| Federation of the Deccan Fédération du Deccan Timeline: Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum
Other names டெக்கான் கூட்டமைப்பு (Tamil) OTL equivalent: Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, most of Andhra Pradesh, southern Karnataka and union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry | ||||||
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| Anthem: La Fanfare de la Concorde |
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 Location of the Deccan
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| Capital | Pondichéry | |||||
| Other cities | Chennai | |||||
| Official languages | French | |||||
| Other languages | Tamil; Telugu; Malayalam; Kannada | |||||
| Ethnic groups | Tamils; Telugus; Malayalis; Kannadigas | |||||
| Religion | Hinduism; Christianity; Buddhism; Islam; Sikhism; Jainism | |||||
| Demonym | Deccan; Dravidian | |||||
| Government | Federal constitutional parliamentary republic | |||||
| - | President | Venkaiah Naidu | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Shashi Tharoor | ||||
| Legislature | National Assembly of the Deccan | |||||
| - | Upper house | Senate | ||||
| - | Lower house | Chamber of Deputies | ||||
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| - | Establishment of the Federation of the Deccan | March 1, 1950 | ||||
| - | Independence from France | September 29, 1959 | ||||
| Currency | Deccan franc (DNF) |
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| Time zone | (UTC+5.5) | |||||
| Internet TLD | .dn | |||||
| Calling code | +93 | |||||
The Deccan (Tamil: டெக்கான் Ṭekkāṉ; Telugu: దక్కన్ Ḍakkan; Malayalam: ഡെക്കാൺ Ḍekkan; Kannada: ಡೆಕ್ಕನ್ Ḍekkan), officially the Federation of the Deccan (French: Fédération du Deccan), is a country in South Asia in the Indian sub-continent. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with India to the north. In the Indian Ocean, the Deccan is in the vicinity of Eelam, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It has a population of 2.7 million people and has an area covering 428,345 sq km. The Federation of the Deccan is a member of the French Community.
Politics and government[]
History[]
Siddi Empire era (1500–1690)[]
Fragmentation of the Siddis and early European influence (1690–1741)[]
French India (1741–1959)[]
Contemporary Deccan (1959–present)[]
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