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Lamoni

Flag of Lamoni
Motto: The home of the free
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Region	Atlantian Oceania
Capital	Nephi
Official Language(s)	English
Leader	President Matt Stone
Population	Approaching 6 billion
Currency	Rushana
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The Free Republic of Lamoni

Animal: Hawk

History (until getting to AO):

The Formation of the Free Republic:

The Free Republic of Lamoni was founded on the remains of an ancient nation by a band of refugees intent on fleeing from the enemy that we do not name. On the day of the formation, there was a big group (about 1 million) that decided that the Free Republic was not for them. They left, and no one knows what happened to them.

The great move:

A year after the formation, the citizens began to feel less and less secure in the Pacific regions. This was perhaps best shown by the inadvertant wars that were started by various Lamoni citizens because they were paranoid. Finally, an ultimatum was recieved from the various attacked (which includes the enemy that we do not name) nations which is still in the national museum. It reads like this: Lamoni, we have noted that you have attacked us. Do not think that we will either forgive or forget this. You have one year to leave this region, or we will combine our forces and not stop until we have killed you to the last citizen.

The surrounding nations were big and strong, which caused many citiznes to worry. "Move us!" they cried. "Keep us safe!" A council was formed with the intent to find the Free Republic a new region to call home. After much deliberation (to the point that the Free Republic was considering creating it's own region), it was decided that we would settle in the region of B5Tech. It was a grand trek indeed. Moving millions of people and their buildings and belongings is not a simple task. Many people had to leave belongings behind in order to allow all the citizens to come on board the great ships which had been constructed for the purpose (one of which is maintained and moored at the national museum). On the way, the citizens anxiously waited and talked about what their new lands and neighbors would be like. Even President Matt was not immune to the tension that was seeming to come from everyone's very pores. He was heard to mutter, "I hope that we aren't just going from the frying pan to the fire. I don't think that the people will be able to stomach another move." The heads of congress, and the Chamber of Deputies heard this (as recorded in their memoirs), but made no reply. When the great ships arrived at B5Tech, we were assigned an area on which to rebuild our great nation. Rebuilding was a VERY hard task, causing many politicians to die to from stress related heart attacks. Still, the government buildings were the first to be errected out in the isolated plains in which we were granted. Eventually, the captiol city of Nephi was established, and from there, the rest of the nation.

Later:

After many years had passed, Lamoni joined the UN for the first time. The economy plummeted. It eventually got so bad that we had to resign from the UN in order to get our economy back into shape. In fact, the UN is STILL a strain on the Free Republic's economy, but not nearly as much. By this time, the Free Republic was flourishing, and had scouted out and secured new lands within the region of B5Tech. There were still wars with the enemy that we do not name, but Lamoni eventually gathered the military might and international goodwill to bring ruin to the enemy that we do not name. After we had sold the lands of our former enemy to neighboring nations, we have never heard from that area again, and the addage "Out of sight, out of mind" proved how true it was.

Later: Years after the defeat of the enemy that we do not name, Lamoni again joined the UN as a much bigger and stronger nation. After fending off competitors for the title (one of which (Dune) was backed by the region Axis of Evil), Lamoni became the UN Delegate for the region of B5Tech, and since the region had no founder, Lamoni also came to be the ruler of B5Tech. Frankly enjoying such a position of power, it also happened to help spark a chain of events that would lead to war.

Psipronia:

There was a slightly older nation in B5Tech called Psipronia. At first they seemed to only want a peaceful co-existance. We later learned about their darker side when they invaded a former nation that was annexed by one of our allies (The Holy Empire of Jom). In a bid to keep the peace, Lamoni sent peacekeepers to the area between the two armed camps. Psipronian forces however, were intent on claiming all of the former nation, and so took potshots at the peacekeepers. At first, we were annoyed, but when the attacks continued, the public pressure to go to war against Psipronia was intense. Finally, last minute negotiations failed, and the Free Republic was forced to declare war against Psipronia. Only, we declared war by having our former peacekeeping personell attack the Psipronian forces in conjunction with Jom until we could mobilize the rest of our forces. When our forces were mobilized and sent to the war zone, the fight began in earnest. A first attempt to ban Psipronia from the region was blocked by the membership of B5Tech. They thought that it would be a corrupt use of power. The fight dragged on, and a second attempt to ban Psipronia was sucessful. However, Psipronia created a new region (The Sci Fi Alliance), and kept the fight going. Along the way, the Holy Empire of Jom died, and the survivors created the Holy Empire of Jom 2000. By that time, Psipronia had shifted most of it's attention onto the forces of the Free Republic. Fighting alongside our allies, we eventually won decisive battles at Raksha, Al Amaw, the Green River, and Hando. These victories, (which brought us to within sight of the Psipronian capitol) caused the Psipronian leadership to flee, eventually causing the fall of Psipronia. After giving the former Psipronian lands to other nations, the Free Republic's citizens took notice of the cost. Almost a Billion troops were killed, several million troops were severly wounded, and several more million were never found.

