Billopesha

The Democratic Republic of
Billopesha

Flag of Billopesha
National motto: "Through Sense We Prevail"
National anthem: "On Billopeshian Ground"
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Region	Rineu
Capital	Billopec
Largest City	Billopec
Population	26 145 858
Suffrage	Voting age at 18
Official Language(s)	English (main), Latin, Aenbreannec, Beluwreng
Government - President - Principal Senator	Constitutional Republic Aaron Throne David Redway
Formation - Billopeshian State - Under Roman Occupation - Split into East and West Billopesha - Reunited - Republic	563BC 41BC-288AD 407-411AD 1746 1772 2006
ISO Nation Code	BIPA
Currency	connaro (CONN)
Time Zone	(UTC+5)
• Summer (DST)	RST (UTC+6)
Internet TLD	.bia
Calling Code	+229
National Symbols  • Sport  • Animal  • Fruit  • Flower	national tennis gecko apple bluebell
UN Status	member
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The Democratic Republic of Billopesha (pronounced 'Billowpeesha') is a state located among a collection of islands called The Confederates which make up part of the region of Rineu. It is the second largest country of the islands and consists of a main section on one island and three smaller islands in the northern region. In relation to other countries, the Frissian Islands are to the east, the Republic of Bironta to the south and the Empire of Hontock to the west. The islands are located near the mainland coastline that lies to the east with the vast Cordial Ocean to the far west. Off the west coast of the main island is the Golden Bay which is shared with Hontock.

Billopesha is a member of the Silvereye and holds the seat to the 'Grand Stage of Politics' which gives the nation high prestige. Billopesha is a significant historical country as it was the first state to be established on The Confederates, making it the ancestor of all the other four nations on the islands. It's capital, Billopec was the first city to be founded on the islands and is an historical world city. It has also been a member of the Justice Alliance since 1972. In the past, the country has established a grand empire, been a subject to the Roman and Tullowtan Empires and suffered during a number of wars.

Today, Billopesha is a presidential republic, but has only recently abandoned it's constitutional monarchy. The last monarch was Lord Richard Billopec who was replaced in 2006 by President Aaron Thorne. Since then, Billopesha has joined the United Nations and the Republican Federation and has 2 Developed Productive Colonies (DPC's) located in the developing countries of Derenny and the Frissian Isles.

Name

The word "Billopesha" derives from a very ancient form of Latin meaning "modest culture" (Billo-pesha). The name was given by King Oliver Billopec who founded the country in 563BC who named it, referring to their own family name "Billopec" which similarly means "modest people" (Billo-pec). This refers back to the Billopec Family from Kenacirron.

When Billopesha formed it’s own language, Beluwreng, Billopesha was translated as "Beunaspotea" (pronounced 'Beeownusputeea'). Although this was never officially used, many of the indigenous natives referred to it as that name.

As The Confederates were once all owned by Billopesha, they were all once known as the Billopeshian Isles. This name has never been used since the formation of the other Confederate nations. The same situation was applied for the people of the Confederates, who were also collectively known as 'Billopeshians'. This label, though, has remained and is still considered valid as all native Confederate people were Billopeshians, but the reference is discouraged so is rarely used.

History

Main article: History of Billopesha

Parts of Billopesha’s active history can be seen in many places in Rineu. The earliest proof of human inhabitancy of the country was dated to around 170 000BC when human remains were uncovered. From there, a primitive culture formed. The country was established soon after The Confederates were discovered in 563BC by the Billopec Family when Oliver Billopec founded the settlement of Billopec and in 558BC, formally established the state. The indigenous natives were quickly displaced as the Billopeshian state expanded across all the islands.

King Oliver then formed the Billopeshian civilisation. Its languages were Belluwreng (writing) and Aenbreannec (speaking) and believed in the religion of Guduffa, one of the first religions to believe in one God. As Billopesha’s military power was weak, they were unable to stop the uprising in the Hontopeshian Revolution (207BC) where the Empire of Hontock was formed and Billopesha lost much of its territory. Billopesha’s military power grew, with a new rival at its borders, leading up to the Honto-Billopeshian War (173 – 168BC), which began with the loss of the region of Bironta. The war, which Billopesha won, and the Silvereye Revolution of 171BC saw the start of the Billopeshian Empire but the loss of much of its original territory with the formation of Bironta.

