Shive

Most Serene Republic of Shive 시브의 가장 고귀한 공화국
Peacetime flag of Shive
Motto		"일어나라! 다시는 노예가 되지 않으려는 자들아." "Arise! Ye, who shall not be slaves again."
Common Name		Shive
Anthem		이 나라의 아버지를 기억하라 Remember the Father of This Nation
Demonym		Shiven
Official languages		Avienne Namjjog
Currency		Shiven hwan
Politics
Capital		Shive (city-state) 34° 0′ N, 65° 0′ E
Government		Consular diarchic republic
Foundation		2 June 2152
Consuls		Hwa Jae-hwa I Geuk-min
Demography
Ethnicities		97% Avienne 3% Other
Population		383,897
Area		275 km²

Shive (/ʃɪːv(eɪ)/; Namjjog: /sɪbʊ/), officially the Most Serene Republic of Shive, is the smallest nation on Kerbin by area. A city-state and republic, it is situated on East Kolus along the Western Norian Steppe by the Sea of Aontas bordering Viskaria to the west and south, with Neo-Mechani and Azuria to its immediate north. The majority spoken language is Namjjog. The country's territory comprises of the Walled City of Shive and the entirety of the Shiven Isthmus, adjacent to the Huncheon Lake System.

Inhabited by early Koloan Kerbals since at least 100 CE, its proximity to the sea and access to fresh water has permitted its continued inhabitancy by the late Root-Burric peoples and the modern Samagi.

As a city, Shive's trade and extensive naval history through the Sea of Aontas has influenced its maritime culture.

Shive is a developed country with emphasis on maritime commerce; its largest of two ports, Cape Kuju, produces most of Shive's income. Since the collapse of Mechani, Shive's economy has grown twelvefold, a phenomenon retroactively named the "Miracle of the Shive" following the establishment of a democratic institution.

Shive's neutrality policy has ended in recent years, with its admission in the Pan-Veiidic Commonwealth as a protectorate greatly improving relations between Shive and the Veiidic countries.

Etymology

The country of Shive is named after the Shive River, which makes up the southern border of Shive. However, the origin of the river's name remains unknown.

History

Prehistory

Kerbal inhabitance in Kolus began relatively late: circa. 200 CE, after the Axial Age. Comprising of migrations from the Western Norian Steppe, the Root-Burric developed a sedentary and agrarian lifestyle, sustaining off a pescatarian diet of maize, shrimp, and Aontan and Kolusian fish. Early Shiven dwellings were composed of baked soil and later animal hide. The first extinctions in the area, most notably the Aontan decapods and the erasure of most species of maize have been attributed to Kerbal expansion. Nomadic in nature, the population gradually shifted east and became what would be the modern Samagi and later Aviennic, inhabiting Shive.

Shiven inhabitants have presumed to have practiced shamanistic rituals, with many communities bearing remnants of religious structures. Archaeological evidence has supported the idea that rituals of the like were conducted regularly and were often communal. These have been grouped into the Burric folk religion.

Samagi migration

The modern Samagi descend from the Mambic and Norian peoples; migrating across central Kolus over the course of four centuries. The Samagi ultimately trace their lineage from Root-Burric cultures, who were nomadic in nature due to the climate of the steppe. Their descendants, the Reposian, Mechani, and Aviennic cultures would become sedentary as they settled near the coast.

Feudal dynasties

The Western Norian Steppe would be home to many civilizations. One of the first major dynasties was the Old Mechani. According to tradition, the city of Mecan (presumed to be east of modern day Orisse) was founded by an archer of the same name in the 5th century. However, the modern consensus was that Mecan became one of the first sedentary settlements west of the Mamb River Valley, and it gradually grew over the course of three hundred years.

Shive was the southernmost of the Mechani's possessions. At the time, it is estimated it had a population of around 12,000.

From the 7th century onwards, the Mechani developed a policy of isolationism, making modern accounts unreliable. The Mechani's rule ended somewhere in the 9th century, with the Avienne shattered into city-states and minor feudal states, such as Shive, which was conglomerated into Shokon.

O Jun-yeo, 1699

Early republics

Norian communities began trading again in the 10th century. The next few centuries would see the rise of maritime commerce in Shive.

Historically, maritime transportation was considered a form of art very sacred to Shive. The rule of the law was often inspired by its naval counterparts.

