Democratic Republic of Aralia

== Aralyia Demokratik Respublikasi ==
The Democratic Republic of Aralia (DRA; Aralian: Araliya Demokratik Respublikasi) is a relatively small nation pincered between Sijran, the Peoples Republic of Aytau, Taraz Socialist Republic, and Surati, whos borders completely encompass the Northern portion of the Damavand Mountains. Officially, Aralia is a Unitary, One Party Republic, built upon the principles of Islamic Savinism. While the Aralian people's heritage date back centuries, the modern Aralian state is relatively new to the world stage, having violently fought for it's independence in 1972 from the Kingdom of Sijaran.
Today, Aralia is best known for it's profitable mining, and tourist industries, and is a prominent, if small member of SZIV, and the Safingrad Pact, and it's politics are dominated by the "Savinist Party of Aralia".
== Etymology ==
The Name "Aralia" dates back as far as 1227, where the region became fully settled by the "Arili" Tribes. The origins of the word "Arili" come from the Aralian words for "Free", "Independent" or "Own Master/Leader", being an amalgamation of the words Ari ("Own") and Li ("Master" or "Leader").
== History ==
=== Early Settlement: ===
The territories that make up modern day Aralia for much of pre-history, and early history, often changed hands between various Empires, and regional powers. Despite this however, vary few groups would call the region home, being made up exclusively by the Damavand Mountains, with little arable land, the region was never populated more then sporadic, nomadic groups who would occasionally seek refuge in the territories mountains for shelter, or by criminals, fleeing neighboring countries to escape persecution. However, in the early 13th Century, Aralia's first permanent residents would begin building small towns, and villages along the coastline near the border of modern day Aytau and Taraz. Where the Arili people first originated from is still relatively unknown to modern scholars, but most agree that they used to likely be one of the various nomadic clans from the Aytau countryside, having eventually swelled in size, before finding a more permanent place of residence. 
Despite Arili settlement, the territories of modern day Aralia were under the control of the then, Kingdom of Sijaran. Initially going unnoticed, as decades past, and Arili settlement in the region increased, expanding from the coastline, deeper into the mountains, Sijaran would attempt to limit the growth of Arili settlement by asserting military rule in the region, and begin subjugating native leaders, establishing a semi autonomous principality. 
=== Failed Assimilation: ===
Much of Aralias early history was unremarkable, actively changing hands throughout it's history, from their first occupation under Sirjan, and eventually under the colonial administration of Arells, before returning to Sirjan control once it regained it's independence. Fallowing Aralia's return to Sirjan control, the general autonomy and isolation the Arili people enjoyed was almost instantaneously ripped away, as the Kingdom of Sirjan sought to assimilate the region. Sirjan would sponsor migration campaigns, attempting to promote Sirjan settlement of the region, as well as actively blacklisting Arili people from work, and seizing their property. However at the onset of the Lorraine War, by 1940, Sirjan began to view the Arili people as a potential fifth column as