Haeseo Special Self-Governing Authority

Haeseo Special Self-Governing Authority 해서특별자치국
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Capital and largest city	Haegyeong
Official languages	Korean
Recognised national languages	Korean, English
Ethnic groups (2023)	Koreans (87%) Others (13%)
Demonym(s)	Korean(s), Joseonite(s)
Government	Self-Governing Authority
• Governor	Han Jisoo
• Deputy Governor	Amit Rogers
Legislature	Self-Governing Council
Establishment
• Construction begins of the Haeseo settlement	1966
• Completion of Haeseo settlement	1969
• Establishment of Haeseo Special Self-Governing Authority	1971
Population
• 2023 estimate	34,500,000
• 2023 census	34,523,416
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	5,259,780,521,264 $
• Per capita	152,354 $
HDI (2023)	0.954 very high
Currency	Won
Date format	mm-dd-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+82
ISO 3166 code	K.O.J.

Haeseo(Haeseo Special Self-Governing Authority, natively-해서특별자치국) is a self-governing province of Joseon, located in the Levanora Vastness, a transitory region of the world. Its borders Katuffiat Federation with the sea in between to the north.

Haeseo was constructed following the administration's foreign territorial development policy led by Prime Minister Park Jung-Chul in 1966. Unlike Yuldo, which had several geopolitical obstacles, Haeseo was constructed and developed smoothly and began to function as an important base for Joseon in the Levanora.

Haeseo was built as Joseon's second offshore autonomous territory and the first base in Levanora. Based on the diverse biodiversity of the area where Haeseo is located and its rapid economic growth through abundant underground and fish stocks, and these factors, today Haeseo has the wealthiest economic power among Joseon's overseas autonomous territories. It is also the wealthiest of Joseon's regions, with a per capita GDP of Haeseo higher than that of the Joseon mainland.

Haeseo is a key base that plays an important role in Joseon's economy and military, and has an important influence on Joseon's geopolitical policy.

Geography

Biodiversity

In Haeseo, there is a mixture of creatures that have migrated from the mainland of Joseon and existing indigenous species. Regarding the biomes of Heaseo, academia and experts explain that this is because the Park Jung-Chul administration's Haeseo development plan did not consider protecting indigenous biomes. Since 1966, at least 90 species of indigenous species have been reported to have disappeared or gone extinct in Haeseo.

Since 1990, the Joseon government has established environmental regulations and enacted laws to limit the habitats of livestock from the mainland of Joseon to prevent ecosystem destruction and the extinction of indigenous species in Haeseo. As a result, the indigenous species population in Haeseo has increased dramatically to 150 percent as of 2023 compared to before 1990.

Currently, Haeseo coexists with species introduced from the mainland of Joseon and indigenous species living in the wild. Among the indigenous species, some species are kept as pets, such as Nal-Myo, and species that are raised as livestock, such as Hornfalo.

Politics

Haeseo's politics are led by the Self-Governing Authority, which serves as the executive branch, and the Self-Governing Council, which serves as the Congress, and the Haeseo Settlement Supervision Bureau. The governor and the council are elected through direct elections by the residents. The terms of the governor and the council are four years, and unlike the prime minister of Joseon, Haeseo's governor is elected in separate elections, not appointed by the council.

The personnel of the Haeseo Settlement Supervisory Bureau are appointed by the central government of Joseon. Haeseo Settlement Supervisory Bureau has the power to audit the Self-Government Authority and the Self-Government Council, and it has the power to ask the Supreme Court of Joseon to impeach both agencies. Haeseo Settlement Supervisory Bureau acts as a means for the central government of Joseon to effectively enforce policies in Haeseo. However, at the same time, it has been criticized for tarnishing the meaning of local autonomy by excessively shrinking the Self-Government Authority and Self-Government Council.

Military

Main article: Haeseo National Guard

Haeseo relies on the Joseon Central Government for its military field. The Royal Joseon Armed Forces has dispatched 3 army divisions to Haeseo for its ground defense, while the Naval fleets and the Air Force's Fighter Wings have also been dispatched to Haeseo for sea and air defense.

Haeseo has the Haeseo National Guard to reinforce its own counterterrorism and rapid response capabilities. The Haeseo National Guard consists of army, navy, and air force units, and the equipment that using by the Haeseo National Guard is either using by the Royal Joseon Armed Forces or retired from the Royal Joseon Armed Forces. However, some units are known to have significantly advanced military equipment.

Foreign Relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Joseon

Haeseo does not have its own diplomatic authority. Diplomatic authority is the power of the central government, and Haeseo's diplomacy takes place at the consulates of each country and the dispatching offices of Joseon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.