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{{Infobox Nation Comprehensive
|fullname = Socialist Republic of Banh Nam
|commonname = Banh Nam
|flag = File:Banh Nam flag.png
|coa = File:Banh Nam COA.png
|anthem = "[[March On]]"
|motto = Freedom and Independence
|map = File:Location of Banh Nam.jpg
|mapversions = 17.5.0
|capital = [[Dien Noi]]
|largecity = [[Banh Nao Dong Nai]]
|lang = Banhnamese<br>English
|religion = No major religion
|demnoun = Banhamese
|demadj = Banhamese
|govtype = 	Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic
|headofstatetitle = General Secretary
|headofstate = [[Nguyen Van Tham]]
|headofgovernmenttitle = President
|headofgovernment = Vo Van Thang
|legislature = Banh Nam National Assembly
|estdate = 27 July 2023
|pop = 34,000,000
|activepop = 1
|currency = Banhnamese Dong<br>(BND)
|timezone = CMT + 4
|drives_on = right
|animal = Elephant
|food = Rice noodles 
|drink = Coffee
|tree = Palm Trees
|abbrev = BAN
}}
'''Banh Nam''' (Banhnamese: Banh Nam) officially the Socialist Republic of Banh Nam, is a country located on the northeastern coast of Eura. Banh Nam does not border any nations nor shares any maritime borders with any nations. Its capital is Dien Noi and its largest city is Banh Nao Dong Nai. A developing country with a lower-income economy, Banh Nam is nonetheless one of the fastest-growing economies in Eura and beyond. However, the country is also infamously known for its high levels of corruption, poverty, censorship, and environmental issues alongside human rights violations. The nation ranks the lowest in terms of civil liberties, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and ethnic minorities.

Despite being located more northern than other [[ASEEN]] nations, Banh Nam is a full member of the association and is considered one of the economic powerhouses of the association. The country is led by paramount leader [[Nguyen Van Tham]] under the [[Communist Party of Banh Nam]] and the country is a Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic and has its assembly building situated in [[Dien Noi]].

==History==

===Early History===
Early artifacts suggest that Banhnam had been inhabited by early humans as early as 131 BC. Most of the humans settled near the Dong Nai River whilst some settled in the Trap Nao Gong Lake for freshwater and resources. Most who resided in the Trap Nao Lake soon moved to Dong Nai for more resources as suggested by discovered artifacts.

===Dynastic Banh Nam===
According to Banhnamese legends, the Kang Hong dynasty is considered the first historical form of Banh Nam (then known as Tieu Xal and later Banh Lang). The Kang Hong dynasty came to a close in 34 BC as they were defeated by Thang Tram. Thang Tram would merge the Kang Hong dynasty with the Au Thac tribes to form the Au Tram dynasty. Thang Tram would be defeated again in 43 AD by a Yewlang general named Zhang Yong. Au Tram would then be incorporated into the maps of Yewlang (then known as Yang Guo). Thus southern Banh Nam was under Yewlang control for some time in history.

After around a thousand years of Yewlangese rule, rebellion General Dong Hang Nam would lead a rebellion against the Yewlang rule in 1132 in the city of Trang Dong where the Yewlang forces were forced to retreat, sounding an alarm for the Yewlang government. The Battle of Trang Dong would become the start of an all-out rebellion of the Banhnamese people. Around 1139, the rebellion finally ended with the locals driving the Yewlang force out of the nation. Dong Hang Nam would soon be elected as the Grand General of the country and would start the Dong dynasty. The Dong dynasty would be the first dynasty to unite modern-day Banh Nam, incorporating the Da Nam tribe and the So Thoc tribes. The dynasty would become the largest dynasty by land area prior to modern-day Banh Nam. The capital was situated in the south of modern-day Dien Noi.

The Dong Dynasty would then be replaced by the Thoc Nai Dynasty following the death of Dong Hang Nam. His son's dynasty also failed to last long as he was killed, thus allowing the So Thoc tribe to come in and rob the seat of the Emporer to its name under the tribe. The So Thoc's were in place for another hundred years or so until the end of dynastic Banh Nam.

