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Coocoobad is the national capital of [[Coocoostan]]] as well as the Capital of the Capital Oblast. It is located in the eastern portion of Coocoostan proper and is a Megalopolis, beginning to suffer from urban sprawl, pollution(smog,smoke and acid raid) as well as a crime wave. The Interior Secretariat requires an application to be submitted to move to Coocoobad unless you have an acceptable relative already living there, or an offer of employment. Still, the city continues to grow at the rate of nearly a thousand new citizens a day and the government is considering implementing a population cap at 30 million.
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===Geography===
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The city is extremely cluttered, with a network of streets that is far from uniform. Streets can instantly shrink from being four lane boulevards to one lane alleys and then back again, due to the resistance of local residents to move and make way for road projects. The city also had a shantytown on the outskirts of the city, until it was dismantled in 2004 and the residents moved. Still, most returned and the city is overrun by squatters and homeless(some 10,000).
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===Culture===
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Coocoobad is a seat of domestic culture, and is dotted with Movie Theatres, Restaurants, Tea Houses and various ethnic shops. It is also home to the Brodcasting Systems of Coocoostan(BSC) series of television networks and Coocostan Television Network. Many Movies and Television series set in Coocoobad are shot in the city, although on private lots rather than in the city itself.
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===Sport===
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Coocoostan is a nation that is very fond of sport and Coocoobad leads the way. The city is home to three teams of the Coocoostan Hockey League. The [[Coocoobad Red Menace]] play at Schultz Credit Union place, in the City Centre. Intel Coocoobad play at Coocoobad Arena, which is in the East End and the South Coocoobad Rams are based at South Coocoobad Arena, the largest in the country. The city also has two junior hockey sides, HC Partisan and the Coocoobad Eagles.
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The city is also home to three teams of the Coocostan Soccer Federation's first division, Dynamo FC and Torpedo Coocoobad are both based at National Stadium in the City Centre, while Spades FC is based atS pades Park, in the west end. There are also four teams in Division Two.
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Further to that, the city has various American football teams, the Coocoobad Hawks at National Stadium in the outdoor league and the Coocoobad Chihuahuas(Schultz Credit Union Place),Northern Bats(Coocoobad Arena) and South Coocoobad Zombies(South Coocoobad Arena).
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Coocoobad also has two teams that have recently moved into the Coocoobad Baseball Congress Premier League. The Coocoobad Sentaors ath the Coocoobad Baseball Grounds and the South Coocoobad Tigers. There are also two AAA teams, VVIA Coocoobad and RusStar Coocoobad.
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Coocoobad is home to three Amateur Sport clubs, which send athletes to the National Championships, which serve as olympic qualifying.

Revision as of 04:10, 30 November 2006

Coocoobad
Nation: Coocoostan
Function: Capital/Megalopolis
Population: 26,495,000
Leader: Stefanie Saldivar

Coocoobad is the national capital of Coocoostan] as well as the Capital of the Capital Oblast. It is located in the eastern portion of Coocoostan proper and is a Megalopolis, beginning to suffer from urban sprawl, pollution(smog,smoke and acid raid) as well as a crime wave. The Interior Secretariat requires an application to be submitted to move to Coocoobad unless you have an acceptable relative already living there, or an offer of employment. Still, the city continues to grow at the rate of nearly a thousand new citizens a day and the government is considering implementing a population cap at 30 million.

Geography

The city is extremely cluttered, with a network of streets that is far from uniform. Streets can instantly shrink from being four lane boulevards to one lane alleys and then back again, due to the resistance of local residents to move and make way for road projects. The city also had a shantytown on the outskirts of the city, until it was dismantled in 2004 and the residents moved. Still, most returned and the city is overrun by squatters and homeless(some 10,000).

Culture

Coocoobad is a seat of domestic culture, and is dotted with Movie Theatres, Restaurants, Tea Houses and various ethnic shops. It is also home to the Brodcasting Systems of Coocoostan(BSC) series of television networks and Coocostan Television Network. Many Movies and Television series set in Coocoobad are shot in the city, although on private lots rather than in the city itself.

Sport

Coocoostan is a nation that is very fond of sport and Coocoobad leads the way. The city is home to three teams of the Coocoostan Hockey League. The Coocoobad Red Menace play at Schultz Credit Union place, in the City Centre. Intel Coocoobad play at Coocoobad Arena, which is in the East End and the South Coocoobad Rams are based at South Coocoobad Arena, the largest in the country. The city also has two junior hockey sides, HC Partisan and the Coocoobad Eagles.

The city is also home to three teams of the Coocostan Soccer Federation's first division, Dynamo FC and Torpedo Coocoobad are both based at National Stadium in the City Centre, while Spades FC is based atS pades Park, in the west end. There are also four teams in Division Two.

Further to that, the city has various American football teams, the Coocoobad Hawks at National Stadium in the outdoor league and the Coocoobad Chihuahuas(Schultz Credit Union Place),Northern Bats(Coocoobad Arena) and South Coocoobad Zombies(South Coocoobad Arena).

Coocoobad also has two teams that have recently moved into the Coocoobad Baseball Congress Premier League. The Coocoobad Sentaors ath the Coocoobad Baseball Grounds and the South Coocoobad Tigers. There are also two AAA teams, VVIA Coocoobad and RusStar Coocoobad.

Coocoobad is home to three Amateur Sport clubs, which send athletes to the National Championships, which serve as olympic qualifying.