Kandorith

Empire of Kandorith 大缶因帝国
Flag Imperial Seal
Motto: 兵刃の公正及び芯求、慶積る、及び明積る.今可の名前の下に. (By the sword seek justice and harmony, accumulate joy and stack brightness. In the name of heavens.)
Anthem: Heavenly Homeland Royal anthem: Eternal Reign
Map of Kandorith
Location	South Pacific
Capital and	Tenkyo (天京都)
Official languages	Kandorese
Recognised national languages	English
Recognised regional languages	Kanto
Ethnic groups (2019)	98.5% Kamon Kandorese 0.3% Yomon Kandorese 0.2% Yiang Kandorese 1.0% other
Religion (2019)	51.8% State Tendō 20% Buddhism 18.8% Tendō sects 2.3% Christianity 0.1% Judiaism 7% no answer
Demonym(s)	Kandorese
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
• Emperor	Masumi
• Prime Minister	Tashiro Ishiwaru
• Deputy Prime Minister	Hiseguchi Hasashi
• Speaker of the House of Representatives	Hoshi Oshima
• President of the House of Councillors	Hiroshi Gifu
• Chief Justice	Hitomi Naoto
Legislature	Imperial Mandate
• Upper house	House of Nobles
• Lower house	Imperial Delegate
Establishment
• Formation	1,820 BC
• Unification of Kandorith	1840
• Mei-Kan (Occupation)	17 April 1931
• Reinstatement Imperial Mandate	24 May 1964
• Kaito Restoration	10 March 2019
Area
•	11,098,242 km2 (4,285,055 sq mi)
• Water (%)	3
Population
• 2019 census	2,432,390,000
• Density	5,016/km2 (12,991.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	Ƶ502,395,560,160,000
• Per capita	Ƶ206,544
Gini (2018)	1.6 low
HDI (2019)	0.987 very high
Currency	Zai (Ƶ) / Zai(財) (KNZ)
Time zone	UTC+10 (KST)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	"left"
Calling code	+013
Internet TLD	.kan

The Great Empire of Kandorith (Kandorese: 大缶因李国; Dai Kanyori Teikoku, literally Great Empire of Kandorith; formally 缶因 "Kandorith" [kaɲyo]) is a country in the South Pacific with a population of 2,4 billion.

The kada that make up Kandorith's name mean "Dragon nest", and it is often called the "Land of the Dragons". Kandorith is a stratovolcanic Peninsula consisting of numerous small islands next to the mainland. The four largest islands are Higashu, Kaimo, Yoriku, and Shikato, which make up about ten percent of Kandorith's land area and often are referred to as the main islands. The country is divided into 79 prefectures in fifteen regions, with Higaku being the northernmost prefecture and Shikato being the southernmost one. The population of 2,4 billion is one of the largest in the world, of which 98.5% are ethnic Kandorese. 90.7% of people live in cities, while 9.3% live in the countryside. About 266 million people live in Tenkyo, the capital of Kandorith. The Greater Tenkyo Area is a hugely populous metropolitan area with over 729 million inhabitants.

Archaeological research indicates that Kandorith was inhabited as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Kandorith is in Yianese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other regions, mainly Yiang, followed by periods of isolation, has characterized Kandorith's history.

From the 12th century until 1840, Kandorith was ruled by successive feudal military tenmei who ruled in the name of the Emperor. Kandorith entered into a long period of isolation in the early 17th century, which was ended in 1853 when the tenmei Saku Yoshihori urged the government to open up the trade. After nearly two decades of internal conflict and insurrection, the Imperial Court regained its political power in 1840 through the help of several clans from Kyosu and Saitema – and the Empire of Kandorith was established. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, victories in the First Meji-Kandorese War, the Tenkoku-Kandorese War allowed Kandorith to expand its empire during a period of increasing militarism. The Second Meji-Kandorese War of 1928 expanded into part of the Mei-Yiang war in 1929, which came to an end in 1931 following the Kandorese surrender leading to the Mei-Kan occupation of the country. Since adopting its revised constitution on 24 May 1964, during the occupation led by Xían, the sovereign state of Kandorith has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with an Emperor and an elected legislature called the Imperial Delegate.

Kandorith benefits from a highly skilled and educated workforce; it has among the world's largest proportion of citizens holding a tertiary education degree. Kandorith maintains a modern military with a military budget of over 3,4 trillion and the current prime minister urging the government to allocate more of the government's budget to it, used for mostly self-defense and peacekeeping roles; Kandorith is a highly developed country with a very high standard of living and Human Development Index. Its population enjoys one of the highest life expectancy and lowest infant mortality rates in the world. Kandorith is renowned for its historical and extensive cinema, influential music industry, animation, video gaming, rich cuisine and its major contributions to science and modern technology.

