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&lt;div&gt;{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
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|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2144-2159&lt;br /&gt;
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|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Education===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicExpansion1.png|left|thumb|300x300px|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 4 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Right|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ashrazids.png|300px|thumb|Right|The Ashrazid Empire at its height in 1836]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Phoenian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Siege of Vuchalla===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Shirazi Administration (2142-2157)===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency (2166-2173)===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Dissolution of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
===Music===&lt;br /&gt;
===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:KP3 Nations]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;{{War|title=Phoenian Civil War|start_date= &amp;quot;February&amp;quot; 2136|end_date= &amp;quot;August&amp;quot; 2138|treaty/outcome=Treaties of Ria and Szohreh|force_1_header=Unionists:&lt;br /&gt;
[[Tekkia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Iro Wuste Loyalists|force_2_header=Opposition:&lt;br /&gt;
[[Chosaint]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Granderia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Nuvan Wurste&lt;br /&gt;
[[South Sahrland Revolutionaries]]|changes=&lt;br /&gt;
Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses restored &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Three counties ceded to Granderia from Iroa and Tekkia &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Iroa cedes Gali, Yarqand and Markazi counties to Carsodonia &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Nuvastian installed government in Wurste Protectorate removed &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Wurste cedes Qadae and Dezar Triangle to Iroa &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;SSR Insurgency continues|force_2_list=Supported by:&lt;br /&gt;
[[Nuvastia]] (directly until &amp;quot;April&amp;quot; 2138)&lt;br /&gt;
[[Carsodonia]] (directly between &amp;quot;Dec&amp;quot; 2136 - &amp;quot;March&amp;quot; 2137)|force_1_list=Supported by:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Sahr|Sahrland]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Phoenian Civil War''' was a conflict fought internally within [[Phoenia]] between 2136 and 2138, with external powers intervening either directly or through economic support. It consisted broadly of two occasionally overlapping fronts. In the east, the '''Federal War''' was fought between [[Tekkia]] and the rebelling [[Chosaint]] and [[Granderia]] republics over the administrative status of the two within the Union of Phoenia. Most of the fighting occurred inside the borders of Chosaint and in the areas surrounding Granderia. Tekkia would eventually relent and  restore the federal republics as independent members of the union. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The conflict in the west is known as the '''Iro-Nuvastian War''' and was fought over control of the [[Wuste|Wurste Protectorate]]. It began when property disputes in the city of Tardide boiled over into a military police crackdown that saw 50 residents and business owners, mostly Nuvan in origin massacred. Fearing a potential ethnic conflict endangering the Nuvan minority, [[Nuvastia]] marched on Kecha and installed a friendly regime, leading to a conflict with [[Iroa]]. During the war, [[Carsodonia]] would briefly intervene to recover territory lost in the Purple Revolution. As the Federal War drew to a close and the other union members backed Iroa, Nuvastia abandoned its support for Wurste which was then brought under Iroan protectorate once again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The war occurred during the [[Phoenian-Sahren terror war|Phoenian-Sahren Terror War]] and would see a significant escalation of [[South Sahrland Revolutionaries|SSR]] activity in Egercia, with partisans taking and consolidating territory for extended periods of time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Prelude==&lt;br /&gt;
===Federal Crisis===&lt;br /&gt;
Following Tekkia's defeat by the Grestian United Front and confined to just its holdings in Kulge, the previously independent Iridian federal associate states of [[Chosaint]] and [[Granderia]] were merged with Phoen Tekkia as substates within the federal system and further divided into provinces. This was undertaken during the early Cléireach administration which claimed that Tekkia would be vulnerable to outside attacks and lose its position on the world stage if it remained disorganized. The constitutionality of the move to annex the federal republics was dubious as it was conducted without the necessary 2/3 majority in their parliaments with the Tekkian executives claiming that a simple majority was sufficient under the current national emergency. The vote to certify annexation also occurred in the presence of and coercion by Federal Armed Forces dispatched to secure the territories.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Cléireach, now the Chancellor of Phoenia had assured the populations of Granderia and Chosaint that the measure was temporary until Tekkia could secure its stability and that the associate states would again be promoted to their former position of autonomy. However, a coalition of Tekkian nationalists alongside moderate officials in favor of the status quo in the Federal Council would continually block measures to do so well after the fact. After the fourth attempt at introducing legislation to restore the federal status of Chosaint and Granderia within Phoenia was shot down, the former leader of the Chosaint caucus Evraz Zaman delivered a speech condemning the body and walked out, joined by nearly all of his colleagues in parties representing the former states and sympathizers in other districts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The November 5th legislative strike was supported by large contingents of the populations in Chosaint and Granderia, with polls reaching 87% support for the measure in Ria at peak. Following a month of near government shutdown, the Senate Leader began calling for replacement elections to take place in the vacant districts. At the urging of the absentee representatives, provincial authorities in the provinces and counties comprising Chosaint and Granderia unified their local governments and refused to implement any federal decisions regarding the territories. This made them functionally independent, causing a constitutional crisis which saw a disgraced Cléireach's resignation. In an interview near the end of his life, he would remark that his greatest regret was preventing the reestablishment of the republics. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
His successor, Federal Astrofleet Admiral Tariq Maher was left in the precarious position of overseeing the crumbling union. To avoid appearing weak and indecisive and to restore the public faith in the ability of the Federal government to control the situation, Maher opted to attempt to subdue the republics by force. On February 3rd, 2136 the authorities of Chosaint and Granderia were declared to be defective entities by the Tekkian Federal Council in a measure that would barely pass in the Grand Senate on account of reluctant Iroan senators, beginning the Federal War.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Ethnic Tensions in Wurste===&lt;br /&gt;
The almost complete destruction of Ostwurst province during the Wurst War...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline==&lt;br /&gt;
===Iridian Uprisings===&lt;br /&gt;
===Siege of Bis===&lt;br /&gt;
===March 3rd Coup===&lt;br /&gt;
===Nuvastian Invasion of Iroa===&lt;br /&gt;
===Carsodonian Intervention===&lt;br /&gt;
===Geacht Offensive===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Kerpesmerge|400px|thumb|right|A Peşmerge fighter of the Chosaint Protection Forces stands guard on a hilltop on the outskirts of Thuaidh]] &lt;br /&gt;
===Thuaidh Campaign and Capture of Slioch===&lt;br /&gt;
===Defense of Gokost===&lt;br /&gt;
===Granderian Split===&lt;br /&gt;
===Battle of Alariya===&lt;br /&gt;
===Treaty of Ria===&lt;br /&gt;
===Unified Counteroffensive===&lt;br /&gt;
===Liberation of Wuste===&lt;br /&gt;
===Treaty of Szohreh===&lt;br /&gt;
==Aftermath==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Phoenian Civil War</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{War|title=Phoenian Civil War|start_date= &amp;quot;February&amp;quot; 2136|end_date= &amp;quot;August&amp;quot; 2138|treaty/outcome=Treaties of Ria and Szohreh|force_1_header=Unionists:&lt;br /&gt;
[[Tekkia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Iro Wuste Loyalists|force_2_header=Opposition:&lt;br /&gt;
[[Chosaint]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Granderia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Nuvan Wurste&lt;br /&gt;
[[South Sahrland Revolutionaries]]|changes=&lt;br /&gt;
Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses restored &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Three counties ceded to Granderia from Iroa and Tekkia &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Iroa cedes Gali, Yarqand and Markazi counties to Carsodonia &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Nuvastian installed government in Wurste Protectorate removed &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Wurste cedes Qadae and Dezar Triangle to Iroa &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;SSR Insurgency continues|force_2_list=Supported by:&lt;br /&gt;
[[Nuvastia]] (directly until &amp;quot;April&amp;quot; 2138)&lt;br /&gt;
[[Carsodonia]] (directly between &amp;quot;Dec&amp;quot; 2136 - &amp;quot;March&amp;quot; 2137)|force_1_list=Supported by:&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Sahr|Sahrland]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Phoenian Civil War''' was a conflict fought internally within [[Phoenia]] between 2136 and 2138, with external powers intervening either directly or through economic support. It consisted broadly of two occasionally overlapping fronts. In the east, the '''Federal War''' was fought between [[Tekkia]] and the rebelling [[Chosaint]] and [[Granderia]] republics over the administrative status of the two within the Union of Phoenia. Most of the fighting occurred inside the borders of Chosaint and in the areas surrounding Granderia. Tekkia would eventually relent and  restore the federal republics as independent members of the union. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The conflict in the west is known as the '''Iro-Nuvastian War''' and was fought over control of the [[Wuste|Wurste Protectorate]]. It began when property disputes in the city of Tardide boiled over into a military police crackdown that saw 50 residents and business owners, mostly Nuvan in origin massacred. Fearing a potential ethnic conflict endangering the Nuvan minority, [[Nuvastia]] marched on Kecha and installed a friendly regime, leading to a conflict with [[Iroa]]. During the war, [[Carsodonia]] would briefly intervene to recover territory lost in the Purple Revolution. As the Federal War drew to a close and the other union members backed Iroa, Nuvastia abandoned its support for Wurste which was then brought under Iroan protectorate once again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The war occurred during the [[Phoenian-Sahren terror war|Phoenian-Sahren Terror War]] and would see a significant escalation of [[South Sahrland Revolutionaries|SSR]] activity in Egercia, with partisans taking and consolidating territory for extended periods of time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Prelude==&lt;br /&gt;
===Federal Crisis===&lt;br /&gt;
Following Tekkia's defeat by the Grestian United Front and confined to just its holdings in Kulge, the previously independent Iridian federal associate states of [[Chosaint]] and [[Granderia]] were merged with Phoen Tekkia as substates within the federal system and further divided into provinces. This was undertaken during the early Cléireach administration which claimed that Tekkia would be vulnerable to outside attacks and lose its position on the world stage if it remained disorganized. The constitutionality of the move to annex the federal republics was dubious as it was conducted without the necessary 2/3 majority in their parliaments with the Tekkian executives claiming that a simple majority was sufficient under the current national emergency. The vote to certify annexation also occurred in the presence of and coercion by Federal Armed Forces dispatched to secure the territories.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Cléireach, now the Chancellor of Phoenia had assured the populations of Granderia and Chosaint that the measure was temporary until Tekkia could secure its stability and that the associate states would again be promoted to their former position of autonomy. However, a coalition of Tekkian nationalists alongside moderate officials in favor of the status quo in the Federal Council would continually block measures to do so well after the fact. After the fourth attempt at introducing legislation to restore the federal status of Chosaint and Granderia within Phoenia was shot down, the former leader of the Chosaint caucus Evraz Zaman delivered a speech condemning the body and walked out, joined by nearly all of his colleagues in parties representing the former states and sympathizers in other districts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The November 5th legislative strike was supported by large contingents of the populations in Chosaint and Granderia, with polls reaching 87% support for the measure in Ria at peak. Following a month of near government shutdown, the Senate Leader began calling for replacement elections to take place in the vacant districts. At the urging of the absentee representatives, provincial authorities in the provinces and counties comprising Chosaint and Granderia unified their local governments and refused to implement any federal decisions regarding the territories. This made them functionally independent, causing a constitutional crisis which saw a disgraced Cléireach's resignation. In an interview near the end of his life, he would remark that his greatest regret was preventing the reestablishment of the republics. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
His successor, Federal Astrofleet Admiral Tariq Maher was left in the precarious position of overseeing the crumbling union. To avoid appearing weak and indecisive and to restore the public faith in the ability of the Federal government to control the situation, Maher opted to attempt to subdue the republics by force. On February 3rd, 2136 the authorities of Chosaint and Granderia were declared to be defective entities by the Tekkian Federal Council in a measure that would barely pass in the Grand Senate on account of reluctant Iroan senators, beginning the Federal War.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Ethnic Tensions in Wurste===&lt;br /&gt;
The almost complete destruction of Ostwurst province during the Wurst War...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline==&lt;br /&gt;
===Iridian Uprisings===&lt;br /&gt;
===Siege of Bis===&lt;br /&gt;
===March 3rd Coup===&lt;br /&gt;
===Nuvastian Invasion of Iroa===&lt;br /&gt;
===Carsodonian Intervention===&lt;br /&gt;
===Geacht Offensive===&lt;br /&gt;
===Thuaidh Campaign and Capture of Slioch===&lt;br /&gt;
===Defense of Gokost===&lt;br /&gt;
===Granderian Split===&lt;br /&gt;
===Battle of Alariya===&lt;br /&gt;
===Treaty of Ria===&lt;br /&gt;
===Unified Counteroffensive===&lt;br /&gt;
===Liberation of Wuste===&lt;br /&gt;
===Treaty of Szohreh===&lt;br /&gt;
==Aftermath==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
[To be reworked away from orientalist slop]&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicExpansion1.png|left|thumb|300x300px|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 4 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Phoenian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Siege of Vuchalla===&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Shirazi Administration (2142-2157)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency (2166-2173)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dissolution of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
===Music===&lt;br /&gt;
===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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!First Minister&lt;br /&gt;
!Term in Office&lt;br /&gt;
!Political Affiliation&lt;br /&gt;
!District&lt;br /&gt;
!Second Minister&lt;br /&gt;
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|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2144-2159&lt;br /&gt;
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|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|19&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Army===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicExpansion1.png|left|thumb|300x300px|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 4 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Right|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ashrazids.png|300px|thumb|Right|The Ashrazid Empire at its height in 1836]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Phoenian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Siege of Vuchalla===&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Shirazi Administration (2142-2157)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency (2166-2173)===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
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|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicExpansion1.png|left|thumb|300x300px|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 4 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Right|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Right|The Ashrazid Empire at its height in 1836]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Phoenian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Siege of Vuchalla===&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Shirazi Administration (2142-2157)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency (2166-2173)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dissolution of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
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|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicExpansion1.png|left|thumb|300x300px|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 4 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Right|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Phoenian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Siege of Vuchalla===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Shirazi Administration (2142-2157)===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency (2166-2173)===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Dissolution of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
===Music===&lt;br /&gt;
===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width: 50%; text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+ Colour Scheme&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; |Format&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#404040&amp;quot; |Grey-Black&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#FFFFFF&amp;quot; |White&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#917ECF&amp;quot; |Purple&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#ED7D31&amp;quot; |Orange&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#FFD800&amp;quot; |Yellow&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#FFBF00&amp;quot; |Dark Yellow&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|RGB ||[64,64,64]||[255,255,255]||[145,126,207]||[237,125,49]||[255,216,0]||[255,191,0]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|HEX ||#404040||#FFFFFF||#917ECF||#ED7D31||#FFD800||#FFBF00&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:KP3 Nations]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Wuste&amp;diff=19571</id>
		<title>Wuste</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Wuste&amp;diff=19571"/>
		<updated>2026-04-05T17:11:09Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Phoenia652: /* Demographics */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{draft}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Template&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Ba'athist Republic of Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Wuste_Baath_Flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|map = Wuste_Globe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Wuster&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Kecha&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Wuste &lt;br /&gt;
|currency = Thaved&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Unitary Ba'athist one-party presidential republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation = 2066 (Wurst State) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2127 (Wurste Protectorate) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2167 (Ba'athist Republic)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader =  &lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity =  Iro Wuster, Wuster, Nuvan, Vastian&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 0.68 Million&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 8,509 km²&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc= Wuste in 2200&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor=[[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|successor= }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Wuste is a City-State located in the Kulge Desert. Existing in some form or another for the past one thousand years, the House of Sabbakid has ruled the state for most of it's history, with the last ruler being Abdullah Kerman. A republican protectorate under [[Phoenia]] was established in 2127 under which it remained for 40 years. In 2167, a Ba'athist coup took control of the country and installed &amp;quot;&amp;quot;Kaddam Sussein&amp;quot;&amp;quot; as its president. The nation is currently a member state of the Kulge Confederacy and has been since the 2140s.  Most of its entire populace is located in urban centers near the coast, and the surrounding desert is rich in oil, providing most of the country's income. Owing to it's high density and desert locale, the city is built in a similar style to Kroman citadels, but modified for optimal functioning in a desert environment. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wuste_Relief.png|thumb]] &lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Biodiversity ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Urban Areas===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Politics ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Government ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Subdivisions===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign Relations===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wuste_Culture.png|thumb]] &lt;br /&gt;
===Tribal Affiliation===&lt;br /&gt;
Rural Wuster society is characterised by traditional familial clans which hold regional influence. Around 49,350 Wusters identify with some tribal affiliation according to an international survey by the Wuster Cultural Institute in 2205. Wuster tribes can be divided into four broad regions that roughly follow historical borders of the nations that intersect Wuster culture. These divisions have created some degree of dialectical and cultural divergence due to syncretism, but the fluidity of the region is largely retained. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:WusteTribes.png|400px|thumb|right|Wuster tribes organized by dialect and region. The largest and most powerful tribes are labeled.]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Education===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Religion===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Age===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Military ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Air Corp===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Army===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Navy===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Orbcom===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Economy==&lt;br /&gt;
===Taxation===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Transport===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Energy and Infrastructure===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Trade===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Science===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Notable Events==&lt;br /&gt;
==About The Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wuste_Flag.png|thumb|400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wuste_Baath_Flag.png|thumb|400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wuste_Iro_Flag.png|thumb|400px]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Wuste&amp;diff=19570</id>
		<title>Wuste</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Wuste&amp;diff=19570"/>
		<updated>2026-04-05T17:10:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Phoenia652: /* Demographics */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{draft}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Template&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Ba'athist Republic of Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Wuste_Baath_Flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|map = Wuste_Globe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Wuster&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Kecha&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Wuste &lt;br /&gt;
|currency = Thaved&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Unitary Ba'athist one-party presidential republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation = 2066 (Wurst State) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2127 (Wurste Protectorate) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2167 (Ba'athist Republic)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader =  &lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity =  Iro Wuster, Wuster, Nuvan, Vastian&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 0.68 Million&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 8,509 km²&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc= Wuste in 2200&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor=[[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|successor= }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Wuste is a City-State located in the Kulge Desert. Existing in some form or another for the past one thousand years, the House of Sabbakid has ruled the state for most of it's history, with the last ruler being Abdullah Kerman. A republican protectorate under [[Phoenia]] was established in 2127 under which it remained for 40 years. In 2167, a Ba'athist coup took control of the country and installed &amp;quot;&amp;quot;Kaddam Sussein&amp;quot;&amp;quot; as its president. The nation is currently a member state of the Kulge Confederacy and has been since the 2140s.  Most of its entire populace is located in urban centers near the coast, and the surrounding desert is rich in oil, providing most of the country's income. Owing to it's high density and desert locale, the city is built in a similar style to Kroman citadels, but modified for optimal functioning in a desert environment. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wuste_Relief.png|thumb]] &lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Biodiversity ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Urban Areas===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Politics ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Government ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Subdivisions===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign Relations===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wuste_Culture.png|thumb]] &lt;br /&gt;
===Tribal Affiliation===&lt;br /&gt;
Rural Wuster society is characterised by traditional familial clans which hold regional influence. Around 49,350 Wusters identify with some tribal affiliation according to an international survey by the Wuster Cultural Institute in 2205. Wuster tribes can be divided into four broad regions that roughly follow historical borders of the nations that intersect Wuster culture. These divisions have created some degree of dialectical and cultural divergence due to syncretism, but the fluidity of the region is largely retained. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:WusteTribes.png|400px|thumb|left|Wuster tribes organized by dialect and region. The largest and most powerful tribes are labeled.]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Education===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Religion===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Age===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Military ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Air Corp===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Army===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Navy===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Orbcom===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Economy==&lt;br /&gt;
===Taxation===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Transport===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Energy and Infrastructure===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Trade===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Science===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Notable Events==&lt;br /&gt;
==About The Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wuste_Flag.png|thumb|400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wuste_Baath_Flag.png|thumb|400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wuste_Iro_Flag.png|thumb|400px]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=File:WusteTribes.png&amp;diff=19569</id>
