Republic of Hainan

Republic of Hainan is one of ARKIMOO's secondary nations

Hainan, officialy the Republic of Hainan, is an island conutry in Southeast Asia, located in the South China Sea. It is separarted from China's Leizhou Peninsula by the Qiongzhou Strait.

There are a total of ten major cities and ten counties in Hainan. Haikou on the northern coast of the island, it's also the capital of the island country, while Sanya is a well-known tourist destination on the southern coast. The other major cities are Wenchang, Qionghai, Wanning, Wuzhistan, Dongfang, and Danzhou.

Hainan is also a member of ASEAN.

Etymology
The name derives from its major island, Hainan, which is named for its position south of the Qiongzhou Strait. (To the north of the strait, the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong is also known as Haibei/Hai Bac or "North of the Sea".)

Imperial Era
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British Hainan
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World War II
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Hainian War
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Modern History
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Geography
Hainan, separated by the 30 km (19 mi) wide Qiongzhou Strait from the Leizhou Peninsula. The area of Hainan being 35,400 km2 is slightty bigger than countries like Belgium, Lesotho and Moldova, but slightly smaller than Taiwan. To the west of Hainan is the Gulf of Tonkin. It's also the 42nd largest island in the world. Wuzhi Mountain is the highest mountain on the island country at 1,840 m, There are very few natural lakes in Hainan. However, there are numerous reservoirs, the largest of them which is the Songtao Reservoir at 58.66 km². The largest river of the country, the Nandu River at 314 km.

Politics
Hainan is a. Current president Liu Cigui was elected since 2010 for his first 5-year presidency and later re-elected in 2015.

The parliament which consists of the House of Representatives and the Councillors. Both Prime Minister and the cabinet are appointed by the President. Shen Xiaoming has been Hainian Prime Minister since 2018.

Hainan has a Multi-party system where no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Largest cities
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