Nainan

Harmonious Republic of Nainan 共和諧和奈人 Cộng Hòa Hài Hòa Nài Nhân
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 眾些仕盛旺𥹰𨱽! Long shall we prosper!
Anthem: 𣎃爸𧵑團結吧解放 March of Solidarity and Liberation
National Seal
Nainan in Coius
Capital	Trinhieu
Largest city	Setrong
Official languages	Nainese
Recognised regional languages	Nyaram Makhao Ryo Danok
Ethnic groups	70.2% Nainese 8.2% Nyaram 6.6% Makhao 4.1% Ryo 3.9% Danok 2.2% Kasi 1.8% Kachai 2% Other
Religion	49.3% Badi 36% Zohist 4.2 Dai Tin 3.8% Irreligious 3.6% Irfan 2.1% Sotirian 1% Other
Demonym(s)	Nainese
Government	Unitary authoritarian one-party republic
• State Director	Lê Tranh Lộc
• Premier	Quách An Tương
• General Secretariat of the Party	Hoàng Lan Mai
• President of the People's Senate	Tiêu Công Lý
Legislature	People's Senate of Nainan
Establishment
• Independence from Werania	16 April 1953
• Foundation of the Harmonious Republic	6 February 1956
Population
• 2019 estimate	83,840,654
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$1,063 Billion
• Per capita	$18,745
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$548.7 Billion
• Per capita	$6,545
Currency	Nainese Đồng (同,đ) (NC)
Internet TLD	.nn

The Harmonious Republic of Nainan (Nainese: 共和諧和奈人; Cộng Hòa Hài Hòa Nài Nhân), commonly referred to as Nainan (Nainese: 奈人; Nài Nhân), is a unitary authoritarian one-party republic located in Southeast Coius. Sharing borders to the west by Kuthina and to the north by Zomia, and has a coastline to the southeast on the Coral Sea. It's capitol is the city of Trinhieu, which is a historic capitol and the political center of Nainan. It's largest city is Setrong, which is the financial center of Nainan. With a population of 83.8 million people it is one of the most populated nations in the world. There are many different ethnic groups alongside the Nainese that mostly live in the western half of the country.

The land had been inhabited since ancient times but the first notable cultures were the Nài Hóa peoples, an !austroasiatic who likely originated from the eastern border of Shangea and settled along the Serpent and Black Rivers in eastern Nainan. The !austronesian Proto-Danok people arrived from Kabu and !big island around the same time and settled on the Black River. The first Nainese kingdom was the Giang dynasty around 200 BC founded in Tài Lẽ. The Giang dynasty was greatly influenced by the Xiang dynasty in Shangea and adopted their script. By 590 the Giang dynasty fell and the kingdom was split between the Trinhieu influenced Ban dynasty in the north and the Setrong influenced Yên dynasty in the south, this became known as the Two Kingdoms Period. Around 520 Nainan would be conquered by the Svai Empire.

The Svai empire conquered the Yên and turned Ban into a tributary state, Svai rule continued until 1066 when Nainan lead by folk hero Lady Lương and General Sang Quang Huy pushed out the Svai empire and created the Great Lương dynasty which united all of Nainan and conquered neighboring states like the Danok and Makhao kingdoms. During this time much of Nainan converted to Badi. The Lương dynasty continued until 1456. The Thân dynasty would take over, however their rule was greatly unpopular and eventually the Aguda Empire would take over Nainan.

The Aguda would rule Nainan from 1480 until Nainan was conquered by Intharatcha and the Khaunban Empire in 1658 until the rebellion of general Vĩnh Nhật Tấn and the creation if the Vĩnh dynasty, which would rule Nainan as the rise of Euclean influence grew in Southeast Coius. Werania would eventually turn the kingdom into a colony called the Nainese Commissariat, the Vĩnh would be replaced by the Nhâm dynasty in 1890. A period of industrial growth would occur in Nainan in the times leading up to the Great War. The Entente would occupy Weranian Nainan until their defeat.

After the war the Nainese Commissariat became very disconnected from Werania, and in 1953 King Vinh Áo would declare independence as the Kingdom of Nainan. The Kingdom was very unstable and would collapse in 1956 at the beginning of the Nainese Civil War, which saw the rise of the revolutionary nationalist faction of Hoàng Viện Trai and the Nainan People's Republic, the Kingdom fell shortly after the civil war began, and continued until 1964 the nationalists would eventually be victorious in the war. The Harmonious Republic would take over and became a one-party state, lead by the Nainan People's Solidarity and Longevity, following the ideology of Tự Ý Chí.

