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| − | flag=http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/hogsweat.jpg |
| + | subject_name=Hogsweat| |
| − | region=[[Haven]] |
| + | deatoffenses=[[Hogsweat deletion controversy|Controversial]] [[Griefing]] of [[Haven]]| |
| − | motto= ARGH MOTHERLAND! |
| + | incarnations= Hogsweatia, [[Questers]] | |
| − | map= [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/HogsweatNS/Hogsweat/MAP.gif]]|
| + | pastinvolvement=Delegate of [[Haven]]| |
| − | language=Hogsweatian, [[English]], [[Russian]], [[Chinese]] |
| + | ipbanstatus=Not Banned |
| − | capital=Dorsalgrad |
| + | |
| − | population=3.012 Billion|
| + | |
| − | currency=Hogsweatian Pound |
| + | |
| − | leader=Josef Dorsal
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| | }} | | }} |
| − | [[Hogsweat]] is often called, '''The Soviet Union of Hogsweat''' (Rgw Aicuwe Ybuib id Gifaqwlr). The Hogsweatian flag is referred to as the Glorious Soviet Banner. The Four yellow stars represent the Hogsweatian Soviet Republics of the Stizy Republic, the Hursk Republic, the Horon Republic, and The Chukraine. The Hammer and Sickle represent the Republic of Dorsal, the Capital Republic of the Revolutionary Soviet Union. The Big Star represents the Union between the five Republics.
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| − | == Alliances == | + | __TOC__ |
| − | * ''OMP: [[Organisation of Maritime Powers]]''
| + | ==Valiant Commonwealth of Hogsweat== |
| − | * ''[[The Internationale]]''
| + | The Valiant Commonwealth of Hogsweat was a massive, devout, economically powerful, safe, nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and lack of prisons, and remarkable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed population of 4.545 billion had some civil rights, but not too many, enjoyed the freedom to spend their money however they liked, to a point, and took part in free and open elections, although not too often. |
| − | * ''[[ASDU: Allied Socialist Defense Union]]''
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| − | * ''AN/GP: [[Anti Nazi/Genocide Pact]]''
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| − | * '' [[UN]] United Nations''
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| − | == Trade and Commerce ==
| + | It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stopped and the rest of society began, but the government of Hogsweat juggled the competing demands of defence, social welfare, and social equality. The average income tax rate was 100%. Due to high taxes, there was no significant private sector of the economy. |
| − | === Trade Partners ===
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| − | | width="33%" |
| + | |
| − | *[[DontPissUsOff]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Dr_Twist]]
| + | |
| − | *[[ViZion]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Russian Forces]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Aztec National League]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Arenumberg]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Hattia]]
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| + | |
| − | *[[Kanabia]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Red Wales]]
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| − | *[[Psov]]
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| − | *[[Hallad]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Keslovakia]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Lethislavania]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Sanctaphrax]]
| + | |
| − | *[[The Great Sixth Reich]]*
| + | |
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| + | |
| − | *[[IDF]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Mcleod03]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Jonothana]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Momanguise]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Neo-Soviet-Russia]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Soviets Unions]]
| + | |
| − | *[[Taaldan]]
| + | |
| − | *[[The Island of Rose]]
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| + | Sea lions were popular in pet stores nationwide, roads were often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, organ donation was compulsory, and Hogsweat's army was full of two metre tall super-soldiers. Crime was totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hogsweat's national animal was the sea lion, which teetered on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency was the Pound, with a conversion rate of about USD1.70 for one Hogsweatian pound. |
| − | (* The only reason trade is regulated with this Fascist nation is because of its Pro-Human Rights Record
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| − | === Export And Import ===
| + | The nation of Hogsweat was annihilated on October 15, 2005 while reportedly attempting to unite the region of [[Haven]] under Hogsweatian leadership. An [[Automagfreek]] military observation described the event as "an apocalyptic civil dispute," stating that "the nation of Hogsweat has been wiped off the face of the earth by their defense grid that went berserk." This event is historically remembered as ''the [[Hogsweat deletion controversy]].'' |
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| − | '''Hogsweatian Raw Exports''' | + | |
| − | *Cow Hides
| + | |
| − | *Iron
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| − | *Timber
| + | |
| − | *Fish [Salmon, Tuna]
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| − | *Aluminum
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| − | *Nickel
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| − | *Snow [Melted into Water]
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| + | ==Motherlandism: a breakdown of Hogsweatian political philosophy== |
| − | '''Hogsweatian Commodity Exports'''
| + | ===Introduction to Motherlandism=== |
| − | *Small Cars
| + | Motherlandism is, to put it quite simply, a form of government whereby the Motherland takes presidence over a God, so to speak. The term "Fatherland" can also be used. The Motherland is refered to in the same way that a deity or a king would be. For example, the Hogsweatian curse "Sacred Motherland" was comparable to using "Jesus Christ" as an expletive. |
| − | *Computer Parts
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| − | *Furniture
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| − | *Textiles
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| − | *Cement
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| − | *Foodstuffs
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| − | *Russian Naval Vessels
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| − | *Russian Military Aircraft
