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 Daeseong. 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 colonization 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 carved up by Sinju empires. In 1782, Jeongmi fully asserted its dominance over the continent with the Treaty of Dosan, after decisively defeating a coalition of Fusenese, Basanreseri, and Jihwan forces. In 1811, An Gung-muk introduced the first constitution of Jeongmi, which reformed Namju's status such that it effectively became a single semi-autonomous entity with a ',' or, appointed by the President of Jeongmi. Over the next centuries, successive waves of immigration, predominantly from countries like Mincang and Kinshu, altered the cultural fabric of the nation and greatly increased its population. During and after the 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 becoming an elected office in 1947.

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, as well as the contemperary belief that Namju quite literally marked the southern-most point of the earth.

The first recorded official use of this name was in a report written to Choe Geon, the first Jeongmian Emperor of the Choe Dynasty. At the time, Jihwan exlorers had already discovered Namju but, not realizing the full extent of its size, erroneously named it 'Rokdo,' or 'Green Island,' believing it to be just another island. Further discoveries in the area had initially prompted cartographers to assume the existence of an archipelago until Jeongmian explorer & exiled brother-in-law of Choe Geon, Park Sa-ik, came to the conclusion that the entire island chain was in fact a single continental land-mass. Park Sa-ik wrote to his brother-in-law detailing his discovery, though sadly Park Sa-ik was later executed in a political struggle less than half a decade later. However, because of Park Sa-ik's many polemics against his infamous relative and because of the simplicity of the name, later administrations adopted the name 'Namju' out of deference.