The country would subsequently modernize it's cities and ban all opposition, using it's secret police force, the Van Dieu, and military power to do so. In 1972 Trai was assassinated and the authoritarian levels deepened. Only until the 21st century were state powers and restrictions rolled back somewhat. In the early 21st century the county underwent an era political infighting between factions of the party. Today Nainan is lead by Lê Tranh Lộc and the Patriotic Faction of the party. Nainan today is considered one of the most authoritarian states in the world, today it is part of the BUD, IFDS, and the CN.

Etymology

The word "Nainan" is an exonym based on the pronounciation of the native name of the nation, written in Chữ Mới as Nài Nhân (Chữ Đông: 奈人). The words come from Shangean characters Nài(奈) and Rén(人) meaning "enduring people", which translate into Chữ Đông as Nài Nhân.

History

Ancient

A dagger from the Nài Hóa period

Antiquity

Giang dynasty

A bronze drum from central Nainan

Medieval

Svai rule

A map of the Svai Empire with the Ban puppet state

The Svai Empire conquered the Yên dynasty in 520 under the rule of Preahrith I, their Ban dynasty rivals had been forced to make a deal with the Svai to become a tributary state of their Empire in exchange for autonomy without direct rule. However despite their independence from the Svai, the Ban's politics was greatly influenced by the empire, and their trade and taxes were practically controlled by the Svai. Svai rule would continue for nearly 6 centuries.

A painting of the Sisters Tết battling Svai soldiers

There were multiple revolts during Svai rule, the largest was the Tết Sisters Rebellion in 604, lead by the Sisters Tết, it saw short-lived independence of the Tết dynasty in southern Nainan, it was eventually put down by both the Svai and Ban dynasty. Numerous smaller rebellions occurred and the Svai Empire would attempt to strengthen their hold in the region. The Ban dynasty was seen as traitors by the people of Nainan and by the 9th century their rule was greatly being weakened and unpopular.

In 1066 a large rebellion against the Ban dynasty began in Tài Lẽ, lead by Lady Lương and former Ban general Sang Quang Huy overthrew the Ban dynasty and invaded the Svai-ruled territories of Nainan. Svai forces were defeated by the Nainese at the Battle of Sái Trụ Bay. By 1067 Lương and Sang had conquered Setrong and reunified Nainan, and founded the Great Lương dynasty.

Great Lương dynasty

A painting of Lady Lương at her temple

The Great Lương dynasty reunited and invigorated the Nainese peoples together, they pushed out the Svai and formed a large army. They would conquer dozens of neighboring states. Lady Lương became the first Empress of Nainan, and gave herself the title "Azure Dragon of the East" (𧏵撑𡗶𧵑方東; Rồng xanh trời của phương Đông). The Lương became a regional power within Southeast Coius. Her rule saw the rise in Nainan's economic strength and the size of the cities of Tài Lẽ, Trinhieu, and Setrong grew immensly. Lady Lương and Sang were Badi and began a massive promotion of the faith in Nainan, it became particularly more popular in the northern areas during her rule. Sang Quang Huy would command the military with Lady Lương until his death, after this Lương stopped her expansion of Nainan and would attend more towards modernizing the nation. Her rule began the use of imperial examinations to build a stronger government and was used to select regional governors. In the later part of her rule she began to establish treaties with neighbors. Lương and Sang today are considered national heroes of the Nainese people.

She would die in 1106 and was succeeded by her son Lương Vĩnh Hưng, his rule saw a continuation of his mother's policies, he was credited with the finishing of the creation of Nainan's oldest university, during his rule he instated that Badi and Zohism be the two state religions of Nainan. The Lương repelled numerous invasions during their rule and began to focus their military solely on defense of the empire, making dozens of military instillations on it's frontiers, in the 13th century the Nainese began settling westward and inland and pushing back various groups such as the Makhao and the Ryo.

The Lương dynasty would continue to be the largest Nainese dynasty and ruled until the 15th century when their last ruler died without an heir. They would become replaced by the serving regent Thân Khắc Thành, and their dynasty, the Thân dynasty. Turmoil caused by the transition lead to rebellion and the size of the nation diminished.

