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Religion

Since the original settlers to the island of Otiacicoh were driven by a religious vision, organised religion has played an important part in the life of the island. The current standing of religious belief within the Fiefdom is not documented due to the lack of any census, though it is estimated that some 80-85% of the total population of the island adhere to the Aztec religion . The main temple of Port Sunlight, like many of the temples around the island, is dedicated to the sun god Huitzilopochtli and the rain god Tlaloc. The Aztec religion played an important part in the cultural identity of the island for many years and continues to do so, despite being disestablished in 1949. The religion, thanks to the influence of mainstream Christianity, has developed a theological college for the training of priests at the Tlahuicole Training Institution of Port Sunlight. Interest in the Aztec religion has increased in recent years due to the reduction in overt secularism espoused by the state. A religious revival in the mountainous north of the country, however, has been suppressed by the military due to fears that it may adopt a Mexica nationalist ideology. The second largest faith in the Fiefdom is that of Christianity, with the largest denomination being the Anglican church. While only embracing approximately 10% of the population, and being largely confined to the south of the island, Anglicanism was the religion of many of the Industrial Barons of the late nineteenth century and thus highly favoured. The Cathedral Church of St. Peter in Port Sunlight was funded and constructed by these men in the Neo-Gothic style and is noted as a major tourist attraction. Roman Catholicism is the second largest denomination, comprising approximately 5% of the overall population, though it too had a favoured position during the early twentieth century. The Cathedral of Our Lady and St Winifred serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic diocese of Port Sunlight. Recent years have also seen the increase in the numbers of Orthodox believers on the island, partly due to the easing of government restrictions and partly due to more nationalistic reasoning. With the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches traditionally being viewed by Mexica natives as institutions of the white settlers, particularly since both retained English as the primary language until relatively recently. Eastern Orthodoxy does not suffer from this and, thanks to the former Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, the Divine Liturgy is given in Nahuatl in many parishes across the country. Since the government refuses to permit the presence of Protestant evangelists, due to their suspected by generally unfounded association with sedition, Orthodoxy serves as the only other Christian denomination on the island and has grown particularly in the East and Centre of the nation. A lack of organisation and an ambiguity as to its status, while pressing, is hoped to be resolved by meeting with His Divine All-Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch Stephanus III of New Constantinople.

Armed Forces

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The Flag of the National People's Army

Prior to the sweeping reforms of Emperor Moctezuma V during the 1830s, the military played an ambiguous role in the national life of the Empire. The Mexica settlers, after all, had originated from an intensely militaristic society that prided itself on martial prowess and the capture of sacrificial prisoners to appease the gods. Yet their tentative steps were upon an island otherwise devoid of human life and the isolationism of the government meant that any chance of obtaining prisoners was redundant. It is widely believed by historians that clashes between cities prior to the Declaration of Zolton in 1736 were primarily the result of military manipulation of and interference in domestic affairs. Prior to Moctezuma’s reforms, the military had been governed by the Emperor’s military council and the army divided into various components drawn from individual cities and commanded by the local nobility. The ill-fated invasion of Mexico during its War of Independence in 1815 demonstrated the inefficiency of the system and the need for reform.

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The lapel insignia of the Grand Marshal of the Fiefdom

The National People's Army

The National People's Army (NPA) was formed in 1946 and served as the military wing of the Otiacicoh Communist Party during the six-year civil war against Imperial Forces. Noel Hoogaboom, then a young Geography graduate, served as a platoon leader until the famous 'Second of March' Speech propelled him to the centre of the anti-government movement. While not militarily-trained, Hoogaboom was able to marshall his forces into an effective guerilla movement that, in September 1950, was able to inflict a crushing blow on the Imperial Army at the Battle of Caracitas Junction. The creation of the Fiefdom saw absorbtion of the island into the Communist Bloc. Soviet infantry and tank tactics were adopted and much of the equipment, until recently, was Chinese or Soviet in origins.

The army is commanded by the Council of War and administered by the Ministry of War in Port Sunlight. The Chairman of the Council of War is Emperor Amacui-Xolotl, who also serves as the Supreme Commander of the National People's Army (holding the rank of Grand Marshal of the Serene Monarchical People's Fiefdom, a rank theoretically equal to an American Seven-star general). The Deputy Chairman is the ruling Prime Minister. The Army uses a modified continental staff system in its headquarters. At present there are 12 Military Regions, which are further broken down into 44 subordinate Military Zones. In both cases, a numbering system is used for designation. There is no set number of zones within a region, and these can therefore be tailored to meet operational needs, with a corresponding increase or decrease in troop strength.

Though both similar in their origins, the Fiefdom has not followed the path of North Korea in developing sizable Special Operation forces. The Special Operations unit of the NPA is the 'Eagle Corps', which has developed a reputation in recent years of being a competent force. The main battle tank of the WLA is the Type 99, the plans of which were recently purchased from the Peoples' Republic of China. Despite the relative modernity of the ground forces, the WLA's small arms remain Fiefdom copies of the WWII Japanese weapons donated by the Imperial Government in 1942.

The National People's Army Air Force (NPAAF)

Although the Communist Armies did employ some aeroplanes during the civil war, mostly for reconnaisance, the widespread use of an air force was not utilized until after the victory of Uncle Noel. The National People's Army Air Force was established on 31st March 1957 and is currently dispersed in four regions—Eastern, Western, Central, and Southern. The Air Force maintains a total of 38 air bases, and has the additional capability of opening temporary forward operating bases in austere conditions for some of the rotary wing and light fixed-wing assets. Its main fighter is the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 which, despite its increasing age, has recently been updated with a new computer package. The tactical bomber squadrons are also comprised of old Soviet models, in particular the Tupolev Tu-16.

The People's Navy

See Separate section The People's Navy.

Culture

Public Holidays

The Serene, Monarchical Peoples' Fiefdom of
Otiacicoh

Imperial Standard of Otiacicoh
National motto: Onward ye Valiant Sons, The Revolution Calls
Imperial anthem: Gods Save the Emperor
National anthem: Hymn of the Fiefdom
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Region	Haven
Capital	Port Sunlight/New Tenochtitlan
Population	2.353 billion
Suffrage	18 and over for all citizens
Official Languages	Nahuatl, English
Government Emperor Cihuacoatl	Constitutional Socialist Monarchy Amacui-Xolotl Trevor Macmillan
National Founding Revolution Restoration	17th August 1514 2nd July 1953 Sometime in 2007
ISO Nation Code	OTIC
Currency	Fiefdom Shilling (FSh)(Fsh)
Time Zone  • Summer (DST)	GMT -9 GMT -8
Internet TLD	.otic
Calling Code	+849
National Symbols  • Sports  • Animal  • Fruit  • Flower	Cricket and Mexica 'Ballgame' The Otiacochian Vole Melon Indian Fig Opuntia flower

Otiacicohan Nations
Preceded by: Serene Democratic People's Fiefdom of Uncle Noel	1932-Present Serene Monarchical People's Fiefdom (aka The Second Otiacicohan Empire)