Republic of Namsa

Republic of Namsa 嵐寺民國
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "百花齊放"("백화제방") (Korean) "Let a hundred flowers bloom"
Capital and largest city	Sohang
Official languages	Korean
Ethnic groups (2019)	82.3% Korean 10.1% Manchu 8.7% Other
Demonym(s)	Namsian
Government	Federal parliamentary consitutional republic
• President	Yoon Baek-sol
• Prime Minister	Han Yeong-hee
Legislature	National Mandate of the Republic
Independence from the Korean Empire
• Declared	10 October 1899
• Recognized	11 December 1905
Area
• Total	109,884 km2 (42,426 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 census	20,178,956
• Density	183.4/km2 (475.0/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$921 billion
• Per capita	$41,956
HDI (2019)	0.922 very high
Currency	Namsa Won (NMW)
Time zone	UTC-5
Date format	YYYY-MM-DD
Driving side	left
Calling code	+53
Internet TLD	.nm

Namsa (Korean: 嵐寺), officially the Republic of Namsa (Korean: 嵐寺民國, RR: Namsa Minguk), is a country comprising the island of Chungbuk, as well as Songdo and several minor archipelagos. Namsa is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet. It is east of the Fishui Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Hoatian and the Dibo islands and west of Dongsang. Sohang is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Donghang and Daeya. The official area of the Republic of Namsa is 109,884 km2 (42,426 sq mi) (without the territorial waters). The main island of Chungbuk is the largest island in Namsa and in the Caribbean, with an area of 104,556 km2 (40,369 sq mi). Namsa is the most populous country in the Caribbean, with over 20 million inhabitants.

The territory that is now Namsa was inhabited by the Taino people from the 4th millennium BC until Eastern colonization in the 15th century. From the 15th century, it was a colony of Ming until the Beijing treaty of 1520, when Namsa was ceded to the Korean Empire as part of the feud regarding the Gwanha canal. During these years, the island had only been settled by few Chinese pirates, and it was not until 1537 that Korean settlers began mass-migration to the island.

In the 12th of October 1899, military commanders carried out a coup and declared a sovereign Republic. The country was formally recognized as a sovereign state following a declaration by the Korean Empire regarding its status in December 11, 1905. In 1959, it adopted the current consitution, which established the current parliamentary system and a unicameral legislature.

Namsa is a developed country, ranked 3rd on the Human Development Index in the Americas. It is a member of the OECD, NAFTA, and NATO. Its economy ranks as the world's 15th largest economy by nominal GDP. Its economy primarily relies on the manufacturing and banking sectors. It ranks as the 3rd easiest nation to do business in on the ease of doing business index.

Etymology

The name Namsa derives from the Hanja "嵐寺", literally "Mist Temple". This was the name designated to the territory by the Korean Colonial administration shortly after a temple by the same name was built in order to attract more settlers. Prior to the construction of the Namsa temple, Namsa was known by the Chinese as "中北島" or "Middle North Island". The name is still in use today to refer to the main island of Chungbuk.

History

Pre-Orient Era

Before the arrival of the Chinese, Namsa was inhabited by two distinct tribes of indigenous peoples of the Americas: the Taíno, and the Guanahatabey.

The ancestors of the Taíno migrated from the mainland of South America, with the earliest sites dated to 5,000 BP.

The Taíno arrived from Dongsang sometime in the 3rd century A.D. When Zhu Fang arrived, they were the dominant culture in Namsa, having an estimated population of 150,000. It is unknown when or how the Guanahatabey arrived in Namsa, having both a different language and culture than the Taíno; it is inferred that they were a relict population of pre-Taíno settlers of the Greater Antilles.

The Taíno were farmers, as well as fishers and hunter-gatherers.