Aguda rule

Khaunban rule (1658-1684)

• Intharatcha takes over
• Vĩnh Nhật Tấn is one of his Gods of War
• Vĩnh rebels and forms own dynasty

The armies of Vĩnh Nhật Tấn during their rebellion

Vĩnh dynasty

• Trade with Senria, Toki, and Euclea increase
• Peasant revolt
• Euclean influence grows
• Werania takes over

Weranian rule

Flag of the Weranic Nainese Commissariat

• King kept as leader alongside a mandate administrator
• Projects expands economy
• Modernization
• Great Collapse in Werania effects colony

Great War

• Occupied by Gaullica and Shangea

Kingdom of Nainan

• Unrest

Civil War (1956-1964)

Main article: Nainese Civil War

Nationalist vehicles outside of Rêu Sơn, 1961

Late 20th Century

Hoàng Viện Trai was the first State Director of Nainan

• Hoàng Viện Trai Directorship
• Hoàng Viện Trai assassinated
• Government hold on rights expands

Modern Nainan

• Creation of political factions in NPSL
• Slight removal of government power

Geography

Paretia is approximately 867,292.16 km2 in size. It is located in Southeast Coius, it is located along the Coral Sea. It is a relatively large country in Coius, it has a somewhat diverse array of biomes and climates, though it is generally warm. Nainan has historically been centered around three rivers, the Black River, the Raicang River, and the Serpent River, located north to south respectively. The North and Southern parts of Nainan are geographically and culturally different in many ways, Nainan is usually divided between the north and south along the Raicang. The eastern half and western half of Nainan are also sometimes divided, usually due to geographic and cultural differences, the east being mostly Nainese and the west being mostly minority groups.

Eastern Nainan is generally flat, with three major river deltas along the Black, Raicang, and Serpent Rivers. The largest is the Serpent River Delta in the south, where the city of Setrong and the surrounded area is mostly located on. In the north the capitol of Trinhieu is located along the Black River. The inland western regions of Nainan are much less flat and there are many rolling hills and valleys, including the Là Thao Ridge, which divides the western Makhao Plateu from the rest of Nainan. There also is the Southeast Coian Range, which is where the highest point in Nainan, Đá To Ca, at 3,095.1 meters high, is located. The coast of Nainan varies from flat to rocky depending on the area of the country. there are hundreds of sandy beaches, it's lowest point is near the town of Lụt Làng, along the Serpent Delta at 2 meters below sea level.

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  The islands of Trụ Trời Bay

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  The Serpent River delta marshland

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  The Black River outside of Trinhieu

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  Rice terraces in central Nainan

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  Ngọc Trắng Beach

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  The Là Thao Ridge in western Nainan

Climate

Typhoon over Nainan, 2006

The climate of Nainan is generally warm, most of the country either ranges from temperate to tropical climates depending on how north. Most of the tropical climate areas are located in the north around the Black River, and along most of the coast. These areas include rainforests that experience monsoon weather. The Temperate areas are generally in the south around the Serpent River and in the inland highlands and mountainous areas. Nainan gets much sun during the year, giving the country fairly high temperatures.

Winter time in Nainan usually lasts around from May to September, temperatures generally drop due to cold air from the Shalegho Mountains funneling into the area, as well as polar air travelling north from the continent of Glacia. The northern region of Nainan usually has only a rainy and dry season, wile the southern areas can have around four seasons due to a more temperate climate. In the south the rainy season lasts usually from November to March, and dry season during the rest of the year. Nainan is affected by around 9-10 tropical cyclones on average per year, some reaching typhoon strength. Many areas of Nainan are heavily flood-prone and flood multiple times a year, the government has tried to combat this with new levee systems.

Government and Politics

The 1964 constitution is the founding basis for the functions and layout of Nainan's government. The government includes a executive branch, legislative branch, and a judicial branch. The head of state is the office of State Director, and the head of government is the Premier. Nainan has a unitary form of government, and mixed presidential and parliamentary elements. Some has compared Nainan's government to having semi-presidential system. Politically it is considered an authoritarian state by many. The Government is centered around the ideology of Tự Ý Chí (自意志; lit. "self-will"), based upon the writings of first Director Hoàng Viện Trai.

Lê Tranh Lộc
State Director

Quách An Tương
Premier

Tiêu Công Lý
President of the People's Senate

Hoàng Lan Mai
General Secretary of the Party

Government

All leaders of all branches of government, and the NPSL general secretariat are part of the Central Council (会同中秧; Hội đồng Trung ương), which serves the leading body of Nainan's government and to allow work between all branches and the party. Some members of the Central Council include the State Director, Premier, President of the People's Senate, General Secretary of the NPSL, and the Chief of Staff of the People's Army of Solidarity. The Central Council supersedes all branches of the government and has no central chairperson leading it.

The Directory Palace in Trinhieu.

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The People's Senate building in Trinhieu.

The executive branch of the government is the State Directory (書目茹渃; Thư mục Nhà nước), it is lead by the State Director, who serves as the head of state, he is the appointer of the Premier and Cabinet. It also consists of the Premier, who as head of government leads the cabinet with support from the People's Senate.

