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	Second Pacitalian Republic
National flag	Curso d'arma
	; Road Map / Physical Map
Motto	Concordia et ferocitas
Anthem	La Terra Libertà in Eternum
Capital and largest city	Timiocato
Languages; - Official; - Unofficial	; Pacitalian, English; Greek, Romanian, Spanish
Government; ; ; - Archonate; - Prime Minister; - Senior deputy PM	Unitary semi-presidential republic; PSC-FPD coalition ; ; Dr Timothy Ell (FPD); Fernando Chiovitti (PSC); Diego Zuna (PSC)
Establishment ; - as city-states; - as Occidoroma; - as a kingdom; - as a temporary collective; - as an informal federation; - First republic; - Second republic	; CE 20; CE 285; CE 656; CE 1221; CE 1284; 21 November 1503; 1 September 2007
Area ; - Total ; - % water	; 3,898,290 km²; 22.8%
Population ; - Total (2007)	; 7,550,000,000 (AO: 9th)
GDP (FY2007/08) ; - Total (NSD) ; - GDP/capita (NSD)	; $550,515,811,630,000 ; $72,916 (AO: 1st)
National animal ; - English name	Canus vulpazuli ; Pacitalian blue fox
National flower ; - English name	Amygdalus communis ; White almond blossom
National tree ; - English name	Phoenix pacitalophyra; Broadleaf date palm
Currency	1 Douro (RPD) = 100 fouta
Time Zone	AOTC +0200 / +0300
National charter of rights	Carta Proposera di Libertà
Pronunciation (IPA)	/ˌpæːsɪtˈɑːliʌ/
International abbreviations ; - Sport ; - Government	; PAC ; DCRP, PAC
Naval craft classification; - Military; - Civilian	; RPN; PMV
Internet TLD	.pc, .rp
Calling code	+2
PDAS rating	A

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The Second Pacitalian Republic or simply Pacitalia, Pacitalian: la Repubblica Pacitaliana, is a highly developed, democratic country in Atlantian Oceania. The country is an L-shaped land mass that comprises the bulk of Foringana, as well as 219 islands lying to the west of the mainland in Il Marazuli, the Pacitalian name for the ocean dividing the Second Pacitalian Republic from the nations of Falcania and Hypocria. Pacitalia is a member state of the Union of World Powers and the Organisation of Maritime Powers alliances, among others.

Pacitalians, as they are known, are generally an economically capitalist but socially libertarian people, showing compassion and paying much attention to the plight for developing countries, as well as supporting domestic policy that is liberal, like the legalisation of same-sex marriages in 2002. Although not the most libertarian nation in the world, residents and foreigners enjoy high social and economic freedom combined with what is widely described as fantastic culture and natural beauty, combined with tolerance and modernity.

Pacitalia is widely considered an international power, with significant influence (and in a few cases, outright dominance) in regional and world affairs. As of 2007, Pacitalia is the richest and most industrialised country in Atlantian Oceania, as well as among major liberal democracies. The gap between Pacitalia and the rest of the region in terms of quality of life and individual income continues to widen, but internationally, Pacitalia's growth remains on par with most major large liberal economies. The Pacitalian Republic is recognised for its leadership in democratic thought, economic liberalism, and, international diplomacy, though it fields an effective and highly reputed armed force to defend its interests when necessary.

1 Population
2 Culture
3 Education
4 Politics and government
- 4.1 Electoral system
- 4.2 Political parties
5 Justice and law
6 Economy
7 Transportation
8 Communication
9 International Relations
10 Military
11 History
12 Geography
- 12.1 Location, Frontiers and Area
- 12.2 Climate and Terrain
13 The Environment
- 13.1 Current issues
- 13.2 International agreements

Population

Ethnicity

In the last census, Pacitalia's population was just over seven and a half billion people, making it the ninth-largest country in Atlantian Oceania. An additional 925 million expatriates and/or unnaturalised residents live in Pacitalia, mostly in the cities. Mass immigration, especially in the period between 1910 and 1950, has transformed a once homogeneous state into a diverse melody of equal cultures. Ethnic Pacitalians are still the dominant race, comprising about 61,4% of the population. Greco-Pacitalians constitute 15,9% while Romanian-Pacitalians add a further 12,0%. Spanish-Pacitalians total around 6,9%, and there are smaller groups of Turkish, Portuguese and northern European immigrants, particularly from Hamptonshire.

Life expectancy

Life expectancy in Pacitalia is extremely high and currently stands at an average of about 85 years. Pacitalian health care is fully privatised and maintains very high standards of cleanliness, efficiency and safety. Health care for foreign visitors is free in emergency situations or with proper travel insurance coverage (with approved supplementary documentation). Otherwise, all users have to pay a small fee for services.

Sex and gender

Pacitalia has 1.022 males to every female. However, in recent years the amount of girls born has exceeded that of boys and it is expected that should the trend continue, there will be an equal amount of females and males in Pacitalia by 2011. A reversal of the current situation (with thusly 1.022 females for every male) would then most likely occur by 2016 or 2017.

Same-sex marriages were legalised in 2002 to the chagrin of the Roman Catholic Church, which considers Pacitalia one of their "home bases" (source). This provides gay couples with the same rights as heterosexuals and sanctions them to marry within a place of worship, so long as the request is accepted by the presiding priest, minister, imam, respective monk or rabbi. The issue of same-sex marriage continues to be a thorny issue, especially among more hardline conservatives in Pacitalia, and among religious people.

Such as in Isselmere-Nieland, national census operations take into account the percentages of the population that have had sex reconfiguration or are considering it, and those that claim homosexual, bisexual or asexual status. Unlike that country, only about 0.38% have had what is colloquially known as a sex change, while 0.03% are considering such an operation. But similar to the Isselmerian-Nielanders, about 10 percent of the population claims homosexual status while around 5-6 percent claim to be bisexual. Due to the high religiosity of Pacitalians, 2.54 percent are asexual (mostly religious clergy).

Urban-rural distribution and socioeconomic strata

73.8% of Pacitalians live in areas classified urban (a density of more than 112 persons per square kilometre). The remainder live in transition areas and rural areas. Greek immigrants have mostly settled in the arid central rainshadow, a climate very similar to their homeland, while Romanians have preferred to settle in the southern and southwestern areas of the country, particularly in the provinces of Amalfia, Capitale and Liguria. Those of Spanish descent reside mostly in the northeast and north while pockets of Turkish and Portuguese immigrants have settled in southeastern Pomentane and western Fentomeria.

Pacitalian cities are built with the circle in mind. A ring road (or two) will usually be present in a circumferential pattern around the city. Central districts, including the CBD, will consist of small, single-occupant dwellings. Property directly in the CBD remains expensive, but so-called "inner city" areas have properties of lesser value and thus house the lower-income occupants and families. As the distance from the CBD increases, depending on the geography and/or the proximity to industry, transportation networks and community services, the property value and income of residents gradually increases. Gated communities are common in both supercities and smaller "kitschy" agglomerations.

Culture

Pacitalia is famous for its natural beauty and innovations in the field of technology, but it is the cultural and artistic realms that have earned Pacitalia its worldwide reputation as a unique cultural experience. Pacitalia remains a nation of philosophers, scientists, musicians, artists, leaders and diverse political beliefs.

A large percentage of non-Pacitalians seem to think of the many residents of this nation as prim and proper do-good subjects of the Catholic faith and have a highly conservative background. This is only true to some extent. Pacitalians are, in the general sense, a mostly libertarian nation and one accepting of other cultures, races, beliefs and creeds. For the most part, Pacitalians do not try to force their beliefs on others, in addition to that acceptance of others.
For more information on law, see the Justice section in this article.

Despite this, Pacitalia itself displays a large sense of formality, putting a large emphasis on cultural ceremony and popular patriotism. Personal wealth is important in this capitalist society but not necessarily a symbol of status. Personal freedom is highly cherished in Pacitalia and is mostly conventional law but deviancy is despised. People are very direct and on the point, and that may be considered obnoxious, but in a sense it is just the Pacitalian way of accomplishing tasks or greeting people.

Pacitalian culture is based mainly on the Italian way of life: enjoyability, longevity and experience. Music and food play an integral role in Pacitalian life. The musical style of ethnic Pacitalia remains still a mystery in some aspects but experts agree that it is mostly based on a mixture of Italian, Spanish, Greek, Turkish and Romanian folk music. Marsa, a section of Pacitalia's largest city, Timiocato, is heavily populated with gypsies, or Roma, and is famous for its melancholy folk style.

Meanwhile, the food in Pacitalia is widely considered the best the world has to offer. Heavy emphasis is visible on fresh pastas and vegetables, open-fire meats, dairy, oils, hot soups and desserts. However, Pacitalian cuisine is so encompassing that many dishes include other types of meats or meat alternatives (eggs, seafood), and a growing fusion-cuisine movement has grown, with many new Asian-fusion restaurants dotting the nightlife of Pacitalia's cities. As well, the minority groups of Pacitalia have contributed their own homeland cuisines, creating a vibrant culinary experience.

Detailed references located at: Pacitalian language, Pacitalian cuisine

Holidays and customs

The following is a list of the major statutory holidays in Pacitalia.

Date	English Name	Pacitalian Name
1 January	New Year's Day	Recontato d'Anno
February 14	St. Valentine's Day	Giorno dal Santo Valentino
First day of summer	Solare Medo	Solare Medo
August 2	Children's Day	Giorno dal Enfantomu
November 11	Remembrance Day	Giorno di Memoriali
November 21	Pacitalia Day	Giorno Nazionale
December 25	Christmas Day	Reformato Felixas
December 31	New Year's Eve	Deposanto d'Anno

Religion

Pacitalian law provides the citizens with high freedom levels, and freedom of religion is not excluded from this. Ninety-eight percent of the population lists themselves as being of a certain faith. Of this, 63 percent claim themselves Catholic, 28 percent claim themselves Orthodox and six percent claim themselves to be Protestant. A further three percent are of the Islamic faith, two percent are Atheist or Agnostic, and the remaining one percent are of other faiths.

Language

Languages are a large part of Pacitalian life because of the cultural diversity the country contains. English is a learned language, not native, but it is an official language as the government does most of its business in it and nearly all of the people speak it. Pacitalian is the only native official language, in which, like English, nearly 100% of Pacitalians speak it. 24% can speak Greek, 18% can speak Romanian, 12% can speak Spanish and 3% can speak Turkish. A majority of the citizens are trilingual to some extent.

Suffrage

Universal suffrage (voting, drinking, smoking) is 20 years of age. Legislation lowering the voting age to 16 (1094 R26 J3175 11/2005) may pass through the two chambers by spring 2006.

Sports

Pacitalian interest in sport has been high since the nation itself came into existence. Early forms of sport faded away to be replaced by modern sports like football, American football, basketball, baseball, rugby, cricket and golf. The Pacitalian rugby, basketball and football teams consistently compete well amongst the other international squads, which has helped secure Pacitalia's place as one of the sporting greats of the world. A quick glance at Pacitalia's recent results:

World #5 in basketball
World T-1st in Under-21 football
World #1 in roller hockey
World #2 in ice hockey

Education

Rudimentary education

Age of students: 3-5 years
This is the first education where young Pacitalians learn basic skills like reading, writing, basic verbal communication and positive interaction. Rudimentary education lasts until the year in which the student reaches the age of five, but enrollment does not have to take place at three years old, meaning some students are only in RE for one year while some are in it for two. This does not tend to ultimately make a difference in a student's communication skills and intelligence.

Primary education

Age of students: 5-13 years
Once RE is completed, students move up to primary school, which consists of Early Childhood Education in the student's first year where they build on their basic communication and interaction and improve their reading skills. This is also their first year in mathematical and problem solving activities. Once ECE is completed, students go through stages (grades) 1-7, improving their mathematical, scientific, social and linguistic skills along with creating a foundation for musical and physical ability.

Secondary education

Age of students: 13-18 years
Students move into SE when they complete PE in the seventh stage. In stages eight through 12, the students are further educated, and critical thinking is introduced. This education period helps to build leadership and co-operation skills along with introducing new forms of enrichment in the form of specialised studies. Students graduate when they have completed their stage 12 year and passed all of their government written examinations for courses that include such a test.

Post-secondary or tertiary education

Age of students: minimum 18 years
To begin a post-secondary education, stage 12 or an international equivalent must have been completed. Pacitalia has numerous high-quality post secondary institutions that have earned Pacitalia the title of being one of the best places for students to learn abroad. Of course, Pacitalia is more centred on its own students than international students, but about 80 million foreign students call this country home during the school year. Students do not have to attend post-secondary but a lack of this education severely limits a person's career choices and their occupational opportunities later in life.

