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== Regions of Gran Atlac == | == Regions of Gran Atlac == | ||
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There are five main regions in Gran Atlac: the Northern Coast, the Southern Coast, the rainforest, the Inland Plains and the Southern Scrublands. | There are five main regions in Gran Atlac: the Northern Coast, the Southern Coast, the rainforest, the Inland Plains and the Southern Scrublands. | ||
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| Flag of Gran Atlac | |
| Motto: "Para todos, todo, y todo por todos." | |
| Region | Q102 |
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| Capital | Gran Atlac |
| Official Language(s) | none; Spanish, English de facto; many minority languages |
| Leader | Chairman Tomás Medina-Valdez |
| Population | 5 Million |
| Currency | Atlac Peso |
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The People's Republic of Gran Atlac is a small, socially progressive nation. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 7 million enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.
The small government is effectively ruled by the Department of Law & Order, with areas such as Social Welfare and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 11%. A substantial private sector is led by the Gambling industry, followed by Information Technology and Basket Weaving.
Voting is voluntary, Gran Atlac's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, euthanasia is legal, and the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas. Crime is a problem. Gran Atlac's national animal is the quiri-quiri, and its currency is the Atlac Peso.
This article is constantly being updated.
Regions of Gran Atlac
There are five main regions in Gran Atlac: the Northern Coast, the Southern Coast, the rainforest, the Inland Plains and the Southern Scrublands.
The Northern Coast
The Northern Coast is the most populated region of Gran Atlac, having two-thirds of the nation's population, including Gran Atlac, the capital city. The region is dominated by the a megalopolis of coastal cities. Away from the cities, to the southeast, there is much agricultural activity, including many vinyards.
The Southern Coast
The Southern Coast is isolated, both geographically and culturally, from the Northern Coast. There is one main city, which has the main port for the area. To the north of the city is another agricultural area, famous for its special teas. The north end of the Southern Coast is sparsly populated due to the steep sea cliffs of the area.
The rainforest
East of the Southern Coast is the rainforest, a mostly protected area of sub-tropical rainforest home to the quiri-quiri, an endemic species of tropical bird used by Gran Atlac as the national animal. The rainforest is on a raised area of hills which rise up to an average of 1,400m (4,500ft). This causes heavier rainfall on the forest and a small rainshadow east of the rainforest.
The Southern Scrublands
The Southern Scrublands is a small area found east of, and in the rainshadow caused by, the hills. The north half of the Scrublands are home to several industrial and manufacturing centers, but are otherwise sparsly populated.
The Inland Plains
At the far east end of the country are the Inland Plains. The Inland Plains are an area of foothills between the Northern Coast to the northwest, the Southern Scrublands to the southwest, and the big forest which forms the national border on the east. The Inland Plains tend to be of higher elevation (around 500-750m or 1600-2500ft) than the coastal areas, and are somewhat drier and more comfortable. Dispite this, they remain without a population center, though this may be due to lack of transportatoin than anything else. The government of Gran Atlac has considered developing this area, though this will not likely happen in the immediate future.
People of Gran Atlac
Ethnicity
Atlakis are very widely mixed, ethnically, mostly from various Western European countries, though there haven't been any major periods of immigration for several hundred years.
Language
English and Spanish are widely spoken throughout the country, with most people being fluent in at least one of the two. Multilingualism is widespread. English tends to be used for international communications, though all national proclaimations are given in both Spanish and English. Other languages used (with less than 10% of the population speaking them) include German, Russian and Korean.
