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The Great Empire of Kandorith 大日東帝國 (Dìyuó Hán é Kanyuó)
Motto: "Honour, Faith and Unity above all!"
Anthem: "One Million Flowers"
The Kandorese Empire
Capital and largest city		Xiǎngzhóu(香州)
Official languages		Qai Kandorese
Recognised national languages		Kandorese dialects International English
Ethnic groups (2014)		98% Wei Kandorese 0.5% Jurei Kandorese 0.2% Hong Kandorese 0.2% Yiang Kandorese 1.1% other
Demonym		Kandorese
Government		Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
-	Emperor	Xían
-	Prime Minister	Tou Shunjian
-	Deputy Prime Minister	Fúxí Léishán
Legislature		Imperial Mandate
-	Upper house	House of Senators
-	Lower house	House of Representatives
Establishment
-	Xiangzhou Empire	2,522 BC - 166
-	Kanyuó Unification Yon Dynasty	120 BC
-	United Socialist Republics of Mei-Kan	17 April 1931 - 24 May 1964
-	Xiafenghuang Revolution - Xían Restoration	24 May 1964
Area
-	Total	11,098,242 km2 4,285,055 sq mi
-	Water (%)	8.32%
Population
-	2014 estimate	4,221,133,401
-	2011 census	302,530,434
-	Density	380/km2 (985) 271.6/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2013 estimate
-	Total	௫181.927 trillion
-	Per capita	௫42,677.45
GDP (nominal)		2013 estimate
-	Total	௫171.629 trillion
-	Per capita	௫40,261.74
Gini (2012)		33.1 medium
HDI (2014)		0.990 very high
Currency		Yuanshi (Kán-Yuang-Yí) (௫)
Time zone		(UTC+10)
Date format		dd-mm-yyy
Drives on the		left
Calling code		+225
ISO 3166 code		KAN
Internet TLD		.kan

The Great Empire of Kandorith ( Kn: 大日東帝國 Dìyuó Hán é Kanyuó)) Also called the Kandorese Empire or simply Kandorith Located in the South-Western reaches of the Democratic Socialist Assembly, it covers a vast land mass and several islands. With a total area of approximately 11,098,242 km2.

The Empire of Kandorith is a multi-party state governed by the a parliament and an Emperor or Empress. The Government exercises jurisdiction over 24 provinces and 4 special financial districts. Kandorith’s landscape is vast and diverse, with forest steppes and the the Jurei desert occupying the arid West , and subtropical forests being prevalent in the wetter south. The terrain of north eastern Kandorith is rugged and elevated, with the towering Yahago and Jojun mountain ranges separating Kandorith from it's northern neighbours.

The ancient Kandorese civilization—one of the world's earliest according to myths—flourished in the fertile basin of the Xí River in the Southern part of the Shoujun province. Kandorith's political system is based on hereditary monarchies, known as dynasties, beginning with the semi-mythological Yamo of the south (approx. 2,600 BC) and ending with the fall of the Xian Dynasty in 1919. Since 2540 BC, when the Yatasei Dynasty first conquered several states to form a Kandorese empire, the country has fractured and been reformed numerous times. The Republic of Kandorith (ROK), founded in 1931 after the overthrow of the Xian, ruled the Kandorese mainland until mid 1960's. In the 1960's the revolutionary war started, coordinated by imperial loyalists who defeated the communistic forces on the mainland and established the New Empire of Kandorith in Yatahago(Now Xiǎngzhóu) on 6 May 2000 concluding the fall of The Socialistic Republic of Kandorith. In 2001, the Empire of Kandorith gained admission to World Assembly and took the Kandorese seat as a permanent member of the W.A. Security Council.

Since the introduction of market-based economic reforms in 2001 and 2002, Kandorith has become a vastly growing economic power. Also critics, military analysts and popular media claim Kandorith is a possible rising military superpower.

Kandorith is named after the soil of the nation, containing traces of sapphires and other blue glass like substances Kan meaning "Sapphire" or "Deep Blue" and Yuó meaning "Soil"

History

Main article: History of Kandorith

Prehistory

Main article: Kandorese Prehistory

Archaeological evidence suggests that early humans inhabited Kandorith between 250,000 and 2 million years ago.A cave in Junxin (near present-day Xiǎngzhóu) exhibits human fossils dated at between 680,000 and 780,000 BCE. The fossils are of Méngshi Man, an example of Homo erectus who used fire. The Méngshi Man site has also yielded remains of Homo sapiens dating back to 18,000–11,000 BC. Some scholars assert that a form of proto-writing existed in Kandorith as early as 6000 BC

According to Kandorese tradition, the first imperial dynasty was the Yatasei, which emerged around 6200 BC.] However, the dynasty was considered mythical by historians until scientific excavations found early Bronze Age sites at Longtiang, Shunjian in 1982. It remains unclear whether these sites are the remains of the Yatasai Dynasty or of another culture from the same period.

