Fidakar
Fidakar
luDominmne aFidakar (Packilvania) | |
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Province | |
| Province of Fidakar | |
Flag of Fidakar Flag Coat of arms of Fidakar Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): "ngTyawer ngPyangan ngShwang jun'" (Fidakarian) "The pleasant peninsula is around you" | |
| Anthem: ngDyuming mDyumyang mGhapur (Fidakarian) Land of the Old King | |
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| Kingdom of Fidakar | 1367 |
| Annexed by Packilvania | 1675 |
| Incorporation as a Province | 1689 |
| Capital city | Halaler |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Prince Ludan a-Amhoud Bedon |
| • Premier | Dr Ashmil Luchar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 750,300 km2 (289,700 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2023) | 145 million |
| • Density | 195/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Fidakarian |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Eastern Packilvania Time) |
| GDP | 1.917 rillion KRB |
| GDP per capita | 12,611 KRB |
Fidakar, formally known as the Province of Fidakar (Packilvanian: luDominmne aFidakar, ngDyumingwa ngFidakar) is a high level administrative division of Packilvania. It borders Free Pax States to the south, Jumhurikesh to the north, Iganar to the northwest, Rigaryat to the west, the Packilvanian Ocean to the southwest and the Cerenerian Ocean to the southeast, and it has close proximity to Sorentavia.
Fidakar was officially founded in 1367 after Ibrael the Great issued the Proclamation on the Founding of the Kingdom of Fidakar (Fidakarian: ngQyumngwen ngwangMuqarar ngNyangwuk Pyakar) following the signing of the Treaty of Surrender of the last Dominator of Rahal, Mujdam V. It was ruled by the Ibraelite dynasty until 1421 when Ildam the Usurper led a palace coup against King Hamdan III. The Halalerian Army was sent to quell the subsequent resistance by the nobility which was called the Great Green Rebellion. Fidakar was invaded by the Prince of Iganar, Turkheem I, on behalf of then High King Duwal III in 1501 in what was known as the Iganar-Fidakar War, which caused King Ildam II to cede a substantial part of Northern Fidakar to the Sultanate of Packilvania, the under the Zubraynite dynasty.
The Ildamite dynasty continued to make concessions to Packilvania, such that the Supreme General of the King's Halalerian Army, Insulmin a-Khedon Demir, overthrew the King and declared the rule of the human Demir dynasty over Fidakar and proclaimed himself Ilmadien I in 1589. Under the Demirs, Fidakar became more prosperous and lent gold to the fiscally distressed Zubraynite Sultan Uden II. Upon refusing to surrender the Throne of Packilvania, King Saidun V of Fidakar launched an invasion of Packilvania that saw Fidakar occupy Mekedesh and Rigaryat and subsequently lay siege to Bingol, where Uden II was deposed and King Saidun declared himself the Sultan of Packilvania. Fidakar was formally annexed by Packilvania in 1675. The Demirite dynasty spent succeeding decades conquering the rest of the country.
Fidakar was ruled on the Sultan's behalf by the line of Saidun's younger brother Prince Unaliel until the system was reformed in 1689 with Fidakar's incorporation as a province when a new local government model was established. Fidakar was taken over by The Packilvanian Communist Party in 1918 following the First Packilvanian Civil War. It was among the last to be taken by the Carriers of Mercy under Sultan Amhoud I in 1985 where it was ruled by governors appointed by the Sultans of the Bedonite dynasty.
Etymology
History
Hunter Gatherer Period
From at least 1,000 BCE, modern day Fidakar was inhabited by the Robadites, a group of Feline hunters and gatherers who lived in the forests of Fidakar. They spent most of their lives naked or mostly naked, living in small nomadic bands. They lived on the abundance of fruits and animals and fish in the area. They developed darts imbibed with the poison from the skins of frogs and used those to hunt and kill enemies. Some groups such as the Hudamites lived in the trees where they used rope made of vines to build swings and other items to help make the journey of traversing the canopy easier.
