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. It borders TA250 to the east and south, Suleihügü and TA216 to the west, and TA247 to the north. Its capital and largest city is Fenonas, situated by the river Ganassam and Tarephian Lake D.

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 However, the glyphs used and their meanings differed across dialects, often making historical documents difficult to decipher.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 Deqeqar Empire, which controlled present day Drilef Ganassam, Koyganot, and Nasefasampen. Several days into his reign, he launched an invasion on the city of Beqanten, 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 Beqanten, including Renyajamm and Sronqesrote. Shortly after conquering the area, Kemqan founded Sintoh, building a fortress there which took 7 years to build due to the effort needed to transport materials up the hill it sat on. From late 558 to mid 559, Kemqan's armies occupied the sparsely populated rural land southwest of the empire with few casualties.

The Deqeqar 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

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.

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.

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 has a nominal GDP of $233.6 billion, and a GDP per capita of $7,207. It has an unemployment rate of 8.4%, and a poverty rate of 37%.

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.

Exports

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

The official language of Raqar is Sohelef Raqar, known as Raqari in Ingerish. It uses the Thifar script, invented by the scribe Nijin Thifar in the 1320s. 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 book 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

Electricity and Water

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

Roads

Some of Raqar's southern major cities are connected by the Jiol Fensam Hote (JFH) Road Network, consisting of motorways and trunk roads between many cities, 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. JFH-1, the first motorway, was opened in Fenonas in 1992. The much more extensive Jiol Etere Fensam Hote (JEFH) Road Network consists of smaller intercity roads, often branching off of JFH roads and connecting to smaller cities.

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.