Alahana

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The **Crowned Republic of Alahana** (*Ta Lleretira Hellonsinc ilar Alahana* in *Alahanese* but commonly called **Alahana**), is an sovereign state on the continent Tarus. Alahana consists of: Alahana proper; the Telran Peninsula, which comprises the majority of the country's land area; the iron mountains area, the island of Marinia and the oil banks and the many colonies that are also part of the Crowned Republic. The mainland of Alahana borders with Lakaii, Paxallex and Calen-Taur. Apart from its land border it is surrounded with water, the Reef Sea in the south, the Trardana Channel in the west, the Strekar Sea in the east and Diamond Sea in the north.

Because Alahana is a quite large country (762,870 square kilometers large), climatic areas differ. The lands along the southern coast have a Mediterranean climate. Marinia island has a Hot semi-arid climate. The lands in the north have a colder climate, the member states of the Iron mountains and South Karkan are very mountainous and have a high altitude, making it colder than the other member states. Because of the height of the Iron Mountain Range (peak at 5,548 meters) cold winds cannot pass through, and therefore the Highland area is characterized by constant snow. All other member states have Oceanic climate with mild winters and mild summers.

Alahana is a federal state governed under a federal parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of Adrilla. The nation has a king, King Gerrit II who still has some power within the Crowned Republic, but is mainly a ceremonial title. The High council has the legislature power within the nation. Chancellors are representatives from all member states, territories, dependent territories, colonies and vassals. Representatives of political parties, cultures, religions, et cetera are also present to ensure that their rights are maintained as good as possible. The executive power is held by the Prime Minister and the ministers, who together form the Council of Ministers. The prime minister is the head of the political party that won the democratic elections. All people from all over the crowned republic are able to vote on this political party. But they can also vote for their favorite political party within their member state or territory. The governor is the same as the prime minister, but only for their respective member state, colony or territory.

Alahana is a full state member of the Eurion Alliance and Tarusian Union. It is also part of the World Council and is permanent member of the Security Council for the International Security Organization. Alahana also has many separate allies apart from these alliances. The closest allies being Lakaii, Kedossia, Paxallex and Nogard.

Alahana is one of the most prosperous nations in Tarus and the world, with a GDP of over 4.89 trillion dollars. This is the largest Gross Domestic Product in the region, and also has one of the highest standard of livings, with a GDP per capita of $46,688. The Human Development Index is also quite high, with a number of 0.927. Alahana is also known for its very influential culture ,economic strength and a very advanced military. It's also known for being very safe due to this military and for the very well funded law enforcement forces. The people of Alahana also have a very high tolerance towards other cultures, other religions and other nations.

The economy of Alahana is focused on exporting minerals such as metals (mainly Iron, Silver, bauxite, etc) and Rare earth elements. Energy sources such as natural gasses and petroleum are also exported because Alahana only uses 48% of the oil being extracted, this is because green-energy is the main form of energy in Alahana.

## Etymology

The name *"Alahana"* is derived from the ancient Antarpian language meaning *"Allha ahanna" which translates to "Core of the empire"* since the empire was centered around the lands of modern Alahana. In this case "*ahanna"* means land but in the context it could also be translated to land of the empire. And "*Allha"* is literally translated to core or center.

## History

*Main Article: History of Alahana*

Alahana has a very rich history that goes back all the way to the first and second age where it was a crossroads of the different races and kingdoms. During the First and Second Age the lands that are now known as Alahana were mainly occupied by the Human High Kingdom and the Elven Realm of the Sea Elves. Other elvish kingdoms also had lands in the north of Alahana: The Moon-, Sun-, and Wood Elves all had lands in modern day Alahana. There were also two dwarven holds in the souther Iron Mountains, namely *"Dor-Marr"* and *"Gabil-Irkaul".*

With the end of the second and dawn of the third age these civilizations vanished and made way for migrating human tribes to settle the lands that created the first civilizations of the third age. These civilizations dominated not only southern Alahana, but the whole of the Reef Sea region for over a thousand years. In Alahana these were mainly the bronze working Thayt Civilization, the commercial minded Gumma civilization that introduced a monarchist power structure and the conquering Mayer Civilization that conquered the latter civilization. But this civilization also came to an end when northern tribes that started to migrate southward raiding and pillaging everything on their path.

Soon after the collapse of these cities, sea faring people originating from the coast of Ardenia started to colonize and mingle with the local populace. These people were refugees from the expanding Securia Empire that pushed these people away. Many cities had to be rebuild and with the architectural prowess of these new migrants the new cities were much more formidable, creating cities such as Adrilla and Antarpia that still stand to this day.

These rising cities were controlled by the Deqrasil dynasty, a dynasty of kings that ultimately would become the first emperors of the Antarpian Empire. This empire emerged after the conquest of the other city states, the tribal lands near these city states and their cultural sibling the Kingdom of Cumenia, by defeating the powerful Arameian Empire after they failed to invade the Antarpian kingdom and conquering a large portion of it and finally by fully incorporating the Renillen Empire after they successfully made the empire collapse.