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| − | *Russian and Chinese Armoured Vehicles
| + | |
| − | *Machinery
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| − | *Sugar
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| − | *Leather
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| + | From an Hogsweat dictionary: |
| − | '''Hogsweatian Raw Import Needs'''
| + | :A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy, where a single parliament of approximately five thousand individuals and a single political party holds power, representing the motherland and dictating its orders over the citizens of the motherland. The motherland, while not being an actual person, is often personified as being great, glorious, without fault, etc. The Motherland is like a deity to the people so highly indoctrinated in Motherlandism. People give their lives for the Motherland, like they do for their religion. There is extreme cases of nationalism and patriotism in Motherlandism, although Motherlandism promotes racial and class equality as "wherever you were born, in whatever kind of hospital, everyone is a child of the Motherland and is therefore treated equally and without bias." |
| − | *Steel
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| − | *Coal
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| − | *Wheat
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| − | *Potatoes
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| − | *Poultry
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| − | *Foodstuffs
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| − | *Raw Materials
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| − | *Production Machinery
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| − | *Advanced Military Technology
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| − | '''Hogsweatian Commodity Import Needs'''
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| − | *Glass
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| − | *Tea
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| − | *Spice
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| − | *Books
| + | |
| − | *Cotton
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| − | *Electronics [TV, Computers]
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| + | Motherlandist texts state that capitalism "...leeches off the people of the Motherland and the Motherland itself, ripping it apart at its seams while selling its natural resources to greedy nations to make profit for oneself, and betterment for oneself, not others and the Motherland." |
| − | '''Chukraine Export'''
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| − | *Wheat
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| − | *Potatoes
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| − | *Barley
| + | |
| − | *Poultry
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| − | *Iron
| + | |
| − | *Timber
| + | |
| − | *Rubber
| + | |
| − | *Electronics
| + | |
| − | *Cars
| + | |
| − | *Furniture
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| − | == Military ==
| + | In the concept of Motherlandism, imperialism "...dictates to capture the Motherland and enslave it and its people. This MUST not happen, no foreign soldier must step one foot over our sacred borders!" |
| − | The Hogsweatian army is divided into the 40th Army Corp, the 41st Army Corp, the 56th Army Corp and the 55th Army Corp. All Divisions are Guard Divisions, the elite Soldiers of the Sovereign Soviet Republics of Hogsweat. However, the 40th Army Corp and the 41st Army Corp have their MBT elements replaced with Airborne Forces: Instead of the overall 6980 tanks per Corp they have 10,000 Airborne Infantry per Corp.'''
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| − | '''Military service'''
| + | Motherlandism claims that “[Fascism]... is an evil that must necessarily be eradicated. Fascism seeks to overwhelm the dictatorship of the people, the people of the Motherland, and replace them with one leader that does not seek to further the betterment of others and the Motherland.” |
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| − | While is instituted in the Army, [[Wikipedia:Conscription|Compulsory Military Service]] for a period of six weeks, for every eighteen year old, and then every forty-five year old, only a certain amount that have passed the six week period with honours shall be allowed into full-time military service. (anyone that passes military service receives four extra ration cards upon leaving. There is no punishment for failing.) Once the Military Service contract is signed, the individual is signed on for six years. The contract, when renewed, lasts another twelve years, then another four years. After that it is up to the individual how long they spend in Military service.
| + | In Hogsweat, Motherlandism proclaimed it necessary to have a strong military and economy to “…protect the Motherland from fascist, capitalist, and imperialist foreign invaders that would wish to separate sacred Motherland from its people. It is imperative that the fascist menace that looms over our world is defeated so that the holy soil of our Motherland remains intact forevermore; the only way for this to happen is to have a strong military and an economy that will never drop beyond levels that would cause absolute poverty to the Motherland.” |
| | | | |
| − | '''Logistics training'''
| + | ===Common Motherlandist Slogans=== |
| | + | *”The Motherland is of utmost importance!” |
| | + | *“Forwards, for the Motherland!” |
| | + | *“Drive the Fascist invader from our Motherland! (wartime only) |
| | + | *The Motherland watches over our endeavours, socialist people be inspired to acts of further economy heroism!” (from a famous propaganda poster) |
| | + | *“The Motherland provides!” |
| | + | *“The Motherland protects!” |
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| − | As an Alternate option to Compulsory Military Service, ''Logistics training'' is a multi course option which trains individuals in:
| + | Most, if not all, of these represent the need for the Motherland to be protected and its standards to be upheld, and that the Motherland is one thing that everyone needs as much as oxygen and water and food. In Hogsweat, the Motherland was believed to be the living, breathing soul of the country. |
| − | *Transportation of Logistics Equipment [TLE]
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| − | *Management of Logistics Equipment [ML]
| + | |
| − | *Aquirement of Logistics Equipmnent [ALE]
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| − | *Other Logistics Jobs
| + | |
| − | Anyone completing Logistics training, with a standardised result given that is greater than the standard level C, is permitted to enroll in the ''Logistics Corp''.
