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|national_anthem =  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYEfjgpdjPY Aegukga (愛國歌; 애국가)]
|royal_anthem =      [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hNuqm-GOO4 God Save the King]


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|established_event2 = Founding of the Honggi (紅旗; 홍기)
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|established_date2 = 8 CE
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|established_event3 = Conglomeration of the Baekjoksidae (百族時代; 백족시대) into the Daehongbuk (大紅北; 대홍북) by the Yellow Empire
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|established_date4 = 1465 CE
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|established_event5 = Founding of Yeosan Empire (麗山帝國; 여산제국)
|established_date5 = 1923
|established_date5 = 1888 CE
|established_event6 = Establishment of the Constitutional Monarchy
|established_event6 = Occupation by the Five Colour Empire (五色帝國; 오색제국) begins
|established_date6 = 1943
|established_date6 = 1905 CE
|established_event7 = Incorporation into the FASR as an autonomous prefecture
|established_date7 = 1929 CE
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'''Yeosan'''([[Huang]]: 业国 or 業國), is a sovereign island nation in equatorial [[Alharu]]. It is an island state on a 1,352,000 km² island formed by volcanic activity about 82 million years ago. The nation itself encompasses approximately 512,641 km² of the northwest of the island. At 8 million inhabitants, Yeosan is one of the smaller nations in Alharu. Its capital is [[Quxing]] and is resident to just over 3.5 million of the 8 million inhabitants of the nation. The nation is known for its distinct mix of Europan and Huang culture which leads to interesting design, music, architecture, and many other things.
The '''Yeosan Autonomous Prefecture'''([[Huang]]: 麗山自治州; [[Eonmun]]: 여산자치주), is an autonomous prefecture of the [[Federation of Alharun Socialist Republics]] (FASR) in equatorial [[Alharu]]. It is located on a {{convert|1352000|km2|sqmi}} island formed by volcanic activity about 82 million years ago. The nation itself encompasses approximately {{conver|512641|km2|sqmi}} of the northwest portion of the island. Yeosan has a population of just over 48.5 million. Its capital is [[Seonggyeong]] (城京; 성경) and is resident to just over 8.5 million. The nation is known for its unique culture, which is largely grounded in that of the Huang Culture Sphere (黃文化圈; 황문화관) but has developed uniquely with Yeosan's isolation.


The Yeosanese are directly related to the Burlingtonians as they originally hail from Great Burlington and made their way to their home island after they were persecuted for their religion in their original land. Due to it's close proximity to the [[Yellow Empire]] at its founding, it has had a great influx of Huang culture into its own, creating one of its defining features as aforementioned.
The Yeosanese are descendants of the first humans that came to the island around 30 thousand years ago. Not much is known about these peoples.
 
In 1875 Yeosan came under the rule of the [[Fulgistan]], and was put under a provisional government titled the ''Reorganised National Government of Yeosan''. As a result of this, from 1881 to 1889 the nation went through a huge change and transitioned not only from a highly rural agrarian lifestyle to a far more urban and industrialised lifestyle, but completely changed their language from their previous dialect of [[Anglish]], to a new, Yeosanese dialect of [[Huang]] through a large social and economic campaign created by Emperor [[George Xiang]] deemed ''The Great Leap Forward'', which was an eight year plan to urbanise and industrialise the nation, along with the dropping of Anglish and adopting of Huang, with help of the Fulgistani government. Because of this, Yeosan was very friendly and connected with their colonial ''masters'' and in turn Yeosan and the Yeosanese were made ''colonial administrators'' and were given duties to oversee plantations on [[Lauhi]], the [[Spice Islands]], and Yeosan itself. This period ended in 1923 after Fulgistan's goverment experienced a communist revolution and the nation subsequently dropped all colonial possesions. Later, in 1943, Emperor Charles Xiang, under demands from the people and his advisors, signed the ''New Power Treaty'' which created a parliamentary house and constitution to keep the Emperor in check after some economic missteps from the previous Emperor went unchecked and lead to reckless spending and an overall poor face for monarchy in Yeosan.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==


The name ''Yeosan'' comes from the mix of Euro-Huang culture and the many loan words that had been taken into the old Yeosanese dialect of [[Anglish]]. Modern scholars believe the name was intended to mean ''Settlers of the Island of Yeo'', but there is a lack of substantial evidence for the claim to be treated as fact. Though, in the modern era, after the language reforms under colonial rule the island was renamed to ''业国 or 業國: yèguó'' in standard Huang—though in the Yeosanese dialect of Huang, they have their own character for ''yè''—which means ''Land of Industry''.
The name ''Yeosan'' comes from the mountain at the centre of the island. The characters in the name, 麗山, translate literally to ''beautiful mountain''. This name was first introduced by the founding of the Yeosan dynasty in 1465. It is thought that prehistoric groups of Yeosanese peoples on the island had given themselves a similar name using native vocabulary (아름다움뫼) before Huang contact, which inspired the naming of the new dynasty. This name was retained from the founding of the dynasty all the way to the modern day.


==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:Mount Zhenxi.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Mount Zhenxi]] a holy mountain in Yeosanese culture and society, and the volcano which created the island on which Yeosan sits.]]
[[File:Houses in Quxing.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A row of terraced housing in [[Quxing]] displaying Yeosan's unique style of architecture and design.]]
[[File:Emeror's Palace Quxing.png|250px|thumb|right|The Emperor's Palace in [[Quxing]] also serving to display Yeosan's unique style of architecture.]]


Yeosan is located on an island created by a volcano (Mount Zhenxi) approximately 82 million years ago. Its geography is quite drastic as its landscape ascends from sea level to around 5000 metres.
[[File:Mount Zhenxi.jpg|250px|thumb|left|{{wp|Paektu Mountain|Mount Baektu}} (白頭山; 백두산) a sacred mountain in Yeosanese culture and society, and the volcano which created the island on which Yeosan sits.]]
 
Yeosan is located on an island created by a volcano called Mount Baektu (白頭山; 백두산), meaning ''white headed mountain'', approximately 82 million years ago. Its geography is quite drastic as its landscape ascends from sea level to around 5000 metres at the summit of the volcano.


The geographic location of the island near [[Alharu]] and the [[Yellow Empire]] caused much of the culture of the area to make its way into the culture of the settlers through both trade and communication with nearby civilisations, as well as interactions with the original inhabitants of the island, most of whom fled back to the Yellow Empire after the original settlers arrived.
The geographic location of the island near [[Alharu]] and the [[Yellow Empire]] caused much of the culture of the area to seep into native Yeosanese culture, to the point that Yeosan’s culture is largely similar to the Yellow Empire. This is reflective of other nations in the Huang Culture Sphere (黃文化圈; 황문화관). However, because of the nature of being an isolated island, Yeosan’s culture is still a unique part of greater Huang culture.


