Qonklaks
Qonklese Federation Kwai Jã Kwan (Standard Kwang) |
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Motto: “May death come to any who dare challenge us” | ||||||
Anthem: [Anthem of the Qonklese Federation] | ||||||
Capital and largest city | Jikring | |||||
Official languages | Standard Kwang | |||||
Recognised regional languages | Karduvic Dialect, West Kwang Dialect, Other Kwang lects, Ndxiixun, Riyan | |||||
Ethnic groups | Qonklese | |||||
Demonym | Qonklese | |||||
Government | ||||||
- | President | |||||
Legislature | Qonklese National Assembly Hall | |||||
- | Upper house | Advisory Council | ||||
- | Lower house | National Assembly | ||||
Establishment | ||||||
- | Wa dynasty established | 2520 BC | ||||
- | Abolition of the monarchy | 1903 | ||||
- | Kúúlist single-party state | 1950 | ||||
- | Fall of the Supreme Commune of Qonklaks | 9—22 October 2005 | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2020 estimate | 122,885,240 | ||||
- | Density | 101/km2 261.6/sq mi |
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GDP (nominal) | estimate | |||||
- | Total | $2.505 trillion (8th) | ||||
- | Per capita | $20,385 | ||||
Gini | 38.3 medium |
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HDI | 0.839 very high |
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Currency | Qonklese Chih (QKC) | |||||
Time zone | QST (SCT<-1>) | |||||
- | Summer (DST) | Not Observed (SCT) | ||||
Date format | (yyyy.mm.dd) Q.I.C. (Qonklese Imperial Calendar) | |||||
Drives on the | left | |||||
Calling code | +02 | |||||
Internet TLD | .kwa |
Qonklaks (Qonklese: Kwai Kwan /kwɛ˦ kwã˦/, Bai Paw Kwang: Kwai Kwan /ku̯ái̯ ku̯āŋ/, Amiyant Kwang: Kuo Kwung /kuo˦ kuʊŋ˦/, [[Wikipedia:literal translation|lit.] "the Kwang nation"), officially the Qonklese Federation, is a country located in Soltenna. It borders Quaxin Xun, Zaizung, Riyana, Ru, Huy En, and Mai Thi. It shares a maritime border with Awarahl.
As one of Sahar's cradles of civilization, it enjoyed its status as a high culture, its influence traditionally encompassing the entirety of Soltenna.
Qonklaks is a founding member of the International Congress.
Etymology
Kwai is of native Ngerupic origin, meaning 'country', and tracing back to Wa Ñi *kway-ni. Kwan is an endonym possibly related to the Ngerupic root for 'sun', *kwo-ni.
Names of Qonklaks
The endonym Kwan has been used to describe the Kwang and the nation from the Kingdom of Wa, but there exists other names which poets have used to poetically describe the nation.
Khà Thai
History
Traditionally, scholars date the foundation of the first Kwang nation-state to 2520 BCE, the founding of the Kingdom of Wa from the unification of twenty Cuáman tribes. However, the very existence of the Kingdom remains in question, as currently not enough evidence has been unearthed to definitively prove the existence of such a nation. It was also said that the Wa expanded west and absorbed many Ngerupic tribes in the Western Realm. Realistically, these conquerings likely occured under the kingdom of Mor, which was founded in 893 BCE.
In the 13th century, Qonklaks began investing in naval research, and a fleet of large ships was constructed as a means to project power and assert control over the surrounding region. Fleets carrying goods and treasure made frequent visits from Cananganam in Nagu all the way to the far eastern lands of Mahavia. This naval dominance would not end until Qonklese emperors began to lose interest in naval affairs, having all government ships cease their patrols in the Draconic Sea by the mid-17th century.
Qonklaks began to draw heavy influence from Letzia (and by extension Ekuosia) during the beginning of the 17th century. Under the newly founded Olboros Qonklaks, its native religion absorbed elements of Iovism.
The Olboros dynasty began to weaken as the imperial court began to grow corrupt by the 18th century, rendering its bureaucracy ineffective and slow. In 1773, due to X war, the village of Yeinti and the surrounding 123 km2 of land was ceded to Terminia and the Fordian Kingdom. Industrialization also began in Qonklaks around this time due to growing foreign investment and influence.
Qonklaks partially modernized its military in 1882 with the introduction of a foreign-trained army and navy, producing its first steam powered warship Bai Paw in 1893. From 1845 to the end of the Olboros dynasty, Qonklaks would see countless revolutions attempting to overthrow the corrupt regime. The Ẽche Revolution in 1899 liberated the eponymous city from imperial control into republican hands, and starting the Qonklese Civil War between Olboros Qonklaks and the Qonklese Republican Party. In 1900, the Twathe Revolution, started by the Self-Strengthening Party, allied itself with the QRP and captured the entirety of the Amiyant coast.
