Republic of Surea

Surea
Surea (朝本 Jupon), officially the Republic of Surea (ROS) (朝本民囯 Jupon-minggukku), often refers to as the ‘Land of the Morning’s Root’ due to the characters which make up Surea’s name mean ‘Morning-origin’, is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the East China Sea, it lies to the east of the People’s Republic of China, south of the Republic of Korea and west and north of Japan. Its capital is Konggei, one of the largest metropolitan city in the world and a major global city. Its territory covers a total area of 80,017 square kilometres and has a population of almost 118 million, making it one of the most densely populated regions in the world.

Surea comprised of several islands making it an archipelago. The two largest islands are Honpura and Gisu, together accounting for 98% of Surea’s land area. Most of the islands are mountainous, mostly volcanic; for example, Surea’s highest peak, Mount Tenmon, is a volcano.

Surea is a Presidential Republic consisting of 18 administrative divisions. Archaeological finding show that the islands of Surea was occupied as early as the Upper Palaeolithic period. The first written mention of Surea begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the first century A.D.

Etymology
The English word Surea is an exonym. The Surean name for Surea is Jupon (ジュポン). It is written in Surean using the Hanju 朝本. Surean people refer to themselves as Juponrin (朝本人) and they call their language Juponmo (朝本語). The word Jupon literally mean "the morning's origin" and are often translated as the Land of the Morning's Root. This nomenclature comes from Imperial correspondence with the Chinese Sui Dynasty and refers to Surea's eastward position relative to China.

Administrative Division
Surea consists 22 major administrative divisions. There are 16 urban prefectures, 4 metropolitan cities (self-governing cities that are not part of any proefecture), and two special city.

Dongbei


 * Jokong


 * Lekong


 * Kepura


 * Juusugu


 * Kenga

Kenshi


 * Hondu


 * Tengei


 * Miyubi


 * Suyu


 * Shinkata


 * Senmori

Kunji


 * Konggei


 * Chiwon


 * Mizuihata


 * Irushi


 * Takajima


 * Fuzusaki

Kandong


 * Dongdu


 * Shidu


 * Bintamalu


 * Luzaki


 * Yoyoki

Climate
Surea’s has a subtropical climate and marine tropical climate and is affected by the East Asian monsoon, with precipitation heavier in summer during a short rainy season called zuiyu (梅雨), and winters that can be cold and dry. It is subjected to late summer typhoons that bring strong winds and heavy rains. Natural hazards such as typhoons, tsunami and earthquake aftershocks are common in the region.