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'''Umardwal''', officially the '''Islamic Republic of Umardwal''', is a country in western [[Audonia#Daria|Daria]], the southeastern island of [[Audonia]]. It is neighbored by [[Bulkh]] to the east, and [[Zaclaria]] to the south. It came to its modern iteration after the Islamic Rising, in [[1964]] politically, but has maintained its borders since it was the [[Burgoignesc Colonial Empire|Burgoignesc colony]] of the Presidency of Umardia. It is a theocracy with consociational representation, shared between tribal and familial lines. While suffrage is universal and by secret ballot, it is still common for voters to generally follow their tribal leaders lead on issues. Umardwal is a member of the League of Nations, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
'''Umardwal''', officially the '''Islamic Republic of Umardwal''', is a country in western [[Audonia#Daria|Daria]], the southeastern island of [[Audonia]]. It is a mid-sized country, covering 1,140,993.36 sqkm, making it one of the largest countries in [[Audonia]]. It is neighbored by [[Tapakdore]], Dhavastu, and Pukhtunistan to the east, [[Yanuban]] to the south, and [[Pursat]], [[Bulkh]] and [[Battganuur]] to the west. The country shares the [[Sea of Kandahar]] with Battganuur and Pursat. It also contains coastline with the [[Aab-e-Farus|Sea of Aab-e-Farus]]. The majority of Umardwal's 75 million residents live in the northern regions of the country. Most of the terrain in the south consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe, and mountains. Umardwal's capital and largest city is Asrabad, situated along the coast of the Sea of Kandahar; other major cities in Umardwal include Sayyad, Aridia, and Qayalla.


Its primary exports are crude oil, plastics, iron and steel, and fruit and nuts. It maintains a capitalist economy but with certain controls and subsidies around critical industries like food, water, energy, healthcare, and transportation, which are typically managed as a public-private ventures.
It came to its modern iteration after the Islamic Rising, in 1964 politically, but has maintained its borders due to being the [[Burgoignesc Colonial Empire|Burgoignesc colony]] of the Umardi Presidency. Umardwal is a theocracy with consociational representation, shared between tribal and familial lines. While suffrage is universal and by secret ballot, it is still common for voters to generally follow their tribal leaders lead on issues. Umardwal is a member of the League of Nations, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.


Many scholars have criticized its governance and politics, arguing that it is merely a client of [[Burgundie]].
Many scholars have criticized its governance and politics, arguing that it is merely a client of [[Burgundie]].


==Etymology==
== Society ==
==Geography==
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Umardwal is a vast and open plains and massive forests. It has two mountainous regions in its northeastern and southeastern border regions.
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| caption = Self-reported ethnic origin in Tapakdore (2030)


The Asarmagh River runs from the northeastern mountains almost the whole length of the country to the [[Aab-e-Farus]]. It is a vital agricultural and transportation corridor for the country. The Sarayaan River runs from within [[Zaclaria]], through the southwestern coastal plain and into the [[Aab-e-Farus]].
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The people of Umardwal are predominantly culturally {{wp|Afghans}}, {{wp|Kurds}}, [[Ebidi]]s, and {{wp|Kashmiris}}.
 
*{{wpl|Arabic language|Arabic}}
*{{wpl|Kurdish languages|Umardi}}
====Impact of the foreign workforce====
Umardwal's large foreign workforce has increased the large diaspora of many nationalities, with the majority coming from [[Tierrador]]. The [[Qabóri-Audonian Employment Program]] was created in 1939 by [[Woqali of Tierrador|Woqali]] [[Satola Sanleć]], and was originally intended as a second-chance program for convicted Tierradorian felons. However, as the program grew, it began to allow any Tierradorian national, regardless of background, to seek overseas employment in Burgoignesc Audonia. Umardwal hosts the most Tierradorian foreign workers out of any country, at 29,000, and the Tierradorian diaspora is very prominent in Umardwal. Tierradorian cuisine has grown in popularity in Umardwal, with many local Poraqal-style restaurants with an Umardi twist being seen throughout the country.
 