Politics and government

Electoral system

Pacitalia is a unitary semi-presidential republic, according to the revised Constitutional, Electoral and Political Protocol Act, 2007 (5513 G84 T391 8/2007), and as such has an Archonate (head of state), which is a position akin to that of a strong presidency. The position is elected through two-stage runoff but if a candidate earns more than 60 percent of the votes in the first round of balloting a second round is not required. Additionally, there is an equally influential, but essentially subordinate, legislative assembly led by a prime minister, who is the head of the government. The archonate is advised by a council of four administrators which are responsible for the auditing, control and management of certain portfolio outside the prime minister's cabinet jurisdiction. The prime minister and the legislative assemblies are elected separately of the archonate but report to him/her and are subject to dissolution at his word. The government is elected through the MMP proportional representation system.

The archonacy position is far from ceremonial. He/she promulgates laws passed in the assemblies, but at his/her discretion. He/she also ensures oversight of the constitution and ensures it is being followed in government. The archonate may refer, to referendum, certain policies or laws on which he/she is normally obliged to assent. The archonate, as head of state, also represents the nation abroad, removing the traditional role of the 'foreign Agustinate' from the cabinet of the prime minister. As a result, the prime minister is permitted to advise the archonate to advance his/her government's interests abroad when the archonate conducts state visits. However, the appointment of ambassadors, establishment of envoys and provision of state visits is now a responsibility of the archonate. The archonate is also commander-in-chief of the Pacitalian Defence Forces but cannot actively engage them in conflict without the consent of the legislative assemblies and the PDF's chiefs of staff, which advise the archonate.

The archonate also reads the session speeches of prime ministers at the opening of parliamentary seasons.

Political parties

Party	Leader(s)	Description	Seats in the CAF of 647 and Senatoro of 293	Percentage of the popular vote in the last election
Pacitalian Social Coalition	Fernando Chiovitti	The Pacitalian Social Coalition (PSC) is the larger of the two coalition parties in Pacitalia. The PSC is a liberal party with centrist economic beliefs and a wide range of leftist social beliefs. Despite its recent move to the centre on the political spectrum, it still represents most of Pacitalia's working-class segment, students, unionised employees and the disenfranchised. However, unions finding the new PSC unsuitable to their goals are moving to the Egalitarians for support and ties.	265, 117	34.0%
Federation of Progressive Democrats	Archetenia Nera	The Federation of Progressive Democrats (FPD/ProDems) describes itself as 'a party based on balanced nationalism'. The FPD is an economically conservative party but also holds socially liberal values. It favours much higher defence spending while lowering taxes and eliminating what it believes are wasteful social programs, keeping only what is necessary. The FPD is synonymous with Pacitalia as most Pacitalians share its belief of a strong economy combined with a strong social fabric. This party governed Pacitalia between 1988 and 2006, and for 60 years in the 20th century, in its various incarnations (Pacifist, Capitalist and FPD). The party had the unfortunate consequence of winning the popular vote but losing power by one seat to the PSC in the last election.	264, 139	34.6%
Non-Partisan Association	Aria Speranza	The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) is the main centrist party in Pacitalian politics, formed when FPD caucus members split from the Federation because they felt the views of centrist, non-confrontationalist Pacitalians were not being properly heard by a right-of-centre party. Aria Speranza has guided the NPA into the position of fourth party in just one election, a remarkable feat in an electoral system that favours brokerage parties like the FPD and PSC.	45, 20	11.1%
Green Party of Pacitalia	Neros Constantakis	The Green Party of Pacitalia (GP) is now a major political party. Though only a few years old, it has detached itself of its fresh-faced reputation, coming from almost no support as a fledgling organisation of pro-environment Pacitalians to being the opposition third party in that short space of time. The party is economically centrist and socially extremely libertarian. Some say the Greens proved a weak opposition between 2004 and 2006 because they have nearly similar economic beliefs as the FPD and approved of a large percentage of the FPD's new pro-environment economic laws that have been recently implemented, along with the governing party's determination to lead the world charge in the search for permanent or long-term renewable energy sources. The party's fortunes have sunk slightly on the surge of the centrist NPA, which in turn is now essentially irrelevant due to the PSC's move right.	44, 16	9.8%
Egal itar ians	Jávier Grandinetti	The Egalitarians are a new left-wing force incorporating the merged elements of the former Workers', Communist and Anarchist parties. Their leader is the former WCA head, who has succeeding in luring away union relations from the PSC in order to strengthen the financial coffers of the new party. The Egalitarians are thusly markedly pro-union, and their most prominent policy is raising the minimum wage to Ð 7,00 per hour (~NSD 15.50). They successfully lobbied the new PSC government to raise the wage to Ð 4,85/hour from Ð 3,70.	10, 0	4.2%

Justice and law

Pacitalian domestic law is by no means lax, but the high personal freedoms mean that Pacitalian law, in itself, is more liberal than other countries. Pacitalia, until recently, continued to use death by starvation as a form of capital punishment, but due to pressure from international human rights watchdogs, the practice was discontinued. Now, the only remaining form of capital punishment comes from lethal injection.

Below are some punishments for law-breaking:

Treason or Conspiracy: min. life, max. death by lethal injection
First-degree murder: min. 20 years, max. death by lethal injection
Manslaughter: min. 10 years
Tax Evasion: min. 5 years
Hit and Run: min. 1 year if the victim dies, the charge is elevated to manslaughter
Marijuana Trafficking over 100g: min. 3 months
Break and Enter: min. 10 days
Petty Theft: min. 5 days

Detailed reference located at: Carta Proposera di Libertà

Economy

Pacitalia's economy rivals many other countries for the title of strongest in the world. The economic strategy is full-blown capitalism, meaning nearly no government intervention in the operation of the economy, and the types of goods and services produced in the nation are extremely diverse, capitalising heavily on natural resources and technological innovations. Pacitalia is becoming a founding nation of alternative energy sources and is a major source of renewable energy and renewable energy innovations.

Pacitalia operates a free market-based economy which has little regulation from the government. However, the government's bureaucratic division responsible for the authority over the economy, the PTIC (Pacitalian Trade & Industry Commission), places a priority on product safety and quality. All industries in the country have been privatised (ferries, beaches, national parks, garbage, prison networks, transportation). All industries are allowed to operate freely, although the government also strictly enforces environmental, labour, and product safety laws.

Poverty levels are almost none, despite having no welfare system. There is still at least one area in each city where less-fortunate people live, though the numbers of them are less than 100. The country is devoutly capitalist and places no priority on the aid to less-fortunate. This creates a higher work ethic from citizens because they know if, for example, they were laid off from their job, they would not be able to rely on handouts, which would obviously be non-existent. The government offers reasonable pensions, meaning people may have to work into their early seventies (however, with the high life expectancy, this is not much of a problem for older citizens). The government has fully privatised health care and places a priority on education funding. The government encourages local enterprise, and embraces foreign investment in the country. Minors can start work as early as 13 years of age, however, they are not legal adults until 20.

Unemployment rate: 2.6%
Major sectors: Services - 58%, Industry - 25%, Agriculture - 9%, Innovation - 5%, Other - 3%

The GDP and GDP per capita are considerably higher than that of other capitalist states because of Pacitalia's enormous EEZ (exclusive economic zone). As well, the GNP has a substantial carryover which positively affects the size of the GDP.

Transportation

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A night shot of the northbound side of Pacitalia's 1,871km A1 superhighway, which runs from Timiocato to Puerta Vallarta.

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Pacitalia boasts one of the most efficient and most developed networks of transportation in the world, with kilometres upon kilometres of road, rail and marine routes and over 100 international airports. This status was solidified in 1984 with the final stage of construction of the first-generation autostrada superhighway system, most of which still exists today (such as the routes followed).

Aeronautics

Pacitalia has six major international hubs but over 100 international airports. The major airports are Timiocato Santo Ragazzo (TSR), Nortopalazzo Centraliterra (NCT), Mandragora International Skyport (MGI), Sambuca Sigraduma (SCA), Amita International (AMT) and Puntafora International (PFA). As one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, Pacitalian airports handle nearly 200 million passengers per day, on average.

Roadways

A-class / Autostrada

Pacitalia's autostrada network is highly developed, consisting of hundreds of thousands of kilometres of paved highways. Run by a semi-private corporation called Autostrade per l'Italia SpA, the network contains 44,721km of six-lane or greater highways known as the autostradamu. The network is so developed that today, 96% of Pacitalian land is within 100km of one or more autostrade. The five busiest autostrada highways are:

The A10 from Timiocato to Nortopalazzo.
The A1 from Timiocato to Puerta Vallarta.
The A3 from Timiocato, through Saronno and Capagatta to Athalone.
The A4 from Sambuca, through Nortopalazzo and Mandragora to Saronno.
The A33/A50 from Nortopalazzo, through Sapuntoli to Mandragora.

The autostrada / A-class highways are designated as the busiest and most important routes. There is one numbering rule with the autostrada highways - the number code that goes with the letter A must not be more than two digits (i.e. A1 or A95). This rule has been excepted five times for the circumferential routes around five of Pacitalia's major cities (the A101 in Timiocato, the A303 in Saronno, the A404 in Nortopalazzo, the A505 in Mandragora and the A808 in Monterio).

Autostrada route markers have the red, green and white section of the flag on the top-right, the blue and white cross on the top-left and the letter P at the crown of the rectangle. The letter A is small and placed to the left a bit, while the route number is in slightly enlarged text. This is done only because the autostrada route marker is the only one with graphics on it (the flag), making it easy to identify on first glance.

B-class / Betastrada

Smaller artery highways that have four or six lanes and cross equal or slightly smaller ranges of land area are designated B-class, or betastrada. They are different from A-class roads in that they can only have a three-digit representation code (i.e. B195 is a valid route number but B19 or B5 is not). B-class are similar to A-class, however, in that they can be located anywhere around Pacitalia, and even connect two towns with fewer aggregate people than one neighbourhood in Timiocato.

As mentioned, the autostrada routes are the only ones with the flag on the route marker, so to differentiate better on a first-glance look at a route marker, B-class highways are usually marked in yellow-orange on highway signage. (Autostradas are marked in white.)

C-class / Camino Rurali

C-class highways have less than four lanes but may stretch across large areas of terrain. However, their purpose as large-volume traffic and goods transportation methods is nonexistent, meaning that traffic on C-class roads is usually confined just to local passenger traffic. C-class roads are marked in light blue on highway signage.

Marine routes

When bridges are not available, Pacitalia's main ferry service provider is the half-and-half private/public PaciFerries. It has usually hourly service to and from nearly 150 destinations (140 of them on the Pacific side of the country). Other private providers exist but only make up 10% of total service and 8% of the market share. Fast ferries travel between Pacitalia and Automagfreek within an average 8 hours.

Rail routes

Railways play an integral part within point-to-point public transport in Pacitalia. Many kilometres of track with MAGLEV capability connect numerous cities in Pacitalia and around the Gholgoth region.

Communication

Pacitalia boasts a highly-developed telephone, media and satellite communications web, along with numerous points of wireless internet access. Public telephones are everywhere, and there are nearly one hundred different television and radio stations at personal access at any time of the day. Many international customers receive Pacitalian television networks, programming, movies or radio stations through Pacitalia's nine civilian satellites.

Major telecom companies

Pacitalia has three major telecom companies, one of which was formerly a state-owned operation but now is fully private. That corporation manages 40% of Pacitalia's market share.

Telecom Pacitalia (40.17% market share)
tnpSonera ** (26.84% market share)
Avea (15.38% market share)

** - Merge-acquired Euroslavian telecom company EuroTelecom on 22 September 2005

Major media outlets (TV, radio, print)

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Logo of the Pacitalian Broadcasting Corporation, the largest private TV/radio network in Pacitalia.

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Television

In television, Pacitalian viewers are treated to four world-class television networks which deliver all types of domestic and international programming. The Pacitalian Broadcasting Corporation, known better as PBC, is by far the largest network, but the three other main English-language networks hold their own quite well. These three are the Pacitalian Television Network (PTN), TelePacitalia (TPac) and the Independent Television Stations Cooperative Network of Pacitalia (TSP). As for networks in Pacitalian, Consiglianto Televisione alla Pacitaliana (CTP) and Radiotelevisione in Lingua Pacitaliana (RLP) hold sway over that market. Smaller networks exist to serve the Spanish, Romanian and Greek communities as well. Pacitalia's main news provider, PNN (Pacitalian News Network), also broadcasts nationally and internationally.

Radio

The PBC commands national radio as well, with owned & operated stations running across Pacitalia. PBC also has interests in smaller radio networks. PTN and TPac have recently been in talks with a string of independent operators and the Pacitalian Radiotelevision Communications Commission (PRCC-CRCdP) to take control of those assets and create a rival network to PBCRadio. However, there is a misconception in which many people believe PBC holds a majority of the radio market, when in fact, they do not. They are simply the leader in market share, but they still have a noticeable minority, at only 36%.

Print media

Daily national newspapers such as La Repubblica Oggia (Pacitalian) and Pacitalia Today (English), both published by the parent company of the Pacitalian News Network, circulate as the top two print reads in the country. Tabloid-style dailies do exist but are not as popular because of the negative image they've been given as a result of the original system of tabloid journalism. National news magazines are also published on a weekly, bi-monthly or monthly basis. The most popular of them is The Economist.

