left"|[[File:Arakhim.png|75px]]
 
|8,486,164
 
|align="left"|73,600 km²
 
|align="left"|[[Korat]]
 
|-
 
|'''[[Kathuristan]]'''
 
|align="left"|[[File:Kathuristan.png|75px]]
 
|11,365,891
 
|align="left"|71,300 km²
 
|align="left"|[[Kathura]]
 
|}
 
   
 
==Military==
 
==Military==
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{{main|Military of Barmenistan}}
 
[[File:Jelbic caliphate war flag.png|thumb|right|War flag of the Caliphate]]
 
[[File:Jelbic caliphate war flag.png|thumb|right|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.
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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 entrepreneurs, 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. Since the onset of the second republican era, the Barmenian army has been transformed into a more common and professional army with the State operating virtually all of the military forces directly..
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==Economy==
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{{main|Economy of Barmenistan}}
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==Demographics==
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===Religious groups===
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*[[Ahmadism]] 28%
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:*[[Israism]] 20%
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:*[[Halawism]] 6%
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:*[[Abadi]] 1%
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:*Other 1%
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*[[Felinism]] 26%
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*[[Hosianism]] 25%
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:*[[Barmenian Apostolic Church]] 18%
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:*[[Oseyim]] 4%
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:*[[Aurorian Patriarchal Church]] 2%
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:*Other 1%
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*[[Ruhi Faith]] 9%
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*Irreligious 5%
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*[[Yeudism]] 3%
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*[[Geraja]] 1%
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*[[Tanhrism|Jelbic Shamanism]] 1%
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*Other 2%
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===Ethnicity===
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*[[Brmek people|Brmékai]] 44%
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*[[Kathuran people|Kathuran]] 21%
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*[[Arev Mardik]] 7%
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*Other [[Jelbic peoples|Jelbic]] 7%
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*[[Seluco-Barmenians|Seluco-Barmenian]] 5%
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*[[Augustan people|Augustan]] 4%
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*[[Yeudi people|Yeudi]] 4%
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*[[Zaqrami]] 2%
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*[[Majatrans|Majatran]] 1%
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*Other 5%
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==Culture==
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{{main|Brmek people}}
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[[File:Ziggur.jpg|thumb|right|Modern cat temple in Varishehr, Murdhild, combining elements of ancient Qedarite and Selucian architecture]]
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The culture of Barmenistan has a wide mix of ethnic groups and cultures, with the [[Brmek people|Brmeks]] being the majority group. Barmenian culture began with the settlement of Qedarite tribes during the [[Qedarite Migrations]].[[File:Caliph Azi mosque.jpg|thumb|left|Mosque in Varishehr]]
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[[File:Brmek miniature guys.jpg|thumb|right|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 [[Jelbo-Tukaric Migrations|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]]
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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 [[Kingdom of Arakhim|Arakhim]], [[Sacred Monarchy of Beiteynu|Beiteynu]], and [[Cildania]], and [[Selucia]]n culture.
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Though minorities of [[Kathuran people|Kathuran]], [[Arev Mardik]], [[Seluco-Barmenians|Seluco-Barmenian]], and [[Yeudi people|Yeudi]] 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]], [[Wrnukaék]], and [[Pnték]].
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===Sports===
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{{main|Sports in Barmenistan}}
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===Holidays===
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{{main|Holidays of Barmenistan}}
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===Symbolism===
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Barmenistani Social Republic

برمیک یزفرلیعدسرلی رکفکنس
Brmék Jezvraljogadsrlji Rekvakns (Brmek)

Flag of Barmenistan
Flag of Barmenistan
Location of Barmenistan
Location of Barmenistan

Motto
Krsy, Lofrkad trzy Onsmifrndélyk (Classical Brmek)
("Unity, Freedom and Socialism")

Anthem "Lift up your head to the rising sun, Barmenistan"
Capital Sekhmet
Largest city Sekhmet
Language
  official
 
Brmek
  others Kathuran, Selucian
Religion
  main
 
28% Ahmadism
    •20% Israi
    •6% Halawi
    •1% Abadi
    •1% Other
26% Felinism
  others
25% Hosian
    •18% Barmenian Apostolic
    •4% Osean
    •2% Aurorian
    •1% Other
9% Ruhi
5 % Irreligious
3% Yeudi
1% Gerajat
1% Zollism
2% Other religion
Ethnic Groups
  main
 
