Qonklaks

Qonklese Federation kwai ðá kwan Kwai Jã Kwan (Standard Kwang) Gwe Jạ Gwã (Dahe Kwang)
Flag National Emblem
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	114,855,240
-	Density	101/km2 261.6/sq mi
GDP (nominal)		estimate
-	Total	$2.341 trillion (8th)
-	Per capita	$20,385
Gini		38.3 medium
HDI		0.839 very high
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		+2
Internet TLD		.qnk

Qonklaks (Qonklese: Kwai Kwan /kwɛ˦ kwã˦/), 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 encompassed 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.

History

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Geography

Climate

Qonklaks is mostly arid and warm in the lowlands, and more humid and cool in the highlands.

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 Guaesuist 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.

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.

Demographics

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 national curriculum, but due to the introduction of international education institutes in major Qonklese cities, internationally recognised curriculums are increasing in popularity.

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.

Religion

The people of Qonklaks is slowly becoming more and more atheistic, and is pushing religion away from their daily lives. However, government efforts to re-introduce traditional Qonklese Xenhuism as a religion have been proven quite successful.

Culture

Cuisine

Qonklese cuisine relies heavily on noodles, flatbread, and steamed corn paste for staples, and is typically quite spicy, with abundant use of chili oil and numbing pepper. Being a mainly coastal country, seafood is quite prominent.