Việt Quốc

Viet Quoc, officially the Democratic Republic of Viet Quoc (: Cộng hòa Dân chủ Việt Quốc), is a sovereign state in Jungju, consists of the Dong Dau peninsula and the island of Tien Tieu. It shares land borders with Minh Dai, Wa Muong and Preah Phnom to the west, while facing Bac Hai Sea to the north and east, and Nam Duong Sea to the south. Home to more than 83 million people, the nation is divided into 25 provinces. Its capital and largest city is Dai Hoa.

started inhabiting Viet Quoc as early as 600,000 years ago during the. A confederation of tribes living along the Mau River formed around 3000 BC, and the first Viet state might have formed around 2850 BC according to the origin legend. Recorded history started in 485 BC when King Công Tùng formed the state Lạc Tiên. The ancient Viet nation was defeated and annexed by Tianqi in 113, which incorporated the land into their empire. In the 7th century, the first independent Viet broke away from Tianqi. Several successive dynasties ruled the country, with some periods of instability occurred between dynasties. The country gradually expanded to the southeast and south, encompassing the entire Dong Dau peninsula. The 14th century saw the country expanding its regional influence by making Wa Muong and Preah Phnom its tributary states, as well as establishing settlements on Tien Tieu island and eastern Gaya (modern day Lagaip). Due to the country's importance in the regional and global spice trade, its landowners and merchant classes grew more powerful during the 16th and 17th century. The monarchy was finally ended in 1855 when a coalition of nationalist republicans, funded by wealthy merchants and industrialists, forced the last emperor to abdicate and proclaimed Viet Quoc a republic.

Modern Viet Quoc is a unitary parliamentary republic. Possessing a strong agriculture sector and a developed industrial base, Viet Quoc has enjoyed some of the highest economic growth rates in the world. Although less powerful than many northern Jungju states, Viet Quoc still maintains an efficient and well-balanced economy. Viet Quoc is one of the modern states to have a subsidized education system, and its citizens enjoy universal healthcare of excellent standards. Despite the high standards of living, modern Viet Quoc is experiencing increasing income inequality and overpopulation in major urban areas. Viet Quoc has established diplomatic relationships with most states and is a member of all major international organizations.

Names


The name Việt Quốc (越國) literally translates to "Country of the Viet". The word "Viet" was found in the records of the Tianqi Empire to describe the people living to the south of Thai Son Mountain and along the Mau River. Tianqi historians initially used the characters 戉族 (axe people), pointing to the Viet's heavy use of both common and elaborate axes in daily lives and ceremonies. The ancient name of the pre-occupation Viet kingdom was "Lạc Tiên", which translates to "the origin of Lac (bird)". During more than 500 years of Tianqi occupation, the land correspond to modern-day Minh Dai and northwestern Viet Quoc was made into Pingzhou (平州) imperial province, further divided into 3 commanderies: Mingdeng (明燈), Taizhong (臺中), Gaoyuan (高原). After gaining independence in the 7th century, Emperor Mạc Thái Tổ named his country "Thái Hùng Việt". This was the longest-used name for the country. Other names such as "Đại Lạc" and "Vạn Xuân" were used for brief periods. The name "Việt Quốc" was first used officially by the last imperial dynasty, the Le Dynasty. It was made the official name of the new republic in 1856 when the first Constitution for the country was adopted.

Prehistory
Earliest fossils found in Viet Quoc suggested Homo erectus settled in the region of modern-day Tây Sơn Province around 600,000 years ago. Crude stone tools found in Cổ Tuế Cave share many similarities with those found across Jungju, which suggests some degree of common ancestry between the ancient hominin groups of Jungju. Teeth and stone tools attributed to dated back to 31,000 years ago. Most early Homo sapiens sites were found within or near caves with access to nearby fresh water sources. Sites with signs of semi-sedentism were dated to about 10,000 years ago, where the inhabitants followed a pattern of moving between locations in accordance with the feeding habits of games and the growing cycles of wild plants. The first fully sedentary settlements were dated to about 8,500 years ago. Congregated in several areas along the west bank of the Mau River in Tây Xuyên Province, these settlements contained as many as 10 round huts and showed clear signs of advanced lithic technology and elaborate burial practices. Widespread rice cultivation started as early as 8,000 years ago, and the domestication of pigs and cows happened around the same time. The appearance of agriculture and domestication allowed settlements to increase in size and social complexity. By the end of the 6th century BC, the area was home to a flourishing Lương Thủy culture.