Selatainesia

Selatainesia (Chinese: 塞拉台民國; Pinyin: Sèlātái Mínguó, Wade-Giles: Sailat'ai Minkuo) officially the Selatai Republic, is a sovereign state and island country in. It is located on the Selatainesian Archipelago, 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 to the east and  to the west. The capital and largest city is Kangkou, which has 4.9 million residents, while the country itself has 21.8 million residents. The official languages are, and  with Chinese varieties  and , aswell with multiple indigenous languages being spoken around the island. Selatainesia is divided into seven cantons with one federal district in the north, comprising of the capital.

People have inhabited the area of Selatainesia for thousands of years, beginning with indigenous peoples. Around 100 BC, Chinese peoples arrived and colonized the area, and established the Tankuvo Empire in the 1100s, which was a maritime republic, before becoming a of the  in 1314. It was later colonized by and  forces who both proclaimed British Tankuvo, the British Southern Cantons and the Viceroyalty of Chinese Spain. Selatainesia later was invaded and became occupied by the in 1916, and became a Japanese client state in 1936 under protectorate status, and gained independence in 1944. It adopted its current government in 1990.

Selatainesia is a  constitutional  with a  of, and its legal system is based on. The country is a  with free, and is also a member of the  (UN),  (WTO), the  (IMF) and the  (NAM). Selatainesia is a highly developed country and and ranks 14th on the, with its economy being focused on machinery and electronics. It is ranked highly in terms of, healthcare, and and rights.

Etymology
The name of the country comes from the Malay word for south, "Selatan", which is in turn derrived from Proto-Malayic word "sAlatan". This name was given as on Malay trader and merchant maps the island was noted as "the southernmost of the North Sinitic area" The Chinese name for the country is 塞拉台 (Sèlātái), a direct translation from the Malay word. The old and archaic spelling is 東國, which means "eastern island".

The old name for Selatainesia, "Tankuvo", comes from the direct translation of the archaic name to Tamil, "டாங்குவோ" (Ṭāṅkuvō). Some people still favor this name and use it.

Prehistory (1450 BC - 1701)
During the late Paleogene period, the island that comprises of what is now Selatainesia split off from mainland. Beginning atleast 3,500 years ago, the first settlers arrived from what is now. They were the ancestors of the indigenous peoples of Selatainesia, and their languages later evolved to be the three main indigenous languages of the islands. Over time, the main island, Tatao Island, slowly sank lower until the eight other islands surrounded it, forming the Selatainesian Archipelago.

Beginning 100 BC, Han Chinese people from mainland settled around the islands and established friendly relations with the local indigenous people. In 1104, they established the Tankuvo Empire, a maritime republic which had control of many (mostly uninhabiated) islands accross the northwest, however in 1314 the empire became a vassal of the in what is now modern day  and it's following successors, including the. Relative peace was in Selatainesia until many powers began to arrive in 1701.

Colonization (1701 - 1916)
In 1701, the British and Spanish people arrived and set up settlements near the modern day city of Kangkou (Jamestown and San Pedro) aswell as multiple trading posts. They explored around the area and found many Chinese and Austronesian settlers. Eventually in 1721, the Han and Austronesians had enough. Them and the European powers fought in a huge war that ended in European victory.

Immediately after, the Treaty of Jamestown was signed, and the colonies of British Tankuvo, the British Southern Cantons and the Viceroyalty of Chinese Spain was established, and stretched accross the archipelago. The also recieved some parts of land aswell. The Han Chinese and the indigenous tribes were heavily discriminated and subject to various amounts of discrimination and abuse. British Tankuvo had the worst offender with racism, with the dictator-like governer Arlington Rutherford even having the Chinese and indigenous peoples work as slaves. Eventually though, this treatment came to an end once the came.

Chinese occupation (1916 - 1936)
In 1916, the government of the had heard about the human rights abuses against the Chinese and indigenous in Selatainesia, and had enough. While there was Qing territory in Selatainesia beforehand, after 1912 it was secceded to the European powers in Selatainesia at the time under the Treaty of Tungchiao. The Chinese invaded the territories in the Sino-Tankuvan war, and the Europeans powers fought poorly, and eventually they lost, with the European powers withdrawing from Selatainesia on November 17th, 1916, and Selatainesia becoming the Tankuwo province of the Republic of China.

Imeddiately after the invasion, the Han, Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien Chinese and indigenous peoples were given the rights they deserved. They were allowed to parcipitate in politics and vote, and had access to decent education and supplies.

Japanese occupation (1936 - 1944)
In 1936, the invaded the territories of Selatainesia. The Chinese forces fought poorly against the Japanese, and eventually were defeated. The Chinese government quickly withdrew from Selatainesia and on July 24th, 1936, Selatainesia became a client state of Japan, essentialy a colony. Many of the cultures (at the time comprised of Chinese, Austronesian, mixed-race and Spanish) were forcibly assimiliated into Japanese culture and political oppression was high. Eventually in 1944, the native Han and Austronesian people rose up against the Japanese occupation, aswell as the Allied powers invading the Japanese occupation of the islands. This caused the end of Japanese rule and the Japanese later withdrawled. Immediately after, the peoples of the islands established a republic, which was modern Selatainesia.

Post-independence era (1944 - 1966)
In 1944, after the withdrew from the archipelago, Selatainesia was created. After this the economy began to rise. Television was later launched in 1962 with RTS Television, and the music, cinema and general culture industries were considered at their peak. However, these peaceful times eventually came to an end in 1970.

Presidency of Tsao Kang-li (1968 - 1974)
"Main article: Selatainesian military junta and Red Terror (Selatainesia)" In 1968, the military officer Tsao Kang-li took power of presidency via a coup. He immediately declared himself Eternal President and began completely rewriting the laws and constitution of the country to make himself in full power. Political oppression was extremely high, and he was extremely commonly referred to as a dictator, and he turned the country into a one-party state, with the only legal party being the Communist Party of Selatainesia. Many influential people from the state were imprisioned, including politican Alfonso Sun (president before the coup happened), political philosopher Cheng Kai-hsuan (who had an extremely negative view on communism) and film director David Tang (cinematic pioneer and creator of the Selataiju genre - imprisoned for "Imperialistic activities"). Many people consider the 6 years of his presidency to be the worst years in Selatainesia's history.

Modern era (1974 - present)
Eventually, the people of Selatainesia had enough. Starting in Janurary of 1974 and lasting for two months, the 1974 Selatainesian protests and riots began. Many people rioted in the streets and protested against Tsao Kang-li's unfair presidency. Over hundreds of students were gunned down and many thousands of more imprisoned. Eventually, on March 17th, 1974, Kang-li was captured, imprisioned and then later executed for crimes against humanity. After that, free elections (which had not taken place since the late 1960's) took place and longtime president Halcón Kao (president 1974 - 1992) was elected, the economy began to progress again and many civil liberites were reinstated. Despite this, Selatainesia was still a very conserative nation, with developing political freedoms. However, between the late 1970s to the early 1990s, an economic miracle began to occur. Selatainesia began to be a mass producer of technology and the economy was thriving.

By the end of 2022, there were 5,321 cases and 349 deaths of COVID-19 in Selatainesia.

Geography
Main article: Geography of Selatainesia

The geography of Selatainesia is varied. Selatainesia is an archipelago of 9 islands, mostly made up of the large Tatao Island, in the East China Sea. The north and center of Selatainesia is mountainous and frigid, with winter temperatures occasionally dropping down to -12'''°C (10°F) and snow being common. The east coast is mainly made up of plains. The capital, Kangkou, is located 12 miles from the coast (from the eastern city limits) and is located near a bay, on the Donghai plain. In Southern Selatainesia, subtropical rainforest can be found, especially on the Wudao Islands, a volcanic island chain of 5 islands just south of Selatainesia.'''

Climate
Selatainesia has a (Cfa/Cwa), and it experiences cool winters and hot and humid summers. In the mountainous parts of the country, and in the north, the climate becomes, with the highest mountain peaks having a. In the north, snow can occur in the winters, but is light in the rest of the country, with the capital city, Kangkou, only getting around 8 snowy days per year. The far southern parts of Selatainesia can sometimes border on a tropical monsoon climate. The average temperature in winter in Selatainesia is 6°C (42°F) and the average temperature in the summer is 28°C (82°F).

Economy
The economy of Selatainesia is a mixed capitalist economy. As of 2023, Selatainesia had a GDP (PPP) of $512 billion. The Selatainesian yuan is the currency for the nation. Selatainesia was partly hit by the, but managed to later recover.

Selatainesia's main exports and sources in income are from machinery, electronics and technology.

Media
Selatainesian media usually uses Mandarin in media, but also frequently uses Spanish, Cantonese, Hakka and Hokkien aswell.

Television
98.9% of Selatainesians own a television. The state-owned broadcaster, Selatainesian Diffusion Corporation (SDC), was launched in 1944 after Japanese rule ended, and broadcasted radio programming into the country. Television launched in 1962 with the transition to full color broadcasts beginning in 1970 and completing in 1980. There was a monopoly on television broadcasting until main commercial network Marokun Radio Television launched in 1974. Other commercial broadcasters include Commercial Television System, Televicentro, PTB and Teleonce.

Film
Main articles: Cinema of Selatainesia and Selataiju

The cinema of Selatainesia is quite popular in Selatainesia proper, and the Aritonazcas. A major genre of Selatainesian film is Selataiju, a portmanteau of "Selatainesia" and the Japanese word for monster, "", which began in 1961 by filmmaker David Tang Kai-hsiang to spiral off of the success of Japanese monster films such as. It is also sometimes referred as "Kuaishou" as a Chinese pronounciation of the Kanji. The famous film character of Selatainesia is Kanglong, the symbol of Selataiju. The Selataiju films are popular throughout the Sinosphere.