Yeosan
Yeosan 业国 | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: Steadfast in Loyalty | |
| Anthem: Land of Hope and Glory | |
| Capital | Quxing |
| Official languages | Yeosanese Huang |
| Demonym(s) | Yeosanese |
| Government | Monarchy |
• Emperor | Alfred Xiang |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Establishment | |
• First Europan Settlers to the Isle | 1550-1600 |
• Founding of the Xiang Dynasty | Late 17th century |
• Beginning of Fulgistani Provisional Government | 1875 |
• Great Leap Forward (Industrialisation) | 1881-1889 |
• End of Fulgistani Provisional Government | 1923 |
• Establishment of the Constitutional Monarchy | 1943 |
| Population | |
• 2018 census | 8,357,288 |
| Currency | Yeosan Pan (回) (PAN) |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Date format | dd。mm。yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +88 |
| ISO 3166 code | YSN |
| Internet TLD | .ysn |
Yeosan(Huang: 业国), is a sovereign island nation in equatorial Alharu. It is an island state on a INSERT NUMBER HERE thousand km² island formed by volcanic activity about 82 million years ago. 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 Sino culture which leads to interesting design, music, architecture, and many other things.
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.
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
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 yèguó in standard-simplified Huang—though in the Yeosanese dialect of Huang, they have their own character for yè—which means Land of Industry.
Geography
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.
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 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
| City | Population | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quxing | 3,587,749 | 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. |
| Xiangfei | 1,754,317 | South Yeosan | Intellectual capital of Yeosan, and home to the most prestigious university in the nation known as The Royal University. |
| Chenming | 1,437,751 | 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. |
| 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. |
| Guangjin | 384,963 | 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. |
| Hanzhou | 267,983 | Northwest Yeosan | A remnant of pre-Great Leap Yeosan and a still very agricultural city, known for its historical buildings, and highly traditionalist population. |
| Shaogong | 243,756 | 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. |
| Yanguang | 145,897 | 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. |
History
The history of Yeosan is relatively short due to its recent creation by the original settlers in the mid to late 16th century.
Before the Voyage
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.
Early Civilisation and Establishment of the Monarchy
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.
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.
The Provisional Government
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.
Under the new provisional 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.
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.
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.
Establishment of a Constitutional Monarchy
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 turned the nation from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy. This was done because the people were highly distrustful of sole power being bestowed upon the Emperor after the previous Emperor went rogue with royal spending; funding new palaces and recreation spots for himself and the royal family, and generally removing royal funding from the people, a thing which his family had promised not to do in order to retain power. Thus a powershift, and a new era is seen in Yeosan.
Demographics
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.
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. 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.
Politics
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 6 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.
Political Parties
| Symbol | Results | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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
Yeosan's foreign relations are somewhat minimal outside of Huang relations due to its former imperial connections. Yeosan in recent years however, has considered joining several nation organisations like ATARA and others for both economy, and defence.
Economy
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.
Education
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Energy
Yeosan's energy is heavily dependant on geothermal reactors taking advantage of the volcano in the centre of the island.
Infrastructure
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Culture
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Language
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Architechture
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Religion
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