44% Brmek
21% Kathuran
  others
7% Arev Mardik
5% Seluco-Barmenian
4%

Augustan
4% Yeudi
2% Zaqrami
1% Majatrans
5% Other ethnicity

Demonym Barmenian
Government Presidential Republic
Shophet Levon Tawaryan
Legislature Revolutionary Command Council
Area 856.800 km²
Population 99,627,386 (4319) 
GDP
  Total:
 
BAR 2,496,562,386,324
  per capita BAR 25,060
Established 4476 (current Republic)
2142 (first modern Barmenian state)
Independence from Ahmadi Caliphate
  declared 1486 (as Bunjamínid Caliphate)
Currency Barmenistan (BAR)
Time Zone GMT -1.5
  summer GMT -0.5
Drives on the Right
Calling Code +49
Internet TLD .bar

Barmenistan (Brmek: برمستات Brmestán), officially the Barmenistani Social Republic (Brmek: برمیک یزفرلیعدسرلی رکفکنس, Brmék Jezvraljogadsrlji Rekvakns ) is a nation situated on the continent of Majatra. It is bordered by the Red Bass 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. The Ruhi Faith was also founded in Barmenistan.

Etymology

The Luthorian word Barmenistan has been used interchangeably with the name Barmenia. Though either name can be used, since the resurgence of Jelbicism in Barmenistan the former is preferred because it more accurately mirrors the Brmek name for the nation, Brmestán. This term is closely related to the Old High Jelbic Brme, a name still used by other Jelbic speakers.

History

Qedarite rule

Main article: Qedarite Migrations

The history of Barmenistan is believed to begin with the settlement of Qedarite (OOC: Semitic) tribes during the Qedarite Migrations, a semi-mythical population movement from the east to the continent of Majatra. Over the next millennia most of the territory of Barmenistan would be inhabited by Qedarite-speaking tribes. Later a large part of Barmenistan was colonized by Cildanian and Selucian city-states, most of which would be brought under the rule of the Cildanian Hegemony. In Barmenistan, the Qedarite tribes became differentiated from the other Qedarites, with Kathuran becoming the dominant language in the region and the official language of Cildanian-ruled Barmenistan.

Jelbo-Tukaric migrations and Beiteynuese rule

The Cildanian Hegemony was brought to an end as a result of the Jelbo-Tukaric Migrations, a series of population movements that saw Jelbo-Tukaric tribes invade and occupy Cildanian-ruled territories in Majatra. The Migrations would reach Barmenistan a few centuries afterwards. But Barmenistan would remain outside core Jelbic territory and Jelbic rule in the region was tenuous. Most of the territory of Barmenistan was in the 10th century brought under the rule of the Sacred Monarchy of Beiteynu, a Yeudi theocratic monarchy established in Beiteynu. Under the Sacred Monarchy many Barmenian Jelbics adopted Qedarite (Abrahamic) religions, including Hosianism, Oseanism, and Yeudism, and it is this multi-religious and multi-ethnic environment that eventually led to the birth of Ahmadism.

Ahmadism and the Caliphate

Main articles: Ahmadism and Ahmadi Caliphate

In 1154 the Sacred Monarchy collapsed, and various tribes under Beiteynuese rule established their independent states, the largest of which was the Hosian and Kathuran Kingdom of Arakhim. In 1186, Prophet Ahmad emerged in Sisula founding Ahmadism, and after the death of the Prophet in 1233 the Ahmadi Caliphate was established and proceeded to conquer most of the continent of Majatra. Most of the Barmenian territory was united under the Caliphate, but the Kingdom of Arakhim successfully resisted conquest until 1432, when it fell to Caliphal armies. For the next few centuries Barmenistan would thus be united under the Ahmadi Caliphate. In 1486 the Caliphate disintegrated into its component parts, although the Caliph would continue to rule in Barmenistan, until he was overthrown in 2142 and a Democratic Republic was proclaimed instead.

Republican era

The Republican era lasted for several centuries, however it was marked by instability, civil war, and foreign occupation. In the 24th century Barmenistan joined the Nrljogad (Jelbic Enlightenment) by adopting Old High Jelbic and modernizing Jelbic nationalism, while aiming to reduce the strong influence religion played in government.

