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|+<big><big>'''The Holy Empire of Roach-Busters'''</big></big>
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| align=center colspan=2 | <small>'''Who ya gonna call!? Roach-Busters!!!'''
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| align=center colspan=2 style="background:#f9f9f9;" | '''Map'''<br>
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<small>[http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/Roach-Busters/Map_of_RoachBusters.gif]
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|'''Languages'''<br>&nbsp;- Official<br>&nbsp;- Widely spoken<br>&nbsp;- Taught in schools || <br> English, Farsi, Tagalog, and Thai <br> Khmer, Vietnamese, Lao, Malay, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bahasa Indonesian, Tetum<br>German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch
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|'''Capital City''' || RB City
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| width=160 | '''[[National motto]]''' || <small>"Who ya gonna call!? Roach-Busters!!!"
 
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|'''National Leaders'''<br>&nbsp;- Head of state<br>&nbsp;- Head of government || <br>[[J.L.|Imperator J.L. I]]<br> Chancellor Calvin Cyprian, Jr.
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| '''[[National anthem]]''' || <small>''[[Marshal J.L. Memorial Song]]''</small>
 
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|'''Area''' <br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- Land<br>&nbsp;- Water
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|'''[[Capital]]''' || [[RB City]]
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| <br>4,495,552.7 km²<br>3,361,302.7 km²<br>1,134,250 km²
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|'''Population''' <br>&nbsp;- Total (2005)
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|'''Languages'''<br>&nbsp;- Official<br>&nbsp;- Unofficial || <br><small>[[English]], [[Laurasian Semantics|Lausem]], [[Persian|Farsi]], [[Pacitalian]]</small><br><small>[[Dienstadi]], Hmong, Tagalog, Thai</small>
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| <br>3,000,000,000
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|'''Independence Day'''
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|'''[[Government]]'''<br><br>&nbsp;- [[President for Life|Life President]]<br>&nbsp;- [[Prime minister|First State Commissioner]]<br>&nbsp;- [[:Category:Political parties|Ruling party]] || <small>· Military dictatorship<br>· Single-party republic </small><br>[[J.L.|Marshal J.L.]]<br>[[Calvin Cyprian, Jr.]]<br>[[Patriot Party]]
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|May 1, 1954
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|'''Government type'''
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|'''Establishment''' <br>&nbsp;- First inhabitants<br>&nbsp;- Island discovered<br>&nbsp;- Nation founded<br>&nbsp;- J.L.'s coup
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|Absolute monarchy
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|&nbsp;<br>c. 2000 B.C.<br>September 12, 1596<br>May 1, 1599<br>June 4, 1990
 
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|'''National Animal'''
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|'''[[Area]]''' <br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- % water
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||[[Wikipedia:Philippine Eagle|Monkey-eating eagle]]
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| <br>4,495,552.7 km² <br>16.5
 
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|'''[[Population]]''' <br>&nbsp;- Total (2007)
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| <br>$150.5 trillion <br>$38,702.60
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| <br>6.087 billion
 
