|
|
| (34 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| − | ==Regional Roleplay== | + | {{Infobox_WS_Nation| |
| | + | pretitle=Educated Technological State| |
| | + | image_flag=[[Image:RolatiaFlag.PNG]] | |
| | + | national_motto=Intelligence is the Highest Asset | |
| | + | national_anthem=N/A | |
| | + | image_map=[http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/Rolatia/RolatiaPNG.png http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/Rolatia/RolatiaPNGSmall.png] | |
| | + | region=[[Wysteria]] | |
| | + | capital=[[Redmofo]] | |
| | + | largest_city=[[Redmofo]]| |
| | + | official_language=[[English]], [[Pacitalian]], [[Japanese]], [[Latin]]| |
| | + | government_type=Republic | |
| | + | nation_code=RLTA | |
| | + | leader_titles=President <br> Prime Minister <br> Deputy Prime Minister | |
| | + | leader_names=[[Norman Keviabuanal]] <br> [[Joseph Edwards]] <br> [[Gerry Anbaoal]] | |
| | + | sovereignty_type=Independent state | |
| | + | established_events=Formation of the Republic <br> Fascist Civil War <br> Appointment of current PM| |
| | + | established_dates=<br> April 24th 1922 <br> 1967-1977 <br> July 9th 2004| |
| | + | currency=Rolatian generi | |
| | + | currency_code=RGN | |
| | + | suffrage=All Rolatian citizens aged 16 or over | |
| | + | population=1.7 billion| |
| | + | sport=Football| |
| | + | animal=Eagle| |
| | + | GMT_offset=0 | |
| | + | GMT_offset_DST=+1| |
| | + | cctld=.rl | |
| | + | calling_code=312| |
| | + | unstatus=UN Member| |
| | + | fruit=N/A| |
| | + | flower=N/A| |
| | + | |}} |
| | | | |
| − | {{Infobox_Nation |
| + | ==History== |
| − | flag=http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/england--64.jpg |
| + | Rolatia is a large country of an estimated 5 million sq km, with a diverse cultural background, an excellent civil rights record, a good economic status and a wide and diverse political system which especially recently has seen a large variety of parties taking seats thanks to diverse views. It has had a rocky past, with many problems including civil wars in particular but is currently at a high socially, economically and diplomatically. The government is currently [[Liberal Socialist Party (Rolatia) | Liberal Socialist]]-led with Prime Minister [[Joseph Edwards]] at the helm, with the Parliamentary majority of the party a healthy 884. Interestingly, due to the current seven-year presidential term, the President - [[Norman Keviabuanal]] is actually a [[Conservative Party (Rolatia) | Conservative]]. |
| − | region=[[Albion]] |
| + | |
| − | motto=Intelligence is the highest asset |
| + | |
| − | map=http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/258/smallwithregionsandcities9mw.png|
| + | |
| − | language=[[English]](89%), [[Japanese]](12%), [[German]](7%), [[French]] (5%)|
| + | |
| − | capital=Redmefo |
| + | |
| − | population=900 million+ |
| + | |
| − | currency=Generi |
| + | |
| − | leader= Dr Joseph Edwards
| + | |
| − | }}
| + | |
| | | | |
| − | CURRENT DATE: 8th October 2039
| + | ===2000BC to 0AD=== |
| − | Rolatia 11:29, 1 October 2005 (GMT) | + | Rolatia was originally a divided set of tribes around the Dahinda river basin. There were frequent wars, and the tribes were very different. One tribe in particular stood out from the rest - the Sioas tribe, spread across the area from the northern basic all the way to the edge of the Farar woods. These were an overall pioneering tribe, with notably in 723BC establishing a democracy under King Haltyr I. This was sadly ended just three years later, after Haltyr died and his brother Thasrik I took the throne. |
| | | | |
| − | Rolatia is a large country in the middle of [[Albion]]. It is renowned for its first class political freedoms and civil rights. Despite having a third-world economy, it is a paradise for those who are oppressed in their own countries. It spans most of western Europe, currently from the west coast of France and Portugal to Poland and the Balkans. It is expanding often as the country experiences rapid population growth, with 928 million people and still growing
| + | However, in 582BC a descendant of Haltyr known as Haltyr III started an epic quest - to unite the tribes of the Dahinda basin - into one noble nation. Many had to be killed, but even more agreed to join the Sioasi Empire. They became a force to be feared - they boasted an army of 10,000 skilled men. Through trade with smaller nearby tribes they became a rather rich nation. In 542BC, at the age of 56, Haltyr III died. Before he died, he had accomplished something important - he had refounded the democratic system. |
