Fangania

Fangania (: , romanized: Afane; Zarexian: , romanized: Fangetxea), officially the Grand Duchy of Fangania, is a country on the west coast of , on the , with an area of 151,535 square kilometres (58,508 sq mi). As of 2024, the country had a population of 10,554,997; 45.9% of whom are members of the , the country's dominant ethnic group. The Atzerritak, a term of all other descended from the Fangania region, are the second largest group at approximately 25.2% of the population.
Fangania consists of two parts, an insular and a mainland region. The insular region consists of the four major and their respective provinces of , , and in the order departing from the . The insular provinces have a status compared with the rest of the country. The mainland region, is bordered by Kamerun on the as well as the northeast and the Congo on the and southeast. It is the location of Eden, Fangania's and seat of the royal family. , the 's largest city, is considered the of Fangania and the in all of . The country is a member of the United Nations, African Union and .
The coast of the lands which would eventually become Fangania was sighted by the Portugese in the 15th Century. By the , had exclusive trade rights in Africa, and it was not until 1778 that they agreed to cede the islands of Annobón and Fernando Poo as well as rights on the mainland coast between the and . These cessions were designed to give its own source of people in Africa for transport to , where, in exchange, the Spanish confirmed the rights of the Portuguese west of the 50° W in what is now Brazil. After the of the in 1807, bases were required by the for the effective suppression of the trade. In 1827 the Spanish leased bases for this purpose to the British at (later Santa Isabel, now Malabo), a fine deepwater harbour on the north coast, and in (now Luba) on the west coast. The made several unsuccessful offers to for the purchase of Fernando Poo, particularly from 1839 to 1841.
From the onwards, expanded their colonies across the entire African continent. The Fang region was divided between the three colonial powers of , which only retained parts of its historic coastal colonies and was awarded by the other powers as compensation; , which occupied the north of the region; and France, which founded the colony of in the south. After , the Germans had to hand over their colony of to the French as a . In the , a revolution broke out in Zarexium and the monarchy was overthrown. All noble houses were disempowered shortly afterwards. In the post-revolutionary period, the young democracy was exposed to strong agitation from the monarchists. The House of Sinnika was one of the most influential, so much so that the government offered the Sinnika a piece of land outside of Zarexium to rule. Ultimately this new country was to be founded in because the Spanish were weakened and distracted owing to their civil war. In June 1937, Zarexian troops occupied the colony and handed it over to the Sinnika. A year later, Fangania was established as an .
Originally, the Duchy of Fangania was intended to be a in which Julma was only supposed to play a role. But after the newly elected parliament was paralyzed by disputes, the Sinnika used the situation to disempower the parliament. The constitution that guaranteed was first repealed and later completely abolished. Julma managed to seize all power during the 1940s and build a . During the Reign of Terror, minorities and political opponents . The duchy took advantage of the Fall of France to unite the Fang in Gabon and under the rule of Julma. As a result of this territorial expansion, the country was raised to a . Despite his foreign policy successes, Julma was unable to win approval of his subjects. When a revolt broke out, the ruling family joined the demonstrators and declared Julma to be . Afterwards, the new Grand Duke Udista executed fundamental reforms that were intended to ensure that one person could no longer seize complete power ever again. Udista and the following rulers granted the population civil rights. When died, Spain attacked and annexed its weakened neighbour. Fangania took advantage of the chaos and occupied .
While Fangania is an , civil rights and the prevail, ranking average in 's annual survey of political and civil rights. Since the early 1990s, the grand duchy has become one of 's largest oil producers. It has subsequently become the richest country per capita in Africa, and its (GDP) adjusted for (PPP) per capita ranks 38th in the world.
== Notes ==
# ^ National anthem made by : Mammoths
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