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SiWallqanqa (officially known as the State of SiWallqanqa the Great), is a semi-socialist federal monarchy located on the southern coast of Avalonia. It is divided into eleven provinces and an administrative district, covering an area of ______ and containing a population of between 95 and 110 million people. The religious and governmental capital is Willkapampa, however its largest city is Lamara Jatha. Other major cities are Port Hope, Thep'tura and Vilque.

SiWallqanqa was originally formed in the early 12th century, as a federation of yMarian Lords into a single state, to repel and conquer their Quechan rivals. This existed as the yMarian-Quechan Conglomerate for almost 5 centuries, until the mid 17th century. In around 1658, it devolved into the Empire of SiWallqanqa following the loss of large portions of Quechan territory to the west. It existed in this state for some time, until contact with the Holy Tiperyn Realm resulted in large scale colonisation attempts, which drastically damaged SiWallqanqa’s society and people.

The modern State of SiWallqanqa the Great, was formed in 1847, after the reestablishment of religious and royal authority in yMarian lands based around Willkapampa, which had survived intact after the colonisation and subsequent widespread civil unrest.

The nation is currently undergoing major upheaval, as the incumbet and much loved king for the past 60 years, he died in 2015. After his death, the growing communist insurgency developed into a small scale civil conflict, with several outspoken members of the Royal Household announcing themselves for the communists, named Princess Tica. As the Royal Household was unable to come to an unbiased decision for King Pacha's successor, the Chamberlain, John-Paul Laurent, was assigned the Regent Minister. The civil conflict has since died down following several decisive battles and reopened negotiations, and as such, a movement is being made towards a new governmental system, currently in the process of being drafted and voted upon by the emergent political parties.

yMarian-Quechan Conglomerate
In the early 12th century, a coalition of yMarian warlords united under the banner of King Hucatl, to repel an invasion/migration of Quechan people. After successfully defeating the leadership of the Quechan people, King Hucatl granted them refuge in exchange for fealty It is believed that the Quechan invasion, was prompted by widespread crop failures in their home regions, leading to widespread famine and a mass migration towards surviving food crops, in the yMarian lands.

King Hucatl created a vast series of reforms, that took the remainder of his life to write, but laid the groundworks for the yMarian-Quechan Conglomerate's reign, as the largest pre-colonial empire in Avalonia. His reforms included: -the construction of a network of roads and granaries, to provide a safe food supply able to be moved around the empire, to prevent another famine of the likes of the Quechan famine -forced relocation of Quechan and other ethnic groups, around the empire, to prevent disobedience -forced relocation of yMarian dissidents or groups of questionable loyalty -a vast group of inspectors, to insure that the crops and villages were managed correctly, and that all obligations to the governors was met -governmental divisions were not defined by geography or ethnicity, but rather by agricultural and economic value (e.g. the Governor of Achamany managed eight valleys where potatoes were grown and copper was mined. These valleys were not geographically near eachother, but were organised based on the education the Governor possessed, and on the agricultural conditions of the areas) -the empire-wide standardisation of taxes, that being the standardisation of the corvée labour and military service, overseen by the inspectors, to ensure that each family was able to meet its own subsistence obligations, before they were required to work for the state, often for a few months a year (things like road maintenence, monument construction, mining, transportation of supplies) -he also forbade incest, a practice that had begun to develop amongst the nobility, in order to keep their supposedly divine bloodlines pure -religious pluralism was enforced, to ensure the loyalty of conquered peoples

The Conglomerate continued a small-scale policy of westward expansion, assimilating remaining Quechan chiefdoms, along with various other populations in the region. Some contact was made between the Koryeoin peoples and the Conglomerate, however no attempt was made by either state to conquer the other. The Conglomerate refusing to do so, as they believed that their gods only had power on the east side of mountains, and that they would be degraded into apostasy and barbarism by attempting to conquer the region. An early example of Koryeoin counter-intelligence operations, were the reinforcement of that belief.

