Umardwal
Umardwal, officially the Islamic Republic of Umardwal, is a newly industrialized country in central Daria, Audonia. It has a land mass of 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 | |
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 Location of Umardwal (dark green) In Audonia (gray) | |
| Capital and largest city | Asrabad |
| Official languages | Arabic Umardi |
| Ethnic groups | Umardi in the south and Ifgeen in the north |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Demonym(s) | Umardi (noun) Umardian (adjective) |
| Government | Theocracy |
| Fener Jîlwan | |
• President | Rojdar Hewaxan |
| Legislature | National 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 |
| Currency | Umardian Rupee (ɹ) |
| Driving side | right |
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.
The people of Umardwal are predominantly ethnically Ifgeen, Umardi, Ebidis, and Kashmiris. The lingua franca is Umardi but Ifgigeen is an important regional language in the country's north where the majority of the population live. International affairs and business are typically conducted in Burgoignesc, with approximately 7% of the population, mostly the elites, speaking it with some level of fluency. 77.6% of the population identifies as Muslim, primarily Sunni. However, Druzism is so closely aligned with Muslim societal morays that it is often lumped in and the theocracy states thats their faithful represent over 84% of the population. Christians represent 14.4% of the total with the Marandite Catholic Church and Mercantile Reform Protestantism forming the main denominations. Education, K-12 is mandatory, but most schools are madrasa. As a result, social science topics are often taught through the lens of Islamic education, and are considered the most important subjects, often at the expense of STEM. As a result, despite a high graduation rate of 84% from secondary education, the students produced by this system are not on equal footing with other global counterparts with the same level of academic attainment.
Many scholars have criticized its governance and politics, arguing that it is merely a proxy-puppet of Burgundie.
Geography
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Great Kavir in Umardwal -
Great Kavir in Umardwal -
Great Kavir in Umardwal
Umardwal is a vast and open plains with massive tropical plains, called the Umalian Plain and Umdari Peninsula, in the far northern third of and the Great Kavir desert covering the southern two thirds. It has three mountainous regions in its northeastern, southwestern, and southeastern border regions, the Indukoush, Baqunah, and Mahagheh Mountains respectively.
The Asarmagh River runs from the southwestern Baqunah Mountains almost the whole length of the country to the Sea of Kandahar. It is a vital agricultural and transportation corridor for the country, but it runs dry in the southern hemispheric summer, December - February due to the extreme heat in the Great Kavir. The Sarayaan River runs from the foothills of the Indukoush Mountains to the Sea of Kandahar, and the Sindhus River from the highlands of the Indukoush Mountains into western Dhavastu.
Climate and environment
Umardwal is climactically divided into three mega-regions. The northern fertile, tropical Umalian Plain, the central arid Great Kavir desert, and the temperate highlands of the Indukoush, Baqunah, and Mahagheh Mountains.
Battganuur, along with Burgoignesc, Bulkh, and Pursat is working on a largescale greening, rewilding, and de-desertification project to reclaim arable land from the Great Kavir called the Great Green Wall.
History
Prehistory
It's estimated that the first settlements in the modern area of bulk were settled around 15,000 BCE. These settlements were primarily in the interior where the Great Kavir desert is today. Up until 5,000 years ago, the area was not so arid and the vegetation might have been closer to a savanna. However, desertification set in around 3000 BCE, and the desert became much like it is today. This desertification pushed the people further south and north into the Sea of Kandahar basin and the Baqunah, and Mahagheh Mountains by 4500 BCE. The interior had become mostly uninhabited by 500 BCE, and the Sea of Kandahar's and Aab-e-Farus coasts had become the primary areas of both settlement and cultivation of crops. There was still bands of nomads in the desert interior but not nearly to the same extent that there had been two or 3,000 years prior. These northern coastal settlements became more and more settled as the cultivation of rice and millet and the raising of goats and sheep in the tropical Umalian became more sustainable for the larger populations.
