Lainan

Kingdom of Lainan 王國勑東 Vương Quốc Lai Đông
Flag Emblem
Motto: 𧶮天, 𠭤地 Của thiên, trả địa (That which) belongs to heaven, returns to earth
Anthem: 王国𧶮𠀧昆龍𨕭𡗶 Vương quốc của ba con rồng trên trời The Kingdom of the three heavenly dragons
Royal Seal: Royal Seal of Lainan
Capital	Chungdo
Largest city	Taivin
Official languages	Lainese
Recognised regional languages	Xiaodongese, Tinzan
Ethnic groups (2013)	Lai (88.9%) Tinzan (5,4%) Xiaodongese (3,6%) Other (2,1%)
Demonym(s)	Lainese Lainanese
Government	unitary parliamentary Kingdom
• King	Tuy Dan
• Premier	Ban Bang Sec
Legislature	Quoc Hoi
Formation
• First Lai Dynasty	2779 BCE
• Unification by Trộm Dynasty	821
• Xiadongese Vassal	1762
• Reconstruction	1935
Population
• 2016 census	87 432 921
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$1.706 trillion
• Per capita	$19,523
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$1.035 trillion
• Per capita	$11,849
Gini (2017)	35.7 medium
HDI (2017)	.732 high
Currency	Lainese đong (銅, ¥) (LD)
Date format	yyyy/mm/dd
Driving side	Right
ISO 3166 code	LN
Internet TLD	.LN

Lainan oficially The Kingdom of Lainan (Lainese: 王國勑東, Vương Quốc Lai Đông) is a state located in South-East Coius. It borders the Coral Sea to the south and the Banfura Sea to the east. Its neighbours include Tinza and Xiaodong to the west as well as Cavunia to the north. Its capital city is Dohoa, and its largest city is Taivin City. Lainan is a unitary parliamentary Monarchy with a king as head of state and the army while the premier acts as the head of government. Highest authority within Lainan resides in the democratically elected Quoc Hoi. Lainese is the sole official language of Lainan while Xiaodongese and Tinzan have regional recognition.

Lainan was first inhabited in the Paleolithic era. Several aincient states of various people groups existed in modern-day Lainan, however through a process of conquest and assimilation, Lainan became to be inhabited almost solely by the Lai people in the 2nd century BC. Lainan was first unified into one Kingdom by the Trộm Dynasty in 821 CE. In 1762, Lainan became a vassal to the Toki Sougunate after which it went through a gradual process of Xiadongese Tributaruanism wherein Lainan was both politically, culturally and economically defined by its subservience to Xiaodong. During the Great War, the Nhom Giai Phong with the support of the Grand Alliance fought a gruesome war against the the government of Trubutary Lainan supported by Xiaodong which was known as the Lainese Liberation War. As a result of the war, Lainan was devastated both econmically and politically but through a multi-national effort led by Senria known as Reconstruction where Lainan received large investments in both its civil and military sectors of its economy which aided the newly-indipendent nation greatly. Inorder to keep this international investment, Lainan became a highly liberal and democratic state.

Lainan is a democratic monarchy that is a member of the Community of Nations as well as the International Council for Democracy. It is also an active member in COMSED and is considered one of COMSED's success stories. Lainan is considered a developing country with a modest standard of living. Due to its liberal economic policies and continued international investment, Lainan ranks consistently as one of Kylaris' fastest growing economies but it faces challenges such as inadequate welfare and unequal regional economic development.

Etymology

The name Lai Đông (勑東) is a variation of the Xiaodongese Dialect name of Yuǎn Dōng Loi (远東勑) where "Yuǎn Dōng" (远東) means farwest and "Loi" (勑) refers to the Lai people that inhabited the area. Through interaction between Coian and Eucelan traders the endonym Lai Đông became the exonym Lainon which later developed into Lainan. The earliest recorded insident of the usage of the term "Lai Đông" was by the historic poet Anh Sec