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! style="background:lawngreen" | <big>Spanish ''(Castellano)''<big> <br />
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|Genetic classification:<br /><br />
[[Wikipedia:Indo-European language family|Indo-European]]<br/><br />
&nbsp;[[Wikipedia:Italic languages|Italic]]<br/><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Wikipedia:Romance languages|Romance]] <br/><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Wikipedia:Italo-Western languages|Italo-Western]]<br/><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Wikipedia:Western Italo-Western languages|Western]]<br/><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Wikipedia:Gallo-Iberian languages|Gallo-Iberian]]<br/><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Wikipedia:Ibero-Romance|Ibero-Romance]]<br/><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Wikipedia:West Iberian languages|West Iberian]]<br/><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Spanish'''<br/><br />
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| Spoken language in:<br />
[[Aguazul]] <br><br />
[[Alewares]] <br><br />
[[Anahuac Mexitlico]]<br><br />
[[Arsenius]] <br><br />
[[Boudra-Boudra]] <br><br />
[[BabyIgs]] <br><br />
[[Candelaria And Marquez]] <br><br />
[[Ceorana]] <br><br />
[[Clandon]] <br><br />
[[Cravan]] <br> <br />
[[Daehanjeiguk]]<br> <br />
[[Edvardus]] <br><br />
[[Edward City]] <br><br />
[[El Hefe]] <br><br />
[[Ethan Smith]] <br><br />
[[Fbrenia]] <br><br />
[[Florida Oranges]] <br><br />
[[Galdago]] <br><br />
[[Footballia]] <br><br />
[[Free Outer Eugenia]]<br><br />
[[Havvy]] <br><br />
[[Hell Bovines]] <br><br />
[[Henrytopia]] <br><br />
[[Iberic States]] <br><br />
[[Knootian Colombia]] <br><br />
[[Kratostan]] <br><br />
[[Krytenia]] <br> <br />
[[Liverpool England]] <br><br />
[[Lobisonia]] <br><br />
[[Mallorcana]] <br><br />
[[Mexihco]] <br><br />
[[Mirigo]]<br><br />
[[Nairatsa]] <br><br />
[[Neutravia]] <br><br />
[[New Amargosa]] <br><br />
[[New Imperial Mexico]] <br><br />
[[Omigodtheykilledkenny]] <br><br />
[[Qazox]] <br><br />
[[Pacitalia]] <br><br />
[[Pascifitonia]] <br><br />
[[Rolatia]] <br><br />
[[San Guinea]] <br><br />
[[San Mariano]] <br><br />
[[Sjwitz]] <br><br />
[[The Antarctican People]] <br><br />
[[The Latin Union]] <br><br />
[[The Sultanate of the Ayyubids]] <br><br />
[[Vassfforcia]] <br><br />
[[Willink]]<br><br />
[[Yojka]] <br><br />
[[Nueve Italia]] <br><br />
[[Nation]] <br><br />
*[[Wikipedia:Spain|Spain]] <br/><br />
*[[Wikipedia:Argentina|Argentina]] <br/><br />
*[[Wikipedia:Peru|Peru]] <br/><br />
*[[Wikipedia:Mexico|Mexico]] <br/><br />
*[[Wikipedia:Bolivia|Bolivia]] <br/><br />
*[[Wikipedia:Chile|Chile]] <br/><br />
*[[Wikipedia:Ecuador|Ecuador]] <br/><br />
*[[Wikipedia:Venezuela|Venezuela]] <br/><br />
and many others <br/><br />
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'''Spanish''' or '''Castilian''' is an Iberian Romance language. In the real world, Spanish is widely considered to be the third most spoken language, and a language in permanent expansion. In the NationStates world, the language also plays an important role, as many [[nation]]s are Spanish-speaking to some degree. In some cases, the players behind these nations do so because they are Spanish speakers in real life, though in other cases they do it because they have sympathy towards the language or because it fits their roleplaying background. Such nations may also have mottos or nation names in Spanish or claim to have Spanish as an official language.<br />
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Some of these nations, when roleplaying, claim that the language was brought to their country by foreign invaders (thus emulating the real-life expansion of Spanish by colonialist policies), while others claim the language simply evolved naturally in their nations.<br />
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=Relevance in the Nationstates World=<br />
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Spanish has gained a great relevance in the NationStates world, some even claiming that it is second only to English. There is a good number of roleplaying nations that claim to have Spanish as an official language, making the language a moderately important presence in the NationStates forums. In roleplaying, Spanish can be considered to be a secondary language along with some other languages which have spread because they are based on RL such as Dutch, or German. In some nations Quenya has taken the role of being an alternative lingua franca.<br />
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The real bulk of Spanish speakers, however, exists outside the forums, where the Spanish speakers of NationStates have created several regions and groups for them. There are many regions devoted only to Spanish speakers, as well as regions for nationals of several Spanish-speaking countries.<br />
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Most people behind these nations are native Spanish speakers, coming mainly from RL Latin America and/or parts of the United States, though there is a good number of players coming from Spain as well.<br />
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=Spanish Speaking Regions in NationStates=<br />
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[[Argentina]]<br />
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[[New Spain]] uses Spanish as their ''de facto'' official language in their forums and RMB. New Spain is possibly the largest Spanish-speaking region in the entire game.<br />
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=Spanish Speaking Nations in Nationstates=<br />
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These are the roleplaying nations that claim to have Spanish as an official language:<br />
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[[Alewares]] recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages.<br />
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[[Arsenius]] recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages, and it is widely spoken by almost 2/3 of the population.<br />
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[[BabyIgs]] recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages.<br />
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In [[Boudra-Boudra]], Spanish is commonly recognised as the second most spoken language . Fklaazj, a minor spoken language in Sjwitz also contains a great deal of Spanish influences.<br />
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[[Candelaria And Marquez]] recognizes Spanish as an official language alongside English. It is spoken predominately in the south of Marquez.<br />
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[[Ceorana]] recognizes Spanish as a minority language, however, it is not official.<br />
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[[Clandon]] recognizes Spanish as an unofficial minority language.<br />
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[[Cravan]] does not recognise Spanish (locally known as Castilian) as an official language, but it is widely spoken in the central areas of the nation, particularly the province of Sapin. A vast number of Cravanians speak Spanish, and a large percent are native speakers.<br />
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[[The Holy Empire of Edvardus]] does not recognize Spanish as the official language. However, out of all the minority languages in the empire, Spanish is the most widely spoken native language.<br />
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[[Edward City]] recognizes Spanish as the official language because the 95 per cent of the Edwardian population sepeaks it. El Hefe recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages.<br />
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[[Ethan Smith]] has a number of people who understand Spanish, but Spanish is not an official language. <br />
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[[Fbrenia]] lacks a government to "recognise" anything, but used to recognise Spanish as one of its official languages, and it remains one of the most widely spoken languages in the country, along with Indigenous Fbreni languages.<br />
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[[Footballia]] does not recognize Spanish as an official language, but it is spoken widely, and Footballian, the official language, contains many Spanish influences.<br />
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[[Free Outer Eugenia]]'s three most widely spoken languages are Spanish, [[Eugenian]] and [[English]].<br />
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Galdago recognizes Galdagan as an official language. Though a Hispano-Italian amalgamation, the language is widely regarded to be the Aperin equivalent of Spanish.<br />
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[[Havvy]] recognizes Español as its official language. English is acceptable though.<br />
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Hell Bovines recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages.<br />
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Henrytopia recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages.<br />
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Knootian Colombia recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages.<br />
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Liverpool England recognised Spanish as an official language following the passing of the Minority Languages Bill of 2010 in Parliament. However, with the official forming of the Grand Federation, Spanish was dropped as a national official language. It remains an official language of the Southern Desert Region.<br />
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Lobisonia recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages.<br />
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[[Mexihco]] recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages.<br />
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[[Mirigo]] is officially bilingual, Spanish and [[English]] being the official languages.<br />
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Neutravia recognizes Spanish as the only official language. New Amargosa recognizes Spanish as an official language alongside English and D'ni.<br />
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New Imperial Mexico recognizes Spanish as one of its 3 official languages. NIM also semi-recognizes the Aramaic Language which is spoken by minorities of European and Arab decent and was the language of Jesus. French is recognized only for historic reasons which French Emperor nominated Maximillion to the New Imperial Mexico throne in 1864 and later became Maximilian I, Emperor of New Imperial Mexico.<br />
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Omigodtheykilledkenny recognizes no official language, though English is almost universally spoken among its people and Spanish is widely spoken as well.<br />
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Pacitalia recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages.<br />
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[[San Juan Capital]] or the Puerto Rican Empire has Spanish (in the Puerto Rican variant) spoken by 99,9% of its population, followed by Latin (57% able), German (56% able), Italian (41% able), UK English (21% able), and Portuguese (10%).<br />
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In Sjwitz, Spanish was commonly recognised as the second most spoken language . Fklaazj, a minor spoken language in Sjwitz also contains a great deal of Spanish influences.<br />
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Rothalia recognizes Spanish as the tertiary official language.<br />
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The Antarctican People recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages.<br />
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The Federation of Iberic States recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages, along with Portuguese<br />
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The Holy Empire of Coffee Drinking does not recognise Spanish as an official language, but it is widely used by coffee traders when dealing with Columbia.<br />
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The Latin Union recognizes Spanish as an official language. It is the third most spoken language in that nation.<br />
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The Sultanate of the Ayyubids recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages, it is spoken in Porto Mikelangelo.<br />
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Kratostan recognizes Spanish as the most spoken of two official languages.<br />
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The Free Land of San Guinea recognizes Spanish as one of its official languages.<br />
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[[Vassfforcia]] recognizes Spanish as both a [[Languages of Vassfforcia|National]] and an [[Languages of Vassfforcia|Official language]]. It is also the most widely spoken language in the country with 100 million speakers.<br />
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[[Yojka]] recognizes Spanish as one of its major languages, along with English and Mohawk. San Mariano's offical language is spanish. <br />
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[[Nueve Italia]] recognizes Spanish throughout the entire country as a primary language, however, its use was, until recently, mostly concentrated in the southern provinces of Isola D'Argenta.<br />
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[[category:Languages]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=.idu.idu2007-11-06T20:47:42Z<p>Ember Nickel: rv</p>
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|+ style="background: lightblue; font-size: larger;" | '''.idu'''<br />
|-<br />
! Introduced<br />
| 2006<br />
|-<br />
! TLD type<br />
| Regional<br />
|-<br />
! Status<br />
| Active<br />
|-<br />
! Sponsoring organization<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
! Intended use<br />
| Websites from the [[IDU]]<br />
|- <br />
! Actual use<br />
| Websites from the [[IDU]]<br />
|- <br />
! Registration restrictions<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
! Structure<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
! Web site<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
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'''.idu''' is the regional [[Nation_codes#TLDs | Internet TLD]] for the [[International Democratic Union]].<br />
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{{TLDs}}<br />
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[[Category:Internet TLDs|idu]]<br />
[[Category:IDU]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=.snj.snj2007-11-06T20:47:28Z<p>Ember Nickel: rv</p>
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|+ style="background: lightblue; font-size: larger;" | '''.snj'''<br />
|-<br />
! TLD type<br />
| National<br />
|-<br />
! Status<br />
| Inactive<br />
|-<br />
! Sponsoring organization<br />
| ''none''<br />
|-<br />
! Intended use<br />
| [[Snojgerd|Snǿĵgẻrd Islander]] websites<br />
|- <br />
! Actual use<br />
| ''none''<br />
|- <br />
! Registration restrictions<br />
| Domain not currently in use<br />
|-<br />
! Structure<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
! Web site<br />
| none<br />
|}<br />
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'''.snj''' is the [[Nation codes|Internet TLD]] for [[Snǿĵgẻrd]]. The tiny island currently has no presence on the internet. Its TLD is reserved, but not yet in use.<br />
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There has been some talk of allowing expatriate Islanders to make use of it, but as yet no such authorisation has been given.<br />
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==List of major Second Level Domains==<br />
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''none''<br />
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==List of existing Snǿĵgẻrd Islander websites==<br />
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''none''<br />
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[[Category:Internet TLDs|snj]]<br />
[[Category:Snǿĵgẻrd]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=.el.el2007-11-06T20:46:57Z<p>Ember Nickel: rv</p>
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|+ style="background: lightblue; font-size: larger;" | '''.el'''<br />
|-<br />
! Introduced<br />
| 27th April, 1994<br />
|-<br />
! TLD type<br />
| National<br />
|-<br />
! Status<br />
| Active<br />
|-<br />
! Sponsoring organization<br />
| Formerly the Eluvataran Royal Communications Council<br />
|-<br />
! Intended use<br />
| [[Eluvatar|Eluvataran]] websites<br />
|- <br />
! Actual use<br />
| [[Eluvatar|Eluvataran]] websites<br />
|- <br />
! Registration restrictions<br />
| The ERCC would charge a small fee for registration, but any content would be permitted.<br />
|-<br />
! Structure<br />
| All may register second level domains.<br />
|-<br />
! Web site<br />
| down<br />
|}<br />
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'''.el''' is the [[Nation code|Internet TLD]] of [[Eluvatar]].<br />
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In [[Eluvatar]], most computers are either produced in the nation or imported from other [[The Lexicon|Lexiconian]]. The internet used to be regulated by the Eluvataran Royal Communications Council (ERCC) but with the First Lexiconian War and the demise of the former government, followed by the [[King Rat|Imperial]] withdrawal, it is uncertain how it will be regulated in future.<br />
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==List of major Second Level Domains==<br />
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! gov.el<br />
| Governmental websites<br />
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! com.el<br />
| Commercial websites<br />
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! eru.el<br />
| Religious websites<br />
|-<br />
! <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
! net.el<br />
| Other websites<br />
|}<br />
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{{Eluvatar}}<br />
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[[Category:Internet TLDs|el]]<br />
[[Category:Eluvatar]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=.pu.pu2007-11-06T20:46:50Z<p>Ember Nickel: rv</p>
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|+ style="background: lightblue; font-size: larger;" | '''.pu'''<br />
|-<br />
! TLD type<br />
| National<br />
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! Status<br />
| Active<br />
|-<br />
! Sponsoring organization<br />
| Government of Pushistymistan<br />
|-<br />
! Intended use<br />
| Pushistymistan-based websites<br />
|- <br />
! Actual use<br />
| Websites whose topic has to do with Pushistymistan, including those not based in the country.<br />
|- <br />
! Registration restrictions<br />
| Sруб5 one-time fee for citizens of Pushistymistan; Sруб10 one-time fee for non-citizens<br />
|-<br />
! Structure<br />
| Third-level domains only for private use; second-level domains only for commercial use and others<br />
|-<br />
! Web site<br />
| www.gov.pu/domain/register.php<br />
|}<br />
'''.pu''' is the [[Nation codes|Internet TLD]] for [[Pushistymistan]]. It was introduced in 2004, and has since exploded into the Pushistymistani society, allowing for the creation of some twelve million websites, while the rate of addition is growing exponentially. Funding is provided by the taxpayers, and is administrated by the Board of Telecommunications, a national-level Supreme Soviet committee.<br />
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[[Category:Internet TLDs|pu]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=.ari.ari2007-11-06T20:46:33Z<p>Ember Nickel: rv</p>
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|+ style="background: lightblue; font-size: larger;" | '''.ari'''<br />
|-<br />
! TLD type<br />
| National<br />
|-<br />
! Status<br />
| Active<br />
|-<br />
! Sponsoring organization<br />
| [[Ariddian_government_officials_and_diplomats#Government|Ariddian Sub-Secretariat for Science and Technology]]<br />
|-<br />
! Intended use<br />
| [[Ariddia]]n websites<br />
|- <br />
! Actual use<br />
| Same<br />
|- <br />
! Registration restrictions<br />
| Registration is free for all Ariddians. Non-Ariddians are required to pay a symbolic fee.<br />
|-<br />
! Structure<br />
| Private citizens may register second level domains, or third level ones, as they prefer.<br />
|-<br />
! Web site<br />
| ssst.gouv.ari/Internet/info/usage<br />
|}<br />
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'''.ari''' is the [[Nation codes|Internet TLD]] for the People’s Democratic Social Republic of [[Ariddia]]. As the first level domain is free for Ariddian nationals, it is customary for personal websites to register simply under the .ari domain.<br />
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For the purpose of legislation in this field, citizens of [[West Ariddia]] are considered by the Ariddian government to be Ariddian nationals, and may register with .ari for free. As the West Ariddian [[.swa]] TLD is ''not'' free, many pro-[[Ariddia|PDSRA]] West Ariddians have .ari websites, much to the annoyance of the West Ariddian authorities. <br />
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The best-known .ari website is undoubtedly [http://pina.ari/ pina.ari], the website of [[Public International News Ariddia]].<br />
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==List of major Second Level Domains==<br />
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{| class="toccolours" style="width: 20em; font-size: 90%;<br />
|-<br />
! gouv.ari<br />
| Any government website<br />
|-<br />
! edu.ari<br />
| Used mainly by [[Ariddia#Universities|universities]]<br />
|-<br />
! net.ari<br />
| Free for any to use<br />
|-<br />
! org.ari<br />
| Any non-government organisation or association<br />
|-<br />
! cmt.ari<br />
| Any local community<br />
|}<br />
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Note that the “.com.ari” domain does not exist. Any private citizen may use either “.ari” or “.net.ari” indiscriminately. The domains ".cmt.ari" and ".org.ari" are sometimes used interchangeably, although the former is intended for community projects and websites at the level of a village, small town or city district, or a work community on a local level. The ".cmt.ari" domain is therefore intended to reflect Ariddia's [[communism|communist]] society.<br />
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==E-mail providers==<br />
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Every Ariddian is entitled to an ...@eehele.ari e-mail address, provided by the government. ''e’ehele'' is a [[Wymgani (language)|Wymgani]] word, loosely translated as "important message sent to a person or persons outside one's own community"; it can also signify a messenger.<br />
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Any community, group or organisation may also create its own e-mail provider.<br />
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==Ariddian dependent territories’ TLDs==<br />
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Ariddia holds sovereignty or governance over a number of dependencies, each of which has its own TLD, used solely in combination with .ari. These are:<br />
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<tr><td align="center">'''Territory'''</td><td>'''TLD'''</td></tr><br />
<tr><td align="center">[[Ariddian Antarctica]]</td><td>.ara.ari</td></tr><br />
<tr><td align="center">[[Ariddian Arctic Islands]]</td><td>.aai.ari</td></tr><br />
<tr><td align="center">[[ESAT]]</td><td>.eat.ari</td></tr><br />
<tr><td align="center">[[Eshyosha]]</td><td>.ehy.ari</td></tr><br />
<tr><td align="center">[[Gnatanamo]]</td><td>.gnt.ari / .gnt.ut</td></tr><br />
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'''Notes''':<br />
* [[ESAT]] is officially a sovereign nation, but its TLD is linked to that of Ariddia. Only two websites use the .eat.ari TLD. They are '''esat-info.gouv.eat.ari''', and '''esat_un_mission.gouv.eat.ari'''.<br />
* The .ehy.ari domain, that of [[Eshyosha]], is registered but not in use.<br />
* Residents of Gnatanamo, a territory belong to [[Uhuh-Topia]] but governed by Ariddia, are free to use [[.ut]] (Uhuh-Topia), .ari, .gnt.ut, or .gnt.ari.<br />
* West Ariddian citizens sympathetic to the PDSRA are requesting the creation of a .lim.ari domain, which would imply that [[Limea]] is part of Ariddia. At present, this domain does not yet exist.<br />
* There has been some talk of registering a .ard domain, which would be common to all three Ariddian countries, but those talks are still in the early stages.<br />
* The TLDs of Ariddia’s dependent territories, and of ESAT, are used exclusively in combination with .ari. Hence, the domains .ara, .aai, .eat., .ehy and .gnt on their own are ''not'' registered by Ariddia nor any of its territories, and remain available for other nations to claim.<br />
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==Websites most viewed by foreigners==<br />
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The following Ariddian websites are among the most visited by non-Ariddians.<br />
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* [http://www.gouvernement.gouv.ari www.gouvernement.gouv.ari]: government “portal”; [http://www.ariddia.ari ariddia.ari] redirects here (as do [http://www.rdspa.ari rdspa.ari], [http://www.pdsra.ari pdsra.ari] and many other websites)<br />
* [http://www.sctp.gouv.ari/tourisme/info/en www.sctp.gouv.ari/tourisme/info/en]: government website for tourism<br />
* [http://www.secretariat_affaires_exterieures.gouv.ari/en/virtual_embassy/welcome www.secretariat_affaires_exterieures.gouv.ari/en/virtual_embassy/welcome]: the PDSRA’s “virtual embassy” to the world<br />
* [http://www.progresstower.gouv.ari/en www.progresstower.gouv.ari/en]: [[Progress Tower]] official website<br />
* [http://www.harmonia.org.ari/portail www.harmonia.org.ari/portail]: [[Harmonia]] “portal” official website: leads to other official websites connected with the building<br />
* [http://www.pina.ari www.pina.ari]: [[Public International News Ariddia|PINA]]’s [[Public_International_News_Ariddia#Website|website]]<br />
* [http://www.sante.ari www.sante.ari]: [[Santé!]]’s official website<br />
* [http://www.esat-info.gouv.eat.ari www.esat-info.gouv.eat.ari] and [http://www.esat_un_mission.gouv.eat.ari www.esat_un_mission.gouv.eat.ari]: the only two official [[ESAT|Esati]] websites<br />
* [http://www.lavoixdupeuple.org.ari www.lavoixdupeuple.org.ari]: ''La Voix du Peuple'' online<br />
* [http://www.esat.un www.esat.un]: Ariddia’s official [[.un]] website; [http://www.ariddia.un ariddia.un] redirects here.<br />
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[[Category:Ariddian Isles]]<br />
[[Category:Internet TLDs|ari]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=PlutoniPlutoni2007-11-04T19:30:50Z<p>Ember Nickel: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Nation |<br />
flag=http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/plutoni.jpg |<br />
region=[[Mathematics Paradise]] |<br />
motto=This cannot be proven in formal system X.|<br />
map= No Map Available |<br />
language=[[Algebraic English]] |<br />
capital=n/a |<br />
population=growing rapidly |<br />
currency=Lottery ticket |<br />
leader=PRZVMR2718314NG110 |<br />
}}<br />
The successful experiment of '''Plutoni''' was originally a colony launched by Professor Emeritus Egbert B. Gebstadter of the [[Artificial Intelligence University]] in [[Zwangzug]], who hoped to study the possibilities of human-robot coexistence.<br />
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The experiment was a wild success: starting from 5,040 humans, Plutoni thrived, with robots ultimately being granted citizenship. At that point, the Zwangzug government finally took notice: both nations decided that their interests would be best served with an autonomous Plutoni, and it was formally granted independence. Plutoni is a densely-populated [[unitary state]], ruled by a single mayor. (Douglas Palindromi was the first person to wield this office.)<br />
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Plutonians, as they are known, are as geeky as their peon counterparts, but more athletic (steam hockey is all the rage, and some players are actually decent at it). The country sent a team to the [[World Cup of Ice Hockey 3]], which won a single game and lost four. The national team improved significantly in the [[World Cup of Ice Hockey 4|fourth edition]], winning their group and advancing to the quarterfinals. Televised broadcasts, at least on the Reality Channel, are broadcast by announcer Nigel Swumpley.<br />
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Plutonians buy and sell in what has been dubbed a "quantum economy": that is, they exchange lottery tickets for the promise of future windfall. Each unit of currency, then, represents an increased chance of "actual" monetary gain, and takes on intrinsic value. The government has no plan ever to conduct this lottery, however, so the economy continues unopposed.<br />
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Plutoni served on the [[Math]] Committee until its disbanding. It joined the [[United Nations]] in order to defend the [[Democratic Communist States]], and assumed the delegacy of Math on June 10, 2007. After Math ceased to exist, Plutoni languished in [[the Rejected Realms]] before founding [[Mathematics Paradise]], of which it became the delegate on October 12, 2007. Raymond Gardner is the Plutonian ambassador to the UN.<br />
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Its voting record in the UN is shown below: it abstained on resolutions not shown.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Resolution <br />
! Plutonian vote<br />
! Outcome<br />
|-<br />
|[[For the Benefit of Artists]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| failed<br />
|-<br />
|[[Repeal "Protect Historical Sites"]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
|[[Repeal "The Right to Form Unions"]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
|[[Unnecessary Animal Cruelty]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
|[[Protection of Historical Sites]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
|[[Environmental Science]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
|[[UN Labor Relations Act]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Repeal "Individual Self-Determination"]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Water Quality and Conservation]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
| [[UNID Card Act]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| failed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Spelling Alphabet and ID Codes]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| failed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Max Barry Day]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Repeal "Common Sense Act II"]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Repeal "Max Barry Day"]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Nations]][[Category:Nations active in the United Nations]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=CurrencyCurrency2007-11-04T14:27:11Z<p>Ember Nickel: rv</p>
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<div>'''''This article is about currency as it applies to'' Nation States ''gameplay and roleplay. For a discussion of money in the [[real world]], see the'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency real Wikipedia]. ''For an incomplete list of specifc NS currencies, see the Sub-Category'' Currencies ''in the Category'' Gameplay.'''<br />
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Each country in NationStates has a customisable field in which players may name a national currency. Although it has no real effect on the progress of the game, it can be fun way to show one's individuality and add an aspect to [[roleplay]].<br />
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==Gameplay==<br />
There are only two real technical limitations and one consideration in [[gameplay]] regarding the name of national currencies: length, character type and singularity. Players may use up to 22 characters, whether upper, lower or mixed case. They may be letters, numbers, hyphens or spaces, but probably NOT (as erroneously reported by me earlier) any keyboard, ASCII or Latin-1 characters they so desire. Currencies are formatted to display in the singular, for instance in the country profile and in daily issues.<br />
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Currencies, like other customised fields, have many additional [[Illegal actions|policy limitations]], namely they may not include obscene, illegal, threatening, malicious or defamatory words. <br />
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[[Mods]] have already ruled that humans may not serve as national animals, so this likely applies to currencies as well. It is generally recommended to not find out the hard way by wasting the valuable time of these selfless volunteers who make our NationStates experience more enjoyable.<br />
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Players can use their currencies to show their links to [[real world]] places, indicate their political ideology, demonstrate their artistic creativity, or any one of a thousand things. [[User:Sober Thought|Sober Thought]] has conducted a very small but suggestive [[Currency survey|quantitative and qualitative survey]] of currency names on NationStates.<br />
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==Roleplay==<br />
Currencies can be used to enhance the richness of [[roleplay]] and somewhat increase the the realism of the NationStates simulation. Although most obviously used in trade, it has many other uses for other international transactions, e.g., paying ransoms, war indemnities, merit prizes and winners of sports competitions. <br />
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[http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/ NSEconomy], among others, dynamically calculates an exchange rate for every NationState country using a formula that more or less reflects how political decisions of daily [[issues]] impact on the economy. These calculators typically provide a range of other economic data upon which one may build a slightly more realistic RP scenario.<br />
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==Cashless Economies==<br />
Players who rolepaly cashless economies (most notably [[anarchists]]) often list their currency as "none," or as an alternative system of exchange such as "mutual aid" or "gift economy." Less economically explicit no-cash currencies such as "love" or the "promise" are also used.<br />
===Anarchy Regional Survey===<br />
The findings of a survey conducted by [[Free Outer Eugenia]] on April 23, 2007 show that 22% of the nations in the [[Anarchy]] region have currencies that indicate cashless economies or the use of labor vouchers. The 'labor voucher' subcategory comprised 10% of the cashless economies and only 2% of the total sample. Variants on the 'mutual aid and solidarity' and 'none' themes each accounted for 40% of the cashless sample. Much of the remaining 78% was comprised of various unorthodox variants such as seeds, seashells, food products and drugs. While these may be interpreted as leaning towards a cashless economy, they were regarded as orthodox 'currencies' for the purpose of this survey.<br />
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==Exploratory survey==<br />
A [[User:Sober Thought#Currency survey|survey]] conducted in November 2005 found, not unexpectedly, '''dollars''' of one kind or another were the most popular. European-inspired currencies collectively were almost as popular. About one third of all NS currencies are based on actual, former or fictional [[real life]] currencies, in which the pound sterling and the science fiction credit also performed well.<br />
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About two thirds of all NS currencies exist only in NS and are apparently not inspired by RL currencies. Home and '''office terminology''', no doubt encouraged by using computers on company time and dime for NS purposes, predominated, accounting for roughly a seventh of the whole total and twice as much for the NS-only main division.<br />
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The portion of naughty currency and nice names (typically relating to '''love or sex''') was just under a tenth of the total. The true number may be higher because when classifying such things as "bone" (simultaneously a euphemism for money, penis and sexual congress; not to mention a body part), contextual cues (e.g., flag, animal, motto, national name) were used to give the most generous interpretation possible in the circumstances. Drug names were almost non-existent, being represented by a single example (cocaine).<br />
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About a twentieth of players chose '''generic''' names like "money," "currency" and "trinket," sometimes modified to reflect a country's interests.<br />
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[[Category:Gameplaying]]<br />
[[Category:Roleplaying]]<br />
[[Category:Currencies]]<br />
[[Category:Game]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=User:Sober_ThoughtUser:Sober Thought2007-11-04T14:26:35Z<p>Ember Nickel: rv</p>
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<div>''This article describes the real life motivations of the creator of '''Sober Thought'''. For gameplay relating to this country, see '''[[Sober Thought]]'''. For fictional details of the structure of the '''NationStates''' country, see '''[[Sober Thought game]]'''.''<br />
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{{Infobox_Nation |<br />
flag= http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/sober_thought.jpg|<br />
region=[[International Democratic Union]]|<br />
motto=We are extreme in our moderation (changed to advert for flags on NS|<br />
map=Regional only / Carte régionale seulement / nur Regionalkarte; thanks [[Domnonia]]! |<br />
language=English, [[French|français]] simple, schlecht [[German|Deutsch]] |<br />
capital=[[Capital Province]], bicephalous English-French beast|<br />
population=over 1.5 billion served! |<br />
currency=[[Denkmark]]|<br />
leader=Extreme Moderate, alias RL Andrew "Anderskin" De New<br />
}}<br />
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==Why I came here==<br />
I came to this site in [[real world|real life]] accidentally while searching for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/Grand_Duchy_of_Fenwick Grand Duchy of Fenwick]. Although my specific goal was not met, the site intrigued me enough to give [[NationStates]] a try. The deciding factor was the ability to create my own [[flag]].<br />
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I try to take it "seriously" in the sense that I respond to [[issue]]s, diplomatic overtures and communications as if they were real. What follows is both my real life and game attitudes and ambitions.<br />
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==Why am I ''still'' here==<br />
Good question. At times, NS has become more interesting and rewarding than [[real world|RL]], always a bad sign for one's mental health. 8^) My NS Wiki entry has grown from the single Nation template page I started with and expected to end with to several dozen and counting, attracting the attention (and sometimes polite wrath) of several NSWikipedians.<br />
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On a deeper level, I found a fine community in the [[IDU]] and NSWiki which extended beyond mere gameplay (and much more roleplay than I'd ever thought I'd want to engage in) and into conversations philosophical and less weighty. <br />
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I think this is a common experience, because policy wonks who stick with NS beyond the first CTE-deadline of 28 days are much more committed, interesting and communicative people than you're ever likely to meet in everyday life. North Americans, Europeans and Antipodeans can all converse likeminded deviants half way (or for the Aussies, three quarters of the way -- you figure it out 8^) ) around the world. <br />
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While from time to time I cross the pond, I never get to meet as interesting people on the plane or in country as I do here. Take a bow, [[Grosseschnauzer]], [[Yuunli]], [[Antrium]], [[Lawtonia]], [[Mikitivity]] and [[Groot Gouda]], among many others I have had the privilege of communicating.<br />
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==What are my values==<br />
