Jebsten

State of Jebsten接步州Jiēbù Zhōu ジエブステﾝ州Jiebusuten Shū 	State of Jebsten接步州Jiēbù Zhōu ジエブステﾝ州Jiebusuten Shū
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Nicknames: The Metro State, The Peninsula State 	Nicknames: The Metro State, The Peninsula State
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Capital(and largest city) 	Notchropolis
Official languages 	English · Chinese · Japanese · Reatinese
Ethnic groups 	53.83% Asian34.33% European10.42% Reatinese1.42% Other
Religion 	43.38% No Religion24.35% Christianity14.23% Buddhism5.58% Shinto5.46% Islam3.36% Hinduism1.51% Judaism2.13% Other
Demonym 	Jebstenian
Government 	
- Governor 	Rae Lance (Ind.)
- Premier 	Dave Herijanto (NUP)
- Deputy Premier 	Ngui Lin Van (NUP)
- Assembly Speaker 	Jan Hasasetoa (Grn)
Legislature 	Legislative Assembly
Federal representation 	
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- House delegation 	
*10 United
*7 Conservative
*3 Liberal
*1 Reform
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Formation 	Formation
- Colony of Jebbin 	1274
- Merged withColony of Mollsten 	1450
- Prefecture of Jebsten 	1 January 1801
- County of Jebsten 	7 April 1945
- Statehood 	16 September 1987
Area 	25,925 km² (3rd)
Population (2072) 	
- Total 	5,851,678 (1st)
- Density 	225.7/km² (4th)
GSP (2072–73) 	
- Total 	$318.223 billion (1st)
- Per capita 	$54,381 (2nd)
Time zone(s) 	CWST (UTC+9)CWDT (UTC+10)
Highest point 	Sun Valley Peak (1552m)
Abbreviation 	JS
Jebsten (/ˈʤɛbstən/ jeb-stən, abbreviated as JS) is a state in north-west Craftia. It borders Addams to the east, the Bankera Capital Territory to the south-east and Kagstron to the south. It also shares maritime borders with Western Craftia to the south-west, across Victoria Harbour. Its capital and largest city is Notchropolis, which is also the nation's most populous city. Jebsten is Craftia's most populous and fourth-most densely populated state with a population of 5.8 million in 2072, and the third-largest in area after Meyang and Western Craftia. It is also Craftia's most centralised state, with just under three-quarters of the state's population living in Notchropolis and its surrounds. The remainder are mostly settled along the North Coast and along the Charles and Longjiang Rivers. More than 90% of the state's population lives in either Notchropolis or Calmia.
The region now known as the state of Jebsten had been occupied by indigenous Reatinese tribes since for centuries before Asian settlement, and much later, European settlement. The current modern state was demarcated in 1987 based on historical colonies and provinces. Jebsten has been the economic and financial powerhouse of Craftia since independence in 1987, mainly due to Notchropolis' status as a major economic centre.
==History==
===Indigenous settlement===
The original inhabitants of the area now known as Jebsten were the Reatinese tribes who arrived in Craftia approximately 2,100 years ago.
===Asian settlement===
In the 13th century the first wave of Asian settlers (mainly Chinese and Japanese) arrived on the island of Craftia, with the north coast near present-day Calmia being their first point of contact with the Craftian mainland and the Reatinese. They interpreted the Reatinese name of the region around the north coast as Jebbin (Chinese: 接宾州, Pinyin: Jiē bīn zhōu, literally meaning 'land of meeting guests'), forming the Colony of Jebbin in 1274. The Asian settlers and the Reatinese monarchy maintained friendly, though occasionally strained relations, with the monarchy allowing the operation of the Asian colony in the northwest while nominally retaining full territorial control of the island. Throughout the next century the colony flourished, with the technologically advanced society of the colony allowing for economic and social growth.
In 1384, a colony was established by early European settlers to the east of Jebbin, named the Colony of Mollsten (named after early European explorer Joh Mollsten). In 1450, three years after the founding of the Empire of Reatina, the colonies were merged by King Wanmoor as the Colony of Jebsten.
The Colony of Jebsten was promoted to prefecture status in 1801, followed by county status in 1945, when the Territory of Craftia became the Province of Craftia. Its borders were revised in 1975 to the current borders (except for the BCT borders), shortly before the start of the Craftian War of Independence in 1978, during which Jebsten became part of the Province of East Craftia. It became a founding state of the newly independent Republic of Craftia (East Craftia) in 1987.
==Government==
Jebsten is a state of the Republic of Craftia, and has a federal parliamentary constitutional political system based on the federal Craftian republic parliamentary republic, with the Governor of Jebsten (currently independent Rae Lance) as the head of state, and the Premier of Jebsten (currently Dave Herijanto of the National United Party) as the head of government. Its unicameral parliament consists of the 75-member Jebstenian Legislative Assembly, with elections held every three years on the second Sunday of February, using the mixed-member proportional representation voting system, where 50 MPs are elected from single-member electorates and the remaining 25 are proportionally elected from a list.
===Federal representation===
Jebsten elects 21 Members of Parliament to the Craftian House of Representatives, and is represented by 8 Senators.