====Second Yewlang colonization ====
The Yewlang following their reform decided to invade the region in 1534, seizing the capital of the region and holding it until the locals surrendered to their regime. The Yewlang would also incorporate Southern Banh Lang into its new map and empire. The region was in control by the Region Leader of the Yewlang colony Zhang Zhiye who was known for his harsh punishment for dissidents and slaves. The Banhnamese people were treated as slaves for the Yewlangese people who came on business trips or leisure travel. Banh Lang was converted to a plantation-based economy by Yewlang and only exported goods to Yewlang in return for very little profit. The residents were also mistreated by their plantation owners and times were hard for mothers and young children alike as they were not allowed to receive education and did not have basic amenities such as toilets in their households.

The Banhnamese people were set free in 1734, exactly 200 years after the colonization as the Yewlang government collapsed. They were reunified into Banh Nam instead of Banh Lang meaning a new start in Bahanamese. They settled on Dien Noi becoming the capital and was renamed Xal Gan in memory of the war general Nguyen Xai Gan.

===The Banh Nam===
Due to increasing competition between Columbo and Banh Nam, Columbo decided to fund a rebellion in Banh Nam to wreak havoc in the local government and attempt to cause unrest. This plan was discovered by top Banh Nam officials and was presented to the Columbo officials during a summit meeting in 1979. Talks were unable to resolve the situation as Columbo refused such claims whilst the Banh Nam side was confident its neighbors were plotting against them. It ended up with the Banhnamese invading Columbo's border town which backfired, turning into the Banh Nam War.

The Banh Nam War was a period of fighting between the Banh Nam and the Columbo-funded Banh No (known as Northern Banh Nam). The war started as Banh No attempted to gain independence from the main country itself following the large number of Columbo dissidents residing in the area and wanting to return home and being disrespectful towards the Banhnamese government. This sparked the Banhnamese civil war or the Banh Nam War as locals fought against Columbo forces alongside the Banh No army. The bloodiest battle in the history of Banh Nam happened during the war in the Cong Nam Forest just west of Dien Noi. There both sides fought for over 10 days and over 6,342 men across both sides were lost in the battle. The battle was won by the Banh Nam army, the Banh Cong. The Battle of Cong Nam proved to be the turning point in the war as the Banh Cong managed to gain control of an important Columbo-held military base and were soon able to invade the main city of Hui which was under Columbese control and forced the Yewlang to pull out of the war, ending a 4-year conflict in 1985. Banh No was soon incorporated into Banh Nam following their defeat.

=== Reunification and reforms===
On 28th July 1985, following the end of the war and Columbo pulling out of Banh Nam, Banh Nam (South Banh Nam) would merge with Banh No (Northern Banh Nam) to form the Socialist Republic of Banh Nam (SRBN). Led by the new General Secretary of the Banh Nam National Assembly [[Nguyen Soc Minh]], the new country announced itself to the world as a unified Banh Nam and promised the people of an ever-progressive Banh Nam. Following the reunification the government strongly promoted collectivization of farms and factories alike. The new government also started demolishing the prisoner camps in Hui and sent an estimated 200,000 Banh No troops to reeducation camps in Cong Nam. 

The country would soon embark on a nationwide reform led by the General Secretary [[Ngan Phan Pho]] during the 5th Banh Nam National Assembly where he presented the implementation of a free market to improve the nation's economic situation that carefully managed the transition from a planned economy to a "socialist-oriented market economy". Although the authority of the state remained unchallenged under the reform, the government encouraged private ownership of farms and factories, economic deregulation, and foreign investment, while maintaining control over strategic industries. Thus led to the sudden growth of the Banhnamese economy with the growth in industrial production alongside farm produces.

==Geography==
Located in the warm northeastern zone in Eura, Banh Nam's land is mostly hilly and packed with forests with mountains making up 40% of Banh Nam's landscape. The nation also boasts a number of freshwater rivers flowing from the west to the east, thus meaning that water usage is not an issue in Banh Nam. Lakes are also common in Banh Nam as the capital, Dien Noi also boasts a number of freshwater lakes in the city center. The landscape in Northern Banh Nam is heavily affected by the wars and fighting that took place, the soil in Northern Banh Nam is relatively low in nutrients due to this.

