Naga

Naga, officially the Lakanate of Naga is a sovereign state located in Southern Kesh. It has an area of 394,131 square kilometers (163,774 sq mi) with a population of 60 million people, making Naga the 56th largest and TBDth most populous country in the world. Naga is a constitutional monarchy, in which the Lakan (or Bini, a female lakan) is the head of state while the Pinuno is the head of government. The capital and largest city of the country is Dayangdangan.

The ancient Naganese tribes are the original inhabitants in the country and most of them are related to the Austronesian people groups from present-day South Kesh. Naga at that time was divided into five lakanates namely, the Lakanate of Liway (present-day Irongilong, non-coastal areas of Sugbuha, and Tabalogan), Lakanate of Namay (present-day coastal areas of Mayanilad, Sugbuha, and Guyamis), Lakanate of Butuhan (present-day non-coastal areas of Guyamis and the western parts of Kotalato) Lakanate of Linaw (present-day Daraybay, southern Pabalen and non-coastal areas of Mayanilad), and Lakanate of Inawe (present-day Bontokan and northern Pabalen). The tensions between the kingdoms began in 14th century when Lakan Dayo of Namay attempted to invade the four neighboring kingdom but the Namaynan army lost after the five-year First Battle of Dayangdangan. Lakan Dayo died in 1565 and his son, Lakan Bughaw became the lakan of Namay. He successfully invaded the kingdoms of Inawe and Liway after the two kingdoms lost the Second Battle of Dayangdangan and Lakan Bughaw formed the Namaynan Empire. It was the time that the the slavery began across the empire. When Lakan Bangis of Butuhan died in 1570, the lakan had no successor because he was unmarried and Butuhanon people decided to unified with the lakanate of Linaw. Bini Bituhin accepted the Butuhanon people as a citizen of Linaw and the people of the unified Linaw did not experience slavery. The Namaynan Empire abolished slavery in 1688 when Bini Ganda, the grandniece of Lakan Bughaw became a bini after his father, Lakan Binag attempted to rape her and she killed his father. Bini Ganda of Namaynan Empire and Lakaman Buhat, the son of Bini Ganda married in 1692 and the biagan himself became the lakaman (king consort) of the empire. Bini Ganda died in 1714 and the Namaynan Empire unified with the lakanate of Linaw to form the present-day Lakanate of Naga.

Naga is divided into nine barangays, namely Bontokan, Daraybay, Guyamis, Irongilong, Kotalato, Mayanilad, Pabalen, Sugbuha, and Tabalogan. Each barangays are ruled by the Datu, the ceremonial head of state of the barangays and the Gahum is the chief minister or the head of government of the barangays. The country has the tricameral legislature called the Sanggunihan. Kataasan is the upper house, while Gitnahan is the middle house, and Paubos is the lower house.

Etymology
The country's current name, Naga is originated from the name of the god of all gods of the same name in Nagaism. Naga is a genderless god and it was believed that they created Anterra before humans existed in the planet.

Government
Naga is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The head of state is the Lakan/Bini of Naga, who is from the House of Tanawan, the descendants of Lakan Buhat, son of Bini Ganda of Namay and Bini Mayang, daughter of Bini Bituhin of Linaw. The current Naganese monarch is Lakan Dulang, who ascended to the throne in 1997 after the death of his mother, Bini Ligaya. The head of government is the Pinuno, who is elected by electoral college for a maximum of two four-year terms. The Punong and the cabinet ministers are members of the Executive Council. The Pinuno and Punong are in-tandem during the election while the cabinet ministers are appointed by the Pinuno. The current Pinuno is Palang Laseng while the current Punong is Ligaya Lirana. Laseng and Lirana are assumed office since 2018. The Naga's legislature is the tricameral Sanggunihan, which consists of Kataasan or High Council (upper house), Matahun Gitnaan or People's Assembly (middle house), and Balang Paubos or House of Locals (lower house). Kataasan is consists of 14 high councilors and they elected nationwide at-large for every three years. Matahun Gitnaan is consists of 7 assemblymen per federal barangays for every four years. Balang Paubos has elected of 1 representative per purok (legislative district).