Liamist States Empire
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| Motto: Capitalism stole my virginity...and I liked it! | |
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| Region | The Tableland |
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| Capital | City de Liam |
| Official Language(s) | Liamist |
| Leader | (unofficial) Liam |
| Population | over 3.3 Billion |
| Currency | Ch-ching |
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The Liamist States Empire (or LSE. An archaic term. Commonwealth or Federation would be more appropriate) contains three independent nations. In the past, it was larger at thirteen nations but many of these served little to no purpose and was reabsorbed back into the Liamist States. The Empire is responsible for over 5.5 billion citizens, a Gross Imperial Product of $180 trillion and has a collectively unique culture.
Much of this and subsidiary articles refers to the Liamist States directly but can be accurately applied to the rest of the Empire, with only a few regional alterations. The Liamist States itself is divided into districts for administrative ease, which in turn, are divided into twelve cantons, which are divided into 200 locales of equal numbers of people. Liamopolis and Liamton are divided into eighteen cantons and have no districts. More information is given below.
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Liamist States
The Liamist States is the largest (over 3 billion in population), most important (almost the entire government is centralised here) and economically powerful (over $115 trillion in GDP and home to the best of the best in each industry) nation in the empire. It could easily be said that money is at the heart of the Liamist States. But actually, one man is at the centre: Liam.
Liam is seemingly immortal man. Shortly after the Liamist States' districts coalesced into the Liamist States proper as a Holy Empire, Liam was in power as Pope. A revolution soon swept through the nation, ending the theocracy and establishing a Kingdom, with, somewhat miraculously, Liam as King. The Kingdom lasted for a millenium, seeing in a short-lived Dark Ages that most nations would call an Enlightenment, followed by a long period known as the Golden Age I, where with stability, the culture flourished, free from war, and the Kingdom was finally brought to an end by the Reformation, a series of technological advances and riots led to the democratisation of the Liamist States and a second Golden Age (II). Liam was still not disposed of. He went on to become an unofficial demi-god advisor for the government. In this capacity, he was responsible for the authoring of the Constitution that protected civil rights, the Urban revolution and established Liam & Co, a massive company free from monopoly laws so as to provide an yardstick for other corporations and stability for consumers. He was also responsible for the establishment of a disastrous ambassadorial program that went no where and the abysmal failure of Class Separation States (see Adali, Fairbank, Gradburg and Trenport). Despite this, he still holds this unofficial office and no one seems too concerned about changing it.
He holds civil rights, small efficient government and economic power dear and tends to reject religion and defence needs. The environment (which is actually a portfolio conglomeration of environmental, artistic, sporting and technological needs) sucks away a lot of the budget, as does education and, in smaller quantities, health, social welfare and, occasionally, social equality, law & order and commerce. The citizens of the LS are amongst some of the happiest, healthiest, smartest and generally free people in the world.
The Liamist States, due to its enormous size, is divided into six districts:
City de Liam
- % of national population in district: 24%
- Contribution to GDP: 10%
- Predominant economic class: Lower-Middle & Upper-Middle
- Level of Urbanisation: Mega
The Capital of the Liamist States and where Liam calls home. The district that pioneered the MegaUrban culture. Formerly an independent kingdom but after frequent riots, due to a general life that many considered too hard, it was reabsorbed back into the greater Cybercracy. The governmental head of the nation and the Empire. Public service is where most of the citizens are employed. Features the famous Capital and Vice District cantons and is home to the seasonal MarmaCups.
Adali
- % of national population in district: 8%
- Contribution to GDP: 4%
- Predominant economic class: Agarian
- Level of Urbanisation: Mainly rural, some Urban
A mainly rural setting, notable for its religious ferverence. Was an independent state where anyone with too much of a religious devotion was placed, free from persecution from moderates and atheists but also unable to annoy them. Inefficient towns are predominant but since its reabsorption, Urban culture is permeating. Well known for its Fanatical Marmadukes, one of the most popular breeds with international FMR teams.
Fairbank
- % of national population in district: 14%
- Contribution to GDP: 60%
- Predominant economic class: Upper
- Level of Urbanisation: Mega
Fairbank is a fairly similar district to City de Liam but where the politicians and middle class ends there, business takes over here. This is home to many of the nations most prestigious companies, including Liam & Co. It’s known for the CBD, Centrale and Vice District (a smaller version of the City de Liam VD) cantons. It was a special state used as a corporate haven but after excessive Jennifer Government-style abuses was brought back into line with reabsorption. Used as the venue for the Liamist States FMR grand prix.
Gradburg
- % of national population in district: 12%
- Contribution to GDP: 15%
- Predominant economic class: Working
- Level of Urbanisation: Super
Communism was a powerful political force for the major part of the Urban revolution, however, a destabilising one. To prevent a major insurrection, the Communists were given their own land, named Gradburg. Here they created a massive industrial estate. Eventually communism died out as a philosophy and Gradburg was invaded by corporate interests. The government decided it was a good idea to absorb them again.
