Al-Tamazgha

Al-Tamazgha, officially the Kingdom of Al-Tamazgha, is the northernmost country in the southwestern Atlantian Oceania. It is part of the Tamazghan region of the southwestern Atlantian Oceania, and it shares land borders with Sunset Shimmer to the south, while a strait of dense, deep waters separate it with Nojika to the east. In terms of waters, it faces the Sea of Wonders to the west and the Vilitan Cove to the east, which have contributed to its historic reputation as the 'Celestial Gateway'. It is also located near the archipelago of Zafran Islands, an overseas territory of Quebec and Shingoryeo located two hundred kilometres from Al-Tamazgha. Currently discussions are being in place for the Zafran Islands to join Al-Tamazgha.

Featuring ancient archaeological sites dating back to the classical antiquity, Al-Tamazgha spans a large area of 580,500 km2, with a population of 31 million people. Geographically Al-Tamazgha spans from extensive coastline on the west and the north, the rocky Sebou mountains for most of the inland territories, and the desert on the southeast that directly border Sunset Shimmer. Its territory is largely arable, though environmental conservation remains a challenge and a work in progress. The southwestern tip of the country, Lamaneland, is tropical and is considered to be culturally and ethnically different from the Ismailites or Tamazghans predominant in the east. Al-Tamazgha's official religion is Sufi Islam, and there are two official languages in the country - Arabic, Tamazghan (Berber) - while French, Tamazghan-Arabic and to lesser extent Judaeo-Arabic dialects, are used on regular administrative and educational capacities. Tamazghan culture and identity derives from geographically diverse nature of the state, as well as centuries of conflicts and influences from historically intersecting forces. Its capital is Kajaïa, one of the three ancient cities of Al-Tamazgha, while the largest city and economic capital is Maisonbleue.

Dating back to the early antiquity period, Al-Tamagzha was inhabited by various ethnic groups, in particular, the Tamazghans to the east and the Lamanes to the west. Over the course of the centuries, it was ruled by various dynasties, with Islam arriving in the 9th and the 10th centuries through the Malikid Dynasty, which set the brand of pluralism and tolerance commonly found in the Tamazghan religious traditions. From the 16th to the 19th century, Al-Tamazgha had to fight against external forces that threatened its sovereignty. The dynastical change from the Sharifian to the current Ismailite Dynasty in 1712 coincided with economic and cultural prosperity, which saw a Quebecois-aided expansion foray into the Lamaneland on the early 19th century. The strategic significance of the Al-Tamazgha's location, as well as the increased expense to maintain a much larger Banija, had seen the Quebecois interests resume in the state. From 1894 to 1948 Al-Tamazgha had the Protectorate status under the Shingoryeoite Empire, under which its sovereignty had remained, but the foreign affairs handled by the Quebecois. In 1948, Al-Tamazgha regained full independence after a series of negotiations following year-long riots that included a blockade of the Maisonbleue Port, as well as the post-war realities of maintaining the expanses of the Shingoryeoite Empire.

In the contemporary era, Al-Tamazgha remains a relatively stable country. Al-Tamazgha is a semi-constitutional monarchy with a Monarch, a Prime Minister and the two-levelled legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Commons. Traditionally the Monarch, elected under Male-preference primogeniture, enjoys significant legislative and executive power and is technically the Commander of the nation's three armed forces. The Privy Council, consisting of the members of the Cabinet, the Parliament and significant members of the community, also holds significant power and offers advice, though their overreaching power, alongside that of the monarch, is being reduced in an effort to further democratise the country. Considered to be an economically-emerging market with significant middle power influence relative to its economy, Al-Tamazgha holds significant power in both the Quebecois Commonwealth and its southern bloc of nations in Atlantian Oceania. It holds significant economic and cultural ties with Quebec and Shingoryeo, Busoga Islands and Banija, and enjoys amicable to growing relations with fellow Arabophone nations across the Multiverse.