Internet TLD/suffix

The country used .pc until 2004, when it became nearly full capacity with domains. As a result, .rp was added in October 2004. .pc stands for Pacitalia, while .rp stands for Republic of Pacitalia.

International Relations

Pacitalia remains a member of numerous alliances and, through its foreign policy strategies, plays a leading role in international affairs due to its massive global economic and diplomatic influence. The major ones are listed below:

Organisation of Maritime Powers
Union of World Powers
Alliance for Stability, Peace and Intra-Regional Entente
Collective of Advanced Special Forces
International Security Alliance Force
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Group of Six economic superalliance (G6)
Knootian International Stabilisation Treaty
Pacitalian-Euroslavian Free Trade Agreement

Pacitalia maintains cordial relations with many countries. The strongest relations exist with:

Knooti-Pacitalian relations were thought to have mainly been established over the Knootian company Pink Bunny Cola Incorporated's expansion into Pacitalia, but this is not true. The domestic policy and social belief similarities between the two nations played an enormous role in the establishment of relations with Pacitalia and most of the nations seen above.

Detailed reference located at: Immigration and Customs TSL scale

Military

The Pacitalian military consists of five major branches: the Pacitalian Armed Forces (PAF), Pacitalian Naval Forces (PNF), Pacitalian Aeronautical Guard (PAG), Pacitalian Emergency Task Force (PETF), and the special operations group Special Attack Force Delta (SAFD). Minimum age for military service is 18 years. Currently, the total number of Pacitalians enlisted either as active or reserve stands at 45,874,000, with 384.7 million Pacitalians ready for military service at any time.

Detailed reference located at: Pacitalian Defence Forces

History

20 AD - Roman sailors end up at present-day Murano, and set up city-states along the Caribbean coast.
77-103 - First war in the new lands between the Pacis Nova and Athalonium city states.
105 - Truce between Pacis Nova and Athalonium, surprise attack by the Canconum city-state leaves the former two in ruins and defeated.
215 - Pacinovian Revolt returns the balance of power in the city-states to Pacis Nova and Athalonium.
221 - Canconum eradicated.
285 - Five city-states (Pacis Nova, Athalonium, Carinthium, Paestum and Dobragantium) merge to become the Holy Empire of Occidoroma (Occidoromanum in English). Population of Occidoroma: 25.4 million
342 - First battle with the Mayans at Capus-Carninum (70km west of present-day Athalone).
356 - Mayans defeated once more at Chichen Itza.
416 - Third Mayan-Occidan battle at Raputa-Logorinus nearly destroys Mayan race.
552 - Battle of Samusoria leaves only 2,300 Mayans alive - the latter officially surrenders after four straight defeats. In return for their surrender, the Occidoromans designate the sacred sites of Xpu-Ha and Xel-Ha as Protected Lands of the Empire.
604-610 - Great Plague (determined most likely to be a combination of leprosy, dirty drinking water and influenza) kills 55% of the population in six years. Mayan race eliminated (from disease) shortly thereafter.
656 - Reforms, combined with a sense of separation (geographically and culturally) from the mother country, lead the Occidoromans to form the Kingdom of Terra Occidentalia (Kingdom of the Western Lands) with nine districts (the present-day provinces of Amalfia, Antigonia, Beracanto, Capitale, Caribero, Fentomeria, Gulfera, Liguria and Pomentane). The first king, Rodolphus, serves 54 years.
1177 - Popular Revolts occur: citizens grow tired of corrupt kingdom and the crushing poverty of all but 1,000 aristocrats in Pacitalia.
1219 - Last king, Luis IV, overthrown and murdered.
1221 - Temporary Collective of Pacitalian Provinces established while a more permanent replacement to the Kingdom is derived.
1284 - Federation of Pacitalian Provinces proclaimed as a transitional phase to a democracy.
1503 - Republic of Pacitalia established on 21 November.
1758 - Mexo-Pacitalian War, Pacitalians defeat the Mexicans and gain nearly all of the latter's territory.
1876-1946 - Immigration influx sees large numbers of Greeks and Romanians come to Pacitalia.
1965 - First Liberal government in 44 years elected.
1985-87 - Conservative government under Giorgio Cassata nearly destroys the country's economy and attempts to form an authoritarian, one-party state. Legislation fails and Cassata has no choice but to resign.
1988 - Francesco Santo Ragazzo elected.
1996 - Santo Ragazzo dies of a heart attack while asleep.
- Timothy Ell elected.
2000 - Ell and Agus. of Defence Eleftherios Venizelos Jr. named to the International "Dream Cabinet".
2003 - Pacitalia celebrates 500th year of established existence
- Second Sarzonian civil war ended successfully with the assistance of Pacitalian and other international troops
2005 - Pacitalia becomes active combatants in the quest to destroy the Real ALM terrorist movement, culminating with the Battle of Springbrook and Hiroshikan War, both successful operations for the Pacitalian armed forces.
2006 - Pacitalian worldwide diplomatic credibility takes a massive hit with the Sorantanali government's widely perceived mishandling of relations with Sarzonia during that country's depression. Relations between the two nations reach breaking point and are yet to recover.
- Pacitalian GDP per capita tops $60,000 for the first time, leading industrialised nations.

Detailed references located at: Pacitalian History, List of Pacitalian Prime Ministers

Geography

Location, Frontiers and Area

Pacitalia is located on Foringana in Atlantian Oceania, south of Izistan and Space Union, northwest of Amarenthe and south and west of Moepoeia. The total land area of Pacitalia is 3,898,290 sq km, with 3,008,815 sq km consisting of land and the remaining partition, 889,475 sq km consisting of water. In comparison to a real-life country, Pacitalia is about 400,000 sq km larger than RL India. Pacitalia shares borders with Izistan (2093km), Space Union (1131km), Amarenthe (501km) and Moepoeia (316km).

Climate and Terrain

Pacitalia's climate is a tropical wet and dry, meaning the country experiences hot summers, and warm winters, with a moderate, seasonally imbalanced amount of precipitation. The terrain is sloped, heavily vegetated within 100 km of the Marazulan Coast between Puerta Vallarta and Timiocato; steppes and mountains north to south in the centre, dry, rocky deserts in the north and northeast; heavily vegetated within 100 km of the Gulf of Pacitalia / Bay of Amita and Caribbean coast. About 29% of Pacitalia's land is naturally arable, with another 8% made artificially so.

Climographs

Timiocato, Pacitalia	July High: 39.2°C July Low: 21.0°C January High: 28.5°C January Low: 12.1°C Precipitation: 930mm	Il Monterio, Pacitalia	July High: 42.5°C July Low: 24.0°C January High: 21.6°C January Low: 8.1°C Precipitation: 428mm
Sobrefema, Pacitalia	July High: 35.5°C July Low: 18.1°C January High: 22.9°C January Low: 10.1°C Precipitation: 1395mm	Murago, Pacitalia	July High: 33.8°C July Low: 22.8°C January High: 25.6°C January Low: 14.7°C Precipitation: 812mm

The Environment

Current issues

Current environmental issues for Pacitalia include minor deforestation caused by uranium mining, coal-burning utilities and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity, and ocean waters receiving slight contamination from agricultural activities. Pacitalia also is considered one of the nations that, by 2050, may be "water-stressed", or have a lack of present, fresh, potable water supply. To correct this, the three levels of government, in cooperation with environmental agencies and corporate contractors, are implementing 62 desalinisation and water treatment plants along the coasts to pump in salt water and convert it to fresh water. Both the salt product and water product will be treated, and the salt will be used for commercial use. The fresh water product will become part of the national water supply.

There are numerous natural hazards which Pacitalia has faced and may face again in the future including brush fires in the interior, hurricanes (Carib.), typhoons (Pac.), heavy winds, thunderstorms in the southern belt, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, volcanic ashflows and liquefaction. Many of these natural disasters can have their damage effects minimised; the government and people are working hard to implement strategies in this regard.

International agreements

Pacitalia is a party to the following international environmental protection agreements: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Eutrophication Prevention, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 and Wetlands. None of them have been signed without ratification.

NW: Crystilakere	N: Izistan, Space Union	NE: Foringanan Endowment Lands
W: Falcania, Hypocria	Pacitalia	E: ocean
SW: ocean	S: ocean	SE: Amarenthe

	The Second Pacitalian Republic
Main article: Pacitalia
Major cities: Timiocato, Nortopalazzo, Saronno, Sambuca, Mandragora
Cultural info: Pacitalian cuisine, Pacitalian history, Pacitalian language, Ligurian language, Greek, Spanish, Romanian
Administrative info: Coming to Pacitalia?, Constazione Ampoliticato Federali, Senatoro Federali, Pacitalian provinces Prime minister
Sports: Pacitalian sports clubs and leagues
Miscellaneous: Douro (currency), Fouta (subcurrency), Other articles within Category:Pacitalia

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The "Big Three" States
Hamptonshire \| Oceania \| Pacitalia


Second Pacitalian Republic

National flag	Curso d'arma
Road Map / Physical Map

Motto	Concordia et ferocitas
Anthem	La Terra Libertà in Eternum
Capital and largest city	Timiocato
Languages - Official - Unofficial	Pacitalian, English Greek, Romanian, Spanish
Government - Archonate - Prime Minister - Senior deputy PM	Unitary semi-presidential republic PSC-FPD coalition Dr Timothy Ell (FPD) Fernando Chiovitti (PSC) Diego Zuna (PSC)
Establishment - as city-states - as Occidoroma - as a kingdom - as a temporary collective - as an informal federation - First republic - Second republic	CE 20 CE 285 CE 656 CE 1221 CE 1284 21 November 1503 1 September 2007
Area - Total - % water	3,898,290 km² 22.8%
Population - Total (2007)	7,550,000,000 (AO: 9th)
GDP (FY2007/08) - Total (NSD) - GDP/capita (NSD)	$550,515,811,630,000 $72,916 (AO: 1st)
National animal - English name	Canus vulpazuli Pacitalian blue fox
National flower - English name	Amygdalus communis White almond blossom
National tree - English name	Phoenix pacitalophyra Broadleaf date palm
Currency	1 Douro (RPD) = 100 fouta
Time Zone	AOTC +0200 / +0300
National charter of rights	Carta Proposera di Libertà
Pronunciation (IPA)	/ˌpæːsɪtˈɑːliʌ/
International abbreviations - Sport - Government	PAC DCRP, PAC
Naval craft classification - Military - Civilian	RPN PMV
Internet TLD	.pc, .rp
Calling code	+2
PDAS rating	A