The climate in Yeosan varies wildly depending on where one is on the island due to its unique geography. In the north, east, and south near the sea, it is hot and humid with plenty of rainfall. Whereas in the west near the sea the climate is more near to a Savanna, with sparse rains and typically warm temperatures. However, as one progresses inland the climate becomes harsher until the summit of the volcano is reached which is sub-zero year-round.
The climate in Yeosan varies wildly depending on where one is on the island due to its unique geography. In the north, east, and south near the sea, it is hot and humid with plenty of rainfall. Whereas in the west near the sea, the climate is more near to a Savanna, with sparse rains and typically warm temperatures. However, as one progresses inland the climate becomes harsher until the summit of the volcano is reached, which is sub-zero year-round.


===Cities===
===Cities===



The following is a selection of Yeosan’s most important cities:

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! City
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! Description
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Quxing]]
| [[Seonggyeong]] (城京; 성경)
| 3,587,749
| 8.767.326
| West Yeosan
| West Yeosan
| Capital and most populous city in Yeosan, serving as the administrative and economic centre. Known for its unique architecture, and the home of the Emperor's Royal Palace.
| Capital and most populous city in Yeosan, serving as the administrative and economic centre. Home of the old central palace, Changangung (長安宮).
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Xiangfei]]
| [[Gongju]] (公州; 공주)
| 1,754,317
| 5.484.792
| South Yeosan
| South Yeosan
| Intellectual capital of Yeosan, and home to the most prestigious university in the nation known as ''The Royal University''.
| The second-largest city in Yeosan and it’s intellectual capital. Home to the most prestigious university in the nation, known as ''Yeosan University'' (麗山大學校; 여산대학교).
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Chenming]]
| [[Haeju]] (海州; 해주)
| 1,437,751
| 5.137.322
| Northeast Yeosan
| Northeast Yeosan
| A large port city established by the original settlers facing the [[Adlantic Ocean]] to facilitate easy trade with the civilsations east of Yeosan.
| Haeju is Yeosan’s shipping and fishing powerhouse. It is home to the largest fishing industry in the country, and all of Yeosan’s shipping companies are headquartered there.
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Shanjing]]
| 534,872
| North Yeosan
| One of the smaller urban centres of Yeosan known for its cuisine due to its long history as an agricultural hub.
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Guangjin]]
| [[Nongju]] (農州; 농주)
| 384,963
| 3.856.915
| Central East Yeosan
| Central East Yeosan
| Guangjin was a heavily agricultural city before The Great Leap after which it became nearly split in half between the two sectors, although in recent years industrialisation has overtaken agriculture.
| Nongju is an agricultural powerhouse city and referred to commonly as ''Yeosan’s Bread Basket''.
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Hanzhou]]
| [[Gwangju]] (光州; 광주)
| 267,983
| 3.734.677
| Northwest Yeosan
| Northwest Yeosan
| A remnant of pre-Great Leap Yeosan and a still very agricultural city, known for its historical buildings, and highly traditionalist population.
| Gwangju is the industrial powerhouse of Yeosan and is home to a variety of factories for everything from televisions to aeroplanes.
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Shaogong]]
| [[Jeonsi]] (電市; 전시)
| 243,756
| 1.867.334
| Central South Yeosan
| Central South Yeosan
| A small industrial city lying between Quxing and Xiangfei which has lost a large amount of its population due to migration from residents to the two aforementioned cities.
| The technology capital of Yeosan. A highly advanced technological city, its name literally means ''electric city''.
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Yanguang]]
| [[Yeongsan]] (寧山; 영산)
| 145,897
| 335.978
| Central West Yeosan
| Central West Yeosan
| A small alpine village situated upon the flanks of Mount Zhenxi, and a popular tourist attraction in Yeosan for its interesting culture, music, design, architecture, etc.
| An alpine folk village situated upon the flanks of Mount Baektu, and a popular tourist attraction in Yeosan for its traditional culture, music, design, architecture, etc.
|}
|}


==History==
==History==


The history of Yeosan is relatively short due to its recent creation by the original settlers in the mid to late 16th century.
The history of Yeosan is extensive, but there are several important events that summarise the nation’s past.


===Before the Voyage===
===Prehistory===


Little is actually known about the original settlerr's origins other than that before Yeosan was founded, its original founders were a group of Burlingtonians who upon converting to a new religion, were driven from their home by religious persecution and thought it best to sail away from their homelands to the land in which their newfound religion was rumoured to have come from.
It is estimated that the first humans came to the island Yeosan is on today, arrived around 30 thousand years ago. Very little is known about the nature of these peoples, how they organised, what they build, ate, and did, etc. But it is presumed that they were hunter-gatherers who came to the island in search of food.


===Early Civilisation and Establishment of the Monarchy===
===Early Civilisation===


After an intense, long, voyage through the Adlantic, the settlers found they had landed upon a most beautiful island whose centre was a magnificent mountain (unknown to them at the time that the mountain was actually a volcano). So magnificent that they made it a sacred site in their religion. The settlers soon made contact with small settlements of people from the Yellow Empire who, due to sickness being unknowingly spread by the settlers, fled back to mainland Alharu and the Yellow Empire, although some who were not effect stayed behind and joined the settlers in establishing their new nation. With this, the settlers began repopulating the villages for their own and began to absorb the motifs, and other cultural aspects left behind in the villages as they saw most aspects of their old culture as barbaric after their staunch persecution. During this time (1550s-1750s) the nation was incredibly open and saw a massive influx of Huang culture into their nation creating a unique mesh of Europan and Huang cultures which Yeosan is known for today.  
The first civilisation to be recorded in Yeosan’s history is the Honggi (紅旗; 홍기) in 8 CE. The name literally means ''red banner'' and is a name given by historians to the civilisation as the only surviving record of its existence come from outside Yeosan, and make reference only to the flag the civilisation bore. Although little survives of Honggi’s story, historians have been able to determine that Honggi was a powerful monarchy that united many factions that had previously been warring under one banner. This created an era of peace which allowed for greater advancement in the sciences. Honggi lasted roughly 700 years. This was due to a string of weak and incompetent kings who allowed the nation to fall into strife. After this, the nation collapsed into a hundred small territories dominated by clans who constantly fought each other. This period is known as Baekjoksidae (百族時代; 백족시대).