I am political centrist with a slight left-wing bent. In the NS and real life worlds, I usually rank personal freedom first, political freedom second and economic freedom third. Inoffensive Centrist Democracy is my normal [[UN Category]], but I've variously been Liberal Social Democrats, Social Democrats and even Capitalist Paradise.<br />
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I prefer to disassociate myself from anti-democratic, communist, fascist, authoritarian and anarchic regimes, policies and alliances. This has proved a useful policy which makes my earlier statements about the quality of people I meet in NS possible to make so categorically.<br />
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I am dedicated to civility and reason in all communications, and I expect no less from others. One of my regular passtimes consists of ratting out [[n00b]]s who respond to my polite and informative recruiting telegrams with illiterate insults (or would be insults, like my new baseline n00b insult: "Your gay" [sic]). Typically, they have at least several offensive nation names, flags, currencies, mottoes and national animals, so they do all my work for me.<br />
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I enjoy engaging in reasoned debate and dialectic; some of the best ideas come from the synthesis of others which would never have flown on their own. My exchanges with [[ALincoln]] (via my puppet of [[Hamilton Ontario]]) have been especially rewarding because we share neither citizenship nor political orientation, but rather mutual respect and a willingness to learn about the political culture of one another's countries.<br />
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I strongly believe in a secular state combined with wide religious freedom when it does not contradict the former. Although I am an atheist, I am not anti-religious and I can easily converse and find common ground with moderate religious believers (sometimes easier than dealing with harder core atheists). I lost a friend that way, in part because he adamantly and publicly insisted that any stripe of theist was ''prima facie'' stupid. (And in part because of an acquired brain injury. Remember, kids and parents, wear those bicycle helmets, even on bicycle paths and grassland!)<br />
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==What I have done here==<br />
After debating for a couple of weeks, and based in part on entries in the NSWiki, I decided to join the [[International Democratic Union]]. You might consider this route when picking your own game [[region]].<br />
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I joined the [[United Nations]] on March 3, 2005, after some hesitation and deliberation. I was pleased to support, promote and vote for the first proposal on the UN World Organ Donor Centre which reflected my values and will have only a moderate effect if adopted. While I have sporadically contributed to polishing UN proposals, others in the IDU are much more dedicated to it than me.<br />
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In real life as in NationStates, I try to think the issues through and make the most informed, rational, sensible and moderate decision based on the options presented. I realise it makes game play possible, but I dislike the fact that there are typically only 2-4 options per issues, when I often have a better option in mind that is not listed. Since the UN crafts its own legislation to issues, this is a bonus. Clearly, I should draft my own issues and submit them to moderators instead of complaining. 8^) I did draft a couple, but the weren't adopted by mods.<br />
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I also became active in my region, working as quasi-self-appointed Immigration Minister for many months and elected [[UN Delegate]] for a while. I made a botch of it, because my RL was going in the crapper around the same time so I couldn't properly fulfill my functions. In addition to other worries, losing daily and sometimes weekly internet access made defending against invaders and voting for UN resolutions difficult!<br />
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Fortunately, [[Grosseschnauzer]], with whom I had the most civilised election campaign and discussions about the possibility of this eventuality, ably took over the daily administration and left me to make such contributions as I was able in a supportive rather than leading capacity. Happily, GS has won re-election after being acting delegate for so long during my incapacity. Consider the fine leadership shown here to RL examples, and you'll see how NS can become a more attractive place to live.<br />
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Those who are looking for a customised flag can send me a telegram or use the [http://s10.invisionfree.com/IDU/index.php?showforum=26 Custom Flag Service] I set up and to which I still contribute. No matter how you reach me, I'll draft one or more proposals -- subject to [http://www.nava.org/Publications/GFBF/index.html North American Vexillological Association guidelines], my own values listed above and my sense of style -- for your consideration. I will make it within the pixel and kilobyte range the game demands (but without animation), and send it to you as a JPEG or in some mutually agreeable manner.<br />
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==What I thought I would not do here (and ''did'')==<br />
I didn't think I'd get into [[role playing]], but I got in much deeper than that. By some measures, e.g., NSwikimania, I am much more RP'd than my region or ''any'' region; by others, e.g., RP sports, I am much less so. Although I pay no attention to sports in RL, so perhaps that's unfair. 8^)<br />
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==What I though I would not do here (and ''didn't'')==<br />
I won't invade a region nor defend one indefinitely if barbarians are at the gates. I'm here to play, not be prevented from playing.<br />
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I will not denigrate people, engage in flamewars, nor spend too much time defending myself against these. As mentioned earlier, most barbs are rather dull and ill-aimed ones from n00bs which I can deflect rather easily. A few times I got friendly with new and (to me) unknown nations and lived to regret it, but that's the price you pay for being open. Frankly, the pay off has been enormous for the few hassles I've gotten -- better than any other online environment and most offline ones too.<br />
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==Message aux francophones==<br />
J'ai trouvé le site web pour le jeu [[NationStates]] par accident quand j'ai cherché le Grand Duchy of Fenwick (une place imaginée aux romans américains des années 50 et aux films britanniques des années 60). Après j'ai lu que je pourrais faire un drapeau unique, je me suis inscrire au jeu toutesuite.<br />
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Je modèle mes politiques, choix, écrits et activités au jeu NS à ceux de ma [[real life|vraie vie]], c'est-à-dire: politique centre-gauche, soutien de la démocratie, la politesse et discussions logiques. <br />
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Je me suis inscrire à la région [[International Democratic Union]] qui croit et garde mes croyances dessus. Le IDU a un article (en anglais seulement) dans ce Wiki et il m'a aidé de choisir ma région. S'il y a une région vraiment francophone et tu voudrais me donner de l'information sur elle, veuilles m'envoyer un télégramme. <br />
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Du 3 mars 2005, je suis un membre des [[United Nations|Nations-Unies]]. J'aime bien le premier projet de loi qu'elles ont adopté après j'ai devenu un membre, au sujet des transplantations des organes humains.<br />
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Si on a besoin d'un [[flag|drapeau]] unique, je peux les faire en se fondant des règles du [http://www.nava.org/Publications/GFBF/index.html North American Vexillological Association] (Société nord-américaine des drapeaux, texte anglais, mais je peux te donner un sommaire français ou une traduction par Babelfish), mes croyances et le mode. J'en ferrais en accord avec les règles du jeu et t'en envoie par courriel. J'ai créé aussi le [http://s10.invisionfree.com/IDU/index.php?showforum=26 Service des drapeaux uniques], ou` on peut lancer un demande n'importe quelle région de résidence.<br />
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Si on voudrais me battre ou insulter, n'oblie jamais que NationStates n'est qu'un jeu, pas ma vie; je ne voudrais ni donner des coups accepter ni insultes ni affronts. Il est peu probable que je fasse une région qui garderais mes croyances; ce projet demande plus du temps et travail que je voudrais lui donner, et il y a déjà quelques autres régions qui sont démocratiques comme mon pays. <br />
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"Mon pays, ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver." (Merci, Gilles Vigneault.) Ou, quand j'ai faim: "Mon pays, ce n'est pas un pays, St-Hubert." (Merci, Bowser et Blue. Pour les liseurs de cet article qui ne sont pas canadiens, St-Hubert est un resto vite des poulets qui se trouve au Québec.)<br />
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==Zum Deutschesprächers==<br />
Ich kann nur ein klein bißchen schlecht Deutsch schreiben und lesen. Aber das ist richtung Deutsch, kein Babelfish Deutsch. Jeden Jahr, ich fliege nach Deutschland und besuche mein Bruder. Und diser Jahr, er und seine Söhne haben mir ersten mal in Kanada besuchen. Super!<br />
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Ich bin demokratisch, bißchen sozialdemokratisch, und ich will eine Gemeinde des andere Staaten auch demokratische. Mein Spielstaat heißt richtig "Gemeinde of Sober Thought."<br />
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Ich möchte spielen nicht kampfen, mitsprechen nicht gegengehen. <br />
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Ich kann für einmann die [[flags|Fähne oder Flaggen]] machen. Fraggen Sie mir mit Telegram oder auf [http://s10.invisionfree.com/IDU/index.php?showforum=26 Custom Flag Service].<br />
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Bitte lesen [http://www.nava.org/Publications/GFBF/index.html North American Vexillological Association] Sie und fragen mir. Keine Nationalsozialistische, Kommunistische oder anderes Antidemokratische Symbols, bitte.<br />
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Tschuß.<br />
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==Currency survey==<br />
''This article describes the entire life cycle of a survey [[User:Sober Thought|Sober Thought]] conducted on [[Currency|national currencies]] as used in the game of NationStates. Readers may use it as a guide for future surveys or as a formum for discussion about the methodology on the '''Discussion''' tab.''<br />
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Based on an indicative survey of '''NS currencies''', whose tabulated results and methods are detailed in latter sections, we now have some sketchy knowledge where none had existed before. <br />
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Not unexpectedly, '''dollars''' of one kind or another were the most popular. Somewhat unexpectedly, European-inspired currencies collectively were almost as popular. About one third of all NS currencies are based on actual, former or fictional [[real life]] currencies, in which the pound sterling and the science fiction credit also performed well.<br />
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About two thirds of all NS currencies exist only in NS and are apparently not inspired by RL currencies. Home and '''office terminology''', no doubt encouraged by using computers on company time and dime for NS purposes, predominated, accounting for roughly a seventh of the whole total and twice as much for the NS-only main division.<br />
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The portion of naughty currency and nice names (typically relating to '''love or sex''') was just under a tenth of the total. The true number may be higher because when classifying such things as "bone" (simultaneously a euphemism for money, penis and sexual congress; not to mention a body part), contextual cues (e.g., flag, national animal, national motto, national name) were used to give the most generous interpretation possible in the circumstances. Drug names were almost non-existent, being represented by a single example (cocaine).<br />
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About a twentieth of players chose '''generic''' names like "money," "currency" and "trinket," sometimes modified to reflect a country's interests.<br />
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===Tabulated results===<br />
Approximately one hundred countries were sampled on the arbitrary date of 10 November 2005. See latter sections for a detailed list of the underlying assumptions and methods used in the survey.<br />
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REAL LIFE currencies total 34<br />
DOLLAR currencies total 14<br />
unspecified 8<br />
RL specified/implied 2 [Canada, Trinadad]<br />
NS specified 3 [God-dollar, Bama Buck, kriegsdollar]<br />
units/coins 1<br />
STERLING currencies total 5<br />
unspecified 4<br />
RL specified 0<br />
NS specified 1<br />
units/coins 3 [farthing, shilling, guinea]<br />
EUROPEAN (influenced) currencies total 12<br />
EURO total 3<br />
unspecified 1<br />
NS specified 2 [weuro (probably allusion to NS nation), French euro (RL non-sequitur)]<br />
MARK total 2<br />
unspecified 0<br />
RL specified 1 [Reichsmark]<br />
NS specified 1 [Dalmark]<br />
ROYALS [REALS, REIS, REAIS; Spanish/Portugese language] total 3 <br />
unspecified 3 [including pau, also a naughty bit nickname]<br />
FRANC total 1<br />
unspecified 1<br />
DINAR total 1<br />
unspecified 1<br />
DENARIUS total 1<br />
Unspecified 1<br />
OTHER REAL LIFE CURRENCIES total 2<br />
NS specified 1 [yuan]<br />
unspecified 1 [penny, could be sterling, dollar or generic]<br />
REAL LIFE fanciful total 4<br />
unspecified 3 [han solo brick (not country name), (Molvania) strubl, credit] <br />
NS specified 1 [imperial credit]<br />
NATION STATES only total 64<br />
Apparent NAMES OF PEOPLE(S) 5<br />
Apparent player name 5 [shu-wei (also Chinese historical name), connies, rack (apparent name/nickname, not bust), ben, Vera]<br />
Other people(s) [genie (djinn), dali, Irish, neo-arcadion chrys] 4<br />
HOME & OFFICE total 16<br />
food & drink 4 [coffee bean, rice, (tea) bag, treat (animal food)]<br />
office supplies 6 [CD, calculator, pen, paper (Flat Stanley), thumbtack, (pencil) lead]<br />
office terminology 4 [Pica, smarmy, bribe marker, poor]<br />
misc. 2 [spoon, (pant) seam]<br />
NAUGHTY & NICE total 8<br />
naughty 6 [pau (Brazilian Portugese for buck and dick), sin, schlong, bone [penis or intercourse intended]]<br />
nice 2 [both love]<br />
drugs 1 [cocaine]<br />
love & sex 5 [2x love, schlong, bone, Trist [i.e., tryst]]<br />
MINERALS total 8<br />
stones 3 [stone, rock, flintstone]<br />
metals 5 [jingle, ringot + golds]<br />
gold(en) 3 [golden pog, golden ring, gold coin]<br />
ANIMALS & PARTS total 5<br />
whole 1 [turkey]<br />
part 4 [finger, (crocodile) tooth, skull, Bone (skeleton)) <br />
NONCE & NON-SEQUETIR total 9<br />
established words 3 [gonzo, yuck, tonight]<br />
NS nonce words 6 [Yashoor, gutj, neutronium groat, Dolompira, Honamonapod, kyorn, quellian] <br />
GENERIC total 6<br />
money 2 <br />
currency 1<br />
token 1<br />
note 1<br />
trinket 1<br />
unspecified 2 <br />
specified 4 [cool money, kitty note, aviatior (sic) token]<br />
UNCLASSIFIED total 2 [anarch, ION]<br />
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Since one birth region is as good as any other, [[The North Pacific]] was chosen by flipping coins to to choose one that wasn't [[The East Pacific]] because the author sometimes hangs out at [[1 Infinite Loop]]'s EP [[Flag]] Service. Instead of an EP sample size of 50 to 100 nations as originally planned, only 25 were sampled and consequently the remainder of the sample was proprotionately reduced.<br />
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There are slight discrepancies in the tabulations. These are caused by inconsistent notetaking during the collection of raw data, simple addition errors, respondents slotted into multiple non-exclusive categories (e.g., "bone"), and faulty retabulation after unclassified respondents (e.g., "shu-wei") were classified or misclassified responents were reclassifed upon receipt of additional information (e.g., "pau"). Sample responses are listed in [] square brackets, but country names are omitted to preserve the anonymity of respondentns. Thanks to all who helped, and please add your name if you are comfortable.<br />
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If you would like to conduct your own currency survey in your own large (100+ nation) region, please contact me by telegram. By combining our efforts, we may be able to combine a series of regional studies into something useful for the whole NS world.<br />
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===Conception===<br />
While writing the article for currencies, and noticing the lack of statistical data in such other [[gameplay]] articles as the one for [[UN Category]], this survey seemed like a good project to broaden the base of NS knowledge and NSWiki value.<br />
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Unfortunately, a currency survey is not as simple and easy to execute as the one for the "UN Category" article. There are only 27 possible values in the game-generated UN Category field, such as '''Inoffensive Centrist Democracy''' or '''Democratic Socialists'''. Furthermore, while these categories appear to be subjective, they are in fact objective in the sense that the computer takes your responses to the [[daily issues]] and computes their effect on several key variables which also include [[economy]] and [[civil rights]].<br />
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In contrast, I estimate the Currency field contains millions of potentially meaningful values (ignoring capitalisation, spelling conventions and mistakes, symbols, abbreviations, etc.) and at least (28x27x26x...x7x6x5) in theoretical absolute values.<br />
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This survey was attempted by a person whose last mathematics class attended was as a grade 8 pupil in 1981. Nevertheless, the survey is likely interesting and tolerably scientific to be useful. More qualified statisticians are encouraged to leave suggestions for improvement at the Discussion tab or by personal telegram.<br />
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====Imagining a representative sample====<br />
A sample size of two and five hundred pseudo-respondents seemed manageable. In rough figures, during the last year the universe of NS nations has ranged between 100,000 and 150,000, and regions 6,000 to 7,000. This translates into a sample rate of roughly 0.1-0.5%. However, the response rate is effectively 100% since it is not an interview survey but a sample taken from publicly available documents. Thus, a rate of ~0.2% is probably adequate for the task. <br />
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In the process of designing a sample, consideration was given to some easily discernable and probably important variables. Observational data from myself and others indicated that players in each of the regions or groups of regions listed below collectively behave differently than those in other groups or regions. Furthermore, these behaviour differences might reasonably be expected to carry over into the naming of national currencies.<br />
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====Real life regions====<br />
Most if not all sensible persons would conclude one's [[real world]] country of residence or birth is likely to have a measurable and probably the strongest causal relationship with one's NationStates currency. Certainly, many currencies are widely known outside their (former) home countries (dollar, yen, pound, ruble) and might reasonably be adopted by foreigners and thus be over-represented in returns. However, it is a safe bet in any currency that few New Zealanders would choose the Bulgarian "lek" as their money or Eritreans the Thai "bhat."<br />
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In the absence of known reliable census or survey (or even a generally accepted speculation) of players' RL homes, the following assumptions were made:<br />
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* 65% United States and Canada<br />
* 10% Continental Europe<br />
* 10% United Kingdom and Eire<br />
* 10% Australia and New Zealand<br />
* 4% Latin America (chiefly Mexico and Brazil)<br />
* 1% elsewhere<br />
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The existence of [[puppet]] nations and their probable uneven distribution in the real world (for instance, because of language difficulties, the scarcity of computers or internet connect fees) makes any RL origin survey difficult. A proxy for RL region is membership in NS regions based on RL locations.<br />
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====NationState region====<br />
'''Pacific residents ~25%'''<br><br />
Newly created nations are randomly assigned to one of the five [[birth region]]s: [[The Pacific]], [[The North Pacific]], [[The East Pacific]], [[The South Pacific]] or [[The West Pacific]]. Such a high concentration of [[n00b]]s/[[newb]]s and people who never bothered to change the region in which they were born would seem to skew the results towards unimaginative and perhaps even offensive names.<br />
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'''Rejected Realms residents ~5%'''<br><br />
[[The Rejected Realms]] is a unique region because no nation can be [[banlist|ejected]] from there since it is the destination for existing nations which have been ejected from other regions. Of course a nation may leave TRR immediately upon arrival, but some remain by default or preference, and some even arrive by a regular move rather than ejection. This tends to favour an anarchic atmosphere, in both its positive and negative connotations, which one may speculate will translate into a larger portion of unique or artistic currencies than elsewhere.<br />
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'''Lazarus residents ~5%'''<br><br />
Nations which have ceased to exist but have subsequently been raised from the dead naturally appear in [[Lazarus]]. They are inactive for long periods (which is why they CTE'd) but remain emotionally attached to their nations (which is why they didn't just create a new nation from scratch). One may conjecture they will produce similar but less pronounced results than TRR.<br />
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'''Player created region residents ~65% cumulative'''<br><br />
About two thirds of NS nations reside by conscious choice in [[player created region]]s. This choice may come through self-referral, [[recruiting]] [[telegram]], ad [[spam]] or by creating one's own region. Each of these four routes represents a potentially distinct group of players, which nevertheless cannot be easily distinguished.<br />
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However, the population of a region is an objective measure and is much easier to establish. Taking the total number of nations in the NS world, subtracting the roughly one third who live in game created regions, dividing by the total number of NS regions (or if you're really picky, subtracting 7 from the divisor first), one comes up with a mean of about 8-15 nations per region. The mode is likely 1, and the median is probably lower than the mean. Bearing these factors in mind, the following tripartite division seems helpful:<br />
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*''Regions with one nation ~5%.'' People fly solo for diverse reasons, including sanctuary, puppet storage, raider trophy, pathological hostility, extreme introversion, unpopularity, recent creation, etc. Nevertheless, most of these seem skewed to unique currencies so they should be underrepresented.<br />
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*''Regions with 2-49 nations ~5%.'' Probably underrepresented, but presumed to be well-covered elsewhere in the sample.<br />
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*''Regions with 50+ nations ~55%''. One forum or another includes semi-regularly compiled lists of regions ordered by number of resident nations greater than 50. Almost all of these will be same ones counted under [[#Real life regions]] (~50% of the sample), preferably coming from the most populous ones with NS names most closely reflecting the RL one, a proxy for the age and respectability of a region. The remaining ~5% comes from gaps in the list ordered by regional population.<br />
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====Alphabetical order====<br />
Appearance of regions and nations in alphabetical order can significantly skew the sample. Ones with lead characters that file before "A" (such as zero, hyphen or space) are highly suggestive of a spurious, placeholding or otherwise extremely atypical region or nation, so the study will treat them as non-responses and keep all of them from the sample. <br />
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Nations beginning with "N" are substantially more likely to skew the results towards a greater frequency of RL currency adoptions since they will include names beginning with "New," "Nouveau," "Neu," "Nuevo," "Nieuw," "Nova," etc. A country called "New Queensland" is much more likely to adopt the "Australian dollar" than one called "Pleasantville" or even "Nieuwe Nederlands."<br />
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Nations beginning with "J," "Q," "X," "Y" and "Z" (sorry Zambia!) are substantially more likely to skew the results towards a greater frequency of NS-only currency adoptions since they are more likely to begin with or consist entirely of unique, rare, bizarre or truly fictitious placenames. "Zyglor" is much more likely to adopt the "Glaxxyg" than "Beerland."<br />
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Besides these six, no other leading letter appears to consistently and significantly skew the sample and impair its validity. Provided there are equal numbers of nations from the N and high-scoring ''Scrabble'' letters, the rest can be chosen in the approximate order of their actual incidence.<br />
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===Imagining a taxonomy===<br />
Based mainly on experience writing recruiting telegrams for the [[International Democratic Union]], the following multi-tiered classification seemed reasonable.<br />
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====[[Real world]] or real world-inspired====<br />
The dollar must clearly be the most popular currency. The large number of anticipated dollar responses would seem to make subdivisions helpful. The categories of unspecified, RL specified (possibly with actual percentages for each of the US$, A$, C$ and NZ$), NS specified and unambiguous nickname (e.g., Buck or Greenback but not Clam or Skins). Other currencies expected to make a strong showing (pound/punt, mark, franc, euro, yen and ruble) will warrant similar sub-categories.<br />
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This category will include currencies and coins known to the surveyor to be real world <br />
historical ones. Examples may be currencies of extinct or aspirant countries and regions (Yugoslav dinar, Hispano-American dubloon, Biafran shilling, N.E.I. guilder, etc.), obsolete currencies of still-existing countries or regions (Bolivian peso, South African krugerrand, Japanese koku, Austrian thaler, etc.), or units of any of the above. While the surveytaker's knowledge is broad, a small number of misclassifications is likely.<br />
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====Real world fanciful====<br />
There are many colloquialisms or nicknames for real coins or currencies (fufi = 50 pfennige German coin, loonie = Canadian dollar coin, bob = 12 British d. or 5 n.p.). These would appear under their RL inspirations mark, dollar and pound (and as nicknames if such sub-categories existed).<br />
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However, the real world often provides a list of fanciful but widely understood and dictionary-defined words or names. Think of numbers like jillion, zillion or gazillion; places like Easy Street, Boonieville and Skid Row; forces ranks like Grofaz, Bedpan Commando and Sky Pilot; people like Joe Bloggs, John Barleycorn and Baby Jane Doe. They are not real, but they are real world.<br />
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While I am aware of many fewer equivalents in the field of currencies, I would consider ones like semoles, clams and big ones as part of this class. Of course, many supposedly fanciful money words are more archaic than truly fictional, such as piastre, two bits (two of a Spanish piece of eight) or shekels (although Israel revived the currency in modern times).<br />
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====NationStates only====<br />
This seems to be a somewhat amorphous category which will likely only take shape during or after the collection of the raw data.<br />
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Precious metals, gemstones and similar items like pearls will probably make up the bulk of this section. There might even be enough to warrant two or three sub-divisions, and for gold, maybe even sub-sub-divisions. <br />
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Another likely category will likely be (formerly) living creatures, plants, edibles and other products of nature. Some of course will be accidents because of the proximity of national currency and national. Many others, however, will be intentional and perhaps inspired by unusual natural currencies used in the real world like cowrie shells, salt and giant round rocks.<br />
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Significant numbers of scatological, pharmaceutical, procreational, anatomical, risque and just plain disgusting currencies are also likely to show up. Clearly illegal names might be reported to [[mods]], especially if they evoke or are part of a wider Nazi, Communist, totalitarian, authoritarian or similar theme in the NS country. <br />
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Small numbers of phrases rather than nouns and adjectives may also crop up. One half-forgotten currency was something like "little bits of shiny things." <br />
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There might even be a few "none" -- either using the word, leaving it blank, using invisible characters. Should one interpret " " as "Space," "Six Spaces," "Sickspaces," "Blank," "Null" or something else entirely? <br />
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A few will just defy classification because they use ambiguous symbols or characters lacking apparent literary meaning. How would I classify ")("? Is an "X," "Ex," "Brackets," "Parentheses," "Close parenthesis, open parenthesis," or just the product of crazed chimpanzee loosed on a keyboard? (''In fact, despite earlier experiments which seemed to prove otherwise, these are illegal characters and could not exist.'') <br />
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Even ones that appear simple on the surface could prove troublesome. Does "#" represent "Number," "Pound (avoirdupois)," "Pound (sterling)" or "Hash(mark)" -- all of which are in common circulation? (''See above.'') Or what about "Y": "Why," "YMCA," "YWCA, "YMHA," "Yen," or, to paraphrase Sigmund Freud, sometimes a "Y" is just a "Y."</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=World_Cup_37World Cup 372007-11-04T02:19:18Z<p>Ember Nickel: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox NSWC | <br />
| edition = 37<br />
| hosts = [[Ad'ihan]] & [[Novapsolu]]<br />
| teams = 98<br />
| finalists = 32<br />
| first = [[Az-cz]] <br />
| count = 1st<br />
| second = [[Demot]]<br />
| third = Sel Appa<br />
| matches = TBA<br />
| goals = TBA<br />
| average = TBA<br />
| affiliated = [[Cup of Harmony 29]],<br>[[Hatchling Cup]] (BoF)<br />
| previous = [[World Cup 36]]<br />
| next = [[World Cup 38]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''[[World Cup]] 37''' was hosted by [[Ad'ihan]] & [[Novapsolu]], notable that both nations were first-time hosts, but were new nations of veteran users: [[Liverpool England]] (Ad'ihan) and [[Legalese]] (Novapsolu). Ranked at 71st and 49th respectively, there would be little chance of both qualifying for the Cup proper had they not been hosting it. The Ad'ihan-Novapsolu bid was uncontested. <br />
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The most shocking qualifer for the Cup was 168th ranked [[Oickoidia]] (puppet of [[British Londinium]]), who managed to finish 3rd in their group, earning a playoff berth, beating out a group that included: #104 [[Taeshan]], #42 [[Lovisa]] and #27 [[The HURD]]; then managed to defeat #40 [[Sativaville]] in a 2-leg playoff 3-2. Oickoidia's feat is unprecedented, even when compared to Quakmybush's qualifying run at [[World Cup 29]], as Oickoidia did not post a roster or a single RP during the Qualifiers. The cup is also noted for the return of former World Cup champion [[Casari]]; in spite of fielding a "national" team of amateurs (the team was RPed as faking their way into the cup, without being recognized by their FA), they would finish third in their qualifying group, only to lose 4-0 to another former champ, [[Vilita]], in the playoffs. However, Casari went on to win the affiliated [[Cup of Harmony]], the [[Cup of Harmony 29|twenty-ninth edition]].<br />
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[[Az-cz]] won the tournament, the first champion besides [[Ariddia]] or [[Bettia]] since [[World Cup 31]].<br />
==Qualifying Stages==<br />
===GROUP 1===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Errinundera]]<br />
||11||2||1||'''35'''||52||18||+34<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Quakmybush]]<br />
||7||5||2||'''26'''||25||18||+7<br />
|- style="background:#ff8533;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Dance 2 Revolution]]<br />
||6||5||3||'''23'''||26||26||--<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[The Archregimancy]]<br />
||4||7||3||'''19'''||27||20||+7<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Delesa]]<br />
||4||4||6||'''16'''||18||27||-9<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jeru FC]]<br />
||4||3||7||'''15'''||23||31||-8<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Integrite]]<br />
||2||5||7||'''11'''||13||22||-9<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nebuleux]]<br />
||1||3||10||'''6'''||16||38||-22<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===GROUP 2===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Elves Security Forces]]<br />
||11||3||0||'''36'''||32||11||+21<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Wentland]]<br />
||8||1||5||'''25'''||29||18||+11<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Sativaville]]<br />
||7||3||4||'''24'''||29||17||+12<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Cookesland]]<br />
||6||3||5||'''21'''||22||21||+1<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bushes Been Quaked]]<br />
||5||1||8||'''16'''||17||22||-5<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
||3||4||7||'''13'''||16||30||-14<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[The Crescent Republic]]<br />
||3||3||8||'''12'''||16||29||-13<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Prux]]<br />
||1||6||7||'''9'''||17||30||-13<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===GROUP 3===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Tynelia]]<br />
||9||3||2||'''30'''||31||15||+16<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bostopia]]<br />
||9||2||3||'''29'''||38||22||+16<br />
|- style="background:#ff8533;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Vilita]]<br />
||7||4||3||'''25'''||29||15||+14<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ulzaxid]]<br />
||5||4||5||'''19'''||29||35||-6<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Grotewhol]]<br />
||5||2||7||'''17'''||23||27||-4<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Tremarendakia]]<br />
||4||2||8||'''14'''||18||29||-11<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Barbeques]]<br />
||3||3||8||'''12'''||18||30||-12<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Boyancy]]<br />
||3||2||9||'''11'''||16||29||-13<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===GROUP 4===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Qazox]]<br />
||9||2||3||'''29'''||27||11||+16<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jeruselem]]<br />
||8||4||2||'''28'''||33||12||+21<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Candelaria And Marquez]]<br />
||7||5||2||'''26'''||16||9||+7<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Yafor 2]]<br />
||5||5||4||'''20'''||21||14||+7<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Miamoria]]<br />
||4||3||7||'''15'''||15||26||-11<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Billopesha]]<br />
||3||4||7||'''13'''||13||22||-9<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Rastafariburg]]<br />
||3||3||8||'''12'''||16||27||-11<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kelssek]]<br />
||2||4||8||'''10'''||8||28||-20<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===GROUP 5===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Capitalizt SLANI]]<br />
||12||1||1||'''37'''||61||23||+38<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kiryu-shi]]<br />
||7||5||2||'''26'''||27||20||+7<br />
|- style="background:#ff8533;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Squornshelous]]<br />
||8||1||5||'''25'''||37||28||+9<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Turruth Gordur]]<br />
||5||3||6||'''18'''||20||21||-1<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Swilatia]]<br />
||4||5||5||'''17'''||23||27||-4<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Recluse Island]]<br />
||4||4||6||'''16'''||19||32||-13<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Vikingholm]]<br />
||4||2||8||'''14'''||19||30||-11<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[The Mice of Miceland]]<br />
||0||3||11||'''3'''||12||37||-25<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===GROUP 6===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bettia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Turori]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Geisenfried]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[The Non-RPing n00b]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kura-Pelland]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Patusan]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[The Indonesian states]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Zyla]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===GROUP 7===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Zwangzug]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bazalonia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- style="background:#ff8533;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Northern Bettia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Vuam and Isma]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kristovenia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Aurendia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Minilla Island]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Central Prestonia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
*-N. Bettia qualifed for Playoff based on Better GD than Vuam and Isma.<br />
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===GROUP 8===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Milchama]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jasiyun]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- style="background:#ff8533;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Cafundeu]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[New Brittonia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jariss]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Miroxia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Rugiero]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[The Coshairs]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
*-Jasiyun clinches automatic berth over Cafundeu due to H2H sweep, Cafundeu qualified for Playoff.<br />
<br />
===GROUP 9===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Demot]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Oliverry]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Casari]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Assegai Developments]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Endmile]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Daehanjeiguk]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Limbrogidlia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Wehrmacher]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
