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The Republic of Pacitalia
La Repubblica di Pacitalia

Flag and Coat of Arms of Pacitalia
Official Languages	Pacitalian, English
Capital and largest city	Timiocato, 24.4 million
Prime Minister	Timothy Ell
Senior Deputy PM	Adrian Copilul-Minune
Area  - Total  - % water	3,898,290 km² 22.8% water
Population  - Total (2005)  - Density	2,300,000,000 590/km²
Establishment	21 November 1503
GDP (2005)   - Total   - GDP/capita	$101.6 trillion $44,300
Currency	1 douro (D) = 100 fouta (f)
Time Zone  - in summer	GMT -0600 GMT -0500
National Anthem	La Terra da Libertà in Eternum
Internet TLD	.pc, .rp
Calling Code	+2

The Republic of Pacitalia or Pacitalia (Pacitalian: la Repubblica di Pacitalia) is a developed democratic country in Central America. It comprises a L-shaped land mass and sixteen large islands in the Pacific Ocean. Pacitalia shares its frontiers with Mexico, the United States, Moepoeia, Anubisyrria and Cherabania. It is a founding member of the Group of Six economic superalliance, and a member state of the Woodstock Pact, Union of World Powers and the Organization of Maritime Powers alliances, among others.

Pacitalians, as they are known, are generally an economically conservative but socially libertarian people, committing to the cause of capitalism but, at the same time, showing compassion through donations to causes for developing countries and supporting domestic policy that is liberal, like the legalisation of same-sex marriages in 2002. Although not the most libertarian nation in the world, residents and foreigners enjoy high social and economic freedom combined with fantastic scenery, a beautiful language and an insurmountably unique culture.

Generally, Pacitalian foreign policy displays peace before war, in the matter that the Progressive Democrat government attempts to bring the two sides of a dispute to a peaceful compromise instead of war, but that is not to say the Pacitalian government is willing to defend their interests at home and abroad. In late 2004, Pacitalia was involved in the restoration of the Sarzonian president after he was kidnapped in an internal coup. More recently, Pacitalia defeated the larger nation of Hiroshiko after the latter nation, who was the aggressor, threatened war over Pacitalian immigration policy. Hiroshiko was defeated in a matter of days.

As for the Pacitalian government structure, it is a specialised and unique system. Pacitalia uses what is known as the BCDR system, or 'bicameral constitutional democratic republic system'. Like a republic, there are two main leaders in the nation, however, unlike a true republic, there is no president and the prime minister is both the head of state and head of government. The prime minister is, therefore, in effect the president of the country, while the senior deputy prime minister is like the prime minister in a republic. The talk of reform to a true republic has been one of the hottest beats of domestic policy since the late 1990s.

Overall, Pacitalia is a safe, welcoming nation that wows any visitor and embraces any person. Consistently, the nation is rated in the top five overall national destinations by NationStates citizens, and has snagged the top or second spot seven of the last ten years. This entry is meant to increase your knowledge of Pacitalia while explaining some of the unique qualities of the nation.

People and Culture

Race, ethnicity, life and population

The Pacitalian population, overall, just passed 2.3 billion residents according to the last census. Aztecs and Mayans, the original inhabitants of the lands known now as Pacitalia, account for a mere 0.006 percent of the population (about 13.8 million residents), and sadly are classified in the "Other" category during census taking. Residents are predominantly ethnic Pacitalian but the nation maintains a multicultural distribution with sizeable Spanish, Romanian, Greek and Turkish minorities. The remainder is made up of of a wide diversity of other ethnicities like Russian, German, Dutch, Moroccan, Algerian, Scandinavian and Chinese.

Life expectancy in Pacitalia is extremely high and currently stands at an average of about 91 years. Pacitalian health care is privatised but still maintains a high standard of cleanliness, effectiveness and safety. Health care for foreigners is free in emergency situations, otherwise all users have to pay a small fee for services.

Pacitalian culture

Pacitalia is famous for its all-around intelligence and athletic prowess but it is the scientific and artistic realms that have earned Pacitalia its worldwide reputation as a unique cultural experience. Pacitalia remains a nation of philosophers, scientists, musicians, artists, leaders and diverse political beliefs that unite under the banner of freedom and love.

A large percentage of non-Pacitalians seem to think of the many residents of this nation as prim and proper do-good subjects of the Catholic faith and have a highly conservative background. This is only true to some extent. Pacitalians are, in the general sense, a mostly libertarian nation and one accepting of other cultures, races, beliefs and creeds. For the most part, Pacitalians do not try to force their beliefs on others, in addition to that acceptance of others.
For more information on law, see the Justice section in this article.

Despite this, Pacitalia itself displays a large sense of formality, putting a large emphasis on cultural ceremony and popular patriotism. Personal wealth is important in this capitalist society but not necessarily a symbol of status. Personal freedom is highly cherished in Pacitalia and is mostly conventional law but deviancy is despised. People are very direct and on the point, and that may be considered obnoxious, but in a sense it is just the Pacitalian way of accomplishing tasks or greeting people.

Pacitalian culture is based mainly on the Italian way of life: enjoyability, longevity and experience. Music and food play an integral role in Pacitalian life. The musical style of ethnic Pacitalia remains still a mystery in some aspects but experts agree that it is mostly based on a mixture of Italian, Spanish, Greek, Turkish and Romanian folk music. Marsa, a section of Pacitalia's largest city, Timiocato, is heavily populated with gypsies, or Roma, and is famous for its melancholy folk style.