Name 	Party	Seat 	Term
David Bauman 	 	Cook 	2052–
Dylan Chen 	 	Rasdon 	2070–
Elise Duktz 	 	Herbert 	2055–
Kai Geller 	 	Coastalis 	2049–
Peter Hen-Ji 	 	Wilson 	2064–
Weiyah Hsiu 	 	Sun Valley 	2061–
Tracey James 	 	Notchropolis	2070–
Alan Jiang 	 	Georgia 	2052–
Kevin Jong 	 	Barris 	2067–
Sibelius Kwan 	 	Charles 	2061–
Sue Menjivar 	 	Flinders 	2050–
Alex Michalowski	 	Changshou 	2070–
Thuy Pham Ngo 	 	Kingla 	2067–
Kate Ralston 	 	Phillipson 	2064–
Earl Reisman 	 	Wyundyaga 	2051–
Matt Ruddock 	 	Highlane 	2065–
Ed Seat 	 	Wattle 	2046–
Iva Spaker 	 	Waratah 	2061–
Beth Sung 	 	Promontory 	2067–
Michael Wan 	 	Laidera 	2058–
Violet Ying 	 	Bonnells 	2070–
Name 	Party	Term
Asawa Fakukeia 	 	
Dan Foley 	 	
Sen Hang 	 	
Jim Lawrence 	 	
Lloyd Renmark 	 	
Alice Ross-Hart	 	
James Soo 	 	
Nicole Witt 	 	
===Political culture===
Party	Party 	Assembly 	House 	Senate 	Average
 	United 	37.11% (28)	30.06% (10)	24.38% (2)	30.52%
 	Conservative	29.22% (22)	31.88% (7) 	20.33% (2)	27.14%
 	Liberal 	14.94% (12)	20.16% (3) 	16.27% (1)	17.12%
 	Reform 	3.75% (3) 	8.62% (1) 	8.47% (1) 	6.95%
 	Mojang 	7.46% (6) 	1.31% 	11.48% (1)	6.75%
 	Lib Dems 	2.33% (2) 	– 	9.95% (1) 	4.09%
 	Greens 	2.62% (2) 	4.72% 	4.15% 	3.83%
Total	Total 	75 	21 	8 	
Jebsten is regarded as a politically moderate 'bellwether' state, though with a considerable centre-left lean. The left-of-centre National United Party and its predecessor, the Craftia Liberty Party, have spent a collective total of 50 years in office (58%), and together had 9 premiers. Jebsten is often referred to as a 'natural United state' owing to the NUP's dominance through the 2010s, 2020s, 2040s and since 2064. The Craftian Conservative Party has not formed government in Jebsten since its defeat in the 2064 state election, after a single term in government.
United has had more difficulty with Jebstenian gubernatorial elections, with the last NUP governor being Lakesh Dumar (serving from 2044 to 2052). The Conservatives have held 8 gubernatorial terms compared to the NUP's 6 and the Liberal Party's 2.
At the federal level, Jebsten is more moderate. United currently holds 10 Jebsten seats compared to the Conservatives' 7, the Liberals' 3 and the Craftian Reform Party's 1. Similarly to the rest of the country, United does well in poorer suburban and interurban/semi-rural areas on the outskirts of cities, especially along the coastal areas and the Jebsten Peninsula. The Conservative Party's main bastions in Jebsten are the rural central and eastern parts of the state. In the last federal election the CCP was shut out of Notchropolis for the first time since the 2040s. The Liberals usually win inner city electorates. Reform usually holds onto its stronghold of the federal Division of Wilson, which covers the city of Leightonfield and its surrounds.
==Demographics==
Jebsten is the most populous state in Craftia and has been since independence.
===Largest cities and towns in Jebsten===
Rank	Name 	Region 	Population	Rank	Name 	Region 	Population
1 	Notchropolis诺诚ノチローポーリズ 	Eastern Rivers	4,260,275 	11 	Yarralah亚拉拉ヤララ 	Peninsula 	28,135
2 	Calmia卡梅亚カルミア 	North Coast 	1,113,790 	12 	Longjiang龙江龍江 	Eastern Rivers	26,346
3 	Twixton推克斯顿トゥイクストン 	Peninsula 	119,453 	13 	Lazaire拉扎伊尔ラサール 	Central 	24,108
4 	Turnbull腾博ターンブル 	Central 	115,318 	14 	Cammeray凯美瑞キャメレー 	North Coast 	21,457
5 	Leightonfield礼顿非レイトンフィールド 	Eastern Rivers	101,458 	15 	Osbourne奥斯本オズボーン 	South Coast 	20,659
6 	Yanaka谷中 	North Coast 	47,247 	16 	Kin Loong金龙金龍 	South Coast 	18,092
7 	Romney Hill罗姆尼山ロムニー山 	Central 	40,676 	17 	St James圣詹姆斯セントジェームス 	Peninsula 	17,429
8 	Queenston昆士顿クイーンズトン 	North Coast 	38,954 	18 	Port Nintendo任天堂港 	Peninsula 	17,713
9 	Lambert兰伯特ランバート 	South Coast 	31,310 	19 	Kaigan海岸 	North Coast 	16,340
10 	Mount Boonlay文礼山ブーンレイ山 	Central 	30,541 	20 	Springfield斯普林菲尔德スプリングフィールド 	Eastern Rivers	16,123