Sunokurando

''Sunokurando is the second and current official nation of Battlepoint Evergreen. For the ex-official nation of the mapper itself, see Welarka. ''

The Federal Republic of Sunokurando, or simply known as Sunokurando, is a sovereign country located in northeastern Asia bordering the countries of Russia, China, and North Korea. At roughly 1,063,000 square km it's the 18th largest country in the world and with roughly 6,790,000 people it's the 105th most populated country in the world.

Sunokurando is a unique country as the country's politics has been dominated by a sizable Japanese minority ever since the Russo-Japanese War. After Japanese victory in the war a puppet state was set up with Japanese immirgrants colonizing the country and ruling over it.

Sunōkūrando in Japanese means "snow bear land", and was named that by Japanese generals who heard rumors of polar bears.

Japanese Puppet State
The Russo-Japanese War ended in 1905 with a Japanese victory, marking the first time an Asian power defeated a European one. In the resulting peace treaty the Protectorate of Sunokurando was established as a puppet state of the Empire of Japan. A Japanese ruling class was established with many rich and poweful Japanese immigrating to the new country in order to gain power over the Russians who held little power. After the first wave settled into power with strong military support a second wave of poor and middle class Japanese immigrated and started to colonize the country, sparking intense ethnic tension between the Russians and Japanese minority. Numerous Russian communist terrorist groups popped up that nagged the ruling class that boiled over into the 1917 Russian Revolt with the start of the Russian Revolution. After this was put down the Japanese started to allow more freedoms for the native Russians that resulted in a peaceful nation and an economic boom. After the Russian Civil War ended many White leaders and supporters struck a deal with the Sunokurandese government to take over local governments and help be a bulwark against communism.

World War II
While originally supportive of the Japanese Empire's expansion policies, the Sunokurandese government began to distance itself from the Empire of Japan after it became increasingly imperialistic and aligned with the Axis powers. The combination of White Russian exiles that supported democracy and the increasing unease among the government that Japan was merely exploiting Sunokurando for it's own gain sparked talks of independence from Japan. During the Sino-Japanese War era Sunokurando remained as neutral as possible, which increased tension with the Japanese government. The final straw came with the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Immediately after the Sunokurandese condemned the Empire of Japan and called the Convention of the Two Peoples which established the Sunokurandese Republic as an independent country. Japan did not recognize the declaration of independence and declared war on the country, opening up a new front in World War II. After the defeat of the Axis the Sunokurandese Republic's independence was internationally recognized, free of Soviet influence (with the help of the United States) which had been a worry of the fledgling nation.

Cold War
After winning it's independence war a new Sunokurandese identity was pushed in order to bring together Russians and Japanese. While there still remained elements in both ethnicities that wanted superiority over each other, a new era of peace and solidarity was established in the political scene with the Unity Party being founded. While officially neutral, it was no secret that the government was US and capitalist friendly. Throughout the Cold War Sunokurando fought Soviet influence in the country harshly.

Geography
Encompassing 1,063,000 square km, Sunokurando is a decently sized country. Sunokurando has a long border which touches the countries of Russia, China, and North Korea. Sunokurando borders the relatively warm, though freezing in the winter, Sea of Japan. The flora of Sunokurando is defferent then the rest of the Siberian region because the territory has not been subject to ice coverage in the past during the Ice Age. The average annual temperature is near +1 °C (34 °F) in the north of the krai; +5.5 °C (41.9 °F) on the southern coast. The average annual precipitation is 600–850 mm.

Government and Politics
Sunokurando is a federal republic where the President is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government. The President is elected every five years and holds a mostly ceremonial role with only a few actual powers. The Prime Minister is elected every four years. The current president is Andrey Tarasenko of the Unity Party who has served since 2010 and will be up for re-election in 2020. The current prime minister is Tatsuya Hori of the Labor Party, the first non Unity or Independent Prime Minister, who has served since 2017 and will be up for re-election in 2020.

The Sunokurandese Congress is the bicameral legislative body of the country. It is made of the upper house known as the enate and the lower house known as the Council. The Senate always is made up of 100 members while the Council is based off every 25,000 people. In terms of politics the country has been dominated by the Unity Party since the country's creation with only recently third parties growing. Elections for the Senate happen every four years while elections for the Council happen every three years.