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| − | '''The Empire of Graham and Palmer''' is a country on the northernmost tip of the ''Antartic Penninsula''. | + | '''The Empire of Graham and Palmer''' is a country on the northernmost tip of the '''Antartic Penninsula'''. |
| − | + | ==Factbook== | |
| − | + | *Native name: El Imperio de Graham y de Palmer | |
| − | + | *Common name: Graham and Palmer | |
| − | + | *National flag: [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/mrjakdaxter/CoGflag.jpg] | |
| − | + | *Capital: Ciudad en El Hielo | |
| − | + | *Natioal motto: ''Resistencia De Throught Que Conquistamos''<br>(Spanish: ''Through Endurance We Conquer'') | |
| − | + | *Official language: Spanish | |
| − | + | *Government type: Corporate Bordello | |
| − | + | *Leader titles: Chansellor | |
| − | + | *Leader names: John Rodridguez | |
| − | + | *Largest city: Ciudad en El Hielo | |
| − | + | *Population estimate: ~141 million | |
| − | + | *GDP per capita: 20,955.13 USD | |
| − | + | *Currency: bloque de heilo | |
| − | + | *Independence declared: From Chile April 20, 1953 | |
| − | + | **Recognized: July 15, 1960 | |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | A result of Chile's wish of an Antartic colony, which started in 1953 as the Dominion of Graham and Palmer. In 1990 when Chilean dictator Pinochet was overthown, he then fled to the Antartic dominion and then started a coup d'état, and afterwards became Emporer of Antartica. He proceeded to put several of his closest allies and some family members as monarchs leading smaller monarchies united under him. | + | A result of Chile's wish of an Antartic colony, which started in 1953 as the Dominion of Graham and Palmer. In 1990 when Chilean dictator Pinochet was overthown, he then fled to the Antartic dominion and then started a coup d'état, and afterwards became Emporer of Antartica. He proceeded to put several of his closest allies and some family members as monarchs leading smaller monarchies united under him. The smaller monarchies are as follows: |
**The Pricipality of Ciudad en El Hielo | **The Pricipality of Ciudad en El Hielo | ||
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==Origin of Name== | ==Origin of Name== | ||
| − | The Empire of Graham and Palmer gets its name from its two largest local governments, Graham | + | The Empire of Graham and Palmer gets its name from its two largest local governments, the Empire of Graham and the Kingdom of Palmer. |
==Motto== | ==Motto== | ||
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==Exports== | ==Exports== | ||
| − | A large industry has recently grown in Graham and Palmer in renewable energy. In late summer 2005, it was found that Antartic ice reflects sunlight 500 times as powerful as a conventional mirror, and thus, Graham and Palmer saw a huge boom and now has many thousands of square miles | + | A large industry has recently grown in Graham and Palmer in renewable energy. In late summer 2005, it was found that Antartic ice reflects sunlight 500 times as powerful as a conventional mirror, and thus, Graham and Palmer saw a huge boom and now has many thousands of square miles filled with solor generators. |
==Military== | ==Military== | ||
| − | ''Imperial Army'' | + | '''Imperial Army''' |
| − | *100,000 | + | *100,000 regulars |
*50,000 reserves | *50,000 reserves | ||
*200 "Emperor Walker" AT-AT/02 | *200 "Emperor Walker" AT-AT/02 | ||
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*100 Juggernaughts | *100 Juggernaughts | ||
| − | ''Imperial Navy'' | + | '''Imperial Navy''' |
| − | *8 Columbia Class | + | *8 Columbia Class Battlestar* |
*4 Torrential Class LCR** | *4 Torrential Class LCR** | ||
| − | ** *Order confirmed, not yet recieved. | + | ** *''Order confirmed, not yet recieved.'' |
| − | ** **Order yet to be confirmed. | + | ** **''Order yet to be confirmed.'' |
==National Animal== | ==National Animal== | ||
Pengiun | Pengiun | ||
Revision as of 18:55, 29 September 2005
The Empire of Graham and Palmer is a country on the northernmost tip of the Antartic Penninsula.
Contents
Factbook
- Native name: El Imperio de Graham y de Palmer
- Common name: Graham and Palmer
- National flag: [1]
- Capital: Ciudad en El Hielo
- Natioal motto: Resistencia De Throught Que Conquistamos
(Spanish: Through Endurance We Conquer) - Official language: Spanish
- Government type: Corporate Bordello
- Leader titles: Chansellor
- Leader names: John Rodridguez
- Largest city: Ciudad en El Hielo
- Population estimate: ~141 million
- GDP per capita: 20,955.13 USD
- Currency: bloque de heilo
- Independence declared: From Chile April 20, 1953
- Recognized: July 15, 1960
History
A result of Chile's wish of an Antartic colony, which started in 1953 as the Dominion of Graham and Palmer. In 1990 when Chilean dictator Pinochet was overthown, he then fled to the Antartic dominion and then started a coup d'état, and afterwards became Emporer of Antartica. He proceeded to put several of his closest allies and some family members as monarchs leading smaller monarchies united under him. The smaller monarchies are as follows:
- The Pricipality of Ciudad en El Hielo
- The Empire of Graham
- The Kingdom of Palmer
There are also other non-monarchy local governments in the empire.
- The Commonwealth of King Geoge Island
- The Southern Terrritories
- Peter I Island Military Base
In 2005, a CIA led coup overthrew the monarchs, however per later referendum, their titles were returned.
Origin of Name
The Empire of Graham and Palmer gets its name from its two largest local governments, the Empire of Graham and the Kingdom of Palmer.
Motto
Resistencia De Throught Que Conquistamos. The family motto of failure of an Antartic explorer Ernest Shackleton : "fortitudine vincimus", "through endurance we conquer", then translated into the language of the empire, Spanish.
Major Cities
Biscoe City, Port of Agassiz
Demographies
Almost all Chilean settlers, a small amount of scientists from Argentina, the US, and Great Britain are near their respective countries year round labs and well as other groups.
Natural Resources
Polor fish, glacial ice, uranium.
Exports
A large industry has recently grown in Graham and Palmer in renewable energy. In late summer 2005, it was found that Antartic ice reflects sunlight 500 times as powerful as a conventional mirror, and thus, Graham and Palmer saw a huge boom and now has many thousands of square miles filled with solor generators.
Military
Imperial Army
- 100,000 regulars
- 50,000 reserves
- 200 "Emperor Walker" AT-AT/02
- 300 "Raptor Walker" AT-ST
- 500 Grievance Mk-7 G/MBT
- 100 Juggernaughts
Imperial Navy
- 8 Columbia Class Battlestar*
- 4 Torrential Class LCR**
- *Order confirmed, not yet recieved.
- **Order yet to be confirmed.
National Animal
Pengiun
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