Kasha

**Kasha** (Kashan: *Kaśa*), officially the **Kashan Federation** (Kashan: *Federacja Kaśavskaja*), is a sovereign state located in Eastern Eurea, bordered by Kaustria, Frankenland, and Gorgium to the west, Karsylvania to the southwest, and Akraine to the south. Its capital and most populous city is Zakarina, located in the center of the country; Zakarina is additionally the most populous city in Eurea.

Kasha was first united under a single government in the 15th-century, forming the Kingdom of Kasha. The Kingdom was one of the several kingdoms in what is now Kasha, and unified the Kashan ethnic group around the city of Zakarina. Over time, the Kingdom conquered its surrounding kingdoms and displaced their populations with ethnic Kashans. The Kingdom became the Kashan Empire in 1678, incorporating the surrounding kingdoms it had previously conquered under a single Kashan government. During the era of the Kashan Empire, Kasha became a dominant power and one of the largest economies in the world. Following major losses in the 19th-century, such as losing the territory of Letuvia to Helvaria in 1845, and Sumaria in 1887 following the Sumarian War of Independence, a communist *coup d'état* disposed of the Kashan royal family in 1899, and transformed the Empire into the Kashan Union (UKCR). A single-party communist state, the UKCR was an authoritarian regime led by the Secretary-General of the Communist Party, who held supreme power. During the UKCR era, the nation wielded great influence but came under fire for numerous human rights violations and the mistreatment of its people. Following years of weakening power, the UKCR began to breakup into independent states during the 1980s; Kasha was the last of which to become independent, receiving its independence as the Kashan Federation in 1989.

Since independence, Kasha has established itself as a semi-presidential republic; its head of state is the President, elected by popular vote for a five-year term that can be renewed only once. The President appoints a Vice President to serve alongside them, and a Prime Minister to serve as the head of government and lead the legislature. The national legislature of Kasha is the Federal Assembly. The Federal Assembly is bicameral, consisting of the lower house, the Federal Śuma, and the upper house, the Federal Council. While both houses of the Federal Assembly have legislating powers, there are still significant differences, such as the lower house consisting of members elected at-large, while the upper house consists of five members elected per each federal subdivision of Kasha. The Prime Minister and all other members of government are members of the Federal Śuma, which is commonly seen as the more partisan body; the Federal Council largely advocates for the bettering of their respective subdivisions, regardless of partisanship (although Federal Councilors are still members of political parties). Each house is led by a president (President of the Federal Śuma and President of the Federal Council) who lead discussions and are cabinet-level officials along with the Prime Minister and other members of government.

Kasha is a massively industrialized and powerful nation. Its population of 114.6 million makes it the most-populous nation in Eurea, and 90.6% of the population resides in one of the nation's four largest metropolitan areas. Kasha is a federation made up of twenty-five republics; each republic has its own republic government and is represented in the Federal Council, although all republics are subject to laws and regulations made by the federal government. About 79.4% of the population identifies as ethnically Kashan, while 14.8% identifies as one of the sixteen native ethnic minorities of Kasha. The remaining 5.8% consists of Akrainians and other ethnic groups, mainly those from other republics of the Kashan Union who came to Kasha prior to the nation's breakup in the 1980s. The national and sole official language of Kasha is Kashan, a Lavic language, which is spoken natively by approximately 87.6% of the population. There are twelve minority languages with special status within Kasha, and these languages are spoken natively by about 10.5% of the population. While the Kashan constitution allows for the freedom of religion, a majority of the population adheres to atheism, as this was the state religion of the Kashan Union, although there are significant minorities that adhere to Eastern Eurean Christianity and Eurean Islam.

## Politics

### Administrative divisions

*Main article: Republics of Kasha.*

Kasha is divided into twenty-five republics. Each republic has its own constitution, government, and is largely autonomous in terms of its internal organization. Two of the republics are officially classified as *cities of federal importance*, which consist of just one city: Zakarina and Filatov. Although they are not officially called republics, they function identically as one. Both of these cities are additionally the capitals of their surrounding republic.