Republic of Nigeru

Nigeru, officially known as the Republic of Nigeru (Nigeru Ninjagoan: 滋養共和国, romanized: Nigeru kyōwakoku) was an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It was established after the fall of the Empire of Ninjago and kept the territories of the Ninjagoan prefecture of Firipin. Its territory consist of the Nigeruan archipelago, south of Ninjago and Formosa and north of Lizardasia. Nigeru's capital was Nigeru City, situated on the inner Nigeruan islands. The city was established by Ninjagoans in 2020 and one of its founders was the Nigeruan president and emperor, Arenchao. Under a period of time, the Republic of Nigeru was part of the State of Ninjago as the Autonomous Republic of Nigeru of the State of Ninjago, interestingly being a republic within a monarchy. This dilemma was created as the UN prohibited Nigeru to form its own monarchy, as they feared it would inevitably be ruled dictactorially by Arenchao and that Nigeru would see large-scale Ninjagoan immigration, mainly due to Arenchao's heritage with Kareastikuru and the rejection of Emperor Dareth. In Way of the Ninja, the Empreror's role is very important and by this reason, the UN attempted to appease the local Way of the Ninja practitioners by linking Nigeru to the Ninjagoan monarchy, while having a president as head of state.
== Etymology ==
The name was originally believed to be derived from the traditional Ninjagoan word of the word "Aren", "eagle", as one of the founders was the elemental Ninja, emperor and now president, Arenchao. However many etymologists does not subscribe to the idea that Nigeru derives from the word Aren. 
== History ==
=== ShitCraft IV ===
During ShitCraft IV, Nigeru was firstly known by the western name of "the Philippines" but later renamed to Firipin when the Empire of Ninjago discovered and claimed the islands. Kareastikuru set up many programs to deforest the Nigeruan islands and to build factories on them, later making Firipin the wealthiest prefecture in Ninjago. Kareastikuru put Arenchao in authority on Firipin and the Nigeru islands, now the main Nigeru islands, where he founded Nigeru City.
At the end of ShitCraft IV, Arenchao "betrayed" Kareastikuru, however, with Kareastikruru's appearance and the 2021, this was turned into a big conspiracy. It's believed Arenchao kidnapped Kareastikuru and shipped him to safety with the Vaushists. Arenchao, knew the Ninjagoans would lose by their own, and therefore tried to make good relations with the UN so that Nigeru and Ninjago could get some autonomy.
=== Post-ShitCraft IV ===
In post ShitCraft IV, Arenchao stayed as the president from the country's formation, despite his Ninjagoist history. Arenchao was regarded as a high figure in Nigeru, as he founded the nation, the capital and made it to one of the wealthiest countries. However, he is also hated by many minorities in Nigeru, due to to his recent history as the leader of the Borneo concentration camp, which was the deadliest camp in Ninjago and the Kurenjingu. The UN has collaborated with the Nigeru government to hide the Nigeruan involvement in the Kurenjingu.
After Ninjago became independent from the UN, President Arenchao and Emperor Kareastikuru made a formal meeting, where they discussed the future of their countries and the conflict with the United Nations. This meeting resulted in the Nigeru Republic joining the Anti-UN pact, and started undergoing reconstitution to remove UN elements and restore its monarch.
== Military and Navy ==
Since the United Nations and the Nigeru Republic had friendly relations, Nigeru got Ninjago's old military equipment. Arenchao made huge investments in the military and expanded its navy, however some projects was cancelled by the UN such as the "Nigeru Kaigun flag-ship" project, which was planned to be the biggest battle ship in ShitCraft. This project reopened after the fall of the UN.
== Nigeruans ==
Nigeruans was the largest ethnic group in the Nigeru Republic, who are closely ralated to Ninjagoans. Nigeruans have lived in the Nigeru Islands for centuries as early Ninjagoans settled on the region. However, the islands were forgotten, and was only later found in the 21st century by western explorers who called the natives "Filipinos" and the islands the "Philippines" after Philip.
After Ninjago gained control over the island, they made genetic and racial analysis on the inhabitants and came to the conclusion that the Nigeruans were partly Ninjagoans, whom had mixed with the local Tagalogs or other local ethnic groups. During the Kurenjingu, this group was considered Honorary Ninjagoan, or simply formally Ninjagoan and many Nigeruans was spared, especially under Arenchao. However, although the numebr is uncertain, many were also killed as they were considered "far too racially inmixed". The biggest target however was the Tagalog community, which made up 64% of the island before the Ninjagoan Empire settled the region, and after the Republic of Nigeru was established, it was considered a minority at around 2%.
Children from Nigeruan and Ninjagoan parents were also called Nigeruans in the Empire of Ninjago, which remained in the Republic of Nigeru. The idea of Nigeruan nationalism spread throughout the Republic of Nigeru, with the main argument of Nigeruans being more closely related to First Spinjitzu Master than the Ninjagoans, as they believe the Ninjagoans had been far too inmixed with Gulandians and Koreans. They also think the culture had been diluted, especially by pacifism under the centuries of the Wu Dynasty. Since Nigeruan Way of the Ninja does not recognize Wu as a religious figure, they argued that the figure was imported to the culture by foreign powers.
== Nigeruan language ==
Nigeruan, officially known as Nigeru Ninjagoan, was one of the official languages in the Nigeru Republic. Originally, the language was very similar to Ninjagoan but got even more similar due to Ninjagoan colonizer influence. The writing system changed from a Tagalog writing system to a Ninjagoan during the Empire of Ninjago.
== Nigeruan folk religion ==
Nigeruan folk religion, much like Way of the Ninja, also believes in The First Spinjitzu Master but has Garmadon as their prophet, as they believe he was the only son of the First Spinjitzu Master. Knowing Kareastikuru's heritage, the Nigeruans started to aid Ninjago without resistance. 
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