Doatia

The Republic of Doatia
Motto: By creed of Doatia, live by, with, and for community.
Map of Doatia in purple.
Capital and largest city	Doa City
Official languages	Doatian, English, Spanish, French, and Wakandan
Ethnic groups	Indigenous groups: Cucaway, Mushiki, Gungi, Detyik, Scilipi, Quiwae, and Nurdai Refugees: Alovee (African), Gugia (Asian), Devliki (Hispanic), and Quiayana (European)
Religion	Buddhism, Judaism, Doaism, Islam and Christianity
Demonym(s)	Doatian
Government	Republic (Constitutional Monarchy)
• Monarch	Queen Aiyisha Bokum
• Chancellor	Shuri Recardo
• Speaker of the People's Chamber	Jaequan Lemain
Legislature	The People's Chamber
Establishment
• Declaration of Unity (establishes the Doatian Monarchy)	March 3rd, 1715
• Doatian Civil War (upon conclusion, a period of 10 years was allocated for reorganization and reconstruction)	April 1727 - August 1730
• Reconstruction (decade in which Doatia reorganizes under the central Doatian federal government)	August 1730 - August 1740
• Ratification of the Articles of Unification (restricted power of Monarchy, created the People's Chamber)	January 1st, 1741
• Second Doatian Civil War	October 1760 - June 19th, 1790
• Ratification of the Doatian Constitution (created the Chancellorship, further restricted the authority of the Monarchy. Reformed Doatia into a constitutional monarchy)	June 19th, 1790
• Declaration of Independence from the British Empire (after 6 months of colonization)	May 1st, 1804
• Declaration of Independence from the French Empire (after 3 years of colonization)	November 11th, 1815
• Constitutional Convention (ratification of the Doatian bill of rights, amendments 5 - 22)	June 17th, 1822 - June 19th, 1822
Population
• 2020 estimate	267,867,341
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$5.673 Trillion
HDI (2021)	0.93 very high
Currency	Doa (DOA)

Doatia, officially the Republic of Doatia, is a country in west Caxcana. It is directly north of Debeeland.

History

Before Doatia came to be the nation the world knows today, it was simply a general area in which, 7 indigenous tribes lived. They were the Cucaway, Mushiki, Gungi, Detyik, Scilipi, Quiwae, and Nurdai. Although the tribes were not always at peace, they have a storied history of cooperation. Many members of the tribes share blood with other tribes, as arranged marriages to unite the tribes, families of the chiefs, as well as benefit trade or boost a community's dwindling population. The Alovee, Doatian for African, people were victims of colonization in Eastern Caxcana, which resulted in many leaving their home rather than face continued oppression. The Alovee settled in what is now the Hunaq peninsula in northeast Doatia in the mid 1600's. Despite being from an arid climate, they became quickly acclimated. They even would trade regularly with the nearby Nurdai tribe, native to the northern cold mountainous region of Doatia. The Nurdai taught the Alovee to survive in the harsh climate, and the Alovee taught the Nurdai how to grow different crops and ensure the longevity of fertile soil.

The Gugia, Doatian for Asian, were forced to leave their home after a storm swept it away. Taking anything and anyone, they could on the 3 ships they were able to secure, the estimated 700 people journeyed the sea to find a new home. After another storm sunk one of their ships and damaged the sails on the other two, the survivors were stuck at sea for 6 months. Many dying from starvation and sickness, roughly 250-300 survivors spotted Doatia's southern coast a few miles out and swam to shore. The landed on the southwestern tip of Doatia, west of what is now Doa city. The Quiwae people were native to the region and gave the survivors refuge. Eventually, the survivors and their descendants co-founded the first mixed civilization, with natives and refugees. The Quiwae Empire, eventually based themselves, after wildfires and war with the Mushiki tribe, which lived mostly in isolation on a subtropic rainforest island of the western coast of Doatia.

The Devliki, Doatian for Hispanic, were the final of the original group of refugees, were fleeing persecution further west in Caxacana, when they crossed the northern mountainous region. Moving further south, north of Doa city, west of Hunaq, and south of Nurdai territory, they were eventually caught in the crossfire of a war between the Detyik (northwest Doatia), Scilipi (northcentral Doatia), and the Nurdai (northeast Doatia, still west of Hunaq). The Devliki were split up, joining each of the 3 tribes. They fought against one another during the war.

