Abdaristan

Abdaristan (Arabic: عبدارستان), officially the Islamic Republic of Abdaristan (Arabic: جمهورية عبدارستان الإسلامية), is a religious-centric sovereign state located in northern Andoladia. Abdaristan is a landlocked country, bordering Rockland to the west, Gemery to the north, and Tarestia-Wesburg to the east and south. Abdaristan has a population of 15,692,508, making it the 58th-largest country by population worldwide, and the 16th-largest of the Andoladian countries. It's capital and largest city is Qasar.
Abdaristan was settled early on in human history as one of the first civilisations on the continent. The country became a source of gold and iron with the discovery of a network of tunnels under Abdaristan's various hills. Abdaristan was converted to Islam around the 5th century CE. Later on in Abdaristan's history, the country entered into conflict with the neighbouring Tarestian Kingdom, who had an expansionist policy and was trying to take over surrounding lands. Abdaristan fared well until Rockland began invading the continent during the Resource War. Because Abdaristan was right on the Rocklese border, it and many of it's neighbours were helplessly trampled on by the invading forces. In the redrawing of the Andoladian borders following the war, Abdaristan was forced into a union with Tarestia, which later became the Tarestian People's Union.
In 1988, political unrest began sparking in Abdaristan, with the people unhappy of being ruled under another power. Riots soon took place. The rioters, led by several religious groups, stormed the Soviet building in Qasar, and on May the 4th, 1988, Abdaristan declared independence from the TPU. The country reacted violently in response, leading to a sweeping wave of independence movements across the TPU. These independence movements sparked a domino effect across the TPU, culminating in the West Andoladian Revolutions. To keep the peace following the conflict, many of the world's largest powers got involved, including Jonathia, who later became a major trading partner with the Abdari state.
Abdaristan is a developing country. It is a member of the GUIS and the Central Continents Union. 
== See also ==
Category:Countries in Andoladia
Category:Countries
Category:Andoladia
Category:Abdaristan