The legislative branch of the government is the People's Senate (上院人民; Thượng viện Nhân dân). It is a unicameral legislature and is usually lead by the President of the People's Senate and the Premier and cabinet officials can sometimes be members of the People's Senate. Within the legislature there is only one party, the NPSL, but it is divided into many unofficial factions. There are a total of 599 seats in the People's Assembly, each seat represents their various districts. Each Province has a total number of districts based on population.

The judicial branch of the government is the Judiciary Committee (委班四法; Ủy ban Tư pháp). It is the highest judicial body in Nainan and is made up of 15 members. They are all appointed by the Central Council with approval from the State Director, Premier, and People's Senate. They also have a sub-division known as the Inspection Committee which is meant to maintain order of government officials and remove those who are going against the Party.

Nainan's government is considered very authoritarian by many and has been criticized as corrupt and is even considered by many to be a police state. Various government police groups such as the notorious Van Dieu are criticized as removing political dissent from the country. The banning of all other parties besides the NPSL has garnered wide-spread criticism of the government since it's creation in 1964. Some have called it an example of extreme authoritarian southern democracy.

Political factions and Tự Ý Chí

Since 1964, all members of the government are required to be part of the sole political party of Nainan, the Nainan People's Solidarity and Longevity (團結吧長壽𧵑人民奈人; Đoàn kết và trường thọ của nhân dân Nài Nhân). All other parties in Nainan are banned as written in the 1964 constitution. Despite the fact all government officials are part of one party, there are many factions with different viewpoints among the entirely of the NPSL. There are independent politicians however they are still affiliated with the central party.

Since the time of Hoàng Viện Trai the party has slowly become more diverse in political ideologies. But the Party's central ideological framework is known as Tự Ý Chí (自意志; lit. "Self-Will"). The ideology based upon the writings of Hoàng, heavily inspired upon National Principlism, along with some ideals taken from Imaharism and Sattarism as well. It includes tenets of socialism in terms of economic policy, but it rejects the "chaotic socialism" of Kirenia or Chistovodia. It is nationalist in terms of social policy. On foreign policy the ideology states that Nainan must remain separate from control of any foreign entity, even if they are nations that can be considered allies to Nainan. The ideology is immensely anti-liberal and anti-socialist.

Today there around 14 unofficial factions of the NPSL. The largest is the faction based around the policies of State Director Lê Tranh Lộc and his Premier Quách An Tương, it is unofficially known as the Patriotic Faction (派腰渃; Phe Yêu Nước). it has called for a less authoritarian approach to Tự Ý Chí, and to work closer with Zorasan. The other major faction is unofficially lead by party General Secretariat Hoàng Lan Mai, it is known as the Great Resolve Bloc (大解決; Đại Giải Quyết), it is much more nationalist and authoritarian in it's ideology and more isolationist when it comes to Nainan's relationship with ROSPO. There are a few other factions as well in the NPSL, including a more socialist-leaning faction and a more agrarian-leaning faction. Despite their differences, the enforcement of the party by the Van Dieu makes it difficult for the factions to truly diverge, and many still follow through with the party's goals.

Subdivisions

There are a total of 25 subdivisions in Nainan, with 3 different types. The first are the Provinces (省; Tỉnh), of which there are 16 of, the largest province is the Đất Đen Province. The next subdivision are the Autonomous Provinces (省自治; Tỉnh tự trị), of which there are 5 of, these autonomous regions are designated for minority groups in the western half of the country. The Makhao people have two designated autonomous provinces, the Là Thao Province and Duan Ta Wen Province. The third subdivision are the 4 National Cities (城舖國家; Thành phố quốc gia), including the capitol Trinhieu and the largest city Setrong.

Map	Name	Administrative centre	Population	Name	Administrative centre	Population
	Provinces
	Ảnh Lửa Province	Trụ Trời	3,160,053	Đất Đen Province	Hang Nhài	5,106,083
	Biển Tro Province	Âm Nhạc	3,011,280	Lên Rừng Province	Bắc Lai	3,036,131
	Khẩu Lực Province	Tre Nui	3,507,748	Hai Bờ Province	Giáo Điện	4,582,382
	Miếu Nguyên Province	Miếu Nguyên	2,926,964	Cầu Hoàng Province	Sự Kỷ	3,655,432
	Cá Triều Province	Cá Triều	3,131,731	Đồng Bằng Province	Rangcao	3,079,361
	Duyên Dáng Province	To Song	3,037,465	Nhì Ma Province	Pháo Hoa	2,555,660
	Người Zô Province	Người Zô	1,623,472	Thiên Nhiên Province	Ngày Lể	1,466,362
	Rêu Sơn Province	Rêu Sơn	2,042,433	Quan Kim Province	Quan Kim	2,912,552
	Autonomous Provinces
	Danok Province	Lapei	3,037,466	Ryo Phav Province	Xouayhay	3,169,785
	Là Thao Province	Sakhon Hanom	3,320,089	Duan Ta Wen Province	Inong	2,213,393
	Nyaram Khet Province	Jowkmat	4,192,033
	National Cities
	Trinhieu		5,566,532	Setrong		7,203,164
	Tài Lẽ		1,223,391	Canhdong		1,544,711

