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Jinju's climate was excellent for growing exotic fruits and crops which would not necessarily thrive in Metzetta, therefore the remaining tribesmen were put to work on orchards and the like to supply the imperial family and noblemen with delicacies such as coconuts and durians. | Jinju's climate was excellent for growing exotic fruits and crops which would not necessarily thrive in Metzetta, therefore the remaining tribesmen were put to work on orchards and the like to supply the imperial family and noblemen with delicacies such as coconuts and durians. | ||
=== Polynesian Uprising === | === Polynesian Uprising === | ||
The year 1895 saw the greatest upheaval on Jinju since the initial arrival of the Metzettans; native residents had grown tired of their overseers and the government had grown complacent after seeing little resistance to their rule. A band of around 20 rebels known as the [[Jinju Freedom Fighters]] made plans to assassinate incumbent General Secretary [[Salma Kang]]; on February 11th they did so while Salma dined at an expensive restaurant with his wife. This brazen and public act gained support from a silent majority of polynesian citizens and incited an island-wide riot which raged for 3 weeks until the mainland government was able to react by installing a new General Secretary; [[Heulin Oh]]. Heulin's so-called "Heavy Police" adopted a zero-tolerance approach to any and all crime and arrived with the backing of many mainland soldiers borrowed from the Metzettan army. A strict curfew was introduced for residents with immediate effect and members of the JFF were systematically hunted, tortured for information and publicly executed to stifle copycat insurrectionists. By mid-1896 the resistance was considered entirely crushed but Heulin remained to continue his oppressive reign until he was eventually called on to become the first leader of Metzetta's newly formed [[Metzettan Air Force|air force]] after the [[First Great War]]. He was replaced by [[Chuyin Kitae]] who refused to lift the curfew for his entire administration due in part to the [[Second Great War]]. | The year 1895 saw the greatest upheaval on Jinju since the initial arrival of the Metzettans; native residents had grown tired of their overseers and the government had grown complacent after seeing little resistance to their rule. A band of around 20 rebels known as the [[Jinju Freedom Fighters]] made plans to assassinate incumbent General Secretary [[Salma Kang]]; on February 11th they did so while Salma dined at an expensive restaurant with his wife. This brazen and public act gained support from a silent majority of polynesian citizens and incited an island-wide riot which raged for 3 weeks until the mainland government was able to react by installing a new General Secretary; [[Heulin Oh]]. Heulin's so-called "Heavy Police" adopted a zero-tolerance approach to any and all crime and arrived with the backing of many mainland soldiers borrowed from the Metzettan army. A strict curfew was introduced for residents with immediate effect and members of the JFF were systematically hunted, tortured for information and publicly executed to stifle copycat insurrectionists. By mid-1896 the resistance was considered entirely crushed but Heulin remained to continue his oppressive reign until he was eventually called on to become the first leader of Metzetta's newly formed [[Metzettan Air Force|air force]] after the [[First Great War]]. He was replaced by [[Chuyin Kitae]] who refused to lift the curfew for his entire administration due in part to the [[Second Great War]]. | ||
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=== Biodiversity === | === Biodiversity === | ||
Jinju hosts many interesting endemic species, examples of which have routinely been sent back to Metzetta's mainland for study and display in museums. | |||
== Politics == | == Politics == | ||
While Jinju is part of the Empire of Metzetta, it is not part of the country of [[Metzetta]], and thus is administered separately. | While Jinju is part of the Empire of Metzetta, it is not part of the country of [[Metzetta]], and thus is administered separately. | ||
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Metzetta maintains a sizeable military presence on Jinju. | Metzetta maintains a sizeable military presence on Jinju. | ||
=== Native interests === | === Native interests === | ||
Historically the "natives vs invaders" narrative has dominated Jinju's political landscape, with the local government essentially taking the form of a dictatorship which attempts to drown out the desires of native inhabitants in favour of practices which benefit the central government on the mainland. | |||
=== Administrative divisions === | === Administrative divisions === | ||
Jinju is split into six counties ''(gun)'' and each county is divided into prefectures ''(hyeon).'' | |||
== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
=== Ethnicities === | === Ethnicities === | ||
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Jinju's [[Track gauges around the world|tracks]] use the 3 foot six inch gauge found on some narrow-gauge railways in [[Metzetta]], rather than the full-sized Metzettan five foot three inch gauge. Trains are not built on the island and must be shipped in from the mainland, historically engines deemed unfit to run on Metzetta were handed down to Jinju. | Jinju's [[Track gauges around the world|tracks]] use the 3 foot six inch gauge found on some narrow-gauge railways in [[Metzetta]], rather than the full-sized Metzettan five foot three inch gauge. Trains are not built on the island and must be shipped in from the mainland, historically engines deemed unfit to run on Metzetta were handed down to Jinju. | ||
==== Road ==== | ==== Road ==== | ||
Most of the Jinju Highway System in its modern form was installed by [[Shorad Hwo]] labourers shipped from [[Audonia]]. | |||
==== Air ==== | ==== Air ==== | ||
Only two civilian airports and one military airport exist on the island, in addition to numerous smaller air bases. | Only two civilian airports and one military airport exist on the island, in addition to numerous smaller air bases. | ||
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== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
=== Native culture === | === Native culture === | ||
Metzetta has allowed a small resurgence in native art, literature and music in an effort to appear more likeable without making any major concessions to the local populace. | |||
=== Sports === | === Sports === | ||
[[Metzetta]] permitted Jinju to send their own separate team to the [[Istroyan Games]] starting with the [[Holchester 1992 Winter Games]]; prior to this the small number of athletes from Jinju who participated did so as part of the Metzettan team. | [[Metzetta]] permitted Jinju to send their own separate team to the [[Istroyan Games]] starting with the [[Holchester 1992 Winter Games]]; prior to this the small number of athletes from Jinju who participated did so as part of the Metzettan team. | ||