Zahava

Zahava officially The Divine Empire of Zahava or The Imperium of Zahava is a country located on the eastern coast of Avalonia. Zahava borders Albaterra to the west, Koryeo to the south, and SiWallqanqa to the South West and shares a maritime border with Agrana y Griegro via the isle of Trinidad. Zahava is the worlds most populous country with over one billion inhabitants and is the third largest country in total land area encompassing 2,368,896 square kilometers. The Imperial government, under the Primogenitor of Zahava, administers jurisdiction over 14 provinces known domestically as Segmentums,and one direct-controlled municipality, the capital city of Arcanium.

Zahava emerged as one of the world's first civilizations, in the fertile basin of the Mageius and Masali Rivers in the mesis plain. For millennia, Zahava's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with the semi-mythical Kerularios dynasty in 21st century BCE. Since then,Zahava has expanded, fractured, and re-unified numerous times. In the 3rd century BCE, the Kraxir reunited the coastal territoris of Zahava and established the first Zahavan empire. The succeeding Diotanian dynasty, which ruled from 206 BCE until 220 CE, saw some of the most advanced technology at that time, including papermaking and the compass, along with great improvements in the disciplines of architecture, engineering, construction, agriculture, and medicine. In addition advancements and a number of works were made in regards to law and legal reform, art, and literature.

Following the fall of the Diotanian dynasty, the Imperium would again go through a period of unification, fracture, and re-unification until the Avidian dynasty in 618-907 established the second Imperium, followed by the Tagus dynasty establishing the third Imperium in 960-1230. These periods saw the adoption of moveable type, the development and widespread use of gunpowder, as well as additional reforms and advancements in shipbuilding, construction, agriculture, military, legal and bureaucratic reform and further advances in medicine. The system established by the last of the Tagus dynasty in 1230 formed the basis of the Imperial government with little changes until the Zahavan Civil War in the early 19th century which brought about many reforms leading to the government system that exists today although additional reforms have been enacted over the years affording the people more political freedoms, and allowing for official mechanisms for citizens to lodge complaints against the government and officials.

Political dissidents and various human rights groups have denounced and criticized the Imperial government for human rights abuses, suppression of religious and ethnic minorities, censorship and mass surveillance, and the practice of cracking down on protests through the deployment of military and police forces. The imperial government has responded to these criticisms, stating that a countries economic situation should be taken into account when judging a countries level of human rights.

Zahava is governed by an but primarily a. As a Zahava has the largest military in the world in terms of manpower and equipment, is a recognized  and is a leading member of the Economic Community of Southern and External Avalonian States global alliance.

Zahava has the worlds third largest economy with 6.3 trillion dollars gross domestic purchasing power parity with a gdp per capita of 6,300 dollars. The currency of Zahava is the denarius, a coinage originally implemented in about the 7th century BC. Zahava is a country with a  with a large rapidly growing  and  thanks largely to outside investment as well as a well-integrated. Despite this Zahava faces many issues with, , , and increased tensions with its neighbors governed by colonial minorites.

Etymology
The name Zahava derives from the name of Zahavarius, the mythological demi-god hero that saved mankind from the evil forces of the underworld and established the first city state, which also bore the name Zahava.

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Military
The Sanctorus Imperialis Militarum, lit (Divine Military of the Imperium) is the name for the the unified armed forces of Zahava. The Zahavan Armed Forces are broken up into Sanctorus Imperialis Stratia (Army), Sanctorus Imperialis Nautika(Navy), the Sanctorus Aeronautica Imperialis (Air Force) and the newly formed Zahavan Special Operations and Counter Terrorism Command(Zahavan Special Operations and Counter Terrorism Command).

Military service is compulsory for men at age 18, and conscripts served six-month tours of duty; conscientious objectors could instead opt for an equal length of ______ (civilian service), or a six-year commitment to (voluntary) emergency services like a fire department or various humanitarian aid groups, or an equal length of service in the Gendarme. Women may serve in all functions of service without restriction.

The military is directed by the Primogenitor through the Zahavan General Staff under the appointed Magister Militarum.

Economy
See Also: Slavery in Zahava Zahava has a Development in Zahava is highly uneven with cities and coastal areas far more prosperous compared to rural and interior regions. Zahava is a. The interior of the country is still largely and remains largely focused on  in addition to ., with coastal urban areas experiencing rapid  and  growth over the past ten years. The State is the largest shareholder in many of Zahava's largest corporations.

The fastest growing sector of the economy has been manufacturing, with a focus on, , and s in addition to certain electronic components and arms manufacturing. Efforts to industrialize the interior have also been implemented with the development of chemical production plants and refineries

Zahava has a for both income and industry, a  from 1.3% to 17%, no sales tax, and relatively low property taxes.

Class Income and Inequality
 Zahava has always had a large income inequality gap. In 2018 the top one percent of Zahavans controlled roughly forty-five percent of the countries wealth. Over seventy-five percent of Zahavans urban population is expected to earn between 22,000-63,000 drachma a year while in rural areas are expected to earn 10,000-17,000 or less. This has led the government to implement a number of social welfare programs and infrastructure programs to help develop troubled areas

Communications and Media
See also: Culture of Zahava

Transportation and Infrastructure
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Education
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Sports
Association football is the most popular sport by far with the Zahavan National Football Team regularly qualifying for the Anterran Cup. is another highly popular sport, with the Zahava Open being one of the major tennis festivals of the Anterran Tennis League. Other popular spectator sports include, , , , , , , and. Water sports like, , and are popular in Zahava as well. Motorsports have become increasingly popular in recent years particularly racing with a number of Zahavan metropolises having built tracks.

, mainly of white stags and general, , , , , , and general  as well as other outdoors, exploration type activities are popular in Zahava.