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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, 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.

Fall of Freedom

In the year 1800 a man by the name of Hanus Ramius came to power. He won in a land slide victory credited mostly to his amazing speaking abilities. He came in with the stong support of the people, however he would miss use that support. In his first month in office he began the suddle process of disbanding the people political freedoms and the set checks and balances. HIs first act was making himself High Commander and getting rid of electoins. Anyone who showed any doubt in him would disappear. However in his second term the Grand Assembly Challenged his power. It was then that he prevoked civil war. Folowing the Grand Assembly's challenge to his power the systemaqtically had each memeber exicuted. Then many states began to revolte. All four states on the island of Pacificain left Pasamicain. The rebelions on the mainland were wuickly put down. However, Ramius' forces foudn the island of Pacificain more resiliant. A vast majority of the Pasamicain navy was based on the island of Pacificain due to its natural ports. So Ramius could not rely on a blockade. He was forced to cross one of the three bridges to the island inorder to engage the Pacificain forces led by John Cain. When Ramius' army was Half way across, the bridges exploded. Ramius now had no way on to the island and was forced into a fragile peace. Over the next two centuries both countries, Pacificain and Pasamica would be consistantly threatend by war.

The Cain Dynasty

Since the original settlement of Pasamicain, a Cain has always held a seat in power. The island its self is named for the famous family. A Cain led the first settlers to the island and set up the first tribes. Karl Cain was a member of the first Grand Assembly,as well as close friend and advisor to Hanel the Great. A Cain was elected to represent one of the four states of Pacifica in almost every Grand Assembly. Ben Cain was a member of the last Grand Assembly, and was the first member of the assembly to challenge Ramius. It was his death that angered the people of Pacificain to the point of rebellion. John Cain, Ben's brother, then lead the rebel forces. He worked with other rebeling state on the island and the mainland. However his efforts were not enough to save the mainland. So allied with the other state of the Pacificain, forming the Allied States of Pacificain. He decided to destroy the bridges connecting the island to the mainland and take Ramius' forces with them. At the end of the rebellion was he was elected the first President of Pacificain. He then devoted fundign to improve the already powerful navy. It is much due to him that Pacificain has one of the most powerful navies in the world. Since John Cain, there have been 8 Cain presidents, and there has all ways been a Cain involved in the federal government. The family is the closest thing the small island has to a royal family,a nd the people love and adore all members of the family.