Zempra

Zempra lies in the middle of the Eastern Hemisphere, allowing it to be a trading hotspot for the regions around them. They are bordered by only 2 other countries. Somallia (SBNP), or the Galatian Republic, which used to be an area Zempra wanted to claim. From there, the country is divided into 18 provinces or states, which is why the national flag has 18 points on it's star, one of them being an Autonomous Region of the Holy Mamacitan Zone. It's capital lies in the province of Nazemlya, called Dolinarod, but is the second largest city in the country, which is quickly catching up to Pustgor in Sosreki. It has one of the best port systems in the world, awaiting to be used by the other countries. There is no way to get to the other islands, so the only option is moving by plane or ferry, which is only used for small travels. It's largest port in Posek, Wazeria holds almost a half of the shipping revenue. In contrast to large port cities, there are also a lot of smaller towns in the largest rainforest on the continent, the Lesian Rainforest. It also holds the largest river in the country called the Lesian River. It is home to many native groups, mostly speaking Zulu. It was even it's own country for a short period of time called Derevya! Some distinct cites in the country are The Holy Statue of Mamacita, The Statue of Nakara, The National Bird Museum, National Museum, Lesian Rainforest Tour Rides, Lesian River Exploration, the very spooky Khomyak Abandoned Village, where you may still see some of their cult members, and many more places.

### Physical Geography

For physical geography, Zempra is extremely diverese in it's terrain. The country is the largest island chain in the world called the Zempran Isles and hold the easternmost point of the Galatian continent and is sorta it's own sub-continent. Obviously, in the south it is 60% rainforest, while the rest is forest where all of the big cities are like Nazmeyla, New Zapros, Krugi, and Treshchina. In Wazeria, it is all plains with some hills. In Ultrana, Novnayzem, and Sosreki, there is a sphere of desert, the Zemlit Desert, but with some patches of rainforests and plains. Even through 70% of Sosreki's land, the rest is all of the Pustgor Metropolitan Area, where much of the fertile land it, being a major national trading sector, but is the 5th largest international trading sector. The rest of the country is forests for plains. It has 3 main mountain chains in the country. Surrounding the capital, there is the Nazemlya Mountain Chain, the not so suprising Lesian Mountains chain going through the river, and the South Ibberlandic Mountain Chain, the border between Somallia and Zempra, but is not as high as the other ones. The animals are as much diverse as the land. In the rainforests, it has the Bengal Tiger, Capybara, Common Chimpanzee, Lar Gibbon, Lemur, Okapi, Sumatran Orangutan, Siamang, Black-Handed Spider Monkey, Golden Poison Dart Frog, Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Great Hornbill, Harpy Eagle, Hoatzin, Resplendent Quetzal, Scarlet Macaw, Southern Cassowary, Toco Toucan, Anaconda, Black Caiman, Boa Constrictor, Gaboon Viper, Reticulated Python, and the national animal, the Jaguar. The have many plants too, but the Lily Pad is the national plant. The animal and the flower are both on the coat of arms! The national dish, the Pasta Au le Olive, is sadly not on the coat of arms.

### Demographics

For the demographics, the country has 192 million people, 65% of which are ethnically Zempra. The rest are ethnic groups all over the world, most being Wazernetian, Lucitan, Somallian, and Ganuaritagean. In the ethnic Zemprans, 5% are ethnically Derevyan, most speaking Zulu. The currency is the Zempran Branco, and the Lucille, which is/was used by many other countries in the Lucitan Commonwealth or Kaiserreach. 75% of the country is Mamacitan, and the rest being Islam, Christian, or Gordian. Ganuaritagea and Zempra share very similar ethnic groups, which makes them close ties to eachother. The Zulus and other native groups have the sport of stick fighting symbolize play fighting and can be used for trainings. Women also where Isicholo hats in the Zulu culture! In the mountains, there is the Basotho people who wear downwards hats and Basotho blankets to keep them warm in the mountain chain. Zempra's history is packed with different government types, revolutions, and leader assassinations. It started off with white colonization, independence of the Brazzo and Blanco Islands, then Millennias as a dictatorship, queendom era of Nakara, Republic, Communism, Queendom again, and now a republic called the Republic of Zempra. Many sports eras have gone through the country, and currently the nation is on its biggest sports campaign. Alphabetically, the teams are the Zempran Rels for cycling, Zempran Rebels for horse racing, Zempran Hamsters for Ice and Field Hockey, Zempran Marlins for swimming, Zempran Jaguars for tennis and table tennis, soccer, football, and baseball.

### Friend Zone

For the friend zone, Zempra is in the Atlantean Union and the TEFP which they own. They have very close ties to their members, but especially Ganuaritagea, Audro De Cal, Croycia, and a bit of some NETO members like Pelycia, Ultior, Taklamakan Republic, and Pellon. Ganuaritagea are not only allies like said before, but have very similar ethnic groups and colors. Both countries like to trade with eachother. Audro De Cal is Zempra's largest exporter, so they are close in ties and also touch land as South Oceania is still under Zempran rule. NETO, Pellon, and Zempra have helped eachother a lot in the past few years, and even now with Pellon's civil war. Somallia and the Galatian Republic, two greater nations, are frenemies of Zempra, but are rapidly gaining ties with eachother since Zempra officially stepped out of all disputes and arguments of Monaco, Galatia's exclave in the Isles. If you were to ask a local on their favorite nation, most would say Fen Rage Gum, since they have had great ties, friendships, and allies, and even relatives getting married.

## Website Description

The Republic of Zempra is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Viktor Kuznetsov with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, complete lack of prisons, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed population of 1.92 billion Zemprans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dolinarod. The average income tax rate is 68.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Millenniasan economy, worth 148 trillion Brancos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 77,343 Brancos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government, the new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting, and meat is a luxury afforded only to the wealthy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Millennias's national animal is the Jaguar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Mamacitan.

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