		<title>File:WusteTribes.png</title>
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		<updated>2026-04-05T17:05:51Z</updated>

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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Wuste&amp;diff=19568</id>
		<title>Wuste</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Wuste&amp;diff=19568"/>
		<updated>2026-04-05T17:05:36Z</updated>

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{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Template&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Ba'athist Republic of Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Wuste_Baath_Flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|map = Wuste_Globe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Wuster&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Kecha&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Wuste &lt;br /&gt;
|currency = Thaved&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Unitary Ba'athist one-party presidential republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation = 2066 (Wurst State) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2127 (Wurste Protectorate) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2167 (Ba'athist Republic)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader =  &lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity =  Iro Wuster, Wuster, Nuvan, Vastian&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 0.68 Million&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 8,509 km²&lt;br /&gt;
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|mapdesc= Wuste in 2200&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor=[[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|successor= }}&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuste is a City-State located in the Kulge Desert. Existing in some form or another for the past one thousand years, the House of Sabbakid has ruled the state for most of it's history, with the last ruler being Abdullah Kerman. A republican protectorate under [[Phoenia]] was established in 2127 under which it remained for 40 years. In 2167, a Ba'athist coup took control of the country and installed &amp;quot;&amp;quot;Kaddam Sussein&amp;quot;&amp;quot; as its president. The nation is currently a member state of the Kulge Confederacy and has been since the 2140s.  Most of its entire populace is located in urban centers near the coast, and the surrounding desert is rich in oil, providing most of the country's income. Owing to it's high density and desert locale, the city is built in a similar style to Kroman citadels, but modified for optimal functioning in a desert environment. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Tribal Affiliation===&lt;br /&gt;
Rural Wuster society is characterised by traditional familial clans which hold regional influence. Around 49,350 Wusters identify with some tribal affiliation according to an international survey by the Wuster Cultural Institute in 2205. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:WusteTribes.png|200px|thumb|left|Wuster tribes organized by region and dialect. The largest and most powerful tribes are labeled.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Military ==&lt;br /&gt;
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==About The Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2144-2159&lt;br /&gt;
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|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|19&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicExpansion1.png|left|thumb|300x300px|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 4 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Phoenian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Siege of Vuchalla===&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Shirazi Administration (2142-2157)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency (2166-2173)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dissolution of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
===Music===&lt;br /&gt;
===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:KP3 Nations]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Kulge Desert Blues</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{War&lt;br /&gt;
|title = Kulge Desert Blues|greater_conflict =Greater Kulge Conflict&lt;br /&gt;
|image =KulgeBlues.png |image_desc =From top left clockwize; Puge-Tatar RHDE armor engages rebels at the Battle of the Pyramids, Carsodonian CF-37 engages rebels with cluster munitions, HTI main battle tanks in combat formation, and an Eubudist technical fires on Carsodonian attack aircraft. &lt;br /&gt;
|start_date = August 15th, 2166|end_date = December 28th, 2176&lt;br /&gt;
|location = [[Kulge Desert]], [[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|treaty/outcome =Carsodonia absorbed into [[Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
Formation of Ba'athist [[Wuste]]&lt;br /&gt;
Re-Formation of [[Puge-Tatar]] &lt;br /&gt;
|changes = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_header = State Armed Forces|force_2_header = Rebels&lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_list =[[Carsodonia]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Iroa]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Puge-Tatar]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; [[Eubudists]] (from 2170) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Stahl Sieg]] &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_list =[[Hayat Tajdid Iridia]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Eubudists]] (until 2170)&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Wuste|Ba'athist Wuste]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Stahl Sieg]] &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_strength ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_strength ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_losses ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_losses ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The '''Kulge Desert Blues''', also known as the '''Kulge Conflict''' refers to a time of immense upheval in the [[Kulge Desert]] encompassing multiple regional conflicts from 2164-2176. Those concerned include the successful Wuster Neo-Ba'athist revolution, the Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency in Iroa and Carsodonia resulting in the collapse and absorption of the latter into the former, the collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth into civil war among its component tribes, civil unrest in Nuvastia, and the re-establishment of the Principality of Puge-Tatar.&lt;br /&gt;
==Background==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth ===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2164, the Pan-Vanadian experiment had failed horribly. In the years following the unification of the great Kolus desert by the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth, the nation had experienced terrorist bombings, crime and corruption almost from its inception. The Pan-Vanadian government operated by local provincial leaders meeting in one Vanadian Council, but few could ever agree with one another. Those with oil and mineral rights horded them and refused to share with those less fortunate. Those with water shared but quickly became hostile when the oil and mineral producing governances attempted to seize rights through land buyouts. The great inter-government fighting reflected in the streets and cities of Pan-Vanadia, and as the 2160s waned, despite the efforts of the Zokesian government to solve or quell the strife, the Pan-Vanadian commonwealth slipped into tribal warfare once again.&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nuvastian 2169 Event ===&lt;br /&gt;
Around 2164, similar strife occured in the Nuvastian Republic, with fighting breaking out for control between the pro-Aontas Bastian Confederacy and the Nuvastian ethnic majority. The fighting reached a boiling point in 2169 when a sinkhole caused by a suspected dirty bomb razed the Nuvastian capitol city, throwing the state into chaos.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Carsodonian Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
Carsodonia's economy was faltering and minority rule made the rulers of the nation increasingly unpopular with the masses.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Igniting the Conflict ===&lt;br /&gt;
A group of Ultranonationalist Insurgents called Hayat Tajdid Iridia (Resurgence of Iridia) launches attacks across Iroa, Carsodonia and limitedly, Wuste with the goal of forming an Iridian ethnostate. They open their campaign with a bunch of sabotage attacks, attempted assassinations against politicians and bombings of important political buildings. At the same time, they quickly consolidate in rural areas in Carsodonia and Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
They're quickly expelled from the cities but they put up stubborn resistance in the mountains and deserts, Carsodonia has a more difficult time dealing with them so they allow Iroan troops to cross the border and jointly control the highways&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Carsodonian Collapse ===&lt;br /&gt;
The war basically turns into a slog from here, slowly bombing and rooting out cells in the deserts, and then in the northern mountains&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodonia effectively becomes subordinate in the latter years of the campaign&lt;br /&gt;
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==Wurst Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
===Ba'athist Resurgence===&lt;br /&gt;
at the same time that this is happening,there's a Ba'athist revolution in Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
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==Nufayat Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
===Eubudist Cause===&lt;br /&gt;
Religious fundamentalist members of the Jalalzai tribe that inhabited the foothills of the Ghaznav range west of the Iroan border had rallied around the scholar Awalmir Karwan Jalalzai, also known under the nom de guerre Abdulkhaliq Nufayati. In 2169, they began a guerilla campaign against their neighbors with the goal of re-establishing the Caliphal Zahirid province of Nufayat under a similar traditional Eubudic government. Part of this campaign included an attempted reconquest of their ancestral lands in the mountains, bringing them into direct conflict with the Iroan and Carsodonian forces currently struggling to put down the HTI Insurgency. By the end of the year, the so-called &amp;quot;Eubudi Inqilab &amp;quot; (eubudic revolution) had seized control over a fourth of the Ghaznav heights overlooking the oil town of Fadil. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Eubudist Al-Nufayat===&lt;br /&gt;
The EI also counted the ethnonationalist Hayat Tajdid Iroa and Stahl Sieg mercenaries among their enemies, disavowing the ethnic-based violence against of non-Iridian minorities. In 2171, they proved effective at the battle of Taul, driving HTI out of the settlement and into the Qara mountains. The Iroan-Carsodonian alliance took note, and approached with a ceasefire in exchange for their support against the insurgents. The EI accepted under pressure, noting the coalition buildup on their borders and the partial reversal of their earlier gains in in Khwaraz. &lt;br /&gt;
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With the destruction of the last of the HTI holdouts and withdrawal of SS units in 2173, the question of how to handle the outstanding insurgents still occupying Iroan-claimed territory divided the 13th Mojlis. Concerns about past hostilities, recent terrorist attacks and laws restricting freedoms promised by the Iroan constitution were offset by war-weariness, economic burden and the trouble of rebuilding and integrating the collapsed Carsodonian rump-state into the republic. The agreement reached saw the EI withdraw from Khwaraz and turn over 50% of the arms they had amassed during the conflict in exchange for governance of the newly created Velayat of Nufayat as an autonomous region of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Rebirth of Puge-Tatar ==&lt;br /&gt;
The surviving members of the Royal House I'l Sil of Puge-Tatar returned to Wardia in 2169 to guide the troubled state in pushing back the violence that was stemming over the border from Pan-Vanadia. With funding from the Zokeisan central bank, the new Wardian Puge-Tatar hired the Stahlsieg once again at the lament of the Zokesians. The D'alawar equipped itself with surplus aircraft from the region and fought a successful campaign to regain its old borders through counterinsurgency operations thanks to close air support.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Battle of the Pyramids ===&lt;br /&gt;
A turning point for the Puge-Tatar campaign came in 2175 at the Battle of the Pyramids, where a small force of RHDE main battle tanks was ambushed by a large concentration of rebel forces. Through effective close air support from [[A-7 Firescout|A-87 Twin Firescout]] attack aircraft and the [[Stahl Sieg|Stahl Sieg's]] 22nd SS. &amp;quot;Reine Karsodonier,&amp;quot; the rebels were broken and their leadership scattered to the east, effectively marking the end of conflict in the Western Kulge desert region.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== A New Vanadian State ===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2176, the state of Greater Puge-Tatar had been formed and stretched 50km east and 40 km north of its old borders, and its influence reached deep into the heart of the desert. In the place of the old Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth, the ''Taci Vanadiya Idare Edilir'' was formed as a vassal state to the Principality of Puge-Tatar, cementing their control of the region under a centralized state.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Aftermath==&lt;br /&gt;
===Casualties===&lt;br /&gt;
too damn many&lt;br /&gt;
===Economic Effects===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conflicts]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Kulge_Desert_Blues&amp;diff=18394</id>
		<title>Kulge Desert Blues</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Kulge_Desert_Blues&amp;diff=18394"/>
		<updated>2025-12-24T21:00:49Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Phoenia652: /* Establishment of Eubudist Al-Nufayat */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{War&lt;br /&gt;
|title = Kulge Desert Blues|greater_conflict =Greater Kulge Conflict&lt;br /&gt;
|image =KulgeBlues.png |image_desc =From top left clockwize; Puge-Tatar RHDE armor engages rebels at the Battle of the Pyramids, Carsodonian CF-37 engages rebels with cluster munitions, HTI main battle tanks in combat formation, and an Eubudist technical fires on Carsodonian attack aircraft. &lt;br /&gt;
|start_date = August 15th, 2166|end_date = December 28th, 2176&lt;br /&gt;
|location = [[Kulge Desert]], [[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|treaty/outcome =Carsodonia absorbed into [[Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
Formation of Ba'athist [[Wuste]]&lt;br /&gt;
Re-Formation of [[Puge-Tatar]] &lt;br /&gt;
|changes = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_header = State Armed Forces|force_2_header = Rebels&lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_list =[[Carsodonia]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Iroa]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Puge-Tatar]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Stahl Sieg]] &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_list =[[Hayat Tajdid Iridia]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Eubudists]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Wuste|Ba'athist Wuste]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Stahl Sieg]] &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_strength ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_strength ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_losses ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_losses ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Kulge Desert Blues''', also known as the '''Kulge Conflict''' refers to a time of immense upheval in the [[Kulge Desert]] encompassing multiple regional conflicts from 2164-2176. Those concerned include the successful Wuster Neo-Ba'athist revolution, the Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency in Iroa and Carsodonia resulting in the collapse and absorption of the latter into the former, the collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth into civil war among its component tribes, civil unrest in Nuvastia, and the re-establishment of the Principality of Puge-Tatar.&lt;br /&gt;
==Background==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth ===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2164, the Pan-Vanadian experiment had failed horribly. In the years following the unification of the great Kolus desert by the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth, the nation had experienced terrorist bombings, crime and corruption almost from its inception. The Pan-Vanadian government operated by local provincial leaders meeting in one Vanadian Council, but few could ever agree with one another. Those with oil and mineral rights horded them and refused to share with those less fortunate. Those with water shared but quickly became hostile when the oil and mineral producing governances attempted to seize rights through land buyouts. The great inter-government fighting reflected in the streets and cities of Pan-Vanadia, and as the 2160s waned, despite the efforts of the Zokesian government to solve or quell the strife, the Pan-Vanadian commonwealth slipped into tribal warfare once again.&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nuvastian 2169 Event ===&lt;br /&gt;
Around 2164, similar strife occured in the Nuvastian Republic, with fighting breaking out for control between the pro-Aontas Bastian Confederacy and the Nuvastian ethnic majority. The fighting reached a boiling point in 2169 when a sinkhole caused by a suspected dirty bomb razed the Nuvastian capitol city, throwing the state into chaos.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Carsodonian Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
Carsodonia's economy was faltering and minority rule made the rulers of the nation increasingly unpopular with the masses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Igniting the Conflict ===&lt;br /&gt;
A group of Ultranonationalist Insurgents called Hayat Tajdid Iridia (Resurgence of Iridia) launches attacks across Iroa, Carsodonia and limitedly, Wuste with the goal of forming an Iridian ethnostate. They open their campaign with a bunch of sabotage attacks, attempted assassinations against politicians and bombings of important political buildings. At the same time, they quickly consolidate in rural areas in Carsodonia and Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
They're quickly expelled from the cities but they put up stubborn resistance in the mountains and deserts, Carsodonia has a more difficult time dealing with them so they allow Iroan troops to cross the border and jointly control the highways&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Carsodonian Collapse ===&lt;br /&gt;
The war basically turns into a slog from here, slowly bombing and rooting out cells in the deserts, and then in the northern mountains&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Carsodonia effectively becomes subordinate in the latter years of the campaign&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Wurst Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
===Ba'athist Resurgence===&lt;br /&gt;
at the same time that this is happening,there's a Ba'athist revolution in Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Nufayat Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
===Eubudist Cause===&lt;br /&gt;
Religious fundamentalist members of the Jalalzai tribe that inhabited the foothills of the Ghaznav range west of the Iroan border had rallied around the scholar Awalmir Karwan Jalalzai, also known under the nom de guerre Abdulkhaliq Nufayati. In 2169, they began a guerilla campaign against their neighbors with the goal of re-establishing the Caliphal Zahirid province of Nufayat under a similar traditional Eubudic government. Part of this campaign included an attempted reconquest of their ancestral lands in the mountains, bringing them into direct conflict with the Iroan and Carsodonian forces currently struggling to put down the HTI Insurgency. By the end of the year, the so-called &amp;quot;Eubudi Inqilab &amp;quot; (eubudic revolution) had seized control over a fourth of the Ghaznav heights overlooking the oil town of Fadil. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Establishment of Eubudist Al-Nufayat===&lt;br /&gt;
The EI also counted the ethnonationalist Hayat Tajdid Iroa and Stahl Sieg mercenaries among their enemies, disavowing the ethnic-based violence against of non-Iridian minorities. In 2171, they proved effective at the battle of Taul, driving HTI out of the settlement and into the Qara mountains. The Iroan-Carsodonian alliance took note, and approached with a ceasefire in exchange for their support against the insurgents. The EI accepted under pressure, noting the coalition buildup on their borders and the partial reversal of their earlier gains in in Khwaraz. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
With the destruction of the last of the HTI holdouts and withdrawal of SS units in 2173, the question of how to handle the outstanding insurgents still occupying Iroan-claimed territory divided the 13th Mojlis. Concerns about past hostilities, recent terrorist attacks and laws restricting freedoms promised by the Iroan constitution were offset by war-weariness, economic burden and the trouble of rebuilding and integrating the collapsed Carsodonian rump-state into the republic. The agreement reached saw the EI withdraw from Khwaraz and turn over 50% of the arms they had amassed during the conflict in exchange for governance of the newly created Velayat of Nufayat as an autonomous region of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Rebirth of Puge-Tatar ==&lt;br /&gt;
The surviving members of the Royal House I'l Sil of Puge-Tatar returned to Wardia in 2169 to guide the troubled state in pushing back the violence that was stemming over the border from Pan-Vanadia. With funding from the Zokeisan central bank, the new Wardian Puge-Tatar hired the Stahlsieg once again at the lament of the Zokesians. The D'alawar equipped itself with surplus aircraft from the region and fought a successful campaign to regain its old borders through counterinsurgency operations thanks to close air support.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Battle of the Pyramids ===&lt;br /&gt;
A turning point for the Puge-Tatar campaign came in 2175 at the Battle of the Pyramids, where a small force of RHDE main battle tanks was ambushed by a large concentration of rebel forces. Through effective close air support from [[A-7 Firescout|A-87 Twin Firescout]] attack aircraft and the [[Stahl Sieg|Stahl Sieg's]] 22nd SS. &amp;quot;Reine Karsodonier,&amp;quot; the rebels were broken and their leadership scattered to the east, effectively marking the end of conflict in the Western Kulge desert region.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== A New Vanadian State ===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2176, the state of Greater Puge-Tatar had been formed and stretched 50km east and 40 km north of its old borders, and its influence reached deep into the heart of the desert. In the place of the old Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth, the ''Taci Vanadiya Idare Edilir'' was formed as a vassal state to the Principality of Puge-Tatar, cementing their control of the region under a centralized state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Aftermath==&lt;br /&gt;
===Casualties===&lt;br /&gt;
too damn many&lt;br /&gt;
===Economic Effects===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conflicts]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Kulge_Desert_Blues&amp;diff=18392</id>
		<title>Kulge Desert Blues</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Kulge_Desert_Blues&amp;diff=18392"/>
		<updated>2025-12-24T20:58:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Phoenia652: /* Nufayat Blues */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{War&lt;br /&gt;
|title = Kulge Desert Blues|greater_conflict =Greater Kulge Conflict&lt;br /&gt;
|image =KulgeBlues2.png |image_desc =From top left clockwize; Puge-Tatar RHDE armor engages rebels at the Battle of the Pyramids, Carsodonian CF-37 engages rebels with cluster munitions, HTI main battle tanks in combat formation, and an Eubudist technical fires on Carsodonian attack aircraft. &lt;br /&gt;
|start_date = August 15th, 2166|end_date = December 28th, 2176&lt;br /&gt;
|location = [[Kulge Desert]], [[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|treaty/outcome =Carsodonia absorbed into [[Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
Formation of Ba'athist [[Wuste]]&lt;br /&gt;
Re-Formation of [[Puge-Tatar]] &lt;br /&gt;
|changes = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_header = State Armed Forces|force_2_header = Rebels&lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_list =[[Carsodonia]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Iroa]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Puge-Tatar]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Stahl Sieg]] &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_list =[[Hayat Tajdid Iridia]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Eubudists]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Wuste|Ba'athist Wuste]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Stahl Sieg]] &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_strength ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_strength ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_losses ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_losses ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Kulge Desert Blues''', also known as the '''Kulge Conflict''' refers to a time of immense upheval in the [[Kulge Desert]] encompassing multiple regional conflicts from 2164-2176. Those concerned include the successful Wuster Neo-Ba'athist revolution, the Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency in Iroa and Carsodonia resulting in the collapse and absorption of the latter into the former, the collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth into civil war among its component tribes, civil unrest in Nuvastia, and the re-establishment of the Principality of Puge-Tatar.&lt;br /&gt;
==Background==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth ===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2164, the Pan-Vanadian experiment had failed horribly. In the years following the unification of the great Kolus desert by the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth, the nation had experienced terrorist bombings, crime and corruption almost from its inception. The Pan-Vanadian government operated by local provincial leaders meeting in one Vanadian Council, but few could ever agree with one another. Those with oil and mineral rights horded them and refused to share with those less fortunate. Those with water shared but quickly became hostile when the oil and mineral producing governances attempted to seize rights through land buyouts. The great inter-government fighting reflected in the streets and cities of Pan-Vanadia, and as the 2160s waned, despite the efforts of the Zokesian government to solve or quell the strife, the Pan-Vanadian commonwealth slipped into tribal warfare once again.&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nuvastian 2169 Event ===&lt;br /&gt;
Around 2164, similar strife occured in the Nuvastian Republic, with fighting breaking out for control between the pro-Aontas Bastian Confederacy and the Nuvastian ethnic majority. The fighting reached a boiling point in 2169 when a sinkhole caused by a suspected dirty bomb razed the Nuvastian capitol city, throwing the state into chaos.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Carsodonian Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
Carsodonia's economy was faltering and minority rule made the rulers of the nation increasingly unpopular with the masses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Igniting the Conflict ===&lt;br /&gt;
A group of Ultranonationalist Insurgents called Hayat Tajdid Iridia (Resurgence of Iridia) launches attacks across Iroa, Carsodonia and limitedly, Wuste with the goal of forming an Iridian ethnostate. They open their campaign with a bunch of sabotage attacks, attempted assassinations against politicians and bombings of important political buildings. At the same time, they quickly consolidate in rural areas in Carsodonia and Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
They're quickly expelled from the cities but they put up stubborn resistance in the mountains and deserts, Carsodonia has a more difficult time dealing with them so they allow Iroan troops to cross the border and jointly control the highways&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Carsodonian Collapse ===&lt;br /&gt;
The war basically turns into a slog from here, slowly bombing and rooting out cells in the deserts, and then in the northern mountains&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Carsodonia effectively becomes subordinate in the latter years of the campaign&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Wurst Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
===Ba'athist Resurgence===&lt;br /&gt;
at the same time that this is happening,there's a Ba'athist revolution in Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Nufayat Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
===Eubudist Cause===&lt;br /&gt;
Religious fundamentalist members of the Jalalzai tribe that inhabited the foothills of the Ghaznav range west of the Iroan border had rallied around the scholar Awalmir Karwan Jalalzai, also known under the nom de guerre Abdulkhaliq Nufayati. In 2169, they began a guerilla campaign against their neighbors with the goal of re-establishing the Caliphal Zahirid province of Nufayat under a similar traditional Eubudic government. Part of this campaign included an attempted reconquest of their ancestral lands in the mountains, bringing them into direct conflict with the Iroan and Carsodonian forces currently struggling to put down the HTI Insurgency. By the end of the year, the so-called &amp;quot;Eubudi Inqilab &amp;quot; (eubudic revolution) had seized control over a fourth of the Ghaznav heights overlooking the oil town of Fadil. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Establishment of Eubudist Al-Nufayat===&lt;br /&gt;
