Andrar

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Andrar . () Capital: Ordamerán [1] Population: 34,022,440 (2025) Motto: «La prosperidad se agrandece y la esperanza, permanece» Anthem: TBD

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Etymology

Acording to this intepretation, Andrar derives from the ancient Imani term "Andur-ahr", which loosely translates as "land of winds and stone." In this context, "Andur" meant "wind" or "spirit of the air," while "ahr" referred to rocky or elevated terrain. This etymology is consistent with the central highlands, where windswept plateaus and rocky outcrops define the landscape. Ancient hymns and inscriptions found on the wind steles when describing sacred lands and pilgrimage sites.

History

History of Andrar
Early History
• Prehistory	3000 a.EC - VI Century
• Imani Period	VI - XLL
• Alezar Empire	7th - 17th Century
Colonization
• Castellanese Colonization	XIII-XVLL
Contemporary times
• Independence	December 12, 1824
• Contemporany era	XX - Actualy

Prehistoric Era

The earliest habitants of Andrar were indigenous groups who settled primarily in the river basin of Ordá, Mersat and yali rivers. These poeples developed advanced terance farming tehniques, taking advantage of seasonal waters, and doesticated animals adapted to arid and tropical climates. Their belief systems revolved around the elemental duality of fire and water, a primordial foundation for the future salaridism, which sought balance between opposing forces of nature.

Comunities boult megalithic monuments such as the karbelar cirlces, which seved as astronomical observatories to guide plating and religious ceremonies. Petroglyphs in the Damaral mountains show a culture with a strong spiritual sense and knowledge of solar and lunar cycles.

Imani Empire (VI-XVII century)

between the 6th and 12th century, a confederation of imani tribes migrated fron sourthen uletha, crossing the Dematisna straig to settle in andrar's central highlands. These peoples brought significant cultural developments: a complex consonantal script engraved on stone and waxed wooden tables, dome architecture and walled gardens inspiredby oases of their origin, and advanced hydraulic systems based on undergound canals, allowing more stable agriculture and semi-arid areas.

Imani social organizacion was tribal yet fexible, with clans maintaining relative autonomy under the autority of a council of elders and local leaders managing caravan trade and political alliances. These caravans traveled transregional routes, connecting Andrar with distant parts of Tarephia and Sourthern Uletha, fostering early cosmopolitanism. Cities like -, -, -, became key trade hubs for salt, cooper, spices, mineral-dyed textiles, and semi-precious stones like lapiz lazuli and agate.

On a cultural level, imanis developed an oral and written poetic traditiion focused on the cycles of nature, ancestral memory, and the value of travel.

Fragments of religious hymns and ritual chronicles are preserved in the so-called Stelae of the wind, monoliths carved with commemorative inscriptions aligned astrnomically. The religion envolved into a syncretic cult that fused solar, lunar and fertility elements, with ceremonial practices linked to the equinoxes and the observation of the stars. This worldview would be the percusor of salaridism, the dominant religion in andrar during later centuries.

It is also inthis period that the first workshops of glazed ceramics and decorative metallurgy emerged, as well as advanced textile techniques with natural dyes. The Imani legacy left a lasting imprint on Andra's toponymy, architecture, and institutions of power, being considerd by mani historians as the true beginning of aproto-Andraresian identity

The Alezar Empire (VII-XVII Century)

Much of the territory that today comprises Mazan and parts of Castellan, came to be located south of Andrar during centuries the Alezar Empire. This kingdom emerged in the sevent century after the declline of the first imamid caliphate and consolidaded itself as one of the main political and economical powers in Western Uletha and Tarephia during the Modern Age.

The alezar Empire stood out for its advanced administration, cultural mix and commercial expansion, influencing the political and cultural structure of the region. In the present day area of Mazan, different forms of government were established under the name ''Alezar'', with a system that combined imani tribal elements with centralidez monarchical structures.

Following the decline of the empire in the 17th Century, the territory fragmented. giving rise to multiple regional governments with varied strategies to maintain control and administer their domains, generating a political mosaic tha would influence the future configuration of Andrar and its neighboring states.

Castellanese Colonization (XVIII-XVII Century)

In July 12th, 1240, the first Castellanese ships arrived on the eastern shored of Andrar, particulary at me mouths of the yali and mersat rivers in the state region of Boramaya. Their initial motivation was economic: to establish safe trade routes of salt, precious metals and spices into the interior of tarephia. However, these meetings soon took on a political and spiritual character.

The castellan people founded fortifield bastion such as San Telmo De Las Arenas, Puerto Balika De Samaniego, and later, city of Ordamerán, with the purpose of establishing permanent enclaves from which to project their influence. Unlike other colonial powers of the time,they did not impose a large-scale military conquest, nut opted ofr a diplomatic system of alliances, appealing to the political fragmentation of the kingdoms.

