Republic of Minaro-Cohasia
| Republic of Minaro-Cohasia Ripxbik Minaro-Kohasix Minaro-Koasiax Csíkykam | |||||||
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| Demonym | Micoan | ||||||
| Ruler | Thuna "Skyla" Skyler Nyancy | ||||||
| Legislature | Culfuna | ||||||
| Population | January 2025: 513,294 | ||||||
| Currency | Ahan (A) | ||||||
| Ŋational Motto | "Mico ahead all" | ||||||
| Preceded by | Minaro-Cohasia Autonomous District (21 December 2025 - 20 March 2026) Sirenguard Autonomous District (1951 - 20 December 2025) | ||||||
Republic of Minaro-Cohasia, also known as Mico or Sirenguard, is a republic located in the Yetch Bay. The republic is known for its unique underground settlement and the Great Bamboo Disk. The district is located on the island of Khallisiphia in the center of the Great Sea. In 1601, the Minarian people arrived on the island. Republic of Khalisinia was founded by the Minarians and Cohasians in 1826. The ŋation fell into a dictatorship in 1875, in which it was renamed to Republic of Sirenguard. In 1951, Free City of Yetch Bay invaded and incorporated the ŋation in order to assert dominance on the Yetch Bay. The district went through a period of instabilities in the 21st century and eventually gained independence in 2026. Nowadays, the ŋation is ahead in technology but still lacks behind in socioeconomic aspects.
History
The Northward Migration of Minarians
The Minarians are thought to have come from the northern parts of Thasusa, around modern day Marcyland to Myžariky. The group were mainly humans, but also consists of small amount of furries from Marcyland. They were heavily influenced by Śácamþaśán culture, such as their maritime capabilities. Their ships resembles ones found in Þunan Qumreá. Their religion were also heavily influenced. The concept of a guardian divine mermaid (Siren) might have also stemmed from Śácamþaśán mermaid deities. According to folklore, the Siren "Rose" Rokólesi Rosé guided Minarian people northward and to settle on the third island they see. Assuming they sailed straight northward from Marcyland, the first island they’d have seen would be Sheep island, Republic of Kyaw Cen, Kingdom of Kyaw Cen and the second island would be Parkow island, Republic of Kyaw Cen, Kingdom of Kyaw Cen. Although, their fleet might’ve splitted into two, with one group having Khallisiphia as their third island and another having landed Draungeris, evidenced by Old Minarian inscriptions being found in Draungeris. They might've also associated the Siren with the Polaris.
Pre-Republic Minarian state
The Minarians are thought to have settled on Khallisiphia in the early 1600s. According to Imerchali records, the first Quing, Wawəj I, proclaimed herself a God, which angered the Siren and caused her to banish the Minarians underground and forbid them from settling over the ground again. There isn't much evidence that the Wawəj Dynasty existed, for most if not all have been destroyed by the dictatorship regime. Wawəj I - Wawəj VII are thought to have existed, but their existence cannot be confirmed. The Minarians settled in a large cave and dug rooms into the cave wall, in which the cave is now called Kirin. Their food source consisted of underground fish, glowberries, and Khalasinian Cow meat.
The earliest evidence of trade between Khallisiphia and other ŋations dates back to 1797, and they are trade receipts between “an·meinar” and several merchants from pre-Imerchal Nahan people. Receipts show that their main imports are foods and lumber, while their main exports are ores (mainly redstone and copper), and stone materials (stone, cobblestone, granite, and deepslate). While the trade was mainly bartering, records showed that currency such as emeralds, diamonds, slablets and slab shavings had been used to some extent.
There is not much historical evidence about Khallisiphian cultures due to most historical records being destroyed during the Cultural Reset. Though according to foreign records, Khallisiphian society revolved around clans. Each clan has their own field of expertise. With every member of a certain clan being expected to learn the skill of the expertise and have a relevant occupation. Marriage often meant someone leaving their own clan and joining their partner’s. They were also expected to change their occupation and learn new skills, even though they already have a different occupation and skills. There was no concept of the binary gender system. People dressed, acted, and expressed themselves however they wanted. Even though marriage is not limited to gender, they’re thought of as a financial decision rather than a romantic one. Due to them being underground, the dead cannot be buried easily. So they resorted to baking their ash into a brick.
