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 then-prevailing belief that Namju quite literally marked the southern-most point in Tiandi.

The first recorded use of this name was in a report written to Choe Geon, the first Jeongmian Emperor of the Choe Dynasty in 1665. 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 had initially prompted cartographers to assume the existence of an archipelago until Jeongmian naval officer, explorer, & younger brother of Choe Geon, Choe Sa, came to the conclusion that the entire island chain was in fact a single continental land-mass. Choe Sa wrote to his brother, effectively proving his discovery. 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 polemic pamphlets about his brother's rise to power.

Despite standing on the shoulders of Sa's discovery, Choe Geon had refused to use Sa's name for the continent. Instead, throughout the Choe dynasty, Namju was officially called 'Wonju,' 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 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.