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Democratic Republic of Bazgaristan
Da Bazgaristan Dimukrati Jumhuriat
Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Location of Bazgaristan
Location of Bazgaristan

Motto
Workers of the world, Unite! (Luthorian)
("Workers of the world, Unite!")

Anthem "Hymn to the Democratic Republic"
Capital
(and largest city)
Kahmandi
Demonym Bazgari
Xsampan
Government Communist one-party dictatorship
President Roshan Sadat (PDD)
Prime Minister Lashkar Musakhel (PDP)
Legislature People's Assembly
Population 33,093,570
(4743 estimate) 
Established Current government (4746)
Independence from Yingdala
  declared 2290

Bazgaristan also called Xsampa and formally the Democratic Republic of Bazgaristan (Bazgari: Da Bazgaristan Dimukrati Jumhuriat; Yingdalan: 巴兹加里斯坦民主共和国; tr. Bāzījiālǐsītǎn Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó) is a nation located on the southern portion of Dovani. It is bordered by Hanzen to the north, Kimlien to the west and Medina to the east.

Bazgaristan was contested for a majority of its history by the various Indralan states, the Asli Sultanate and the more modern Vascanian Empire. For most of its modern history Xsampa was known as New Mordusia as a result of colonization by Mordusia.[1]

The country was known as the Kingdom of Xsampa since it's independence in 2290 with some attempts at republicanism but generally has remained a titular kingdom. In 4746 the country experienced what is known as the "Banner Revolution" in which the People's Democratic Party of Xsampa, a communist party came to power and declared the Democratic Republic of Xsampa.

History[]

Pre-colonial[]

Little is known of Xsampa's pre-modern history. It is known that the territory was inhabited by settled tribes along the coast, possibly related to other tribes in Kimlien. These tribes are known to have traded with the Asli Sultanate, with the Empire of Gao-Soto, and with the Beyis Republics in Indrala during the Middle Ages. With this trade came foreign influences, and the Zenshō variety of Daenism was introduced around the 12th century. Around 1436, the territory was, for the first time, unified under High King Limbia, who officially adopted Aurora as a religion for his kingdom. The Kingdom of Xsampa lasted until 2290, when it collapsed due to civil warfare, and the loss of authority of the High King.

Xsampa, officially known as the United Kingdom of Utembo is a nation located on the southern part of the continent of Dovani, bordering the Kingdom of Hanzen to the North, the Republic of Medina to the East,and the Kingdom of Kimlien to the West. Xsampa gained her independence in 3355, following the Southern Hemisphere War. History Pre-colonial (-2475) Little is known of Xsampa's pre-modern history. It is known that the territory was inhabited by settled tribes along the coast, possibly related to other tribes in Kimlien. These tribes are known to have traded with the Asli Sultanate, with the Empire of Gao-Soto, and with the Beyis Republics in Indrala during the Middle Ages. With this trade came foreign influences, and the Zenshō variety of Daenism was introduced around the 12th century. Around 1436, the territory was, for the first time, unified under High King Limbia, who officially adopted Aurora as a religion for his kingdom. The Kingdom of Xsampa lasted until 2290, when it collapsed due to civil warfare, and the loss of authority of the High King.

In 2913 New Mordusia became a colony of Luthori.[2]

Government and politics[]

Bazgaristan, sometimes referred to as "Xsampa" by Yingdalan's and Xsampan's, is officially a democratic republic, however in actuality it is a communist one-party state controlled by the People's Democratic Party of Xsampa, and the "Revolutionary Front", political parties that are allegedly sponsored and created by the PDP.

Under previous governments Xsampa was a constitutional monarchy in which the Desi was the head of state and the Sikyong was the head of government. The country's legislature was the Xsampan Parliament and it was composed of two chambers: a Spiritual Assembly and a Legislative Assembly.

Executive branch[]

Underneath the current amended (January, 4780) Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Bazgaristan the head of state is the President of the Democratic Republic of Bazgaristan. The head of government is the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Democratic Republic of Bazgaristan often called the "Prime Minister" or the "Premier". Traditionally the President is held by the General-Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Initially the Chairman was held by the Deputy General-Secretary but in recent decades the government has allowed members of the Revolutionary Front to take the post of Prime Minister to encourage political participation. Generally if the post of the Prime Minister is held outside the PDP, the Deputy General-Secretary is appointed as the Vice Chairman.