Law enforcement and crime

Female public security at a ceremony in Trinhieu

Setrong municipal traffic officers on duty

Nainan's law is based on civil law, and the highest judiciary is the Judiciary Committee (委班四法; Ủy ban Tư pháp), this court is both a civil and constitutional court and is the highest court of the country. There are provincial and municipal courts as well, but all courts report to the Judiciary Committee.

The law enforcement of Nainan is run by the Ministry of Security. The largest police force of Nainan is the Public Security Force of Nainan (力量公安奈人; Lực lượng Công an Nài Nhân), that nearly entirely deals with most matters of law enforcement. The other major national agency is the Civil Security Force of Nainan (力量安寧民事奈人; Lực lượng an ninh dân sự Nài Nhân), a grendamarie force that is tasked with federal crimes. There are also provincial level agencies and municipal level agencies that patrol their designated subdivisions, but still all police agencies in Nainan report to the national police. As of 2020 there are around 90,000 law enforcement officers active in all of Nainan.

Crime in Nainan is considered somewhat average on a global scale, there are still many issues that exist in Nainan today. During the short period after independence crime in the Kingdom of Nainan grew and became prevalent in the cities of Trinhieu and Setrong. Organized crime organizations had formed and have continued to exist, despite the government's efforts to take them down. These mafia-like organizations still exist today and engage in crime such as drugs, smuggling, prostitution, and fraud. Many sources have given these organizations a name known as the Rễ Cây (𣑶𣘃; lit. "the roots"), and many cities such as Canhdong today have become hotbeds for crime done by the Rễ Cây. Today the government has recently increased in their push against the Rễ Cây and have recently vowed to "destroy them". The average homicide rate in Nainan is 1.6 per 100,000 and has grown around 1.52% per year.

Nainan's central intelligence agency is the infamous Authority of Culture and Investigation (機關文化吧調查; Cơ quan Văn hóa và Điều tra), and is commonly referred to as the "Van Dieu" (文調; Văn Điều). It serves as both the main domestic and foreign intelligence agency of Nainan, it is seen as a secret police force by many and is has been once called "the central weapon of the party", it also has been accused of using excessive and unethical tactics in it's efforts. It is equipped with a special operations force and a paramilitary wing, and is considered the government's main force when it comes to crushing dissent and foreign influence in Nainan. There are other, smaller intelligence agencies including the Information Defence Force (力量房首通信; Lực lượng phòng thủ thông tin), dealing with cyberwarfare matters, and the National Security Authority (機關安寧國家; Cơ quan an ninh quốc gia), pertaining more towards counter-terrorism.

Foreign policy

Party General Secretariat Hoàng Lan Mai with Shangean Chairman Yuan Xiannian in 2019

Having the state ideology of Tự Ý Chí being based heavily on the ideals of National Principlism, Nainan since the 1960s has been in close ties with Shangea, as well as Siamat. Nainan today has maintained relations with their neighbors in Southeast Coius. Nainan has been keen on promoting anti-imperialism in Coius, and has recently began to seek closer relations with nations like Zorasan, Mabifia, and Ajahadya, and has regularly been a close ally of ROSPO. They have been supportive of making Coius self-supportive and without the influence of Euclea, they have also regularly opposed the spread of Senrian influence and organizations such as SAMSO or COMDEV, calling Senria a "puppet" of the north. Despite their anti-Euclea sentiment Nainan has recently attempted to reach out to Euclea on grounds of "maintaining close contact" with the continent.

The country has had troubled relations with Kuthina, and have been supportive of the pro-Shangean state of Heijiang, offering aide and support to the latter. The country also takes an anti-socialist stance ideologically according to Tự Ý Chí, and has had difficult relations with it's socialist neighbors in the Brown Sea Community. In recent years relations with the BSC have cooled down and focused more on the cultural relations Nainan has with the BSC nations, namely the importance of Badi faith, though the persecution of socialists in Nainan has kept relations difficult. The country has began to approach cultural ties with nations more, such as Zohist and Badi faith, and linguistic relations. Nainan is currently a member of the BUD, IFDS, and the CN.

