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The Allied States of Pacificain is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 9 million enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Defence. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19%. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Basket Weaving industry.

The government is avowedly atheist, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, and citizens select which government department gets their income tax Pacs each year. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low. Pacificain's national animal is the Red Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Pac.

History

The Begining

The Allied States of Pacificain were originally part of the nation of Pasamicain. Pasamicain was founded in 11B.C. The country then was a unity of many small tribes, four of those were located on the island of Pacificain. Hanel the Great began gathering the leaders of the different tribes together every year inorder to make decissions that would benifit all the tribes. Over the course of 10 years this assembly, lead by Hanel, accomplished many great things such as establishing a network of roads, a single currency, bridges connectiong Pacificain to the mainland, and creating a single military. This was the high point of Ancient Pasamicain, everyone in the tiny nation was proud of thier government and Hanel. The assembly soon decided they needed to create a capital city. The different tribes, which had now grown into states, could no decide where the capitol should be located. This decission nearly tore the country appart. However, in his great wisdom, Hanel proposed that a new city be created. This was accptable.

The Nameless Capitol

The terain of the country maked it difficult to find a proper location for the city. The Grand Assembly decided that the capital would not need to be very large, only requireing a capital and other government buildings. The locatoin selected was a small valley surrounded mountains and canyons, one of the few such vallies in the country. However, the Assembly underestimated how much theidea of this capital would affect the people. People came from all across the country to help in the creation of the nameless capital. Hanel watched over the construction and soon realized there was not enough space in the small valley for the numbe of people who were flooding in to help. So Hanel decided that they would begin digging downward, and the city was shapeing into an underground city. The entire country was being united with the creation of this city. However, their great leader was unable to see the end result of his dream. 28 Years after the he first brought the leaders of the divided tribe together, Hanel the Great died (17A.D.). The Grand Assembly named the capital Hanelport in his honor, and a great memorial was build in the center of the city.

Resolving Crisis and Development of a Government

Hanel had never married and had never chosen a sucessor. The natoin stood devided on the issue of a new leader. The Grand Assembly debated for 6 months on how a leader should be chosen. Finally they came out of the assembly chambers and decreed that an election would be held. The election would be help in 2 months. Finally 8 months after the death of Hanel, the people chose Erin Tathly as their new leader. The country continued to develope culturaly and politically over the next 1800 years. A few conficts eruppted and ended, but over all the government was stable. Until a man named Hanus Ramius came to power.