Others such as the Wududites lived on the ground where they ate food that fell from the canopy or grew from the forest floor. They captured the animals that lived on the ground, making food and clothing from their pelts where possible. They became accustomed to the darkness of the forest floor and they often used sounds such as whistles to communicate across vast distances.
The Kirodinites lived along the banks of the rivers, where they caught fish. They often made primitive rafts from the wood of fallen trees to make the process of moving along the river fast and efficient. These groups sometimes fought over access to resources such as the natural hotsprings of Khulmid Anihaldal which attracted animals and provided shelter. Evidence of many bones and broken tools such as arrow heads showed that the conflicts could be very violent.
Because they did not read or write, information about them is lacking and most of what is known is derived from archaeological evidence such as evidence of tools, and so on. The Thalminites of Iganar did write and the earliest mention of the forest people of Fidakar, is in stone tablets found at the Khusahat
Three Nations Period
Roughly between 100 CE and 700 CE, there existed three groups of predominantly Feline ethnic groups in the area which comprises modern-day Fidakar: the Baradites who spanned much of the interior and centre, the Tharanites who lived in the south and whose domain crossed over into modern-day Free Pax States while the Marionites lived in the north up to modern-day Central Iganar. They descended from the Thulnimites who lived in Central to North Iganar and south Jumhurikesh.
They were largely, but not entirely nomadic. They had originated from the warm and flat spaces of Iganar where pastoral herding was accommodated by large grasslands. However, as they moved down, the geography led to the thick and wet forests of modern-day Fidakar and the hilly landscape which was characterised by humidity, constant rain and large rivers.
The forests were abundant in their fruits and vegetables and animals.
In 500 CE, the Tuwak Imamate was established after Imam Tuwak I settled with his family and subjects on the northeastern coast of modern day Fidakar. The area had a deep natural harbour and was surrounded by easily defensible hills. An iron age agricultural society thrived in the fertile and thickly forested territory of Tuwak.
To the northeast, about a 100 kilometres away, the Dominion of Exeter was founded in 521 CE by Dominator Exet I after his tribe, the Marionites, were evicted from Gahayal, then known as Rumaxud, to the northwest about 200 kilometres away. Exet I and his people conquered the small villages of the Tubarites who lived in the area of modern Exeter, which was named after him following his death in 534 CE. Exet I believed that his daughter Abaxaliya should succeed him as the Dominatrix, on the condition that she rule with a man not from Exeter as the new Dominator.
Abaxaliya sent a party to scout surrounding lands for a suitable husband and her party proposed marriage to Prince Nejad of Tuwak. He accepted the proposal and journeyed to Exeter to meet her for the first time on their wedding day. Abaxaliya was pleased with her scouts' choice of mate and Prince Nejad was declared the Dominator of Exeter and lived there.
Prince Nejad was elected by the Council of Imams to the Throne of Tuwak and thus became the Chief Imam of Tuwak, unifying the thrones of Tuwak and Exeter under the Tuwak dynasty. Tuwak and Exeter remained largely separate with Nejad's successors preferring to rule Tuwak from Exeter. They ruled through feudalism, with Tuwakite and Exetite Princes made Lords and allowed to raise armies and collect taxes from the vassals who lived on the land that the Dominator-Chief Imam granted.
In 621, Rahal of Tuwak-Exeter sought to control the flow of spices that were originating from Rumaxud, which the Dominators of Rumaxud charged increasingly high taxes for. Tuwak-Exeter sent an army to Rumaxud and conquered the Rumaxudite dynasty and renamed the area to Gahayal, after Rahal's mother. Rahal declared himself the Golden Dominator and renamed his realms, the Golden Dominion of Rahal. His successors consolidated rule over the different parts of the Dominion and established a central government with the seat in a city on the coast called Ubran which they built starting in the 650s.
