Feniz

Ir'Sultan Id-Feniz The Sultanate of Feniz
Conventional short name:
Local:	Feniz
Ingallish:	Feniz
Data codes:	FZ, FNZ (for sports also: FEN)


Languages:
Official:	Fenizic, in Ulnovabad: Meritéan
Others:	Ingallish, Hoch, Phenixian
Cities:
Capital:	Fenizabad
Other:	Al'Mish-Ab Apshograd Bojarka Kyjovo Levitsky Odesiuky Q'Wa-It Ulnovabad
Government type:	Electoral monarchy
Sultan:
Area:	972,780 km² or 604,586 square miles
Population:	25.5 mill (January 302) Fenizic
Established:	300 AP
Currency:	1 Camel (cm) (= 0.5 ChrC), 1 Dromeedaar (DM) = 10,000 cm
Organizations:	APWH, ATO, D-E-F Treaty, ITCV, UNV, UNVAC, UNVTO, Valarium Pact, VexBank, WLT

The Sultanate of Feniz is situated in the center of the continent Longerath, on the coast of the Futuronian Ocean. Its neighbours are Estontetso, Dascunya, Angliyaa, Aethelnia, and Phenixia. It was built from remains of former Greater Phenixia, and owns an exclave, Ulnovabad, on the opposite coast of the ocean, on the continent Eras.

Feniz is the Protector of the Autonomous Moun Republic of Fora Rifo, an island north of Zartania in the Polaris Ocean.

Administration

Feniz is a traditional state but has a modern administration. Its constitution gives proof of these both aspects.

Government

The Sultan is the head of state. He meets the final decisions. He is elected by the Emirs, these are elected by the tribal Chiefs, these by their tribes (Constitutional and Electoral Monarchy).

The Sultan is assisted by the Divan (state council) which consists of the Grand Vizier, the Emirs, the Tribal Chiefs with rights like Emirs, the Grand Mufti (president of the High Court of Judicature), and the President of the national oil corporation OF as Emir Honorary. The Divan may remove the Sultan in certain cases. This has already happened once.

The Administrative Body is lead by the Grand Vizier (prime minister). It consists of several Vizakhras (ministries) with subordinated offices or organisations and of branches in the emirates and the districts.

Administrative Divisions

The Sultanate is composed of Emirates. These consist of Tribes (in Al'Jumu-Ria, the north) or Counties (in former Hochlandia, the south).

Al'Jumu-Ria encompasses

Prall'Ist Anni-Esto
I'Para Lass-Puki
Municipal Emirate of Fenizabad

and as tribes with rigths like an emirate:

Ir'Fenis Myste-Gal
Ze'Borna Ti-Esto

Former Hochlandia contains

On the Eras continent, we find

City and Emirate of Ulnovabad

Political Parties

In North Feniz, there is only one, unspectacular, political party, namely that of the

Green March People

originally consisting of Fenis tribesmen enforcing their return to Feniz.

In South Feniz, former Hochlandia, there are several parties of which the

USA — United Socialist Army [TECH: Surprise only, no allusion!]

is the biggest. Machsgutcheff was their leader before he cleared out to Aethelnia.

The other parties of South Feniz are: [TECH: Some names recall German political parties, but without allusion.]

CDU — Cruisian Democratic Union [TECH: CDU]
CSU — Council of Socialist Unions [TECH: CSU]
FDP — Fenizic Democratic Party [TECH: FDP]
SPD — Socialist Power for Democracy [TECH: SPD]
SED — Students for Environment and Democracy [TECH: SED]
HLF — Hochlandian Liberation Front
FPB — Free Phoenix Believers
SPM — Socialist Party of Mokra
MIS — Movement for an Independent Sukha
TP — Traditionalist Party
SWP — Sukha Workers Party
UFPW — United Fishers-Peasants-Workers
DU — Democratic Union
BVP — Bojarkische Volkspartei (Pres.: Erich Berger) [TECH: BVP]

History

Modern Feniz used to be a part of (Greater) Phenixia. Feniz did not form an own state before 298 when the territory of Northern Phenixia gained autonomy within Greater Phenixia.

This territory became independent as Phoenicia in 299 and was renamed Feniz in 300.

