1. | A creole language, derived from Ardian. RL reference: Haitian creole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole) |
2. | Based in Sub-saharan West African languages |
3. | Based in Cushitic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushitic_languages) |
Seojoson people | Population: ~8,669,000 |
(https://i.postimg.cc/8cYCsVSd/500.jpg) A group of ethnic Seojoson participates in a public event. | Seojoson is the largest ethnic group in Djabidjan (although far from being a majority). Since independence, they have been the dominant ethnic group, being highly represented in the top economic and political elite of the country. However, this declined since the proclamation of the Social Republic of Djabidjan. They usually speak Seojugeo, the standard Korean dialect spoken in Djabidjan, and they are mostly Christian, in particular with Free Reformed Church as largest faith. Unlike other northern and eastern Ardian languages, they use Ardian script. |
Koulè people | Population: ~4,192,000 |
(https://i.postimg.cc/8cnMB3hw/2015-ariana-miyamoto.jpg) Jina Alumene, a Djabidjani actress and singer, self-identifies as Koulè | The term "Koulè" is derived from an Ardian word which was used to describe a person of a mixed ancestry, descendants of the union of an Ardian settler and a native, in particular dark-skinned ones such as the Mzungumzaji or the Maadaan peoples. Although the term did not have a fixed meaning in the colonial, they barred to work in the local administration, although a higher status than native people. The term had for a long time a clearly derogatory meaning, although in the last century community started to reclaim the terms for people of mixed ancestry. However, the term should not be confused with "Langyol", a word in Kozmane language to refer to anyone of mixed ancestry. Although the Koulè people are far to be a homogeneous group, they are mostly Christian and they usually speak Kozmane -a creole language derived from Ardian- as first or second language. They mostly live in urban areas. |
Kiêt people | Population: ~ 3,047,000 |
(https://i.postimg.cc/brBG7tVR/Girl-wearing-white-o-d-i-and-N-n-l-holding-pink-lotus-flower.jpg) A young Kiêt model. | The Kiêt people are an ethnic group that lives mostly in the main urban areas and the eastern region. They speak Vietnamese and they are mostly Christian. During the Ardian empire, they were well-known for being merchants. |
Mzungumzaji people | Population: ~ 800,000 |
(https://i.postimg.cc/tRZV6rsS/Brian-Idowu-2014.jpg) Martin Enitan, a famous Djabidjan football player, is an ethnic Mzungumzaji. | The Mzungumzaji people, who mostly speak Mzungumzaji languages -a linguistic family formed by more than twenty-six recognized languages-, mostly live in the central and western provinces. Some ethnic Mzungumzaji, however, particularly those living in Djabidjan City, have adopted Kozmane language as native languages or a bilingual. |
Nayhtu people | Population: ~ 231,000 |
(https://i.postimg.cc/L5Y4Z0vz/800px-A-BURMESE-LADY.jpg) A Nayhtu woman in the 1930s, during the Ardian Empire. | The Nayhtu or Nayhtumyarr people are an ethnic group who mostly speak Burmese language as native language. Many of them were enslaved during the Ardian Empire. They are diverse religiously, being a large number of them Muslim, particularly those living in the western region. |
Maadaan people | Population: ~ 199,000 |
(https://i.postimg.cc/Px8rCRS1/1920px-On-night-operations-with-the-African-Union-Mission-in-Somalia-10-8232221506.jpg)An ethnic Maadaan Djabidjan soldier. | The Maadaan or Maadanic minority, who usually speak Maadaanic language as native language, is an ethnic group. A majority of them are Catholic. They mostly live in the southern provinces. They suffered religious persecution, particularly during the Social Republic of Djabidjan. |
Novician people | Population: ~ 115,000 |
(https://i.postimg.cc/nhP67R9p/family-Getty-Images-72402682.jpg)A Novician family, picture taken before independence. | The Novician minority, also known as "New Ardians", "Novicius" or, in Kozmane language, "Nève people". This ethnic minority is formed by descendants of Ardian settlers established in the country during the Ardian Empire. There were more than half a million Novicians before the independence. However, the number declined as many left the country after the independence and during the Social Republic of Djabidjan, as the government passed a radical agrarian reform and most of the land still owned by this minority was expropriated or confiscated by the authorities. They formed the economic and social elite of the country before the independence. However, not only their economic and social status declined after the independence, particularly during the Social Republic of Djabidjan. They have been traditionally Catholic, although in more recent decades, a large number of them joined other Christian denominations. They speak Sonés, an Ardian dialect. |
Others | Other ethnic groups include immigrants from nearby countries. |
Election | Seats | Resulting government |
1988 legislative election | 122/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
1992 legislative election | 130/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
1996 legislative election | 136/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2000 legislative election | 143/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2004 legislative election | 140/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2008 legislative election | 146/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2012 legislative election | 149/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2016 legislative election | 146/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2021 legislative election | 131/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
Election | Seats | Resulting government |
1979 State Assembly election | 11/136 | Opposition |
1981 State Assembly election | 20/136 | Social Democratic Party-PDP coalition (from February to September) and Opposition after September 1981 |
1983 State Assembly election | 58/136 | People's Democratic Party government (minority government) |
1984 State Assembly election | 72/136 | People's Democratic Party government |
1984 legislative election | 91/155 | People's Democratic Party government |
1988 legislative election | 67/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
1992 legislative election | 76/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
1996 legislative election | 78/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2000 legislative election | 90/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2004 legislative election | 85/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2008 legislative election | 93/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2012 legislative election | 92/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2016 legislative election | 96/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
2021 legislative election | 89/155 | Djabidjani People's Coalition government |
Name | Type | Language | Description | Ownership |
DNTV | TV | Korean | It broadcasts general entertainment, news, and sports programming. | Djabidjani Broadcasting Corporation |
Djabiqjan Shanalbyk | TV | Sozyar language | It broadcasts general entertainment and news. | Djabidjani Broadcasting Corporation |
Nouvèl Djabidjan | TV | Kozmane language | It broadcasts general entertainment and news | Djabidjani Broadcasting Corporation |
DKTV | TV | Vietnamese | It broadcasts general entertainment and news | Djabidjani Broadcasting Company |
PTV | TV | Several languages | It broadcasts general entertainment in minority languages. | Djabidjani Broadcasting Corporation |
DCTV 1 | TV | Korean | It features mostly news, talk shows and documentaries and some local and international kids, drama and sports programming | Majimag Media Group |
DCTV 2 | TV | Kozmane language | Besides some talk shows and a very popular music show, it feautres almost identital programming than DCTV 1, only in Kozmane language. | Majimag Media Group |
DCTV 3 | TV | Several languages | It feautres mostly Kozmane language and Vietnamese news and talk shows. It also offers some national and international entertainment programs such as reality shows, films, and tv series. | Majimag Media Group |
DCTV 4 | TV | Several languages | It feautres mostly entertainment and news in Burmanese, Maadaan, and Mzungumzaji languages. | Majimag Media Group |
VWA Network | Radio | Several languages | It is a radio network, formed by 6 nationwide radio stations and more than twenty local radio stations | Majimag Media Group |
Peyinala | Radio | Mostly Kozmane and Korean | It is a nationwide radio network operated by Djabidjanian Armed Forces. It broadcasts news, music, as well as educational and entertainment porgrams for the general public. It also features some overtly nationalistic political radio shows. | Ministry of Defense |
Refòme Network | Radio | Several languages | A religious radio station | Free Reformed Church |
Fusyon TV | TV | Several languages | It is an entertainment television channel. It mostly features TV series and films. | DEK Corporation |