In the late 17th century a prominent clan rose to power in the nation, this family was the Xiang family whom the dynasty is still ruled by to this day. The Xiang family was very wealthy and in turn very powerful in the government and politics and rose to power quickly by popular support of the people due to the families contributions to public works, culture, and society, among other things. After coming to power they offered the people a deal wherein they would be rulers for life in a dynastical line of succession in return for all of the great things which they had done for the people themselves. The people agreed and the Xiang dynasty and monarchy were established.
===Yellow Empire===


[[File:Fulgistani_Yeosan.png|250px|thumb|right|The flag of Yeosan under Fulgistani rule from 1875-1908. The text on the pennant reads ''Protectorate of Yeosan''.]]
[[File:Flag of the Yellow Empire.png|250px|thumb|right|Banner of the [[Yellow Empire]].]]
[[File:Fulgistani_Yeosan_2.png|250px|thumb|right|The flag of Yeosan under Fulgistani rule from 1908-1923. The colours represent the 5 races of the Fulgisani Empire, with white being dominant to represent the Yeosanese.]]
[[File:MillardJLi.png|250px|thumb|right|Captain Millard J. Li and the crew of the cruiser ''Wang Jinjian'' , Guihai Fleet, 1887.]]


===The Protectorate of Yeosan===
In 967 CE, the Yellow Empire expanded into the island and overran the fighting clans, finally putting a stop to years of turmoil. Under the Yellow Empire, Daehongbuk (大紅北; 대홍북) was founded. This began an extensive period of peace and started an era which allowed the arts and sciences to flourish. With them, the Yellow Empire brought Huang characters (黃字; 황자) to Yeosan. This replaced an archaic writing system that was highly regional and allowed people to finally be able to write and record history in an accurate and concise manner. The Daehongbuk marks the first time Yeosanese culture was allowed to develop and thrive in a manner never before seen. Many staples of Yeosan’s traditional culture were begun in this time. Though this era of peace and prosperity was long, it was brought to an end similarly to the Honggi. The King was weak and incompetent, which lead military generals to be worried about the future of the nation. So they rebelled and overthrew the King and had him executed, and then usurped the throne for themselves.


In 1875, Yeosan was brought into the Fulgistani Sultanate as a colonial territory because of its, although at the time few, factories and, most importantly, its vast amounts of fields for agricultural land, as well as its strategic position in between the Tortoise and Synthe Seas, and for reasons according to Fulgistan itself to ''unify Huang people's under one nation''. Fulgistan also cites Yeosan's mines and other such natural resources as further reasoning.
===Establishment of Yeosan===


Under the new government, officially called the ''Reorganised National Government of Yeosan'', the nation came under large change both economically and culturally. Starting in 1881, just six years after their incorporation into the Empire, Yeosan underwent a huge shift in both language and industry. Through the eight year programme set in action by Emperor Alfred Xiang's, deemed ''The Great Leap Forward'', the nation transitioned from a predominantly rural and agricultural economy to a fully industrialised and urban economy in a very short time. Along with this, language reforms were brought forward so as to bring more unity to the Empire itself. Yeosan's dialect of Anglish was completely dropped and replaced with a new dialect of Huang using traditional Huang characters, as well as characters unique to Yeosan, for example the first character used in Yeosanese for the name of the nation ''yè''.
After taking the throne in 1465 CE, the first King of Yeosan, Dangun (檀君; 단군), proclaimed a new nation, Yeosan (麗山; 여산). He chose this name as a tribute to the first peoples of Yeosan who were believed to have called themselves something of the same meaning, but in their native tongue—possibly something like 아름다움뫼. With the establishment of Yeosan, a new era began. One of no longer copying Huang culture, but refining it into something uniquely Yeosanese. Many of the cultural traditions Yeosanese observe today were refined in this time. Yeosan was not removed from the Yellow Empire in this time, however. Yeosan was part of the tributary system of the Yellow Empire during this time. Nonetheless, with strong and competent rulers, Yeosan flourished even greater than before in the arts and sciences. During this time, King Sejong the Great (世宗大王; 세종대왕) invented a native phonetic writing system for the Yeosanese called Eonmun (諺文; 언문). This allowed even uneducated peasant to read and write. However, the literati and upper classes opposed it, so the system was never standardised and although it gained wide use by the peasantry, it was never a viable replacement for Huang characters.


Because of the overhaulling of their economy, Yeosan was very thankful towards Fulgistan and became incredibly friendly and connected with their rulers, who, in turn, made them ''colonial administrators'' over Lauhi, and the Spice Islands, along with setting up vast plantations amongst the remaning rural areas on the island. The Yeosanese were made effectively first class citizens in Imperial Society and many went on to become high ranking officers in the Fulgistani military, as well as the owners of corporations, and composed most of the class of urban professionals in the Empire. During this time, a system of indentured servitude was established by the Fulgistani and Yeosan government to import foreign workers from the Spice Islands and Lauhi to serve as labourers on the many plantations in Yeosan, as well as performing duties of menial labour; such as mining, farming, fishing, and other such things.
===Establishment of the Empire===


Shortly before the fall of the Fulgistani Empire, due to its distance from the mainland, Yeosan's capital city Quxing was used as an area for underground organisation of activities by the Fulgistani communist revolutionaries, and as a consquence the provisional government ended in 1923, after their successful communist revolution swept mainland Fulgistan causing it to relinquish all of its colonial possessions. Yeosan, now completely free, greatly prospered off of its well balanced agricultural and industrial economy and returned to its business as a small island nation.  
In 1888 CE, as the [[Yellow Empire]] lost control of itself, Yeosan saw this as a time to act. The acting King, Yihui (李㷩; 이희), cut Yeosan from the tributary system and declared himself the new Emperor of the Yeosan Empire. He created a new flag and promulgated it throughout the nation. This was a period of relative stability, and not much occurred in the fields of arts and sciences.


===Establishment of a Constitutional Monarchy===
===Occupation===


In 1943, due to tensions between the people and the government, Emperor Charles Xiang issued and enacted the ''New Power Treaty'' which established both a parliament and a constitution in Yeosan and transformed the nation from an effective absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy. This act was put forward due to complaints in the years leading up to it from the populous demanding that change be brought after the royal family has missappropriated funds, causing the population to become wary and distrustful of the monarchy. Because of the agreement reached between the people of Yeosan and the Xiang family which brought them to power, Alfred saw this as his only choice and deicded it best to give power to the people. Thus a powershift was brought forth, and a new era fell upon Yeosan.
[[File:Flag of the Five Colour Empire.svg|250px|thumb|right|Flag of the [[Five Colour Empire]].]]


