Discoveria
Introduction
The Utopian Commonwealth of Discoveria, now part of the Airborne Defense Empire, is a collection of nations united as a single political entity by a common Constitution and an ideology of Science and Altruism. The main nation of Discoveria was officially founded in January 2006 by senior members of the Utopia Foundation, previously a secret agency of an unidentified Western government and now a monolithic scientific advisory agency to the Discoverian government.
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| Motto: In Science We Trust, All Others Pay Cash | |
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| Region | Airborne Defense Empire |
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| Capital | Las Veritas |
| Official Language(s) | English |
| Leader | President Tim Rutherford |
| Population | c. 963 million |
| Currency | Disc |
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Since the Utopian Commonwealth's recognition by the United Nations, Discoverian expansionists have gone on to establish among others the Principality of DiscLosure and the Community of DiscOrdant. These sister nations retain a measure of autonomy from the central Discoverian government.
Geography
Discoverians call their larger southern island 'The Immovable Disc' or Immod and the smaller northwest island 'The Lesser Disc' or LesseDis. It is not known if these islands had other names. Immod is a large, almost circular island whose main feature is a central, towering, dormant volcano, known as Mount Ordant. Lush green forest covers the volcano's slopes, then gives way to fertile plains and a coastline that is rugged and spectacular in the southwest but gentle and sandy in the northeast. LesseDis is somewhat hilly and greener than Immod, and mining surveys have shown the presence of modest natural mineral resources on the island.
The capital city of the Commonwealth is Las Veritas, situated directly north of Mt. Ordant on the coast of Immod. Las Veritas is a gleaming hypermodern city, constantly expanding outwards and upwards, a meticulously ordered panorama of glass and steel. Other major settlements include Port Logicus, ont he east coast of Immod; Digitalis, on the NE slope of Mt. Ordant; and Transparentum, the administrative capital of DiscOrdant.
