Selatainesia

Kaotainesia (Chinese: 高台民國; Pinyin: Gāotái Mínguó, Wade-Giles: Kaot'ai Minkuo) officially the Republic of Kaotainesia, is a soveregin state and island country in. It is located on nine islands, the main one, Tatao Island, being the biggest one out of all and where the majority of the population resides. It has maritime borders with Japan to the north and Tseng to the east. The capital and largest city is Kangkou City, which has 4.9 million residents, while the country itself has 11.2 million residents. The official languages are Mandarin, Hokkien, Spanish and Hakka, aswell with multiple indigenous languages being spoken around the island. Kaotainesia is divided into seven cantons with one federal district in the north, comprising of the capital.

People have inhabiated the area of Kaotainesia for thousands of years, beginning with indigenous peoples. In 1149, Chinese peoples arrived and colonized the area, and established the Kaotainesian Empire, which was a maritime republic. It was later colonized by and  forces who both proclaimed British Nantao, the British Southern Cantons and the Viceroyalty of Chinese Spain. Kaotainesia later became a Japanese client state in 1916 under protectorate status, and gained independence in 1944. It adopted its current government in 1990.

Etymology
The name of the country comes from founding father David Kao, who was a political activist and helped win over from Japanese occupation, combined with the Chinese word for "tower" (台, tái) for the mountainous terrain, and the Greek word "nesos" (νῆσος), which means "islands". The full Chinese name of the country is "高台民國" (gāotái mínguó/kaotai minkuo), which means "Gaotai Republic".