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Knabia: Factsheet

Repréne Knabiara

Full Name: Ma Republixja Knabiara (The Republic of Knabia)
Common Name: Knabia
Digraph: KN | Trigraph: KNB
Origin of Name: From Old Tsuxjé, used by early Keekmiké tribes, meaning "fertile land."
Nationality: noun: Knabian(s); adjective: Knabian

Unified: 755
First Republic: 1108
Current Government Established: 1467

Location: Knabia is the northernmost nation of the subcontinent of Kanan-Mori on the continent of Morlel and borders Saraphia along with the Knabian Sea, and the Ingallian and Posdosan Oceans.

National Motto: Wextik repsh xjéda. (Freedom through reason.)

National Anthem: "Duus Kiknabiatuhaefau" ("Under one Knabian Sky")

National Languages: Tsuxjé, Ingallish

Currency: dek (∆) | Plural: dek
Subunit: centidek, "cent" (c∆) | Plural: centidek, "cents"

Population: 289 million
Literacy: 91%
Unemployment: 9%
Growth Rate: .78%

Mainland Area: 12,162,873 sq. km (7557657 sq. mi)

Capital: Vergamon

States (Capitals): Drexik (Wexja), Keekmiké (Regiss), Ilelae (Ilelae City), Yipilelae (Servas), Uprush (Okré)

Territorries: Inner Knabian Territories (Huus)

Government: Parliamentary Republic
Upper House: Doruktash (state house)
Lower House: Korpostash (people's house)
Executive Branch: President, Prime Minister
Judiciary: Supreme Court

Military: The Knabian Revolutionary Guard (army), the Knabian Republican Navy, the Knabian Republican Air Force, and Knabian Marine Corps.
Standing Forces: Currently, there are 2,120,000 Knabians serving active or reserve duty in the military.
Military Service: Knabian youths over the age of 18, both male and female, are required to serve compulsary military service in the Knabian armed forces or approved alternative for two years.

Economy & Natural Resources: Traditionally, Knabia's economy has been based in agriculture and maritime trade (Knabia's location makes it an ideal point for trade along many routes). Today, Knabia continues in these traditions, though inudstry and management have become more prominent since the 1400s. Knabia has limited natural gas but has large deposits of coal, especially in Keekmiké.