Umaronid Empire
The Umaronid Empire, a Bronze Age civilization that thrived in western Audonia from approximately 3300 to 1300 BCE, left an indelible mark on the region. Renowned for their meticulous urban planning, the Umaronids constructed sprawling cities like Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, characterized by grid-like layouts, multi-story houses, and sophisticated drainage and water supply systems. This meticulous attention to detail extended to their economic practices, evident in their standardized weights and measures that facilitated trade and commerce across the empire. The Umaronids demonstrated exceptional craftsmanship and technological ingenuity. Their mastery of metallurgy is evident in the production of bronze tools and weapons, while their artistry is showcased in intricate seals, pottery, and figurines. Notably, the empire developed a unique script, yet to be deciphered, which tantalizingly hints at a complex language and potentially rich literary traditions. Despite its advancements, the Umaronid Empire eventually declined. While the precise reasons remain unclear, factors such as climate change, shifting river courses, and migrations likely played a role. Nevertheless, the legacy of the Umaronids endures, providing valuable insights into the social, economic, and cultural dynamics of early Audonian civilizations. The empire's contributions to urban planning, metallurgy, and artistic expression continue to inspire and inform contemporary understanding of the region's history.
Classical Antiquity
Modern Umardwal was two separate zones in the classical period, the northern Kashmiria under the Arunid Empire and Yazidia in the southern part of Umardwal and the northern part of Yanuban a fiercely free zone of hostile tribal people. Umalia was a crowning jewel for the Arunids with its fertile land, it's booming textile industry and trade routes on Sea of Kandahar and the Aab-e-Farus. It became a hub of learning and culture and served as the crossroads between the Arabo-Persian and the Punjabo-Nepali areas of the Arunid Empire. The Kashmiri princes who ran Kashmiria were violent subjugators of the proto-Persian culture in the area and forced the creation of the Ifgeen culture as unique from the proto-Persian culture in what would become northern Battganuur.
Yazidia was an exonyms of the loose grouping of Yazidi tribes people in the Baqunah and Magheheh Mountains and their environs, but who had no collective affiliation with each other. They did trade with each other but during this period there was no formal cultural exchange like there would be under Caliphate in the coming centuries.
Kemeti civilization
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Ruins of the power naval city Aknosheh
In the 9th century BCE, the Kemeti people rose to prominence as a regional power, establishing trade networks with neighboring civilizations and developing a sophisticated system of writing based on hieroglyphs. The Kemeti pantheon, featuring gods like Re, the sun god, and Isus, the goddess of fertility, became central to Kemeti religious life. During this era, monumental structures like the Great Stones and the Temple of Amin were constructed, showcasing the Kemeti's architectural prowess. They were great slavers and traders of fine goods all along the Bay of Oduniyyad and they were also connected into the Sea of Istroya trade network. As desertification of the Great Kavir pushed some closer to the coast, the Kemeti became war-like and centralized capturing most of modern Bulkh, Pursat, Yanuban, parts of southern Umardwal, and Syliria. The Kemeti dominated the local Arabs and Pursi people.
By the 7th century AD, the once-mighty Kemeti civilization had endured millennia of prosperity and dominance. However, internal strife, political instability, and the pressure of neighboring empires had gradually weakened the Pharaonic state. The final dynasty, the Pe-ankh-em-tanenids, weakened by corruption and economic decline, struggled to maintain control over its vast territory. In 739, the armies of the Oduniyyad Caliphate, set their sights on the Kemetis. Led by the brilliant general 'Amr ibn al-'As, the Arab Muslim forces swiftly crossed the frontier and engaged the Kemeti army at the Battle of Fapohdet. Despite their valiant efforts, the Kemeti forces were no match for the disciplined and highly motivated Arab Muslim army. The defeat at Fapohdet marked the beginning of the end for the Kemeti civilization.The Oduniyyad Caliphate forces continued their advance, capturing major cities and fortresses across the . In 842 AD, the cultural and intellectual heart of the Kemeti civilization, Medvasut, fell to the invaders. The Great Library of Kussaipis was burned down by the rampaging Caliphal forces marking the end of the Kemeti civilization, at least as a centralized state. Remnants of the Pharaonic retinue and army fight for three more years but they were never victorious and the Pharaoh Atemu III died, alone in the streets, in 843, his family and heirs all killed by the Oduniyyad Caliphate.
Medieval period
Oduniyyad Caliphate
Modern Umardwal was a divided into two administrative provinces during the rule of the Caliphate, Umalia in the north, Markhazia in the southern part of Umardwal and the northern part of Yanuban. These provinces were based both on ethnic distinctions with the Ifgeen north of the Great Kavir and the Umardi south of the desert. The province of Umalia was a crowning jewel for the Caliphate with its fertile land, it's booming textile industry and trade routes on Sea of Kandahar and the Aab-e-Farus. It became a hub of learning and culture and served as the crossroads between the Arabo-Persian and the Punjabo-Nepali areas of the Caliphate. It was a wealthy province where the Caliphate was much loved by the subjects.
