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Nation Name (long): The Republic of Magonha / República do Magonha
Nation Name (short): Magonha
Population: 70 Million
Total GDP: 950 Billion
GDP per Capita: 13,214
Currency: Magonha Real
Demonym:
Magonhan (Anglicized Singular),
Magonhans (Anglicized Plural),
Magonhense (Lusophone Singular)
Magonhenses (Lusophone Plural)
Language: Magonhese/Magonhês (Beiralese from Magonha)
Species:
99.99% Human
00.01% Other
Religion: Gonai - State Sanctioned
Capital: Aurelia
Largest City: Liranze
Government Type: Unitary Presidential Republic
Leader(s):
President: Maximino B. Coutinho
Marshal of the Chamber: Valentina Moreno
Chief Magistrate of the Supreme Federal Court: Zé Coelho
Legislature: The Grand Chamber
Two-Letter Code: MG
Three-Letter Code: MGH
Motto: Lex. Ordo. Imperium.
National Anthem: Magonha Aeternum
National Animal(s): Falcon
National Plant: Mahogany tree
Map Claim:
Yellow Star - Aurelia (The Capital)
Red Dot - Liranze (Largest city)
Blue Dot - Porto Cálido (Major City)
Green Dot - Sertália (Major City)
Historical Summary:
The islands, later known as Magonha, were initially inhabited by various indigenous groups and locals who occupied different regions. Contact with the outside world was rare throughout the first millennium. It often resulted in violent confrontations, mainly due to the warrior mentality of many tribes. These tribes frequently fought for land and resources, sometimes forming alliances to eliminate a common enemy tribe that multiple groups despised.
Small groups of outsiders did manage to settle on the southwestern side of the main island and the southern archipelago throughout the mid-to-late first millennium; they started small communities and villages throughout these areas and began establishing trade routes and networks to the outside world, meanwhile attempting contact with the Indigenous groups that occupied the majority of the main island and the northeastern islands.
Not much happened on the islands; outsiders and natives had minor contact with each other and preferred to mind their business.
Various indigenous groups grew in power and established their empires on the island. Meanwhile, outsiders continued with their networks and trade with other outside regional powers, which allowed them access to better technology and ways to defend themselves if any indigenous group ever tried to attack.
Fortunately for them, Native groups preferred to war among each other and not bother the outsiders and their settlements, only with the occasional minor skirmish or dispute originating.
Now, during the turn of the millennium, Outsiders’ influence and power began to grow. They established much more stable settlements and ways to supply themselves in the areas they possessed, which raised tensions with the natives, who by this point were mainly absorbed into one Indigenous Empire called the “Karuatá.”
The Karuatá controlled large portions of the main island’s northern side and began expanding to the east and south. Most native groups they encountered were too weak to fight them off and joined the empire. They eventually started wars with many outsider settlements and regions, often attacking at night while outsiders and their settlements were less alarmed. Eventually, Outsiders aligned themselves with rival Native groups and began a major war during the late first half of the second millennium.
The war was brutal, and it seemed as if the Karuatá were winning. However, a surprise awaited the Karuatá: the arrival of the Beirais Empire, which began colonizing the northern archipelago and the northern side of the main island.
The Beirais Empire swept the islands in a few short years, conquering every tribe or settlement. Their superior technology and tactics made short work of the Karuatá and other groups. By the early 1500s, the area of modern-day Magonha was under Beirais’s control.
For the next 300 years, Beirais began modernizing the islands, providing literacy and education, infrastructure, new farming and hunting techniques, better woodworking and ironworking, impressive naval ships, and improved and expanded fishing, mining, hunting, and agriculture.
Beirias named the colony “Magonha” after the Mahogany tree that was common around the islands; under their rule, Magonha became an economic stronghold for the empire, helping Beirais fuel its colonial empire for centuries.
By the late 1700s, the people in Magonha started to grow tired of Beirais’s rule. After a few decades of civil unrest and revolutionary movements gaining traction, a war of independence ignited in 1807.
Most of the fighting lasted until 1812, when a treaty officially recognizing Magonha’s independence from Beirias was signed in 1813. Following the treaty, Magonha initially began as a Confederation that ruled from 1813 to 1821; however, noticeable weakness in the system led to a region-wide call for change. The First Capital was Santavéa.
A revolutionary hero and general named Tita was one of many who stepped forward to lead the country. “Tita” gained the approval of most of the people. He was a war hero, defeating all of his political and military opponents, and taking control, becoming the first Emperor of Magonha. He changed the Capital to Magonaria. His reign lasted from 1821 to 1830, ending after his death due to an illness.
His son Tita II became Emperor after his death and led from 1830 to 1841 when an unknown assailant assassinated him in his sleep; his murder was never solved, and without an heir and no clear successor to his rule, a new era began, the first republic (also known as the old republic) was founded. The Capital was changed to Liranze.
The first republic lasted for the remainder of the century and into the new one until 1923, when a military coup d’etat occurred. This military dictatorship lasted from 1923 until 1955, after a revolution overthrew the military out of power.
From 1955 to 1961, a provisional government stabilized the country and began a new era of democracy. Thus, the Second Republic (also known as the current republic or the republic) was born in 1961 and has continued to the modern day. During this time, the Capital was changed to Aurelia, a new city built to house the government.