Early Dynastic rule

Further information: Kandorese Dynasties

The first Kandorese dynasty that left historical records, the feudal Shao, settled around the Yiangxiao River in South-East Kandorith from around 2100 till 1600 BC. The bone script of the Xiá Dynasty represents the oldest Kandorese writing found as of yet, and is a direct ancestor of the modern Kandorese characters. The Xiá were conquered by the Jixí, who ruled between 1600 BC until 1000 BC, until it's central authority was thorn apart by feudal warlords. Many independent states emerged from the weakened Jixí Dynasty and continually waged war for 300 years, only occasionally appealing to the Jixí Kings. By the time of the Warring Empires era until 300 BC, there were nine powerful sovereign states in what is now considered to be Kandorith, each with their own monarch or warlord, ministry and national army.

Imperial Kandorith

The Warring Empires era ended in 120 BC, after the Yon Empire conquered the other eight kingdoms and established the first unified Kandorese state. Yon Xixi Shi, the emperor of Yon, proclaimed himself the "First Emperor" and imposed great reforms throughout the nation, notably the standardization of the language, measurements, length of cart axles and the first Kandorese currency. The Yon Dynasty only lasted eleven years, falling soon after Yon Xixi Shi's death, as it's harsh legalist and authoritarian regime led to huge rebellions across the nation.

The replacement Wei Dynasty ruled Kandorith between 109 BC and the year 210, and creating a lasting Wei Cultural Identity among the population which has endured to the present day empire. The Wei Dynasty expanded the empire's territory considerably with constant military campaigns reaching many of it's neighbors, even oversea ones, like the Meisho Kingdoms and also helped establish a large trade route which was centralized in the capital of the Wei Dynasty, Xia. Wei Kandorith became a large economy of the ancient world. The Wei Dynasty adopted Shengxia Jiaoism, a philosophy and religion originating in the Warring Empires Era, as it's official state ideology. Despite the official abandonment of Legalism, the official legalist institutions and policies of the Yon Dynasty remained intact and formed the basis of the Wei government.

After the disastrous end of the Wei Dynasty, a period of extreme violence and disunity known as the period of the Three Empires Era followed. In 548 Kandorith was reunited under the Shengshia Dynasty. However, the Shengshia Dynasty fell after its defeat in the Tschingto-Shengshia War(592-614).

Under the succeeding Xixi and Yangtze dynasties, Kandorese technology and culture entered a golden age. The Láng Meng Rebellion in the 8th century devastated the country and completely weakened the dynasty. The Yangtze Dynasty was the first government in the region to issue paper money and the first Kandorese government to establish a permanent standing navy and army. Between the 10th and 11th centuries the population of Kandorith doubled in size to around 160 million people, mostly due to the expansion and better means of rice and grain cultivation in the central and southern plains of Kandorith, and the production of large food surpluses. The Yangtze Dynasty saw a complete revival of Shengxia Jiaoism, in response to the Daoism during the Xixi Dynasty.

The 13th century, saw a collapse of the Yangtze Dynasty because of foreign invaders from multiple neighboring nations. In 1230, The warlord Jun Nakamo established the Luo Dynasty; the Luo conquered the last remnant of the Yangtze in 1241. Before the Luo invasion, the population of Yangtze Kandorith was around 172 million people; this was reduced to 50 million by the time of the census in 1310. A peasant named Fei Daosheng overthrew the Luo Dynasty in 1360 and founded the Shao Dynasty. Under the Shou, Kandorith entered another golden age, developing a strong navy and a rich and prosperous economy amid a flourishing of art and culture. It was during this period explorers like Pó Léng led explorations throughout the world, reaching as far as today's Suceavija. In the early years of the Shao Dynasty, Kandorith's capital was moved from Xia to Xiǎngzhóu. During the Dynasty the further critiqued and redesigning towards greater individuality of the Shengxia Jiaoism philosophy.