Piracy

The Kolusian and Aontan Seas historically saw a great increase in the movement of goods from the 14th century onwards;

Samagi Schism

Tensions heightened between the Avienne and Mecani populations in the Mechani Union. Various political parties, such as the ADP and BAW, had widespread Avienne and Reposian support in the south of Mechani.

The ADP would fund and lead the foundation of the Avienne Student Movement (ASM).

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The Battle of Shokon saw the siege of ASM forces in the city of Shokon, a redoubt in the Shokon Perimeter. The siege lasted five months from the spring to summer of 2149, during which, the Shiven Perimeter was established.

Scourge Day

The Shokon Nuclear Power Plant was initially avoided by both sides. However, during the spring of 2150, reactor 3 of the plant melted down in an event named "Scourge Day;" this followed months of mismanagement during the winter of the previous year. Contrary to the name, the meltdown caused months of crop failure. The spring winds would carry contaminated material northeast, halting the advance of government forces in the steppe and forcing their retreat to Orisse and Laberi in Orisse canton.

Exodus to Shive

The Mechani's supply lines were now weakened, enabling the two ASM divisions in Shokon to break out in August of 2150. There, the remaining ASM forces and the ADP's supporters retreated to the Shiven Perimeter, where government forces did not pursue. A provisional government was established in Shive. Immediately after its establishment, a ceasefire was negotiated in order to contain and secure the Shokon Plant. The cleanup, headed by Mechani authorities, lasted two years.

Fourth republic

Contemporary history

Shive identifies as the successor state to Mechani, as such, does not recognize Viskaria, Azuria and Neo-Mechani. Despite this, it continues to have unofficial diplomatic missions and relations with the aforementioned countries.

Geography

Shive is an isthmus between the Kolusian and Aontan Seas. The isthmus is part of the easternmost area of the Western Norian Steppe. On the isthmus, are three major harbors. Shive lies on a particularly depressed region of grassland. The highest point of Shive, a hill called Hyeongsong Pillar, is 300m above sea level.

Four major rivers run through Shive. Shive River connects Lake Huncheo, one of three major lakes, to Kuju Bay. Most of Shive is built around Lake Shive.

Climate

Terrain map of Shive

Urbanization

Shive is comprised of two major urban zones: Shive and Kuju. Shive covers the central isthmus, while Kuju covers the eastern coast and Kuju Bay coastline.

With a population of 0.38 million in an area of 275km², Shive is the most densely populated nation on Kerbin, with 2,167 people per square kilometer.

Government and politics

Shive is a diarchic republic run by two Consuls.

Military

With the exception of artillery, Shive bears no ground force. Instead, its manpower is allocated to ships overseas or aerial patrols in territorial waters.

Since independence, Shiven Air Command has intercepted and engaged numerous bogeys from neighboring nations. Of which, came an ace pilot with six kills over nineteen years, the Wings of Shive.

Economy

Transport

Shive has an extensive railway network spanning 26 kilometers at its longest. Spanning from the west Viskarian border to Cape Kuju, it transports both imported goods and people.

Demographics

Shive is an extremely homogenous nation, with almost an 100% Samagi population. However, there are some small communities of Kalbans, as well as minor Mechani concentrations.

Religion

The predominant religion in Shive is O Faith Patrism, with 61% of the population being adherents. Throughout the late 16th and 17th centuries, the spread of ideas and the pioneering of maritime travel permitted the spread of religion. Patrism made contact with various coastal towns along the Kolusian Sea. However, these populations have since decreased and have been concentrated in Shive following five centuries of persecution, seeing widespread adoption after the O Period.

The rise of Novenadian emigrés have led to a slight increase in the number of Reformed and Veiidic-Baskayan Patrists, comprising 0.6% and 0.2% of the population respectively.

Second to Patrism, the rest of the Shiven population identify as areligious.

Reposian folk religion maintains small communities in the western rural areas of Shive, comprising 2% of the population.

Culture

Flag

Flag of Shive

Shive's flag is the banner of arms of O Jun-yeo's coat of arms. It is on a white field with a blue bend stretching from top left to bottom right. The bend contains three silver bugles, tied with white ribbons. Nominally, the flag is flown with 2:3 proportions, however, 3:5 and 5:8 versions are also permitted.