Ballklampania
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| National motto: "If you work now, you can eat later!" | |||
| National anthem: "We're Not Gonna Take It!" | |||
| None Availible At This Time | |||
| Region | The Magical Land of Smurfs | ||
| Capital | Viceahasee | ||
| Largest City | Viceahasee | ||
| Population | 16 million- 20 Million | ||
| Suffrage | 14 Years 1889-1903 | ||
| Official Language(s) | English | ||
| Government Dictator
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Socialist Dictatorship Svën R. Herring | ||
| Independence • Formed Republic • Revolution Started • Formed Socialism |
1888 1889 1903 1913 | ||
| ISO Nation Code | BKL | ||
| Currency | Paperclip (PPCP)
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| Time Zone | -0400 | ||
| • Summer (DST) | -0400 | ||
| Internet TLD | .bkl | ||
| Calling Code | +519
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| National Symbols • Sport • Animal • Fruit • Flower |
Hockey Ferret Pineapple Rose | ||
| UN Status | 
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| Info: NationStates NSEconomy Pipian NS Tracker XML | |||
The United Socialist States of Ballklampania is a geographically small nation on an island south east of its region, The Magical Land of Smurfs. At about 150,000 km², Ballklampania is home to about 12,000,000 citizens to 20,000,000 citizens.
History
The island of Ballklampania was originally very small when it was first settled by Native American peoples sailing west to find more land. The island eventually grew to its current size and is still growing (explained in Geography, below). later, about 1669, Spaniards arrived at the island. Like all other European countries at the time, Spain was sending ships out to find riches and a northwest passage to China. They just happened to find this island. They traded extensively until about 1850. Then, the Spanish started industrializing the island. That's when the Russians found and tried to take control of the island.
The fight between the Russians and the Spanish eventually led to the 30 Year's War. Even though no gunpowder was used and there were no deaths, this was a very bloody battle. Basically, it consisted of a planned giant kick boxing match each month for thirty years. The two sides would gather on their respective side of the hill, run down at each other, and kick box. Whichever side gave up first lost. It was pretty straight forward. The Russians obviously eventually won.
They took immediate control of the island. In 1889, after about 8 years of being a colony of Russia, the island became its own country. Back then, it was a representative democracy, much like the modern day United States. After 14 years, though, the people of Ballklampania were fed up with to poor decisions that their leaders were making. This led to the Ballklampanian Revolution.
They did this by having the people run for office. Then, these people would enact laws that made Ballklampania into what it is today. It got hung up in congress, though, making it take very long to pass. After it passed, too, people were disputing it, saying it was unconstitutional. Law states that when this happens, the law that is being disputed is not actually in effect until it is settled upon that the law is okay. The government was up and running, though, by the year 1913.
Geography
Despite being fairly small, Ballklampania has a very large range of climates. This is mostly because the island is very narrow and stretches north to south. There is a giant, cold, and very tall mountain range in the north, imaginatively named the Ballklampanian Mountains. Mid-Ballklampania is very mild with about 750 mm pf rain each year and an average temperature of 21°C. In the south, there is a large rainforest that covers about 5,000km², but is rapidly declining due to deforestation and global warming, turning it into a desert.
Ballklampania sits on an island. It was created by two plates shifting. They have been pushing into eachother for billions of years. Because of this, Ballklampania is constantly getting larger. Also, Ballklampania sits on a fall line. There is at least one earthquake every day on the island, but there is very rarely one that exceeds 2.5 on the richter scale. Despite the rarity of this occurance, Ballklampians are always ready to take an earthquake.
Government
Ballklampania's government is pretty straight forward. When the dictator, Svën R. Herring, wants to make a law, he makes a law. He has complete control over the country. What he says goes.
The country puts great amounts of money into social welfare, making sure that everyone is equal. Essentially, Ballklampania has no poor people. Especially because it is a socialism and everyone gets paid the same.
As Ballklampania puts little money into defence, their military is very small. Only about 1,000 troops. These people are all enrolled in the air force, as Dictator Herring feels that the air force is by far the most important part of a military. The pilots volunteer their time and fly stolen airplanes. The country also relies on stolen nuclear bombs to protect themselves.
Factbook
Name: Ballklampania
Motto: If you work now, you can sleep later!
Currency: Paperclip (PPCP)1.9385 paperclips = 1 USD
Population: 25-50 Million
Area: 150,000km²
GDP Per Capita: 20,838.88 PPCP
Budget: 78,524,583,612.54 PPCP
National Icons
Animal: Ferret
Sport: Hockey
Flower: Rose
Noodle: Orzo
Meal: Pizza
Tree: Alder
Bird: Hawk
Song: Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus
Anthem: We're Not Gonna Take it by Twisted Sister
Religion: Pastafarianism
Emblem: 
Population Breakdown
Gender
Male: 49%
Female: 51%
Religion
Atheist: 10%
Pastafarian: 48%
Christian: 31%
Jewish: 6%
Other: 5%
Race
Caucasian: 53%
African Ballklampian: 30%
Asian: 11%
South American: 4%
Other: 2%
Age
0-3: 8%
3-7: 9%
7-10: 13%
10-15: 12%
15-18: 10%
18-22: 16%
22-35: 15%
35-55: 9%
55-100: 8%