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-'''Pacitalia''', or the '''Capitalist Republic of Pacitalia''', in its conventional long form, is a fictional republic housed in the game [[NationStates|NationStates]] by [[Max Barry|Max Barry]]. Actually an existent country since [[November 21]], [[1503]], Pacitalia has used this online strategy game for its home since [[May]] [[2004]]. With a [[population]] of just under 1 billion residents and an approximate area of 2.5 million square [[kilometre]]s, it is the largest and most powerful country (both militarily and economically) in the region Centrist Democracy Alliance.<br><br>
+{{featured}}
-'''The Beginning Years (1284-1503)'''<br>
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-After five years of exploration, [[Italian]] explorer Romeo Patizzi claimed most of the [[Mayan]] lands for [[Italy]] in [[1284]]. This included about twenty percent of present day Mexico, most of the eastern half of Pacitalia and most of the rest of the Central American countries down to Costa Rica, which had been back under native control since 950. However, Mayan repression against Italians trying to suppress their beliefs and culture and assimilate them forced the king of Italy to give back about sixty to sixty-five percent of these lands in 1323.
+| style="background: #CC0000; height: 0.8em;" colspan=2 |
-The first one hundred and fifty years went quite smoothly. Settlements began springing up (mostly on the Caribbean coastline) and populations in the TION or Terra di Italia al Occidenta Nueva, in English, New Western Italian Lands; skyrocketed to at least one hundred thousand citizens by 1480. However, only three to four thousand of them had actually made the 70-day trip by boat to the new found lands.<br>
+|-
-In the year [[1492]], Italian-born [[Christopher Columbus]] sailed west under the wishes of the king of [[Spain]] to try to find a commercial sailing route to [[India]]. He did not find India, but he did find the [[Caribbean]] islands, which he accidentally had mistaken for the country laden with spices. He claimed he had found the country and referred to the people he met as [[Indians]]. After further sailing he landed at present-day Assalone, a principal port on the Caribbean coast of Pacitalia. The Italians, who had heard of Columbus’ sailing under the Spanish flag instead of the flag of his home country, Italy, labelled Columbus as a traitor and greeted him by throwing rocks and branches at him. Fearing for his safety, he and his crew retreated to their ships and sailed north. They were met with similar resistance at other cities and towns they docked at.
+| style="font-size: 11pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Second Pacitalian Republic'''
-Eventually, Columbus looked like he was giving up. However, what he did was send one of his ships back with a message – to send more troops from Spain to capture these lands and disarm the people. When the ship arrived back about two years later with thirty or more sailboats full of troops, the Italians were angry, but since they had no present army to defend themselves, their argument was hopeless. The Spanish quickly captured the lands and claimed them as a victory for Spain. For at least five years, Spain’s language and customs were continually forced upon unwilling citizens.
+|-
-During the third year of Spanish occupation, an Italian ship captain and his crew of five set out for Italy, determined to get support from the Italian monarchy. When the king was told of the occurrences in his newly claimed land, he was taken aback. He immediately sent about seventy percent of his troops with the captain and five-man crew back to the TION.<br>
+| style="text-align: center;" width=50% | http://kfox.gamehorizons.net/pacitalia_flaglarger.jpg || style="text-align: center;" width=50% | http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/Pacitalia/coatofarms_Pacitalia.jpg
-When the Italian army and the crew returned back in 1499, the Spanish forces, now outnumbered five to one, folded like a cheap umbrella. Each soldier and high-ranking official was captured and executed in Assalone’s city square, to cheers and yells from the freed citizens. Columbus was sent back to Italy to stand trial for treason and for becoming a merciless traitor. He was killed by decapitation in Rome on February 3, 1500. Since Columbus was not a Spanish citizen, there was nothing the king of Spain could do about it; therefore he was forced to let the execution stand.<br><br>
+|-
+| style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | National flag || style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | ''Curso d'arma''
+|-
+| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | http://kfox.gamehorizons.net/Pacitalia_roadmap_2006finalAO_mini.jpg <br>
+<small>[http://kfox.gamehorizons.net/pacroadmap.png Road Map] / [http://kfox.gamehorizons.net/pacphysmap.png Physical Map]</small>
+|-
+| style="background: #CC0000; height: 0.8em;" colspan=2 |
+|-
+| width=160 | '''Motto''' || ''Concordia et ferocitas''
+|-
+| '''Anthem''' || [http://kfox.gamehorizons.net/Pacitalian_Anthem.mp3 La Terra Libertà in Eternum]
+|-
+| '''[[Wikipedia:Capital|Capital]] and largest city''' || [[Timiocato]]
+|-
+| '''Languages'''<br>&nbsp; - Official<br>&nbsp; - Unofficial || <br>[[Pacitalian]], [[English]]<br> [[Greek]], [[Wikipedia:Romanian_language|Romanian]], [[Spanish]]
+|-
+| '''Government'''<br><br><br>&nbsp; - Archonate<br>&nbsp; - [[List of Pacitalian Prime Ministers|Prime Minister]]<br>&nbsp; - [[List of Pacitalian SDPMs|Senior deputy PM]] || '''[[Wikipedia:Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Wikipedia:Presidential system|semi-presidential]] [[republic]]<br>'''[[Pacitalian Social Coalition|PSC]]-[[Federation of Progressive Democrats|FPD]]''' coalition <br><br>[[Timothy Ell|Dr Timothy Ell]] (FPD)<br>[[Fernando Chiovitti]] (PSC)<br>[[Diego Zuna]] (PSC)
+|-
+| '''Establishment''' <br>&nbsp; - as city-states<br>&nbsp; - as Occidoroma<br>&nbsp; - as a kingdom<br>&nbsp; - as a temporary collective<br>&nbsp; - as an informal federation<br>'''&nbsp; - First republic'''<br>'''&nbsp; - Second republic'''
+|&nbsp;<br>CE [[Wikipedia:20|20]]<br>CE [[Wikipedia:285|285]]<br>CE [[Wikipedia:656|656]]<br>CE [[Wikipedia:1221|1221]]<br> CE [[Wikipedia:1284|1284]]<br>[[Wikipedia:November_21|21 November]] [[Wikipedia:1503|1503]]<br>[[Wikipedia:September 1|1 September]] [[Wikipedia:2007|2007]]
+|-
+| '''Area''' <br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- % water
+| <br>3,898,290 km²<br>22.8%
+|-
+| '''[[Population]]''' <br>&nbsp;- Total (2007)
+| <br>7,550,000,000 (AO: [http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?region=Atlantian_Oceania&columns=category:population:economy:gdppc:tax:lastlogin&order_by=population&order=desc 9th])
+|-
+| '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (FY2007/08) <br/>&nbsp; - Total (NSD) <br/>&nbsp; - GDP/capita (NSD)
+| <br>$550,515,811,630,000 <br>$72,916 (AO: 1st)
+|-
+| '''National animal''' <br>&nbsp; - English name
+| ''Canus vulpazuli'' <br>[[Pacitalian blue fox]]
+|-
+|'''National flower''' <br>&nbsp; - English name
+|''[[Wikipedia:Almond|Amygdalus communis]]'' <br>White almond blossom
+|-
+|'''National tree''' <br>&nbsp; - English name
+|''Phoenix pacitalophyra''<br>Broadleaf date palm
+|-
+|'''[[Currency]]''' || 1 [[Douro]] <font face="Courier New">([[Nation codes|RPD]])</font> <small>= 100 [[Fouta|fouta]]</small>
+|-
+| '''[[Wikipedia:Time_Zone|Time Zone]]'''
+| [[AOTC]] +0200 / +0300
+|-
+|'''National charter of rights'''
+| [[Carta Proposera di Liberta|Carta Proposera di Libertà]]
+|-
+| '''Pronunciation (IPA)'''
+| /ˌpæːsɪtˈɑːliʌ/
+|-
+| '''International abbreviations''' <br>&nbsp; - Sport <br>&nbsp; - Government
+| <br>PAC <br>DCRP, PAC
+|-
+| '''Naval craft classification'''<br>&nbsp; - Military<br>&nbsp; - Civilian
+| <br>RPN<br>PMV
+|-
+| '''Internet [[TLD]]'''
+| [[.pc]], [[.rp]]
+|-
+| '''[[Nation codes|Calling code]]'''
+| <font face="Courier New"> +2
+|-
+| '''[[Pacitalian Development and Advancement System|PDAS]] rating'''
+| style="background: #3299CC; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" | <font color=white>A</font>
+|-
+| style="background: #CC0000; height: 0.8em;" colspan=2 |
+|}
-'''The [[Independence]] Age (1503-1754)'''<br>
+The '''Second Pacitalian Republic''' or simply '''Pacitalia''', [[Pacitalian]]: ''la Repubblica Pacitaliana'', is a highly developed, democratic country in [[Atlantian Oceania]]. The country is an L-shaped land mass that comprises the bulk of Foringana, as well as 219 islands lying to the west of the mainland in ''Il Marazuli'', the Pacitalian name for the ocean dividing the Second Pacitalian Republic from the nations of [[Falcania]] and [[Hypocria]]. Pacitalia is a member state of the [[Union of World Powers]] and the Organisation of Maritime Powers alliances, among others.
-The king of Italy, hoping to ensure that such an event did not occur again, created the Pacitalia Act in [[September]] 1503. It stated that on [[November 1]], 1503; the Italian democratic autonomy of Pacitalia was to become a country and gain selective independences from Italy. It also stated the leader would be a [[Prime Minister]] of any sex, however, the leader had to be [[Roman Catholic]] and of Italian descent. This has been changed, thanks to the All Creeds & Religions Act of 1823.
-Spain, after its crumbling defeat, decided not to venture near Pacitalia again. Instead, they began settling in the Caribbean in island countries such as [[Cuba]] and the [[Dominican Republic]]. They also settled in lands between the [[United States]] and Pacitalia, which is now present-day [[Mexico]], to the northwest. After the 18th century began, the Spanish settled more frequently in [[South America]] and southern [[Central America]].<br><br>
-In 1686, Spain granted Mexico full independence.<br><br>
+Pacitalians, as they are known, are generally an economically capitalist but socially libertarian people, showing compassion and paying much attention to the plight for developing countries, as well as supporting domestic policy that is liberal, like the legalisation of same-sex marriages in 2002. Although not the most libertarian nation in the world, residents and foreigners enjoy high social and economic freedom combined with what is widely described as fantastic culture and natural beauty, combined with tolerance and modernity.
-This is how the lines between Mexico and Pacitalia were drawn after Mexico’s independence. Mexico was slowly but surely eating up all the territories to the north and rapidly expanding into the present-day western United States. Pacitalians, fearing that the [[Mexican]] people would move south and try to take over Pacitalia, began guarding the makeshift border line. This angered the Mexicans greatly and they sent civilian guerrillas to try and take down the Pacitalian civil guards. This inciting incident, which happened on [[July 24]], [[1758]], was known as the start of the Mexo-Pacitalian War.<br><br>
+Pacitalia is widely considered an international power, with significant influence (and in a few cases, outright dominance) in regional and world affairs. As of 2007, Pacitalia is the richest and most industrialised country in Atlantian Oceania, as well as among major liberal democracies. The gap between Pacitalia and the rest of the region in terms of quality of life and individual income continues to widen, but internationally, Pacitalia's growth remains on par with most major large liberal economies. The Pacitalian Republic is recognised for its leadership in democratic thought, economic liberalism, and, international diplomacy, though it fields an effective and highly reputed [[Pacitalian Defence Forces|armed force]] to defend its interests when necessary.
-'''The Mexo-Pacitalian War (1758-1760)'''<br>
+== Population ==
-As soon as the Mexican guerrillas arrived, war didn't break out, but instead began shouting rude comments and insults at the waiting Pacitalian troops. The Pacitalians, led by General Paolo Labradorio, didn’t appreciate this and began to attack. For many months, fighting was centered near [[Mexico City]], now Nortopalazzo, and nobody could be the wiser as to who was winning the war. However, the Pacitalians gained an enormous amount of ground in [[August]] [[1759]] at a battle southwest of Mexico City, about 20 km from the makeshift line, also known as the Line of Dissatisfaction. About half a million Mexicans were killed in the battle, and most of them within a twenty-minute time frame. The Pacitalians continued to gain more ground until the Mexicans surrendered at the last battle near Puerta Vallarta in [[September]] [[1760]]. One month later, on [[October 30th]], the Treaty of [[Monterrey]] (Il Monterio) was signed and it stated that the Mexicans, thanks to their defeat, would have to give up approximately seventy percent of their lands. This was a huge blow to the pride of the Mexican people, and after the U.S. forces defeated the Mexicans for control of most of the west coast (now the U.S. states of [[California]] and [[Oregon]]) in the early 1800s, Mexico’s total land area shrunk almost 90% from its original size. The border lines between Pacitalia and Mexico set up at this Treaty are the same as of this day.<br><br>
+=== Ethnicity ===
+In the last census, Pacitalia's population was just over seven and a half billion people, making it the ninth-largest country in [[Atlantian Oceania]]. An additional 925 million expatriates and/or unnaturalised residents live in Pacitalia, mostly in the cities. Mass immigration, especially in the period between 1910 and 1950, has transformed a once homogeneous state into a diverse melody of equal cultures. Ethnic Pacitalians are still the dominant race, comprising about 61,4% of the population. Greco-Pacitalians constitute 15,9% while Romanian-Pacitalians add a further 12,0%. Spanish-Pacitalians total around 6,9%, and there are smaller groups of Turkish, Portuguese and northern European immigrants, particularly from [[Hamptonshire]].
-'''The Post-War Period (1760-1850)'''<br>
+=== Life expectancy ===
-The Pacitalian government, under the advice of the Roman Catholic Church of Italy and the Monarchy of Italy, worked extremely hard to assimilate the ex-Mexicans into the Italian culture and language. Most people, now that they had no defence, went along with the assimilation. A select few, however, did not appreciate the Italians forcing the history and linguistics of Spain out the window. Many made secret mass emigrations back to the new, smaller Mexico; others stayed behind to wage terrorism campaigns on the government in Mandragora. Parliament members were killed, the Monarch’s representative was kidnapped and tortured with knives, and several government department buildings were quickly torched, or blown up with cannons. After about twenty more years of this terror, which grew to include the murder or kidnap of innocent children or citizens, and countless arsons involving Roman Catholic churches, the government summoned the army to take down the terrorists. One by one over a period of two years, every terrorist or suspected terrorist was picked off and shot in city squares to cheers and celebrations by the country’s citizens.<br><br>