The EI also counted the ethnonationalist Hayat Tajdid Iroa and Stahl Sieg mercenaries among their enemies, disavowing the ethnic-based violence against of non-Iridian minorities. In 2171, they proved effective at the battle of Taul, driving HTI out of the settlement and into the Qara mountains. The Iroan-Carsodonian alliance took note, and approached with a ceasefire in exchange for their support against the insurgents. The EI accepted under pressure, noting the coalition buildup on their borders and the partial reversal of their earlier gains in in Khwaraz. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
With the destruction of the last of the HTI holdouts and withdrawal of SS units in 2173, the question of how to handle the outstanding insurgents still occupying Iroan-claimed territory divided the 13th Mojlis. Concerns about past hostilities, recent terrorist attacks and laws restricting freedoms promised by the Iroan constitution were offset by war-weariness, economic burden and the trouble of rebuilding and integrating the collapsed Carsodonian rump-state into the republic. The agreement reached saw the EI withdraw from Ghaznav and turn over 50% of the arms they had amassed during the conflict in exchange for governance of the newly created Velayat of Nufayat as an autonomous region of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Rebirth of Puge-Tatar ==&lt;br /&gt;
The surviving members of the Royal House I'l Sil of Puge-Tatar returned to Wardia in 2169 to guide the troubled state in pushing back the violence that was stemming over the border from Pan-Vanadia. With funding from the Zokeisan central bank, the new Wardian Puge-Tatar hired the Stahlsieg once again at the lament of the Zokesians. The D'alawar equipped itself with surplus aircraft from the region and fought a successful campaign to regain its old borders through counterinsurgency operations thanks to close air support.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Battle of the Pyramids ===&lt;br /&gt;
A turning point for the Puge-Tatar campaign came in 2175 at the Battle of the Pyramids, where a small force of RHDE main battle tanks was ambushed by a large concentration of rebel forces. Through effective close air support from [[A-7 Firescout|A-87 Twin Firescout]] attack aircraft and the [[Stahl Sieg|Stahl Sieg's]] 22nd SS. &amp;quot;Reine Karsodonier,&amp;quot; the rebels were broken and their leadership scattered to the east, effectively marking the end of conflict in the Western Kulge desert region.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== A New Vanadian State ===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2176, the state of Greater Puge-Tatar had been formed and stretched 50km east and 40 km north of its old borders, and its influence reached deep into the heart of the desert. In the place of the old Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth, the ''Taci Vanadiya Idare Edilir'' was formed as a vassal state to the Principality of Puge-Tatar, cementing their control of the region under a centralized state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Aftermath==&lt;br /&gt;
===Casualties===&lt;br /&gt;
too damn many&lt;br /&gt;
===Economic Effects===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conflicts]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Kulge_Desert_Blues&amp;diff=18391</id>
		<title>Kulge Desert Blues</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Kulge_Desert_Blues&amp;diff=18391"/>
		<updated>2025-12-24T17:47:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Phoenia652: /* Eubudist Cause */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{War&lt;br /&gt;
|title = Kulge Desert Blues|greater_conflict =Greater Kulge Conflict&lt;br /&gt;
|image =KulgeBlues2.png |image_desc =From top left clockwize; Puge-Tatar RHDE armor engages rebels at the Battle of the Pyramids, Carsodonian CF-37 engages rebels with cluster munitions, HTI main battle tanks in combat formation, and an Eubudist technical fires on Carsodonian attack aircraft. &lt;br /&gt;
|start_date = August 15th, 2166|end_date = December 28th, 2176&lt;br /&gt;
|location = [[Kulge Desert]], [[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|treaty/outcome =Carsodonia absorbed into [[Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
Formation of Ba'athist [[Wuste]]&lt;br /&gt;
Re-Formation of [[Puge-Tatar]] &lt;br /&gt;
|changes = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_header = State Armed Forces|force_2_header = Rebels&lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_list =[[Carsodonia]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Iroa]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Puge-Tatar]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Stahl Sieg]] &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_list =[[Hayat Tajdid Iridia]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Eubudists]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Wuste|Ba'athist Wuste]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Stahl Sieg]] &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_strength ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_strength ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_losses ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_losses ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Kulge Desert Blues''', also known as the '''Kulge Conflict''' refers to a time of immense upheval in the [[Kulge Desert]] encompassing multiple regional conflicts from 2164-2176. Those concerned include the successful Wuster Neo-Ba'athist revolution, the Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency in Iroa and Carsodonia resulting in the collapse and absorption of the latter into the former, the collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth into civil war among its component tribes, civil unrest in Nuvastia, and the re-establishment of the Principality of Puge-Tatar.&lt;br /&gt;
==Background==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth ===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2164, the Pan-Vanadian experiment had failed horribly. In the years following the unification of the great Kolus desert by the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth, the nation had experienced terrorist bombings, crime and corruption almost from its inception. The Pan-Vanadian government operated by local provincial leaders meeting in one Vanadian Council, but few could ever agree with one another. Those with oil and mineral rights horded them and refused to share with those less fortunate. Those with water shared but quickly became hostile when the oil and mineral producing governances attempted to seize rights through land buyouts. The great inter-government fighting reflected in the streets and cities of Pan-Vanadia, and as the 2160s waned, despite the efforts of the Zokesian government to solve or quell the strife, the Pan-Vanadian commonwealth slipped into tribal warfare once again.&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nuvastian 2169 Event ===&lt;br /&gt;
Around 2164, similar strife occured in the Nuvastian Republic, with fighting breaking out for control between the pro-Aontas Bastian Confederacy and the Nuvastian ethnic majority. The fighting reached a boiling point in 2169 when a sinkhole caused by a suspected dirty bomb razed the Nuvastian capitol city, throwing the state into chaos.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Carsodonian Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
Carsodonia's economy was faltering and minority rule made the rulers of the nation increasingly unpopular with the masses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Igniting the Conflict ===&lt;br /&gt;
A group of Ultranonationalist Insurgents called Hayat Tajdid Iridia (Resurgence of Iridia) launches attacks across Iroa, Carsodonia and limitedly, Wuste with the goal of forming an Iridian ethnostate. They open their campaign with a bunch of sabotage attacks, attempted assassinations against politicians and bombings of important political buildings. At the same time, they quickly consolidate in rural areas in Carsodonia and Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
They're quickly expelled from the cities but they put up stubborn resistance in the mountains and deserts, Carsodonia has a more difficult time dealing with them so they allow Iroan troops to cross the border and jointly control the highways&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Carsodonian Collapse ===&lt;br /&gt;
The war basically turns into a slog from here, slowly bombing and rooting out cells in the deserts, and then in the northern mountains&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Carsodonia effectively becomes subordinate in the latter years of the campaign&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Wurst Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
===Ba'athist Resurgence===&lt;br /&gt;
at the same time that this is happening,there's a Ba'athist revolution in Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Nufayat Blues==&lt;br /&gt;
===Eubudist Cause===&lt;br /&gt;
Religious fundamentalist members of the Jalalzai tribe that inhabited the foothills of the Ghaznav range west of the Iroan border had rallied around the scholar Awalmir Khan Jalalzai, going under the nom de guerre Abdulkhaliq Nufayati. In 2169, they began a guerilla campaign against their neighbors with the goal of re-establishing the Caliphal Zahirid province of Nufayat under a similar traditional Eubudic government. Part of this campaign included an attempted reconquest of their ancestral lands in the mountains, bringing them into direct conflict with the Iroan and Carsodonian forces currently struggling to put down the HTI Insurgency. By the end of the year, the so-called &amp;quot;Eubudi Inqilab &amp;quot; (eubudic revolution) had seized control over a fourth of the Ghaznav heights overlooking the oil town of Fadil. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Establishment of Eubudist Al-Nufayat===&lt;br /&gt;
The EI also counted the ethnonationalist Hayat Tajdid Iroa and Stahl Sieg mercenaries among their enemies, disavowing the ethnic-based violence. In 2171, they proved effective at the battle of Taul, driving HTI out of the settlement and into the Qara range. The Iroan-Carsodonian alliance took note, and offered a ceasefire in exchange for their support against the insurgents. The EI accepted in fear of their southern flank, noting the coalition buildup in the area and partial reversal of their earlier gains.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Rebirth of Puge-Tatar ==&lt;br /&gt;
The surviving members of the Royal House I'l Sil of Puge-Tatar returned to Wardia in 2169 to guide the troubled state in pushing back the violence that was stemming over the border from Pan-Vanadia. With funding from the Zokeisan central bank, the new Wardian Puge-Tatar hired the Stahlsieg once again at the lament of the Zokesians. The D'alawar equipped itself with surplus aircraft from the region and fought a successful campaign to regain its old borders through counterinsurgency operations thanks to close air support.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Battle of the Pyramids ===&lt;br /&gt;
A turning point for the Puge-Tatar campaign came in 2175 at the Battle of the Pyramids, where a small force of RHDE main battle tanks was ambushed by a large concentration of rebel forces. Through effective close air support from [[A-7 Firescout|A-87 Twin Firescout]] attack aircraft and the [[Stahl Sieg|Stahl Sieg's]] 22nd SS. &amp;quot;Reine Karsodonier,&amp;quot; the rebels were broken and their leadership scattered to the east, effectively marking the end of conflict in the Western Kulge desert region.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== A New Vanadian State ===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2176, the state of Greater Puge-Tatar had been formed and stretched 50km east and 40 km north of its old borders, and its influence reached deep into the heart of the desert. In the place of the old Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth, the ''Taci Vanadiya Idare Edilir'' was formed as a vassal state to the Principality of Puge-Tatar, cementing their control of the region under a centralized state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Aftermath==&lt;br /&gt;
===Casualties===&lt;br /&gt;
too damn many&lt;br /&gt;
===Economic Effects===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conflicts]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Kulge_Desert_Blues&amp;diff=14847</id>
		<title>Kulge Desert Blues</title>
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|title = Kulge Desert Blues|greater_conflict =Greater Kulge Conflict&lt;br /&gt;
|image = Kulgeblues.png|image_desc = &lt;br /&gt;
|start_date = August 15th, 2166|end_date = December 28th, 2170&lt;br /&gt;
|location = [[Kulge Desert]], [[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|treaty/outcome = &lt;br /&gt;
|changes = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_header = State Armed Forces|force_2_header = Rebels&lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_list =[[Carsodonia]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Iroa]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Puge-Tatar]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Stahl Sieg]] &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_list =[[Hayat Tajdid Iridia]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Eubudists]]&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;[[Stahl Sieg]] &lt;br /&gt;
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|force_2_strength ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_losses ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_losses ='''Military'''&amp;lt;ul style=&amp;quot;text-align: left;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; Fighters&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Bombers&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Tanks &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;SPAA&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Kulge Desert Blues''', also known as the '''Kulge Conflict''' refers to a time of immense upheval in the [[Kulge Desert]] encompassing multiple regional conflicts from 2164-2173. Those concerned include the successful Wuster Neo-Ba'athist revolution, the Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency in Iroa and Carsodonia resulting in the collapse and absorption of the latter into the former, the collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth into civil war among its component tribes, and civil unrest in Nuvastia.&lt;br /&gt;
==Background==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth ===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2164, the Pan-Vanadian experiment had failed horribly. In the years following the unification of the great Kolus desert by the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth, the nation had experienced terrorist bombings, crime and corruption almost from its inception. The Pan-Vanadian government operated by local provincial leaders meeting in one Vanadian Council, but few could ever agree with one another. Those with oil and mineral rights horded them and refused to share with those less fortunate. Those with water shared but quickly became hostile when the oil and mineral producing governances attempted to seize rights through land buyouts. The great inter-government fighting reflected in the streets and cities of Pan-Vanadia, and as the 2160s waned, despite the efforts of the Zokesian government to solve or quell the strife, the Pan-Vanadian commonwealth slipped into tribal warfare once again.&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nuvastian 2169 Event ===&lt;br /&gt;
Around 2164, similar strife occured in the Nuvastian Republic, with fighting breaking out for control between the pro-Aontas Bastian Confederacy and the Nuvastian ethnic majority. The fighting reached a boiling point in 2169 when a sinkhole caused by a suspected dirty bomb razed the Nuvastian capitol city, throwing the state into chaos.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Carsodonian Troubles==&lt;br /&gt;
Carsodonia's economy was faltering and minority rule made the rulers of the nation increasingly unpopular with the masses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Igniting the Conflict ===&lt;br /&gt;
A group of Ultranonationalist Insurgents called Hayat Tajdid Iridia (Resurgence of Iridia) launches attacks across Iroa, Carsodonia and limitedly, Wuste with the goal of forming an Iridian ethnostate. They open their campaign with a bunch of sabotage attacks, attempted assassinations against politicians and bombings of important political buildings. At the same time, they quickly consolidate in rural areas in Carsodonia and Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
They're quickly expelled from the cities but they put up stubborn resistance in the mountains and deserts, Carsodonia has a more difficult time dealing with them so they allow Iroan troops to cross the border and jointly control the highways&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Carsodonian Collapse ===&lt;br /&gt;
The war basically turns into a slog from here, slowly bombing and rooting out cells in the deserts, and then in the northern mountains&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Carsodonia effectively becomes subordinate in the latter years of the campaign&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Wurst==&lt;br /&gt;
===Ba'athist Resurgence===&lt;br /&gt;
at the same time that this is happening,there's a Ba'athist revolution in Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Nufayat Campaign==&lt;br /&gt;
===Eubudist Cause===&lt;br /&gt;
At the same time, Eubudist fundamentalists take control of Nufayat province and are initially considered hostile by Carsodonia and Iroa, but they prove effective at fighting HTI in the mountains and so they form a tense alliance&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Establishment of Eubudist Al-Nufayat===&lt;br /&gt;
==Aftermath==&lt;br /&gt;
===Casualties===&lt;br /&gt;
too damn many&lt;br /&gt;
===Economic Effects===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conflicts]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Kulge_Desert_Blues&amp;diff=14844</id>
		<title>Kulge Desert Blues</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Kulge_Desert_Blues&amp;diff=14844"/>
		<updated>2025-09-21T03:20:54Z</updated>

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|title = Kulge Desert Blues|greater_conflict =Greater Kulge Conflict&lt;br /&gt;
|image = Kulgeblues.png|image_desc = &lt;br /&gt;
|start_date = August 15th, 2166|end_date = December 28th, 2170&lt;br /&gt;
|location = [[Kulge Desert]], [[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|treaty/outcome = &lt;br /&gt;
|changes = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_header = Carsodonian Armed Forces|force_2_header = Rebels&lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_list = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_list = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_strength = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_strength = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_losses = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_losses = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Kulge Desert Blues''', also known as the '''Kulge Conflict''' refers to a time of immense upheval in the [[Kulge Desert]] encompassing multiple regional conflicts from 2166-2172.&lt;br /&gt;
==Background==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth ===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2164, the Pan-Vanadian experiment had failed horribly. In the years following the unification of the great Kolus desert by the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth, the nation had experienced terrorist bombings, crime and corruption almost from its inception. The Pan-Vanadian government operated by local provincial leaders meeting in one Vanadian Council, but few could ever agree with one another. Those with oil and mineral rights horded them and refused to share with those less fortunate. Those with water shared but quickly became hostile when the oil and mineral producing governances attempted to seize rights through land buyouts. The great inter-government fighting reflected in the streets and cities of Pan-Vanadia, and as the 2160s waned, despite the efforts of the Zokesian government to solve or quell the strife, the Pan-Vanadian commonwealth slipped into tribal warfare once again.&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nuvastian 2169 Event ===&lt;br /&gt;
Around 2164, similar strife occured in the Nuvastian Republic, with fighting breaking out for control between the pro-Aontas Bastian Confederacy and the Nuvastian ethnic majority. The fighting reached a boiling point in 2169 when a sinkhole caused by a suspected dirty bomb razed the Nuvastian capitol city, throwing the state into chaos.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Carsodonian Troubles==&lt;br /&gt;
A group of Ultranonationalist Insurgents called Hayat Tajdid Iridia (Resurgence of Iridia) launches attacks across Iroa, Carsodonia and limitedly, Wuste with the goal of forming an Iridian ethnostate. They open their campaign with a bunch of sabotage attacks, attempted assassinations against politicians and bombings of important political buildings. At the same time, they quickly consolidate in rural areas in Carsodonia and Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
==Wurst==&lt;br /&gt;
===Ba'athist Resurgence===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Carsodonian Collapse===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Nufayat Campaign==&lt;br /&gt;
===Eubudist Cause===&lt;br /&gt;
===Establishment of Eubudist Al-Nufayat===&lt;br /&gt;
==Aftermath==&lt;br /&gt;
===Casualties===&lt;br /&gt;
too damn many&lt;br /&gt;
===Economic Effects===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conflicts]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Kulge_Desert_Blues&amp;diff=14843</id>
		<title>Kulge Desert Blues</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Kulge_Desert_Blues&amp;diff=14843"/>
		<updated>2025-09-21T03:19:41Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt;{{War&lt;br /&gt;
|title = Kulge Desert Blues|greater_conflict =Greater Kulge Conflict&lt;br /&gt;
|image = Kulgeblues.png|image_desc = &lt;br /&gt;
|start_date = August 15th, 2166|end_date = December 28th, 2170&lt;br /&gt;
|location = [[Kulge Desert]], [[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|treaty/outcome = &lt;br /&gt;
|changes = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_header = Carsodonian Armed Forces|force_2_header = Rebels&lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_list = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_list = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_strength = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_strength = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_1_losses = &lt;br /&gt;
|force_2_losses = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Kulge Desert Blues''', also known as the '''Kulge Conflict''' or the '''Fall of Carsodonia''', was a time of immense upheval in the [[Kulge Desert]] from 2166-2172.&lt;br /&gt;
==Background==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Collapse of the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth ===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2164, the Pan-Vanadian experiment had failed horribly. In the years following the unification of the great Kolus desert by the Pan-Vanadian Commonwealth, the nation had experienced terrorist bombings, crime and corruption almost from its inception. The Pan-Vanadian government operated by local provincial leaders meeting in one Vanadian Council, but few could ever agree with one another. Those with oil and mineral rights horded them and refused to share with those less fortunate. Those with water shared but quickly became hostile when the oil and mineral producing governances attempted to seize rights through land buyouts. The great inter-government fighting reflected in the streets and cities of Pan-Vanadia, and as the 2160s waned, despite the efforts of the Zokesian government to solve or quell the strife, the Pan-Vanadian commonwealth slipped into tribal warfare once again.&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nuvastian 2169 Event ===&lt;br /&gt;
Around 2164, similar strife occured in the Nuvastian Republic, with fighting breaking out for control between the pro-Aontas Bastian Confederacy and the Nuvastian ethnic majority. The fighting reached a boiling point in 2169 when a sinkhole caused by a suspected dirty bomb razed the Nuvastian capitol city, throwing the state into chaos.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Carsodonian Troubles==&lt;br /&gt;
A group of Ultranonationalist Insurgents called Hayat Tajdid Iridia (Resurgence of Iridia) launches attacks across Iroa, Carsodonia and limitedly, Wuste with the goal of forming an Iridian ethnostate. They open their campaign with a bunch of sabotage attacks, attempted assassinations against politicians and bombings of important political buildings. At the same time, they quickly consolidate in rural areas in Carsodonia and Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
==Wurst==&lt;br /&gt;
===Ba'athist Resurgence===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Carsodonian Collapse===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Nufayat Campaign==&lt;br /&gt;
===Eubudist Cause===&lt;br /&gt;
===Establishment of Eubudist Al-Nufayat===&lt;br /&gt;
==Aftermath==&lt;br /&gt;
===Casualties===&lt;br /&gt;
too damn many&lt;br /&gt;
===Economic Effects===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conflicts]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Category:Corporations_of_Aontas&amp;diff=14624</id>
		<title>Category:Corporations of Aontas</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Category:Corporations_of_Aontas&amp;diff=14624"/>
		<updated>2025-09-13T19:18:39Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt;[[File:AontasGlobe.png|thumb|Location of [[Aontas]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
This is a '''list of notable companies based in Aontas''', or subsidiaries according to their sector. It includes companies from the entire union. '''[[Tekkia]]''' covers roughly half of the territory, with '''[[Iroa]]''' and to a lesser extent; '''[[Sahr]]''', covering the remainder. Each has separate regulatory and registration authorities.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About Companies in Aontas ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Aontan''' private [[:Category:Corporations|companies]] fall into three categories:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Private limited companies, which carry the suffix ''&amp;quot;Limited&amp;quot;'' (LTD), ''&amp;quot;Teoranta&amp;quot;'' (TEO), or ''&amp;quot;Mahdud&amp;quot;'' (MDE) and whose shares are privately held.&lt;br /&gt;
* Public limited companies (PLC/CPT/SSA) and whose shares may be listed on a stock exchange.&lt;br /&gt;
* Company limited by guarantee, this type of company has members, not shareholders, as such generally limited to trade associations and not-for-profit bodies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Companies in Tekkia must be registered with the ''Department of Commerce's'' Companies Registrar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some entries on this list may be ''statutory corporations'' - a business form governed by a board appointed by a national government under a particular piece of legislation - not formally companies as such, but are effectively treated as such and are included on this list as they are usually large business. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some mutual bodies, such as ''sahren'' [[Sahren Communes|communal organisations]], or major subsidiaries of foreign companies are also included on this list.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable firms ==&lt;br /&gt;
This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. Organisations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;line-height:45px;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Name&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Sector&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Headquarters&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Founded&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Notes&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Status&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Abzalev_logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Abzalev Design Bureau]]'''||Aerospace, Technology|| ||2097&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[Adaman_group|Adaman Group]]'''||Materials, Electronics||||2129&lt;br /&gt;
|Largest steel corporation in Sahr&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[A.G Holdings]]'''||Food&amp;amp;Drink||[[Leath]]||&lt;br /&gt;
|Manufacturer of the popular Soft Drink; [[Fenta]].&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:ALKAN.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Alkan Tractor Company]]'''||||||2107&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Aontan_Choteco.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Aontan Choteco]]'''||Petrochemicals||[[Saohmús]]||2133&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|S||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Aonteic_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Aonteic]]'''||Defence||[[Bis]]||2180&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Beitaer_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Beitaer]]'''||Aerospace||[[Cath]]||2177&lt;br /&gt;
|Specializes in unmanned MALE (Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance) platforms for the Tekkian military.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Belor Naval Yards|'''Belor Naval Yards''']]&lt;br /&gt;
|Shibuilding&lt;br /&gt;
