Acastanha

Acastanha officially Federation of Acastanha (Portuguese: Federação do Acastanhado; Asabh: Fiderashayo Savao) is a country located in northeastern Melayu Mainland in the region of Melayu Archipelago. It is bordered by Kayangan to the southwest, Indian Ocean to the north, Nascente Straits to it's east and Sagamar Straits to the southeast. It has a land area of 84,000 km2 and a population of around 9 million. With a density of 107/km2, it is among the least populated country in the region. The capital is Amarelda with Arrachai as the administrative center. The largest city is Porto Espinhosa.

The area where Acastanha establish have been inhabited from around 350 BC by the Austronesian. They were believe to reached the area from the south gap of Melayu Mountain Range and Sagamar Straits. These people are then make up many ethnics that settled in the area. Indian trader influence the emergence of kingdom in the area. Numerous petty kingdoms have had rule the region. The most notable was Arrakan Kingdom. It was not until early 16th century that they meet western country, Portuguese. The Portuguese established their trade post in the northern coast of Sol Peninsula named Porto Espinhosa.

Clashed between Portuguese settlers and native people happened constantly. Until in 1609 where Portuguese finally conquered Arrakan kingdom, the most powerful kingdom in the region. The colonization went through until late 20th century. In 1973, Acastanha was granted independence. But the Portuguese descents minority continued to controlled the new country while natives where left behind. This inequality drag the country into an open war. The country went chaotic and white people were being chase and murdered. In 1986, international community interfere the situation. A new constitution was passed and a federal institution was made. The country is divided into 2 major entities, Arra which control by the natives and Pálidas which control by Portuguese descents. The capital is put under it's own entity, Capital Region which consist of Amarelda, the executive seat and Arrachai the legislative seat.

Acastanha is a developing country with upper-middle economy. Mining, forestry and agriculture has been their primary income sources. Today, the country try to involved more in the regional issues, developments and cooperation.

Etymology
Acastanha was first use by the Portuguese explorer to address the native people in the region. The word itself come from Portuguese word means Brownish. The word applied by Portuguese because the natives bright chocolate skin color. The name is continue to use for the region and eventually for the established country.

The native name for the country is Savao. It is comes from Asabh word which means Brown. Formerly, the native called their domain as Arrakan. Comes from Asabh word Arra and Kan which literally means Land of Arrow.

Administrative Division
After the Arrakan War, Acastanha is change from unitary into a federal country. Officially, the country divided into 3 entities, Republic of Arra, Republic of Pálidas and Capital Region. Each of the regions are divided into 5 provinces except the Capital Region which divided into 2 cities. Below the provinces are municipalities. There are 143 municipalities including the two capitals.

In 1999, there have been a petition by local authorities of several municipalities in southern Ocidental to create their own formal entity. The southern Ocidental is known as Malay ethnic majority which is the third largest ethnic group in the country. The petition hearing was on hold in the Parliament. Constant lobby was held to block the initiation although the local residents are quite biased with the situation.