Kurdistan

The Republic of Kurdistan is a landlocked country in the Middle East. It is located between Iran, the Levant Arab Republic and Byzantium. The Kurdish state was formed around the same time as the Levant Unification War and made from Kurd-populated lands in Byzantium, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

History
The Kurdish people lived for centuries without a state to call their own and scattered between overlapping countries. In 15NE, they were finally able to gain a state under a grant from the Cosmic Defence Coalition.

The forming of a Kurdish state was thought to be an easy task, but in harsh reality were return of a nation divided. Ideology and wealth created new national rifts.

Politics
The State of Kurdistan is governed by a democratic government located in Erbil. An elected Prime Minister of Kurdistan stands as the Head of State and Head of Government. Kurdistan declares neutrality in world affairs.

Kurdish politics is dominated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party, the Kurdistan Worker's Party and the Democratic Union Party. A President is elected every four years.

President Masoud Barzani's presidency has caused further divide where reforms and widespread corruption alienate other Kurdish regions. PKK and opposition leader Abdullah Ocalan's progressive proposals for land wealth distribution in contrast make the wealthier Kurds in former Iraq afraid. Kurdish politics has reached cutthroat levels of danger.

Kurdish Armed Forces
Main article: Kurdish Armed Forces

The Kurdistan Armed Forces were formed from dissolved militias that existed prior to independence: the Peshmerga, the YPG and the HPG. The formation from militias to a full-professional military also brought various weaponries from different countries.

Economy
The economy of Kurdistan is held by the pillars of oil, agriculture and tourism. Oil revenue makes Southern Kurdistan the wealthiest region in the country.

Demographics
The Kurdish majority are overwhelmingly Sunni Muslims, but there are others that adhere to other religions such as Yadizi, Christianity and Judaism. Most of the population speak Kurdish, related to Persian.