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|'''Currency'''
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|'''[[GDP]]''' <br/>&nbsp; - Total (USD) <br/>&nbsp; - GDP/capita (USD)
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|RB Dollar
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| <br>$249 trillion <br>$40,897.00
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|'''[[Currency]]'''
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| 1 '''RB dollar''' = 100 cents
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|'''National animal''' <br>English name
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|''Heterocephalus glaber'' <br>Naked mole rat
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|'''National tree''' <br>English name
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|''Yucca brevifolia'' <br>Joshua tree
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|''Jasminum sambac'' <br>Sampaguita
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| '''[[TLD|Internet TLD]]''' || .rb
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| '''[[Nation codes|Calling code]]''' || +919
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== Introduction ==
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'''Roach-Busters''' is a massive, populous, developed country located in the Indian Ocean. Originally inhabited by animistic natives infamous for their wanton brutality and human sacrifices, it remained unpopulated for thousands of years after the natives all but wiped each other out during one of their frequent bouts of ethnic/religious strife. Discovered by European explorers, freed African slaves, and Thai and Philippine natives in 1596, it was soon thereafter settled and colonized. The diversity of its founders is one of RB's proudest and most enduring legacies: today, the nation is a melting pot of hundreds of different nationalities, ethnicities, and religions, all coexisting in total or near-total harmony. While economically one the freest nations in the world - indeed, the government's ''laissez faire'' policy borders on anarchic - socially it remains relatively backwards, and politically, it ranks among the most authoritarian on Earth, ranking right up there with [[Laurasia]] and [[Parthia]], both dictatorships that RB is proud to count among its allies. RB's human rights record has been aggressively scrutinized and denounced by the international community - earning the ire of both the RB government and its people.
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The Holy Empire of Roach-Busters has long been one of the most controversial nations in the world. It is deeply revered and admired by fellow right-wing dictatorships and loathed by democracies and left-wing nations, with centrist nations divided almost evenly down the middle. Militarily, economically, and politically, it is a major player on the international stage. RB is famous for its outspoken hostility to communist nations and its lack of hesitation to provide as much aid, overt and covert, as possible, to any and all nations or organizations that profess hatred of communism, regardless of how much or how little they might otherwise have in common with RB. Although RB has committed forces to many conflicts around the globe, in most conflicts its role has been relatively minor. Even so, friends and foes alike recognize that, for better or worse, RB has had a major impact in the realm of international politics.
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Anticommunism is not new to RB. Since Roach-Busters was founded in 1954 by General Gustavo Salazar Mora, the Roach-Busters Communist Party has always been illegal, and remains so to this day, as do other extremist left-wing parties. Only four opposition parties are legal, and they merely serve as puppets of the regime, posing as a legitimate opposition. Each 'politician' belonging to an opposition party is actually a first-rate actor hired by the regime, to create a facade of "democracy." Elections are not only very rare, but the qualifications a voter must have are set so unrealistically high that hardly anyone can vote. Only members of the wealthiest 0.01% of the nation are eligible to vote, and to do so, they must have at least one Ph.D., and they must have served in the military for at least 10 years. However, Imperator J.L. I is lenient enough to permit states and local governments to hold some elections and enjoy a certain degree of autonomy, provided their interests are not brought into conflict with those of the federal government. Roach-Busters has been under a State of Emergency and martial law for many years, and the police and military wield nearly infinite power, which they unhesitatingly use to crush virtually any semblance of dissent.
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Few nations in the world are as virulently anticommunist as Roach-Busters. No Marxist-Leninist nations (or even nations lukewarm toward Marxist-Leninist nations) are permitted to have embassies in Roach-Busters. RB annually spends billions of dollars every year sponsoring anticommunist resistance movements around the world. RB belongs to several rightist international alliances, and has been the founder of several others. RB's primary enemies are [[Sarzonia]], the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]], and [[Ankhmet]]; nations that are not quite enemies, but are considered hostile, are [[Pacitalia]] and [[Czardas]]. RB has dozens of powerful allies, including, but not limited to, [[Parthia]], [[Generic Empire]], [[Doomingsland]], [[Borman Empire]], [[Nikolaos the Great]], [[Irondin]], and [[Banduria]], in addition to many others nations that RB is proud to call friends.
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RB's [[capitalizt]] economy is among the most robust in the world. With high rates of industrial and GDP growth and low rates of unemployment and inflation, RB's economic performance is matched or surpassed by few. The government pursues a completely laissez faire economic policy, and does not intervene in the economy in any way whatsoever. Tariffs, corporate welfare, minimum wage laws, antitrust laws, business regulations, worker safety laws, social welfare programs, income tax, and corporate tax are all unheard of in RB. In addition, most businesses use slave labor (with [[Shooban]] and [[Turta]] slaves), with the blessing of the government. Few people enjoy a standard of living as high as Roach-Busterians; poverty is scarce, crime is almost non-existent, and people live long, healthy lives.
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Latest revision as of 00:09, 26 April 2007

Pest Control Company of Roach-Busters
untitled.png coatofarms.png
Flag of Roach-Busters Coat of arms of Roach-Busters
Cool RB map.PNG
National motto "Who ya gonna call!? Roach-Busters!!!"
National anthem Marshal J.L. Memorial Song
Capital RB City
Languages
 - Official
 - Unofficial
English, Lausem, Farsi, Pacitalian
Dienstadi, Hmong, Tagalog, Thai
Government

 - Life President
 - First State Commissioner
 - Ruling party 		· Military dictatorship
· Single-party republic
Marshal J.L.
Calvin Cyprian, Jr.
Patriot Party
Establishment
 - First inhabitants
 - Island discovered
 - Nation founded
 - J.L.'s coup 		 
c. 2000 B.C.
September 12, 1596
May 1, 1599
June 4, 1990
Area
 - Total
 - % water
4,495,552.7 km²
16.5
Population
 - Total (2007)
6.087 billion
GDP
  - Total (USD)
  - GDP/capita (USD)
$249 trillion
$40,897.00
Currency 1 RB dollar = 100 cents
National animal
English name 		Heterocephalus glaber
Naked mole rat
National tree
English name 		Yucca brevifolia
Joshua tree
National flower
English name 		Jasminum sambac
Sampaguita
Internet TLD .rb
Calling code +919

Roach-Busters is a massive, populous, developed country located in the Indian Ocean. Originally inhabited by animistic natives infamous for their wanton brutality and human sacrifices, it remained unpopulated for thousands of years after the natives all but wiped each other out during one of their frequent bouts of ethnic/religious strife. Discovered by European explorers, freed African slaves, and Thai and Philippine natives in 1596, it was soon thereafter settled and colonized. The diversity of its founders is one of RB's proudest and most enduring legacies: today, the nation is a melting pot of hundreds of different nationalities, ethnicities, and religions, all coexisting in total or near-total harmony. While economically one the freest nations in the world - indeed, the government's laissez faire policy borders on anarchic - socially it remains relatively backwards, and politically, it ranks among the most authoritarian on Earth, ranking right up there with Laurasia and Parthia, both dictatorships that RB is proud to count among its allies. RB's human rights record has been aggressively scrutinized and denounced by the international community - earning the ire of both the RB government and its people.

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