The Conglomerate had no distinct capital city throughout its lifespan, instead moving itself to always have direct control over the most valuable region of the empire, a lesson learned from overzealous yMarian pre-Conglomerate traditions, in which a stable kingdom would be thrown into civil war by attempts from powerful nobles to supplant the existing monarchy. The Conglomerate reached is height around 1590, at the beginning of the reign of Queen Tuço'patilan, nearing the end of her reign however, several governors in the west began to oppose the Conglomerate's rule. They captured and imprisoned several members of the Royal Household, and threatened to kill them. Queen Tuço'patilan died shortly thereafter and the Royal Chamberlain gave into the western governors demands, in return for the safe return of the royal family members. This led to the rapid succession of several dozen western governors joining the dissidents. This disruption to the Conglomerate food supply and trading routes, led to a breakdown in the military capacity of the Conglomerate and the western governors, coupled with the lack of effective leadership in the Royal Household, ended with a stalemate and very little military conflict.

Language
Approximately 85% of SiWallqanqan people speak as a first or second language, 40% can speak  as a first or second language, and 32% can speak  as a first or second language, as a result of the Great Advance 8% can speak, 14% can speak  as a first or second language. yMarian, Quechan and French are recognized as official languages, with Tiplansk as recognized minority languages.

As yMarian and Quechan possessed no written form, the was adopted in the early peaceful days of contact with Tiperyn.

Government
The State of SiWallqanqa the Great is a federal monarchy, with elements of constitutional monarch, socialist democracy and semi-direct democracy.

The Monarch consists of the Royal Household, which works together to rule and lead, in concordance with the Parliament, however the Head of the Royal Household functions as the major Head of State and leader of the Household. While it is not a true hereditary monarchy, as it is commonplace to adopt influential and wise youths into the royal household, it functions similar to one. In technicality, all citizens are considered subservient to the Monarch and the Royal Household, in effect making SiWallqanqa a slave state, however the methods used do not necessarily reflect that, it is considered to task of the Royal Household to ensure the welfare and wellbeing of the citizens, which it does by both its own activities with royally owned incomes and also with executive oversight of the Parliament.

The Parliament is headed by the Lord Minister, and functions less like a typical parliament, and more like a reporting system, as issues relevant to each province and sub-province are handled by elders and elected and chosen officials, who oversee semi-direct and direct democratic voting for the needs of each area. That said, day to day and federal decision making does occur in the Parliament, in this sense, the elected and chosen officials act as a representative democracy, although the Monarch has many times in the past century expressed distrust of that form of government. Parliaments are formed every 9 years, and must be approved of by the majority of the Royal Household.

Succession
The succession of a monarch in the Royal Household is determined by election and debate, inside the Royal Household, and also considering public, religious and parliamentary opinions. All the children, adopted or natural born, of the presiding Monarch are considered viable successors, with the chosen successor then taking on the title of Monarch, and all siblings who did not succeed, remaining in the Royal Household for as long as they wish, however if the Monarch dies or abdicates before a new generation of children and successors can be established, the siblings of the deceased Monarch are considered to have all been adopted by the Monarch in their dying breath, and are then put up again for election, alongside any other children/successors that may have come from the Monarch’s reign.

Religion in Government
In SiWallqanqa a religious body of authority has existed, closely tied with the Royal Household and the people, centred around a polytheistic folk religion native to the Quechan and yMarian peoples, for several centuries. This religion has no formal name, but is often stylized as the “Cult of [current monarchs name]”. This religion is considered to be affirmed by the state, but not a formal part of the governing body. The highest religious authority in SiWallqanqa is recognized as the ‘Eternal Abbot of Willkapampa’, who voluntarily mummified themselves almost 130 years ago. While the Eternal Abbot is considered the de jure head of the religious authority, a council of folk elder and priests handle the day to day affairs of the Cult.

Law relating to International Controvery
Lèse-majesté is enshrined in the laws of SiWallqanqa. As is the death penalty for the crimes of treason and intentional homicide. The age of consent is 17, although in the past was only 12. The culture of SiWallqanqa has permitted homosexual and gender-diverse people to free and legal protection from persecution, and the ability to marry freely, for almost 600 years, however since the Colonial Wars, all persons capable of producing children, have been expected to do so, thus requiring the Religious Authority and Royal Household to legalize non-monogamous relationships for the purpose of producing children by non-heterosexual persons.

Economy
The economy of SiWallqanqa is partially nationalised, with the Royal Household controlling several major industries, chiefly mining, agriculture and solar energy, (currently under construction in SiWallqanqa is the worlds largest solar power plant). The Royal Household also maintain the Department of Business, whose task it is to evalutate private enterprises, and determine whether it would be more efficient to nationalise or allow the private enterprise to continue, this only affects large scale businesses in regions where the Department can maintain its oversight.