Rule by multiple foreign entities

Beginning with 2768 Barmenistan would find itself under the rule of numerous foreign entities. That year Luthori attempted to restore the Caliphate to the Barmenian throne, which succeeded for a short time between 2779 and 2791, but was overthrown in a socialist revolution. A renewed attempt to establish a monarchy succeeded in 2806 with the coronation of Alexander I of the Hulstrian House of Rothingren-Traugott, as a temporary arrangement until he was succeeded by the Luthori-backed Caliphate. In 2872 republican Vanuku invaded and occupied Barmenistan in order to remove the foreign-backed monarchy, establishing the Federal Republic of Barmenistan that would rule until 2951, when the Selucian House of Victoria overthrew the Vanukean occupation and established the Grand State of Barmenia, a Selucian-ruled apartheid regime.

Felinism

The collapse of the Selucian monarchy left a power vacuum that was soon filled by a new religion born in Barmenistan, Felinism. Building on the traditional mythologies of the Jelbic and Qedarite peoples with heavy influence from Selucian Paganism and Selucian Hosianism, Felinism was reformed and formalized in the 32nd century and in 3134 Barmenistan was proclaimed a Feline Homeland, and a cat was installed as head of state. Henceforth Barmenistan would be marked by frequently violent conflicts between Felinism and Ahmadism. In 3389 Felinist Barmenistan became an elective monarchy, leading to the subsequent rise to power of the Mede Dynasty under the Felinist Republic of Barmenia. Felinist and Mede rule in the nation would last until 3788.

Temrkai and the Khaganate

The rise of the Jelbic Renaissance in the 36th-39th centuries, characterized by a return to traditional Jelbic forms of political organization, also engulfed Barmenistan. In 3638, as a result of the Barmenistan-Vanuku War, the nation was conquered by Augustan warlord Temrkai Khan and integrated into his personal Jelbic empire. Although Temrkai's empire disintegrated soon after his death, this marked the emergence of pan-Jelbism in Barmenistan, and in the following centuries the Mede and Temrkai-Mede monarchs eagerly embraced Jelbic traditions. Felinist Barmenistan was overthrown once again in 3788, uniting it with the other Jelbic nations under the Empire of the Jelbic Peoples. The short-lived Genzid Caliphate that ruled Barmenistan afterwards is responsible for the Felinist genocide that nearly brought Felinism to an end in the nation, and in its aftermath Barmenistan was brought under Hosian Kathuran minority rule.

Nasir Dynasty

The collapse of the Barmenian political system and the drastic reduction in the number of Felinists allowed the nation to be brought under a Kathuran apartheid regime. The Republic of Barmenia and the subsequent Kingdom of Barmenia initiated a number of discriminatory and genocidal policies against the majority Israi population. Under the Nasir Dynasty Barmenistan would exist as an elective constitutional monarchy with a heavily restricted franchise. At the same time several grass-roots movements helped Felinism gradually regain its demographic weight over the centuries, and in time a convergence of interests between the equally persecuted Ahmadis and Felinists emerged that ultimately led to the collapse of the Nasir kingdom.

Thallerid Sultanate

The kingdom was overthrown in 4262, and in 4266, a prince of the Thaller Family from Narikaton named Jens V ascended to rule in Barmenistan. Under Thallerid rule a revival of Jelbicism took place in Barmenistan leading to the creation of the Union of the Jelbic Peoples, while non-Felinists and Ahmadis were heavily persecuted. Jens was succeeded by his twin grandsons, Intrsmor and Jemrjkai, who jointly ruled the nation until the assassination of Jemrjkai in 4297 and a subsequent republican coup in 4298. Sultan Intrsmor would hold on to power for two more years in the city of Sekhmet, until he too was overthrown by republican forces in 4300, unifying the nation under the Federal Republic of Barmenistan.

Second Republican Era

Geography

Barmastor2

Map of Barmenistan

Main article: Geography of Barmenistan

Barmenistan covers an area of 856.800 km². Known as the "Land of A Million Mountains", the country's terrain is decidedly rugged and punctuated with two major mountain range on in the north and another in the far south close to the Vanukean border.

The country has a generally continent climate with hot summers and very cold winters. The island of Arhe trzy Kafrestán has a somewhat more tropical climate. The mainland is infamous for its extremely fertile lands which make the country an agricultural powerhouse.