Westward Migration of Cohasians
In the 1750s, Siamese-speaking Cohasian people migrated from South Ildorgear to settle elsewhere after religious disagreements with the Vixennic people. The Cohasians worshipped the Polaris, unlike the Vixennic people and their religion. They migrated westward and were informed by Imerchalis that there is an empty island in the Yetch Bay. The misunderstanding that the island was empty might’ve stemmed from sailors not seeing any overground settlements on the island, and assuming no one lives there without realizing that there are actually people but they live underground. The Cohasian people arrived in Khallisiphia and went down the staircase where they met up with the Minarian people. According to legends, a person volunteered to help the two groups communicate, somehow knowing both languages even though the two languages were spoken on the opposite sides of the Gulf and there’s no way anyone could’ve known both. In 1783, both sides signed the Treaty of Kirin which divided the north side of the staircase to Minarians and south side to Cohasians, with the staircase and the overground being shared by both sides. 2 years later in 1785, the Cohasians dug tunnels into the stone wall and founded Plaza.
Republic of Khalisinia (1826 - 1951)
Pre-Dictatorship Khalisinia (1826 - 1876)
In 1826, Thuna “Sǎtþāh” Cynthia Octasoia, accompanied by multiple scholars and Quing Wawəj VII officially declares the Republic of Khalisinia to be a sovereign ŋation and her as the first Thuna (title equivalent to President/Quing). She then went on to rule for another 33 years until she resigned due to health concerns in 1859. The treaty established the Culfuna as the state’s legislature. With the Culfuna having to meet these requirements:
- The Culfuna must have at least 16 seats
- The amount of seats must be an even number
- Exactly half of the Culfunists must represent Cohasians, and another half represent Minarians.
The last clause aimed to make the Culfuna fair to both parties by equally representing both of them. But at the time, the Minarian population outnumbered the Cohasian by 3 to 1. This caused several protests against the government by Minarians that would eventually lead to the coup.
The Thuna is to be an elected office, having power equivalent to Presidents of today. There is no term limit or term. The only ways someone could cease being the Thuna is to resign, die, or get voted out by the Culfuna. Every month, the Culfuna may call for an approval rate survey. If the Thuna’s approval rate is under 40%, an election is to be held.
The treaty also specified an official flag for Khalisinia. Though the official construction guidelines were never given, an image was provided instead. The Red-Green-Blue flag is known colloquially as The Ribbon, Nasinulí “color path”, or Þæ̌b Sáhm Síh “three color stripe”. It is thought to have stemmed from the color of ribbons worn by merchants. Mimicking a rainbow, they were worn to let the Siren know that they’ve come overground with good intentions. And just like a rainbow, they’ll not be there for long.The post-Cynthia republic era was thought to have 2-3 Thunas, but was ended with a violent coup by the People’s army.
Khalisinia industrialized relatively fast, with the main fuel being redstone, geothermal energy, and coal, three of which are abundant underground. Khalisinia was considered by many to be “the closest thing to Steampunk”, and some even claimed that “if they had been overground, they would’ve invented powered flight.” Even with industrialization, the clan system still stands, moving away from each clan teaching their members to perform manual labor to buying plots with the “clan’s money” to build factories. Though Khalisinia was still far from self-reliant. It still needed to import large amounts of food from foreign couŋtries. But now textile and redstone equipment was also one of their main exports.
