Motto | |||||||
| Anthem | "Hymn of the Republic" | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Wad Mabelat | ||||||
| Language | Majatran language | ||||||
| Demonym | Minan | ||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||
| Emir | Zaahir Salaah al-Mahdi | ||||||
| Prime Minister | Taqi el-Baluch | ||||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | ||||||
| Population | 42,018,883 | ||||||
| Currency | Minan Dinar | ||||||
Mina (Majatran: الميناء) formerly known as Cifutingan and formally known as the Emirate of Mina (Majatran: Amarat al-Mina) is a sovereign state located in East Dovani. Mina is home to the largest portion of Dovani Majatran's who are closely related to Majatran's but have typically darker skin, similar to the Asli people. Cifutingan was the name for the country outside of Majatrans.
Mina was once home to an extensive trading port for the Emirate of Great Quanzar founded in the late 15th century. It is where the name "Mina" comes from which officially is al-Mina or "the Port". Mina has generally flourished economically due to its ports along the coast of the Sea of Carina.
History[]
Modern Mina was originally a Hulstrian colony known as Märtyrerland with the current capital of Wad Mabelat, known as Hexeburg. The indigenous people of modern Mina are the Cifutingan people (OOC: Formosan people and languages), a Gao-Showa people. The Cifutingan people became largely overshadowed as Hulstrian trade with the Empire of Quanzar grew exponentially and traders from across the Emirate of Quanzar arrived in Mina and began opening chartered companies and trading ports along the coast of the erstwhile colony. Mina became a "colony" of the Emirate of Quanzar (also called the Empire of Quanzar) following agreement with the Hulstrian government for favorable trade and investments into the nation and agreement to cooperate on trade matters in Dovani.
Various governments of Hulstria claimed "Märtyrerland" and dispatched "Imperial Commissioners" until 3394 when Märtyrerland, a former Eastern Territory of Hulstria and Gao-Soto, was formally declared "independent" from Hulstria. Hulstria effectively ended control over Mina during the reign of Emir Ahmad III ibn Akram (r. 1736 - 1761; b. 1702 - 1761) in 1757 as Emir Ahmad III expanded the hegemonic power of Quanzar in Majatra. The first Khedive, or Governor-General/Viceroy, of Mina was Marwaan al-Ozer, whose family continues to exist in Mina today. Following al-Ozer, the al-Mahdi family was appointed to the post of Khedive for nearly a decade following heavily patronage of Emir Harun I ibn Ahmad, a notably opulent Emir.
In March, 4683 the Dovani Liberation Front lead by Saleel el-Rahaim, a former military officer and Chairman of the Dovani Liberation Front (DLF; Jabhat Tahrir Dufaniin) won the Minan general elections, securing an absolute majority following years of political infighting and near civil war. The DLF secured 273 seats in the 300 seat Council of the Republic, giving them a command on the entire country in a "flawed" (by international standards) election.
Protests and rallies against the DLF immediately started following their win, mostly relating to their period of rule 20 years prior that saw the country descend into a fierce political civil war that spilled over into nearby Liore and Istapali, prompting their intervention and an end to the DLF regime. While the DLF was defeated and former President Safwan Ibn Asbag was permitted to "resign" and despite international calls for a war crimes trial, the DLF was permitted to operate albeit hamstrung.
Tense protests broke out in April 4686 following the intentional vacancy at the post of Prime Minister by President el-Rahaim and the DLF. The Republican Guard, a largely political body of the armed forces, had worked heavily to intimidate the protestors who called for the DLF and President el-Rahaim to resign.
In late 4776, the Republican National Congress formed as a populist and Pan-Dovani nationalist movement.
In 5287 the country experienced a military coup which resulted in several constitutional ammendments, transforming the country in a Federal structure but keeping most pre-coup executive structures in place. The Majatran Republic of Mina ended in March 5348 when the self-proclaimed Emir of Mina ousted the former government in a palace coup and ushered in the new Emirate of Mina.
Government and politics[]
As of March 5348 when the Emirate of Mina was formed, the nation has been a unitary constitutional monarchy with the Emir of Mina as the head of the state and the Prime Minister of Mina as the head of government. Underneath the Constitution of the Emirate of Mina elections are to be held every 7 to 10 years and continuing the trend of October elections. The Prime Minister serves as the head of government, is appointed by the Emir and serves at the pleasure of the Emir.