The Mushiki and Quiwae eventually reached peace, and united with the people of Cucaway and Gungi, who normally maintained a degree of neutrality in southcentral and southeastern Doatia respectively, to propel British invaders. The Quiwae, under the leadership of Chief Lucinda Bokum, formed an alliance with the Mushiki and Nurdai called "The Alliance of Doa", named after the Quiwae, and some other tribes, main faith, Doaism (supreme belief in community, harmony, nature, liberty and peace). The Alliance selected its leader to be Bokum, and granted her the title "the Matriarch". She reached out to the Cucaway to ask for help in reaching peace in the Detyik-Scilipi-Nurdai war. With Cucaway support, a peace summit was held in what is now Doa city, also the base for the Alliance of Doa and the Quiwae. The Gungi officially joined shortly after.

The Detyik, Scilipi, and Nurdai people eventually joined the Alliance of Doa, which was proven effective in propelling numerous colonization attempts. The Alliance controlled all of what is now Doatia by the year 1700.

Declaration of Unity

The British Empire had launched numerous incursions against the Alliance of Doa, attempting to colonize the region. While all of the attempts had been propelled, the British were improving with each strike, and losses for the alliance continued to rise. In early February 1713, arguments broke out between several of the tribes over what to do next. Some, led by the Mushiki people, wanted to continue attacking and perhaps venture beyond the Alliance's borders to seek help. Others, such as the Gungi, wanted to surrender to the British and plot an overthrow when a majority of their forces leave. After a vote, the Mushiki plan was approved. The Nurdai decided to leave the alliance, and expelled alliance defenders from their territory.

The British landed in Gungi territory, and the Gungi did indeed surrender. Frustrated with the rest of the alliance's resistance, British command ordered soldiers to "make an example out of the Nurdai". Soldiers began to burn homes down, kill men, and abuse women and children. A Gungi messenger was sent to the Cucaway to ask for help. The Matriarch supported sending it, but the Mushiki influenced leaders of the alliance to vote against sending aid. The Matriarch sent Cucaway fighters to help the Gungi. The bloody conflict resulted in many casualties, and the Cucaway took heavy losses in the unfair fight. The other tribes, after hearing of the Gungi and Cucaway's struggles, send aid. With the exception of the Mushiki tribe.

British reinforcements arrived, and made major gains, expanding their control further across southeastern Doatia. The Nurdai people were facing genocide. This seemed to be enough to convince the Mushiki to send fighters as well. Often considered the strongest of the tribes, this turned the tide in the conflict and the Alliance emerged victorious.

The Matriarch called for a summit and explained the need for the Alliance to have a central document, so members can't abruptly leave, and so members don't refuse to send help when needed.

The result was the Declaration of Unity, ratified on March 3rd, 1715. The Declaration established the Monarchy. Although the Matriarch had passed a few weeks before the ratification, she was considered the first monarch of Doatia and her bloodline considered the royal line of succession. Her son, King Bartholomew Hadani-Bokum, became king upon ratification. Further than officially establishing the monarchy, it also established "The Kingdom of Doatia".

It is recognized as the day the nation was founded, and March 3rd is a federally recognized holiday known as "Unity day".

Doatian Civil War and Reconstruction

King Bartholomew was committed to building up the Doatian army and navy, in preparation of continued attacks from European powers. Mostly British and French, and some Spanish, forces continue to land on Doatia's shores. Europe eager to conquer the growing nation, as it quickly rises in strength and worth. The recent discover of diamond ore in Southeast Doatia, the lush forests of the Mushiki land, also native to several rare species, included the winged elephant, whose wings are each worth roughly $3 Billion pounds.

The arms race was costly, however, causing the crown to institute heavier taxes on Doatians. King Bartholomew also had a vision of a modern, civilized Doatia, and began building cities across the nation. The initiative was extremely expensive and a strain on the Doatian workforce. His largest project, Doa City, had stalled after protests and riots from workers over poor conditions and bad pay. The King ordered his soldiers to disperse the rioters. In April 1727, rioters took control of the territory of Doa City. After several weeks of minor confrontations between the recently formed Crown Guard and the rioters, on April 22nd, the King called upon the army to disperse the crown "by any means necessary". Carrying mostly rifles, and some revolvers, all inspired by European invaders, 1,500 Doatian solders descended upon the Doa City territory. The solders may have been outnumbered, but the rioters were outgunned, and the soon dispersed and left the territory. Construction stalled as workers across the nation went on strike. The self-identified People's Liberation Party (PLP) were a coalition of a diverse group of workers across the nation demanding better pay, safer standards, and more say in governance. The Monarchy declared the PLP as a terrorist organization plotting rebellion and declared war against them.