The Antarpian Empire was born, one of the largest empires to rule on this planet, conquering lands from East Tarus to the Fudinn Sea, the central Tarusian steppes, the desert and savannah kingdoms of western Ozuin and the lands of the west Ozuin gulf stopping only at the slopes of theMoonlight Mountains, Titanic Tops and the Pericos Mountains. It is when the Antarpian Empire tried to cross these mountains into the territory of powerful empires and dynasties that they met their equals.

In the lands of Western Tarus there was a newly formed empire: the Qinrao Empire. An empire that recently absorbed three other major empires to unite into one entity. It was this empire that started the downfall of the Antarpian Empire in a war that is known as the War of the White Rose.

This war weakened the Antarpian Empire to the point where it could not hold on to its far away lands and
thus they all declared independence from the empire all while rebel groups tried to overthrow the current emperor. This was known as the Antarpian Civil War. The civil war ultimately ended with the dissolution
of the empire into 48 new states.

Many of these new states where city states such as Adrilla, Attbridge and Lipeta who formed the Union of Three States. This union had the ambition to unite all lands south of the Iron Mountains under one banner. They launched war after war to conquer the smaller city states, unleashing the Alahanese Unification War. This war was won by the unionists and they created a new kingdom: The Kingdom of Alahana

With the unification, Alahana enjoyed a golden age and conquered other lands from larger kingdoms controlling the lands around the Medyr River from the Kingdom of Karkan and the Cerullean Sea islands from the Emirate of Ustikar. Alahana also vassalized the Highbank Merchant States and later annexed them. Alahana also inherited the lands within the Southern Iron Mountains during the Tirath Succession War. They also participated in the first crusade where the region of Marinia was conquered.

Early in the Noble Era Alahana came into contact with the Imperium when they conquered a small kingdom on the Alahanese border. This resulted in the First Imperial War where a coalition of kingdoms showed the rising Imperium that they would not be conquered. Although the first imperial war was lost, the Second Imperial War was a decisive victory for the united coalition against the powerful Imperium and stopped the imperial attempts to expand into eastern Tarus.

The mid-noble era were turbulent and busy times. In the same time period of the Imperial wars, there were also a lot of religious differences. During the War of Three Kings Alahana became a country with Famusm as their main religion and enforced the freedom of religion. Also as Dark Magic rised, the public use of magic was outlawed and a witch-hunt on dark mages began in the Mages War. A plague also spread on Tarus known as the Rat Plague, the most lethal disease ever on Eurion. The eastern kingdoms were busy colonizing new found lands, Alahana participated as well and was able to colonize a great portion of the new lands, mainly  in Eastern Inoras.

The Imperium was at its peak and provoked Alahana into attacking preventing a full coalition war during the Alahana-Imperial War. Alahana lost this war which resulted in the imperial annexation of the west Alahana province and Marinia Island and led to the Alahanese Civil War: a war between the army that supported the monarchy and rebels that wished for a democratic nation. The war ended in a stalemate with no clear victors or losers but where the king signed a peace treaty with the rebels that changed Alahana from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy keeping the monarchy alive but effectively making Alahana a democracy.

Not much later the Great wars of Eurion started with the first where Alahana lost the majority of their colonial possessions but the second War made Alahana the global superpower it is up to this day. Alahana is a founding country in many international organizations such as the Tarusian Union, the Eurion Alliance and the World Council.

## Geography

*Main Article: Geography of Alahana*

Alahana is located in southern Tarus bordering Lakaii, Paxallex and Calen-Taur with the Reef sea in the south and the Diamond sea in the north. Alahanese territory covers 762,870 km² of which 706,704 km² (92.6%) of land and 56,166 km² (7.4%) of water. This makes Alahana the 11th largest country by land mass on the continent of Tarus and the largest in eastern Tarus. The country consists of peninsular mainland jutting out into the sea. This includes Alahana proper, Telran peninsula and the Iron mountains. Alahana has the longest coastline (15,800 km) of Tarus due to the many islands. There are 1488 islands within Alahana, from which 457 are inhabited. The largest island is Marinia Island followed by Zyan island, Versano island and Rommack island.

The highest peak in Alahana is Mount Legend located in the Iron Mountains north of Highton. The mountain reaches 5,548 meters. The Iron Mountain Range is one of the two mountain ranges in Alahana, the other being the Paragon mountains with Mount Ess as largest mountain standing 2,229 meters high. A significant portion of the land area is water, about 7.4%. These include 7 large lakes, 29 small lakes and 57 rivers, all of which provide cleanable water. These lakes and rivers are barely polluted to not at all polluted. So Alahana has enough sources of clean, drinkable water. This is also the cause of the large number of marine species thriving in the waters of Alahana. However there are 12 dams built in some of the rivers that produce massive amounts of clean energy, at the cost of some ecological damage. Although the mainland of Alahana has enough clean drinkable water, the island of Marinia has to battle droughts quite often. This island is located in an arid climate and barely has enough water to sustain their population. A pipeline with clean drinkable water has been constructed between Bayline and Marinia to combat these droughts. A prototype technology that transforms salt water into drinkable water is currently being tested on the island that will hopefully defeat the droughts forever.