+Life expectancy in Pacitalia is extremely high and currently stands at an average of about 85 years. Pacitalian health care is fully privatised and maintains very high standards of cleanliness, efficiency and safety. Health care for foreign visitors is free in emergency situations or with proper travel insurance coverage (with approved supplementary documentation). Otherwise, all users have to pay a small fee for services.
-“A scene reminiscent of the independence days when the people of our great country ridded itself of [Christopher] Columbus once and for all,” the great Pacitalian philosopher Amadeus stated after the end of the terrorism.<br><br>
-It took a lot longer than expected for the Pacitalian [[citizen]]s to recover. After almost thirty years, the country finally recovered, [[sailing]] partnerships with Iostata and the newly formed Republic of Guatemala to the south were reinstated and the citizens felt they were finally back on track.<br><br>
-On [[December 14]]th, [[1850]]; the [[Monarch]]’s representative declared the country stable again, and this announcement marked the end of the post-war period in Pacitalia. The Mexo-Pacitalian War is the only war to be fought within Pacitalia’s boundaries since Italian colonization.<br><br>
-'''The Land Recessions Years (1850-1859)'''<br>
+=== Sex and gender ===
-The next period was, of course, a short time frame, lasting only a decade. However, it was a period that saw plenty of changes in the land area of Pacitalia. In September 1850, the United States and Pacitalia reached an agreement on the recession of land in present-day southern [[New Mexico]], [[Texas]] and [[Louisiana]]. The United States believed that the land truly belonged to them, because the majority of people living in the area were allegiant to America. The only reason, as said by the Monarch's representative, Pacitalia didn’t mind was that only 0.2% of its total population lived in the area the American government claimed to have, and none of them were of Pacitalian origin. The agreement was signed and on [[January 1]]st, [[1851]]; Pacitalia handed over about 150,000 square kilometres of land. The boundaries drawn on that day are the same that are shared with the U.S. today. Five years later, the newly-independent republics of [[Guatemala]] and [[Belize]] wanted to redraw the boundaries with their northern neighbour. It felt that a suitable point of division would be the Timiocato [[River]], which formed the southern and south-eastern edges of Timiocato, the new capital. Another [[treaty]] was drawn up and on January 1st, [[1857]]; Pacitalia receded about 50,000 more square kilometres of land to the two nations. There have been no more land recessions made by Pacitalia since that occurrence in 1857. The land recessions period lasted two more years because Pacitalia had received more offers from other nations who began to see the nation as a weak target to get land from, but Pacitalia continued to flatly refuse after the Guatemala-Belize deal in 1857. These two treaties led to Pacitalia's current size of 2,476,466 sq. km.<br><br>
+Pacitalia has 1.022 males to every female. However, in recent years the amount of girls born has exceeded that of boys and it is expected that should the trend continue, there will be an equal amount of females and males in Pacitalia by 2011. A reversal of the current situation (with thusly 1.022 females for every male) would then most likely occur by 2016 or 2017.
-[[Immigration]] Period (1876-1939)<br>
+Same-sex marriages were legalised in 2002 to the chagrin of the [[Wikipedia:Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]], which considers Pacitalia one of their "home bases" ([http://www.pnn.pc/archives/specials/2002/pope_john1speaks/home.bfx source]). This provides gay couples with the same rights as heterosexuals and sanctions them to marry within a place of worship, so long as the request is accepted by the presiding priest, minister, imam, respective monk or rabbi. The issue of same-sex marriage continues to be a thorny issue, especially among more hardline conservatives in Pacitalia, and among religious people.
-During this time frame, which included the turn to the twentieth century, Pacitalia was seen as a safe haven and a land free of the ravages of wars. This was especially true during [[World War I]] (1914-18). Although immigration started to pick up in the 1860s, the level of new citizens arriving at eastern and western ports was tremendous, so tremendous that the port authorities and police couldn’t handle the influx. During the first forty years of the so-called “immigration period”, Pacitalia saw almost 40 million new residents flow through its seaport systems. This was just as many people as Pacitalia had at the [[1859]] census, just one year before the influx began. The most prevalent of expatriations were from [[Greece]], [[Portugal]], Italy, [[Cyprus]], [[Austria]] and [[Germany]]. After the immigration period ended, Pacitalia saw 82 million new residents, bringing the population up to 121 million in 1939. This large number made Pacitalia the third most populated country in the world, after [[India]] and [[China]]. The United States and [[Indonesia]] have since surpassed Pacitalia in population, and Pacitalia now stands as the fifth-largest country.<br><br>
-'''The [[World War II]] Issue (1939-1945)'''<br>
+Such as in [[Isselmere-Nieland]], national census operations take into account the percentages of the population that have had sex reconfiguration or are considering it, and those that claim homosexual, bisexual or asexual status. Unlike that country, only about 0.38% have had what is colloquially known as a sex change, while 0.03% are considering such an operation. But similar to the Isselmerian-Nielanders, about 10 percent of the population claims homosexual status while around 5-6 percent claim to be bisexual. Due to the high religiosity of Pacitalians, 2.54 percent are asexual (mostly religious clergy).
-It seemed the first World War had just ended, and all of the sudden there was this talk of Germany getting riled and teaming up with Italy and [[Japan]] to fight Allied forces and try to invade and conquer the whole of Europe, one country at a time. The problem was, Pacitalia was still under selective influence and rule by Italy. Pacitalia’s stance on the war was quite different than that of its mother country. Italy at first encouraged Pacitalia to fight with the Axis and create a better and stronger Europe, thus leading to a better and stronger world. After Pacitalia refused several times, Italy’s attitude became threatening. Italian [[dictator]] [[Benito Mussolini]] basically tried to order Pacitalian forces to fight with [[German]] [[chancellor]]/dictator [[Adolf Hitler]] and he, but Pacitalia’s government argued that the military and all governing of that military were responsibilities of Pacitalia, therefore it was not in Italy’s, let alone Mussolini’s best interests or place to attempt to order them around. Eventually, Italy gave up and Pacitalia remained neutral throughout the entire war. It was the biggest country (in both population and area) to not show any signs of activity during the war. It did, however, place strategic groups of armed forces around its border to protect itself from surprise exterior attacks by its motherland or another Axis power. The US, [[Britain]], [[Canada]], China and [[Australia]] all praised Pacitalia for its neutrality despite its status as a world power. The British colonies and motherland had publicly stated they regretted joining the war, albeit their purpose in it was only for protection of themselves. Pacitalia joined a list of about 25 countries that condemned the war and declared themselves neutral. The armed forces protecting the country’s borders totalled about 110,000; while there were another 500,000 in reserve in case of attack. Pacitalia was not attacked during the war.<br><br>
-'''The Post-War Era (1945-1988)'''<br>
+=== Urban-rural distribution and socioeconomic strata ===
-With Mussolini detained and murdered by his own people, and Hitler dead at the end of the Second World War, Italy’s parliament decided to remove the title of dictator from its ranks and replace it with something more democratic. Thus, Italians elected Alcide de Gasperi the country’s first post-war Prime Minister. He was a hard-lining liberal-socialist and outlined large reforms that shrunk Italy’s military, cut budgets for many departments he called “useless”, and made slight cuts to the funding of Crown corporations and literally shattered huge sums of incentives to large businesses headquartered in Italy. These actions saved Pacitalia’s motherland at least 750 trillion Lire (equivalent to about €20 billion today). Italy was able to save itself from financial and government ruin, and salvaged trading agreements with Allied countries before it was deemed too late. The United States was the last Allied country to renew trading agreements, as US [[Vice President]] [[Alben W. Barkley]] stated “Italy doesn’t deserve our products. We are doing this for our people and solely for our people.” If Italy was to have failed with its re-agreement talks with the United States, the ripple effect would have damaged the Pacitalian economy as well. Since the 1910s, Italy has been Pacitalia’s largest trading partner, followed closely by the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.<br><br>
+.8% of Pacitalians live in areas classified urban (a density of more than 112 persons per square kilometre). The remainder live in transition areas and rural areas. Greek immigrants have mostly settled in the arid central rainshadow, a climate very similar to their homeland, while Romanians have preferred to settle in the southern and southwestern areas of the country, particularly in the provinces of Amalfia, Capitale and Liguria. Those of Spanish descent reside mostly in the northeast and north while pockets of Turkish and Portuguese immigrants have settled in southeastern Pomentane and western Fentomeria.
-Most Pacitalians say the decision to remain neutral during the Second World War was a major factor in boosting the Pacitalian economy’s size and power, despite the known fact that wars boost economic strength due to the creation of numerous jobs and projects. After the war, many damaged and frail countries relied on Pacitalian textiles, building supplies and non-perishable food products to assist them during their reconstruction efforts. Overall, Pacitalia was Europe’s largest trading partner in the 1940s and 1950s. The economy swelled so much during this time that the workforce in Pacitalia had to expand by over 500% to fit the demand of the countries suffering post-war problems. In a two-year span of summer 1947 to summer 1949, Pacitalia’s gross domestic product (GDP) ballooned by over 400% to 17 trillion douros. A relatively small, manufacturing-based economy had come of age and developed into a strong, multi-faceted economy.<br><br>
+Pacitalian cities are built with the circle in mind. A ring road (or two) will usually be present in a circumferential pattern around the city. Central districts, including the CBD, will consist of small, single-occupant dwellings. Property directly in the CBD remains expensive, but so-called "inner city" areas have properties of lesser value and thus house the lower-income occupants and families. As the distance from the CBD increases, depending on the geography and/or the proximity to industry, transportation networks and community services, the property value and income of residents gradually increases. Gated communities are common in both supercities and smaller "kitschy" agglomerations.
-The good times for Pacitalia lasted until the [[1985]] election. Liberale leader Athena Papistikas, the sole woman PM in Pacitalian history was voted out of office, after the Liberale party held government for twenty years. Pacitalians were thankful of the Liberale and Pacifista governments of the past forty years for their hard work to bring Pacitalia to a status among the world greats, but they decided it was time for a change. So, the Conservativa party gained 367 of the 590 seats, and party leader Giorgio Cassata was placed in the Prime Minister’s chair. Right off the bat, the majority-government Conservativa party started increasing the military’s size and slashing budgets from necessary departments like health, education and transport. These actions caused a bust in the economy. Stock exchanges were having selling overdoses and people were quickly leaving Pacitalia’s dying economy. By 1987, over 20% of Pacitalians were unemployed and the economy was equal to that of the dismal post-war [[Soviet Union]]. Pacitalians were angry with what they called disgusting behaviour from the Conservativa party. A poll was held in the fall of 1987 and over 95% of Pacitalians surveyed wanted an election called. Cassata knew his party’s number was up, but he wasn’t intent on leaving. Instead, he sat down with officials and tried to draft and pass legislation in Parliament that would literally dismantle any opposition to the Conservativa party. Since the Liberale and Pacifista parties knew they were outnumbered in Parliament 367-220, not counting three independents; the only thing they could do was form a left-wing-centrist alliance and hope that at least eighty Conservativa members of parliament chose to vote against the bill. It seemed hopeless, but the two opposition leaders of the Liberale and Pacifista (now the [[Capitalist]] party) parties, had a feeling it could work. Decision day for passing of the legislation was [[October 24]], [[1987]]. Parliament was seated and commenced, and the bill was defeated 412-178. Only 175 of the 367 Conservativa MPPs, or 48% of the party, and the three independents, voted in favour of the bill. The rest voted with the left-wing-centrist alliance. PM Cassata was shocked and angry. He was told by one of his advisors earlier in the week that support for his bill inside the party was at 71%, a clear majority. Obviously, he was mislead; as that advisor, an MPP for Puerto Vallarta, in the north, voted against Cassata in Parliament.<br><br>
+== Culture ==
+Pacitalia is famous for its natural beauty and innovations in the field of technology, but it is the cultural and artistic realms that have earned Pacitalia its worldwide reputation as a unique cultural experience. Pacitalia remains a nation of philosophers, scientists, musicians, artists, leaders and diverse political beliefs.
-Just twelve days later, Cassata was given a vote of non-confidence by ninety percent of Parliamentarians, and Conservativa party members voted him out of the leader’s chair and thus the Prime Minister’s spot, during the party’s annual convention in Saronno. He was replaced by centre-right Conservativa MPP Daniel Cicerone, who immediately called an election for [[February 3]], [[1988]].<br><br>
+A large percentage of non-Pacitalians seem to think of the many residents of this nation as prim and proper do-good subjects of the Catholic faith and have a highly conservative background. This is only true to some extent. Pacitalians are, in the general sense, a mostly libertarian nation and one accepting of other cultures, races, beliefs and creeds. For the most part, Pacitalians do not try to force their beliefs on others, in addition to that acceptance of others.<br>
