Gonhog

First Empire of Gonhog Imperumi Forst Gonin
Motto: "Strong and Prosperous"
Status	Independent State
Capital and largest city	Jaken City
Official languages	Gonhogian
Religion	Atheist state
Demonym(s)	Gonhogian
Government	Authoritarian oligarchy
• President	President Benjamin Moore
Legislature	House of Nobles, House of Brods
Establishment
• First Empire of Borvimic	705 BC
• Jarnhamn Confederation	305 AD
• 12 Kingdoms	917 AD
• Republic of Gonhog	1851 AD
• First Empire	1979 AD
Area
• Total	385,781 km2 (148,951 sq mi)
Population
• 2015 census	56,125,478
• Density	145/km2 (375.5/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$
• Per capita	$18,197
HDI (2018)	.713 high
Currency	Gonean (GON)
Time zone	UTC+$
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+240
Internet TLD	.ghg

The First Empire of Gonhog, commonly called Gonhog, is an authoritarian oligarchy in northeast Hesperida. It is bordered on the south by $$$$ and borders the Alyeskan Ocean to the north. With a population of around 56 million, it covers 385,781 kilometres squared. The First Empire is divided into 12 governed regions, each with a provincial capital and governor.

The authoritarian state was established in 1979 after a fascist coup. The government has since used propaganda and censorship as weapons against its people, however many people support the fascist government due to an increase in Gonhog's regional power and economic output. Tourists and immigrants will find Gonhog to be a fairly developed, if restrictive, nation.

Etymology

The origin of the nation name of "Gonhog" comes from the combination of two words: hogia (meaning "land") and the name of the main bay on which Jaken City sits on, known as Gonea Bay. This bay was a critical fishing and trading port for the first inhabitants of the area, and so the natives and foreigners alike began to call it "Gonhog," translated loosely to "Land of Gonea."

The standard way to refer to a citizen of Gonhog is as a "Gonhogian."

History

Prehistory

The area that is present-day Gonhog was first inhabited by hunter-gatherers in around 11000 BC- some 2000 years before the invention of agriculture. Hunters found the seas plentiful with fish, large land mammals, and plentiful flora. With the invention of agriculture, settlements began to be placed down. The territory was divided into tribes and clans.

Pre-Antiquity

While hundreds of clans inhabited the area, three larger ones would eventually go on to unite these warring clans by around 2000 BC. The clans were descendants of some of the first settlers and boasted impressive populations for the time. These tribes were the Meredians, Normics, and Borviciis. While the Meredians traced back their cultural and physical roots from the west, the culturally similar Normics and Borviciis were originally from the south. The Meredians also arrived earlier to the region, around 500 years before their counterparts.

Wars between the tribes over hunting and farming grounds, family quarrels, or border disputes often pitted all three against each other, however the Normics and Borviciis frequently allied with each other. After a series of royal intermarrying, the Normics and Borviciis were eventually united as the Borvimic Kingdom under Berovim the Great in 705.

The Borvimic Empire would continue to exist and expand under the Berovimic dynasty, which lasted until 507 BC. It stretched as far south as the Great Gulf. The Berovimic Empire saw an expansive infrastructure develop and a boom in the arts and literature, especially under the "Enlightened Five," the first five emperors of the Empire that promoted the arts and culture. During the latter half of the Empire, greater autonomy was given to the local clans, which resulted in a fractured state. The Empire fell into disunity, and collapsed in 507 BC.

Confederation Era

Following the fall of the the Borvimic Empire, the area once again dissolved into warring clans.

Government and Politics

The First Empire of Gonhog is ruled by an authoritarian oligarchy, with the government based in the capital Jaken City. The president of Gonhog is technically elected by popular vote, however he is the only person on the ballot and the actual candidate is chosen by the upper house, the House of Nobles, which consists of 36 families chosen after the establishment of the First Empire. The nation also has a lower house with democratically elected representatives, called the House of Brods (Brods being the ancient Gonhogian word for peasant or serf) however it has very little actual power. Recent reforms have granted the lower house more power such the ability to introduce laws into the House of Nobles, but any law that is introduced or drafted can be struck down by the upper house.

Government Structure

The First Empire is divided into 12 provinces, each led by a governor approved by the president and chief advisor, and is further divided into 36 districts, 3 a province. Each district is headed by their representative in the House of Nobles. The districts are based off of the borders of ancient clans, of which the families (and representatives) are loosely descended from. The districts oversee their local territory and answer directly to the governor.