Republic of Amin

Amin, officially the Republic of Amin, is a (fictional) sovereign state made up of a collection of islands south-east of Oman in the Arabian Sea.

People who come from this country are said to be 'Aminian', though the term 'Amini' has gained traction among many.

4th Century BC
Alexander the Great arrived and conquered the main island at some point around the time of his conquests of the Persians, circa 323 BC.

19th Century
The history of Amin before the first half of the 19th century wasn't well documented. The islands that would become Amin were owned by the Sultan of Oman until he struck a deal with the United States of America in 1853. Despite being owned by the US, it was treated less like a territory and more like a strategic military outpost in the Middle Eastern region, being directly controlled by the US Army.

20th Century
By 1962 the Soviet Union was gaining influence in the Middle East and Amin was considered a threat to the Soviet's allies since the US Army controlled it. Tensions rose and a war between the two superpower nations nearly resulted from it. Peace talks were held, mediated by the UN, and after much discussion the US agreed to grant the people of Amin independence in exchange for the USSR removing its missile installations to the east. The US Army retained their right to base in the country to keep one of their naval sites. Growing resentment from the Aminian population was a large factor in this decision to grant independence too. A council known as the Collective Council was established at the start of February 1964 and those deemed to be the most suitable for the role were given the job of setting up the first election of Amin and drafting a constitution. Amin became its own state when it gained independence on 4th February 1964, becoming a republic. The constitution of Amin was ratified on 29th June 1964.

Location and Political Regions
The Republic of Amin is compromised of one big island surrounded by eleven smaller islands, all to the south-east of Oman in the Arabian Sea.

The regions within Amin are organised as follows:

The North: Sayunal, Milat, Bikan, Nibil, Kushan, Tarll

Zohin: Zohin

The Eastern Isles: Karaq, Tuna, Adun, Kavala, Pygros

The Southern Isles: Shagi, Aten, Adma, Athira, Bidir

The Southeast: Khasoh, Cirin, Qaiwi, Khagra, Baha, Dran

The Southwest: Albuni, Port Kafla, Ariq, Jad, Lakshur, Ajmam, Bahla

Central: Taha, Majim, Haybai, Eman, Muhl

The East: Tidan, Higari, Alexandria

The Northwest: Iroh, Chella, North Hunab, Hunab, Ranmi

The Western Isles: Toli, Cho, Kenir, Asu, To, Kiri

Climate and Geography
Amin's climate is tropical and drier towards the arid deserts that exist in the rainshadow of the more mountainous regions.

Trivia
Several of the placenames in the Amin sim are blatant references to popular culture and works of fiction. The Western Isle towns of Asu, Kiri and To refer to the main characters of Sword Art Online, Northwest's Iroh refers to a character of the same name from Avatar: The Last Airbender, several towns are named after Homeworld spaceships or factions, some locations are from the Arma series and Zohin appears to be a reference to Zohan from the Adam Sandler film You Don't Mess With The Zohan.*

There is also an Alexandria, named as such because Alexander the Great named many, many towns after himself when conquering the nearby region.


 * COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER: It should be noted that the sim is a private non-profit sim so the people there are within their rights to refer to such places solely for the purposes of their recreational Discord political roleplaying simulation. Their usage of specific words is ultimately private, transformative and is covered by fair use, as is the sharing of the information on this wiki regarding it. Any issues a person or persons that may have with the usage of specific words should be made clear to the admins running the discord server and they may change some of the placenames if required so that the issues can be resolved in a manner that doesn't involve ruining the fun of harmless political roleplayers.