Etymology

main article: Names of Kandorith

The Kandorese word for Kandorith is 香余李国 

The Kandorese word for Kandorith is 缶因, which is pronounced Kanyuo or Kanyoku. The character Kani (缶) means "moon" or "goddess"; yuo (因) means "base" or "origin". The compound therefore means "origin of the moon" and is the source of the popular epithet "Land of the eternal moon".

The earliest record of the name Kanyuo appears in the Yiangese Old Book of Nan. Prior to the adoption of Kanyuo, other terms such as Ikiro (域呂, or "Great Ro") and Rokoku (呂告) were used. The term Ro (呂) is a homophone of Lo ォ (pronounced "Ro" by the Kandorese), which has been used by the Yiangese as a designation for the Kandorese as early as the third century Warring Kingdoms period. However, the Kandorese disliked some connotation of Lo ォ (which has been associated in Yiang with concepts like "filthy" or "weak"), and it was therefore replaced with the substitute character Ro (呂), meaning "pure, in harmony".

The English word Kandorith possibly derives from the historical mis-pronunciation of the country's name during the trading with foreign agents. Kandorith was recorded by travelers and tradesmen alike as Kando, which eventually became Kandorith. The first record of the name in English is in a book published in 1577 and spelled Kandoran, in a translation of a 1565 letter written by an unknown evangelist author.

History

Main article: History of Kandorith

Prehistory

Main article: Kandorese Prehistory

Archaeological evidence suggests that early humans inhabited Kandorith between 250,000 and 2 million years ago. A cave in Junxin (near present-day Xiǎngzhóu) exhibits human fossils dated at between 680,000 and 780,000 BCE. The fossils are of Méngshi Man, an example of Homo erectus who used fire. The Méngshi Man site has also yielded remains of Homo sapiens dating back to 18,000–11,000 BC. Some scholars assert that a form of proto-writing existed in Kandorith as early as 6000 BC

According to Kandorese tradition, the first imperial dynasty was the Yatasei, which emerged around 6200 BC.] However, the dynasty was considered mythical by historians until scientific excavations found early Bronze Age sites at Longtiang, Shunjian in 1982. It remains unclear whether these sites are the remains of the Yatasai Dynasty or of another culture from the same period.

Early Dynastic rule

Further information: Kandorese Dynasties

The first Kandorese dynasty that left historical records, the feudal Shao, settled around the Yiangxiao River in South-East Kandorith from around 2100 till 1600 BC. The bone script of the Xiá Dynasty represents the oldest Kandorese writing found as of yet, and is a direct ancestor of the modern Kandorese characters. The Xiá were conquered by the Jixí, who ruled between 1600 BC until 1000 BC, until it's central authority was thorn apart by feudal warlords. Many independent states emerged from the weakened Jixí Dynasty and continually waged war for 300 years, only occasionally appealing to the Jixí Kings. By the time of the Warring Empires era until 300 BC, there were nine powerful sovereign states in what is now considered to be Kandorith, each with their own monarch or warlord, ministry and national army.

Imperial Kandorith

The Warring Empires era ended in 120 BC, after the Yon Empire conquered the other eight kingdoms and established the first unified Kandorese state. Yon Xixi Shi, the Emperor of Yon, proclaimed himself the "First Emperor" and imposed great reforms throughout the nation, notably the standardization of the language, measurements, length of cart axles and the first Kandorese currency. The Yon Dynasty only lasted eleven years, falling soon after Yon Xixi Shi's death, as it's harsh legalist and authoritarian regime led to huge rebellions across the nation.

The replacement Wei Dynasty ruled Kandorith between 109 BC and the year 210, and creating a lasting Wei Cultural Identity among the population which has endured to the present day empire. The Wei Dynasty expanded the empire's territory considerably with constant military campaigns reaching many of it's neighbors, even oversea ones, like the Meisho Kingdoms and also helped establish a large trade route which was centralized in the capital of the Wei Dynasty, Xia. Wei Kandorith became a large economy of the ancient world. The Wei Dynasty adopted Shengxia Jiaoism, a philosophy and religion originating in the Warring Empires Era, as it's official state ideology. Despite the official abandonment of Legalism, the official legalist institutions and policies of the Yon Dynasty remained intact and formed the basis of the Wei government.