Underneath the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Xsampa the head of state and head of government was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers held the simultaneous position as General-Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Xsampa. The Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers served an important role in the government and simultaneously held the role of Deputy General-Secretary of the People's Democratic Party. The PDP combined the leadership of the party with the leadership of the state as a whole.

The Council of Ministers is the government of the country and serves as the "cabinet" of the country. A significant portion of the members of the Council of Ministers are members of the Central Committee of the People's Democratic Party and a smaller number members of the Political Bureau (Politburo) of the Central Committee, the power center of the Central Committee.

The Council of Ministers is comprised of the following offices:

  • Ministry of National Defense
  • Ministry of State Security
  • Ministry of the Interior
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry of Economics and Finance
  • Ministry of Religious and Tribal Affairs
  • Ministry of Planning and Public Works
  • Ministry of Industry and Development
  • Ministry of Food and Agriculture
  • Ministry of Information and Communications
  • Ministry of Public Health

Legislative branch[]

The legislative branch of the Democratic Republic of Bazgaristan is the People's Council. The current session of the People's Council was largely selected ad hoc across the country by members of the People's Democratic Party organization. The current session of the People's Council has roughly 1,209 deputies. The People's Council is lead by the Presidium of the People's Council which in turn is lead by the Chairman of the People's Council, the "speaker" for the People's Council. The People's Democratic Party formed the "Revolutionary Front" in order to encourage participation and holds elections every 10 years.

Administrative divisions[]

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Provinces of Bazgaristan

Bazgaristan is divided into 9 Provinces (Bazgari: Wolayat), each has an appointed Provincial Governor (Bazgari: Wali amarat). Each Province has a Provincial Council (Bazgari: Wolayat Shura), these councils are partially elected, partially appointed. Underneath provinces are districts and sub-districts, generally these maintain partially elected and partially appointed (by the Provincial Governor) District Councils or Sub-District Councils. Districts typically have a self-elected executive but no formal elected separate executive. Towns and municipalities typically utilize the mayor-council system are generally elected but the central government reserves the right to appoint any administrative division or gubernatorial officials.

  • Western Bazgaristan
    • Lonpatan Province
      • Xuwei (Provincial capital, known as Sheyjabad)
    • Eshrangi Province
    • Gawgazi Province
    • Danlakhak Province
  • Central Bazgaristan
    • Kahmandi Province (contains the capital of Kahmandi)
      • Kahmandi (Provincial and national capital)
      • Takhgan (Located outside of Kahmandi, military city and headquarters of the ARGC)
    • Qubarabad Province
    • Takhghez Province
  • Eastern Bazgaristan
    • Kalaran Province
      • Jawghez (Provincial capital)
    • Nasmandi Province

Military and law enforcement[]

Military[]

The Bazgari Liberation Army (BLA) is comprised of the Bazgari Liberation Army Ground Force (BLAGF), the Bazgari Liberation Army Air Force (BLAAF) and the Bazgari Liberation Army Navy (BLAN). The Ministry of National Defense plays a pivotal role in the leadership of the armed forces of Bazgaristan. Unlike other countries the Minister of National Defense simultaneously holds the role of Chief of the General Staff, the day to day operator of the military. All important decisions are funneled through the Minister of National Defense and the Chief of the General Staff. The General Staff is comprised of several departments related to the military leadership of the armed forces as whole.

The Bazgari Liberation Army is comprised mostly of older Trigunian and Indralan designs that were left over from various wars, conflicts and arms deals to support the former Kingdom of Xsampa. The majority of equipment is in a pitiful state of disrepair and cannot be properly used. The BLAGF does however have a significant reserve of older tanks, apcs and small arms making them a capable force if properly organized and disciplined.

Law enforcement[]

The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of State Security share joint responsibility for providing law enforcement services to Bazgaristan. The Ministry of State Security is also concerned with the domestic and foreign intelligence components of the nation. In December, 5330 when President Asghar Bahreini was elected as the President and General Secretary, he introduced Mir Wais Gadhi as the new Minister of the Interior and Youssef Shakibaii as the Minister of State Security and the two formed a working group to reform the security and law enforcement apparatus in the nation.