Military

Ground troops in a military parade in Trinhieu

A Soravia-made corvette of the Nainese Navy

Nainan's missile defenses

A Nainese fighter jet in service

The armed forces of Nainan is called the People's Army of Solidarity (軍隊人民團結; Quân đội nhân dân đoàn kết), it has five different branches, the ground force, air force, navy, national guard, and special operations. Nainan has around 532,000 activer personnel, over 2,100,000 in reserves, and 90,000 in paramilitary service. It is one of the largest militaries in the world, this is mostly due to compulsory service being enforced by the government for all citizens.

The commander-in-chief of the military is the State Director, as well as the Central Council, is managed by the Ministry of Defense. The military takes up around 7.8% of Nainan's GDP and has a budget of over 10 Billion. The Military is lead by the Chief of Staff, which serves on a position in the Central Council.

The Nainese Ground Forces are the largest branch of the military and makes up most of the military personnel. The Nainese Navy is very large, and is the second largest branch of the military. The Nainese Air Force is responsible for air combat and rocket defense systems. The Nainese National Guard encompasses both the Coast Guard and Border Guard of Nainan. The Nainese Special Operations specializes in specific ares such as cyberwarfare, engineering, and spec ops. Most members of the paramilitary parts of the military are part of the armed wing of the NPSL, the Solidarity and Longevity Guard.

Economy

The financial district of Setrong, the center of Nainan's economy

Energy

Sao Trắng Dam in the Thiên Nhiên Province

Infrastructure

Vương Miện Bridge in Canhdong

Before the late 20th century, Nainan's infrastructure was very weak and mostly relied on the waterways and rivers for transportation. It did experience growth as the Weranian government issues various projects such as roads and railways during their colonial rule, but still was behind neighbors like Shangea, especially after the Nainese Civil War did the infrastructure of Nainan be damaged. Since then Nainan's infrastructure has seen massive growth within the passed few decades, especially at the beginning of the 21st century, when the government began to massively modernize the country. It is considered one of the fastest growing economies in the world in terms of it's infrastructure and transportation. Over the passed few decades over 200,000 km of roads and 9,000 km in railways have been built in Nainan, including many national road expressways connection major cities and metro stations in Setrong and Trinhieu. There are 12 major ports and harbos located in Nainan's coastal and riverside cities, the largest being Setrong Regional Port. Dozens of public international and regional airports have been built recently, the largest being Hoàng Viện Trai International Airport in Trinhieu, Greater Setrong International Airport, and Thành Phố Thuyền International Airport in Canhdong.

Agriculture

A rice farm in the Lên Rừng Province

A black peppercorn plantation near Setrong

Agriculture has always been a major part of Nainan's economy, though only 29.5% of Nainan's land is considered arable, most of the population of the country lives near the areas where farming was made possible. Agriculture makes up over 30% of the country's gross domestic product. Rice farms are the most common agricultural product of Nainan, which rice paddies and farms located all across Nainan, it is among the biggest rice exporters in the world, producing 43.2 million tons of rice per year. Rice has been an essential part of Nainan's diet and culture for thousands of years. Nainan is the world's leading producer of black peppercorn, with plantations located all across the country, it produces over 200,000 tons of black pepper a year. There are dozens of other agricultural products grown in Nainan, including cashew nuts which it is also the world's leading producer, rubber, coffee, coconuts, and tea. Maize, cassava, and tomatoes are recently introduced products that have become a major part of the country's agriculture sector as well, mostly were brought with trade from Euclean colonies in the Asterias, and more so during Weranian rule. In recent years the Nainese government has tried to emphasis the importance of agriculture to the economy.

Fishing

A fishing village in northern Nainan

Demographics

Ethnicities

There are many ethnic groups of Nainan, clockwise from top right: Nainese, Nyaram, Danok, Makhao, Kachai, Ryo

Nainan is very ethnically diverse country, the dominant ethnic group of the country are the Nainese, who mostly live in the eastern and coastal half of the country. In the 2019 census around 70.2% of the country are Nainese, 8.2% Nyaram, 6.6% Makhao, 4.1% Ryo, 3.9% Danok, 2.2% Kasi, 1.8% Kachai, and 2% others. Other ethnicities include the Siakay, Khiang, Cheoku, Svai, and Shangeans.

The Nainese people have existed in the area since ancient times. They mainly settled around the Serpent River and Black River, their ancestors are known as the Nài Hóa people. The Nainese people have expanded westward and inland within recent centuries, pushes out some of the other ethnic groups in the region. The Nainese government has at times been accused of trying to push the dominant culture onto it's minority groups, which it denies.

