Koré'hetanùa

The Democratic Socialist Matriarchy of Koré'hetanùa, commonly known as Koré'hetanùa, is a sovereign state in Australis comprising the northernmost territory of the Australis peninsula and the immediate surrounding islands. The nation is bordered by the Ocean of Cathay to the north and west, the Okatian Sea to the east, and the rest of the continent of Australis to the south. Koré'hetanùa's only neighbours are the overseas territories of De Chargbano Tapu, Escal, and Sudmoll, under the dominions of Pukhtunkhwa, Caphiria, and Burgundie respectively. The country is 2,045,702 km² (789,850 mi²) in size, with much of its territory dominated by the central Spine of Australis, or Australis Spinal mountain range. The mountain range is contrasted by two large forested coastal plains in the east and northwest. The eastern coastal plain extends furthest inland, and is home to some of the country's largest settlements, including the capital of Vànıa'vera. The northwestern is less populated as only two major rivers (both of which drain in nearly the same location) are present compared to the five major rivers and Lake Austral in the east. Regardless, the northwestern plain is home to the country's largest settlement, Àes Inòru, between the two aforementioned rivers of the region.

Koré'hetanùa is the largest nation by area and GDP per capita in the Austronesian world and is the second largest state by population and GDP behind Takatta Loa. The economy of Koré'hetanùa is very diverse, largely out of necessity. Being so isolated Koré'hetanùa has significant industries in the traditional three industrial sectors of raw materials, manufacturing, and services. Koré'hetanùa is abundant in natural resources like lithium, copper, nickel, zinc, coal, alongside significant deposits of iron, diamond, and especially natural gases in the southernmost reaches of the country. Additionally Koré'hetanùa has a smaller but substantial agriculture industry in the northernmost and more hospitable regions of the country. Manufacturing made up a significant portion of the economy from the 1860s to the 1960s. The industrialization of Koré'hetanùa was largely brought about by Kiravian settlers to the country. With minimal contact to the outside world knowledge obtained from Caphirian and Kiravian scholars were the basis for industrial development in the country. Development of a large manufacturing still wouldn't occur however until the Austral Democratic People's Republic assumed control of the country, after which it was a focus of the ADPR to industrialize Koré'hetanùa to a level equal to that of its occidental counterparts. After this point Koré'hetanùa primarily refined coal and natural gas, produced commodity chemicals, electrical equipment, and a small electronics industry by the end of the Great War. While the manufacturing industry is still large to this day Koré'hetanùa is now dominated by its retail, banking, and medical industries. Recently education in Koré'hetanùa has become a fast growing sector of the economy, largely due to efforts from the central government to improve access to education across the country and to international students.

Koré'hetanùa is largely considered to be the origin of Austronesian civilization in Ixnay, with the coastal city of Arisaki being the site of the oldest human remains discovered in Australis. How humans were able to migrate to Koré'hetanùa, let alone Australis, remains largely a mystery. Genetic evidence would suggest that the population of Koré'hetanùa originates from southeast Alshar, with geographically proximate nations such as Corumm and Xingkai'pei being suspected origins of Austronesian people. However, these two landmasses are separated by the vast and deep Ocean of Cathay, making early maritime travel an improbable theory.

First Expansion Period
Further Information: Early history of Koré'hetanùa

Genetic evidence suggests the Koré'hetanùan people originated from the Wonjin-Xingkai'pei bay area. Over time the Koré'hetanùan people adapted to the climate of Australis and now have a lighter complexion compared to that of the people of East Alshar. Expansion from Alshar to Australis took place over hundreds of years, with the initial expansion taking place from around 2,500 BCE to 850 BCE. The primary route the initial seafarers took is debated among anthropologists, but it is agreed that the final stage of the expansion took place from Alstin and Etzil to Sarolasta, then finally to Koré'hetanùa around 1.400 BCE. Settlers arriving to Koré'hetanùa primarily settled the coastal areas of the continent while continuing to travel down the east and west coasts. The first major settlements on the continent were in the Arisaki Lowlands, Inòru Bay, Nùa Qıgòa Bay, Líı'vera Sound, and throughout the Lake Vanıa'vera drainage basin. Other settlements grew throughout Australis even before the Australis Bronze Age as many coastal areas of Australis were highly amicable for early settlers. Archeological findings extend as far south as Kıronizikova and Diamavıa Island, and it is likely that early Polynesian explorers knew of Antarctica prior to the first known recorded sightings by Burgoignesc explorers as such (though whether this is the case is still unknown).