Wàhngjāu

Republic of Wahngjau 宏周 共和国 Wàhngjāu Guhngwòhgwok
Capital	Tīnyèuhng
Official languages	Jāu
Recognised national languages	Song Qyredine
Ethnic groups (2016)	54% Almannic 32% Cheonsamean 12% Native 2% Asuran (Veleazan, Midrasian, Vrnallian, Newreyan)
Demonym(s)	Jāu Yèhn/Yen
Government	Unitary Parliamentary Republic
• Sáujihk Bouhchèuhng Chief Minister	General Council
Independent
• Formation	1644
• Constitutional ratification	1646
• Martial Period	1929
• Republican reformation	1968
• Republican transition	1969
• Water (%)	3.2%
Population
• 2017 estimate	112,455,092
• 2017 census	107,345,000
• Density	85/km2 (220.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Per capita	$13,500
Gini (2017)	45 medium
HDI (2017)	0.79 high
Time zone	UTC-5 (Yidao Central Time)
• Summer (DST)	YST-5
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	left
Calling code	136
Internet TLD	.wcd

Wàhngjāu, officially known as the Republic of Wàhngjāu (Jau: 宏周 共和国 Wàhngjāu Guhngwòhgwok) is a Unitary Parliamentary Flawed-Democratic Republic in Southern Yidao, located on the planet Aeia. It shares a border to the east with Qyred. Its capital, Tīnyèuhng, is found on the the southern coast of the country and is home to the Hùhngyúkgūng (Jau: 紅玉宮), seat of power of the National Diet.

Wàhngjāu takes up an area of X square kilometers, much of which acts as fertile plains around the Hāksā River (Jau: 黑沙河), with rugged hills forming in the far north, coalescing around the northwest. It has a population of about 107 million. Most of the nations population is situated in the southern and lowland areas, with most large metropolises located on the coast or the major rivers, and rural agricultural communities in the northern provinces, though several major cities can be spotted in the Northern regions of the nation. The land is recognized for its relatively uniform climate, growing colder the further north one goes. Geography is based around the Hāksā, with the various macro-regions in the country forming into an array of deep river valleys and broad basins as its core, and high plateaus and light rolling plains in the north.

The Republic is divided up into 18 Provinces of varying autonomy, which are further divided into a multitude of local Wards. The nation operates under a meritocracy and representative democracy through a single transferable vote. Executive power is held jointly in the form of the Heads of State and Government, or the Chief Minister (Jau: 首席部長 Sáujihk Bouhchèuhng) and First Minister (Jau: 第一部長 Daih Yāt Bouhchèuhng) respectively. Legislative power is in the form of a Unicameral political legislature, the National Diet, and Judicial power is held in duality between the Judicial Court and the Judicial Tribunal, each handling varying civil, political, economic, international, and military proceedings.

The country was first formed after the first National Diet seized power from the D in 1824, leading to a massive series of political and social reform. A new military government under the Committee for National Defense,(Jau: 國防委 Gwokfòhngwái) would be established in 1929, restoring a significant amount of power to the traditionalist state bureaucracy. The Republican government would be officially restored in 1968, with power being completely handed over a year later under a new government organized around Chief Minister Héui Gihnwàhng. This new government would be beset by a political tug-of-war between the new Civil and traditional Appointed halves, and further attempts at democratization would be slow-going. Further reforms find difficulty even within the civilian government, with a wide political preference toward unitarian styles of governance.

History

Main article: History of Wàhngjāu and Timeline of Jāu History

Prehistory

Main article: Yue Prehistory

Early Kingdoms Period

Main article: Yue Dynasties
Further Information: Hāksā Civilizations

According to the traditional Jāu mythos, Yen culture began with the D1 Dynasty, emerging around T. However, modern archeological evidence pushes this evaluation back by almost a thousand years, with multiple, agricultural bronze-age civilizations existing and propagating within the Hāksā River Basin, a period referred to know as the Early Kingdoms Period. Evidence suggests these cultures these cultures took part in extensive trade and political networks, with bronze D1 pots being discovered as far north as L1, X Kilometers south of Goulong, as well as long copper tubes carved with Yen proto-writing which, after linguistic analysis, point to a form of early, inter-monarchic Bridewealth.

It's currently unknown as to what set of circumstances allowed for the rise of the D1 Dynasty, although there are certain theories. Firstly, confirmed tools from the period point to a noticeable disparity in productive capabilities between different Hāksā cultures. Likewise, the study of bodies and middens from four cultures in particular, the S4, S3, S2, and S1, the believed predecessors to the D1 dynasty, show a significantly higher standard of living between them, mainly in terms of diet and nutrition, in comparison to other confirmed cultures in the region. With that in mind it's believed that the early kings of the pre-dynastic D1 were able to conquer their two riverine northern neighbors, the S3 and S4, and from their expanded outward over the Hāksā basin, simply out-producing their competition in terms of foodstuffs and tool construction. Another theory is that the D1 married their way into power, conjoining their territories with other cultural powers, overpowering the cultures of their neighbors through a process called "Yenification".

Early Dynastic Period

As mentioned, what is considered formal early Yen culture, without reference toward its predecessors, begins under the D1 Dynasty in T. Discerning proper historical record for the D1 has been difficult however there are certain things that are understood. To start, the D1 were both politically and socially oriented around the Hāksā River Delta which would remain a center for Yen, and later Jāu, society for millenia. It is likewise speculated, that the early D1 Dynasty operated under the imperial doctrine of the Universal Enlightened Monarch (Jau: 萬能開明皇帝 Maahnnàhng Hōimìhng Wòhngdai), which would be shared with every following Dynasty until the arrival of the Maengtau in T.

