Charkao

**Charkao**, officially named the **Charkaonese People's Republic**, is a continental country in East Zedici located in the West Pacific Ocean. It borders the Zedician Sea and its neighbouring countries Charkcity, Markborough, Sweatingrad, Kingdomia by land and Minted Island by sea. Paruzuma is the country's capital and largest city; other major cities include Minatori and Ergai.

Charkao is the 13th most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most urbanized. About seven eighths of the country's terrain is rainforest, concentrating its majorly populated areas of 106 million on narrow coastal plains. Charkao is divided into eight states (Khuga, Taidao, Zhendong, Xutao, Bagas, Yugatori, Yasaki and Jeyong.

Throughout the land's history, it has had hundreds of Dynasties and Republics, only being unified three times in its history. Charkao can be split into 3 time periods: The Dynastic Era and the Communist Era which began in 1953 when the Communist Revolutionaries defeated the Kaminaki Empire in the Charkaonese Revolution.

## History and Facts

Charkao was first inhabitated by a small population of Dabatoids but they quickly fled the land once the Chinese conquerers arrived in the late 10th Century. Since then most Charkaonese Dynasties has been unified and run by an Emperor. When the Spengalians came to Charkao in the 16th century and fought the Liu Dynasty, the Treaty of Vilakai was signed a puppet state was formed named Charkcity. The Charkaonese Dynasties have unified multiple times throughout Charkaonese history, the latest time being in 1953, when the CPR defeated the Kaminaki Dynasty and the Dynastic Era was swapped out for Maoist-Communism.

Charkao's peak in power was in 1688 during the Kaminaki Empire in the Kaminaki Dynasty when they temporarily owned practically all of East Zedici, including Charkcity. During that time, they fought with the Oroji Empire and the Slavic Empire in what is now known as the War of the Three Titans. In the 1800s, a independent Country in the Charkaonese region known as the Charkaonese People's Republic. The CPR eventually defeated the Kaminaki Empire in 1953, and this country became modern day Charkao. In World War 2, Charkao did not enter World War II as the country was plagued by rebellions and civil war.

A total of 3 Empires have existed during the lands history, the first one being the Won Empire which became an empire after they conquered the Yakui Dynasty and the Kaminaki Empire.

Charkao is a great power and a member of numerous international organizations, including the United Nations. The country maintains a powerful military ranked as the world's third most powerful. Following the revolution, Charkao experienced a large economic growth due to rapid industrialisation by the 2 leading revolutionaries: Kuse Yuudai and Shiko Zheng, becoming the tied third largest economy in the world, neck and neck with Zaktopia. Following the pandemic and the government's strict and costly lockdown precedures, the economy crashed and caused a great depression and small-scale famine. This dropped their economy ranking several placings. After the pandemic they have been ranked "medium" on the Human Development Index. Charkao is also renowned for its art and music.

## Millitary

Charkao has a very powerful and advanced millitary using high tech war drones which identify and shoot enemies and use precision bombing to take out enemy tanks. The military principles however, are mostly based on quanitity over quality, with conscription for all in place to fight the revolutionaries. Charkao is neck and neck with the Zaktopian millitary tied in third place as strongest millitary behind the US in second and Joshinstreet in first.

## Leadership

Charkao has Maoist political philosophy and a constitutional Monarchy ideology. Since 1953, the Chairman is not heired via bloodlines but instead chosen by the Workers' Party. The chosen leader will reign until death and cannot be legally removed. The current Chairman of the Party is Lai Chang-Ning.

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## Climate

Charkao is renowned worldwide for its humid rainforest climate. Although the rainforest has been cleared out where the cities are located, they still experience heavy rain and high temperatures. The record highest temperature ever recorded in Charkao was 38 Degrees Celsius, this was recorded in the middle of a heatwave in the Rainforest that caused forest fires. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Charkao was 3 degrees at night in the Chanurin Rainforest. The average temperature in the summer is 26 degrees Celcius in the rainforest. In the winter it averages at 19 degrees Celcius. The Chanurin Rainforest in Charkcity is moderately different due to the highly active volcano Mount Ponsendao/Mount Pundervig. The Volcano spews lava into the rainforest and destroys and replenishes the rainforest, replacing the wildlife. In the last 20 years, Mount Ponsendao has erupted 5 times, the ash and lava causing long term temperture changes in the country.