Nesonedia

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## General information

### Motto

*Dari Rakyat, Oleh Rakyat, Untuk Rakyat*"Of the People, By the People, For the People"

### Religion

* 23% (substitute Hinduism)
* 21% Jabirism
* 18% Caelism
	+ 15% Monotheistic
	+ 3% Monolatric
* 15% Atheism
* 7% (substitute Buddhism)
* 16% Folk

### Ethnic groups

* 34% Rambunese
* 17% Dokto
* 10% Kemangese
* 9% Hombolri
* 9% Diqian
* 7% Henjian
* 14% Other

## Government information

### Goverment

Federal presidential constitutional republic

### Constitution

Constitution of the Federation of Nesonedia

## Miscellaneous information

### Driving side

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**Nesonedia**, officially the **Federation of Nesonedia**, is a country in eastern Pangia, lying mostly on the southern extremities of the Zorian Range. It is bordered by Laivet to the north, Diqia to the west, and Khanolia and Yarlen to the south, with its coastline lying entirely along the Arcadian Ocean. With a population of over 12.3 million people, Nesonedia is the fourth-most populous nation in Pangia.

Descended from ancient colonists originating from Entelusia, the introduction of foreign religions such as Jabirism, (HINDU EQUIVALENT), and Caelism meant that the area now known as modern Nesonedia came to be dominated by the 14th century by warring kingdoms, near-constantly feuding over religious and cultural lines. The arrival of Erventian-style diplomatic principles in Pangia in the 17th century led the fiefdoms to pursue détente before becoming federated as the United Kingdoms in 1678. By 1756, the constituent royal houses had intermarried and formed the House of Tungkayu, which became the ruling house of the monarchical Great Tungkayu. Overwhelming opposition to Tungkayu support of Arcadia and Diqia during the Great War prompted the people to embrace republicanism; the Tungkayu were overthrown in a peaceful evolution in 1934, and the federal model was restored, albeit in a modernized republican form, under the name 'Nesonedia'.

Nesonedia's diversity has significant, if not official, bearing on politics. A long history of trade with polities overseas ranging from Arcadia to Henjia resulted in the adoption of foreign traditions and their synthesis with local ones to starkly variant degrees. As a result, with over 400 ethnicities and religions, Nesonedia is considered one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. A regional power, it is projected to become a major geopolitical power in a matter of years, though this estimation remains highly disputed.

## Etymology

The name *Nesonedia* is derived from the Petalonian words *nesos* (νῆσος) and *Nidios* (Νίδιος), together meaning "Islands of Nidia". This phrase first appears from the Log of Rassos, which notes that Lupiotakas of Galos at one point voyaged to "the viridescent islands of Nidia" (Diqia) in approximately 390 BCE before entering into a brief description of what has been assumed to be an ancient Hombolri Archipelago. As Diqia had made very little headway into settling what is now modern Nesonedia, the name is considered erroneous, but experienced a resurgence in use in its current form during the Arcadian colonial era and entered local popular usage in the lead-up to the Jasmine Revolution, as republicans sought to find a suitable name for the nation not based on noble houses.

## History

### Early history

The area now known as Nesonedia has been inhabited for over 1.8 million years, but was likely first reached by *Homo sapiens* in approximately 23,000 BCE has been hypothesized to be one of the first continuously-maintained colonies in world history, having been maintained by the Neiha Civilization based in eastern Entelusia from 19,500 BCE. It likely remained in contact with the Neiha until its disappearance c. 15,600 BCE, which remains unexplained to this day. Without any remaining Neiha influences, the colonists' culture diverged drastically, with the closest major approximation becoming the Dokto people, but continued to be highly distinct from local Pangians. Little trace remains of Nesonedia's original Pangian inhabitants, and artifacts proven to relate to them remain some of the most valuable items in the archaeological sphere.

The first trade partners of the Nesonedian locals were surely the Diqian people, with regular content occurring by c. 14,320 BCE, but it was reestablishment of contact with Entelusia via the Henjian peoples c. 8,000 BCE that had the most profound impact on local life. Adopting Henjian culture and governance structures to foster trade relations, many local fiefdoms took on fiercely Henjian characteristics, further diversifying the local range of cultural identities. Many traits of Henjian culture remain an integral part of Northern Hombolri and Rambunese culture.

The arrival of Shaebuna traders in roughly 3,490 BCE warmed the locals to their people, setting the stage for the Kembangese (formerly a branch of the Dokto) and many Rambunese people to embrace Jabirism by approximately 1256, during the time of the Botibar Regency. The deepening ethno-religious divisions spurred a period of near-constant conflict primarily between the Botibars, the Sultanate of Rajayakarta, the Dokto clans, and the Hyang Dwipa. The arrival of Caelism via converted Diqians and the first traders from Tetenia, however, was viewed variously as a boon and a threat; both camps agreed that banding together either in the name of or to present a united front against this new religion was an issue of absolute vitality. After the Great Truce was signed by most parties involved in 1634, a long and intergenerational campaign to interbreed was undertaken by the onetime enemies at the proposal of Hyang Duta Agung Idi Diai.

### United Kingdoms

As the peace approached its zenith and plateaued in 1678, the fiefdoms formed a monarchical federation dubbed the United Kingdoms with the encouragement of famed Diqian diplomat Qiao Guoliang. Rotating between the Dokto monarch, the Sultan of Rajayakarta, the Botibar Raja, and the Hyang Duta Agung, the position of Most High King (Nesonedian monarch) never passed with dispute, instituting an unprecedented era of inter-house cooperation.

## Out-of-character notes

* The House of Tungkayu's name is derived from the Javanese (Rambunese in-universe) "tukang kayu", meaning "carpenter". As an important title of previous Kembangese sultans and rajas included "Pakubuwono", meaning "nail of the world", the name Tungkayu was taken to symbolize its status as the true and literal kingmakers of what would become Nesonedia.