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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==
== Demographics ==
==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)
 
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| label3 = [[Ebidi]]
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| label4 = {{wp|Kashmiris}}
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The people of Umardwal are predominantly culturally {{wp|Afghans}}, {{wp|Kurds}}, [[Ebidi]]s, and {{wp|Kashmiris}}.
=== Linguistic Demographics ===
*{{wpl|Arabic language|Arabic}}
*{{wpl|Kurdish languages|Umardi}}


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]].
== 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}}


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.
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==== Islamic Republic ====
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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.
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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.


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 and Politics==


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.
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|leader_title1 =      {{wpl|Ayatollah}}
|leader_name1 = Fener Jîlwan
|leader_title2 =      President
|leader_name2 = Rojdar Hewaxan
|leader_title3 =   
|leader_name3 =
|legislature =        National Consultative Assembly


==== Globalization ====
===Subdivisions===
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.
[[File:Umardwal subdivisions.png|250px|right]]
==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==
===Cuisine===


== Demographics ==


=== Linguistic Demographics ===
===Military===
 
===Law Enforcement===
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== Government ==


=== Religious Demographics ===
== Economy ==


==Economy==
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.
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.
===Agriculture===
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{{wp|Cotton}}, {{wp|pulse}}, {{wp|flax}}, {{wp|linen}} in the southern semi-arid zones have long served as critical exports for Umardwal throughout its history.
===Mining===
{{wp|Gold}}, {{wp|kaolin}}, {{wp|salt}}, {{wp|phosphate}}, and {{wp|limestone}}.
===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.
====Roads====
=====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]].
== Demographics ==
== Culture ==
===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}}).
== See also ==
*[[Burgoignesc thalattocracy#Cultural_usage|Burgoignesc thalattocracy]]
*[[Middle seas region]]


==Military==
{{Audonia topics}}
==See also==
[[Category:Audonia]]
[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category: Burgundie]]
[[Category: Burgundie]]
[[Category:NPC Countries]]
[[Category:NPC Countries]]
[[Category: Burgoignesc NPC Countries]]
[[Category: Burgoignesc NPC Countries]]
[[Category:Map Completion Project]]
[[Category:2023 NPC Contest]]
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Latest revision as of 16:42, 8 April 2024

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
• 
A
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

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.

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.

Demographics

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.

Linguistic Demographics

History

Prehistory

Arunid Empire

Oduniyyad Caliphate


Colonization

Modern-day period

First Great War


Government and Politics

|government_type = Theocracy |leader_title1 = Ayatollah |leader_name1 = Fener Jîlwan |leader_title2 = President |leader_name2 = Rojdar Hewaxan |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |legislature = National Consultative Assembly

Subdivisions

File:Umardwal subdivisions.png


Military

Law Enforcement

Government

Economy

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.

Agriculture

Cotton, pulse, flax, linen in the southern semi-arid zones have long served as critical exports for Umardwal throughout its history.

Mining

Gold, kaolin, salt, phosphate, and limestone.

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.

Demographics

Culture

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).

See also