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The Free Golden Hills Activists of Random Kingdom] |
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The Great Collective of Random Kingdom] |
 
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capital=New Hope |
 
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population=Approx. 1 million |
 
population=Approx. 1 million |
currency=[[Stupend]] (§) |
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currency=The New Credit (NC) |
leader= The (New)Collective of State Unions (CSU)
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leader= The Core
 
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This is part of the [[:Category:Random Kingdom|Random Kingdom]] factbook.
 
This is part of the [[:Category:Random Kingdom|Random Kingdom]] factbook.
  
Little is known about Random Kingdom and its past, as most RK history was destroyed in the recent '''RANDOM KINGDOM CIVIL WAR.'''
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== Forenote ==
  
The following information is about RK from the end of the Civil War, when the 2nd CSU came to power and all rightists were shipped out, to present day. This period is known as '''NEW RANDOM KINGDOM'''.
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Random Kingdom has undergone a change from the boring MT nation it has been since the start. It is now a Late Modern/Early Postmodern Tech nation that is beginning to replace its former human government with AI technology. Its population of approximately 1 million citizens do not seem to notice the changes that are creeping into their lives.
  
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== Changes ==
  
== New Ideas ==
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RK is undergoing many changes, some good, some bad, some indifferent.
  
Since many libraries were abandoned in the Civil War, many ideas were lost. Therefore, NRK has some different ideas when it comes to life.
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=== Underneath the Hood ===
  
=== Settlements ===
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A decade ago, RK had a fairly normal government, centred around states and acted on by a governing body, the CSU. Now, that is all but gone. Instead, RK is centred around the views of everyone - all actions are decided on polls, which are number-crunched by a series of computers (named the Core). This network is constantly being upgraded, and is capable of resolving ties, making decisions for government-run services, and even, after the next AI installation is completed, hacking into other computers (It can only work on networked computers in RK and is only to be used as an emergency process against would-be compromisers of the Core).
  
New Random Kingdom's cities are usually made up of several areas, including '''residential zones''', or schools, hospitals and houses linked together with vast expanses of open space. Built around these is the '''downtown''', or commercial sector, which includes shops, offices and services, with plazas and well-planned transport systems (most NRK cities near the coast use Venitian-style canals with gondolas and barges). On the outside of a typical settlement is the '''industrial area''', where the main industry, and resource collection (including power, water and garbage) can usually be found. Some NRK settlements are built on hills, with the residential zones higher than the industrial areas. Of course, all of this is centred on the '''governmental compound''', or the council hall and public centres.
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=== RK Infrastructure ===
  
=== Military ===
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Random Kingdom is changing on the ground level, too. Some metropolises in RK can be compared to fictional models like the "Beneath a Steel Sky" set, Eyrie Tower, in that the different zones of infrastructure are becoming more defined and separated. In fact, a new project destined to replace New Hope as the capital of RK, will indeed feature residential, commercial and industrial areas on seperate levels. RK cities are beginning to feature walls and expand upwards, and the rural areas between walls are becoming overgrown and beautiful.
 
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Prior to the Civil War, Random Kingdom's armed forces were voluntary but funded loosely by the government. Of course, the Civil War changed all that. Random Kingdom today operates its military according to this law, the RK Defense Act 2001 (RCE). It states that:
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''All citizens of Random Kingdom are inducted at birth as recruits for the Random Kingdom Armed Forces.''
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Whilst this may sound barbaric and wrong, no citizen is actually forced to fight. Instead, as recruits for the RKAF, citizens are asked to help the army at least once in their lives. Usually this means fundraising, but if one wishes, they can serve in the actual force. Also, all business is requested to contribute to the armed forces every quarter. What the contributors get in return is a well-funded (cash is also siphoned from other areas) army which is usually inactive, but in times of emergency can be brought together to fight. RK will, however, use help from the international community instead of its own forces when given.
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Revision as of 16:00, 28 March 2005

Random Kingdom
random_kingdom.jpg
Flag of Random Kingdom
Motto: "For A Unified, Harmonious And Free Region"
No official maps yet
Region The Golden Hills
Capital New Hope
Official Language(s) British English, Veratanese
Leader The Core
Population Approx. 1 million
Currency The New Credit (NC) 
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This is part of the Random Kingdom factbook.

Forenote

Random Kingdom has undergone a change from the boring MT nation it has been since the start. It is now a Late Modern/Early Postmodern Tech nation that is beginning to replace its former human government with AI technology. Its population of approximately 1 million citizens do not seem to notice the changes that are creeping into their lives.

Changes

RK is undergoing many changes, some good, some bad, some indifferent.

Underneath the Hood

A decade ago, RK had a fairly normal government, centred around states and acted on by a governing body, the CSU. Now, that is all but gone. Instead, RK is centred around the views of everyone - all actions are decided on polls, which are number-crunched by a series of computers (named the Core). This network is constantly being upgraded, and is capable of resolving ties, making decisions for government-run services, and even, after the next AI installation is completed, hacking into other computers (It can only work on networked computers in RK and is only to be used as an emergency process against would-be compromisers of the Core).

RK Infrastructure

Random Kingdom is changing on the ground level, too. Some metropolises in RK can be compared to fictional models like the "Beneath a Steel Sky" set, Eyrie Tower, in that the different zones of infrastructure are becoming more defined and separated. In fact, a new project destined to replace New Hope as the capital of RK, will indeed feature residential, commercial and industrial areas on seperate levels. RK cities are beginning to feature walls and expand upwards, and the rural areas between walls are becoming overgrown and beautiful.