*Assegai Developments gets 4th based on better GD than Endmile<br />
<br />
===GROUP 10===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Az-cz]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Sel Appa]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kansiov]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Estresse Intenso]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[British Londinium]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Vephrall]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Naleloospalakintula]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Vanek Drury Brieres]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===GROUP 11===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ariddia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[The Holy Empire]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Rejistania]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[St Samuel]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Uiri]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Sorthern Northland]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Konora]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ambrose-Douglas]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
*Rejistania qualifies for Playoff over St. Samuel based on better GD.<br />
<br />
===GROUP 12===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=165|Team<br />
!width=20|W<br />
!width=20|D<br />
!width=20|L<br />
!width=20|Pts<br />
!width=20|GF<br />
!width=20|GA<br />
!width=20|GD<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Schiavonia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[The Lowland Clans]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- style="background:#ff8533;" <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Oickoidia]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Taeshan]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|- <br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[The HURD]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Lovisa]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Solenial]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|[[The Islands of Qutar]]<br />
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
*Taeshan finishes 4th based on H2H sweep of The HURD.<br />
===Playoff Results===<br />
*'''Vilita''' v. Casari (Vilita wins on aggregate, 4-0)<br />
*'''Cafundéu''' v. Kansiov (Cafundeu wins on aggregate, 2-1)<br />
*Sativaville v. '''Oickoidia''' (Oickoidia wins on aggregate, 3-2)<br />
*'''Squornshelous''' v. Geisenfried (Squornshelous wins on aggregate, 5-2)<br />
*'''Northern Bettia''' v. Rejistania (Northern Bettia wins on aggregate, 3-1)<br />
*Candelaria And Marquez v. '''Dance 2 Revolution''' (Dance 2 Revolution wins on aggregate, 1-0)<br />
<br />
Teams in green Qualifed Directly for World Cup; Teams in Orange Qualifed via Playoffs.<br />
<br />
===Awards===<br />
*'''Golden Spoon''' (best record) &mdash; (tied) [[Capitalizt SLANI]] (Group 5); [[Bettia]] (Group 6) and [[Zwangzug]] (Group 7) with 12-1-1.<br />
*'''Wooden Spoon''' (worst record) &mdash; [[Ambrose-Douglas]] (Group 11) with 0-2-12<br />
*'''Golden Ball''' (most goals scored) &mdash; [[Capitalizt SLANI]] (Group 5) with 61<br />
*'''Wooden Ball''' (least goals scored) &mdash; [[Zyla]] (Group 6) with 7<br />
*'''Golden Net''' (least goals allowed) &mdash; [[Bettia]] (Group 6) with 8<br />
*'''Wooden Net''' (most goals allowed) &mdash; [[Ambrose-Douglas]] and [[Sorthern Northland]] (Group 11); with 40'''<br />
<br />
==WORLD CUP 37 GROUP STAGES==<br />
<br />
===[[Ad'ihan]] region===<br />
<br />
====Group A====<br />
{{NSWC_Group_Table |<br />
team1=[[Wentland]] |<br />
team1played=3 |<br />
team1won=3 |<br />
team1drawn=0 |<br />
team1lost=0 |<br />
team1gf=7 |<br />
team1ga=3 |<br />
team1points=9 |<br />
team2=[[Zwangzug]] |<br />
team2played=3 |<br />
team2won=2 |<br />
team2drawn=0 |<br />
team2lost=1 |<br />
team2gf=8 |<br />
team2ga=5 |<br />
team2points=6 |<br />
team3=[[Jasīʼyūn]] |<br />
team3played=3 |<br />
team3won=1 |<br />
team3drawn=0 |<br />
team3lost=2 |<br />
team3gf=6 |<br />
team3ga=5 |<br />
team3points=3 |<br />
team4=[[Ad'ihan]] |<br />
team4played=3 |<br />
team4won=0 |<br />
team4drawn=0 |<br />
team4lost=3 |<br />
team4gf=3 |<br />
team4ga=11 |<br />
team4points=0 |<br />
match1hometeam = Ad'ihan |<br />
match1homescore = 0 |<br />
match1awayscore = 4 |<br />
match1awayteam = Jasīʼyūn |<br />
match2hometeam = Zwangzug |<br />
match2homescore = 1 |<br />
match2awayscore = 2 |<br />
match2awayteam = Wentland |<br />
match3hometeam = Wentland |<br />
match3homescore = 3 |<br />
match3awayscore = 1 |<br />
match3awayteam = Ad'ihan |<br />
match4hometeam = Jasīʼyūn |<br />
match4homescore = 1 |<br />
match4awayscore = 3 |<br />
match4awayteam = Zwangzug |<br />
match5hometeam = Ad'ihan |<br />
match5homescore = 2 |<br />
match5awayscore = 4 |<br />
match5awayteam = Zwangzug |<br />
match6hometeam = Wentland |<br />
match6homescore = 2 |<br />
match6awayscore = 1 |<br />
match6awayteam = Jasīʼyūn |<br />
<br />
}}<br />
====Group B====<br />
{{NSWC_Group_Table |<br />
team1=[[Jeruselem]] |<br />
team1played=3 |<br />
team1won=3 |<br />
team1drawn=0 |<br />
team1lost=0 |<br />
team1gf=7 |<br />
team1ga=1 |<br />
team1points=9 |<br />
team2=[[Elves Security Forces]] |<br />
team2played=3 |<br />
team2won=1 |<br />
team2drawn=1 |<br />
team2lost=1 |<br />
team2gf=5 |<br />
team2ga=2 |<br />
team2points=4 |<br />
team3=[[Qazox]] |<br />
team3played=3 |<br />
team3won=0 |<br />
team3drawn=2 |<br />
team3lost=1 |<br />
team3gf=2 |<br />
team3ga=4 |<br />
team3points=2 |<br />
team4=[[Oickoidia]] |<br />
team4played=3 |<br />
team4won=0 |<br />
team4drawn=1 |<br />
team4lost=2 |<br />
team4gf=0 |<br />
team4ga=7 |<br />
team4points=1 |<br />
match1hometeam = Elves Security Forces |<br />
match1homescore = 4 |<br />
match1awayscore = 0 |<br />
match1awayteam = Oickoidia |<br />
match2hometeam = Jeruselem |<br />
match2homescore = 3 |<br />
match2awayscore = 1 |<br />
match2awayteam = Qazox |<br />
match3hometeam = Qazox |<br />
match3homescore = 1 |<br />
match3awayscore = 1 |<br />
match3awayteam = Elves Security Forces |<br />
match4hometeam = Oickoidia |<br />
match4homescore = 0 |<br />
match4awayscore = 3 |<br />
match4awayteam = Jeruselem |<br />
match5hometeam = Elves Security Forces |<br />
match5homescore = 0 |<br />
match5awayscore = 1 |<br />
match5awayteam = Jeruselem |<br />
match6hometeam = Qazox |<br />
match6homescore = 0 |<br />
match6awayscore = 0 |<br />
match6awayteam = Oickoidia |<br />
<br />
}}<br />
<br />
====Group C====<br />
{{NSWC_Group_Table |<br />
team1=[[Capitalizt SLANI]] |<br />
team1played=3 |<br />
team1won=2 |<br />
team1drawn=1 |<br />
team1lost=0 |<br />
team1gf=6 |<br />
team1ga=3 |<br />
team1points=7 |<br />
team2=[[Demot]] |<br />
team2played=3 |<br />
team2won=2 |<br />
team2drawn=0 |<br />
team2lost=1 |<br />
team2gf=9 |<br />
team2ga=5 |<br />
team2points=6 |<br />
team3=[[Bazalonia]] |<br />
team3played=3 |<br />
team3won=0 |<br />
team3drawn=2 |<br />
team3lost=1 |<br />
team3gf=3 |<br />
team3ga=5 |<br />
team3points=2 |<br />
team4=[[Turori]] |<br />
team4played=3 |<br />
team4won=0 |<br />
team4drawn=1 |<br />
team4lost=2 |<br />
team4gf=2 |<br />
team4ga=7 |<br />
team4points=1 |<br />
match1hometeam = Capitalizt SLANI |<br />
match1homescore = 2 |<br />
match1awayscore = 0 |<br />
match1awayteam = Turori |<br />
match2hometeam = Demot |<br />
match2homescore = 3 |<br />
match2awayscore = 1 |<br />
match2awayteam = Bazalonia |<br />
match3hometeam = Turori |<br />
match3homescore = 1 |<br />
match3awayscore = 4 |<br />
match3awayteam = Demot |<br />
match4hometeam = Bazalonia |<br />
match4homescore = 1 |<br />
match4awayscore = 1 |<br />
match4awayteam = Capitalizt SLANI |<br />
match5hometeam = Capitalizt SLANI |<br />
match5homescore = 3 |<br />
match5awayscore = 2 |<br />
match5awayteam = Demot |<br />
match6hometeam = Bazalonia |<br />
match6homescore = 1 |<br />
match6awayscore = 1 |<br />
match6awayteam = Turori |<br />
<br />
}}<br />
<br />
====Group D====<br />
{{NSWC_Group_Table |<br />
team1=[[Ariddia]] |<br />
team1played=3 |<br />
team1won=3 |<br />
team1drawn=0 |<br />
team1lost=0 |<br />
team1gf=11 |<br />
team1ga=5 |<br />
team1points=9 |<br />
team2=[[Cafundeu]] |<br />
team2played=3 |<br />
team2won=1 |<br />
team2drawn=0 |<br />
team2lost=2 |<br />
team2gf=6 |<br />
team2ga=7 |<br />
team2points=3 |<br />
team3=[[Bostopia]] |<br />
team3played=3 |<br />
team3won=0 |<br />
team3drawn=0 |<br />
team3lost=3 |<br />
team3gf=2 |<br />
team3ga=7 |<br />
team3points=0 |<br />
team4=[[Schiavonia]] *|<br />
team4played=3 |<br />
team4won=2 |<br />
team4drawn=0 |<br />
team4lost=1 |<br />
team4gf=4 |<br />
team4ga=4 |<br />
team4points=-74 |<br />
match1hometeam = Ariddia |<br />
match1homescore = 3 |<br />
match1awayscore = 0 |<br />
match1awayteam = Bostopia |<br />
match2hometeam = Schiavonia |<br />
match2homescore = 1 |<br />
match2awayscore = 0 |<br />
match2awayteam = Cafundeu |<br />
match3hometeam = Cafundeu |<br />
match3homescore = 4 |<br />
match3awayscore = 5 |<br />
match3awayteam = Ariddia |<br />
match4hometeam = Bostopia |<br />
match4homescore = 1 |<br />
match4awayscore = 2 |<br />
match4awayteam = Schiavonia |<br />
match5hometeam = Arridia |<br />
match5homescore = 3 |<br />
match5awayscore = 1 |<br />
match5awayteam = Schiavonia|<br />
match6hometeam = Cafundeu|<br />
match6homescore = 2 |<br />
match6awayscore = 1 |<br />
match6awayteam = Bostopia |<br />
<br />
}}<br />
*Schiavonia ceased during the Cup, and therefore was docked -80 points, allowing Cafundeu to advance to the next round instead.<br />
-----<br />
<br />
===[[Novapsolu]] region===<br />
<br />
====Group E====<br />
{{NSWC_Group_Table |<br />
team1=[[Milchama]] |<br />
team1played=3 |<br />
team1won=3 |<br />
team1drawn=0 |<br />
team1lost=0 |<br />
team1gf=3 |<br />
team1ga=1 |<br />
team1points=9 |<br />
team2=[[Squornshelous]] |<br />
team2played=3 |<br />
team2won=2 |<br />
team2drawn=0 |<br />
team2lost=1 |<br />
team2gf=6 |<br />
team2ga=5 |<br />
team2points=6 |<br />
team3=[[Quakmybush]] |<br />
team3played=3 |<br />
team3won=1 |<br />
team3drawn=0 |<br />
team3lost=2 |<br />
team3gf=3 |<br />
team3ga=6 |<br />
team3points=3 |<br />
team4=[[Novapsolu]] |<br />
team4played=3 |<br />
team4won=0 |<br />
team4drawn=0 |<br />
team4lost=3 |<br />
team4gf=3 |<br />
team4ga=6 |<br />
team4points=0 |<br />
match1hometeam = Novapsolu |<br />
match1homescore = 1 |<br />
match1awayscore = 2 |<br />
match1awayteam = Quakmybush |<br />
match2hometeam = Milchama |<br />
match2homescore = 4 |<br />
match2awayscore = 2 |<br />
match2awayteam = Sqournshelous |<br />
match3hometeam = Sqournshelous |<br />
match3homescore = 1 |<br />
match3awayscore = 0 |<br />
match3awayteam = Novapsolu |<br />
match4hometeam = Quakmybush |<br />
match4homescore = 0 |<br />
match4awayscore = 2 |<br />
match4awayteam = Milchama |<br />
match5hometeam = Novapsolu |<br />
match5homescore = 2 |<br />
match5awayscore = 3 |<br />
match5awayteam = Milchama |<br />
match6hometeam = Sqournshelous |<br />
match6homescore = 3 |<br />
match6awayscore = 1 |<br />
match6awayteam = Quakmybush |<br />
<br />
}}<br />
<br />
====Group F====<br />
{{NSWC_Group_Table |<br />
team1=[[Bettia]] |<br />
team1played=3 |<br />
team1won=2 |<br />
team1drawn=1 |<br />
team1lost=0 |<br />
team1gf=8 |<br />
team1ga=3 |<br />
team1points=7 |<br />
team2=[[Sel Appa]] |<br />
team2played=3 |<br />
team2won=2 |<br />
team2drawn=0 |<br />
team2lost=1 |<br />
team2gf=7 |<br />
team2ga=8 |<br />
team2points=6 |<br />
team3=[[The Holy Empire]] |<br />
team3played=3 |<br />
team3won=1 |<br />
team3drawn=0 |<br />
team3lost=2 |<br />
team3gf=9 |<br />
team3ga=7 |<br />
team3points=4 |<br />
team4=[[Dance 2 Revolution]] |<br />
team4played=3 |<br />
team4won=0 |<br />
team4drawn=1 |<br />
team4lost=2 |<br />
team4gf=4 |<br />
team4ga=10 |<br />
team4points=0 |<br />
match1hometeam = Bettia |<br />
match1homescore = 1 |<br />
match1awayscore = 1 |<br />
match1awayteam = Dance 2 Revolution |<br />
match2hometeam = The Holy Empire |<br />
match2homescore = 2 |<br />
match2awayscore = 3 |<br />
match2awayteam = Sel Appa |<br />
match3hometeam = Sel Appa |<br />
match3homescore = 1 |<br />
match3awayscore = 4 |<br />
match3awayteam = Bettia |<br />
match4hometeam = Dance 2 Revolution |<br />
match4homescore = 1 |<br />
match4awayscore = 6 |<br />
match4awayteam = The Holy Empire |<br />
match5hometeam = Bettia |<br />
match5homescore = 3 |<br />
match5awayscore = 1 |<br />
match5awayteam = The Holy Empire |<br />
match6hometeam = Sel Appa |<br />
match6homescore = 3 |<br />
match6awayscore = 2 |<br />
match6awayteam = Dance 2 Revolution |<br />
<br />
}}<br />
<br />
====Group G====<br />
{{NSWC_Group_Table |<br />
team1=[[Oliverry]] *|<br />
team1played=3 |<br />
team1won=2 |<br />
team1drawn=0 |<br />
team1lost=1 |<br />
team1gf=4 |<br />
team1ga=3 |<br />
team1points=6 |<br />
team2=[[Errinundera]] |<br />
team2played=3 |<br />
team2won=2 |<br />
team2drawn=0 |<br />
team2lost=1 |<br />
team2gf=7 |<br />
team2ga=6 |<br />
team2points=4 |<br />
team3=[[Vilita]] |<br />
team3played=3 |<br />
team3won=1 |<br />
team3drawn=1 |<br />
team3lost=1 |<br />
team3gf=5 |<br />
team3ga=5 |<br />
team3points=3 |<br />
team4=[[Northern Bettia]] |<br />
team4played=3 |<br />
team4won=0 |<br />
team4drawn=1 |<br />
team4lost=2 |<br />
team4gf=5 |<br />
team4ga=7 |<br />
team4points=1 |<br />
match1hometeam = Northern Bettia |<br />
match1homescore = 2 |<br />
match1awayscore = 3 |<br />
match1awayteam = Errinundera |<br />
match2hometeam = Vilita |<br />
match2homescore = 1 |<br />
match2awayscore = 0 |<br />
match2awayteam = Oliverry |<br />
match3hometeam = Oliverry|<br />
match3homescore = 3 |<br />
match3awayscore = 2 |<br />
match3awayteam = Errinundera |<br />
match4hometeam = Northern Bettia |<br />
match4homescore = 3 |<br />
match4awayscore = 3 |<br />
match4awayteam = Vilita |<br />
match5hometeam = Errinundera |<br />
match5homescore = 2 |<br />
match5awayscore = 1 |<br />
match5awayteam = Vilita|<br />
match6hometeam = Northern Bettia |<br />
match6homescore = 0 |<br />
match6awayscore = 1 |<br />
match6awayteam = Oliverry |<br />
<br />
}}<br />
*Oliverry wins Group based on H2H win over Errinundera.<br />
<br />
====Group H====<br />
{{NSWC_Group_Table |<br />
team1=[[Tynelia]] |<br />
team1played=3 |<br />
team1won=2 |<br />
team1drawn=0 |<br />
team1lost=1 |<br />
team1gf=6 |<br />
team1ga=2 |<br />
team1points=6 |<br />
team2=[[Az-cz]]* |<br />
team2played=3 |<br />
team2won=1 |<br />
team2drawn=1 |<br />
team2lost=1 |<br />
team2gf=8 |<br />
team2ga=6 |<br />
team2points=4 |<br />
team3=[[The Lowland Clans]] |<br />
team3played=3 |<br />
team3won=1 |<br />
team3drawn=1 |<br />
team3lost=1 |<br />
team3gf=4 |<br />
team3ga=6 |<br />
team3points=4 |<br />
team4=[[Kiryu-shi]] |<br />
team4played=3 |<br />
team4won=0 |<br />
team4drawn=2 |<br />
team4lost=1 |<br />
team4gf=3 |<br />
team4ga=7 |<br />
team4points=2 |<br />
match1hometeam = Az-cz |<br />
match1homescore = 2 |<br />
match1awayscore = 2 |<br />
match1awayteam = Kiryu-shi |<br />
match2hometeam = The Lowland Clans |<br />
match2homescore = 1 |<br />
match2awayscore = 0 |<br />
match2awayteam = Tynelia |<br />
match3hometeam = Kiryu-shi |<br />
match3homescore = 1 |<br />
match3awayscore = 1 |<br />
match3awayteam = The Lowland Clans |<br />
match4hometeam = Az-cz |<br />
match4homescore = 1 |<br />
match4awayscore = 2 |<br />
match4awayteam = Tynelia |<br />
match5hometeam = Tynelia |<br />
match5homescore = 4 |<br />
match5awayscore = 0 |<br />
match5awayteam = Kiryu-shi |<br />
match6hometeam = Az-cz |<br />
match6homescore = 5 |<br />
match6awayscore = 2 |<br />
match6awayteam = The Lowland Clans |<br />
<br />
}}<br />
*Az-cz advances to Round of 16 based on H2H win over TLC<br />
Teams in green Qualified for Round of 16 Matches<br />
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==Elimination stage==<br />
{{16TeamBracket<br />
<!-- Round of 16 --><br />
|round16-1-location=Ad'ihan<br />
|round16-1-team1=[[Wentland]]<br />
|round16-1-score1=1<br />
|round16-1-team2='''[[Elves Security Forces]]'''<br />
|round16-1-score2=3<br />
<br />
|round16-2-location=Ad'ihan<br />
|round16-2-team1=[[Ariddia]]<br />
|round16-2-score1=1<br />
|round16-2-team2='''[[Demot]]'''<br />
|round16-2-score2=4<br />
<br />
|round16-3-location=Ad'ihan<br />
|round16-3-team1=[[Jeruselem]]<br />
|round16-3-score1=0<br />
|round16-3-team2='''[[Zwangzug]]'''<br />
|round16-3-score2=1<br />
<br />
|round16-4-location=Ad'ihan<br />
|round16-4-team1=[[Capitalizt SLANI]]<br />
|round16-4-score1=2<br />
|round16-4-team2=[[Cafundeu]]<br />
|round16-4-score2=3<br />
<br />
|round16-5-location=Novapsolu<br />
|round16-5-team1=[[Milchama]]<br />
|round16-5-score1=0<br />
|round16-5-team2='''[[Sel Appa]]''' <br />
|round16-5-score2=1<br />
<br />
|round16-6-location=Novapsolu<br />
|round16-6-team1=[[Tynelia]]<br />
|round16-6-score1=0<br />
|round16-6-team2='''[[Errinundera]]'''<br />
|round16-6-score2=3<br />
<br />
|round16-7-location=Novapsolu<br />
|round16-7-team1='''[[Bettia]]''' (A.E.T)<br />
|round16-7-score1=1 (2)<br />
|round16-7-team2=[[Sqournshelous]]<br />
|round16-7-score2=1 (1)<br />
<br />
|round16-8-location=Novapsolu<br />
|round16-8-team1=[[Oliverry]]<br />
|round16-8-score1=2<br />
|round16-8-team2='''[[Az-cz]]'''<br />
|round16-8-score2=5<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<!-- Quarterfinals --><br />
|qf-1-location=Ad'ihan<br />
|qf-1-team1=[[Elves Security Forces]]<br />
|qf-1-score1= 1<br />
|qf-1-team2='''[[Demot]]'''<br />
|qf-1-score2= 2<br />
<br />
|qf-2-location=Ad'ihan<br />
|qf-2-team1='''[[Zwangzug]]'''<br />
|qf-2-score1= 1<br />
|qf-2-team2=[[Cafundeu]]<br />
|qf-2-score2= 0<br />
<br />
<br />
|qf-3-location=Novapsolu<br />
|qf-3-team1='''[[Sel Appa]]''' (3-3 A.E.T)(PK)<br />
|qf-3-score1=2 (4)<br />
|qf-3-team2=[[Errinundera]]<br />
|qf-3-score2=2 (2)<br />
<br />
|qf-4-location=Novapsolu<br />
|qf-4-team1=[[Bettia]]<br />
|qf-4-score1=2 (2)<br />
|qf-4-team2='''[[Az-cz]]''' (A.E.T)<br />
|qf-4-score2=2 (3)<br />
<br />
<br />
<!-- Semi-finals --><br />
|sf-1-location=Ad'ihan<br />
|sf-1-team1='''[[Demot]]'''(PK)<br />
|sf-1-score1=1 (3)<br />
|sf-1-team2=[[Zwangzug]]<br />
|sf-1-score2=1 (1)<br />
<br />
|sf-2-location=Novapsolu<br />
|sf-2-team1=[[Sel Appa]]<br />
|sf-2-score1=1<br />
|sf-2-team2='''[[Az-cz]]'''<br />
|sf-2-score2=2<br />
<br />
<!-- Finals --><br />
|third-location=Protectorate Stadium, Ad'ihan<br />
|third-team1=[[Zwangzug]]<br />
|third-score1=0<br />
|third-team2='''[[Sel Appa]]'''<br />
|third-score2=1<br />
<br />
|final-location=Gan Monah, Novapsolu<br />
|final-team1=[[Demot]]<br />
|final-score1=1<br />
|final-team2='''[[Az-cz]]''' <br />
|final-score2=3<br />
}}<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=534288 World Cup 37 Sign-ups]<br />
*[http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=537318 Pre-World Cup 37 RP Thread]<br />
*[http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=537573 World Cup 37 Roster Thread]<br />
*[http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=538054 World Cup 37 RP Thread]<br />
*[http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=538148 World Cup 37 Scores Thread]<br />
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{{World Cup}}</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Cup_of_Harmony_29Cup of Harmony 292007-11-04T02:02:57Z<p>Ember Nickel: </p>
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<div>'''[[Cup of Harmony]] 29''' was held in [[Bazalonia]] and [[The Islands of Qutar]]; although [[Bostopia]] had originally planned on cohosting along with The Islands of Qutar, this could not take place, and Bazalonia eventually stepped in after some delays. A team of college students from [[Casari]], onetime [[World Cup]] champion, won the tournament.<br />
{{16TeamBracket<br />
<!-- Round of 16 --><br />
|round16-1-location=&nbsp;<br />
|round16-1-team1='''[[Kura-Pelland]]'''<br />
|round16-1-score1=3<br />
|round16-1-team2=[[Sorthern Northland]]<br />
|round16-1-score2=1<br />
<br />
|round16-2-location=&nbsp;<br />
|round16-2-team1=[[Solenial]]<br />
|round16-2-score1=1<br />
|round16-2-team2='''[[Casari]]'''<br />
|round16-2-score2=2<br />
<br />
|round16-3-location=&nbsp;<br />
|round16-3-team1='''[[Minilla Island]]'''<br />
|round16-3-score1=1<br />
|round16-3-team2=[[Daehanjeiguk]]<br />
|round16-3-score2=0<br />
<br />
|round16-4-location=&nbsp;<br />
|round16-4-team1='''[[Ulzaxid]]'''<br />
|round16-4-score1=3<br />
|round16-4-team2=[[Jeru FC]]<br />
|round16-4-score2=1<br />
<br />
|round16-5-location=&nbsp;<br />
|round16-5-team1=[[St. Samuel|St Samuel]]<br />
|round16-5-score1=2<br />
|round16-5-team2='''[[Kansiov]]'''<br />
|round16-5-score2=3<br />
<br />
|round16-6-location=&nbsp;<br />
|round16-6-team1='''[[Yafor 2]]'''<br />
|round16-6-score1=2<br />
|round16-6-team2=[[Cookesland]]<br />
|round16-6-score2=1<br />
<br />
|round16-7-location=&nbsp;<br />
|round16-7-team1=[[Candelaria And Marquez]]<br />
|round16-7-score1=1 (8)<br />
|round16-7-team2='''[[Vephrall]]''' (pen)<br />
|round16-7-score2=1 (9)<br />
<br />
|round16-8-location=&nbsp;<br />
|round16-8-team1=[[Endmile]]<br />
|round16-8-score1=2 (2)<br />
|round16-8-team2='''[[The Archregimancy]]''' <small>(AET)</small><br />
|round16-8-score2=2 (4)<br />
<br />
<!-- Quarterfinals --><br />
|qf-1-location=&nbsp;<br />
|qf-1-team1=[[Kura-Pelland]]<br />
|qf-1-score1=0 (0)<br />
|qf-1-team2='''[[Casari]]''' <small>(AET)</small><br />
|qf-1-score2=0 (1)<br />
<br />
|qf-2-location=&nbsp;<br />
|qf-2-team1='''[[Minilla Island]]''' (pen)<br />
|qf-2-score1=1 (5)<br />
|qf-2-team2=[[Ulzaxid]]<br />
|qf-2-score2=1 (3)<br />
<br />
|qf-3-location=&nbsp;<br />
|qf-3-team1='''[[Kansiov]]'''<br />
|qf-3-score1=1<br />
|qf-3-team2=[[Yafor 2]]<br />
|qf-3-score2=0<br />
<br />
|qf-4-location=&nbsp;<br />
|qf-4-team1='''[[Vephrall]]''' (pen)<br />
|qf-4-score1=0 (5)<br />
|qf-4-team2=[[The Archregimancy]]<br />
|qf-4-score2=0 (4)<br />
<br />
<!-- Semi-finals --><br />
|sf-1-location=&nbsp;<br />
|sf-1-team1='''[[Casari]]'''<br />
|sf-1-score1=2<br />
|sf-1-team2=[[Minilla Island]]<br />
|sf-1-score2=0<br />
<br />
|sf-2-location=&nbsp;<br />
|sf-2-team1=[[Kansiov]]<br />
|sf-2-score1=1 (1)<br />
|sf-2-team2='''[[Vephrall]]''' <small>(AET)</small><br />
|sf-2-score2=1 (2)<br />
<br />
<!-- Finals --><br />
|third-location=&nbsp;<br />
|third-team1='''[[Minilla Island]]'''<br />
|third-score1= 3<br />
|third-team2=[[Kansiov]]<br />
|third-score2= 2<br />
<br />
|final-location=&nbsp;<br />
|final-team1='''[[Casari]]'''<br />
|final-score1=1<br />
|final-team2=[[Vephrall]]<br />
|final-score2=0<br />
}}<br />
==External Links==<br />
[http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=540273 Original thread]<br />
[http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=541038 Subsequent thread]<br />
[[Category:Cup of Harmony]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Cup_of_HarmonyCup of Harmony2007-11-04T01:57:20Z<p>Ember Nickel: update</p>
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<div>The Cup of Harmony is a tournament for roleplaying nations, which failed to qualify for the [[World Cup]]. The term Cup of Harmony was invented by [[Warnocks Wizards]], who hosted this tournament parallel to WCIX. However this was not the first installment of a tournament for non-qualifiers (sometimes called: 'Losers Cup'); parallel to WCVIII, the Frosty Invitational Tournament was hosted since a high number of roleplayers failed to qualify. Despite other names for succeeding tournaments, the name [[Cup of Harmony]] became used by the sporting community.<br />
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The Cup of Harmony is an official event of the [[World Cup#The World Cup Committee|World Cup committee]]. Its results affect the [[KPB ranking system|KPB-ranks]] of the participants and are an additional incentive to roleplay during the [[World Cup]].<br />
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Among notable incidents in Cup of Harmony history is the famous "voodoo dice" incident in Cup of Harmony V, during which several of the results were decidedly fishy. Particularly [[Melmond]]'s 7-0 win over [[Praying2God]] caused some eyebrows to rise around the sporting world, as the Melmondians had a less than glorious football history before the tournament - however, matters were resolved, and "voodoo dice" became a way of explaining results that did not exactly fit the norm (see also [[Margaret]])<br />
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It looked briefly as if this tradition would cease. With the seventeenth World Cup seeing most of the former organisers qualifying (only [[The Belmore Family]] of former, still active hosts were knocked out), little interest was shown in hosting the tournament, and the outlook for this once-great tournament became rather bleak. However, [[Sarzonia]] eventually stepped up to host the ninth Cup of Harmony. Real life prevented him from hosting the tournament, so [[The Lowland Clans]] and [[Rejistania]] acted as stand-in.<br />
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In CoH12, [[Kylaai]] became only the second team to win the Cup of Harmony twice, [[Cockbill Street]] having been the first team to manage such a feat of sporting prowess. In the feats of futility, [[Legalese]] is the only nation to have ever been the the CoH final more than once without winning it, flopping in the finals of CoH X and CoH XI . They also are the first side to reach consecutive CoH finals, with [[Hockey Canada]] matching that feat in CoH XV and XVI. [[Melmond]] became the first team to appear in three Cup of Harmony finals, appearing in CoH V, IIX and XIII .<br />
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== Cup of Harmony Hosts and Results ==<br />
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; [[Frosty Cup]] ([[World Cup 8]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Tanah Burung]]<br />
:Final: [[Total n Utter Insanity]] beat Nikea 2-0<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 1]] ([[World Cup 9|WC9]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Warnocks Wizards]]<br />
:Final: [[Warnocks Wizards]] beat [[The Weegies]] 2-0<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 2|Supercup]] (later named CoH 2, [[World Cup 10|WC10]])<br />
:Hosted by Tranquillitis (a [[puppet]] of Nikea)<br />
:Final: [[Iansisle]] beat Tranquillitis 3-2 After Extra Time (AET) on Golden Goal (FT: 2-2)<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 3|CoH 3]] ([[World Cup 11|WC11]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Brazillico]] and [[Spaam]]<br />
:Final: [[Commerce Heights]] beat Brazillico 1-0<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 4|CoH 4]] ([[World Cup 12|WC12]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Brazillico]]<br />
:Final: [[Cockbill Street]] beat [[Dance 2 Revolution]] 4-0<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 5|CoH 5]] ([[World Cup 13|WC13]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Melmond]]<br />
:Final: [[Melmond]] beat [[Kaze Progressa]] 3-2<br />
; CoH 6 ([[World Cup 14|WC14]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Vilita]] and [[The Belmore Family]]<br />
:Final: [[Vilita]] beat [[Jeruselem]] 4-2 AET (FT: 1-1) <br />
; CoH 7 ([[World Cup 15|WC15]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Melmond]] and [[Krytenia]]<br />
:Final: [[Cockbill Street]] beat [[The Lowland Clans]] 3-1 AET (FT: 1-1)<br />
; CoH 8 ([[World Cup 16|WC16]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Cockbill Street]] and [[Raptor Claw]]<br />
:Final: [[The Belmore Family]] beat [[Melmond]] 4-3 on penalties (2-2 AET)<br />
; CoH 9 ([[World Cup 17|WC17]])<br />
:Hosted by [[The Lowland Clans]] and [[Rejistania]]+<br />
:Final: [[Kylaai]] beat [[Snub Nose 38]] 2-1<br />
; CoH 10 ([[World Cup 18|WC18]])<br />
:Hosted by [[The Belmore Family]] and [[Cockbill Street]]<br />
:Final: [[Sarzonia]] beat [[Legalese]] 2-1<br />
; CoH 11 ([[World Cup 19|WC19]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Legalese]]++ and [[Lethislavania]]<br />
:Final: [[Lethislavania]] beat [[Legalese]] 2-1<br />
; CoH 12 ([[World Cup 20|WC20]])<br />
:Hosted by [[South Osettia]] and [[Liverpool England]]<br />
:Final: [[Kylaai]] beat [[Tadjikistan]] 1-0<br />
; CoH 13 ([[World Cup 21|WC21]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Rejistania]] and [[Legalese]]+++<br />
:Final: [[Gaian Ascendancy]] beat [[Melmond]] 1-0<br />
; CoH 14 ([[World Cup 22|WC22]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Lethislavania]] and [[Oglethorpia]]<br />
:Final: [[Nova Britannicus]] beat [[Kylaai]] 5-2<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 15|CoH 15]] ([[World Cup 23|WC23]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Krytenia]] and [[Druida]]<br />
:Final: [[Nedalia]] beat [[Hockey Canada]] 1-0<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 16|CoH 16]] ([[World Cup 24|WC24]])<br />
:Hosted by [[The Archregimancy]] and [[New Montreal States]]<br />
:Final: [[Hockey Canada]] beat [[Casari]] 3-1<br />
; CoH 17 ([[World Cup 25|WC25]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Praying2God]]<br />
:Final: [[Yafor 2]] beat [[The Archregimancy]] 2-1<br />
; CoH 18 ([[World Cup 26|WC26]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Schiavonia]] and [[Milchama]]<br />
:Final: [[Turori]] 4 - 0 [[Bettia]]<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 19|CoH 19]] ([[World Cup 27|WC27]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Spaam]]<br />
:Final: [[McPsychoville]] beat [[Wentland]] 7-3<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 20|CoH 20]] ([[World Cup 28|WC28]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Schiavonia]] and [[Spaam]]<br />
:Final: [[Schiavonia]] beat [[Yafor 2]] 4-1<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 21|CoH 21]] ([[World Cup 29|WC29]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Alasdair I Frosticus]] and [[The Archregimancy]]<br />
:Final: [[Milchama]] beat [[Magnus Valerius]] 2-0<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 22|CoH 22]] ([[World Cup 30|WC30]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Dance 2 Revolution]] and [[Spaam]]<br />
:Final: [[Dance 2 Revolution]] beat [[Elves Security Forces]] 3-2 AET (2-2)<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 23|CoH 23]] ([[World Cup 31|WC31]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Casari]] and [[Fmjphoenix]]<br />
:Final: [[Fmjphoenix]] beat [[Okielahoma]] 3-0<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 24|CoH 24]] ([[World Cup 32|WC32]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Bazalonia]] and [[The Islands of Qutar]]<br />
:Final: [[Turori]] beat [[Spaam]] 2-1<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 25|CoH 25]] ([[World Cup 33|WC33]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Unified Capitalizt States]]<br />
:Final: [[Zwangzug]] beat [[Ropa-Topia]] 4-2<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 26|CoH 26]] ([[World Cup 34|WC34]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Turori]]<br />
:Final: [[Bostopia]] beat [[Kiryu-shi]] 2-1 on penalties (3-3 AET, 2-2 FT)<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 27|CoH 27]] ([[World Cup 35|WC35]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Quakmybush]]<br />
:Final: [[Cafundéu]] beat [[Sativaville]] 4-1<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 28|CoH 28]] ([[World Cup 36|WC36]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Kura-Pelland]]<br />
:Final: [[Dance 2 Revolution]] beat [[Kura-Pelland]] 2-1<br />
; [[Cup of Harmony 29|CoH 29]] ([[World Cup 37|WC37]])<br />
:Hosted by [[Bazalonia]]++++ and [[The Islands of Qutar]]<br />
:Final: [[Casari]] beat [[Vephrall]] 1-0<br />
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*+[[Sarzonia]] was due to host this cup, but stepped down later due to RL issues.<br />
*++While Legalese co-hosted the competition, RL issues forced Lethislavania to actually operate the competition.<br />
*+++[[Sonaron]] and [[The Belmore Family]] were scheduled to host this competition, but it ceased after two days and the teams had to be evacuated to Rejistania and Legalese.<br />
*++++[[Bostopia]] was slated to host the tournament along with The Islands of Qutar, but was unable to, so Bazalonia did instead.<br />
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{{World Cup}}<br />
[[Category:Sports roleplaying]]<br />
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The '''NationStates World Cup''' is NationStates' longest-running recurring sporting event, dating back to the first half of 2003. Nations from around the NS world at all sorts of different [[Tech_level|technology levels]] play [[football]] (also known as 'soccer' or 'Association football') for the ultimate glory of becoming World Champions. For a direct FAQ on the World Cup, see the [[World Cup FAQs]] article.<br />
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{{Official World Ranks}}<br />
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== Procedure ==<br />
===Qualifying=== <br />
Each World Cup since the third has begun with a qualifying stage including anywhere from approximately fifty to one hundred nations, with eighty being the customary number. These nations are typically divided into eight to fifteen qualifying groups of six to ten nations, depending on the exact number entered. Each nation in a qualifying group plays each other nation in that group once at home and once away (the exception to this rule was [[World Cup 5]], where nations in the qualifiers played each other only once). After all matches have been played, thirty qualifiers are determined based on placement in their groups. The first criterion for placement is the number of ''points'' earned (three for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss). If this results in a tie, the first tiebreaker is ''goal difference'' (the number of goals conceded subtracted from the number of goals scored). The next tiebreaker is the number of goals scored. In almost all situations, this is enough to resolve any tie. (If it is not, the results of matches between the tied teams would act as a tiebreaker, and a playoff match would occur if the teams are still tied. This has never been required in the qualifying, although it has been required haphazardly in the group phase, first occurring in [[World Cup 12]] when [[Timway]] beat [[Liverpool England]] 2-1.) In some cases, playoffs are scheduled as part of the qualifying phase.<br />
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===World Cup===<br />
The thirty qualifiers in addition to the two host nations advance to play in the World Cup proper. The first round (or the ''group stage'', as it is also known) is made up of eight groups of four nations. Routinely, four of these groups play in one host nation, while the other four groups compete in the second. Each nation in a group plays each other nation in that group once. The top two nations in each group advance to the second round, using the same rules as with qualifying. Beginning with the second round (also known as the ''round of sixteen''), a single-elimination format is used. The exception to this is in the semifinals, as the two losing nations in the semifinals still move on to face off in the third-place playoff.<br />
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===Scorinating===<br />
Results are determined by using a [[scorinate|scorinator]] of some sort. Excel spreadsheets are the most common method, but the Java program [[Leagion]] has been used more often since [[World Cup 14]]. The early versions were created in the time of WC14 by [[World Cup 13]] co-host [[Rejistania]]. However, World Cup 13 was not scorinated with [[Leagion]] but by another Java-coded scorinator called wc13.java. The primary influence on the results is the [[KPB ranking system|rank]] of each nation, though ''roleplay bonus'' can also have a moderate effect (the exact influence of each depends on the formula used and hence varies between World Cups). Another popular scorinator gaining notoriety and use is [[Bedistan]]'s [[NSFootySim]], currently in its 2.0.1 incarnation, and uses XML as its input language.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Upon its institution by [[Ariddia]], there was no qualifying stage and no ranking system, in the World Cup, and match results were determined merely by rolls of the dice. Minor alterations were made to the dice-rolling formula for the second World Cup in [[Alasdair I Frosticus]]. [[Total n Utter Insanity]] initiated the move away from dice in [[World Cup 3]], and match results were now generated by Excel spreadsheets with, moreover, a qualifying stage appended to the system. This supplementation enabled more nations to participate at any given time, though to this day only thirty-two attain entrance to the World Cup proper. After ''qualifiers'' were introduced, the host(s) of the Cup, in addition to the few highest-ranked nations, automatically participated without need of qualification. Ensuing [[World Cup 7]], this too was modified, and thus only the inherent qualification of the host nation(s) prevailed.<br />
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In [[World Cup 9]], the [[RP-bonus]] was introduced.<br />
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'''''Related Tournaments: [[Baptism of Fire|Baptism of Fire Cup]], [[Cup of Harmony]], [[Under-21 World Cup]], [[Eagle's Cup]]'''''<br />
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== Hosting ==<br />
=== The World Cup Committee ===<br />
The World Cup Committee (WCC) elect the hosts of each World Cup, as well as nominate potential (E)WCC Presidents. So, following reforms proposed by [[Spaam]] and passed by the old World Cup Committee (now the Emergency World Cup Committee), all nations who have posted a squad (thereby demonstrating active interest in the Cup) in the two previous Cups earn a place on the WCC. Thus membership of the WCC needs to be 'earned' by a roster/team sheet and must be 'renewed' each cup by signing-up to the Cup and posting a squad for their nation.<br />
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''For full information on the WCC, including Spaam's proposals, see the [[World Cup Committee|WCC]] article.''<br />
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==== The WCC President ====<br />
Current President: [[Bazalonia]]<br><br />
Vice-President: [[Ariddia]]<br />
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The WCC President acts as something of a figurehead for the World Cup Committee, and is elected from a list of nominees nominated by the WCC. The President calls for and collects the votes for World Cup Host, Cup of Harmony Host and WCC President votes. The President is usually a pillar of the World Cup community and is currently [[Bazalonia]]. ICly, the WCC President is former Bazalonian national FA President [[James Gaines]]. The Vice-President is former Ariddian coach [[Evgheny Melenciuc]].<br />
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WCC Presidents are elected every three cups. Both Bazalonia and Ariddia were reelected in an election scheduled to follow [[World Cup 36]], but held after [[World Cup 35]].<br />
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''For further information, see the [[World_Cup_Committee#The_President|President]] section of the [[World_Cup_Committee|WCC]] article.''<br />
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====The Emergency World Cup Committee====<br />
''For a full list of the EWCC including inactive and ex-nation members, see the [[World_Cup_Committee#The_Emergency_World_Cup_Committee|EWCC section]] of the [[World_Cup_Committee|WCC]] article.''<br />
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The Emergency World Cup Committee (EWCC) is made up of representatives from all still-existing nations that have hosted a World Cup at some point in the past. As a lot of these experienced nations hang around in [[Sport (IRC Channel)|#sport]], they provide most of the discussion and ideas for World Cup reform. As such they are consulted in 'Emergency' situations when fast decisions are needed. They also constitute the old 'Host Selection Committee' to decide the host of the [[Cup of Harmony]]. The nations are:<br />
