Paraboca

Federation of Paraboca
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Capital	Cardoza
Recognised national languages	Spanish, English
Government	Semi-Constitutional Federal Republic
• President	Garr'n Cardoza II
Establishment
• Empire of Paraboca	1693
• Paraboca breaks apart	1879
• Federalization and Constitution of Paraboca	1910
Population
• 2020 estimate	32,800,000
• 1860 census	572,100,000
Currency	Parabocan quoti
Date format	mm-dd-yyyy

The Federation of Paraboca is a nation located on the continent of Catica in the International Democratic Union. It is landlocked and bordered by Zamastan to the north along the Adama River, East Chanchajilla and mountains to the west, and the Kingdom of Osirisa to the east. It was the name sake of a massive empire which existed from 1693 until its assimilation in 1879, a period of 185 years. It grew as an empire during the late 18th and early 19th century, though its attempted invasion of Zamastan in 1871 led to the Parabocan War, which involved several nations including Chanchajilla (now East Chanchajilla and West Chanchajilla) and Rio Palito. Paraboca's massive defeat reduced their imperial colonies by nearly a third, and revolutions sprung up around the empire which ultimately led to the collapse of its government due to infighting in 1879. The nation federalized in 1910, the same year as its former territory of Quetana, and began opening up to foreign aid.

In the century following the collapse of the empire, Paraboca faced massive economic turmoil in the form of rapid inflation and unemployment, as well as several depressions and a series of sporadic armed uprisings. In the recent years of the 21st century, however, Paraboca has registered notable success in reducing child mortality, population control, combating natural disasters, women's empowerment, earning foreign exchange through the export of textiles, and using micro-credit to alleviate poverty. However, the country continues to face the challenges of the lasting remembrance of the 1954 Diwingya genocide and refugee crisis, terrorism, corruption, and the erratic effects of climate change in the forms of wildfires and glacial melt.