Konggei

Konggei (弘京) is the capital and largest city of Surea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities. The Greater Konggei Area, which includes the most of the Chiwon and Takajima Prefecture, has over 18 million inhabitants, is one of the world's largest metropolitan area. About 13% of Surea's population live in the Greater Konggei Area, and nearly 10% in Konggei itself, making it the country's foremost economic, political, and cultural centre.

Located northeast of Konggei Bay, Konggei has been an important settlement for over a thousand years, with its history dating back to 6th century AD, when Kangukku, one of the Kingdoms that exist since the Warring States Period till the end of the North-South Period, established its capital in what is now west Konggei. The city then became the capital of Surea during the Shu Dynasty and the Surean Empire.

Konggei's influence in business, international trade, politics, technology, education and entertainment all contribute to its role as a leading global city. It is considered to be an Alpha World City. Konggei is the iconic city of the Miracle of Surea and hosted landmark international events. It is one of the world's top ten financial and commercial centers, home to some of the world's largest conglomerates such as Tenraku, Aurora Holdings and Matsushita Corporation. In 2005, Greater Konggei Area generated a total GDP of over $390 billion.

Konggei has one of the world's most technologically advanced infrastructures and is often called the "Technology Paradise". The Banching Multimedia Corridor, stretch from Luzaki Prefecture to Bintamalu Prefecture, and the Yuyang Science Corridor, stretch from Miyubi Prefecture to Suyu Prefecture, are one of the world's first complex for high-tech technologies and a test-bed for futuristic IT and multimedia applications. Today, Konggei is the only city besides Seoul in the world featuring DMB, a digital mobile TV technology and WiBro, a wireless high-speed mobile internet service, as well as a 100Mbits fibre-optic broadband network, which is being upgraded to 1Gbps by 2014. Konggei Station houses 450 km/h SR Transits Shinsusen rail and the Konggei Subway is one of the largest in the world, with over 1.5 billion passengers every year.