Badzevalari

Badzevalari (Badzevala: ބަޒެވަލަރި, romanized: Badzevalari, pronounced [bɐd͡zəvɐlɐri]), officially The Democratic Republic of Badzevalari (Badzevala: ބަޒެވަލަރި ޡޭލިލަ ކރޮފެލެޝ, romanized: Badzevalari Dzhelila Krofelêc̄, pronounced [bɐd͡zəvɐlɐri ʤəlilɐ krɑfəlɛʧ]) is a country in the northern part of North Avalonia. Its Five provinces and Two territories extend from the Tethys to the Iapetus, Badzevala's capital is Khagasisha, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Nemalansha, Bastianville, and Lhati.

Various indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Badzevalari for thousands of years before Artemian colonization. Beginning in the 17th century, Seratofian and Curgovic expeditions explored and later settled along the Iapetic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, Mero-Curgovina ceded nearly all of its colonies in North Avalonia in 1833. In 1867, with the union of three Samot-Seratofian North Avalonian colonies through Confederation, Badzevalari was formed as a federal dominion of three provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the Samot-Seratofian Empire.

Badzevala has a unique system of government referred to as Dzhelitsam, roughly translating to "Way of the people". The government is ruled by an executive council of members elected from each "Cultural region". Each member of the council is elected in their own region, the election is then ratified by the parliament. With a total of 15 members of the executive council, there is 15 heads of state of Badzevala. When conducting state visits, the role would be given to the Council representative (The representative is not a member of the council and only acts as a figurehead for the council's decisions). The parliament of Badzevala is unicameral and consists of members that are elected from the "Political regions" of the country.

The country is highly developed, with a high HDI and one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. The economy is quite advanced thanks to it's abundant natural resources and the robust trade network and position it has within the north avalonian sphere. It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic freedom, and education. The nation is quite ethnically diverse as a product of of large-scale immigration from many other countries, as well as having a very high native population. The influence of both Artemian culture from the former colonial rule as well as native culture from Tavaluda has had a significant impact on Badzevala's national identity.

Etymology
The name Badzevalari originated from the native term for the Avalonian Lion (Badzeva), which is an endemic species to Badzevala, combined with the suffix denoting land (-lari). The artemian colonizers shortened the name into Badzevala after colonization. Originally the name "Badzevala" was only used to refer to land west of the Fezec̄an river, with the plains to the east named as "Akhali Artimija" by the colonizers. This designation gradually fell out of favor and there is no record of colony being called said name by 1800. The official name changed back to Badzevalari following the independence however it is still commonly referred to Badzevala both domestically and internationally.