Yuchvan

Yuchvan (Tenkogul: Yukêfan, ᠶᠦᠱᠤᠠᠨ; pronounced: /jʊxvæn/), officially the United Communities of Yuchvan (Tenkogul: Masyarakat Serikat Yukêfan, Sagani: Gotong-gotong Kangsian Yukêban) is a country located in insular Osamia, being the largest archipelago in the world in terms of number of islands. It has no land borders with any country, and is separated from Takjaana by the strait to the west. The country is a republic, with the legislative and president being elected by secret universal suffrage. Its capital is Asuê, which is also its largest city with more than 3 million inhabitants.

Its territory is geologically unstable, as it is located in a region of convergence of tectonic plates, which causes, in addition to earthquakes, the occurrence of volcanoes, with more than 100 active.

Yuchvan's history has been influenced by foreign peoples since the emergence of its first cities. In the Middle Ages, most of the western islands were colonized or transformed into vassal states. In the 17th century, Salia began a process of colonization of Yuchvan, and the Northern and Eastern Islands remained in that state until the 1950's, while the central and western islands joined the Osamian Federation. Yuchvan's culture and religion absorbed a lot from the neighboring peoples of Osamia.

Its inhabitants are separated into several ethnic groups, among which the Sagani, Tugasyek, Tenkogul, and Jugari stand out. The most important languages are Tenkogul and Sarani, spoken together by 80% of the population.

Etymology
Yuchvan comes from Daklamitsi, an extinct language spoken by the Ancient Togasu civilization, and which based today's Tenkogul as well as other languages. Yuchvan comes from Yuch (sea) and van (people), thus meaning "people of the sea". This term also referred to seafaring civilizations throughout Osamia, assuming a regional character only in the 15th century, when the state of Tchugal Qulkat used the term for the first time to refer to its sphere of influence.

The Sarani and Tihikti languages ​​use Wotangaran and Tunkele, which mean respectively "Eastern Nation" and "Our Kingdom". Wotangaran was also the name of an expansionist project of the Saranite civilizations. During the Keigai era of Saranite rule, immediately before Gemurtrak's conquests of the western islands, Wotangaran was the official name of the empire that comprised almost all of modern Yuchvan. "Tunkele" appeared around the same time, adopted when the Wahatang were conquered by Wotangaran.

Salian colonization
In 1607, the Naval State was at its best, controlling several islands and ports in the Yuchvan archipelago and in -, where gold, opium, rum, tobacco and sugar were produced and trafficked. As Salia's presence increased, conflicts between the Naval State and that country began to appear. The Naval State went into decline around 1647 with the death of the legendary Nori Sacchi, and progressively, its ports came under the control of Salia, marking the beginning of colonization. In 1652, the emperor of Yugai, Sun-de III Tchahamasetk declared himself the legitimate successor to the throne of Saran, starting a three-sided war (Sun-de against his nephew, who claimed the throne, and both against the republicans, who wanted to remove Saran from the influence of Yugai). The war was costly for both sides, who also suffered from eruptions, tsunamis and peasant revolts. Yugai won and conquered the island of Saran with Salia's assistance, but the empire was left unstable, poor and indebted to Salia. The descendants of Sun-de III progressively yielded to the wishes of the colonial power, giving commercial advantages, and even ceding several port areas.

Foreign influence displeased some members of the nobility, who together with disaffected peasants and fishermen, carried out a coup d'état in 1687, when they dethroned Naihat I, and established the Regency of the Five Regions. This regency tried to undo Salia's influence and even bombed that country's ports in the archipelago, causing Admiral - to bomb the capital city Assul and begin, along with the army loyal to the former emperor, the overthrow of the regency. After a great civil war, the Restorers won, with support from Salia, and Yohuchejna, nephew of Naihat I, ascended the throne and renamed Yugai to the Yuchevan Empire. The debts to Salia grew even more and the intervention in domestic politics was wide open. Yohuchejna has weakened local elites while making room for Salia merchants to have political powers. The admiral himself - became the emperor's adviser. Yuchevan became a protectorate, remaining in that system until 1943, when the All People's War toppled the colonial regime in the midst of World War II.

During the Salia administration, a colonial pact system was established, in which Yuchvan could only import from Salia, or would have to charge extremely high fees to import from other nations. This guaranteed the definitive conquest of the island's consumer market to the colonizers. Salian companies also had advantages in the country, and acted mainly in the areas of fishing, vegetal extraction and mining. Agriculture was little explored by settlers, as there was no great attraction in the country due to the cold climate. Over the years, the Salians stopped controlling most of the country's economy, wiping out the power of the local merchant class. During the industrial revolution, the use of Yuchvan as a consumer market intensified, and the country also became an important supplier of minerals for the industry. A national industry, however, was never born, due to the obstructions imposed on the protectorate government that frustrated any industrialist initiative in the country, in favor of maintaining the status of essentially buyer that the colony held.

