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Amjedia

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The Democratic Republic of Amjedia (Arabic:الجمهورية الأمجدية الديمقراطية, al-jumhūriyya al-amjediyya al-dimoukratiyya) commonly called Amjedia (Arabic: أمجديا) , is a country located in The East Pacific. It covers a total area of 286, 518 km² and has a population of over 27 million as of 2022.
Amjedia is divided into 20 governorates and its capital city is Al Manara.

Amjedia was first inhabited by various tribes. In 700 B.C, the Achillian Empire was founded by Adon Achilles who founded Terra Gloria. The Achillian Empire was defeated by the Romans in 325 B.C.
The Muslims conquered Amjedia in the 7th century. The country, was colonized by France in 1908 with the beginning of the regression of the Ottoman Empire and gained independence in 1950.
Amjedia which was a kingdom became a Republic in 1954. The emerging democracy has gone through periods of instability from November 1972 to November 1979 and from June 1992 to October 1994 with the latter leading to an uprising.

Amjedia is a Unitary Presidential Representative Democratic Republic.It is considered as one of the world's most developed countries economically. Its GDP of 1,277 trillion dollars with 45,732 dollars per capita ranks highly in the world. Amjedia has a very high level of human development and is among the top countries for life expectancy.

Amjedia is a member of The World Assembly.

Etymology

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Amjedia comes from the word "amjed" (أمجاد), which means in Arabic glories.

Historically, it derives from Terra Gloria which was founded by Adon Achilles and which means Land of Glories (أرض الأمجاد in Arabic).

A citizen in Amjedia is called an "Amjedian"

History

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Early history:

Amjedia was inhabited by many tribes. In 700 B.C, Adon Achilles conquered the land, founded Terra Gloria and created the Achillian Empire.

In 325 B.C, a war broke out between the Achillian Empire and the Roman Republic resulting in the end of the Achillian Empire.

In 27 B.C, upon the end of the Roman Republic, Amjedia became a part of the Roman Empire until its fall in 476. Amjedia is then successively invaded by the Vandals and the Byzantines.

The Arab conquest in the 7th century brought to Amjedia the Arabic language and Islam.

Many caliphates have followed the country. In 1456, Amjedia became a part of the Ottoman Empire under what was known as the Arab Kingdom of Amjedia. During the Ottoman period, the state enjoyed great growth.

In 1908, and with the beginning of the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the French took advantage of the situation and colonized Amjedia which led to the emergence of armed resistance.

When the last king Abdul-Hamid Abdul Haq took power in 1940, he supported the resistance despite the restrictions of the French authorities.

Finally, Amjedia gained independence on 15 February 1950 after 42 years of war.

In February 1954 following the 4th anniversary of independence of the Kingdom, Abdul-Hamid Abdul Haq announced that the Monarchy is no longer suitable for Amjedia. Hence, a referendum was organized on 6 June 1954 for which the Monarchy was abolished for the Republican regime by 57% of votes.

The Republic of Amjedia (June 1954-):

Transition period (June 1954-November 1957):

In June 1954, and following the results of the referendum, the King Abdul-Hamid Abdul Haq abdicated for the benefit of his Minister Ahmed Salah Saddah who sworn into office at the Amjedian High Tribunal to become the interim President until a new one is elected.

On 15 August 1954, a constituent assembly was elected in order to draft a constitution for the Republic. The constitution was adopted on 25 March 1957 and the first presidential elections took place on 17 November 1957.

November 1957-November 1962: The birth of a democracy:

Following the presidential elections which took place on 17 November 1957, Ahmed Salah Saddah became President of Amjedia.

During his 5 years of presidency, the country has embarked into a comprehensive program of reconstruction and development.

Government policy was to promote education, health and welfare. Agriculture and fishing were also on the list.

Freedom of media prospered and the number of political parties went from 2 in 1954 to 6 in 1962.

Ahmed Salah Saddah had a vision of a developed democratic country combining modernity and originality (Arab and Islamic culture).