The Rahalite dynasty expanded control of the northeast of modern Fidakar up to and included modern-day Tasselvalta, where they displaced and assimilated the pastoral and herder nomadic tribes, hunter gatherers and stone age agricultural hamlets that populated much of the area. Where they introduced the iron age innovations that they had inherited from the Rumaxud. The Rahalites largely remained within their borders after the struggle of crossing the Ubrahamahan River and conquering the lands on the other side proved too great. They were also shielded from the other nations across the river.
Across the river existed two broad groups: the Baradites to the north, largely spanning from modern-day Khashwaan to Fidal and the Tharanites from southern Codex Pontus to Khashwaan. The Baradites and the Tharanites had existed alongside the Marionites from whom the Rumaxuds, Tuwakites, and Exetites were descended. The Baradites were a matriarchal group in which women played a dominant role in society. The Tharanites were a group which valued homosexuality and heterosexual relationships were looked down upon
Three Principalities Period
In 845 CE, Prince Ashmid of Ubran invaded expanded his control of territory to surrounding lands after the Ubran Wars. Under his rule, his relatives were placed in charge of the settlements surrounding the city of Ubran that he had conquered. From 860 to 875 CE, Prince Imadeen II of Ubran and his successor Prince Gariel V of Ubran expanded the territory of Ubran through conquest up to the city of
Kingdom of Fidakar
In 1356, Dominator Ibrael of Halaler had a dispute with the southeastern Imamate of Tolmud over charges on barges that were sailing through the Ubrahamahan River. Ibrael sent Ambassador Maling Durmeen to negotiate with Chief Imam Akhmidar. Akhimar refused to reduce the charge. Ibrael was furious and rode out on horseback with an army of over 3,000 men. His forces arrived at the gates of the walled city of Khenadir and demanded that the Chief Imam surrender. Chief Imam Akhmidar refused and insulted Ibrael.
Ibrael commanded his forces to use catapults to break the walls. Despite their efforts, the walls stood firm. A messenger managed to escape from the city and ask Imam Talin of Beskar to send help. An army of 1,000 rode out and arrived at the encampment which surrounded the city. Ibrael's forces met the Beskarians on the Field of Taryan. Ibrael's forces faced an army of 1,800 from Khenadir that joined the Beskarians.
They were defeated and the city of Khenadir was burnt to the ground. Many of its people were taken as slaves and the treasury armoury were emptied. Realising that the Tolmudites would continue to oppose them, Ibrael ordered a second army to march from Halaler to aide them in seizing the coastal city of Beskar. Despite the reluctance of the Council of Elders, Prince Exadien led an army of 4,000 to rendevouz with Ibrael at Khenadir.
He was surprised to find that the city was burnt down. Ibrael's forces recovered in that time. Under Ibrael's leadership they made for Beskar. Hundreds of settlements were swiftly conquered and many of the citizens of Tolmud surrendered without a fight. Some resisted such as the Monastery and Fortress of Porkhum. There, a small army of armed monks, resisted as they had a treasury of gold and rare gems. Ibrael's forces seized the beautifully built monastery and plundered the treasures inside.
The city of Beskar lay on the coast with only a wall around a part of it. An army met Ibrael's forces. Despite their best efforts, they were out matched, by his skill and were already on the back foot since losing a large part of their army in the Battle of Khenadir. The Imam Talin surrendered and Beskar was spared. Hearing of Ibrael's terror and the destruction that followed his wake, the Council of Imams voted to sign the Treaty of Rajnahan whereby Tolmud was annexed into Halaler. Ibrael signed the Proclamation of the Founding of Fidakar calling himself a King.
His successor declared the Ibraelite dynasty. After spending a few decades consolidating their holdings, the rulers of Fidakar set their signts on the northeastern Kingdom of Rahal. King Ibrael III captured the city of Juyamil and its control of salt mines in the surrounding mountains. His control of these rare salt mines gave Fidakar monopoly over a critical resource. The Dominator of Rahal, Tuljar sent an army to recapture Juyamil, but was defeated. What was left retreated. Seeking to keep the Forge of Fidal from falling into Ibrael III's hands, they destroyed it.
