Mala

Mala First Nation
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Motto: Mua a ke Ma'o
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Capital	Ko'aka
Largest city	Ko'aka
Official language(s)	Mala'anje
Official religion(s)	Tribalism
Demonym	Mala'anje
- Adjective	Malan
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
- Aliʻi nui	Kahunamea XI
- Prime Minister	David Loloku
- Legislature	House of Nobles
Establishment	-583 ASC
Area
Population	3,002,581 (1695 AN)
Currency	Malan dollar (MLD)
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Mains electricity
Driving side	right
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National website	N/A
National forum	N/A
National animal	Nene
National food	Kalo
National drink	Tea
National tree	Kukui
Abbreviation	MAL, MA

Mala is a sovereign First Nation of indigenous Mala'anje people located on the southeastern shores of Keltia. Mala is considered to be the oldest nation in the world and its founding predates some of the earliest civilizations. The Mala'anje people are accepted as some of the first indigenous inhabitants of Micras, and their early explorations helped to spread humanity across the globe.

Etymology

The name Mala comes from the Mala'anje language (Hawaiian) and means garden; an archaic reference to the original settlement of Malanj that was said to have been founded in a field of flowers. The addition of nj or anje is a traditional word meaning village and villager respectively. Thus the literal translation of Malanj would be rendered as Garden Village.

History

Mala began as an independent collection of tribal city-states. Oral traditions dating back to around -1000 ASC relate that the warring city-states were in constant conflict until the coming of King Keoua. At the behest of Keoua the other tribal leaders gathered and agreed to form a loose confederation with Keoua himself as sovereign. Mala'anje traditions view the entirety of Mala as a great garden, with its people as its caretakers. Keoua led the tribal leaders to the site of Malanj, which was said to be along the western coast in an area of unsurpassed beauty, and founded the city there that would give birth to the Kingdom of Mala.

Around -10 ASC Mala was overrun by one of Micras' earliest nations; Cyberia. Cyberia was technologically advanced and had colonialist ambitions for Mala and the surrounding area. It was then incorporated as a province in the southwest of the Federal Republic of Cyberia. It became a vibrant province with mixed Imperial, Mala'anje and Socialist influence. After the First War of Cyberian Liberation, the province was renamed Felicia as a punishment of the Mala'anje who supported UPEC and the rebels. The Mala'anje were repressed during the early stages of Cyberian colonialism, and under Kahunamea IV many migrated to Cognito under invitation from the United Imperium's Emperor, Jacobus. These migrants would settle in the Tigra Isles and Melangia, eventually becoming distinct cultures unto themselves.

In 1564, after Cyberia collapsed for the final time, Mala joined Ashkenatza as Mala'eretz. Under the leadership of Amir Rabin, the territory adopted the Mala'anashi dialect as its official language. This was the second most populous tongue in use by the Mala'anje, and Rabin, hoping to modernize the nation and gaining significant support from Ashkenatza, took the opportunity to suppress the older language in favor of its modern counterpart. Despite internal tensions as a result of this, the period was marked by relatively strong economic growth, thus minimizing opposition to the loss of tradition. This growth would continue for several decades until the economic collapse of Ashkenatza in 1605, which caused the country to revert to tribalism and stirred up internecine warfare between rival tribes.

The area would fluctuate between various powers for the next hundred years until the early 1700s when Lac Glacei re-emerged as a major superpower on Apollonia. The Lac Glaceians, longtime allies of the Mala'anje, helped to restore tribal rights in the Tigra Isles. This eventually led to the Mala'anje Repatriation Act that established the Free Nation Territory on their historic lands in Keltia.

Infrastructure

Old Map of Mala, circa 1998

See: Workers' Republic of Mala and Windsor