November 1962-November 1972: The new face of Amjedia:

From November 1962 to November 1972, Amjedia's economy flourished under the governance of both Presidents Ahmed Kefi (November 1962-November 1967) and Sami Hassani (November 1967-November 1972) who supported tourism and industry.

The major interests remained education, health and welfare. Agriculture and fishing remained the major sectors.

November 1972-November 1979: The red years:

In the elections of November 1972, Ahmed Salah Kamel won the elections and became the fourth President of Amjedia.

A few days later, following his victory, he banned all opposition political parties and outlawed freedom of media. The constitution of the Democratic Republic was also suspended.

Citizens lived 7 years of perpetual fear as journalists and opponents are daily arrested and jailed. Many of them were tortured and executed without any fair trial. Some of them also disappeared in mysterious conditions.

Ahmed Salah Kamel, also went into a politic of regionalism, cutting off support of rural areas.

In February 1978, his Prime Minister Hakim Abdullatif left the government and joined the opposition in exile.

November 1979-June 1992: The green years:

1. November 1979-November 1986:

   4 November 1979 was a memorable day as dictator Ahmed Salah Kamel was defeated by former President Ahmed Kefi who run as an independent candidate. They were both the only candidates in the presidential elections.

   Ahmed Kefi designated Abdulhamid Eyad as his Prime Minister. Together, they restored the opposition parties and freedom of Media. Suspended constitution was also restored and amended.

   Abdulhamid Eyad, had a lot of ingenious ideas which took off the country from the crisis caused by Ahmed Salah Kamel's dictatorship.

   In 1982, exiled ex-Prime Minister Hakim Abdullatif returned to the country and created the Free Amjedia Party (FAP).

   The year 1984 was marked by the stabilization of the economy thanks to a great flow of tourists and a fair improvement of the industry sector.

2. November 1986-June 1992:

   In November 1986, Hakim Abdullatif won the presidential elections and became the sixth President of Amjedia for a 7 years term. He maintained Abdulhamid Eyad as Prime Minister who was ordered to form the new government.

   Amjedia continued its progress under the governance of Hakim Abdullatif. Fishing remained the major sector, while industry became one of the major key elements in front of agriculture.

   In 1990, the constitution was amended lowering the age of candidacy from 40 to 35.

   Unfortunately, Hakim Abdullatif didn't finish his term as he was reversed by a coup d'état by Ahmed Salah Kamel in June 1992.

June 1992- October 1994: The return of dictatorship:

On 24 June 1992, Ahmed Salah Kamel declared himself President in a coup d'état. Legal President Hakim Abdullatif, who happened to be his Prime Minister from November 1972 to February 1978, was immediately arrested and executed a few days later (28 June 1992). Prime Minister Abdulhamid Eyad escaped to a neighboring country.

The period from 24 June 1992 to 31 October 1994 was a tough period to Amjedia as it was marked by high corruption and lack of freedoms. Amjedians, unhappy with their living conditions, began protesting in August 1994 calling Ahmed Salah Kamel to resign. The revolution lasted two months during which several protesters were arrested, 600 killed and 3500 injured.

Finally, Ahmed Salah Kamel overthrow on 31 October 1994.

31 October 1994- January 1995: Transition period:

As dictator Ahmed Salah Kamel (A.S.K) overthrow on 31 October 1994, Prime Minister Wahid Hattab became acting President and promised to hold presidential elections as soon as possible. The next day (1 November 1994), A.S.K was arrested and his political party Change Movement Party (CMP) was dissolved one month later.

Presidential elections took place on 8 January 1995 and opposed 4 candidates. Since no one of them won a majority, a second round took place on 15 January 1995 between the two first winners Ahmed El Adel and Monawer Abdulfattah. On 16 January 1995, Ahmed El Adel was declared winner by 58.26% of votes.

January 1995-January 2005: Ahmed El Adel's presidency:

Following the election results, Ahmed El Adel became the ninth President of Amjedia for a 5 years term. He was re-elected in January 2000.
During his presidency, he supported industry and information technology sectors and encouraged scientific exploration.

