Yohannes
Yohānnes
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| Motto: Tauhokohoko me te whai rawa | |||
| Anthem: Manaakitia mai Yohānnes | |||
 Yohannes in southern Alisna, Maredoratica
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| Capital | Te Whanganui-a-Tara | ||
| Largest | Tāmaki | ||
| Official languages | English, Sign Language, Yohānnesi | ||
| Ethnic groups | 42% Yohānnesi, 40% Pākehā, 18% others | ||
| Demonym | Yohannesian | ||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||
| - | Kīngitanga | Wiremu IV | |
| - | Pirimia | Simon Ani Mahawa | |
| Amalgamation | |||
| - | He Wakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Yohānnes | 08 April 1608 | |
| Area | |||
| - | Total | 24,906 km2 9,616 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 14.1 | |
| Population | |||
| - | 2013 estimate | 6,973,800 | |
| - | Density | 280/km2 725.2/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate | ||
| - | Total | $360.54 billion | |
| - | Per capita | $51,700 | |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate | ||
| - | Total | $377.84 billion | |
| - | Per capita | $54,180 | |
| Gini | 26.1 low |
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| HDI | 0.957 very high |
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| Currency | Quertz russling (YQR) |
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| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy | ||
| Drives on the | left | ||
| Calling code | +585 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | YO | ||
| Internet TLD | .yo | ||
The Kingdom of Yohannes (Yohānnesi: Rangatiratanga o te Yohānnes) is the official name of the island nation popularly known overseas as Yohannes (Yohānnesi: Yohānnes): a multicultural democratic state and special administrative region of Morieux in the northern Maredoratic continent of Alisna. Geographically small - with a total land area of only 24,906 km2 - the nation of 7 million people has observed a strict policy of diplomatic neutrality since its official recognition as a 'civilised' independent state in 1608.
The kingdom is organised into 4 regional administrations - commonly referred to domestically as 'provincial councils' - officially named as 'The Four Tribes of Yohannes': that of the Mokui Tribe, Whanganui Tribe, Whakaaio Tribe and finally the smallest (geographically and population-wise) tribe, Hokohoko. Each of the four tribes are represented by a democratically-elected unicameral parliament with seats directly linked to the total population of their constituents, with a governing executive body coming from the winning political party of each governing term, and one term is equal to 4 years of governing the nation. This executive body is led by the Pirimia (English: Prime Minister), with the Kīngi Yohānnesi (English: King of the Yohannesian people) overseeing and signing himself the passing of every single laws affecting the land.
Yohannes is well known overseas for its export-oriented businesses and commercial activities - such as the Bank of Yohannes and Royal Beaufort Shipwrights Guild. For nearly 100 years, its capital investment presence and shipbuilding export can be found in no less than 400 nations and countless geographical regions. Its capital city hosted over 300 embassies and consulates of foreign governments worldwide.
Etymology
The name Yohānnes originated from the Papatuuanuku tribe's decision to establish an 'entrepot of wealth' beside the Weir river delta. 'Te Whanganui-a-Tara' is roughly translated in English to 'City along [the] wide river' or 'the [great] harbour', a reflection of the respect Papatuuanuku tribe had for the land. As a result of its rather lengthy name, most English speakers abroad commonly simplify the city - and its surrounding metropolitan area - as 'Wellington', or 'Greater Wellington'. Following the amalgamation of the island as 'one nation of diverse people, ruled by one monarch' in 08 April 1608, the tribal council formally acknowledged and registered the island as that of Yohānnes - meaning 'the land of Your Highness of Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington).'
Despite the effort of His Majesty's Government to combat the 'butchering of Yohānnesi names by the dominant English speakers of this world', and the English-ification of many Yohānnesi words by young Yohannesians, the trend has proven to be a development too strong to tackle.
History
Main article: History of Yohannes
The earliest Yohannesian people descended from the migration of two sub tropical Maredoratic tribes since the early 12th centuries and the gradual arrival of English-speaking Alisna settlers throughout early 16th century. Their descendants are known today respectively as Yohānnesi (English: 'First people') and Pākehā (English: 'People of light complexion'), and together have formed the unified foundation of Yohannes' largely bicultural history as a nation state.