==Demographics==
In 1905 CE, the [[Five Colour Empire]] (五色帝國; 오색제국) occupied Yeosan. Because of previous involvement with the Yellow Empire, the Yeosanese did not reject the Five Colour Empire. This period marked a shift to modernity for Yeosan. Under the Daehongbuk, Yeosan, and Empire of Yeosan, much progress was made in arts and sciences, but Yeosan as a whole failed to industrialise. The Five Colour Empire brought railroads, roadways, electricity, factories, and all the cogs of industry to Yeosan. Along with this, the occupation brought about a standardisation of Eonmun and widespread access to education. This brought an orthographic shift in Yeosan as people began to stop writing in Huangmun (黃文; 황문) and began to write in Yeosanese vernacular using a mixed script of Huang characters and Eonmun. This era was transitional for Yeosan as it ascended the nation into the modern era, allowing for its development to today.


The population of Yeosan is mostly concentrated in its urban centres like Quxing, Xiangfei, or Chenming. Though, there is a substaintial population outside of cities who maintain the agricultural aspect of the nation's economy. Rising life expectancy makes the median age of the population increase from year to year. This demographic change is expected to put a heavy tax load on the younger generations in the forseeable future.
===Joining the FASR===


The demographics of Yeosan are quite normal, with Yeosanese comprising a majority of the nation, and small minority groups of other Huang populations existing in various areas throughout the nation due to its time as a colonial gem under the Fulgistani Empire and remnant populations of the many indentured servants imported to the island are still present. Non-Huang foreign minorities do exist in several of the larger cities in the nation, though they are very small and comprise almost none of the major population of Yeosan.
After the collapse of the 5 Colour Empire, Yeosan was thrown into chaos and slowly a liberation front gained power. In an effort to garner wider support, the Yeosan People's Party (麗山人民黨; 여산인민당) did not seek to destroy long-standing tradition or promote any sort of Cultural Revolution in Yeosan, but rather promoted the vernacular traditional culture of the people whilst fighting for their liberation. Because of this, they garnered wide support in the chaotic times post occupation and eventually took power. After a referendum in cooperation with the FASR, Yeosan was incorporated into the FASR in 1929. However, due to its cultural and linguistic differences, it was given the status of a self-governing prefecture. A new flag was introduced, based off of that of the Yeosan Empire. This was done in reference to the promotion of traditional culture. A red octagon was added, underlaying the traditional design, as an artistic reference to the liberation of the people by the People's Party and FASR. Because of the influence from the 5 Colour Empire and the FASR, Huang characters are still frequently used in writing mixed in with the native script, Eonmun. Yeosan's Chinese Character usage differs from other nations in that Yeosan prefers to use the Kangxi dictionary solely for its official character forms.


==Politics==
==Politics==
[[File:Yeosan Parliament.png|250px|thumb|right|Composition of the Parliament of Yeosan]]


Yeosan is a constitutional monarchy with a single body 150 seat parliament wherein the Emperor is the speaker. Political power in the nation is split into three branches, Legislative (Parliament, Executive (Emperor), and Judicial (High Court). Laws and other such things do have to be approved by a majority in parliament, but with a massive representation of the Royalist party in parliament, the Emperor and the party have control over the nation. Parliamentary elections occur every six years. Yeosan has five main political parties represented in parliament, although more do exist, but do not win elections. The five are: The Royalist Party; who are loyal to the king and wish to uphold the monarchy as well as tradition within Yeosan, The Agrarian Party; who fight for programmes to stimulate agricultural production and social programmes for farmers, The Green Party; who are an environmental party who in the past were very successful at mitigating the environmental effects of mass industrialisation during the Great Leap, but now have fallen out of popularity, The Yeosan National Front; a far-right nationalist group who promote traditionalist but want to restore total monarchy or another form of totalist rule, and finally The Yeosan Democratic Party; who wish to either abolish the monarch outright or relinquish the monarchy to ceremonial duties exclusively in place of a prime minister and a two-house parliament.
As an autonomous prefecture, all large government matters fall to the [[Federation of Alharun Socialist Republics]] (FASR). However, domestically, Yeosan is overseen by a Prefectural Governor who reports back to the central government of the FASR and oversees the semantic aspects of the prefectural government.


===Political Parties===
==Economy==


{| class="wikitable sortable"
Yeosan's economy is a balance between industry and technology in urban centres and agriculture in rural areas. This concept was codified under the Five Colour Empire and refined until the modern day under the Sinchon Movement (新村運動; 신촌운동) to industrialise the nation.
! Symbol
 
! data-sort-type="number" | Results
===Energy===
! Description
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[The Royalist Party]]
| 57.3%
| '''[[The Royalist Party]]''' was founded by members of the public who, after the signing of the New Power treaty, sought to uphold the monarchy and advise the Emperor, as well as uphold tradition in Yeosan.
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[The Agrarian Party]]
| 21.3%
| '''[[The Agrarian Party]]''' is a party dedicated to the farmers of Yeosan and protecting the agricultural industry after the Great Leap drastically reduced that sector. The party works to create programmes to stimulate agricultural production, as well as social programmes to benefit farmers in Yeosan.
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[The Yeosan National Front]]
| 6%
| The '''[[Yeosan National Front]]''' is a recently created party who seek to restore total monarchy in Yeosan, or install their own total leader if total monarchy is not a choice, they are not a popular party among voters and most Yeosanese would not openly admit voting for them.
|-bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[The Yeosan Democratic Party]]
| 5.3%
| The '''[[Yeosan Democratic Party]]''' is another recently created party who seek to abolish the monarchy outright or relinquish the monarchy to ceremonial duties exclusively in place of a prime minister and a two-house parliament, similarly this party is very unpopular, and most Yeosanese would never admit voting for them.
|}


===Foreign Relations===
Mount Baektu, located in the near centre of the island, is the main provider of Yeosan's energy via geothermal reactors taking advantage of the active volcano's lava. After the effects on the environment of ''dirty'' methods of power generation were observed in the years following industrialisation, Yeosan has, in recent years, turned to renewable energy and has a growing nuclear energy programme.


