Rhodesia

The Republic of Rhodesia, more commonly known as just Rhodesia, is a country located on western Laqux. It consists of 12 states, 2 provinces, a capital territory, and one self-governing territory. It is the world's third largest country by both land and total area. Rhodesia has land borders with Egypt in the north, Zimbabwe in the east, Botswana to the southeast, and Gambia to the south. With almost 900 million people it's the third largest country. The national capital and largest city is Salisbury.
Paleo-Indians most likely drifted across the Lagual Ocean to get to Rhodesia around 12,000 years ago. British colonization began in the early 1600s. Rhodesia emerged when the first permanent colony, North-western Rhodesia, was formed in 1752. It would take over 150 years to fully colonize and subjugate all of Rhodesia proper. Rhodesia would be used as the majority of the British Empire's manpower and weapon manufacturing, leaving developed but bitter. After World War Two, Rhodesians felt mistreated by the British and began calling for independence. Rhodesian independence would arrive on the 15th of March 1955 when Ian Smith dissolved parliament and signed the Unilateral Declaration of Independence. Independence, however, would be achieved on the 31st of December 1955 when the British formally signed the Rhodesian Independence Act. Rhodesia would not be at peace for long because the 60's and early 70's would be involved in many wars against communist revolutionaries from different countries. 
Rhodesia is a parliamentary republic that has the president as both head of state and head of government and commander-in-chief of the Rhodesian Armed Forces (RAF). 
== History ==
=== Prehistoric archaeology ===
Rhodesia has some of the oldest human-fossil sites in Laqux. Archaeologists have discovered extensive fossil remans of the AnteNbele (literally "before Nbele" or "Preceding Nbele") in Cuado Province. This area became a WCESCO World Heritage Site and has been branded as "the Cradle of Rhodesia".
=== Nbele and Shona expansion ===
Settlements and battlefields of both the Nbele and Shona have been found across central and southern Rhodesia. Both peoples used iron tools and weapons, most of their time was spent farming but both peoples fought each other consistently until the 5th century when the Ancient Kingdom of Zimbabwe invaded and split them up.
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