===Cuisine===
{{wp|Rice}} and {{wp|millet}} are the staples of Umardi cuisine, which is heavily based on cereal grains. Grains are generally prepared with sauces made from edible leaves, such as {{wp|spinach}} or {{wp|baobab}}, with tomato peanut sauce, and may be accompanied by pieces of grilled meat (typically {{wp|chicken}}, {{wp|mutton}}, {{wp|beef}}, or {{wp|goat}}).
 
== History ==


==History==
===Prehistory===
===Prehistory===
In the last century BC the Umardi peoples of western [[Alshar]] migrated to the eastern shore of [[Audonia]]. They established a cultural stronghold in the northeastern corner of modern Umardwal. They outnumbered the Arabi in the area by the 2nd century and had fully established themselves as an [[Audonia|Audonian]] culture by the 6th century. The area they inhabited was loosely called Umalia by the neighboring civilizations in [[Audonia]].
===Arunid Empire===
{{Further|Arunid Empire}}
 
===Oduniyyad Caliphate===
===Oduniyyad Caliphate===
With the arrival of the Muhammadians in Umalia the various pagan and animalistic traditions of the Umardi began to fade away, replaced by Islam. The Umardi embraced the new religion with zeal and joined in the expansionist effort [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]]. Despite their fervor they were regarded poorly by the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Caliphate’s]] generals who found them difficult to control after the battles had concluded. The Umardi had no regard for the Arabi and often slaughtered conquered peoples despite agreements often made to the contrary between the Arabi [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Caliphate]] and the tribal commanders they were conquering. When the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Caliphate]] moved its expansionist efforts to [[Alshar]] and [[Sarpedon]] the Umardi soldiers were deployed there to alleviate any further tension with the Arabi majority.
{{Further|Oduniyyad Caliphate}}
 


The Umardi were used to great success in [[Alshar]] where they were told they were reconquering their original homeland. The Arabi generals hoped to eventually resettle the Umardi in [[Alsahr]] both to claim the southern islands of [[Audonia]] for the Arabi culture, and also to establish a base of loyal adherents on the continent. The policy led to a breakdown in the later years of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Caliphate]]’s rule in [[Alshar]] and ultimately many Umardi soldiers revolted, contributing to the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Caliphate’s]] loss of its territories in [[Alshar]]. As part of the schism between [[Audonia|Audonian]] Islam and [[Alshari]] Islam, many Umardi adopted the Shia tradition of the religion. This raised further tensions upon their return to [[Audonia]] as the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Caliphs]] had failed to return southeastern [[Audonia]] to the Arabi but had brought thousands of skilled veterans home with a heretical religious interpretation.
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===Colonization===
===Colonization===


===Modern period===
===Modern-day period===
Following the collapse of colonial rule in the Presidency of Umardia, the peoples of southern Umardia were united under the Kingdom of Umard in [[1824]]. Shah Reza Maradh sought to create an ethnic Umardi state that safeguarded Umardi values and traditions, as well as being a bastion of Shia Islam in [[Audonia]]. His descendants ruled Umard until [[1917]] when a populist republican government was formed by the growing intelligencia and overthrew Shah Mahmood Maradh in a bloodless coup. The republicans forced a secularist government on the people and introduced universal suffrage. These drastic changes were met with stiff resistance from the traditionalist populace. The discontent saw a fracturing of tribal states in the western part of the country. Losing control of these areas, the central government focused on consolidating their control in more developed and metropolitan parts of the country. In the 1920s they introduced education reforms that made 8 years of formal education compulsory. The hope was that they would eventually win over the breakaway provinces by instilling modernist and republican ideals into the children and as adults they would join the remainder of the country. Instead the tribal areas rejected the schools and attacked agents of the state sent to oversee construction. The traditionalists were concerned that a secular state would allow Arabi influence to infiltrate into the government and that the Umardi culture would eventually be eroded and that Sunni Islam would supplant Shia as the common school of religious practice.
====First Great War====
{{Further|First Great War}}
 
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===Contemporary period===
{{Further|Timeline_of_major_world_events#Contemporary_history}}
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[[1943]]-today
 
The country saw increasing relations with Tierrador following the creation of the Qabóri-Audonian Employment Program. Tierrador had also supplied the country with a large amount of foreign aid, and assisted in reconstruction following [[Operation Kipling]]. Now, Tierrador remains a close ally with Umardwal, along with other former Burgoignesc colonies, and both countries regularly exchange foreign workers.
 