|Iroshahr&lt;br /&gt;
|2113&lt;br /&gt;
|State owned entity responsible for the construction of ships for the Iroan Republic Navy&lt;br /&gt;
|S&lt;br /&gt;
|A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Cabrian_Aeroworks_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Cabrian Aeroworks]]'''||Aerospace||[[Vargo]]||1948&lt;br /&gt;
|Known for producing multi-role fighters and other military aircraft.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Sphere_Technologies_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Corais Sfear]]'''||Transport||[[Cath]]||2044&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[GreenPebble]]'''||Finance||[[Cath]]||2155&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|'''IroAir'''&lt;br /&gt;
|Commercial Aerospace&lt;br /&gt;
|Alariya&lt;br /&gt;
|2116&lt;br /&gt;
|Prominent airliner corporation in Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
|P&lt;br /&gt;
|A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kering_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Kering]]'''||Shipbuilding||[[Saohmús]]||2044&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kering_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Kering Rotaries]]'''||Aerospace||[[Saohmús]]||2044&lt;br /&gt;
|Subsidiary of Kering Corporation specializing in rotary aircraft.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[Klensagrad Stahlduga]]'''||Aerospace||[[Klensagrad]]||2134&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:KAEM.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Klensærmonarcha]]'''||Aerospace||[[Klensagrad]]||2197&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:SHA_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Sparrowhawk Aeronautics]]'''||Aerospace||[[Sparvok]]||1954&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||D&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:NSC_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Northeastern Shipping]]'''||Shipping||[[Dugleid]]||&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Nujan_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Nujan Dynamics Group]]'''||Defence||[[Saohmús]]||2160&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Proole_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Proole]]'''||Aerospace, Air Travel||[[Cath]]||2047&lt;br /&gt;
|Aontan aerospace manufacturer and airliner.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:RANDDRealta.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[R&amp;amp;D Realta]]'''||Textiles||||2148&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[Royal Drydock Company]]'''||Shipbuilding||[[Khosa]]||2107&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:STV_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Sigma Technical]]'''||Aerospace||[[Déir]]||1992&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[Krome Heavy Industries]]'''||Materials||[[Bown]]||2162&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Tsar_logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Tsaregorodtsev Aviation]]'''||Aerospace, Transport||[[Vuchalla]]||2193&lt;br /&gt;
|Initially military-focused, later shifted to civilian aviation and ground vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:United_Fusion.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[United Fusion]]'''||Energy||[[Cath]]||2017&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|S||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Category:Corporations_of_Aontas&amp;diff=14623</id>
		<title>Category:Corporations of Aontas</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Category:Corporations_of_Aontas&amp;diff=14623"/>
		<updated>2025-09-13T19:07:09Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Phoenia652: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:AontasGlobe.png|thumb|Location of [[Aontas]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
This is a '''list of notable companies based in Aontas''', or subsidiaries according to their sector. It includes companies from the entire union. '''[[Tekkia]]''' covers roughly half of the territory, with '''[[Iroa]]''' and to a lesser extent; '''[[Sahr]]''', covering the remainder. Each has separate regulatory and registration authorities.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About Companies in Aontas ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Aontan''' private [[:Category:Corporations|companies]] fall into three categories:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Private limited companies, which carry the suffix ''&amp;quot;Limited&amp;quot;'' (LTD), ''&amp;quot;Teoranta&amp;quot;'' (TEO), or ''&amp;quot;Mahdud&amp;quot;'' (MDE) and whose shares are privately held.&lt;br /&gt;
* Public limited companies (PLC/CPT/SSA) and whose shares may be listed on a stock exchange.&lt;br /&gt;
* Company limited by guarantee, this type of company has members, not shareholders, as such generally limited to trade associations and not-for-profit bodies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Companies in Tekkia must be registered with the ''Department of Commerce's'' Companies Registrar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some entries on this list may be ''statutory corporations'' - a business form governed by a board appointed by a national government under a particular piece of legislation - not formally companies as such, but are effectively treated as such and are included on this list as they are usually large business. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some mutual bodies, such as ''sahren'' [[Sahren Communes|communal organisations]], or major subsidiaries of foreign companies are also included on this list.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable firms ==&lt;br /&gt;
This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. Organisations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;line-height:45px;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Name&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Sector&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Headquarters&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Founded&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Notes&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Status&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Abzalev_logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Abzalev Design Bureau]]'''||Aerospace, Technology|| ||2097&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[Adaman_group|Adaman Group]]'''||Materials, Electronics||||2129&lt;br /&gt;
|Largest steel corporation in Sahr&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[A.G Holdings]]'''||Food&amp;amp;Drink||[[Leath]]||&lt;br /&gt;
|Manufacturer of the popular Soft Drink; [[Fenta]].&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:ALKAN.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Alkan Tractor Company]]'''||||||2107&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Aontan_Choteco.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Aontan Choteco]]'''||Petrochemicals||[[Saohmús]]||2133&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|S||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Aonteic_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Aonteic]]'''||Defence||[[Bis]]||2180&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Beitaer_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Beitaer]]'''||Aerospace||[[Cath]]||2177&lt;br /&gt;
|Specializes in unmanned MALE (Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance) platforms for the Tekkian military.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Belor Naval Yards|'''Belor Naval Yards''']]&lt;br /&gt;
|Shibuilding&lt;br /&gt;
|Iroshahr&lt;br /&gt;
|2113&lt;br /&gt;
|State owned entity responsible for the construction of ships for the Iroan Republic Navy&lt;br /&gt;
|S&lt;br /&gt;
|A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Cabrian_Aeroworks_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Cabrian Aeroworks]]'''||Aerospace||[[Vargo]]||1948&lt;br /&gt;
|Known for producing multi-role fighters and other military aircraft.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Sphere_Technologies_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Corais Sfear]]'''||Transport||[[Cath]]||2044&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[GreenPebble]]'''||Finance||[[Cath]]||2155&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kering_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Kering]]'''||Shipbuilding||[[Saohmús]]||2044&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kering_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Kering Rotaries]]'''||Aerospace||[[Saohmús]]||2044&lt;br /&gt;
|Subsidiary of Kering Corporation specializing in rotary aircraft.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[Klensagrad Stahlduga]]'''||Aerospace||[[Klensagrad]]||2134&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:KAEM.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Klensærmonarcha]]'''||Aerospace||[[Klensagrad]]||2197&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:SHA_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Sparrowhawk Aeronautics]]'''||Aerospace||[[Sparvok]]||1954&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||D&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:NSC_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Northeastern Shipping]]'''||Shipping||[[Dugleid]]||&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Nujan_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Nujan Dynamics Group]]'''||Defence||[[Saohmús]]||2160&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Proole_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Proole]]'''||Aerospace, Air Travel||[[Cath]]||2047&lt;br /&gt;
|Aontan aerospace manufacturer and airliner.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:RANDDRealta.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[R&amp;amp;D Realta]]'''||Textiles||||2148&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[Royal Drydock Company]]'''||Shipbuilding||[[Khosa]]||2107&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:STV_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Sigma Technical]]'''||Aerospace||[[Déir]]||1992&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[Krome Heavy Industries]]'''||Materials||[[Bown]]||2162&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Tsar_logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Tsaregorodtsev Aviation]]'''||Aerospace, Transport||[[Vuchalla]]||2193&lt;br /&gt;
|Initially military-focused, later shifted to civilian aviation and ground vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:United_Fusion.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[United Fusion]]'''||Energy||[[Cath]]||2017&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|S||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Category:Corporations_of_Aontas&amp;diff=14622</id>
		<title>Category:Corporations of Aontas</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Category:Corporations_of_Aontas&amp;diff=14622"/>
		<updated>2025-09-13T19:06:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Phoenia652: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:AontasGlobe.png|thumb|Location of [[Aontas]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
This is a '''list of notable companies based in Aontas''', or subsidiaries according to their sector. It includes companies from the entire union. '''[[Tekkia]]''' covers roughly half of the territory, with '''[[Iroa]]''' and to a lesser extent; '''[[Sahr]]''', covering the remainder. Each has separate regulatory and registration authorities.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== About Companies in Aontas ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Aontan''' private [[:Category:Corporations|companies]] fall into three categories:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Private limited companies, which carry the suffix ''&amp;quot;Limited&amp;quot;'' (LTD), ''&amp;quot;Teoranta&amp;quot;'' (TEO), or ''&amp;quot;Mahdud&amp;quot;'' (MDE) and whose shares are privately held.&lt;br /&gt;
* Public limited companies (PLC/CPT/SSA) and whose shares may be listed on a stock exchange.&lt;br /&gt;
* Company limited by guarantee, this type of company has members, not shareholders, as such generally limited to trade associations and not-for-profit bodies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Companies in Tekkia must be registered with the ''Department of Commerce's'' Companies Registrar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some entries on this list may be ''statutory corporations'' - a business form governed by a board appointed by a national government under a particular piece of legislation - not formally companies as such, but are effectively treated as such and are included on this list as they are usually large business. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some mutual bodies, such as ''sahren'' [[Sahren Communes|communal organisations]], or major subsidiaries of foreign companies are also included on this list.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable firms ==&lt;br /&gt;
This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. Organisations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;line-height:45px;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Name&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Sector&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Headquarters&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Founded&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Notes&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Status&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Abzalev_logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Abzalev Design Bureau]]'''||Aerospace, Technology|| ||2097&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[Adaman_group|Adaman Group]]'''||Materials, Electronics||||2129&lt;br /&gt;
|Largest steel corporation in Sahr&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[A.G Holdings]]'''||Food&amp;amp;Drink||[[Leath]]||&lt;br /&gt;
|Manufacturer of the popular Soft Drink; [[Fenta]].&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:ALKAN.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Alkan Tractor Company]]'''||||||2107&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Aontan_Choteco.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Aontan Choteco]]'''||Petrochemicals||[[Saohmús]]||2133&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|S||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Aonteic_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Aonteic]]'''||Defence||[[Bis]]||2180&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Beitaer_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Beitaer]]'''||Aerospace||[[Cath]]||2177&lt;br /&gt;
|Specializes in unmanned MALE (Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance) platforms for the Tekkian military.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Belor Naval Yards]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Shibuilding&lt;br /&gt;
|Iroshahr&lt;br /&gt;
|2113&lt;br /&gt;
|State owned entity responsible for the construction of ships for the Iroan Republic Navy&lt;br /&gt;
|S&lt;br /&gt;
|A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Cabrian_Aeroworks_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Cabrian Aeroworks]]'''||Aerospace||[[Vargo]]||1948&lt;br /&gt;
|Known for producing multi-role fighters and other military aircraft.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Sphere_Technologies_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Corais Sfear]]'''||Transport||[[Cath]]||2044&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[GreenPebble]]'''||Finance||[[Cath]]||2155&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kering_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Kering]]'''||Shipbuilding||[[Saohmús]]||2044&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kering_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Kering Rotaries]]'''||Aerospace||[[Saohmús]]||2044&lt;br /&gt;
|Subsidiary of Kering Corporation specializing in rotary aircraft.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||'''[[Klensagrad Stahlduga]]'''||Aerospace||[[Klensagrad]]||2134&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:KAEM.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Klensærmonarcha]]'''||Aerospace||[[Klensagrad]]||2197&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:SHA_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Sparrowhawk Aeronautics]]'''||Aerospace||[[Sparvok]]||1954&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||D&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:NSC_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Northeastern Shipping]]'''||Shipping||[[Dugleid]]||&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Nujan_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Nujan Dynamics Group]]'''||Defence||[[Saohmús]]||2160&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Proole_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Proole]]'''||Aerospace, Air Travel||[[Cath]]||2047&lt;br /&gt;
|Aontan aerospace manufacturer and airliner.&lt;br /&gt;
|P||A&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:RANDDRealta.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[R&amp;amp;D Realta]]'''||Textiles||||2148&lt;br /&gt;
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|||'''[[Royal Drydock Company]]'''||Shipbuilding||[[Khosa]]||2107&lt;br /&gt;
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|[[File:STV_Logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Sigma Technical]]'''||Aerospace||[[Déir]]||1992&lt;br /&gt;
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|||'''[[Krome Heavy Industries]]'''||Materials||[[Bown]]||2162&lt;br /&gt;
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|[[File:Tsar_logo.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[Tsaregorodtsev Aviation]]'''||Aerospace, Transport||[[Vuchalla]]||2193&lt;br /&gt;
|Initially military-focused, later shifted to civilian aviation and ground vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
|?||?&lt;br /&gt;
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|[[File:United_Fusion.png|center|100x40px]]||'''[[United Fusion]]'''||Energy||[[Cath]]||2017&lt;br /&gt;
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|S||A&lt;br /&gt;
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|}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
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&lt;div&gt;{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|19&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Education===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Army===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Phoenian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Siege of Vuchalla===&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Shirazi Administration (2142-2157)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency (2166-2173)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dissolution of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Phoenian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Shirazi Administration (2142-2157)===&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
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|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
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|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Phoenian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Siege of Vuchalla===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Zokesian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Shirazi Administration (2142-2157)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency (2166-2173)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dissolution of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
===Music===&lt;br /&gt;
===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|19&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Phoenian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Siege of Vuchalla===&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Shirazi Administration (2142-2157)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency (2166-2173)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dissolution of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|19&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Siege of Vuchalla===&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Shirazi Administration (2142-2157)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Hayat Tajdid Iridia Insurgency (2166-2173)===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|19&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Army===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Iro-Nuvastian War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Siege of Vuchalla===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
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|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. &lt;br /&gt;
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The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the national image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
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The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
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|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Formative Decade (2112-2124)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. &lt;br /&gt;
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As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the revolution's image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
===Music===&lt;br /&gt;
===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|19&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's decade of formative peace was shattered in 2124 after a collection of warlord factions ruling over the nearby province of Ostwurst crossed the border into Khwaraz to raid the regional capital of Fadil, as well as into the then Kroman-aligned [[Wuste]]. These small desert outposts were economically sustained only by the oil they produced. During the raids against these facilities, there were several massacres of production workers and sometimes civilians deemed infidels by the more radical factions, killing and wounding hundreds and displacing thousands more. The international response to Iroa's appeals was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. &lt;br /&gt;
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As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the revolution's image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war, a prelude to the establishment of a union between the two countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2111 following a democratic revolution in 2109. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
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|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Desperate pleas for international support were answered in 2124, as Wurst warlords took advantage of the chaos in Khwarazm to loot and pillage several townships, killing hundreds and wounding thousands. The international response was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. &lt;br /&gt;
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As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the revolution's image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2109 following a democratic revolution in 2111. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
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|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Short Peace (tentative name)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Desperate pleas for international support were answered in 2124, as Wurst warlords took advantage of the chaos in Khwarazm to loot and pillage several townships, killing hundreds and wounding thousands. The international response was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. &lt;br /&gt;
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As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the revolution's image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2109 following a democratic revolution in 2111. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Army===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. By late 2110, there was still a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by having to watch from the sidelines. The recent defeats prompted Granderian activism and representatives to petition the Aontan government to allow for an intervention. This was only narrowly granted, and in November, Granderian forces alongside Chosaint and Tekkian volunteers began their offensive towards Gaineamh.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The 15-Year Peace (tentative name)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Desperate pleas for international support were answered in 2124, as Wurst warlords took advantage of the chaos in Khwarazm to loot and pillage several townships, killing hundreds and wounding thousands. The international response was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. &lt;br /&gt;
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As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the revolution's image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2109 following a democratic revolution in 2111. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
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|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. In late 2110, there was a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by &lt;br /&gt;
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===The 15-Year Peace (tentative name)===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Intervention in Wurst===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Desperate pleas for international support were answered in 2124, as Wurst warlords took advantage of the chaos in Khwarazm to loot and pillage several townships, killing hundreds and wounding thousands. The international response was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. &lt;br /&gt;
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As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the revolution's image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2109 following a democratic revolution in 2111. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd and 4th Mojlis (2119-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Granderian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The effects of the earlier popular upheaval in 2107, sometimes retrospectively referred to as the 'Lavender unrest' were felt abroad in neighboring nations with Iridian speaking populations, particularly within Tekkia. The Granas dominated border region of Granderia also experienced a push for autonomy, resulting in the creation of the Granderian Federal Republic as a client state of Chead Aontas. In late 2110, there was a general mood of solidarity with the Iroan revolution, complicated by &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The 15-Year Peace (tentative name)===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Intervention in Wurst====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Desperate pleas for international support were answered in 2124, as Wurst warlords took advantage of the chaos in Khwarazm to loot and pillage several townships, killing hundreds and wounding thousands. The international response was much greater than expected however, with the emerging powers of the Imperial Union and Kingdom of Elohim dispatching expeditionary forces to Iroa and Wuste. The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the revolution's image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
During this the later years of the 2120s, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy. By early 2125, he entered into negotiations with the now Vazirol Alkandari, securing Tekkia's entrance into the war. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Establishment of Phoenia===&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
===Music===&lt;br /&gt;
===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width: 50%; text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+ Colour Scheme&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; |Format&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#404040&amp;quot; |Grey-Black&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#FFFFFF&amp;quot; |White&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#917ECF&amp;quot; |Purple&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#ED7D31&amp;quot; |Orange&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#FFD800&amp;quot; |Yellow&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;color:#FFBF00&amp;quot; |Dark Yellow&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|RGB ||[64,64,64]||[255,255,255]||[145,126,207]||[237,125,49]||[255,216,0]||[255,191,0]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|HEX ||#404040||#FFFFFF||#917ECF||#ED7D31||#FFD800||#FFBF00&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:KP3 Nations]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Ch%C3%A9ad_Aontas&amp;diff=13647</id>
		<title>Chéad Aontas</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Ch%C3%A9ad_Aontas&amp;diff=13647"/>
		<updated>2025-07-13T16:13:00Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt;{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
| nation = Aontas&lt;br /&gt;
| localized_name = An Aontas Mór Feidearálach&lt;br /&gt;
| full_name = Federation of Greater Aontas&lt;br /&gt;
| flag = Aonta_Flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
| motto = &amp;quot;Lí Haontacht Cheannasach&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;(With Sovereign Unity)&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem = &amp;quot;Ó Chósta go Cósta&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = From_Coast_To_Coast.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
| map = Aonta_Globe.png&lt;br /&gt;
| denonym = Aontan&lt;br /&gt;
| capital = Cath&lt;br /&gt;
| languages = Aontan, Kostel, Parast&lt;br /&gt;
| currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
| government = Federated Presidential Republic&lt;br /&gt;
| foundation = 2107-2125&lt;br /&gt;
| leader = Priomhaire&lt;br /&gt;
