South Korasha

The Republic of Southern Korasha, otherwise just commonly referred to as Southern Korasha (Oanbara: Maisanana Seko Korahana) is a federal constitutional republic located in southern Korasha. The nation is bordered by Ishune to the north, The Misty Sea to the east, Strait of Mahur to the west, and The Southern Ocean to the south. With a population of 105 million, the nation is a densely populated region with high levels of urbanization. Southern Korasha is divided into seventeen "Federal Regions", which are further subdivided into numerous "Municipalities" on the local level, with the Federal Regions retaining extensive powers under the constitution. The capital of the nation is the city of Queensport, while other major cities include Maippe, New Endsbury, and Annesport.

Southern Korasha was once a region of numerous tribal-ethnic groups, though three main groups battled for domination over the others. These included the Dazkarena, Soladaio, and the largest of them all, the Oanbara. These three groups migrated into the region likely in the 8000's BCE, though their lack of written record leaves much of their early history unknown to us. What little is known is passed down through oral traditions through the three groups. Oanbarans waged wars on the Dazkarenans for centuries, with the Soladaio's changing sides between the two based on what was beneficial to their tribe at the time. This would change until the Soladaio's and the Oanbarans formed a political union between their peoples and attempted to make a civilization between them in 1312. Though the union succeeded in establishing their dominance, they fell into civil war and their union collapsed by 1480. The Oanbarans continued to attempt domination of the region until the arrival of the Caliantene in 1786 when the explorer Aubert Chabert of Caliane discovered the region and established Queensport on the southern coast. The city soon grew into an important waypoint for Caliantene explorers in their voyages throughout the southern world, and the region's diamond and ore reserves made it a vital colony. The Southern Korashan Colony was officially chartered in 1792, and throughout the 1800's, Caliantene and families from poor backgrounds throughout all of Avanor, displacing the natives as the major ethnic group by 1804. The nation began protesting for further home rule, and by 1831 the colony was granted a Legislative Assembly and governor, and was given autonomy in 1840, though defense and foreign matters remained reserved for Calise. In 1851, after the Avanoran War, the colony transferred hands from Caliane to Gelenia, and though the nation's institutions remained the same - though Gelenian soon replaced Caliantene as the main language of use in the colony. In the Great War, South Korasha fought for Gelenia, though a large garrison was maintained due to the minority Caliantene speaking population in the hinterlands. Independence was granted in the aftermath of the war, though the nation remained in the Gelenian Association of Nations and segregation soon became law. This was more or less maintained until the Summertide Protests of 1887 and 1888, when the government was forced to extend civil rights to all people. Since this period, the nation has developed into a flourishing parliamentary democracy, though it has become embroiled in conflicts in the Korashan interior, such as the Orkar Wars in 1891 and 1894, as well as the Ishune Crisis in 1897. The nation fell victim to a refugee crisis by the early 1900s as people from the continental interior flocked to the nation's borders, attempting to find better living conditions in South Korasha, an issue which has defined the political landscape for the most part throughout the 1900s.

South Korasha is a developed nation with strong civil rights, a robust export driven economy, with a stable political landscape, which has made it a powerful entity on the Korashan continent. As a former Caliantene and Gelenian colony, 75% of the nation is either ethnically Avanoran or half-Avanoran, with only 25% of the nation being ethnically Korashan. This high level of Avanoran ancestry has caused the nation to align itself with Avanoran nations on matters of foreign policy, with even some limited cooperation on defense matters. However, criticisms of this nation have been leveled - government services are not widely available in native languages, racial profiling by authorities have been reported, and there are still differences in wealth and opportunity between ethnic Korashans and Avanorans. Regardless, the nation has a high level of wealth, citizens have high levels of home ownership, unemployment remains low, human rights are routinely protected, and the nation has remained a democracy since it's Summer Protests. The nation is a market economy, and the freedoms of the people are protected in the Constitution of Southern Korasha