During the nineteenth century, mainly, nationalist ideas began to emerge in the country, being founded the First Congress of the Nation, in 1892, to discuss the paths of independence of the country and an industrialist project. This congress held annual meetings and brought together members of the Yuchvan commercial bourgeoisie, which lived on the fringes of the system, dominated by merchants from Salia. The movement reached popular strata after the Great Earthquake of 1902, in which Yuchvan received little assistance from his colonial government. During the Coffee Wars, Yuchvan sent troops to fight on Salia's behalf. In the interwar period, discontent with the colonial system grew, leading to the emergence of figures such as Inkhatot Malhut, a popular nationalist thinker who preached civil disobedience, and for that reason was arrested by the colonial government on several occasions. Malhut defended a free nation based on the principles of socialism, in which goals such as industrialization and universal education could be achieved. Malhut sought to achieve this peacefully, through non-payment of fees and non-purchase of products from Salia, which would attack the main objective of the colony. World War I, however, was the trigger for the radicalization of the movement, as Phrai Sunkhet, a veteran of the Coffee Wars, preached non-collaboration with the Salians, and the beginning of an armed revolt against the colonizers.

Osamian Federation
Over the course of 1908, revolutions broke out in Tákjaana and Yuchvan, both joining partially or fully into the Osamian Federation. The situation was declared a crisis of international concern with Salia declaring war towards Yuchvan and in extension, the federation, after declaring independence from the Salian sphere of influence. The ensuing conflict would see Salian and other powers attempt to subdue the new federation with middling success, succeeding in controlling the naval situation but struggling to make effective landing efforts on the mainland. The federation would maintain it's position across the stretch of the war, succeeding in the signing of a ceasefire and treaty in 1914 which gave begrudging recognition of the Osamian Federation and it's subsequent republics, which the western and central islands of Yuchvan now belonged to.

Independence
At the end of World War III with the defeat of Salia at the hands of the Concert Powers, the independence of Yuchvan was recognized on the world stage, but the future was still uncertain. There was never a centralized independence government, and there were several factions wanting to govern the country, including separatist factions in Saran, such as the Yp-Senghá Kingdom (which intended to restore the other kingdom of the same name) and Gaedung, a monarchy in Saran. There were also therRepublicans and the socialists. Then began a bloody civil war between these various factions, which had several phases. The first phase was less intense, and at its end, the socialist and republican governments signed the Republican-Socialist Concordant, in which they agreed on the principle of "united Yuchi people", that is, it was a joint declaration of war against Yp-Senghá and Gaedung. Yp-Senghá fell into the uprising of the Sukhina Commune, which handed over power to the Socialists. Gaedung was overthrown after a series of battles that lasted more than a year. Finally, in 1956, the anti-union states had been eliminated. Yuchvan pressured the international community to recognize the new state of Yuchvan and withdraw recognition from Yp-Senghá and Gaedung. However, it was still without government. The country was divided between the Republic of Yuchvan, controlled by Bakhutmit Ukal of the National Republican Party, and the United Communities of Yuchvan, controlled by Phrai Sunkhet of the Revolution Process Party. As such, Yuchvan had two governments at the same time, which were only on an armistice. The war was resumed in 1958, after reforms were made by national governments, which ensured some reconstruction and preparation for the larger conflict. The civil war lasted until 1963, with the overthrow of the republican government and the establishment of the socialist state of Yuchvan. Interestingly, this state was bipartisan, as the Republican Party became a legal opposition, despite being inexpressive and considered a "fake" opposition, controlled by the Revolutionary Process Party.

Government and politics
The Constitutional declaration of Yuchvan officially state the United Communities of Yuchvan as a republic formatted under a Neo-Gekezikist model of political and economic organization. Yuchvan stands as the only nation in the world working under the gekezikist model and because of it, has been met with mixed opinions in international affairs. While officially a republic with a legislature holding numerous political parties, the Yuchvanese Nationals Party(YNP) has led the national government since their victory in the 1974 election. The president is the head of state and leader of the executive government, who is elected every eight years by popular vote for a single term, and elects the prime minister every four years.