The March on Jikhein occurred on 22 March 1903, when Thãboun Jwa led both the armies of the QRP and the SSP across the Dain Sain plateau using the Dain Sain Railway. As the army approached Jikhein, more and more provinces along the way swore allegiance to the republican cause. The reigning emperor, ten-year-old Ëratsó II, officially abdicated on 28 March. Olboros officials attempted to negotiate for a constitutional monarchy, but the republican representatives declined. The Qonklese Republic was official established on 23 April 1903. During the chaos of the civil war, the provinces of Dãi Doun and Kaw Cheiq declared independence from Qonklaks, forming, respectively, the Republic of Zaizung and the short-lived Republic of Kaw Cheiq.
The QRP and the SSP officially merged to form the White Party on 6 June 1905, but the government soon grew corrupt as the nation's various infrastructure fell into the control of major companies. This period of Qonklese history is known as the Reign of the Thirteen Oligarchs.
The Qonklese military leadership attempted to launch a full-scale invasion to recapture the breakaway Dãi Doun province, now known as Zaizung, on 5 March 1917. However, due to a corrupt bureaucracy and inefficient funding, the Republican White Army failed to capture strategic points in order to secure a victory. The conflict soon became a stalemate, and the two sides signed the New Years Armistice on 19 August, 1918, almost seventeen months later.
During this time, the Lhã Khu, an ultranationalist group with its own paramilitary, was growing in power. Hài Kuq (the birthname of notorious Great Ekuosian War leader Dain Pain), wrote The Command from the Heavens, a publication that brought many from the lower and middle classes to his cause. Having left the group in 1913, Hài Kuq rejoined Lhã Khu in 1919, but their leadership refused the joining request, citing that Hài Kuq had pitted himself against Lhã Khu by writing The Command from the Heavens. Furious, Hài Kuq used his military connections in an attempt to blackmail the current leader of the Lhã Khu, one Dr. Giq Shãw. Through his findings, he discovered that Dr. Giq frequented a homosexual brothel despite being married to his wife Zã Nhi for over thirty years. When confronted about this, Dr. Giq reluctantly resigned and was forced to give up his position as party leader to Hài Kuq. Despite doing what he was told, Hài Kuq ended up having Dr. Giq’s scandal published in the Jikhein Times. Now disgraced, Dr. Giq shot himself in the head in late April 1919.
Now as party leader, Hài Kuq secured support from three of the thirteen oligarchs, and used his paramilitary force, the Blood-Red Lightning, to intimidate his political opponents. He declared himself the Emperor of the Qonklese Empire in 1928, and took on the name Dain Pain.
Under his administration, the Qonklese military received much-needed budget allocations, and the homegrown Model-01 tank began manufacture in late 1929. The student-led 5-11 Uprising saw the Model-01 being put to use for the first time against civilians on 1 September 1933. Dain Pain also launched Operation Hai Jaw that year on 15 October, capturing the breakaway province of Kaw Cheiq.
Geography
Qonklaks' terrain in varied across the Four Realms. The west is relatively flat, but the east is home to the Dain Sain plateau. Near the east coast in the Amiyant is a strip of arable land home to a significant portion of the Qonklese population. The South Qonklese sea is a small circular sea that connects to the Draconic Sea by two straits, formed by the existence of the Kaw Cheiq Island.
Qonklaks is home to 42 national parks, with more than 29 wilderness reserves situated in the Dain Sain plateau.
Geology
Climate
Qonklaks is mostly arid and warm in the lowlands, and more humid and cool in the highlands.
Biodiversity
Politics
The Qonklese government is divided into five mè (IPA: /ˈmeɪ/), or branches.
Executive Mè
The Executive Mè, in which executive power is vested, consists of the Central High Command (CHC). The CHC itself consists of the Prime Minister, 16 ministers, and the Director of the State Security and Investigation Service. The CHC is responsible for approving and signing bills into legislation, issuing government decrees, and allocating government spending.
Legislative Mè
The Legislative Mè, which is represented by the National Assembly, is where the people of Qonklaks can practice their democratic powers. The National Assembly, made up of 225 legislators voted into office by their respective electorate districts, is responsible for drafting, debating, and voting for legislation. Currently, the Democratic Haomist Union holds the most seats within the National Assembly, with the White Party serving as the main opposition.
Judicial Mè
The Judicial Mè is made up of the Supreme Court and the many regional and local courts. It is responsible for interpreting and enforcing legislation. The Supreme Court itself consists of one Supreme Justice and ten Justices.
Military Mè
The Military Mè consists of the National Defence Council and the Qonklese Peacekeeping Force. Its responsibility to predict and neutralize foreign aggression and assist the Prime Minister in making military decisions. The Military Mè also has the right to refuse to carry out any government decree if they deem it immoral.
Auditory Mè
As the supervisory branch, the Auditory Mè consists of the National Anticorruption Commission (NACC). Although the prime minister selects a new director every term, the NACC has full autonomy, and can even conduct investigations against the prime minister with no consequence.