Hochlandia was annexed in 301; Ulnovabad (an exclave on the Eras continent) was acquired in 302.

In 304, internal troubles in Dascunya reached out into south Feniz and led to some fighting.

Read the complete history.

Geography

Feniz comprises several different topographic and climatologic zones, from desert to rain forest, from coastal plain to high mountains, from hot to moderate, from dry to rainy.

Demographics

Feniz has 25.5 mill inhabitants (as of the Jan 302 census):

7.2 in north Feniz
8 in Mokra
9 in Sukha
1.3 in Ulnovabad

At present, detailed information is available for north Feniz (Al'Jumu-Ria) only:

Urban population: 40%
Rural population: 50%
Nomadic Population: 10%

National Symbols

Feniz enjoys a highly diversified system of flags.

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Economy

The main sectors of Feniz' economy are nationalized.

Feniz is one of the major oil producers of Vexillium. The Petroleum Industry is the extraordinary basis of Feniz's wealth. It is led by a consortium called Id'S-Oylof Feniz (OF).

Main export products comprise

electric energy (by Sukha nuclear power plants)
petroleum and related products (by OF):
gasoline (brand: gasOFine)
plastic shopping bags (brand: FEBAG)
pharmaceutica (brand: FARMAFENIZ)
synthetic fibres (brand: FENILON)
synthetics cloths
ready-made clothes (brand: REMAFEN)
fashionable soft drink FENICOLA
iron, steel (by RA&O)
weapon systems (by RA&O)
domestic electric products (by RAOCISY)
fruit (apples, bananas)

Main import goods comprise

coffee (from Begral; brand: CAFÉ DO BEGRAL)
tobacco (from United Maritimian Islands)
cotton
grains
meat (frozen, from Utania)
hardwoods (from Lyson)
gems (from Lyson)

Tourism is a new economic branch with huge developement potential.

Culture

The indigenious culture has been erased to a great extent be the Plague. After the Plague, settlers from Armatirion, the I'Para Lass-Puki (Estontetsan: Iparalaspuqui), became the culturally leading group.

Relics of older cultures are sparse.

Al'Jumu-Ria and Mokra accomodate the Fenis, descendants of the Mystgallish people from ancient Cruisana.

Sukha houses the Fränkisch people living in the region of Bojarka. They are remains of the once leading Gardlies, one of the oldest cultures in Longerath.

Languages

The Fenizic language is spoken by most people in Al'Jumu-Ria, written by many. It has developed from Rimlahn, the original language of the I'Para Lass-Puki from which it also takes the script, and has incorporated, especially in southern Al'Jumu-Ria, a lot of Ingallish and Gardlan vacabulary used by the Fenis. Most people understand Ingallish, a lot of people speak it quite well, some are able to write it.

In both Mokra and Sukha, Hoch (Kralian) is spoken as colloquial and administrative language. In Mokra, Hoch is the language of the rural region while Phenixian is largely spoken in the cities. Fränkisch (Gardlan/Lumattan) is spoken in the county of Bojarka and by many people in Sukha.

Religion

Most people in Al'Jumu-Ria are of Mounist belief, also brought to the country by the I'Para Lass-Puki.
Mounist leader is His Holiness the Caliph Neer'Too-Gott. He claims to be the Mounist leader of the whole Vexillium, a claim not undisputed throughout the Mounist leaders of other states. Nevertheless, he tries to establish connections to other Mounist states, especially the Moun Republic, ending up with a Mounist Vexillium Congress in January, 301.

The Cult of the Phoenix was temporarily banned. By defining and publishing their Basic Truths, the Cultists regained general and official acceptance under the leadership of their Mahalama.

In South Feniz, the people mostly belong to the Cruisian oriented Zbirna Solianka. The religious leadership resides with the Popydrom (High Council of Clergy).

The Sheikdom of Fenis is completely Cruisian as are parts of northern Mokra which has been part of the Reign of Fenia. - More...

Present Issues

The problems with neighbouring Dascunya are not completely solved although treaties have been signed with two sub-states, Jezen and Terrablanca.
The conditions in Angliyaa are by far unknown and cause uncertainty and insecurity.
Status of Former Nation as of March 28, 309.