**Natural Hazards**

Natural hazards are very uncommon in Alahana. There are 6 inactive volcanoes in Alahana, 2 of them located in the Reef Sea, 4 located in the Paragon Mountains and 1 active volcano (*Mount Hellion*) on Linet Island which erupted last in 1975 and 1 (*Mount Chamgar*) 12 kilometers of the coast of Marinia which erupted last in 2010.

Minor earthquakes up to 3.0 of the Richter magnitude scale are a regular phenomenon in Alahana because the fault line between the Tarusian plate and the Ozuin Plate is relatively close, ±280 km from Marinia Island and ±890 km from the mainland. Earthquakes up to 5.8 can be felt occasionally, up to once a year in the south of mainland Alahana or Marinia. The largest measured earthquake in recorded history is one of 7.1 on the Richter scale in 1987.

Floods are also an occasional fenomen on the flatlands around rivers. Some areas are also sensitive to land- and mudslides although they are not severe. Regional hazards include hailstorms, avalanches in the mountainous regions, forest fires in the south and extreme droughts on Marinia island.

The Heremada Canyon in the east of the Telran peninsula, on the coast of the Cerullean sea.The Telran Highlands is a mountainous plateau, volcanic in origin.The snow topped Southern Iron Mountains mark the border with Lakaii.The central part of Alahana is called 'Alahana Proper'The Paragon Mountains are located in the far west of the country.The coastline of the Cerullean Sea.
### Climate

Alahana has four broad climate zones

* A Mediterranean climate along the coastline of south east and central Alahana: hot summers and mild winters
* A Continental climate in the Iron mountains and Paragon mountains: mild summers and cold winters
* An Oceanic climate in central and west Alahana: warm (but not hot) summers and cool (but not cold) winters
* A hot arid climate on Marinia island: Hot and dry summers, warm and dry winters

### Environment

Although it is one of the most industrialized countries in the world, Alahana has one of the lowest carbon dioxide emissions of Tarus with 86,684 Kt annually. This is because the massive renewable energy industry that is active in the country which now accounts for 55% of its electricity production. Another 35% comes from nuclear power making ~90% 'clean' energy. The other 10% still comes from fossil fuels.

The laws of the Tarusian Union about the environment are very strict and where the main reason all nations within the union had to cut their Carbon dioxide levels. Although it was rough for most countries to make these standards, it ultimately resulted in an booming renewable energy industry throughout the union, less polluted air and water, healthier food and longer lifespans.

About 37% of Alahana's land area is covered in forests. It is illegal in most cases to cut down trees in these forests. This is to preserve the environment and the country's beauty. Hunting is also strictly regulated and also illegal in most cases. The environment laws in Alahana are very strict resulting in a very stable ecology and as mentioned before less polluted air and water, healthier food and longer lifespans, but also result that many companies had to invest a lot of money to reduce their pollution resulting in their bankruptcy. The hunting and logging industries also took a heavy hit because of these laws. Only a few companies remain but animal products and wood have to be imported in larger quantities.

### Biodiversity

*Main Article: Fauna of Alahana*

The woodlands of (lowland) Alahana consist of the majority of the Telran peninsula and the area of Alahana proper. These woodlands here can be described as Temperate deciduous - or broadleaf forest. These lands are home to a great variety of animals. Larger carnivorous mammals like wolves and foxes can be often found in these woods. Rodents such as , dormice, squirrels,regular mouses and rats. Animals belonging to the mustelidae  family live here such as martens, polecats, stoats and weasels. Larger examples such as the badger and otters also occur here. Besides these smaller mammals there are also hedgehogs, rabbits and hares. Other large mammals that live in here woods are many kinds of deers and boars. One other unordinary creature lives along the banks of these lowland woods, the Alahanese river cat.

Up in the highlands of Telra and the foothills of the Paragon mountains and Iron mountains grow temperate coniferous - or needleleaf forests. Many of the Tarusian big ungulates such as the Alpelopes, Stauvoors, Markhors, ibexes, chamois, mouflons and bisons. These are hunted by the carnivores of the highlands: the wolves and bears and a small quantity of Etoran Lions. Smaller animals such as Marmots also live in the highlands. Many birds of prey fly in these skies such as the Etoran eagle and the Tarusian Vulture. Of all the bird species living on in Alahana there is one that stands out from the others, the Phoenix bird, an introduced species that is native to the continent of Inoras.

Alahana is bordered by 2 large bodies of water: the Diamond Sea and the Reef Sea which contain many animals. Several types of sharks and rays are found in the reef sea. As well as sharks, the sea life consist multiple species of turtles and other sea mammals are widespread such as robs, seals, dolphins and whales.

