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Florintine

Flag of Florintine
Motto: Blueberry Eyes Forever
States:[1]Topographical:[2]
Region	Pacific
Capital	Damtree
Official Language(s)	English
Leader	Terrence Damtree
Population	8 million
Currency	Florin
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History

The area the Allied States of Florintine is located in was originally populated by nomads of Middle Eastern descent. The nomads were simple people, with few skirmishes between them and little technology. In about 1100 A.D., the nomads were visited by a group of British monks and scholars, and they shared there knowledge of the world, religion, and technology with them. The nomads learned about the fighting techniques of other civilizations, the great buildings and art of Italy, and of course the English language. Soon after the foreigners had met the nomads, they were killed by a rival clan from the north. The nomads vowed to punish the savages that had killed their friends, but not before they tried to become the greatest civilization the world had seen. 1200 A.D. The nomads had indeed went on their way too making themselves great. The Florins, as they called themselves, had built a great empire on their continent of Irathria. They built their great cities in a signature style, borrowing the columns of the Greeks, the symmetry of the Romans, and the domed buildings of their ancestors. The Florins were also skilled at the art of war. They had defeated every other clan in the peninsula, under their leader General Damtree. When he died fighting the savages they had vowed to kill years before at the split of the Lian and Oran rivers, they build a great city in his name. 1912 A.D. The Florins succeeded in becoming a great civilization, but this was the future. Plagued by a flu epidemic, the Florins tried to contact the people that had helped them years before. Instead, they reached the United States. Florin ambassadors found themselves at Yale University, during the middle of a football game. The Florins made their way towards the field, and watched the amazing sport from the kickoff at the second half until the goal line stand made by Yale at the end. They were amazed. After asking college students about the game, the news spread throughout the campus about the newcomers. They soon found themselves in front of the University President. They told their story, and he was just as amazed about their story as they were about football. The president asked them to stay at the University for a few years, and learn about his country, technology, and of course football. 1918 A.D. When the ambassadors returned home, they told amazing things. The knowledge they brought back with them put Florintine out of the dark ages, and into the 20th century. Florintine made massive advances in just a few years, from building huge skyscrapers to designing the most beautiful cars. The Florins kept in contact with the United States, and had even learned their most valuable secrets, such as nuclear reactors and the Hydrogen bomb. 1969 A.D. After the Cold War and Vietnam, Florin had less and less contact with the states. A particularly edgy leader named Corningstone from a particularly dominant party thought this was a prelude to war, and ordered Florintine into isolation. 2005 A.D. The 2005 elections brought many changes to Florin. A young president, Jimmy Kastleton, had ordered an end to isolation and thrust Florintine into the international scene. Florintine had massive celebrations, and began to join the 21st century.

== The Land ==

Florintine rests on a peninsula on the continent of Irathria. It has rolling hills, coastal plains, a vast swamp land, and mountains to the north. Its many rivers provided transportation in an ancient time, and still do to some extent today. Florintine is about 2 million square miles, as shown in this map. Each square is approximatly 100,000 square miles.[[3]]