The D1 would be replaced by the D2 roughly around the T, being the first documentedly confirmed Dynasty. Traditional records from the R1 and R2 put them as ruling from T to T, which is debated heavily by scholars and archoelogical evidence pointing more so toward T to T. The D2 have by far the largest discovered caches of archeological evidence of any ancient Yen dynasty, with several stone tombs in L2, believed to be one of the capitols of the D2, having thousands of jade, bronze, clay, and gold objects and tools.

The D2 Dynasty would be replaced by the D3 Dynasty approximately around the year T. The D3 Dynasty would be the longest lasting in early Yen history, as well as the first to feature widespread administrative use of the early Yen Script beyond simpler proto-writing. The exact nature of the D3 Dynasty is heavily debated by modern scholars, with the general consensus dividing the period into three sub-dynasties, each bearing the title of D3. Over the beginning of their reign, the rule of the Southern D3 would extend as far as L3 in modern L4 Province before a familial coup saw the rise of the D3a, followed two centuries thereafter by the Northern D3, who was able to claim Dynastic succession through its control of much of the Southern D3's territory. The Northern Dynasty would, however, be plagued with local instability repeatedly throughout its reign, and would actively compete with smaller Yen states for domination of the territory before its collapse in T.

Late Imperial Period

Main article: Post-Colonial Wàhngjāu and Yue Industrialization

Geography

Main article: Geography of Wàhngjāu

Politics

Main article: Politics of Wàhngjāu

Three Houses of State

The modern state of Wàhngjāu has been influenced heavily by the R1 Revival Movement, basing much of its political philosophy around the R2 SCH1, also known as the Three Houses of State (Jāu: 三房子哲学 Sāam Fòhngjí Jithohk). SCH1 would be both supported and enforced after the fall of the Maengtau in T by the D government and organizes the roles of government into three houses or departments: The Administrative (Jāu: 行政部门 Hàhngjing Bouhmùhn), sometimes referred to as the House of Order (Jāu: 订购部门 Dehngkau Bouhmùhn), which meant to organize the bureaucracy and manage public works; Social (Jāu: 社會部門 Séhwúi Bouhmùhn), which worked to regulate social and economic affairs; and Environmental (Jāu: 環境部门 Wàahngíng Bouhmùhn), which regulated agriculture and nature preservation and management. Historically, each house was meant as an extension to the Yèhn Emperor, providing stability by managing social and physical life; In modern times they manifest in the form of the general state bureaucracy, as well as forming the basis of Jāu political thought, benefiting both from religious and state support.

Civil Government

The Civil Government is defined as the three branches of State implemented through "civil discourse", that being election or implemented from an elected body. This differs from the Appointed Government, implemented through appointment via a series of state examinations and interviews. The civil government operates under a representative democracy through a single transferable vote. The powers of the state are divided between the legislative branch, a unicameral legislature, and the executive, itself divided into a separate head of state and government. The Judicial branch of state, divided into a dual judiciary, isn't apart of the civil government, instead being implemented through the appointed government.

Wàhngjāu has been on a slow course of democratization after the dissolution of the Committee for National Defense, a military executive-legislature in power since before the Second Great War. Since then, a growing rift in practical ideology between the Civil and Appointed governments has lagged discourse on liberalization. The Appointed Government, that being the central bureaucracy located in Tīnyèuhng, continues to exert considerable political control, particularly in regard to the ability to propose legislation and the appointment of the judicial branch. This is then countered by the National Diet, the civilian legislature, which continues to push for more power from the appointed bodies of state.

Executive Branch

Executive power is held jointly in the form of the Heads of State and Government, or, the Chief Minister (Jau: 首席部長 Sáujihk Bouhchèuhng) and First Minister (Jau: 第一部長 Daih Yāt Bouhchèuhng) respectively. The Chief minister is elected by the population while the First is appointed by the National Diet, alongside all minor ministers thereunder; The First Minister likewise serves 4 years, with the Chief serving 8. A Chief Minister may serve only a single term, while the First Minister may serve a maximum of three.

Legislative Branch

Legislative power is in the form of a Unicameral political legislature known as the National Diet, acting as the supreme legislative body of the country. The Diet likewise operates as the sole legislative body for the various Circuits. Representatives serve two year terms with a maximum of four terms. The Diet is organized into a total of 543 seats and appoints Local Ministers (Jau: 当地 Dōngdeih Bouhchèuhng), who serve as the executives for Provinces.

Judicial System

Main article: Judicial System of Wàhngjāu

Judicial power is held in duality between the Judicial Court and the Judicial Tribunal, each handling varying civil, political, economic, international, and military proceedings.

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative Divisions of Wàhngjāu
See also: Wàhngjāu Administrative Hierarchy

The Republic is divided up into 18 Provinces (Jau: 省 Sáang) of varying autonomy, which are further divided into a multitude of local Wards (Jau: 区 Kēui). There likewise exists Nationally-Administered Circuits (Jau: 国家主管道 Gwokgā Jyúgún Louh), a series of regions directly governed by the National Diet and subject exclusively to federal law.

International Relations

Main article: Foreign Relations of Wàhngjāu