Manabí Rive
The Community of Manabí Rive | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Status | Independent |
| Capital | Xohuayán |
| Official languages | Manabí, Huenyan |
| Recognised national languages | English |
| Religion | Teotzin |
| Demonym(s) | Manabí |
| Government | |
• Sapa | Tanqui |
| Establishment | |
• Unification | 1345 |
• Annexation by Xiomera | 1893 |
• Independence from Xiomera | 2020 |
| Population | |
• 2023 census | 412,628 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | 18.989 billion |
• Per capita | 46,524 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | 14.390 billion |
• Per capita | 35,257 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.820 very high |
| Currency | balam (BAM) |
| Time zone | XST |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Internet TLD | .mre |
Manabí Rive is an island nation off the coast of Xiomera on the continent of Caxcana. A former colony of the Xiomeran Empire, the country gained independence in 2021 after the end of the Second Xiomeran Civil War.
Naming conventions
The preferred term to address a resident of Manabí Rive is "Manabí". The historical and preferred name for the island is "Manabí Rive". During Xiomeran rule, the island was known as Manauia Island. The Xiomeran rulers over the island referred to the Manabí as "Teyatia", a Huenyan term meaning "backwards ones". The former Xiomeran references are considered extremely derogatory by the Manabí, and are best avoided.
Ethnic Xiomerans on the island, who remained there after independence, often prefer to be called "Xiomeran" instead of "Manabí".
History
Early History
Historical and archaeological records show that Manabí Rive was home to organized societies dating back to at least 400 BCE. Excavations at the Xibalbá archaeological site in northern Manabí Rive found evidence of a settled community involved in the production and trade of ceramics, as well as stone objects and tools.
Unification
Beginning around the year 1300, the various individual communities around Manabí Rive were integrated into a single entity. This process began when Yaxkin, ruler of the city of Xohuayán, began taking control of neighboring settlements. By the time of Yaxkin's death forty years later, Xohuayán controlled the majority of settlements around Manabí Rive. Yaxkin's heir, Tekal, completed the unification of the island under a single ruler and began the traditional system of Manabí governance that continues to this day.
Fighting to remain independent
As early as 1389, not long after final unification of Manabí Rive, the island began to attract the attention of the Xiomeran Empire. In that year, Emperor Quiauhticue launched an invasion of Manabí Rive. The invasion failed when the Xiomerans encountered unexpectedly strong resistance, coupled with problems crossing the strait between the island and the Xiomeran mainland. In retaliation, Tekal ordered his own forces to cross the strait after the retreating Xiomerans. This counter-invasion briefly occupied a chunk of Xiomeran coastal territory before Xiomera's own counter-attack forced the Manabí back across the strait.
Xiomera never forgot this humiliation, and Emperor Achcauhyotl would invade Manabí Rive again in 1820. This invasion would also fail, for similar reasons as the first one.
In 1893, a new Emperor, Lōpoch, would try again. This time, the advantage would be firmly with the Xiomerans. The previous Xiomeran ruler, Empress Camaxtica, had embarked on a modernization program which had given Xiomera a technologically superior Army and Navy to Manabí Rive. Lōpoch used this military to good effect, conquering his smaller neighbor within six months and installing a Xiomeran governor in Xohuayán.
Under Xiomeran rule
During the period of Xiomeran rule, Manabí Rive was ruled as a colony of the Empire. The Xiomeran economic and political system was imposed over the island, and existing Manabí structures were either dissolved or made subordinate to the Xiomerans. The Imperial governor in Xohuayán was the ultimate authority on the island, second only to the Emperor in Tlālacuetztla. During this period, the Manabí were reduced to the status of second-class citizens in their own country, similar to what Huenyans endured in neighboring Huenya.
During the Second Xiomeran Civil War
On July 2nd, 2020, during the Second Xiomeran Civil War, Manabí rebels and Lauchenoirian activists with the group Watchdogs of Our Earth began a revolt on Manabí Rive against the Xiomeran government. Their efforts would ultimately lead to the liberation of the island from Xiomeran rule.
On November 6th, 2020, Empress Calhualyana of Xiomera forced the Manabí leader Tanqui to accept her terms for a Xiomeran withdrawal. Under those terms, ethnic Xiomerans who chose to remain on Manabí Rive would be allowed to do so. Their wealth and possessions would not be confiscated by the new Manabí government, and they would be guaranteed representation in any future Manabí political system. On November 8th, 2020, Xiomeran forces withdrew from Manabí Rive. The island formally declared its independence on that date, and formed a new government.
Geography
Manabí Rive is a low and flat island, with the highest point of Mount Chakab near the center of the island only rising to 210 ft. Most of the island ranges from 49 to 66 ft. The island's regions consist of tropical broadleaf forest, tropical coniferous forest and coastal mangrove forests.