Yeosan's foreign relations are somewhat minimal outside of relations with Huang states and former possesions of the Fulgistani Empire, due to its former imperial connections. Yeosan in recent years however, has mentioned that it has brought into consideration the idea of joining several international organisations like ATARA and others for both economy, and defence.
===Infrastructure===


==Economy==
Due to its rapid industrialisation, Yeosan's infrastructure is highly developed, and most major cities have multiple forms of public transport such as buses, trams, tube lines, etc. Along with this, the nation has two international airports, located in Seonggyeong and Gongju. There is also an extensive railway system, which was mostly constructed during the occupation. Yeosan is also notable for having free public Wi-Fi almost everywhere.


Yeosan's economy is a balance between industry in urban centres and agricultre in rural areas. This concept was proposed and established by Alfred Xiang during his ''Great Leap Forward'' and brought huge economic gains to the Fulgistani Empire and, after its fall, Yeosan itself. Along with this Yeosan has a steady influx of capital through tourism to the island as its unique culture and aesthetic draws in visitors from all over Eurth.
==Demographics==


===Education===
The population of Yeosan is mostly concentrated in its urban centres like Seonggyeong and Gongju. Though, there is an even spread of the population outside of cities, who maintain the agricultural aspect of the nation's economy. Rising life expectancy makes the median age of the population increase from year to year. This demographic change is expected to put a heavy tax load on the younger generations in the foreseeable future.


Education in Yeosan is considered to be crucial to living a fulfilling life by the populous of the nation, and education is taken very seriously by families. Schooling in the nation is public and students who attend schools in their city have free tuition. However, if a student wishes to board to another school (in secondary and tertiary levels) they may do so but will be expected to pay a small tuition fee equal to what taxpayers in the city pay. Students in Yeosan typically begin preschool between the ages of 3-4 and graduate university in their early 20's.
Demographically, Yeosan is quite homogenous, with Yeosanese comprising a majority of the nation. A small minority groups of other Huang populations exist in various areas throughout the nation, due to its connections with the [[Yellow Empire]], [[Five Colour Empire]], and neighbouring [[Rhava]]. Non-Huang foreign minorities do exist in several of the larger cities in the nation, though they are very small and comprise very little of the population of Yeosan.


The Yeosanese education system is split into five levels: preschool (3 years), primary school (5 years), junior secondary school (3 years), senior secondary school (3 years), and tertiary university (3-6 years depending upon degree). The preschool curriculum is focused on speaking, reading, and writing so as to prepare students for primary school. In primary school students are taught broad knowledge regarding maths, the sciences, history, reading, writing, as well as music and the arts. Once students move into junior secondary they begin to choose some of their courses and start the process of deciding what subject they want to go into. In senior secondary school students are allowed to choose every course they desire to take to put them on the best path into the subject matter they desire to study, and by the end of senior secondary schooling the student is taking subjet specific courses to prepare them for tertiary education.
===Language===


At the end of their senior secondary schooling, all students must take two standarised tests. The first, titled the ''National University Subject Entrance Exam'' is given to all students and taken across the nation at the same time. These exam dates are famous as it causes the entire nation to effectively shut down as planes are grounded and general business is postponed so as not to distract exam takers. There have been several notable instances of police escort students to their testing centres so they will not be late. The second test which students take immediately after the NUSEE is titled ''The Tertiary ______ Exam'' and differs on subject. Each student will have different exams concerning whatever subject matter they wil to go into. After these exams are complete they are sent to universities who then review them and then offer students spots in their universities according to their cumulative scores on the tests.
The Yeosanese language (麗山語; 여산어) is a language isolate. It is the national language of Yeosan and is spoken by its nearly 50 million inhabitants. The history of the language is unclear, and modern Yeosanese linguists are unsure of its origins. Modern Yeosanese is written in a mixed script of Eonmun, the native phonetic writing system, and Huang characters, adopted during the Yellow Empire’s influence. Historically, Yeosanese was written using only Huang characters and methods to adapt them for both meaning and sound purposes in the language. Before that, however, people use an unknown highly regionalised proto-writing system that made it extremely difficult for people to communicate in writing and was never widely used.


Tertiatry education in Yeosan lasts anywhere from three to six years depending both on the subject matter, and what degree a student wishes to obtain. Several notable degrees in recent years have been: Engineering, Architecture, Business, and several different science related degrees. The most popular degree in the nation is a Bachelor's level although recently Master's level degrees have been rising in popularity.
===Education===


===Energy===
Education in Yeosan is considered to be crucial to living a fulfilling life. Thus, education is taken very seriously by families. Schooling in the nation is public, and students who attend schools in their city have free tuition. However, if a student wishes to board to another school (in secondary and tertiary levels) they may do so but will be expected to pay a small tuition fee equal to what taxpayers in the city pay. Students in Yeosan typically begin preschool between the ages of 3-4 and graduate university in their early 20s.


Mount Zhenxi, located in the near centre of the island, is the main provider of Yeosan's energy via geothermal reactors taking advantage of the active volcano's lava. After the effects on the environment of ''dirty'' methods of power generation were observed in the years following the Great Leap, Yeosan has, in recent years, turned to renewable energy and has a growing nuclear energy programme.
The Yeosanese education system is split into five levels: 3 years preschool (幼稚園; 유치원), 5 years primary school (初等學校; 초등학교), 3 years junior secondary school (下中學校, 하중학교), senior secondary school (上中學校, 상중학교), and 3 to 6 years university (大學校) depending upon degree. The preschool curriculum is focused on speaking, reading, and writing to prepare students for primary school. In primary school, students are taught broad knowledge regarding maths, the sciences, history, reading, writing, as well as music and the arts. Once students move into junior secondary, they begin to choose some of their courses and start the process of deciding what subject they want to study. In senior secondary school, students are allowed to select every course they desire to take to put them on the best path into the subject they want to study. By the end of senior secondary schooling, the student is taking subject specific courses to prepare them for university education.  


===Infrastructure===
At the end of their senior secondary schooling, all students must take two standardised tests. The first, titled the ''University Scholastic Ability Exam'' (大學修學能力試驗; 대학수학능력시험) is given to all students and taken across the nation at the same time. These exam dates are famous as it causes the entire nation to effectively shut down. Planes are grounded, and general business postponed so as not to distract exam takers. There have been several notable instances of police escort students to their testing centres, so they will not be late. The second test which students take immediately after the USAT is titled ''The ______ Ability Exam'' (____能力試驗; ____능력시험) and differs on subject. Each student will have different exams concerning whatever subject they will to go into. After these exams are complete they are sent to universities who then review them and then offer students spots in their universities according to their cumulative scores on the tests.