| | | | |
| − | It has a mainly English-speaking population. However, Japanese is regarded as a semi-official language as it is spoken by many academics in the country. It is not the main language but as Japan is one of the premier technological powers, it is used by enough people to regard it as an offical language (albeit a secondary one in most cases). There are also a decent amount who can speak French and German plus various other languages thanks to their roots
| + | The next king, Raidas II, was not one for peace, favouring war. Seeing the threat, the tribes of Safte united into the Saftean Empire, numbering nearly 1.4 million people. At this point, there were two 'capitals' - Dahinda City (near modern-day Taris) of Siaos and Nilon of Safte. Both cities contained around 70,000 people, and were thriving places. However, the next ten years of Raidas rule would lead to the decimation of the empires. |
| | | | |
| − | ===History===
| + | On September 11th 541BC, open war between Siaos and Safte was declared in what has been called by some historians as the First Rolatian Civil War. In the next week, 2750 Safteans in Siaos and 950 Siaosi in Safte were killed, military forces trapping them in their homes and burning them to the ground. Both nations increased their armies, with Raidas increasing the army to 50,000 and Saftean King Roisfh IV to 70,000. This was only the beginning of one year of constant war which claimed many thousands of lives and would be later viewed, considering population figures, as one of the bloodiest wars in history. |
| − | ====Roleplay====
| + | |
| − | Rolatia was originally a colony of England formed from a patch of land after it was taken from the Soviet Alliance in the European War of 2008 to 2011. It was set up to establish a land base for the drive against the enemy army. After peace was declared on the 8th August 2011, the colony of around 4.5 million people became redundant. By 2013 the population was 5 million. On 1st January the colony was declared independent from the UK. However, they took until mid-January 2015 to withdraw completely . Dr Edwards's government had come to power in the first election on the 9th November 2014. It soon joined the formation of the Albion alliance a few months later.
| + | |
| | | | |
| − | Rolatia was one of the founding members of the Governing Council of Albion, a establishment set up by five countries early on in Albion's history to determine voting protocols on such things as UN votes. Of these countries, Rolatia is sadly the only survivor but there is hope as the former governor of Brashlandia is hoping to reform the country in the next year or less.
| + | On January 2nd 540BC, at the border town of Faris which at that time was home to 18,000 Safteans, a fearsome invasion force of 20,000 met a Saftean defence garrison of just 7000 men and 15 transport boats whcih were set to be used on a strike to topple Taris. The result was a two-day battle which ended with an overall Saftean loss, with 4250 deaths for the Saftean military, 3500 for Siaos and 8000 dead civilians. 1500 Siaosans were left as sentinels and 15,000 men marched on towards Nilon. |
| | | | |
| − | During the massive hostilities between the Eastern Bloc (the result of the alliance of 20 to 25 states in eastern Europe and Asia) and Albion (then at about 12 to 15 states in Western Europe), Rolatia's scouts reported the enemy plans to Albion and helped quite a lot during the conflict despite having little troops of their own. However, a terrorist state called Ooodles caused chaos in the Eastern Bloc and Albion.
| + | Meanwhile, in Safte there were plans of their own. 17,500 men were sent out down-river towards Dahinda City, 22,500 towards the invaders and 10,000 sent back along to Calae. Siaosan spys somehow managed to communicate this to Raidas who sent out 10,000 more invaders and stationed his remaining 25,000 mostly in Dahinda City. |
| | | | |
| − | The severe hit to the countries lead to deteroitation. The states fell into anarchy and slowly disappeared, replaced by anarchic wastelands. However, the Albion alliance stayed alive despite all the trouble experienced. Four more countries have joined with Rolatia and Elizocracy in the past decade to the Albion alliance. The people in the alliance have the benefit of a strong government, and the terriories are constantly expanding as the countries move into the wildernesses of the anarchy lands.
