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Marafire [ bɑ.ɹʌ.fɪ.le̞ ], officially Tanekera Nekasaru Marafire [ tʃɑ̃.ɲẽ̞.ɡɛ.ɹʌ ne̞.ɡʷɑ.ʃɑ.lɵ bɑ.ɹʌ.fɪ.le̞ ] (Socialist Republic of Marafire), is a large country on the eastern face of the Kurinefi Mountain Range and bordered by Samasana.



The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, tracing back to the establishment of the Katikati around 1500 BFC. Katikati, the chiefdoms that would eventually become Marafire, were built by the Faarafi, an ancient Rafi race.



The Katikati operated independently of each other, occasionally trading but more often in competition for resources and territory. They were first unified around 1200 BFC by the Council at Miaine forming a technocratic empire called Marafi which lasted for almost 400 years.



Marafi saw the massive and standardized adaptation of developed infrastructure. Less and less of the population were living seminomadic lifestyles foraging from one group of trees to the next, and they began to cluster into communes and cultivate edible plants. Each commune was lead by an elected panel of family chiefs that guided the tree forming, defense, and food production efforts. Petroglyphs estimated to be from 900-800 BFC depict entire forests of interconnected branches. By the end of the 9th century BFC there were metropolises beginning to emerge at Miaine, Tamakatutu, Ketauta, and Muma.



Following the attempted military takeover by Ruranisu Seta nearly three centuries later, the empire went through a series of tribal splits and reunifications. In 666 BFC, the Second Great Council met to create a stable and long lasting confederation. The Council met this time at Seaki, setting it as the capital of a new empire called Marafire in the newly drafted Kisutune Reasa. The Kisutune founded a federation of The Five States of Marafire allowing free trade and passage between them but maintaining their independence.



Total unification did not officially come until [150ish BFC?] when [some kind of external attack happened] and the Kisutune Seta Reasa was drafted to organize a central government and its authority, turning five states into one state called Tanekera Nekasaru Marafire with five provinces.



The past couple centuries have seen slight expansion of the borders, mainly to annex regions already inhabited by Re. This image shows the current borders of Marafire, and highlighted within those borders is the original territory claimed as Marafire in the Kisutune Seta Reasa.



The government of Marafire is a technocratic socialist republic that includes elements of communism. There is no singular executive authority; instead a division of responsibility is maintained and the various branches of government work together to make national decisions.

Marafire is a middle power, exerting noticable cultural and economic influence on the region.

Name
The name Tanekera Nekasaru Marafire is derived from the phrase "te nekeerasa nekee reasa ru ma rafi re" ("those who act on behalf of the people in the Re's local trees") and translates to "the Socialist Republic of Marafire". It was adopted in the Kisutune Seta.

History
 Main article: Marafire History 

Prehistory
before 1500 BFC

Feudal Period
during katikati 1495-1212 BFC

Imperial Age
during marafi 1213-965 BFC (precipitated by the devastation caused by asteroid?)

Tribal Period
965-666 BFC

Federal Period
during five states 666-150 BFC

Republican Age
modern period after 150 BFC

Geography
Marafire covers an area of 7.8 million square kilometers/3 million square miles, making it the third largest country after Acúqúwara and Woobia. It is bordered on the west by the Kurinefi Mountain Range and on the east by Samasana.

Marafire is half-covered in lush tropical forests and swamps in the east. The western half has arid and semi-arid temperate forests and unforested mountains. There are a number of spectacular waterfalls in the west. There are no true lowlands but the southern foothills of Nuesemu and Fune are the least mountainous.

Climate
Marafire's climate is diverse, ranging from taiga and desert in the western peaks to tropical wetlands along the northeastern coast. The capital of Seaki, situated right on the equator, experiences a humid average of 32C/90F, while mountainside city of Ketauta chills at a dry average of 8C/46F.