Geography

Main article: Geography of Kandorith

Long Form: The Great Empire of Kandorith(大日東帝國) Short Form: Kandorith(大日) Country Code: KAN

In Other Languages

• 大日東帝國 ('Great Empire of Kandorith') in Qai Kandorese
• Kardon ('Evil Land') in Meisho
• Kathoniri('Land of deceit') in Tshingto-ke

Located within the South-Western reaches of The Democratic Socialist Assembly the geography of the Kandorese Empire ranges from the majestic mountains of Surei to the Sub-tropical reaches of the Shojun Province. In every respect, every province has a unique geography and presents many challenges to the unity of the empire, despite centuries of tradition. The Empire holds over 10 million sq km of territory. To the East lies a vast wasteland and mostly unexplored teritory because of lack of interest. The coastline is littered with islands of varying sizes, ranging from those capable of sustaining large populations and others remaining as desolate outcrops of rocks, located here are Tenshi Island and the Meisho Province. In the North there's mostly vast mountain ranges where among the most extreme weather conditions can be found within the empire, The most desolate and unfriendly teritory within the empire remains the Jurei Province which mostly exists of a huge desert with temperatures reaching around 60 to 70 degrees Celsius during the daytime and around minus 20 at night.

The geography has conferred upon the Empire of Kandorith a unique position, in terms of its isolation, because of it's strange geographic locations, it is extremely difficult to enter Kandorith anywhere, apart from the coast and small forests, the Emperor calls the mountains, swamps and deserts Kandorith's 'Natural Soldiers' keeping the enemies out. Numerous attempts to create land roads across the mountains yielded some progress in the later centuries, but by and large, naval travel remained till around the year 1300 (Kandorese Calendar) and mostly still remains the surest method of transportation to Kandorith - beyond aerial travel. Because of this most of the Kandorese military attention is devoted to naval and aerial abilities and strike forces. Yet lately Kandorith has also been boosting a large land military force because of the advances in technology, making it able to construct roads over, trough and even under the mountains and deserts, still till today because of culture most Kandorese people view all lands bordering Kandorith as either barbarian civilizations or wastelands.

Political Geography

Landscape and Climate

Biodiversity

Environmental issues

Politics

Government

Main article: Government of Kandorith

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  Imperial Mandate building in Xiǎngzhóu

The Government of the Kandorese Empire is structured around an imperial regent, who governs the state under the constitution and sharing powers with the democratically elected parliament. The Emperor serves both as head of the Imperial Mandate (Legislative Institution of Kandorith) and as Head of the State. The Imperial Regency possesses all of the powers typically isolated in other more democratic institutions. In this manner, the Emperor serves as the legislative, the executive, and the judicial head of the government. However, because of the Kandorese 1st Law the Emperor needs to consult Parliament to use this power. Without acknowledgement of Parliament, the emperor has no power. The Sakuei - which is composed of around 500 ministers - draws laws to petition the Emperor for Imperial concern and redress. These laws and concerns mostly come forth from local governments and their representatives they have enough political and social knowledge, that the Emperor does not typically ignore petitions made by the Imperial Mandate. Each province also has its own Local Assembly, which deals specifically with the needs of the individual province, which should then be presented to the Imperial Mandate and eventually the Emperor before the law is issued.

Imperial Mandate

The Executive Powers are represented in the Imperial Cabinet, called the Imperial Mandate - which is composed of the Emperor himself, the Prime Minister, the Principal Ministers, Sub-Principal Ministers and the Governors of the Provinces in case of colonies, a representative is elected to represent the colony in the Imperial Cabinet). Not all of the members of the Imperial Mandate, only the Governors, representatives and the Prime Minister are popularly elected by the people - the Ministers are appointed by the Imperial Mandate itself, then checked by the Emperor and acknowledged. As every person has an equal vote (including the Emperor, who reserves his vote typically as the tiebreaker by tradition and custom), the executive power of the Empire is much more democratic than it seems.

The judicial power is divided among popularly elected judges, which receive their authority from Imperial confirmation by the Emperor. In the lower ranks, the mayors and prefects serve as the judges for their respective districts. Although the Emperor reserves the right to exercise the final judgment on any particular matter, which must be appealed by dissatisfied claimants through the judicial ranks system, in practice decisions seldom go beyond their point of origin, owing to the cost of pursuing further appeals and the general trend that lower court decisions are upheld by the higher courts. Any person is capable of participating in the Imperial Government if he/she/it has successfully passed through very strict examinations, successful completion of the required stages of the examinations are necessary for official participation and promotion within the Imperial Government, although apprenticeship is also authorized for students preparing for the examination and further study in the government. In this manner, the Imperial Government maintains some opportunity to all citizens of the Empire.