The PLP fighting force was mostly a militia made up of veterans, committed party members, and hired mercenaries. Quickly outnumbering, overthrowing, and imprisoning loyalists to the Monarchy and their forces in urban centers and villages, the PLP turned their eye on capturing the Monarchy's military assets. The most effective gains were in the navy, as they captured ports and ships, one-by-one, until in June 1728, they were able to form a blockade of the Doatian Channel (the body of water between Debeeland and Doatia)., The Monarchy quickly lost control of loyalist strongholds after the economy collapsed, and even the most loyal to the monarchy began to question the King's leadership. The King's son, Prince Marquis Hadani-Bokum, abdicated his position in the monarchy, and joined the PLP.

Quickly becoming the face of the PLP, Marquis led PLP forces against the Monarchy in the summer and fall of 1728. Capturing most of the country, he invaded the Cucaway capitol in January 1729, in the eastern part of the Doa City territory. Quickly capturing the Doa City territory surrounding the Cucaway capitol, the capitol fell, and he quickly gained control over the Cucaway palace, where the Monarchy resided. Marquis arrested his father, stripping him of his royal titles and wealth, and he was sentenced to life. Marquis was coronated as heir to the throne and saver of Doatia.

The last of the loyalists surrender in Hunaq in August of 1730, officially bringing the war to an end.

King Marquis Hadani-Bokum, by royal decree, recognized the following 10 years as a period of "reconstruction and reorganization" for Doatia. Recognizing the need for a strong central authority, he reorganized the Doatian government into one with federalism. There was now the federal government of Doatia, under the monarchy. King Marquis worked with other nations in the region to develop trade agreements to boost the stagnant economy. He maintained the military, delayed construction of most urban projects, excluding Doa City, which he envisioned as the capitol of the nation. He blew up his father's palace and ended up constructing a new palace, using the slave labor of his father's former soldiers, loyalists and their sons.

One of the demands of the PLP, he also divided the nation into regions, which could elect their own leadership, and would have a degree of autonomy over their region. The first Doatian monarch to voluntarily restrict their own authority. In the regions, consist of local authorities of indigenous communities, cities, towns, and villages. They also were granted a degree of autonomy. The regions together made up Doatia, which was under the authority of the Doatian Monarch, King Marquis.

Another demand of the PLP was the setup of a court system, to ensure due process rights. In June of 1735, King Marquis established the Doatian supreme court, to have final authority over the interpretation of Doatian regional and local laws. The court had no jurisdiction over the authority of the Monarchy. He also gave the supreme court the authority to set up and regulate lower courts.

All of these reforms were made permanent with the Articles of Unification, which also added a legislature, which allowed for the first time, an institution other than the crown to create federal laws in the nation. Also, citizens could, for the first time, elect representation of their own to influence national policy. It also restricted the authority of the Monarchy to be inferior to that of the supreme court and the People's Chamber. The Monarchy maintained the powers of taxation, over the military, and over diplomacy. They also were responsible for allocating 40% of the federal budget (not counting defense). The Monarch could also create and alter policy, but their authority was superseded by supreme court interpretations and the will of the People's Chamber. Sets the People's Chamber to 200 seats, meaning 200 hundred members, represented 200 districts across Doatia. Also establishes the Monarchy's authority in swearing in members of the People's Chamber.

Geography

Original map of Doatia

Doatia has several different prominent regions, as well as 14 states, 19 major cities, 47 towns, and 121 villages. 7 indigenous communities, all of which act as their own state. The Mushiki island (Doatian island further west) is covered by a thick rainforest. Native to the island, the Mushiki have lived here for a millennium. Southern Doatia is mostly split into 3 different sections. Southwestern Doatia, including Hashong, the small island off the tip of southwest Doatia, is home to the Quiwae indigenous people. Central southern Doatia, at the city of which is Doa lake, at the center of which is the nation's capitol Doa city. Home to the Cucaway people, who eventually migrated to modern day Doa City to set up their capitol but were eventually kicked out in order for construction on the capitol to begin. All of Southeastern Doatia was controlled by the Gungi, but today, only the small Gungi island off of the northern tip of southeastern Doatia is Gungi territory.

