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language= [[English]] (official), Thai (official), Farsi (official), Tagalog (spoken by a sizable minority) |
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population=2,500,000,000|
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| width=160 | '''[[National motto]]''' || <small>"Who ya gonna call!? Roach-Busters!!!"
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| '''[[National anthem]]''' || <small>''[[Marshal J.L. Memorial Song]]''</small>
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|'''[[Capital]]''' || [[RB City]]
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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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|'''[[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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|'''Establishment''' <br>&nbsp;- First inhabitants<br>&nbsp;- Island discovered<br>&nbsp;- Nation founded<br>&nbsp;- J.L.'s coup
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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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|'''[[Area]]''' <br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- % water
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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>6.087 billion
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|'''[[GDP]]''' <br/>&nbsp; - Total (USD) <br/>&nbsp; - GDP/capita (USD)
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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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|'''National flower''' <br>English name
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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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The Minnesotan Confederacy of Roach-Busters (formerly the state of [[Wikipedia:Minnesota|Minnesota]]) is run by an [[Wikipedia:Authoritarianism|authoritarian]], [[Wikipedia:Far-right|extreme right-wing]], [[Wikipedia:Plutocracy|plutocratic]] [[Wikipedia:Military dictatorship|military regime]] that wields absolute control over almost every aspect of its citizens' lives. However, its economic policies are extremely [[Wikipedia:Libertarianism|libertarian]] and are among the most [[Wikipedia:Capitalism|laissez faire]] in the world. [[Wikipedia:Minimum wage|Minimum wage laws]], [[Wikipedia:Social welfare|social welfare]], [[Wikipedia:Corporate welfare|corporate welfare]], [[Wikipedia:Tariff|tariffs]], [[Wikipedia:Regulation|business regulations]], [[Wikipedia:Antitrust|antitrust laws]], et. al. do not exist in RB. Because the people of RB are endowed with a strong work ethic reminiscent of the Puritans, few people are below the poverty line, as most Roach-Busterians work quite hard to support themselves and their families. The vast majority of those who are impoverished are only poor because they refuse to work, and they are shunned by society.
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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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Like [[Wikipedia:Apartheid|apartheid South Africa]], Roach-Busters is strongly segregated, though people are separated on the basis of political views rather than race. Speaking of race, RB abhors racism (all extremist racialist and racist parties and organizations, whether black, white, or Asian, etc., are outlawed), although it is allied with the [[Communist Mississippi|Mississippian Federation]] due to their shared opposition to [[Wikipedia:Communism|communism]]. In RB, [[Wikipedia:Socialism|social democrats]], communists, [[Wikipedia:Anarchy|anarchists]], [[Wikipedia:Fascism|fascists]], [[Wikipedia:Nazism|Nazis]], and other "undesirables" are confined to [[Wikipedia:Bantustan|bantustan-esque]] '[[Wikipedia:Homeland|homelands]]' where they are forced to live in disease-ridden shantytowns and slave away in factories all day producing armaments for the government. 25 feet tall concrete walls topped with poison-coated razor wire surround each homeland, along with untold thousands of land mines, SAM sites, and guard posts. The secret police force, pervasive in all of Roach-Busters, is especially prevalent in the homelands.
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RB holds elections (voting is compulsory for those 20 and older), though only government-approved candidates can run for office, and the country's ruler, [[J.L.|Generalissimo J.L.]], may expel from Congress any politician who is not to his liking. He can also rule by decree or change the constitution at will. However, RB has a confederal government, so local communities and counties have a relatively high degree of autonomy.
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Though RB has no official religion, the government attempts in many laws to legislate morality. [[Wikipedia:Pornography|Pornography]], [[Wikipedia:Abortion|abortion]], [[Wikipedia:Birth control|birth control pills]], [[Wikipedia:Sex toy|sex toys]], [[Wikipedia:Drug|drugs]] (except for prescription drugs), [[Wikipedia:Distilled beverage|alcohol]], [[Wikipedia:Adultery|adultery]], [[Wikipedia:Incest|incest]], [[Wikipedia:Bestialty|bestialty]], and [[Wikipedia:Pedophilia|pedophilia]] are all illegal and violators of these laws are severely punished. Most religions are tolerated and their adherent's rights vehemently protected, but some religions, such as [[Wikipedia:Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witnesses]], [[Wikipedia:Church of Christ, Scientist|Christian Science]], [[Wikipedia:Mormonism|Mormonism]], [[Wikipedia:Wicca|Wicca]], [[Wikipedia:Satanism|satanism]], and [[Wikipedia:Scientology|scientology]] are illegal. Scientologists in particular are subject to harassment and persecution, with the government's tacit approval.
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Though initally an [[Wikipedia:Isolationism|isolationist state]], RB eventually played an enormous role in world affairs. RB military aid was crucial in helping President John Holtz of [[Holy Paradise]] achieve a military victory during that country's civil war, and RB also played a key role in protecting other conservative and [[Wikipedia:Anti-communism|anti-communist]] states. Generalissimo J.L. is openly hostile to all leftist nations, and will allow no communist countries to establish embassies in RB, or even to trade with RB. He openly and covertly supports anti-communist nations, guerrillas, organizations, etc. around the world. RB's closest ally by far is [[Parthia]].
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RB also has a rather extensive worldwide empire, and controls [[Wikipedia:Wisconsin|Wisconsin]], [[Wikipedia:Michigan|Michigan]], [[Wikipedia:Iowa|Iowa]], [[Wikipedia:North Dakota|North Dakota]], and [[Wikipedia:South Dakota|South Dakota]] of the former [[Wikipedia: United States of America|U.S.A.]], and [[Wikipedia:Thailand|Thailand]], [[Wikipedia:Philippines|the Philippines]], [[Wikipedia:Myanmar|Burma]], [[Wikipedia:Malaysia|Malaysia]], and [[Wikipedia:East Timor|East Timor]] in [[Wikipedia:Southeast Asia|Southeast Asia]].
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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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