Raqar

Kingdom of Raqar Raqar Soyeqar (Sohelef Raqar) Capital: Fenonas Population: 32,408,906 (2025) Motto: "The heart of the homeland"

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Raqar, officially the Kingdom of Raqar is an absolute monarchy in central Tarephia north of Tarephian Lake D. Its economic and political capital is Fenonas, situated by the river Ganassam. It is the birthplace of the Phajist religion, which is followed by the majority of the population. For most of history, the economy has been primarily supported by agriculture and mining, although the nation’s industrialization has accelerated since the late 20th century.

History

Iron Age (c. 1200 BC-499 BC)

Around 600 BC, people started flocking to present day Haneq, the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in Raqar, founded due to it being by a major river and having arable land. Haneq eventually became large enough to have its own independent government, which remained for centuries due to the city's isolation and neutrality. Historians estmate that Haneq's population stabilized at 15,000-25,000 around 300 BC.

Early Medieval Era (c. 500 AD-906 AD)

Around 500 AD, written records started becoming much more common, written in a logography on clay tablets. However, the glyphs used and their meanings differed across dialects, often making historical documents difficult to decipher.

In 558, Kemqan was coronated as the leader of the Gefegesemmad Empire, which was centered in present day Beqanten and also controlled Sronqesrote and Renyajamm, both estimated to have around 5,000 inhabitants each at the time. Several days into his reign, he launched an invasion on the city of Koyganot, which was conquered after several days in a battle which destroyed a third of the city and killed at least 7,000 people. Over the next few days the empire invaded and easily conquered the small settlements surrounding Koyganot. From late 558 to mid 559, Kemqan's armies occupied the sparsely populated rural land northeast of the empire with few casualties.

The Gefegesemmad Empire implemented a system in which every household within the land it controlled would be taxed a portion of its food and resources to be sent to the capital, as well as contribute new military recruits if needed. Families who refused to contribute would often be enslaved, murdered, or have their homes torched, establishing widespread obedience and loyalty to the empire over generations from fear of punishment. Many families emigrated out of the empire to escape this system.

The Ganassam Union (907 AD-1199 AD)

The Ganassam Union was formed in 907 after the monarch Areno Pakigaka of ___ proposed a unification to the other 6 small kingdoms along the Ganassam, aiming to improve the economy and military and strengthen the influence of the government. The other kingdoms agreed, forming a council of the 7 monarchs.

The Expansion of Raqar (1693 AD-1938 AD)

The Kingdom of Raqar expanded rapidly under the rule of Koyeho Paqa, who led invasions into nearby kingdoms, and with superior forces and resources, conquered them. His campaigns continued north of the Simmeksange range where he claimed large amounts of indigenous lands, founding military bases in the area.

Fenonas grew gradually starting during Koyeho Paqa’s reign, becoming a national center of commerce and military operations. The city had 15,000 people by 1700, 35,000 in 1800, and 60,000 in 1900.

Modern history (1939 AD-)

Fodo Epha became king when Ikradage Epha died in 1939. In the 1940s, Epha established a socialist economy, resulting in total government control of resources, property, and wages. This system was largely unsuccessful, as the country lacked the resources to mass industrialize. When Yonola Jollabhaj was crowned, in an experiment to try combating the economic failure, SEZs were established in Fenonas, Hajim, and Beqanten in 1988, allowing private ownership of businesses and property and less restricted trade. These freedoms were granted to the entire country in 1991.

Politics

Raqar is an absolute monarchy ruled by a monarch, or nas. The current leader is Fal Jollobhaj.

Military

Raqar's military has an estimated 175,000 active military personnel and 90,000 reserve personnel across its 4 military branches.

Law enforcement

Each municipality has its own police force, its size and hierarchical complexity proportional to the municipality's population. The largest police force in the nation belongs to Fenonas Municipality, with an estimated 10,000 personnel.

The District Police are law enforcement officers that perform duties throughout the entire district, usually in unincorporated areas or villages within municipalities.

Capital punishment is used in Raqar for crimes including terrorism, treason, espionage, sex trafficking, and homicide.

Censorship and human rights

The Raqari government has been criticized for its corruption and secretive and oppressive behavior. There are many cases of protestors being beaten, some to death, by the government operated Riot Control Unit. Media in Raqar is highly controlled, almost always excluding, censoring, or altering reports related to corruption, police brutality, and government related scandals.

