Rodasia

Rodasia, officially the People's Republic of Rodasia (Tosanese: 黒金人民共和國, Hokumin Renmingonwakoku; : ରୋଦସିଅ ଲୋକ ଗଣତନ୍ତ୍ର, ろだしあ ロおか がㄷなたんたーら, Rodasia Lōka Gaṇatantra), is a   in Yoju. It is located on [a bay full of oil].

Rodasia is divided into 7 provinces and two special cities. The capital and its biggest city is Tandachar, with 5.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.

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Pre-Colonial Era
Historically, Rodasia was dominated by several princely states which fought wars against each other until 1574, when the Principality of Rodacha unified most of the country under its banner and became the Kingdom of Rodasia. Interested in the spice trade, however, Tosan began to take interest in the region, sending traders and emissaries to negotiate favourable trade deals with the Rodasian crown. However, when the Rodasian court refused, Tosan was outraged and claimed the death of a Tosanese trader at the hands of the Rodasian authorities as a cause for war in 1614. Due to the superior technology that the Tosanese possessed and because the Tosanese bribed several dissatisfied nobles whose forefathers were former princes of the states conquered by the Rodacha Principality, the Rodasians were defeated, conceding several ports to the Tosanese and a monopoly on the Rodasian spice trade, which was to be controlled by the state-owned Tosanese East Yoju Company.

Something something Tosanese encroachment

Protectorate Era
In the 1750s, the nationalist faction of the Rodasian court was increasingly fed up with the trade treaties and territorial loses imposed by the Tosanese and pressured the King to defy them. The King was himself against Tosanese influence and decided to rebel against the Tosanese East Yoju Company's control over his realm. Enraged by the Rodasians seizing its treaty ports and violating their trade agreements, the Tosanese opted to invade and subjugate the Kingdom.

The war went well for the Tosanese, removing the defiant Rodasian monarch and several influential anti-Tosanese nobles and installing loyalists in their stead. In addition, they established a protectorate over Rodasia, sending a permanent ambassador to exercise most political power.

Colonial Era
Something something integration by the 1850s

During the colonial period, the Tosanese introduced a modified colonial script for Rodasian in the education system. Initially, the authorities planned to also include, but they decided against it due to concerns that the common folk could be able to understand at least a bit of "subversive" texts from anti-imperialist and/or dissenting Sinju intellectuals (will need to fix later TBH).

During the 1910s, Tosan discovered large amounts of oil in its colony.

Politics
Politics in Rodasia is dominated by the Worker's Party of Rodasia, which holds all seats in the People's Congress of the country. Early in the republic's history, several left-wing and other rebel groups held seats, but they were eliminated in a series of purges in the late 80s as they officially "merged" with the Worker's Party. Whilst the various candidates for representatives of the Worker's Party are officially elected by party members in their local constituencies, and despite leftist independents running, both the Worker's Party's official selection process and the election proper are thought to be a farce, as the higher echelons of the Worker's Party at both the local and national level are believed to be the real players that choose the Congresspersons that are to be chosen in show elections every five years. Voter turnout is usually around 80-99%, with candidates of the Worker's Party often receiving 85-99% of the vote.

Oil
Most of Rodasia's exports are related to the country's petroleum industry, which is owned by the state under the Ministry of Resources of Rodasia. Despite the state propaganda constantly telling the people that the profits generated from oil go towards the development of infrastructure and the popular well-being, this is widely believed by many experts to be a lie, as most officials in the Ministry of Resources, the military and the People's Congress directly benefiting from corruption regarding the oil trade. Many Congresspersons, military officials and bureaucrats in the Ministry of Resources engage in various forms of corruption, from kickbacks to money laundering. Other bureaucrats and officials have indirect links to the petrol industry, with many families directly involved in the control of said industry offering bribes to other Ministries in order to place their less important kin in comfy positions. For example, a wealthy bureaucrat from the Ministry of Resources may pay a top official on the Ministry of the Interior to place their brother in a high security post. It is believed that most political influence in Rodasia is held by families with connections with the oil industry, with many being veterans of the original revolution or their descendants.

As a socialist state, Rodasia conducts most of its official oil trade with fellow socialist nations. However, several officials of the regime secretly smuggle oil to capitalist nations at higher market prices in order for the regime to save face. It is estimated that this black market oil accounts for 50-80% of Rodasia's total oil exports, with both the state and the corrupt officials taking their cuts.

Cuisine
Rodasia has a culinary tradition spanning centuries. The syrupy dessert made in Rodasia and in [Bengal country] is known throughout the world. is another major Rodasian sweet cuisine, which originated in X and has become popular in Tosānchi and in Lu'umijol. Dalma (a mix of dal and selected vegetables) is widely known cuisine, better served with ghee.

, a dish made of rice, water, and yoghurt, that is fermented overnight, is very popular in summer, particularly in the rural areas. Rodasians are very fond of sweets and no Rodasian repast is considered complete without some dessert at the end. A typical meal in Rodasia consists of a main course and dessert. Typically bread is served as the main course for breakfast, whereas rice is eaten with lentils (dals) during lunch and dinner. The main course also includes one or more curries, vegetables and pickles. Given the fondness for sweet foods, the dessert course may include generous portions of more than a single item. Rodasian desserts are made from a variety of ingredients, with milk, chhenna (a form of ricotta cheese), coconut, rice, and wheat flour being the most common.

A common imported food from the days of the Tosanchinese colonial empire is, a type of Sinju dumpling that spread to Tosanchi and Tosanchi in turn transmitted it to its colonies. Some regions of the country have innovated on the original recipe, adding local ingredients to the foreign foodstuff.