Nukigurun

Nukigurun (: Nuki gurun), officially the Federal Republic of Nukigurun (Nuki:  Nuki gurun liyanbang gunghego), is a country located in Northwest Sinju and North Yoju and the world's largest country, with a total area covering over X sq km. It stretches from the Dandgo Sea in the east all the way to Mungnang Sea in the west, and also to the north borders much of the Northern Ocean. Approximately 52% of people live in Eastern, Sinju part of Nukigurun, while 28% and 20% of people approximately live in the less-populated Alinwargia and Birawargia respectively. Its capital, Cingging, is one of the largest cities in the world; other major cities include X, X, and X.

Nukic peoples first emerge in Sinju records during the 4rd century BCE. Various Nukic peoples inhabited the coast as well as inland Nukigurun. For several centuries, Nukis along the coast of the Dangdo Sea were part of an extensive and intricate trade network which spread across much of Western Sinju.

Nukigurun was officially established in 1559 under Damin and began its massive western expansion beginning in the latter half of the 16th century.

Nukigurun's economy ranked as the third largest by nominal GDP and second largest by purchasing power parity in 2019. Its extensive mineral and energy resources are the largest such reserves in the world, making it one of the leading producers of oil and natural gas globally. The country is a recognized nuclear weapons state and possesses significant stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. Nukigurun is both a great and regional power and has been characterized as a potential superpower.

Etymology
The earliest usage of Nuki appears in the X. While the actual etymology of Nuki is debated, it is widely believed to derive from the word nuk-, meaning "brave." Gurun means "country" in Nuki, and the name of the country can thus be translated as "Nuki Land" or "Land of the Nukis." Nukigurun is also widely referred to as Yonggo (勇國), a based on the presumed Nuki meaning of Nukigurun popularized in the 17th century, meaning "brave country" in.

Another name historically used for Nukigurun was Nuci (怒崎), a name applied that was applied to what is now Southeastern Nukigurun, Ilakuke, and X by visitors from Cheonje.

Classical period
Several Nuki city-states operated along the coast of the Dangdo Sea. These city-states were part of a trade network which stretched from Mennefer in the west all the way to Bangju in the east. In particular, they traded significantly with Cheonje and its successor states, with many adopting aspects of Cheonjean civilization such as.

Unification and expansion
Damin unified the inland Forest Nukis and declared the establishment of Nukigurun in 1559. By 1567, he had conquered most of the city-states in Yoju which made up the Tengiztop Federation, including its capital, X. A new capital, Cingging, was constructed at the mouth of the Black River based on Cheonjic designs in 1569. His son, Xanggiyan, began Nukigurun's significant western expansion.

The period following unification saw significant efforts to emulate Sinju within Nukigurun. Whereas the coastal areas of Nukigurun had long had contact with Sinju and adopted many Central ways, the new ruling class under the X dynasty was primarily of the less developed, and in the eyes of much of Sinju, uncivilized wild Nukis of the plains and forests.

The greatest of these reforms occurred under the reign of X.

By X, Nukigurun was a recognized empire of the Sinju Congress.

Military
Nukigurun has a large and fully indigenous arms industry, importing only a few types of weapons and exporting weapons to about 90 countries.

Agriculture
Having coasts on the Northern Ocean, Dandgo Sea, and the Mungnang Sea, Nukigurun is one the world's largest fishing suppliers.

Transport
Large cities in Nukigurun generally have well-developed public transportation systems, with the most common forms of transportation being buses, trolleybuses, and trains. Several large Nuki cities such as Cingging, X, and X have underground metros. The Cinging Metro is among the fastest and busiest metro systems in the world.

A significant amount of marine traffic passes through the Long Canal, which connects the Northern Ocean to the Mungnang Sea.

Demographics
Ethnic Nukis made up 65.71% of the population in the 2015 census. The same census showed a population of 255,379,706, making it the X most populous country in the world. Nonetheless, it has a relatively low population density due to the country's enormous area. Population is most dense in Sinju Nukigurun, around the Long Canal, and near the coastal areas of Alinwargia and Birawargia.

In 2018 the average total fertility rate (TFR) across Nukigurun was 1.92 children per woman, below the replacement rate of 2.1. In 2018 the median age of the Nuki population was 38.2 years.

Ethnic groups
Nukigurun is a multi-ethnic state with over a hundred officially recognized ethnic groups. Ethnic Nukis comprise the largest group by far, making up 65.71% of the population in the 2015 census.

Nuki: 65.71% East Slavic: 4.18% Kipchak: 3.42% Ket: 2.91% Nanai: 2.60% Scandinavian: 2.53% Oroqen: 2.03% Greek: 1.98% Arab: 1.57% Heeradian: 1.02% Buryat: 0.98% Olokundemese: 0.93% Finnish: 0.76% Oirat: 0.56% Uzbek/Uyghur: 0.44% Karelian: 0.24% Tuvan: 0.23% Komusiren: 0.12% Mansi: 0.11% Sami: 0.10% Mixed: 3.46% Other (below 0.10%): 4.12%

Language
In addition to Nuki, 56 languages are officially recognized in Nukigurun in various regions by local governments.

Religion


The traditional religion among the Nukis and Nukic peoples was shamanism. Beginning in the 6th century CE, Buddhism began to spread among the Nukis living in the coastal trading communities along the Dangdo Sea and gradually syncretized with Nuki shamanism. From there, Buddhism slowly began its way into the inland Nuki communities, though inland Nukic peoples did not adopt Buddhism to the extent which the coastal Nukis did.

As Damin was unifying the Nuki peoples, he began to absorb the rituals and traditions of other Nuki clans into those of his own. This absorption of other clans' shamanic rituals into those of Damin's clan started a process of state codification of religion. In another transformation that mirrored the process of political centralization in Damin's state, the traditional Nuki belief in multiple heavens was replaced by one Heaven called "Abka ama" or "Abka han."

Following unification, Confucianism and Sinju rituals were increasingly adopted throughout Nukigurun, particularly among the elite.

Nukigurun's imperial expansion from the 16th century saw the absorption of numerous different people groups with diverse religious practices fall under the authority of the empire. Many of these groups were tolerated and the Nuki Emperor was often presented in non-Nuki and non-Sinju communities as the temporal manifestation of a great local spirit or deity. However, many Abrahamists resisted following Nuki rituals and the monarch and their religion was often suppressed.

Today, as traditionally, most people in Nukigurun do not affiliate with any religion. However, most partake in traditional shamanist, Buddhist, and Confucian rituals, which are difficult to separate from one another for ethnic Nukis. Today, the largest minority religion in Nukigurun is, which is practiced by 5.6% of the population. In addition to this and X Buddhism, there are several ethnic groups in Nukigurun who maintain their traditional autochthone religions.

Cuisine
Traditional Nuki staple foods are, wheat, broomcorn millet, , peas, corn and. It relies heavily on s (often ) due to the harsh winters and scorching summers of much of Nukigurun. Nuki cuisine is also known for grilling, wild meat, strong flavors and the wide use of.

is a common that is widely incorporated in much of Nuki cuisine. Many Nukis enjoy eating raw vegetables in the summer, and meju is used like a salad dressing to add flavor.

As much of Nukigurun is heavily forested, traditional Nuki cuisine included large quantities of game meats such as deer and hare, although neither enjoy their historical prevalence in the modern day. Although there are farms that raise both for consumption, the prohibitive cost and prevalence of more traditional farm raised animals such as pigs, has led to a decline their use in Nuki cuisine. Indeed, the most prevalent meat consumed in Nukigurun today by far is pork.