==Government and Politics==
 
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|leader_name1 = Fener Jîlwan
|leader_title2 =      President
|leader_name2 = Rojdar Hewaxan
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|legislature =        National Consultative Assembly
 
===Subdivisions===
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Following the advent of the outbreak of the [[Second Great War]] the republic attempted in involve itself in the “Occidental Affair” to bolster its position in [[Audonia]] and the world. In [[1929]] they sent a contingent of soldiers to occupy the [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] territory of [[Chaukira]]. Having vacated much of the garrison to fight in the [[Second Great War|Levantine Civil War]], the island was virtually defenseless. The citizenry rose to the occasion and offered a stiff resistance but were ultimately defeated by the 15,000 naval infantry and coastal bombardment. From [[1929]]-[[1948]] the Umard Republic exercised uncontested control over the island. When the [[Navy of Burgundie|Burgoignesc war machine]] did arrive in overwhelming force in June of [[1948]] the Umardi navy withdrew without a fight. The defeat was humiliating for the government. They purged the highest level of the navy and appointed political officers who were agreeable to their regime. The level of ineptitude was demonstrated when the navy sallied forth in [[1950]] to attempt to retake [[Chaukira]]. Terrible communication led to a haphazard assault that was immediately repulsed by the island's new coastal artillery. 6 of the 12 Umardi ships were damaged, two of which sunk before they could return home. The ships were then blockaded by a joint [[Burgundie|Burgo]]-[[Urcea]]n force and summarily sunk. The three remaining ships, two frigates and an aviso, in the Umardi navy were dismantled and sold to [[Burgundie]] for $1 a piece.
===Military===
==== Islamic Republic ====
As communism continued to grow in the 1950s and early 1960s the western tribal areas were overcome with an Islamist fervor. In July [[1964]], a rising in the west of the country’s tribal area occurred that formed an autonomous area, governed by Sharia law. The republic sent the army to suppress the rising but a large portion of troops defected to the Islamist cause and the army retreated after a pyrrhic victory in the Battle of Harmooz Pass. The Islamists, lead by Ayatollah Hassan Husseini, followed the army east, extending its territory into the Jangahar region in the center of the country. The republic sent a division of its most loyal adherents to suppress the zealots who were soundly defeated and those who survived were decapitated. The executions were documented and circulated across the country. Soon, through fear and sympathy, the Islamists controlled much of the country. By December they lay siege to the capital.


Still bitter from the invasion of [[Chaukira]], and thinking the Islamists a stronger ally against communism in the region [[Burgundie]] came to Husseini’s aide and shelled and bombed the capital in advance of the Islamists raid. The [[Government of Burgundie|Burgoignesc government]] also recognized Husseini as the true leader of the nation. The relationship remained convoluted as the Islamists decried the republicans for introducing [[Occidental world|Occidentalist ideals]] to Umard. By February of [[1965]] the Husseini government was the sole and recognized government across the nation. As part of their transition to an Islamist state they adopted the name Umardwal, meaning “the homeland of the Umardi peoples”. This broke with centuries of tradition recognizing [[Alshar]] as their homeland. They imposed strict Sharia law across the nation and established a Morality Police which stamped out “indecency”, anti-Islamic activity, and communism. To that end the government happily accepted [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] money and funneled it into its state security apparatus. In return, criminals who conducted crimes deemed anti-Islamic, were offered a chance to serve their sentences, often capital punishments or be seconded to the [[Burgoignesc Foreign Legion#%20Umardi%20Askaris|Burgoignesc Foreign Legion's Umardi Askaris]]. This alleviated the nation of being considered too abusive of human rights and also allowed them to receive [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] funding for “free”. It did however, create a paradox as they were essentially selling Umardis into indentured servitude to the [[Army of Burgundie]], which continues to be an issue today.
===Law Enforcement===
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The Husseini regime ended without incident upon his death in [[1983]] and power passed to Ayatollah Mahmood Achmenjad, the appointed protégé of Husseini. Achmenjad made minor reforms to the education system in the country attempting to assuage the moderate clerics and form an alliance between his predecessor’s right-wing faction and the centrists. The coalition lasted for 5 years before ambitious liberal clerics tried to push their own agenda. Achmenjad was forced to react and clamp down on the perceived liberalization of the government’s policies. All non-religious schools were shuttered immediately, and madrasas were expanded to accommodate the influx of students. In some areas there was a gap of about 3 years before the expansions were completed leading to a gap in many students' education. This further differentiated those who had chosen to send their children to madrasas first and those who send their children to the public schools established by the republicans. These children of the late 1980s and early 1990s formed into incredibly segregated adults. Those whose parents had been adherents of the Islamic state from the beginning and those whose parents had come to these ideals later. This created a class of wealthy adherents to the Islamic state and an aspirational class that was considered not as loyal.
== Government ==


