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|image_coat = File:ReijiaCOAReijia Emblem.pngsvg

|alt_coat = The coat of armsEmblem of the Free Republic of Reijia

|symbol_type = Coat of ArmsEmblem

|national_motto = "လူအပေါင်းတို့၏ကောငျးကြိုးအတှကျ" (Reijian)<br /><small>"For the Good of All"</small>

|official_languages = [[wikipedia:Burmese language|Reijian]]

|national_languages = [[wikipedia:English language|Staynish-Codexian]]<br />Tavari

|ethnic_groups = FelineOrc 96%<br />OtherAll others 4%

The '''Free Republic of Reijia''' (Reijian: ရေဣဇိအးလွတ်လပ်သောသမ္မတနိုင်ငံ, ''reijia lwatlautsaw sammataninengan''), known commonly as '''Reijia''' (Reijian: ရေဣဇိအ, sometimes spelledgiven as "'''Ragea'''"), is a country in [[Gondwana]] located on a peninsula in the Strait of Khaj, which connects the Sea of Gondwana to the Gulf of Northwest Gondwana. It is a founding member of the [[International Forum]] and the [[Alliance of Northwest Gondwana]].

The modern Free Republic of Reijia traces its direct origin to a colony by that name established by the [[Ni-Rao|Empire of Ni-Rao]] 1283 CE. When the Raonites arrived to the Strait of Khaj, they remarked that there were conspicuous torches stood along the banks every few paces. Initial explorers called it the "river of flames" in their diaries. The resident population was a somewhat small tribe of felinesorcs called the Reiji,; whichthey inwere their language meantcalled "fire people." by the Raonites. Their language was similar to, but beyond mutual intelligibility with, the language the Raonites spoke, which caused the explorers to posit that they had both come from the same distant ancestral population. Today,The theModern Reijian language is recognizedlargely identical to [[wikipedia:Burmese language|Raonish]], though Reijian—not Raonish—is specified in law as athe dialectnational language of RaonishReijia.

The Raonites and the Reiji co-existed peacefully as the Raonites built their colony, which they named Reijia after the native name for the area. The name means "land of the fire people." Over time, the two populations began to intermarry, and the Reiji joined the Raonites in living in the city of Khaj. Raonite ability to effectively govern the reaches of territory so far south gradually became restricted, first caused by massive military defeats from the [[Tavaris|Tavari]] and [[Federation of Bana|Banians]] in the far north and later, at the year 1400, a massive plague striking the core Ni-Rao territory. In the year 1448, the local viceroy in charge, Anao Meo, offered to purchase the city of Khaj and its immediate surrounding countryside from the Empire. The Empire, sorely in debt, accepted. While officially the other land around them belonged to the Empire, in practice they had abandoned their holdings in the region some 20 to 30 years after the sale of Khaj.

Anao Meo and his descendants served as Kings of Reijia. Initially, thisthe was a markKing of Reijia continuing to be a tributary state, with its Kingwas still being in fealty to the higher-ranking Emperor of Ni-Rao, and Reijia was a tributary state. However, Reijia had stopped sending tribute to Ni-Rao by the turn of the 16th century, and the Kings later ruled under their own, independent authority. Very quickly after independence, Reijia turned its focus to shipping and commerce, and commissioned fleets of ships to be built to carry Reijian merchants and trade envoys everywhere they could reach. The Strait of Khaj is naturally navigable by ship, but was dredged regularly beginning in the 17th century to allow for even larger ships to pass. Khaj's position as a major city right in the middle of the strait meant it was sure to virtually certain to be a stop for every ship that passed through.

Reijia endeavored to remain neutral in world affairs, especially during the [[Great War]]. It specifically permitted ships of both sides to pass through its waters for any reason, in order to prevent any side from blockading it. It was a founding member of the [[International Forum]] in 1921 and of the [[Alliance of Northwest Gondwana]], a regional trade bloc, in 2018. Otherwise, Reijia typically attempts to remain unaligned in global events. One exception is the defense relationship Reijia has with [[AcronisTavaris]]. The two countries signed an agreement in 1920 in which AcronisTavaris would assist Reijia in policing the strait and in Reijia's defense, and the Reijians would give AcronisTavaris preferential trade treatment, free passage through the strait, and would annually reimburse AcronisTavaris for a certain percentage of its defense-related costs. (Both countries' membership in the Alliance of Northwest Gondwana now renders the first two of those items moot.) Another exception is the [[Tripartite Pact of Amity]], an agreement signed in 1895 between Reijia, [[Asilica]], and [[Mexregiona]]. The countries have remained close allies since the signing of the treaty, which establishes several economic and political links between the three states.

Beginning with the Constitutional Charter of 1753, the Council of Freeholders and Burgesses was elected by Reijia'sa populationconstituency ofdefined property-owningas adultthose men,who referredheld to"freedom asof "Freeholdersthe city," orcalled "Freemen.freeholders," meaning they were adult men who owned property. A "Burgess" was a freeholder merchant who was a member of the exclusive Merchant's Guild of Reijia. Over time, the franchise of freeholders was expanded to all adults regardless of property-ownership or gender, and the distinction between freeholders and burgesses faded with the collapse of the guild system. The Council, while still legally retaining its longer name, is regularly referred to as simply "the Great Council." The number of Councilors has increased over time as well, from 30 in 1753 to 105 as of a constitutional amendment in 2010.

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