Zomia

Union of Zomia ပြည်ထောင်စု သျှမ် (Lue) Pyidaunzu Hsan
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Capital	Yotkuy
Largest city	Jattasey
Recognised regional languages	Lue Chanwan Kasine Kachai Oegun Ukilen
Ethnic groups	19.2% Oegun 13.6% Chanwan 11.3% Hsan-Lue 10.1% Ukilen 8.9% Isan-Kasi 7.2% Kyu 3.3% Vazi 2.5% Tamat 1.8% Sam 22.1% Other (112 recognised tribes)
Religion	41% Badi 32% Zohism 18% Traditional 9% Irfan
Demonym(s)	Zomi
Government	Federal Elective Absolute Monarchy
• Prince Paramount	Nyapkthe III Uo Sthe
• Viceregnant	Badithirat I Na Israt
Legislature	Trucial Assembly
Formation
• Demarcation of the Trucial Territory of the Northern Chieftaincies	30th May 1881
• Declaration of the United Councils	11th June 1965
• Reformation of the Trucial Assembly	29th January 1966
• Declaration of the Union	1st March 1970
Area
• Total	694,772 km2 (268,253 sq mi)
Population
• June 2021 estimate	19,357,609
• Density	32.3/km2 (83.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$85.824 billion
• Per capita	$3,734
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$29.830 billion
• Per capita	$854
HDI (2020)	0.531 low
Currency	Kyaw (ƙ)
Driving side	left
Internet TLD	.hs

Zomia, officially the Union of Zomia (Lue: ပြည်ထောင်စု သျှမ်, Pyidaunzu Hsan) is a landlocked state in Southeast Coius. Zomia is bordered by Shangea in the Northwest, Kuthina in the Southwest, and Lavana in the Northeast. Though predominated by arid highlands, Zomia has a highly diverse geography, including seasonal tropical forest, subalpine forest, fertile intermontane valleys and open steppe along its Northern borders. It is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with no official language and over a hundred recognised tribal minorities.

The Union is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of nine princely states and thirteen chieftaincies. Each principality is governed by a hereditary Sah, and each chieftaincy by a Thôsi, elected by a regional assembly. Together they constitute the Trucial Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Union. An advisory panel elected by direct popular vote serves a consultative role.

Since the collapse of the United Zomi Councils in the 1970s, an ethnic Kyu socialist insurgency has been active in the Southeast, and since the early 2000s various political Irfanist movements have developed in the predominantly Oegun Northwest. Since its inception the Union has ranked highly on international watchlists for terrorism and corruption, and there have been allegations by foreign observers of civil rights abuses by royalist Hsan-Lue militias. Zomia is annually ranked 'not free' by the International Council for Democracy.