Empire of Gao-Soto (3388)

Empire of Gao-Soto 御國 Mikuni
Motto: Kunka Yuuzyou All merits and prosperity shall bow complaisantly Anthem: Golden Empire
Map of Gao-Soto and surrounding area
Government
Government type	Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary Democracy
Mikado	Okatori Kurosawa
Chief Secretary (Daiziyou-daizin)
Governing Coalition	15th of September Movement
Founded	3388
Demographics
Official language	Kunikata
Capital	Miyako
Largest city	Miyako
Area	1,048,500 km²
Population	58,858,155
Demonym	Gao-Soton
Currency	Hulstrian Crown (Hulsterreichischer Krone - ₭)
Sport	Kendo
Animal	Turu (crane)
Crownlands
Hilgar, Mitrania, Ostland
National ID Number: 54

The Empire of Gao-Soto (Kunikata: 御國, mikuni or mikoku) is the eastern half of the Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto. It was established in 3388 as a sovereign entity, offering wide political and cultural autonomy to the Kunihito people within Greater Hulstria.

History

The elections of 3385 brought a landslide victory to a coalition of Gao-Showa nationalist parties and their Hulstrian sympathizers. The following year, Greater Hulstria was transformed into the Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto, allowing for the creation of a Gao-Showa sovereign state in the east of the country. In 3388, Gao-Soto was restored, as one of the two halves of a dual monarchy, together with the Empire of Hulstria. In March 3389, Ostland was granted Crownland status, becoming the third Crownland of the Empire of Gao-Soto. Following a brief constitutional crisis, the thrones of Hulstria and Gao-Soto were separated in 3393, with the crowning of former Sekowan Emperor Okatori Takahiro as the new Emperor of Gao-Soto.

Government

The Empire of Gao-Soto enjoys a large degree of political autonomy from the central government, being allowed to have its own laws and governance. The Head of State of the Empire is the Emperor of Gao-Soto (御國の帝 Mikoku no Mikado). The legislative body of the Empire of Gao-Soto is the Imperial Court (朝座政 Tyouzasei), elected by universal suffrage by all the citizens of the Empire. The Executive body of Gao-Soto is the Three Departments and Six Ministries (三官六司 Sankan Rokubu), headed by the Chief Secretary (太政大臣 Daizyou-daizin).

Political Parties

Current Political Parties

Name	Party Leader	Political Spectrum	Position	Number of Seats in Diet
National Bolshevik Uprising	Adolf Thälmann	Syncretic	Zenshō Socialism, Nationalism	18
Vanguard Uprising	Konstantin Kai	Left	Vanguard Communism, Zenshō Socialism	7
National Alliance	Arima Hanna / Hannah Siebold	Nationalist	Radical Nationalism	7
Royalist Social Democrats	Cornelia Stadtfeld	Social-Democrat	Royalist	4

Administrative division

The Empire of Gao-Soto is divided into three Crownlands (冠領 Kanryou), enjoying a fairly high degree of autonomy. The three Crownlands are Mitrania, Hilgar, and Ostland/Touryou, and they are divided into 38 districts known as Dou (道, meaning circuit). The Crownlands are governed by elected State Diets (州議會 Syuu Gikai) who make up their legislatures and Chief Ministers who head the regional government and supervised by Crown Commissioners appointed by the Monarch; Crown Commissioners also act as a judicial supervisor over the Crownland's judicial system as well.

Crownland	Flag	Area	Population	Capital
Hilgar		229,500 km²	19,952,951	Miyako
Mitrania		209,700 km²	19,889,161	Syakusen
Ostland		609,300 km²	19,016,043	Zibon