Ekoz

The Great Kingdom of Ekoz

Ekoz (Ekozian: Equess), officially The Great Kingdom of Ekoz (Ekozian: Reinho Granduz del Eguz) is a country to the South of Scarpathia. It's land covers most of the south of Scarpathia. Ekoz boarders with fellow Scarpathian Countries of Bruscque and Helghaast. Ekozian people are very patriotic people. They reffer to Ekoz as 'Home of Glory' (Ekozian; L'ito d'ratulatzous) Ekoz has the most accest to the sea on the main Scarpathian Island, although Aemos and the Earthsea Islands have the most in all of Scarpathia. The Head of State of Ekoz is Queen Anne Hathawé. She is the newest and latest Queen of Ekoz.

Ekoz is a Monarchy run by it's Prime Minister Aristedes Mitropolous. Ekoz is one of the three 'home nations' of Scarpathia making it one of the founder nations. Ekoz is a strong nation in the Scarpathian Council. Ekoz has very strong and firm bonds with Greek culture and partially with Italian culture also. Ekoz is known as the best holiday resort in Scarpathia due to it's reliable sunny weather. Ekoz gets 69 million tourists annually.

History

Until the Fourth century, Ekoz didn't exist. In the 4th century AD, Aquos's eastern frontier islands along the Rinae Coast, were overrun by Tomastic tribes, principally the Ekostas, from whom the ancient name of "Egoské" was derived. The modern name "Ekoz" derives from the name of the feudal domain of the Capetian Kings of Ekoz around Carnise. The Ekostas' were the second tribe among the Tomastic conquerors of Scarpathia after the fall of the Sculisian Empire to convert to Protestant Christianity rather than heretical Arianism (their King Kelvis did so in 498); thus Ekoz obtained the title "Youngest daughter of the Church" (L'unérei de la Séurs), and the Ekoz would adopt this as justification for calling themselves "The Protestant Kingdom of Ekoz".

As of the 10th Century, Ekoz had been a quiet nation. In 903 AD, Ekoz had it's first referendum. It was a Monarchy and then became a Republic. This was made sure of in Ekoz has the king (King Enri) has beheaded in the city centre of Carnise. From then on, Ekoz has never been able to decide what type of Government it was. It has been a Republic ,8 times, and a Kingdom, 10 (To modern day).

In the 17th Century, Ekoz was alongside the Earthsea banned the Slave Trade. They were among the first nations to do so. In history it says that Earthsea was the first nation to, although Ekoz stopped it 2 days before. Ekoz also benefited from the Industrial Revolution as they helped defeat Retron. Ekoz was supplied with many fossil fuels and oils.

From the 19th Century, Ekoz switched from a Republic to a Monarchy, making it the last switch to this date. Ekoz had a Head of State- Prime Minister type of Government which was abolished in 2007. Ekoz was most successful at it's Music and Theater, winning the Scarpathian Theater Award for the 21st time.

In history, Ekoz has been a multicultural country with many different nationalities but in recent years, the nationalities have de-creased.

Scarpathia

Ekoz is one of the 6 nations in Scarpathia and is also a founding member of the Union

Economy

Ekoz's economy is stable. Ekoz has never been high up in the economy scale and relies on imports from foreign nations. Ekoz does however have the largest retail sector in Scarpathia, the Highest Pizza Delivering Service in Scarpathia and a few more. Ekoz does have 3rd largest economy in Scarpathia but still relies of imports. Ekoz's ecomony is 15th on the worlds biggest and best economies but has one of the worst in Scarpathia. All other Scarpathian Nations are higher up on the chart that Ekoz is. This is partly because of the national Currency of Ekoz (GE Mark). Ekoz has the second highest GDP rate in Scarpathia along side Bruscque. Many Ekozian brands are very well known brands stretching all over Scarpathia to Europe.

Government

The Government of Ekoz is allocated in Carnise. The national party of Ekoz is L'Parté d'Equéss (Party of Ekoz). Ekoz's government has been some what, undecided due to the number of changes in types of Government. In 2007, when Ex Queen Jade abdicated, a new Prime Minister was elected and is called Scarlét Morganita. She is part of the party in power to this day. Goverment issues in Ekoz have always been wild and unusual. Ekoz has never been a country to decide what they like with their nation and this usually reflects on the Government. Ekozian Politics and the Ekozian Government is the best and most developed Government in Scarpathia. One major factor that is boasted about the Ekozian Government is that it is the most Eco-Friendly Government in the Scarpathian Union. Ekoz has the biggest Parliament building in Scarpathia and is the most modern building. It is environmentally friendly in many ways with it's roof to it's heating and cooling system.

Media in Ekoz

Ekoz's main television broadcasters are K1E Kanélo 1 Egoské (Channel 1 Ekoz), SBC Equess and TVE Televizioná d'Equess (Ekoz TV). The most popular channels in Ekoz are K1E and SBC Egoské. K1E broadcasts programmes like Shipwrecked-Ekoz, E-Faktér and other Ekozian Channels. SBC Egoské shows all the mainstream Scarpathian programmes like Scarpathian Big Brother, The Scolympics, ScarpathiaVision Song Contest and many more. Carnise is home to the ScarpathiaVision International Committee which is a well known thing not just in Scarpathia, but worldwide. Ekoz is the home to the centre of Scarpathian Television. The S.B.C Headquarters are based in Carnise and this is where most of the filming is done. Carnise has been voted the "Media Capital of Scarpathia". Due to being this, it attracts a lot of tourists boosting the Ekozian economy. There has been some controversy that Elsmere wants to buy the permission of having the S.B.C Headquarters but it has been officially announced that the location will stay in Carnise.

Sport

The most popular sports in Ekoz are Rugby and Tennis. Ekoz does have teams for both of these sports. The Ekozian Rugby team,Uniona Ruggerso Egoskéona is the biggest national Rugby association in the whole of Ekoz. Ekoz has been a permernant nation of the Scarpathian Six Nations and has won the competition 18 times. This makes Ekoz the champions of the Six Nations Championship.

Ekoz's biggest Football Stadium

The Ekozian Sporting Committee is based in Carnise, along with the Scarpathian Sport Association. They have announced that there will be 4 more Scarpathian Six Nations and will be decided who gets the next years winning city.

Climate

Ekoz has the best climate in Scarpathia and loves to brag the fact that Ekoz has the best weather. Ekoz has annually the largest amount of visitors and is the biggest tourist attraction in the world. Ekoz's famous beaches can always been seen with people on them. The average temperature in Ekoz is around 27 degrees centigrade.

Culture

Ekoz's culture is a lot different to Scarpathia. Most countries in Scarpathia have a French based culture whereas Ekoz has a Greek based culture. Ekoz is the most cultural country in Scarpathia. Ekoz celebrates a vibrant culture and shares most of its livleyness with fellow country Bruscque.

Relationships with other Countries

Ekoz has always been a fussy country and has been known to drop treaties and alliances for reasons very petty. Ekoz has a lot of good relationships with Bruscque,Aemos and an on and off relationship with the Earthsea Islands.

The Earthsea Islands and Ekoz and the 'France and Britain' of Scarpathia.

Architecture

Architecture in Ekoz is one of Highest quality in Scarpathia. Many buildings are modernly built and have become a well known thing in Scarpathia. Ekoz's many landmarks and famous buildings are modern, archictectured buildings and Ekoz has become a very big metropolitan country. Ekoz doesn't really have any old landmarks as the Ekozians back in the day were very lazy and didn't bother building so most things are modern.