Qrrbirlbilbl
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| Flag of Qrrbirlbilbl | |
| Motto: "Go away. Oh wait, you already are" | |
| Region | Alternatehistorydotcom |
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| Capital | Wva (Wova) |
| Official Language(s) | Qrrbirlese |
| Leader | King Rnkna vin Nthavl |
| Population | 2 million |
| Currency | Vsto |
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General Description
The Kingdom of Qrrbirlbilbl is a nation composed of three archipelagos close to the equator, at the Trkosha Ocean. These islands suffer extreme isolation from other lands, and therefore show a unique culture.
Game data in July 21st 2006:
UN Member
UN Category: Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights: Some
Economy: Fair
Political Freedoms: Average
Geography
The Qrr Islands have an unusual landscape. At the shores, the landscape is usually composed of plains and long beaches. But the further you head to the center of the islands, the higher it gets. It keeps getting higher until you reach the islands's peak, usually above 800 metres. Think Hawaii.
History
Not much is known about the ancient Qrr history. Local historians accept the theory that the Northern Islands were the first to be populated by human beings from the northern continent. A little bit later the local languages were created, and the other islands were populated. Until the Qrr Year 870 (We're in the 1168th) the Qrr Islands were divided in rival kingdoms that battled a lot. In that year, the islands were divided in 4 kingdoms (Sr Kras, Sr Aroi, Qr Vut and Qr Niw) that lived in some sort of "cold war", always trying to show the others that they were the richest and most powerful. The inevitable happened: The Sri from the north united and attacked the Qrish from the south in the Union War. The Union War didn't result in the union, after all, since both sides ended up weak and declared a treaty.
48 years after the treaty the islands were strong again. Due to various motives, including small revolutions, there were other four kingdoms now: Iksria in the Northeast, Rzrska in the Southeast, I'llisr in the Northwest and Snthe in the Center-Southwest. It was 918, the year in which Afkra Xris was born at Wva, Qrvalta. Afrka only became known 22 years later, when there was a war between all the kingdoms. Determined to put an end to this secular mess, Afkra leaded a group of rebels and successfully managed to unite the lands of Snthe and I'llisr in the Second Union War. Later, in 950, he unified Iksria and Rzrska with the help of his troops, and named himself then the first King of Qrrbirlbilbl. The current king directly descends from him.
Culture
The isolation of the islands gave origin to an unique culture, as I previously stated. Their architecture is particularly exotic, and has characteristics that can make we classify it with a mix of Aztec and Japanese architecture (Just to have an idea of it). In fact, it is the most impressive of the arts there, together with the theater and the clothing.
Ethnically speaking, 90% of the Qrr population has a natural "tanned caucasian" skin and light hair colo(u)r, since the island was unknown to the world for many years and the isolation made this new ethny, known as the Qrr, appear.
The local language, the Qrrbirlese, and the alphabet were actually a mix of all the different languages and alphabets in the islands. The language was already spoken by about 70% of the Qrr when it was declared the official one, in 973.
Economy
Qrrbirlbilbl has a developing economy because of its isolation and late industrialization. The industry isn't big, but it's still growing, especially in the peripherical islands. The main sources of income are the tourism, the agriculture and the clothing industry. Oil and minerals are starting to be explored.
