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| − | |+<big><big>'''The Holy Empire of Roach-Busters'''</big></big> | + | | style="background: #0E8C3A; height: 0.8em;" colspan=2 | |
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| − | | align=center colspan=2 | <small>'''Who ya gonna call!? Roach-Busters!!!''' | + | | style="text-align: center;" width=50% | http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/Roach-Busters/untitled.png || style="text-align: center;" width=50% | http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/Roach-Busters/coatofarms.png |
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| − | |'''[[Language|Languages]]'''<br> - Official<br> - Unofficial || <br>[[English]]<br> [[Wikipedia:Persian language|Farsi]], [[Generian]], [[Wikipedia:Tagalog language|Tagalog]] | + | | style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | Flag of Roach-Busters || style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | Coat of arms of Roach-Busters |
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| − | |'''[[Wikipedia:Capital|Capital]]''' || [[RB City]] | + | | align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | [[Image:Cool_RB_map.PNG]] |
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| − | |'''National Leader''' || [[J.L.|Kaiser J.L. I]] | + | | style="background: #0E8C3A; height: 0.8em;" colspan=2 | |
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| − | |'''Ruling party''' || Patriot Party | + | | width=160 | '''[[National motto]]''' || <small>"Who ya gonna call!? Roach-Busters!!!" |
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| − | |'''Area''' <br> - Total <br> - Land<br> - Water | + | | '''[[National anthem]]''' || <small>''[[Marshal J.L. Memorial Song]]''</small> |
| − | | <br>4,495,552.7 km²<br>3,361,302.7 km²<br>1,134,250 km² | + | |
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| − | |'''Elevation''' <br> - Highest point <br> - Mean <br> - Lowest point | + | |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[RB City]] |
| − | | <br>701 m<br>365 m<br>183 m | + | |
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| − | |'''[[Population]]''' <br> - Total (2005) | + | |'''Languages'''<br> - Official<br> - Unofficial || <br><small>[[English]], [[Laurasian Semantics|Lausem]], [[Persian|Farsi]], [[Pacitalian]]</small><br><small>[[Dienstadi]], Hmong, Tagalog, Thai</small> |
| − | | <br>4.406 billion | + | |
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| − | |'''[[CHDI]] (2006)''' | + | |'''[[Government]]'''<br><br> - [[President for Life|Life President]]<br> - [[Prime minister|First State Commissioner]]<br> - [[:Category:Political parties|Ruling party]] || <small>· Military dictatorship<br>· Single-party republic </small><br>[[J.L.|Marshal J.L.]]<br>[[Calvin Cyprian, Jr.]]<br>[[Patriot Party]] |
| − | |0.878 (<font color=green>high</font>) | + | |
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| − | |'''Independence Day''' | + | |'''Establishment''' <br> - First inhabitants<br> - Island discovered<br> - Nation founded<br> - J.L.'s coup |
| − | |[[Wikipedia:May 1|1 May]] [[Wikipedia:2004|2004]] | + | | <br>c. 2000 B.C.<br>September 12, 1596<br>May 1, 1599<br>June 4, 1990 |
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| − | |'''Government type''' | + | |'''[[Area]]''' <br> - Total <br> - % water |
| − | |[[Wikipedia:Absolute monarchy|Absolute monarchy]] | + | | <br>4,495,552.7 km² <br>16.5 |
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| − | |'''[[Wikipedia:State religion|Official religion]]''' | + | |'''[[Population]]''' <br> - Total (2007) |
| − | |[[Wikipedia:Roman Catholic|Roman Catholic]] | + | | <br>6.087 billion |
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| − | |'''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' <br/> - Total (USD) <br/> - GDP/capita (USD) | + | |'''[[GDP]]''' <br/> - Total (USD) <br/> - GDP/capita (USD) |
| − | | <br>$178,679,944,425,763.09 <br>$40,553.78 | + | | <br>$249 trillion <br>$40,897.00 |
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| − | |'''[[Currency]]'''<br> - Exchange rate || 1 '''RB Dollar''' ($) = 100 cents (¢)<br>$ 1.00 = US$1.8744 | + | |'''[[Currency]]''' |
| | + | | 1 '''RB dollar''' = 100 cents |
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| − | |[[Wikipedia:National_anthem|National Anthem]]''' || | + | |'''National animal''' <br>English name |
| − | [[Wikipedia:Every Breath You Take|Every Breath You Take]] by [[Wikipedia:The_Police|The Police]]
| + | |''Heterocephalus glaber'' <br>Naked mole rat |
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| − | | '''Internet [[TLD]]''' || .rb | + | |'''National tree''' <br>English name |
| | + | |''Yucca brevifolia'' <br>Joshua tree |
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| − | | '''[[Wikipedia:List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]''' || +19 | + | |'''National flower''' <br>English name |
| | + | |''Jasminum sambac'' <br>Sampaguita |
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| | + | | '''[[TLD|Internet TLD]]''' || .rb |
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| | + | | '''[[Nation codes|Calling code]]''' || +919 |