| ethnicity = 59.4% Aontan&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;37.8% Kostel&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;1.8% Iridian&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;1.0% Koloan&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| population = 67,422,275&lt;br /&gt;
| area = 114,527&lt;br /&gt;
| flagdesc = &lt;br /&gt;
| mapdesc = &lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor = [[Tekkia]], [[Grestin]], [[Diosca]], [[Chosaint]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor = [[Phoenia]], [[Strelka-Tekkia]], [[Grestin]], [[Diosca]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Distinguish|[[Aontas]] (2149 - Present)}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Aontas''' ([[Aontan_Language|Aontan]]: '''Aontas''' [eɪnt̪æs]), also known as '''Chéad Aontas'''(First Union), was a  body which existed from 2107 to 2125. Located in south-west [[Kafrica]] and south-east [[Kolus]],  The country was externally bordered by [[Arkadii-Zokesia]] to the west and [[Solani]] to the north and otherwise surrounded by ocean; with the [[Kolusian Sea]] to the north, [[Gulf of Iro]] to the south-west, and the [[Armando Sea]] to the east. &lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Multinations|multi-national]]&lt;br /&gt;
It covers an area of 114,527 km² and has a population of more than 32.3 million, making it among the smaller multi-national bodies. The capital and largest city is [[Cath]], which is situated on the eastern bank of the nations main strait. Other major cities are [[Samos]] and [[Vargo]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tekkia Template stuff&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
No official languages&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Aontas was established following the [[Kafrican_War|Kafrican War-Period]], &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote| |cite=Marie Tairvol}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft}}&lt;br /&gt;
pre-draft&lt;br /&gt;
* formation from kafraic theas(2096) as controls tightend&lt;br /&gt;
* integration of diosca, made independent by kroman reconstruction(own page), following a similar process in 2111 following 7 years&lt;br /&gt;
* three grestins period(own page), seccesionism&lt;br /&gt;
* withdrawl of the west alonside the nascent phoenia&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* northern defence&lt;br /&gt;
* small section on strelkan incursions(mainly for grestin)&lt;br /&gt;
* phoenian campaign of southern liberation&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* 2149 constitution&lt;br /&gt;
* Grestian Reconcilliation&lt;br /&gt;
* discussions on Iroan exit&lt;br /&gt;
* discussions on Sahr exit&lt;br /&gt;
* Kaadorp-Slen&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;[[File:aontas-relief.png|thumb|297x297px]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Biodiversity ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Urban Areas===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Politics ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Government ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Subdivisions===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign Relations===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Aontas-culture.png|thumb|297x297px]]&lt;br /&gt;
Aontas contains many groups who speak vastly different languages. The majority spoken language is Tekkian.&lt;br /&gt;
===Education===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Religion===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Age===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Military ==&lt;br /&gt;
As of the 2150 union the armed forces of Aontas consist of the armed forces of the member states in times of peace but combined into a larger command structure in times of war.  &lt;br /&gt;
===Air Corp===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Army===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Navy===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Orbcom===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Economy==&lt;br /&gt;
===Taxation===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Transport===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Energy and Infrastructure===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Trade===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Science===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[History of Aontas]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:KP2Aontas Enlargement.png|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notable Events==&lt;br /&gt;
* Accession of Diosca (2111)&lt;br /&gt;
* The Three Grestins Period (2132-2149)&lt;br /&gt;
* Reunification of Greater Aontas (2149-2150)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==About The Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Aonta_Flag.png|thumb|400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:KP2 Nations]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Multinations]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Ch%C3%A9ad_Aontas&amp;diff=13646</id>
		<title>Chéad Aontas</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Ch%C3%A9ad_Aontas&amp;diff=13646"/>
		<updated>2025-07-13T16:12:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Phoenia652: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
| nation = Aontas&lt;br /&gt;
| localized_name = An Aontas Mór Feidearálach&lt;br /&gt;
| full_name = Federation of Greater Aontas&lt;br /&gt;
| flag = Aonta_Flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
| motto = &amp;quot;Lí Haontacht Cheannasach&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt;(With Sovereign Unity)&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem = &amp;quot;Ó Chósta go Cósta&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = From_Coast_To_Coast.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
| map = Aonta_Globe.png&lt;br /&gt;
| denonym = Aontan&lt;br /&gt;
| capital = Cath&lt;br /&gt;
| languages = Aontan, Kostel, Parast&lt;br /&gt;
| currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
| government = Federated Presidential Republic&lt;br /&gt;
| foundation = 2107-2132&lt;br /&gt;
| leader = Priomhaire&lt;br /&gt;
| ethnicity = 59.4% Aontan&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;37.8% Kostel&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;1.8% Iridian&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;1.0% Koloan&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| population = 67,422,275&lt;br /&gt;
| area = 114,527&lt;br /&gt;
| flagdesc = &lt;br /&gt;
| mapdesc = &lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor = [[Tekkia]], [[Grestin]], [[Diosca]], [[Chosaint]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor = [[Phoenia]], [[Strelka-Tekkia]], [[Grestin]], [[Diosca]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Distinguish|[[Aontas]] (2149 - Present)}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Aontas''' ([[Aontan_Language|Aontan]]: '''Aontas''' [eɪnt̪æs]), also known as '''Chéad Aontas'''(First Union), was a  body which existed from 2107 to 2125. Located in south-west [[Kafrica]] and south-east [[Kolus]],  The country was externally bordered by [[Arkadii-Zokesia]] to the west and [[Solani]] to the north and otherwise surrounded by ocean; with the [[Kolusian Sea]] to the north, [[Gulf of Iro]] to the south-west, and the [[Armando Sea]] to the east. &lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Multinations|multi-national]]&lt;br /&gt;
It covers an area of 114,527 km² and has a population of more than 32.3 million, making it among the smaller multi-national bodies. The capital and largest city is [[Cath]], which is situated on the eastern bank of the nations main strait. Other major cities are [[Samos]] and [[Vargo]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tekkia Template stuff&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
No official languages&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Aontas was established following the [[Kafrican_War|Kafrican War-Period]], &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote| |cite=Marie Tairvol}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft}}&lt;br /&gt;
pre-draft&lt;br /&gt;
* formation from kafraic theas(2096) as controls tightend&lt;br /&gt;
* integration of diosca, made independent by kroman reconstruction(own page), following a similar process in 2111 following 7 years&lt;br /&gt;
* three grestins period(own page), seccesionism&lt;br /&gt;
* withdrawl of the west alonside the nascent phoenia&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* northern defence&lt;br /&gt;
* small section on strelkan incursions(mainly for grestin)&lt;br /&gt;
* phoenian campaign of southern liberation&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* 2149 constitution&lt;br /&gt;
* Grestian Reconcilliation&lt;br /&gt;
* discussions on Iroan exit&lt;br /&gt;
* discussions on Sahr exit&lt;br /&gt;
* Kaadorp-Slen&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;[[File:aontas-relief.png|thumb|297x297px]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Biodiversity ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Urban Areas===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Politics ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Government ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Subdivisions===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Foreign Relations===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Aontas-culture.png|thumb|297x297px]]&lt;br /&gt;
Aontas contains many groups who speak vastly different languages. The majority spoken language is Tekkian.&lt;br /&gt;
===Education===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Religion===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Age===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Military ==&lt;br /&gt;
As of the 2150 union the armed forces of Aontas consist of the armed forces of the member states in times of peace but combined into a larger command structure in times of war.  &lt;br /&gt;
===Air Corp===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Army===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Navy===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Orbcom===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Economy==&lt;br /&gt;
===Taxation===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Transport===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Energy and Infrastructure===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Trade===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Science===&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2109 following a democratic revolution in 2111. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd Mojlis (2119-2124)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
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|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the minor states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Tekkian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the end of the war in Wurst, a stalemate had ensued with Carsodonian and allied forces who were hesitant to advance past Iroshahr, as coalition expeditionary forces still remained in Iroan territory to use it as a staging ground. During this period, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy, and so he began negotiations with Soradegh, eventually resulting in Tekkia intervening on Iroa's behalf in 2111.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Intervention in Wurst====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Desperate pleas for international support were answered in 2124, as Wurst warlords took advantage of the chaos in Khwarazm to loot and pillage several townships, killing hundreds and wounding thousands. The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated.&lt;br /&gt;
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As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the revolution's image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
===Music===&lt;br /&gt;
===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2109 following a democratic revolution in 2111. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Political Parties===&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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!Term in Office&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd Mojlis (2119-2124)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|7th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Former military, lead guerilla campaign during Phoenian Civil War&lt;br /&gt;
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|Hossein Shirazi &lt;br /&gt;
|8th, 9th, 10th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|19&lt;br /&gt;
|?&lt;br /&gt;
|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and its client states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Army===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Tekkian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the end of the war in Wurst, a stalemate had ensued with Carsodonian and allied forces who were hesitant to advance past Iroshahr, as coalition expeditionary forces still remained in Iroan territory to use it as a staging ground. During this period, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy, and so he began negotiations with Soradegh, eventually resulting in Tekkia intervening on Iroa's behalf in 2111.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Intervention in Wurst====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Desperate pleas for international support were answered in 2124, as Wurst warlords took advantage of the chaos in Khwarazm to loot and pillage several townships, killing hundreds and wounding thousands. The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated.&lt;br /&gt;
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As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the revolution's image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
|mapdesc=A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200 &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Darkest orange - Core consolidated territory &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lighter orange - Karasodon Autonomous Province &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Lightest orange - Unconsolidated territory&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor= [[Granderia]], [[Arcovdonia]], [[Phoenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2109 following a democratic revolution in 2111. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geology==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Second Minister, whom the First Minister selects as a running mate is not originally a member of the Mojlis, but takes their seat and presides over congressional sessions. &lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
|1st and 2nd Mojlis (2109-2119)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|Founder of the Republic &lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd Mojlis (2124-2129)&lt;br /&gt;
|Arrows for Progress&lt;br /&gt;
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|Supplied Iroan rebels with information during revolution. Expanded greatly upon welfare programs.&lt;br /&gt;
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|Leyla Samir Arsadh&lt;br /&gt;
|6th Mojlis (2139-2144)&lt;br /&gt;
|National Popular Front&lt;br /&gt;
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|7th, 8th, 9th Mojlis (2142-2157)&lt;br /&gt;
|Liberal Democratic Party of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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|Longest reigning First Minister, oversaw an era of peace and economic stability for Iroa. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaInternal.png|200px|thumb|left|A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and its client states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
===Imperial Union===&lt;br /&gt;
===Confederacy of Kolus===&lt;br /&gt;
===United Imperial Federation===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaEthnic.png|200px|thumb|right|Coloured areas show regions where a dialect is in the majority. Koloan dialects in black, Iridian in Beige, shaded by mutual intelligibility with Granas]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Parast is a language spoken by the eastern peoples of neighboring Chosaint and is one of its official languages. It originated in the tribes of the &lt;br /&gt;
Sleibh (bruh) highlands. Like Carsodon, it has both official Iro-Koloan script with variations in lettering compared to other Iridian languages as well as a Kafricanized script. Parast is not widely spoken in Iroa, only 0.6% of the population do so and are located on the periphery of Shenistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaNaval.png|200px|thumb|Right|The Iroan Naval Ensign]]&lt;br /&gt;
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=='''History'''==&lt;br /&gt;
==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Classical Period (500-1250)==&lt;br /&gt;
===City States===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
===Satevid Empire===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Satevids.png|300px|thumb|Left|The Satevid Empire at its territorial height in 920]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Postclassical Period (1250-1700)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Division and 4 Shahdoms===&lt;br /&gt;
===Zahirid Caliphate and Spread of Eubud===&lt;br /&gt;
==Early Modern Period (1700-2000)==&lt;br /&gt;
===The Sublime State - Ashrazid Dynasty===&lt;br /&gt;
===Kingdom of Carsodonia===&lt;br /&gt;
==Late Modern Period (2100&amp;lt;)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Purple Revolution of 2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Tekkian Entry====&lt;br /&gt;
A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the end of the war in Wurst, a stalemate had ensued with Carsodonian and allied forces who were hesitant to advance past Iroshahr, as coalition expeditionary forces still remained in Iroan territory to use it as a staging ground. During this period, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy, and so he began negotiations with Soradegh, eventually resulting in Tekkia intervening on Iroa's behalf in 2111.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Intervention in Wurst====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Desperate pleas for international support were answered in 2124, as Wurst warlords took advantage of the chaos in Khwarazm to loot and pillage several townships, killing hundreds and wounding thousands. The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated.&lt;br /&gt;
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As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the revolution's image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by 2126, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
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A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
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|nation = Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|localized_name = جمهوری ایروا &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Jamehori Ayroa&lt;br /&gt;
|full_name = Iroan Republic&lt;br /&gt;
|flag = Iroa_flag.png&lt;br /&gt;
|motto = &amp;quot;Ba npam bah jelo: Dar azadi&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Forward together; Free&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|anthem = &amp;quot;Vatanam&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem_MP3 = Vatanam.mp3&lt;br /&gt;
|map = IroaGlobe.png&lt;br /&gt;
|denonym = Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
|capital = Maslouf&lt;br /&gt;
|languages = Granas, Biskha&lt;br /&gt;
|currency = [[Rút]]&lt;br /&gt;
|government = Devolved unitary parliamentary republic&lt;br /&gt;
|foundation =  2109 (Declaration of Independence) &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; 2111 (Formal Recognition)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader_title = First Minister (Vazirol)&lt;br /&gt;
|leader = Soleiman Kobani&lt;br /&gt;
|ethnicity = Granas 48.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Biskha 28.9% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Iro Wuster 5.1% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Vagani 5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Basargu 4.5% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Carsodon 3.7% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Tekkian 3.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Parast 0.6% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Wuster 0.4% &amp;lt;/br&amp;gt; Saguro 0.1%&lt;br /&gt;
|population = 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|area = 40,380&lt;br /&gt;
|flagdesc=The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Iroa''', officially the '''Iroan Republic''' and sometimes informally '''Iridia''', is a country located in southeastern [[Kolus]], founded in 2109 following a democratic revolution in 2111. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of [[Carsodonia]], the Republic consists of 11 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroshahr, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is a representative democracy within a devolved unitary system. It is best characterized as a middle power, lacking the ability to far reaching or wider regional military and economic power, but is still substantially involved in its immediate vicinity through diplomacy, trade and the occasional small conflict. It is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]], a multinational union. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iridian tribes who inhabited the plains of central Kolus held supernatural explanations for climate phenomena. The Qara mountain range which bounds the Gaineamh tropical desert, the only one of its kind on Kerbin and hostile to their way of life represented region cursed by spirits, or &amp;quot;Al-arwah,&amp;quot; which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|&amp;quot;...and so it was the hero Malik and his noble band would enter. Awaiting them, 40 days and 40 nights of trial in the land of Alarwah&amp;quot;|source=Ancient Koloan tablet}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The correct usage of the term &amp;quot;Iridia&amp;quot; is disputed by kerbologists, and refers broadly to the region where the Iridian people live. However it is sometimes colloquially used interchangeably to refer to the the nation of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 40,380 square kilometers between longitudes -140 and -117 and latitudes 19 and -5 making it a moderately sized country, the fifth largest in Kolus after [[Arcovdonia]] and before [[Nuvastia]]. It is an equatorial country, with the equator passing through Biskha, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaGeographical.png|200px|thumb|left|Major Geographical features of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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To the east, Iroa borders the nations with which it is a member of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] It shares a 75km border with [[Granderia]], a 32km border with [[Chosaint]], sattelite states of Tekkia. The border with [[Sahr]]land is 64km long. The coast of mainland Iroa runs along 378km of the gulf of Iro to the southeast. Iroa's shares its 296km mountainous northern border with a collection of nomadic [[Koloan]] tribes which occasionally attempt raids. To the west, Vanadia. Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the [[UIF]] treaty port of Qadae and parts of the [[Arcovii-Zokesia|Confederation]] which speak Iridian dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa has an abundance of lakes with 75 being currently known. A large portion of these are lakes located at Iroa's mid latitudes and are fed by groundwater and supplied by runoff from the Qara range. The oasis communities of Adish, Gaineamh and Gali rely on the freshwater from these bodies. Iroa's largest lake is lake Sarafraz in Nayef province. &lt;br /&gt;
Iroa contains 10 recursive islands within lakes, however only two are of significant size allowing settlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is home to a further 18 small islands in two main arcs. The Medea arc with its main north and south islands bounds the Belor Harbor. The islands are accompanied by 6 small islets mostly clustered around North Mede. &lt;br /&gt;
The other arc, Marea is situated off the coast of Kermanshah province and contains 4 main island groups. The first is known as Szohreh, upon and around which the city of the same name is built. Further out is Npalal, named so due to its crescent shape, having once been a volcano which had undergone an Plinian eruption, destroying much of itself and leaving a caldera in the center, where the remains of a resurgent dome sits. Off the coast go Qadae, there are two small islands known as Doghalveya. Directly to their east is the titular Marea, the capital of Marea province and largest island in the chain. Furthest out to the south and often incorrectly plotted as an island on maps is a seamount which is exposed only during extreme low tides. Around it are the southernmost extent of Iroa's territorial water claims, stretching as far south as the Wuster city of Tardide.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:IroaTopo.png|200px|thumb|right|Topographic map of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
The highest peak is the Bozorg Qara, located at [coordinates] with an elevation of 5914 meters above sea level, making it the ?th tallest peak on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa is situated in a geologically active area, sharing much of its oceanic border with the Kulge Megathrust, a convergent boundary in which the oceanic crust of the Caledon plate subducts beneath the continental crust of the Kolus Plate. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaLitho.png|200px|thumb|left|The surface rock types of Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa consists broadly of three geological regions. The coastal region with its islands and peninsulas is the result of the obduction of the larger Medearea hotspot volcanic island arc onto the coastal margins of the Kulge subcontinent. The Biskha and Maslouf peninsulas are the result of 2 or 3 of the islands of the former chain making direct contact with the coast, with the remaining islands attached to the continental shelf. This collison resulted in the small Ghaznav and Kirtesh orogenic belts and their associated fold and thrust belts. Also in this region are a number of  lateral strike-slip faults which occasionally cause small earthquakes.&lt;br /&gt;
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The central region is characterized by the Markazi sedimentary basin, representing the lowest elevations in Iroa and through which the Ashraz and Shirzad rivers flow, depositing sediments from the mountains and creating lakes. Prior to sea levels dropping around -70 Ma, the basin was a shallow inland sea. As such, deposits of limestone, coal and halite are commonly found here. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Government &amp;amp; Politics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa's main governing body is its congress, referred to as the Mojlis (lit. &amp;quot;sitting room&amp;quot;). It consists of 50 seats that correspond to districts apportioned roughly for every 100,000 residents. It is a parliamentary republic wherein the head of the executive branch; the First Minister, or Vazirol, is elected by and held accountable to the Mojlis. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:IroaPolitical2200.png|200px|thumb|right|The results of the election of 2199]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Elections take place every 5 years on the national level whereby every seat in the Mojlis is up for reelection, with voters noting their choice for party leader. The majority leader becomes both the head of state and the head of government, and appoints a cabinet to the executive, with department heads requiring certification by 2/3 majority in the Mojlis. In the event that a party wins the majority more than once consecutively, the public votes directly for any member of the Mojlis to potentially become the new executive. This subsequent election takes place a few months after the first, and has the effect of requiring any citizen seeking executive power to first run for a party leadership position in the Mojlis.&lt;br /&gt;
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===List of First Ministers===&lt;br /&gt;
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|Khoshar Soradegh&lt;br /&gt;
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|Reza Alkandari&lt;br /&gt;
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===Administrative Divisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Foreign Relations==&lt;br /&gt;
===Aontas===&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is a member state of the Federation of Greater [[Aontas]] alongside the Kingdom of [[Sahr]]land and the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and its client states [[Granderia]] and [[Chosaint]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
Iroa is home to a population of 5,277,640 people. &lt;br /&gt;
71.1 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
The Iridian language family is composed of four distinct languages, those being Granas, Parast, Carsodon and Wuster. Iridian languages are written in Iro-Koloan script, which originated with Koloans but had more letters added over time as Iridian became a more distinct family. Iridian languages use the abjad writing system, whereby vowels are inferred or denoted with diacritics. Most letters have an initial, median and final form depending on their position in a word. Iroa contains mostly speakers of Iridian languages and their associated dialects, with the most recent census indicating 91.8% of the population speaking an Iridian language as their primary tongue. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Granas language is the most commonly spoken and official language of Iroa and neighboring Granderia (along with Tekkian), spoken by 82.3% of Iroa's population. It can be further subdivided into three closely related dialects: Granas, Biskhan and Basargu, which have high levels of mutual intelligibility. Granas dialect speakers are the largest of any dialect, with a plurality of 48.6% of the population. Its speakers are predominantly found in the Markazi Basin and along Iroa's northern coast, concentrated in the cities of Dariya, Maslouf and Iroshahr.&lt;br /&gt;
