Nokiani

== Overview ==
Nokiani is a nation that rules over and dominates the sea that bears it's name: The Nokiani Sea, and trade flows freely between the different regions in it's territory. It has ambitions to rule the It’s dominance in the region isn’t absolute however, with its current biggest rival it wishes to subjugate is Graceland in order to dominate the Argonian Sea to it's southwest. As such, they have had many conflicts with them, Graceland's ascension into TOMDAS in 1944 caused the wars to become "Skirmishes" to avoid a wider conflict to arise. As of 2019, there have been 20 skirmishes in the Argonian Sea and various islands within it. There have been many attempts by outside arbitrators to have the 2 nations compromise. In fact it became so important, that Gernia and Czachoslovakia, the heads of the 2 opposing sides of the geopolitical landscape, worked together in 2004 to draft legislation in The United Countries to end their conflicts, saying that when put together, the 18 conflicts (at that point) was "The most destructive war in history" with a U.C. report claiming that over 30,000 people died in all the 'skirmishes' combined, but what truly garnered the title of most destruction in their eyes was the "49 islands that have effectively become uninhabitable" and "the 150,000 people displaced because of the constant conflict." In 2005 The Argonian Accords was signed by Graceland and Nokiani and passed by the United Countries, voted in favor by 32 nations (Amazonia, Lokistan and Fritzerland abstained for various reasons). Within it contained stipulations for land swaps, demilitarization of the Argonian Sea by both parties and free trade in the sea. Additionally, should another conflict or 'skirmish' break out between the 2, all signatories agreed to not provide or sell weapons to either party, and TOMDAS amended it's charter to refuse to come to the aid of Graceland if it was attacked by Nokiani on the one condition Nokiani forces reached within 15 miles of the Capital of Gracopolis to prevent a total unconditional surrender scenario, TOMDAS would still honor it's promise if any other power attacked Graceland of course. Conflict did not occur again between the 2 for a record 14 years, but in 2017 a Graceland mining vessel was found to be drilling off the coast of an island that was handed to Nokiani in the Accords, and after refusing to cease it's drilling was fired upon by a Nokianian coast guard vessel, a vessel that was not supposed to be armed according to the Accords, and as such was viewed as a justification for war by Graceland, and they launched air strikes on Nokianian ports and vessels, effectively ending their participation in the Accords., Nokiani's armed patrol vessels meant they were not faithful to the Accords either, and the effort at peace officially failed.
== Government ==
Nokiani's government is a Republic, having a parliament and a Prime Minister elected by popular vote every 3 years. It is a rare phenomenon that a Prime Minister is re-elected, as they can easily ruin their reputation in a scandal or an unpopular decision is made, and very little time to rebuild a reputation or have it disappear from public consciousness. Though Prime Ministers come and go, parties rarely do, with there being 2 nominal parties: The Republicans, a center right party, and the Nationals, a far-right party. The latter usually rules more often, as their jingoism invigorates the populace for their conflicts with Graceland, which they have often. 
== Military ==
Nokiani had arms deals with both sides of the world stage, Fritzerland, Gernia, Rojava (after coming to an agreement on borders between the 2 in 1974) Italonia (until the 1984 Civil War), and Georgeland. In 1991 however Graceland complained in their annual TOMDAS meeting of conflicting interests after AC-67 attack helicopters from Fritzerland were used by Nokiani units to completely destroy a rail hub. Graceland had long complained in private to both Fritzerland and Georgeland, and while Georgeland had ceased shipments in 1979, Fritzerland in it's often entrepreneurial attitude to geopolitics continued to sell arms to them, their SIHM-32 helmets even being standard issue well into the 1980's for Nokiani. But this complaint worked in Fritzerland signing a pledge to, after the ongoing sales were finished, not make any more with Nokiani. Nokiani, though needing foreign arms for quantity, did not need so in some quality, with Nokiani producing some magnificent aircraft in it's time. The FAP-59 being the first aircraft capable of Mach 2.0, serving with Nokiani into the early 2000's as a strike fighter. Gernia and Rojava became primary suppliers until 2017, when the 19th Argonian Sea Skirmish broke out. Although instigated by Graceland illegal drilling, the coastal patrol was not allowed to be armed in the first place since the Accords, and Gernia had to honor it's signature as did Rojava. Since then Nokiani has had no outside backer, essentially being alone. This has had a drastic effect on internal politics, splitting the population in half between The Republican Party and The National Party on whether they should persist on their territorial integrity despite the odds, or concede and accept reality.
== Major Wars ==
The 1st Graceland-Nokiani War (1939-1941)
The 2nd Graceland-Nokiani War (1942-1944)
The Argonian Sea Skirmishes (1946-1947) (1949) (1952-1953) (1954) (1957) (1958-1959) (1962) (1965-1966) (1970) (1973-1974) (1975-1976) (1982-1983) (1986-1987) (1991) (1993) (1994) (1996) (2003) (2017) (2019)
The Rojava-Nokiani War (1968-1972)
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