The United Kingdoms of the Fuximi Islands (Puhimi in Fuximian) is a federation of 4 kingdoms in the middle of the Eastern Ocean, consisting of the 8 main Fuximi Islands (the uninhabited Northwestern Islands are part of Japan). The Federation is a member of the Federation of Japanese States, and was previously a Japanese protectorate. The islands were first discovered by Japanese navigators in 1757, who named them after Prince Fuximi-no-miya Kunitada, their sponsor. The United Kingdoms form an economic union. The kingdoms of Fuximi are, from west to east: