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Punjabea

Flag of Punjabea
Motto: To boldly go where no state has gone before!
Classified
Region	Axis of Absurdity
Capital	Two Trees
Official Language(s)	English
Leader	President Elpharo Gugamende
Population	3.411 billion (June 2006)
Currency	The Federal Peso
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Description

Punjabea is a nation that has gone through many changes in its existance. It is presently a federation. Punjabea is known for its humourous approach to government, its cynicism, its corruption and its hatred of hippies.

History

Foundation

In the late 20th Century in a region known as the Domain of UL, there was a nation known as Grand Malta. A civil war erupted over the interpretation of a historical event and two nations were formed: The United Socialist States of Azmost and The Dictatorship of Punjabea.

The Dictatorship of Punjabea

The nation's founding leader was known as El Presidente. A shadowy, powerful figure, he ruled with an iron fist, but was beloved by all his people. He built Punjabea up from the ruins of grand Malta. He also diffused the near-war with Azmost after the nations' creation, by executing his foreign minister Richard M. Nixon, whom had tried to invade Azmost. Following his death, the nation entered a week of mourning.

The Republic of Punjabea

After El Presidente's death, the people elected Alphonso Dimatezzi as their president. Despite rumours of election fixing, he was sworn in. At first, he introduced liberal reforms, but after a short period, he became a dictator through his control of the military.

The New Dictatorship of Punjabea

Dimatezzi ruled for a long period and was not loved by the people as El Presidente had been. There was desent throughout the nation. He was ruler during the collapse of the Grand Alliance and it is said that he created the collapse through his idiotic diplomacy and his deception through the creation of New Gurthy. A civil war erupted between Dimatezzi's government and a group of royal communists led by Elpharo Gugamende. The war ended in victory for the royal communists and a new state was formed.

The Royal Communist Paradiso of Punjabea

Elpharo Gugamende resigned Punjabea from the position of Delegate after the scandal and established a communist monarchy with himself as Secretary of Punjabea who wished to rebuild Punjabea after the idiocracy of Dimatezzi. After a period of reform and rebuilding, he decided to make Punjabea a federal democracy. An election was held and he was swept back into office.

The Galactic Federation of Punjabea

This is the state that exists today. It continues to expand into outer space and has established colonies on the Moon and Mars. It has also created the first space elevator and had created a galactic alliance with Saorstat before Saorstat's demise. In April 2006, President Elpharo Gugamende initiated Emergency Domain Collapse Contingency Plan Omega ZZ9 and Punjabea lifted off and settled in the Axis of Absurdity. Punjabea left because they felt that the Domain had collapsed and was now without activity.

Government

Punjabea presently has a federal government. Each state has its own powers concerning education and welfare, while the federal government manages international affairs. The space colonies are separate states with the same powers as the Earth based states. The Punjabean government is riddled with red tape, but much has been reduced since the Federation was established, for example, the Department of Red Tape is no longer necessary.

Economy

The Punjabean economy is quite strong and is led by a large Information Technology industry, followed by Book publishing and beef-based Agriculture. Punjabea also has a large space mining sector which supplies the country with minerals at a very cheap cost. Since moving to the Axis of Absurdity, a large spacecraft industry has developed, fueled mainly by the obtaining of engineers from The Deafening Metal Empire of Audio Assault. While the fastest ships available to Punjabea can obtain Warp 40, the fastest a Punjabean ship has travelled is Warp 8. However, with the new technology this is increasing every week.

Technology

Punjabea has developed much advanced technology and has pumped massive investment into research. Its greatest advances have been in space technology. The pride of Punjabean engineering is the Punjabean Space Elevator (PSE). This was constructed in late 2005 and was joined up with the Punjabean Space Platform, which now forms the top. This has greatly fuelled its advancements in space as access to and from space is now cheap and very safe. It is vital to the transportation of materials to and from its colonies on Mars, the Moon and its mining colonies in the Solar System Asteroid belt beyond Mars. Upon moving to the Axis of Absurdity, it has obtained much space technology. So far, this technology has doubled the speed of all Punjabean craft and increased capacity 10-fold. Since the donation of 50 spacecraft engineers from Galactica Industries, Punjabea has set up a new spacecraft company called the Olympus Corporation. At present, there are two classes, Alpha and Beta. The Alpha class comprises the ships built prior to the setup of Olympus Corp and is now discontinued, the Beta class comprises all craft built since by Olympus Corp. Punjabea has produced the following space craft:

Scout craft:

• Hermes Mark I (discontinued)

Class: Alpha
Max. Speed: Warp 4.5

• Hermes Mark II (discontinued)

Class: Alpha
Max. Speed: Warp 6.25

• Hermes Mark III

Class: Beta
Max. Speed: Warp 75
(The Hermes Mark III was the first Beta class craft built with the new technologies learned from Galactica Industries.)

• Hermes Mark IV

Class: Beta
Max. Speed: Warp 91

Transport craft:

• Orion Mark I (discontinued)

Class: Alpha
Capacity: 500 people
Max. Speed: Warp 3.9

• Orion Mark II (discontinued)

Class: Alpha
Capacity: 2000 people
Max. Speed: Warp 5.5

• Orion Mark III

Class: Beta
Capacity: 20,000 people
Max. Speed: Warp 30

Cargo craft:

• Hephaestus Mark III (discontinued)

Class: Alpha
Capacity: 10,000 tonnes
Max. Speed: Warp 5

• Hephaestus Mark IV

Class: Beta
Capacity: 50,000 tonnes
Max. Speed: Warp 20

• Hephaestus Mark V-X

Class: Alpha
Capacity: 175,000 tonnes
Max. Speed: Warp 45
(The Haphaestus Mark V-X was developed from the Galactica 4000X-3 obtained from the Audio Assault engineering company Galactica Industries. The -X suffix on the name of a ship denotes that it was built using technology from another company's craft.)

Society

The Punjabean people are a hard working people who will put up with a lot. And they have. Crime is virtually non-existent due to the government's excellent policies in education and police enforcement.

Allies

Punjabea's chief ally is the Democratic Socialist States of Azmost. Most trade is with Azmost, even though they inhabit different regions, and both nations have supported each other in the past, both economically and militarily. Since moving to the Axis of Absurdity, it has increasingly co-operated with The Deafening Metal Empire of Audio Assault. Just recently, they received a Galactica 4000X-3 cargo cruiser from them and continue to work together in space technology development.

Military

Punjabea has a large military comprising an Army, a Navy, an Air Force and a Galactic Army. Its Air Force is famous for its strength and ability. There are currently 2 million people employed in the Punjabean Military. The Galactic Army has recently expanded with the new technologies it has obtained. The Galactic Army has used the following craft:

• Ares Mark III (discontinued)

Class: Alpha Capacity: 1000 armed personnel Max. Speed: Warp 12

• Erebus Mark III (discontinued)

Class: Alpha Capacity: 250 armed personnel Max. Speed: Warp 12

• Artemis Mark I

Class: Beta Type: Fighter craft Max. Speed: Warp 80

• Erebus Mark IV-X

Class: Beta Type: APC Capacity: 10,000 armed personnel Max. Speed: Warp 60

• Tartarus Mark I

Class: Beta Type: Bomber Max. Speed: Warp 50

Geography

Punjabea is an island state, off the coast of the Axis of Absurdity's main continent. Its highest mountain is Mt. Tuprende (5,648m). Its main river is the Phedaro river. This is a major water source and shipping channel that runs through Two Trees.