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| − | '''The Logistics Corp''' | + | ===Motherlandist Justice=== |
| | + | Motherlandism also integrates a harsh judicial system based upon one's actions rather than intent. The statement that "everyone is equal" is not entirely true in Motherlandism; Motherlandism prefers that everyone is born equal and is treated equal until their actions prove so. For example, a murderer has proved that he is not worthy of being treated equal because he cannot treat others equally. Incidentally, murder in Hogsweat led to an instant death sentence. In Hogsweat, a death sentence was most commonly carried out by shooting or gas chamber. |
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| − | The job of the Logistics Corp is usually keeping the military on it's feet for extended periods of peace time, and some periods of combat time. | + | The highest five sentences, and the only ones for which a citizen of Hogsweat could be executed, are listed here in order, the first being the worst: |
| | + | # Traitor to the Motherland |
| | + | # Murder of a Motherland citizen |
| | + | # Race, class, religious hatred crime |
| | + | # Profiteering |
| | + | # Drug dealing |
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| − | === External link === | + | ===Motherlandist Economy=== |
| − | * Check [http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=382707 Hogsweatian Army] for all you need to know about the Hogsweatian Army.
| + | Motherlandism’s economic policy dictates a collective economy where any business employs over fourteen persons over working age. At the end of the week the entire earnings of a factory are put together and distributed equally to all the members of the factory, whether employed in management, production or distribution. Although there is a manager of the company, he only directs the company, and receives only as much profit as the worker. |
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| | + | Motherlandism’s trade policies are something similar to free trade, although it rather contradicts itself in that subsidies are constantly handed out to national businesses. Motherlandism is highly anticapitalist, claiming that capitalism oppresses people for profit. In Hogsweat, capitalists were characterized as fat people with big hats who liked to be surrounded by whores, while the employee was characterized as working ten to fourteen hours a day honestly to feed his starving family with just enough bread, while the capitalist dips his loaf in caviar. |
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| − | '''=== Factbook ==='''
| + | There are no official statistics for Hogsweatian production, as they were constantly changing, but it is thought between 45% and 50% of businesses were involved in primary production, such as mines, quarries, collective farms, or woodchipping stations. Nearly 65% of total production was geared towards military. Resource gathering was heavily orientated around industries such as mines and quarries, as opposed to retail and commerce. |
| − | '''Official Name
| + | |
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| − | The Soviet Union of Hogsweat'''
| + | ==Rankings== |
| | + | *Hogsweat was ranked 19th in the region and 3,625th in the world for Fastest-Growing Economies. |
| | + | *Hogsweat was ranked 6th in the region and 2,969th in the world for Most Devout Nations. |
| | + | *Hogsweat was ranked 18th in the region and 3,277th in the world for Most Subsidized Industry. |
| | + | *Hogsweat was ranked 22nd in the region and 12,929th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector. |
| | + | *Hogsweat was ranked 32nd in the region and 101,149th in the world for Largest Information Technology Sector. |
| | + | *Hogsweat was ranked 17th in the region and 81,851st in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens. |
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| − | '''Government Type'''
| |
| | | | |
| − | Dictatorship with Communist Tendencies
| + | ==Budget (according to NS Economy)== |
| | + | <table width="50%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#000000"> |
| | + | <tr><td><center>'''Budget Section'''</center></td> <td><center>'''% of total'''</center></td> <td><center>'''Budget Amount'''</center></td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td>Administration:</td> <td>3%</td> <td>$4,370,786,048,708.35</td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td>Social Welfare:</td> <td>20%</td> <td>$29,138,573,658,055.69</td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td>Healthcare:</td> <td>9%</td> <td>$13,112,358,146,125.06</td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td>Education:</td> <td>5%</td> <td>$7,284,643,414,513.92</td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td>Religion & Spirituality:</td> <td>0%</td> <td>$0.00</td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td>Defence:</td> <td>27%</td> <td>$39,337,074,438,375.18</td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td>Law & Order:</td> <td>10%</td> <td>$14,569,286,829,027.84</td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td>Commerce:</td> <td>6%</td> <td>$8,741,572,097,416.71</td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td>Public Transport:</td> <td>3%</td> <td>$4,370,786,048,708.35</td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td>The Environment:</td> <td>0%</td> <td>$0.00</td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td>Social Equality:</td> <td>17%</td> <td>$24,767,787,609,347.34</td></tr> |
| | + | <tr><td colspan="2">Government Budget:</td> <td>$151,763,404,469,040.03</td></tr> |
| | + | </table> |
| | | | |
| − | '''Provinces'''
| + | <table width="50%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> |
| − | | + | <tr><td valign="top"> |
| − | Dorsal Republic, Stizy Republic, Hursk Republic, Horon Republic, The Chukrainian Republic, The Karnobayl Outpost
| + | MATERIAL EXPORT |
| − | '''
| + | *Raw Oil |
| − | Major Cities'''
| + | *Natural Gas |
| − | | + | *Uranium |
| − | Dorsalgrad, Chukograd, Hogsingrad, Horonezh, Hurskev, Topolovostan, Hurskev, Karnobayl.
| + | *Coal |
| − | | + | *Iron |
| − | '''Population'''
| + | *Aluminium |
| − | | + | *Nickel |
| − | 3,102,024 (as of 18 Feb 2005)
| + | *Copper |
| − | | + | MATERIAL IMPORT |
| − | '''Land Mass'''
| + | *Foodstuffs |
| − | | + | *Timber |
| − | 2,476,966 sq.km.
