Myeon

Myeon, officially the Republic of Myeon, (Myeonese: 면공화국) is a unitary constitutional republic located on the Myeon Peninsula in northeastern Asania. Myeon is bordered by the Northern Ocean to the north, the Gennet Ocean to the east, Xinhao to the south, and the Geojung Sea to the west. Myeon has a land area of LAND AREA square kilometers, and is home to a population of 51.7 million people. The national capital is located in Namjin, though the city of Huisong remains the largest metropolitan area, with other important cities being Cheohae, Hyang, and Rongyang.

Myeon's earliest histories likely began with the arrival of the Myeonese people sometime between 16,000 BCE and 14,000 BCE according to archeological records. The people of Myeon likely fished and farmed along the coasts of the peninsula until the arrival of the Xin monk Feng Jin, who brought rice farming and Haoism into the region in 815 BCE. The introduction of rice farming caused the formation of five different petty kingdoms throughout the peninsula, the largest of these - Geojong - becoming the largest of the five and dominating the region by the 210s CE, though lacking a writing system of their own, meaning most history from this period comes from Xin scholars. Throughout the Geojong Era, the Myeonese developed silk creation and pottery crafting, while also spreading the devotion to Haoism throughout the population. Their rule lasted until 1312 before their rule became corrupt, and prompted the Seong Rebellion, and ushering in the Myeonese Empire under the Seong Era, and the Myeonese Golden Age. Scholarship in the empire flourished, and the centralized nature of the Seong system led to several innovations, such as the first appearance of universities, the paving of roads, and, after the scholar Sok Seung-He made his way to court, the creation of the Myeonese script. It is from the Seong Era that the Myeonese architectural style came about, while art and poetry inspired by Miyadakan and Xin artists flourished. Economic stagnation and several droughts brought about the end of the Seong, and through the Geojon War, the new Geojon Era came about in 1691. The Geojon marked the end of the Myeonese Golden Age, and instituted the Social Laws, a series of draconian measures to preserve Myeonese culture and traditions to protect against Avanoran exploration, after contact with an Augustine ship under Baebio Molacus in 1709. These laws enforced Haoism as the faith of the empire, deified the emperor and removed checks against his power, while also instituting a strict moral code enforced by the nation's military. The nation fought the First Jade War in 1767 against the Miyadakan Empire, who attempted to enforce their rule on Myeon to control the nation's numerous Jade mines. The war ended in a Myeonese victory, after they secured foreign aid from Xinhao, though this resulted in Xinhao officials exerting power over the emperor, and in 1789 a Xin invasion of Myeon prompted the Second Jade War, which resulted in a Xin victory, and the replacing of Emperor Jung V with Emperor Jin III, who enforced Xinhao's will on the nation, while Myeon remained nominally independent. Citizens of the nation were subject to abuse and killings by the Myeonese military in this period, and anti-Xin sympathies were punished with

The nation became an engine of growth economically, though the locals were subject to abuse. Independence movements began in the 1860's, especially with the Namjin Massacare, where numerous Myeonese textile workers rose up against their Xin governors, and were mascaraed in the streets. This culminated in the independence campaign funded by the Miyadakans during the Great War, led by republican and legal scholar Na Myung-Hee. With their victory, the Alscheid Accords recognized the independence of the Myeonese state. The first parliamentary democracy proved unstable for the new President Na Myung-Hee, and a presidential republic arose in 1885. Reforms were introduced to make Myeon a prospering economy, and the nation saw double digit economic growth between 1890 - 1910, dubbed the Myeon Miracle, though many still complained about a lack of social welfare and protections. The 1904 Pensioners Protests saw Myeon elect President Sok Seung-Hee, who created a more robust welfare state after media criticized his government's abuse of the protestors. The nation suffered major losses in the 1917 Economic Crisis, though it had recovered its losses by 1920.

Myeon is a highly developed semi-presidential democracy, with robust political, civil, and economic freedoms afforded by its Constitution. Elections in the nation have been observed by numerous independent groups, and have been described as both free and fair. Myeon, though officially neutral, has an active military, with the Myeonese navy patrolling the Oriental Ocean and the Sea of Spice in cooperation with other Asanian nations such as Miyadaka, Xinhao, Yinh, and others regularly. In addition to its strong ties militarily with these nations, Myeon is a strong ally to Avanoran nations, and is an active member in the Asanian Co-Prosperity Organization, as well as the Union of Nations. The nation has strong economic freedoms as well, and is a strong export driven social market economy, with high levels of growth and income. Independent sources show Myeon has the second fastest internet speeds in the world, behind Gelenia, and the world's largest high speed rail network. Vital international companies such as Seong Electronics, Gujong, and Park Industries have their headquarters in the nation due to high levels of education and innovation in the nation. Despite this economic prosperity, there remain problems. The nation remains largely resistant to foreigners, and many non-Myeonese face discrimination, especially in the labour market. Despite this, the nation remains an attractive place to do business, investment, and for relocation and tourism for millions every year.

