Tianji

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Tianji

恬庴

Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: 八角一心

"Eight Sides, One Heart"

Anthem: Ten Thousand Years
Locator map
Capital city
Largest city
Official language Yānhuà (嫣話), Ng
Other languages
Ethnic groups Yan
Religion Shuocianism, Kin
Demonym(s) Tianjic
Government
Government Type Imperial Oligarchy
Emperor Jīyào (卟耀)
Chancellor of the Whites Qiáogǔ Biāo (橋谷彪)
Blue Elder
Violet Elder
Legislature The Tǒnghuì (統會)
Establishment
The First Dynasty 5104 RH
Area
Total 6,896,101.99 km2
Water % 0.0%
Population
Total 794,996,430
Density 115.28/km2
Economy
Economy type Communitarian Capitalism
GDP (total) Ꞡ 1,873,465,872,308.74
GDP per capita Ꞡ 2,356.57
Currency Chao
Currency symbol
Inequality index 0.0
Development index 0.0
Other information
Time zone TBC
Driving side right
Calling code +116
Internet code .yan

Tianji (恬庴, Tiànjí) is a small but important nation just off the coast of Yanwen, controlling the entrance to the Sensumen Sea.

The Tianji Islands are small and relatively harmless, and have long been home to the Yú (漁; Yú Ng), a race of semi-nomadic fisherfolk. Unlike most of the mainland, the Yú maintain the ancient and traditional moiety system, used to determine kinship on the various islands. Each island is ruled by a council of oligarchs, the most senior members of each moiety, with their seconds-in-command standing nearby. The Yú take little pleasure in politics, preferring instead a simple life of fishing and trade. Unfortunately, perhaps, the islands’ practically untapped mineral resources have caught the interest of the bèi or Factions of Yanwen. More to the point, the person who controls Tianji also controls access to the Yan River from the ocean—something they are loath to grant to another nation.

Government

The islands are governed by an Executive Council, with seats set aside for the nobility, the most prominent shipping captains and merchants, and the civil service. Key to the Council is the requirement that, in order to maintain one’s seat, one must be able to (and actively) fund some effort which is deemed essential to life on the islands, be that part of the military, the education system, the upkeep of one city or another, the health system, even some new infrastructure development such as a temple or public housing complex.

Economy

The islands retain a sense of pride at their focus on improvement and financial astuteness.