Civil rights also prospered as the constitution was amended by the parliament allowing religious minorities to have their own representatives in the parliament and to be members in the government. Age of candidacy was also lowered from 35 to 25 believing that young adults are now responsible and can take leadership role.

In May 1997 and after a series of trials, dictator A.S.K was found guilty of various charges and was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Amjedian High Tribunal.

January 2005-January 2019: Amjed Laadili's presidency:

In January 2005, Amjed Laadili became the tenth President of Amjedia and the youngest ever to win the office by election (25 years old). He was re-elected in 2012. Despite being young, he has the sense of leadership. Like his predecessor, he is fond of scientific advancement and technology.

Toyoor1, the first 100% Amjedian satellite, was launched on 22 March 2008 followed by Toyoor2 on 17 June 2012.

7 July 2010 was a memorable day, as the Amjedian parliament voted a legal text allowing prisoners to vote. The text is then added to the constitution.

In 2016, dictator A.S.K was released by the Amjedian High Tribunal due to health issues related to his age (86 years old).

In 2017, the Parliament proposed to change the constitutional article regulating the President's term of office. The text was subjected to a referendum the same year in which it was approved. The article came into force on 20 January 2019.
On 18 March 2018, the Amjedian Space Agency (ASA) successfully launched the 100% Amjedian satellite AdonSAT TG-700.

January 2019-Incumbent (term expires in January 2024): Wahid Khadoum's presidency:

On 20 January 2019, Wahid Khadoum sworn in as the eleventh President of Amjedia after having defeated Jallel Mansour in the second round of the Presidential Elections which occurred on 12 January 2019 (First Round on 22 December 2018).

Geography

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Located in the East Pacific, Amjedia covers an area of 286,518 km2 of which 240,806 km2 is land and 45,712 km2 is water. Amjedia contains 22 islands of different size 8 of them are inhabited.

Amjedia has plenty of lakes and rivers. There are also forests and mountainous areas but no deserts.

With an area of 583 km2, Lake Yaqut is the largest lake in the country. The highest point is mount Hanine at 2,269 m (7,444 feet) and the lowest point is situated at the level of the sea.

Climate

The climate is mostly a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) characterized by hot and dry summers and mild, wet winters. The average winter temperature varies from 6°C to 18°C. The average summer temperature varies between 23°C and 32°C. Frosts are occasional and snow is rare. The highest recorded air temperature was 38°C on 18 July 2016 while the lowest recorded temperature was -2°C on 6 January 2014.

The “Dsa” pattern: Mediterranean-influenced hot-summer humid continental climate, can be found in the mountainous areas located in the north-west, the south-east as well as the south-west. The average temperature in winter is below 0°C and the average temperature in summer is above 22°C. The lowest recorded temperature was -18°C on 8 January 2018 while the highest recorded temperature was 35°C on 26 August 2016.

Biodiversity

Amjedia has a diverse fauna composed of several animal species ranging from the Amjedian majestic deer to wolves, foxes, bears, rabbits and eagles. Domestic animals include sheep, cattle, donkeys and horses. The Amjedian green-necked white pigeon is the national animal of the country.

The flora is also diverse and includes coniferous and deciduous forests in addition to temperate grasslands. There are many species of plants including flowers and trees. Fungi exist as well.
From the Amjedian flora, we can cite: olive, oak, pine, cedar, cypress and laurel trees as well as agrumes.

Environment

Since the start of the modernization and industrialization in the early sixties, Amjedia has been regulating laws in order to preserve the environment. Although the country faced challenges in the start, it succeeded to balance economic growth with environmental protection. Industries are subject to strict laws regarding greenhouse gas emissions and waste management.

However, the country is still having some environmental issues such as illegal hunting and fishing.

It is illegal to throw the litter anywhere as there are dedicated places. Although chewing gum is not banned, it is illegal to throw gum on the street and the lawbreakers pay a fine.

In 2008, Amjedia banned plastic bags including single-use ones with fines for anyone breaking the rules.

Amjedia recognizes climate change and is part of international agreements to preserve the environment.