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<ul><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Alasdair I Frosticus]]/[[The Archregimancy]] ([[World Cup 2|WC2]], [[World Cup 28|WC28]], [[World Cup 34|WC34]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Ariddia]] ([[World Cup 1|WC1]], [[World Cup 34|WC34]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Audioslavia]] ([[World Cup 7|WC7]], [[World Cup 25|WC25]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Az-cz]] ([[World Cup 33|WC33]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Bedistan]] ([[World Cup 8|WC8]], [[World Cup 18|WC18]], [[World Cup 27|WC27]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Cafundéu]] ([[World Cup 36|WC36]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Casari]] ([[World Cup 29|WC29]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Commerce Heights]] ([[World Cup 26|WC26]], [[World Cup 36|WC36]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Eauz]] ([[World Cup 15|WC15]], [[World Cup 18|WC18]], [[World Cup 23|WC23]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Fmjphoenix]] ([[World Cup 27|WC27]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Geisenfried]] ([[World Cup 32|WC32]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Giant Zucchini]] ([[World Cup 10|WC10]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Kaze Progressa]] ([[World Cup 12|WC12]], [[World Cup 17|WC17]], [[World Cup 25|WC25]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Krytenia]] ([[World Cup 24|WC24]], [[World Cup 29|WC29]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Legalese]]/[[Novapsolu]] ([[World Cup 22|WC22]], [[World Cup 37|WC37]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Lethislavania]] ([[World Cup 21|WC21]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Liverpool England]]/[[Ad'ihan]] ([[World Cup 22|WC22]], [[World Cup 37|WC37]]))</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[The Lowland Clans]] ([[World Cup 31|WC31]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Milchama]] ([[World Cup 32|WC32]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[New Montreal States]] ([[World Cup 28|WC28]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Oglethorpia]] ([[World Cup 8|WC8]], [[World Cup 14|WC14]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Oliverry]] ([[World Cup 26|WC26]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[One Red Dot]] ([[World Cup 10|WC10]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Quakmybush]] ([[World Cup 33|WC33]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[The Islands of Qutar]] ([[World Cup 30|WC30]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Rejistania]] ([[World Cup 13|WC13]], [[World Cup 16|WC16]], [[World Cup 23|WC23]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Schiavonia]] ([[World Cup 30|WC30]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Spaam]] ([[World Cup 6|WC6]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Starblaydia]] ([[World Cup 20|WC20]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Tanah Burung]] ([[World Cup 5|WC5]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Total n Utter Insanity]] ([[World Cup 3|WC3]], [[World Cup 11|WC11]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Vilita]]/[[Turori]] ([[World Cup 17|WC17]], [[World Cup 19|WC19]], [[World Cup 22|WC22]], [[World Cup 31|WC31]])</li><br />
</ul><br />
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=== Hosts for upcoming World Cup (38) ===<br />
*[[Kura-Pelland]] and [[Vephrall]]: [http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=540560]<br />
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== Past winners ==<br />
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=== Summary by Edition ===<br />
<br />
{| border="1px" style="font-size:95%; width:75%; text-align: center;" class="wikitable"<br />
|<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee|Winner<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee|2nd<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee|3rd<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee|Host of Final<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 1]]<br />
![[Crosshill]]<br />
|[[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|[[Quohog]]<br />
|[[Ariddia]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 2]]<br />
![[Al Quds]]<br />
|[[Tanah Burung]]<br />
|[[Ziotah]]<br />
|[[Alasdair I Frosticus]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 3]]<br />
![[Giant Zucchini]]<br />
|[[Crosshill]]<br />
|[[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|[[Total n Utter Insanity]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 4]]<br />
![[Dennisov]]<br />
|[[Jurassica]]<br />
|[[Brazillico]]<br />
|[[Brazillico]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 5]]<br />
![[Brazillico]]<br />
|[[Lemmitania]]<br />
|[[Svecia]]<br />
|[[Al Quds]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 6]]<br />
![[Brazillico]]<br />
|[[Quohog]]<br />
|[[Spaam]]<br />
|[[Lemmitania]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 7]]<br />
![[Errinundera]]<br />
|[[Spaam]]<br />
|[[Svecia]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 8]]<br />
![[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Haraki]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 9]]<br />
![[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|[[Ravenspire]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 10]]<br />
![[Lemmitania]]<br />
|[[Giant Zucchini]]<br />
|[[Ariddia]]<br />
|[[Giant Zucchini]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 11]]<br />
![[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|[[Warnocks Wizards]]<br />
|[[Giant Zucchini]]<br />
|[[Total n Utter Insanity]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 12]]<br />
![[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|[[Commerce Heights]]<br />
|[[Kaze Progressa]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 13]]<br />
![[Eauz]]<br />
|[[Spaam]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 14]]<br />
![[Kingsford]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Total n Utter Insanity]]<br />
|[[Oglethorpia]]<!-- Kingsford? --><br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 15]]<br />
![[Commerce Heights]]<br />
|[[Squornshelous]]<br />
|[[Eauz]]<br />
|[[The Eagles Nest]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 16]]<br />
![[Eauz]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 17]]<br />
![[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Dance 2 Revolution]]<br />
|[[Melmond]]<br />
|[[Vilita]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 18]]<br />
![[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Kaze Progressa]]<br />
|[[Iansisle]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 19]]<br />
![[Crystilakere]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|[[Dance 2 Revolution]]<br />
|[[Turori]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 20]]<br />
![[Vilita]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|[[Squornshelous]]<br />
|[[Druida]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 21]]<br />
![[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Total n Utter Insanity]]<br />
|[[Cockbill Street]]<br />
|[[Cockbill Street]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 22]]<br />
![[Sarzonia]]<br />
|[[Oaker]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 23]]<br />
![[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Druida]]<br />
|[[Sarzonia]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 24]]<br />
![[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[Sarzonia]]<br />
|[[Krytenia]]<br />
|[[Druida]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 25]]<br />
![[Starblaydia]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Squornshelous]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 26]]<br />
![[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[Eauz]]<br />
|[[Commerce Heights]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 27]]<br />
![[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[Starblaydia]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 28]]<br />
![[Starblaydia]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[New Montreal States]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 29]]<br />
![[Casari]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|[[Krytenia]]<br />
|[[Casari]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 30]]<br />
![[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Starblaydia]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[The Islands of Qutar]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 31]]<br />
![[Squornshelous]]<br />
|[[New Montreal States]]<br />
|[[Oliverry]]<br />
|[[Vilita]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 32]]<br />
![[Ariddia]]<br />
|[[Jeruselem]]<br />
|[[Krytenia]]<br />
|[[Geisenfried]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 33]]<br />
![[Bettia]]<br />
|[[Az-cz]]<br />
|[[Demot]]<br />
|[[Az-cz]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 34]]<br />
![[Ariddia]]<br />
|[[Milchama]]<br />
|[[Elves Security Forces]]<br />
|[[Alasdair I Frosticus|The Holy Empire]] and [[Ariddia]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 35]]<br />
![[Bettia]]<br />
|[[Ariddia]]<br />
|[[Schiavonia]]<br />
|[[The Lowland Clans]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 36]]<br />
![[Ariddia]]<br />
|[[Errinundera]]<br />
|[[Capitalizt SLANI]]<br />
|[[Unified Capitalizt States]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 37]]<br />
![[Az-cz]]<br />
|[[Demot]]<br />
|[[Sel Appa]]<br />
|[[Novapsolu]]<br />
|}<br />
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=== Summary by Nation ===<br />
<br />
{| border="1px" style="font-size:95%; width:50%; text-align: center;" class="wikitable"<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee|'''Team'''<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee align="center"|Titles<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee align="center"|Winning Editions<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee align="center"|Runner-up<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|4<br />
|21, 26, 27, 30<br />
|8, 16, 28<br />
|-<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|4<br />
|12, 17, 18, 23 <br />
|14, 25<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ariddia]]<br />
|3<br />
|32, 34, 36<br />
|35<br />
|-<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|2<br />
|8, 24<br />
|26, 27<br />
|-<br />
|[[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|2<br />
|9, 11<br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|[[Starblaydia]]<br />
|2<br />
|25, 28<br />
|30<br />
|-<br />
|[[Brazillico]]<br />
|2<br />
|5, 6<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Eauz]]<br />
|2<br />
|13, 16<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bettia]]<br />
|2<br />
|33, 35<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Crosshill]]<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|[[Giant Zucchini]]<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|[[Errinundera]]<br />
|1<br />
|7<br />
|36<br />
|-<br />
|[[Lemmitania]]<br />
|1<br />
|10<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sarzonia]]<br />
|1<br />
|22<br />
|24<br />
|-<br />
|[[Squornshelous]]<br />
|1<br />
|31<br />
|15<br />
|-<br />
|[[Az-cz]]<br />
|1<br />
|37<br />
|33<br />
|-<br />
|[[Al Quds]]<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Dennisov]]<br />
|1<br />
|4<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Kingsford]]<br />
|1<br />
|14<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Commerce Heights]]<br />
|1<br />
|15<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Crystilakere]]<br />
|1<br />
|19<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Vilita]]<br />
|1<br />
|20<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Casari]]<br />
|1<br />
|29<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|12, 19, 20, 29<br />
|-<br />
|[[Spaam]]<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|7, 13<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Fast Facts - The Cup ===<br />
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By defeating Liverpool England in the Semi-Final of [[World Cup 17]], [[Dance 2 Revolution]] became the first Post-KPB team (a nation that has only competed in the World Cup since the official use of KPB ranks began in [[World Cup 12]]) to make the final. Dance 2 Revolution became the first Post-KPB team to finish in the top 3 in two separate cups by beating Total n Utter Insanity in the [[World Cup 19]] 3rd-Placing Match. Dance 2 Revolution's World Cup 19 spotlight was quickly stolen by [[Crystilakere]], who went down in history as the first Post-KPB nation to unseat the veterans and win the World Cup.<br />
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[[Rejistania]] & [[Bedistan]] currently hold the record for most World Cups won (four), while Bedistan has the most final appearances (seven). [[Capitalizt SLANI]] claims to inherit Bedistan’s record (after the destruction of Bedistan's football association but before the nation ceased to exist, Bedistani footballers played for Capitalizt SLANI), and thus has won five World Cups, but this is not generally recognized. [[Audioslavia]] currently hold the record for most losses in the final match, having lost all four times ([[World Cup 12|WC12]], [[World Cup 19|WC19]], [[World Cup 20|WC20]], [[World Cup 29|WC29]]) that they have reached it. Seventeen nations have made an appearance in the final more than once; of those, two have never won it: Audioslavia and [[Spaam]].<br />
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The [[World Cup 22]] final will go down in history as one of the most unexpected finals ever, with both nations outside the top 10 in rankings prior to the finals. It has been suggested that the winning scoreline of 4-0 to [[Sarzonia]] is the biggest ever in a World Cup final.<br />
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Rejistania's victory in the final of [[World Cup 23|WC23]] ended a run of four consecutive victories for sides from the [[Atlantian Oceania]] region (Crystilakere - WC19, [[Vilita]] - WC20, Bedistan - [[World Cup 21|WC21]], Sarzonia, WC22), though AO was back on top again in [[World Cup 25]] with [[Starblaydia]]. There had not been a Final without an AO nation appearing in it since World Cup 18 until [[World Cup 31|WC31]], when [[Squornshelous]] & [[New Montreal States]] competed in the final. This also broke a 6 World Cup winning streak for Atlantian Oceania.<br />
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Squornshelous currently holds the record for the most cups participated in: 30 qualification attempts, with 29 finals appearances. The [[Total n Utter Insanity]] team, never having lifted the cup, are the team with the most appearances without a World Cup Championship. <br />
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The record for the most goals in a World Cup match (qualifying or finals) is 15, in Bedistan's 8-7 defeat of Vilita in [[World Cup 21]]. The record for highest number of goals scored in penalty kicks during a finals match was an astounding 25 PKs, with [[Ariddia]] scoring 13 to [[Bazalonia]]'s 12 in [[World Cup 31]]. The record winning margin in a World Cup match is 11, in [[Elves Security Forces]]' 11-0 defeat of [[Keyne Island]] in [[World Cup 35]] qualification. [[Ravea]] has a rather more dubious record, the worst qualification record in history. They lost every game in qualification - a feat almost attained in [[World Cup 12]] by [[Hash n Beans]], who won their last match having lost the preceding thirteen - and while [[Mikele]] and [[Vorpal Bunnies]] held the same dubious distinction, neither had such an abysmal goal difference and they have been almost entirely forgotten. Indeed, Ravea are often wrongly believed to be the only team in history to lose every match in World Cup qualification.<br />
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The final top-three finishing nations in [[World Cup 27]] were also the three previous Cup Winners: Bedistan ([[World Cup 26]] champions), [[Liverpool England]] ([[World Cup 24]] champions) and Starblaydia ([[World Cup 25]] champions). These were, coincidentally, also the top three finishers in [[World Cup 28]] and [[World Cup 30]]. None of these teams, however, got past the quarter-finals at [[World Cup 29]].<br />
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== World rankings ==<br />
Originally, the NSWC rankings were determined purely on finishing position in the previous Cup. The defending champions would be ranked #1, the team with the best record in qualifying that failed to qualify would be #33, etc. During [[World Cup 9]], the WCC determined that a new ranking system was needed, but it took a while to come to a consensus. [[World Cup 11]] used the [[RPR]]-system. The majority of the World Cup community disliked that approach, mainly because Total n Utter Insanity failed to explain it and because its implementation tended to have discouraging effects for new nations. Starting with [[World Cup 12]], the KPB ranking system developed by [[Kaze Progressa]] with modifications from Bedistan was officially incorporated. The [[KPB ranking system]] takes into account the past three World Cups and associated tournaments Cup of Harmony and Baptism of Fire.<br />
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=== Fast Facts - Ranks ===<br />
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The Empire of Vilita became the first to control two nations inside the top 10 of the KPB rankings at the conclusion of [[World Cup 19]]. The Emirate of [[Turori]], a colony of Vilita, lost in the quarterfinals of World Cup 19 to eventual runners-up Audioslavia, but their performance as first time hosts earned them a place in the top 10 for the first time, joining their rulers, Vilita. After Vilita won [[World Cup 20]] and Turori made the quarterfinals, the two remained in the top 10 for their third and second consecutive cups respectively, eventually doing one better as both nations found themselves ranked in the top 5, at 2nd and 4th in the list. The only other time a nation and their puppet have both been in the top ten is after [[World Cup 34]], when Elves Security Forces were ranked fifth and [[Demot]] tenth.<br />
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=== Current rankings ===<br />
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As of the end of [[World Cup 36]], the top ten nations in the world are as follows:<br />
#[[Ariddia]]<br />
#[[Capitalizt SLANI]]<br />
#[[Elves Security Forces]]<br />
#[[Errinundera]]<br />
#[[Schiavonia]]<br />
#[[Bettia]]<br />
#[[Az-cz]]<br />
#[[Vilita]]<br />
#[[Milchama]]<br />
#[[Zwangzug]]<br />
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'''Language''' is a system of communication or reasoning using representation along with metaphor and some manner of logical grammar. Many languages use gestures, sounds, symbols, or words, and aim at communicating concepts, ideas, meanings, and thoughts.<br />
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This article deals with the use of language on the [[forums]], the ins and outs of the national languages of [[NS]] [[nation]]s, [[roleplaying]] conventions relating to language, the use of language in [[gameplay]] and nationstates [[Wikipedia:slang|slang]].<br />
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== Language in gameplay ==<br />
[[English]] is the primary language of [[NationStates]] and the language that is generally used on the forums as well as on regional boards. In [[Gameplay]] it is usually the medium of communication except in some [[region]]s. <br />
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While many non-native speakers have nations in predominantly English-speaking regions and take part in English-based forums, there are regions in Nation States created by and for specific languages. [[Player]]s in such regions may be less likely to take part on [[forums]] and in [[United Nations]] debates but their regions can still be as varied and lively as those made by English-speaking players. Regional languages exist in regions which are dedicated to a RL nation. An example is [[Dutch]] in the [[Nederland]] region (for the RL [[Wikipedia:Netherlands|Netherlands]] and [[Wikipedia:Belgium|Belgium]]) or [[French]] in [[France]] (for RL [[Wikipedia:France|France]]). There are also regions which are dedicated to languages themselves, such as the [[Deutschsprachige Region]].<br />
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== National languages in roleplay ==<br />
=== Prevalence ===<br />
In [[Roleplay]], a great number of nations have English as their primary language. This is likely because a majority of the NS [[player]]s are from English-speaking countries such as the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]], [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]], [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]], [[Wikipedia:Singapore|Singapore]], [[Wikipedia:New Zealand|New Zealand]] and [[Wikipedia:Australia|Australia]]. Rather than attributing historical developments in roleplay (such as [[RL]] [[Wikipedia:England|English]] settlers), the language is often, but not always, assumed to have always been there. In this sense, the English language and culture are dominant on NS [[Earth]] and beyond.<br />
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There have been some attempts at forming an alternative [[Wikipedia:lingua franca|lingua franca]]; many [[Elves|Elvish]] nations speak [[Quenya]] and in the roleplaying circles around them it is sometimes used as a language of diplomacy. Many [[Quenya]]-speaking nations are part of the [[VERITAS]] [[alliance]]. More common then Quenya, however, are the [[RL]] languages. [[German]] and [[Russian]] feature prominently amongst them, but [[French]], [[Dutch]] and [[Spanish]] are also quite common. There can be a wide range of different reasons for choosing a certain RL language (see [[Language#Choice of language|choice of language]])<br />
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A very interesting asset to linguistic diversity are the nation-specific languages, which are often made up as a [[Wikipedia:Constructed language|constructed language]] (conlang). Often citizens are just assumed to be speaking "''nationian''" without there being any existing words or grammar rules behind it, but some players have made up entire languages for the game. Excellent examples of such languages are [[Rejistanian]] and [[Pacitalian]]. <br />
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Some nations do not limit themselves to having one single national languages, but instead have different languages for different regions or different sections of the population. These nations can have various constructed languages, a number of different RL languages, or a mix.<br />
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=== Choice of language ===<br />
There are several factors that influence the choice of a player for his nation to have a certain (RL) language. <br />
*The '''background of the player''' is very important, and often the choice of national language will reflect the language(s) the player is familiar with. However, sometimes the language reflects other things (listed here below)<br />
*'''Other characteristics of nations''' that imply a certain language. [[Elves|Elvish]] nations for example are obviously bound to [[Quenya]], [[Sindarin]] or some variant thereof. But often this also has to do with stereotypes. Communist nations (especially those that use a stereotype of the [[Wikipedia:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]] popular in the [[Western world]]), as well as monarchies inspired by or based on the [[Wikipedia:Imperial Russia|Russian Empire]], tend to have [[Russian]] as their national language. Fascist or authoritarian nations often have [[German]] in reference to the [[Wikipedia:Third Reich|Third Reich]]. [[French]] is sometimes the chosen language of nations who wish to be more 'refined'.<br />
*'''Location in the RL world'''. Nations in, for example, [[Earth II]] will often occupy a portion of RL territory. It is reasonable that the people inhabititing this territoriy will speak their native language and, as a result, this also becomes the language of choice for the NS nation claiming to posess those territories.<br />
*'''Assumed or RPed history'''. People may adopt certain languages because of historic ties with other (NS or RL) nations. An example of a language that is entirely the result of such a history is [[Belmorian-Rejistanian]]. Pacitalia is an example of a mirror nation of RL Italy, but instead of Italian, speaks [[Pacitalian]].<br />
*'''Cultural affinity'''. Japanese quite naturally becomes the language in nations of [[Wikipedia:Manga|Manga]]-freaks<br />
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== Roleplay conventions relating to language ==<br />
Virtually all roleplay is in English and the language for interaction between characters of different nation is often also English, at least [[OOC]] (that is to say, the posts are written in the English language). There are several ways to go about roleplaying (or assuming away) the language barrier.<br />
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*'''Assuming everyone speaks English''' is an often-used method. Sometimes this is appropriate (for example both nations have English as their national language, or if the roleplay has a diplomatic setting where diplomats will obviously speak a language everyone will understand), but at other times this means assuming away a language barrier that would exist. This may be useful as a plot device or the idea of a language barrier may simply not occur to players.<br />
*'''Assuming that the characters are speaking an IC language while using English OOCly''' is also very common. It is useful when the characters speak a language that is either fictional or incomprehensible to other players. However its use is still limited to cases when all the characters are speaking ''the same'' non-English language. (If one character is speaking Quenya and the other is speaking German there is still a language barrier.) This is generally the case when characters are interacting with other characters from the same nation.<br />
*'''Using coloured text to indicate which language is used.''' When the language barrier is important to the RP, using another language is indicated by using a different colour for the spoken text. (For example in an RP green lines mean Quenya is spoken, brown means the character is speaking German and using no colour when speaking means English is used.) This is especially useful when players do not want to assume away the language barrier but still want other players to (OOCly) understand what their characters are saying.<br />
*'''Posting in the language that is spoken''' is fairly rare, as it usually precludes other players from OOCly understanding what is going on. Sometimes, however, it is used for a few sentences or a few words to add flavor to what someone is saying.<br />
*'''Posting in the language that is spoken while at the same time posting OOC subtitles''' adds flavor while allowing other players to OOC what is going on, however it takes additional effort and thus is very uncommon.<br />
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<div>Style modifiers in [[Sports roleplaying]] are constants which define how attacking or defensive a given team plays. To explain this a bit: [[Karela Lines]] for example is known to be the most defensive team in the [[H1SR]], while [[Hetkali Hetaki]] prefers a [[Rejistanian systems|Hank~hilan]] 3-4-3. If the league was [[scorinate]]d normally, it would be pure luck which team had a good defense and which team managed to score most often. By the use of style modifiers, the defense of teams like Karela Lines is improved at costs of the attack. There are several ways to get the effect in the formula. Mostly it deals with modifying the defense constants and the number of attacks.<br />
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[[NSFootySim]] and [[Leagion]] have incompatible style modifiers. While NSFootySim uses numbers from -5 to +5 to set the styles and -5 being the most defensive (this might have something to do with defense being considered negative by the takilan programmer), Leagion uses numbers between -200 and 200, where -200 is most attacking (this might have something to do with attack being seen as negative thing by the Karelan programmer or with the fact that Rejis did not know about how style modifiers work in NSFS). To convert between an NSFS and a leagion style modifier multiply or divide it by -40.<br />
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Since [[World Cup 25]], teams participating in the [[World Cup]] have had the ability to choose a style modifier that will in turn influence their scores. While one might expect to find styles ranging equally from offensive to defensive, attack seems to be the most preferable. The table below lists one analysis of mean style modifiers among teams that specified one. (The average values are given in terms of NSFootySim: i. e., +5 the most attacking and -5 the most defensive. In the cases of cups where this scale was not used, the values have been multiplied to be proportional to a -5 to +5 scale.)<br />
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|[[World Cup 26|26]]<br />
|0.92<br />
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|[[World Cup 27|27]]<br />
|0.73<br />
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|[[World Cup 28|28]]<br />
|1.84<br />
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|[[World Cup 29|29]]<br />
|1.37<br />
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|[[World Cup 30|30]]<br />
|1.07<br />
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|[[World Cup 31|31]]<br />
|1.48<br />
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|[[World Cup 32|32]]<br />
|1.60<br />
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|[[World Cup 33|33]]<br />
|1.75<br />
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|[[World Cup 34|34]]<br />
|2.22<br />
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|[[World Cup 35|35]]<br />
|2.20<br />
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|[[World Cup 36|36]]<br />
|1.30<br />
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|[[World Cup 37|37]]<br />
|1.61<br />
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flag=http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/nedalia.jpg |<br />
region=[[Atlantian Oceania]] |<br />
motto=''To Live Freely is to Prosper.'' |<br />
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language=Nedalian, English |<br />
capital=Kafra |<br />
population=Approximately 3.5 Billion |<br />
currency=Kafraleon |<br />
leader=[[Yasmine Dala'a]]}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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Nedalia has, throughout its history, been filled with stories of mystic, mystery, valor, honor, death, and life. However, very little is known to the outside world about its past before it broke out of the isolationism it was under, but recently, the government has made efforts to slowly tell of Nedalia's history prior to its international arrival.<br />
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Since officially joining the [[Atlantian Oceania]], economically and politically, there has certainly been no lack of action. Almost immediately after declaring the end to its self-imposed isolationism, a minor battle broke out in what is known as the Southern Islands against a nation called [[The Holy Saints]], ending after 2 days thanks to a hastily agreed cease-fire.<br />
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Threat from the west did not cease, however; a nation called [[Latao]] posed as a direct threat to the Nedalian people, which eventually led the nation to join the invasion of the country, leading to the capture and annexation of The Western Territories. Shortly after that, the country became one of the founding members of the [[Strategic Defense League]], currently the most powerful alliance in the Atlantian Oceania region.<br />
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The formation of the SDL, coupled with the death of [[Starblaydia]] leader [[Tiberius Starblayde]], lead to a rise in tension in the region. Nedalia's first president, [[Andrew Bren]], passed away amidst the escalating tensions, which finally burst into a full regional war when Starblaydia declared war on Nedalia's SDL ally, [[The Lowland Clans]]. <br />
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'''To read more about Nedalia's history in detail, please visit: [[Nedalia History]]'''. <br />
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'''[[Kafra]]:''' The capital city of Nedalia.<br />
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'''[[Aanjar]]:''' The 2nd largest city in Nedalia, located in the Shamsa Desert.<br />
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==Government==<br />
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The Nedalian government, since forming after the Ezzeddine monarchy handed power to the people, has been a full-fledged democracy, with elections held for the Presidency every 5 years. There is no limit on how many times a person can run for the title; as long as people are voting him/her into power, he/she will continue to serve. <br />
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All elections in Nedalia are done in the same format; that is, the people directly vote whatever candidate for whatever position into it. Elections are held for the following titles: President, Ministers, and Members of Parliament. The idea that the people have full control over who is put into office is held very dear, and it is the firm belief of the nation that the Nedalian people remain the ones responsible for their representation in the government.<br />
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The current President is [[Yasmine Dala'a]], only the 2nd person to serve as Nedalian president, having taken the helm through national elections after [[Andrew Bren]] fell fatally ill and passed away. <br />
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'''For more information on the Nedalian government, please visit the following site: [[Nedalian Government]]'''.<br />
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'''This page features all one needs to know about embassies, consulates, and contacts in Nedalia and abroad: '''[[Nedalia Political Contacts]]'''.<br />
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==Military==<br />
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'''[[Nedalia Ground Army]]:''' All the equipment and statistics on the NGA. <br />
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'''[[Nedalia Air Force]]:''' Patrolling and protecting the Nedalian skies. <br />
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'''[[Nedalia Navy]]:''' Find out all about the Nedalian Navy in all its glory.<br />
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'''[[Nedalia Guerilla Militia]]:''' The Nedalian special forces; although they excel at guerilla warfare and just about everything else. <br />
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==Sports==<br />
===Basketball===<br />
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* '''[[Nedalia Basketball]]''': The senior Nedalia Lions basketball squad information page. <br />
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* '''[[Nedalia Basketball League]]''': The national basketball league information page.<br />
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* '''[[Nedalia Premier League]]:''' The Nedalia Premier League.<br />
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* '''[[Nedalia Lions]]:''' The senior Nedalia Lions.<br />
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* '''[[Nedalia U21 Football]]:''' The Under 21 Nedalia Lions. <br />
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* '''[[:Category:Nedalia_Football_Players|Nedalian Football Players]]:''' Links to famous Nedalian players.<br />
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*''' [[Kafra International Stadium]]'''<br />
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*''' [[Basketball Stadiums|Basketball Stadiums]]'''<br />
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*''' [[Nedalia Gridball Stadiums|Gridball Stadiums]]'''<br />
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==[[Nedalia Airlines]]==<br />
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A very important aspect of Nedalian life revolves around travel. With the government directly responsible for this national airline, it has been one of the top priorities to develop the airline as best they can. The direct link is here: '''[[Nedalia Airlines]]'''.<br />
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==Gallery of Treasures==<br />
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The Gallery of Treasures is a huge showcase gallery opened in Kafra for the public. It features treasures from around universe, whether from nations, people, or regions.<br />
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* '''IMPERIAL KNIFE OF TOCROWKIA:''' A knife which symbolizes royalty in Tocrowkia, it worn by all royal figures in that nation. They take atleast 3 years to make, and they are made of an extremely high quality carbon stainless steel. The infamous Snake Symbol of Tocrowkia has been etched into the knife by laser. It is estimated to be about 20 inches in length. Just a gorgeous piece of art. It was offered by Tocrowkia to leaders of the universe who were interested in the Year of 1 AFN.<br />
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* '''THE HING SWORD:''' Presented to 1st President Bren in the 2nd year of his presidency (2 AFN). The Hing Sword is made up purely of the mineral Hing, and it was presented to him to congratulate him on funding the discovery and research of the resource. It also represents the first object to be made from the material, it symbolizes the presidency of the 1st President. <br />
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==[[Nedalia Western Territories|The Western Territories]]==<br />
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All you need to know about the [[Nedalia Western Territories|Western Territories]].<br />
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| region=[[Atlantian Oceania]]<br />
| capital=[[Trilan (city)|Trilan]]<br />
| largest_city=[[Trilan (city)|Trilan]]<br />
| language=[[English]] (official); [[Dutch]] (in Noorde only); [[Italian]] (in Sudesti only)<br />
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'''The Unified Democratic Republic of Kura-Pelland''' (/kʊɹə-pɛlænd/) is a nation in southern [[Atlantian Oceania]], sharing the continent of [[Vircais]] with [[Vephrall]].<br />
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The nation was formed from the unification of Kura and Pelland - two nations separated by the [[River Mura]] - after a civil war. Since then, the country has become a benchmark for peace and unity, and has expanded to cover the entirety of Vircais not covered by [[Vephrall]]. Perhaps paradoxically, it has also swung between governments of notably different philosophies.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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Kura-Pelland is located in the north-west of [[Vircais]], with [[Vephrall]] occupying the remainder of the continent. The terrain is primarily of rolling hills, with two main areas of mountains - the [[Voran Range]] in [[Noorde]] and the [[Engan Range]] primarily in [[Lakeland]].<br />
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The majority of the population are concentrated in the 'old' Kura-Pelland - with six million in [[Trilan]] alone making it the largest city in [[Vircais]], and several more major cities to the north and west - and around [[Lake Branagh]], particularly the cities of [[Porterbridge]] and [[Prangren]]. <br />
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The five largest cities in the country at the last census are:<br />
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#[[Trilan (city)|Trilan]] - 6,210,324<br />
#[[Parwood]] - 4,312,029<br />
#[[Porterbridge]] - 3,995,200<br />
#[[Prangren]] - 2,760,420<br />
#[[Cardim]] - 1,904,902<br />
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===Climate===<br />
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Most of Kura-Pelland has a subtropical climate, with typical July highs above 75°F (24°C). However, temperatures are somewhat cooler than in much of [[Vephrall]].<br />
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<div>The city of '''Merano''' is the largest in [[Zwangzug]]. Nestled among picturesque mountains (and bordering rival twin city [[Bangkok]]), its millions of residents are fiercely devoted to their city. Some of them even know what country it's in. Like many of the major cities nationwide, it was named in honor or parody (nobody knows which) of a semi-mythical city elsewhere.<br />
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It is [[twinned cities|twinned]] with [[Serelian]], [[Swilatia]] (its predecessor in hosting the [[WorldVision Song Contest]]); [[Rêvane]], [[Ariddia]]; [[Port Imbris]], [[Cookesland]]; and [[Albrecht]], [[Candelaria And Marquez]].<br />
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Priding itself on being a sophisticated city (among other things), it has wide respect for culture and the arts, hosting [[WorldVision Song Contest 2]]. Its leading newspaper, the ''[[Merano Regency]]'', is the most-read in the nation.<br />