Gradual integration and transformations

They signed agreements of mutual cooperation with salaridist lords, especially with clans of the central highlands and the Orda river basin. These pacts were sealed through intermarriage, knowledge of local jurisdictions. Nwe agricultural technologies were introduced; olive cultivation, vine and furrow irrigation techniques.The use of the iron plough was also promoteed, which revolutionized agriculture in semi-desert areas.The castellan people installed windmills, catchment dams and ortholic temples that adapted to the local architecture, giving rise to a hybrid religious aesthetic.

Politics

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions of Andrar
First-level	States
Second-level	Municipalities
Third-level	Urban/Rural cities
Largest cities
• Ordamerán • Lamantefere • Cojedez • Antalaya • Salomé Asaltiachi	4,876,449 4,090,449 2,563,336 2,113,983 1,989,713

Population Census by State (C2020)

State	Capital	Number of municipalities	State Population (2020)
Bermedez	Califonora	10	1,552,612
Dinar	Dinar	2	1,111,238
Alcazamento	Islafemme	6	442,268
Celebres	Adarán	5	442,412
Sinderejo	Sagrado Corazon De Aviles	8	147,871
Mendár	Maranier Al-Ahmar	4	73,049
Tardán	Ciudad Fronteriza De Serion	3	10,906
Camarena	Lixus-Omarzuleya	6	48,885
Gardamenesi	Gardamenesi	7	609,034
Alparma	Cojedes Zalimaquén	11	3,349,414
Ordamerán	Ordamerán	2	6,849,789
Borabarsin	Puerto Balika De Samaniego	18	1,952,930
Gardaya	Heroica Ciudad De Gardaya De Los Huila	28	1,369,439
Boramaya	Antalaya De Reyes Paz Y Puerto	25	3,422,208
Durián	Archi	9	2,484,703
Lamantefere	Lamantefere	12	4,980,695
Tamántif	Menora De Bálar	6	15,514
Sindalef	Ildes	5	1,111,783
Senora	Corona De Senora	14	2,005,828
Salomé	Salomé Asaltiachi	7	2,061,862

Demographics

Historical population per decade by Census

State	2020	2010	2000	1990	1980	1970	1960	1950
Bermedez	1,552,612	1,439,653	1,412,663	1,292,559	1,162,118	973,969	905,378	794,905
Dinar	1,111,238	1,204,263	1,339,828	1,616,950	1,668,449	1,535,220	1,299,106	1,168,353
Alcazamento	422,268	370,413	351,589	259,906	234,947	188,270	114,096	86,671
Celebres	442,412	372,167	355,504	330,966	294,655	257,513	238,783	195,976
Sinderejo	147,871	129,849	123,393	113,714	104,514	83,940	74,511	63,930
Mendar	73,049	67,530	58,280	52,880	44,543	36,462	28,061	21,685
Tardan	10,906	10,213	9,434	7,700	6,986	4,452	3,396	5,412
Camarena	48,885	42,263	35,943	30,282	26,485	24,836	21,786	19,106
Gardamenesi	609,034	595,432	583,883	567,585	545,212	499,170	416,000	344,953
Alparma	3,349,414	3,249,404	3,126,085	2,541,668	2,436,019	2,038,800	1,650,605	1,472,284
Ordameran	6,849,789	5,769,372	4,493,105	3,967,232	3,333,521	2,728,582	2,221,170	1,807,851
Borabarsin	1,952,930	1,789,239	1,686,563	1,551,057	1,455,697	1,329,982	1,163,417	1,019,718
Gardaya	1,369,439	1,295,634	1,213,159	1,105,186	967,798	878,928	835,476	720,829
Boramaya	3,422,208	3,169,633	2,541,817	2,248,163	1,758,392	1,541,798	1,361,450	1,225,817
Durian	2,484,703	1,861,178	1,655,944	1,521,397	1,386,962	932,490	605,797	458,119
Lamantefere	4,980,695	4,684,090	3,968,944	3,387,674	3,054,116	2,427,118	2,163,224	1,655,026
Tamantif	15,514	14,326	13,216	11,572	10,408	7,796	6,636	5,880
Sindalef	1,111,783	1,004,756	841,378	771,602	621,080	491,441	384,021	273,620
Senora	2,005,828	1,907,373	1,755,226	1,586,330	1,387,766	1,268,614	1,063,099	953,763
Salome	2,061,862	1,835,170	1,387,204	1,156,118	1,026,877	906,688	834,996	733,009
Total:	32,469,828	30,811,958	26,953,158	24,120,541	21,526,545	18,156,069	15,391,008	12,232,002

Demographics of Andrar
Demonym	Andrani
Official languages	Castellanese, Castanés, Mazanic
Recognized minority languages	Salarid
Ethnicities
Castellanese    60.2% Mazanics    30.5% Gobrassian    4.4% Other    4.9%
Religion
Imani    45% Ortholic    35% Irreligious    8.5% Salaridism    6.8% Other    4.7%
Literacy	99.1%
Life expectancy	85 (male) 88 (female)
Birth rate	17.79 (3.1 TFR )
Death rate	8.43