In the 2000s these children came to adulthood and entered the workplace. They were ambitious and searched wildly to find ways to prove their worth. They organizations and organs of the state were already gorged with older, established, and unmotivated workers who were perturbed by the youthful enthusiasm. They sought to suppress their employment and were active in their attempts to push them to the private sector. This led to an incredibly active and innovative private sector building up overnight in the country. By [[2012]] young entrepreneurs were bringing in $694 million in foreign investments annually. This number has risen, especially since [[2030]] as the virgin markets of Umardwal become more open to foreign products and technologies.
== Economy ==
Umardwal has a [[w:Gross domestic product|GDP]] of almost $1 trillion, making it one of the largest economies out of all the former Burgoignesc colonies in Audonia. Its primary exports are crude oil, plastics, iron and steel, and fruit and nuts. It maintains a capitalist economy but with certain controls and subsidies around critical industries like food, water, energy, healthcare, and transportation, which are typically managed as a public-private ventures. By regional standards, Umardwal possesses a somewhat diversified economy, being a large trade hub for a lot of resources in Daria. However, the country's GDP is still heavily reliant on petroleum exports, and the petroleum and mineral extraction sectors dominate the country's fast-growing economy. There have been many attempts by the Umardi government to diversify the economy even more, subsidizing agriculture, tourism, and even automobile manufacturing. The country has received foreign aid from [[Burgundie]] and [[Tierrador]] as a means to help fund the new subsidies.


==== Globalization ====
The country boasts a low unemployment rate, of about 4.5%. Umardwal hosts a number of foreign workers, which send an estimated $8.6 billion annually to their home nations, mostly in other areas of Alshar, Levantia, and Crona. The largest foreign community in the country is from Burgundie, with an estimated 21,000 Burgoignesc nationals seeking employment in mostly agriculture and petroleum products. Many Burgoignesc companies operate subsidiaries in Umardwal. The country also sees many workers from [[Tierrador]] and [[Caphiria]]. The workers earn a monthly wage of about ₮2000, which is mostly funded by their home countries.
Starting in the 1970s with [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] containerization and its strategically important position for conduct of [[Operation Kipling]], Umardwal benefitted greatly from Globalization. While the Islamic state did not open its markets to many foreign nations until the Economic Reformation of 2008, it is a critical link in various supply chains both to southern [[Audonia]] and [[Alshar]]. Since the 2020s the influx of foreign goods has had a liberalizing effect on life and society in Umardwal. With the allowance of foreign workers to relocate with their companies to the country in [[2023]], there has been an increasing appetite for foreign cultural information and the sharing of experiences. The advent of the internet has also been instrumental in the introduction of Umardis to the rest of the world.
==Government==
It is a {{wpl|theocracy}} with {{wpl|Consociationalism|consociational}} representation, shared between tribal and familial lines. While suffrage is universal and by secret ballot, it is still common for voters to generally follow their tribal leaders lead on issues.


