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Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Economy: Free market
Largest Import: Unrefined Petroleum
Largest Export: Refined Petroleum
GDP: $510 billion
GDP: $510 billion
Currency: Yakma (¥)
Population : 100.5 million
Ethnic Groups : Yafinian ; Han Chinese ; Japanese
Capital : Tazhibea
Major Cities: Tazhibea, Yuhar, Kinazan, Kazhokagua
Language: Yafenian
Culture: Yafinian (Oriental Group)
Demonym: Yafenian
Religion: Protestant Christian, Buddhist, Confucian, Norse
Formation: 1375
Constitution: 1920
Military Service: Volunteer with Draft
Education: Compulsory 5-17
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +999
ISO 3166 code: YA
Internet TLD: .ya
Yafenia is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, near Japan, China, and the Philippines. Yafenia has a total land area of 101,337 square miles, which was discovered by Nyedanish Vikings around 1240. The Vikings had terrorised the natives, stole much of their crops, killed many men, and raped many women. Nyedanish runes can still be seen carved on rocks throughout costs of the nation. By the end of the century Viking raids had slowed in frequency, partially due to a combination of Yafenia developing a defensive militia, and partially due to the Nyedanish finding better interest in the Japanese and Ainu.
The Japanese had discovered Yafenia in the year 1393 and introduced the Kanji writing system to the natives. The Japanese had also attempted to introduce the Kana alphabets, however they were rejected by the Yafenians. The Yafenians grew an affinity for Japanese culture, picking up their culinary habits, bowing behaviour, and weapons to better fight off the raiders. The Pacific Vikings soon made strong bladed weaponry, and the sharing of polearms such as the yari was crucial to Yafenian farmers defending their families. Yafenia was first mentioned in writing in 1397 in a haiku by an unknown author, praising Yafenia for its fair soil and fertile women.
The Ming Dynasty of China independently discovoured Yafenia in 1405 and introduced the Chinese version of the character's pronunciation. The king of Yafenia of the Lun Dynasty offered China one of his daughters, and in exchange received a Chinese embassy. This is the oldest structure in Yafenia today. Japanese contact with Yafenia ceased during the 1500's as wars in Japan distracted the nation from foreign affairs. As a result Yafenia grew increasingly similar to China, and one Chinese official wrote in his diary,
"Jijiefeng (Yafenia) is much like China, except it's [really] inconvenient travel." Although Yafenia shared many qualities with China, many things were still different. Yafenian architecture more closely resembled Japan's, and many Chinese and Japanese pronunciations were butchered to the point Yafenian became a separate language. Although Yafenia enjoyed good relations with the Chinese, every one of the Emperor's proposals to turn Yafenia into a vassal or protectorate has been declined. Even the royal wedding which began Sino-Yafenian relations was exploited to bring Yafenia into the Chinese realm, however when the princess learned of her husband's death she had fled China and to this day is unaccounted for.
Portuguese ships were surveying East Asia in the 1500's and discovoured Yafenia in the year 1520, searching for Japan. The Portuguese were given a small fishing village called Yuhar to use as a trade port in exchange for European guns. The King ordered the Yafenian noblemen (who were the military, as Yafenia had few military conflicts) to practice in arms immediately, however there was backlash to the westernisation. A pretender by the name of Yua announced himself Emperor of Yafenia in 1525, and swayed many powerful people with his promises of keeping Yafenia true to the traditions. King Lun ordered Yua dead, and as a result a five year civil war broke out across the island. However, the Loyalists were armed with firearms, while the Yua Reactionaries were armed with traditional swords and pikes, and were defeated.
Upon crushing the Yua Rebellion in 1530 the Lun Dynasty had rewritten the Mandate of Heaven, claiming that Yafenian kings were only legitimate if they were direct family of the current King, and the only legitimate dynasty is Lun. He had outlawed all other legitimacy, and declared it illegal to criticise the government. This made life in Yafenia rather irritating, but no uprisings would occur for centuries. This period of time would come to be known as the Yafenian Dark Age.