After the disastrous end of the Wei Dynasty, a period of extreme violence and disunity known as the period of the Three Empires Era followed. In 548 Kandorith was reunited under the Shengshia Dynasty. However, the Shengshia Dynasty fell after its defeat in the Tschingto-Shengshia War(592-614).

Under the succeeding Xixi and Yangtze dynasties, Kandorese technology and culture entered a golden age. The Láng Meng Rebellion in the 8th century devastated the country and completely weakened the dynasty. The Yangtze Dynasty was the first government in the region to issue paper money and the first Kandorese government to establish a permanent standing navy and army. Between the 10th and 11th centuries the population of Kandorith doubled in size to around 160 million people, mostly due to the expansion and better means of rice and grain cultivation in the central and southern plains of Kandorith, and the production of large food surpluses. The Yangtze Dynasty saw a complete revival of Shengxia Jiaoism, in response to the Daoism during the Xixi Dynasty.

The 13th century, saw a collapse of the Yangtze Dynasty because of foreign invaders from multiple neighboring nations. In 1230, The warlord Jun Nakamo established the Luo Dynasty; the Luo conquered the last remnant of the Yangtze in 1241. Before the Luo invasion, the population of Yangtze Kandorith was around 172 million people; this was reduced to 50 million by the time of the census in 1310. A peasant named Fei Daosheng overthrew the Luo Dynasty in 1360 and founded the Shao Dynasty. Under the Shou, Kandorith entered another golden age, developing a strong navy and a rich and prosperous economy amid a flourishing of art and culture. It was during this period explorers like Pó Léng led explorations throughout the world, reaching as far as today's Suceavija. In the early years of the Shao Dynasty, Kandorith's capital was moved from Xia to Xiǎngzhóu. During the Dynasty the further critiqued and redesigning towards greater individuality of the Shengxia Jiaoism philosophy.

Reformation Period

The reformation period began in the year 2017, where the Empire of Kandorith began opening up it's borders to international companies and slowly started to become a modern capitalistic state. The government believed Kandorith had to gradually drop the socialistic and communistic ideals, which remained largely in place after the communistic government collapsed in 1964. The original shift from Socialism started around the early 1990's, but the conservationist governments since then have remained from making large and lasting implementations of a new economic and governmental system. Early August 2017 however, Prime Minister Tou Shunjian announced the first wave of reformation politics. The first wave of reformation would focus on the economical system of Kandorith. Prime minister Shunjian's plans are to make Kandorith a modern, functioning and completely free market, while infrastructure, health-care and schools would still remain under government control, as would other companies the government deemed 'essential to service the people of the nation'

Geography

Main article: Geography of Kandorith

Located within the north-western reaches of The South Pacific the geography of the Kandorese Empire ranges from the majestic mountains of Surei to the Sub-tropical reaches of the Shojun Province. In every respect, every province has a unique geography and presents many challenges to the unity of the empire, despite centuries of tradition. The Empire holds over 500,000 sq km of territory. To the East lies a vast wasteland and mostly unexplored territory because of lack of interest. The coastline is littered with islands of varying sizes, ranging from those capable of sustaining large populations and others remaining as desolate outcrops of rocks, located here are Tenshi Island and the Meisho Province. In the North there's mostly vast mountain ranges where among the most extreme weather conditions can be found within the empire, The most desolate and unfriendly territory within the empire remains the Jurei Province which mostly exists of a huge desert with temperatures reaching around 60 to 70 degrees Celsius during the daytime and around minus 20 at night.

The geography has conferred upon the Empire of Kandorith a unique position, in terms of its isolation, because of it's strange geographic locations, it is extremely difficult to enter Kandorith anywhere, apart from the coast and small forests, the Emperor calls the mountains, swamps and deserts Kandorith's 'Natural Soldiers' keeping the enemies out. Numerous attempts to create land roads across the mountains yielded some progress in the later centuries, but by and large, naval travel remained till around the year 1300 (Kandorese Calendar) and mostly still remains the surest method of transportation to Kandorith - beyond aerial travel. Because of this most of the Kandorese military attention is devoted to naval and aerial abilities and strike forces. Yet lately Kandorith has also been boosting a large land military force because of the advances in technology, making it able to construct roads over, trough and even under the mountains and deserts, still till today because of culture most Kandorese people view all lands bordering Kandorith as either barbarian civilizations or wastelands.