Administrative divisions
Qonklaks possesses three Special Administrative Regions:
Angnyaiq Special Administrative Region
Myaichoun Special Administrative Region
Yeinti Special Administrative Region
Foreign relations
Qonklaks is in the Soltennan Council comprising of more than X Soltennan states. Today, it has friendly relations with most Sahar nations, except for a few outliers.
Internationalism
Military
Today, Qonklaks provides security to its people and its allies with the Qonklese Peacekeeping Forces, with over 450000 active personnel and 3 million in reserve.
Economy
Qonklaks is a developed country with a moderately high income economy. Brands such as Pearl Corporation and Mheiqyõ Heavy Industries are internationally known and build towards Qonklaks' reputation for manufacturing affordable, quality electronics and motor vehicles.
Despite the kúúlist regime from 1950 to 2005, Qonklaks has since managed to quintuple its GDP thanks to Jiq Zaw's economic reforms in 1972.
Qonklaks is the leading plastic producer, with over 10 billion metric tonnes of plastic made per year.
Transport
Energy
Science and technology
Tourism
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Urbanisation
Language
The official language of Qonklaks is Standard Qonklese. However there are a great many other varieties of Qonklese such as West Kwang. In the south and southwest, there are many minority languages, as well as Ndxiixun, which is the primary language of Quaxin Xun.
Education
The Ministry of Education acts as the supervisory body for every educational institute in Qonklaks, from day cares to tertiary institutions. All schools tend to follow the Second National Curriculum (Kwang: Shaiqza Kwaikũ Chi 2), but due to the introduction of international education institutes in major Qonklese cities, internationally recognised curricula are increasing in popularity as they tend to be viewed as prestigious by upper-class families.
School years are divided into two semesters, beginning in March and ending in late Februrary, separated by summer vacation. Students and teachers are granted 53 official summer vacation days, but it is not uncommon for schools to offer more. All elementary and secondary schools enforce a uniform policy. Summer uniforms typically consists of short-sleeved shirts in a light shade, and dark trousers or dress shorts (for boys) and skirts (for girls). In the winter, uniforms may additionally come with a blazer jacket, while some schools may allow students to wear non-uniform jackets as a way to allocate budget elsewhere.
As employers tend to favour those that hold degrees from reputed and prestigious universities domestic and abroad, the education system is rigorous and competitive, and aptly prepares its students for university-level education. However, this almost obsessive drive from teachers wanting their students to succeed and students' culturally-ingrained competitive nature to seek the highest score has caused some scholars and psychologists to raise concerns. Some academics have also blamed the Qonklese education system for encouraging uniformity and conformity and stifling creativity, citing the lack of opportunities for students to pursue artistic endeavours in secondary education in the national curriculum.
Healthcare
Religion
Qonklaks' religious practices (Kwang: twũ hein, "belief in spirits" or "belief in gods") traditionally draws from the ancient practices of Haomism, created by famous philosopher-priest Master Hà. During the Lya Dynasty, Cananganamese envoys introduced elements of Lunukisisu, a sect of Anlukkatsrita into common practice, and attempted to unite the Cananganamese pantheon with that of Qonklaks. It was also during this time that Durskhee (Classical Canangananmese: Duṣkhḗ [d̪uʂˈkʰeː] "people of the sun") gained moderate traction in imperial Qonklaks.
In the 1600s, during Olboros Qonklaks, Iovist elements merged with the
Religion made a state-enforced revival shortly before and during the Great Ekuosian War, where Dain Pain revived twũ hein and promoted it as the state religion. However, during the kúúlist regime, state atheism was practiced, but religious movements were not prosecuted as long as they remained non-contradictory to the state's doctrines.
Culture
Qonklaks' rich culture is traditionally perceived by Soltennan nations, especially those of West Soltenna and the islands in the Draconic, as a high culture. As a result, the aforementioned regions have developed a unique blend of Qonklese and local cultural identity. Qonklaks' native folk religion has undergone heavy influence from religions of other cultures, particularily of those with which Qonklaks has had historical contact. However, many of the Haomist teachings of Master Hà survives to this day, ingrained in the cultural worldview of the Kwang.
Heritage
Architecture
Literature
Art
Music
Theatre
Film
Cuisine
Qonklese cuisine (Kwang: jan Kwai Kwan) relies heavily on noodles, and rice for staples. Provinces in the Central Realm generally relies on spices and chilis, and tend to be spicy. Food items are generally stir-fried or deep-fried. In the eastern coast, steamed items served with soy sauce are more common, while cold dishes like cold quachaw served with lime juice, fish sauce, and basil are found in Bai Paw province.
Traditionally, food is eaten with chopsticks and a spoon. Tea is served with most meals, and maybe optionally a small cup of wine. Sauces and snacks are also laid out with the main meal.