This was a major blunder as other forges were unable to rearm the Rahalite army quickly enough, Ibrael III marched to Fidal. He sent his forces to Gayahal but he was repelled. At great cost, his forces destroyed the bridge of Turnam, cutting Gayahal from Tuwak, the capital. Expecting an attack on Tuwak, Tuljar called his armies to Tuwak. This left Little Ubran defenceless, and was quickly taken over.
Part of Packilvania
Geography
Fidakar has a tropical rainforest climate in the south, savannah in the central south, temperate forest in the central north, alpine climate in the far north. It has 1 season in the South i.e., it is hot humid and rainy for the whole year, however it experiences monsoons (heavy rain) from June to September. The Central South has two seasons: dry and rainy which span from September to June and from May to August respectively. It has 4 seasons in the Central North, a warm and wet summer from May to July, a cool and rainy winter from November to January, a warm spring from February to April and a cool and windy Autumn from August to October. It has two seasons in the North: Snowy from September to June and Dry from July to August. the hottest temperature recorded in 36 degrees Celsius in the South and -14 degrees Celsius at the top of Mount Enamid.
The province is home to the largest amount of biodiversity in the country. It houses two big cat populations: tigers and leopards. It houses hippopotamuses, elephants and rhinos. It is home to the okapi, tapir, and babirusa. It has the highest concentration of primates in country including housing gibbons, baboons, macaques and orangutans. The province has the Tasselvalta Mountains in the north. The Ubrahamahan River Basin flows through the province and out to Codex Pontus. The river and rains make Fidakar by far the most forested and fertile province in the country. The province is susceptible to landslides and flooding from the heavy rains and overflow from the banks of the Ubrahamahan River. The mountains are susceptible to avalanches at high altitudes. The province experiences the highest rate of sentient-made habitat loss due to destruction of forests for agriculture and housing. The government of Fidakar has been implementing extensive programs to rehabilitate forests, conserve biodiversity and combat further destruction of the provinces natural habitats.
Government
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Fidakar is governed in terms of the Statute of Fidakar Act which was passed by the Provincial Legislature in terms of a decree issued by Sultan Namdun III to waive certain provisions of the Provincial Government Act which has resulted in Fidakar having a slightly different political system to other provinces. This happened in the mid-2000s after protests from the population for political reform catalysed by a religious police officer who administered extrajudicial capital punishment of a minor for blasphemy. The subsequent organisation of civil society and the picketing (which was met with violent but largely impotent state suppression came to be known as the Hyacinth Revolution). To prevent further instability and the proliferation of reformist ideals, the government conceded to some of the demands for reform of the Fidakarian political system.
The Governor of Fidakar is appointed by the Sultan of Packilvania for life. He is required to retire at the age of 65. The Sultan may remove the Governor from their post for any reason. The Governor appoints the Premier. The incumbent Governor is Prince Ludan. The Premier in turn appoints the Provincial Council of Ministers. The Premier chairs its meetings and holds regular meetings with the Governor to update him on the work of the provincial government. Every year, the Premier presents the State of the Province Address to the Governor and the Provincial Legislature. The Provincial Council of Ministers is responsible for overseeing the daily running of the province and policy direction of the executive branch. Each member is called a Provincial Minister and is the head of a department.
The Provincial Legislature consists of the Provincial Representative Assembly and the Pronvicial Legislative Council. The Provincial Representative Assembly consists of registered residents of the province who have been selected by a lottery to attend a meeting once a year where they listen to and adopt the State of the Province Address and well as pass important laws. For the rest of the year, the Provincial Legislative Council is responsible for passing laws. It also questions members of the Provincial Executive on a regular basis. It consists of representatives elected by municipal governments. Municipal governments with substantial representation are required to meet quotas for the representation of young people, women and ethnic minorities. The Governor may appoint a limited number of members to meet demographic quotas and infuse technical expertise into the legislature and some members hold their seats by virtue of occupying offices in the military, intelligence services, the Magisterium and other bodies.
