Abbott

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Introduction

Abbott is a district and a city in the Socialist Union of Kerla, of which the city is the capital. In has a population of about 110 million people. There are 3 cities/towns in the Socialist District of Abbott: (West Abbott,East Abbott and Allentown). Most pubvlic services are shared by the entire district.

History

Abbott Tribe

Abbott was the largest tribe of the Kerla. It was also the most hostile. The Abbott tribe took over five tribes, making it the strongest. Of course there was resentment and Abbott was invaded more then once. The Abbott warriors were also loyal to their tribe, unlike most of the tribes. Abbott was successful in all of their attacks and fended off many invasions. After the tribes reunited Abbott controlled about a third of the country. The City of Abbott is the place the Abbott tribe originally began.

During the Monarchy

During the reign of the monarchy, Abbott was mostly a trading city. It was the third largest city. Most of the people were poor. However Abbott was still strong. The nearby towns, being the same tribe, decided to join Abbott. The city had some autonamy, granted by the monarchy.

During the Republic

Abbott was mostly ignored by the republic. However Abbott was still flourising and the towns were still merged. However Abbott could not be ignored for long, as it has grown the biggest city in Kerla. The city still provided its citizens with basic services. Some of the people did not pay taxes to the republic; instead they pay only to the city.

During the dictatorship

Abbott was attacked more the once by the army of Jefferson Davidson. After successfully repelling Davidson's army, it was taken over by Davidson. However there was strong resistance and after a year, his army had to retreat. Abbott was known as the capitol of the resistance, due to the fact the resistance was strongest and headquartered in Abbott.

During the Socialist Republic

Abbott, being the capital of the resistance was named the capitol of the United Socialist States of Kerla and remained the capital when Kerla was reorganized the Socialist Union of Kerla.

Abbott Today

Abbott is not only a city, but also a district. The whole district has about 110 million people. This can be confusing to people who do not live in the area.

The Socialist District of Abbott

The City of Abbott is apart of the Socialist District of Abbott, with four other cities and towns. The citizens of the five towns of the district elect a mayor who serves as chief executive of the district. The citizens also elect a deputy mayor and the rest are appointed by the mayor. The current mayor is Susan Franklin and the deputy mayor is Anthony Roland. The cities and towns each have a town or city council, which oversees the respective town or city.

City of Abbott

The City of Abbott is the capital of The Socialist Union of Kerla. The City has about 50 million residents. There is a City Council, in which oversees the operation of the city. You must be a resident of the city to be able to elect the officals of the city.