Huskatopia
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| Flag of Huskatopia | |
| Motto: Le chien ne sait rien | |
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| Region | NationStates |
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| Capital | Huskatropolis |
| Official Language(s) | Woof, Revised English |
| Leader | Shyra Storm |
| Population | |
| Currency | Claw |
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Introduction
The Commonwealth of Huskatopia is a large, peaceful democracy which highly values personal liberties and a free economy. It is most notable as the only known home of the domestic caribou, devoutly protected by the many environmentalists and proud owners of this gentle, if gargantuan, pet. The national flag is surely a wonder of the world, featuring a movie-like motion of the husky emblazoned on it (the technology behind this is a closely guarded national secret). A brief stint, and ejection, from the UN left a bad taste in the mouths of both the government and populace. Thus, the nation, though welcoming contact with outsiders, has shied away from the many alliances, peaceful and otherwise, found throughout the NationStates world.
Early History of the Commonwealth
The region now known as the Commonwealth of Huskatopia was once a barren tundra inhabited by many autonomous tribes or families (known as "packs") without any relationship other than that of species. However, the discovery of a world outside the laid back region inhabited by these packs by Elder Abakum Miakush in 49 BC (Before the Commonwealth) caused consternation among the various tribes. Thus it was decided in 3 BC to form an alliance among the packs for the common defense. Three years later the visions of the famous Council of Pyshma came to fruition, with the founding of the Commonwealth of Huskatopia and the start of the Era of the Commonwealth (EC).
The early government maintained the autonomy of the packs, with the Alphas of each pack convening each winter following the refreezing of the tundra. These meetings, hosted on a rotating basis by the various packs, handled disputes between the packs as well as international affairs for which the council spoke for the Commonwealth as a whole. It was during these councils that the Great Alpha was chosen from among those present to serve as a face for the Commonwealth on the international scene until the next council. Beyond this yearly meeting, however, the packs had little in common, with each one maintaining its own localized government and largely avoiding contact with its fellow packs.
Modern History of the Commonwealth
As history has shown again and again, isolationist states rarely last as such, but soon take on important roles in the international community. So it was with Huskatopia. As a feeling of peace once again set in, the "aristocracy" of the Commonwealth began to grow curius about the outside world discovered by Miakush so many years before. By 128 EC, the leading members of every pack were sending their young abroad to learn from and about the world around them. Such an education soon had an effect at home, and in 151, Sasha Cestibor, representing her pack in the Meeting of the Alphas, suggested a radical overhaul of the government. The reforms that followed led to the Modern Government of Huskatopia.