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Sports, too are popular, though like in the rest of Zwangzug, their exact definition is nebulous at best. The Third Grade League is a well-known competition, even if its critics say it puts too much pressure on young students. The Merano Mustangs are the best team in the [[Batter Up! Baseball League]], and two Merano natives have played on the [[Zwangzug national football team|national football team]].<br />
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Economically, the city gives at least vocal support to [[socialism]]. However, there seems to be a general feeling that although the idealistic conditions the national government promises are all well and good, the city would still like somebody else's money. Very much. The hotly-contested mayoral elections have often attracted considerable debate over these issues.<br />
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national_motto=We pawn n00bs |<br />
national_anthem=Anthem |<br />
image_map= ''see below'' |<br />
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capital= [[Constantinople]] (ruins of) |<br />
largest_city= [[Merano]] |<br />
official_language=[[English]] ('''de facto''', includes [[Algebraic English]]))|<br />
government_type= Liberal Democratic Socialists |<br />
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leader_titles=[[List of Composite Ministers|Composite Minister]] |<br />
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established_dates=approximately 512 CE<br>1965-67 CE |<br />
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'''Zwangzug''' is a Democratic Socialist nation. The founder of [[Starways Congress]], it was formerly in [[the West Pacific]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
[[Image:Zwang2.jpg|thumb|a map of Zwangzug's major cities]]<br />
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The predominant geographical features of Zwangzug are its mountains. The Rackham Range runs roughly north-south, and is not populated except by a few small religious groups and [[universities in Zwangzug|DU]]. A certain altitude is known as the "Waste Line" because of the rugged terrain: almost nothing is higher than that. The exception is the training grounds for the [[Zwangzug national football team|national football team]].<br />
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To the west of these mountains, the land is much warmer, with a lush rainforest included in the [[World Heritage Sites & Treasures List]]. The nation's agriculture (rice is a major crop) is grown in this area. The current inhabitants of the rainforests are believed to be the most direct descendants of the country's first humans. While these indigenous peoples have only recently interacted with the more technological citizens, many of their youth are eager to learn English and teach their own language, which shares some etymology with [[Wikipedia:Hindustani language|Hindī-Urdū]]. Contrary to early fears, the rainforest denizens have not been oppressed by later settlers. The ploy of Sameep "chief Dances-with-Zebras" Trier to make such claims in an effort to convince governmental authorities to grant him a casino has been denied by tribal leaders, and only shows that they are as cunningly intellectual as any other Zwangzugian.<br />
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Most of the country's landmass, however, lies to the east of the mountains. It is significantly colder here: temperatures average around 8 degrees Celsius (47 Fahrenheit) year-round. The fairly temperate climate features considerable amounts of snow, especially in the north and closer to the mountains. Wind from the Deep Blue Lake also plays havoc with the weather of the [[Artificial Intelligence University]].<br />
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The southern border of the nation is the Alai Mountains, to the south of which is [[Unkerlantum]]. The eastern border is the Pinaul River, across of which is [[Modre]]. "The Pin", as it's known in Unkerlantum, forks in southern Zwangzug giving rise to a shorter river that locals know as the "relative Pin", in contrast with the longer, or "absolute".<br />
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Just east of the Rackham Range is [[Merano]], the most populated city of Zwangzug. Though its residents are proud of their city, they're surprisingly apathetic when it comes to national allegiance. Merano borders its twin city of [[Bangkok]], an altogether different sort of city. Though it rivals Merano in size, it's plagued by a seedy reputation (though it's now all but given up and joined everyone else in poking fun at it). To the west of the range is Spenson, one of the newest cities, which grew up around the national spaceport after the space program was recently restarted. Spenson is [[twinned cities|twinned]] with Abadia, [[Cafundéu]] and [[El din]], [[Candelaria And Marquez]].<br />
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Other major cities include 102d (pronounced tenn-tude: a predominantly [[Algebraic English]] area), Bassabook (predominantly Descriptive: a home to conservative social views that are radical by the national standards), and [[Arlington]]. All of these are with other cities worldwide: 102d with Sokojito Dosi, [[Unified Capitalizt States]]; Bassabook with Nordville, [[Brutland and Norden]] and [[Zapata]], Candelaria And Marquez; and Arlington with Anyuna, [[Northern Bettia]].<br />
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Throughout the nation are the relics of city-states conceived of as independent communities. None are more famous (or infamous) than Noh Weir, a self-proclaimed "micropolis" (current population hovering just under 300) that has been refounded several times throughout history as its original settlers vacated it.<br />
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Governmental functions are carried out in the [[Ziggurat]], a structure farther east in the ruins of [[Constantinople]].<br />
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==Culture==<br />
The culture of Zwangzug is diverse: the nation prides itself on being intellectual, which includes respect for the humanities and arts. Information about the arts, language, [[Religion in Zwangzug|religion]], holidays, media, and sports can be found on the main article for the [[culture of Zwangzug]].<br />
==Foreign Relations==<br />
Claiming uninterest in obeying others' decisions, Zwangzug refuses to join the [[United Nations]].<br />
This list of ambassadors is given in the order they were sent.<br />
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! Nation<br />
! Ambassador from Zwangzug<br />
! Ambassador to Zwangzug<br />
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|[[Ariddia]]<br />
|Hannah Angstrom<br />
|Robert Hedge<br />
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|[[Unkerlantum]]<br />
|[[Martin James]]<br />
|Votol Rimgalv<br />
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|[[Mathism]]<br />
|Austin Rietveld<br />
|''none''<br />
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|[[Brutland and Norden]]<br />
|Julia Burgmuller<br />
|[[Bianca LaMarche]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[White-Rose]]<br />
|Emily Osbourne<br />
|Rex Kendrick<br />
|-<br />
|[[San Adriano]]<br />
|Hannah Angstrom<br />
|[[Lorenzo Shau]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Candelaria And Marquez]]<br />
|Frank Gleason<br />
|Donald Adcock<br />
|-<br />
|[[Errinundera]]<br />
|David Wendell<br />
|[[ohlark]]<br />
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The country's attitude towards [[Plutoni]] is one of general amusement. It is an associate member of the [[Communist International (cooperative agreement)|Communist International]].<br />
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==History==<br />
History is not held in a very high regard in the country: what is known is often shrouded in legend.<br />
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The most popular myth, detailed in [[the Ashahnemas|the ''Ashahnemas'']] surrounding the country's history states that shortly before the founding of Zwangzug, a despot somewhere else, for whatever reason, greatly desired inordinate amounts of rice. Peasants, fleeing at his wrath, set up organizational areas for farming. The king realized the error of his ways, and that land went on living in peace. But those who had already settled in what is now Zwangzug stayed there, effectively independent from the monarchy.<br />
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It is believed that those original settlers came from the west, settling in the rainforest. Future residents would come from the north. The ''land'' (before any concepts of a nation encompassing the area) east of the mountains would become the first place known as "Zwangzug": it provided a haven for many idealists looking to establish small utopias. Often naming their city-states in honor (or, as recent hypotheses posit, parody) of preexisting areas from their homelands, they set up independent communities. These areas would trade with each other, and sometimes grow into each other. These settlers came from many different countries at many different times, and used Descriptive [[English]] as a ''lingua franca''. There is little evidence to suggest that any of these groups considered themselves part of the same nation: quite the opposite is much more likely.<br />
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But after [[The War of the Wall that Wasn't]], surviving "veterans" developed a sort of national pride, and set out to unite the country. Only by the mid-1960s did the modern state emerge. While it has gone through radical changes in economic and foreign policy, the democratic tradition remains intact, and the country has remained relatively stable since then.<br />
==Government==<br />
The country is divided into administrative districts: theoretically, there are sixty-four, but the surveyors seem to have been mischievous, fuddled, or lazy. Each has limited power to set its own laws, but their main responsibility is to provide an elected representative to a lawmaking body. Anyone over the age of sixteen and with "sufficient reasoning capacity" (a relatively high standard, as the country is intellectually arrogant) is allowed to vote. National elections are held for a [[List of Composite Ministers|composite minister]] (currently Ember Nickel), whose function is theoretically to break ties in the Parliament.<br />
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The country's pretitle, "Rookdom", may seem odd out of context. While it does not directly refer to a specific person, general attitude believes that it represents the notion of government by the intellectual, while upholding democracy over monarchy. The first leader of the country, preceding organized elections by almost one and a half millennia, is believed to have represented this ideal: legend has it that he was a wise advisor to the tyrant whose refugees founded the country. (Other versions of the legend have it that he was the one responsible for the demand for rice in the first place.)<br />
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For more information, see the [[List of political parties in Zwangzug]].<br />
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==Economy==<br />
Recently, the Zwangzug economy has settled into a pattern of alternating two various forms of [[socialism]]. In both cases, the government provides a wide variety of resources to all citizens for "free", including utilities, education, health care, and transportation. (Though cars are banned, a vast light rail network connects many major (and plenty of minor) cities, most of which have their own subsidiary system. Foreign travel is made possible by [[Isolani Airlines]].) All such services, of course, are made possible by extreme tax rates. Nevertheless, some elements of private enterprise are currently legal on a small scale, in keeping with the population's innate competitiveness. In the other circumstance, all industry was controlled by the government, leading to an inefficient bureaucratic morass. Every transaction must be logged electronically, depositing and withdrawing from virtual supplies of "checks", the nation's intangible currency.<br />
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The system has not met with the full approval of the population. Media outlets such as the ''Underground Element'', a radio station actively critiquing of governmental policies, have always been popular. The ''Element'''s "Anti-Government Hour" (64 minutes) features such messages as "Capitalism doesn't kill! Well, most of the time anyhow. And certainly not more than socialism.". Ironically, a government believing in the right of free speech was forced to subsidize such messages when private enterprise was wholly illegal.<br />
==National symbols==<br />
The flag, motto, and less-than-creatively named ''Anthem'' are all holdovers from the Coriolis administration (the very beginning of existence as a united nation). The flag was described as "a pattern [someone] found lying around". The motto is uncharacteristically nationalistic and survives only because a superior alternative has not yet been found: many people who would have to take responsibility for such a project are uninterested in breaking from a tradition that's younger than they are. The anthem is, overall, the best at encapsulating the population's general sentiment. (External reports of the nation's citizens as "fiercely patriotic" has produced humor: that could only be the case when compared to, for example, life in a society such as Unkerlantum's.) Legislation establishing the zebra and morning glory as the national animal and flower (respectively) is generally seen to be some of Kajsa Halladay's most effective accomplishments.<br />
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[[Image:cross.jpg|frame|A wooden cross, a common symbol of Christianity]]'''Christianity''' is a [[religion]] based on the life and teachings of [[Wikipedia:Jesus|Jesus of Nazareth]] as described in the [[Wikipedia:New Testament|New Testament]]. Christianity in [[Nationstates]] encompasses numerous religious traditions that widely vary by culture , as well as very diverse beliefs and sects. Christianity has been grouped into three main branches: [[Roman Catholicism|Catholicism]], [[Christianity#Protestantism|Protestantism]] and [[Christianity#Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodoxy]]. Also, there are several non-mainstream variants of Christianity which will be discussed in this article.<br />
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Major Christian [[alliance]]s and [[region]]s in NationStates include [[The Reich]] and the [[Greater Prussia|Greater Prussian Empire]]. The Dominion of the [[Holy Vatican See]] is accepted by a large number of NS Nations as the location of the Vatican, and as such, as the Pope of the NS Roman Catholic Church although there are many others who also claim this title. Nations which are ''especially'' noted for their practicing of Christianity (due to the central role it has in their [[roleplay]]) are the Teutonic Empire of [[Lavenrunz]], the Holy and Most August Empire of [[Pantocratoria]], the Republic of [[Syskeyia]], the Great Franglo-Indian Empire of [[Clandon]] and the Holy Monastic Republic of [[the Archregimancy]]. However many other nations have significant Christian populations and it would go too far to list them all here.<br />
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==The role of Christianity in the NS World==<br />
===Introduction===<br />
In the [[Nationstates]] game, '''Christianity''' plays a somewhat different role in a number of nations than it does it most nations in the [[RL|real]] world. While there is a relatively large number of nations where Christianity is somewhat comparable to its [[RL]] equivalents, the extreme [[wikipedia:fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] forms tend to get the greater amount of attention (as the exception tends to be more noticed than the rule). As a consequence, most of the article shall focus on such nations.<br />
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===Radicalism and Fundamentalism===<br />
The more fundamentalist or radical versions of Christianity in [[Nationstates|NS]] tend to have quite a few things in common, and although not all of them are ''equal'', a majority of comparable traits can generally be found wherever the more ''violent'' forms show up.<br />
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* '''[[Wikipedia:sexualism|Sexualism]]''', the persecution of people on the basis of sexuality (especially homosexuals) is common in some "fundamentalist" countries.<br />
* '''Inquisitions''' exist in quite a few Christian nations, especially Catholic ones. (In [[RL]] the [[Wikipedia:Dignitatis Humanae|Dignitatis Humanae]] compels Catholics to believe religious freedom to be a human right, but such nations don't acknowledge the existence of this document.)<br />
* '''Organised Persecution''' of ''competing'' religious groups is common (With exceptions. Most [[The Reich|Reich]] nations tend to consider Muslims as being equal). [[Wikipedia:Genocide|Genocide]] is a daily phenomenon.<br />
* '''[[Wikipedia:Xenophobia|Xenophobia]]''', especially fear of different species such as [[non-humans]] who are portrayed either as animals or as dangers to the faith. [[Elves]] have frequently been the target of persecution.<br />
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===Nations===<br />
There are actually quite a few nations where Christianity is [[Wank#Religion-Wank|religionwanked]] in order to be 'evil'. These are merely some examples.<br />
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[[Iesus Christi]] is possibly one of the best- known examples. It is also one of the more conventional ones. Claiming to be a Roman Catholic nation, it more accurately promotes a Naziesque ideology with a Catholic coating, using Christ, Mary, the Gospels and the saints to promote all kinds of genocide, atrocity and horror.<br />
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[[Endless Crimes]] is a [[The Reich|Reich]] nation like Iesus Christi, with a most peculiar version of Christianity, featuring genemod angels. It also bans sex and procreation, despite 1 Timothy 4:3's warning against false prophets forbidding people to marry (and, it is implied, procreate).<br />
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[[Infinite Loving]] is one of the oddest examples. Here, Homosexuality is not illegal, but ''mandatory'', while heterosexuality is frowned upon, and used only for procreational purposes. Women are considered nothing more but wombs.<br />
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Furthermore, there are nations where Christianity is [[Wank#Religion-Wank|wanked]] in order to be 'good'. While most of the NS community [[OOC]]ly agrees on what is *bad* (genocide, persecution, etc.), there is no agreement on on what is morally good. For example, some Christian nations display a conservative moral agenda as a sign of being a ''good'' country. Examples of this include the Republic of Syskeyia's short-lived ''Senatus Ultimum Consultum'' against Tanah Burung society writer John Santyana, an action which some have perceived as a "Catholic fatwah" against overly [[liberal]] nations and individuals, ([http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=6338150&postcount=115]), or severe action taken by said nations (as well as other countries) against anti-Christian religions, [[Syskeyian Policy on Satanism|such as Satanism]]. The vehemently anti-Catholic brand of Protestantism professed by [[Reichskamphen]] might also be an example.<br />
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===Stuck in the middle===<br />
There remain other 'important' Christian nations, which manage to avoid [[Wank#Religion-Wank|wanking]] of Christianity to a greater or lesser extent than the ones mentioned above. Then there are nations that, in trying to play out their Christianity, get stuck in between the "Christian fascists" and their non-Christian opponents. The Republic of [[Syskeyia]] is again an example of a nation whose quarrels with [[the Reich]] concerning human rights, [[elves]] and so forth are well known, but whose orthodox Catholicism threw it in trouble with some of its friends in the now-defunct [[South Atlantic Treaty Organization]], especially [[Knootoss]]. Finally, there are some virulently anti-fascist Christian nations who show zero tolerance towards the "Christian fascists", and consider them to be heretics or blasphemers. [[Constantinopolis]] is a prime example of such a nation.<br />
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Of course, many nations are mainly populated by Christians without holding Christianity as an official religion or having any state church; Indeed, this may be so for the majority of the world's nations, or at least a very large minority.<br />
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==Christian Denominations in the NS World==<br />
=== Roman Catholicism ===<br />
''(Main article: [[Roman Catholicism]])''<br><br />
Many NS nations profess the Christian '''Roman Catholic''' [[religion]] and loyalty to the [[Holy See]]. Unlike the real world, however, there is little unity among declared Catholics, usually due to the matter of the [[Holy See]]. Some Roman Catholic nations prefer to recognize a pope from within the NationStates community, such as Pope Leo of the [[Holy Vatican See]]. Others acknowledge only the real-life Pope, usually [[Wikipedia:Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI]], but sometimes a past, future, or alternative one, in accordance with their roleplayed history line. There is also a [[Apostolic see|Vacant see]], where the [[Wikipedia:Conclave|Conclave]] is formed, in order to elect the new pontiff. A number of national and variant-rite churches exist. [[Twentish Catholicism]] and the [[Frenzberrian Catholic Church]] are fully seperate from the Roman Catholic Church.<br />
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===Eastern Orthodoxy===<br />
''(Main article: [[Eastern Orthodoxy]])''<br />
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The '''Eastern Orthodox Church''' is a body of Christians who believe their origins extend directly back to Jesus and his Apostles through unbroken [[wikipedia:Apostolic Succession|Apostolic Succession]]. The division between Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy had more to do with culture, language, and politics than doctrine, although there are important doctrinal differences, such the West's gradual adoption of the [[wikipedia:Filioque|Filioque]] clause into the Nicene Creed, the permission for parish priests to marry within the Eastern Church, and the different interpretation of the role of the Bishop of Rome (Orthodox collegial versus Catholic monarchical) within the community of bishops. A definitive date for the commencement of schism cannot be given, although conventionally it is often said that the final split between the Churches of Rome and Constantinople occurred in 1054 (often called the Great Schism) when Cardinal Humbert (on behalf of Pope Leo IX) and Patriach Michael Cerularius of Constantinople pronounced anathemas on each other.<br />
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=== Protestantism ===<br />
''(Main Article: [[Protestantism]])''<br />
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'''Protestantism''' is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. In [[RL]] it generally refers to churches which separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the [[Wikipedia:Reformation|Reformation]] (but not to Eastern Orthodox denominations). In NS it may also refer to groups which seperated later or other groups which are ideologically or dogmatically close to the groups mentioned before. The primary principle of the Protestant faith is often referred to as "[[Wikipedia:Sola Scriptura|Sola Scriptura]]", which is the teaching of God's word without any additions or subtractions therefrom, as Protestants see it.<br />
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===Other denominations===<br />
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====Galactic Church of Pentecost====<br />
''(Main Article: [[Galactic Church of Pentecost]])''<br />
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The Galactic Church of Pentecost has a large following in [[Glasbyd]], where the Church has a following of over 75% of the nation. It is a Biblical literalist denomination with an hierarchical episcopacy.<br />
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====Godwinnian Catholic Church====<br />
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''(Main article: [[Godwinnian Catholic Church]])''<br />
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This is the main church within the island nation of [[Godwinnia]], where over 90% of the inhabitants are at least nominally amongst its members, and is also influential in most of the former Godwinnian colonies such as [[St Edmund]]. It originated when the English refugees who founded 'Godwinnia' shortly after the Normans had conquered England itself in 1066AD decided that a combination of their new homeland's geographical isolation and their anger at the Pope's support of the Normans made a break with Rome necessary. Despite the official name it is no longer truly "Catholic" in its teachings, having adopted a form of the 'Pelagian' heresy (which denies the doctrine of Original Sin) at an early date at least in part as one way of emphasising its separate identity. Its bishops and archbishops are chosen by the King, on the advice of the 'Witan' (parliament), from short-lists drawn up by the relevant diocesan synods.<br />
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==== Virginian Catholicism ====<br />
'''Virginian Catholicism''' is founded on the same beliefs as Catholicism. The religion became popular right before the creation the Holy Republic of [[Catholic Virginians]]. The sect does not acknowledge any other popes except their own. The followers of this sect are believed to be very spiritual, perhaps even psychotic in their beliefs. Virginian Catholics are very hostile towards all Protestants and have executed many of them. The current Pope of the Virginian Church is Pope Innocent I.<br />
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===Christian offshoots===<br />
There are some denominations which may classify themselves as Christian, but whose status as Christian denominations is highly controversial due to major differences of fundamental points of doctrine. They are listed here as Christian offshoots, since typically they evolved from Christianity, and many still identify themselves as Christian, despite protestations from other Christians.<br />
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====A'ae Eil====<br />
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''(Main article: [[A'ae Eil]])''<br />
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'''A'ae Eil''' is a Church founded in the [[Timeline of the World|17th century]] in what is now [[West Ariddia]]. It originated from an [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] missionary's attempt to convert the [[Wymgani|Indigenous]] Wishi people. When the missionary (Norman Foxwood) died, his Indigenous disciple [[U Leis]] elaborated a unique doctrine based upon a fusion of [[Wymgani]] traditions and his own interpretation of Scripture. The core idea of the A'ae Eil Church is that the values and practices taught by "Isuhs Wais" (Jesus Christ in the [[Wymgani (language)|Wymgani language]]) are essentially the same as traditional Wishi values and practices, which are therefore divinely ordained. The Church encourages a close, critical study of Scripture to reach a better understanding of Isush Wais' teachings, and their bearing on the Wishi traditional way of life. "A'ae Eil" literally means "strength from the sky". The Church defines itself as Christian.<br />
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====Eru-Christianity====<br />
'''Eru-Christianity''' is perhaps the largest religious grouping in the Federation of [[Sentient Peoples]], which has, in recent times, also gained a minor following in the [[Iluvauromeni Commonality of Everlasting Light]]. It modifies primarily Protestant principles and combines them with the religious ideas derived in the 'Tolkienesque' religions. The major changes occur in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, including a different Creation Story (The one included in the Ainulindalë) and an expansion of the role of angels in early religious history, including the roles of the Ainur as described in the Valaquenta, who are portrayed as high level angels. Further, the religion promotes tolerance and understanding of other religions, and encourages scientific discovery and the acquiring of knowledge. While it does not approve of certain lifestyles, it argues for assistance and understanding, not persecution. Unlike some other major Christian sects, it does not rule out the possibility of evolution.<br />
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====Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)====<br />
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(''Main article: [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]]'')<br />
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Commonly known as Mormons this religious establishment founded by Joseph Smith claims that it is the true restoration of the orginal Christian Church which it asserts left the Earth following the crucifixtion of Christ. The sacred texts of the church are the (Protestant) [[Wikipedia: Holy Bible|Bible]], the [[Wikipedia: Book of Mormon|Book of Mormon]], [[Wikipedia:Doctrine and Covenants|Doctrine and Covenants]], and the [[wikipedia:Pearl of Great Price|Pearl of Great Price]]. The President of the LDS Church, whom adherents believe is a prophet, can define new church dogma.<br />
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====Makaarian National Church====<br />
The '''Makaarian National Church''' was once the largest religious group in [[Makaar]], with almost the entire population worshipping in it. However, the government became [[atheist]], and the people followed, reducing the church's power. Originally a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] sect, the church began to integrate several different gods into its teachings. While Yaweh remained the main god, people began to believe in six other gods. While some Makaarian people still believe and worship in the church, most are atheist, and the government has declared itself completely atheist.<br />
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====Theillardism====<br />
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Theillardism is a relatively new mystical Christian current, influenced by the French mystic priest [[wikipedia:Pierre Teilhard de Chardin|Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]]. Teilhard de Chardin reconciled Christianity with evolution in mid-twentieth century in a unique fashion. For him, the "plan of God" for humanity is a progressive virtuous dual spiral of love and evolution. Then the [[wikipedia:Second coming|second coming]] of Jesus is a metaphor of this spiral. Theillardists don't refer to many traditional dogmas. Some call themselves as [[wikipedia:Christian transhumanism|Christian transhumanists]]. This religious group was also influenced by the German Catholic theologian [[wikipedia:Eugen Drewermann|Eugen Drewermann]] whose teachings can be summarized by the following: "the reality of the message of love of Jesus is a reality superior to the reality of his status as God son and even superior to the reality of God as a Supreme Being or a being".<br />
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Theillardism is the main religion in [[Love and esterel]]. Many Christian celebrations in [[Love and esterel]] are inter-religious, to which believers from other main religion and others faith are invited to attend and contribute. Theillardists also attend celebrations of other religions regularly.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[:Category:Christians]], for a list of Christians.</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=National_mottoNational motto2007-10-31T23:31:36Z<p>Ember Nickel: rv</p>
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<div>''Motto redirects here, but it can also mean a motto of a city, [[province]], person, or other proper noun.''<br />
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The '''national motto''' of a nation is one of the six player customizable fields for a nation, along with [[national animal]], [[nation]] name, [[flag]], [[currency]] and [[national title]]. A motto is usually a statement that sums up the ideals of a nation while remaining really short. However, it sometimes has absolutely nothing to do with its ideals. Then, it is usually either a message or a joke. This may be exemplefied by Okielahoma's motto of: "If at first you don't suceed, skydiving isn't for you"<br />
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<div>From your [[nation]]'s main page, click [http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=dossier View Dossier]. The dossier allows you to store the names of regularly-visited nations for easy [[telegram]]ming, or just to check up on them.<br />
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Dossiers are used by [[Defender|defenders]] to keep track of [[nations]] known for [[invading]]. This can be a easy way to know where they are and what they are doing.<br />
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You can add nations to your dossier by visiting their nation page and clicking the [http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=dossier/action=add/nation=nationname Add ''NationName'' to your Dossier] link.<br />
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<div>In order to get a [[UN]] proposal to the floor, one must first gather six percent of the current pool of [[UN Delegate]]s and get their '''Approvals''' on the [[proposal]]. Gathering approvals takes effort - even the best of proposals will not make it into [[quorum]] without an active campaign of forum or [[telegram]] activity. A proposal won't become a [[resolution]] unless it gets to the floor of the [[General Assembly]] for a vote.<br />
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'''Approvals''' are necessary to turn a proposal into a resolution. Any UN member nation with at least two [[endorsements]] can make a proposal, but it will only become a resolution (to be voted on by the entire UN) if it is approved by at least six percent of UN Regional Delegates.<br />
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UN Delegates have an added ability when looking over the [http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=UN_proposal List Proposals] page. There, they (and only they) receive one of the following options, depending on previous choices (or lack thereof):<br />
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:The Most Excellent Nation of ''MyNation'' has not approved this proposal. [<font color=#008B45>Approve</font>]<br />
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Once a Delegate clicks the Approve link, their '''Approval''' is registered for all NS to see. A careful scrutiny of those nations who regularly approve proposals is always a good strategy for those seeking to get their proposal into the queue for vote.<br />
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<div>Category for Game-related articles</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Issue_EditorIssue Editor2007-10-31T23:29:51Z<p>Ember Nickel: rv</p>
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<div>'''Issue Editors''' are [[Moderator|Game Moderators]] who edit player-submitted [[issues]]. There are currently two Issue Editors. In alphabetical order, they are:<br />
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[[Reploid Productions]] and [[Sirocco]].<br />
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Issue Editors were appointed when [[Max Barry]] was too swamped by the sheer magnitude of submissions to look at and edit them all.<br />
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Issue Editors who are still mods but don't edit anymore include [[Melkor Unchained]] and [[SalusaSecondus]].<br />
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Issue Editors who have now retired or left the game include [[Enodia]], [[Myrth]], and [[The SLAGLands]].<br />
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'''Enodia''' was revered by the [[UN]] forumites as someone who cared about the UN process. [[Real life]] intruded, and Enodia was forced to relinquish his [[moderator]] duties. Enodia now lives amongst the ranks of the [[Halls of Memory]].<br />
Enodia came upon his moderatorship by the simple expedient of being the only Australian to put up his hand when the first group of Mods was being recruited. While he was not recruited at this point, the first expansion of the Mod team saw his recruitment.<br />
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Enodia also created and enforced some of the first major proposal and resolution guidelines. He also created the [[Strangers' Bar]] thread which stands to this day to serve the various U.N. forumites with the fuel to carry on with the business of making the world a better place, one resolution at a time....<br />
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<div>In politics, a '''capital''' (also called '''capital city''' or '''political capital''' &mdash; although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of "capital") is the principal city or town associated with its government. It is almost always the city which physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of the seat of government and is usually fixed by law. The word capital is derived from the Latin ''caput'' meaning "head," and possibly related to Capitoline Hill, the tallest hill in Ancient Rome and that city's religious and historic center.<br />
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Capital cities in [[NationStates]] are an entirely imagined concept; it is down to the nation's owner to define or decide their capital city as they are not an official part of the game. As a consequence, most people who have defined a capital city will likely be using them for some sort of [[roleplaying]] purpose.<br />
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As in [[real life]], capital cities in NationStates are largely the seat of government for most nations, and as such they feature prominently in most diplomacy-based roleplay. However, a number of [[player|players]] will have nations with many cities, towns and other areas of population, so it does not always follow that all action will take place there. They are not automatically important; the owner has to make that so.<br />
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If you are engaging another nation in roleplay and you need to mention a city from their nation, it is normally safe to start with their capital city.<br />
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==Unorthodox capital city arrangements==<br />
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There are a number of cases where states or other entities have more than one capital city or where there is no official capital city. In other cases, the official capital may not be the actual seat of government for security or other reasons. In still other cases, the capital might be the seat of the government but not the actual geographical location for decision-making.<br />
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*[[The Resurgent Dream]]: Under the [[Commonwealth of Peoples]] there was no official capital, although [[New Amsterdam]] served as a ''de facto'' capital. With the formation of the Confederated Peoples, New Amsterdam was made the official capital but some important public institutions continued to be based elsewhere, such as the [[Confederal Supreme Court]] in [[Taliadoros]], [[Hipolis]].<br />
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*[[Free Outer Eugenia]]: Like many other [[Anarchism_%28theory%29|anarchist]] societies, [[Free Outer Eugenia]] has no administrative center. Centralization is replaced with a high level of local autonomy and bottom-up rule in the form of [[direct democracy|direct industrial democracy]].<br />
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*[[Paranoian Mundia]]: Has two capitals, Irulu being the administrative center and Wheyton the social welfare distribution center.<br />
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*[[Bubosia]]: Arcara is the capital as it is the founding city, although Bubon is the seat of government as it is where Bubosia became a country.<br />
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*[[San Adriano]]: The country is so small that its entire territory is also its ''de facto'' capital.<br />
