Akhzaria

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The Democratic Turks' Republic of Akhzaria, commonly known as Akhzaria () or only the Democratic Turks' Republic (DTR); Akhzarian: Ahzarya ; : Acquizarão ; : Achzarjë is an independent sovereign state located in South America. It has a population of approximately 55.8 million people, and it's the second most populous South American country after Brazil and it is the 25th most populous country in the world between South Africa and Tanzania. Also, its density is 35 people per km sq making it the 189th most dense country in the world between Mozambique and .
Its capital city is which means "city" in , which also gives its name to the Saudi Arabian city of which is a sacred place for the . Demonym of the city of Medine is Medini, which comes from "medenî" that means "civilizated". That word comes from the Arabic word that means "from the city". The country's largest city is ; Karakaş in Akhzarian meaning "black eyebrow" however it is obvious that the name of Caracas doesn't come from this word. The demonym for Caracas is Caracassan, which doesn't have a specific meaning or Caracasly; Karakaşlı in Akhzarian which has "-lı" suffix that means "with" or "from" in Akhzarian so Karakaşlı means both "from Caracas" and "with black eyebrow" however "black eyebrow" is commonly written with a space, as "kara kaş". Its official languages are Akhzarian, Portuguese and Dutch (especially in ) however but some minority languages have a significant number of speakers in Lygossia Nogai, eg. Spanish, French due to the colonial times and Turkish, Greek and Albanian due to the Ottoman impact. 
Akhzaria shares land borders with Colombia to the west and Brazil to the south. 
Akhzaria is a member of the United Nations, however it isn't a member of (only South American state that has never been a member of USAN, and one of the two South American states that aren't a member of USAN, with Colombia), isn't a member of the even it has a significant minority of Muslims. Akhzaria is also an observer state of the . 
== Etymology ==
Name of Akhzaria obviously comes from the Ottoman word for "green", "ahzar". However, current word for "green" in Akhzarian is yâşıl, which comes from Proto-Turkic word "yaş" that means "wet" and "-ıl" suffix. Today, also "yaz" is the word for "wet" and "yâşılgı" for "plant". 
However, Ottomans only said "green" to region which they stepped first on South America and said "arsayuşk" (derived from "arsa" meaning "site" and "huşk" meaning "dry") to northern Akhzaria, especially to Medine, as the time passed that name became the name of whole Ottoman colonies on South America.
== History ==
Main article: History of Akhzaria
=== Pre-Columbian history ===
Evidence exists of human habitation in the area now known as Akhzaria from about 15,000 years ago. Leaf-shaped tools from this period, together with chopping and planoconvex scraping implements, have been found exposed on the high riverine terraces of the Çağlardağ in western Akhzaria. Late Pleistocene hunting artifacts, including spear tips, have been found at a similar series of sites in northwestern Akhzaria known as "El Jobo"; according to radiocarbon dating, these date from 13,000 to 7,000 BC.
It is not known how many people lived in Akhzaria before the European conquest; it has been estimated at around one million. In addition to indigenous peoples known today, the population included historical groups such as the Kalina (Caribs), Auaké, Caquetio, Mariche, and Timoto–Cuicas. The Timoto–Cuica culture was the most complex society in Pre-Columbian Akhzaria, with pre-planned permanent villages, surrounded by irrigated, terraced fields. They also stored water in tanks. Their houses were made primarily of stone and wood with thatched roofs. They were peaceful, for the most part, and depended on growing crops. Regional crops included potatoes and ullucos. They left behind works of art, particularly anthropomorphic ceramics, but no major monuments. They spun vegetable fibers to weave into textiles and mats for housing. They are credited with having invented the arepa, a staple in Akhzarian cuisine.
After the conquest, the population dropped markedly, mainly through the spread of new infectious diseases from Europe. Two main north-south axes of pre-Columbian population were present, who cultivated maize in the west and manioc in the east. Large parts of the ceditbozkır were cultivated through a combination of slash and burn and permanent settled agriculture.