Zaihan

Zaihan 子罕 Zǐhǎn
Flag State Emblem
Motto:  "江后浪推前浪" "The river waves behind drive the waves ahead"
Anthem:  "Forward" 向前
Capital and largest city	Daohai
Official languages	Zaihanese
Recognised regional languages	Bakwanese
Ethnic groups	93.6% Zaihanese 6.4% other
Demonym(s)	Zaihanese
Government	Unitary dominant-party presidential republic
• President	Li Jinhai
• Vice President	Liang Jin
Legislature	National Assembly
Population
• 2018 estimate	913,255,754 (2nd)
• 2010 census	879,939,352
Gini (2017)	39.8 medium
HDI (2017)	0.737 high
Currency	Yingbi (ZHY)
Driving side	right
Calling code	14

Zaihan (Zaihanese: 子罕 Zǐhǎn) is a sovereign state located in eastern Oridia. Bordered by !unnamed and Sarangol to the north, !unnamed to the west, and Bhasar and Samho to the south, the country's coastline gives it access to the !Pacific Ocean. Zaihan's 1.1 billion inhabitants reside primarily in the eastern coastal region and in the capital Daohai. The country is divided into 14 provinces and four municipalities, which collectively contain 789 districts.

Zaihan is considered to be one of the historical cradles of civilization, seeing numerous dynasties and cliques over the course of its multi-thousand year development. After the War of Two Summers in the 900s, Zaihan was created as a unified kingdom ruled by the Yao dynasty, taking over the Liangdao archipelago in the 1100s. Establishing a colonial empire by expanding south into Samho and Yachen, the country remained relatively stable until its involvement in the Great War on the side of the Allianz. The imperial government fell during the Republican Revolution in 1947 and the country withdrew from the war shortly thereafter. The Republican forces battled the Communists and the monarchists in the ensuing civil war. The Republicans proclaimed victory in 1953, authoring a new constitution that established Zaihan as a democratic republic.

The country is a unitary presidential republic and is often characterized as a developing country and a hybrid regime. Despite decades of stagnation after the fall of the imperial government, the economy was rebuilt following the death of its first President, Ming Sui-Yen. Zaihan is a founding member of the East Oridian Conference and the Congress of Nations. The country is constitutionally neutral, albeit maintains a large standing military.

Etymology

The word "Zaihan" originates from a portmanteau of the Zaihanese words Zài hǎishàng (在海上), meaning "on the sea".

Politics

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Li Jinhai, President of Zaihan since 2015.

Zaihan is a unitary presidential republic. The functions of government are dictated by the Constitution of Zaihan, and more specifically the Articles on the Function of the Republic. The constitution divides governmental power between the High Court (judicial), National Assembly (legislative) and the National Council (executive). The constitution emphasizes the protection of civil and human rights, the rule of law and the preservation of the constitutional republican system.