Biskhan is a closely related dialect of Granas that retains older influence from the caliphate and is considered more formal. 28.9% of the population speak it as their primary dialect. The dialect has been spread and maintained mostly through maritime tradition, as it is spoken mostly in the Medea and Marea chains as well as in Biskhan province in the cities of Mede, Tahur, Alariya and Marea.&lt;br /&gt;
Basargu is a more rural and distant dialect compared to the other two, spoken primarily in the Khwarazm valley and encompassing 4.5% of the population, centered in Fadil. As an older and more isolated dialect, it is somewhat difficult for the other two to understand. &lt;br /&gt;
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Carsodon is a language spoken in the Qara mountains and in the valleys between. Despite its majority area of speakers being entirely within the Iroan borders, Carsodon is a minority language comprising 3.7% of the population. It was the first language to diverge from proto-Iridian, making it the oldest of the modern Iridian languages. It uses Iro-Koloan script but also has an official Kafricanized script. It is spoken widely in the urban areas of Taezh and Alkand. The amount of speakers has decreased significantly following the migration of over half of the pre-war population to [[Arcovy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Wuster and its coastal dialect Iro Wuster are by far the most unique tounges of the Iridian branch. Owing to Wuste's historical independence from other core Iridian nations, the Wuster dialects are unintelligible to the others. As a result of the ethnic cleansing during the Wurst War and the continued conflict in Nufayat, Wuster is considered an endangered language and has been geographically separated from the south in the city of Wuste, potentially leading to further divergence. Wuster is spoken by only 0.4% of the Iroan population on its southern periphery. Iro Wuster is spoken by 5.1% of the population, owing to its historical presence in the city of Szohreh. &lt;br /&gt;
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Raan Tekkian does not exist in any majority areas in Iroa, but comprises a sizeable minority of the population in Shenistan, particularly around the city of Gaineamh owing to the migration of wealthy Tekkian businessmen and their families upon the acquisition of the province by the Tekkian client state Granderia and subsequent incorporation into Phoenia. It is part of the Aontan language family and uses the Kafrican alphabet. It is spoken by 3.4% of the population.&lt;br /&gt;
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Vagani and Saguro are Koloan languages spoken in the far north of Iroa. Saguro is the smallest minority language in Iroa, spoken by only about 1000 people in the highlands in the far north by nomadic tribes. Vagani has a much larger presence centered around the city of Naev, considered a regional hub of Vagani culture. It is spoken by 5% of the population. They use the older Koloan script which has less letters and different intonations and diacritics from which Iridian evolved.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Prehistory and Ancient History (&amp;lt;500)==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Iridian Migration===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MambicMigration.png|300px|thumb|left|The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Proto-Iridians were a group of nomadic peoples that splintered off from the Koloans after having inhabited central Kolus for 3 centuries before the groups diverged, with the first tribes settling in the Alkand, Taezh and Loralam valleys around 100, which would become the three major Carsodonian tribes. The shelter of the mountains would make these groups largely insular and protected from outside invasion for most of their history. Those who migrated further along the Ashraz river would establish the towns of Shen (now Gaineamh) Adish, Yarqand and other smaller settlements that would become important trading outposts linking the coast to the inland.&lt;br /&gt;
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The fertile lands along the coast of the Gulf of Iro allowed for the development of agriculture to take hold. The basaltic soil, rich in minerals and nutrients allowed for the cultivation of crops such as grains, legumes, citrus fruits and olives. Oscillating wet and dry seasons would result in a yearly harvest which would be preserved throughout the dry season. Domesticated livestock from the plains of central Kolus was also brought to the area. With this development came the rise of sedentary rather than nomadic civilizations that eventually organized themselves into the first city states in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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To supplement the food stores during the dry season, the development of watercraft for fishing and even primitive aquaculture techniques occured. This was more common in the areas south of the Biskha peninsula as it lacked the freshwater supply the north had from the Kerali river which boosted their agricultural production. Watercraft thus evolved faster in this region, and lead to the colonization of the Medean and Marean island arcs around the year 500 according to dating of the oldest archeological sites.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:CityStates.png|300px|thumb|Right|Iridian city states and other polities around 650. Most were aligned with either Dariya or Marea.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Most of what is known about the politics and culture of the Iridian city states period is sourced from Tahuri family, royal vassals of the Marean shahdom appointed in 513 as the &amp;quot;Keepers of History.&amp;quot; It was the duty of the head of the family to assume their predecessor's role as head historian, chronicling the events of the time. A total of 437 volumes were written comprising a work known simply as the Arshiveya - the Archives. The veracity of most events is thought to be exaggerated however given their ties to the royal family, and sources from other city states are used to corroborate them. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is generally accepted that around 20 coastal city states existed at any given time, though some like Varama are thought to be mythological, appearing first in historical epics. Around the 540s, most of the city states had become clients of or had aligned themselves with one of the two most powerful states: The Shahdom of Marea or the Republic of Dariya. &lt;br /&gt;
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Marea was an absolute monarchy that claimed a divine mandate to rule and direct lineage from the sun spirit, Khorshid. It delegated powers to outlying satrapies in what was known as Marean League, which it maintained control of using its powerful navy. Dariya was first of the city states to adopt a democratic system, in which citizens would meet in a public forum to vote on daily legislation. The small number of residents in the area at the time, around only a few tens of thousands allowed for direct democracies to function. Possessing a powerful and well disciplined army, Dariya assumed the leadership of an alliance of other democratic city states.&lt;br /&gt;
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Three major wars would be fought between the Marean and Dariyan leagues, though ideologically motivated, the Belor Wars would mostly be fought over resources and territory. A period of drought in the 680s would particularly affect the Mareans, who resorted to saltwater irrigation to avoid starvation. Though this would offer a temporary reprieve, crops were eventually stretched to their breaking point and a starving Marea would start the Third Belor War by invading the Dariyan League's territory to loot their food stores. However, neither faction would emerge victorious, with the forces of the non-aligned Khedive Parvaz III Satevi conquering and unifying the coastal region under one banner. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Unrest of 2107-2109===&lt;br /&gt;
The death of the Carsodonian monarch Tiberius in 2107 was seized upon as a moment of opportunity by pro democracy demonstrators across the southern country. They held long standing discontent with Carsodonian minority rule and growing wealth disparity as a result of decaying anti-corruption measures which allowed the funneling of money to the elites. Demonstrators would be seen flying flags sometimes of neighboring Granderia, but mostly plain purple fields, a colour associated with Granas nationalism, individual freedoms and democracy. This would lead to the event later becoming known as the Purple Revolution or Crocus Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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The lack of an immediate heir apparent and growing pressure from the movement forced the formation of a provisional government, promising free and fair elections and the creation of a senate. &lt;br /&gt;
However, the provisional government was largely comprised of members of the royal cabinet and continued to delay the elections, and when they were eventually held in 2108, voter suppression efforts organized in the meantime resulted in little meaningful regime change. Appointed expecting to be another regime loyalist, the politician Reza Alkandari from a prominent Carsodon tribe discretely leaked a dossier documenting the details of the government's plans to delay elections until an heir could be appointed. &lt;br /&gt;
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Whether or not it was legitimate did not matter to the public, and the result was an escalation of violent clashes between protesters and government forces, including the aging Koloan guard, with several ensuing massacres. The Iroan Revolutionary Council was formed in the early days of 2109 in Irostan and declared independence, followed by most of the southern velayats. The council consisted of defecting regional governors and prominent local politicians, and was headed by the governor of Irostan; Khoshar Soradegh, urging a general uprising in a public broadcast closing with the statement:&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Quote|&amp;quot;We must recognize that the time of kings and the rule of few now breathes its last breaths. That which has overseen this land for hundreds of years has demonstrated itself to be woefully incompatible with the modern age. It falls upon us then to adapt accordingly: to undertake something that has not yet been attempted on this scale in Iridia's history. I ask all that hear this, regardless of creed and ethnicity, to join us in realizing this new future. Its success depends upon each and every one of you.&amp;quot;|cite= Khoshar Soradegh|source=2109}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The Velayats of Biskha and Kermanshah soon followed Irostan's example, declaring the Iroan Republic and opening up multiple fronts against the provisional government. &lt;br /&gt;
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Iroan planning opted for a quick drive towards the capital of Maslouf, hoping that they could link up with protestors there who would join their ranks. However, Carsodonian forces and allied militias had by this point quelled demonstrations and organised a defense, and as such the opening offensive was quickly blunted, becoming bogged down and turning into a stalemate along the small strip of coastline between Belor and the Kirtesh. &lt;br /&gt;
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This prompted rebel forces, lead by lieutenant general Alariş Kerali to recognize their error, and open up a second front towards the north with the aim of expanding the area of operations which the Carsodonian forces would have to commit troops to. In late 2110, Iroan forces had reached the oasis town of Adish and dug in for a siege whilst attempting to bypass the Kirtesh range, which Carsodonia had turned into a fortress. Though momentum had been halted in the north, these operations allowed for the swift consolidation of Iroa proper, with the capture of the Avraz and Forghreh military bases housing fightercraft and armoured vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Reza Alkandari who until this point had been providing the rebels with military intelligence had received word from his spies that other members of the provisional government were on the verge of compiling enough evidence to expose his treason, and dispatched a messenger to the front lines to make contact with Iroan command. A special extraction team was assembled, using small inflatable boats to sneak through Carsodonian naval patrols and successfully evacuating Alkandari from a secluded dockyard in Maslouf.&lt;br /&gt;
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A well executed Carsodonian counteroffensive in late 2110 opened a gap in Iroan lines and skillfully exploited it, cutting off both the Adish and Maslouf axes and forcing a general retreat that resulted in thousands of rebels being captured. The decisive victory saw the Iroan capital captured by government forces and pushed the rebels to their breaking point. The Iroan government was now splintered between hardliners who aimed to prepare for a war of attrition and potential guerilla campaign to force a peace, and those looking to negotiate a surrender.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the end of the war in Wurst, a stalemate had ensued with Carsodonian and allied forces who were hesitant to advance past Iroshahr, as coalition expeditionary forces still remained in Iroan territory to use it as a staging ground. During this period, [[Tekkia]] underwent major political and military restructuring following the swift collapse of Aontas as a result of the Grestian secession. Power became more centralized with the revocation of Chosaint and Granderian federal statuses, along with the sacking of incompetent or nepotist military leaders. The Tekkian Priomhaire, Aodhan Cleireach sought to reestablish Tekkia's status as a regional power and establish its reputation on the world stage as an upholder of democracy, and so he began negotiations with Soradegh, eventually resulting in Tekkia intervening on Iroa's behalf in 2111.&lt;br /&gt;
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====Intervention in Wurst====&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Wurst War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
Desperate pleas for international support were answered in 2124, as Wurst warlords took advantage of the chaos in Khwarazm to loot and pillage several townships, killing hundreds and wounding thousands. The resulting [[Wurst War]] saw allied forces commit atrocities of their own, devastating what little infrastructure existed, with up to 80% of buildings destroyed by coalition aircraft and the area almost entirely depopulated.&lt;br /&gt;
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As Iroa lacked experienced high ranking military officers, punishment for those responsible for war crimes in the Iroan military was not immediate as they were deemed still useful for the war effort.  Towards this end and that of preserving the revolution's image, they were publically demoted to mid-level positions and were required to stay within kilometers of the front lines where fighting was heaviest, resulting in the deaths of 3 of the 4 convicted perpetrators. Wurst had been secured by this point, and occupation zones were established by each of the allied forces.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Culture==&lt;br /&gt;
===Literature===&lt;br /&gt;
===Music===&lt;br /&gt;
===Art===&lt;br /&gt;
A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cuisine===&lt;br /&gt;
Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
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==About the Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iroa_flag.png|400px|thumb|Right|]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Iroan flag code describes it as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
The flag is displayed with a 15:26 aspect ratio.  It consists of a grey-black and orange bicolor with the grey-black on top and orange on the bottom. The hoist side features a white chevron containing the national symbol.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iroa's flag consists of colours historically common and used to represent the region. The grey-black colour reflects Iroa's darkly coloured mountain ranges, while the orange represents the sands of the Kolus desert. The orientation of these two is a simplified approximation of the Iroan landscape. The white chevron is said to represent peace, snow caps or purity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The national symbol is in part borrowed from the flag of the city state of [[Wuste]], consisting of two yellow arcs forming a circle, representing the two moons of [[Kerbin]], [[Mun]] and [[Minmus]]. The space in the middle is filled with purple, a colour that has long been associated with the Granas people, and has come to be associated with the ideals of democracy and individual freedom, with entirely purple flags often flown alongside the Iroan flag during the War of Independence. This association is thought to originate with the Crocus Society and its enlightenment thought.&lt;br /&gt;
===Colour Scheme===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:KP3 Nations]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Phoenia&amp;diff=13410</id>
		<title>Phoenia</title>
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		<updated>2025-06-27T17:33:28Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Phoenia652: /* Revolutionary Period and Formation (2122-2127) */&lt;/p&gt;
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{{Nation&lt;br /&gt;
| nation = Second Federal Union of Phoenia&lt;br /&gt;
| localized_name = An Dara Cónaidhm na Fhoen&lt;br /&gt;
/ Domin Etehadieh Fadral Fonia&lt;br /&gt;
| full_name = Second Federal Union of Phoenia&lt;br /&gt;
| flag = PFUS.png&lt;br /&gt;
| flagdesc = The Flag of Phoenia&lt;br /&gt;
| motto = Unity in the face of Adversity&lt;br /&gt;
| anthem = &lt;br /&gt;
| map = Phoenia2147.png&lt;br /&gt;
| mapdesc = Map of the Federal Union in 2144&lt;br /&gt;
| denonym = Phoenian&lt;br /&gt;
| capital = Phoezi&lt;br /&gt;
| languages = Tekkian, Parast, Graner&lt;br /&gt;
| government = Federatal Parliamentary Republic&lt;br /&gt;
| foundation = 2127&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor = [[Chéad Aontas|Aontas]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor = [[Tekkia]], [[Iroa]] 2184&lt;br /&gt;
| leader_title = Grand Chancellor&lt;br /&gt;
| leader = &lt;br /&gt;
| pm_name = &lt;br /&gt;
| ethnicity = Tekkian, Egercian, Celrapani, Cabrai, Chosaint, Grander, Wuste, Iroan, Bastian, Owlian&lt;br /&gt;
| population = 17.26 million&lt;br /&gt;
| area = 81,039km^2&lt;br /&gt;
| main_cities = &lt;br /&gt;
| currency = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The '''Second Federal Union of Phoenia''', also known as the '''Phoenian Federal Union''' or simply '''Phoenia''' was a nation located in eastern Kolus, consisting of 19 mainland provinces, the Protectorate of [[Wuste]], and the directly administered overseas territory of Bulge. It was bordered by [[Arcovii-Zokesia]] to the West, Sceania and Solaria to the North and Newest [[Grestin]] to the East. &lt;br /&gt;
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Phoenia, together with [[Sahr]]&amp;lt;nowiki/&amp;gt;land continued the [[Aontas|Federation of Greater Aontas]] in 2149 and was a member state until its dissolution in 2184.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Etymology==&lt;br /&gt;
The name of the Federal Union, &amp;quot;Phoenia&amp;quot; is largely credited to the first chancellor of the Union; Aodhán Cléireach, who suggested the name to represent the union's &amp;quot;birth from the fires of revolution.&amp;quot; This, referring to the mythical phoenix (Na Fhionn - Tekkian, Gheghenos - Iroan), a bird present in Iroan ancient mythological belief, which regenerates and begins a new life after combusting into flames. Although colloquial for some time, the name later became the official title of the nation.&lt;br /&gt;
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The name also comes as a derivative of the name of its capital city, Phoezi. The city, home to around 430,000 residents was founded in 2127 to celebrate the union between what had remained of [[Tekkia]] and the newly independent [[Iroa]]n Republic. &lt;br /&gt;
==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
The Geography of Phoenia varies greatly over the many territories it encompasses. Due to the presence of the Aontan strait, Phoenian geography can be divided into two distinct eastern and western halves (Kafraic and Kulge respectively), with very different biomes.[[File:PhoeniaTerrain.png|thumb|A map of the terrain within the borders of the Union.]]Phoenia's vast coastline borders the Gulf of Iro, dotted with many islands and inlets to the south, the narrow Aontan strait on both sides, the entrance to the the inland Sea of Kolus which it borders to the North. &lt;br /&gt;
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Phoenia is home to two major mountain ranges. In the center of the Kulge peninsula lies the Sleibh Range, home to an oasis of biodiversity within a sea of desert. The highest of which is Mt. Velm (6,520m above sea level). In Kafraic, the smaller Creagacha Dubha rises to a similar height of ~6000 meters. Both mountain ranges are designated as nature reserves by the Ministry of the Interior.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Phoenia-relief.png|thumb|297x297px]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Climate ===&lt;br /&gt;
The climate in Phoenia can be best characterized as Tropical, with only a wet and a dry season experienced in the majority of the nation.&lt;br /&gt;
===Biodiversity ===&lt;br /&gt;
The environment of Phoenian Kulge is largely covered by desert in which few plants and animals can thrive, the exception is Ria, its thriving watershed shielded from the desert by mountain ranges, making it a key agricultural sector. In Kafraic, the environment differs drastically from that of the west, with woodlands and plains being the dominant biome.&lt;br /&gt;
===Urban Areas===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Politics ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Government ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Political Structure of Phoenia can be best characterized as a union of two political entities operating within a single centralized system. These entities in question are the Consolidated Federation of [[Tekkia]] and the Iroan Republic, which have had territories added to their jurisdiction as Phoenia has expanded.&lt;br /&gt;
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The main legislative body of Phoenia is composed of three houses; the Iroan Senate, the Tekkian Senate and the Grand Senate. The former two are the head lawmaking bodies of the members of the Union, and are tasked with making regional laws for their respective halves. If a law passes in the lower senates, it proceeds to the Grand Senate, the supreme legislative body of the Union. A simple majority is all that is needed for a law to pass the Grand Senate, and if a law is vetoed it returns the lower senate from which it came. Once there, the veto can be nullified by a 2/3rds majority, in which case it becomes law. &lt;br /&gt;
In the Grand Senate, there is an equal number of senators from each of the union members, ensuring that no one member state can dominate the supreme body. The number of senators in the lower senates is based on provinces, and is determined proportionally by the population in those provinces.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Leader of the Phoenian executive is the Grand Chancellor, elected every 5 years to which there is no term limit. (However, an informal limit of 2 terms was established by Cléireach). This person oversees the bureaucracy and can appoint people to positions within it. To be elected, the grand chancellor must achieve a majority in both Iroa and Tekkia, to ensure that one entity does not dominate the politics of the union.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Subdivisions===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Foreign Relations===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
===Languages===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;###&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;[[File:Aontas-culture.png|thumb|297x297px]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Education===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Religion===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Age===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Military ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Air Force===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Army of the Federal Union===&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Phoenian Federal Navy|Federal Navy]]===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Astrofleet===&lt;br /&gt;
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===Transport===&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
(see also pages on [[Tekkia]],[[Iroa]], [[Aontas]] and [[Granderia]])&lt;br /&gt;
=== Revolutionary Period and Formation (2122-2127) ===&lt;br /&gt;
The period that lead to the formation of the First Federal Union of Phoenia is complicated and dominated by revolution. The geopolitics in question concerned two nations: The [[Aontas|Federation of Greater Aontas]] and the Kingdom of [[Carsdonia]]. &lt;br /&gt;
[[File:OG phoenia.png|left|thumb|The political situation in Kulge-Kafraic at the time of Phoenia's formation. Tekkia and its protectorates are in blue. Carsdonia is in purple. The original borders of the Union are outlined in red.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Aontas consisted of two halves on either side of the strait of Aonta and dominated most of the Kafraic subcontinent. Its eastern half being comprised mostly of Grestian and Dioscan protectorates bordering the directly administrated East Tekkia and Cabrai. The Aontan government mostly centered around the strait, struggled to maintain its control over the four protectorates of Diosca, Grestine, the North Grestin Confederacy, and Unified States of Grestin. A resurgent desire for self determination by the Kostel population of these lands had steadily grown in later years. &lt;br /&gt;
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This came to a head in Lutzayu of 2124, the government of Diosca declared independence from Tekkian rule. When Tekkia threatened retaliation, Diosca elected to  become part of the nearby Kroman Republic, thus preventing Tekkia from taking action without avoiding a diplomatic incident with Krome. This demonstrated to the other Grestian states that independence from Tekkia was possible. In addition, Tekkia's militant response was perceived as that of a tyrannical overlord's and further encouraged their dissent. The three protectorates formed a united front, with the goal of driving Tekkia out of Kafraic. The resulting war saw the Tekkian forces quickly and resoundingly defeated, highlighting the ill-prepared and underfunded nature of the Aontan forces. The three parties partitioned Soir Tekkia, leaving them with only their holdings in Kulge and without their capital and largest city of Cath. &lt;br /&gt;
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Following this humiliating defeat, the previous chancellor resigned and was replaced by Aodhán Cléireach, who made a series of reforms to the military resulting in more disciplined troops and a revised chain of command, allowing for a quicker response time to threats. Tekkian attention soon turned to their western neighbor, the Kingdom of [[Carsdonia]], which itself had undergone revolution a decade prior. The Iroan population which made up most of the former kingdom's southeast had declared independence earlier in 2109, seeking to create a democratic nation free of despotic rule. By 2124, Iroa was embroiled in a border war with rading Wuster tribesmen. Seeing an opportunity for a potential ally and to reclaim some lost glory, [[Tekkia]] began providing assistance and declared war against the Warlords in support of the coalition, defeating them in 2126. The newly independent Iroan Republic, or simply Iroa united with Tekkia to form Phoenia in the first days of 2127.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Establishing Relations ===&lt;br /&gt;
Shortly after the emergence of the Union, Phoenia found itself in a relatively advantageous political and geographical location, with most of its border being shared with unclaimed territory and ocean. The nations that did border Phoenia at the time did not pose an external threat to the fledgling nation. This allowed the new nation to recover from its turbulent formation, make necessary reforms and search out new allies, establishing diplomatic relations with [[Nuvastia]], [[Grestin]], [[Krome]] (through their puppet government in [[Wuste]]) and more importantly the [[Orion|Orion Empire]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Civil War (2136-2138)===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|[[Phoenian Civil War]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
==Notable Events==&lt;br /&gt;
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==About The Flag==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:PFUS.png|thumb|400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:KP2.5 Nations]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Khoshar_Soradegh&amp;diff=13409</id>
		<title>Khoshar Soradegh</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Khoshar_Soradegh&amp;diff=13409"/>
		<updated>2025-06-27T17:30:11Z</updated>

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| name = {{PAGENAME}}&lt;br /&gt;
| known_for = Founding Vazirol of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
| nationality = Carsodonian-Iroan&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date = September 4th, 2079&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_location = Adish, Carsodonia&lt;br /&gt;