Raqari media is entirely state owned, and newspapers as well as TV and radio stations broadcast news at national and municipal levels. Stories are strictly regulated and reviewed before being broadcasted, and privately owned media is illegal.

List of rulers

No.	Name	Birth	Reign from	Reign to	Cause of reign end
1	Koyeho Paqa	1447	1493	1497	Assassinated
2	Kokal Pekyada	1449	1497	1505	Assassinated
3	Jof Paqa	1474	1505	1550
4	Felal Paqa	1508	1550	1577
5	Foda Hyan	1524	1577	1581
6	Omeki Hyan	1559	1581	1644
7	Jedjega Hyan	1612	1644	1668	Overthrown
8	Areno Marakya	1615	1668	1678
9	Koy Marakya	1649	1678	1731
10	Kener Marakya	1679	1731	1733	Assassinated
11	Tedjani Marakya	1693	1733	1758
12	Areno Marakya	1712	1758	1785
13	Dephin Marakya	1747	1785	1815
14	Yoksa Marakya	1754	1815	1830
15	Sreon Marakya	1801	1830	1871
16	Rene Marakya	1821	1871	1906
17	Ikradage Epha	1874	1906	1939
18	Foda Epha	1905	1939	1966	Assassinated
19	Omeki Jollabhaj	1935	1966	1988
20	Yonola Jollabhaj	1957	1988	2010
21	Fal Jollobhaj	1984	2010	Present

Geography

Administrative divisions

Raqar is divided into 5 provinces, which are further divided into districts, which are subdivided into municipalities.

List of provinces

Name	Population (2025)	Districts	Municipalities
Assamasro	9,710,000	3
Batamqar	5,500,000
Deqeqar	4,600,000	4
Qar Ganassam Ethesili	10,250,000
Ra Yahan	2,350,000

Economy

Raqar’s main economic sectors include agriculture, mining, and oil drilling, collectively employing 49% of the nation’s workforce. Street and market vending is a major employer in urban areas, particularly near downtown cores.

Raqar has a nominal GDP of $71.6 billion with $2,210 per capita.

Currency

The official currency of Raqar is the Raqari Has (Ħ.) Banknotes are printed with denominations of 1Ħ, 5Ħ, 20Ħ, 100Ħ, 200Ħ, 1,000Ħ, and 5,000Ħ. Its exchange rate is 80.36Ħ to one Federal States Dollar as of 2025.

Trade

North of the Simmeksange mountains, major exports include petroleum, barley, beer, and precious metals. South of the mountains, resources include coffee, cocoa, plantains, cassava, rice, tobacco, rubber, palm oil, and timber.

Demographics

Population

Raqar has a population of over 32 million as of 2025. Its urban population is rising much faster than its rural population as the country undergoes industrialization.

Language

Raqar’s official language Sohelef Raqar, known in Ingerish as Raqari, is used daily by nearly every citizen. It uses the Thifar script, invented by the scribe Nijin Thifar in the 15th century. A survey in 2016 concluded that 12% of Raqaris are bilingual, and 8% speak a language originating from outside the country. The same survey found that 77% of people under the age of 60 and 86% of people aged 15-25 are literate.

The most common second language is Castellanese, as it is widely spoken in nearby countries. Raqari itself has a noticeable amount of Castellanese influence, with numerous loanwords from Castellanese.

There are at least 8 minority languages present in Raqar, including Kamajs and Khaunamalf Ortem which have gone nearly extinct since the adoption of Raqari as the official language.

Religion

97.8% of Raqar's population follows Phajism, a monotheistic religion originating in Raqar. 1.8% of the population follows Christicism, introduced by Castellanese explorers. 0.4% of the population follows other or no religions. The Kasamyan is the holy text of Phajism. Phadifitohs, Phajist places of worship, are visited on full moons and new moons for communal worshiping.

Holidays

Ho Motam Letsam is the most widely celebrated and well known holiday in Raqar, which is celebrated on the first full moon of the Raqari lunar year. On this day, millions visit the holy city of Meffen to pray at the Grand Phadifitoh. Those who cannot or choose not to visit go to their local place of worship instead. The holiday involves praying, reciting Kasamyan verses, and singing hymns on rugs, often for multiple hours straight, as well as only eating one meal, late in the evening when the moon is visible. People wear yellow, blue, green, or black (often all four) as such colors are associated with holiness. It is considered disrespectful to not wear these colors.