Meanwhile, the food in Pacitalia is widely considered the best the world has to offer. Heavy emphasis is visible on fresh pastas and vegetables, open-fire meats, dairy, oils, hot soups and desserts. However, Pacitalian cuisine is so encompassing that many dishes include other types of meats or meat alternatives (eggs, seafood), and a growing fusion-cuisine movement has grown, with many new Asian-fusion restaurants dotting the nightlife of Pacitalia's cities. As well, the minority groups of Pacitalia have contributed their own homeland cuisines, creating a vibrant culinary experience that no other country seems to offer.

Holidays and customs

The following is a list of the major statutory holidays in Pacitalia.

• 1 January - New Year's Day
• First day of summer - Solare Medo (summer solstice)
• 2 August - Children's Day
• 11 November - Remembrance Day
• 21 November - Pacitalia Day
• 25 December - Christmas Day
• 31 December - New Year's Eve

Sports

Pacitalian interest in sport has been high since the nation itself came into existence. Early forms of sport faded away to be replaced by modern sports like football, American football, basketball, baseball, rugby, cricket and golf. The Pacitalian rugby, basketball and football teams consistently compete well amongst the other international squads, which has helped secure Pacitalia's place as one of the sporting greats of the world.

History

Note: This is a shortened version, the full version can be found at Pacitalian History.

• 239 BC - First known Mayan settlement.
• 235 BC - First known Aztec settlement.
• 60 AD - First Mayan-Aztec war.
• 750 - Aztec-Mayan land agreement, splits present-day Pacitalia in half.
• 902 - Second Mayan-Aztec war.
• 1094 - End of the war, forced peace by Mayan and Aztec kings.
• 1284 - Romeo Patizzi lands on the east coast of Pacitalia and claims the land for Italy, naming it Terra Italia di Occidenta Nueva, or TION.
• 1359 - Land-sharing agreement with Aztecs and Mayans.
• 1400s - Aztecs and Mayans start to die out on their own accord.
• 1450 - City of Mandragora established.
• 1492 - Columbus sails from Spain in an attempt to claim Pacitalia from Italy.
• 1500 - Columbus marked a traitor, tried for treason in Italy and decapitated.
• 1503 - Pacitalia given selective independence from Italy.
• 1560 - Roman Catholic Church in Pacitalia declares itself independent of the Vatican, renames itself the Pacitalian Catholic Church.
• 1686 - Spain grants Mexico full independence.
• 1750 - Tensions between Mexico and Pacitalia heat up.
• 1758 - Mexo-Pacitalian War.
• 1760 - Pacitalian victory in the war, Mexico pushed back to 10% of its former land area, current boundaries established that year.
• late 1700s - Attacks against Pacitalians by Mexican guerrillas continue despite peace.
• 1850 - Land Recessions Period.
• 1876-1946 - Pacitalia receives almost 100 million immigrants.
• 1942-43 - Pacitalia pushes Japan out of Iostata, their ally. Iostata displays desire to become part of Pacitalia
• 1965 - First Liberal government in 44 years elected.
• 1985-87 - Conservative government under Giorgio Cassata nearly destroys the country's economy and attempts to form an authoritarian, one-party state. Legislation fails and Cassata has no choice but to resign.
• 1988 - Francesco Santo Ragazzo elected.
• 1996 - Santo Ragazzo dies of a heart attack while asleep.
  • Timothy Ell elected.
• 2000 - Ell and Agus. of Defence Eleftherios Venizelos Jr. named to the International "Dream Cabinet".
• 2003 - Pacitalia celebrates 500th year of existence.
• 2005 - Timiocato selected as the host of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

Geography

Location, Frontiers and Area

Pacitalia is located in Central America, south of the United States, southeast of Mexico, south and southwest of Cherabania and Moepoeia and north of Anubisyrria. The total land area of Pacitalia is 3,898,290 sq km, with 3,008,815 sq km consisting of land and the remaining partition, 889,475 sq km consisting of water. In comparison to a real-life country, Pacitalia is about 400,000 sq km larger than RL India. Pacitalia shares borders with the United States (1221km), Anubisyrria (1016km), Mexico (517km), Moepoeia (301km), and has a total coastline of 11,920km.

Climate and Terrain

Pacitalia's climate is a tropical wet and dry, meaning the country experiences hot summers, and warm winters, with a moderate, seasonally imbalanced amount of precipitation. The terrain is sloped, heavily vegetated within 100 km of the Pacific Coast between Puerta Vallarta and Timiocato; steppes and mountains north to south in the centre, dry, rocky deserts in the north and northeast; heavily vegetated within 100 km of the Gulf of Pacitalia / Bay of Amita and Caribbean coast.

The Environment

Current issues

Current environmental issues for Pacitalia include minor deforestation caused by uranium mining, coal-burning utilities and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity, and ocean waters receiving slight contamination from agricultural activities. Pacitalia also is considered one of the nations that, by 2050, may be "water-stressed", or have a lack of present, fresh, potable water supply. To correct this, the three levels of government, in cooperation with environmental agencies and corporate contractors, are implementing 62 desalinisation and water treatment plants along the coasts to pump in salt water and convert it to fresh water. Both the salt product and water product will be treated, and the salt will be used for commercial use. The fresh water product will become part of the national water supply.

There are numerous natural hazards which Pacitalia has faced and may face again in the future including brush fires in the interior, hurricanes (Carib.), typhoons (Pac.), heavy winds, thunderstorms in the southern belt, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, volcanic ashflows and liquefaction. Many of these natural disasters can have their damage effects minimised; the government and people are working hard to implement strategies in this regard.

International agreements

Pacitalia is a party to the following international environmental protection agreements: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Eutrophication Prevention, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 and Wetlands. None of them have been signed without ratification.