Editing Manabí Rive (section)

==Government==

Manabí Rive is governed by a council of tribal leaders, known as the K'uk'ul-Tan. The council is made up of fifteen hereditary ethnic Manabí tribal leaders known as ''sapa''. This council chooses a paramount leader who represents the council and acts as head of state and government for the country. The current head of the K'uk'ul-Tan and leader of Manabí Rive is Tanqui.

As part of their agreement with the Xiomeran Empire in exchange for independence, Manabí Rive also has an elected council known as the Kukulkan'tan. This elected council provides an opportunity for ethnic Xiomerans to participate in government, unlike the hereditary K'uk'ul-Tan. The Kukulkan'tan votes on legislation to recommend to the paramount ''sapa'' for approval. If the paramount ''sapa'' does not approve it into law, the legislation can still be enacted if both the K'uk'ul-Tan and Kukulkan'tan approve it with a majority.

Two political parties currently exist to run candidates for the Kukulkan'tan. The Forward Manabí Party holds 25 of the 40 seats in the Kukulkan'tan. The FMP is a center-left political party popular with ethnic Manabí, although it also enjoys some support from younger and more liberal-minded ethnic Xiomerans. The remaining 15 seats in the Kukulkan'tan are held by the Party for Development, Growth and Fairness (PDGF). The PDGF is a center-right to right-wing party popular with ethnic Xiomerans. The main issues of contention between the FMP and the PDGF are development, environmental restrictions, land ownership issues and the amount of Xiomeran representation in the government.

===Foreign Relations & Military===

Manabí Rive pursues a mostly neutral course in foreign relations. The island's government takes its strongest positions on environmental matters, an issue of great importance to many Manabí.

One exception to Manabí Rive's neutrality is that of Xiomera. Relations between the Manabí and their former colonial overlord remain tense. Manabí Rive became a member of the [[Union of Caxcanan States]] in 2024 as a way to protect itself from Xiomera. Manabí Rive and Xiomera still maintain a territorial dispute concerning neighboring Cenotillo Island. Xiomera has occupied the island since 1894, but Manabí Rive claims it due to their being Manabí settlements on the island prior to Xiomera's conquest of Cenotillo Island.

The Manabí Rive Defense Force (MRDF) is the island's military. Its largest component is the Navy of Manabí Rive, which consists of ten patrol boats. Its flagship is ''MRS Xelcalum'', a 198 foot offshore patrol vessel built in 1999 for the Xiomeran Imperial Navy and later donated to Manabí Rive by Huenya. 

The Army of Manabí Rive consists of two regular battalions, a volunteer battalion and a support battalion. The total troop strength is 1,200 troops.

The Air Force of Manabí Rive consists of 60 personnel. The aircraft complement consists of two attack jets, three helicopters, and four light utility aircraft used for various purposes. The aircraft making up the Manabí Rive air force were also donated by Huenya from stock that country had inherited from Xiomera after independence.