Prehistory
Myeon was likely first inhabited when the Myeonese people first migrated into the region, likely seeking game for hunting, between the 16,000s BCE and the 14,000s BCE, according to the best guesses by archeologists. It is likely that the first inhabitants of the peninsula migrated into the region over a longer period of time, rather than in a large group, likely due to cooler climates at the time due to the prehistoric ice age. As far as can be discerned, the first Myeonese people likely lived mostly along the country's southeastern coasts, where warmer weather allowed for limited agricultural productivity, especially along the rivers which flowed down towards the coast from the Hujong Mountains in the country's interior. Many archeologists believe that the main source of sustenance was fishing along the rivers and coasts of the region, as well as foraging for berries and fruits on the trees as people were able to move further inland, when the climate began to warm.

It is likely due to the limited initial populations of the country, that the people in the region largely centralized into small areas. Xin scholars do not begin writing about the Myeonese before 300 BCE, where they began writing of several city states "due north of the Wu River", which would place them in modern day Myeon. Despite these writings, the Xin knew little about these cities, and it is unclear what, if any, centralized administration they had.

Myeon's population truly began expanding in the 200s BCE, when the Xin monk Feng Jin brought rice farming and Haoism into the region, with rice farming providing an extra food source, and allowing for massive amounts of population growth. As it did, the Myeonese began fighting one another, using bronze weapons brought over through trade with Xinhao. This trade led to the arming of multiples of these cities, and eventually the outbreak of war between them.

This led to the period known as the Waring Cities Period, which lasted between 250 CE to 1100 CE, and resulted in the deaths of thousands of peasants and soldiers. This warring period was also caused by the interference of the Xin Emperors, who attempted to support one kingdom of another for their own personal gain.

By the end of this period, there were mainly three kingdoms on the peninsula. These were the Jeong Kingdom in the southeast, whose capital was the city of Namjin, there was the Hyeon Kingdom, whose capital was Huisong, further north in the nation; and the Beojin Kingdom in the western coasts, focused on the city of Hyang. These kingdoms would emerge around the same periods as one another, between 900 CE and 1100 CE, and were born out of warfare amongst the other petty kingdoms around them. This period of Myeonese history would lead to a historical era known as the Three States Period.

Geojon Period
Myeon's early history is largely a mystery to us due to a lack of written record, though the first recording of a Myeonese state comes from the Xin scholar Feng Jin, when he describes the peninsula as "under the rule of the five dynastic kingdoms", naming these kingdoms as Geojong (the largest), Hyang, Geoju, Namjin, and Mencheon. Evidence points to the Geojong establishing complete hegemony over the peninsula and into some of modern day Xinhao by the late 1900's BCE, though their kingdom would shrink by the end of the 200s BCE and would fall into disarray. After a period of wars between numerous families, the Myeong kingdom arose and brought in Myeon's golden age, also giving us the modern name for the nation. The period saw the kingdom grow all the way down to Songshu, and the Myeon script invented by the scholar Sok Seung-Hee. The kingdom lasted until 1455, when the Seong Period began with its capital in modern day Huisong. The kingdom was converted to Haoism in 1567, and the Social Laws came into effect, instituting a strictly conservative society in the nation. The Seong Period lasted until 1799, when the Xin invaded and absorbed the peninsula into its empire, where the Myeonese were subject to mistreatment by their Xin overlords. Independence movements began in the 1860's, especially with the Namjin Massacare, where numerous Myeonese textile workers rose up against their Xin governors, and were mascaraed in the streets. The Miyadakan government began funding the independence movement with weapons beginning in 1867 under Na Myung-Hee, a scholar who studied sciences, politics, and law in Miyadaka. During the Great War, the Myeonese fought the Myeon Campaign, and kicked the Xin out of the peninsula, and in the Alscheid Accords the border for an independent Myeonese state was established at the Kiang River in the south. Na Myung-Hee became the first president and enacted the first constitution, creating the First Myeon Republic. The parliamentary system he established saw massive instability, and by 1885, he called for a second constitution which extended the powers of the presidency, making Myeon a presidential republic. Reforms were introduced to make Myeon a prospering economy, and the nation saw double digit economic growth between 1890 - 1910, dubbed the Myeon Miracle. The nation was home to student protest movements in 1915, led by 24 year old Hu Tae-Hyun, who called for an end to military conscription and welfare expansion, which were obliged by then President Sok Seung-Hee. The city of Namjin was home to the 1918 World Games, which showcased the technological and societal advancement of the peninsula to the world.