Due to its previous industrialisation and colony status, Yeosan's infrastructure is highly developed and most major cities have several forms of public transport such as buses, trams, tube lines, etc. Along with this, the nation has two international airports located in Quxing and Xiangfei. There is also an extensive railway system which was mostly constructed during the Great Leap with the help of Fulgistan.
University education in Yeosan lasts anywhere from three to six years, depending both on the subject, and what degree a student wishes to obtain. Various notable degrees in recent years have been: Engineering, Architecture, Business, and several science related degrees. The most popular degree in the nation is a Bachelor's level, although recently Master's level degrees have been rising in popularity.


==Culture==
==Culture==


Yeosan's culture is very unique and one of its defining characteristics. Due to its past as a colonial territory of Fulgistan, as well as its original inhabitants hailing from Europa, the nation is rife with interesting music, language, architecture, motifs, and much more.
Yeosan has a unique culture that is grounded in Huang culture, but has been refined over a long period of time to be uniquely Yeosanese.
 
===Language===
 
[[File:Faculty of the Royal University Department of Anglish Literature.png|250px|thumb|right|Faculty of the Royal University Department of Anglish Literature, Xiangfei, 1913.]]
 
The Yeosanese speak a special dialect of [[Huang]] which originated in the language reforms enacted by the Reformed National Government in 1881. Yeosanese Huang is unique in that is has several characters which are not present in standard Huang, as well as the language's use of traditional characters rather than the more modern simplified set of characters. In the past however, Yeosan spoke a dialect of Anglish heavily influenced by Huang dialects of nearby nations and used a specialised writing system that resembled Huang characters, but were unreadable to Huang readers and speakers. The old way of writing included the combination of strokes into single block characters which represented one word, read from left to right, top to bottom, and in to out. These characters are still present on the nation's flag despite them not being used at all in normal life.
 
Although Yeosanese Anglish was abolished following the language reforms, it had a revival in the early 20th century and several large universities created departments concerning the study and analysation of Old Yeosanese writing and literature.  


===Architecture===
===Architecture===


Similar to Old Yeosanese, the architecture of Yeosan is an interesting mix of the nation's European and Huang spirit. Many building feature motifs such as columns, entablatures, etc. present on Europan styles of architecture. But these buildings also feature many motifs of Huang architecture such as the curved roof, Duogong, and other such things. The Yeosanese pride themselves on their unique vernacular styles and continue to build in them in the modern era. Buildings around Yeosan like the Emperor's Palace, and the many shophouses in the nation are a flocking ground for tourists interested in the culture of the nation.
Yeosan’s architecture is grounded in the principles of the Huang architecture culture, but has been refined into its own state over thousands of years. Yeosan has a unique structure, the Yeosanok (麗山屋; 여산옥), which is a traditional style of house in the country. Further, Yeosan’s architecture is fond of colours and patterns that get used on official buildings.
 
===Religion===


Although the religion of the Yeosanese was what brought them to the island initially, religiousity in the nation has, for the most part, begun a downward trend. The original religion of the Yeosanese is not well known as it morphed into and coagulated with the surrounding sects of Buddhism surrounding the civilisation. After the protectorate was established, the Fulgistani government endorsed Buddhism in the nation and most religious people in modern Yeosan practice Buddhism. The modern government of Yeosan does not condemn religion, but it does not promote religion in general life. Instead, the population has turned to Old Yeosanese texts which list moral codes the authors believe one must live by, making Yeosan an interesting nation in that many people art not overtly religious, but follow religious values.
==External links==


==Gallery==
* [https://www.europans.com/profile/1313-yeosan/ Yeosan] (europans.com)
<gallery>
File:YeosanLandingParty.png|Yeosanese landing party in the Spice Islands during the Furong Rebellion, 1886.
BuddaShrineYeo.png|Buddhist shrine, with altars to Mazu and Guan Yu, Spice Islands, 1904
</gallery>


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Yeosan Autonomous Prefecture
麗山自治州(여산자치주)
Flag of Yeosan (麗山; 여산)
Flag
Motto: Preserve the People's Tradition (養民之傳; 양민지전)
Anthem:  Aegukga (愛國歌; 애국가)
Yeosan on Eurth
Yeosan on Eurth
Yeosan in Alharu
Yeosan in Alharu
CapitalSeonggyeong 城京(성경)
Official languagesYeosanese
Demonym(s)Yeosanese
GovernmentAutonomous Prefecture
• Prefectural Governor (知事; 지사)
Park Nam-Gi (朴南基; 박남기)
LegislatureCongress of Nations (FASR)
Establishment
• First humans arrive on the island
30.000 BCE
• Founding of the Honggi (紅旗; 홍기)
8 CE
• Conglomeration of the Baekjoksidae (百族時代; 백족시대) into the Daehongbuk (大紅北; 대홍북) by the Yellow Empire
967 CE
• Founding of Yeosan (麗山; 여산)
1465 CE
• Founding of Yeosan Empire (麗山帝國; 여산제국)
1888 CE
• Occupation by the Five Colour Empire (五色帝國; 오색제국) begins
1905 CE
• Incorporation into the FASR as an autonomous prefecture
1929 CE
Population
• 2018 census
48,677,838
CurrencyYeosan Won Officially 圓(원) or Colloquially 円(원) (WON)
Time zoneUTC -3
Date formatyyyy年mm月dd日 or yyyy년mm월dd일
Driving sideright
Calling code+88
ISO 3166 codeYSN
Internet TLD.ysn

The Yeosan Autonomous Prefecture(Huang: 麗山自治州; Eonmun: 여산자치주), is an autonomous prefecture of the Federation of Alharun Socialist Republics (FASR) in equatorial Alharu. It is located on a 1,352,000 square kilometres (522,000 sq mi) island formed by volcanic activity about 82 million years ago. The nation itself encompasses approximately Template:Conver of the northwest portion of the island. Yeosan has a population of just over 48.5 million. Its capital is Seonggyeong (城京; 성경) and is resident to just over 8.5 million. The nation is known for its unique culture, which is largely grounded in that of the Huang Culture Sphere (黃文化圈; 황문화관) but has developed uniquely with Yeosan's isolation.

The Yeosanese are descendants of the first humans that came to the island around 30 thousand years ago. Not much is known about these peoples.

Etymology

The name Yeosan comes from the mountain at the centre of the island. The characters in the name, 麗山, translate literally to beautiful mountain. This name was first introduced by the founding of the Yeosan dynasty in 1465. It is thought that prehistoric groups of Yeosanese peoples on the island had given themselves a similar name using native vocabulary (아름다움뫼) before Huang contact, which inspired the naming of the new dynasty. This name was retained from the founding of the dynasty all the way to the modern day.