Peace:

After winning the war, Lamoni enjoyed a golden era of peace. The war had left debts, but with patience and good financial planning, they were eventually paid off. With the economy no longer chained to war debts, it skyrocketed, and interest rates had to be raised several times in order to keep inflation down. Things were fine, with only occasional raids into the region by griefers. There was only one raid that came anywhere close to wresting control of the region, but that attempt was repulsed with the aid of new allies. After that, peace reigned again, and the population kept increasing, requiring new lands to live, work, and play on. Attempts to increase the number of nations in B5Tech failed as B5Tech had become a SMALL region after the Psipronia war, and couldn't really spare members for the task of recruiting.

AO:

One day, Lamoni recieved a telegram from the region of Atlantian Oceania in which it was stated that they wanted the Free Republic to move to their region and run for the UN Delegate position. This brought on a massive investigation into the region of AO, and the offer was finally accepted by the President.

Federation of Like-Minded States:

Lamoni, with the help of various other AO and Atlantis nations, created the Federation of Like-Minded States (FLMS). This organization has fallen into disuse.

Strategic Defense League:

When the FLMS fell into disuse, Lamoni was insturmental in creating the Strategic Defense League . Like the FLMS, the SDL is designed to ensure the peace and security of the member nations while encouraging fair trade between member nations.

More information:

Naming:

• Common Long Form: The Free Republic of Lamoni
• Common Short Form: Lamoni
• Native Long Form: The Free Republic of Lamoni
• Native Short Form: Lamoni

Capital City: Nephi

Administrative Districts:

Lamoni is divided into 7 'states'

Kupro (West Lands)

Belat (Midlands)

Fosnin (North Lands)

Karmat (Capital Lands)

Titra (East Lands)

Muat (South Lands)

Lemnos (Big Island)

Government:

Head of State and government: President

Electoral System:

The entire nation is divided into 7 states. Each state has two seats in Congress (Higher house). There are also 150 ‘Trins’ each of which elects one Deputy to serve in the Chamber of Deputies (lower house). The people vote for a slate of electors (each Trin has 5 electors, the presidential candidate wins the election when s/he gets 380 electors) which actually elect the President and Vice President. (That way, the elections are made fairer for every citizen)

Primary Political Parties:

Freedom Party - Currently Holds 6 seats in Congress (75 in Chamber)

Alliance Party - Currently Holds 4 seats in Congress (50 in Chamber)

Liberal Party - Currently Holds 4 seats in Congress (25 in Chamber)

State Government:

The residents of each state will elect the state senate, the state assembly, and the state governor (as well as other state officials). The Trin level isn’t really represented except in the Chamber of Deputies, and when electing the President.

Sports:

The Free Republic is very active in the AO regional soccer championships, also known as Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football . Lamoni has also participated in the first AO_Bowl , which was held in Sarzonia .

Military:

The Free Republic has one of the largest populations in AO, but it's military is actually first rate. It is a current/near future military (the better to RP). Military service upon graduating high school (aside from those with valid medical excuses) is mandatory, but the recruits get to select which branch of the military that they will join. Lamoni has an Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps (the Coast Gaurd is part of the Navy). The only war that the Free Republic can actually be said to have started is the war of liberation that freed Ainorpisp (now a deceased ally of Lamoni) from the clutches of Psipronia. Lamoni is a member of the Atlantian Oceania Regional Defense Organisation .

Other nations of interest to Lamoni:

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