Some major ethnic groups include the Nyaram, located in the southern area of the country on the border with Kuthina. The Kasi Makhao, a subgroup of the Kasi people, in the west and also on the border with Kuthina. The Ryo, located in the northwest around the border with Zomia. There are then the Danok, a group settled along the Black River in the north of the country. There also are Kachai minorities in the north and Kasi minorities along the southeastern border. Smaller groups include Svai and Shangeans, who mostly are migrants from Siamat and Shangea, which Nainan has close ties with.

Religion

A Zohist temple in the Nyaram Khet province

The Badi Cavernous Earth Temple in northern Nainan

Reigious affliation of Nainan (2019 census)

  Badi (49.3%)

  Zohism (36%)

  Dai Tin (4.2%)

  Non-religion (3.8%)

  Irfan (3.6%)

  Sotirianity (2.1%)

  Other (1%)

Nainan is a religiously diverse nation, with no religion having an absolute majority in the country since the 17th century. There are two dominant religions in the country, Badi, and Zohism. For most of Nainan's history the country followed Dai Tin, Nainese folk religion, or Zohism due to Shangean and Svai influence. In recent centuries Badi has set itself as a major religion of the country, although many practice syncretic faiths combining both Badi and Zohism. Most Badi live in the north and eastern halves of Nainan, whilst most Zohists live in the south and west halves. Some minority groups include Irfan, mostly Danoks, Sotirianity, mostly converts during Weranian rule, non-religion, and Dai Tin.

During the early centuries of Nainese history the Zohists had by far the majority, especially during rule of the Svai Empire. This remained the case until the rise of the Great Lương dynasty, lead by Lady Lương and Sang Quang Huy, both Badists. The Lương began to enforce Badi onto the Nainese during the next three centuries and converted nearly 40% of the country to the faith by the fall of the dynasty.

Over the next centuries the faith of Dai Tin greatly fell in practice, though it was mainly syncretic with Badi and Zohism. A Zohist revival during the 17th century and Aguda Empire influence lead to continuing growth of the two religions in Nainan. During the Nainese Commissariat the Weranians had many missionaries that spread Sotirianity to the country, converted several thousands within the first few years. In the 20th and 21st centuries irreligion and atheism had become more popular. During the NPSL the government promoted syncretic mixing of faith, as NPSL leader Hoàng Viện Trai practiced both Badi and Zohism. Today Nainan is both one of the largest Badi and Zohist nations in the world.

Culture

Art

A Đông Hồ painting of carp

A Nainese painted ceramic container

Art in Nainan has stayed very consistant over the years, through it has been influenced by a wide array of neighboring cultures as well as colonial ones. It has not changed much and today Nainese is mostly traditional in style.

The earliest pieces of art in Nainan is pottery from the earliest cultures of the region. The Nài Hóa culture, the ancestors of the Nainese, are famous for their Dong Son drum, considered a cultural symbol in Nainan. Later the influence from Shangea would greatly shape much of Nainan's artistic style, inspired heavily from it. Shangean and Svai influence lead to Zohism having a central role in Nainese art. The Great Lương dynasty is usually considered the Golden Age of Nainese art, the period saw the create of hundreds of pieces of art and many famous artists. Later on Badi had an influence on Nainese art, during the Vĩnh dynasty theatre became a central part of Nainan. Colonial rule saw Euclean ideas enter Nainan and the beginning of Nainese modern art in the 20th century. Today traditional art is still more common than modern art styles. Propaganda posters are a common form of art found across Nainan.

Nainese art is usually done on paper with silk, and usually is hung on a wall. Pottery making is also a common practice in Nainan, with decorative art usually put onto them. Another form of art in Nainan are Đông Hồ paintings, which are a woodblock painting using paper press onto a piece of wood. Nainese ceramics are highly decorative and sought after.

Architecture

Clockwise from left to right: The Nainan Central Bank building in Trinhieu, Nước thánh Temple in Trinhieu, Nainan National Mausoleum of Trinhieu, the Tài Lẽ Imperial Citadel, Landmark 90 Tower in Setrong, a Nainese stilt house in To Song

The architecture of Nainan has lots of inspiration and influence from others, and is very similar to architectural styles in other southern Coian nations like Shangea, Kuthina, Lavana, and Senria. Traditional Nainese architecture focuses a lot of symmetry, wooden framework, and stone or brick in foundations. They commonly use things such as hip-and-gable roofs, with curved eaves. Uses of decorative things like stylized characters, religious symbols, and the colors red and yellow.

More rural or lower class Nainese households are typically made only of wood, one commony type of house is the stilt house, build on wooden stilts and usually one floor. Stilt houses are commonly seen on riverside or seaside towns where flooding is common, and sometimes are built onto the water. Entire towns in Nainan can be made up of stilt houses.

