Garis Hati Gelap
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| Country | Sokoku |
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| Capital | Mengakui |
| Area | 435,025 km2 km2 |
| Population | 34M |
| Density | 78 per km2/km2 |
| Demonym | Garishatian, Garishatish |
| Time zone | UTC-10 |
Garis Hati Gelap (がりしゃち in Bahasa Sokoku) is a member state of Sokoku, located mainly on the island with the same name (Garis Hati) off the south coast of Altaia. It was formed in 76XX when the Livarian colony XX was declared decolonised and a part of Sokoku. It is the second most populous state and second largest in area within the federation.
Etymology
Garis Hati Gelap literally means "dark heart line" or "dark jaw line" depending on the region. It refers to a pre-colonial indigenous belief where a persons character and thus fate was defined by the palm lines and wrinkles around the mouth and eyes. This practice remained commonplace even when the island's several regions converted to Lizehanist belief systems in the 66th-68th centuries. As such the island inhabitants were referred to as "the people of the heart lines" (orang-orang dari garis hati) which gradually evolved in the common name for the island used by outsiders.
During the decolonisation wars, the local opposition to the colonial status started using the name "Garis Hati" as a badge of honor, with the addition "Gelap" referring to the armed branch of the decolonisation movement. Up to today, the island is called "Garis Hati" while the state is called "Garis Hati Gelap", but both are used almost as synonyms.