Council of Ministers[]
The Council of Ministers is comprised of various ministers and government officials who assist the Emir and the Prime Minister carry out their duties, according to the Constitution of the Emirate of Mina, the government-level ministries include:
- Ministry of Finance and Economy
- Ministry of Religious and Ethnic Affairs
- Ministry of the Interior
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- Ministry of Justice and Prisons
- Ministry of Defense
- Ministry of Social Welfare and Public Health
- Ministry of Trade and Industrial Development
- Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
- Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth Affairs
- Ministry of Infrastructure
- Ministry of Information and Communication
- Ministry of Electoral Affairs and Public Cohesion
Previous governments[]
Previously Mina was a presidential republic or a semi-presidential republic (until October, 5070); previously the President was elected by popular vote and elections were held every 5 years in the month of October. Underneath the presidential and semi-presidential systems the President appointed the Vice President who served as leader of the Presidential Council, a group of senior advisors to the President. This practice was sporadic and not constitutionally required. Underneath the presidential system the President was head of state and head of government and was the eminent figure in Minan politics.
Legislature[]
Underneath the Constitution of the Emirate of Mina the legislative branch is comprised of the National Assembly of Mina (Majatran: Majlis al-Umma), a 300 seat legislature that is lead by an appointed Speaker.
Following the coup of 5287 and the subsequent constitutional amendments the country had a bicameral parliament. The Minese Parliament (Majatran: Minis Barlaman) was the bicameral legislature of Mina consisted of the Chamber of Deputies (Majatran: Majlis Alnuwaab) and the Council of Governates (Majatran: Majlis Almuhafazat). The Chamber of Deputies was the primary chamber, consisting of 300 representatives elected in a MMP election, with half elected proportionally and half elected in single-member constituencies. The Chamber of Deputies approved the budget proposed by government, could dismiss individual ministers (except for the President), could declare war, could propose, amend, pass or reject legislation, approved judicial nominees and could issue investigations into government conduct.
The Council of Governates was the upper house of parliament and was appointed with 50% appointed by the President and 50% by governate governments. The Council of Governates held little influence but did hold some, being the chamber to either pass or reject constitutional amendments, to impeach the president, to approve or reject bills that concern local government and to send back legislation to the Chamber of Deputies. Sending back legislation can only be done once per law, if the Chamber passes the bill a second time regardless if changes have been applied the bill still passes, thus the Council has no power over whether a bill is rejected or not, only if its delayed.
Judiciary[]
The judiciary in Mina has largely remained unchanged the Constitutional Court of Mina (Majatran: al-Mahkamat al-Dusturiat al-Mina) is the highest court of the land with 16 Justices and 1 Chief Justice. In previous governments the President appointed the members of the Constitutional Court with approval of the legislature, underneath the Emirate of Mina the Emir appoints the members and the National Assembly confirms these appointments.
The Constitutional Court has 3 sub-divisions, the first is Criminal Term which hears matters of appeal for criminal-related matters and is responsible for adjudicating cases of treason, war crimes and the trial of senior government officials; the second is the Constitutional Term which hears cases related to the Constitution of the Emirate of Mina and the final is the Civil Term which hears cases related to civil, economic and some administrative matters.
Notable leaders[]
- President Saleel el-Rahaim (Dovani Liberation Front; March 4683 to February, 4688) - Forced out at the very onset of the Minan Civil War in January 4688.
- President Grand Mufti Shujaa al-Sadek (Ahmadi Liberation Party; March, 4688)
- President Shafeeq al-Saleem (Ba'athist People's Union Party; April 4810 - August, 4860)
- President Badr al-Mir (Majatran Socialist Ba'ath Party - Mina Region; October, 5050 - October, 5070)
- Prime Minister Yoosuf al-Mahmoud (Ba'athist; sacked July, 5070)
- Prime Minister Abdul Ghani al-Edris (Ba'athist; appointed July, 5070, previously served as Deputy Prime Minister)
- Minister of Finance and Economy Mujahid el-Mussa (Ba'athist; sacked July, 5070)
- President Irfaan al-Radi (Ahmadi Liberation Party; October, 5070)
- Prime Minister Abdul Noor el-Hoda (Ahmadi Liberation Party; October, 5070)
- Deputy Prime Minister Ameer al-Shakoor (National Republican Alliance; October, 5070)
Political parties[]
Major political parties (Active)[]
- Mahdist - Right-wing, conservative, monarchist
- Popular Action Bloc
- Minan Communist Party - Left-wing, Majatran communism
- Majatran Socialist Ba'ath Party - Mina Region - Left-wing, Ba'athism, Majatran socialism, nationalism, Pan-Dovanism
- Dovani Liberation Front - Right-wing, Minan nationalism, conservative
- National Republican Party - Center-right, big-tent, republicanism
- Ahmadi Liberation Party - Right-wing, Ahmadi democracy, conservative
Minor political parties (Active)[]
- Union of National Progress - Center-left, socialism, Social democracy
- Sunflower Movement - Right-wing, Populism, social liberalism
Historical political parties[]
- Republican National Congress - Pan-Dovanism, social democracy, nationalism
- Minan's People's Movement - Liberal conservatism, nationalism, secular
- Popular Democratic Party - Social democracy, left-wing nationalism, secular
- National Liberal Party - Big-tent liberal, progressive, secular
- Ba'athist People's Union Party - Socialism, Ba'athism, Nationalism, Pan-Dovanism
- Democratic Awakening
- Minan National Congress
Administrative divisions[]
States of Mina (Numbered)
Mina is comprised of 16 Governates (Majatran: wilayat; sing. wilayah) who are headed by a mixed system of appointed and elected Governors (Majatran: muhafiz hakim). Mina is generally considered to be a Unitarian state with much of the direction, policy and programs coming from the central government, Governates still posses some local powers and authorities and Governors, especially popular or well connected Governors may find themselves with a even greater role in shaping their Governates.
The Wad Mabelat State has an appointed Governor who works closely with the elected Mayor of Wad Mabelat and is largely there to cooperate in running the capital region. In recent years the Nefa State, currently occupied by Liore, has an appointed Governor that operates out of the southern portion of the Er Rabat State. Appointed governors in these regions are generally appointed by the Ministry of the Interior.
- Kamphon Governate (located in the Sea of Carina, owned by Utari Mosir and currently occupied and claimed by Ostland. Officially, Mina claims Kamphon as their sovereign territory)
- al-Qahad Governate
- Abduyala Governate
- Wad Bahud Governate
- Aberi Governate
- El Gebihir Governate
- Wad Madamazin Governate
- Abyelaib Governate
- Umm Rabak Governate
- Umm Qanhad Governate
- Wad Mabelat Governate (contains the capital city of Wad Mabelat and its metropolitan districts)
- Deldada Governate
- El Genar Governate
- al-Managil Governate
- Er Rabat Governate
- Nefa Governate (southern state, borders Liore)
Military and law enforcement[]
The Armed Forces of Mina are the official armed forces of the Majatran Republic of Mina. It is comprised of 3 branches, the Minese Army, the Minese Air Force and the Minese Navy. Official reports place the size of the Armed Forces of Mina at roughly 350,000 soldiers. The largest component being the Minan Army which comprises 250,000 of the total soldiers active in the Armed Forces of Mina. The Ministry of Defense is the civilian control component over the armed forces and the General Staff is the day to day operator of the armed forces lead by the Chief of the General Staff. The Republican Guard was a fourth branch of the armed forces and was the most political of all branches. The Commander of the Republic Guard was appointed by the President and its forces were largely the most politically reliable for the government and were treated as such. Since the coup of 5287 and subsequent reforms the Republican Guard had been intergrated into the regular Minese Army, ending its part in the Armed Forces after centuries of activity.
Paramilitary organizations[]
After the coup of 5287 paramilitaries popped up in a vast majority of areas in the country, primarily as a way to protect local areas. This posed a problem for the new government, which seeked to establish some form of control over these new potentially dangerous organization. All paramilitaries are to register with the "People's Mobilization Forces", and required to join its joint command structures and abide by them in times of conflict. In reality paramilitaries are still capable of independent operations and frequently clash with the government.