Hanodjifi Tame is a very popular holiday in Raqar taking place on the first full moon of Spring, where people celebrate the lives of the deceased by visiting columbariums and lighting candles at relatives' urns, and praying on rugs colored white, blue red, and black, as well as wearing those same colors.

Culture

Art and weaving

Raqar has tens of millions of handwoven rugs on which people kneel and pray during Phajist ceremonies. Use of rugs for praying dates back to around 200 BC, around the same time Phajism was rapidly spreading throughout Raqar. These rugs are typically 1 meter wide and 2 meters long. Most followers of Phajism have 2 rugs; one for regular praying sessions and Ho Motam Letsam, coming in blue, green, yellow, and black, and one for funerals and Hanodjifi Tame, coming in white, blue, red, and black.

Sports

Globalization has popularized several sports in Raqar, the most common ones being football (soccer), table tennis, basketball and volleyball.

Cuisine

Coffee is culturally valued in Raqar, and it is very commonly drunk due to its abundance, with the majority of adults drinking it daily. In the south, coffee often contains goat milk and is sweetened with honey, and sometimes contains cocoa. In the north, it often contains camel milk and is sweetened with date syrup.

Infrastructure

Housing and architecture

Modern formal single family houses are typically 1-2 stories tall and are made of wood or bricks, often from local manufactories. Roofs are almost always shed or gable shaped and surfaced in corrugated metal, wood, or clay tiles.

In order to suit the urban population influx sparked by industrialization, a style of apartment building know as a hifrij, translating to “plaza block,” has become extremely common in cites. Its layout consists of a central room with a kitchen and bathrooms and typically seating among other furniture, as well as 6-10 individually leased bedrooms along it usually 9-20m². This layout is duplicated on each floor. Plaza blocks, often 2-4 stories tall, have been constructed en masse in and around city centers and are usually inhabited by the lower and middle classes.

Beqanten, once the capital of the ancient Gefegesemmad Empire, features many of Raqar's oldest buildings south of the Simmeksange range. Its architecture valued longevity and strength with materials like stone, clay or mud bricks, and concrete, at the cost of a lengthy and expensive construction process. Drawings and the names of residents were often carved into the sides of buildings, and some also featured colorful paintings, most of which have since faded significantly. Homes of the imperial style were usually 1-2 stories tall and often housed 8-20 people. Occasionally, the ground floor was used for a shop or service. The style was continued in the city long after the empire died, with the newest buildings of the imperial architectural style being constructed as late as the 19th century. As population growth quickened, the slow building process of imperial-style buildings could no longer sustain growth. Hastily built wooden houses, as they did nationwide, become very common. In the 21st century, "faux-imperial" styled mansions started appearing in Raqar, taking inspiration from the style but changing it to adapt to modern infrastructure and building codes.

Electricity and Water

A census in 2020 determined that 49% of Raqari households had running water, and 78% of households had electricity.

Healthcare

Due to a combination of low wages in comparison to healthcare costs and a lack of healthcare buildings in many places, the death rate for treatable illnesses in Raqar is well above the global average, particularly near wetlands that act as breeding grounds for disease transmitters. Humanitarian aid programs have been established to provide medicines to rural areas out of reach of healthcare facilities.

Education

Raqar's public education system encompasses 12 grades, each lasting 1 lunar year (295 days). Primary school includes grades 1-6, and secondary school includes the remaining 6. In 2025, the annual spending amount for education across all administrative levels was Ħ97.32 billion, equivalent to roughly $1.21 billion.

Roads

Many of Raqar's cities are connected by the Jiol Fensam Hote (JFH) Road Network, consisting of highways paid for and maintained by the national government. The roads are numbered by the order in which their construction started, with odd numbered roads going east and west and even numbered roads going north and south.

Less than 10% of Raqar’s roads are paved.

Rail

The Fenonas Light Rail Organization operates a tram system running through the city center of Fenonas. It opened in 2019 as an attempt to relieve traffic congestion.

Airports

The largest airport in Raqar is Omeki Jollabhaj International Airport (OMJ) in Fenonas. It features 4 terminals, each with 7 gates as well as parking garages, car rentals, and a hotel. The second largest airport is Batamqar Regional Airport, with 7 gates and a single runway. The main airline in Raqar is Dhokodhadolo Nas (Nas Airlines), with flights to most Tarephian countries and numerous large countries around the world.