Healthcare in Khalisinia was also more advanced than other couŋtries at the time. This is due to the knowledge gained as byproducts from their main research priority; curing Redstone Blight. This research project was started by Thuna “Sǎtþāh” Cynthia Octasoia during near the end of her presidency. According to sources, she was the first recorded case of Redstone blight. Due to redstone’s glowing effect that charmed many, it has been used in cosmetics and accessories. People used to wear redstone clothes, apply redstone paste into their teeth, trace their veins with redstone paint, dye their hair with redstone dye, and wear redstone contact lenses. This amount of exposure to redstone which has never been seen before anywhere else caused Redstone Blight to almost exclusively occur within Khalisinia. In some languages, Redstone Blight is called “Khalisinian disease” or similar.
Demographics
Population
As of January 2025, Minaro-Cohasia Autonomous District has the population of 513,294, decreasing every year since 2016 onwards. Political instabilities, lack of economic mobility, and underfunded social programs caused the newer generation to have fewer kids if any at all and some to migrate to other couŋtries.
| Year | Population | Difference (Amount) |
| 2025 | 513,294 | -1,515 |
| 2024 | 514,809 | -183 |
| 2023 | 514,992 | -508 |
| 2022 | 515,500 | -2,466 |
| 2021 | 517,966 | -1,078 |
| 2020 | 519,044 | -2,149 |
| 2019 | 521,193 | -4,525 |
| 2018 | 525,718 | -4,593 |
| 2017 | 530,311 | -10,016 |
| 2016 | 540,327 | - |
Approximately 48% of Micoans are melic (feminine), 43% are meriac (masculine), and 9% being taunusic (gender non-conforming or belonging to a different gender system). In January 2025, about 49% of Micoans aged 18 and above were married, 4% were widowed, 10% were divorced, and 37% had never been married. In January 2025, the total fertility rate stood at mere 0.6 children per couple.
Religion
Minaro-Cohasia has 3 main religions; Sirenism, Ætérnalism, and Nahanic folk religion. Seholism, and Atheism have also become more popular recently. In January 2025, 39% of Micoans were Sirenist, 21% were Ætérnalist, 18% followed Nahan folk religion, 18% were Atheist, and 4% were Seholist. Though, after the emergence of Theoism and the Siren War caused public opinions about the Siren to change drastically, there are likely more Theoists and less Sirenists in reality.
Ethnicity (unfinished, will do later)
Minaro-Cohasia has a very diverse population; with intermingling between races and species due to breakthrough in bioscience technology which allowed any more than one consenting adults to create a child, regardless of amount, gender, race, or species. Thus, most if not all Micoans have mixed ancestry. But they can be mainly divided into 12 groups based on the ancestry of their parents.
Minarian People -
Cohasian People -
Nahanic People -
Multiracial People -
Kyawcenni Cats -
Kyawcenni Dogs -
Kyawcenni Sheeps -
Kyawcenni Parrots -
Multiracial Furries -
Multispecies Folks -
Rodons (Sapiens Robot) -
Others -
Immigration
Minaro-Cohasia saw a low immigration rate due to the district’s reputation on the global stage as chaotic, underdeveloped, and unstable. But amongst those who immigrated into Minaro-Cohasia, about 56% are from Kyaw Cen, 39% are from Imerchal, and the other 3% are from the rest of the world.
Urbanization
About 90% of Minaro-Cohasia is urbanized. Due to being a cave settlement on a small island, every piece of space has to be claimed from a cave or dug into the stone. Which means that 100% of Micoan live in an urban area. Due to the fact that Minaro-Cohasia entirely consists of urban areas with no rural settlement or suburbs, due to there not being enough space for them. The rural parts only consists of the faraway parts of the Minaria cave and unused sections of the Great Bamboo Disk.
Health
An average Micoan life expectancy at birth was 72.2 for men, 74.8 for women, and 76.1 for gender non-conforming folks. Minaro-Cohasia has advanced healthcare technology compared to other places. With the local government prioritizing funding the research of biomedical technologies in order to combat the low birth rate. Most diseases can be cured within days or weeks. Even with this, Redstone Blight still plagues approximately 15% of the population. Pregnancy is rare in Minaro-Cohasia due to artificial womb being very widespread and pregnancy being seen as putting oneself under torture for no good reason.