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 * Yakasuki soon was regarded as the largest city in the world in 1830, a position which it still holds to this day, while the city also opened the eastern world's first stock exchange in the Yakasuki Stock Exchange, in 1841. This growing power soon led to conflicts with Xinhao, who continuously challenged Miyadakan power in the region, and continuously threatening Myeon. This led to Miyadakan Chancellor Matsui Naomochi in 1853 to declare Myeon "the most significant geopolitical location to Miyadaka in the world".
 * Fear of a Xin invasion of Myeon, an area which supplied Miyadaka with many of the resources used in its industrial revolution, led to Chancellor Matsui to announce an occupation of Myeon in 1855. The occupation of Myeon led to outcry by Avanoran powers, as well as a diplomatic crisis with Xinhao and the Myeonese government, who did not sanction the Miyadakan invasion. Myeon's administration was dissolved, with the nation's emperor removed, and a military administration loyal to Miyadaka installed. After the invasion, Xinhao began the build up of its imperial forces along the Wu River, the border between it and Miyadaka, in what many believed was a likely invasion after the country joined the Coalition in 1870.
 * International suspicions were soon proven correct, as imperial forces moved into Myeon in Highwinter of 1871, initiating what was named the Battle of the Wu. This led to the official declaration of war, and Miyadaka's joining of The Alliance in 1872.
 * The 1875 General Elections in Miyadaka resulted in a Conservative defeat to the Liberal Party and their chancellor candidate Nakano Nagayoshi, who began advocating for democratic and economic reforms domestically, and campaigned on a post-war plan that was called the Yakasuki Framework, which agreed to an end of Miyadakan occupation of Myeon at the end of the war, if the Myeonese Resistance Forces fought the Xin invasion together. This was agreed to, and following this, the Miyadakans further helped organize the Myeonese Provisional Government and a democratic administration for the peninsula post-war.
 * Miyadakan troops entered a country where local officials began making their own decisions to surrender, independent of the imperial government, and soon Yao Huang of the Xin Democratic Front met with Chancellor Nakano and became party to the Yakasuki Framework, being recognized by the Miyadakans and Myeonese as the legitimate government of Xinhao.
 * the Treaty of Yakasuki, which demanded the dissolution of Xinhao's imperial government, and the ratification of Xinhao's new democratic constitution, as well as the withdrawal of Miyadakan forces from Myeon and the institution of their provisional government,

Geography
Myeon is a peninsular region that consists of the Myeon Peninsula, for which the country is named, and nearby islands located in eastern Asania. The peninsula extends northwards for about NUMBER km from continental Asania into the Gennet Ocean, and is surrounded by the Geojung Sea on the western coasts. In the south, the Wu River separates the peninsula from Xinhao. Notable islands include the Juseo Island, the Leung Islands, and Uko Island. The Dang Islands (also referred to as the Da Islands) to the country's east are currently in dispute with Xinhao, though have been organized as the Dang Islands Autonomous Territory. Myeon has a mountainous interior, which slopes east and westwards towards either coast, with the Naejung River slopping eastwards down the mountains before emptying into the Gennet Ocean, while the Cheonghe River slopes down the mountains, then moves northwards towards, and empty's into the Northern Ocean. The Cheonghe River is also the main waterway which irrigates the western regions of Myeon, and provides the country with most of its fertile farmlands. Despite the country's fertile western coast, the eastern regions have a highest population density, and is the home of most of the region's cities.

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The capital, Huisong, forms a large metropolitan area in the north, while the largest city of Namjin forms the largest metropolitan area in the country along the southern coasts, though other important centers include Cheohae, Hyang, and Rongyang.

Government and Politics
Myeon has been a democratic state since its establishment as a nation after the Great War in 1880. The current government is referred to as the Second Myeon Republic, which was created in 1885 after then President Na Myung-Hee called for the transition from a weak parliamentary government, to a stronger presidential one. Under the reforms of his presidency and the then Democratic-Liberal Party under his leadership caused an economic miracle, though his party lost their domination once his ally, Ch'oe Sang-Hun, split to form a new party.