Geography

Mount Baektu (白頭山; 백두산) a sacred mountain in Yeosanese culture and society, and the volcano which created the island on which Yeosan sits.

Yeosan is located on an island created by a volcano called Mount Baektu (白頭山; 백두산), meaning white headed mountain, approximately 82 million years ago. Its geography is quite drastic as its landscape ascends from sea level to around 5000 metres at the summit of the volcano.

The geographic location of the island near Alharu and the Yellow Empire caused much of the culture of the area to seep into native Yeosanese culture, to the point that Yeosan’s culture is largely similar to the Yellow Empire. This is reflective of other nations in the Huang Culture Sphere (黃文化圈; 황문화관). However, because of the nature of being an isolated island, Yeosan’s culture is still a unique part of greater Huang culture.

The climate in Yeosan varies wildly depending on where one is on the island due to its unique geography. In the north, east, and south near the sea, it is hot and humid with plenty of rainfall. Whereas in the west near the sea, the climate is more near to a Savanna, with sparse rains and typically warm temperatures. However, as one progresses inland the climate becomes harsher until the summit of the volcano is reached, which is sub-zero year-round.

Cities


The following is a selection of Yeosan’s most important cities:


City Population Location Description
Seonggyeong (城京; 성경) 8.767.326 West Yeosan Capital and most populous city in Yeosan, serving as the administrative and economic centre. Home of the old central palace, Changangung (長安宮).
Gongju (公州; 공주) 5.484.792 South Yeosan The second-largest city in Yeosan and it’s intellectual capital. Home to the most prestigious university in the nation, known as Yeosan University (麗山大學校; 여산대학교).
Haeju (海州; 해주) 5.137.322 Northeast Yeosan Haeju is Yeosan’s shipping and fishing powerhouse. It is home to the largest fishing industry in the country, and all of Yeosan’s shipping companies are headquartered there.
Nongju (農州; 농주) 3.856.915 Central East Yeosan Nongju is an agricultural powerhouse city and referred to commonly as Yeosan’s Bread Basket.
Gwangju (光州; 광주) 3.734.677 Northwest Yeosan Gwangju is the industrial powerhouse of Yeosan and is home to a variety of factories for everything from televisions to aeroplanes.
Jeonsi (電市; 전시) 1.867.334 Central South Yeosan The technology capital of Yeosan. A highly advanced technological city, its name literally means electric city.
Yeongsan (寧山; 영산) 335.978 Central West Yeosan An alpine folk village situated upon the flanks of Mount Baektu, and a popular tourist attraction in Yeosan for its traditional culture, music, design, architecture, etc.

History

The history of Yeosan is extensive, but there are several important events that summarise the nation’s past.

Prehistory

It is estimated that the first humans came to the island Yeosan is on today, arrived around 30 thousand years ago. Very little is known about the nature of these peoples, how they organised, what they build, ate, and did, etc. But it is presumed that they were hunter-gatherers who came to the island in search of food.

Early Civilisation

The first civilisation to be recorded in Yeosan’s history is the Honggi (紅旗; 홍기) in 8 CE. The name literally means red banner and is a name given by historians to the civilisation as the only surviving record of its existence come from outside Yeosan, and make reference only to the flag the civilisation bore. Although little survives of Honggi’s story, historians have been able to determine that Honggi was a powerful monarchy that united many factions that had previously been warring under one banner. This created an era of peace which allowed for greater advancement in the sciences. Honggi lasted roughly 700 years. This was due to a string of weak and incompetent kings who allowed the nation to fall into strife. After this, the nation collapsed into a hundred small territories dominated by clans who constantly fought each other. This period is known as Baekjoksidae (百族時代; 백족시대).

Yellow Empire

Banner of the Yellow Empire.

In 967 CE, the Yellow Empire expanded into the island and overran the fighting clans, finally putting a stop to years of turmoil. Under the Yellow Empire, Daehongbuk (大紅北; 대홍북) was founded. This began an extensive period of peace and started an era which allowed the arts and sciences to flourish. With them, the Yellow Empire brought Huang characters (黃字; 황자) to Yeosan. This replaced an archaic writing system that was highly regional and allowed people to finally be able to write and record history in an accurate and concise manner. The Daehongbuk marks the first time Yeosanese culture was allowed to develop and thrive in a manner never before seen. Many staples of Yeosan’s traditional culture were begun in this time. Though this era of peace and prosperity was long, it was brought to an end similarly to the Honggi. The King was weak and incompetent, which lead military generals to be worried about the future of the nation. So they rebelled and overthrew the King and had him executed, and then usurped the throne for themselves.

Establishment of Yeosan

After taking the throne in 1465 CE, the first King of Yeosan, Dangun (檀君; 단군), proclaimed a new nation, Yeosan (麗山; 여산). He chose this name as a tribute to the first peoples of Yeosan who were believed to have called themselves something of the same meaning, but in their native tongue—possibly something like 아름다움뫼. With the establishment of Yeosan, a new era began. One of no longer copying Huang culture, but refining it into something uniquely Yeosanese. Many of the cultural traditions Yeosanese observe today were refined in this time. Yeosan was not removed from the Yellow Empire in this time, however. Yeosan was part of the tributary system of the Yellow Empire during this time. Nonetheless, with strong and competent rulers, Yeosan flourished even greater than before in the arts and sciences. During this time, King Sejong the Great (世宗大王; 세종대왕) invented a native phonetic writing system for the Yeosanese called Eonmun (諺文; 언문). This allowed even uneducated peasant to read and write. However, the literati and upper classes opposed it, so the system was never standardised and although it gained wide use by the peasantry, it was never a viable replacement for Huang characters.

Establishment of the Empire

In 1888 CE, as the Yellow Empire lost control of itself, Yeosan saw this as a time to act. The acting King, Yihui (李㷩; 이희), cut Yeosan from the tributary system and declared himself the new Emperor of the Yeosan Empire. He created a new flag and promulgated it throughout the nation. This was a period of relative stability, and not much occurred in the fields of arts and sciences.

Occupation

Flag of the Five Colour Empire.

In 1905 CE, the Five Colour Empire (五色帝國; 오색제국) occupied Yeosan. Because of previous involvement with the Yellow Empire, the Yeosanese did not reject the Five Colour Empire. This period marked a shift to modernity for Yeosan. Under the Daehongbuk, Yeosan, and Empire of Yeosan, much progress was made in arts and sciences, but Yeosan as a whole failed to industrialise. The Five Colour Empire brought railroads, roadways, electricity, factories, and all the cogs of industry to Yeosan. Along with this, the occupation brought about a standardisation of Eonmun and widespread access to education. This brought an orthographic shift in Yeosan as people began to stop writing in Huangmun (黃文; 황문) and began to write in Yeosanese vernacular using a mixed script of Huang characters and Eonmun. This era was transitional for Yeosan as it ascended the nation into the modern era, allowing for its development to today.

