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Omemi

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{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Omemi
| native_name = 青南國 
''Ōmēmi-kwani''
| image_flag = Omemiflag.png
| other_symbol = [[File:Sealomemi.png|85px]]
| other_symbol_type = [[Seal]]
| national_anthem = 榮へ、青南いー ''[[Ihe, Ōmēmi-ī]]'' 
'Prosper, Omemi'
| capital = [[Antu]]
| official_languages = [[Omemi language]]
| demonym = Omemi
| leader_title1 = [[Afakobe]]
| leader_name1 = [[Myenin]]
| legislature = [[Kwokutai]]
| currency = [[Omemi gwen]]
| currency_code = GWN
| official_website = [[www.omemi.gov.om]]
}}

'''Omemi''' ([[Omemi language|Omemi]]: 青南國; ''Ōmēmi-kwani''; [oːmeːmikʷani]), known as '''Aominami''' ([[wikipedia:Japanese language|Japanese]]: [a̠o̞mʲina̠mʲi]) in older English sources, is an [[wikipedia:Island_country|island nation]] in East Asia. It is located south of Kyushu, being the northernmost sub-archipelagos of the [[wikipedia:Ryukyu_Islands|Ryukyu islands]].

Omemi’s strategic position made it a major nexus of maritime trade. Merchants from Kyushu, the Ryukyus, Korea, and the Chinese coast frequented its harbors, exchanging ceramics, sulfur, timber, marine products, metals, textiles, weapons, and luxury goods. Its wealth, however, also made it vulnerable. Piracy shaped Omemi’s political culture and landscape: many coastal towns were heavily fortified, with stone sea walls, watchtowers, beacon systems, harbor chains, and cliffside refuges.

In 1872, the [[wikipedia:Empire_of_Japan|Japanese Empire]] forced the island back under its administration as Aominami Prefecture.

Omemi gained independence from [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]] in the [[wikipedia:Treaty_of_San_Francisco|Treaty of San Francisco]] in 1952, much to the chagrin of the fledgling Japanese government. Under this arrangement, the [[wikipedia:United_States_Armed_Forces|U.S. military]] was granted long-term basing and transit rights on Omemi, including naval anchorage, airfield access, communications stations, and the authority to maintain forces for the defense of the island and the wider western Pacific.

== Names and etymology ==
Chinese scribes originally rendered the island’s name phonetically as '''安保三南彌'''. The shorter poetic '''青南''' became common among Omemi’s literate classes because it was elegant, concise, and symbolically useful. 青 evoked the sea, youth, vitality, and the blue-green color of coastal waters, while 南 marked Omemi as a southern realm from the perspective of Korea and Japan, and as a southeastern maritime country from the perspective of China. In Japanese imperial usage after the nineteenth century, the name was commonly read as '''Aominami'''.

The expected, but incorrect, native reading of 青南 is *''Abomyanomi'', instead of ''Ōmēmi''.

== History ==
Omemi first sent tributary missions to [[wikipedia:Ming_dynasty|Ming China]] in 1446, its enthusiastic participating in the system gaining it imperial favour from Ming emperors. During this time, [[wikipedia:Emperor_Yingzong_of_Ming|Emperor Yingzong]] bestowed the surname ''Shime'' to the ruling [[House of Shime|House of Tatasa]]. In this way, Omemi secured recognition of its soveriegnty as long as trade with China continues without interruption.

=== Portuguese trade ===
Portuguese ships first visited Omemi in 1551, landing on the island of [[Tonesshama]]. In 1577, the Portuguese was allowed to settle in the small fortress-port [[Kozameto]], where Jesuits administered the city as a regional trading hub that served to link [[wikipedia:Portuguese_Macau|Portuguese Macau]] with [[wikipedia:Ecclesiastical_Nagasaki|Nagasaki]]. During this period, the Jesuits converted a significant amount of the inhabitants of Kozameto to Catholicism.

=== Japanese occupation ===
In the 19th century, the weakening of [[wikipedia:Qing_dynasty|Qing China]] allowed the Satsuma Domain to miilitarily pressure Omemi into signing unfavourable trade deals. The Omemi government petitioned the Qing to intervene numerous times from 1843 to 1848. However, they received no assistance other than nominal recognition of Omemi sovereignty and condemnation of the [[wikipedia:Tokugawa_shogunate|Tokugawa shogunate]] and the [[wikipedia:Satsuma_Domain|Satsuma Domain]], as the Qing was engaged in the [[wikipedia:First_Opium_War|First Opium War]] during that time. By 1852, all decisions made by the Omemi government required approval from [[wikipedia:Shimazu_Nariakira|Shimazu Nariakira]], ''daimyo'' of the Shimazu clan.

In 1872, the Japanese Empire officially absorbed Omemi's territory as the [[Aominami Prefecture]].

