Laranjeirian Confederation

República Confederada de Laranjeiras (Portuguese) Confederative Republic of Laranjeiras
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: Braços Fortes,Mãos Amigas. (Portuguese) Strong Arms,Friendly Hands.
Anthem: Laranjeiras,Pátria Mãe! (Portuguese) Laranjeiras,Motherland!
Location of RC Laranjeiras in Outernatia
Capital and largest city	Pomar
Official languages	Portuguese and Laranjeirian
Recognised national languages	Portuguese and Laranjeirian
Recognised regional languages	Portuguese and Laranjeirian
Ethnic groups	90% Laranjeirian 10% Hanzyukan
Demonym	Laranjeirian
Government	Confederal presidential republic
• President	Victor Ramsés
• Vice-President	Igor Teles
• Chairman of Parliament	Bruno Falcetti
Area
• Total	961,907 km2 (371,394 sq mi)
Population
• 2014 estimate	200,004,000
• Density	40.2/km2 (104.1/sq mi)
HDI (2014)	0.930 very high
Currency	Laranjeirian Real (L$)
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Drives on the	left
Calling code	71
Internet TLD	.la

Laranjeiras (Laranjeirian: Laranjeiras, Portuguese: Laranjeiras), officially the Confederative Republic Of Laranjeiras or Laranjeirian Confederation is a country in the southwestern part of Outernatia. Covering a territory of 961,907 km km² it is among the biggest countries on the continent, bordering Auspikitan to the north, Ponásikwa to the northeast, Timivar to the southwest and Marvelia in the southeast. To the west lies the Western Ocean. Its capital is Pomar. It is divided into 4 regions and a submarine territory. As of 2014, the population of Laranjeiras accounts for 200,004,000 people.

The Laranjeirian statehood dates back to the 3th century with the Sulorian Confederation,that now corresponds to the countries of Laranjeiras and Hanzyuki. After a long past of alliance, Laranjeiras and Hanzyuki,along with some other countries created the Sulorian Confederation, a personal union between the two states, which became a major political factor in Internatia up until the 20th century. In the late 21th century, after a civil war, the Confederation was partitioned between Republic of Hanzyuki and the Confederative Republic of Laranjeiras.

Now, Laranjeiras has a very high-income market economy, and scores "very high" on the Human Development Index. The abundance of natural resource,the rapidly growing economy and the very high HDI make some scholars to refer to Laranjeiras as a "Southwest Giant". It is a founding member of the Council of Outernatia.

Etymology

The etymology is unknow. Some investigators says that the country's name derives from the first family that ruled the kingdom,the Laranjeira Family. But, some say that this name comes from the orange (laranja,in portuguese) orchard that exists in the city of Pomar. Though the first theory is the most accepted,the second one makes sense too.

History

Sulorian Confederacy

The 5 kings who founded the Sulorian Confederacy.

At the beginning of the third century before christ, due to the crescent invasion made by the barbarians, several independent kingdoms decided to establish a confederation to protect themselves from the invasion. By doing this, the kings from Nequalia,Teles,Sofós,Laranjeiras and Hanzyuki founded the Sulorian Confederation, a kingdom with 5 autonomous regions but with a unified army and power.

Sulorian Civil War

A picture of the laranjerian soldiers.

In 1867, another country decided to join the Sulorian Confederacy, the Republic of Javland. That country showed to be problematic since the very beggining, but in 1907, the javlandian representant declared war on the Confederacy, resulting in a civil war that destroyed most of the Sulorian major cities, including Pomar. Finally,in 1914, the coalition formed by Laranjeiras, Hanzyuki, Nequalia, Teles and Sofós won over Javland.

Sulorian Dismantle and Laranjeiras' independence

Even after the Javland was defeated in the Sulorian Civil War, the Confederacy fell into a deep economic and social crisis, leading to several separatist movements and, finally, the Sulorian Confederacy was dismantled in 1920. In the first twenty years of independence, Laranjeiras experienced a military dictatorship that was marked by the quick industrialization of the country, but lack of liberty. After several social movements, an election were held in Pomar, electing Eliseu Laranjeira, a powerful and rich descendent from the Laranjeira family, the family who founded the country but was sentenced to exile by the Military Junta in the dictatorship years.

Laranjeiras in actual days

A picture of Pomar in the morning.

Actually, Laranjeiras is a democratic republic with a presidencial regime. Due to the politics that the Laranjeira family implanted, the country experienced a quick development in the economic, social and politic departments. Now, the country has one of the best HDI in the whole Outernatia, a strong economy and a stable government that cares about healthcare, education and liberty of it people.

Administrative divisions

Provincies

Flag	Coat Of Arms	State	Capital	Area	Population
		Distrito Confederal de Pomar	Pomar	361,000 km2	83,200,000
		Porto dos Ventos	Porto dos Ventos	270,600 km2	50,768,000
		Campina Luminosa	Campina Luminosa	200,561 km2	22,012,000
		Campo da Bravura	Campo da Bravura	100,746 km2	30,036,000
		Hippocampus	Hippocampus	29,000 km2	13,088,000

Holidays

Date	Local Name	Name	Observation
1 January	Confraternização Mundial	New Year's Day	Beginning of the calendar year
22 January	Dia da Família Laranjeira	Laranjeira's Family Day	Comemoration of the family who transformed Laranjeiras in a prosper country.
17 February	Dia da Independência Laranjeirense	Laranjeirian Independence Day	Proclamation of independence against the Sulorian Confederation
1 May	Dia do Trabalhador	Labor Day	Tribute to all workers
30 June	Fim da Guerra Suloriana	End Of Sulorian War	A remembrance of the end of the civil war that devasted Laranjeiras.
2 November	Finados	Souls	A day of respect for the dead.
19 December	Dia da Democracia	Democracy Day	Marks the re-democratization of Laranjeiras after the military junta.
25 December	Natal	Christmas	Traditional Christmas celebration