The Republic of Bauhinia / 紫荆共和国

The pink bureaucratic fanatic¹.

The bauhinia flower is the national symbol of Bauhinia².

Geography

Bauhinia borders Fanton on the northwest and Atlasia on the north.

Bauhinia is in the south of the continent, with most of its territory being in the sub-tropics. Bauhinia trees grow throughout the country.

The country experiences monsoons that blow from the southeast in summer and the southwest in winter. For the northern parts of the country though, Fanton blocks out most of the southwestern wind.

The closest geographical mirror to Bauhinia is southern China plus southeast Asia.

Cities

• Flower City (capital)
• Coastline

Government

Bauhinia is a ministerial republic with an avid love for bureaucracy.

Ministries

• Ministry of State Security
• Ministry of Health, responsible for superpowers testing.

Economy

Bauhinia is controlled by a huge company called Starcorp that nearly monopolizes every industry in the country.

Society

Naming conventions

The name of a Bauhinian (or Fantoni) consists of three parts: the given name, and the parents' given names.

For girls, their names would be given name + mother's given name + father's given name. For example, Sparky Amber Peacock.

For boys, their names would be given name + father's given name + mother's given name. For example, Tundra Eagle Starlight.

When your legal guardians change, they can apply for a name change for you. Sparky's name was Sparky Amber Jackal before Peacock became her stepdad. Fantasy also had her name changed from Fantasy Rainbow Peacock to Fantasy Amber Peacock. But Ironheart remained as Ironheart Peacock Reindeer because Amber had already died by the time he moved in with Peacock.

History

Bauhinia used to be a huge empire spanning across almost the entire continent. That was why everyone spoke the same language, totally not because I'm too lazy.

The industrialization of Bauhinia eventually led to a republican revolution where the emperor was overthrown. But due to the country obviously being in a tizzy, other places seized the chance and declared independence. The new republican government was mad about it, but what can they do. They're most mad about Fanton who are literally just a bunch of starry-eyed tree lovers! But they could only watch as they stab their silly little striped flag into the ground and declare themselves independent.

A long time later a world war broke out.

And then there was the cold war, during which Project Boomerang was carried out.