Nancokia
Dominion of Nancokia | |
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| Location of Nancokia within the Imperial Conference Location of Nancokia within the Imperial Conference | |
| Capital | Minamikyo |
| Official languages | Japanese |
| Ethnic groups | 41.5% Japanese 20.5% Sulawesian 16.6% Papuan 10% Balinese 6.8% Timoran 3.1% Malukuan 1.4% Aborigine 0.2% Chinese |
| Demonym(s) | Nancokian |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Emperor | Furansisku |
| Yokoi Kenji | |
• Premier | Tomio Okamura |
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| Population | |
• 2017 census | 88,900,000 |
| Currency | Yen ((¥)) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
Nancokia, officially the Dominion of Nancokia (Nankoku Shihai 南國支配), is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Nancokian continent, the islands of Kitajima, Hinansho, Papua, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, the Lesser Sundas, Timor and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Nanyang to the west, Japan to the north; East Papua, Kanaky, the West Pacific Federation, Norway and Vanuatu to the east. Nancokia's capital is Minamikyo, which is also its largest urban area.
Before the first Japanese settlement in the early 17th century, the islands which make up modern Nancokia were inhabited by indigenous Nancokians, Nusantarans and Polynesians. After the Japanese discovery of the Nancokian continent by Japanese explorers in 1606, Nancokia's eastern half was claimed by Japan in 1645 and gradually settled the rest of the continent, while Japanese efforts to control the Nusantaran islands began earlier in the 1610s. On 3rd March 1925, the various colonies and protectorates federated, forming the Dominion of Nancokia. Nancokia has since maintained a stable authoritarian democratic political system that functions as a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
Nancokia has the world's 15th-largest economy and thirteenth-highest per capita income. With the fifth-highest human development index globally, the country ranks highly in quality of life, health, education, economic freedom; though it has been criticised for curbing civil liberties and political rights. Nancokia is a member of the Imperial Conference, G20, Pacific Forum and the Pacific Islands Association.
Etymology
The Japanese word for Nancokia is 南國, which is pronounced Nankoku and literally means "south country". The character nan (南) means "south"; koku (國) means "land" or "country".
The earliest record of the name Nankoku appears in the letters of Hasekura Tsunenaga in 1611 to the Imperial Court in Kyoto, though he used it interchangeably with Kōshinryō-riku (香辛料陸) meaning "land of spice". Later the area was usually referred to as Nangoku (南国), meaning "southern kingdoms", while usage of Nankoku was restricted to the newly discovered mainland of the continent of Nankoku, though Nangoku fell out of favour in the 19th century, and Nankoku became standard usage for the entire area.
The English term Nancokia comes from the Portuguese Nãococia, and derives from Nankoku. Initially this was restricted to the continent, with the islands bar Papua being referred to as the Molucas and Nusãoterra and more rarely the modern forms Indonésia and Malásia, but now covers both the continent and the entire state.
The mainland of the continent is officially known as Nankoku, the same as the country, but it is often known as Nankoku State (Nankoku-shū 南國州) or by its nickname Little Japan (Nihon chīsai or Nippon chīsai 日本小さい), to differentiate it from the country.
History
Pre-colonial period
Japanese arrival
Sotoku period
Nationhood
Geography
Politics
Nancokia is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with Furansisku IV at its apex as the Emperor of Japan, a role that is distinct in authority but not title from his position as monarch of the other Imperial realms. The Emperor is represented in Japan by the Governor-General (Sōtoku 総督), who is by convention from the Toyotomi clan and acts on the advice of the Emperor's ministers in Nancokia. Thus, in practice the Governor-General has no actual decision-making or de facto governmental role, and merely acts as a legal figurehead for the actions of the Premier.
Administrative Divisions
Though a unitary state, Nancokia is divided into eight internal countries. Each country has its own capital, while the national capital, and that of Nankoku State, is Minamikyo. All of the countries, bar Nankoku State, have their own devolved administrations and legislatures. Each state is further divided administratively, though the system varies depending on the country.
| Nankoku | Minamikyo | 30,796,600 | Template:Nankuko Map | |
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| Sulawesi | Makassar | 18,400,000 | ||
| Papua | Yaseisawa | 15,200,000 | ||
| Lesser Sundas | Denpasar | 8,900,000 | ||
| Timor | Kupang | 6,255,000 | ||
| Kitajima | Shinozu | 5,029,679 | ||
| Maluku | Shinshi | 2,800,000 | ||
| Hinansho | Uzumeko | 1,502,679 |
