West-Zwartbaar
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West-Zwartbaar (Acquan Norvian: Barbanera Ovest), also referred to as West Barbanera, is a region comprising the West of the Island of Barbanera comprising the entirety of the regions of Pijnathe, Julesbaai, Ananasia and Krachtslanding, as well as parts of the divided regions of Oerunia (Giungula), Vesteport (Portovest) and Paragoland (Pappagallo), bordering the Aponivian-administrated regions of Barbanera to the North and East.
Dominionative Autonomy of West-Zwartbaar | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: "Know Ademar, and you shall Know Liberty" | |
| Anthem: On the River Vistara | |
| Sovereign State | Vistaraland |
| Vistari military administration | 1915 |
| Disputed Vistari colony | 1917 |
| Territory within Vistari North Gondwana | 1926 |
| Semi-Autonomous territory within Vistari North Gondwana | 1935 |
| Devolved territory of Vistaraland | 2021 |
| Capital and largest city | Nieuw Tyrhaven |
| Official languages | Vistarian, Noorvic, Kolonital, Cukish (Valrikan), Acquan Norvian, Chibian, Wesalaric, Norgsveltian, Ulvrikian |
| Demonym(s) | Zwartbaarian |
| Government | Devolved Legislature under a Constitutional Monarchy |
• Governor of Zwartbaar | Valerie Coeweiden (ASP) |
• First Ministers of Zwartbaar | Pieter Krijt (Unionist) Tito Sacco (Aponivite) Pepito Stolfi (Nationalist) |
| Legislature | West-Zwartbaar Assembly |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 294,000 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $5,936,064,764.28 |
• Per capita | $20,168.47 |
| Currency | West-Zwartbaar Mark (WZM) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Imperial Standard Time) |
It is claimed and administered by Vistaraland, as a part of Vistari North Gondwana and has been so since 1926, however Aponivia claims de jure control over the region as a part of the territory of Barbanera, with a majority of the international community not recognizing Vistari ownership of the territory. As of the present, however, no successful efforts have been made to find a permanent resolution to the issue, with a majority of agreements made involving the region having either been informal or written in terms as to not denote ownership by Vistaraland or Aponivia.
The territory originated in 1915 as a part of the Great War, during which the Aponivian Alliance signed an agreement with the Vistari Colonial Government, allowing the latter to invade and fully occupy Barbanera, seizing the territory from Dallacqua. Following the success of Operation Zwarte Lucht and the full occupation of Barbanera in 1916, the territory was split into Northeastern and Southwestern zones by the Colonial Guard in order to more easily manage the territory, with Vice-Admiraal Mechiel H. Telleman placed in command of the Northeastern Sector, with an administration centred around Cocco while Vice-Admiraal Arend T. Strijker was placed in command of the Southwestern Sector cantering command in an ancient Temple in the City of Baia Mercante (Later renamed Nieuw Tyrhaven by Vistari Officials), which is now the site of the Zwartbaar Assembly Building.