## Politics

Main article: Politics in Alahana

The crowned republic is a federal democracy under a constitutional monarchy, consisting of a federal government based in Adrilla, 12 member states, 5 overseas territories and 5 special territories. The head of state is the ruling monarch of the crowned republic, and the head of government is the prime minster, elected by the people directly for a 4 year term. The constitution of Alahana is the supreme law of Alahana.

### Government

#### Executive

The executive power is held by the Prime Minister and the ministers, who together form the Cabinet of Ministers, or also called the '*Pirinsetei'*. The prime minister is responsible for the administration of the executive branch of the federal government. The prime minister is elected nation-wide during federal elections where people can vote for their favorite political party and their corresponding candidates for the spot of prime minister.

Each state has a governor that is elected during regional elections. But compared to the prime minister, the governors are only elected by the people of their respective state. A governor cannot run for prime minister and vice versa. Each municipality has their own mayor which is elected during local elections.

The elections are every 4 years where the people can vote for their favorite political party. The leader of the party that won the elections will become governor or prime minister, depending on their separate results in the regional, national or local elections. Although the 3 elections are held together on the same day the results are completely separate from each other.

For a government, either federal, regional or local; to form they must reach at least 51% of the votes. If a single party can reach this percentage they can form a government, and thus also rule, alone. But this has never happened before so parties have to form coalitions and work together to get to a total of at least 51%. After the 2015 elections the government was made up of 3 parties: the Liberals (LDP), Democrats (CDP) and the nationalists (ANP) a rather liberal-centrist government but in 2019 the people of Alahana voted for a more conservative government and the coalition was formed once again by 3 parties: the Nationalists (ANP), the Democrats (CDP) and the and the conservatives (FP).

Within the body of the federal government lies the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Economics, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice & Security, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of State and the Ministry of Science & Education. Compared to regional governments whose decisions would only affect their designated state or region. These ministries are the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Natural resources, Ministry of Social services, Ministry of Telecommunication, Ministry of Transportation and Trade and the Ministry of Urban development.

#### Legislative

The legislative branch enacts legislation and has the authority to declare war. This branch is controlled by the High council only, which is the only chamber since Alahana has an unicameral legislation. The high council consists of democratically chosen chancellors from each member state and representatives from each political party with at least ten thousand votes and representatives that from natives, religions, et cetera. The number of chancellors for states is determined by the population of each state. Each state has at least 2 chancellors and for each 3 million they have an additional chancellor until 10 million. This means that each state has a maximum of 5 of chancellors.

So chancellors are representatives from the 12 member states, 5 overseas territories and 5 special territories with a total of 85 chancellors, 49 being from member states, 10 for overseas territories and 10 for the special territories. They get a normal vote in all matters but their vote counts as a double when it concerns their area. A representative represents their political party in the parliament with 1 standard vote in all matters, without an extra vote. Whereas special representatives that represent minorities, religions, natives, et cetera don't get a vote only the chance to debate anything that's being addressed by the high council but they do get a vote when it is something of their concern. Whether or not they do get the vote is decided by the high chancellor.

    Elections for the high council happen on election day, every four years at the same time with the regional and national elections. The only difference is that the High chancellor is not voted by election, but is voted among the members of the high council. The difference with voting on a prime minister and a chancellor is that a prime minister can only run for 2x 4-year periods and a chancellor can stay chancellor for a lifetime as long as they keep being elected.

### Royal family

*See also: Royal family of Alahana*

The royal family of Alahana consist of the current ruling monarch and his/her closest relatives. Members of the royal family belong to, either by birth or by marriage, to the Adath Dynasty. The Adath family came to power in Alahana when King Alistair of the Agerod dynasty died without an heir and no surviving members of the family left to fill the space on the throne. An assembly of lords voted for a new monarch that became Alexander I of the Adath family. He was voted king because the family already had ties to foreign royalty and this would strengthen their foreign relations.

    The right of succession is regulated by the Alahanese constitution that was created with the formation of the republic. The succession is ordered by Absolute primogeniture. This means no preference is paid to either gender for order of precedence.

What is remarkable to the current royal family is that they are all very young. The monarch, Gerrit II, is only 47 years old. The oldest member of the family, former king Alexander V, is 97 years old, while the youngest, princess Quinn, is 7 years old.

The document that regulates the monarchy and their power is the Alahanese constitution. This document heavily regulates the power of the monarch, making it almost non-existent. Currently the role of the monarch is purely ceremonial, except for the fact that every law has to be signed by him. When he refuses to sign then the high council can decide to dethrone the king temporarily so they won't need his signature. Although this is very uncommon, according to the constitution they are allowed to do this.

The king is commander-in-chief of the Alahanese armed forces and also the Grand Marshall of the Royal Army and a prince is a Grand Commander for the Royal Army. This is the same for a princess but they are not required to follow a military education and perform military service. Princes by marriage don't have to join the Royal Army but this is preferred. When they have finished their military education they can receive the rank Captain-Commander from the start.

