Honba

Honba is the world's second most populous country, with about 740 million people. It also has the world's largest economy, although the average Honban is only about one third as wealthy as the average Merritian. It is one of the world's two superpowers, the other being Merritt.

Honba has a very ancient culture going back over 10,000 years, forming the basis of Eastern civilization. It has strongly influenced nearly all its neighbors, who share its character-based form of writing, or another character system derived from it, and also share its philosophy and faith, known as True Harmony or Weadu.

Honba has been in contact with Western civilization nearly since the inception of the West, but until recently this communication was intermittent and relatively infrequent.