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Anguist is the last remaining hold-out from centuries of invasions.  Archaeological record indicates that Lethe was first settled by a people culturally related to the '''Caledonii''' of ancient northwestern Scotland, in particular one of the unnamed tribes that formerly inhabited the Hebrides.  Historical record reveals that like their cultural cousins, the [[Wikipedia:Picts|Picts]], the ancient Anguistians tattooed their skin, often using a substance made of copper oxide to produce a blue tint.  They also used the reddish clay soil in their hair, presumably to fend off the voracious midges that inhabit parts of the island during the short summer months.
 
Anguist is the last remaining hold-out from centuries of invasions.  Archaeological record indicates that Lethe was first settled by a people culturally related to the '''Caledonii''' of ancient northwestern Scotland, in particular one of the unnamed tribes that formerly inhabited the Hebrides.  Historical record reveals that like their cultural cousins, the [[Wikipedia:Picts|Picts]], the ancient Anguistians tattooed their skin, often using a substance made of copper oxide to produce a blue tint.  They also used the reddish clay soil in their hair, presumably to fend off the voracious midges that inhabit parts of the island during the short summer months.
 
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Revision as of 20:38, 5 February 2006

Principality of Anguist
Dúesôgaedh an hÓenghu
Administrative Division Autonomous Region
State United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland
Capital
English
Anguistian

Mithesburgh
Cérmidhe
Viceroy The Rt. Hon. Brude MacDérile, Lord High Commissioner
Head of Government The Hon. Nechtan MacDruist, First Minister
Unification 19 May 985
Holidays
Coronation Day
Union Day
Constitution Day

19 May 985
25 June 1562
24 March 1986
Legislature
English
Anguistian
Unicameral parliament
Anguistian National Assembly
Cúnolaed Cenedlaedhol an hÓenghu
Legal Tradition(s) Mix of common and civil law
Languages
Official
Unofficial

English, Anguistian
Several

The Principality of Anguist is one of the four founding nations of the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland. After a millennium of direct rule from Daurmont, the Constitution Act, 1986 granted Anguist regional autonomy, a devolved legislature of its own, and the Anguistian language official status not only within the newly established Principality, but within the United Kingdom as a whole.

Location

Anguist abuts the North Atlantic, facing Iceland and the Arctic Ocean, sharing borders with Nieland to the south, Isselmere and Detmere to the east, and Lower Whingeing to the north. Anguist is the homeland of the Anguistian language and culture.

The capital of Anguist is Mithesburgh (Anguistian Cérmidhe), situated on the Cernithlin River in the province of Fialtacht. Mithesburgh is a beautiful city that retains the charm of a medieval city without either becoming a theme park or the people's attachment to the present.

There are six provinces within Anguist: Fialtacht, Lughensia, Moreddin, Omechta, Pichtland, and Upper Wingeria. Upper Wingeria holds the Crown corporation the Royal Shipyards of Isselmere-Nieland, based in the northern coastal town of Grimsby Downs.

History

Anguist is the last remaining hold-out from centuries of invasions. Archaeological record indicates that Lethe was first settled by a people culturally related to the Caledonii of ancient northwestern Scotland, in particular one of the unnamed tribes that formerly inhabited the Hebrides. Historical record reveals that like their cultural cousins, the Picts, the ancient Anguistians tattooed their skin, often using a substance made of copper oxide to produce a blue tint. They also used the reddish clay soil in their hair, presumably to fend off the voracious midges that inhabit parts of the island during the short summer months.