* King Gerrit II and Queen Daphne of Lakaii (Monarch and his wife)
	+ Prince Alexander VI and Addelyn of Nogard (Kings son and daughter-in-law)
	+ Prince Marcus and princess Asterith of Nogard (Kings son and daughter-in-law)
		- Princess Quinn (kings granddaughter)
	+ Princess Amore and prince Aiden of Kedossia(Kings daughter and son-in-law)
		- Princess Quinn (Kings granddaughter)
	+ Prince Trystan and Elora of Prania (Kings son and daughter-in-law)
* King Alexander V and Queen Corinna of Asaen (Kings father and mother, former ruling monarchs)

### Member states

*Main Article: Administrative divisions of Alahana*

The Crowned Republic of Alahana is a federation, meaning that the nation is a political entity consisting out of multiple partially self-governing states under a federal government. Each member state has their own government and separate representatives to the federal government. The mainland of Alahana, which is the core of the crowned republic counts 12 member states. Besides the mainland member states there are also 5 overseas territories that belong to Alahana. Although also partially independent, they are still heavily reliable of the federal government. Currently 5 territories hold this title.

Then there are also special territories. These are split up in 2: The colonial 'Portal Territories' and the 'International Territory'. For the portal territories there is:

1. Attard and Castor in Endora
2. Davera and Doncera in Grecia
3. Ramere and Manmore in Azuran
4. Aylusas in Atlas

Alahana also owns international territory on Portal Island which is also considered a 'special territory'.

### Foreign relations

Alahana has an open and friendly relationship with most nations. Alahana holds official relations with over 70 countries. Alahana has very close and friendly relations with all nations that are member of the Tarusian Union, especially the nations of Lakaii, Kedossia, Nogard, Rheidon, Asaen, Mialath and Paxallex. This is due to the strong cooperation between the nations and the shared royal dynasties with the monarchies of those nations. Outside of the Tarusian union Alahana also holds very friendly relationships among the members of the Eurion Alliance. Nations like Prania, Acunad and Roch hold exceptional good ties compared with other alliance members due to cultural affinity with Alahana because some of them used to be Alahanese colonies.

But there are also negative and even hostile relations with some nations. Nations that are member or hold close ties to Imperium have generally bad relations with all Tarusian Union members. Golithia, Dindar and Al'Murtina are the biggest rivals of Alahana with regular open conflict erupting. With the Imperium as rival of the Tarusian Union, there is also a global rival for the Eurion Alliance, this is the United League of Eurion. Nations like Caslax, North Tedor and Kabrion hold negative relations with Alahana and its allies.

Alahana is part of many International Organizations. Alahana is a founding member of the World Council and is active in meetings and voting for resolutions. Alahana is also an active member of the International Security Organization and invests about $150 million annually in the budget of the World Council and the International Security Organization combined making it one of the bigger investors for these political organs. Alahana also contributes a large portion of manpower to INTERCEPT and the Global Security Force which are also part of the International Security Organization. Alahana is also a permanent member of the Security Council. Alahana is also part of the Eurion Alliance and hosts its headquarters in Adrilla. Alahana is also part of the Tarusian Union and thus is also part of the monetary union and open border pact with other member states.

Alahana has several Transnational Disputes with countries such as Dindar and Al'Murtina. The dispute with Al'murtina is over the ownership of multiple islands in the Reef Sea including major ones like Marinia Island and the Oil Banks. The dispute over Marinia is a very recent one that came after Alahana reconquered it after the Marinia Conflict that ended as recently as 2008. Alahana also claims the Kinderraine Islands which are owned by Al'murtina but according to Alahana they were included in the 2008 peace deal. The Oil Banks that are claimed by Al'Murtina are also claimed by Sandaria but has limited recognition. Alahana also has multiple territorial disputes with Dindar over regions in West Alahana. Dindar claims Aquila Island located in the Treurs Channel and the whole region west of the Doonic River as there is a significant Imperial population there as that region used to be Imperial territory from 1887 after the Third Imperial War up to 1918 after the Eurion Great War. Another one is with Caslax over the territories of Ahlan, Harvesse, Havenburgh and Grandmark which are collectively named the Free Cities of Inoras and are owned by Alahana. These three major territorial disputes are not the only ones Alahana has but they are the only ones which are seen with some legitimacy by multiple countries. Another minor dispute is with Zym over the Protector islands and Vanguard islands but only 3 other countries, all from the Eastern Wall Sea Agreement, back this claim: Qrayhr, Qralih and Biad.

### Justice

*Main article: Justice in Alahana, Law Enforcement in Alahana*

The judiciary of Alahana is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in Alahana. The legal system in Alahana is a civil law based on a comprehensive compendium of statutes, as compared to the common law systems. The Alahanese justice system is classified as strict but just. This means that the rules set up are just ones, not exaggerating in anything but when a rule is broken the punishment for it will be severe. The justice system in Alahana is considered one of the more strict ones in the 'free world'. The death penalty has been abolished since 1996 except for the most serious of crimes such as: high treason, serious war crimes, terrorism, serial killers and mass murderers.

