Azoran

Azoran officially the Islamic Republic of Azoran, mistakenly also called as Great Algeria and Algeria is an independent state located in the Western half of North-Africa. It borders Morocco to the West,  Mauritania, Mali,  Niger and  Chad to the South,  Libya to the East and the Mediterranean-sea to the North.

Azoran has a population of approximately 59,8 million people making it the 24th most populated country passing South Africa and following Italy. It has an area of 2 881 471 km2 making it the 8th largest country in terms of territory passing Argentina and following  India. The population density of Azoran is an equalivent of circa 21 people living on every square kilometer, which is ~1.5 times larger than the population density of the world and thus Azoran ranks 204th on the list of countries by population density, passing Bhutan and ranking behind   Zambia.

The country's capital is, while the largest city is with an approximate amount of 3.9 million people living there, while it's metropolitan area includes nearly 8 million people. Other important metropolitan areas are ', ' and .

The official and most spoken language in Azoran is the  with an approximate of 89% of the population speaking it, however, is also a very common language which's spoken by roughly 70% of the people as their secondary language.

Azoran is member of several international organizations such as the Arab League, African Union and the United Nations. The country is also an associate member of the European Union and candidate for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, where it would be the first African nation to gain membership in case of acceptance.

Azorani war of independence
Azoran used to be a French colony until 1956 when armed forces in the region started revolting and demanding the region's independence. The French government refused their demands, and sent troops to the region to fight the rebellions. This action caused a revolution, wich lasted until 1962 when the French forces fully retreating from the whole of North Africa. The revolutionaire forces declared the independence of a new country called "Azoran" and set the new country's capital to Oran.

The Malta-crisis
In 1965 Azoran annexed Malta, wich officially belonged to the United Kingdom. The UN put sanctions on Azoran, to force the government to give back the islands to the rightful owner. The government of Azoran then decided to give up the islands and there was no aftermath caused by the crisis.

The "regime change"
The event didn't affected the everyday lives in Azoran, and the country was the first one to start diplomatic relations with the new governments in Eastern Europe.

The economic crisis in the end of the 20th century
In 1995, the government of Azoran has been sanctioned once again to give independence to Morocco. The Azorani government refused the conditions for 10 years. Later on several people died in starvation, and the numbers were rising. Ten years later, the government of Azoran decided to accept the conditions and gave independence to Morocco.

The new century and nowadays
Azoran had no conflicts since the beginning of the new century and has built up strong diplomatic ties with other countries across the globe. As of 2020, Azoran is the most developed nation in Africa and is one of the greatest economical powers in the continent along with South Africa and Egypt.

Politics
Azoran is a semi-presidental republic. The head of state is the President who is chosen through presidental election for a 4 year term. One politician can be elected as president for up to 2 terms in a row. The current president is  Sharif Azzi who won the 2020 Azorani presidential elections by getting roughly 63% of the votes.

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Administrative divisions of Azoran
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LGBT rights
Azoran is considered to be the most progressive country among the muslim states as in terms of LGBT rights. Being part of the community has long been considered unlawful, however it has been decriminalised in late 2017 following several protests led by youth groups and sanctions imposed by the UN. Although the age of consent has not been equalized yet, however a proposal for that has been proposed to the Azorani parliament.

Geography
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Climate
The climate in Azoran is mostly ruled out by the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean-sea. The country's sub-Saharan climate switches into a mediterranean as we are going northwards from the southernmost corner of Azoran.

Wildlife
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Military
Azoran has a well-equipped army and several vehicles. Most of the vehicles are bought either from the US or from China.

Demographics
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Economy
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Vexillology
The current flag of Azoran was accepted on 1st October 1978. The banner contains five horizontal stripes, with the two stripes on the side being black, the centre stripe being white and the remaining two stripes being green. The typical muslim symbol of a star and a crescent, which are coloured red also appears, being positioned on the middle of the left half of the flag.

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Culture
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Sports
Azoran's sporting results has been mediocre. It participated in the events of MIHU, MCF and MaCF. It has also participated in the 2020 Mapperdonian Winter Sports Championships and the 2020 Mapperdonian Sports Championships. Azoran has also hosted the 2020 MIHU African Men's Handball Championship.

Music
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Media
Azoran's national broadcaster, RTA was created in 1964 and is member of several international broadcasting unions such as the EBU and the AUB. The channels owned by RTA mostly broadcast in either Arabic or French, but some channels broadcast in English and Italian as well.

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Relations
Azoran has signed several treaties, both with Mapperdonian and factual countries. The nation also has close relations with all Nathan-verse nations.