Government and politics

Government

Barmenistan is a presidential republic with a popularly-elected Shophet serving as its head of state and government. It is divided into six Prtastat (Regions). The Revolutionary Command Council serves as the legislature with members elected for six year terms.The judiciary is organised under two structures - the revolutionary courts known as the Popular Revolutionary Tribunals and the regular criminal and civil courts which adjudicate on regular disputes.

Political parties and elections

Main article: Political Parties of Barmenistan

Foreign relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Barmenistan

Administrative divisions

Main articles: Administrative divisions of Barmenistan and Cities of Barmenistan

Barmenistan is divided into six Provinces (Prtastat), 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.

ever, as part of a push for modernization and centralization, more and more powers were returned to the central government. 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. Under the long lasting Federal Republic, ended in the '70s of 44th century, the principle of subsidiarity returned to regulate the relations between local governments and the central one. 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 post|}

Military

Jelbic caliphate war flag

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 entrepreneurs, 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. Since the onset of the second republican era, the Barmenian army has been transformed into a more common and professional army with the State operating virtually all of the military forces directly..


Economy

Main article: Economy of Barmenistan

Demographics

Religious groups

Ethnicity

Culture

Main article: Brmek people
Ziggur

Modern cat temple in Varishehr, 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.
Caliph Azi mosque

Mosque in Varishehr

Brmek miniature guys

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, Arev Mardik, Seluco-Barmenian, and Yeudi 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, Wrnukaék, and Pnték.

Sports

Main article: Sports in Barmenistan

Holidays

Main article: Holidays of Barmenistan

Symbolism

Barmenistan articles
History History of Barmenistan | Qedarite Migrations | Colonies in Antiquity | Cildanian Hegemony | Jelbo-Tukaric Migrations | Sacred Monarchy of Beiteynu | Kingdom of Arakhim | Ahmadi Caliphate | Great War of the South | Grand State of Barmenia | House of Victoria | Feline Homeland of Barmenia | Jakanian Civil War (Battle of Lalaka, Battle of Antarctic Seas) | Pontesian Civil War | Crimson Crusade | Sacred Feline Empire of Barmenia | Felinist Republic of Barmenia | Jelbic-Augustan Wars | Barmenia-Vanuku War | Temrkai Khan | Khanate of Barmenia | Kostaq Fisnik | Felinist Shahdom of Barmenia | Shahdom of Barmenia | Jelbic War | Genzid Caliphate | Barmenian Refugee Crisis | Ahmadi Republic of Barmenistan | Pirate War | Republic of Barmenia | Cildanian Civil War | Kingdom of Barmenia | Alexandrian Regency | Barmenian Zardugal | Great Terran War | People's Republic of Barmenia | Qedarite Kingdom of Barmenia | Union of the Jelbic Peoples
Geography Majatra | Varishehr | Sekhmet
Provinces Murdhild | Ikegaru | Sisula | Uthena | Arakhim | Kathuristan
Demographics Ethnicity: Brmeks | Kathurans | Seluco-Barmenians | Arev Mardik | Yeudis
Religion: Ahmadism | Hosianism | Felinism | Barmenian Apostolic Church | Israism | Halawism | Ruhi Faith
Politics & Government Government and Politics of Barmenistan
People Ahmad | Sagzi Trisrmko | Leon Müller | Rivka bat Yehuda | Azi Wrntukaidrsme | Rebeca I | Alamar Xarfaxis | Galt Freyja IV | Livius I Mede | Cornelius Trisjl | Temrkai Khan | Set I | Nour Temrkaidsrme | Eksandr I | Sarah bat Te'oma | Queen Mri Mardoh | Christina of Vanuku | Ismail Rabban
Military Armed Forces of Barmenistan | Royal Barmenian Army | Royal Barmenian Navy | Royal Barmenian Air Force | Royal Barmenian Police
Nations of Majatra

Flag of the Democratic Republic of Badara Badara | Flag of Barmenistan Barmenistan | Flag of Beiteynu2 Beiteynu | Flag of Cildania Cildania | Coburaalternate1 Cobura | Deltaria FLag Deltaria | Istalian Empire Flag Istalia | Flag of Jakania Jakania | Jelbek horseman flag Jelbania | Kafuristan Flag New Kafuristan | Kalopia Flag 5085 Kalopia | Sovereign Republic of Pontesia Pontesi | Selucian Republic Flag Selucia | Flag of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.svg Solentia | Vanuku Flag Vanuku | New augustan empire Zardugal