Violent crimes such as rape and murder are on a steep decrease compared to petty crimes that are gradually increasing. Other, more serious white collar crimes is also in a slow but steady increase. This is because of the increase in immigrants that come to Alahana without any job and then turn to criminal activities. Immigrants that are not fully incorporated in the system can lose their right to live in Alahana and will be deported. Drug abuse is limited due to the legalization of cannabis in 2010 and other recreational drugs in 2016. Overall the crime rate is very low compared to other nations. This can be accredited to the good funding and training of the police force, high standard of living and the well placed social and educational policies. Corporal punishment has been abolished since 1996 after this was 'too barbaric'. For the non-lethal punishments there is prison, community service and fines. The latter is generally used for general violations while a combination of fines and community service is used with misdemeanors. Prison is used for serious crimes, but not serious enough for using the death penalty. There is a connection between the type of prison and the crime committed.

The Alahanese terrestrial and maritime territories are policed at the municipal and the national level, with a total manpower force of 765,000 law enforcement officers. The Local Police *(Potinillant Quntina)* is made up of about 285 police zones which, in turn, are made up of mulitple municipalities, regions and districts. The police officers, most of which are unarmed but are allowed to carry nonlethal weaponry with them. They are responsible for enforcing traffic and economic laws, anti-social behavior deterrence, inspect businesses for labor law, enforce immigration law and alcohol and drug testing. While the Municipal Police is responsible for managing the bulk of the police force, each are in fact different police forces but there is a standardization of police activities nationwide. Concerns about terrorism and the growth of organized crime have led to the centralization of police procedures and operations.

The Federal Police *(Sesserant Quntina)* are the national police force of Alahana responsible for civilian policing in the country. The Federal Police are a semi-militarized police force and constitute the primary line of policing in the country. Its duties primarily range from general policing and combating all crime, which includes violent attacks, drug dealing/smuggling/manufacturing, counter terrorism and anti-drug operations, emergency situation policing and enforcement of Alahanese law. Compared to their colleagues from the Municipal Police who are unarmed, the Federal Police is armed with advanced lethal and non-lethal weapons.

    The Geblannetii, commonly referred to as the National Gendarmerie, are a national police force of Alahana responsible for civilian and military policing in the country, alongside the Local and Federal Police. Unlike the Federal and Local Police Forces, however, the Geblannetii are a highly militarized police force that constitutes a branch of the Alahanese Armed Forces. As of 2020 the gendarmerie will be dismantled and its assignments will be given to new directorates within the federal police and to units of the armed forces.

### Military

*Main article: Alahanese Armed Forces*

The armed forces of Alahana is a semi-professional military force that is tasked with the protection Alahanese sovereignty and the interests of Alahana throughout the world of Eurion. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces of Alahana is the Alahanese monarch, king Gerrit II, to whom members of the forces swear allegiance. The Prime Minister holds de facto authority over the use of the armed forces. The armed forces are managed by the Ministry of Defense, headed by the Minister of Defense. The armed forces of Alahana consist out of 550,750 active duty and 850,470 reserve personnel giving it a total of 1,401,220. This gives Alahana the 7th largest military on Eurion.

These numbers exclude the colonial defense forces such as the Aylusas defense force in Atlas. These defense forces are part of colonial forces but are still administered by the federal government and the ministry of defense, but have a different 'mission'. According to the Alahanese constitution and Article 12 of the Eurion Alliance treaty, the colonial forces are only tasked with protecting their respective colony and its interests.

There are 5 uniformed branches within the Alahanese military. The army, *(Farunva)* also called the continental army, is responsible for the land-based military operations. It is the second largest branch within the armed forces after the navy with 190,000 active troops. But when looking to the reserves it is by far the largest with over one million reservists. This is because conscripts are counted as part of the reservist ranks. The navy, (*Luiccunva*) is the branch of the armed forces responsible for naval-based military operations. It is currently the biggest branch because the marine corps is included in the navy. The leader of the navy, Grand admiral Aaron Adath is part of the royal family as brother of the king. It is the biggest branch of the armed forces with 205,750 troops on active duty. The fleet of Alahana includes about 230 warships that project the power of Alahana around the globe.

    The air force, (*Yerunva*) is responsible for the aerial-based military operations. It is the third largest branch of the military with 130,000 active personnel. The Gendarme (Geblannetii) is charged with police duties among civilian populations. Riot police and special intervention units are great examples of units in the Gendarmerie. The gendarmerie consist out of 15,000 active troops.

    The de facto authority to use the armed forces lies in the hands of the prime minister. But the prime minister still needs permission of the high council to do anything. The ministry of defense is under the prime minister and the high council. The ministry is headed by the minister of defense, Deryn Lyvol. Under the minister of defense is the Grand general. The grand general acts as highest ranking officer in the field. Only one person can achieve this rank at a time. Then comes the rank of Sirinn, or Marshall. They have military authority over their region. And under the Serinn come the conventional ranks.