In Markhazia, however, the Umardi were much more resistant to the rule of the Caliphs. They used the mountainous terrain fight a 2 century long guerilla war against the Caliphate who was constantly trying to pacify the region to bring trade routes through without cross the Great Kavir. The region did not enjoy the natural agricultural wealth of the Umalian Plains and focused on herding and substance farming.
Crusades
Between 1304 and 1416 there were 4 crusades in the province of Umalia. The once great port cities were sacked in 1304, 1354, and 1416. The 1373 crusade was a disaster for the Occidentals. The region was able to recover in 1304 and 1354 but the efforts taken to repel the crusaders in 1373 and a generally collapsing empire caused the Caliphate to give little aid to Umalia after 1381.
Early modern era
Following the collapse of the Caliphate Markhazia fell back into its ancient isolationist ways, but with a stronger sense of collective identity driven by their shared opposition to the Caliphate. Umalia stood as an independent state vaselating between the influences of Battganuuri and Kashmiri princes.
Kandahari-Pukhtun colony
Kandahari-Pukhtun colony was a colonial holding administered by the Bourgondii Royal Trading Company in central Daria, Audonia from 1615 until the 1830s at which point the Great Rebellion of Slavery Bay overwhelmed the colony forcing its end and the expulsion of the Occidentals living within it.
Late modern period
Following the collapse of colonial rule in the Presidency of Umardia, the peoples of northern 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. 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.
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 Burgoignesc territory of Alcairet. Having vacated much of the garrison to fight in the 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 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 Alcairet. 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 Burgo-Urcean 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.
Contemporary period
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 Alcairet, 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 Burgoignesc government also recognized Husseini as the true leader of the nation. The relationship remained convoluted as the Islamists decried the republicans for introducing 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 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's Umardi Askaris. This alleviated the nation of being considered too abusive of human rights and also allowed them to receive 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.
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.
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.
Globalization
Starting in the 1970s with 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 was a critical link in various supply chains both to southern Audonia. 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.
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
Umardwal is an Islamic theocracy whose head of state is Ayatollah Fener Jîlwan. President Rojdar Hewaxan is the head of government of the National Consultative Assembly, a role which is largely ceremonial. The state maintains Sharia law but it's interpretation has become much more lax since the Islamic Revolution of 1964. Elections are held every 5 years but sufferage is only available to men over the age of 21 or those over 18 in the armed forces. Umardwal is a one party state but the state puts forward moderate, liberal, and conservative candidates in each district for local governance as a litmus test for the prevailing political attitudes of the populace. Moderates did well, overall in the 1982, 1987, and 1992 elections. In 1997, 2002, and 2007 the liberal candidates did well and the country saw a general openness to foreigners and a lighter touch on the strict adherence to Sharia law. Since the 2012 election their has been a resurgence of conservative candidate victories and the country has taken a stronger stance on self-sufficiency, Burgophobia and Counter-Equatorial Movement, and a stricter adherence of Sharia law.
Subdivisions
- Asrabad Capital District
- Umdaria, capital Sayyad
- Umalia, capital Baab al Kandahar
- Ifgean, capital Qayalla
- Indukoush, capital Khandouz
- Kavir Shamali (Eastern Wasteland (Great Kavir)), capital Baab al Mayranj
- Kavir Markhazi (Central Wasteland (Great Kavir)), capital Herkot
- Baqunah, capital Hamawand
- Mahagheh, capital Kewa
Military
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Guardians of the Islamic Revolutionary Ideal
The Islamic Armed Forces of Umardwal number 1.45 million personnel across all 6 branches:
- Guardians of the Islamic Revolutionary Ideal (gendarmerie): 283,000 paramilitaries
- Army of the Islamic Republic: 849,400
- Islamic Republican Navy: 150,800
- Islamic Republican Air and Missile Forces: 80,700
- Financial Enforcement and Life Saving Services of the Islamic Republic (coast guard): 43,900
- Space and Cyberwarfare Forces: 48,300
Society
Self-reported religious affiliation in Umardwal (2030)
The people of Umardwal are predominantly culturally Ifgeen, Umardi, Ebidis, and Kashmiris. The lingua franca is Umardi but Ifgigeen is an important regional language in the country's north where the majority of the population live. International affairs and business are typically conducted in Burgoignesc, with approximately 7% of the population, mostly the elites, speaking it with some level of fluency.