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*[[Pa'atua]]: ''De jure'', the capital is [[Ufanua]]. ''De facto'', the latter is almost a ghost town, and [[Ufanua Fo'u]] is the country's real administrative centre.<br />
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*[[Siberian Wastelands]] is a centralized alliance of numerous kingdoms lead by a central duma in karkenkough, with the kingdoms capitals spread out, and the city of tungusta, which houses the national parliment of the nation, and kakeroun, which houses the supreme congress of judical acts.<br />
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*Uninhabited [[Kiravian|Kiravian Empire]] posessions may have their [[de jure]] capital in any city of the Empire. Thus, numerous villages have become the capitals of desolate atolls.<br />
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All [[real world]] and some NationStates countries have '''national anthems''', whether consisting of music alone or lyrics as well. The anthem or hymn is a musical representation of the country and often includes references to themes or places dear to the hearts of its citizens, such as the Czech Repubic’s “[[wikipedia:Kde_domov_můj|Kde domov můj?]]” (“Where Is My Home?”); or cherished national symbols, such as the United States' "[[Wikipedia:The Star-Spangled Banner|The Star-Spangled Banner]]."<br />
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For a variety of reasons, many RL countries have troubles selecting an appropriate tune, appropriate words or both for their national anthems and patriotic songs. Most anthems have been officially adopted, but some -- like [[wikipedia:O_Canada|"O Canada"]] -- were adopted much later than their common use. Many countries additionally have national songs or patriotic songs which fulfill many of the functions of national anthems but have lower status if sometimes more recognition. Some countries hedge their bets by have two or more anthems, such as RL New Zealand’s [[wikipedia:God_Defend_New_Zealand|“God Defend New Zealand”]] (with English and Maori lyrics) and “God Save the Queen.”<br />
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==Music==<br />
Some famous composers have been commissioned to write national anthems, but most often a composer's work is retroactively adopted. The RL European Union uses Ludwig van Beethoven's [[wikipedia:Ode_to_Joy|"Ode to Joy"]] (also known as "To Joy") as an instrumental without Friederich Schiller’s original words because choosing lyrics would be impossible in a multilingual confederation. The aspirant state of RL Biafra adopted of Jean Sibelius' [[wikipedia:Finlandia_Hymn|"Finlandia,"]] under the name [[wikipedia:Land_of_the_Rising_Sun_(national_anthem)|“Land of the Rising Sun”]] (not to be confused with Japan). <br />
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Several popular national anthems have had their music adopted by more than one country, most notably “[[wikipedia:God Save the Queen|God Save the Queen]]” (not the [[wikipedia: God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)|Sex Pistols song]]). It originated in RL Britain, where it has never been formally adopted, but has been used by the RL United States which rebelled against it and RL Liechtenstein which has no obvious connection to the UK at all.<br />
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==Lyrics==<br />
Inappropriate or outdated words have proven to be more problematic for actual and proposed national anthems for a number of reasons. For instance, [[wikipedia:Waltzing_Matilda|"Waltzing Matilda"]] is a very distinctively Australian tune but was discounted in favour of the fairly bland [[wikipedia:Advance_Australia_Fair|"Advance Australia Fair"]] because nobody wants a national anthem about a suicidal poacher. <br />
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Similarly, most verses of the [[wikipedia:Das_Lied_der_Deutschen|Weimar-era German national anthem]] suggest the borders of the German nation which are at odds with current international boundaries. The [[wikipedia:The_Maple_Leaf_Forever|"Maple Leaf Forever"]] served for many decades as Canada's ''de facto'' national anthem, but its fine tune was rendered inappropriate because of its jingoistic and anglocentric lyrics. <br />
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Others take an existing tune and add suitable lyrics, such as white secessionist Rhodesia's adoption of "Ode to Joy" with new lyrics. In the case of the “God Save the Queen (or King)” used outside the Commonwealth of Nations, the music is played with new lyrics to suit the country, as in the popular patriotic hymn [[wikipedia:My_Country,_Tis_of_Thee|"My Country 'Tis of Thee"]] in the United States. [[Ariddia]], a [[Socialism|socialist]] country, has adopted the tune of the [[Communism|Communist]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Internationale Internationale], but with [[Ariddia#National_Anthem|unique Ariddian lyrics]].<br />
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==Usage==<br />
National anthems may be used for a wide variety of purposes. Within the NS world, they are used most prominently at the start of [[football]] matches (notably during the [[World Cup]]), and during the [[Olympic Games]] whenever an athlete wins a gold medal for his or her country.<br />
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==List of known NS national anthems==<br />
#[[Anna Rox Ur Sox]], "[[wikipedia:Long way 2 go| Long Way To Go]]"<br />
#[[Ariddia]], "[[Ariddia#National_Anthem|Dream]]"<br />
#[[Asgarnieu]], [["By This Sword, I Swear!"]]<br />
#[[Attican Empire]], "Attiklïd"<br />
#[[Bettia]], "[[Bettia#National_Anthem| Brothers of Bettia]]"<br />
#[[Candelaria And Marquez]], "[[Culture of Candelaria And Marquez#Anthem|O, Sweet Nation]]"<br />
#[[Cookborough]], "[[wikipedia:Vincent|Starry Starry Night]]"<br />
#[[Cravan]], "[[Liberty's Domain]]"<br />
#[[Daukland]], "[[wikipedia:God Save the Queen|God Save the Queen]]" (unofficial)<br />
#[[Ethan Smith]], "[[Hymn of Ethan Smith]]"<br />
#[[Falastur]], "[[My God, My Land, My King]]"<br />
#[[Feniexia]], "[[Shay tha Feniexia]]<br />
#[[Free Outer Eugenia]], "[[wikipedia:Big_Rock_Candy_Mountains|Big Rock Candy Mountains]]" (so unofficial, it's not even funny)<br />
#[[Gevon]], "The Defeat of the Caldarians"<br />
#[[Industrial Islands]], "The Corporate March"<br />
#[[Jey]], "[[Iei Iunctii]]"<br />
#[[Kahanistan]], "[[Born in the Fire]]"<br />
#[[Kannaris]], "Land of the Noble Ones"<br />
#[[Kedalfax]], "[[From Fields to Shores]]"<br />
#[[Kofnar]], "[[La Stella sul Vessillo]]"<br />
#[[Libareia]], "[[Fergalicious]]"<br />
#[[Malkaigan]], "Malsera Ireba"<br />
#[[Myroria]], "[[wikipedia:Eleanor Rigby|Myroria]]"<br />
#[[Ness Snorlaxia]], "My Motherland, My Pride and Joy"<br />
#[[Neo-Erusea]], "[[Hymn of Liberty]]"<br />
#[[New Caldari]], "Orbis Caldari"<br />
#[[Omigodtheykilledkenny]], "[[Little Boy, You're Going to Hell]]"<br />
#[[Plutoni]], "Contrafactus"<br />
#[[PopularFreedom]], "For the People!"<br />
#[[Quintessence of Dust]], "[[I Have Wandered Alone]]"<br />
#[[Rejistania]], "[[Rejistaniha'ki'kaletri]]"<br />
#[[Saidercray]], "Loving You, Our Good Mother Saidercray"<br />
#[[San Adriano]], "[[Ciò è la nostra casa]]"<br />
#[[Sober Thought]], "[[wikipedia:4’33”|4′33”]]"<br />
#[[Starblaydia]], [[Starblaydia Triumphant|"Starblaydia Triumphant"]]<br />
#[[Straschkau]], "[[Straschkau, Straschkau nur Du allein]]"<br />
#[[The Phoenix Milita]], "The Ballad of the Militant"<br />
#[[United Island Empires]], "[[Jerusalem (Anthem)|Jerusalem]]"<br />
#[[Vladslepland]], "Vlad Is Great!"<br />
#[[White-Rose]], "Love is a Number"<br />
#[[Xanthal]], "[[Xanthalian National Anthem|Zănŧäl Mĭfäl]]"<br />
#[[Zaire]], "[[La Zaïroise]]"<br />
#[[Zwangzug]], "Anthem"<br />
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The '''Empire of Eauz''' is a peaceful, [[Sports roleplaying|Sports]]-loving, [[socialism|socialist]] and Anti-capitalist [[nation]] in the [[region]] of [[FIFA]]. Eauz is a large nation known for its wide range of seasons, even though it is near the equator. The country is covered in mountains and a major lake in the east of the country.<br />
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<div>The '''Baptism of Fire''' tournament is a preliminary tournament to the [[World Cup]], in which only new nations ([[newb|newbs]], or at least, nations with no [[KPB ranking system|KPB points]]) are allowed. It was created by [[Kaze Progressa]] to encourage such nations to be involved in [[World Cup]] 12, which was to be co-hosted in the country - as well as to showcase the nation's less absurdly-sized stadia and to test the innovative [[scorination]] formula for WC12. More recently, it has emerged as a regular fixture in the sporting calendar. The [[RP-bonus]] is higher than usual (and furthermore is the only variable separating the teams besides luck) since the main intention of this tournament is to give a ranking boost for the [[World Cup]] to RPing newbs. Indeed, the Baptism of Fire tournament ([[Sport (IRC channel)|#sport]]-slang: BoF) influences the KPB ranking system. <br />
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Following a less-than spectactular BoF 15 won by [[Turori]], [[Vilita]] revitalized the BoF with a new RP dependant Two-Region format originally Co-Hosted by [[Liverpool England]] before [[Atlantian Oceania]] regionmate [[Starblaydia]] stepped in to host their first tournaments in BoF 17 & 18. After BoF 19, [[Vilita]] was awarded the position of semi-permanent co-host, with the task of selecting a co-host for each incarnation of the cup, until his resignation before BoF 26. [[Rejistania]] was awarded the hosting duties by WCC President [[Simeone Di Bradini]] for BoF 26. [[Legalese]], a former co-host with Vilita, not to mention a controversal two-time participant in the BoF, took over co-hosting duties with Rejistania before WC 27. After Rejis bowed out of hosting BoF 28, Legalese tapped [[The Kazoo Peoples]] to be his co-host, returning the BoF to its usual tradition of pairing an experienced host with one relatively new to the hosting scene. Since the end of that arrangement with Legalese's demise before World Cup 30, the competition has been both singly and co-hosted.<br />
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== Past & Future Hosts ==<br />
Note that the number in parenthesis refers to the World Cup preceded by the corresponding BoF.<br />
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*[[Baptism of Fire 1|BoF(12)]]: [[Kaze Progressa]]<br />
*BoF(15): [[Rejistania]] & [[Commerce Heights]]<br />
*BoF(16): [[Vilita]] & [[Liverpool England]]<br />
*BoF(17): [[Vilita]] & [[Starblaydia]]<br />
*BoF(18): [[Vilita]] & [[Starblaydia]]<br />
*BoF(19): [[Vilita]] & [[Crystilakere]]<br />
*BoF(20): [[Vilita]] & [[Lethislavania]]<br />
*BoF(21): [[Vilita]] & [[South Osettia]]<br />
*BoF(22): [[Vilita]] & [[Legalese]]<br />
*BoF(23): [[Vilita]] & [[Fmjphoenix]]<br />
*BoF(24): [[Vilita]] & [[Spruitland]]<br />
*BoF(25): [[Vilita]] & [[Bettia]]<br />
*BoF(26): [[Rejistania]]<br />
*BoF(27): [[Rejistania]] & [[Legalese]]<br />
*BoF(28): [[Legalese]] & [[The Kazoo Peoples]]<br />
*BoF(29): [[Legalese]] & [[Bazalonia]]<br />
*BoF(30): [[Andossa Se Mitrin Vega]]<br />
*BoF(31): [[Bazalonia]]<br />
*BoF(32): [[Spaam]] & [[Az-cz]]<br />
*BoF(33): [[Quakmybush]] & [[Bazalonia]]<br />
*BoF(34): [[Cafundeu]]<br />
*[[Baptism of Fire 22|BoF(35)]]: [[Errinundera]]<br />
*BoF(36): [[The Lowland Clans]] & [[Elves Security Forces]]<br />
*[[Baptism of Fire 24|BoF(37)]]: [[Sel Appa]]<br />
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== Recent Regional Winners ==<br />
*[[Jonestan]] ([[Liverpool England]] Region, BoF for WC16, beating [[Northbank]] 1-0)<br />
*[[Sarzonia]] ([[Vilita|Vilitan]] Region, BoF for WC16, beating [[Spurland]] 4-2)<br />
*[[Aquiliana]] ([[Starblaydia|Starblaydi]] Region, BoF for WC17, beating [[Flexsys Cefn Druids]] 4-2 AET)<br />
*[[Eystrck]] ([[Vilita|Vilitan]] Region, BoF for WC17, beating [[Liechtenistan]] 3-2)<br />
*[[Maserrat]] ([[Starblaydia|Starblaydi]] Region, BoF for WC18, beating [[Castillanos]] 4-2)<br />
*[[Smoking Pits]] ([[Vilita|Vilitan]] Region, BoF for WC18, beating [[Nova Britannicus]] 3-2 on penalties [3-3 AET])<br />
*[[Sliponia]] ([[Crystilakere]] Region, BoF for WC19, beating [[Adam Island]] 2-1)<br />
*[[Lethislavania]] ([[Vilita|Vilitan]] Region, BoF for WC19, beating [[The Immaculate Youth]] 4-2 AET [2-2 FT])<br />
*[[Five Civilized Nations]] ([[Lethislavania|Lethislavanian]] Region, BoF for WC20, beating [[Sybex]] 4-1)<br />
*[[South Osettia]] ([[Vilita|Vilitan]] Region, BoF for WC20, beating [[Lamoni]] 2-0)<br />
*[[Liamist States]] ([[South Osettia|South Osettian]] Region, BoF for WC21, beating [[Naglegrad]] 4-3 on penalties [2-2 AET])<br />
*[[Chicanada]] ([[Vilita|Vilitan]] Region, BoF for WC21, beating [[Funny Looking Islands]] 2-1)<br />
*[[Bettia]] ([[Legalese]] Region, BoF for WC22, beating [[Zanzabarland]] 2-1 AET [1-1 FT])<br />
*[[Corneliu]] ([[Vilita]]n Region, BoF for WC22, beating [[Nova Mercia]] 1-0)<br />
*[[Caprine States]] ([[Vilita]]n Region, BoF for WC23, beating [[Vtorbetin]] 1-0)<br />
*[[Spruitland]] ([[Fmjphoenix]] Region, BoF for WC23, beating [[Hypocria]] 5-3 on penalties [1-1 AET])<br />
*[[Hurfordia]] ([[Vilita]]n Region, BoF for WC24, beating [[Clavis]] 5-1)<br />
*[[Ruventsoria]] ([[Spruitland]] Region, BoF for WC24, beating [[San-Lorenzo]] 2-0)<br />
*[[Cuation]] ([[Vilita]]n Region, BoF for WC25, beating [[Pastorville]] 5-3 AET [3-3 FT])<br />
*[[Andossa Se Mitrin Vega]] ([[Bettia]]n Region, BoF for WC25, beating [[An Archy]] 4-1)<br />
*[[Allied Anime Worlds]] ([[Rejistania]]n Region, BoF for WC27, beating [[Green wombat]] 1-0)<br />
*[[Haraki]] ([[Legalese]] Region, BoF for WC27, beating [[Becquerelia]] 2-1 AET [1-1 FT])<br />
*[[Nouvelle Angleterre]] ([[The Kazoo Peoples|Kazooian]] Region, BoF for WC28, beating [[Anastasiania]] 1-0)<br />
*[[Boudra-Boudra]] ([[Legalese]] Region, BoF for WC28, beating [[-Molvania]] 1-0 )<br />
*[[Sativaville]] ([[Legalese]] Region, BoF for WC29, beating [[Tessan]] 2-1)<br />
*[[Mrkvejna]] ([[Bazalonia ]] Region, BoF for WC29, beating [[Krajkovia]] 0-0 a.e.t 3-2 PK)<br />
*[[Cafundeu]] ([[Az-cz]] Region, BoF for WC32, beating [[Noremark]] 4-2)<br />
*[[Dumania]] ([[Spaam]] Region, Bof for WC32, beating [[Snub Nose 39]] 3-2)<br />
*[[Northern Bettia]] ([[Quakmybush]] Region, BoF for WC33, beating [[Quintessence of Dust]] 2-1)<br />
*[[Schorteskatascansolani]] ([[Bazalonia]] region, BoF for WC33, beating [[Estresse Intenso]] 0-1)<br />
*[[Daehanjeiguk]] ([[The Lowland Clans]] region, BoF for WC36, beating [[Kura-Pelland]] 0-2)<br />
*[[Endmile]] ([[Elves Security Forces]] region, BoF for WC36, beating [[Grotewohl]] 4-3)<br />
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== Recent Overall Winners ==<br />
*BoF (WC12): [[Dance 2 Revolution]] 2-1 [[Stalag 5]] aet<br />
*BoF (WC15): [[Turori]] 3-0 [[Ascensia]]<br />
*BoF (WC16): [[Sarzonia]] 3-0 [[Jonestan]]<br />
*BoF (WC17): [[Eystrck]] 2-1 [[Aquiliana]]<br />
*BoF (WC18): [[Maserrat]] 3-1 [[Smoking Pits]]<br />
*BoF (WC19): [[Lethislavania]] 3-0 [[Sliponia]]<br />
*BoF (WC20): [[South Osettia]] 4-2 [[Five Civilized Nations]]<br />
*BoF (WC21): [[Liamist States]] 3-0 [[Chicanada]]<br />
*BoF (WC22): [[Bettia]] 7-0 [[Corneliu]]<br />
*BoF (WC23): [[Spruitland]] 2-0 [[Caprine States]]<br />
*BoF (WC24): [[Hurfordia]] 2-1 [[Ruventsoria]]<br />
*BoF (WC25): [[Cuation]] 2-1 [[Andossa Se Mitrin Vega]]<br />
*BoF (WC26): [[The Islands of Qutar]] 3-2 [[The Kazoo Peoples]]<br />
*BoF (WC27): [[Allied Anime Worlds]] 1-0 [[Haraki]]<br />
*BoF (WC28): [[Boudra-Boudra]] 3-1 [[Nouvelle Angleterre]]<br />
*BoF (WC29): [[Sativaville]] 2-1 [[Mrkvejnia]]<br />
*BoF (WC30): [[Az-cz]] 4-0 [[Aurendia]]<br />
*BoF (WC31): [[Backwardistan]] 3-1 [[Okielahoma]]<br />
*BoF (WC32): [[Dumania]] 1-0 [[Cafundeu]]<br />
*BoF (WC33): [[Northern Bettia]] 6-1 [[Schorteskatascansolani]]<br />
*BoF (WC34): [[Kiryu-shi]] 3-3 [[Ulzaxid]] (Kiryu-shi wins 6-5 on penalty kicks)<br />
*BoF (WC35): [[Kuosio]] 2-0 [[Jariss]]<br />
*BoF (WC36): [[Daehanjeiguk]] 0-0 [[Endmile]] (Daehanjeiguk wins 1-0 on penalty kicks)<br />
*BoF (WC37): [[Prux]] 2-0 [[Tremarendakia]]<br />
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After their victory in BoF(33), [[Northern Bettia]] made history as they and [[Bettia]] became the first master and puppet nations to both win this tournament. And after their victory in WC33 Bettia joined Sarzonia as the only nations to win both the Baptism of Fire and the World Cup: Az-cz would later accomplish this.<br />
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<div>''See also: [[Flag (roleplay)]]''<br />
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Every nation flies a '''flag''', which can be selected in the ''Settings'' view of the standard Nation Page. A drop-down list provides access to virtually all current national flags to choose from as the signature standard of your nation. Many nations use the '''Default flag''' which is in RL, the [http://www.ausflag.com.au/flags/ab.html Aboriginal Flag]. [[Max Barry]], the creator of NationStates, is an Aussie, which may explain this choice.<br />
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There are known exceptions to the list of standard flags, including: <br />
:''Azerbaijan, Djibouti, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Georgia, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Latvia, [[Wikipedia:Flag of Libya|Libya]], Maldives, Nepal, Northern Marianas, Oman, Samoa, Serbia, Montenegro, Tajikistan, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, and Yemen.''<br />
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Obviously, there are many more [[nation]]s than default flags. That nice fellow [[Max Barry]] resolved that by giving nations the chance to upload a flag of their very own. <br />
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See [[gameplay]] for other graphics-related aspects of NationStates.<br />
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''See also the [[wikipedia:Population|Wikipedia article]] on '''population'''.''<br />
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* In [[NationStates]], the '''national population''' refers to the number of people living in the [[nation]].<br />
* The '''regional population''' refers to the number of nations in the [[region]]. Less commonly, it may also refer to the sum of national populations of nations in the region.<br />
* There is also a nation called [[Population_(nation)|Population]].<br />
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The [[NSwiki:Info boxes|Infobox]] variable <tt>[[Template:population|population]]</tt> allows nations to include their '''population''' in their nation article. [[NSwiki:Policy|NSwiki policy]] requests nations not to update this value more than once a month or so (except as part of other article enhancements), to avoid unnecessary usage of the server space. [[NSwiki:Administrators|Sysops]] are working on code to automate this value based on NationStates [[XML feed]] information.</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=World_Cup_CommitteeWorld Cup Committee2007-10-25T21:05:50Z<p>Ember Nickel: spellcheck, update</p>
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<div>== Overview ==<br />
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The '''World Cup Committee''' (WCC) elect the hosts of each [[World Cup]], as well as nominate potential WCC Presidents. The Committee was established after [[World Cup 21]] by [[Spaam]], recognising the need for a formal codified constitution. These proposals were called [[Proposal 998|Proposal 998 and 999]].<br />
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Following the recognition of the requirement of updated rules and requiredments, [[Commerce Heights]] and [[Vilita]] proposed new rules and procedures which were passed by the World Cup Committee called Proposal 1093 for the Commerce Heights rules and procedures and requirements for Hosting Bids and Host Selection written by [[Vilita]], are contained below.<br />
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Members may only be excluded from the WCC by general consensus. <br />
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Contrary to popular belief, the [[World Cup]] is actually run to a set of rules, which are subject to amendments and major changes from time to time. Spaam's proposals were grouped together, given the titles 'Proposal 998' and 'Proposal 999'<br />
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== The Rules ==<br />
=== Proposal 1093 ===<br />
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<p>This proposal nullifies all previous World Cup Committee rules.</p><br />
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<p>Article I: Committees</p><br />
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*§1. The Emergency World Cup Committee (EWCC) consists of all currently-existing nations that have hosted a World Cup, and all nations controlled by a player that has hosted a World Cup that participated in the most recent World Cup. (''as amended by Proposal 1094'')<br />
*§2. The World Cup Committee (WCC) during a particular World Cup consists of all nations that posted a roster during each of the previous two World Cups, as well as any member of the EWCC.<br />
*§3. The list of members of the EWCC and WCC must be publicly available.<br />
*§4. Should one person control multiple nations on the WCC or EWCC, those nations will have only one combined vote.<br />
*§5. Should one person deceive people into believing that their nations participating in WCC-sanctioned events are controlled by separate people, all nations controlled by that person will be removed from the WCC and EWCC, and can only be reinstated by a vote of the EWCC.<br />
*§6. When an EWCC or WCC vote is initiated by the President, a plurality vote of that committee is required to make a decision.<br />
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<p>Article II: WCC President and Vice-President</p><br />
*§1. The WCC will nominate candidates for WCC President after every third World Cup. Any nation receiving at least two nominations will be considered a candidate.<br />
*§2. If there is only one candidate for President, that candidate will become the President. Otherwise, the WCC will vote on which of the candidates should be the President immediately after the nomination process. The candidate with the most votes will be the President and the candidate with the second-most votes will be the Vice-President.<br />
*§3. If the President is unable to fulfill his/her duties, then the Vice-President will take over. If there is no Vice-President, or the Vice-President is also unavailable, the EWCC must elect someone to act as President.<br />
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<p>Article III: WCC-Sanctioned Events</p><br />
*§1. The World Cup, Cup of Harmony, and Baptism of Fire Tournament are the only WCC-sanctioned events. The WCC or EWCC must not intervene in running any other event.<br />
*§2. If two or more parties bid to host the World Cup, the WCC will vote to determine the host(s).<br />
*§3. A player behind a nation that has hosted one of the last 2 World Cups may not submit a bid to host or co-host the next World Cup. (''added by Proposal 1095'')<br />
*§4. If two or more parties bid to host the Cup of Harmony or Baptism of Fire Tournament, the EWCC will vote to determine the host(s).<br />
*§5. A party bidding to host a WCC-sanctioned event must declare, before voting starts, any significant changes from the normal operation of the event.<br />
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<p>Article IV: Responsibilities</p><br />
*§1. The WCC President is responsible for initiating all WCC or EWCC votes, and makes the final decision on what proposals are voted upon, except when that decision would contradict a rule. The President also provides the lists of WCC and EWCC members, determines the length of any vote, and may choose how to proceed if an EWCC or WCC vote results in a tie.<br />
*§2. The host(s) of a WCC-sanctioned event have complete control of that event, except where that control has been given to the WCC, EWCC, or WCC President by other rules.<br />
*§3. The EWCC may vote to replace the host(s) of a WCC-sanctioned event if they are no longer able to proceed as hosts or if there is a serious problem with how the event is run by the host(s). Should this happen, the President must choose the replacement host(s) from available bids.<br />
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<p>Article V: Rules Changes</p><br />
*§1. This proposal takes effect once passed by a two-thirds majority of the WCC.<br />
*§2. The WCC may vote to amend or repeal any portion of this proposal.<br />
*§3. The WCC may vote to pass any new proposal. If a new proposal contradicts an older proposal, the new proposal supercedes the old one unless otherwise stated.</blockquote><br />
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=== Vilitan Proposal on the Reform of the Host Selection System ===<br />
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The Vilitan Proposal required that applicants to host the World Cup telegram a bid to the WCC president containing certain information, that the president post these bids without revealing who created which bid, allowed one week for questions to be asked, then revealed the names of the bidders and allowed them to answer the questions. The host vote was changed to require a majority of votes, with a runoff vote held if no bid received a majority of votes. The proposal first took effect in the World Cup 35 host vote, and was repealed by Proposal DR1 after the World Cup 36 host vote.<br />
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=== Proposal 1094 ===<br />
<blockquote><p>Proposal 1093, Article I, section 1 shall be struck out and replaced with the following:</p><br />
<p>§1. The Emergency World Cup Committee (EWCC) consists of all currently-existing nations that have hosted a World Cup, and all nations controlled by a player that has hosted a World Cup that participated in the most recent World Cup.</p></blockquote><br />
The original section read, ''The Emergency World Cup Committee (EWCC) consists of all currently-existing nations that have hosted a World Cup.''<br />
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=== Proposal 1095 ===<br />
<blockquote><p>To Alter Proposal 1093 (perhaps 1094) to insert a new clause between Article III.2 and Article III.3 making a new Article III.3 and making the current III.3 into III.4 and so on.</p><br />
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<p>The new Article III.3 shall read...</p><br />
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<p>"§3. A player behind a nation that has hosted one of the last 2 World Cups may not submit a bid to host or co-host the next World Cup."</p></blockquote><br />
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=== Proposal DR1 ===<br />
<blockquote><p>1) The Vilitan reforms to the World Cup bidding process are hereby repealed.</p><br />
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<p>2) Henceforth, if no bid receives an absolute majority in the vote to choose a World Cup host, the World Cup president shall hold a second round of voting between the top two vote winners of the first round, the winner of which shall co-host the cup (in the case of a second round tie, the bid that received the most votes in the first round shall be declared the winner; if there is still a tie, a vote of the EWCC will be held to decide the winning bid).</p></blockquote><br />
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== The President ==<br />
Current President: [[Bazalonia]]<br><br />
Vice-President: [[Ariddia]]<br />
===Out-of character duties===<br />
The WCC President acts as something of a figurehead for the World Cup Committee, and is elected from a list of nominees nominated by the WCC. In the event that the election does not result in a majority, the two nations with the most number of votes shall participate in an auxiliary election. Should this not result in a majority, or it is not possible to get two such nations, then the President shall be elected by the EWCC. The President calls for and collects the votes (via telegram, instant message, smoke signal, carrier pigeon, etc) for World Cup Host, Cup of Harmony Host and WCC President votes. The President is usually a pillar of the World Cup community and is currently [[Bazalonia]].<br />
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The runner-up in the Presidential elections becomes the Vice-President, ready to take over in case the President is inexplicably unable to perform their job for whatever reason.<br />
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===In-character duties===<br />
[[User:Starblaydia|Starblaydia]] has attempted to bring more of an [[IC]] role to that of President by having [[Simeone Di Bradini]] serve ICly as President, followed by [[Giovanni Lopez]] upon re-election after [[World Cup 27]]. The Current IC President is James Gaines, ex-head of the Bazalonian national soccer association, the BFSA.<br />
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=== Former Presidents ===<br />
[[Ariddia]], [[Total n Utter Insanity]], [[Lemmitania]], [[Snub Nose 38]], [[Kaze Progressa]], [[Rejistania]], [[Bedistan]], [[User:Starblaydia|Starblaydia]].<br />
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=== Rules for WCC President Nominations ===<br />
* You may nominate one, and only one, candidate.<br />
* You may not nominate yourself.<br />
* A candidate must receive at least two nominations to become a candidate.<br />
* A candidate may refuse nominations.<br />
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WCC Presidents are elected every three cups. Next election is due after [[World Cup 39]].<br />
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== The Emergency World Cup Committee ==<br />
The Emergency World Cup Committee (EWCC) is made up of representatives from all still-existing nations that have hosted a World Cup at some point in the past. As a lot of these experienced nations hang around in [[Sport (IRC Channel)|#sport]], they provide most of the discussion and ideas for World Cup reform. As such they are consulted in 'Emergency' situations when fast decisions are needed. They also constitute the old 'Host Selection Committee' to decide the host of the [[Cup of Harmony]]. <br />
Formerly, these were the only nations allowed into the WCC before Spaam's proposals, making the WCC appear to be somewhat of an "old boys' club", particularly centered around [[Sport (IRC Channel)|#nssport]].<br />
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=== EWCC Members ===<br />
<ul><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Alasdair I Frosticus]]/[[The Archregimancy]]* ([[World Cup 2|WC2]], [[World Cup 28|WC28]], [[World Cup 34|WC34]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Ariddia]] ([[World Cup 1|WC1]], [[World Cup 34|WC34]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Audioslavia]] ([[World Cup 7|WC7]], [[World Cup 25|WC25]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Az-cz]] ([[World Cup 33|WC33]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Bazalonia]] ([[World Cup 35|WC35]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Bedistan]]/[[Vephrall]] ([[World Cup 8|WC8]], [[World Cup 18|WC18]], [[World Cup 27|WC27]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Cafundéu]] ([[World Cup 36|WC36]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Capitalizt SLANI]] ([[World Cup 26|WC26]], [[World Cup 36|WC36]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Casari]] ([[World Cup 29|WC29]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Eauz]] ([[World Cup 15|WC15]], [[World Cup 18|WC18]], [[World Cup 23|WC23]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Geisenfried]] ([[World Cup 32|WC32]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[The Islands of Qutar]] ([[World Cup 30|WC30]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Kaze Progressa]]/[[Kura-Pelland]] ([[World Cup 12|WC12]], [[World Cup 17|WC17]], [[World Cup 25|WC25]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Krytenia]] ([[World Cup 24|WC24]], [[World Cup 29|WC29]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Legalese]]/[[Novapsolu]] ([[World Cup 22|WC22]]§)</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Lethislavania]] ([[World Cup 21|WC21]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Liverpool England]]/[[Ad'ihan]] ([[World Cup 22|WC22]]§)</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[The Lowland Clans]] ([[World Cup 31|WC31]], [[World Cup 35|WC35]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Milchama]] ([[World Cup 32|WC32]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Oliverry]] ([[World Cup 26|WC26]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Quakmybush]] ([[World Cup 33|WC33]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Rejistania]] ([[World Cup 13|WC13]], [[World Cup 16|WC16]]‡, [[World Cup 23|WC23]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Spaam]] ([[World Cup 6|WC6]]†)</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Starblaydia]] ([[World Cup 20|WC20]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Turori]]/[[Vilita]]* ([[World Cup 17|WC17]], [[World Cup 19|WC19]], [[World Cup 22|WC22]]§, [[World Cup 31|WC31]])</li><br />
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===Former EWCC members===<br />
The following EWCC members have ceased to exist, and have not been replaced by a puppet:<br />
*[[Al Quds]] ([[World Cup 5|WC5]]¶)<br />
*[[The Belmore Family]] ([[World Cup 19|WC19]])<br />
*[[Brazillico]] ([[World Cup 4|WC4]]; [[World Cup 16|WC16]]‡ (see above))<br />
*[[Druida]]/[[Schiavonia]] ([[World Cup 20|WC20]], [[World Cup 24|WC24]], [[World Cup 30|WC30]])</li><br />
*[[Cockbill Street]] ([[World Cup 13|WC13]], [[World Cup 21|WC21]])<br />
*[[The Eagles Nest]] ([[World Cup 15|WC15]])<br />
*[[Europa Brittania]] ([[World Cup 9|WC9]])<br />
*[[Fmjphoenix]] ([[World Cup 27|WC27]])<br />
*[[Giant Zucchini]] ([[World Cup 10|WC10]])<br />
*[[Kingsford]] ([[World Cup 6|WC6]]† (see above), [[World Cup 14|WC14]])<br />
*[[Lemmitania]] ([[World Cup 6|WC6]]† (see above), [[World Cup 7|WC7]], [[World Cup 12|WC12]])<br />
*[[New Montreal States]] ([[World Cup 28|WC28]])<br />
*[[Oglethorpia]] ([[World Cup 8|WC8]], [[World Cup 14|WC14]])<br />
*[[One Red Dot]] ([[World Cup 10|WC10]])<br />
*[[Ravenspire]] ([[World Cup 9|WC9]])<br />
*[[South Osettia]] ([[World Cup 22|WC22]]§ (see above))<br />
*[[Tanah Burung]] ([[World Cup 5|WC5]]¶)<br />
*[[Total n Utter Insanity]] ([[World Cup 3|WC3]], [[World Cup 11|WC11]])<br />
*[[Warnocks Wizards]] ([[World Cup 11|WC11]])<br />
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<p style="clear: both">'''Notes'''</p><br />
<nowiki>*</nowiki> These nations are controlled by the same user and therefore share one EWCC vote.<br />
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† [[World Cup 6]] was slated to be hosted by Kingsford and Spaam, but RL issues prevented this from happening and Lemmitania took over hosting of the Cup. Both Kingsford and Spaam are still EWCC members.<br />
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‡ [[World Cup 16]] was slated to be hosted by Rejistania and Brazillico, but Brazillico began to become inactive after doing the group draw of the qualifiers and ceased to exist at the end of the world cup. In this case, the Brazillican team was still allowed to participate, but all matches were played in Rejistania.<br />
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§ [[World Cup 22]] was supposed to be co-hosted by South Osettia and Liverpool England, but [[RL]] issues got in the way of South Osettia right after the scorination of Matchday 3. South Osettia kept his EWCC position but was replaced in co-hosting by Vilita and Legalese, who formed the runner-up bid for WC22. Liverpool England, Vilita, and Legalese continued World Cup 22.<br />
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‖ These nations have ceased to exist, but their owners are still active in the World Cup using a different nation.<br />
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¶ [[World Cup 5]] was slated to be hosted by Tanah Burung and Al Quds; however, Al Quds ceased to exist before the Cup could start. A single-elimination playoff was held among the eight fourth-place qualifying finishers to determine who would take the co-hosts' place in the Cup, and [[Bedistan]] won the spot.<br />
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== WCC Members ==<br />
As of the end of [[World Cup 37]], the following users (puppets do not have WCC votes if the main nation is already in the WCC) are members of the World Cup Committee, having posted rosters in the appropriate threads for [[World Cup 36]] and [[World Cup 37|37]], or being active members of the Emergency WCC:<br />
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<ul><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Ad'ihan]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Alasdair I Frosticus]]/[[The Archregimancy]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Ariddia]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Assegai Developments]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Az-cz]]/[[Ulzaxid]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Bazalonia]]/[[Atheistic Right]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Bedistan]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Bettia]]/[[Northern Bettia]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Bostopia]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Cafundéu]]/[[Estresse Intenso]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Capitalizt SLANI]]/[[Commerce Heights JSY]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Casari]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Elves Security Forces]]/[[Demot]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Errinundera]]/[[Patusan]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Geisenfried]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Giant Zucchini]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Jeruselem]]/[[Jeru FC]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Kiryu-shi]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Kura-Pelland]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Kristovenia]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Milchama]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Novapsolu]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Oliverry]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Qazox]]/[[Sativaville]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Quakmybush]]/[[Bushes been Quaked]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Rejistania]]/[[The HURD]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Schiavonia]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Sel Appa]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Spaam]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Squornshelous]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Starblaydia]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[The Lowland Clans]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Tynelia]]/[[Jariss]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Vilita]]/[[Turori]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Vephrall]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Wentland]]</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 15em">[[Zwangzug]]</li><br />
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[[Category:World Cup|C]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Atlantian_OceaniaAtlantian Oceania2007-10-25T01:34:37Z<p>Ember Nickel: rv</p>
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color="#000000">Atlantian Oceania</font></td></tr><br />
<tr><td align="center">'''[[Founder]]:'''</td><td>[[Vilita]]</td></tr><br />
<tr><td align="center">'''[[Delegate]]:'''</td><td>[[Bettia]]</td></tr><br />
<tr><td align="center">'''Map:'''</td><td>[http://www.thirdgeek.com/maps/ao/ Most Recent Map]</td></tr><br />
<tr><td align="center">'''Forums:'''</td><td>[http://aoforum.3wide.com AO Forums]</td></tr><br />
<tr><td align="center">'''No. of Nations:'''</td><td>67</td></tr><br />
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== Overview ==<br />
:: The Region of '''Atlantian Oceania''' (AO) is best known for its sporting achievements, as the majority of nations in the region take part in various sporting events around the world. '''The World Factbook Entry''' claims:<br />
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''"Hidden as tiny islands, AO nations actually have a deeper internal system fluorishing [sic] well above that that could be imagined "''<br />
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[[AO_QuickInfo|Quick Country Info]]<br />
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== Military ==<br />
=== AORDO ===<br />
:: The [[Atlantian Oceania Regional Defense Organisation]], headed by [[Starblaydia]], is the Region's main defensive alliance, protecting the Region as a whole from attack.<br />
