Monke Island

Monke Island Kyaw Monke אי מונקה
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Location of Monke Island (red) in the Kyawcenni Realm (white)
Capital city	Awdereh
Demonym	Monke
Government	Self-governing country in free association with the Kingdom of Kyaw Cen Governor-Monarch: Shelf Rainworld
Official languages	English, Kyawcenni
ISO-3166-1/2	KC-MI
Population	4
Currency	POS, Kaema

Monke Island (from Kyawcenni monke /mɔɰ̃t.kɛ/ meaning dense) is an island east of Vansterèl and a self-governing country in free association with the Kingdom of Kyaw Cen.

History

Monke Island was first settled on the fourth of thirdmonth 2025 by Lux Moniridia. Later that day, it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Kyaw Cen in the Yija Treaty as an organised territory. Lux proceeded to Amuj the island, constructing numerous buildings in Classic Neo-Amujan architecture style across the island.

On the twenty-third of fourthmonth, Lux proposed handing her governorship to Rivulé Rainworld following discussion in the private Kyaw Cen discord server, which Rivulé subsequently agreed to. In the following months, Rivulé renovated most buildings on the island to have proper roofves & corners and deforested most of the northern portion of the island.

On the twenty-seventh of eleventhmonth, Rivulé semi-jokingly proposed a Kozdenen annexation of the island in order to construct prisons there. While initially not intended to be serious, Marcy approved the idea of Kozdenen annexation and discussion continued from there. Rivulé proposed forming a condominium between the two nations, however both Marcy and Pleb disapproved the idea. On the twenty-eight of eleventhmonth, Rivulé passed an executive order to make the island a vassal of Kozdenen in some way. As per the Terrafirma Bill in Kozdenen, in order to be annexed by Kozdenen, Monke Island would need to hold a free and fair referendum. Discussions of annexation died down for a few days, until Rivulé expressed desire to obtain a Kozdenen passport, which Pleb suggested could be easily acquired if the island was annexed. A referendum was then started on whether Monke Island should be ceded to Kozdenen or not, which was criticised for being undemocratic and unfair due to the lack of a "no" option. According to official sources, the referendum ended with 100% of people who did not opt out of the referendum voting to be annexed. Rivulé also proposed splitting the island north and south, with the Northern portion going to Sofao Tâsi, who had expressed desires to expand Hycenon onto the island. While the split was approved by the Sofao Tâsi government, it has yet to be approved by Kozdenen, Monke Island, nor Kyaw Cen, although Monke Island has approved the Hycenon expansion plans.

On the seventh of festivemonth, Rivulé abdicated the throne to her sibling, Shelf Rainworld. The transfer of power took place peacefully at 4PM AEST.

Government

Monke Island is governed by a parliamentary autocracy, with Shelf Rainworld as the Governor-Monarch. The Governor-Monarch is appointed by the previous Governor-Monarch prior to their death or resignation, and is a position held for life. The Governor-Monarch has the power to propose and veto legislation, dissolve parliament, appoint court justices, and appoint the government cabinet. Legislation may also be proposed by the Parliament, which is democratically elected by citizens of Monke Island every year. Monke Island is also in free association with the Kingdom of Kyaw Cen, which maintains control over their foreign affairs and defense.

Diagram of Monke Island government

Administrative Divisions

At the moment, there are 4 municipalities, or "settlements" as the locals called them, in the territory:

• Kiryac Yikow
• Beytaš
• Awdereh
• Kapę Ribas

Names in other languages

Name in other languages:

• Arabic: جزيرة ماونكاي Jâzirât Maunkai [ʒəzirət mɔːnkɛː]
• Araçanic: ir-Armaki Axama [i.'rar.ma.ki̥ 'a.xã.ma]
• German: Monke-Insel [ˈmɔŋ.kəˌʔɪn.zl̩]
• Kilvanan: Moŋtqeðagniljanaƕat /moŋtqeðagniljanaɸat/
• Mandarin: 蒙克岛 mēngkè dǎo
• Śácamþaśá: wo fjizU Þyjif Wá /θɵjif β̞ʷɒː/