The previously ruling Dovani Liberation Front maintains the Dovani Liberation Army (DLA). The Baathist People's Party maintains several, notably the General Military Councils, the General Military Council of Minan Revolutionaries (a joint paramilitary with the Minan Communist Party). In the south the Dovani People's Liberation Army (DPLA), a left-wing pan dovani paramilitary, has a strong presence. The DPLA frequently clashes with the DLA as both see eachother as illigitimate. Tribes, primarily in the north, maintain a variety of local and small paramilitaries often created to defend villages and trade hubs in the area.
The Ahmadi Liberation Party maintains ties with the Ahmadi Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Majatran Mujahideen in Kafuristan's local branch, the Mujahadeen in Dovani (also known as the Mujahadeen in Mina), the Ahmadi Fighting Groups in East Dovani, the Supreme Israic Council - Majatran Struggle Party's local branch the Supreme Israic Council for the Ahmadi Liberation in Mina and the East Dovani Supreme Ahmadi Council.
Law enforcement and security[]
Law enforcement in Mina is handled by the Public Security Directorate of the Minan Ministry of the Interior. The Public Security Directorate is all encompassing when it comes to providing police services. The Ministry of Justice and Prisons is responsible for the prison system in Mina, the most infamous is the "secret" prison known as the "Black Fortress" (Majatran: al-Qaleat al-Sawda) which is operated by the Ministry of Justice and Prisons but utilized by the Republican Guard and the General Intelligence Directorate.
The General Intelligence Directorate, lead by an appointed Director, is the primary domestic and foreign intelligence agency within the nation.
The Republican Guard has played pivotal role in Minan history and despite the recent government change to an emirate, the Republican Guard remains as a "national guard" type formation for the the nation. It plays the role of a gendarme.
Economy[]
Mina's economy was largely focused on its trade within the Sea of Carina and a port of Majatran traders in Dovani. The name of the country, al-Mina, means "The Port" in Modern Majatran. While in recent centuries this has slipped backwards from when the nation was founded, Mina remains the largest port in the Sea of Carina and continues to serve as a vital port in Dovani.
Mina was initially resource rich and contained large amounts of natural resources, after years of exploitation by foreign powers the natural resources of Mina are largely relegated to a few specific sectors. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment Mina possesses the following resources: coal, silicon, sulfur and rare earth metals. Rare earth metals are one of Mina's strongest sectors and remain a source of wealth for the nation. Mining in Mina was largely dominated by foreign business interest but the growth of post-colonial nationalism following the Dovani War saw many foreign countries attempt "cooperation" versus exploitation of the Minan mineral resources.
Agriculture is a second large market in Mina, followed by the outsourced production of many products for the "Western" world.
The Central Bank of Mina is responsible for the monetary policy of Mina and issues the Minan dinar. The Minan dinar comes in 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 banknotes; it also is issued in coin form of 1/4, 1/2, 1, 5 and 10 denominations. The Central Bank of Mina is lead by the Governor of the Central Bank of Mina.
Demographic and culture[]
Mina, the only majority Dovani Majatran nation, is comprised of several ethnic groups. The largest being Dovani Majatran, approximately 73%%. The second largest is the native Cifutingan (Formosan) people, the third largest are various Majatran ethnicities, and the fourth Adijiri (Somali) and the fifth largest, primarily located in the southern state of Nefa is Kitembo (Swahili).
- Dovani Majatran (North African Arab)
- Asli-Dovani Majatran (Based on the Sudanese people)
- Sharqiun (lit. Easterners; based on Arabs from North African countries)
- Cifutingan people (Formosan people and languages; utilize traditional Chinese)
- Majatran
- Kafuri (based on Saudi, Syrian and Egyptian peoples)
- Badaran (based on Libyan and UAE peoples)
- Jakanian (based on Turkish peoples)
- Dumandi (based on the Afghani peoples who speak Pashto)
- Adijiri (Somali)
- Kitembo (Swahili)
- Other (Notably Kunihito, based on Japanese peoples and Hulstrian, based on Austrian peoples)
Mina is primarily a Ahmadi nation, the largest majority being Israism with a secondary being Abadism.