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| − | The '''Holy Empire of Roach-Busters''', or '''Roach-Busters''', is a highly developed nation with one of the most robust and fastest growing economies in the world. However, RB's great prosperity and stability come at a heavy price: RB is one of the most heavily policed, tightly controlled nations on the planet, nearly universally regarded as an oppressive [[Wikipedia:Police state|police state]]. Police, secret police, informers, military police, border police, etc. are all-pervasive. A myriad of documents, identification cards, passes, etc. are required in order to travel out of the country, between states, between counties, between cities, or in some cases, between sections of cities. Its borders are among the most heavily fortified on the planet, surrounded by millions (perhaps even billions, no one knows for sure) of land mines, in addition to SAMs, 25 feet tall electric fences with 10,000 volts of electricity and topped with razor-sharp barbed wire, concrete moats, etc. The Coast Guard rigorously patrols all borders and harbors, in which millions of mines are strategically placed and Navy ships are always on high alert. Some even go so far as to call RB "[[Wikipedia:Fascism|fascist]]," "[[Wikipedia:Neo-fascism|neo-fascist]]," or at least quasi-fascist, which the government hotly denies.
| + | '''Roach-Busters''' is a massive, populous, developed country located in the Indian Ocean. Originally inhabited by animistic natives infamous for their wanton brutality and human sacrifices, it remained unpopulated for thousands of years after the natives all but wiped each other out during one of their frequent bouts of ethnic/religious strife. Discovered by European explorers, freed African slaves, and Thai and Philippine natives in 1596, it was soon thereafter settled and colonized. The diversity of its founders is one of RB's proudest and most enduring legacies: today, the nation is a melting pot of hundreds of different nationalities, ethnicities, and religions, all coexisting in total or near-total harmony. While economically one the freest nations in the world - indeed, the government's ''laissez faire'' policy borders on anarchic - socially it remains relatively backwards, and politically, it ranks among the most authoritarian on Earth, ranking right up there with [[Laurasia]] and [[Parthia]], both dictatorships that RB is proud to count among its allies. RB's human rights record has been aggressively scrutinized and denounced by the international community - earning the ire of both the RB government and its people. |
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| − | == History ==
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| − | Most people say that RB "did not have a history to be proud of" until "the Fateful Day," [[Wikipedia:May 1|1 May]] [[Wikipedia:2004|2004]]. That was the day [[J.L.|General J.L.]], the overall General of the Army, staged a coup against a totalitarian, highly unpopular [[Wikipedia:Communism|Marxist]] government inexorably leading the country toward politically, social, and economic ruin. Massive inflation, an unemployment rate of almost 75%, massive governmental corruption, widespread famine, and power shortages crippled the country, and crime of all sorts was rampant. [[J.L.]] (one of the most militant anticommunists in history) had originally joined the military as a young man, for the sole purpose of one day being elevated to a position from which he could implement much-needed "regime change," via the barrel of a gun. His plan worked. The military coup lasted only three days, and during the fighting, less than 100 people (mostly members of the Presidential Guard) were killed. The President, Konstantin "Konstap" Pupin (his name was derisively mispronounced "can't stop poopin'"), was publicly hanged, and his cabinet, several corrupt senior military leaders, and others close to him were executed by firing squad. All gulags were closed down, the secret police force was abolished, censorship laws were relaxed, all parastatal industries were privatized, all tariffs, minimum wage laws, business regulations, etc. were abolished, opposition parties were legalized, and free and fair elections were held, which J.L. won by a massive landslide. The dawn of a new era had begun.
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| − | === War with Socialist Cockroaches ===
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| − | In [[Wikipedia:June|June]] [[Wikipedia:2004|2004]], scarcely a month after J.L. seized power, when he was still in the middle of the long, arduous process of putting things back together, a rogue nation known as Socialist Cockroaches declared war on Roach-Busters, for reasons unknown to this day. Although both countries were about evenly matched, Socialist Cockroaches gained the upper hand by resorting to scorched earth tactics, attacks on "soft" targets, and other tactics that most civilized nations would label war crimes. The death toll skyrocketed to huge proportions. For awhile it seemed as if the fall of RB was imminent.
