Marakoku

### Common language(s)

Taufusian, Māori, French, Catalan, Galician, Basque, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Malay, Tamil

### Ethnic groups

Asian (26%)
European (21%)
Mixed-race (19%)
Native (11%)
African (10%)
Latino (8%)
Others (5%)

### Affiliation

UN
Commonwealth of Nations
PTO

### Government

Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy

### Date Format

DD/MM/YYYY
YYYY年MM月DD日
YYYY다MM마DD라

### Religious group(s)

23% Christianity
18% Shinbutsu-shūgō
16% No religion
13% Shinto
9% Buddhism
7% Folk religions
5% Onotuaism
3% Islam
2% Judaism

### Internet TLD

.mk

**Marakoku** (Japanese: まら国, Hepburn: *Marakoku*; Spanish: *Máracocu*; Esperanto: *Marakokuoj*; Takamache: *Mārakōchīk*; Kanotagan: 마라히고구, KSRM: *Marahikoku*), officially the **Commonwealth of Marakoku**, is a country and sovereign state in eastern Pacifia, located in the Tochimanesia east of Jiandao. It borders Istokei to the northeast, Takamachia to the southeast and Denagatan to the southwest. It is the largest country in Tochimanesia.

Marakoku is a heavily developed country with the 3rd highest GDP in Pacifica and one of the highest in the world. It has a low corruption rate and growing political freedom, however the recent coup d'etat and presidential term has interfered with this. It has one of the highest internet speeds, the lowest poverty rates and the lowest child mortality rates in Pacifica and the world. The capital city of the country, Toride, has 12.3 million residents while the country itself has around 61.8 million residents.

Marakoku is a highly developed country and ranks fifth on the UN Human Development Index. It is a member of the UN, the Commonwealth of Nations and is a founding member of the Pacifian Treaty Organization (PTO).

## Territories

Marakoku is comprised of 8 states: Edwardsland, North Taufusi, Sangoku, Azuma, Misaki, Kaigan, Santa Fé and Zamora, 1 capital territory (the Toride Capital Region) and two autonomous regions: Kanotaga Autonomous Region and Takamache Autonomous Region.

## Media

The public broadcaster of Marakoku is the state-funded Marakoku Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), with it's TV channels MKTV 1, MKTV 2, MKTV 3, MKTV 4 and MKTV K. Aswell as that, there is the educational and fully state-owned broadcaster PTV. Major commercial channels include CGN (owned by the Commercial Group Network), Midori Television (owned by the Midori News Network) and CMN One (owned by Central Media Network, which is in turn owned by T-Media). Minor commercial channels include TVC and MDT Me. Language-based broadcasters include ZKH (Japanese), Telecentro (Spanish), AntenoTV (Esperanto), TRK (Takamache) and the KBS (Kanotagan).

## Languages

The official and most common languages of Marakoku are English, Japanese, Spanish and Esperanto. English is primarily spoken in Edwardsland, with Japanese in Sangoku, Azuma, Misaki and some parts of Kaigan. Spanish is most commonly spoken in North Taufusi, Santa Fé and Zamora. Esperanto is also spoken commonly in the northeast and the northwest. Taufusian is also commonly spoken in North Taufusi aswell, and the indigenous languages Kanotagan and Takamache are spoken in their autonomous regions respectially. Other Pacifian, Eretian and Arhab language are spoken in Marakoku aswell, mostly belonging to immigrant groups.

## Notes

1. ↑ The Kanotagan language borrowed the Hangul script from Teongyeongese merchants since the 15th - 16th century