Maritime Claims

• Territorial Sea: 12 nmi
• Contiguous zone: 24 nmi
• Exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi

Natural Hazards

Flooding in case of heavy rain

Demographics

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Population

According to the 2022 census by the Amjedian Institute of Statistics, Amjedia has a population of 27, 933, 496 million with a sex ratio of 0.98.

97% of the population consists of Amjedian citizens with the rest being foreign workers, foreign students and immigrants. The average population density is 116 people by km2.

The country has a growth rate of 0.8% and a fertility rate of 1.77%. The Median age is 35.2 years (35.5 years for females and 34.9 years for males). The life expectancy is 86 years (88 years for females and 84 years for males).

Language

Arabic is the official language of Amjedia. Other languages are English and French. Before 2008, French was the second language and English the third. After that, and in order to promote scientific research and development, English became the second language of Amjedia.

Italian, German and Spanish are also spoken. The Amjedian sign language is the language of Deaf Community.

Religion

Islam is the national religion of Amjedia. However, the constitution guarantees freedom of Religion. 98.2% of Amjedians identify as Muslims, 1.2% are Christians, and 0.4% are Jews. The rest of the population (0.2%) identify as Atheist.

Largest Cities

Rank	City	Metro area population	State
1	Al Manara	CITY1POPULATION	Al Manara
2	Jawaher	CITY2POPULATION	Jawaher
3	Wifak	CITY3POPULATION	Jawaher
4	Warafa	CITY4POPULATION	Anjad
5	Al Maarouf	CITY5POPULATION	Haydara
6	Bordj Sultan	CITY6POPULATION	Haydara
7	Al Salam	CITY7POPULATION	Anjad
8	Al Manbaʽa Al sharqi	CITY8POPULATION	Ain Yakut
9	Al Marsad	CITY9POPULATION	Majdaa
10	Al Majaz	CITY10POPULATION	Ain Alward

Education

Health

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Politics

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Government

Amjedia is a unitary presidential representative democratic republic with a multi-party system.

The Amjedian constitution guarantees the separation of powers. The government is divided into three branches:

The executive branch: It is led by the President who is the head of state and head of government. He can serve for two consecutive five-year-terms. A comparison between the old and the current procedure of election is described here. The President has the power to veto legislative bills and to issue decrees.

The legislative branch: It is represented by the unicameral parliament called the National Assembly of Amjedia. It consists of 250 members elected via direct elections and who serve for 4 years. The National Assembly of Amjedia inaugurates the President, amends the constitution, makes laws, debates and approves the budget, declares war and approves treaties. The National Assembly of Amjedia has also the power of impeachment.

The judiciary branch: It is independent and is represented by the courts. The High tribunal of Amjedia is the highest judiciary branch. Other courts include Military courts, Cassation courts as well as Appeal courts. The Constitutional court is the court which deals with the constitutional law.

Foreign Relations and Military

Amjedia is known to be a neutral country avoiding intervention in foreign conflicts and tending to have good relations with other nations.
However, Amjedia can sometimes intervene in order to defend itself against any treat coming from any party and to support peacekeeping.
Amjedia is a member of The World Assembly. According to the Amjedian constitution, the WA representative is chosen by the parliament.

The Amjedian Armed Forces encompass the Amjedian Army, the Navy and the Air Force. The President serves as the supreme commander.
Until 2008, military service was compulsory for men and voluntary for women aged 18 except special cases such as handicap.
In 2008, military service became all voluntary.
In 2022, military spending was about 2.0% of the nation's GDP.

Administrative divisions

Amjedia is divided into 20 governorates and the islands are part of the governorates they are close to. The list of governorates is provided below:

N°	Governorate
1	Al Manara (Capital)
2	Jawaher
3	Taiba
4	Majdaa
5	Anjad
6	Haydara
7	Zahra
8	Al rayyan
9	Djellal
10	Al cherifia
11	Teja
12	Adwar
13	Aghwar
14	Anbara
15	Ain Alward
16	Tal Al kadhra
17	Beni Sakr
18	Al Safa
19	Ain Yakut
20	Beni Leith

Economy

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Amjedia has a mixed economy that combines private industry and state-owned industry with government intervention.