==Culture==
===Agriculture===
===Cuisine===
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Umardwal, mostly being a desert nation, is not very rich in arable land. However, in semi-arid zones in the south of the country, there are large farms which produce {{wp|cotton}}, {{wp|legume}}, {{wp|flax}}, {{wp|linen}}, which served as critical exports for Umardwal throughout its history. Cotton and legume farms represent 80% of all agricultural production. The farms are also responsible for over half of the country's agricultural employment. Umardwal exports close to 400,000 tonnes of cotton, making it the 6th-largest producer in the world. The top importers of Umardi cotton are Burgundie and Tierrador.
 
===Mining===
 
Umardwal's mining industry is one of the largest in the country. It produces a large amount of {{wp|petroleum}}, {{wp|gold}}, {{wp|kaolin}}, {{wp|salt}}, {{wp|phosphate}}, and {{wp|limestone}} yearly. The country's petroleum mining sector has been the historically dominant industry, making up 80% of the country's GDP in 2004. Since 2011, there have been attempts to diversify the economy, and in 2024, petroleum's impact was reduced to just half of Umardwal's GDP. Umardwal receives a large sum of foreign aid from Tierrador to assist in advancements in mining technology. The [[Audonia-Tierrador Corporation]], based in [[Asrabad]], was established in 1994 as a subsidiary of [[Auqali Lithium]], with the goal of upgrading much of Umardwal's outdated mining technology using Tierradorian funds.
 
Petroleum in Umardwal is mostly dominated by the state-owned [[Umardco]], which is the most valuable company in the nation. Umardco operates many inland drilling sites along with underwater petroleum rigs on the Sea of Kandahar and the Aab-e-Farus. Umardwal is one of the largest producers of petroleum in the world and the largest in western Audonia. Its main petroleum importers are Burgundie, Tierrador, Tapakdore, Bulkh, Battganuur, and Yanuban. Petroleum is the only industry in the country that is not privatized. Umardwal also has a significant gold mining sector in the Wabdahi region and significant other mineral industries, including salt and phosphate.


== Demographics ==
===Infrastructure===
====Rail====
Umardwal uses [[Track gauges around the world|Standard gauge]], 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) as most of its rail infrastructure has been under the auspices of [[Burgundie]] and its sphere of influence in the [[Middle seas region]], who all use that rail gauge.


=== Linguistic Demographics ===
====Roads====


=== Religious Demographics ===
=====Louage=====
A '''louage''' is a minibus shared taxi in many parts of [[Daria]] that were [[Burgoignesc colonial empire|colonized]] by [[Burgundie]]. In [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]], the name means "rental." Departing only when filled with passengers not at specific times, they can be hired at stations. Louage ply set routes, and fares are set by the government. In contrast to other share taxis in [[Audonia]], louage are sparsely decorated. Louages use a color-coding system to show customers what type of transport they provide and the destination of the vehicle. Louages with red lettering travel from one state to another, blue travel from city to city within a state, and yellow serves rural locales. Fares are purchased from ticket agents who walk throughout the louage stations or stands. Typical vehicles include: the [[MILCAR#Trucks|MILCAR Jornalero]], the [[TerreRaubeuer_Motor_Car_Company|TerreRaubeuer Valliant 130]], and the [[Cross_Trucking_Company#Industrial_and_Construction|CTC M237-07]].


==Economy==
== See also ==
Its primary exports are crude oil, plastics, iron and steel, and fruit and nuts. It maintains a capitalist economy but with certain controls and subsidies around critical industries like food, water, energy, healthcare, and transportation, which are typically managed as a public-private ventures.
*[[Burgoignesc thalattocracy#Cultural_usage|Burgoignesc thalattocracy]]
*[[Middle seas region]]


==Military==
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 10 June 2024

Umardwal, officially the Islamic Republic of Umardwal, is a country in western Daria, the southeastern island of Audonia. It is a mid-sized country, covering 1,140,993.36 sqkm, making it one of the largest countries in Audonia. It is neighbored by Tapakdore, Dhavastu, and Pukhtunistan to the east, Yanuban to the south, and Pursat, Bulkh and Battganuur to the west. The country shares the Sea of Kandahar with Battganuur and Pursat. It also contains coastline with the Sea of Aab-e-Farus. The majority of Umardwal's 75 million residents live in the northern regions of the country. Most of the terrain in the south consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe, and mountains. Umardwal's capital and largest city is Asrabad, situated along the coast of the Sea of Kandahar; other major cities in Umardwal include Sayyad, Aridia, and Qayalla.