Fidakar does not have its own judiciary. Instead, the Imperial Government creates and fills vacancies to courts in the province. The judges of the High Court and Specialised Appeals Courts are appointed by the Sultan or the Minister of Justice depending on the situation. Judges of the regional, municipal and district courts and specialised trial courts are appointed based on merit by the Department of Justice following judicial examinations. The Provincial Procurator is under the authority of the Provincial Procuratorial Council which is in turn appointed by the Department of Justice and responsible for handling investigations of crimes and the execution of cases. The Provincial Procuratorial Council manages and appoints all the other Procurators. The Provincial Police is responsible for law enforcement and aiding in criminal investigation under a Provincial Commissioner of Police who is appointed by the Imperial Minister of Public Safety.
The provincial government is given vast powers to administer and make laws pertaining to its internal affairs. This includes oversight over the municipal governments of the province. The municipal governments are responsible for delivering basic public services over the communities and settlements that they rule. Each municipal government has a Municipal Council that is elected by the residents of the provinces based on largely legitimate elections that happen every 4 years.
The Mayor is then elected by the Municipal Council (which has the power to pass city by-laws and approve major projects). The Mayor appoints the Mayoral Committee which ensures that the cities programs, laws and obligations are met. The Municipal Manager is a civil servant appointed by the Mayoral Committee to administer the operational and technical running of the city functionaries and cannot be removed arbitrarily or for political reasons.
Politics
Unlike other provinces which follow the Madvin philosophy of Paxism, Fidakar follows the Inhadek philosophy. This is not a separate religion from mainstream Paxism practiced in Packilvania but a body of teachings inspired by the work of Prophet Inhadek in the 18th century that became popular during the 20th century in Fidakar especially due to urbanisation and modernisation. This philosophy reduces the importance of ritual, personal and filial piety and emphasizes individual intellectual and emotional advancement and pleasure and loose observation of religious rites and social mores. With the advent of a Paxist theocratic government, Magisters in Fidakar who were trained in the Inhadek school gained power and spread their teachings to the rest of the population. They especially benefited from the post-war religious fervour.
In the mid 2000s, Fidakar was experiencing economic issues related to high youth unemployment, inequality and inadequate service delivery while also experiencing significant migration into urban areas. The development of the internet and social media enabled the proliferation of ideas despite attempts by the government to curtail freedom of the press and speech. Given that Fidakar's population followed the Inhadek philosophy that proposed a more liberal reading of Paxist principles, they were drawn to ideas of personal liberty in ways that made them distinct from other provinces.
The demographic disruptions, socioeconomic instability and predisposition to more liberal ideals culminated in the Hyacinth Revolution which was catalysed when the religious police executed a minor for allegedly committing blasphemy by "making incantations to hyacinth flowers in front of a majhids". Despite attempts by the Provincial and Imperial Governments to punish the officer through a summary execution for murder and promise of reform of the religious police while simultaneously enforcing curfews, internet blocks and violent suppression of picketing, protests ensued that threatened to spread to the rest of the country. The protests consisted of millions of people across the province and overwhelmed government efforts to control them. Protest leaders and the government met to negotiate a truce that saw reforms to the political system of Fidakar with more political power granted to everyday people and their elected representatives. Discussion of the Hyacinth Revolution is largely forbidden in Packilvania.
Fidakar thus strays from patterns of governance observed in other provinces in Packilvania. For instance, the media in Fidakar remains repressed but experienced fewer checks. While protests are heavily monitored and restricted, reprisals for picketing are fewer when adjusted for population than any other province. Fidakar practically has no religious police despite a symbolic rump body existing to protect some significant religious sites. People especially women are less restricted in their personal attire than in other provinces. Many people practice some form of vegetarianism or the limited consumption of meat. Restrictions on alcohol consumption are less than other provinces.