In 41BC, the Billopec Family merged with the Roman Imperial Family to form the Billopeshus Family. The Billopeshus Family subsequently made the Billopeshian Empire part of the Roman Empire and expanded through the Confederates until 288AD, when a rebellion ended the Roman Occupation. From there, the Billopeshian Empire expanded greatly and spread into mainland Rineu where it established their cultural mark there. Billopesha became a powerful, wealthy nation with a strong economy and miltary force.

It then, again, became part of the Western Roman Empire (407 – 411AD) when Contantine III inherited the throne. But Constantine's short tyrannical rule brought an end to the Billopecian Empire and brought Billopesha into a dark age. It suffered in the Tullowtan War (677-685AD).

Billopesha then had a revival in power when it joined a crusade to the Holy Land in 1223. The crusade proved more than successful when Billopesha took over Jerusalem and soon expanded to Antioch and Damascus. It defeated the Turks and made a grand alliance with the Byzantine Empire (whose imperial families were related), before aiming towards the east. It was initially defeated by the Mongols who severely halted the empires expansion but soon gained superiority in 1256. The empire expanded to Samarkand where Billopesha made it a leading trade city. The was a Royal Crisis which lasted from 1304 - 1327. The empire lasted until 1346, when the Black Death hit the empire. The empire was weakened and then the empire was taken over by the Turks and the Mongols. Since then, the nation has been effected by the Billopeshian Civil War (1746 – 1772) and, more recently, the Twenty-Two-Year War (1972 – 1994). Kings ruled it until 170BC, Emperors until AD832 and then Lords. In 2006, a small-scale conflict broke out between the Imperialist Enterprise and the Republican Federation in the Political War. The Republican Federation won and the monarchy was abolished, replaced by a constitutional republic.

Geography

Billopesha’s land consists of mainly flat grassland with one unusual mountain, Mt. Orbi, in the south east point, which is the highest of the islands at 2013 metres high. At the bottom of the mountain lies the capital; Billopec. It is the largest country of The Confederates with an area of 11 770 sq km and has a long sandy beach running along its western coastline. There are many woodland areas with a small forest located beside the mountain.

Economy

There is a considerable amount of farming in Billopesha as most of the country is lowland countryside. Billopesha has a significant private sector where a growing industry is centred around the capital focusing mainly on automobile manufacturing, book publishing and soda sales. There is also an industry in food processing and textiles. Tourism is also a valuable source of the Billopesha’s income, as is gold, which is received from Derenny and made into jewellery etc. Billopesha is seen as the banking centre of The Confederates and it is the richest country on the island. The tax rate stays around 35% but it projected to increase rapidly.

Government

Billopeshian Senate

The Billopeshian Senate is the senatorial body of Billopesha that forms part of the Silvereye, the most powerful political organisation of The Confederates. It was formed in AD104, when the Roman Empire in Billopesha collapsed, as a group of 175 senators that would advise the Lord on what course of action to take and cooperate with the other sectors of the Silvereye on legislative, executive and judicial matters. When the Western Roman Empire took control of Billopesha in AD407, the Billopeshian Senate was disbanded until in was reinstated in AD682.

In 1971, the growth of imperialism spread into the Senate with Max Trotter (1945 – ) being elected as the first imperialist senator. Then, in 1985, Senator Trotter established the Imperialist Enterprise as a branch of the Billopeshian Senate. During the course of history, the senate has gradually gained more power over Billopesha, now acting as a sort of parliament. But overall, it is still down to the Lord what is done in Billopesha as leader of the Senate and the Lord still holds considerable monarchical powers.

See also, the Silvereye

External Links

Billopesha's page on the NationStates website[[2]]