Population : 100.5 million
Ethnic Groups : Yafinian ; Han Chinese ; Japanese
Capital : Tazhibea
Major Cities: Tazhibea, Yuhar, Kinazan, Kazhokagua
Language: Yafenian
Culture: Yafinian (Oriental Group)
Demonym: Yafenian
Religion: Protestant Christian, Buddhist, Confucian, Norse
Formation: 1375
Constitution: 1920
Military Service: Volunteer with Draft
Education: Compulsory 5-17
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +999
ISO 3166 code: YA
Internet TLD: .ya
Yafenia is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, near Japan, China, and the Philippines. Yafenia has a total land area of 101,337 square miles, which was discovered by Nyedanish Vikings around 1240. The Vikings had terrorised the natives, stole much of their crops, killed many men, and raped many women. Nyedanish runes can still be seen carved on rocks throughout costs of the nation. By the end of the century Viking raids had slowed in frequency, partially due to a combination of Yafenia developing a defensive militia, and partially due to the Nyedanish finding better interest in the Japanese and Ainu.
The Japanese had discovered Yafenia in the year 1393 and introduced the Kanji writing system to the natives. The Japanese had also attempted to introduce the Kana alphabets, however they were rejected by the Yafenians. The Yafenians grew an affinity for Japanese culture, picking up their culinary habits, bowing behaviour, and weapons to better fight off the raiders. The Pacific Vikings soon made strong bladed weaponry, and the sharing of polearms such as the yari was crucial to Yafenian farmers defending their families. Yafenia was first mentioned in writing in 1397 in a haiku by an unknown author, praising Yafenia for its fair soil and fertile women.
The Ming Dynasty of China independently discovoured Yafenia in 1405 and introduced the Chinese version of the character's pronunciation. The king of Yafenia of the Lun Dynasty offered China one of his daughters, and in exchange received a Chinese embassy. This is the oldest structure in Yafenia today. Japanese contact with Yafenia ceased during the 1500's as wars in Japan distracted the nation from foreign affairs. As a result Yafenia grew increasingly similar to China, and one Chinese official wrote in his diary,
"Jijiefeng (Yafenia) is much like China, except it's [really] inconvenient travel." Although Yafenia shared many qualities with China, many things were still different. Yafenian architecture more closely resembled Japan's, and many Chinese and Japanese pronunciations were butchered to the point Yafenian became a separate language. Although Yafenia enjoyed good relations with the Chinese, every one of the Emperor's proposals to turn Yafenia into a vassal or protectorate has been declined. Even the royal wedding which began Sino-Yafenian relations was exploited to bring Yafenia into the Chinese realm, however when the princess learned of her husband's death she had fled China and to this day is unaccounted for.
Portuguese ships were surveying East Asia in the 1500's and discovoured Yafenia in the year 1520, searching for Japan. The Portuguese were given a small fishing village called Yuhar to use as a trade port in exchange for European guns. The King ordered the Yafenian noblemen (who were the military, as Yafenia had few military conflicts) to practice in arms immediately, however there was backlash to the westernisation. A pretender by the name of Yua announced himself Emperor of Yafenia in 1525, and swayed many powerful people with his promises of keeping Yafenia true to the traditions. King Lun ordered Yua dead, and as a result a five year civil war broke out across the island. However, the Loyalists were armed with firearms, while the Yua Reactionaries were armed with traditional swords and pikes, and were defeated.
Upon crushing the Yua Rebellion in 1530 the Lun Dynasty had rewritten the Mandate of Heaven, claiming that Yafenian kings were only legitimate if they were direct family of the current King, and the only legitimate dynasty is Lun. He had outlawed all other legitimacy, and declared it illegal to criticise the government. This made life in Yafenia rather irritating, but no uprisings would occur for centuries. This period of time would come to be known as the Yafenian Dark Age.