Provinces of Haesan

Provinces of Haesan
Southern Maritimes Northern Maritimes Sinhan Seocheon Suyang Sugang Namhae Eungang Maehwa Hwagang Northlands Anfa Midwest Boeri Gyuljang Imyu Yeongnam Ryujang Haebam Lemonnier Vernier Hyeolseo Jakja Soeyan
Category	Province
Location	Haesan
Created by	Constitution of the Second Commonwealth of Haesan
Created	10 October 1985
Number	24 (as of 2 April 1991)
Possible types	Province Autonomous Province Autonomous City
Populations	81,098 (Jakja) – 27,172,814 (Suyang)
Areas	1,562 km2 (603 sq mi) (Jakja) – 62,801 km2 (24,248 sq mi) (Soeyan)
Government	Federally appointed governorships Mayoralty

The 24 Provinces of Haesan are constitutionally created subdivisions of Haesan which serve a solely administrative purpose. Among Haesan's 24 provinces are the autonomous cities of Suyang and Anfa as well as the autonomous capital city of Hwagang, whose provincial duties are carried out by their popularly elected local governments. Soeyan Province, while claimed by Haesan, has not been administered by a Haesanite government since 1964.

Excepting the special administrative cities who are governed by the mayors of those respective cities, provinces are run by a governor appointed by the President of Haesan. These appointments are largely ceremonial, and as such, many have traditionally been given to members of different parties in exchange for political favors. Formally, the governors of provinces are tasked with ensuring that execution of legislation occurs seamlessly at local levels, and often legislation will specify that provincial authorities are in charge of its enforcement. Provincial authorities have no power of the purse and are only allowed to staff and acquire resources under the purview of the budget granted to them by the federal government. Autonomous cities may supplement their provincial budget with local tax revenues but may never use funds given from the legislature for municipal projects.

All of the provincial boundaries of Haesan have some historical basis, and many provinces have histories dating back to the Warring Dukedoms period starting in the 5th century. By the time the United Dominion of Haesan was formed, many of the provinces had been drawn in their present form. Boundaries changed somewhat during the colonial period as Lemonnier and Vernier did not exist in their present forms before the French colonization of the north, but since 1800 they have remained largely constant despite the various political regimes that have governed Haesan throughout that period. In historical Haesan, provinces wielded much more authority than they have throughout the last century.

Although they have little political authority, provincial identities are extremely important in Haesanite culture. Moreso than in other nations in the IDU, traditions, dialects, and self-identification vary greatly across provincial boundaries. Strengthening these identities, provincial divisions are also used in a wide variety of inter-Haesan competitions, from sports and academics to idol competition shows and variety TV.

List of Provinces

Autonomous Cities are highlighted in light blue. The Autonomous Capital City is highlighted in light red. The Autonomous Province of Sarena is highlighted in light yellow.

Provinces of Haesan

Province Name	Postal Code	Capital City	Largest City	Chief Executive	Population	Area (km2)	Number of Deputies	Number of Regents
Anfa	AN	Anfa	Mayor Sébastien Dubois (LD)	14,891,435	5,306	45	10
Boeri	BR	Byeoseol	Gov. Jeong Min-gyu (O!)	492,673	13,402	1	2
Eungang	EU	Hacheon	Imae	Gov. Alexander Choi (FD)	4,709,301	20,370	14	2
Gyuljang	GJ	Mihang	Gov. Lee Seung-jun (FD)	404,210	15,073	1	2
Haebam	HB	Harae	Junyeol	Gov. Kim Seo-jin (O!)	1,873,228	13,249	6	2
Hwagang	HG	Hwagang	Mayor Shin Yu-geon (FD)	2,105,678	3,101	6	2
Hyeolseo	HS	Sokhae	Gov. Park Si-wan (FD)	903,451	7,005	3	2
Imyu	IM	Jeonyu	Gov. Choi Chae-yeong (LD)	4,521,940	29,938	14	2
Jakja	JJ	Nokcho	Jakja	Gov. Evelyn Fernandez (FD)	81,098	1,562	1	2
Lemonnier	LM	Lemonnier	Gov. Albert Laplace (LD)	782,901	19,427	2	2
Maehwa	MH	Sanri	Gov. Annabelle Cheong (MP)	3,104,502	35,904	9	2
Midwest	MW	Au Sable	Marquette	Gov. Martin Pierre (FD)	1,201,677	28,128	4	2
Namhae	NH	Anmi	Gov. Kim Jin-hui (LD)	15,440,139	13,610	47	10
Northern Maritimes	NM	Daegyo	Gov. Kim Si-yeon (FD)	2,891,603	9,704	9	2
Northlands	NL	Levesque	Gov. Tanaka Kiyomi (MP)	7,847,110	50,813	24	4
Ryujang	RJ	Gyeongseong	Gov. Mina Verhoeven (LD)	4,562,920	11,805	14	2
Seocheon	SC	Haseon	Yeonsan	Gov. Xie Mei-ling (MP)	4,019,675	19,557	12	2
Sinhan	SH	Hanyeong Sinju	Sinju	Gov. Ahn Jong-hyeon (FD)	18,670,712	14,530	57	12
Soeyan	SN		Vacant	1,552,970	62,801	5	2
Southern Maritimes	SM	Altina	Gov. Cristina Morelli (FD)	908,412	12,877	3	2
Sugang	SG	Hyangsan	Gov. Lee Ha-seong (MP)	12,339,801	8,683	37	8
Suyang	SY	Suyang	Mayor Kim Eun-ji (NB)	27,172,814	4,095	83	20
Vernier	VR	Varenne	Gov. Emilie Renaud (LD)	687,419	12,298	2	2
Yeongnam	YN	Yangmi	Dong-Anmi	Gov. Im Jae-jun (FD)	508,248	22,872	1	2