South Abantia

South Abantia, officially the South Abantian Union (Abanschaans: Zuid-Abanschie Unie) is a country located in the southern portion of the Abantian continent. It is the largest land nation of the Abantian continent, taking up roughly 30% of mainland Abantia, along with having the largest population, with just over 200 million people.

Prehistory
Evidence of human habitation of South Abantia go back as far as 200,000 years ago around Lake Marianne, where skulls resembling those of modern humans have been found, and it's more than likely that the lake had been inhabited for at least since humans have arrived on the continent. Cave paintings near Dichtvalt have been dated back to 40,000 years.

Khoi-San Peoples
The oldest residents of South Abantia appear to be the Khoi-San peoples, known for their unique click languages. They were likely there for at least 150,000 years, with their culture described as a "Living Anthropological Fossil" by some Anthropologists.

The Valdivian Islander Culture
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Malagasy and Austronesian Settlers
At the turn of the first millennia, the Austronesians starting arriving on the eastern coasts of Abantia and one of the earliest signs of habitation are in the Gazan Bay and the Arihitsy-Mazi Metropolis, which even today is a cultural tourist site.

European Colonies
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The South Abantian State
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The state then became a Crownland under the Dutch with increased autonomy from the rest of other Crownlands, almost acting as fully independent."Related Articles: First South Abantian Constitution, South Abantian State, and Treaty of Kaapstad"

Gazan Wars
"Main Article: Gazan Wars"In 1901, President Lennart Kleinman officially declared war on the Kirano Empire, after a controversy surrounding the murders of two diplomats and an ambassador stationed in Arihitsy. At the time, it was thought that the Kirano Sultan, Akbar VI, had personally ordered the murders in order to lessen European influence in his country, out of which he considered South Abantia the biggest threat to Kirano's sovereignty.

Socialist South Abantia and the Volksrepubliek
"Related Articles: Presidency of Frederik Albers, De Staatsgriep and Volksrepubliek Zuid-Abanschie"In August 1945, Frederik Albers was voted in a second term as president of South Abantia on the Socialist Party's platform. At the time, the Red War had been happening across the world for about a year, and this brought a lot of tension from the conservative factions of South Abantia, who would rather either stay neutral in the conflict or join AMDA. Although Albers never endorsed either side of the war, this led to the Staatsgriep on March 14, 1948, led by the National Abantian People's Party and several hundred foreign marines. Wilbert Lomen, as de facto head of the party prior to the coup, was now named as the leader of South Abantia. The country quickly left the Nations of the Dutch Crown, because of their (then) nationalist policies and rejection of the Dutch monarch as their own.

Centaurean Revolution and Return to Democracy
"Main Article: Centaurean Revolution"(This lore still has to be worked on)

In the end the old government was restored and the country joined the Nations of the Dutch Crown again, but after negotiations, the new government did not want to reinstate the Dutch monarch, thus becoming an associated member.

Geography
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Climate
South Abantia is considered to be a temperate climate country, with temperatures varying across the mainland territory, with much of the western portion of the country dry and semi-arid and the east being wetter and colder due to the Drakenberg Mountains and the Argentine Mountains.

Transport
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Administrative Divisions
Main Article: List of the States and Territories of South Abantia

South Abantia has 34 states, collectively known as Uniestaten, and four territories collectively known as Uniegebieden. Like the United States, South Abantia's states each have their own constitution, but particular amendments are enforced by the South Abantian government. As of 2016, South Abantia is divided into a further 4,566 municipalities (gemeenten).

Foreign Relations
South Abantia is one of the founding members of the Abantian Federation, an intergovernmental organization that functions as a open-borders, open-trade organization between the nations of Abantia, excluding Farala. South Abantia is also an associate nation of AMDA. It is also a member state of the Nations of the Dutch Crown.

Military
South Abantia's Army, the Krÿgsmacht, is split into four main branches, Leger (Army), Marine (Navy), Luchtmacht (Air Force), and Speciaalkratche (Special Forces, mostly marines, mountaineers, etc.)

Demographics
As of the 2016 census, South Abantia is home to 201,009,871 people

Economics
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National Symbols
South Abantia uses a fair amount of national symbols, mostly derived from nature


 * One of the National Animals is the Springbok
 * The other is the Blue Crane

Arts
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Pop Culture
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Cuisine
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Sports
The most popular sports in South Abantia are Football, Rugby, and Ringball.