Kitami

The Kitamic State 喜多見
Flag National Emblem of the Kitamic State
Motto: 咲くアイリスがさらに上昇 'The Blooming Iris Rises Furthter'
Anthem: National Anthem of Kitami
Imperial Seal
Capital and	Horoame
Official languages	Fusenese-Altay Altay
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
• Great Khan	Khan of the Ever Blooming Iris
Population
• 2015 census	364,578,798
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Per capita	$32,576
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$23,234
Gini (2019)	55.7 high
HDI (2019)	.81 very high
Currency	Kitami Yen (KIY)
Date format	yyyy.mm.dd, etc.

The Kitamic State or simply Kitami is a Constitutional Republic located in -. The country is one of the wealthiest in Ophion, with an impressive service, financial, agricultural, and energy base. Its capital Horoame is seen as one of the largest financial hubs in the Japonic speaking world.

Kitami is divided into 15 provinces, and 3 special economic regions. It's largest cities include Horoame, Uenohara, and Ai. The capital and largest city, Horoame has over 17 million people, and is seen as one of the most dynamic in Ophion. Kitami sees a sharp divide between wealthy cities and a poor countryside, and even within cities "Japanese flight" has caused the decimation of many inner cities. Kitami has also seen massive outsourcing, destroying much of its massive industrial base.

Kitami's government system is a monarchy, aiming for the "harmonious cooperation" of diverse interest groups. While the country has a Parliament, suffrage is restricted to property owners, heads of households, or scholars who have passed civil service exams. The monarchy has limited powers, limited by the Convent of Monarchical Powers, which gives most power to Kitami's Legislature. The nation has two major political parties, the Tsutsuji Clique, and the Kitamic Association of Merchants. The Tsutsuji Clique is commonly seen to endorse more socially democratic positions, whereas the KAM is more pro-capitalist and conservative. Kitami's government system is often seen as slow moving, due to it's extreme polarization, but also orientated towards Kitami's wealthy and elite. Regardless, it it has provided stability, rule of law, and a framework for much of Kitami's service sector to thrive.

Kitami began as a series Japonic trade outpost in the 16th century on the periphery of the greater Bacti League.It would be occuipied by various traders and settlers, profiting of the fur trapping. Eventually many of these settlers would move into shipbuilding and agriculture. To acquire more land Kitami would scout new territories, and assimilate native groups in the political arrangements of Kitami. With the start of the Wars of Bacti Succession, the Ki Eunuch took power and declared his own kingdom. He soon declared that Kitami would pay no tribute to any Magtal state. .... Since Kitami's plentiful natural resources gave it a massive capital stock, it engaged in a massive industrialization of it's own. Kitamic industrialization was unique for the relative absence of the state, and the brand new institutional structures, and manufacturing processes pioneered. ~~. Kitami during the post war period saw the complete restructuring of it's economy, since many factories moved away, while banks, mining firms, and others settled themselves or developed in Kitami. Kitami was, and still remains the primary node for trade and financial transations between Nukigurun and the rest of Sinju. Kitami also developed an extensive information technology, and cultural industry in the 80s, and so called K-Jazz and K-Television remain popular today.

Today Kitami is a regional power, and is the X largest nation in the world by GDP, and X largest nation in the world by population. It is one of the most diverse nations in the world, with large immigrant populations, and is seen as a "melting pot". Kitami's economy is a post-industrial economy, dominated by the financial, mining, cultural, information technology, energy, and agricultural sectors. Kitami is one of Tiandi's largest exporters of natural gas and soybeans, and is considered an "energy superpower" due to it's large natural gas reserves. Since the 1960s it has stayed as one of the major financial hubs in Tiandi, with trillions flowing in the financial markets of Horoame. Kitami has faced censure for how it's banks facilitate money laundering by weathy oligarchs across Mahaborei. Kitami also has massive inequality, with one of the highest GINIs in Sunalaya. Another major issue with its economy is the massive offspring of Kitamic industries in recent years, denying many in the country access to work. Kitami maintains one of the least generous social safety nets out of high income countries in Sunalaya, with an underfunded government pension system, private healthcare, and extensive means based testing. Kitamic education is known for it's competitiveness, and inequality with many public schools underfunded by the government. In recent years there has been a phenomena of emigration out of Kitami due to the intense competition many face.

Etymology

The characters for Kitami, 喜多見, translate into seeing happiness. The kanji was given by the original Japnonic settlers into Kitami, believed to be in praise of the abundant arable land they found.