Mining industries mainly focus around copper, antimony, silver and tungsten deposits, which are exported worldwide. Mineral sands and precious stones form the remainder of major mining operations. Solar power plants are mainly focused around the large arid infertile regions in the east and north-east, but also developments are being made on converting fishing trawlers and cargo ships into moving solar collectors. Until the 1960’s coca was legally grown as a cash crop, but has since been criminalized following international pressure. A variety of staple crops are grown in SiWallqanqa, mainly cassava and sorghum. However due to the efforts of Princess Nina, large areas have been developed for rice and corn cropping, which would produce much more food for the applied effort and resources, however these projects are only in the early days. Cassava forms a major staple in poorer regions, and also serves as an export, producing tapioca pearls for international bubble tea chains.

Lamara Jatha Special Economic Zone
The city of Lamara Jatha hosts a Special Economic Zone covering large parts of the cities CBD and west suburbs. This SEZ has little to no regulation of workplace standards, regulation and safety for multinational and manufacturing companies, amounting to little more than labour camps in some areas. Several NGO groups have commented on the high mortality, large scale worker exploitation, high suicide rate and rampant decreased general health, but the Royal Household and the LJ Mayor's office have refuted the claims.

Agricultural Reforms of 2011
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Poverty
A significant percent of SiWallqanqan’s are believed to be unemployed or living below what the international community would consider the poverty line. However almost all healthcare services are completely funded by the Royal Household and Religious Authority and free to citizens, and the Royal Household spends a large percentage of its income maintaining and building large communal housing complexes, and the Religious Authority providing free food supplies to many unable to afford food of their own. That said, these welfare programs are situated primarily on the "Coastal region name" and Willkapampa district. R

Rates of poverty are significantly higher in Lamara Jatha's western suburbs, and throughout much of the north and north-west of the country

Military
SiWallqanqa has three military branches, the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy, and the National Gendarmerie. Of the three, the National Gendarmerie is easily the largest and best funded. However, SiWallqanqa spends only a small amount of its GDP on military assets, thus resulting in largely out of date or inferior equipment compared to other nations, and the costs of improving the military would cause stress to the major welfare projects of the Royal Household. The National Gendarmerie are primarily focused on their policing and border protection duties, leading to some neglect of their land doctrine. SiWallqanqan Protection Force

Culture
A large youth demographic has bred a fairly modern social scene in most major cities, with nightclubs, bars and cafes being a massively growing industry. SiWallqanqa is also considered a popular tourist destination, mainly along the coastal region. This is especially apparent amongst LGBT and other minority groups, for its very accepting social attitudes towards attitudes that would be considered non-traditional elsewhere. Lamara Jatha is particularly well known for a thriving EDM and house music scene, being home to many international musicians and singers, who often take advantage of the favourable currency exchange rate, to purchase large mansions and compounds at cheaper prices. The influx of large groups of Polynesian settlers and exiles, in the late 1930’s, led to a vibrant art and tattooing community in many coastal cities.

Organised and Youth Crime
Regrettably, organised crime is an ever-present threat in SiWallqanqa, with organisations profiting off illegal coca plantations, producing narcotics that are smuggled internationally. Also making use of the relative poverty of many people in inland towns, to entice people into human trafficking or other manipulative enterprises. During the days of colonisation, several informal resistance organisations emerged, many of whom engaged in criminal enterprises to fund themselves, these organisations have remained since then existing solely as criminal organisations, some with international connections and branches. There are called Sayt'awi, which is yMarian for "rebellion".

Youth crime has also been a major problem throughout the whole country, with a large population of youths and little wealth or employment to offer them, many have turned to deliquency or crime. King Pacha started a youth program in 2013 which aimed to reduce youth unemployment and crime, through community construction and farming projects in the nations east, however this program has since fallen into the portfolio of Princess Chaska, who is pushing unemployed youths into informal militia groups, as part of her plan to modernise and scale up the military.

Financial corruption and crime are also prevalent at the middle and higher levels of SiWallqanqan society, with the Financial and Criminal Investigations Unit, a governmental intelligence and policing organisation, as well as ANTI-CORRUPT a multinational non-profit that seeks to combat corruption in developing nations, having much support from the Royal Household and public.