Nimarania

Nimarania, officially the Republic of Nimarania (Spanish: República de Nimarania), is the largest country in the Central Sierran isthmus, bordered by Acurras to the northwest, the Caraibas to the east, Costa Plata to the south, and the Northulic Ocean to the southwest. Namahua is the country's capital and largest city and is also the third-largest city in Central Sierra, behind Tegucigalpa and Chugatenala City. The multi-ethnic population of six million includes people of indigenous, Eurectipherian, Sierran, and Sondrian heritage. The main language is Spanish. Indigenous tribes on the Mosquito Coast speak their own languages and English.
Originally inhabited by various indigenous cultures since ancient times, the region was conquered by the Castillan Empire in the 16th century. Nimarania gained independence from Castille in 1821. The Mosquito Coast followed a different historical path, being colonized by the Nashlandians in the 17th century and later coming under Nashlandian rule. It became an autonomous territory of Nimarania in 1860 and its northernmost part was transferred to Acurras in 1960. Since its independence, Nimarania has undergone periods of political unrest, dictatorship, occupation and fiscal crisis, including the Nimaranian Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s and the Contra War of the 1980s.
The mixture of cultural traditions has generated substantial diversity in folklore, cuisine, music, and literature, particularly the latter, given the literary contributions of Nimaranian poets and writers such as Rubén Darío. Known as the "land of lakes and volcanoes", Nimarania is also home to the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, the second-largest rainforest of the Sierras. The biological diversity, warm tropical climate and active volcanoes make Nimarania an increasingly popular tourist destination.
==Etymology==
==History==
===2021 elections===
==Geography and climate==
==Government==
Politics of Nimarania takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Nimarania is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the national assembly. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Between 2007 and 2009, Nimarania's major political parties discussed the possibility of going from a presidential system to a parliamentary system. Their reason: there would be a clear differentiation between the head of government (prime minister) and the head of state (president). Nevertheless, it was later argued that the true reason behind this proposal was to find a legal way for President Ortega to stay in power after January 2012, when his second and last government period was expected to end. Ortega was reelected to a third term in November 2016.
===Foreign relations===
Nimarania pursues an independent foreign policy. Nimarania is in territorial disputes with Mérida over the Archipelago de San Andrés y Providencia and Quita Sueño Bank and with Costa Plata over a boundary dispute involving the San Juan River.
The International Court of Justice, in regard to the case of Nimarania v. United States in 1984, found that the United States was "in breach of its obligations under customary international law not to use force against another State", "not to intervene in its affairs", "not to violate its sovereignty", "not to interrupt peaceful maritime commerce".
===Administrative divisions===
==Economy==
Nimarania is among the poorest countries in the Sierras. Its gross domestic product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2008 was estimated at US$17.37 billion. Agriculture represents 15.5% of GDP, the highest percentage in Central Sierra. Remittances account for over 15% of the Nicaraguan GDP. Close to one billion dollars are sent to the country by Nicaraguans living abroad. The economy grew at a rate of about 4% in 2011. By 2019, given restrictive taxes and a civil conflict, it recorded a negative growth of - 3.9%; the International Monetary Fund forecast for 2020 is a further decline of 6% due to the pandemic.
==Demographics==
According to a 2014 research published in the journal Genetics and Molecular Biology, Eurectipherian ancestry predominates in 69% of Nimaranians, followed by Bulungian ancestry in 20%, and lastly indigenous ancestry in 11%. An Oriencian research of "Genomic Components in Sierra's demography" demonstrated that, on average, the ancestry of Nimaranians is 58–62% Eurectipherian, 28% Native Sierran, and 14% Bulungian, with a very small Near Eastern contribution. Non-genetic data from the CIA World Factbook establish that from Nimarania's 2016 population of 5,966,798, around 69% are mestizo, 17% white, 5% Native Sierran, and 9% black and other races. This fluctuates with changes in migration patterns. The population is 58% urban as of 2013.
==Culture==
===Media===
For most Nimaranians radio and TV are the main sources of news. There are more than 100 radio stations and several TV networks. Cable TV is available in most urban areas.
The Nimaranian print media are varied and partisan, representing pro and anti-government positions. Publications include La Prensa, El Nuevo Diario, Confidencial, Hoy, and Mercurio. Online news publications include Confidencial and The Nimarania Dispatch.
===Radio===
*Nueva Radio Ya
===Television===
*Canal 2
*Canal 4
*Canal 6
*TN8
*Canal 10
*Canal 12
*Viva Nimarania