Yuchvanese Nationals Party
Although specified as a single united party, the Yuchvanese Nationals Party(YNP) adopts the Neo-Gekezikist political model of subdivisional parties based on specific issues and focuses the nation should focus on. The current model, allowing four subdivisional parties within the YNP was introduced in 1995, practically allowing four parties to represent within the legislature. The President is the head of the YNP, currently Sutane Zarukt, who is the leader of the largest voted on subdivision within the YNP.

Administrative divisions
Yuchvan is a of 23 subnational units, among these, 22 have the status of community (hayê) and there is a federal territory, which is Tipakhualiq. The constitution establishes that they are autonomous entities, that is, they have the right to, self-legislation and self-collection. Its chief executives are called minister-presidents, and are chosen by universal suffrage for a four-year term. Each federal unit elects its representatives independently. The communities and the federal territory also have a legislative body, the Legislative Chambers. Secession from a federal entity is prohibited, but units can join or be created through the approval of the federal parliament followed by a referendum, as with Asue, who was a community before joining Aykhaal due to the level of integration with nearby cities. In turn, communities are divided into districts (there are 315 in total), which are the smallest subdivision established by the constitution, and are generally equivalent to a city, a group of integrated small towns, or even a main city and a satellite city.

The executive at the subnational levels (communities, territories and districts) follows the, that is, it is divided among a certain number of people, who form the Government Directorate (or Public Policy Directorate, at the district level), and generally have specific functions, assuming a department of their qualification. The difference between the federal territory and the communities is that the communities have senators in the national upper chamber. Also, Tipakhualiq is not divided into districts. The communities were designated according to the historical kingdoms of Yuchvan and their respective languages, cultures and ethnicities, but this does not prevent the existence of communities of great diversity.

In addition to the official division into communities and districts, for statistical purposes four national regions are established: the Western Islands (in red on the map), the Central Islands (in blue), the Southern Islands (in green) and the Northern Islands ( in yellow). The of the judiciary are organized according to this regionalization. It is also common for statistical data, news and emergency alerts to refer to the name of the main islands. Thus, Northern Saran, Western Saran, Central Saran and Eastern Saran are grouped together on the Island of Saran, while Baslaat and Aykhaal are on the Island of Togasû and Nikitihuaaq, Lashwa and Ununavat form the Island of Bayktar.

Economy
Yuchvan is a that, since 1970, has transformed itself from a closed economy, linked to  and, to an emerging multi-sector economy, from one of the highest growth rates in the world, in the known period. as "Miracle of Togasû". This remarkable economic growth occurred through manufacturing and a workforce that gradually became highly skilled, leading to a boom in, , and  exports. It is the second largest economy in Osamia and the twelfth and second in the world, both in terms of nominal, at 608.7 billion in 2020, and in the metric of purchasing power parity, at almost 1.1 trillion dollars. The GDP per capita is around 20 thousand dollars. Yuchvan's exports reached $371 billion in 2020, making the country one of the world's leading exporters. Among the main products exported by Yuchvan are automobiles, automobile parts and accessories, clothing and accessories, plastic, electrical machinery and equipment, and electronics and circuits.

Its economy has a strong presence of the, with the state being responsible for more than 60% of housing in cities, in addition to controlling all through the kupahayet, agricultural  aimed at production for the domestic market, with division of almost equal earnings among its members. In addition, the State holds a monopoly of and  services through YTelecom, owns the country's main, ModYuchvan, controls the entire health and education system, highways, railways, ports and airports, in addition to owning a large investment fund, the Yuchvan Develepment Fund, which invests in the country's leading technology and defense companies. The state also owns a state-owned, and  mining company, a state-owned  company and an oil and by-products extraction, refining and distribution company, YuchiPetro. In the private sector, several companies stand out in various sectors, such as Kaia, Guangda, San-Y, Loson, Mobi, TKU and Psek in the automobile, auto parts, agricultural and mining equipment sector;  Dankaropa, Rangsak, Augius, TechNoma, SiViat, in the electronics and semiconductor sector;  Tomasâg and Vikom in the internet services sector;  Kailul and Rokko, in the steel sector;  and Jupli, Skay and Doknik, in the clothing and accessories sector. Such companies were mostly founded between 1985 and 2000. The presence of was once strong, mainly due to the attraction policies in the period of the economic miracle, but currently it is limited. Transnational corporations lost space to local companies,  thanks to the actions of the State. The major industrial centers are located in Yuchvan's largest cities, such Asue and Batutang, which hold together one third of all national industrial production.