Fidakar also has the highest rates of female education and its goverment can pass some criminal justice laws. Many mediaeval laws about the LGBT community are not enforced (although formal recognition and protections are still not afforded to them). Not only does the population of Fidakar enjoy these greater freedoms than other provinces but its government exercises competences over issues normally reserved for the Imperial Government such as internal and external migration, population registration and other functions. As a result, it forms part an informal group which includes Ashura and Iganar that strays the furthest from and is most resistant to the Imperial Government.
Finances
Fidakar spends has a budget of 200 billion KRB annually, which comprised 20% of the economy of Fidakar of 2023. It had a budget deficit of 5% in 2023. It received a Clean Audit from the Office of Fiscal Disciple. The Provincial Government spent 38% of its budget on salaries, 25% on operations and 22% on capital projects and 15% on debt repayments. The Provincial Government has a debt of 600 billion KRB, of which 20 billion is from foreign creditors, 80 billion from the bank loans, 200 billion is in Packilvanian dinar-denominated Provincial Bonds, and 300 billion from the Imperial Treasury. The Province has a AAA credit rating from Preston & Cole. The budget is funded as follows: 50% from transfers from the Imperial Government, 40% from Provincial Taxes and Fees, and 10% from mining royalties. The provincial government held assets worth 2 trillion KRB. The Provincial Government The Province spends as follows:
| Item | Amount | % of budget |
|---|---|---|
| Social welfare transfer payments and social services | 55 billion | 30% |
| Education | 40 billion | 20% |
| Healthcare | 30 billion | 15% |
| Infrastructure | 25 billion | 12.5% |
| Public safety | 19 billion | 9% |
| Energy | 13 billion | 6% |
| Water, rural development, farming, and the environment | 11
billion |
5% |
| Business support and commercial development | 7 billion | 2.5% |
Public safety
Fidakar has 500,000 police officers. It has a prison population of 750,000 inmates housed in 30,000 prisons, of which 80,000 inmates were transferred from other provinces for security reasons. Of its prisons, 20,000 are low to medium security penal camps. 500 murders were perpetrated in 2023 with 95% arrest rate and a 92% conviction rate. 450 executions were conducted in the province. 25 kidnappings were conducted in the province and 121 cases of sexual assault. 1,300 burglaries were reported with a 89% arrest rate and a 85% conviction rate. 7,500 cases of petty theft were reported with a arrest rate of 82% and a conviction rate of 73%. 62% of crimes were reported in communities with average income of 50% of the average national income (ANI), 28% at 51% to 100% of ANI, 8% at 101% to 150% of ANI and 2% at 150% and above of ANI, showing that crime in Fidakar is heavily correlated with poverty. 18,500 cases of corruption were reported with 65% rate of arrest and 49% rate of conviction.
Economy
Fidakar has a GDP of 1.917 trillion KRB, the second highest in the country after Iganar. The GDP per capita is 10,700 KRB. The province has an unemployment rate of 6% and a youth unemployment rate of 14%. The labour force (the number of working age looking for work or in work) stands at 98 million people. The labour participation rate (the number of working age people compared to the number of working age people in work or looking for work) stands at 87%.
The province's economy consists of 10% agriculture, 5% mining, 30% manufacturing and 55% services. The province's largest internal trading partners are Iganar, Jumhurikesh, Mekedesh, Rigaryat, and Bingol, with other Packilvanian provinces making up 74% of Fidakar's trade. Outside of Packilvania, Fidakar's largest trade partners are Free Pax States, Great Morstaybishlia, and Vekaiyu.
Fidakar produces 48% of Packilvania's calories. It produces 70% of the rice, 51% of the grains, 37% of the fruits, and 21% of the vegetables produced in Packilvania. It employs 32 million people in the agriculture sector. It produces sugar cane, coffee, cocoa, latex rubber, palm oil, among many other plants. It has only expanded as the province has improved water management irrigation, terrace farming, fertiliser usage and mechanised farming. It is also a noteworthy producer of natural pearls, and shellfish species. It produces substantial lumber per annum. Its agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector is worth 98 billion KRB per year, about 10% of GDP. Fidakar is the 7th largest producer of fossil fuels in the country, with most of the oil being located in offshore reserves. Valued at 52 billion KRB, fossil fuels make up about 5% of GDP, with most oil being consumed domestically, and it employs 16 million people. In fact, the province is a net importer of energy due to its massive manufacturing sector. The province's manufacturing sector makes up about 403 billion KRB and employees 20 million people. The rest of the economy consists of the services sector.