+<small> For more information on law, see the Justice section in this article.</small>
-'''Rebuilding the Nation (1988-1995)'''<br>
+Despite this, Pacitalia itself displays a large sense of formality, putting a large emphasis on cultural ceremony and popular patriotism. Personal wealth is important in this capitalist society but not necessarily a symbol of status. Personal freedom is highly cherished in Pacitalia and is mostly conventional law but deviancy is despised. People are very direct and on the point, and that may be considered obnoxious, but in a sense it is just the Pacitalian way of accomplishing tasks or greeting people.
-After what the Conservativa party (farther right than the [[Republican Party]] in the United States) had done to the economy and well-being of Pacitalia's citizens, it was basically a nationwide dream to abandon and forget about the right-wing party altogether. Halfway through the campaign, support polls showed the Pacifista party leading with 49% support, but just by two percentage points, over the Liberale party, with 47%. The Conservativa party had only 4% support in total now, leaving them totally out of the race for government leadership. It was a guarantee that Pacitalians were switching from a right-wing government with a hint of fascism, to a government that was a long way to the left in the political spectrum. Just days before the election, Conservativa supporters bombed the “Prado”, or Pacitalian Parliament building. About forty percent of the 200-year-old building was destroyed, but luckily not a soul was injured or killed. A group calling itself Libertiae Santome, which in Pacitalian means ‘Freedom Fighters’, openly declared its responsibility. When asked to show its leader, they oddly obliged and recently-ousted Conservativa leader Giorgio Cassata stepped out onto a platform in Timiocato’s Central Forum with a smirk on his face. He was met with stones, sticks and boos from the crowd.<br><br>
-Pacitalians were outraged that anyone would seek to destroy such a beautiful and historic building, and they wanted action taken immediately after the election. The Pacifista party was the first to declare it would quickly detain all LS members if it was to be elected. Pacitalians seemed satisfied and decided on its next government after this issue, and on [[Election]] Day; the country elected the Pacifista party, to office. The Pacifista party received an overwhelming 78 million votes, which was 60% of the eligible voting public. The Liberale party received 36 million votes, or 31% of the EVP. Six independents (three new ones that defected from the Conservativa party) received just under 4 million votes, or 3% of the EVP. And the disintegrated Conservativa party earned the remaining 104,000 votes; though unfortunately for them, that wasn’t even enough to earn one seat in Parliament. The Conservativa party lost their Official Party Status in [[March]] [[1988]] (a party needs at least 15 seats to have OPS) when Parliament was resumed and the new Cabinet and PM were sworn in.<br><br>
+Pacitalian culture is based mainly on the Italian way of life: enjoyability, longevity and experience. Music and food play an integral role in Pacitalian life. The musical style of ethnic Pacitalia remains still a mystery in some aspects but experts agree that it is mostly based on a mixture of Italian, Spanish, Greek, Turkish and Romanian folk music. Marsa, a section of Pacitalia's largest city, [[Timiocato]], is heavily populated with gypsies, or ''Roma'', and is famous for its melancholy folk style.
-Unfortunately, for the new Pacifista government, the Prado could not be used for any Parliamentary or political dealings for at least another three years. For those years (1989-1991), [[Parliament]] commenced in the 700-capacity Sky Lounge of the Pacibank Tower; which is the world’s second-largest observation building. During that 36-month timeframe, the Pacifista government focused on four main issues. Two of them were major and they were dealt with first. The other two minor ones were dealt with on the side. Number one was shrinking the military back down to a peace-inducing size, and then redistributing the budget back to the necessary departments that were faltering thanks to the lack of cash doled out by the old Conservativa government. After that, they focused on re-negotiating trade agreements with major world countries and helping the economy get back to its size and power of the late 1970s. Incentives were given to companies to move their headquarters and manufacturing/processing plants back to Pacitalia. Incentive value-return (the money earned back by the government after awarding incentives) was almost 250%, and after four years filled with hard work by both the government and the people of the country, the economy was back to normal. In fact, it was past normal and so strong again that it was challenging the United States for the title of strongest world economy by early 1992. The [[Gross Domestic Product]], once in the trillions before the mid-80s, was back up to that level and beyond, into the tens of trillions. At current levels, it stands at about 20.4 trillion douros, just half-a-billion shy of the US GDP. The economy’s strength meant the currency unit, the douro (D), also shot up in value. From having an exchange rate of US$0.10 for every D1.00, the current rate is in favour of Pacitalians, with around US$1.30 in return for a douro. The douro battles with the [[Eurodollar]] and British Pound sterling for the title of world's strongest currency. Large banks in Pacitalia constantly compete with leading [[Swiss]] banks and financial institutions to help Pacitalia try to earn the title of Best World [[Banking]] System, a title the Swiss have held since the 1970s.<br><br>
+Meanwhile, the food in Pacitalia is widely considered the best the world has to offer. Heavy emphasis is visible on fresh pastas and vegetables, open-fire meats, dairy, oils, hot soups and desserts. However, Pacitalian cuisine is so encompassing that many dishes include other types of meats or meat alternatives (eggs, seafood), and a growing fusion-cuisine movement has grown, with many new Asian-fusion restaurants dotting the nightlife of Pacitalia's cities. As well, the minority groups of Pacitalia have contributed their own homeland cuisines, creating a vibrant culinary experience.
-The five years of Pacifistan government went by quite quickly, and all of a sudden, it was time to call another election. Again, the Pacitalians, extremely satisfied with the work of the centre-wing Pacifista party, re-elected them with over 70% of the EVP. The Conservativa party gained two seats in this election, but it was still not enough to regain their Official Party Status.<br><br>
+<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1">
+<tr style="background:#f3f9ff;">
+  <td>'''Detailed references located at''': [[Pacitalian|Pacitalian language]], [[Pacitalian cuisine]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
-'''Modern-Recent Pacitalia (1993-present)'''<br>
+=== Holidays and customs ===
-The Pacifista government set out to add a new task to its priority list, and it was to gain full and unbreakable independence from Italy for eternity. Since the Second World War, the views of Pacitalia and those of its motherland, Italy, had been growing increasingly different. Italians had constantly been electing right-wing governments since the 1920s, which sometimes had matched the amount of extremism as Mussolini’s regime had. Pacitalians, who had only elected one right-wing government in the twentieth century, were seen by the world as neutral, capitalist and centrist. It was an obvious difference that was ready to create tension. Pacifista government representatives and the Prime Minister set out to peacefully gain their independence from the Italians. The Italians automatically refused, saying that selective independences were enough. After all, Pacitalia was the last colonial holding of the former Papal States of Italy. All the countries in the [[United Nations]], of which Pacitalia was not yet a member, disagreed with Italy’s stance and demanded renegotiation. Fifty-six countries automatically formed an alliance and recognized Pacitalia as an independent state. Another forty-four countries followed the next day. Two days later, 125 out of 180 member nations voted to give Pacitalia its own seat in the [[UN]]. Italy, basically alone on the independence issue with only [[Malta]] and [[South Africa]] supporting it, caved in and gave full, permanent independence to Pacitalia. The Capitalist Republic of Pacitalia was created and officially, fully independent on [[November 21]]st, [[1993]]. This date was exactly 490 years after Italy's king gave Pacitalia slight independence from the kingdom.<br><br>
+The following is a list of the major statutory holidays in Pacitalia.
+<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
+<tr style="background:#efefef;">
+  <th>Date</th>
+  <th>English Name</th>
+  <th>Pacitalian Name</th>
+</tr>
-After the election and recommencement of a newly-independent Parliament, two major tasks were complete. The Pacifista government awarded a contract to construction firm LDP to rebuild the Prado, with famed [[European]] architect [[Daniel Libeskind]] leading the way with a fresh, modern design. The front part of the Prado was the most heavily damaged, so Libeskind designed a building that would incorporate both the modern look of steel and glass, but include the contemporary, pre-modern look of the old stone version. Construction began in [[1994]], ahead of schedule and surprisingly under-budget. After three years of construction and refurbishment, the New Prado was reopened to Parliamentary sessions in September [[1997]]. The New Prado’s stand-out feature is a beehive shaped office tower which houses the offices of all 590 members of the Pacitalian parliament. The complex, now six times larger than the old Prado, sits on the banks of the North Arm of the Timiocato River in the national capital, Timiocato.<br><br>
+<tr>
+  <td>1 January</td>
+  <td>New Year's Day</td>
+  <td>Recontato d'Anno</td>
+</tr>
-The final task set out by the Pacifista government was the successful, and rapid (as they wanted it, and as it happened to occur), capture of all forty-five members of the right-wing Libertiae Santome terrorist group. Their leader, former Conservative party leader and former Prime Minister, Giorgio Cassata was given the only death sentence handed out in Pacitalian judicial history. He was sentenced to three years in prison. After his prison sentence ended, he was executed by lethal injection in the summer of [[1998]], watched by Parliamentarians on closed-circuit television. All other forty-four members remain in prison for sentences of fifty years each. (Note: Pacitalia now gives the death sentence to people convicted of terrorism or treason.)<br><br>
+<tr>
+  <td>February 14</td>
+  <td>St. Valentine's Day</td>
+  <td>Giorno dal Santo Valentino</td>
+</tr>
-As for the political ideologies of the country, they have shifted quite visibly. Another noticeable change was the name of the ruling party from Pacifista to "Capitalist Party of Pacitalia". Since this party took power, the overall status of the country has shifted from left-of-centre into a more centrist-capitalist point of view like the name reflects, differing sharply from the right-wing nationalist ideology of the 1980s. Pacitalia continues to move in a positive direction due to progressive policies in education, social services and for the economy.<br><br>
+<tr>
+  <td>First day of summer</td>
+  <td>Solare Medo</td>
+  <td>Solare Medo</td>
+</tr>
-Pacitalia also continues to lead the way in innovations and technological advancements. It continues to play host to world-leading corporations such as technology developer Bluefox Studios, the Central/South American headquarters of beverage tycoon [[Coca-Cola]], automobile manufacturers Peruzzi and [[Infiniti]]; and news and media conglomerate PNN. The country will play host to the International Conference on [[Renewable Energies]] in 2004, and the capital, Timiocato, is a candidate for the 2012 summer Olympic Games.<br><br>
+<tr>
+  <td>August 2</td>
+  <td>Children's Day</td>
+  <td>Giorno dal Enfantomu</td>
+</tr>
-NOTE: This country is fictional and all allusions (references to real-life things) are fictional as well and never happened in real life. This is simply a supplement to the NationStates country of Pacitalia.
+<tr>
+  <td>November 11</td>
+  <td>Remembrance Day</td>
+  <td>Giorno di Memoriali</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>November 21</td>
+  <td>Pacitalia Day</td>
+  <td>Giorno Nazionale</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>December 25</td>
+  <td>Christmas Day</td>
+  <td>Reformato Felixas</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>December 31</td>
+  <td>New Year's Eve</td>
+  <td>Deposanto d'Anno</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+=== Religion ===
+Pacitalian law provides the citizens with high freedom levels, and freedom of religion is not excluded from this. Ninety-eight percent of the population lists themselves as being of a certain faith. Of this, 63 percent claim themselves Catholic, 28 percent claim themselves Orthodox and six percent claim themselves to be Protestant. A further three percent are of the Islamic faith, two percent are Atheist or Agnostic, and the remaining one percent are of other faiths.
+=== Language ===
+Languages are a large part of Pacitalian life because of the cultural diversity the country contains. [[English]] is a learned language, not native, but it is an official language as the government does most of its business in it and nearly all of the people speak it. [[Pacitalian]] is the only native official language, in which, like English, nearly 100% of Pacitalians speak it. 24% can speak Greek, 18% can speak Romanian, 12% can speak Spanish and 3% can speak Turkish. A majority of the citizens are trilingual to some extent.
+=== Suffrage ===
+Universal suffrage (voting, drinking, smoking) is 20 years of age. Legislation lowering the voting age to 16 (1094 R26 J3175 11/2005) may pass through the two chambers by spring [[Wikipedia:2006|2006]].
+=== Sports ===
+Pacitalian interest in sport has been high since the nation itself came into existence. Early forms of sport faded away to be replaced by modern sports like football, American football, basketball, baseball, rugby, cricket and golf. The Pacitalian rugby, basketball and football teams consistently compete well amongst the other international squads, which has helped secure Pacitalia's place as one of the sporting greats of the world. A quick glance at Pacitalia's recent results:
+* World #5 in basketball
+* World T-1st in Under-21 football
+* World #1 in roller hockey
+* World #2 in ice hockey<br><br>
+== Education ==
+=== Rudimentary education ===
+''Age of students: 3-5 years''<br>
+This is the first education where young Pacitalians learn basic skills like reading, writing, basic verbal communication and positive interaction. Rudimentary education lasts until the year in which the student reaches the age of five, but enrollment does not have to take place at three years old, meaning some students are only in RE for one year while some are in it for two. This does not tend to ultimately make a difference in a student's communication skills and intelligence.