The Amjedian economy, is considered as one of the most efficient in the
East Pacific. The GDP is 1.277 trillion dollars while the GDP per capita is 45,723 dollars.

The currency of Amjedia is the Amjedian Dinar (AJD) issued by the National Bank of Amjedia.

As of 2022, Amjedia has a labor force of 16, 728, 600 with a work force participation rate of 69.87% and an unemployment rate of 2.0%.

The Gini coefficient is 29.44 suggesting a low income inequality with only 1.45 % of the population living below poverty line. This is thanks to low corruption and social welfare programs.

Amjedia's economy is diversified; it is led by information technology with major contributions from the publishing industry, tourism and fishing. The manufacturing industry and agriculture contribute also to the economy, while the mining industry has the lowest contribution due to the environmental regulations.

Amjedia is home to many successful Amjedian-registered companies including but not limited to: Badissat, AMCA, HAEL, ETELED, APPL, JHI and Amjairc.

Amjedia's exports include: Electronics, cars, vehicle parts, aircraft, textiles, pharmaceuticals, animal and vegetable products and by-products.

Imports include: Laboratory reagents and chemicals, refined petroleum, motor vehicles, aircraft, pesticides and minerals.

Tourism is one of the contributors to the Amjedian economy. According to the world census, Amjedia is one of the most visited countries in the word. In 2021, the country had 29,966 million visitors.

Climate, beautiful landscapes, culture, beach, cuisine and history are the main attractions of Amjedian tourism.

Being a country overlooking on the sea, Amjedia has fishing as one of the contributors to the economy. The total annual production tonnage from capture and aquaculture is approximately 978,235.

Culture

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Amjedian culture is rich and diversified. It has been shaped by the nation’s history, the different civilizations that have crossed it as well as its geography.

Amjedians are described as welcoming, helpful and hard working people. They have a big respect for the family and are keen to preserve family kinship.

Amjedians enjoy celebrating religious holidays with family and are supportive when it comes to the needy and poor.

Music and dance

Music and dance have always been part of the Amjedian life. Traditional music, nasheed as well as patriotic songs are popular. The songs are slightly linked to poetry.

Notable Amjedian musicians include Moncef Aljawehiri, Ali Bin Walid, Jameel Chafeek, Chadha Altaieb and Sabrine Zaher.

The moving wall dance is the folkloric dance of Amjedia. It consists of two people standing opposite each other holding opposed canes. In the middle of them, another person singing while another group of people turn around them with their hands on each other’s shoulders from behind.

Dress

Male traditional clothes in Amjedia consist of an emerald green button down shirt with trousers and a sleeveless embroidered open jacket both in cream color to which they can add a green tarbouch on their head.

Another variety is harem pants with a sleeveless embroidered open jacket. Both can be either in emerald green or cream color and accompanied by black, emerald green or cream sash. The button down shirt can be either in emerald green or cream color.

Female traditional clothes consist of a long emerald green robe accompanied with an embroidered emerald green tarbouch. The robe and the tarbouch can also be in cream color.

Cuisine

Amjedian cuisine is very diverse and consists of a great variety of dishes. It is shaped by fishing and farming.

Couscous with trout is one of the traditional foods in Amjedia. Meatballs are also a popular dish. They can be made of beef, chicken or fish. Amjedians like stuffed vegetables and sea food very much as well.

Vegetable soup is very consumed in autumn and in winter especially in the colder regions of the country.

Coffee, tea, fruit, fruit juices are also popular.

Holidays

Amjedia’s weekends are Friday and Saturday. Public holidays celebrated include religious and national observances.

The New Year’s Day is on January 1. Independence Day is celebrated on February 15; it is marked by ceremonies attended by the President of Amjedia, government members, speaker of the house and military officials. Political speeches as well as military parades are held during the celebration in the Al Manara capital.

Martyr’s Day is observed on March 22 in remembrance of all those who gave their life for the freedom of the country. Every year, the President, the Prime minister as well as speaker of the house, gather to the Martyr’s Square located in the Al Manara capital to lay wreath and pay tribute to the heroes who fought for the sovereignty of the country.

