Hanazia
| Hanazia | |||||||
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| Capital city | Hanaz City | ||||||
| Demonym | Hanazian | ||||||
| President | Avery Chekinv | ||||||
| Official languages | Kiiamic, English | ||||||
| Currency | Sana | ||||||
| Date format | dDD/mMM/yYYYY | ||||||
Hanazia, officially the Northern Republic of Hanazia, is a country in northern Gaarlann and Leporia that borders Hinas Territory (Aprux Mexyrhat). It comprises the Hanaz Islands, as well as a number of villages to the east of them. It is not currently a member of any interŋational organisations. Hanazia became independent from Paz Kiiam on 12 May 2026 after it was discovered the Kiiamic citizens on Hanaz Island were the sole surviving population of Paz Kiiam. Elections were subsequently held on 24 May 2026, and Avery Chekinv was elected with a landslide 63% of the vote.
Name
Hanazia is named after the Hanaz/Hánasz/Hinaz Islands, specifically the Kiiamic part, as that was its originally territory. Those island were subsequently named after the Fakeworld Hans Island, a small desolate island split down the middle by Canada and Greenland, referencing how the island was split down the middle by Paz Kiiam and Wánade. The Fakeworld Hans Island was named after Hans Hendrik, an arctic traveller and translator.
History
Initial Claim
The territory that would become Hanazia was first claimed on 6 July 2025[1], with the island split down the middle between Paz Kiiam and Wánade. Prior to being claimed by any ŋation, a single village was present and populated on the island. After colonisation by Paz Kiiam and Wánade, the native villager population began to dwindle until eventually only a single villager remained. Due to this, the native language and culture of Hanaz Island has gone effectively extinct.
Independence
On 28 March, 2026, every person in mainland Paz Kiiam was suddenly raptured, including the Rainworld dynasty. However, for some mysterious reason, the Kiiamic population on Hanaz island did not get affected by the rapture. The lack of any Kiiamic government to govern the island gave newfound justification for the island's independence. The local independence movement "Free Hanaz Republic" (FHR), which had previously only been a fringe political party in local politics suddenly skyrocketed in popularity, and on 24 April they won the local elections, with Avery Chekinv becoming the Territory Minister of Hanaz island. 3 days prior, Rivulé, Shelf, and Sillychair Rainworld reäppeared in Paz Kiiam and the Kiiamic government was then reïnstated[2], but it was not until 7 May that they discovered the Hanaz Island population still existed[3]. Following this, they made Hanaz Island the temporary capital of Paz Kiiam. Territory Minister Avery Chekinv strongly objected this change, as Hanaz Island had been functioning fine without Kiiamic oversight and was on its way to become an independent country, but it had just been made the center of Paz Kiiam. Chekinv requested to discuss Hanazian independence with the Interim Presidium. These talks lasted around a day, and resulted in an independence referendum being held on 9 May, lasting for two days .The referendum resulted in a 68.9% in-favour result, and on 12 May 2026 Hanazia became an independent country, annexing nearby villages to the east which the Hanazian population had spread to following the Rapture.
Post-Independence
On 14 May 2026 the constitution of Hanazia was ratified and it was established as a democratic, unitary state, heavily inspired by the unitary governance system present in some Kiiamic territories. The first national election was held from 18 May to 24 May and resulted in Avery Chekinv becoming the first president with a 62.1% vote.
On 14 June, Wánade offered to cede their half of Hanaz island, Hánasz Island, to Hanazia. Hanazia accepted the offer, and expanded to include the entirety of Hanaz Island.