| status = Buried in Adish Cemetary&lt;br /&gt;
| death_date = December 12th, 2147 (68 Years)&lt;br /&gt;
| death_location = Iroshahr, Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
| cause = Natural Causes&lt;br /&gt;
{{Character/Government Position&lt;br /&gt;
|position_title = 12th Velaye of Irostan&lt;br /&gt;
|start_date = 2106&lt;br /&gt;
|end_date = 2109&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Character/Government Position&lt;br /&gt;
|position_title = 1st Vazirol of Iroa&lt;br /&gt;
|start_date = 2109&lt;br /&gt;
|end_date = 2119&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Characters]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
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	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Timeline&amp;diff=13408</id>
		<title>Timeline</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.kerbalpowers.org/index.php?title=Timeline&amp;diff=13408"/>
		<updated>2025-06-27T17:29:01Z</updated>

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This is a timeline of events in the universe of Kerbal Powers, beginning from the start of played time in KP2.&lt;br /&gt;
==Formative Era==&lt;br /&gt;
===2040===&lt;br /&gt;
Game Start&lt;br /&gt;
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October - Treaty of Bravis.&lt;br /&gt;
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October - SMC declaration of war against Konig&lt;br /&gt;
===2041===&lt;br /&gt;
[[New Grestin]] is founded.&lt;br /&gt;
===2042===&lt;br /&gt;
May - Gagaria declares independence from Gagriel, beginning hostilities between the SMC and Arcadia&lt;br /&gt;
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May - The Gagarian Genocide takes place, an estimated 150'000 are killed. The Arcadian Union declares war on Gagriel in response the next week.&lt;br /&gt;
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June - The SMC declares an official war upon Arcadia&lt;br /&gt;
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July - Treaty of the Bay brings the first Baskay Conflict to a close.&lt;br /&gt;
===2043===&lt;br /&gt;
February - Arcadia demands the return of Gagriel, the ultimatum is refused.&lt;br /&gt;
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February - The SMC launches an invasion of Stihland&lt;br /&gt;
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April - Second Gagreil genocide, an estimated 600'000 are killed by chemical attacks.&lt;br /&gt;
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June - The Kafrican Free Trade Area ([[KAFTA]]) is signed into being between [[Consolidated Tekkia|Tekkia]], [[New Grestin|Grestin]], and [[Celrapan]]&lt;br /&gt;
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November - [http://i.imgur.com/fC4iMIS.png Treaty of Baskay], ending hostilities between the SMC and Arcadia.&lt;br /&gt;
===2044===&lt;br /&gt;
March - Gagriel is integrated into the Arcadian Union&lt;br /&gt;
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September - The [[Democratic Republic of Kindia]] is founded.&lt;br /&gt;
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October - The [[Theocracy of Alecton]] is founded&lt;br /&gt;
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December - The Non-Aligned Movement ([[NAM]]) is signed into being by [[Kalban States of Kerbia and Mentonogro|KSKM]], [[theocra|Alecton]], and [[Democratic Republic of Kindia|Kindia]]&lt;br /&gt;
===2045===&lt;br /&gt;
October - Final accords for the unification of Kerbia and Mentonogro are negociated. The KSKM is recognized as a nation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The [[NMC]] is founded by fleeing SMC remnants having purchased most of the lands of the Benine Conglomerate&lt;br /&gt;
==Expansion Era==&lt;br /&gt;
Characterised by the establishment of many nations [and the start of the game being public]&lt;br /&gt;
===2046===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Mechani Union]] is founded.&lt;br /&gt;
===2047===&lt;br /&gt;
May -&lt;br /&gt;
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September - The Kolusian Allied Treaty Organisation (KATO) is signed into being by [[Consolidated Tekkia|Tekkia]], [[New Grestin|Grestin]], [[Mechani Union|Mechani]], [[Solari Federation|Solaria]] and [[Celrapan]]&lt;br /&gt;
===2048===&lt;br /&gt;
The'''  '''[[Empire of Fegeland]]&amp;lt;nowiki/&amp;gt;is founded.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Formation of PAKT &lt;br /&gt;
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August - First Kalban International Technology Exhibition (KITE)&lt;br /&gt;
===2049===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Elysium|Elysium Conclave]] is founded.&lt;br /&gt;
===2050===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[SL-18 Novi Avion]] and The [[LAH-3 Wyvern]] are introduced.  &lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Combined States of Aquaria]] is founded. &lt;br /&gt;
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Invasions of Granderia. &lt;br /&gt;
===2051===&lt;br /&gt;
Owlia hosts first riverbowl&lt;br /&gt;
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Trial and Death of Joseph Kerman&lt;br /&gt;
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Kroman constitution is ratified and the [[Krome|Republic of Krome]] is founded&lt;br /&gt;
===2052===&lt;br /&gt;
First Meme War&lt;br /&gt;
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December - [https://kerbal-powers.wikia.com/wiki/Huturoa_aerospace_accident Hutoroa Aerospace Incident]&lt;br /&gt;
===2053===&lt;br /&gt;
Second Meme War&lt;br /&gt;
===2054===&lt;br /&gt;
Behin MOAB crisis&lt;br /&gt;
===2055===&lt;br /&gt;
January 16 - The [[Arkadii-Sovie War]] begins; the two-year-long conflict gradually destabilizes both nations and lays the foundation for the dual Aeserian and Zokesian uprisings of 2057.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[NKS|Northern Kombined States]] is founded&lt;br /&gt;
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The First Elysian Civil war comes to a conclusion. The theocratic party emerges victorious.&lt;br /&gt;
===2056===&lt;br /&gt;
December - KATO is&lt;br /&gt;
==Collapse Era==&lt;br /&gt;
Characterised by the frequent collapse of nations and civil conflicts&lt;br /&gt;
===2057===&lt;br /&gt;
January 29th - The collapse of the Arcadian Union begins with General Vikus launching a coup in the Sithland islands, establishing a liberal Provisional Government and beginning the [[Aeserian Civil War]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
February 17th - The [[Zokesia |Republic of Bosmyth and North Zokesia]] is founded by a breakaway government following Sanctum invasion of Neo-Zokesia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
July 20th - The last Arcadian stronghold in the mainland surrenders, ending the Aeserian Civil War. General Vikus throws Gregory Sithlovich, the Arcadian dictator, out of a helicopter, then steps down from wartime power as the [[Aenia|Federal Republic of Aeseria's]] constitution is ratified.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
August 17th - Zokesia wins the [[Zoke-Sovie War]], obtaining international recognition for the new country.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2058===&lt;br /&gt;
Cyten Aerospace is founded in Aeseria, and the [[Cyten F-61 Condor|F-61 Condor]] is introduced.&lt;br /&gt;
===2059===&lt;br /&gt;
Secession of Mentonogro, sparking the Kalban Civil War.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
March - Vanadian Collapse, beginning a spiral of collapse across Kolus.&lt;br /&gt;
===2060===&lt;br /&gt;
March - [https://i.imgur.com/GRinJGT.png Comer Treaty] is signed following last minute negotiations over Kroman Acquisition of the state.&lt;br /&gt;
===2061===&lt;br /&gt;
[https://kerbal-powers.wikia.com/wiki/Principality_of_Puge-Tatar Puge-Tatar] is founded following the [https://kerbal-powers.wikia.com/wiki/First_Vanadian_War First Vanadian War]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sanctum Collapses into numerous states following failed support for Vanadian rebels.&lt;br /&gt;
===2062===&lt;br /&gt;
Zokesia clashes with Aquaria and Elysium in Greater Baskay Bay over the sovereignty of [[Fish Island]], in a conflict which resulted in Zokesian invaders eventually being repelled after temporarily occupying the iceberg, and it’s control reverting to [[Spearka]]. This liberation proved short lived, as the [[NMC]] would melt the island just weeks later through the concentrated launches of nearly 2,000 spaceborne kinetic impactors, the first significant use of orbital bombardment in Kerbin’s history.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Zokesian National Museum of Aviation]] opens in Bayl, Schrschnell.&lt;br /&gt;
===2063===&lt;br /&gt;
January - The [[Delras Civil War]] begins. &lt;br /&gt;
==Upstart Era==&lt;br /&gt;
Characterised by (?)&lt;br /&gt;
===2065===&lt;br /&gt;
July - Delras Civil War ends.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
August 12th - PAKT officially dissolves after Arcadian exiles in Soltem attempt to re-establish control of the alliance in a coup, before being suppressed by Osiyan forces.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
August 13th - Aeseria invades Neo-Arcadia in a blitz attack, liberating the country amidst PAKT's internal chaos and establishing the Republic of Konig as a democratic state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2066===&lt;br /&gt;
Krome is removed from KATO and JCS&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Red Horde War Takes place.&lt;br /&gt;
===2068===&lt;br /&gt;
Construction begins on the Kolus Road.&lt;br /&gt;
===2069===&lt;br /&gt;
February - First Rostrum Civil War begins following federal elections &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
October - Rostrum Civil War ends with Rostrum-Fegeland Treaty&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2070===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[F-77 Shrike]] is introduced. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Feguanesian Civil Disorder. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2071 ===&lt;br /&gt;
January - Second Rostrum Civil War begins &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
August - Second Rostrum Civil War ends with reactionary victory, Rostrum is reunited. &lt;br /&gt;
===2072===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Iconian Empire|Iconia]] is founded. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
June - The [https://kerbal-powers.fandom.com/wiki/Arkadii-Zokesian_War First Continental War], otherwise known as the Arkadii-Zokesian War, is fought between the forces of the Tau Coalition and an Arcadian - led communist coalition. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
September - the [https://kerbal-powers.fandom.com/wiki/Arkadii-Zokesian_War First Continental War] ends with the fall of Arcadia and its alliance. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
August - In the course [https://kerbal-powers.fandom.com/wiki/Arkadii-Zokesian_War First Continental War], the Republic of Basil invades and occupies Troakia, beginning the first phase of the [https://kerbal-powers.fandom.com/wiki/Minor_Baskay_War Minor Baskay War]. The invasions prompts international condemnation and a Spearkan ultimatum, which is refused.  &lt;br /&gt;
===2073===&lt;br /&gt;
September - Following the rejection of its ultimatum, Spearka declares war on Basil, beginning the War for Troikan Independence, and the second phase of the [[Minor Baskay War]] , between Basil's Tau Coalition allies and the Spearkan led Central Coalition.&lt;br /&gt;
===2074===&lt;br /&gt;
October - the [[Minor Baskay War]] ends in a Tau Coalition victory.   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Confederated States of New Aeseria|Newseria]] is founded from the remnants of the Second Arcadian Union. They quickly become closely-aligned with Aeseria in a series of treaties and trade agreements.  &lt;br /&gt;
===2075===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Amber]] is founded, as a democratic successor state to the Eradican Unity, which collapsed in the First Continental War.&lt;br /&gt;
==Era of Strife==&lt;br /&gt;
Characterised by frequent large wars beginning with the Kroman War.&lt;br /&gt;
===2077===&lt;br /&gt;
The Second Elysian Civil War comes to a close. The Revisionists are victorious.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Aeseria and New Aeseria merge, forming the Federation of Central Aenia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Karthax and New Grestin declare war on The Republic of Krome, starting the Kroman War.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Aeserian forces neutralize Arcadian Marines who refused the war's culmination in the Gorodsky Insurrection, quickly bringing the port city under occupation.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Combined Provinces of Doren and Kolusian Union State are both established as world superpowers, each with the GDP of ten nations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Charter of the New Extranational Organized Council of Nations is signed by the nations of Aenia, Amber, Basil, Angvarden, Eureka, Halco and Zokesia, enlarging the pre-existing Tau Coalition into the world-wide NEOCON alliance.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Cyten F-74 Tigershark|F-74 Tigershark]] is introduced.&lt;br /&gt;
===2078===&lt;br /&gt;
June - Survivors of the NMC settle to the west, founding The [[Meritocratic Confederacy of the Strait]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
August - [https://i.imgur.com/63vq4ok.png Treaty of Juno] is signed following the end of a &amp;quot;Reign of Terror&amp;quot; by the NMC overlord.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
November - Aenia adopts the &amp;quot;domino theory&amp;quot;, seeking to prevent Doren from gaining favour in nearby microstates, starting a series of ideological interventions across the continent.&lt;br /&gt;
===2079===&lt;br /&gt;
February - Amber invades the Commune of Kanbek, quickly defeating the country and founding the Kanbek Commonwealth, aligned against Doren.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
September - Against internal pressure, the Kolusion Union State collapses. NEOCON members stand alone against the CPD.&lt;br /&gt;
===2080===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Vocavian Federation]] is founded. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
December - The Konig Crisis begins as a pro-Doren coup fails in the country. Aenian units quickly reinforce the western half of Konig as CPD tanks advance into the east. The Konigite parliament evacuates the capital before it is occupied, and establishes a government-in-exile in the FCA.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
NEOCON delivers a deadline for Doren's withdrawal from Konig by January 1, 2081. Doren refuses the ultimatum. &lt;br /&gt;
===2081===&lt;br /&gt;
January 1 - Hostilities commence between the Combined Provinces of Doren and the nations of NEOCON, beginning the [[Second Continental War]], otherwise known as the Doren War. Fighting breaks out in the west in Aenia and Konig and the south in Canstana and Basil. Gruesome tank warfare and air engagements occur across the hemisphere.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
January 16 - The NEOCON eastern front collapses with the rout of Zokesian and Halcian armies, despite TC successes in the west and south. Zokesia begin a scorched-Kerbin policy to cover their retreat and delay Doren's advance, eventually escalating into Slow Bomb deployment by both sides.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
January 18 - The Second Continental War ends in the Shattering, with kinetic asteroid launches decimate the eastern front. Slow Bomb launches annihilate Doren and Canstana entirely. Aenia and Amber capitulate, their governments eradicated in asteroid attacks. The Reciprocity collapses into civil war. The eastern hemisphere remains trapped in an 'asteroid winter' for two years.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Solani Commonwealth]] is founded. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Munar Congressional Republic is founded, established by Aenian refugees from Comberth, the capital which was destroyed in the war. &lt;br /&gt;
===2082===&lt;br /&gt;
January - After a period of reconstruction, Aenia and Amber merge, declaring themselves to be the Greater Kerbin Union, a world government.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The nations of NEOCON, led by the GKU, declare 'a world without borders' and embark on a campaign of world conquest which begins the [[Great Kerbin War]]. The war is fought between the forces of NEOCON on one side and the combined forces of the United Front and Third Way on the other.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Operation Shadow Realm]] commences as the largest air battle in history, with about 2,500 fighter aircraft participating, resulting in GKU victory and the collapse of the Third Way Alliance.&lt;br /&gt;
===2083===&lt;br /&gt;
The Redemption Project is completed, dissolution of the Spearkan Federation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
April - The [https://docs.google.com/document/d/12E-0RgxxEzFFa7DbB1_tS2sg8bb0ZVKyvYQFBI6bmpc/edit?usp=sharing Nautilus-Comberth Treaty] is signed, ending the [[Great Kerbin War]]. The outcome of the war is indecisive; while NEOCON fails to achieve its objective of world conquest, its enemies are unable to substantially weaken the alliance. Consequences of the war include the end of the Greater Kerbin Union and the formation of its successor state, the United Continental Federation; the formation of the Arkadii - Zokesian Federation, and the foundation of the World Assembly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2084===&lt;br /&gt;
For committing war crimes during the Great Kerbin War, General Vikus throws General Torque, the leader of the Third Way Alliance, out of a helicopter.&lt;br /&gt;
===2085===&lt;br /&gt;
The Radivosan Campaign begins as the UCF invades the Communist State of Radivosa in central Doren.&lt;br /&gt;
===2087===&lt;br /&gt;
[[The Belasrian Troubles]] commence, with ethno-nationalist guerillas igniting a low intensity conflict in southern Belanirislav and the northern UCF.&lt;br /&gt;
===2088===&lt;br /&gt;
June - The UCF and Owlia begin a hunt for the missing Arcadii - Zokesian carrier ''Arkadii-Soyuz'', hijacked by Neo-Sithlovists.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
September - Several UCF senators are arrested, implicated in a North Grestin conspiracy to ignite a war between the UCF and Arkadii-Zokesia, beginning a chain of events which would eventually lead to the fall of the UCF, its replacement by the Imperium, and the outbreak of the [https://kerbal-powers.fandom.com/wiki/First_System_War System War].&lt;br /&gt;
===2089===&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcadii - Zokesian Federation collapses.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
General Vikus is declared the God Emperor of Kerbalkind as the UCF evolves into the Imperium.&lt;br /&gt;
===2090===&lt;br /&gt;
May - The Coalition for Supranational Democracy - a large, multinational democratic alliance - is created, including both NEOCON and non-NEOCON members. Within the Coalition, an anti-Zokesian alliance is formed between Vocavium, Atlas, North Grestin, and the HKA. Anti-Zokesian sentiment had been growing around the world as a result of the extreme policies of the Grail regime; the alliance now intervened to end the ongoing Zokesian genocide and topple that regime, commencing an air and naval campaign which became known as the [https://kerbal-powers.fandom.com/wiki/Zokesian_Blockade Zokesian blockade], with the eventual goal of launching a ground invasion of Zokesia. Zokesia's NEOCON partners do not intervene, but maintain a stance of benevolent neutrality towards the embattled nation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
September - [[Nuvalka]] is formed&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
December - The Zokesian Phosphor fleet is interned by the neutral Imperium at the port of the island of Korfu. In retaliation for the Zokesian bombardment of Moho, North Grestin's Battlefleet Kerbol conducts a missile bombardment of the small island from orbit, destroying the fleet and inflicting heavy damage on the island. In response, the Tau Coalition begins an undelcared war against North Grestin, beginning the first phase of the series of conflicts which would eventually become known as the [https://kerbal-powers.fandom.com/wiki/First_System_War System War], and directly precipitating the outbreak of the Great Crusade.&lt;br /&gt;
==Era of Continued Strife==&lt;br /&gt;
Just kill me&lt;br /&gt;
===2091===&lt;br /&gt;
The first phase of the System War ends with the banishment of Grestin's space forces from the Kerbin system and the destruction of Battlefleet Kerbol. Formerly Grestin - occupied Minmus is returned to Zokesian control.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
February - Tensions mount between the nations of NEOCON and the non - NEOCON nations of the CSD in the aftermath of the Korfu strikes, as the anti-Zokesian coalition refuses to repudiate Grestin's actions. Tekkia's redirection of an asteroid strike originally intended for and militarily neutral Tekkia towards Zokesia proved to be the final straw which convinced the nations of NEOCON to intervene on Zokesia's behalf, beginning the [[Second Great Kerbin War]], otherwise known as the Kolus War, or the Great Crusade.&lt;br /&gt;
===2092===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Second Great Kerbin War]] ends indecisively. The last active front of the conflict, the Imperium landing in Westray, ends with a Kroman-Imperial ceasefire. However, the consequences of the war are far - reaching, as in its wake, the three most important super-national organisations on Kerbin - the CSD, World Assembly, and NEOCON - are all dissolved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the course of the Great Crusade, the government of New Grestin re-establishes control over most of its Kafrican territory in a countercoup against the North Grestin Confederacy. The remnants of the North Grestin Confederacy flee off-world, establishing the Valorian Confederation. The Confederation immediately begins the rapid conquest of the inner systems; Moho, Eve, and Duna are all captured in quick succession.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Avalon's invasion of neighboring Elysium results in a decisive victory, followed by Elysium's annexation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
March - The Valorian Battlefleet Venus launches a surprise attack on the colony of New Comberth in the Imperial - controlled Munar Congressional Republic; the Tau Coalition declares war on Valoria, beginning the second phase of the [https://kerbal-powers.fandom.com/wiki/First_System_War System War].&lt;br /&gt;
===2093===&lt;br /&gt;
February - Valoria surrenders unconditionally to Tau Coalition forces. The Treaty of Gilly dissolves the Valorian state, and all former Valorian territory is occupied by the Imperium. Some Valorian units refuse to surrender, forming the Valorian Republican Army and beginning the third phase of the System War - the Valorian insurgency.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Avalon subjugates its neighbors Azenia and the NKS, relegating both as puppet states; after refusing vassalization, Osini is conquered and occupied by Avalon, starting the [[Kafrican War]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2.5 million kerbal 'undesirables,' presumed missing from the south Kolus regions in the 2080s, are recovered by Imperial forces on the surface of Moho, revealing the Mohocaust genocide.&lt;br /&gt;
===2094===&lt;br /&gt;
April 20th - the [[4/20]] attacks occur in Rinn City, causing the collapse of the Fortitude Spire.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Queen-Empress Ella II of Zokesia marries God Emperor Vikus of the Imperium; afterwards, Ella's ascension as post-war Zokesia's head of state ''de facto'' unites each empire as a dual monarchy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Avalon]] reforms into Kafrica, led by 'Kafrican Socialism,' or [[KAFSOC]].&lt;br /&gt;
===2095===&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial security forces neutralize the last holdings of the Valorian Republican Army on Eve, ending the final phase of the System War in a Tau Coalition victory.&lt;br /&gt;
===2096===&lt;br /&gt;
The creation of the United Kafrican Front, a resistance axis created by [[Krome]] and [[Vocavium]] in the Kafrican war against KAFSOC.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
May - Bastio is purchased from [[Nuvalka]] by [[Strelka]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Puge-Tatar supports North Salvacion in Bastian civil war.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
November - Signing of the Kafraic Theas treaty, laying the foundation of Greater Aontas.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2097 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
August - Avalon revolts with Krakain, Eureka, and Arkeria, marking the beginning of the end for the socialist regime of KAFSOC&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2098 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Janurary - North Grestin issues an arrest warrant for General Vikus for alleged warcrimes during the [[System War]], finding Vikus guilty in absentina later that month.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Feburary - Invasion of North Grestin by UIF and Strelkan forces.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Feburary - Partition of North Grestin between Defender, [[Tekkia]], and Strelka as the nation refuses to negotiate. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
June - [[Rachel Kerman]] assassinated after shaking hands with Enouch Fournloke.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2099 ===&lt;br /&gt;
March - [[Kercia]] is invaded by [[Urojf]].&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2100 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Feburary - Completion of the Solani [[Exodus Program]], small spaceport enclaves are maintained on Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
May - [[Francisco Grail|Grail]] Returns to power in [[Zokesia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
September - Revolts within [[KAFSOC]] begin as [[Krakain]], [[Eureka]], [[Arkeria]], and [[Lothbrok]] declare their independence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
December - [[Strelka]] invades [[Alterix]] in order to prevent regime change.&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2101 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Feburary - Bastian Civil war officially ends&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2102 ===&lt;br /&gt;
October - Kafrican War officially ends with dissolution of KAFSOC&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
December - Collapse of the New Avalonian Republic&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2103 ===&lt;br /&gt;
December - Strelkan Naval junta splits, Alterix and Nord-Grest declare independence. UIF supports Junta rump state in the southern sea islands and the Laveskan port city of Hout, Nuvalka retakes Bastio as the sale voids.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2104 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Nuvalkan mobile cities begin roaming the northern deserts of ex-Vanadia, disincorporation of northern [[Nuvalka]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Nautilus island declares its independence from Krome&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2105 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Zokesian Reclaimation of Bravis Islands, formerly under Strelkan Control, in Operation Gemini is a success.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=====End of KP2 gameplay, the following 10 years are non-played epilogues=====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2106 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Narmina Kazimov becomes first Nuvalkan Space Tourist&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chevspendic Horde settles in north Egercia, forming [[Sahr]]&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2107 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Grestinian Dres colony established.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
March - [[The Federation of Aontas|Aontas]] is Formed from clients of [[Consolidated Tekkia|Tekkia]] and [[The Unified state of Grestin|Grestin]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2108 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2109 ===&lt;br /&gt;
UIF-backed Gulsi Tabbard leads unsuccessful coup of Krome&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The beginning of the Purple Revolution in Carsodonia as the southern velayats secede, declaring the Republic of Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2110 ===&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2111 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Invasion of [[Nautilus]] by Zokesian forces fails in establishing foothold&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2112 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Bravis islands invaded as a response to Nautilus invasion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sahren capital city Khosa is founded&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2113 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Colonization of Duna begins en masse by remaining Tau Coaltion members&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2114 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Multiple nations across kerbin fall to anarchist movements sweeping across the world, following economic hardship as a result of overmining for off-planet space efforts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2115 ===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Sarconia|Combined Provinces of North Sarconia]] conduct a surprise bombardment and invasion of [[Aquaria]]’s northern territories, sending the government and military into disarray and sparking a brutal 2 day war. The conflict ends in the surrender and dissolution of Aquaria, after 66 years on [[Kerbin]]. Sarconia's victory lays the groundwork for the formation of the [[Doren|United Doren Front]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