Demographics
Population Management
Fidakar is the most populated province with 145 million people and is the second most populated subnational divisions in the world after or on par with Staynes. Despite having a birth rate of 2.4, which by Packilvanian standards is on the lower end of the population spectrum, it is relatively high by gloval standards, with the population growing by 0.8 to 1.5% annually and is expected to reach 300 million by 2100.
The Fidakar Provincial Government has the power to control internal migration in the province. Thus, it implemented controls in the framework of the Population Mobility and Distribution Act. The Fidakar Birthplace Registration Act and subsequent amendments and regulations builds on the policy of Internal Migration Management that was introduced by the Packilvanian Communist Party. It requires that all Fidakarian citizens should be registered with their place of birth and apportions access to public services such as healthcare, education, housing and employment on the basis of the registration of origin. This policy was designed to prevent the influx of rural migrants from overwhelming the cities, but critics have noted that the policy arbitrarily disadvantages rural citizens and makes them virtually second class citizens in their own province.
To combat the rising population of the province, there are measures such as providing tax rebates for citizens who perform a vasectomy or hysterectomy after their second child. Sapient rights organisations such as Freedom International have reported forced sterilisations of poor rural populations by Fidakarian healthcare authorities, claims which the Provincial Government vehemently denies. Widespread contraceptives and family planning initiatives such as banning child marriages, sex education in schools etc. have been cited as helping to dampen the population rise of the Province. Over 46% of the population live in urban areas while the remaining 54% live in rural areas.
Housing
2 million people live informal and semi-formal housing in shanty towns or slums on the peripheries of major cities with about 600,000 people being unhoused or relying on state or civil society run transitional housing. The housing crisis in Fidakar is caused in part by the high cost of land attributed to the Provincial Government's tacit support of efforts by Local Government's to artificially raise the price of land and the subsequent land use rights sales to property developers and investors by restricting land supply.
Religion
Fidakar has the lowest religious participation rate in the country. Despite the fact that 98% of the population consist of adherents of Paxism, it has the lowest percentage of people who regularly visit a temple at 32% far lower than the second lowest province at around 49%. It has the lowest amount of women who wear a religious headscarf at around 18%. Despite the nominal presence of laws to manage dress, Fidakar has the poorest enforcement of dress code restrictions. It also has the highest portion of the population with people who do not formally believe in a deity at around 18% of the population.
Education
The Provincial Department of Education runs 670,000 public schools. There are also 1.2 million private schools and tutoring centres. It is home to 168 universities, with the most prestigious including the University of Halaler, the University of Tuwak and the University of Ubran. It has the best performance in the Imperial Examinations at the end of high school in the country outside of the special economic zones and autonomous cities. Students in Fidakar spend the most time outside of SEZs and ACs in the country on their education, at about 11.5 hours a day. Fidakar has the highest salaries for teachers in the country outside of SEZs and ACs and is often a preferred destination of teacher placements from across the country.
Healthcare
Fidakar has a tropical climate, meaning that tropical diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, typhoid, haemorrhagic fever, and sleeping sickness were prevalent issues. But through aggressive immunisations, and fumigation of disease carrying insects such as mosquitoes and tsetse flies and the combatting of stagnant water in urban areas and sewage run-off into lakes and rivers, the province has made enormous strides in combatting communicable diseases. Fidakar has some of the most aggressive public hygiene policies in the country, with all shops, schools, train stations and other public spaces requiring people to sanitise their hands before entering. Fidakar has strongly encouraged wearing face masks to avoid the spread of airborne diseases. This helped it weather the Vanoi fever pandemic.