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==History== | ==History== | ||
Zhijun was colonized by the Qian Dinasty during the maritime campaign of the Yuanjian Emperor in the early 1210's, intended to 'seed' his people across to the farthest reaches of the world. A fort and a town named Yishi were founded and aftwerwards ten thousand colonists were mostly abandoned to their fate on the island, with the Imperial authorities consisting of a 300 strong garrison and a member of the Grand Bureaucracy as administrator to be rotated every 10 years. | Zhijun was colonized by the Qian Dinasty during the maritime campaign of the Yuanjian Emperor in the early 1210's, intended to 'seed' his people across to the farthest reaches of the world. A fort and a town named Yishi were founded and aftwerwards ten thousand colonists were mostly abandoned to their fate on the island, with the Imperial authorities consisting of a 300 strong garrison and a member of the Grand Bureaucracy as administrator to be rotated every 10 years. | ||
[[File:Sugarcane_plantation_in_Mauritius_(reduced_colour_saturation).jpg|thumb|Sugarcane plantation in Zhijun]] | |||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
Zhijun is ruled oficially by the Zhijun Regional Administration as executive body and by the 300 | Zhijun is ruled oficially by the Zhijun Regional Administration chaired by a Chief Minister as executive body. The Chief Minister is nominated by the Chancellor of the Republic of Corumm and ratified by the legislature. The legislature is composed of 300 members gathered in the Zhijun Territorial Assembly. Members of the assembly are not subject to popular vote and are instead appointed by the Chief Minister at his discretion. The assembly is entirely dominated by members of the paramilitary [[Green Army]] and in practice answer to the Green Army's command. The current Chief Minister of the regional administration is General Hun San, who is also Supreme Commander of the Green Army. | ||
Not subject to the Chief Minister's authority are the naval forces of the Far Western Fleet stationed in Zhijun and the resident Bureau of Political Orthodoxy batallions. | |||
==Society== | ==Society== | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
Thanks to its tropical climate the island's interior boasts one of the foremost centers of sugarcane plantation in western Sarpedon, having cultivated the crop uninterrupted for hundreds of years. During the Republican years the full spectrum of facilities required for sugar production were installed and it is now the islands principal export. Under PCD rule, the construction of casinos on the island has been heavily promoted. The gambling industry has seen an exponential growth in the last decade and its become the largest source of revenue for the regional administration. | The agricultural sector is one of the mainstays of the local economy. Thanks to its tropical climate, the island's interior boasts one of the foremost centers of sugarcane plantation in western Sarpedon, having cultivated the crop uninterrupted for hundreds of years. During the Republican years the full spectrum of facilities required for sugar production were installed and it is now the islands principal export. Tropical fruits such as guava and mango are also extensively cultivated. | ||
Under PCD rule, the construction of casinos on the island has been heavily promoted. The gambling industry has seen an exponential growth in the last decade and its become the largest source of revenue for the regional administration. | |||
[[Category:IXWB]] | [[Category:IXWB]] | ||