Dai Shaun

Overview
Dai-Shun was a colony of West Suton, which was then incorporated into the Sutonese Republic Colonial Administration after the Reunification of West and East Suton. The Colony a mostly autonomous Federation of several smaller internal states, some of which are autonomous tribal confederations and others being more directly-administered municipalities and districts. Dai-Shun is broadly divided into two ethnic groups. The Dai-Yan, who are an ethnic group of heavily Suton-influenced peoples and live primarily in the Northern regions, inhabiting cities and large towns; And the Shun-Li, who are a more "uncivilized" collection of various loosely-associated tribes and peoples with a mix of Ladrosian, Alaxian, and old Dai-Yan influences as well as native traditions unique to themselves. They live in the dense rainforests and remote villages that characterize the South, although some limited coastal towns and small cities do exist, constructed by some of the more developed tribes.

The economy of Dai-Shun is primarily segregated between a Northern and Southern division. Overall, Dai-Shun's main industries are coal mining, mineral production, processing of oil from Off-shore oil rigs, production of rubber and natural oils, and various agricultural and small-scale craft products. It is also a place of tourism and has a strong relationship with the RSSI, whose troops often use the country for Jungle warfare training and thus bring business to the country's roving tradesmen and small villages which are more than happy to provide them with food, water, a warm resting place, and entertainment...for a price [Usually in trinkets or money to barter with townsmen travelling in from the Northern cities.] Dai-Shun however is divided between North as South as previously stated, and in addition to the fact that the North is simply more developed, tribal autonomy and objections can make it hard to build industry in the South. This has lead to the South mostly staying as an underdeveloped rural region due to conservative tribal leaders and lack of investment, while the Northern Dai-Yan and Suton Cities prosper with new industries.

Dai-Shun is governed primarily by a Unitary Federal Council overseen by the Colonial Overseer appointed from Suton. The Overseer's job is to ensure everything runs smoothly, solve disputes between tribal leaders and local Dai-Yan leaders, and ensure the colony continues to grow economically. Other than that however, he mostly gets to sit back, and simply advise the Federal Council and the Federal Parliaments. His will is backed up by the 12th Regional Army, a force of Sutons and Dai-Yans, as well as Shun-Li specialist troops, which is used primarily to suppress any revolts (if any), and to keep the peace between feuding tribes. Quite impressively for a colony, this Army has rarely ever needed to be used beyond low-intensity feuds about land and blood. Below the level of the UFC, which is composed of 6 representatives from both the Tribal Congress and the Dai-Yan Assembly. The UFC is the executive arm of the Colony's government, and is in charge of the day-to-day running of the Government, though the Overseer can veto any action they perform, of course. However, this is rarely ever used, and usually the Overseers will negotiate with the UFC if they see an issue, and they rarely ever need to pressure the UFC. Below the UFC, are the Tribal Congress and the Dai-Yan Assembly. The Tribal Congress is composed of 1 representative from each tribe, elected or chosen in any manner the tribes see fit. Some are even chosen by ritualistic combats and duels, though most are nowadays elected. (A result of Nation-building efforts performed by the Overseers with Native tribes to help them politically modernize at their own pace. Strong grants and assistance are provided to Tribes if they want to modernize themselves, such as drafting a constitution or build infrastructure. Tribes are never pressured to do this. The Overseers prefer to let them become jealous of the Northerners and each other, and thus compete to modernize, which is far more effective and palatable than forcing them.) The Dai-Yan Assembly on the other hand, is a democratically-elected Assembly composed of representatives from districts of the Northern Dai-Shun regions, and is voted using STV. In recent years, politics in Dai-Shun has become more and more sentimental towards Independence and Autonomy, though the stance of the Overseers has not really changed with it. This must be addressed soon to maintain good will.