| + | *Nylon |
| − | | + | </td> |
| − | '''Border Nations'''
| + | <td colspan="2" valign="top"> |
| − | | + | <table width="100%" height="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#000000"> |
| − | Edolia, Etaros, Kriegorgrad, Caras Galadon
| + | <tr><td>Gross Domestic Product:</td><td>$145,698,517,155,275.03</td></tr> |
| − | | + | <tr><td>GDP Per Capita:</td><td>$33,547.90</td></tr> |
| − | '''UN Category'''
| + | <tr><td>Unemployment Rate:</td><td>2.60%</td></tr> |
| − | | + | <tr><td>Consumption:</td><td>$-0.02</td></tr> |
| − | Father Knows Best State (as of 30 Jan 2005)
| + | <tr><td>Government Budget:</td><td>$151,763,404,469,040.03</td></tr> |
| − | | + | <tr><td>Government Expenditures:</td><td>$145,692,868,290,278.44</td></tr> |
| − | '''UN Member/Delegate'''
| + | <tr><td>Goverment Waste:</td><td>$6,070,536,178,761.59</td></tr> |
| − | | + | <tr><td>Exports:</td><td>$17,186,411,635,076.60</td></tr> |
| − | Yes
| + | <tr><td>Imports:</td><td>$17,180,762,770,080.00</td></tr> |
| − | | + | <tr><td>Trade Surplus:</td><td>+$5,648,864,996.60</td></tr> |
| − | '''Civil Rights
| + | </table> |
| − | '''
| + | </td></tr></table> |
| − | Good
| + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | Economy'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Frightening
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | '''Political Freedoms'''
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| − | | + | |
| − | Rare
| + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | Military Allies'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | The Internationale, OMP, ANP, ComIntern, ASDU
| + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | Strongest Allies'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Hallad, Lethislavania, Hattia, DontPissUsOff, Sanctaphrax, Kanabia
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | '''Armed Forces'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | *28,500,000 Army Personnel - 250,000 Combatants
| + | |
| − | *13,000,000 Navy Personnel
| + | |
| − | *6,200,000 Airforce Personnel
| + | |
| − | *8,000,000 SCODU Personnel - 500 Combatants
| + | |
| − | *15,000,000 NKVD Personnel - 15,000 Combatants
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | Important Political Figures'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | *Dictator: Josef Dorsal
| + | |
| − | *Minister of Finance, Commerce, and Trade: Ivan Tutilov
| + | |
| − | *Minister of Education, Health, and Welfare: Vladimir Walkerov
| + | |
| − | *Minister of Defence: Boris Noskeylov:
| + | |
| − | *Minister of Foreign Affairs: Violi Vilitov
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| − | '''Racial Make-up'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | *Hogsweatian - 91%
| + | |
| − | *Russian - 2.5%
| + | |
| − | *Chinese - 1.8%
| + | |
| − | *British - 0.5%
| + | |
| − | *Arab - 6.2%
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| − | | + | |
| − | '''Religious Make-up'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | *Christian - 2%
| + | |
| − | *Muslim - 16%
| + | |
| − | *Jewish - 15.2%
| + | |
| − | *Atheist - 64.8%
| + | |
| − | *Other - 2%
| + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | Languages Spoken'''
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| − | | + | |
| − | Hogsweatian, English (official languages], Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew
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| − | | + | |
| − | '''Climate: Cold-Snowy'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | *Highest Recorded Temperature (°C): 31
| + | |
| − | *Lowest Recorded Temperature (°C): 18
| + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | Major Political Parties'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | *Socialist Workers Party
| + | |
| − | *Democratic Underground - Illegal
| + | |
| − | *Fascist Underground - Illegal
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| − | | + | |
| − | '''Currently In Power'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Socialist Workers Party
| + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | Official Opposition'''
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| − | | + | |
| − | N/A
| + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | Employment Rate'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | 95.27%
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| − | | + | |
| − | '''Unemployment Rate'''
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| − | | + | |
| − | 4.73%
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| − | | + | |
| − | '''Major Industries'''
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| − | | + | |
| − | Defense Production, Uranium Mining, Woodchipping, Raw Materials Production
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | Government Priorities'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Defense, Social Welfare, Social Equality
| + | |
| − | [All are State Controlled - Social Equality is divided up into Healthcare and Education]
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | Income Tax Rate'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | 100% Average [Redistributed]
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| − | | + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | Age Proportions'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | *Age 0-4: 7%
| + | |
| − | *Age 5-12: 13%
| + | |
| − | *Age 13-19: 14%
| + | |
| − | *------legal age is 19------
| + | |
| − | *Age 20-35: 21%
| + | |
| − | *Age 36-50: 22%
| + | |
| − | *
| + | |
| − | *Age 51-65: 12%
| + | |
| − | *------senior citizenship age is 60------
| + | |
| − | *Age 66+: 10%
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| − | '''Crime Rate'''
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Well Under Control
| + | |
| − | '''
| + | |
| − | National Motto'''
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| − | | + | |
| − | "ARGH MOTHERLAND" | + | |
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| − | '''National Animal'''
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| − | '''National Currency'''
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| − | *1 Hogsweatian Pound £ = ( $1.6203 )
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| − | *1 Hogsweatian Pound £ = 100 Pence
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| − | Important Days, Times & Holidays'''
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| − | *New Year's Day (1 January) | + | |
| − | *Revolution Day (18 October) | + | |
| − | *Hogsweat Day (19th April) | + | |
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| − | '''National Anthem'''
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| − | ''Get up, the giant country,
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| − | Get up for mortal fight
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| − | With Fascist horde uncounted,
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| − | With forces of the night
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| − | Let noble anger of the soul
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| − | Get boiled as a wave.
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| − | The people’s war, the holy war.
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| − | We’ll fight until the grave.
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| − | Let's give repulse to oppressors
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| − | Of all the ardent thoughts.
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| − | To rapers and to murderers,
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| − | Let's say the swear words.
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| − | We will not let the darkened wings
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| − | Fly over Motherland.
