Kuthina

Kingdom of Kuthina 君主國闔西 Cuncū̂kạ̀w Khæs̄rī
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Chaoban
Largest city	Mahakhram
Official languages	Kasine
Ethnic groups	54% Kasine  ∟ 40% Upper Kasi  ∟ 10% Kasi Lue)  ∟ 30% Lower Kasi 19% Rakane 16% Tavan 8% Chanwan 5% Svai 5% Other (57 minority ethnic groups)
Religion	42.3% Badi 28.7% Zohist 6% Brena 2% Thang 16% Tön 2% Sotirian 3% Other
Demonym(s)	Kuthine
Government	Unitary parliamentary Semi-constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Sivaraksa
• Premier	Kanok Devakula
• Vice-Premier	Malisa Muangman
Legislature	National Convention
• Upper house	Chaosaan
• Lower house	People's Congress
Population
• 2020 census	109,653,237 118,047,983
^ Data not including Heijiang. ^ Data including Heijiang.

Kuthina, officially the Kingdom of Kuthina (Kasine 君主國闔西 Cuncū̂kạ̀w Khæs̄rī), is a nation in South Coius.

Etymology

Expected: *k(ə)ri: 'human being' through the following chain: *kəri: > *kəli: > *kədi:/*kədaj > *di:/*daj > *dajA (Proto-Southwestern Tai) > tʰaj

Instead: *kədi:/*kədaj borrowed into Xiaodongese 咖偲 (MC: *krat͡sʰʌi; Mandarin: Kācāi) and then borrowed back into Kasi as ขะศรี Khæs̄rī ([kʰàʔ sǐː]. Written distinction between usage for people (咖偲) and the country (闔西), though both can be modified with 人 (หยิน H̄yin) and 國 (กึ๊ก Kụ́k) to

君主國 (Cuncū̂kạ̀w) comes from the Xiaodongese jūnzhǔguó, meaning monarchy; monarchical state

向字 (Xiaodongese: Xiàngzì Kasi: ชางจี Chāngcī, meaning Xiang characters)

Politics

Sivaraksa
Queen since 2006

Kanok Devakula
Premier since 2017

Notes

^ If the disputed territory of Heijiang is not included, then, the total land area of Kuthina decreases to 11,043 km² (4,264 sq mi)