The early modern period saw conflicting socio-economic and technological disparity between Yohānnesi and Pākehā people. The 3rd Great Chief Hongi Tika conceded to the tribal council's 14 sagacious elders that to safeguard Yohānnesi future sovereignty and equal partnership of the land, the adoption of Pākehā socio-political and economic structures must be advocated. The Great Chief and Tribal Council's 'To promenade Yohannes into the enlightened world' (PTIEW) policy was then implemented, sometime during the 1520s. As its realisation was proven be crucial to Yohannes' future existence as an independent unified entity under equal bicultural partnership of two people, widespread education was required to enlighten the general population of Yohānnesi people.
The decades between 1520 to 1540 was consequently the period in which the island nation first realised the establishment of its 'Education for all' policy, where public education was made available to every subject of the Great Chief. The tribal council realised the importance of not simply imitating the practice of Pākehā settlers, but also at the same time adopting as well as incorporating the positive aspects of their culture, while maintaining the essential meaning and core values of Yohānnesi culture. 'We learn what is require [for the sake of progress]... and leave out what is not required', the 3rd Great Chief Hongi Tika once explained to the elders.
In 1604, the tribal council and elders unanimously accepted the suggestion of the Great Chief that Yohannes must adopt its own version of monarchy, to resemble the form of governments of the Pakepakehas' nations-of-origin. One member of the council suggested that Yohannes should adopt the principle of democratic participation in the form of a republic. He was quickly shunned by his fellow members, ruling out the possibility of such a form of government as 'too foreign for us to adopt, and for our people to accept.' After careful consideration, it was decided that the ideal political system of a future Yohannes would be that of a constitutionally-bound hereditary monarchy, with an elected head of government and executive body democratically elected by the people, and for the people. In 1608, the Great Chief Wiremu Erewhon assumed his incumbency as the 'Yohannesian King' or 'King of the Yohannesian people', under the name of Wiremu I. His Majesty appointed Amiri Timoti, formerly the tribal chief's budget adviser as our first Pirimia, roughly translated to English as Premier.
Government-funded missions - composed of at least two senior government staff accompanied by representatives of local businesses and education institutions - were dispatched to various 'enlightened' nations, with those having distinctive political freedom and civil rights as well as the existence of rule of law and an advanced education system chosen as preferred destinations. At the same time as Yohānnesi knowledge of social institutions and responsible governance under one rule of law was expanding - houses, halls and temples were constructed on land claimed from previously unexplored forests. The original native people of the land adopted pakepakeha method of navigation - with the initial assistance of Pakepakeha instructors for the first 58 years of its PTIEW enlightenment programme - and were able to intensely colonise the flora and fauna of the previously undiscovered geographical extremities of surrounding land.
Throughout Yohannes collectively, these unrestrained exploitations of its flora and fauna in the name of 'enlightenment and progress' had a traumatic impact and wreaked havoc upon regional ecologies. And as far as mineral resources were concerned, every exploring parties - led by the private and not government initiatives - hoped to find gold and silver, the one seen as the basis for genuine prosperity, the other as valuable means of extending the little Kingdom's purchasing power to afford the best Pakepakeha constructed ships, objects and knowledge the most expensive Pakepakeha advisers and institutions can offer to the relatively backward, young small kingdom.
Seeking 'formal protection' from the Morivaine government in 1610 - and thus becoming a de-facto protectorate of that nation, for the next three hundred years, the PTIEW policy - with the initial support of Van Luxemburger capital and Morivaine assistance - transformed the Kingdom of Yohannes into an industrialising nation, with an economy and technological capacity closely resembling the enlightened as well as industrialising world of the time. In 1921, Yohannes was granted its special administrative region status, and subsequently joined the Brezier Group. By the end of the 20th century, Yohannesian capital investment and shipbuilding export can be found in no less than 400 nations and countless geographical regions, supported by its long-held policy of diplomatic neutrality, and the commitment to bring into reality for its people - Tauhokohoko me te whai rawa: commerce [growth, prosperity] and peace.
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