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| − | The native country spacious fields
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| − | Are not for fiend's extend.
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| − | Chorus:
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| − | For rotten fascist pack we've got
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| − | A bullet and a bomb.
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| − | The spawn of the planet Earth
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| − | Must get into the tomb.''
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| − | '''Today'''
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| − | Today, Hogsweat is a dark and gloomy, yet , economically-powerful and
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| − | authoritarian communist nation. All religious beliefs, discounting Fundamentalism, are fully legal and endorsed by the Dictatorship. Political beliefs, however, are not. There has been no democracy for 122 years. Alot of people are spread out, but the major cities are dense.
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| − | Health Risks'''
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| − | There are very few health risks when entering Hogsweat - Healthcare has provided very good service to the people.
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| − | Entering/Leaving'''
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| − | *By Car: Impossible to leave the nation by car, well, illegal. | + | |
| − | *By Air: There are 23 International Airports. | + | |
| − | *By Sea: Also Illegal | + | |
| − | *By Train: Hogsweat has a massive train network, although you may only leave into Edolia if your lucky | + | |
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| − | [http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=7418305#post7418305 Embassies/Consulates]'''
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| − | '''Contact'''
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| − | *Web Domain Extension: .co.ht | + | |
| − | *Country Code: Hogsweat; 44, Chukraine; 45, South Haven Outpost; 46 | + | |
| − | *Emergencies: 999 | + | |
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| − | ==History== | + | |
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| − | The distant past of Hogsweat is a troubled one, and it is a long story, of kings and revolutions, of wars both civil and foreign.
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| − | ''The Hogsweatian dating system differs from the standard inasmuch as dates by the standard system are set one century ahead of the Hogsweatian system. The dates below follow the Hogsweatian system''
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| − | ;1764
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| − | Hogsweat enters [[Wikipedia:anarchy|anarchy]], government is distraught, the country is abandoned although the population continues to grow from 164 Million citizens – The military is also abandoned and the people fend for themselves, forming several major tribes – The Verskoyles, the Vlaszlys, the Kirfalovs, and the Valkadays, and their descendents still exist today, centuries later.
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| − | ;1772
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| − | The peoples are divided, into North Hogsweat and South Hogsweat, the first being one half a wasteland, and the other a lush background, the latter being comprised of rainforests and forests. They are separated from each other by the Hoggian Sea.
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| − | ;1774
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| − | The Great War – tensions strain between the Kirfalovs of South Hogsweat, and the Valkadays of North Hogsweat – both are to become of great interest in the Hogsweatian people.
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| − | ;1780
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| − | Both sides begin to gather forces, and the first great confrontation in Hogsweat history begins.
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| − | ;1781
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| − | The war starts – Kirfalov Andranti sends his men to the home town of Valkaday, Muscovia. The siege of Muscovia begins, a bloody battle which will last eight years. Valkaday sends his men by boat around the cape of South Hogsweat, and they hit the capital, Kirfanilov City. However, the force is beaten back, and the remnants of the attack subside into the jungle for frequent raids.
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| − | ;1787
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| − | The South, also named the Greenboys, because of their many forests, begin to lose at Muscovia. Approximately fourteen thousand men, of the North and the South are killed in the Muscovia Main Square, a site today visited by the same number every month.
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| − | ;1788
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| − | Another force relieves the Kingsmen (The North had become a monarchy, with Valkaday as the king.), and now the Kingsmen number in the South had risen to 14,000 ready trained musketeers, with 800 Cannon and 20 Siege Weapons, such as Howitzers and Flameshooters.
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| − | ;1788
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| − | The Southerners in Muscovia are all but beaten back, and the Muscovian docks change hands ninety times in two days. Reinforcements are streaming in from Hogsingrad, who had broken their siege, but none arrived from Smohogensk, and neither had word. Valkaday feared that Smohogensk had fallen.
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| − | ;1788
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| − | Valkaday’s fears were realized as a survivor from Smohogensk crawled back to Hogsingrad, two weeks later, ( Muscovian Docks had changed hands four hundred and eighty times by then, and the Southerners in Muscovia had decreased from twenty thousand to just one thousand five hundred, and with hundreds of young Kingsmen (as they were now called, the equivalent of a musketeer) arriving every day at the docks, the siege of Muscovia had seemed to end. It was also recognized that an extremely large force of Southerners, led by General Verskoyle Gurmain, 30,000 in number, had taken Smohogensk with rapid speed, the five hundred strong garrison, although armed with cannon and fireshooter, where easily overrun by Gurmains strong force. The Southerners, leaving only a small garrison of one thousand men, were now advancing through the Alkatain mountains and in two days would reach the Grand River Hog and its Tributaries – and in a further three days would be at Muscovia, and all hope would be lost. Just as the Northerners had thought victory was imminent, danger loomed over. However, the Southerners weren’t expecting the ferocity of the Alkatainian people.
