Iroa

Iroan Republic جمهوری ایروا Jamehori Ayroa
The flag of Iroa, featuring its national symbol.
Motto		"Bah jelo ba npam: Dar azadi" "Forward together; Free"
Common Name		Iroa
Anthem		"Vatanam"
A map of Iroa in Kolus, 2200
Demonym		Iroan
Official languages		Granas, Basra
Currency		Rút
Politics
Capital		Maslouf
Government		Devolved unitary parliamentary republic
Foundation		2122 (Declaration of Independence) 2127 (Formal Recognition)
First Minister		Soleiman Kobani
Preceded by		Granderia, Arcovdonia, Phoenia
Demography
Ethnicities		Granas - 48.8% Basra - 29% Iro Wuster - 5.1% Vagani - 5% Basargu - 4.5% Carsodon - 3.8% Tekkian - 3.4% Parast - 0.6% Wuster - 0.1%
Population		5,264,395
Area		36,527 km²

Iroa, officially the Iroan Republic is a country located in southeastern Kolus, founded in 2127 following a democratic revolution in 2122. As of 2200, following the annexation of the remnants of Carsodonia, the Republic consists of 10 provinces (velayat) further divided into governorates (estandari) and sometimes special districts (shahrestan). Notable cities include the capital: Maslouf, Iroa city, Mede, Marea and Taezh. Iroa has a population of 5,264,395.

The current Republic emerged following the destabilization of Carsodonia following the death of its monarch Tiberius II, sparked by long held discontent with minority rule and corruption. 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.

Etymology

The mythology of early Koloan and Proto-Iroan 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 "Al-arwah," which eventually through language drift came to describe the region itself.

“	"...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"	”
—, Ancient Koloan tablet

Geography

Iroa is located in southeastern Kolus as part of the Kulge subcontinent. It covers an area of 36,527 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 Basrah, Kermanshah and Khwarazm provinces.

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 Sahrland 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, a region termed "al-Nufayat" (Vanadii, lit. "the wastes"). Lastly in the south, Iroa is in contact with the UIF treaty port of Qadae and parts of the Confederation which speak Iroan dialects.

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 Hafazat province.

Iroa also contains a number of small islands in two main arcs...

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.

Geology

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.

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 Basrah 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.

The central region is characterized by the Granas sedimentary basin...

The Qara range and its valleys define the northernmost geological division of Iroa...

Government & Politics

Administrative Divisions

A detailed political map of Iroa showing administrative divisions, cities and major roadways.

Demographics

71.4 % of Iroan citizens reside in counties along the coastline.

Military

Navy

The Iroan Naval Ensign

History

Prehistory and Ancient History

The migration and emergence of the languages of the Mambic family from their root origin in the Mamb River Valley culture

Culture

Art

A common motif in Iroan art is repeating, branched geometrical patterns. These are typically depicted on carpets and tapestries or as borders on paintings.

Cuisine

Harn meat marinated in spices and served over rice is a popular dish in Iroa

About the Flag

The Iroan flag code describes it as follows: 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.

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.

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.