Mondoth

Mondoth

Flag of Mondoth
Motto: "The sun Always Shines, Except Here"
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Region	The Nine
Capital	Mondoth City
Official Language(s)	English, Arabic, Spanish
Leader	James Stanwin (Prime Minister)
Population	1.6 bn. (last census)
Currency	Oon
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Background

The Nation of Mondoth was founded by Islamic Exiles from Britain, and Spain in the early 1800's. These exiles found the Mondothina continent at roughly the same time (although each group landed on a different shore) The colonies they established exercised full independence of each other and in most cases it appears they were largely unaware of each other. However, as each small nation expanded into the early 20th century, border problems began to arise and several small conflicts broke out eventually breaking into an all out war in the late thirties. The Primary weapons of all sides were primative biological weapons that spread ravaging diseases throughout the nations like wildfire. After almost three years of continuous war and increasedly ravaging diseases the three main factions aggreed to meet and discuss terms of peace. Therefore on November 3rd, 1936, the Mondothian Federation was formed. In 1957 the name was changed to the Republic of Mondoth to commemorate the recent shift to a parliamentary government system that finally unified all Mondothians under a single government. Since the unification the new Mondoth Government has displayed a religios and racial openess which has lead to a huge increase in christian and jewish immigrants. Despite being open to Athheists and Agnostics however, according to the last census less than 1% of all Mondothian do not belong to a religion, minor religions include: Hindu, Buddhism, Shinto and Daoist.

Recent History

In the late 1900s A small Islamic Fundamentalists group that in southwest Mondoth declared its independence. After a prolonged insurgency the province of 'Naveira' was granted independence. During the war the Naveiran fundamentalists used many chemical weapons in terrorist attacks against Mondothian militayr centers. Luckily, after the Mondothian War that resulted in the Modnothian Fedeartion in 1936, the Modnothian Medical establishment had flourished on memories of the biological and chemical weapons used in those campaigns and effectively limited the extent of the attacks. It was shortly thereafter that an entrepeneuring (and by amny accounts insane) Geological Surveyor named Stanley Hye struck a very large oil deposit. This find, along with Mr. Hyes later geological finds has pushed Mondoth onto the world stage, largely self sufficient for industrial needs Modnoth has been able to look outward and trade profitably on an international scale. After the Hye strikes, the East Modnoth Trust was set up by government mandate to administer and sell the resources that have now been found to lie thick beneath the Eastern Desert region. It was after this, when Mondoth began building indigenous industrial wares (such as cars and military equipment) that a series of new foreign policies took shape, under the guiding hand of Prime Minister Muhhammed al Kahif Mondoth became not only a world economic power, but a world player. The Foreign policies created by al Kahif include the Biological non proliferation doctrine which allowed Modnothian militayr and police personell to confiscate biological weapons wherever they are found. The Maritime Presence Policy which established a much larger and more powerful navy than had previously been available to actively 'show the flag' at potential trouble spots. The Political, Religious and Racial Refugee acts which allowed refugees from dangerous and offensive regimes to achieve full citizenship much faster than other immigrants. In fact, it was very soon after al Kahif was elected that Mondoth took part in the Nueve Italian Civil war, pledging portions of the newly increased navy along with a sizeable Marine force. This conflict is important because it was the first foreign war Modnoth took an active part in, and it was by no means the last. To this day, Mondoth retains a very aggressive foreign policy, a tribute to the fiery ability of Muhhammed al Kahif, now retired from political life in an unknown Mondothian Province.

Current Government and Policies

The Stanwin administration has strived to not only maintain the military projects and standards set by the al Kahif government, but has also taken great pains in strengthening the economy, Under Stanwin the GDP per capita has risen from scarcely ten thousand to almost thirty thousand under Stanwin and it continues to grow. It is under the Stanwin Administeration that a new series of military procurement policies emerged ultimately granting the militayr a huge portion of the budget which is further augmented by the sale of old equipment such as the recently retired 'Peregrine' class Carriers. Under Stanwin the government has also developed stern stances on a number of issues including slavery and nuclear proliferation as well as continuing and expanding the anti biological weapons position to include other nations and international waters. Other new and expanded policies include: The expansion of government subsidiaries to include several key industries whil tottally staying out of other industries, the expansion of the Oil trade to include making inroads at acquiring or gaining influence over foreign deposits, new tax laws that elliminate special interests and religious institutions as tax free, a new eco friendly power push that is building Hydrogen fuel cell systems to power homes and offices on nothing but sunlight and sea water, Complete decommissioning of both the army (which was only a token force when Stanwin took office) and the MBT divisions (only a single tank squadron remains and is permanently stationed at Mondoth City), a new space policy has sent Mondothians into space for the first time and finally a series of international trade initiatives have given Mondoth the prosperity it needs to survive in the mofdern political stage.