Islamic Republic of Umardwal

Flag of Umardwal
Flag
Motto: والله زمان يا سلاحي
It has been a long time, oh my weapon!
Anthem: 
      Map of Umardwal
      Map of Umardwal
Capital
and largest city
Asrabad
Official languagesArabic
Umardi
Ethnic groups
Kurdish in the south and Afghan in the north
Religion
Shia Islam
Demonym(s)Umardi (noun)

Umardian (adjective)

Umardians (plural)
GovernmentTheocracy
• Ayatollah
Fener Jîlwan
• President
Rojdar Hewaxan
LegislatureNational Consultative Assembly
• 
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Area
• Total
1,140,993.36 km2 (440,540.00 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate
75,889,290
• Density
66.511/km2 (172.3/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)estimate
• Total
$989,932,531,154.70
• Per capita
$13,044.43
CurrencyUmardian Rupee (ɹ)
Driving sideright

It came to its modern iteration after the Islamic Rising, in 1964 politically, but has maintained its borders due to being the Burgoignesc colony of the Umardi Presidency. Umardwal is a theocracy with consociational representation, shared between tribal and familial lines. While suffrage is universal and by secret ballot, it is still common for voters to generally follow their tribal leaders lead on issues. Umardwal is a member of the League of Nations, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

Many scholars have criticized its governance and politics, arguing that it is merely a client of Burgundie.

Society

Self-reported ethnic origin in Tapakdore (2030)

  Afghans (38.5%)
  Kurds (24.6%)
  Ebidi (12.4%)
  Kashmiris (9.3%)
  other/multi-ethnic (15.2%)

The people of Umardwal are predominantly culturally Afghans, Kurds, Ebidis, and Kashmiris.

Impact of the foreign workforce

Umardwal's large foreign workforce has increased the large diaspora of many nationalities, with the majority coming from Tierrador. The Qabóri-Audonian Employment Program was created in 1939 by Woqali Satola Sanleć, and was originally intended as a second-chance program for convicted Tierradorian felons. However, as the program grew, it began to allow any Tierradorian national, regardless of background, to seek overseas employment in Burgoignesc Audonia. Umardwal hosts the most Tierradorian foreign workers out of any country, at 29,000, and the Tierradorian diaspora is very prominent in Umardwal. Tierradorian cuisine has grown in popularity in Umardwal, with many local Poraqal-style restaurants with an Umardi twist being seen throughout the country.

Cuisine

Rice and millet are the staples of Umardi cuisine, which is heavily based on cereal grains. Grains are generally prepared with sauces made from edible leaves, such as spinach or baobab, with tomato peanut sauce, and may be accompanied by pieces of grilled meat (typically chicken, mutton, beef, or goat).

History

Prehistory

Arunid Empire

Further information: Arunid Empire

Oduniyyad Caliphate

Further information: Oduniyyad Caliphate


Colonization

Modern-day period

First Great War

Further information: First Great War

Contemporary period

Further information: Timeline_of_major_world_events § Contemporary_history

1943-today

The country saw increasing relations with Tierrador following the creation of the Qabóri-Audonian Employment Program. Tierrador had also supplied the country with a large amount of foreign aid, and assisted in reconstruction following Operation Kipling. Now, Tierrador remains a close ally with Umardwal, along with other former Burgoignesc colonies, and both countries regularly exchange foreign workers.

