Cotland
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| Flag of Cotland | |
| Motto: The Holy Spirit is with us | |
| Region | The New Roman Empire |
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| Capital | Cotlandstad |
| Official Language(s) | Cottish |
| Leader | Elected Leader Thomas Rothsky |
| Population | < 500 million |
| Currency | Coin |
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History
The original Cotland was the small oblasts of Kirov and Ivanovo, who was ruled by the blood-thirsty warlord Vladimir the Bloody. He invaded and conquered most of the provinces in present day Cotland. Only Tartarstan remained. In 1102 BC Vladimir the Bloody was killed in an assault on the Tartarstanian capitol village Roskji. His oldest son Ivan, aged 4 at the time, took over the throne, but was overthrown shortly after for having 198 persons killed because they didn't allow him to eat candy before dinner.
The next in line was Thomas Gray, a foreign mercenary in Vladimirs army. He invited a lot of friends from England and Scotland, and made a empire which he named Cotland, a name that sounded like Grays native Scotland.
After 100 years, 26% of the population consisted of decendants of the English and Scottish settlers. after a further 300 years, 74% were decendants from the British settlers. The rest were Russian. The two populations came along well. In 1438, the inhabitants of Tartarstan decided that they too wanted a part of the action, and offered the ruler of Cotland, Henry Gray, the reign of Tartarstan and all her rescources if they could join Cotland.
Cotland fought off everyone that tried to invade, finally ending up as the most powerful nation in the region, both military and economicly. The Cottish wealth has raised the standard of living in Cotland, giving her a very low unemployment rate. Cotland has made allies over the years, but the most dramatic chapter in newer Cottish history was yet to come, and then it came from within.
In the early 1900s, after several decades of dismay, the population of Romator (Tunisia and Sicily) revolted. They threw all Roman troops out of Romator, declared their independence and started a democracy. They also disbanded most of the little military that was left after the Roman retreat. The new nation was approched by Cotland, who wanted a colony in the Mediterranian. The population of Romator had a vote over it, and a wooping 99,7% of the population agreed to the Cottish proposal. Only 359 persons objected, feeling that Romator should go back to Carthage. Those individuals were shipped to the Carthagians in exile soon after. Tunisia was sold to Lightning Star a few years back after long and tough negotiations.
Untill the end of the 1930's, most of Cotland remained free. Then, the Commanding General in Cotland, General John Hanghigh, staged a coup, causing a 10 year reign of terror, untill the resistance movement, which was located in the free colony of Egypt, finally stood up against the dictator, with the people behind them. Finally, in 1949, all of Cotland was free yet again. Dispite the freedom, it would take 3 years for the new constitution to be finished, and elections to be arranged.
The first elected leader (eqvivalent to President) in Cotland was Mr James Klarseth (Cottish People's Party), who sat in office from 1952 to 1973, being the most popular elected leader ever. He was a lead figure in the resistance movement, and considered the father of Cotland. He had a heart attack and died in 1983. Another major incident in Cotland was the assassination of Elected Leader Mr Bill Farout (Leftside Party), in 1992. The assassin, a youth from a extreme-right wing party, was shot dead by members of the Electorial Guards, the bodyguards of the Cottish Government.
In 2005, Carthaginian rebels and rouge military units attacked and invaded the western part of Sicily. This was not met with friendly eyes, and Cotland placed all its military might against the invaders. As time passed, the Roman Confederacy came into action, and with the combined forces, the enemy was destroyed. Unfortunately, not without losses. The final death-toll ended with 210 024 Cottish soldiers and countless invaders dead.
As a result of the invasion of Sicily, the people of Cotland voted over whether Cotland should remain a Commonwealth, or rather become an Empire. The vote was almost unanimous: 99,2% were in favor for Empire, 0,7% wanted to remain in the Commonwealth. The former Elected Leader, Thomas Rothsky, was voted to be the new Emperor, under the name Thomas I. Parliament asked the new emperor to write a new constitution, something which was a really bad idea. The Emperor used the opportunity, and the result was that Parliament was disbanded, and the Emperor was sovereign ruler, with a small counsil to help rule the nation.
Emperor Thomas have increased the people's civil rights and their standard of living, something which has made them even more loyal to him then before. He has also reformed the Armed Forces, and started a space program (a moon landing is expected within few years).
Recently, the western part of Sicily was sold to the Lightning Star for 0.5 trillion dollars.