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=== Strategic Alliance ===<br />
:: One of the major Regional Alliances within AO, the [[Strategic Alliance of Autocratic States]], contains, for want of a better word, all of the dictators within AO, allied together for mutual benefit.<br />
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=== Federation of Like-Minded States ===<br />
:: The second of the major Regional Alliances is the [[Federation of Like-Minded States]], created as a counter to the Strategic Alliance. This alliance is defunct.<br />
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=== Strategic Defense League ===<br />
:: The [[Strategic Defense League]] is the largest alliance in the region in terms of membership and was also created to counter the Strategic Alliance.<br />
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=== Alliance for Stability, Peace and Intra-Regional Entente ===<br />
:: The newest of the three regional alliances, [[Alliance for Stability, Peace and Intra-Regional Entente|ASPIRE]] was created to be a third force in the region, a mediating influence to inhibit unnecessary conflict and encourage peace and prosperity within Atlantian Oceania.<br />
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=== Woodstock Pact ===<br />
:: While not an alliance exclusive to AO, six members of the 22-nation [[Woodstock Pact]] currently reside in the region. This includes the alliance founder, [[Sarzonia]], as well as [[Manhattan Prime]], [[Space Union]], [[Ollieland]], [[Lesser Ribena]], and [[Izistan]].<br />
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== Sports ==<br />
=== International ===<br />
:: AO has been home to, at one time or another, the [[World Cup]], [[Under-21 World Cup]], [[Rugby World Cup]] and [[Cherry Cup]] Champions, putting AO on top of the world in terms of Football (Soccer), Ice Hockey and Rugby Union. Individual nations have their own preferences and skills at different sports, and you are almost certain to find at least one AO nation in any International competition.<br />
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::The four [[World Cup]] Champions from [[World Cup 19]] to [[World Cup 22]] as well as the past five [[Under-21 World Cup]] Champions have all been part of this excellent sporting region.<br />
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:: For a long period of time, all four of the major NS national team as well as the two NS club team footballing trophies resided in Atlantian Oceania. Winners include:<br />
:::'''National teams'''<br />
:::* [[World Cup]]: - [[Crystilakere]], [[Vilita]], [[Bedistan]], [[Sarzonia]], [[Starblaydia]] and [[Bettia]]<br />
:::* [[Under-21 World Cup]]: - [[Vilita]], [[Druida]], [[Fmjphoenix]], [[Starblaydia]], [[Nedalia]], [[Hockey Canada]] and [[Spruitland]]<br />
:::* [[Cup of Harmony]]: - [[Vilita]], [[Nova Britannicus]], [[Nedalia]] and [[Hockey Canada]]<br />
:::* [[Baptism of Fire|Baptism of Fire Cup]]: - [[Turori]], [[Bettia]] and [[Spruitland]]<br />
:::'''Club teams'''<br />
:::* [[Champions League]]: - [[Yeaddin Owls]] ([[Vilita]]) and [[Iskara Daii]] ([[Starblaydia]])<br />
:::* [[NSFA Cup]]: - [[Channel Kickers]] ([[Crystilakere]])<br />
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=== Domestic ===<br />
==== AOCAF ====<br />
:: The [[Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football]] is the World's premier regional Football tournament, competed for by AO's footballing nations at the same time as the [[World Cup]]<br />
==== Other Regional Tournaments ====<br />
:: Various other Championships are competed for at a club level, including a regional football Champion's League, the AO Ice Hockey Cup, and many others.<br />
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=== AOlympics ===<br />
:: Two attempts at an AOlympic Games have seen various levels of success. A Summer AOlympics in [[Krytenia]] was called off when [[Xile]] bombed the stadiums, while a Winter AOlympics in [[Chacor]] saw low attendances and never finished.<br />
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== United Nations ==<br />
=== Delegates ===<br />
:: All nations are encouraged to vote on UN Resolutions in the AO Forums, giving the entire region a say in how AO's Delegate votes.<br />
==== Current ====<br />
:: The Blessed Realm of [[Bettia]]. Malik bin Thomas, son of Bettia's foreign minister and former UN Delegate Anisah Hopkins.<br />
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==== Former ====<br />
:: The Legal Republic of [[Legalese]]<br />
:: The Glassed Land of [[Tachbe]]<br />
:: The Mines of [[Crystilakere]]<br />
:: The Free Republic of [[Lamoni]]<br />
:: The Nation of [[Abattoir]]<br />
:: The Blessed Realm of [[Bettia]] (now serving second term)<br />
:: The Prime Ministerialship of [[Bazalonia]]<br />
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=== Voting History ===<br />
:: Read the [[Atlantian Oceania UN Voting]] History, to see how the region has voted for each Resolution.<br />
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== Current Nations ==<br />
* The Corporation of [[95X]]<br />
* The Kingdom of [[Acarionne]]<br />
* The Kingdom of [[Achloran]]<br />
* The Democratic Republic of [[Amarenthe]]<br />
* The Democratic Republic of [[Amerigo Fidelis]]<br />
* The Collective of [[Atheistic Right]]<br />
* The Charmingly Pleasant Land of [[Aurendia]]<br />
* The Dashed-Utopia of [[Az-cz]]<br />
* The Prime Ministerialship of [[Bazalonia]]<br />
* The Blessed Realm of [[Bettia]]<br />
* The Colony of [[BoF Hosts]]<br />
* The Confederate States of [[Bostopia]]<br />
* The Overly Defensive Nation of [[Bushes Been Quaked]]<br />
* The Democratic Republic of [[Chacor]]<br />
* The Unified Capitalizt States of [[Commerce Heights]]<br />
* The Mines of [[Crystilakere]]<br />
* The United Commonwealth of [[Delesa]]<br />
* The Sporting Fortress of [[Demot]]<br />
* The Free Kingdom of [[Falcania]]<br />
* The Final Fantasy of [[Fmjphoenix]]<br />
* The Empire of [[Footballia]]<br />
* The Royal Federation of [[Geisenfried]]<br />
* The Commonwealth of [[Granzi]]<br />
* The Holy Empire of [[Herchimer]]<br />
* The Imperial Autocracy of [[Hypocria]]<br />
* The Constitutional Monarchy of [[Iizaarland]]<br />
* The United Socialist States of [[Ivetlana]]<br />
* The Commonwealth of [[Keyne Island]]<br />
* The Dominion of [[Khazaron]]<br />
* The Democratic Republic of [[Kura-Pelland]]<br />
* The Free Republic of [[Lamoni]]<br />
* The Protectorate of [[Limbrogidlia]]<br />
* The Imperial Federation of [[Lontorika]]<br />
* The Imperial Republic of [[Manhattan Prime]]<br />
* The Democratic Elective Monarchy of [[Maraque]]<br />
* The Confederacy of [[Mattikistan]]<br />
* The Warrior Peoples of [[Milchama]]<br />
* The Borderlands of [[Morgrugyn]]<br />
* The Free Lands of [[Nedalia]]<br />
* The Silver Paladinate of [[New Montreal States]]<br />
* The Imperial Empire of [[Nojika]]<br />
* The Dirty Cheats of [[Northern Bettia]]<br />
* The Loose City-State Association of [[Nova Britannicus]]<br />
* The Protectorate of [[Nova Numidia]]<br />
* The Generic Thread Starter of [[NSWC Signups]]<br />
* The KLM Dominon of [[Oceania Khailfah]]<br />
* The Colony of [[Ollieland]]<br />
* The Federation of [[Oliverria]]<br />
* The Federal Provinces of [[Oliverry]]<br />
* The Transitional Republic of [[Pacitalia]]<br />
* The Frozen North of [[Quakmybush]]<br />
* The Incorporated States of [[Sarzonia]]<br />
* The Kingdom of Forty-Six Islands of [[Schiavonia]]<br />
* The Provincial Dictatorship of [[Scottfire]]<br />
* The Union of [[Southeastasian Nations]]<br />
* The Confederacy of [[Southern Delesa]]<br />
* The Kingdom of [[Spruitland]]<br />
* The Protectorate of [[Starblaydia]]<br />
* The Holy Empire of [[The demons from satan]]<br />
* The Paradox of [[The Islands of Qutar]]<br />
* The Allied States of [[The Lowland Clans]]<br />
* The Island Emirate of [[Turori]]<br />
* The Democratic Republic of [[Ubundi]]<br />
* The Dominion of [[Ulzaxid]]<br />
* The Commonwealth of [[Vephrall]]<br />
* The Tropics of [[Vilita]]<br />
* The Most Serene Republic of [[Western Afghanistan]]<br />
* The Capitalist Paradise of [[Wulaishen]]<br />
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== Former Nations of Note ==<br />
*[[Aethyrea]]<br />
*[[Aquiliana]]<br />
*[[Bedistan]]<br />
*[[Brazillico]]<br />
*[[Cockbill Street]]<br />
*[[Dartace]]<br />
*[[Evil Vertigo]]<br />
*[[Hiiraan]]<br />
*[[Krytenia]]<br />
*[[Latao]]<br />
*[[Lieno]]<br />
*[[Marturia]]<br />
*[[Mitsune Konno]]<br />
*[[Nedlia]]<br />
*[[Nemya]]<br />
*[[NEWI Cefn Druids]]<br />
*[[Psytoxia]]<br />
*[[Samonina]]<br />
*[[Soul Expression]]<br />
*[[South Osettia]]<br />
*[[Stralphi]]<br />
*[[Tachbe]]<br />
*[[The Eagles Nest]]<br />
*[[Wapahkoneta]]<br />
*[[Windywater]]<br />
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region=[[Atlantian Oceania]] |<br />
motto=The Perfect Moment |<br />
map= [http://vilita.3wide.com/vmap.gif Vilita & Turori] |<br />
language= Vilitan|<br />
capital= Almintora|<br />
population=1 billion |<br />
currency=Ture |<br />
leader=The Chosen One<br />
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The Turori Player of the year is Voted Upon by a panel of expert Analysts<br />
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* Season 1 : [[Malaino Mumamba]]<br />
* Season 2 : [[Malaino Mumamba]]<br />
* Season 3 : [[Akamoari Liano]]<br />
* Season 4 : [[Cuolia Tuirma]]<br />
* Season 5 : [[Akamoari Liano]]<br />
* Season 6 : [[Akamoari Liano]]<br />
* Season 7 : [[Malaino Mumamba]]<br />
* Season 8 : [[Malaino Mumamba]]<br />
* Season 9 : [[Malaino Mumamba]]<br />
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[[Category:Atlantian Oceania]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Batter_Up!_Baseball_LeagueBatter Up! Baseball League2007-10-24T23:59:09Z<p>Ember Nickel: capitalization</p>
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<div>The '''Batter Up! Baseball League''' is an organization that has sought to expand into various nations. In many countries where that offer has been accepted, "major cities shut down" to watch sporting events. In countries such as [[Zwangzug]], it represents the "major league" or highest level of [[Baseball in Zwangzug|baseball played in the nation]]. <br />
[[Category:Sports leagues]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=List_of_political_parties_in_ZwangzugList of political parties in Zwangzug2007-10-23T21:40:11Z<p>Ember Nickel: </p>
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<div>[[Zwangzug]] prides itself on its political freedoms: many political parties have sought to take advantage of its preferential voting system, established by members of the former [[Precalculus Party]]. Only the following, however, currently hold seats in the parliament.<br />
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*Liberal Conservative Party: liberal on social issues, and for conservatism when it comes to the environment, this party includes members such as the newest Supreme Court justice. It holds twenty seats in the parliament.<br />
*Progressive Traditionalist Party: having not much of a tradition to follow in, their progressivism comes through by their interests in banning everything. Targets such as tobacco, alcohol, and capitalism have been enthusiastically opposed: Harry Potter books, same-sex marriage, and graffiti are still around. It holds twenty seats in the parliament.<br />
*Pragmatic Radical Party: a group formerly considered too small to be potent, its accomplishments include aligning a coalition of other small parties. It holds four seats in the parliament.<br />
*Mental Asylum Party: a rapidly-growing group advocating health-care spending and tolerance of all neurologies, it nevertheless is not understood by much of an apathetic populace. It holds four seats in the parliament.<br />
*Capitalism Now Party: despite its harsh criticism and disdain of poetry and culture, it is still a vocal minority, especially in Zwangzug's major twin cities, despite national preference for capitalism someday, maybe, or just not at all. It holds four seats in the parliament.<br />
*National Socialist Grammarian Writers' Party: the current [[List of Composite Ministers|Composite Minister]]'s party, a combination of idealistic socialistic economic policies and high funding for education with positively anti-social arrogant standards. This group has popularized such slogans as "Apostrophe or Catastrophe" and "Heil Hyphens!". It holds four seats in the parliament.<br />
*Infinite Power Party: formed under the guise of mathematical exploration (n^&#8734;), this group rapidly became a strong force due to its successful push for longer parliamentary terms. It holds two seats in the parliament, but has no intention of relinquishing them any time soon.<br />
*Libertarian Party: the newest to have reached the parliament (it currently holds two seats), rumored to have done so comparatively late because its members were too apathetic to have organized before then.<br />
[[Category:Zwangzug]][[Category:Political parties|Zwangzug]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=ZwangzugZwangzug2007-10-23T21:34:46Z<p>Ember Nickel: update to reflect reclassification as "democratic socialist"...and make some attempt at justifying it</p>
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pretitle=Rookdom|<br />
image_flag=http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/zwangzug.jpg |<br />
national_motto=We pawn n00bs |<br />
national_anthem=Anthem |<br />
image_map= ''see below'' |<br />
region=[[Starways Congress]] |<br />
capital= [[Constantinople]] (ruins of) |<br />
largest_city= [[Merano]] |<br />
official_language=[[English]] ('''de facto''', includes [[Algebraic English]]))|<br />
government_type= Liberal Democratic Socialists |<br />
nation_code=ZZSC |<br />
leader_titles=[[List of Composite Ministers|Composite Minister]] |<br />
leader_names=Ember Nickel |<br />
sovereignty_type=settlement |<br />
established_events=modern establishment|<br />
established_dates=approximately 512 CE<br>1965-67 CE |<br />
currency=check |<br />
currency_code=ZZCH |<br />
suffrage=humans 16+ that pass an intelligence test |<br />
population=2,100,000,000|<br />
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animal=zebra|<br />
GMT_offset=-6 |<br />
GMT_offset_DST=-5|<br />
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calling_code=64|<br />
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'''Zwangzug''' is a Democratic Socialist nation. The founder of [[Starways Congress]], it was formerly in [[the West Pacific]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
[[Image:Zwang2.jpg|thumb|a map of Zwangzug's major cities]]<br />
===Physical===<br />
The predominant geographical features of Zwangzug are its mountains. The Rackham Range runs roughly north-south, and is not populated except by a few small religious groups and [[universities in Zwangzug|DU]]. A certain altitude is known as the "Waste Line" because of the rugged terrain: almost nothing is higher than that. The exception is the training grounds for the [[Zwangzug national football team|national football team]].<br />
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To the west of these mountains, the land is much warmer, with a lush rainforest included in the [[World Heritage Sites & Treasures List]]. The nation's agriculture (rice is a major crop) is grown in this area. The current inhabitants of the rainforests are believed to be the most direct descendants of the country's first humans. While these indigenous peoples have only recently interacted with the more technological citizens, many of their youth are eager to learn English and teach their own language, which shares some etymology with [[Wikipedia:Hindustani language|Hindī-Urdū]]. Contrary to early fears, the rainforest denizens have not been oppressed by later settlers. The ploy of Sameep "chief Dances-with-Zebras" Trier to make such claims in an effort to convince governmental authorities to grant him a casino has been denied by tribal leaders, and only shows that they are as cunningly intellectual as any other Zwangzugian.<br />
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Most of the country's landmass, however, lies to the east of the mountains. It is significantly colder here: temperatures average around 8 degrees Celsius (47 Fahrenheit) year-round. The fairly temperate climate features considerable amounts of snow, especially in the north and closer to the mountains. Wind from the Deep Blue Lake also plays havoc with the weather of the [[Artificial Intelligence University]].<br />
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The southern border of the nation is the Alai Mountains, to the south of which is [[Unkerlantum]]. The eastern border is the Pinaul River, across of which is [[Modre]]. "The Pin", as it's known in Unkerlantum, forks in southern Zwangzug giving rise to a shorter river that locals know as the "relative Pin", in contrast with the longer, or "absolute".<br />
===Political===<br />
Just east of the Rackham Range is [[Merano]], the most populated city of Zwangzug. Though its residents are proud of their city, they're surprisingly apathetic when it comes to national allegiance. Merano borders its twin city of [[Bangkok]], an altogether different sort of city. Though it rivals Merano in size, it's plagued by a seedy reputation (though it's now all but given up and joined everyone else in poking fun at it). To the west of the range is Spenson, one of the newest cities, which grew up around the national spaceport after the space program was recently restarted. Spenson is [[twinned cities|twinned]] with Abadia, [[Cafundéu]].<br />
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Other major cities include 102d (pronounced tenn-tude: a predominantly [[Algebraic English]] area), Bassabook (predominantly Descriptive: a home to conservative social views that are radical by the national standards), and [[Arlington]]. All of these are with other cities worldwide: 102d with Sokojito Dosi, [[Unified Capitalizt States]]; Bassabook with Nordville, [[Brutland and Norden]]; and Arlington with Anyuna, [[Northern Bettia]].<br />
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Throughout the nation are the relics of city-states conceived of as independent communities. None are more famous (or infamous) than Noh Weir, a self-proclaimed "micropolis" (current population hovering just under 300) that has been refounded several times throughout history as its original settlers vacated it.<br />
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Governmental functions are carried out in the [[Ziggurat]], a structure farther east in the ruins of [[Constantinople]].<br />
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==Culture==<br />
The culture of Zwangzug is diverse: the nation prides itself on being intellectual, which includes respect for the humanities and arts. Information about the arts, language, [[Religion in Zwangzug|religion]], holidays, media, and sports can be found on the main article for the [[culture of Zwangzug]].<br />
==Foreign Relations==<br />
Claiming uninterest in obeying others' decisions, Zwangzug refuses to join the [[United Nations]].<br />
This list of ambassadors is given in the order they were sent.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Nation<br />
! Ambassador from Zwangzug<br />
! Ambassador to Zwangzug<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ariddia]]<br />
|Hannah Angstrom<br />
|Robert Hedge<br />
|-<br />
|[[Unkerlantum]]<br />
|[[Martin James]]<br />
|Votol Rimgalv<br />
|-<br />
|[[Mathism]]<br />
|Austin Rietveld<br />
|''none''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Brutland and Norden]]<br />
|Julia Burgmuller<br />
|[[Bianca LaMarche]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[White-Rose]]<br />
|Emily Osbourne<br />
|Rex Kendrick<br />
|-<br />
|[[San Adriano]]<br />
|Hannah Angstrom<br />
|[[Lorenzo Shau]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Candelaria And Marquez]]<br />
|Frank Gleason<br />
|Donald Adcock<br />
|}<br />
The country's attitude towards [[Plutoni]] is one of general amusement. It is exploring some form of association with the [[Communist International (cooperative agreement)|Communist International]].<br />
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==History==<br />
History is not held in a very high regard in the country: what is known is often shrouded in legend.<br />
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The most popular myth, detailed in [[the Ashahnemas|the ''Ashahnemas'']] surrounding the country's history states that shortly before the founding of Zwangzug, a despot somewhere else, for whatever reason, greatly desired inordinate amounts of rice. Peasants, fleeing at his wrath, set up organizational areas for farming. The king realized the error of his ways, and that land went on living in peace. But those who had already settled in what is now Zwangzug stayed there, effectively independent from the monarchy.<br />
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It is believed that those original settlers came from the west, settling in the rainforest. Future residents would come from the north. The ''land'' (before any concepts of a nation encompassing the area) east of the mountains would become the first place known as "Zwangzug": it provided a haven for many idealists looking to establish small utopias. Often naming their city-states in honor (or, as recent hypotheses posit, parody) of preexisting areas from their homelands, they set up independent communities. These areas would trade with each other, and sometimes grow into each other. These settlers came from many different countries at many different times, and used Descriptive [[English]] as a ''lingua franca''. There is little evidence to suggest that any of these groups considered themselves part of the same nation: quite the opposite is much more likely.<br />
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But after [[The War of the Wall that Wasn't]], surviving "veterans" developed a sort of national pride, and set out to unite the country. Only by the mid-1960s did the modern state emerge. While it has gone through radical changes in economic and foreign policy, the democratic tradition remains intact, and the country has remained relatively stable since then.<br />
==Government==<br />
The country is divided into administrative districts: theoretically, there are sixty-four, but the surveyors seem to have been mischievous, fuddled, or lazy. Each has limited power to set its own laws, but their main responsibility is to provide an elected representative to a lawmaking body. Anyone over the age of sixteen and with "sufficient reasoning capacity" (a relatively high standard, as the country is intellectually arrogant) is allowed to vote. National elections are held for a [[List of Composite Ministers|composite minister]] (currently Ember Nickel), whose function is theoretically to break ties in the Parliament.<br />
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The country's pretitle, "Rookdom", may seem odd out of context. While it does not directly refer to a specific person, general attitude believes that it represents the notion of government by the intellectual, while upholding democracy over monarchy. The first leader of the country, preceding organized elections by almost one and a half millennia, is believed to have represented this ideal: legend has it that he was a wise advisor to the tyrant whose refugees founded the country. (Other versions of the legend have it that he was the one responsible for the demand for rice in the first place.)<br />
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For more information, see the [[List of political parties in Zwangzug]].<br />
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==Economy==<br />
Recently, the Zwangzug economy has settled into a pattern of alternating two various forms of [[socialism]]. In both cases, the government provides a wide variety of resources to all citizens for "free", including utilities, education, health care, and transportation. (Though cars are banned, a vast light rail network connects many major (and plenty of minor) cities, most of which have their own subsidiary system. Foreign travel is made possible by [[Isolani Airlines]].) All such services, of course, are made possible by extreme tax rates. Nevertheless, some elements of private enterprise are currently legal on a small scale, in keeping with the population's innate competitiveness. In the other circumstance, all industry was controlled by the government, leading to an inefficient bureaucratic morass. Every transaction must be logged electronically, depositing and withdrawing from virtual supplies of "checks", the nation's intangible currency.<br />
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The system has not met with the full approval of the population. Media outlets such as the ''Underground Element'', a radio station actively critiquing of governmental policies, have always been popular. The ''Element'''s "Anti-Government Hour" (64 minutes) features such messages as "Capitalism doesn't kill! Well, most of the time anyhow. And certainly not more than socialism.". Ironically, a government believing in the right of free speech was forced to subsidize such messages when private enterprise was wholly illegal.<br />
==National symbols==<br />
The flag, motto, and less-than-creatively named ''Anthem'' are all holdovers from the Coriolis administration (the very beginning of existence as a united nation). The flag was described as "a pattern [someone] found lying around". The motto is uncharacteristically nationalistic and survives only because a superior alternative has not yet been found: many people who would have to take responsibility for such a project are uninterested in breaking from a tradition that's younger than they are. The anthem is, overall, the best at encapsulating the population's general sentiment. (External reports of the nation's citizens as "fiercely patriotic" has produced humor: that could only be the case when compared to, for example, life in a society such as Unkerlantum's.) Legislation establishing the zebra and morning glory as the national animal and flower (respectively) is generally seen to be some of Kajsa Halladay's most effective accomplishments.<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Nation |<br />
flag=http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/plutoni.jpg |<br />
region=[[Mathematics Paradise]] |<br />
motto=This cannot be proven in formal system X.|<br />
map= No Map Available |<br />
language=[[Algebraic English]] |<br />
capital=n/a |<br />
population=growing rapidly |<br />
currency=Lottery ticket |<br />
leader=PRZVMR2718314NG110 |<br />
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The successful experiment of '''Plutoni''' was originally a colony launched by Professor Emeritus Egbert B. Gebstadter of the [[Artificial Intelligence University]] in [[Zwangzug]], who hoped to study the possibilities of human-robot coexistence.<br />
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The experiment was a wild success: starting from 5,040 humans, Plutoni thrived, with robots ultimately being granted citizenship. At that point, the Zwangzug government finally took notice: both nations decided that their interests would be best served with an autonomous Plutoni, and it was formally granted independence. Plutoni is a densely-populated [[unitary state]], ruled by a single mayor. (Douglas Palindromi was the first person to wield this office.)<br />
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Plutonians, as they are known, are as geeky as their peon counterparts, but more athletic (steam hockey is all the rage, and some players are actually decent at it). The country sent a team to the [[World Cup of Ice Hockey 3]], which won a single game and lost four. The national team is also competing in the [[World Cup of Ice Hockey 4|fourth edition]].<br />
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Plutonians buy and sell in what has been dubbed a "quantum economy": that is, they exchange lottery tickets for the promise of future windfall. Each unit of currency, then, represents an increased chance of "actual" monetary gain, and takes on intrinsic value. The government has no plan ever to conduct this lottery, however, so the economy continues unopposed.<br />
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Plutoni served on the [[Math]] Committee until its disbanding. It joined the [[United Nations]] in order to defend the [[Democratic Communist States]], and assumed the delegacy of Math on June 10, 2007. After Math ceased to exist, Plutoni languished in [[the Rejected Realms]] before founding [[Mathematics Paradise]], of which it became the delegate on October 12, 2007. Raymond Gardner is the Plutonian ambassador to the UN.<br />
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Its voting record in the UN is shown below: it abstained on resolutions not shown.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Resolution <br />
! Plutonian vote<br />
! Outcome<br />
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|[[For the Benefit of Artists]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| failed<br />
|-<br />
|[[Repeal "Protect Historical Sites"]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
|[[Repeal "The Right to Form Unions"]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
|[[Unnecessary Animal Cruelty]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
|[[Protection of Historical Sites]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
|[[Environmental Science]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
|[[UN Labor Relations Act]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Repeal "Individual Self-Determination"]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Water Quality and Conservation]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
| [[UNID Card Act]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| failed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Spelling Alphabet and ID Codes]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| failed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Max Barry Day]]<br />
| AGAINST<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Repeal "Common Sense Act II"]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Repeal "Max Barry Day"]]<br />
| FOR<br />
| passed<br />
|}<br />
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The '''NationStates World Cup''' is NationStates' longest-running recurring sporting event, dating back to the first half of 2003. Nations from around the NS world at all sorts of different [[Tech_level|technology levels]] play [[football]] (also known as 'soccer' or 'Association football') for the ultimate glory of becoming World Champions. For a direct FAQ on the World Cup, see the [[World Cup FAQs]] article.<br />
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== Procedure ==<br />
===Qualifying=== <br />
Each World Cup since the third has begun with a qualifying stage including anywhere from approximately fifty to one hundred nations, with eighty being the customary number. These nations are typically divided into eight to fifteen qualifying groups of six to ten nations, depending on the exact number entered. Each nation in a qualifying group plays each other nation in that group once at home and once away (the exception to this rule was [[World Cup 5]], where nations in the qualifiers played each other only once). After all matches have been played, thirty qualifiers are determined based on placement in their groups. The first criterion for placement is the number of ''points'' earned (three for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss). If this results in a tie, the first tiebreaker is ''goal difference'' (the number of goals conceded subtracted from the number of goals scored). The next tiebreaker is the number of goals scored. In almost all situations, this is enough to resolve any tie. (If it is not, the results of matches between the tied teams would act as a tiebreaker, and a playoff match would occur if the teams are still tied. This has never been required in the qualifying, although it has been required haphazardly in the group phase, first occurring in [[World Cup 12]] when [[Timway]] beat [[Liverpool England]] 2-1.) In some cases, playoffs are scheduled as part of the qualifying phase.<br />
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===World Cup===<br />
The thirty qualifiers in addition to the two host nations advance to play in the World Cup proper. The first round (or the ''group stage'', as it is also known) is made up of eight groups of four nations. Routinely, four of these groups play in one host nation, while the other four groups compete in the second. Each nation in a group plays each other nation in that group once. The top two nations in each group advance to the second round, using the same rules as with qualifying. Beginning with the second round (also known as the ''round of sixteen''), a single-elimination format is used. The exception to this is in the semifinals, as the two losing nations in the semifinals still move on to face off in the third-place playoff.<br />
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===Scorinating===<br />
Results are determined by using a [[scorinate|scorinator]] of some sort. Excel spreadsheets are the most common method, but the Java program [[Leagion]] has been used more often since [[World Cup 14]]. The early versions were created in the time of WC14 by [[World Cup 13]] co-host [[Rejistania]]. However, World Cup 13 was not scorinated with [[Leagion]] but by another Java-coded scorinator called wc13.java. The primary influence on the results is the [[KPB ranking system|rank]] of each nation, though ''roleplay bonus'' can also have a moderate effect (the exact influence of each depends on the formula used and hence varies between World Cups). Another popular scorinator gaining notoriety and use is [[Bedistan]]'s [[NSFootySim]], currently in its 2.0.1 incarnation, and uses XML as its input language.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Upon its institution by [[Ariddia]], there was no qualifying stage and no ranking system, in the World Cup, and match results were determined merely by rolls of the dice. Minor alterations were made to the dice-rolling formula for the second World Cup in [[Alasdair I Frosticus]]. [[Total n Utter Insanity]] initiated the move away from dice in [[World Cup 3]], and match results were now generated by Excel spreadsheets with, moreover, a qualifying stage appended to the system. This supplementation enabled more nations to participate at any given time, though to this day only thirty-two attain entrance to the World Cup proper. After ''qualifiers'' were introduced, the host(s) of the Cup, in addition to the few highest-ranked nations, automatically participated without need of qualification. Ensuing [[World Cup 7]], this too was modified, and thus only the inherent qualification of the host nation(s) prevailed.<br />
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In [[World Cup 9]], the [[RP-bonus]] was introduced.<br />
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'''''Related Tournaments: [[Baptism of Fire|Baptism of Fire Cup]], [[Cup of Harmony]], [[Under-21 World Cup]], [[Eagle's Cup]]'''''<br />
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== Hosting ==<br />
=== The World Cup Committee ===<br />
The World Cup Committee (WCC) elect the hosts of each World Cup, as well as nominate potential (E)WCC Presidents. So, following reforms proposed by [[Spaam]] and passed by the old World Cup Committee (now the Emergency World Cup Committee), all nations who have posted a squad (thereby demonstrating active interest in the Cup) in the two previous Cups earn a place on the WCC. Thus membership of the WCC needs to be 'earned' by a roster/team sheet and must be 'renewed' each cup by signing-up to the Cup and posting a squad for their nation.<br />
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''For full information on the WCC, including Spaam's proposals, see the [[World Cup Committee|WCC]] article.''<br />
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==== The WCC President ====<br />
Current President: [[Bazalonia]]<br><br />
Vice-President: [[Ariddia]]<br />
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The WCC President acts as something of a figurehead for the World Cup Committee, and is elected from a list of nominees nominated by the WCC. The President calls for and collects the votes for World Cup Host, Cup of Harmony Host and WCC President votes. The President is usually a pillar of the World Cup community and is currently [[Bazalonia]]. ICly, the WCC President is former Bazalonian national FA President [[James Gaines]]. The Vice-President is former Ariddian coach [[Evgheny Melenciuc]].<br />
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WCC Presidents are elected every three cups. Both Bazalonia and Ariddia were reelected in an election scheduled to follow [[World Cup 36]], but held after [[World Cup 35]].<br />
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''For further information, see the [[World_Cup_Committee#The_President|President]] section of the [[World_Cup_Committee|WCC]] article.''<br />
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====The Emergency World Cup Committee====<br />
''For a full list of the EWCC including inactive and ex-nation members, see the [[World_Cup_Committee#The_Emergency_World_Cup_Committee|EWCC section]] of the [[World_Cup_Committee|WCC]] article.''<br />
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The Emergency World Cup Committee (EWCC) is made up of representatives from all still-existing nations that have hosted a World Cup at some point in the past. As a lot of these experienced nations hang around in [[Sport (IRC Channel)|#sport]], they provide most of the discussion and ideas for World Cup reform. As such they are consulted in 'Emergency' situations when fast decisions are needed. They also constitute the old 'Host Selection Committee' to decide the host of the [[Cup of Harmony]]. The nations are:<br />
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<ul><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Alasdair I Frosticus]]/[[The Archregimancy]] ([[World Cup 2|WC2]], [[World Cup 28|WC28]], [[World Cup 34|WC34]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Ariddia]] ([[World Cup 1|WC1]], [[World Cup 34|WC34]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Audioslavia]] ([[World Cup 7|WC7]], [[World Cup 25|WC25]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Az-cz]] ([[World Cup 33|WC33]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Bedistan]] ([[World Cup 8|WC8]], [[World Cup 18|WC18]], [[World Cup 27|WC27]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Cafundéu]] ([[World Cup 36|WC36]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Casari]] ([[World Cup 29|WC29]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Commerce Heights]] ([[World Cup 26|WC26]], [[World Cup 36|WC36]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Eauz]] ([[World Cup 15|WC15]], [[World Cup 18|WC18]], [[World Cup 23|WC23]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Fmjphoenix]] ([[World Cup 27|WC27]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Geisenfried]] ([[World Cup 32|WC32]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Giant Zucchini]] ([[World Cup 10|WC10]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Kaze Progressa]] ([[World Cup 12|WC12]], [[World Cup 17|WC17]], [[World Cup 25|WC25]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Krytenia]] ([[World Cup 24|WC24]], [[World Cup 29|WC29]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Legalese]]/[[Novapsolu]] ([[World Cup 22|WC22]], [[World Cup 37|WC37]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Lethislavania]] ([[World Cup 21|WC21]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Liverpool England]]/[[Ad'ihan]] ([[World Cup 22|WC22]], [[World Cup 37|WC37]]))</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[The Lowland Clans]] ([[World Cup 31|WC31]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Milchama]] ([[World Cup 32|WC32]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[New Montreal States]] ([[World Cup 28|WC28]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Oglethorpia]] ([[World Cup 8|WC8]], [[World Cup 14|WC14]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Oliverry]] ([[World Cup 26|WC26]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[One Red Dot]] ([[World Cup 10|WC10]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Quakmybush]] ([[World Cup 33|WC33]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[The Islands of Qutar]] ([[World Cup 30|WC30]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Rejistania]] ([[World Cup 13|WC13]], [[World Cup 16|WC16]], [[World Cup 23|WC23]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Schiavonia]] ([[World Cup 30|WC30]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Spaam]] ([[World Cup 6|WC6]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Starblaydia]] ([[World Cup 20|WC20]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Tanah Burung]] ([[World Cup 5|WC5]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Total n Utter Insanity]] ([[World Cup 3|WC3]], [[World Cup 11|WC11]])</li><br />
