Namju

Namju, (Pronounced / na̠m t͡ɕu / NAM-ju) officially the Namju Federation ( :남주연방; Romanization: Namju Yeonbang),  colloquially referred to as the Federation, is a   comprising the titular Namju continent, as well as the outlying    of Waeno and islands of Daeseong and Namwondo. With sovereignty over 5.8 million km² of territory, and the 11th largest population in Tiandi, Namju is one of the largest nations in the world both by land-mass and by population. The nation’s geography and climate are largely pleasant and  but also feature a  northeast,  north and  far to the southwest. The nation's capitol is Wonggyeong, and its largest city is Geumsan.

For at least thirty-thousand years before its discovery by Sinju colonial powers, the Namju landmass and tributary islands were inhabited by during the. After Namju's discovery in the 18th century by Jihwan explorers, Namju soon found itself being carved up by various Sinju colonial empires, with Basanreseri, Jihwa, Fusen, Longzhou, Jeongmi and Tosan all establishing long-term colonial settlements across Namju's entire coastline. In 1782, Jeongmi fully asserted its dominance over the continent's entire coastline with the Treaty of Dosan, decisively defeating a coalition of Fusenese, Basanreseri, and Jihwan forces, and later purchasing Tosan's failing colonial settlements less than a year later. In 1811, An Gung-muk introduced the first constitution of Jeongmi, which incidentally reformed Namju's status such that it effectively became a single semi-autonomous entity with a ',' or, appointed by the President of Jeongmi, nonetheless remaining a part of Jeongmi's empire.

Over the next centuries, successive waves of immigration, predominantly from Mincang and Kinshu, as well as in the form of indentured servants from Jeongmian colonies in Yoju and Yeongju, altered the cultural fabric of the nation and led to an explosion in population - though only ethnic Sinjuans were allowed to  as Namjan citizens. A predominantly agricultural nation for much of the 19th century, Namju also facilitated industrial growth in Sinju through copious exports of cotton and other raw materials, and provided Jeongmi a base of operations from which to exert influence into Miju. During and after the catastrophic Eulhae War, Namju grew incredibly wealthy from providing military - and later reconstruction - supplies to Sinju, and emerged as a great power by the mid-century. Namju also achieved full formal independence, with the title of Sangsang finally becoming an elected office in 1947. In 1956, with Namjan involvement in the Araswan Civil War increasing and manpower needs rising drastically, Namju finally expanded citizenship, suffrage, and civil rights to all Namjans regardless of ethnicity - which also included a military service obligation.

Namju is a. At the federal level exists a legislature representing both the various regions, known as 'Gye' (frontier-provinces) and 'Do' (provinces). Each Gye and Do further has its own legislature. The lower level regions, and, are ruled by. The country is officially, with no codified official language, though  is the de-facto official language of business and government at the federal level as well as in most of the provinces. Namju is also one of the most ethnically nations in Tiandi, with a  populace largely descended from Sinju immigrants. Namju is often called a society, with many distinct but complementary ingredients. Namju consistently ranks highly in indictators of, quality of higher education, and civil liberties. Namju is also a culturally influential nation, being the birthplace of several widely proliferated Matobwe-influenced fusion genres such as, , and and. account for nearly fifteen-percent of the national population, currently the highest proportion in the world.

Namju a country and is Tiandi's second largest economy both in terms of PPP and nominal GDP. Namju is a global leader in many, and as one of the world's first proper leads the world in technological innovation, with the highest number patents per capita. Namju is also the world's third largest exporter and second largest importer of goods, ranking highly in indicators of economic competitiveness. Namju is widely considered to be a and is a, fielding one of the world's largest , and maintaining strong defensive ties with the Sinju Union. Namju also ranks highly in terms of, with highly subsidized and.

Name
Namju, (pronounced na̠m t͡ɕu in ), shares a name with the it occupies, continental 'Namju'. The name Namju is composed of the characters (Jeongmian pronunciations) 'nam' (南) and 'ju' (洲), literally translating into 'south continent,' likely in indication of Namju's relative position as the southern-most continental landmass in Tiandi. Prior to Sinju colonization, Namju was referred to as 'Tsvagawatenga' throughout the south Mijuan world. Linguists have suggested that 'Tsvagawatenga' ('샤가와덴가') is a bastardization of a phrase literally translated as 'you have sought, you have bought,' referring to a distant place of trade. This is why sometimes - in addition to the name 'Namju,' Namju has also been colloquially referred to as 샤가국, or 'Syaga.'

The first recorded use of the name 'Namju' was in a report written to Choe Geon, the first Jeongmian Emperor of the Choe Dynasty in 1675. Jihwan exlorers had already discovered Namju in the early 16th century but, not realizing the full extent of its size, erroneously named it 'Nokdadohae,' or 'Green Archipelago,' believing it to be an island chain. Further discoveries in the area eventually unveiled that the various islands were, in fact, a single contiguous land-mass. Still, the erroneous name persisted until Jeongmian naval officer, Choe Sa (incidentally a younger brother of the aformentioned Emperor Choe Geon himself, published a new with the new name in an effort to rectify the mistake. Unfortunately, Choe Sa would be executed by his brother in Hapcheon on July 2nd 1701, after it had been discovered he had written a number of  under a  about his brother's illegal seizure of power.

Choe Geon had refused to use Sa's name for the continent and attempted to erase Sa's name from historical record. Instead, throughout the Choe dynasty, Namju was officially called 'Wonju,' (遠洲) or 'far continent' to spite Sa. However, as the Choe dynasty declined in popularity and political rivals began fleeing to Namju to avoid reprisals, the name 'Namju' entered into colloquial as an act of defiance such that the two camps in Namju - Choe Dynasty loyalists and their opponents - were referred to as the Wonju-do and Namju-do respectively, depending on which name they used. In 1801, with the dissolution of the Choe monarchy, the continent officially became 'Namju' for the first time. The first official use of the name 'Namju,' however, was in 1811 with the Constitution of Jeongmi.

Geography, Wildlife, and Climate
Namju occupies a total area of 5,819,592 km2 (2,246,957 mi2), making it the second largest country in Tiandi after Nukigurun when measured by land-area. Continental Namju itself occupies an area of 5,727,758 km2, or 98.42% of Namju's total territory, while Namju's various tributary islands contribute an additional total 91,834 km2; of these, Daeseong (南近島), just off the Southwestern coast, accounts for nearly half of Namju's offshore territory at 48,223 km2 while Namju's southernmost island, Namwondo (南遠島), is 3,893 km2. The Waeno Archipelago, just north of the Junghae 'Middle' Sea, contributes the bulk of the remaining territory.

The vast majority of both Namju's northern and eastern coasts experiences a. In the eastern half of the country, the Donggowon, or the 'Eastern Highland,' and Seogowon, or 'Western Highland' occupy one-tenth of Namju's landmass, breaking the warm south-western currents. Due to their elevation and colder, drier currents from the southwest, the Highlands themselves experience a cooler, which continues throughout the southeastern portion of the country. The bulk of Namju's southwestern coast expriences a cold, while the southwestern most tip of continental Namju and Daeseong experience a.

In the southwest lays the Namseosanmaeg, or 'Southwest Mountain Range.' This mountain range, formed from an thousands of years ago, blocks cold, dry currents from the southwest. Accordingly, just to the east of this mountain range lies a desert, the Yeoljong Samak (熱終沙漠), a. To the north, and through much of Namju's inland territory, lies considerable shrubland, due in part to the northwestern Bukseosanmaeg, 'Northwestern Mountain Range.' The Junghae Sea in the center of Namju is Tiandi's largest, and bisects the continent.

Due to its immense geographical size, Namju is incredibly rich in natural resources. The eastern plateaus are home to massive coal deposits and the mountains can be mined for, , , , , , and even. Other precious metals and minerals are located throughout the Namju continental landmass. Additionally, Namju holds massive reserves and has  reserves bothn  offshore (that can be accessed through ) and in the Yeoljong desert.

Namju is also home to a disporportionately high number of  as a result of the clear, shallow coastal sutropical coastal waters near Namju's many tributary islands - especially in the Waeno archipelago - and the convergence of warm and cold ocean currents, which allow for super  of ; the high plankton population allow for great overall biological productivity, and also has made the waters of northwest and southeast Namju some of the most productive  in all of Tiandi. The Namjan reefs are believed to be home to over 25% of Tiandi's ocean species, despite comprising less than 0.01% of the entire ocean mass.

Climate
One can split Namju into three major climatic groups; the northern delta plains and jungles, which share a, the central mountain and hill regions which generally fall under the , and southern desert regions, which experience a .Somewhat near the equator, Namju in in both the and  climate zones. Temperatures average 50 °C in the southern desert regions of the nation while the northern plains and jungles tend to experience average temperatures of 28 °C. Because of Namju's location, its days only differ by an average of an hour throughout the year, permitting many parts of the nation to conduct year-round agriculture. Northern Namju is exceptionally humid, experiencing large amounts of with the extreme south is  to.

Biodiversity


Namju is one of Tiandi's only with many species that are native to Namju alone. Some zoologists assume that Namju is home to upwards of forty percent of the Tiandi's animal species, both in its varied and. Namju has the highest substantiated number of edndemic species. Many of Namju's forests are believed to be upwards of 150 million years old, with dominating the plant biosphere. Namju is home to over 1,400 species of, 400 species of , upwards of a thousand different kinds of and  species, and tens of thousands of species of. Namju's coral reefs are home to upwards of 800 species of and 2,000 species of, and countless other sea organisms. Historically, Namju's biodiversity has suffered from colonization, settlement, and even deliberate overhunting. In the 19th century Namjan ranchers, hoping to keep their lands safe for, paid Namjans to hunt as many indigenous as possible, leading to their extinction. Human settlement in ecologically sensitive areas and the rise of a widely agrarian society led to considerable destruction of indigenous ecosystems and - until 1962 - resulted in Namju alone having the highest number of endangered species of any country in Tiandi.

Conservation is a major concern for the current Federal administration, and the government has since lay out a plan of action to protect many ,, and from. Such plans of actions include the limiting of, and. is an offense punishable by time in a federal prison. Other efforts to protect the endangered species of Namju have included, subsidized implementation of and. Steps to minimize the effects of and  have been implemented, regulating the usage of pesticides in critical areas.

Namju benefits greatly from and the economic costs of destroying or otherwise damaging the nation's natural resources have been deemed as too high to permit their exploitation for commercial purposes. The nation's political elite are bound by the nation's conservationist population, donations from substantial environmental organizations in Sinju and domestically, and the military, which hopes to find some military or strategic application from the diversity of Namju's wildlife. Namju is home to species such as the, the , the , the  and the , all of which are of great interest to wildlife lovers.