=== Climate===
Banh Nam is a part of the tropic zone in Eura, meaning that the weather during the summer can get intensely hot whilst having dry winters. Temperatures range from 20° to 31° in a year in the south and 25° to 36° in the north. The hot weather also means that the people of Banh Nam. The country is also affected by tropical depressions, tropical storms, and typhoons.

==Government and politics==
Banh Nam is ruled by the [[Communist Party of Banh Nam]] as a Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic. Despite it calling itself socialist, the Banhnamese economy has slowly grown capitalist with its economic policies leaning towards capitalism. Under the constitution of the Banh Nam, the [[Communist Party of Banh Nam]] (CPBN) asserts its role in all branches of the country's politics and society. The president of Banh Nam is elected by the party during National Assemblies and acts as the head of state and the commander in chief of the [[Banh Nam People's Armed Forces]], and holds the second highest office in Banh Nam.

The general secretary of the CPBN is in charge of numerous administrative functions and acts as the chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security. The prime minister acts as the head of government alongside a council of ministers composed of 4 deputy prime ministers, the prime minister also acts as the head of all 26 national ministries.

The National Assembly of Banh Nam is the state legislature composed of 250 members, led by the National Assembly Chairman. The Banh Nam Supreme People's Court is the nation's highest court of appeal. Beneath the People's Court stand the provincial courts then the local courts. Military courts in Banh Nam are included in provincial courts and possess special jurisdiction when national security is involved. Banh Nam currently maintains the death penalty for numerous offences.

===Foreign relations===
{{main|Foreign relations of Banh Nam}}

Banh Nam is currently a member of the [[ASEEN|Association of South East Euran Nations]] and is considered an important member of the association. The country remains an open attitude towards foreign relations and are open to any formal relations with other nations. The nation declares itself a friend and partner to all nations of the world regardless of their political affiliation.

Visa is still required for entry into Banh Nam in consideration of national security.

===Military===
{{main|Banh Nam People's Armed Forces}}

The [[Banh Nam People's Armed Forces]] consists of the Banh Nam People's Army, the Banh Nam People's Public Security and the Banh Nam People's Defence Militia. The BNPA is the official name for the active military services of Banh Nam and is divided into the Banh Nam People's Ground Forces, the Banh Nam People's Navy, the Banh Nam People's Air Force, the Banh Nam Border Guard, and the Banh Nam Coast Guard. The VPA has an active manpower of 230,000 but its total strength including paramilitary forces may be up to 1,500,000.

==Administrative divisions==
{{main|Subdivisions of Banh Nam}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Location
!No.
!Division
!Cities
|-
| rowspan="5" |Northwest
| rowspan="3" |1
| rowspan="3" |Bien Da
| Cam Pho
|-
|Den Tri
|-
|Ha Long
|-
| rowspan="2" |2
| rowspan="2" |Khanh Noa
| Quang Ninh
|-
|Vinh Tai
|-
| rowspan="3" | Northeast
| rowspan="2" |3
| rowspan="2" |Tranh Hoa
|Hui
|-
|Kang Trong
|-
|4
|Capital Division 
|Dien Noi
|-
| rowspan="7" | Central Region
| rowspan="2" |5
| rowspan="2" |Ca Mau
|Song Thoc
|-
|Mang Mai
|-
| rowspan="2" |6
| rowspan="2" |Kong Tang
|Gia Long
|-
|See Tanh
|-
| rowspan="3" |7
| rowspan="3" | Banh Nao
|Vinh Tang
|-
|Banh Nao Dong Nai
|-
|Sa Thec
|-
| rowspan="5" |South Central Region
| rowspan="2" |8
| rowspan="2" |Thua Chua
|Yen Noi
|-
|Na Lang
|-
|9
|Da Mang
|Da An
|-
| rowspan="2" |10
| rowspan="2" |Bi Dang
|Van Hau
|-
|Khanh Nai 
|-
| rowspan="5" |Southeast
| rowspan="3" |11
| rowspan="3" |Binh Phuoc 
|Lam Nai
|-
|Yong Kan
|-
|Cam Pho
|-
|12
|Hai Phoc 
|Hai Phoc 
|-
|13 
|Chu On
|Cam On
|}

==Economy==
The economy of Banh Nam is historically made up of agriculture, especially in farming rice and wheat. The country's economy is now reliant on factory produce and exporting produce overseas as a result of the reforms made by the government. The recent rise of factories plus the hardworking spirit of the Banhnamese people have also allowed the country's economy to enter an economic boom in the late 2010's becoming one of Eura's largest exporter of consumer goods and produce. Foreign investment such as land development and foreign production lines being headquartered in Banh Nam have also sparked a wave of interest in Banh Nam. The nation's poverty rate has also seen its recent decline due to the economic boom which has led to the improvement of local living standards and prevented the rise of economic inequality. 

