Darunian recorded history starts in 123 A.D. when it became a Roman province and was named Darunia after the native Darun (rhymes with "maroon") people. Many Latin words entered the Darunian language as Roman civilization was introduced; eventually, many Darun people adopted Latin as their language. Before the Romans came, the Darun people were like many Native American tribes in that gender-variant people were allowed to live as a third gender where they could live fully in their chosen role. The native Darun people revered them; however, under Roman influence, these people were forced into the categories of "male" and "female," where they remain to this day. When the Empire fell, Darunia became an independent country, later called Darunie by the French and thus Daruny by the English. As soon as the Daruny became Christian, the Catholic Church forbade living as the gender opposite from one's biological sex; the Iglisa de Darunia (Church of Daruny) was formed almost immediately. After that, the country had little to do with foreign countries until it was rediscovered in the 18th century.
The difficulty in passing the mountains in the outskirts of Daruny is thought to have contributed to the relative security of Daruny over the centuries. Medieval scholars spoke of a land of Sodomites beyond the mountains, but these were dismissed as legend until Daruny was formally discovered by other Europeans in the 18th century. (Surprisingly, Daruny was as modern as any other country in Europe; Darunian history records some foreign visitors in those centuries, so perhaps a few taught the Darunians how to make the more "high-tech" things.) Many foreigners who were homosexual or transgendered wanted to live in Daruny, but most could not take the trip. Many tried, but perished on the way; quite a few were killed when others learned that they were traveling to Daruny. As a result, only a very small trickle of immigrants made it into the country. As immigrants became more numerous, Daruny passed immigration laws to keep their culture intact. These laws are still in effect and have been strengthened to make sure that only a few thousand of the millions who apply can actually immigrate, and that these are the best of the bunch. Daruny is extremely strict on illegal immigration; because so many transgendered people from all over the world want to live in a country where they will be accepted in their chosen gender (and where women enjoy more rights than in most industrialized countries), the Darunian government must maintain strict control of immigration in order to keep their culture from being overrun. This policy seems to be working, as only 5% of the Darunian population is foreign-born. (In case youre wondering, transgendered people are not favored; admission is decided on merit alone. But most other people usually settle in countries with more lax immigration policies, so more than half of all immigrants are transgendered, and the majority of those are male-to-female.)
During World War II, Daruny was neutral, but the land was used as a battleground between Germans and Russians, with natives being mistreated by the Nazis and, to a lesser extent, Russian soldiers. Older people still haven't forgiven the Germans or any member of the Axis, and no one completely trusts the Russian government because they claimed to be on Daruny's side until the Cold War.
These days, Daruny's biggest problem is terrorism. Though many of the terrorists are Muslim, quite a few are Christian terrorists from nearby countries--the same people who blow up abortion clinics. The anthrax attack in Liskom on June 25, 2006 (often called "The Darunian 9/11" by Americans) was done by group of Christians and Muslims who believe Darunian views on gender to be immoral. Apparently, they have ignored the part about loving the sinner in addition to hating the sin.