Northern Doatia, is split into 5 different sections. Directly north of the southeaster Gungi island, is the Hunaq peninsula, where the Alovee people originally landed. Slightly northwest of the peninsula is the Nurdai territory, which took up most of the northern mountainous region and the valleys within. The largest of the 7 tribes, the Nurdai were known to persevere, where it be the harsh weather, no food, and a formidable enemy. Northcentral Doatia was Scilipi territory stretching all the way to north of Doa City, and northwestern Doatia was Devlitki territory.

Climate

Climate of Doatia

Key:

Green = Temperate. Similar to the climate of France.

Dark Blue = Taiga. Central to Northern Canada

Light blue = Alpine. Tundra. Arctic.

Dark Green = Subtropical. Brazilian rainforest.

The climate is mostly the same throughout the year in Southern Doatia, with the exception of hurricane season July - September and tropical storm/flashflood season in December - February.

On Mushiki island and the southwestern tip of northwest Doatia, temperatures for most of the year is pretty hot, with heavy rainstorms. During the summer, the rain increases, sometimes leading to mudslides. It also sometimes causes extreme and sometimes dangerous heat waves.

In northcentral and northeast Doatia, the temperatures range from moderate to chilly, with snow fall in the winter, and heavy snowstorms in January and sometimes February, as temperatures in north Doatia reach their coldest. In the mountains of Doatia, temperatures range from freezing to frigid, with most of the ground being permafrost. Although rich in resources, this area is barely habituated, with most of the trails blocked by snow and ice except for during the summer months.