===Agriculture===
Most of the agriculture exchange takes place in the southeast region of Banh Nam, with Lam Nai being the largest exporter in Banh Nam of farm produce and others with the primary export being rice. Other primary exports include coffee beans, tea, and rubber.

====Seafood ====
The Northwest province of Khanh Noa is the largest exporter of seafood in Banh Nam as there are numerous fishing farms and seafood farms in the region.

===Science and technology===
The improvement of the technology of Banh Nam can be seen by the growth of the nation as it continues to produce its own state-funded technologies such as phones, cars, televisions, and telecommunication networks. Scientific improvements have also improved drastically as the government decided to double the spending in the scientific field of things to improve the healthcare standard and continue to allow Banh Nam to lead in the scientific field of study.

====Automobiles====
Due to the rise of living standards and people's needs, Banh Nam's automobile production line has grown significantly over the past years as they have now developed into producing their own brand of electronic cars, the automobile market of Banh Nam is dominated by the local producer BanhFast Electronic Vehicles whilst the remaining are shared between BanhTransport, BanhCars and Dauian producer Proton.

==Infrastructure==

===Transport===
Most Banhnamese citizens commute daily on the road by scooters or motorcycles as they are rather cheap compared to cars and are more flexible to deal with. Road accidents remain a major concern for Banhnamese citizens as an average of 16 Banhanmese citizens lose their life to traffic daily. The Banh Nam government is also actively promoting public transport to minimize environmental pollution by lowering public fares and is also planning a monorail for the capital region. The nation has also put its civil focus on developing better traffic systems as they are planning to install cameras and better traffic lights to effectively control traffic and minimize accidents.

Banh Nam currently operates 13 major civil airports with 2 international gateways, being the Dien Noi International Airport and the Banh Nao International Airport. According to government plans, the number of international gateways is set to increase to 4 by 2027 as there are plans to expand Hai Phoc Airport and Van Hau Airport. [[Banh Nam Airlines]], the state-owned airline, currently operates around 54 aircraft including its cargo department and has plans to expand to 80 by 2025. Multiple private airlines also operate in Vietnam, them being [[Banh Nam Express]], [[Banh Nam Jet]], and [[GROWair]]. As a coastal country, the nation also boasts multiple international ports and the river network inland also makes up waterways for the transportation of goods and people.

===Energy===
The Banh Nam energy sector is dominated by the state-own and run Banh Nam Electricity group (BNE) which makes up 80% of the nation's power generation system in 2023. The other 20% are shared between private energy companies and other international power generation groups. Household gas is also dominated by the Banh Nam Electricity group under the name of PetroBanh which controls 75% of the nation's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Since 2023 the Electricity Group also operates 6 renewable energy power plants in the capital region.

Most of Banh Nam's energy is generated by either hydropower or fossil fuel power such as coal, or oil gas whilst renewable energy supplies the latter. The government had proposed plans to integrate nuclear power into the national power generation grid but was halted due to nuclear contamination concerns from the public and the government. 

===Education===
All educational institutes are state-funded unless international schools or privately funded institutes. Due to the government's widespread education network, the national literate rate has since grown to 90% by 2023 and is still on the rise due to the easy access to education and the budgets being put to good use for education. All state-funded schools provide free materials for pupils alike and provide general learning materials such as pencils and backpacks for free. Banhnamese citizens also are allowed free education from state-funded institutes.

==Demographics==
As of 2023, the population of Banh Nam stands at an all-time high of 34,000,000 citizens with a Banh Nam passport living in metropolitan areas of which including the city outskirts. Based on the 2023 census, it was revealed that around 55% of the nation's population lives in rural areas in the metropolitan outskirts whilst 45% live in the more concentrated urban areas. Urbanization and higher living standards also contribute to the higher life expectancy in recent years in Banh Nam. The dominant Banh people make up 86% of the nation's population whilst a major 7% go to the Dauian/Yewlang race and the remaining is shared between the Columbo, Rao, and Dai La people.