White peace in Nautiline-Zokesian war signed&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Zokesia occupies Fish Island with airborne forces.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2116 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===== Start of KP2.5 interim gameplay =====&lt;br /&gt;
The city of Lotte Kyu and the immediately surrounding area peacefully secedes from Fegeland and Algiza, forming the [[Seifare|Principality of Seifare]]. The microstate begins to operate as a tax haven, and takes The House of Resseifea, a minor Feguan Dynasty, as it’s ruling family.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
United Nations of Kerbin founded with 30 founding members, to establish conditions under which justice and rule of law can be maintained across Kerbin.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2117 ===&lt;br /&gt;
First Kalban-Orion War begins and then ends later that year with a white peace.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2118 ===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Ikonia|Ikonic Federation]] is officially established.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== 2119 ===&lt;br /&gt;
UIF collapses following the disappearance of God-Emperor Vikus; ? declared successor state&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2120 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Scientific Exploratory Research Group (SERG) wins elections in Zokesia, ushering in an era of peace in Kolus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2121 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Ultranationalist Arcadia rises from the ashes of the UIF&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2122 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Anti-Hermian Coalition War begins and ends later that year with a coalition victory. Hermia is split into two halves, the Orion Empire gains its first foothold on Kerbin in Canstana.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Battle of Sys]] starts the [[War of the Egercias]] between disorganized city states in north Egerica. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2123 ===&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2124 ===&lt;br /&gt;
May - The colony of South Forestti purchased by Zokesia from Erusia&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
August - Second Zokesian Federation chartered by Zokesia and Arcovdonia&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
August - SFRK government steps down&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2125 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Start of the Nautilus War&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Second Kroman Crusade starts and ends later that year, resulting in the dissolution of Krome.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Aontas' Grestian client states declare an independent united front and invade Soir Tekkia in the War of Three Grestins&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2126 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Ella II of Zokesia Dies; Throne of Zokesia passed to Princess Magdalene Ward-Vikus&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2127 ===&lt;br /&gt;
East Hermia Integrated by Orion Empire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First Federal Union of Phoenia founded, acts of union between Iroa and Tekkia signed&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SFRK breaks up following the arrest of Ranko Kerman for war crimes&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2128 ===&lt;br /&gt;
An expedition to colonize the Mun is met by hostile native inhabitants; later discovered to be Munar Colonists from UIF.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2129 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Nautilus war ends with a coalition victory. [[HKA]] is absorbed into [[Alecton]] Nautilus annexes Gary island.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2130 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Nuvastian Worm War begins&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Kerbin Interregnum ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2131 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Nuvastia declares war on Elohim; Millons killed in Nuvastian orbital bombardments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2132 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Fighting breaks out in Warring States of Amber; Imperial Remnants begin long march to the Tau Sea&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2133 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Joint Phoenian-Orion task force in space destroys the Nuvastian Republic's space fleet, bringing an end to the Worm War and overthrowing the Nuvastian government.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2134 ===&lt;br /&gt;
War of the Egercias ends with a [[Sahr|Sahren]]-[[Phoenia|Phoenian]] victory and recognition of Sahrland as an independant state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phoenia gains land in southern Egercia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Strelkan South Kafrica breaks away from Aonta; begins war of terror against Tekkia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Fortis]] is founded from the union of Laythia and Troakia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2135 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Kafrica descends into multinational conflict, between Mittelkafrika, South Kafrica, Aonta, and Grestin.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Phoenian-Sahren terror war]] begins.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2136 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Strelkan Civil War comes to an end with the creation of Strelka-Terkkia;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2137 ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Kolusian Dust Bowl wipes out 75% of all nations on the continent.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Krosterreich-Vienno War occurs, resulting in the destruction of the Krosterreich and partitioning of Strelka-Terkkia. The free states of Arkeria and Sur-Krakain are created from the ashes of Krosterreich territories.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2138 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Millions starve as crops die year after year in Kolus; Burr Federation is formed out of Five nations; [[Crytil]], Calador, [[Zalkent]], Kathern, and [[Surnay]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Due to rising tensions, and a looming Belkan Invasion, Hartfordia activates &amp;quot;Operation Final Days&amp;quot; Destroying the nation, shortly after [[Principality of Belka|Belka]] Annexes whats left of Hartfordia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2139 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Black Monday sees the worst drop in Zokesian stock market in history - and a record third year of economic decline.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sahren Royal armed forces launch a coup and declare a regency junta.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Munar Congressional Republic opens official contact with Kerbin for the first time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2140 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Zokesian Greens compromise and re-elect John Kallan Kerman as President of Zokesia. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Burr Federation dissolves, beginning the Burr War. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Zokesian [[Stahl Sieg]] defects to [[Surnay]], establishing [[Juno|Reichskommisariat Juno]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2141 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Orion Navy intercepts [[Stahl Sieg]] warships in Valenian Straits, [[Surnay]] surrenders to [[Zokesia]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Pozhar revolts begin in [[Sahr]], pitting the Sahren military junta against the Sahren socialist republic.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Laveskan Civil War ends.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2142 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Campaign to liberate [[Schrschnell]] from the [[Stahl Sieg|Stahl Seig]] concludes with heavy losses on both sides. the SS eventually flee to [[Crytil]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Operation Kerosene results in the destruction of the Sahren socialist republic.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Formation of the Nautilane-Laveskan Commonwealth&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2143 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Crytil continues war with Zalkent; white peace signed before the end of the year after a successful Coalition campaign to contain [[Crytil]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Belkan Super Battleship [[BFS Eminent Domain|Eminent Domain]] is finished, breaking the record as the Heaviest, Longest, and the Battleship to have the Most amount of Large Caliber Guns in the Modern Era. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2144 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Sahren Civil War begins.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Stahl Sieg and Strelkans in Jackson defeat Laveskan armed forces, declare a free Strelkan Suid-Kafrican state.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2145 ===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Stahl Sieg]] are pardoned by John Kallan Kerman.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Burr War ends with coalition victory and white peace.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2146 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Nautilus-Laveska unites with MCR to form Imperial United Front; War with Arcadia declared for the Imperial Reclamation of Aenia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Belka and Zokesia join the war against Arcadia in a Alliance with the IUF.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Sahren Civil War ends in Republican victory and the establishment of Sahrland-Bastia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2147 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Reminent Hazardous Materials in Hartfordia leek into Northern-Central Belka, and Northern Belka, killing 15000~ Kerbals and Destroying the Belkan Port of Kolburg, forcing them to use the Crytillian Port of Svarsk.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1st and 2nd battles of Cynazdin-Tinigwi result in a Sahren defeat and a Sahren victory.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2148 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Operation Carolinas sees a pro-Imperial landing force invade North Point.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Treaty of Phoezi expires, forcing [[Sahrland-Bastia]] to withdraw from lower Bastia and establish an independant Nuvastia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Phoenian-Sahren terror war]] ends with a Sahren-Phoenian victory and the dissolution of the SSR.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Imperial Union]] is formed from member states of [[Orion]], [[Celeste]] and [[Westray]].&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2149 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial Reclamation ends in Imperial United Front victory, Ultranationalist Arcadia replaced with Aeserian Reconstruction Authority. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Arcovii-Zokesia|Arcovii-Zokesian Confederacy]] is founded, and John Kallan Kurrman steps down as President of Zokesia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Reformation of Greater Aontas|Cath Accords]] lays the groundwork for integration of [[Sahr]] and [[Phoenia]] into a union.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Pax Aenia ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2150 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Wakir Strait closed to Crytilian shipping, creating a trade war between the two nations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sahren president [[Karlo Frakchiya]] comes to power and reforms Aontas by signing into a union with Phoenia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2151 ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Maryurt Conflict erupts into a civil war for control of Radivosa. [[Doren]], the [[UIF]], [[Laveska]], and the [[Stahl Sieg]] participate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2152 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Dust Harvest wins upset election in [[Laveska]], causing unrest in the [[UIF]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A [[C-12 Pidgeon#C-12Gr|Grestinian passenger jet]] delivering the President of the North Grestin Confederacy crashes on its way to historic unification peace talks. Suspected foul play is later confirmed, sparking tensions in the region.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Zeoul|Zeouli]] dissidents within [[Phaeg]] initiate an armed rebellion and declare independence from [[Sarconia]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Economically strained by the ongoing conflict in [[Maryurt]], the [[Doren|United Doren Federation]] dissolves over a period of months. [[Sarconia]] is the only nation state to survive this collapse and continue as an independent entity retaining control over its own territories.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2153 ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Socialist People's Republic of Xourao (社会主义人民共和国) is founded. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Arvene Flight 21]] crashes into the Tau Sea, sparking an international contest of narratives between the SFRK and Orion, the former claiming the latter shot it down in an unprovoked attack. The story is later corroborated by the aircraft's manufacturer, [[Takáura]], and causes the growing instability within the IU to worsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Vagani Campaign]] ends with a Sahren withdrawal and dissolution of the NSP-LP United front.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Maryurt War concludes with [[Sarconia]] conducting a full withdrawal from the Emirate. [[Radivosa]] and [[Maryurt]] are incorporated into the [[UIF]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Poorly equipped and lacking international support, the Zeouli rebellion is quashed and [[Phaeg]] is returned to full [[Sarconia|Sarconian]] control less than half a year of its attempted secession, with minimal destruction and civilian loss of life.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Belka sells off its fleet to the [[Stahl Sieg]] to repay war debts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2154 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Kolus Highways rebuilt by [[Zokesia]] and [[Eloheim]]. SSS Freya explodes in port causing outrage.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following pressure from SFRK to hand over its dominions in the region, the Orion Empire collapses into disarray, the Emperor abdicating and its successor state fighting for stability. Several breakaway states join SFRK's sphere.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===== End of KP2.5 Gameplay =====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2155 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Socialist party wins upset majority in Zokesian elections, deadlocking parliament, leading to compromise between the Royal Party and the Socialists to lock the Stahlsieg out of power. Former Green Party President Mitchell Shelby O'Till is voted in as President of Zokesia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2156 ===&lt;br /&gt;
A coup in K.R.A.T.O.R. sees democracy return to the Crater for the first time in decades.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sahren president Karlo Frakchiya resigns in response to protests.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2157 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Zokesia and the UIF celebrate their centennials.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Arvene joins the Arcovii-Zokesian Confederacy as a protectorate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Daria adaman is elected as president of [[Sahr]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vikusite Centennial, Reconstitution of the United Imperial Federation &lt;br /&gt;
=== 2158 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Popular TV contest &amp;quot;Fish Game&amp;quot; airs its first season.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2159 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Belkan Soltem Crisis begins&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2160 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Hysteria of 2160s begins in [[Sahr]] causing economic reorganization.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2161 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2162 ===&lt;br /&gt;
The &amp;quot;Bay of Kromans&amp;quot; Invasion of Belkan Ur ends in disaster.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sahren war hero and former president [[Nedfry Svoboda]] dies, prompting one of the largest funeral services in Sahren history.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Jack Fournloke Kurrman, President of Zokeisa, is asassinated. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2163 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2164 ===&lt;br /&gt;
First Zokesian landing on Eeloo.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2165 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Kelbert-dua tengin is elected as president of [[Sahr]].&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2166 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Beginning of Hayat Tajdid Iroa insurgency in Iroa and Carsodonia. Iroan intervention in Carsodonia begins the following year.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2167 ===&lt;br /&gt;
In a historic peace summit, the nations of Belka, Zokesia, and SFRK agreed on The Treaty of Soltem, in which Zokesia would stay in its sphere and relinquish patronage of Arvene in exchange for Belkan de-armament in Soltem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ba'athist Revolution in Wuste&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2168 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2169 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Arvene collapses under SFRK invasion.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The surviving members of the Royal House I'l Sil of Puge-Tatar return to Wardia in 2179 to reform Puge-Tatar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Unwilling to accept losing autonomy and integration into the province of Kobyeda, Zimor is reformed as it declares independence from Dorislav. In response, Dorislav [[Zimori War of Independence|declares war on the country to regain control of lost territory]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2170 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Forsetian revolution, civil war breaks out across the peninsula following the governmental collapse of multiple nations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Siege of Kobyeda]] begins. Both sides suffer heavy losses over the course of two years.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2171 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Sahrland relinquishes it's claim on Ria in 2171 in exchange for permanant control of Rockfor and Baile.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2172 ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Zimori War of Independence ends as Dorislav withdraws from Kobyeda. A treaty is later signed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2173 ===&lt;br /&gt;
The main phase of the HTI insurgency ends. Carsodonia is annexed by Iroa following the collapse of the former's control over its territory and subsequent occupation by Iroa.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2174 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2175 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Zokesian Cents win first election and usher in an age of scientific exploration in the Confederacy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Larrean constitution is written and the Forsetti peninsula is officially unified.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2176 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2177 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2178 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2179 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2180 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2181 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2182 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2183 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2184 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Phoenia is officially dissolved as an internal entity of Aontas, with Iroa and Tekkia succeding it as more discrete administrations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2185 ===&lt;br /&gt;
Malkhaz adaman is elected as president of [[Sahr]].&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2186 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2187 ===&lt;br /&gt;
3rd Kafrican Congress lays the groundwork for a new Central Kafrican state&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2188 ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Esian Principality of Eeloo is founded.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Antarktische privateer league]] is founded, begins harrassing trade between [[Larrea]] and [[Ikonia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2189 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2190 ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Blimp Drimp]] becomes President of the [[United States of Central Kafrica]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Danak kyrt is elected as president of [[Sahr]].&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2191 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2192 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2193 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2194 ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[TSA-144]] completes it's first flight orbital test flight.&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2195 ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[OS-57 Valk]] makes its first flight.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2196 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2197 ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Sahrland-Bastia]] dissolves and the member states of [[Sahr]] and [[Bastia]] become independant.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Ascensionist Edict is published causing [[Ascensionism]] to gain popular support in [[Sahr]].&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2198 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2199 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2200 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Start of KP3 Gameplay ====&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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== {{PAGENAME}} ==&lt;br /&gt;
This category lists all nations which were part of [[Iterations#KP 3|KP 3]] after 2200.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width: 100%; text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+ Nations comprised of a single player&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;unsortable&amp;quot; | Flag&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;40%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; |Nation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;number&amp;quot; |Population&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;number&amp;quot; |Area&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; |Foundation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; |Continent&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Ikonic placeholder.png|border|center|40x20px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ikonia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9,490,084&lt;br /&gt;
|17,756 km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2113&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Baskay-Caledon]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Sarconia Flag.png|border|center|40x20px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sarconia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|34,499,863&lt;br /&gt;
|80,089 km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2153&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Doren (continent)|Doren]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Republic_of_Bosmyth_and_Northern_Zokesia.png|border|center|40x20px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Zokesia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|19,688,943&lt;br /&gt;
| 46,337km²&lt;br /&gt;
| 2057&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Zalkent Kingdom Flag.png|border|center|40x20px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Zalkent]]&lt;br /&gt;
|3,068,343&lt;br /&gt;
|35,978 km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2137&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Firesvar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Larrea 2.png|center|38x38px|frameless]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Larrea]]&lt;br /&gt;
|28,853,801&lt;br /&gt;
|72,327 km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2175&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Baskay-Caledon]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Fortis_Allied_Flag.png|center|38x38px|frameless]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Fortis]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14,446,614&lt;br /&gt;
|47,769 km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2134&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Veiid]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Iroa_flag.png|border|center|40x20px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Iroa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|5,277,640&lt;br /&gt;
|40,380 km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2109&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width: 100%; text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+Nations comprised of multiple players&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;unsortable&amp;quot; |Flag&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;40%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; |Nation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;number&amp;quot; |Population&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;number&amp;quot; |Area&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; |Foundation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; |Continent&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:UIF_Icon_Flag.png|border|center|40x20px]]||[[UIF]]||33,265,222||126,445km² ||2082|| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[Doren]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Doren Arcadian Socialist Republic.png|center|40x40px|border|frameless]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Doren Arcadian Socialist Republic]]&lt;br /&gt;
|8,372,562&lt;br /&gt;
|12,755km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2172&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Aonta_Flag_New.png|border|center|40x20px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Aontas]]&lt;br /&gt;
|32,304,534 &lt;br /&gt;
|101,114km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2107&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Confederacy Flag 512x256.png|border|center|40x20px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Arcovii-Zokesia|The Confederacy of Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|60,145,002&lt;br /&gt;
|234,479km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2149&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width: 100%; text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+Nations comprised of zero players&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;unsortable&amp;quot; | Flag &lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;40%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; |Nation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;number&amp;quot; |Population&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;number&amp;quot; |Area&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; |Foundation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; data-sort-type=&amp;quot;text&amp;quot; |Continent&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Chikushinal flag.png|border|center|40x20px]]||[[Chikushinal|Chikushinal]]||4,500||13,565km²||2062||[[Kafrica]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:FishIsland_Flag.png|border|center|40x20px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[ Fish Island]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4,500&lt;br /&gt;
|15km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2062&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Baskay-Caledon]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Puge-Tatar_flag.png|border|center|40x20px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Puge-Tatar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1,363,632&lt;br /&gt;
|3,590km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2059&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; |[[Kolus]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Valenia_flag.png|border|center|40x20px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Valenia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4,465,408&lt;br /&gt;
|12,208km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2061&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Schrschnell_Flag.png|border|center|40x20px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Schrschnell]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1,752,051&lt;br /&gt;
|8,741km²&lt;br /&gt;
|2061&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==List of nations with no wiki page==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Nations]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Phoenia652</name></author>
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