Ameracadia

The Republic of Ameracadia is a safe, devout, economically powerful nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-working, intelligent population are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion. Their main concerns are Law & Order, Defence, and Religion & Spirituality. The government decides what is socially acceptable for its citizens based mostly on its moralistic views and religious influences. These views are enforced by elected Judiciary. The manditory two year military service is widely accepted. The Ameracadian Armed Forces receive advanced training, and are provided with state-of-the-art equipment.

Ameracadia

Government Type: Theocratic Republic Country Name: convensional long form: The Republic of Ameracadia convensional short form: Ameracadia abreviation: ROA Nationality: noun: Ameracadian(s) adjective: Ameracadian Literacy: 97% State Religion: Christianity National Animal: Goshawk

Geography

Ameracadia is located in southeastern Great Lake Nations in the area known as New England and New York. Ameracadia borders Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, and contains the Green, White, Taconic, Birkshire Hills, Adirondack, and Catskill mountain ranges. It's lanscape varies from low lying lakeland, to mountainous, to atlantic coastline. The climate is temperate, mostly covered by deciduous forests. Yearly temperatures range from -20 to 30 degrees Celcius. The capital of Americadia is Albion. Other major cities include Melan, Rhoaltar, Pharin, and Redhawk.

Natural Resources

Ameracadia's Natural Resources: Uranium, Oil, Gold

History

Heritige

The Ameracadian Celts decends from the Gaelic Celts. They survived the Roman Empire, Saxons, fought the picts in scotland, and were christianized along with the other Celtic Tribes. How they came to be in North America is known but we can only guess from Ameracadian lore as to how it actually happened. It is believed that during the Viking raids of the 10th century, the Ameracadian Celts was feeling a lot of pressure from the invaders. So one day when the Ameracadians had defeated a Viking raid on their lands, they captured the fleet of longboats the Vikings had used. Taking Viking prisoners the Ameracadians forced them to pilot their ships carrying the Ameracadians west away from the Vikings. It is not known exactly what route was taken or how they managed the trip but soon they were across the Atlantic Ocean. At this point it is believed that the Ameracadian Celts had learned much of navigation and sailing from their prisoners. The Ameracadian Celts arrived in North America much farther south than the Vikings had travelled, crossing the Grand Banks and settling in what is now known as New England. They called their new city Albion after the land they had left behind.

The Cyber-War

In the year 2005, thanks to a thriving communications network, illegal internet piracy hit an all time high. Hit especially hard was the music industry. With law enforcement struggling to enforce this cybercrime, the music industry as a whole took it upon themselves to act. They hired reformed hackers go online and begin erasing pirated music files from marked computers and the government endorsed their enforcement. They monitored the major pirate sites and uploaded trojan files to locate and paint offenders. After this initial action by the industry, hackers took up arms and began attacking music sites, as well as industry and government computer systems. At this point all out war broke loose. Hackers from both sides began erasing files, formatting harddrives, blocking IPs, and sabotaging service providers. With things fully out of hand, the computer giant Microcosm, Inc. stepped in. Working together with the 'holy' hackers who were subversively taging pirate computers and determining how the piracy was continuing, Microcosm develloped software and hardware means by which to help stop it. Much of how these systems work is classified for security purposes, however, the persistant still manage to break them every so often and work begins to deny the new methods from suceeding. Now things have calmed down significantly with only the most dedicated pirates still operating and only during the times between breaking protection and the next update.

Politics

In the Ameracadian political system each district elects a representitive to the Senate. At the same time the people vote for a President. The President appointes six members of the Senate to the Council. The Council aids the President in making decisions and presiding over the Senate. The Council includes the offices of President, Vice President, Minister of Defence, Minister of Law, Minister of Foriegn Affairs, Minister of the Economy, and Minister of the Environment. To pass a law, it must be approved by the Council and the Senate. The President can remove a member of the Council if it is believed that they are not fulfilling their duties, or if they are making decisions contrary to the beliefs of the government. Elections are every four years on July 10th. At any time a vote of non-confidence in the President can take place, if sucessful an election is called for two months after the vote. This act is a long and serious process and is never taken lightly. The newly elected President serves until the next election was previously scheduled so that elections are alway July 10th every four years, even if another election was called in that period.

Political parties of Ameracadia

Baptist Republic Party: This right of center party is the oldest surviving party. It has controlled the nation for the majority of its existance. The BRP is devoted to government accountability, upholding moral values, and nurturing a healthy environment for its citizens lives and souls. Social Progressive Party: This centrist party has existed for much of Ameracadia's history. It is the only other party to rule Ameracadia. While still centered on Ameracadia's values and moral beliefs, the SPP is for loosening laws and developing a much more liberal atmosphere for the nation. Humanist Party: This multispectrum party is a recent addition to the Ameracadian political system. They are a minority with only a few seats in the Senate. The Humanist Party is for removing the religious influence from government and instituting laws emphasizing relative truth and changing morals, and the increase of social welfare systems. They have recently merged with the Socialist Party to control a combined 5% of the Senate, far short of the current 60% and 35% of the BRP and SPP.

Constitution

The Constitution of Ameracadia outlines the role of the government, the basic laws of the nation, and the rights that its citizens have. It is based on absolute truth, biblical law, and protection from the fallibility of man.

Security

Security has been the cornerstone of Ameracadian society since its founding.

Armed Forces

The Armed Forces have been responsible for Ameracadia's sovereignty for over a century. This national force including the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines are under the authority of the Minister of Defence. The Armed Forces are a priority for Ameracadia and receive the second most funding. They are kept exquiped with state-of-the-art equipment and world class training. All citizens are required to serve in the Armed Forces for at least two years, in the branch of their choosing however demand is spread around if too uneven. In the event that citizens are unable to serve, they are encouraged to serve in logistics. Manditory service bolsters the Armed Forces, enstils pride and patriotism, and teaches descipline.

The Guardians

The Guardians are carried forth from ancient times, the Guardians were elite warriors of the Ameracadian Celts that protected their people and land. Today the Guardians persist as the federal police force. These special forces officers are put through military training, equipped with advanced body armor, helmets, shields, and carry both lethal and non-lethal weaponry. Their specialties include urban combat, riot control, narcotic enforcement, and combatting organized crime. Guardians fall under the Minister of Law and are charged with enforcing federal law, embassy protection, emergency assistance, as well as international security efforts. Currently the Guardians are engaged in a war against the growing underground organized crime and drug trade. Supporting these protectors as well as local police forces is costly, that is why Law & Order is Ameracadia's first financial priority.

Industry

Ameracadia's thriving economy is dominated by its three main industries; Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery.

Corporations

Green Mining and Drilling is Ameracadia's largest corporation. It is headquartered in the Green Mountain area and dominates the Uranium Mining and Oil Industries.

Striker Motorworks is Ameracadia's largest Automobile Manufacturer. They currently control a 72% market share, and have developed dominance in most vehicle classes. Striker has also been the main supplier of a number of military contracts for Armed Personal Carriers and All-Terrain Assault Vehicles.

Goshawk Aerospace is Ameracadia's main Aircraft Manufacturer. They work in both civilian and military contracts and have been very sucessful thanks in part to Ameracadia's large Air Force. The space division of Goshawk Aerospace is currently in the research and development phase.

Microcosm, Inc. is Ameracadia's largest supplier of software, hardware, and electronic headware. CEO Thomas Wall was recently brought before the Supreme Court for violation of antitrust laws.

Ameracadia Broadcast Company (ABC) is Ameracadia's main television news channel.