+=== Primary education ===
+''Age of students: 5-13 years''<br>
+Once RE is completed, students move up to primary school, which consists of Early Childhood Education in the student's first year where they build on their basic communication and interaction and improve their reading skills. This is also their first year in mathematical and problem solving activities. Once ECE is completed, students go through stages (grades) 1-7, improving their mathematical, scientific, social and linguistic skills along with creating a foundation for musical and physical ability.
+=== Secondary education ===
+''Age of students: 13-18 years''<br>
+Students move into SE when they complete PE in the seventh stage. In stages eight through 12, the students are further educated, and critical thinking is introduced. This education period helps to build leadership and co-operation skills along with introducing new forms of enrichment in the form of specialised studies. Students graduate when they have completed their stage 12 year and passed all of their government written examinations for courses that include such a test.
+=== Post-secondary or tertiary education ===
+''Age of students: minimum 18 years''<br>
+To begin a post-secondary education, stage 12 or an international equivalent '''must''' have been completed. Pacitalia has numerous high-quality post secondary institutions that have earned Pacitalia the title of being one of the best places for students to learn abroad. Of course, Pacitalia is more centred on its own students than international students, but about 80 million foreign students call this country home during the school year. Students do not have to attend post-secondary but a lack of this education severely limits a person's career choices and their occupational opportunities later in life.<br><br>
+== Politics and government ==
+=== Electoral system ===
+Pacitalia is a unitary semi-presidential republic, according to the revised ''Constitutional, Electoral and Political Protocol Act, 2007'' <small>(5513 G84 T391 8/2007)</small>, and as such has an Archonate (head of state), which is a position akin to that of a strong presidency. The position is elected through two-stage runoff but if a candidate earns more than 60 percent of the votes in the first round of balloting a second round is not required. Additionally, there is an equally influential, but essentially subordinate, legislative assembly led by a prime minister, who is the head of the government. The archonate is advised by a council of four ''administrators'' which are responsible for the auditing, control and management of certain portfolio outside the prime minister's cabinet jurisdiction. The prime minister and the legislative assemblies are elected separately of the archonate but report to him/her and are subject to dissolution at his word. The government is elected through the [[Wikipedia:Mixed member proportional representation|MMP]] proportional representation system.
+The archonacy position is far from ceremonial. He/she promulgates laws passed in the assemblies, but at his/her discretion. He/she also ensures oversight of the constitution and ensures it is being followed in government. The archonate may refer, to referendum, certain policies or laws on which he/she is normally obliged to assent. The archonate, as head of state, also represents the nation abroad, removing the traditional role of the 'foreign Agustinate' from the cabinet of the prime minister. As a result, the prime minister is permitted to advise the archonate to advance his/her government's interests abroad when the archonate conducts state visits. However, the appointment of ambassadors, establishment of envoys and provision of state visits is now a responsibility of the archonate. The archonate is also commander-in-chief of the [[Pacitalian Defence Forces]] but cannot actively engage them in conflict without the consent of the legislative assemblies and the PDF's chiefs of staff, which advise the archonate.
+The archonate also reads the session speeches of prime ministers at the opening of parliamentary seasons.
+=== Political parties ===
+{| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 width=100%
+|-
+! width=10% | Party
+! width=10% | Leader(s)
+! width=50% | Description
+! width=15% | Seats in the [[Constazione Ampoliticato Federali|CAF]] of 647 and [[Senatoro Federali|Senatoro]] of 293
+! width=15% | Percentage of the popular vote in the [[Pacitalian general election, October 2006|last election]]
+|- bgcolor=#FFE4E1
+| [[Pacitalian Social Coalition]]
+| align=center | [[Fernando Chiovitti]]
+| The '''Pacitalian Social Coalition''' (PSC) is the larger of the two coalition parties in Pacitalia. The PSC is a liberal party with centrist economic beliefs and a wide range of leftist social beliefs. Despite its recent move to the centre on the political spectrum, it still represents most of Pacitalia's working-class segment, students, unionised employees and the disenfranchised. However, unions finding the new PSC unsuitable to their goals are moving to the Egalitarians for support and ties.
+| align=center | 265, 117
+| align=center | 34.0%
+|- bgcolor=lightblue
+| [[Federation of Progressive Democrats]]
+| align=center | [[Archetenia Nera]]
+| The '''Federation of Progressive Democrats''' (FPD/ProDems) describes itself as 'a party based on balanced nationalism'. The FPD is an economically conservative party but also holds socially liberal values. It favours much higher defence spending while lowering taxes and eliminating what it believes are wasteful social programs, keeping only what is necessary. The FPD is synonymous with Pacitalia as most Pacitalians share its belief of a strong economy combined with a strong social fabric. This party governed Pacitalia between 1988 and 2006, and for 60 years in the 20th century, in its various incarnations (Pacifist, Capitalist and FPD). The party had the unfortunate consequence of winning the popular vote but losing power by one seat to the PSC in the last election.
+| align=center | 264, 139
+| align=center | 34.6%
+|- bgcolor=azure
+| [[Non-Partisan Association]]
+| align=center | Aria Speranza
+| The '''Non-Partisan Association''' (NPA) is the main centrist party in Pacitalian politics, formed when FPD caucus members split from the Federation because they felt the views of centrist, non-confrontationalist Pacitalians were not being properly heard by a right-of-centre party. Aria Speranza has guided the NPA into the position of fourth party in just one election, a remarkable feat in an electoral system that favours brokerage parties like the FPD and PSC.
+| align=center | 45, 20
+| align=center | 11.1%
+|- bgcolor=lightgreen
+| [[Green Party of Pacitalia]]
+| align=center | Neros Constantakis
+| The '''Green Party of Pacitalia''' (GP) is now a major political party. Though only a few years old, it has detached itself of its fresh-faced reputation, coming from almost no support as a fledgling organisation of pro-environment Pacitalians to being the opposition third party in that short space of time. The party is economically centrist and socially extremely libertarian. Some say the Greens proved a weak opposition between 2004 and 2006 because they have nearly similar economic beliefs as the FPD and approved of a large percentage of the FPD's new pro-environment economic laws that have been recently implemented, along with the governing party's determination to lead the world charge in the search for permanent or long-term renewable energy sources. The party's fortunes have sunk slightly on the surge of the centrist NPA, which in turn is now essentially irrelevant due to the PSC's move right.
+| align=center | 44, 16
+| align=center | 9.8%
+|- bgcolor=#ECC8EC
+| [[Workers' Party of Pacitalia|Egal]][[Communist Party of Pacitalia|itar]][[Anarchist League of Pacitalia|ians]]
+| align=center | Jávier Grandinetti
+| The Egalitarians are a new left-wing force incorporating the merged elements of the former [[Workers' Party of Pacitalia|Workers']], [[Communist Party of Pacitalia|Communist]] and [[Anarchist League of Pacitalia|Anarchist]] parties. Their leader is the former WCA head, who has succeeding in luring away union relations from the PSC in order to strengthen the financial coffers of the new party. The Egalitarians are thusly markedly pro-union, and their most prominent policy is raising the minimum wage to Ð 7,00 per hour (~NSD 15.50). They successfully lobbied the new PSC government to raise the wage to Ð 4,85/hour from Ð 3,70.
+| align=center | 10, 0
+| align=center | 4.2%
+|}
+== Justice and law ==
+Pacitalian domestic law is by no means lax, but the high personal freedoms mean that Pacitalian law, in itself, is more liberal than other countries. Pacitalia, until recently, continued to use death by starvation as a form of capital punishment, but due to pressure from international human rights watchdogs, the practice was discontinued. Now, the only remaining form of capital punishment comes from lethal injection.
+Below are some punishments for law-breaking:
+* Treason or Conspiracy: min. life, max. death by lethal injection
+* First-degree murder: min. 20 years, max. death by lethal injection
+* Manslaughter: min. 10 years
+* Tax Evasion: min. 5 years
+* Hit and Run: min. 1 year <small>if the victim dies, the charge is elevated to manslaughter</small>
+* Marijuana Trafficking over 100g: min. 3 months
+* Break and Enter: min. 10 days
+* Petty Theft: min. 5 days
+<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1">
+<tr style="background:#f3f9ff;">
+  <td>'''Detailed reference located at''': [[Carta Proposera di Liberta|Carta Proposera di Libertà]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+== Economy ==
+Pacitalia's economy rivals many other countries for the title of strongest in the world. The economic strategy is full-blown capitalism, meaning nearly no government intervention in the operation of the economy, and the types of goods and services produced in the nation are extremely diverse, capitalising heavily on natural resources and technological innovations. Pacitalia is becoming a founding nation of alternative energy sources and is a major source of renewable energy and renewable energy innovations.
+Pacitalia operates a free market-based economy which has little regulation from the government. However, the government's bureaucratic division responsible for the authority over the economy, the PTIC (Pacitalian Trade & Industry Commission), places a priority on product safety and quality. All industries in the country have been privatised (ferries, beaches, national parks, garbage, prison networks, transportation). All industries are allowed to operate freely, although the government also strictly enforces environmental, labour, and product safety laws.
+Poverty levels are almost none, despite having no welfare system. There is still at least one area in each city where less-fortunate people live, though the numbers of them are less than 100. The country is devoutly capitalist and places no priority on the aid to less-fortunate. This creates a higher work ethic from citizens because they know if, for example, they were laid off from their job, they would not be able to rely on handouts, which would obviously be non-existent. The government offers reasonable pensions, meaning people may have to work into their early seventies (however, with the high life expectancy, this is not much of a problem for older citizens). The government has fully privatised health care and places a priority on education funding. The government encourages local enterprise, and embraces foreign investment in the country. Minors can start work as early as 13 years of age, however, they are not legal adults until 20.
+* '''Unemployment rate''': 2.6%
+* '''Major sectors''': Services - 58%, Industry - 25%, Agriculture - 9%, Innovation - 5%, Other - 3%
+The GDP and GDP per capita are considerably higher than that of other capitalist states because of Pacitalia's enormous EEZ (exclusive economic zone). As well, the GNP has a substantial carryover which positively affects the size of the GDP.
+== Transportation ==
+{{Image|http://kfox.gamehorizons.net/Paci_A1_2.jpg|right|Trein|A night shot of the northbound side of Pacitalia's 1,871km '''A1''' superhighway, which runs from [[Timiocato]] to Puerta Vallarta.|322px}}
+Pacitalia boasts one of the most efficient and most developed networks of transportation in the world, with kilometres upon kilometres of road, rail and marine routes and over 100 international airports. This status was solidified in 1984 with the final stage of construction of the first-generation ''autostrada'' superhighway system, most of which still exists today (such as the routes followed).
+=== Aeronautics ===
+Pacitalia has six major international hubs but over 100 international airports. The major airports are Timiocato Santo Ragazzo (TSR), Nortopalazzo Centraliterra (NCT), Mandragora International Skyport (MGI), Sambuca Sigraduma (SCA), Amita International (AMT) and Puntafora International (PFA). As one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, Pacitalian airports handle nearly 200 million passengers '''per day''', on average.
+=== Roadways ===
+==== A-class / Autostrada ====
+Pacitalia's autostrada network is highly developed, consisting of hundreds of thousands of kilometres of paved highways. Run by a semi-private corporation called ''Autostrade per l'Italia SpA'', the network contains 44,721km of six-lane or greater highways known as the ''autostradamu''. The network is so developed that today, 96% of Pacitalian land is within 100km of one or more ''autostrade''. The five busiest autostrada highways are:<br><br>
+# The A10 from [[Timiocato]] to [[Nortopalazzo]].
+# The A1 from Timiocato to Puerta Vallarta.
+# The A3 from Timiocato, through [[Saronno]] and Capagatta to Athalone.
+# The A4 from [[Sambuca]], through Nortopalazzo and [[Mandragora]] to Saronno.
+# The A33/A50 from Nortopalazzo, through Sapuntoli to Mandragora.<br><br>
+The ''autostrada'' / A-class highways are designated as the busiest and most important routes. There is one numbering rule with the autostrada highways - the number code that goes with the letter A must not be more than two digits (i.e. A1 or A95). This rule has been excepted five times for the circumferential routes around five of Pacitalia's major cities (the A101 in Timiocato, the A303 in Saronno, the A404 in Nortopalazzo, the A505 in Mandragora and the A808 in Monterio).
+''Autostrada'' route markers have the red, green and white section of the flag on the top-right, the blue and white cross on the top-left and the letter P at the crown of the rectangle. The letter A is small and placed to the left a bit, while the route number is in slightly enlarged text. This is done only because the autostrada route marker is the only one with graphics on it (the flag), making it easy to identify on first glance.
+==== B-class / Betastrada ====
+Smaller artery highways that have four or six lanes and cross equal or slightly smaller ranges of land area are designated B-class, or ''betastrada''. They are different from A-class roads in that they can '''only''' have a three-digit representation code (i.e. B195 is a valid route number but B19 or B5 is not). B-class are similar to A-class, however, in that they can be located anywhere around Pacitalia, and even connect two towns with fewer aggregate people than one neighbourhood in Timiocato.