<li style="float: left; width: 20em">[[Vilita]]/[[Turori]] ([[World Cup 17|WC17]], [[World Cup 19|WC19]], [[World Cup 22|WC22]], [[World Cup 31|WC31]])</li><br />
</ul><br />
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=== Bids for upcoming World Cup (38) ===<br />
*[[Az-cz]] and [[Demot]]: [http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=540373]<br />
*[[Kura-Pelland]] and [[Vephrall]]: [http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=540560]<br />
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== Past winners ==<br />
<br />
=== Summary by Edition ===<br />
<br />
{| border="1px" style="font-size:95%; width:75%; text-align: center;" class="wikitable"<br />
|<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee|Winner<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee|2nd<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee|3rd<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee|Host of Final<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 1]]<br />
![[Crosshill]]<br />
|[[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|[[Quohog]]<br />
|[[Ariddia]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 2]]<br />
![[Al Quds]]<br />
|[[Tanah Burung]]<br />
|[[Ziotah]]<br />
|[[Alasdair I Frosticus]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 3]]<br />
![[Giant Zucchini]]<br />
|[[Crosshill]]<br />
|[[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|[[Total n Utter Insanity]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 4]]<br />
![[Dennisov]]<br />
|[[Jurassica]]<br />
|[[Brazillico]]<br />
|[[Brazillico]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 5]]<br />
![[Brazillico]]<br />
|[[Lemmitania]]<br />
|[[Svecia]]<br />
|[[Al Quds]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 6]]<br />
![[Brazillico]]<br />
|[[Quohog]]<br />
|[[Spaam]]<br />
|[[Lemmitania]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 7]]<br />
![[Errinundera]]<br />
|[[Spaam]]<br />
|[[Svecia]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 8]]<br />
![[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Haraki]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 9]]<br />
![[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|[[Ravenspire]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 10]]<br />
![[Lemmitania]]<br />
|[[Giant Zucchini]]<br />
|[[Ariddia]]<br />
|[[Giant Zucchini]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 11]]<br />
![[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|[[Warnocks Wizards]]<br />
|[[Giant Zucchini]]<br />
|[[Total n Utter Insanity]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 12]]<br />
![[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|[[Commerce Heights]]<br />
|[[Kaze Progressa]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 13]]<br />
![[Eauz]]<br />
|[[Spaam]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 14]]<br />
![[Kingsford]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Total n Utter Insanity]]<br />
|[[Oglethorpia]]<!-- Kingsford? --><br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 15]]<br />
![[Commerce Heights]]<br />
|[[Squornshelous]]<br />
|[[Eauz]]<br />
|[[The Eagles Nest]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 16]]<br />
![[Eauz]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 17]]<br />
![[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Dance 2 Revolution]]<br />
|[[Melmond]]<br />
|[[Vilita]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 18]]<br />
![[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Kaze Progressa]]<br />
|[[Iansisle]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 19]]<br />
![[Crystilakere]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|[[Dance 2 Revolution]]<br />
|[[Turori]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 20]]<br />
![[Vilita]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|[[Squornshelous]]<br />
|[[Druida]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 21]]<br />
![[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Total n Utter Insanity]]<br />
|[[Cockbill Street]]<br />
|[[Cockbill Street]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 22]]<br />
![[Sarzonia]]<br />
|[[Oaker]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 23]]<br />
![[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Druida]]<br />
|[[Sarzonia]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 24]]<br />
![[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[Sarzonia]]<br />
|[[Krytenia]]<br />
|[[Druida]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 25]]<br />
![[Starblaydia]]<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|[[Squornshelous]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 26]]<br />
![[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[Eauz]]<br />
|[[Commerce Heights]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 27]]<br />
![[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[Starblaydia]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 28]]<br />
![[Starblaydia]]<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[New Montreal States]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 29]]<br />
![[Casari]]<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|[[Krytenia]]<br />
|[[Casari]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 30]]<br />
![[Bedistan]]<br />
|[[Starblaydia]]<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|[[The Islands of Qutar]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 31]]<br />
![[Squornshelous]]<br />
|[[New Montreal States]]<br />
|[[Oliverry]]<br />
|[[Vilita]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 32]]<br />
![[Ariddia]]<br />
|[[Jeruselem]]<br />
|[[Krytenia]]<br />
|[[Geisenfried]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 33]]<br />
![[Bettia]]<br />
|[[Az-cz]]<br />
|[[Demot]]<br />
|[[Az-cz]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 34]]<br />
![[Ariddia]]<br />
|[[Milchama]]<br />
|[[Elves Security Forces]]<br />
|[[Alasdair I Frosticus|The Holy Empire]] and [[Ariddia]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 35]]<br />
![[Bettia]]<br />
|[[Ariddia]]<br />
|[[Schiavonia]]<br />
|[[The Lowland Clans]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 36]]<br />
![[Ariddia]]<br />
|[[Errinundera]]<br />
|[[Capitalizt SLANI]]<br />
|[[Unified Capitalizt States]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[World Cup 37]]<br />
![[Az-cz]]<br />
|[[Demot]]<br />
|[[Sel Appa]]<br />
|[[Novapsolu]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Summary by Nation ===<br />
<br />
{| border="1px" style="font-size:95%; width:50%; text-align: center;" class="wikitable"<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee|'''Team'''<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee align="center"|Titles<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee align="center"|Winning Editions<br />
!bgcolor=#eeeeee align="center"|Runner-up<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bedistan]]<br />
|4<br />
|21, 26, 27, 30<br />
|8, 16, 28<br />
|-<br />
|[[Rejistania]]<br />
|4<br />
|12, 17, 18, 23 <br />
|14, 25<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ariddia]]<br />
|3<br />
|32, 34, 36<br />
|35<br />
|-<br />
|[[Liverpool England]]<br />
|2<br />
|8, 24<br />
|26, 27<br />
|-<br />
|[[Europa Brittania]]<br />
|2<br />
|9, 11<br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|[[Starblaydia]]<br />
|2<br />
|25, 28<br />
|30<br />
|-<br />
|[[Brazillico]]<br />
|2<br />
|5, 6<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Eauz]]<br />
|2<br />
|13, 16<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bettia]]<br />
|2<br />
|33, 35<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Crosshill]]<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|[[Giant Zucchini]]<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|10<br />
|-<br />
|[[Errinundera]]<br />
|1<br />
|7<br />
|36<br />
|-<br />
|[[Lemmitania]]<br />
|1<br />
|10<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sarzonia]]<br />
|1<br />
|22<br />
|24<br />
|-<br />
|[[Squornshelous]]<br />
|1<br />
|31<br />
|15<br />
|-<br />
|[[Al Quds]]<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Dennisov]]<br />
|1<br />
|4<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Kingsford]]<br />
|1<br />
|14<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Commerce Heights]]<br />
|1<br />
|15<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Crystilakere]]<br />
|1<br />
|19<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Vilita]]<br />
|1<br />
|20<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Casari]]<br />
|1<br />
|29<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|[[Az-cz]]<br />
|1<br />
|37<br />
|-<br />
|[[Audioslavia]]<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|12, 19, 20, 29<br />
|-<br />
|[[Spaam]]<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
|7, 13<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Fast Facts - The Cup ===<br />
<br />
By defeating Liverpool England in the Semi-Final of [[World Cup 17]], [[Dance 2 Revolution]] became the first Post-KPB team (A nation that has only competed in the World Cup since the official use of KPB ranks began in [[World Cup 12]]) to make the final. Dance 2 Revolution became the first Post-KPB team to finish in the top 3 in two separate cups by beating Total n Utter Insanity in the [[World Cup 19]] 3rd-Placing Match. Dance 2 Revolution's World Cup 19 spotlight was quickly stolen by [[Crystilakere]], who will go down in history as the first Post-KPB nation to unseat the veterans and win the World Cup.<br />
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[[Rejistania]] & [[Bedistan]] currently hold the record for most World Cups won (four), while [[Bedistan]] has the most final appearances (seven). [[Capitalizt SLANI]] claims to inherit Bedistan’s record (after the destruction of Bedistan's football association but before the nation ceased to exist, Bedistani footballers played for Capitalizt SLANI]], and thus has won five World Cups, but this is not generally recognized. [[Audioslavia]] currently hold the record for most losses in the final match, having lost all four times ([[World Cup 12|WC12]], [[World Cup 19|WC19]], [[World Cup 20|WC20]], [[World Cup 29|WC29]]). Seventeen nations have made an appearance in the final more than once; of those, two have never won it: Audioslavia and [[Spaam]].<br />
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The [[World Cup 22]] final will go down in history as one of the most unexpected finals ever, with both nations outside the top 10 in rankings prior to the finals. It has been suggested that the winning scoreline of 4-0 to [[Sarzonia]] is the biggest ever in a World Cup final.<br />
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Rejistania's victory in the final of [[World Cup 23|WC23]] ended a run of four consecutive victories for sides from the [[Atlantian Oceania]] region (Crystilakere - WC19, [[Vilita]] - WC20, Bedistan - [[World Cup 21|WC21]], Sarzonia, WC22), though AO was back on top again in [[World Cup 25]] with [[Starblaydia]]. There had not been a Final without an AO nation appearing in it since World Cup 18 until [[World Cup 31|WC31]], when [[Squornshelous]] & [[New Montreal States]] competed in the final. This also broke a 6 World Cup winning streak for [[Atlantian Oceania]].<br />
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Squornshelous currently holds the record for the most cups participated in: 30 qualification attempts, with 29 finals appearances. The [[Total n Utter Insanity]] team, never having lifted the cup, are the team with the most appearances without a World Cup Championship. <br />
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The record for the most goals in a World Cup match (qualifying or finals) is 15, in [[Bedistan]]'s 8-7 defeat of [[Vilita]] in [[World Cup 21]]. The record for highest number of goals scored in penalty kicks during a finals match was an astounding 25 PKs, with [[Ariddia]] scoring 13 to [[Bazalonia]]'s 12 in [[World Cup 31]]. The record winning margin in a World Cup match is 11, in [[Elves Security Forces]]' 11-0 defeat of [[Keyne Island]] in [[World Cup 35]] qualification. [[Ravea]] has a rather more dubious record, the worst qualification record in history. They lost every game in qualification - a feat almost attained in [[World Cup 12]] by [[Hash n Beans]], who won their last match having lost the preceding thirteen - and while [[Mikele]] and [[Vorpal Bunnies]] held the same dubious distinction, neither had such an abysmal goal difference and they have been almost entirely forgotten. Indeed, Ravea are often wrongly believed to be the only team in history to lose every match in World Cup qualification.<br />
<br />
The final top-three finishing nations in [[World Cup 27]] were also the three previous Cup Winners. [[Bedistan]] ([[World Cup 26]] champions), [[Liverpool England]] ([[World Cup 24]] champions) and [[Starblaydia]] ([[World Cup 25]] champions). These were, coincidentally, also the top three finishers in [[World Cup 28]] and [[World Cup 30]]. None of these teams, however, got past the quarter-finals at [[World Cup 29]].<br />
<br />
== World rankings ==<br />
Originally, the NSWC rankings were determined purely on finishing position in the previous Cup. The defending champions would be ranked #1, the team with the best record in qualifying that failed to qualify would be #33, etc. During [[World Cup 9]], the WCC determined that a new ranking system was needed, but it took a while to come to a consensus. [[World Cup 11]] used the [[RPR]]-system. The majority of the World Cup community disliked that approach, mainly because [[Total n Utter Insanity]] failed to explain it and because its implementation tended to have discouraging effects for new nations. Starting with [[World Cup 12]], the KPB ranking system developed by [[Kaze Progressa]] with modifications from ''Bedistan'' was officially incorporated. The [[KPB ranking system]] takes into account the past twelve years of performances in the World Cup and in associated tournaments like the ''Cup of Harmony'' and ''Baptism of Fire''.<br />
<br />
=== Fast Facts - Ranks ===<br />
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The Empire of [[Vilita]] became the first to control two nations inside the top 10 of the KPB rankings at the conclusion of [[World Cup 19]]. The Emirate of [[Turori]], a colony of Vilita, lost in the quarterfinals of World Cup 19 to eventual Runners-Up Audioslavia, but their performance as first time hosts earned them a place in the top 10 for the first time, joining their rulers, Vilita. After Vilita won [[World Cup 20]] and Turori made the quarterfinals, the two remained in the top 10 for their third and second consecutive cups respectively, eventually doing one better as both nations found themselves ranked in the top 5, at 2nd and 4th in the list. The only other time a nation and their puppet have both been in the top ten is after [[World Cup 34]], when [[Elves Security Forces]] were ranked fifth and [[Demot]] tenth.<br />
<br />
=== Current rankings ===<br />
<br />
As of the end of [[World Cup 36]], the top ten nations in the world are as follows:<br />
#[[Ariddia]]<br />
#[[Capitalizt SLANI]]<br />
#[[Elves Security Forces]]<br />
#[[Errinundera]]<br />
#[[Schiavonia]]<br />
#[[Bettia]]<br />
#[[Az-cz]]<br />
#[[Vilita]]<br />
#[[Milchama]]<br />
#[[Zwangzug]]<br />
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[[Category:World Cup|*]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Zwangzug_national_football_teamZwangzug national football team2007-10-18T12:55:41Z<p>Ember Nickel: </p>
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<div>The '''[[Zwangzug]] national football team''' began international competition in the [[Baptism of Fire]] for [[World Cup 33]], won the [[Cup of Harmony 25|twenty-fifth Cup of Harmony]], and has qualified for all [[World Cup]]s since. Along the way to a fourth-place finish in [[World Cup 36]], it became the first team to beat [[Bettia]] in the knockout stages but fail to win the tournament, and won the inaugural Golden Haddock award. It then took fourth in [[World Cup 37]] as well. Essentially consisting of "whoever shows up" (athletics are not priorities in Zwangzug, though recent success has inspired the nation to take interest once in a while, which could not have been foreseen), and theoretically overseen by the [[Zwangzug Athletics Organization]], it practices high in the Rackham Range (though the stadium is a bit lower than the training grounds) and flies, when not having one of its many airport fiascos, by [[Isolani Airlines]]. Due to training in the high altitude, the players have high endurance at relatively high-oxygenated stadia closer to sea level. They have also played home games in the Palloci Pagoda, but this is relatively rare.<br />
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==Starting Roster==<br />
Statistics are through World Cup 37. Goal totals include friendly games for the national team, but do not include games played with club teams or "kicks from the penalty mark" to decide matches. The team has only gone through one of the latter and isn't particularly interested in repeating. Nevertheless, should such a situation arise, the order of shooters would be Olson, Barons, Barnes, Vanderpent, and Card, followed if necessary by Stings, Ruck, Deguela, Faustino, Hanson, and Lauren.<br />
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Zwangzug's players age approximately two years with the passing of every World Cup, but any effect it has on the level of technology in the country or how the year is reckoned in binary time is negligible.<br />
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*<nowiki>#4</nowiki>, Philip Stings, right forward. The shortest player on the team, but also one of the fastest. Very "street-smart", having acquired a savvy from his [[Bangkok|hometown]] that still leads him to get physical quickly. 58 career goals.<br />
*<nowiki>#1</nowiki>, Simon Ryne Olson, center forward. From [[Merano]]. Show-off, arrogant...but with the talent to back it up, Simon Ryne plays for [[Marienburg United]] in [[St Samuel]]. 74 career goals, including 3 hat tricks. He was named one of the "Best XXIII" players in World Cup 36.<br />
*<nowiki>#3</nowiki>, Peter Vanderpent, left forward. A very "visual thinker", aware of the correct location to be even when he can't get there, Peter joined the team before World Cup 37. 14 career goals.<br />
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[[Image:Barons.JPG|frame|right|Midfielder Jacob Barons became the captain for World Cup 36.]]<br />
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*<nowiki>#13</nowiki>, Steven Ruck, right offensive midfielder. Younger brother of Ulysses Stael: constantly felt like he's in the other's shadow, though a talented player in his own right. (Steven took the surname of his mother's second husband.) With Ulysses' retirement, the brothers are on better terms. 3 career goals.<br />
*<nowiki>#54</nowiki>, Jacob Barons, left offensive midfielder. Notably outgoing as a [[Ketrianism|Ketrian]]: unfortunately, few have seen much beyond that. However, his steady and capable play earned him the team captaincy beginning [[World Cup 36]]. 9 career goals.<br />
*<nowiki>#11</nowiki>, Eddie Barnes, left defensive midfielder. Having watched football as a child in [[Arlington]], Eddie joined before [[World Cup 35]] expecting national excitement very different from Zwangzug's reality. He is the older brother of the team's official oboist, and a "big-game" player, at his best against big-name opponents. Eddie plays for [[Dunboor]] F. C. in the [[Cafundéu]] [[Cafundeu First Division|first division]] as an offensive midfielder, wearing <nowiki>#10</nowiki>, and was named one of the Best XXIII in World Cup 36.<br />
*<nowiki>#10</nowiki>, Brendan Deguela, central midfielder. Brendan joined the team at the beginning of World Cup 37, but didn't break into the starting lineup until [[World Cup 38]]. He hopes to bring new energy to the central midfield, especially by covering more "lateral" ground. All-around, he is one of the most athletic on the team.<br />
*<nowiki>#6</nowiki>, Ursula Lauren, right defensive midfielder. The first female to break into the starting lineup, which she did in World Cup 38 after joining in World Cup 37, Ursula could in fact care less, contrary to popular opinion. The only reason she cares, however, is because she will very angrily snap at anyone who tries to harp on it as a big deal.<br />
*<nowiki>#46</nowiki>, Andrew Card, right defender. A moody "strategic rule-breaker", but concerned for others when he needs to be. Andrew plays for [[Joseon]] in the [[Daehanjeiguk]] [[National Football League (Daehanjeiguk)|national football league]]. 1 career goal.<br />
*<nowiki>#9</nowiki>, Mal Faustino, left defender. Joining the team before World Cup 36, he is a quiet but focused player. Mal plays for A. F. F. in Cafundéu. 1 career goal.<br />
*<nowiki>#44</nowiki>, Bartholomew Hanson, center defender. He also joined the team before World Cup 36. At first glance, he might seem to be an exceptionally tall child, but he is older and more mature than his appearance would indicate, and his height is a welcome addition to the defense. He was named to the Best XXIII of World Cup 36.<br />
==Other personnel==<br />
===Substitutes===<br />
Anne Onymous, who wore all the untaken integers from 1 to 11, was the sole substitute from World Cups 33 through 36, after which she retired. Equally versatile as a forward, midfielder, or defender, she was able to play in multiple incarnations (she originally ranged up to 99, but it was decided that if she was needed more than nine times, there would be more concerns than she could deal with).<br />
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Following World Cup 36, however, unprecedented popularity meant that the team could include many more players. The following joined and remain on the bench: <nowiki> Gary Maini (forward, #5), Natalie Instonenext (defender, #7), Bethany Kieschnick (defender, #8), Ian Felsenfeld (forward, #14), Evan Terwilliger (midfielder, #15), Claude Seu (midfielder, #16), Jesse Arneson (defender, #17), Cameron Beyer (defender, #18), and Preston Liebersbach (forward, #20). Kayla McGee, #19, retired after World Cup 37. </nowiki><br />
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Of these, Maini and Instonenext are generally considered the best and most likely to play. (Maini is the only substitute that has scored, with four career goals). All, however, are slightly more defensively-oriented than their starting counterparts: regardless of position, fewer goals will be scored and conceded when more of the substitutes are in. Seu is notable for his [[Ariddia]]n ancestry. Three more players will join for World Cup 38.<br />
===Coach===<br />
The native Bigtopian and former refugee Doodypants Mcgimpy became coach beginning for World Cup 36. Previously, the coach had been BOB 64, a product of the [[Artificial Intelligence University]]. "BOB" was sometimes jokingly said to stand for "Bought Out By" (presumably the number 64, as advertisements are forbidden in the country). An emotionless computer, unpopular among most of the team. Following a reprogramming by a [[The HURD|Hurdist]] disguised as a [[Rejistania|Rejistani]] fan (with significant assistance from Lawrence Sevvy), BOB spewed support for open-source software. These "malfunctions" led to its replacement.<br />
===Media===<br />
[[Alan Babbage]] and [[Charles Turing]] cover the team for [[Zwangzug Broadcasting]]. An oboist also travels with the team to perform Zwangzug's ''Anthem'' (replacing her older sister, the saxophonist, who left the team around the beginning of World Cup 38). While all three of the country's leading newspapers cover it to some degree, not all have correspondents with the team: there is little financial support from the government, also evidenced by the fact that the players had to sleep two to a room, a practice mercifully abandoned after World Cup 36.<br />
===Retired starters===<br />
*Ulysses Stael wore number 31, played as a midfielder, and retired after [[World Cup 34]]. He is the older brother of Steven Ruck, and would have had a long and talented career if Zwangzug had fielded a football team earlier. Ulysses was at one point in negotiations to play for a domestic team in St Samuel: it is unknown if those came to fruition.<br />
*Lawrence Sevvy wore number 69, played as a defender, and retired after World Cup 35. He originally hailed from the city of Bassabook. Known for his off-the-field affairs more than anything else, he disliked BOB more than most. His crowing achievement was the eviction of BOB as coach: following that, anything else would have felt anticlimactic.<br />
*Rube Tercer wore number 27, played as a defender, and was the team's first captain until his retirement after World Cup 35. Strategically minded, coming up with creative formations BOB often overlooks, Rube's smiling face is the one any team would want to present to the media. Eloquent and kind to teammate and opponent alike, his idealistic attitudes became fairly nauseating to a great deal of the team.<br />
*Yul Maughum wore number 12, played as a forward, and retired after World Cup 36, having scored 32 career goals. A large, lumbering man, with more power than aim in his shots, he set up many goals for fellow Bangkok native Phillip Stings.<br />
*Roger Hammers wore number 50, played as a midfielder, and retired after World Cup 37. Hailing from Merano, he was usually in the center right-left as well as forward-back, which was difficult in a 3-4-3: such movement away from the center eventually forced him to admit that he had as many unique quirks as anybody else (perfect pitch, for one), because if he was truly average, that would be exceptionally strange. (It made sense that late at night.) Roger played for Seojang in [[Daehanjeiguk]], where he [http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13050234&postcount=34 became] the first foreigner to score a hat trick.<br />
*Timothy Nexus wore number 2, played as a midfielder, and retired after World Cup 37. He came from 102d by way of the AIU, and was formerly only known as "the techie", assisting BOB when the nature of [[fractal reality]] interfered with wireless communication, Timothy joined the team before [[World Cup 35]]. He was fueled mainly by a seemingly endless supply of caffeine.<br />
==Colors==<br />
The home jerseys for the Zwangzug team are white with black stripes. The away jerseys are black with white stripes.<br />
==Style==<br />
Stylistically, the team played a defensive 3-4-3 through World Cup 34. Though this could have been seen as oxymoronic by other countries, the team believed it to be a moderate formation, with as many forwards as defenders. This symmetry was taken to a new level when it adopted the 3-2-1-2-3: it played with an attacking style for one cup as it made the transition, but has been neutral since.<br />
==Performance by event==<br />
*[[Baptism of Fire 20]]: 1-0-5 in group play, eliminated in regional semifinals<br />
*World Cup 33 qualifiers: 9-4-5 in group play<br />
*Cup of Harmony 25: champions<br />
*World Cup 34 qualifiers: 7-1-4 in group play<br />
*World Cup 34 proper: 1-1-1 in group play<br />
*World Cup 35 qualifiers: 6-1-3 in group play, advanced through playoffs<br />
*World Cup 35 proper: 1-1-1 in group play<br />
*World Cup 36 qualifiers: 9-2-3 in group play, advanced through playoffs<br />
*World Cup 36 proper: fourth place<br />
*World Cup 37 qualifiers: 12-1-1 in group play<br />
*World Cup 37 proper: fourth place<br />
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[[Category:Zwangzug]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Artificial_Intelligence_UniversityArtificial Intelligence University2007-10-17T19:31:51Z<p>Ember Nickel: </p>
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<div>The '''Artificial Intelligence University''' is located in [[Zwangzug]]: it is probably the most well-known of [[Universities and colleges in Zwangzug|the country's universities and colleges]].<br />
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==Academics==<br />
As the name implies, the AIU's core focus is exploring and developing artificial intelligence technology. Professor Emeritus Egbert B. Gebstadter leads this process. The most successful products of this research are the many robotic inhabitants of [[Plutoni]]. But the university also offers other areas of study, though they are not as emphasized. Students are often found "debating the merits of various civil and political rights": utopian dreams of a society ruled by just (meaning fair, but also solely) computers are common. Other students use the laboratories for programming games in which users make policy decisions for virtual nations (probably imitations of [[Mary Backs]]' "StateNations".<br />
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[[Image:Nofishing.PNG|frame|right|Conservationist efforts led to the restriction of fishing. The low-tech wood and humorous commentary (vandalism) make this sign an iconic symbol of the AIU.]]<br />
Students enjoy the beautiful shores of the Deep Blue Lake, on which the campus is located. Two of the university's most notable former students are [[Alan Babbage]] and [[Charles Turing]]: after expressing boredom with tossing plastic disks around and anger that fishing was prohibited, Babbage suggested that the country find another type of athletics: specifically, football. Turing volunteered to lead programming efforts for a coach: in lieu of a thesis, he and Professor Gebstadter collaborated to create BOB 64. They are now reporters for [[Zwangzug Broadcasting]], covering the team: after realizing that Babbage and Turing were unlikely to to complete their studies, the regents granted them honorary degrees. The practice of "tossing plastic disks around", however, became increasingly organized after their departure. AIU senior Jennifer Rogness is one of the best players on the collegiate all-star Ultimate [http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13141403&postcount=4 team].<br />
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[[Algebraic English]] is widely spoken on campus, but many researchers are attempting to make the computers more receptive to descriptive. [[Red Knight]]'s ''Time of Your Death'' is a tradition at graduations. The school's motto is "R-R8"; its mascot is the Sparks, and the school colors are white and silver.<br />
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[[Category:Universities]][[Category:Zwangzug]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Universities_and_colleges_in_ZwangzugUniversities and colleges in Zwangzug2007-10-17T19:27:30Z<p>Ember Nickel: </p>
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<div>There are thousands of '''universities and colleges in [[Zwangzug]]'''. Postsecondary education is free to all students, and they are generally expected to attend after colleges. They are described as "full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights".<br />
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Due to the difficulty of listing all such institutions, those selected for inclusion here are notable chiefly for giving rise to students that competed in an "all-star" team of Ultimate (frisbee) players in the World Ultimate Championship; some are also exceptionally similarly titled to similar schools worldwide.<br />
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Education generally lasts for four years: students in their first year are usually referred to as "first years". The terminology "sophomore", "junior", and "senior" is then common.<br />
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!University name !! Motto !! Colors !! Mascot<br />
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!University of Greater Zwangzug<br />
|"We're greater"<br />
|Gold and gray<br />
|Buzzards<br />
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!Zwangzug University<br />
|"Froggug sederty bungo-bungo" ("Forever to teach and learn")<br />
|Teal and silver<br />
|Toads<br />
|-<br />
!Zwangzug National University<br />
|"Rhetorica"<br />
|Purple and gold<br />
|Monarchs<br />
|-<br />
!Zwangzug University of Science<br />
|"Survival of the fittest"<br />
|Green and blue<br />
|Amoebae<br />
|-<br />
![[Artificial Intelligence University]]<br />
|"R-R8"<br />
|White and silver<br />
|Sparks<br />
|-<br />
!DU<br />
|"Excelsior"<br />
|Pink and yellow<br />
|Mountain goats<br />
|-<br />
!Bryce College<br />
|"Fides, spes, et caritas"<br />
|Gold and black<br />
|Lions<br />
|-<br />
!University of Twineur<br />
|"Perpetuum mobile"<br />
|Purple and white<br />
|Cheetahs<br />
|-<br />
!Fleinhardt College<br />
|"2 the *s"<br />
|Blue and gray<br />
|Starfish<br />
|-<br />
!Edison College<br />
|"Semper lux"<br />
|Green and white<br />
|Eagles<br />
|-<br />
!Modal College<br />
|"Paix et amour"<br />
|White and brown<br />
|Monkeys<br />
|-<br />
!Bulkeley College<br />
|"Mit 4 rit"<br />
|Gray and brown<br />
|Dinosaurs<br />
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!Heisenberg University<br />
|"To know the unknown"<br />
|Blue and black<br />
|Owls<br />
|-<br />
!Mandelbrot University<br />
|"Truth and beauty"<br />
|Red and blue<br />
|Lightning<br />
|}<br />
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[[Image:Zwangzugcolleges.JPG|thumbnail|frame|left|Location of the campuses]]<br />
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[[Image:mountains.JPG|frame|right|DU is probably Zwangzug's most difficult university to enter: instead of admissions exams, one must prove their mountaineering worth by entering from above. Further instruction, under the presidency of Mae Franklin, follows for all qualifying students.]]<br />
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[[Category:Universities|Z]][[Category:Zwangzug]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=File:Zwangzugcolleges.JPGFile:Zwangzugcolleges.JPG2007-10-17T19:22:34Z<p>Ember Nickel: Map of some [Universities and colleges in Zwangzug]]</p>
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<div>Map of some [Universities and colleges in Zwangzug]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Universities_and_colleges_in_ZwangzugUniversities and colleges in Zwangzug2007-10-17T01:47:24Z<p>Ember Nickel: add more</p>
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<div>There are thousands of '''universities and colleges in [[Zwangzug]]'''. Postsecondary education is free to all students, and they are generally expected to attend after colleges. They are described as "full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights".<br />
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Due to the difficulty of listing all such institutions, those selected for inclusion here are notable chiefly for being exceptionally similarly titled to similar schools worldwide, or for giving rise to students that competed in an "all-star" team of Ultimate (frisbee) players in the World Ultimate Championship.<br />
[[Image:Zmap.JPG|frame|left|Location of the campuses]]<br />
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{| border="1"<br />
!University name !! Motto !! Colors !! Mascot<br />
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!University of Greater Zwangzug<br />
|"We're greater"<br />
|Gold and gray<br />
|Buzzards<br />
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!Zwangzug University<br />
|"Froggug sederty bungo-bungo" ("Forever to teach and learn")<br />
|Teal and silver<br />
|Toads<br />
|-<br />
!Zwangzug National University<br />
|"Rhetorica"<br />
|Purple and gold<br />
|Monarchs<br />
|-<br />
!Zwangzug University of Science<br />
|"Survival of the fittest"<br />
|Green and blue<br />
|Amoebae<br />
|-<br />
![[Artificial Intelligence University]]<br />
|"R-R8"<br />
|White and silver<br />
|Sparks<br />
|-<br />
!DU<br />
|"Excelsior"<br />
|Pink and yellow<br />
|Mountain goats<br />
|-<br />
!Bryce College<br />
|"Fides, spes, et caritas"<br />
|Gold and black<br />
|Lions<br />
|-<br />
!University of Twineur<br />
|"Perpetuum mobile"<br />
|Purple and white<br />
|Cheetahs<br />
|-<br />
!Fleinhardt College<br />
|"2 the *s"<br />
|Blue and gray<br />
|Starfish<br />
|-<br />
!Edison College<br />
|"Semper lux"<br />
|Green and white<br />
|Eagles<br />
|-<br />
!Modal College<br />
|"Paix et amour"<br />
|White and brown<br />
|Monkeys<br />
|-<br />
!Bulkeley College<br />
|"Mit 4 rit"<br />
|Gray and brown<br />
|Dinosaurs<br />
|-<br />
!Heisenberg University<br />
|"To know the unknown"<br />
|Blue and black<br />
|Owls<br />
|-<br />
!Mandelbrot University<br />
|"Truth and beauty"<br />
|Red and blue<br />
|Lightning<br />
|}<br />
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[[Image:mountains.JPG|frame|right|DU is probably Zwangzug's most difficult university to enter: instead of admissions exams, one must prove their mountaineering worth by entering from above. Further instruction, under the presidency of Mae Franklin, follows for all qualifying students.]]<br />
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[[Category:Universities|Z]][[Category:Zwangzug]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Universities_and_colleges_in_ZwangzugUniversities and colleges in Zwangzug2007-10-17T01:31:57Z<p>Ember Nickel: Universities in Zwangzug moved to Universities and colleges in Zwangzug: page will shortly include both</p>
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<div>There are various '''universities in [[Zwangzug]]''': college education is free to all students. In the past, they have been "full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights"; a subsidy has made medical study common as well.<br />
[[Image:Zmap.JPG|frame|left|Location of the campuses]]<br />
{| border="1"<br />
!University name !! Motto !! Colors !! Mascot<br />
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!University of Greater Zwangzug<br />
|"We're greater"<br />
|Gold and gray<br />
|Buzzards<br />
|-<br />
!Zwangzug University<br />
|"Froggug sederty bungo-bungo" ("Forever to teach and learn")<br />
|Teal and silver<br />
|Toads<br />
|-<br />
!Zwangzug National University<br />
|"Rhetorica"<br />
|Purple and gold<br />
|Monarchs<br />
|-<br />
!Zwangzug University of Science<br />
|"Survival of the fittest"<br />
|Green and blue<br />
|Amoebae<br />
|-<br />
![[Artificial Intelligence University]]<br />
|"R-R8 mate"<br />
|White and silver<br />
|Sparks<br />
|-<br />
!DU<br />
|"Excelsior"<br />
|Pink and yellow<br />
|Mountain goats<br />
|}<br />
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[[Image:mountains.JPG|frame|right|DU is probably Zwangzug's most difficult university to enter: instead of admissions exams, one must prove their mountaineering worth by entering from above. Further instruction, under the presidency of Mae Franklin, follows for all qualifying students.]]<br />
[[Category:Universities|Z]][[Category:Zwangzug]]</div>Ember Nickelhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Universities_in_ZwangzugUniversities in Zwangzug2007-10-17T01:31:57Z<p>Ember Nickel: Universities in Zwangzug moved to Universities and colleges in Zwangzug: page will shortly include both</p>
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<div>The '''Pa'atuan pound''' (Ŧ£) is the official [[currency]] of [[Pa'atua]]. It was formerly issued by the tiny Bank of Pa'atua, which has now closed. At the [http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Paatua current rate of exchange], Ŧ£1 is worth about €0.25.<br />
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The currency was never much used, and is quasi-defunct now. Many Pa'atuans have always relied on subsistence production and exchange, with no use for money. The country's main source of income are remittances from expatriates.<br />
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Coins were issued with values of 10 pence, 50p, £1 and £2. Coins depict the country's only church building on one side, and an oyster on the other, thus reflecting the country's [[Pa%27atua#Religion|two religions]] co-existing in harmony... literally as the two sides of the same national coin. Banknotes have values of £5, £10, £20 and £100 (c.€25). Both sides of each banknote (in shades of green) depict a sunset over the lagoon, with two traditional canoes on the water.<br />
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The [[Pa%27atua#Government|government]] announced that it would stop producing currency once the population was [[Pa%27atua#Climate_change_crisis|evacuated]] from the country. The bank closed when the Pa'atuan people were resettled on [[Los'vi]] island, [[Alfegos]]. Existing notes and coins are still legal tender, however, alongside the Alfegan aureus.<br />
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