Hyonan Republic

The Hyonan Republic, or Wönasmaa Tasavalta, better known as Hyonaland or Wönasmaa, is a republic in and the economic powerhouse of Andere. The nation spans 3,822,840 square kilometers dotted with a variety of castles and ancient cities in the south, and the sparsely-populated vast boreal forests with many lakes and fast-flowing rivers in the north. It consists of 25 counties and 4 territories. The Hyonan Republic shares land borders with the Great Republic of Athorya and the Skaristannic Empire. However, the nation shares maritime borders with Nohol and Izstanna. Along with possessing the northernmost and westernmost points in the world, their islands in the Faighia make Hyonaland stretch almost 10,000 kilometers from east to west. Along with this, the country has a 1500 kilometer wide claim to the continent of Befasia. 112,246,662 people call themselves Hyonan, with over 106 million of those being native speakers of the lingua franca also called Hyonan. The nation is governed from the Capitol Diamond in Saana Ana Capitol District, a sprawling borough in the megacity of Mogadijana that overlooks the Kohlmennen Inlet.

Around 60,000 years ago was when the first Proto-Bothnian people migrated north from Orvos and settled primarily along the banks of the Nouri River. This is considered the official beginning of the Bothnian Ethnolinguistic group, which became the dominant group throughout Hyonaland. They lived as hunter gatherers divided among many different Kingdoms until the late 8th century, when Filip of Rovaniemi led campaigns throughout southern Hyonaland, uniting kingdoms under the Kingdom of Rovaniemi, which would later be renamed to the Kingdom of Bothnia. The establishment of Port Mogadijana set the foundation for a complex society, as trading skyrocketed and Christianity, advanced government, and advanced architecture, including the building of many castles proceeded. Rapid development of science in the Kingdom of Bothnia included ideas for math and quadratics, cartography, and early theories for gravity and evolution that would inspire scientists centuries later. Along with this, rapid shipbuilding ignited the Hyonan Age of Exploration, which established an arctic trading empire. Throughout the 13th and 14th century Hyonan expanded north into the tundra of northern Hyonaland, but also colonized many islands in the Faighia Ocean, and parts of The Outer Union, Nohol, Uszal, and various other minor possessions. A lot of possessions would last into the 19th century. But in the early 15th century, Lukas Semasoko led revolutionaries who wanted an end to the Kingdom of Bothnia's feudal system. In 1433, King Austis of Bothnia was overthrown and replaced with the Kingdom of Hyonaland, or Wönasmaa Kekuivalta, a rebranded kindgom. Ironically, the new kingdom change very little and was actually less stable. Due to economic collapse, the 1450s saw the Sanguisa-Semasoko pact between the Kingdom of Orvos, done to secure economic benefit. The treaty was respected until 1972, when the Kingdom of Hyonaland fully ceased. Slow decolonization took place until the cultural revolution began between the 1940s and 1970s. Mass social change in Hyonaland led to social and scientific progress, including many colonies becoming independent and the introduction of democracy in the 1970s. After the constitution was ratified on March 5, 1972, Hyonaland experienced huge boosts in civil and economic development, including inspiring the constitutions of Lettonia and Orvos, and entering the Kohlmennen-Caeser compact with Lettonia. Hyonaland was a competitive economy by the 1980s, and the value of the Goram drastically increased. Nowadays, they are one of the leaders of Diyar's democracies.

Hyonaland is a federal presidential constitutional republic with three branches of government and a bicameral legislature. It is a founding member of the Arctic Council, the Nordic League, and the Diyar Organization of Petroleum Exporters (DOPE). Along with this, they are a principal member of the Kohlmennen-Caesar Compact with Meridionalis Lettonia. They operate the Anderean Aerospace Defense Organization, or ANADO. The nation is a leading figure in science, especially in physics and space exploration, along with breakthroughs in technological advancement. They rank high in many indexes, including extremely high levels of democracy, education, civil liberties, socioeconomic equality, universal healthcare, and overall standard of living. It has very low levels of gun violence and perceived corruption. The Hyonan Republic is a leading competitor in the automotive industry, petroleum exports, and especially the technological industry where they compete with Doctors Orvos. Hyonaland owns many of the world's most popular tech and clothing brands, and they possess one of the strongest currencies in the world.

Etymology
The Hyonan name for Hyonaland, Wönasmaa, derives from the words "wönse" (castle), and "maa" (a suffix referring to land or country). This means that the country's official name means "castled land". Traders who knew none of the land nor the Bothnian people would commonly refer to the Bothnian Kingdoms by one of their main distinguishing features: the hundred of castles that dotted the landscape. The name was soon adopted into the Hyonan language mostly by merchants and peasants, who started calling the general area of southern Hyonaland "Wönasmaa". The name never became official, however. Most scholars between the 8th and 14th centuries, knowing about the Bothnian people, referred to the land as the Bothnian Kingdom. While the name Wönasmaa appeared on maps as early as the 10th century, the name was never widely used until the 1430s. Since the Semasoko family and their followers wanted to completely disown the name Bothnia due to its supposed affiliation with an oppressive and corrupt feudal kingdom, and since Semasoko's revolutionaries were mostly peasants, they named the land Wönasmaa. So, this name was later adopted when Lukas Semasoko founded the Kingdom of Hyonaland. Both the country and mainstream Bothnians were now known as Hyonaland and Hyonans. However, other smaller Bothnoyedic groups, such as the Sámi and Nakassa, kept their names.

Flag Symbolism
The primary flag of Hyonaland is used in all major instances of representation. It depicts a blue field with a white stripe down the middle, taking up slightly less than a third of the flag. In the center is a white circle taking up a bit more than half, and centered in the white circle are four stars, representing the four stars of Hastejobafanen, or the Hyonan principle of the four pillars of premium society: liberty, justice, equality, and wealth. The four stars are part of the Hastejoban constellation (the real life Southern Cross). The blue field represents the landscape encompassing Hyonaland, the water that surrounds the islands and the ice that covers the land. The white stripe and white circle represent peace and tranquility between the land and the people.

The secondary flag of the Hyonan Republic is the same as the flag of the Kingdom of Hyonaland. The flag depicts a blue field with a Hyonan Heraldic Lion in the center. Above the Lion are the four stars of Hastejobafanen. The blue field represents the Hyonan landscape, same as on the primary flag. The Hyonan Heraldic Lion is a royal symbol developed during the Hyonan Age of Exploration, the lion being a creature in Bothnian culture that represents exploration, discovery, and progress. It has a crown, representing the royal family of the former Kingdom, and is wielding a sword, representing the fierceness of the Hyonan people. Above it, the four stars of Hastejobafanen blesses the people, the land, and the core ideals of Hyonaland. The flag is rarely used as it is a symbol of the Kingdom of Hyonaland, and is slightly controversial, however the government has it listed as an official flag for traditional reasons.