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{{Template:Largest Cities 10
<!--- Table title --->
| title            = Largest cities and municipalities in Banh Nam
<!--- Central images --->
| image1           = Banh Nao Dong Nai.jpg
| image2           = Dien Noi.jpg
<!--- List header --->
| city_type        = City
| subdivision_type = Division
<!--- List --->
| city1            = [[Banh Nao Dong Nai]]
| city1_div        = [[Banh Nao]]
| city1_pop        = 9,000,000
| city2            = [[Dien Noi]]
| city2_div        = [[Dien Noi|Capital Division]]
| city2_pop        = 8,000,000
| city3            = [[Gia Long]]
| city3_div        = [[Kong Tang]]
| city3_pop        = 3,000,000
| city4            = [[Mang Mai]]
| city4_div        = [[Ca Mau]]
| city4_pop        = 2,500,000
| city5            = [[Lam Nai]]
| city5_div        = [[Binh Phuoc]]
| city5_pop        = 2,500,000
| city6            = [[Cam Pho]]
| city6_div        = [[Binh Phuoc]]
| city6_pop        = 1,000,000
| city7            = [[Vinh Tang]]
| city7_div        = [[Banh Nao]]
| city7_pop        = 1,000,000
| city8            = [[Van Hau]]
| city8_div        = [[Bi Dang]]
| city8_pop        = 900,000
| city9            = [[Sa Thec]]
| city9_div        = [[Banh Nao]]
| city9_pop        = 850,000
| city10           = [[Hai Phoc]]
| city10_div       = [[Hai Phoc (Division)|Hai Phoc]]
| city10_pop       = 850,000
<!--- Footnotes --->
| footnote         = All populations are populations of metropolitan areas.
}}
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{{col-end}}

===Religion===
Most of Banh Nam is dominated by Christianity due to the Yewlang influence of Christianity whilst folk religion and Buddhism also exist in the nation.

===Language===
The national language is Banhnamese as most of the Banhnamese population only understand Banhnamese due to a lack of people understanding English, however in recent times the government has been promoting the use of English to promote internationalism in the country to the extent of providing free English education to locals so that they can understand tourists and boost the tourism industry in the nation. Aside from English and Banhnamese, some Banhnamese people also understand and speak Yewlang due to their Yewlang roots.

Columbo is also widely spoken in the northern regions due to them being a former Columbo-held territory.

==Culture ==
{{main|Culture of Banh Nam}}

The Banhamese culture is heavily influenced by the Yewlang culture and is considered a part of the Yewsphere Culture due to them being invaded by Yewlang and acting as a Yewlang state. The evidence of the Yewlang culture however is more evident in the northern part of the nation due to the nation's old capital as a Yewlang state was situated in the north. Most Yewlang buildings and artifacts can be found in the city of Cam Pho where it used to be the nation's capital as a Yewlang state. There are also a large amount of Dauian residents residing there, thus resulting in a number of Daau-towns in Cam Pho. 

===Literature===
Banhnamese literature is known for its creative settings and vibrant stories as they give people a feeling of warmth as described by foreign writers. The most famous form of Banhnamese literature are their own folk tales which were passed from one generation to another, with the most famous being the Banh Nam Dragon which is known for its protection of the Banh Nam people against foreign forces during the Trap Nao wars as part of a folk tale story collection. Another form of their literature is the Banh Nam poems which mainly are used to describe the nation's beautiful landscape.

===Music ===
Banhnamese music is traditionally composed using the Banhnamese flute, however, in modern times the country has shifted to producing modern pop, with famous artists popping up every month with new tracks.

=== Sports===
The national sport of Banh Nam is the sport of football, which it also the most popular sport in the nation and the national football team is the pride of the nation. The nation has its own [[Football in Banh Nam|football league system]], with the top tier being the [[B League 1]], and the second tier being B League 2. Banh Nam also has its own basketball league the [[Banh Nam National League]].

[[Category:Banh Nam]]