Politics

Government

Main article: Government of Kandorith

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  Imperial Mandate building in Xiǎngzhóu

The Government of the Kandorese Empire is structured around an imperial regent, who governs the state under the constitution and sharing powers with the democratically elected parliament. The Emperor serves both as head of the Imperial Mandate (Legislative Institution of Kandorith) and as Head of the State. The Imperial Regency possesses all of the powers typically isolated in other more democratic institutions. In this manner, the Emperor serves as the legislative, the executive, and the judicial head of the government. However, because of the Kandorese 1st Law the Emperor needs to consult Parliament to use this power. Without acknowledgement of Parliament, the Emperor has no power. The Sakuei - which is composed of around 500 ministers - draws laws to petition the Emperor for Imperial concern and redress. These laws and concerns mostly come forth from local governments and their representatives they have enough political and social knowledge, that the Emperor does not typically ignore petitions made by the Imperial Mandate. Each province also has its own Local Assembly, which deals specifically with the needs of the individual province, which should then be presented to the Imperial Mandate and eventually the Emperor before the law is issued.

Imperial Mandate

The Executive Powers are represented in the Imperial Cabinet, called the Imperial Mandate - which is composed of the Emperor himself, the Prime Minister, the Principal Ministers, Sub-Principal Ministers and the Governors of the Provinces in case of colonies, a representative is elected to represent the colony in the Imperial Cabinet). Not all of the members of the Imperial Mandate, only the Governors, representatives and the Prime Minister are popularly elected by the people - the Ministers are appointed by the Imperial Mandate itself, then checked by the Emperor and acknowledged. As every person has an equal vote (including the Emperor, who reserves his vote typically as the tiebreaker by tradition and custom), the executive power of the Empire is much more democratic than it seems.

The judicial power is divided among popularly elected judges, which receive their authority from Imperial confirmation by the Emperor. In the lower ranks, the mayors and prefects serve as the judges for their respective districts. Although the Emperor reserves the right to exercise the final judgment on any particular matter, which must be appealed by dissatisfied claimants through the judicial ranks system, in practice decisions seldom go beyond their point of origin, owing to the cost of pursuing further appeals and the general trend that lower court decisions are upheld by the higher courts. Any person is capable of participating in the Imperial Government if he/she/it has successfully passed through very strict examinations, successful completion of the required stages of the examinations are necessary for official participation and promotion within the Imperial Government, although apprenticeship is also authorized for students preparing for the examination and further study in the government. In this manner, the Imperial Government maintains some opportunity to all citizens of the Empire.

Military

Main article: Imperial Kandorese Armed Forces

With over 40 million active troops, the Imperial Kandorese Armed Forces (IKAF) is a vastly huge standing military force, commanded by the Imperial Military Commission (IMC) and Defense Minister Hue-ge Tasho. The IKAF consists of the Imperial Kandorese Ground Force (IKGF), the Imperial Kandorese Navy (IKN), the Imperial Kandorese Air Force (IKAF), Imperial Kandorese Armour Corps (IKAC), Imperial Kandorese Marine Corps (IKMC) and the Imperial Kandorese Special Forces (IKSF). The official announced budget of the IKAF for 2011 was ௫15 trillion However, The Kandorese government has already announced to increase this budget drastically.This because of international threats and peace missions, Kandorith is currently engaged in.

Incidentally, the Empire has seldom seen conflict with other countries, preferring a non-belligerent policy of protectionism, as declared by Emperor Aisho. The military tradition of the Empire of Kandorith follows the studies declared by ancient Warlords, Hamuge and Yamurai centuries before the foundation of the Empire as a whole. - such as Sai Makurete's Provincional Warfare and Seo Tsuke's Arts of Warfare'. According to the citizenship duties, all citizens are required by mandate to contribute a minimum of two years to serve in the Imperial Armed Forces, regardless of gender. Most citizens opt to serve in the forces, although a number of others opt to work in defense-related industries and services; the law is very free as in how to fulfill the Armed Forces Requirement, to allow all persons to serve in what capacity is available to them.

The IKAF has made significant progress in modernizing its military since the early 2000's. It has developed state-of-the-art fighter jets, such as the Sakura F1M and the Sateio E13A. The IKAF's ground forces have also undergone significant modernization, replacing its ageing last millennium tank inventory with numerous variants of the modern Type Sú tank, and upgrading its battlefield C3I systems to enhance its network-centric warfare capabilities. Kandorith has also improved M-300 surface-to-air missile system, which is considered to be among the most effective aircraft-intercepting systems. A number of indigenous missile technologies have also been developed - earlier this year, Kandorith conducted a successful test of an anti-satellite missile, and its first indigenous land-attack cruise missile, the CJ-10, entered service in 2009. In 2011, also reported was that Kandorith was believed to be testing the LU-2 missile, a new submarine-launched nuclear ICBM with multiple-warhead delivery capabilities. The Kandorese Navy has always caught much attention, because of it's vastness and modern technology. It has been reported Kandorith is able to completely clean sweep a small to medium sized shore nation with only it's main naval strike force, most notable for the Yatoga Class Battleship and the Yamarasu Class Aircraft Carriers.