+As mentioned, the autostrada routes are the only ones with the flag on the route marker, so to differentiate better on a first-glance look at a route marker, B-class highways are usually marked in yellow-orange on highway signage. (Autostradas are marked in white.)
+==== C-class / Camino Rurali ====
+C-class highways have less than four lanes but may stretch across large areas of terrain. However, their purpose as large-volume traffic and goods transportation methods is nonexistent, meaning that traffic on C-class roads is usually confined just to local passenger traffic. C-class roads are marked in light blue on highway signage.
+=== Marine routes ===
+When bridges are not available, Pacitalia's main ferry service provider is the half-and-half private/public PaciFerries. It has usually hourly service to and from nearly 150 destinations (140 of them on the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] side of the country). Other private providers exist but only make up 10% of total service and 8% of the market share. Fast ferries travel between Pacitalia and Automagfreek within an average 8 hours.
+=== Rail routes ===
+Railways play an integral part within point-to-point public transport in Pacitalia. Many kilometres of track with MAGLEV capability connect numerous cities in Pacitalia and around the Gholgoth region.
+== Communication ==
+Pacitalia boasts a highly-developed telephone, media and satellite communications web, along with numerous points of wireless internet access. Public telephones are everywhere, and there are nearly one hundred different television and radio stations at personal access at any time of the day. Many international customers receive Pacitalian television networks, programming, movies or radio stations through Pacitalia's nine civilian satellites.
+=== Major telecom companies ===
+Pacitalia has three major telecom companies, one of which was formerly a state-owned operation but now is fully private. That corporation manages 40% of Pacitalia's market share.<br><br>
+# Telecom Pacitalia (40.17% market share)
+# tnpSonera ** (26.84% market share)
+# Avea (15.38% market share)<br><br>
+<nowiki>**</nowiki> - Merge-acquired [[Euroslavia|Euroslavian]] telecom company EuroTelecom on 22 September 2005
+=== Major media outlets (TV, radio, print) ===
+{{Image|http://kfox.gamehorizons.net/pbc/pbc_2007logo.png|left|Trein|Logo of the [[Pacitalian Broadcasting Corporation]], the largest private TV/radio network in Pacitalia.|150px}}
+==== Television ====
+In television, Pacitalian viewers are treated to four world-class television networks which deliver all types of domestic and international programming. The [[Pacitalian Broadcasting Corporation]], known better as PBC, is by far the largest network, but the three other main [[English]]-language networks hold their own quite well. These three are the Pacitalian Television Network (PTN), TelePacitalia (TPac) and the Independent Television Stations Cooperative Network of Pacitalia (TSP). As for networks in [[Pacitalian]], Consiglianto Televisione alla Pacitaliana (CTP) and Radiotelevisione in Lingua Pacitaliana (RLP) hold sway over that market. Smaller networks exist to serve the [[Spanish]], Romanian and Greek communities as well. Pacitalia's main news provider, PNN (Pacitalian News Network), also broadcasts nationally and internationally.
+==== Radio ====
+The PBC commands national radio as well, with owned & operated stations running across Pacitalia. PBC also has interests in smaller radio networks. PTN and TPac have recently been in talks with a string of independent operators and the Pacitalian Radiotelevision Communications Commission (PRCC-CRCdP) to take control of those assets and create a rival network to [[PBC#PBC_Radio|PBCRadio]]. However, there is a misconception in which many people believe PBC holds a majority of the radio market, when in fact, they do not. They are simply the leader in market share, but they still have a noticeable minority, at only 36%.
+==== Print media ====
+Daily national newspapers such as ''La Repubblica Oggia'' (Pacitalian) and ''Pacitalia Today'' (English), both published by the parent company of the Pacitalian News Network, circulate as the top two print reads in the country. Tabloid-style dailies do exist but are not as popular because of the negative image they've been given as a result of the original system of [[Wikipedia:Tabloid|tabloid journalism]]. National news magazines are also published on a weekly, bi-monthly or monthly basis. The most popular of them is ''The Economist''.
+=== Internet TLD/suffix ===
+The country used .pc until 2004, when it became nearly full capacity with domains. As a result, .rp was added in October 2004. .pc stands for Pacitalia, while .rp stands for Republic of Pacitalia.
+== International Relations ==
+Pacitalia remains a member of numerous alliances and, through its foreign policy strategies, plays a leading role in international affairs due to its massive global economic and diplomatic influence. The major ones are listed below:
+* [[Organisation of Maritime Powers]]
+* [[Union of World Powers]]
+* Alliance for Stability, Peace and Intra-Regional Entente
+* Collective of Advanced Special Forces
+* International Security Alliance Force
+* Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
+* Group of Six economic superalliance (G6)
+* [[Knootian International Stabilisation Treaty]]
+* Pacitalian-Euroslavian Free Trade Agreement<br><br>
+Pacitalia maintains cordial relations with many countries. The strongest relations exist with:
+* [[Hamptonshire]]
+* [[Euroslavia]]
+* [[Knootoss]]
+* [[Azazia]]
+* [[Yafor 2]]
+* [[Amarenthe]]
+* Moepoeia
+* [[Space Union]]
+* [[Izistan]]
+* [[Praetonia]]
+* [[Isselmere-Nieland]]
+Knooti-Pacitalian relations were thought to have mainly been established over the Knootian company [[Pink Bunny Cola Incorporated]]'s expansion into Pacitalia, but this is not true. The domestic policy and social belief similarities between the two nations played an enormous role in the establishment of relations with Pacitalia and most of the nations seen above.
+<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1">
+<tr style="background:#f3f9ff;">
+  <td>'''Detailed reference located at''': [[Pacitalian Transfer Status Level (Immigration)|Immigration and Customs TSL scale]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+== Military ==
+The Pacitalian military consists of five major branches: the Pacitalian Armed Forces (PAF), Pacitalian Naval Forces (PNF), Pacitalian Aeronautical Guard (PAG), Pacitalian Emergency Task Force (PETF), and the special operations group Special Attack Force Delta (SAFD). Minimum age for military service is 18 years. Currently, the total number of Pacitalians enlisted either as active or reserve stands at 45,874,000, with 384.7 million Pacitalians ready for military service at any time.
+<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1">
+<tr style="background:#f3f9ff;">
+  <td>'''Detailed reference located at''': [[Pacitalian Defence Forces]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+== History ==
+:*20 AD - Roman sailors end up at present-day Murano, and set up city-states along the Caribbean coast.
+:*77-103 - First war in the new lands between the Pacis Nova and Athalonium city states.
+:*105 - Truce between Pacis Nova and Athalonium, surprise attack by the Canconum city-state leaves the former two in ruins and defeated.
+:*215 - Pacinovian Revolt returns the balance of power in the city-states to Pacis Nova and Athalonium.
+:*221 - Canconum eradicated.
+:*285 - Five city-states (Pacis Nova, Athalonium, Carinthium, Paestum and Dobragantium) merge to become the Holy Empire of Occidoroma (Occidoromanum in English). Population of Occidoroma: 25.4 million
+:*342 - First battle with the Mayans at Capus-Carninum (70km west of present-day Athalone).
+:*356 - Mayans defeated once more at Chichen Itza.
+:*416 - Third Mayan-Occidan battle at Raputa-Logorinus nearly destroys Mayan race.
+:*552 - Battle of Samusoria leaves only 2,300 Mayans alive - the latter officially surrenders after four straight defeats. In return for their surrender, the Occidoromans designate the sacred sites of Xpu-Ha and Xel-Ha as Protected Lands of the Empire.
+:*604-610 - Great Plague (determined most likely to be a combination of leprosy, dirty drinking water and influenza) kills 55% of the population in six years. Mayan race eliminated (from disease) shortly thereafter.
+:*656 - Reforms, combined with a sense of separation (geographically and culturally) from the mother country, lead the Occidoromans to form the Kingdom of Terra Occidentalia (Kingdom of the Western Lands) with nine districts (the present-day provinces of Amalfia, Antigonia, Beracanto, Capitale, Caribero, Fentomeria, Gulfera, Liguria and Pomentane). The first king, Rodolphus, serves 54 years.
+:*1177 - Popular Revolts occur: citizens grow tired of corrupt kingdom and the crushing poverty of all but 1,000 aristocrats in Pacitalia.
+:*1219 - Last king, Luis IV, overthrown and murdered.
+:*1221 - Temporary Collective of Pacitalian Provinces established while a more permanent replacement to the Kingdom is derived.
+:*1284 - Federation of Pacitalian Provinces proclaimed as a transitional phase to a democracy.
+:*1503 - Republic of Pacitalia established on 21 November.
+:*1758 - Mexo-Pacitalian War, Pacitalians defeat the Mexicans and gain nearly all of the latter's territory.
+:*1876-1946 - Immigration influx sees large numbers of Greeks and Romanians come to Pacitalia.
+:*1965 - First Liberal government in 44 years elected.
+:*1985-87 - Conservative government under Giorgio Cassata nearly destroys the country's economy and attempts to form an authoritarian, one-party state. Legislation fails and Cassata has no choice but to resign.
+:*1988 - [[Francesco Santo Ragazzo]] elected.
+:*1996 - Santo Ragazzo dies of a heart attack while asleep.
+:** [[Timothy Ell]] elected.
+:*2000 - Ell and Agus. of Defence Eleftherios Venizelos Jr. named to the International "Dream Cabinet".
+:*2003 - Pacitalia celebrates 500th year of established existence
+:**Second [[Sarzonia]]n civil war ended successfully with the assistance of Pacitalian and other international troops
+:*2005 - Pacitalia becomes active combatants in the quest to destroy the Real ALM terrorist movement, culminating with the Battle of Springbrook and Hiroshikan War, both successful operations for the Pacitalian armed forces.
+:*2006 - Pacitalian worldwide diplomatic credibility takes a massive hit with the [[Constantino Sorantanali|Sorantanali]] government's widely perceived mishandling of relations with Sarzonia during that country's depression. Relations between the two nations reach breaking point and are yet to recover.
+:**Pacitalian GDP per capita tops $60,000 for the first time, leading industrialised nations.
+<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1">
+<tr style="background:#f3f9ff;">
+  <td>'''Detailed references located at''': [[Pacitalian History]], [[List of Pacitalian Prime Ministers]]</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+== Geography ==
+=== Location, Frontiers and Area ===
+Pacitalia is located on Foringana in Atlantian Oceania, south of Izistan and Space Union, northwest of Amarenthe and south and west of Moepoeia. The total land area of Pacitalia is 3,898,290 sq km, with 3,008,815 sq km consisting of land and the remaining partition, 889,475 sq km consisting of water. In comparison to a real-life country, Pacitalia is about 400,000 sq km larger than RL India. Pacitalia shares borders with [[Izistan]] (2093km), [[Space Union]] (1131km), [[Amarenthe]] (501km) and Moepoeia (316km).
+=== Climate and Terrain ===
+Pacitalia's climate is a tropical wet and dry, meaning the country experiences hot summers, and warm winters, with a moderate, seasonally imbalanced amount of precipitation. The terrain is sloped, heavily vegetated within 100 km of the Marazulan Coast between Puerta Vallarta and Timiocato; steppes and mountains north to south in the centre, dry, rocky deserts in the north and northeast; heavily vegetated within 100 km of the Gulf of Pacitalia / Bay of Amita and Caribbean coast. About 29% of Pacitalia's land is naturally arable, with another 8% made artificially so.<br><br>
+<big>Climographs</big>
+{| border=1 align=left cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
+|-
+| '''Timiocato, Pacitalia'''
+| July High: 39.2&deg;C <br> July Low: 21.0&deg;C <br> January High: 28.5&deg;C <br> January Low: 12.1&deg;C <br> Precipitation: 930mm
+| '''Il Monterio, Pacitalia'''
+| July High: 42.5&deg;C <br> July Low: 24.0&deg;C <br> January High: 21.6&deg;C <br> January Low: 8.1&deg;C <br> Precipitation: 428mm
+|-
+| '''Sobrefema, Pacitalia'''
+| July High: 35.5&deg;C <br> July Low: 18.1&deg;C <br> January High: 22.9&deg;C <br> January Low: 10.1&deg;C <br> Precipitation: 1395mm
+| '''Murago, Pacitalia'''
+| July High: 33.8&deg;C <br> July Low: 22.8&deg;C <br> January High: 25.6&deg;C <br> January Low: 14.7&deg;C <br> Precipitation: 812mm
+|}
+<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
+== The Environment ==
+=== Current issues ===
+Current environmental issues for Pacitalia include minor deforestation caused by uranium mining, coal-burning utilities and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity, and ocean waters receiving slight contamination from agricultural activities. Pacitalia also is considered one of the nations that, by 2050, may be "water-stressed", or have a lack of present, fresh, potable water supply. To correct this, the three levels of government, in cooperation with environmental agencies and corporate contractors, are implementing 62 desalinisation and water treatment plants along the coasts to pump in salt water and convert it to fresh water. Both the salt product and water product will be treated, and the salt will be used for commercial use. The fresh water product will become part of the national water supply.
+There are numerous natural hazards which Pacitalia has faced and may face again in the future including brush fires in the interior, hurricanes (Carib.), typhoons (Pac.), heavy winds, thunderstorms in the southern belt, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, volcanic ashflows and liquefaction. Many of these natural disasters can have their damage effects minimised; the government and people are working hard to implement strategies in this regard.
+=== International agreements ===
+Pacitalia is a party to the following international environmental protection agreements: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Eutrophication Prevention, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 and Wetlands. None of them have been signed without ratification.
+{{Compass |
+nation = [[Pacitalia]] |
+NW = [[Crystilakere]] |
+N = [[Izistan]], [[Space Union]] |
+NE = Foringanan Endowment Lands |
+W = [[Falcania]], [[Hypocria]] |
+E = ocean |
+SW = ocean |
+S = ocean |
+SE = [[Amarenthe]] |
+}}
+{{Pacitalia}}
+{{AO Nations}}
+{{Big3}}
+[[Category:Pacitalia]]
+[[Category:Nations]]
+[[Category:Atlantian Oceania]]