Artitsa

Flag of Artitsa
Motto: One will, one people, one Nation.
Map of Artitsa
Region	Gholgoth
Capital	Artisagrad
Official Language(s)	Irish (Celtic), English, Russian
Leader	Dimitri Milosavji/Crown Prince
Population	7.5 Billion
Currency	Artitsan Dollar (ATD)
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A Brief History

The Island of Artitsa is roughly the size of modern day China. The island was settled in 1804 by the British, who later discovered that in fact, Slavic people had inhabited the North Eastern portion of the island. The British, who were mostly of English and Scotish decent claimed the southern Portion, seperated by the Interior mountain ranges.

A number of years later, a large group of Irish Immigrants arrived and settled the western portion of Artitsa. They had left to avoid British dominance, only to discover the British contingent to their South East. For the most part, each group lived peacefully; The island was massive with great steppes, forests, mountains, and a small desert. The Irish group established the cities of Artisagrad, Galway, Arklow, Bantry, and Overshire. Each had massive fishing and agricultural industries, as the ground was fertile and virgin. Much game surrounded the area, and cattle were discovered further south, where Tuam was established.

The Russians had established themselves centuries before in the mountains; Kamskgrad had become a bustling mining town, shipping coal to the motherland. Further to the east, a fishing town, with a prominant shipwright lay Vandiskgrad. Hamdervansk and Saratov were established further south, with the former laying on the coastline of the Green Sea nestled between Three Mountain peaks. The latter, Saratov was in open plains. To the west lay a small mountain range and the interior desert. Eventually Vanuk was created on the edge of this Desert, the last Oasis before the long trek south. By the time the British had arrived, the towns of Blanistov, Bol'n, Fanskgrad, Askovo, and Borzya had poppped up and prospered.

The British had established several towns of their own; Gavinhood, Gilbenshire, Vampton, Scocts, Banton, Altunshire, Halington, Shiston, Ash-Pierre (Had some French Colonists), and Breeze. These towns rapidly industralized with their Home Country, while the two other nationalities continued their respective agricultural and resource extraction economies.

All Hell Breaks Loose

Will be cross posted at a later date.

Modern Artitsa

The Hives

When the Smoke cleared and Artitsa emerged, its population had skyrocketed. The Major cities had become Hives; great masses of land dominated by large gothic spires. Factories that belched smog into the air. Batteries of air-defense cannons point ominiously into the blackened sky. Below the people go about their business. These jungles of steel, cement, plaster, ceramics, and composites are usually surrounded by a massive defensive wall, almost a kilometer in height. Great gargoyles line the tops, along with nests of anti-tank batteries. Giant gatehouses sit tactically along highways. To qualify as a Hive, a city must have a minimum population of 100 Million; Although they are usually far larger than this.

Artitsan Corporations

Hyland-Nikolaas Industries

HNI; Based out of Artisagrad with a secondary office in Kamskgrad. Most powerful arms corporation within Artitsa; also makes many home appliances. Originally created as a joint venture between the Artitsan George Hyland and the New Empirean Neeland Nikolaas, both owners of large arms industries. Later, Hyland Nikolaas was merged with Arms Corporations from Five Civillized Nations, and Agnostcium. Factories exist in Artisagrad, Bol'n, Galway, Banton, Gilbenshire, Vanuk, and Al'rn. Yearly Profits: $360,000,000,000 (In Artitsa Branch alone; roughly $815,000,000,000 worldwide.)

Vampton Naval Yards

VNY; Mainly responsible for the construction of merchant marine vessels, fishing ships, light combat vessels, and coastal patrol craft. (Note: Artitsan Coastal Patrol vessels tend to range in size from a frigate to a light cruiser) Yearly Profits: $7 Billion

Halington Steel Industries

HSI; Large manufactoring corporation; Exports great quantities of Steel and also sells to Artitsan Companies... mostly the shipyards. Yearly Profits: $3.04 Billion

Sierra-Voss Ironworks and Naval Shipbuilding Co. Ltd

SVS; The largest Naval Yard, Commercial Shipwrights, and Shipbreaker in Artitsa. Owning significant portions of the Harbour fronts in Artisagrad, Kent, Vandiskgrad, Galvinburg, Al'rn, Blanistov, Galway, Altunshire, Gilbensshire, Breeze, Halington, Scocts, Gavinhood, and Fanskgrad. Sierra-Voss is responsible for practically every capital ship produced in Artitsa. Their R&D department works closely with HNI to create new ship designs such as the Prince of Saratov SDN. Over time they have designed seven seperate Super-Dreadnoughts over 1 Million tons in displacement, and built close to 20 of such vessels, with more planned. SVS shares close ties with Halington Steel and Hamdervansk Iron Works. By far one of the oldest companies and facilities of Artitsa.