The military of Alahana has a funding by 139 billion ($139,320,000,000,000.00), or 4% of the national budget. Much of this budget is used to pay for the salaries of the troops and the many benefits troops have. These include free housing (if they wish), increased child support, etc. This budget also includes the maintenance of the equipment, the development of new technologies and the purchase of new materiel.

Compulsory Military Service, is an vital step of citizenship in Alahana. As of now all men and woman aged 18 to 45 years old and is of Alahanese nationality or Alahanese citizenship must serve 9 months in the armed forces of Alahana. When drafted the person will be asked for their preferred branch. This will allow the conscript to join as conscript in either the National defense force, the navy or the national gendarme. When the person is following a higher education and finishes this he or she has the right to decline.

## Economy

*Main Article: Economy of Alahana*

Alahana is a highly developed and industrialized country with a high standard of living, as well as an excellent infrastructure, technological innovation and a highly talented workforce. The economy of Alahana is mainly a free market economy with some aspects of state-interventionism that rely mostly on the export of minerals, manufactured products and electronics. As of 2015 the GDP of Alahana is $4,890,813,018,624 which translates to a GDP per capita of $46,688. There is also an HDI index of 0.927 and a Gini index of 28. The unemployment rate is 4.2% which is among the lowest of Eurion. This low unemployment rate can be credited to the policies regarding unemployment benefits. The industry of Alahana tries to be independent on most areas, which is basically impossible but the imports of Alahana are relatively low compared to the exports. The main imports of Alahana are vegetables, wood, clothing, alcohol, tobacco and luxury products. This while Alahana is a major exporter of fruits, fish, electronics, cars, weapons and ammunition, minerals, oil and gas, aviation, etc.

The Alahanese currency, the Prasar, is the legal tender currency of Alahana. It's current exchange rate currently stands at 1Pr$ = $1.77 or $1 = 0.56Pr$

## People and Society

*Main Article: Society of Alahana*

As of September 2015, the population of Alahana is 104,755,248 people that live on the mainland of Alahana (excluding the colonies, overseas territories and dependencies). Making Alahana the second most populous nation in Tarus and the eight most populous nation in Eurion. The population density in Alahana is 136.31 people per square kilometer. Alahana's largest and most dense metropolitan area is the capital city of Adrilla with a population of over 15 million and a population density of ± 20,000/km². The population of Alahana varies greatly. Most of the population is still homogeneous, being Alahanese nationals, or either from other Tarusian nations.

Life expectancy in Alahana is far above average, standing at 84.9 years (87.1 years for a females and 84.2 years for males).

### Ethnic groups

The residents of Alahana are predominantly ethnic *'Alahanese'* who are of South Tarusian descent, although a large group also are ethnically *'Etoran'* who are of Low Tarusian descent. The Asiyan people are not of Tarusian descent but rather from an Estavaran descent and mainly live in Trin and Ardenia but in Alahana they are the predominant ethnicty on the island of Marinia.

Since the Second Eurion War, Alahana has become home to an increasing numbers of immigrants, foreign workers, and asylum-seekers from various parts of the world. The influx originates from all over the world but mainly from Estavaran countries such as Ardenia, Oculla, Shacaea and Yaglor but also a lot of influx from Tarusian countries and former Alahanese colonies on Inoras such as Acunad and Ethini.

### Languages

The Alahanese Language is the official national language of Alahana and is a southern elvish language, related to other elvish languages such as the Aefuin Language and the Teplano Language. Alahanese people can understand large parts of other elvish languages but generally have difficulties speaking those languages when not educated in them. It is easy for an Alahanese speaker to learn another elvish language as they have similar grammar and similar sounding words.

Alahana has 2 official recognized regional languages, the Amnati Language wich is spoken in the northern parts of the South Karkan region and is a native language of the bordering nations of Paxallex and Mialath. This language is also an elvish language so there are quite some similarities between the Alahanese - and the Amnati language. The other regional language is also a language spoken in northern Alahana, mainly in the southern Iron Mountains region is the Eawan Language. This language is not linked to the elvish languages and is only spoken the Iron mountains regions. It is the official language of Nogard, Ashiaria and Morehan and is the last official surviving dwarvish language. Another unrecognized regional language is the Edhellina Language wich is a modern form of ancient Edhellen Language spoken by the elves of Calen-Taur. The Edhellina variant is spoken by the Winyan Elves who live in the Ulellion region in North Alahana.

### Religion

Before the 15th century, Alahanese adhered to the Phoenicis religion, worshiping the ~50 deities of the faith. After the War of Three Kings which ended in 1610 freedom of religion was enforced and thus the religion dominant in the neighboring countries started to get the upper hand. The Famusm religion from the north was gaining a lot of favor over the following years but also Aluiqiris that came from the Imperial west was gaining followers in the west of the country. In the early 19th century the Famusm religion had taken over as the dominant religion of Alahana.