Trenport
- % of national population in district: 28%
- Contribution to GDP: 2%
- Predominant economic class: Low
- Level of Urbanisation: SubUrban
Trenport was the fifth now reabsorbed nation and was essentially a giant housing estate for the unemployable or poor people who needed a helping hand. As a result, lots of people live there, the vastly underappreciated people who fill in the crap jobs no one else wants to do. Stevedores also make up a large percentage of the population: Trenport is the largest port in the LS. Plans to Urbanize the area continue but no one seems willing to put up the Ch-Chings.
Greater Liamist States
- % of national population in district: 14%
- Contribution to GDP: 9%
- Predominant economic class: Middle
- Level of Urbanisation: Super, heading toward Mega
Area of Liamist States that is not the other regions. Sparsely populated with only seven major cantons (Mayfair, York, Sheffield, Alexandra, Canterbury, Reading & Greenington) that, unlike the other Districts, do not form a huge metro-morass but are several independent cities with wide, scenic spaces in between. When the ambassadorial nations of the empire were closed down, the infrastructure was moved here. So, in amongst the native cantons, there are what locals call the foreign cantons: Liamburg, Liamshire, Liamistan, Liam Island and Liamograd. The GLS was recently renovated with MegaUrban technology, making cities smaller, density higher and pollution a thing of the past. Contains the Lost Marmaduke Forests, a 2 star Tableland regional wonder.
Liamopolis
As far as power within the Empire goes, Liamopolis is about on par with a district of the Liamist States, despite being on average having twice as many people. However, it is particularly important as it provides a link from the Liamist States to nations outside of The Tableland (for the moment, it is stationed in Ile de France). Trade and diplomacy flows through here and back home, thus justifying its existence.
Liamopolis is a coastal nation that hosts its own FMR grand prix. Famous landmarks include the Rio Liamo, a beautiful cerulean river that forms the southern border of Liamopolis, and the cantons of Old Liamopolis, a canton where almost every building is over 300 years old and designed with traditional Liamist archectecture, Liam Islington, an island in the Rio Liamo that is famous as a resort town and a tourist hotspot, The Beaches, a magnificent series of beaches that line the west coast and the Vice District, a hub of prostitutes, drug dealers/pharmacists and gambling. Other cantons include Capital, Downtown, Centrale, Whitehall, Pentonville, Trafalgar, Alexander, The Hills, The Spit, The Streets and The Plains. Liamopolis is considered to be a SuperUrban nation, even though the Capital, Downtown, Centrale and Vice are MegaUrbanised. Much of the land is a single developed metropolis with what is leftover is simply rolling green hills.
Liamopolis was originally just another GLS city but it was selected and moved to an external region for ambassadorial purposes and as a birthday gift for Liam's son, Liam II (rumours fly wildly around about how Liam II was conceived. Some involve various Tableland leaders, others cloning). Liam II adopted Prince as his title and ran Liamopolis as a dictatorship but adhered fairly strictly to the ideals Liam set forth. Liamopolis recently adopted Cybercracy as its nation type, replacing the Principality, as Liam II works on democratising the nation and following his father's footsteps.
Liamton
Liamton serves roughly the same purpose as Liamopolis but in The Exodus region. In fact, diplomacy has gone so well, Liamton is responsible for several projects (failures but initiated nonetheless) in The Exodus and has been elected to the regional Senate. Unlike Liamopolis, Liamton is run by a combination of Liam (unofficially, of course) and a native Liamtonian government, in a setup similar to that of the Liamist States. The nation is marginally more MegaUrbanised, and is classified in said category with City de Liam and Fairbank.
Liamton, like Liamopolis, is also on the coast but on the coast of the east The Exodus continent. The Marmaduke Falls, a major Liamtonian landmark, attracts visitors from across NationStates. As the smooth water slides down from the Minor Marmaduke River onto the rocks, if you use your imagination, one can see shapes of Marmadukes in the spray. This is near the canton of Parkington, known for its tropical rainforest surrounds where Marmadukes frolic freely. Parkington is one of the northern central cantons of the metropolis of Liamton. Liamton has eighteen cantons, the innermost are on the banks Major Marmaduke River in the middle of the country, which include the standard Centrale, Vice District, Capital and Downtown. Liamton also features a MegaUrbanised Chinatown, the Empire's organised crime hub, and an Australaville, a mostly SubUrban canton that is known for its coal power plants (the only non-nuclear plants in the Empire) and abuse of space. Other cantons include Oxford, Glastonbury, Cambridge, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The non-developed parts of Liamton are mostly rainforests and open savannah plains, all in their natural state.
More Information
- Government of the Liamist States
- Economy of the Liamist States
- Culture of the Liamist States
- Military of the Liamist States