Joining the FASR

After the collapse of the 5 Colour Empire, Yeosan was thrown into chaos and slowly a liberation front gained power. In an effort to garner wider support, the Yeosan People's Party (麗山人民黨; 여산인민당) did not seek to destroy long-standing tradition or promote any sort of Cultural Revolution in Yeosan, but rather promoted the vernacular traditional culture of the people whilst fighting for their liberation. Because of this, they garnered wide support in the chaotic times post occupation and eventually took power. After a referendum in cooperation with the FASR, Yeosan was incorporated into the FASR in 1929. However, due to its cultural and linguistic differences, it was given the status of a self-governing prefecture. A new flag was introduced, based off of that of the Yeosan Empire. This was done in reference to the promotion of traditional culture. A red octagon was added, underlaying the traditional design, as an artistic reference to the liberation of the people by the People's Party and FASR. Because of the influence from the 5 Colour Empire and the FASR, Huang characters are still frequently used in writing mixed in with the native script, Eonmun. Yeosan's Chinese Character usage differs from other nations in that Yeosan prefers to use the Kangxi dictionary solely for its official character forms.

Politics

As an autonomous prefecture, all large government matters fall to the Federation of Alharun Socialist Republics (FASR). However, domestically, Yeosan is overseen by a Prefectural Governor who reports back to the central government of the FASR and oversees the semantic aspects of the prefectural government.

Economy

Yeosan's economy is a balance between industry and technology in urban centres and agriculture in rural areas. This concept was codified under the Five Colour Empire and refined until the modern day under the Sinchon Movement (新村運動; 신촌운동) to industrialise the nation.

Energy

Mount Baektu, located in the near centre of the island, is the main provider of Yeosan's energy via geothermal reactors taking advantage of the active volcano's lava. After the effects on the environment of dirty methods of power generation were observed in the years following industrialisation, Yeosan has, in recent years, turned to renewable energy and has a growing nuclear energy programme.

Infrastructure

Due to its rapid industrialisation, Yeosan's infrastructure is highly developed, and most major cities have multiple forms of public transport such as buses, trams, tube lines, etc. Along with this, the nation has two international airports, located in Seonggyeong and Gongju. There is also an extensive railway system, which was mostly constructed during the occupation. Yeosan is also notable for having free public Wi-Fi almost everywhere.

Demographics

The population of Yeosan is mostly concentrated in its urban centres like Seonggyeong and Gongju. Though, there is an even spread of the population outside of cities, who maintain the agricultural aspect of the nation's economy. Rising life expectancy makes the median age of the population increase from year to year. This demographic change is expected to put a heavy tax load on the younger generations in the foreseeable future.

Demographically, Yeosan is quite homogenous, with Yeosanese comprising a majority of the nation. A small minority groups of other Huang populations exist in various areas throughout the nation, due to its connections with the Yellow Empire, Five Colour Empire, and neighbouring Rhava. Non-Huang foreign minorities do exist in several of the larger cities in the nation, though they are very small and comprise very little of the population of Yeosan.

Language

The Yeosanese language (麗山語; 여산어) is a language isolate. It is the national language of Yeosan and is spoken by its nearly 50 million inhabitants. The history of the language is unclear, and modern Yeosanese linguists are unsure of its origins. Modern Yeosanese is written in a mixed script of Eonmun, the native phonetic writing system, and Huang characters, adopted during the Yellow Empire’s influence. Historically, Yeosanese was written using only Huang characters and methods to adapt them for both meaning and sound purposes in the language. Before that, however, people use an unknown highly regionalised proto-writing system that made it extremely difficult for people to communicate in writing and was never widely used.

Education

Education in Yeosan is considered to be crucial to living a fulfilling life. Thus, education is taken very seriously by families. Schooling in the nation is public, and students who attend schools in their city have free tuition. However, if a student wishes to board to another school (in secondary and tertiary levels) they may do so but will be expected to pay a small tuition fee equal to what taxpayers in the city pay. Students in Yeosan typically begin preschool between the ages of 3-4 and graduate university in their early 20s.

The Yeosanese education system is split into five levels: 3 years preschool (幼稚園; 유치원), 5 years primary school (初等學校; 초등학교), 3 years junior secondary school (下中學校, 하중학교), senior secondary school (上中學校, 상중학교), and 3 to 6 years university (大學校) depending upon degree. The preschool curriculum is focused on speaking, reading, and writing to prepare students for primary school. In primary school, students are taught broad knowledge regarding maths, the sciences, history, reading, writing, as well as music and the arts. Once students move into junior secondary, they begin to choose some of their courses and start the process of deciding what subject they want to study. In senior secondary school, students are allowed to select every course they desire to take to put them on the best path into the subject they want to study. By the end of senior secondary schooling, the student is taking subject specific courses to prepare them for university education.

At the end of their senior secondary schooling, all students must take two standardised tests. The first, titled the University Scholastic Ability Exam (大學修學能力試驗; 대학수학능력시험) is given to all students and taken across the nation at the same time. These exam dates are famous as it causes the entire nation to effectively shut down. Planes are grounded, and general business postponed so as not to distract exam takers. There have been several notable instances of police escort students to their testing centres, so they will not be late. The second test which students take immediately after the USAT is titled The ______ Ability Exam (____能力試驗; ____능력시험) and differs on subject. Each student will have different exams concerning whatever subject they will to go into. After these exams are complete they are sent to universities who then review them and then offer students spots in their universities according to their cumulative scores on the tests.

University education in Yeosan lasts anywhere from three to six years, depending both on the subject, and what degree a student wishes to obtain. Various notable degrees in recent years have been: Engineering, Architecture, Business, and several science related degrees. The most popular degree in the nation is a Bachelor's level, although recently Master's level degrees have been rising in popularity.

Culture

Yeosan has a unique culture that is grounded in Huang culture, but has been refined over a long period of time to be uniquely Yeosanese.

Architecture

Yeosan’s architecture is grounded in the principles of the Huang architecture culture, but has been refined into its own state over thousands of years. Yeosan has a unique structure, the Yeosanok (麗山屋; 여산옥), which is a traditional style of house in the country. Further, Yeosan’s architecture is fond of colours and patterns that get used on official buildings.

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