Government and Politics

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Subdivisions

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Military

Law Enforcement

Government

Economy

Umardwal has a GDP of almost $1 trillion, making it one of the largest economies out of all the former Burgoignesc colonies in Audonia. Its primary exports are crude oil, plastics, iron and steel, and fruit and nuts. It maintains a capitalist economy but with certain controls and subsidies around critical industries like food, water, energy, healthcare, and transportation, which are typically managed as a public-private ventures. By regional standards, Umardwal possesses a somewhat diversified economy, being a large trade hub for a lot of resources in Daria. However, the country's GDP is still heavily reliant on petroleum exports, and the petroleum and mineral extraction sectors dominate the country's fast-growing economy. There have been many attempts by the Umardi government to diversify the economy even more, subsidizing agriculture, tourism, and even automobile manufacturing. The country has received foreign aid from Burgundie and Tierrador as a means to help fund the new subsidies.

The country boasts a low unemployment rate, of about 4.5%. Umardwal hosts a number of foreign workers, which send an estimated $8.6 billion annually to their home nations, mostly in other areas of Alshar, Levantia, and Crona. The largest foreign community in the country is from Burgundie, with an estimated 21,000 Burgoignesc nationals seeking employment in mostly agriculture and petroleum products. Many Burgoignesc companies operate subsidiaries in Umardwal. The country also sees many workers from Tierrador and Caphiria. The workers earn a monthly wage of about ₮2000, which is mostly funded by their home countries.

Agriculture

Umardwal, mostly being a desert nation, is not very rich in arable land. However, in semi-arid zones in the south of the country, there are large farms which produce cotton, legume, flax, linen, which served as critical exports for Umardwal throughout its history. Cotton and legume farms represent 80% of all agricultural production. The farms are also responsible for over half of the country's agricultural employment. Umardwal exports close to 400,000 tonnes of cotton, making it the 6th-largest producer in the world. The top importers of Umardi cotton are Burgundie and Tierrador.

Mining

Umardwal's mining industry is one of the largest in the country. It produces a large amount of petroleum, gold, kaolin, salt, phosphate, and limestone yearly. The country's petroleum mining sector has been the historically dominant industry, making up 80% of the country's GDP in 2004. Since 2011, there have been attempts to diversify the economy, and in 2024, petroleum's impact was reduced to just half of Umardwal's GDP. Umardwal receives a large sum of foreign aid from Tierrador to assist in advancements in mining technology. The Audonia-Tierrador Corporation, based in Asrabad, was established in 1994 as a subsidiary of Auqali Lithium, with the goal of upgrading much of Umardwal's outdated mining technology using Tierradorian funds.

Petroleum in Umardwal is mostly dominated by the state-owned Umardco, which is the most valuable company in the nation. Umardco operates many inland drilling sites along with underwater petroleum rigs on the Sea of Kandahar and the Aab-e-Farus. Umardwal is one of the largest producers of petroleum in the world and the largest in western Audonia. Its main petroleum importers are Burgundie, Tierrador, Tapakdore, Bulkh, Battganuur, and Yanuban. Petroleum is the only industry in the country that is not privatized. Umardwal also has a significant gold mining sector in the Wabdahi region and significant other mineral industries, including salt and phosphate.

Infrastructure

Rail

Umardwal uses Standard gauge, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) as most of its rail infrastructure has been under the auspices of Burgundie and its sphere of influence in the Middle seas region, who all use that rail gauge.

Roads

Louage

A louage is a minibus shared taxi in many parts of Daria that were colonized by Burgundie. In Burgoignesc, the name means "rental." Departing only when filled with passengers not at specific times, they can be hired at stations. Louage ply set routes, and fares are set by the government. In contrast to other share taxis in Audonia, louage are sparsely decorated. Louages use a color-coding system to show customers what type of transport they provide and the destination of the vehicle. Louages with red lettering travel from one state to another, blue travel from city to city within a state, and yellow serves rural locales. Fares are purchased from ticket agents who walk throughout the louage stations or stands. Typical vehicles include: the MILCAR Jornalero, the TerreRaubeuer Valliant 130, and the CTC M237-07.

See also

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