Early on Nainan initially adopted many things from Shangean architecture and eventually other Southeast Coian cultures. When Zohism arrived in Nainan it greatly influenced the architecture of the country, culminating in things like the use of pagodas of which there are many across Nainan, and are used in both Zohist and Badi temple architecture. Many palaces were built by various dynasties over time, the largest being the Imperial Citadel of Tài Lẽ, built by the Great Lương dynasty in the 12th century.

During the Colonial Period under Werania, Euclean styles began to influence Nainan greatly and many buildings were built in the style known as Weranic Colonial Style. These include government offices and palace, and many hotels in Setrong and Trinhieu. After the colonial period Nainan's architecture began to adopt a more global style while also promoting traditional ideals. In the 21st century Nainan has begun to modernize beginning to build glass and steel skyscrapers in it's major cities.

Literature

The Nainese poem The Girl Named Hân by 18th century poet Tường Vinh

Nainese writer and poet Đàm Gia Nghị

Nainese literature has a long and rich history that dates back centuries, the earliest works being official documents from the Giang dynasty period. A central part of Nainese literature is folk literature, these forms of stories are commonly orally passed down from generation to generation and are commonly written in the form of six-to-eight poetic line form called ca dao. Nainese folk stories can range from village to village and commonly center around folk heroes.

Folk literature includes myths, stories of mythical creatures, spirits, gods, and heroes. These can include creation stories, which center around creation gods, stories about the origins of the Nainese, as well as culture hero stories. Some notable Nainese folk dieties include the The Four Immortals. Some notable folk myths include Sơn Tinh – Thủy Tinh, and The Story of Uyển and My.

Written literature in Nainan is usually dated back to during the late Svai Empire rule and early Great Lương dynasty. There are many well-known great authors and poets from across Nainan's history over the centuries Thảo Trọng Nghĩa, Nguyễn Minh Giang, Nguyễn Chính Thuận, Tường Vinh, and Đàm Gia Nghị. Nainese poetry has become a very developed form of poetry that dates back to the pre-Nainese cultures in the area. Nainese history has had lots of changes over the centuries, things such as rhythm (phú), and tones (bằng and trắc) were important parts of Nainese poetry, word play also has a role in the writing of poetry. The most notable examples of Nainese poetic works include The Girl Named Hân by Tường Vinh, and The Tale of Huỳnh Phúc Sinh by Đàm Gia Nghị. Musical storytelling in Nainese culture is known as Ca trù, and is commonly sung by a female singer with musical instruments backing up, and usually tell folk stories and poems.

Modern Nainese poetry came out from the Thơ mới movement which was prevelent during Weranian colonial rule in the 1920s and 30s, and takes some influences from Werania and other Euclean cultures in their forms. Some notable Thơ mới and modern poets from the past century include Võ Bảo Hiển, Nguyễn Xuân Khoa, and Lê Hiền Mai.

Music

A traditional Nainese band in Trinhieu

A Đàn bầu is a one-string zither found in Nainan

Hồ Lan Khuê Nainese 80's and 90's pop singer

Duy Sĩ-Sĩ, 2010s Nainese pop singer

Cuisine

Pho noodles are the national dish of Nainan

An average Nainese meal

Clothing

Nainese schoolgirls in a traditional Áo dài dress with nón lá hats

A khăn vấn is a common turban worn by the people of Nainan

Festivals and Holidays

Date	Estmerish name	Native Name	Notes	National Holiday
1 January	New Year's Day	𣦍兜𢆥;Ngay Đâu Năm	Euclean New Year
6 February	Day of Nainese Revolution	𣈜革𠇮奈人;Ngày Cách Mạng Nài Nhân	Foundation of the Harmonious Republic	Y
January or February	Tết	節元旦;Tết Nguyên Đán	Nainese Lunar New Year	Y
A Sunday in spring	Easter	禮服生;Lễ Phục Sinh	Celebrated by Nainese Sotirians
1 May	International Workers' Day	𣈜勞動;Ngày Lao Động		Y
22 August	Wandering Souls Day	誣蘭;Vu Lan		Y
10 September	Mid-Autumn Festival	節中秋;Tết Trung Thu		Y
27 October	National Day of Solidarity	𣈜團結;Ngày Đoàn Kết	Celebration of unification of Nainan at end of Nainese Civil War	Y
1 December	Soldiers of the Harmonious Republic Day	仍𠊛𪜯𧵑𣈜共和鞋和;Những Người Lính Của Ngày Cộng Hòa Hài Hòa	Celebration of the Armed Forces of Nainan	Y
25 December	Christmas Day	䧏生;Giáng Sinh	Celebrated by Nainese Sotirians