Underneath the Wais Gadhi-Shakibaii reforms, the Bazgari National Police and the Bazgari Civil Order Police were reformed into the Public Security Police (PSP) underneath the Ministry of the Interior and the State Security Police (SSP) underneath the Ministry of State Security. The Public Security Police are the largest police force in the country and take over some responsibilities of the former Civil Order Police. The State Security Police function as a uniformed branch of the Ministry of State Security and already have drawn criticism, as "secret police" for the Bahreini regime. Underneath the new organization each province maintains a Public Security Bureau which controls the functions of the Public Security Police and Sub-Bureaus for lower sub-divisions and are jointly controlled by the provincial governments.

Prior to the Wais Gadhi-Shakibaii reforms the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of State Security were responsible for covering both domestic and foreign intelligence. The Ministry of the Interior was charged largely with general police services through the country, the Interior Ministry was responsible for the management of the Bazgari National Police (BNP) and the Bazgari Civil Order Police (BZCOP). The Bazgari National Police were the largest police force in the country and they were responsible for a majority of the police work. The Bazgari Civil Order Police were higher paid and better trained, they are largely stationed in major cities throughout the country.

The Ministry of State Security is primarily responsible for the State Intelligence Agency (Bazgari: دولت د استخبارات اداره; tr. Daulat da Istikhbarat Idara) often called DISID. Officially they are the domestic and foreign intelligence agency of the nation but are suspected of being the secret police of the country.

Paramilitary groups[]

The collapse of the Kingdom of Xsampa spawned the formation of the "Royal Army" (Yingdalan: 皇家军队; tr. Huángjiā jūnduì) which has been a paramilitary organization of former Royal Armed Forces soldiers, sailors and airmen since the Banner Revolution. The Royal Army organization was founded by former Royal Vice Minister of the Armed Forces, General Tang Shuren, who was the "Ace of Spades" in the State Intelligence Agency (or KHAD) deck of cards. General Shuren died of natural causes in 4760 and was succeeded by his deputy, General Wen Yazhu who served until 4800 when he was killed by a team of special forces from KHAD. General Yazhu was succeeded by General Cui Hong.

Since the Banner Revolution there have been several paramilitary groups to operate in Bazgaristan.

Economy[]

Bazgaristan is a known for its natural resources: iron (high), uranium (high), silicon (high), silver (moderate), and sulfur (high). Despite this the country's GDP and GDP per capita has remained low, economist specualte that this is more a symptom of poor governance and the nations colonial legacy rather than lack of resources. In previous centuries Bazgaristan, formerly the Luthorian colony of New Mordusia, was rife with other natural resources such as copper and gold but these resources have largely been tapped out.

In recent years Bazgaristan has sought to exploit the oil resources of the Vascanian Sea to reduce dependence on foreign nations, notably Vascania.[3]

Demographics and culture[]

Demographics[]

The Bazgari are the native population of Bazgaristan and have for a long time been considered to be a "rebellious" people that cannot be ruled from the Asli Sultanate to other empires, such as the Indralan colonial empires. The largest subset of the Bazgari are the Malang, nomadic and very tribal people who abide by a number of pagan-type religions and have often come into conflict with the "civilized Bazgari".

The largest minority group are the Xsampans, though they are native Gao-Showa people they have had a bitter history with their home country of Yingdala mostly over religious beliefs and have generally used the Bazgari people to keep a barrier between them and the Yingdalan influence. The second largest are the Medinan's whose country borders Bazgaristan.

  • Bazgari (based on Afghani's) - 74% (est. 8,949,241)
    • Malang (based on tribal/nomadic Afghani's) - 20% (est. 1,789,848)
  • Xsampan (based on Chinese with Middle Eastern influences) - 12% (est. 1,451,228)
  • Medinan (based on Pakistani's) - 10% (est. 1,209,357)
  • Other (notably Vascanian's) - 4% (est. 483,742)

Religion[]

A large portion of the Bazgari and Medinan are considered to be practicing Ahmadist who are largely Israist whereas the Malang practice a number of pagan-type and mystic religions, some have taken up the practice of Daenism. A significant majority of the Xsampan's, the ethnic Gao-Showans practice Daenism in some form.

References[]

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  3. http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=7890&start=50#p180971 September 5218 | Offshore oil platform announced in Vascanian Sea
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