About 31% of the population adhere to the Famusm faith and is the predominant faith in Alahana. A smaller 9% of the people still follow the ancient Phoenicis faith with the largest pocket in the state of Telra. About 7% of the people follow the faith of Alucinis in the Iron Mountains region which is the ancient faith of the Etoran people. Another small 4% follow the Aluiqiris faith but this is limited by law in Alahana. Although Alahana enforces freedom of religion they view this religion as a radical religion with a violent nature. So Aluicuris can only be practiced under the Futith branch where they still believe in all the right gods but don't follow up on the violent nature of the religion. And the remaining 50% are considered irreligious.

### Educations

People in Alahana are very well educated. More than 99% of the population are able to read, to write and to do basic calculations. This could be caused by the fact that all exams, being from public-, private-, or religious school are fully centralized. Students have to take exams that are the same for their study group.

Education is also compulsory from kids between 6 years old and 18 years old. The education of Alahana has 5 stages. Nursery stage that starts for kids aged 3 to 6. Kids here learn to speak, to draw and other basic things to make the start of the next stage easier. The next stage is primary school. Kids will learn to write, basic maths and speak basic languages. The next stage is secondary school, or high school. Kids here will get more advanced education in the first two years, getting maths, foreign languages, advanced Alahanese language and other basic subjects. When they reach the third year they will have to choose a specific specialized education. After this specialized stage they receive their diploma and are ready to work or the next stage. This is continued education, or college/university.

People in Alahana are also able to have a free education until they finished High school. Because this is fully funded by the government. As education is free in Alahana many adults and people who don't go to school anymore are encouraged to keep learning. There are a lot of courses, modules, lessons, et cetera in local schools that a person can choose to follow. They only have to pay for the required materials and books and stick to the schedule. Kids have to reach the 4th year of their Secondary education, or sucessfully finish an equivalent exam to finish their compulsory education.

If someone is not capable for a certain level of education, they can try an easier education. Education is divided into 4 classes. TES, which is theoretically focused is mainly in preparation for college and university to study theory heavy educations. PES is a professional focused system which allows people to go to work immediately after finishing this education. MES is a mixed system between the theoretical and professional systems. This is for jobs that require both a good insight in the theoretical part of a subject but are also able to do the required job. The last system is the special educational system. This is exclusively for disabled and children with special needs.

### Healthcare

Healthcare in Alahana has an universal healthcare system that is organized by the federal government and provides free healthcare for all citizens and permanent residence permit holders, and people who entered the country legally. This is payed by a tax people pay monthly based on their income. Compulsory insurance does not mean that people are completely covered. The insurance company cannot set any conditions relating to age, sex or state of health for coverage. But if a person needs medical attention and its caused by illegal acquired drugs or smoking, then the health insurance will only cover up to 50% of the medical costs.

Alahana, like other rich countries, faces an increasing and recent epidemic of obesity, due mostly to the replacement in healthy eating habits of the heathy local cuisine by junk food. Authorities now regard obesity as one of the main public health issues together with the increasing number of drug related health issues. Death in Alahana is mainly due to heart and vascular disorders and unnatural causes of death (accidents, suicide).

### Culture

Alahana has a very distinct culture still recognized in the world for its rich cultural tradition. The Alahanese culture has been shaped by geography, by historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. Alahana, and in particular Adrilla, has played an important role as a center of high culture since its unification in the 15th century to the height of Alahanese culture in the early 19th century. But even to this day Alahana keeps playing an important role in cinema, fashion, cuisine, literature, technology, social science and mathematics. Alahanese culture today is marked both by great regional and socioeconomic differences and strong unifying tendencies.

Internationally, Alahana is mainly known for its beautiful architecture, exquisite cuisine and sports culture.

Alahanese architecture flourished in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was a grandiose elaboration on the more refined neoclassical style. Symmetrical façades were ornamented with lavish details such as swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. These massive, imposing homes were almost always constructed of stone and were reserved for only the very wealthy.

The cuisine of Alahana is rich in quality citrus, vegetables, fruits and herbs. In Alahana, a wide variety of sea produce can be found in traditional dishes, due to the country's long shoreline and traditional fishing economy. Agriculture products such as potatoes, maize, and wheat are also staples in the Alahanese diet, along with dairy and meat products from cattle, sheep, and pigs; Alahana's grasses are green year-round and are excellent for grazing. Lamb, beef, and chicken are also popular here. Garlic and anchovies are used in many of the country's sauces together with white wine, tomatoes and herbs.

Alahanese prefer contact sports so therefore other popular sports are Ice Hockey, American Football, Lacrosse, Football, Jousting, Water Polo, Bopole , Domi-Ball and Mixed martial arts. Female participation in these contact sports is very limited and are more into sports such as gymnastics, baseball, volleyball or swimming.