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| − | ;1788
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| − | The twenty nine thousand strong Southerners had advanced nearly through the Alkatain mountains, when forward scouts found a small force, only eighteen hundred men, were blockading the pass. Verskoyle had a choice – fight the Alkatanians, who were outnumbered by at least twelve to one, or go round, costing him an extra day. Verskoyle chose to fight, and that was his grave mistake. Already cavalry from Hogsingrad had reached Smohogensk, and were mopping up the Garrison. A force of two thousand Cavalry, led by Vlaszly Burfati, were coming to the aid of the Alkatanians. Verskoyle, with no care for the common soldier, charged his men through the ten metre wide pass – against the outnumbered and outgunned Alkatanians – and yet the mountain people held, against wave after wave of Southerners. It is rumored captain Haivasky, of the Alkatanians, killed forty Southerners before being shot in the leg, and continued to stab and kill twelve Southerners, before being swamped by eager young Greenboys. If this rumour is true or not, is debatable, but it certainly formed a good story. By the end of the day, at sunset, nine thousand southerners lay on the mountain pass, to the loss of five hundred Alkatanians. Verskoyle, now using superior tactics, bombarded the Alkatanians, who were now licking their wounds, with howitzers, before a mass infantry charge. A further three hundred mountain men were dead, to the loss of four thousand Southerners. The bloody battle raged, and the pass is now called Red Pass, for several reasons, one of them being that it was painted a new colour with the blood of the dead Southerners. Although only one hundred mountain men remained, they were facing at least twelve thousand Southerners with cannon and fireshooter support. At midnight, only fifty remained and their luck had ran out. Verskoyle played his trump card and five thousand men charged up the rocky mountain, fresh reinforcements from the homeland. The Alkatanians fought bravely but every last one was killed. However, this long battle of attrition, lasting longer than it would have done to pass another way, had given the Northerners the upper hand. While Verskoyle commanded thirteen thousand men, he became outnumbered two to one – a large force of Kingsmen from Muscovia and Hogsingrad had arrived, at least twenty thousand Northerners blocked off the Southern escape. And then Valkaday played his trump card. Four thousand cavalry, led by Vlaszly ( the general had recruited two thousand more on the way from Alkatain ) were behind the Southerners, cutting off all escape. They charged into Verskoyle’s rearguard, but by the time Northern reinforcements had arrived, Verskoyle was nowhere to be seen. Captain Higgle took control, but he was nearly as incompetent as Verskoyle, and pushed half of his men against the cavalry, telling them to drop their pikes and shoot. The remaining half came round the side of the cavalry, in a vain pincer movement. However, by the time they had committed this, the cavalry had broken through and killed five thousand Southerners, and the remaining one thousand had been routed. The pincer troops found, that to their surprise, the Cavalry ignored them, and chased down the southerners. However, the pincer infantry found themselves confronted one on one with a twenty thousand, and although they fought bravely, they were no match for the determined northerners. Verskoyles force was wiped out, and Verskoyle was found in a small row boat travelling to South Hogsweat, while a Navy Cutter intercepted him and captured the General himself. In this act, the war ended, with at least seventy five thousand Southern losses, and seventy nine thousand Northern losses.
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| − | ;1790
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| − | Both sides are reunited, in an act of disgression, Valkaday disbanded the South Hogsweat government, and turned both nations into one. Although united together, the two islands remained hostile to each other for some time.
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| − | ;1803
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| − | Valkaday dies to a fever, and the crown is passed to his son, Valkaday Armason. Hogsweat flourishes under Armason’s rule, and for another fifty years the crown becomes un-rivaled.
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| − | ;1856
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| − | A plot to kill Armason is discovered, and the plotters are put to death by being hung,drawn, and quartered.
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| − | ;1870
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| − | Armason is growing old, and before he dies, the first automatic weapon is conceived, named the KA/89. It shoots five bullets a minute, something not known before.
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| − | ;1880
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| − | Armason dies, and the throne goes down again to another Valkaday.
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| − | ;1885
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| − | The first vehicle is made, a primitive steam engine that carries twelve privileged members from Muscovia to Hogsingrad.
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| − | ;1899
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| − | The car is invented, and the ViZlion, is born, a genius of inventor Marka Vizlion.
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| − | ;1918
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| − | A rebellion, led by Marcus Verukus, is formed, to turn the country Socialist. It is quashed, but Valkaday is looked upon differently by everybody in the country.
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| − | ;1920
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| − | The rebellion returns, and this time in the form of an insurrection in Smohogensk. A farm worker is denied his wages by his master, and he incites revolution by burning his crops, and refusing to work until he is justly treated. Other farmers follow, and a small force is sent to stop them – however, by this time, governor Jugialatan thinks that everything is under control, although he issues a curfew. The curfew is broken by a small group of factory workers, who boycott their factory, staying out for two days in the cold and the heat, appealing for basic Civil Rights. Their ultimatum is rejected by Jugialatan. The boycott turns to nastiness, nastiness turns to incititement, and soon, all the factories and docks in Smohogensk are overrun by angry workers. Two thousand men and women, angry and armed with rifles and other various arms, take the garrison and arm themselves. The revolution turns to a full blown war, with nine thousand armed soldiers taking the governors house, and effectively, with it, the whole city. More are incited, and much of the population, twenty two thousand are recruited for the revolution. The army sent to Smohogensk are raw recruits, and without wishing to fight, they lend their guns, (bolt action rifles) to the revolution, arming them revolutionaries better. The red rebellion, as it is now named, hits nearby towns and recruits the farmers and workers for the cause, an army of forty thousand is easily raised, and they sweep across the east of the North, gathering strength. The garrison in Hogsingrad, twelve thousand strong, and the armies of the river, nineteen thousand, form together. However, the revolutionaries now number sixty thousand, and they march down to Muscovia. The armies of the river meet with them, and the battle of the ninth tributary, a trade town is fought, and both take horrific casualties, but the revolutionaries are determined to win, and the armies of the river are forced back, losing seventeen thousand men, turning their number from thirty one to fourteen, making them outnumbered three to one. They are reinforced by the garrison at Muscovia, four thousand elite Kingsmen. However, this is no match for the revolutionaries, and soon they raise the red flag above the governors house in Hogsingrad. Recruiting more for their mock-army, the revolutionaries advance down the river, stretching a line more then sixty-two thousand men long, armed with artillery and mortar, surround Muscovia. The armies of the river are routed, and they spread into small river settlements. Muscovia lies open, the kings soldiers are beaten, and in two days the Revolutionaries march into Muscovia, and Huskan, the red leader, puts his ultimatum to Valkaday. Surprisingly the king agrees. The treaty still remains. It reads :
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| − | ::''"The king shall recognize the people and their importance
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| − | ::''The king may still be in control''
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| − | ::''The country shall turn to a Socialist Republic, no longer a monarchy''
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| − | ::''The king is to be premier''
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| − | ::''The Army and the Navy are to receive proper training and a refit''
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| − | ::''Taxes are to be lowered''
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| − | ::''Everything is to be communally owned''
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| − | ::''Huskan is to be recognized as leader of Parliament''
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| − | ::''A parliament is to be formed''
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| − | ::''The welfare system, the fire service, the hospitals, the police, the prisons, the education, the factories and *farms are to be refitted and changed''
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| − | ::''Followed by signatures of Huskan and Valkaday. To this day, Valkaday Jumara’s descendants are still Premiers, loved by the people."''