Republic Day celebration takes place on June 6 and is characterized by fireworks, festivals and carnivals across the nation. Labor Day is celebrated on May 1.

The Revolution Day, on October 31, marks the end of Ahmed Salah Kamel’s dictatorial regime and the return of Democracy.

Religious holidays include the Islamic New Year, Eid al-Fitr which comes after the holy month of Ramadan, Arafat Day as well as Eid al-Adha.

Muslim Amjedians don’t celebrate Mawlid as they think that the only way to show their love for the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) is to follow his teachings and there is no reason to reserve a specific day for it.

Women day is not celebrated either. The reason for not celebrating it is that Amjedians think that Women in Amjedia are respected and have already their rights and there is no need to reserve a specific day to show appreciation. They rather prefer to show it every day.

Infrastructure

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Transport

Amjedia has a developed and diversified transport infrastructure including transport by road, rail, air and water.

Road network covers 457,138 km (284,052 mi) of which 5,340 km (3,318 mi) are motorways.

The national railway network is state-owned and operated by the Amjedian Railway Company. It covers 13,116 km (8,149 mi) of which 6,296 km (3,912 mi) is electrified.

Amjedia has 29 airports with Hakim Abdullatif International Airport in north Al Manara being the largest and busiest. The second largest and busiest airport is Saddah International Airport located in east Jawaher. The country’s flag carrier is Amjedian Airlines providing international and national services. The country has also 8 heliports.

There are 35 seaports used for container traffic and passenger transport. Container ships, ferries and passenger ships are used for transport.

4 bridges are also available to connect the country with some of its small islands.

Energy

TBD

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N°	President	Portrait	Time in office	Term
1	Ahmed Salah Saddah (21 February 1910-14 April 2005)		6 June 1954-17 November 1962	6 June 1954-17 November 1957 (acting)
1	Ahmed Salah Saddah (21 February 1910-14 April 2005)	see picture above	6 June 1954-17 November 1962	17 November 1957-17 November 1962
2	Ahmed Kefi (10 May 1922-)		17 November 1962-17 November 1967	17 November 1962-17 November 1967
3	Sami Hassani (28 November 1925-7 April 2012)		17 November 1967-17 November 1972	17 November 1967-17 November 1972
4	Ahmed Salah Kamel (2 August 1930- 7 April 2019)		17 November 1972-17 November 1979	17 November 1972-17 November 1979
5	Ahmed Kefi (10 May 1922-)	see picture 2	17 November 1979- 17 November 1986	17 November 1979- 17 November 1986
6	Hakim Abdullatif (4 March 1932-28 June 1992)		17 November 1986-24 June 1992 (reversed by a coup d'état)	17 November 1986-24 June 1992 (reversed by a coup d'état)
7	Ahmed Salah Kamel (2 August 1930-7 April 2019)	see picture 4	24 June 1992-31 October 1994 (overthrown by a revolution)	24 June 1992-31 October 1994 (overthrown by a revolution)
8	Wahid Hattab (15 December 1946-)	No portrait available	31 October 1994-20 January 1995 (acting)	31 October 1994-20 January 1995 (acting)
9	Ahmed El Adel (30 July 1954-)		20 January 1995-20 January 2005	20 January 1995-20 January 2000
9	Ahmed El Adel (30 July 1954-)	see picture above	20 January 1995-20 January 2005	20 January 2000-20 January 2005
10	Amjed Laadili (8 October 1979-)		20 January 2005- 20 January 2019	20 January 2005-20 January 2012
10	Amjed Laadili ( 8 October 1979-)	see picture above	20 January 2005- 20 January 2019	20 January 2012-20 January 2019
11	Wahid Khadoum (20 March 1986-)		20 January 2019- 20 January 2024	20 January 2019-20 January 2024
12	Jameel Nasheed (6 April 1981-)		20 January 2024- Incumbent	20 January 2024-Incumbent (term expires on 20 January 2029)