Faith plays a central role in shaping Umardwal's political and social fabric. 77.6% of the population identifies as Muslim, primarily Sunni. However, Druzism is so closely aligned with Muslim societal morays that it is often lumped in and the theocracy states thats their faithful represent over 84% of the population. Christians represent 14.4% of the total with the Marandite Catholic Church and Mercantile Reform Protestantism forming the main denominations. Because the theocracy is based on the Muslim faith the Christians and Druze are particularly vulnerable to political exclusion. Mercantile Reform Protestants, in particular, are subject to a higher-than-average incarceration rates by the Guardians of the Islamic Revolutionary Ideal. However, the state does officially espouse religious tolerance. All government holidays are based around the observance of Muslim holidays, feasts, and fasting.
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).
Distribution
80% of the countries 75.8 million people living the northern provinces of Asrabad Capital District, Umdaria, Umalia, Ifgean, and Indukoush. These provinces are where most of the countries cities, ports, and farms are. 54% of the total population live in the coastal cities which have been vitally important to the region since ancient times as trading posts. The Great Kavir divides the country in half and is traversed by nomadic peoples and Bulkhiyeen Bedouins but there are only a few settlements along the Asarmagh River and the Trans-Kavirian Railroad. There are 6 major settlements (over 100k) in the southern part of the country, primarily mining or faming towns in the Baqunah and Mahagheh Mountains: Hewleer, Duhok, Hamawand, Kewa, Jarmo, and Yeziid.
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 Audonia, 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, only the northern Umalian Plain has arable land. In the tropical and semi-arid Umalian Plain, there are large commecial farms which produce cotton, legume, rice, millet, 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. In the northern Mahagheh Mountains there is a pocket of tea growing that has existed since the Oduniyyad Caliphate and has been highly prized throughout the region.
Clothing and textile manufacturing
Umardwal is a global leader for the garment industry, and textile manufacturing, with its massive cotton, flax, and linen agricultural sector, textiles are the second largest employer in the country. Umardwal has been the historical textile hub of many Darian empires like the Arunid Empire, Oduniyyad Caliphate, and the Burgoignesc colonial empire. Clothing is the primary export product of Umardi textile companies, but yarn and cloth are also key exports of the industry. Many international fashion house and clothing brands use Umardwal as their actual manufacturing capability (e.g. House of Elan, Fénix, Zaqguero, Amaris S.p.A, Athena S.A., El Dorado, and República Calafia).
Industrial and military applications
Umardwal is one of the largest cotton pulp exporters in the world and as such a vital link in the global gunpowder supply chain. With the increased focus on artillery shells during the Final War of the Deluge, Burgundie became a primary buyer of Umardi cotton pulp on behalf of Urcea and a massive ramp up across the LUDC countries in artillery shell manufacturing. From 2021-2027, Levantine Union thorough Burgundie invested $18.5 billion in the cotton growing and harvesting industry with the express purpose of increasing cotton pulp, bandage/gauze, uniform textiles production by 175%. In 2035, Umardwal is producing an average of 14.3 megatonnes of cotton pulp, a vast majority of which is bought by the countries of the Levantine Union and the Burgoignesc thalattocracy.
Mining and hydrocarbon extraction
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's extensive rail system is owned and operated by Umardo-Tapakdori National Rail (UTNR), which is publicly-funded by foreign aid from Tierrador and Burgundie. Umardwal's system encompasses half of UTNR's total operations, at 27,553 kilometers. UTNR's main high-speed line runs from Asrabad to the Tapakdori capital of Gadkheri, while making a stop in Sayyad. for 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
National highways face the constant battle against harsh desert conditions in the south and subsurface settling in the rainy tropical north. Secondary roads roads serve smaller towns and communities but succumb to seasonal flooding in both climate magazines. These local roads provide crucial last-mile connectivity, yet navigating them, especially during rains, can be hazardous. A major contract has been signed with Estia-Odoneru Gypsum, Salt, and Aggregate and O'Shea Industrial Services to extend the paved infrastructure to many villages in 1983 and with the harsh conditions that work is ongoing.
The highway system is most extensive in the country's densely populated north and in and around the mountain ranges where mineral extraction requires consistently maintained infrastructure.
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.