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| − | Then, a coalition of nations, including '''Jordaxia''', '''The Dark Nexus''', '''The Metroids''', '''Crimson blades''', and (supposedly) '''Sarzonia''', rallied to Roach-Busters's aid, and formed an alliance against Socialist Cockroaches, which had by then achieved the reputation of being an international pariah. Vastly outnumbered, out-gunned, and out-fought, Socialist Cockroaches's military quickly collapsed, morale plummeted, and the nation itself began to crumble. To avert the country's destruction, Socialist Cockroachian generals overthrew and assassinated their intransigent president, who had adamantly refused surrender, and agreed to cease control of their country to the allies. The country was occupied and de-militarized, its administration handled by representatives of the allies, its former leaders tried for war crimes. The war was over.
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| − | ''Note: Roach-Busters officially denies Sarzonia's involvement in the conflict. Sarzonia's government will not comment on the issue.''* | + | |
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| − | === The Red Dragons ===
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| − | After the war, the future of RB seemed bright. Re-construction proceeded at a brisk pace, RB had several new powerful allies, and the economy was booming. Roach-Busters was establishing relations with dozens of nations around the world, and was in the forefront of the movement against dictatorships and genocide. RB became respected as the epitome of human rights, democracy, and moderation. Its prospects for the future were spoken of in the most optimistic terms.
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| − | Then came the Red Dragons.
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| − | Their exact origins and intentions are still the subject of debate to this very day. What was known is that they were a highly secretive, occultist terrorist organization that demanded total servility and obedience from all its followers, plotted a "new world order" (details remain sketchy), and committed ritualistic killings. Early on, it bombed restaurants, cars, and tourist attractions. Because of their extreme proficiency in stealth tactics, they easily eluded the police and escaped justice. It did not take long for them to decide to resort to more formidable targets. They began making attacks on embassies, most notably by the Irondinian and Doomingslandian embassies. Good as they were at terrorism, at actual fighting they were laughably amateurish, as the Irondinians and Doomingslandians easily routed the Red Dragons. They were subsequently plagued by bitter infighting, and the organization soon collapsed and its memories swept into the dusbtin of history.
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| − | Interestlingly enough, both [[Irondin]] and Doomingsland soon developed amicable relationships, and eventually became two of RB's closest and most trustest allies.
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| − | === Saddam Insane and the Roach-Busters Civil War ===
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| − | === Shoobooshaaba and the Birth of Roach-Busterian Slavery ===
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| − | === From Democracy to Dictatorship ===
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| − | === The Present and Recent Times ===
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| − | == Economy ==
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| − | Roach-Busters has one of the largest and most powerful economies in the world. It is quite possibly the most laissez faire, libertarian, unregulated economy in history. Tariffs, minimum wage laws, price controls, racial quotas, business regulations, environmental laws, worker safety laws, subsidies, social entitlement programs, etc. are completely non-existent. Corporations can do as they well, unhindered by bureaucratic control or government intervention. As such, the economy has grown explosively, at a breakneck pace. Moreover, because businesses are never taxed, and slave labor is perfectly legal, corporations accumulate massive wealth, which they subsequently invest in the economy, stimulating high growth and creating bountiful jobs. Also, not a penny on the government's budget goes to social programs, health care, or education, all of which are controlled and financed by private individuals and corporations.
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| − | RB's closest ally by far is [[Parthia]], which is economically, politically, and socially very similar to RB in many regards. They have fought side by side in many wars, trade extensively, and cooperate closely on economic and security matters. There are many Roach-Busterian immigrants in Parthia, and vice versa. Roach-Busterians and Parthians both hold each others' countries in high regard and have mutual respect for one another. [[Khosru III of Parthia|Shah Khosru III]] is a personal friend of [[J.L.]]; one of his best friends, in fact.
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| − | Both RB and Parthia are members of CAD, a powerful alliance to which most of RB's close allies belong. RB's closest non-CAD allies include [[Irondin]], [[Holy Paradise]], '''The Real Anime Liberation Movement''', '''The Lightning Star''', '''Farmina''', '''The Transylvania''', and '''Ottoman Khaif.'''
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| − | Enemies of RB include [[Sarzonia]] (the arch-enemy of Roach-Busters), [[Praetonia]], [[Hamptonshire]], [[Ankhmet]], [[Czardas]], [[The Lone Alliance]], and the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]]. All communist nations and most socialist nations (except for the few which are anticommunist) are viewed with extreme prejudice and hostility by the RB government.
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| − | RB a has relatively cordial relationship with [[The Island of Rose]], and an on-again/off-again relationship with [[Pacitalia]]. The two were once staunch and stalwart allies, then bitter enemies, but are now neutral. Their relationship constantly wavers between relatively warm and relatively hostile. [[J.L.]] does, however, remain a friend of ex-[[List of Pacitalian Prime Ministers|Prime Minister]] [[Timothy Ell|Tim Ell]] of Pacitalia.
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