Constitutions

Amendments to the Doatian Constitution

1. (1732) No authority or institution in the Kingdom of Doatia has the right or authority to discriminate against a person due to their race, color, creed, native-tongue or nationality. Those who do so are to be considered traitors of the state. (amendments 1-3 later empowered the People's Chamber to form the Department of Humanities, originally (now partially) charged with ensuring all Doatians are treated equal under the law, under the authority of the Chancellor.)
2. (1734) No authority of institution in the Kingdom of Doatia has the right of authority to discrimination against a person due to their gender identity or sexuality. Those who do so are to be considered traitors of the state.
3. (1738) No authority of institution in the Kingdom of Doatia has the right of authority to discrimination against a person due to their religious affiliation or identity. Those who do so are to be considered traitors of the state. No institution responsible for the education of, defense of, governance of, or representation of the citizens of Doatia may endorse any specific religion. Separates all faiths from the state. No individual may cause harm to another individual, with or without the victim's consent, in the name of religion. No religion which calls for human sacrifice or harm shall be recognized as official or legitimate in the eyes of the law.
4. (1805) All persons of Doatia must swear their undying loyalty to the crowned Monarchy and the line of succession. Failure to properly do so shall be identified as treason, punishable by death or banishment. Should a Monarch fail to properly execute their oath, as interpreted my the majority of Doatians, then opposition to the crown's authority and their line of succession is justified. Should a member of the established line of succession show loyalty to the nation and the oath of the Monarchy, they shall succeed the crown. (After British colonization, it was deemed necessary by the crown to ensure Doatians maintained loyalty)
5. (1822) Prohibits any individual or institution from owning another person (comes after enslavement during French colonization)
6. (1822) Recognizes no race as more just or superior in the eyes of the law (comes after the forceful eviction of the Devliki people by French Authorities)
7. (1822) Prohibits the use of torture by any sanctioned authority of Doatia (comes after French colonization)
8. (1822) Establishes every Doatian's right to water access (comes after a crisis, after French colonization, over water rights which led to armed confrontations between the Mushiki and Gungi communities)
9. (1822) Mandates that indigenous communities have equal and fair access to water rights (comes after French authorities stripped indigenous community of access to public waters)
10. (1822) Grants the Chancellor the authority to create and eliminate positions in their cabinet, as well as nominate individuals to fill vacancies. Nominations to be approved by the People's Chamber
11. (1822) Abolishes the Monarchy's authority over the appointment of Supreme Court Justices, and transfers the authority to the Chancellor to nominate and the People's Chamber to approve. Allows the People's Chamber to impeach a justice by 67% majority vote (comes after the supreme court made decisions regarding taxation and land rights which only benefit the monarch)
12. (1822) Prohibits an individual from being incarcerated by any authority sanctioned by the government of Doatia without proper due process. Grants each defendant the right to a trial by a jury of their peers, based on the general demographic of the location in which the accused crime was committed. Allows judges to use their own discretion in setting sentencing, in compliance with maximum sentencing established by the law. Prohibits a defendant from being tried twice for the same crime. (amendments 12-15 comes after French colonization)
13. (1822) each defendant to an attorney, before a trial can begin, and entitles their defense to enough time, at the discretion of the judge, and no less than 5 days, to prepare a defense. Should a defendant not be able to afford an attorney, one will be appointed to them.
14. (1822) All state-appointed defense attorneys are required to act in the best interest of their clients. Requires the prosecution to prioritize rehabilitation over incarceration, wherever possible, under the oversight of the judge in each case.
15. (1822) Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, under the interpretation of the Supreme Court. Prohibits the death penalty for crimes other than unjustified or unreasonable homicide and sexual assault.
16. (1822) Grants noncitizen residents of Doatia over the age of 18 the right to vote in federal elections (comes after an immigration surge after the defeat of French forces in western Caxcana)
17. (1822) Lowers the voting age in federal elections to 16
18. (1822) ***Establishes the processes for the removal and replacement of the Chancellor.
19. (1822) ***Establishes the process for amending the constitution
20. (1822) Abolishes the Monarchy's ability to raise rates of taxation (comes after a few years of high taxation to fund the new central palace in Doa City)
21. (1822) Establishes a minimum wage for federal employees at $.10 a day, rising with inflation. Also grants the People's Chamber the ability to raise, lower, and suspend the minimum wage. Grants the Monarchy the authority to regulate the workforce of Doatia, via wages, unionization rules, nationalization and privatization. Grants the Monarchy authority over any nationalized industries
22. (1822) ***establishes social security and sets the retirement age to 60 years old and grants the People's Chamber the authority to raise or lower the retirement age
23. (1920) Mandates the government to provide healthcare to those who cannot afford it (Cross)
24. (1920) Mandates the government to provide housing to those who cannot afford it (Cross)
25. (1920) Mandates the government to provide education for those who cannot afford it (Cross)
26. (1927) ***amends the rules for the royal line of succession
27. (1940) Mandates all voters to have a federal id in order to vote in federal elections
28. (1943) Prohibits the manufacture and sale of automatic or semi-automatic firearms for domestic use (Cross)
29. (1961) Repeals the 27th amendment and allows regional legislatures to pass amendments by 65% majority. If 5/7 regions approve a constitutional amendment, the amendment is sent to the People's Chamber. Subject to a 55% majority vote. Effectively creates a secondary pathway to amend the Doatian Constitution. (Cross)
30. (1963) Repeals the 21st amendment. Grants the People's Chamber, and thus the Chancellor, authority over nationalized industries
31. (1980) Mandates the establishment and regulation of a Universal Healthcare system which provides all Doatians and residents of Doatia with access to quality healthcare
32. (1985) Reestablishes a minimum wage of $8/hour and grants the People's Chamber the authority to alter or suspend it
33. (1992) Requires the government to act in the best interest of Doatians at all times, including during existential crises. Should the population feel the federal government has failed with this responsibility, they can work a suit through the court system and challenge the status quo, if it violates the Doatian constitution. Every citizen is also entitled to contact their representatives. Representatives are required to make an effort to hear their constituents.
34. (2002) Grants the Monarchy, the Chancellor and the Supreme court the authority to issue decree's to execute the authority of established federal law and the Doatian constitution
35. (2005) Establishes the Doatian Election Commission to prevent voter suppression based on gender, as well as regulate the official oversight, debates, and regulations of the election
36. (2006) Recognizes marriage, as recognized in the law, as unity between one man and one woman. Prohibits unmarried women from voting in federal elections.
37. (2008) Raises the threshold for amending the Doatian Constitution from 55% majority to 65% majority.
38. (2014) By referendum and People's Chamber approval, repeals the 36th amendment.
39. (2016) Prohibits any amendment to this constitution which results in the discrimination against individuals based on race, religion, nationality, native-tongue, general identity, income status or sexuality