Economy

The Economy of Kandorith is a powerhouse of technologically advanced businesses, trade centers and research centers. Dominated by technology driven industries - such as IT and electronics industries. Much of the economy is also service-driven, such as retail and hospitality. The Empire also holds a very competitive construction industry, as well as diverse primary industries and secondary industries. Much of the success for the Kandorese economy has been a centrally driven economic force that has served the Empire for years now, in 'home-made products' This model is quite baffling and it remains uncertain how it exactly functions still. Nonetheless, the Empire's is also very intelligence and knowledge-driven, with its heavy emphasis on education and apprenticeship through the Examination structures of schools.

The economy is monitored chiefly by the Imperial Kandorese Economical Institute, which brings together the economic executives of the Empire and the officially recognized Imperial construction managers. This body combines the interests of the state and the various multinational leaders to devise economic policies that benefit the Imperial state while allowing businesses to grow. The IKEC also allows the Empire to manage its financial affairs, as well as determine the economic health of the state.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Kandorith

The total population of the Kandorese Empire at the last census was just over 4 billion people. A growing majority of the population are living in urban centers, while some live in rural areas still. Notable metropolitan centers include Xiǎngzhóu, Tǎngzímĕng, Qiāotoú, Hujíajíng, and Mǎzháng. While many people believe that natives of the Kandorese Empire are ethnically homogeneous, the diversity of culture and races in the Empire suggests otherwise. In all, the Empire possesses at least 5 significantly distinct ethnic groups within the Empire. Complicating this fact is the general "Kandorese" term applied to citizens of the Empire - that by being a citizenship, one renounces one's tribal ancestry and claims devotion to the state. For this reason, tracing the full lineage of the many ethnic groups in the Empire has become increasingly difficult, especially as inter-marriage becomes more common. Fortunately, devotion to family has helped retain some of the history of many genealogies, but it still remains a daunting task to identify so many people, yet those that descent from the 'true' families of Kandorith are considered to be either Wei Kandorese or Yataha Kandorese.

Culture

Contemporary Kandorese culture combines influences from their own with historical trade partners' culture. Traditional Kandorese arts include crafts such as ceramics, textiles, , swords and dolls; performances of bunraku, kabuki, noh, dance, and rakugo; and other practices, the tea ceremony, martial arts, calligraphy, origami, onsen, Geisha and games. Kandorith has a developed system for the protection and promotion of both tangible and intangible Cultural Properties and National Treasures.

Cuisine

Kandorese cuisine is known for its emphasis on seasonality of food, quality of ingredients and presentation. Kandorese cuisine offers a vast array of regional specialties that use traditional recipes and local ingredients.

Seafood and Kandorese rice or noodles are traditional staple of Kandorese cuisine, typically seasoned with a combination of dashi, soy sauce, mirin, vinegar, sugar, and salt. Dishes inspired by foreign food—in particular food—like ramen and gyōza, as well as foods like spaghetti, curry, and hamburgers have become adopted with variants for Kandorese tastes and ingredients. Kandorese curry, since its introduction to Kandorith, is so widely consumed that it can be called a national dish. Traditional Kandorese sweets are known as waroshi. Ingredients such as red bean paste and mochi are used. More modern-day tastes includes green tea ice cream.

Popular Kandorese beverages include yuzu, which is a brewed rice beverage that, typically, contains 14–17% alcohol and is made by multiple fermentation of rice. Beer has been brewed in Kandorith since the late 1800s. Green tea is produced in Kandorith and prepared in various forms such as icha, the tea used in the Kandorese tea ceremony.

Sports

Main article: Sports in Kandorith

Traditionally, Musa is considered Kandorith's national sport. Kandorese martial arts such as Kenpo, Ryuji and Kata are also widely practiced and enjoyed by spectators in the country. After the Yamagata Restoration, many Western sports were introduced. Since the establishment of the Kandorese Professional Football League in 1984, association football has also gained a wide following and the team has been aiming for the World Cup ever since.

National Football Team

Main article: Kandorith National Football Team