Yuchvan is a very economy, with high import tariffs and also difficulties for multinationals to act, although, in some metrics, it comes out as a pleasant place to do business. The responsible for the country's current economic situation was the result of heavy investments in, ,  and , as well as the attraction of multinationals through low taxes, de-bureaucratization and cheap labor, policies adopted in the 70-80s that resulted in a peak of growth in the 90s, where Yuchvan automobiles and electronics achieved a high quality standard and conquered several markets around the world. The video game consoles produced in the country, personal computers and televisions stand out.

The primary sector is strongly linked to the state. In agriculture, the cultivation of, , , and  predominates, all of which are aimed at the domestic market, as there is no great export culture. In livestock raising, and  stand out. is allowed in the country, and practiced on a large scale. Even though the country has legislation to prevent the disappearance of species, non-governmental entities accuse Yuchvan of allowing predatory hunting that is causing a considerable reduction in the number of individuals of species of whales and fish, such as. Agricultural properties in the country are predominantly small-medium, being all subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture. Within them, the workers' cooperative regime is in force, thus, the collectivization of the countryside is one of the main legacies of in the country. Mining is predominantly state-owned, and focuses on mining copper, bauxite, tin, gold and manganese. YuchPetro is the only oil and gas exploration company in the country, and since 2010 it has been undertaking a large oil exploration project at high depths, below a large layer of salt. When this exploration is made possible, it is expected that the country can become an oil exporter. The major mining locations are Saran island, for copper, the Central Island regions, for bauxite and manganese, and the Bayktar island for mining.

is relatively strong in the country. In 2019, Yuchvan received 10.6 million tourists, who generated around 14 billion dollars for the economy. The country's main tourist destinations are the beaches in the north, and the nature reserves of the southern islands, famous for their trails and mountains. In addition, visiting ancient temples and palaces also attracts many. Another sector that drives tourism is gambling, which are concentrated in Batutang. The country has 163 casinos, including one that runs on a decommissioned, the Batutang Entertainment Carrier, which is the most visited by foreigners.

Culture
Yuchvan is a country of great cultural diversity thanks to the fact that it is an archipelago, which allowed people to develop their cultural identities with a certain distinction in relation to people from other islands. However, over the years, there has been a significant exchange between these cultures, which is one of the factors that generate the sense of belonging that has kept the country together. The Ministry of Education and Culture is the body responsible for promoting traditional and modern forms of cultural expression. Yuchvan's culture, as expected, was influenced by and, which led to the rise of cultural forms such as , music and.

Art


Yuchvan's art has a lot of influence from their traditional religions, especially the [religion]. Since its inception, has been one of the greatest means of artistic expression, and has fueled other forms of art such as painting, which was initially made in vases that were widely exported to neighboring countries. So it is to be expected that traditional potted plants are richly decorated with designs and have different colors. The same pattern is also observed in musical instruments, especially drums.

Ceramic vases from the Niq and Uq eras, bases of the Yuchvanese culture, are found in many museums and considered national heritages. A gigantic, beautifully preserved ceramic panel, entitled Providence in Alkukta, depicts the moment when the goddess Providence would have instructed the Uq dynasty to free the Sukh people from Nikh rule and rebuild Asue, is found in the Ancient City Palace in Asue, and is the most famous work of Yuchvanese antiquity. In addition to vases and panels, statues of emperors, gods, mythological beings and prophets have also multiplied in workshops over the centuries. One of the oldest famous sculptures are the Kaipak, mythological beings that were carved thousands of years ago, and that have the function of protecting areas. The representation of the Kaipak varies greatly depending on the location, and many houses have it in their gardens or balconies, as they ward off evil, according to traditional belief.

is also of great importance to the Yuchvan culture, since, before writing, theater was one of the main ways of passing on historical records and legends about the origins of the people as well as episodes of religion. Yuchvanese theater was present in all known ancient cultures, also accompanied by dancing. One of the best known dances is the Loukpaliq, which originated in Asue, which is a dance with swords. A similar tradition takes place in the southern islands, with the Maluaty, a dance that is also a martial art.

The clothing of the Yuchvanese people is quite diverse, and influenced by the climate. Some traditional costumes are three-button robes, winter clothing made from the skin of fish, seals and the fur of animals such as wolves and deer. Ornaments can be medallions or necklaces, from different origins. In general, the traditional Yuchvan garments are characterized by being very colorful and with symbols. There are special outfits for men and women for both formal and informal occasions. Most of the population wears traditional clothing on most occasions, the result of government efforts to protect the national culture from globalization and also from a consolidated textile industry.