Administrative Divisions

Foreign Relations

Trade Relations

Territorial Disputes

Military

Main article: Imperial Kandorese Armed Forces

With over 40 million active troops, the Imperial Kandorese Armed Forces (IKAF) is a vastly huge standing military force, commanded by the Imperial Military Commission (IMC) and Defense Minister Hue-ge Tasho. The IKAF consists of the Imperial Kandorese Ground Force (IKGF), the Imperial Kandorese Navy (IKN), the Imperial Kandorese Air Force (IKAF), Imperial Kandorese Armour Corps (IKAC), Imperial Kandorese Marine Corps (IKMC) and the Imperial Kandorese Special Forces (IKSF). The official announced budget of the IKAF for 2011 was ௫15 trillion However, The Kandorese government has already announced to increase this budget drastically.This because of international threats and peace missions, Kandorith is currently engaged in.

Incidentally, the Empire has seldom seen conflict with other countries, preferring a non-belligerent policy of protectionism, as declared by Emperor Aisho. The military tradition of the Empire of Kandorith follows the studies declared by ancient Warlords, Hamuge and Yamurai centuries before the foundation of the Empire as a whole. - such as Sai Makurete's Provincional Warfare and Seo Tsuke's Arts of Warfare'. According to the citizenship duties, all citizens are required by mandate to contribute a minimum of two years to serve in the Imperial Armed Forces, regardless of gender. Most citizens opt to serve in the forces, although a number of others opt to work in defense-related industries and services; the law is very free as in how to fulfill the Armed Forces Requirement, to allow all persons to serve in what capacity is available to them.

The IKAF has made significant progress in modernizing its military since the early 2000's. It has developed state-of-the-art fighter jets, such as the Sakura F1M and the Sateio E13A. The IKAF's ground forces have also undergone significant modernization, replacing its ageing last millennium tank inventory with numerous variants of the modern Type Sú tank, and upgrading its battlefield C3I systems to enhance its network-centric warfare capabilities. Kandorith has also improved M-300 surface-to-air missile system, which is considered to be among the most effective aircraft-intercepting systems. A number of indigenous missile technologies have also been developed - earlier this year, Kandorith conducted a successful test of an anti-satellite missile, and its first indigenous land-attack cruise missile, the CJ-10, entered service in 2009. In 2011, also reported was that Kandorith was believed to be testing the LU-2 missile, a new submarine-launched nuclear ICBM with multiple-warhead delivery capabilities. The Kandorese Navy has always caught much attention, because of it's vastness and modern technology. It has been reported Kandorith is able to completely clean sweep a small to medium sized shore nation with only it's main naval strike force, most notable for the Yatoga Class Battleship and the Yamarasu Class Aircraft Carriers.

Economy

Economic History and Growth

Class and Income Equality

Internationalization of the Renyuanshi

Science and Technology

Historical

Modern Era

Infrastructure

Telecommunications

Transport

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Kandorith

The total population of the Kandorese Empire at the last census was just over 4 billion people. A growing majority of the population are living in urban centers, while some live in rural areas still. Notable metropolitan centers include Xiǎngzhóu, Tǎngzímĕng, Qiāotoú, Hujíajíng, and Mǎzháng. While many people believe that natives of the Kandorese Empire are ethnically homogeneous, the diversity of culture and races in the Empire suggests otherwise. In all, the Empire possesses at least 5 significantly distinct ethnic groups within the Empire. Complicating this fact is the general "Kandorese" term applied to citizens of the Empire - that by being a citizenship, one renounces one's tribal ancestry and claims devotion to the state. For this reason, tracing the full lineage of the many ethnic groups in the Empire has become increasingly difficult, especially as inter-marriage becomes more common. Fortunately, devotion to family has helped retain some of the history of many genealogies, but it still remains a daunting task to identify so many people, yet those that descent from the 'true' families of Kandorith are considered to be either Wei Kandorese or Yataha Kandorese.

Ethnic Groups

Languages

Urbanization

Education

Health

Religion

Culture

Cuisine

Sports

Main article: Sports in Kandorith

Kandorith has a sporting culture dating back to the early days of the first Kandorese Empire. There is evidence that archery and martial arts were practiced during the Xiá Dynasty. Swordfighting and a form of football (Cìshí) date back to Kandorith's early dynasties as well. Today, some of the most popular sports in the nation include Martial arts, basketball, football, table tennis, badminton, swimming and rugby. Board games such as Gan, Xiangqi, and more recent chess, are also played at professional levels.

Physical fitness is widely emphasized within the Kandorese culture, with morning exercises such as weiqin commonly practiced, and commercial gyms and fitness clubs gaining nationwide popularity in recent years. Young people in Kandorith also enjoy football and basketball, especially in the larger cities with limited space and large sport parks. The [[Kandorese Football Association] has a huge following among the people of Kandorith.