The Japanese government attempted measures to persuade Omemi individuals to parparticipate in Japanese civic life.

== Geography ==
{{Main|Administrative divisions of Omemi}}

=== Administrative divisions ===

== Economy ==
Despite its small economy, Omemi has a robust telecommunications infrastructure, which its bureaucracy and citizens depend on on a daily basis. Online payment platforms such as [[wikipedia:Alipay|Alipay]] or [[wikipedia:Apple_Pay|Apple Pay]] are frequently used for transactions.

== Religion ==
Omemi religious practices, like those in mainland Japan and the rest of the Ryukyu islands, is syncretic in nature. Its indigenous practices often blend together with practices of Shintoism, Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism, and more recently, Catholicism.

In the 16th century, Chinese merchants brought the worship of [[wikipedia:Mazu|Mazu]] to the islands as the goddess [[Mesu]]. The goddess became widely worshipped, as her status as a tutelary sea goddess made her highly popular among the seafaring Ryukyuans.

Culturally, Omemi indigenous beliefs hold women to be more spiritually clean. This has resulted in the creation of a distinct class of women known as ''[[ofyame]]'', who are given unique spiritual leadership roles, such as temple stewards, advisors, and officiants for civic ceremonies.

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{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Commonwealth of Australia
| native_name = Kakayaangbanuwa Astrelya<hr/>{{lang|zh|澳大利亚联邦}} ([[Australian Mandarin|Chinese]]) Aodàlìyà Liánbāng ([[pinyin]])<hr/>
| image_flag = Australian Flag.png
| image_coat = Coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Australia.svg.png
| national_anthem = Advance Australia Fair
| image_map = Australia with AAT (orthographic projection).svg.png
| map_width =
| map_caption = Commonwealth of Australia marked in dark green; [[Australian territorial claim in Antarctica]] marked in light green
| capital = Canberra
| coordinates = 35°18′29″S 149°07′28″E
| largest_city = Sydney (metropolitan) Melbourne (urban)
| official_languages = {{hlist|[[Australian English|English]]|[[Australian language|Australian]]|[[Australian Mandarin|Mandarin]]}}
| ethnic_groups = 42.1% [[White Australians|White]] 28.5% [[Kasanaans|Kasanaan]] 18.4% [[Chinese Australians|Chinese]] 3.2% [[Aboriginal Australian|Aboriginal]] 2.5% [[Indian Australians|Indian]] 5.3% Other
| ethnic_groups_year = 2025
| religion = 30.5% [[Christianity in Australia|Christianity]] 26.1 [[No religion]] 22.4% [[Kaunaan]] 8.2% [[Buddhism in Australia|Buddhism]] 3.4% [[Taoism in Australia|Taoism]] 2.1% [[Hinduism in Australia|Hinduism]] 2.0% [[Islam in Australia|Islam]] 5.3% Other
| demonym = Australian
| government_type = Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| leader_title1 = [[Monarchy of Australia|Monarch]]
| leader_name1 = [[Charles III]]
| leader_title2 = [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]]
| leader_name2 = [[Sam Mostyn]]
| leader_title3 = [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]]
| leader_name3 = [[Anthony Albanese]]
| legislature = [[Parliament of Australia|Parliament]]
| upper_house = [[Australian Senate|Senate]]
| lower_house = [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
| sovereignty_type = Independence
| sovereignty_note = from the [[w:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
| established_event1 = [[Federation of Australia|Federation]]
| established_date1 = 1 January 1901
| established_event2 = [[Balfour Declaration of 1926|Balfour Declaration]]
| established_date2 = 15 November 1926
| established_event3 = [[Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942|Statute of Westminster Adoption Act]]
| established_date3 = 9 October 1942
| established_event4 = [[Australia Act 1986|Australia Acts]]
| established_date4 = 3 March 1986
| area_km2 = 7,688,287
| area_rank = 6th
| area_sq_mi = 2,968,464
| percent_water = 1.79
| population_estimate = 47,259,113
| population_census = 44,802,827
| population_estimate_year = 2026
| population_estimate_rank = 32nd
| population_density_km2 = 6.2
| population_density_sq_mi = 15.9
| population_density_rank = 232nd
| GDP_PPP = $1.982 trillion
| GDP_PPP_year = 2025
| GDP_PPP_rank = 22nd
| GDP_PPP_per_capita = $41,939
| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 58th
| GDP_nominal = $1.830 trillion
| GDP_nominal_year = 2025
| GDP_nominal_rank = 15th
| GDP_nominal_per_capita = $38,723
| GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 32nd
| currency = [[Australian dollar]]
| currency_code = $, AUD
| date_format = dd/mm/yyyy
| calling_code = +61
| iso3166code = AU
| cctld = .au
}}

'''Australia''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Australia''', is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast.

== History ==

== Geography ==

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== See also ==
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