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| − | ;1940
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| − | (In brackets are given the [[real life]] equivalents)
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| − | The age of knowledge begins: The following have been developed by Hogsweatian Scientists:
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| − | *The Tank (T80)
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| − | *The AirPlane (B747)
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| − | *[[N00k|The Nuclear Bomb]]
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| − | *The Assault Rifle (Ak74E)
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| − | *The Fridge
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| − | *The Stealth Bomber/Fighter (B2)
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| − | ;1998
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| − | A Capitalist uprising occurs – rebels in [[Karavia]] sieze control, and General Vlaszly takes immediate action, by using his new weapon – a biological bomb. Over thirty nine thousand are dead, and upwards of ninety thousand are injured/infected. The city is quarantined for eight years, but eventually people are allowed back in. It is renamed New Karavia.
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| − | The Cold War begins – The Forces Of Freedom Fight the Forces of Oppression. Armies are Mobilized, Nuclear Weapons are aimed, and sides are taken immediately. Hogsweat joins the ASDU (Allied Socialist Defence Union), formed by the Tsardom of Dr_twist to combat GDODAD (Global Dominion of Dictators Against Democracy) .
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| − | The cold war ends, but tensions with the Federal Union begins. TFU betrays CoreWorlds and blockades the country. Hogsweat blockade-busters muster and a naval battle is fought. CoreWorlds and allies win, and The Federal Union surrenders. (OOC: This war was forgotten and ignored by all sides, due to TFU getting annoyed and requesting his nation to be deleted)
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| − | All has been peaceful for some time, but the peace is broken one unfortunate night. One unfortunate night, General Vlaszly and his Elite Red Guard storm the Premier's Building, killing Premier Valkaday and officially taking control of the country. Nearly half the army turn to to Vlazsly's Orthodox Fascism, and they push forwards northways from Muscovia to meet the Loyalist army, which at that point, was outnumbered by at least 4-1 and outgunned similarly, with a lack of tanks and artillery. What they did have, however, was grim determination. Within two days, the first four out of nine tributaries were under Fascist Control, but the main battle of the war, the battle of the Ninth tributary was soon to come. Fascist advances were slowed gradually, but over the course of six days the Loyalist army was routed in a mad blitz attack and all Socialist Combat Units were in full retreat. A defense line, consisting of only twenty five thousand troops against fascist twohundred and sixty thousand, was formed, called the Tributary Defense Line. This line, however, was weak, and the troops demoralised and underpowered. However, a brave Colonel Stanislav Chukiov ralled the troops with his famous speech;
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| − | : ''"No less than a week ago, Fascist forces overran our capital and they have pushed north, flattening our resistance. This will stop '''now''' - Today, we fight. Today, we push back Fascist hordes to whence they came across the Hog, and we shall slaughter them like the dogs they are, their backs penned against our river. I order, no, I ask, that every soldier holding this defense line with his life. Anyone that does not wish to fight may leave now. Comrades, we must defend this line to our dying breath! Not one step backwards! Destroy the Fascist Invader, rip his black heart from his chest, crush his skull, Victory to Loyalist soldier! For Hogsweat! For Socialism!"'' | + | |
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| − | That day, no single Hogsweatian Loyalist retreated from his position. The battles raged on for a week, the Hogsweatian Loyalists being outnumbered more than 10-1. Every single soldier was masscacred in their trenches and foxholes as the unstoppable fascist tanks and artillery crushed the vain defenses of the Tributary Defense Line. However, losses were heavy for the fascist, with some three thousand two hundred tanks knocked out of action, and around eighty thousand Fascist soldiers live were lost assaulting the Tributary Defense Line. Eventually though, all regiments around the tributary were destroyed, except one, the 231st Guards Rifles. This was Stanislav Chukiov's regiment, which fought to the death on hill 304, Stanislav Chukiov being the last to fall, but not after he destroyed fourty four fascists with rifle, grenade, and bayonet.