Education
Economy
Currency
Minaro-Cohasia’s official currency is Ahan (MCA, A), which the government defines as “the ideal price for 1 loaf of bread”. Although, the value of Ahan is pegged to Petrified Oak Slab for stability, with the rate being 5A per 1 Slab Shaving. The choice to base a currency around the price of bread serves as a ballpark estimate for the state of the economy. Because 1 loaf of bread is supposed to cost exactly 1 Ahan, any change in prices can alert the population that something is either wrong with the economy or the bread supply line. The Ahan is divided into 5 Slises (S), or 1 hunger point.
Culture
Gender (unfinished, will do later)
In 1959, page 16-19 of the May Edition of the “Housecity Magazine (For Teens!)” included a section on “Personality Quiz! What is your gender?” Which decides whether the quiz taker is a meria (equivalent to male) or a meli (equivalent to female), basing them loosely on the binary gender system. The quiz would also recommend the taker on how to act, speak, dress, and behave oneself according to the gender they got. The test becomes massively popular, to the point of almost everyone taking it and assigning themselves a gender. Thus, Sirenguard went from a genderless society to a gendered one in about 3-5 years. Though, some disagreed with the quiz and decided to assign themself with the gender they want, or refusing to take the test and having a gender, being considered non-binary or taunus.
People
Traditions
Cuisine
Literature
Government
Minaro-Cohasia Autonomous District has a democratic government. With the Culfuna being the district's council and the Thuna being the governor. Each session, the Culfuna would bring up 1-4 "matters". Usually being policy, laws, or issues or problems that need fixing. The Culfuna will discuss them and vote on whether to pass them or not. The Thuna and the vice Thuna would also vote on it because they're technically still members of the Culfuna. If the vote ends in a tie, then the tiebreaker goes to the Shaman who represents the Siren and her will. The current Thuna is President "Skyla" Skyler Nyancy. The Culfuna currently has 64 seats in total. There is no term limit to being Thuna. The district can have its own laws, diffrent from that of the rest of the FCYB, but is still under the Imerchali constitution.
| Party name | Minarian Seats | Cohasian Seats | Total Seats | Faction | Color |
| Party of All Folks | 7 | 5 | 12 | Government | Azure |
| People’s Will | 5 | 4 | 9 | Pink | |
| Step Forward Party | 3 | 2 | 5 | Orange | |
| New Left | 2 | 2 | 4 | Maroon | |
| Green Party of Minaro-Cohasia | 0 | 2 | 2 | Light Green | |
| Independent (Samuel Abacles) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Gray | |
| Democratic Socialist Party of Minaro-Cohasia | 2 | 4 | 6 | Opposition | Red |
| Unity Party | 1 | 4 | 5 | Green | |
| Conservative Party of Minaro-Cohasia | 5 | 3 | 8 | Blue | |
| Ætérnalist League | 1 | 0 | 1 | Gold | |
| Third Way | 3 | 4 | 7 | White | |
| Party-ing | 1 | 0 | 1 | Black | |
| Advancing Mico Party | 1 | 2 | 3 | Lime |
- Cohasian: Qěd-Pǒkqœ̄hŋ-Tōn'ēhŋ Minaro-Kohasia [χèːt̚.pòk̚.kɔ̄ːŋ.tōn.ēːŋ mi.na.ro ko.ha.siə̯
- Minarian: paþia serilíjén Minaro-Kohasia [ˈpa.ðia̯ ˈse.ri.lai̯.jɛn ˈmi.na.ro.ko.ɦa.zia̯]
- Toki Pona: ma lawa ala Miko /ma ˈla.wa ˈa.la ˈmi.ko/
- T'ansholubi: უვანი ატონომუს მინარო კოიზია /U.'vã.i A.'t'õ.o.mus Mĩ.aro-K'o.'i.zi.ja/