Yakland

Yayakistan (Yakish: Greyᵽôṁiô /græypʰomʷio/) is a country in Equus, Bordering the Crystal Empire to the south and East Yakland to the west

Etymology
The Yakish name of the country, Greyᵽôṁiô, comes from gr-, the genitive affix, eyᵽô, the word for yak, and ṁiô, the word for land. This would translate to "Land of the Yaks"

History
Yakland, the ancient home of the Yaks, is a solitary society hidden deep within the Crystal Mountains of the Crystal Empire. Over many centuries, they have practiced and embraced this solitude and isolation from the rest of the world, so much that it is an essential part of the Yak way of life.

However, in 199X, King Ryŧêfōty, the leader of the Yak Kingdom, did the unthinkable. He opened the borders to Equestria after a "century". This opening was a success, and the Yaks slowly opened up to the Equestrian way of life, as King Ryŧêfōty embraced harmonic institutions. In 199X, when Yak City was devastated by a landfall, Equestria was able to forge ties with the Yaks via Pinkie Pie, who was appointed official Friendship Ambassador to the Yaks.

In 199X, conservative and traditionalist members of the Yak Council declared independence under Ryŧêfōty's brother, King Bêrefōty, angry with his Equestria-aligned policies and what they perceived as his destruction of the Yak way of life. They would go on to form East Yakland in the east, promising to be a bulwark of tradition and isolationism.