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| − | Meanwhile, in the Capital, the resistance was hard at work. Now, thousands of foreign soldiers had poured into the city and were decimating the small garrison that had not gone out to pursue the Loyalists. Vlaszly himself had retreated two miles down into the Nuclear Defense Bunker. Now the blow of the month long war was to come - Vlaszly, realising his short-lived regime was near defeat, activated the whole of the Hogsweatian Nuclear Payload. Nations around the world felt the sysmic reaction, but they were more startled where it landed.. Hogsweat itself.
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| − | The nation was annihilated. All features were removed. Instead of lakes, giant cracks in the ground were formed. The Alkatain mountains were basically turned inside out. The grand river hog was a giant, dry, radioactive, valley, larger than the Grand Canyon.
| + | ==External Links== |
| | + | *[http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=430985 MOTHERLANDISM :: A breakdown of Hogsweat ::] |
| | + | *[http://photobucket.com/albums/b245/ComradeMatt/Military%20Designs/ Military Designs] |
| | + | *[http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=395472 Big NationStates Ship Comparison Chart] |
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The Valiant Commonwealth of Hogsweat was a massive, devout, economically powerful, safe, nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and lack of prisons, and remarkable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed population of 4.545 billion had some civil rights, but not too many, enjoyed the freedom to spend their money however they liked, to a point, and took part in free and open elections, although not too often.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stopped and the rest of society began, but the government of Hogsweat juggled the competing demands of defence, social welfare, and social equality. The average income tax rate was 100%. Due to high taxes, there was no significant private sector of the economy.
Sea lions were popular in pet stores nationwide, roads were often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, organ donation was compulsory, and Hogsweat's army was full of two metre tall super-soldiers. Crime was totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hogsweat's national animal was the sea lion, which teetered on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency was the Pound, with a conversion rate of about USD1.70 for one Hogsweatian pound.
The nation of Hogsweat was annihilated on October 15, 2005 while reportedly attempting to unite the region of Haven under Hogsweatian leadership. An Automagfreek military observation described the event as "an apocalyptic civil dispute," stating that "the nation of Hogsweat has been wiped off the face of the earth by their defense grid that went berserk." This event is historically remembered as the Hogsweat deletion controversy.
Motherlandism is, to put it quite simply, a form of government whereby the Motherland takes presidence over a God, so to speak. The term "Fatherland" can also be used. The Motherland is refered to in the same way that a deity or a king would be. For example, the Hogsweatian curse "Sacred Motherland" was comparable to using "Jesus Christ" as an expletive.
Motherlandist texts state that capitalism "...leeches off the people of the Motherland and the Motherland itself, ripping it apart at its seams while selling its natural resources to greedy nations to make profit for oneself, and betterment for oneself, not others and the Motherland."
In the concept of Motherlandism, imperialism "...dictates to capture the Motherland and enslave it and its people. This MUST not happen, no foreign soldier must step one foot over our sacred borders!"
Motherlandism claims that “[Fascism]... is an evil that must necessarily be eradicated. Fascism seeks to overwhelm the dictatorship of the people, the people of the Motherland, and replace them with one leader that does not seek to further the betterment of others and the Motherland.”
In Hogsweat, Motherlandism proclaimed it necessary to have a strong military and economy to “…protect the Motherland from fascist, capitalist, and imperialist foreign invaders that would wish to separate sacred Motherland from its people. It is imperative that the fascist menace that looms over our world is defeated so that the holy soil of our Motherland remains intact forevermore; the only way for this to happen is to have a strong military and an economy that will never drop beyond levels that would cause absolute poverty to the Motherland.”
Most, if not all, of these represent the need for the Motherland to be protected and its standards to be upheld, and that the Motherland is one thing that everyone needs as much as oxygen and water and food. In Hogsweat, the Motherland was believed to be the living, breathing soul of the country.
Motherlandism also integrates a harsh judicial system based upon one's actions rather than intent. The statement that "everyone is equal" is not entirely true in Motherlandism; Motherlandism prefers that everyone is born equal and is treated equal until their actions prove so. For example, a murderer has proved that he is not worthy of being treated equal because he cannot treat others equally. Incidentally, murder in Hogsweat led to an instant death sentence. In Hogsweat, a death sentence was most commonly carried out by shooting or gas chamber.
The highest five sentences, and the only ones for which a citizen of Hogsweat could be executed, are listed here in order, the first being the worst:
Motherlandism’s economic policy dictates a collective economy where any business employs over fourteen persons over working age. At the end of the week the entire earnings of a factory are put together and distributed equally to all the members of the factory, whether employed in management, production or distribution. Although there is a manager of the company, he only directs the company, and receives only as much profit as the worker.
Motherlandism’s trade policies are something similar to free trade, although it rather contradicts itself in that subsidies are constantly handed out to national businesses. Motherlandism is highly anticapitalist, claiming that capitalism oppresses people for profit. In Hogsweat, capitalists were characterized as fat people with big hats who liked to be surrounded by whores, while the employee was characterized as working ten to fourteen hours a day honestly to feed his starving family with just enough bread, while the capitalist dips his loaf in caviar.
There are no official statistics for Hogsweatian production, as they were constantly changing, but it is thought between 45% and 50% of businesses were involved in primary production, such as mines, quarries, collective farms, or woodchipping stations. Nearly 65% of total production was geared towards military. Resource gathering was heavily orientated around industries such as mines and quarries, as opposed to retail and commerce.