| + | On 7th February 540BC, the Dahindese residents were woken at dawn to the sound of the Safte landing. The coastal area was completely decimated, with 8500 dead and 1500 imprisoned before confrontation by Siaosi troops lead to a full-scale battle. The enemy was deflected but at a horrible price - modern estimates put the death toll at 26,000 dead civilians, 9,000 Sioasi soldiers and 14,500 Saftean soldiers dead for a total of nearly 50,000 killed. |
| | | | |
| − | Politically, the LibDem Socialists have been in powers for many years. For more information see the Political Parties section
| + | A few months later, on 19th April, a few kilometres north of Nilon, an almost equal set of forces both containing around 25,000 men met and killed. The result was diabolical - 20,000 Siaosi and 16,000 Safteans died. This stopped the Siaosi but left both sides in hardly any state to battle any longer - over 60% of the Siaosi and 50% of the Saftean militaries were dead, along with 40,000 civilians from both sides. Both capitals were intact but had suffered from starvation, military action and disease. However, minor skirmishes continued with another 5000 Safteans and 3000 Siaosi killed. |
| | | | |
| − | ====Actual====
| + | On 5th February 539BC, King Roisfh was found dead on the floor. Stabbed into his back was an iron dagger engraved with the words 'Chyuc gilumg vleatfg fyuc equm jouch' - identified as a rare Saftean dialect and translated as "This tyrant brought his own death". The new king, King Haltyr IV managed to negotiate peace. Through his skills, he managed to negotiate an alliance between both countries - the Rolatia Alliance and the beginning of the country of Rolatia. |
| − | Rolatia was set a few days before the foundation of Albion in mid-March 2005. It joined the Eastern Bloc where it had links with other members, but followed those members out to Albion. The country ended up being kicked out a total of twice in the wars between Albion and the Eastern Bloc. During that time it was war correspondent (almost) as all news from their region was reported in Albion. This made Rolatia a very unpopular figure in the Eastern Bloc. Eventually the Great Fall came but Rolatia was one of only two survivors of the region. For a full history of Albion see [[Albion|here]]
| + | |
| | | | |
| − | ===Government Goals===
| |
| − | The government is built around the premise of civil and political rights for all, and the education and welfare of its many citizens. Its economy has fallen by the wayside but it still stands strong as a shining beacion of hope. It has been forced to adopt the controversial strategy of trade concessions for humanitarian aid recently, but it declares this is not an attack on freedom of refugees but a necessary step to boost the economic prowess of this huge nation, as right now it cannot quite afford some of its technological aims to make Rolatia the most advanced nation on Earth - the great dream of Dr Edwards, a keen technologist and an expert in the field of computers. They have driven the basic cost of living down extremely low making life better in total
| |
| | | | |
| − | ===Technology=== | + | ===1978-present=== |
| − | The Rolatian army is not particularly large, at a size of 0.02% of the population currently, and is not particularly advanced technology - it is there to occupy new parts of the anarchist lands and defend Rolatia from potential invaders. However, their technological status is currently post modern (see [[Tech Level]] in many scientific fields, and despite having no special military technology, they have highly advance computing systems. Their systems are around the best in the world and are getting to a state where they are starting to resemble primitive future-tech systems. They are also extremely cheap, with systems that would be almost supercomputers in 2005 (5GHZ, 1TB hardrive, 4GB RAM) selling for as little as 300 generis (that's around $10) due to their technology becoming almost obsolete. This is good, despite the GDP being only $85 a person (they are recovering from an economic implosion). They also have achieved tiny food costs thanks to superb advances. It has cost the nation finacially in total but it had made sure their necessities are met for so much cheaper. The Rolatia technological base is geared to peace, not war
| + | With the civil war over, a interim Parliament of approximately 1000 political figures, both pre-war and post-war, was made. The country was voted not yet ready for Parliamentary elections in Parliament, but Presidential elections did take place. The [[Rolatian presidential election, 1978 | First Reformed Presidential Election]] took place on 7th November 1982, and resulted in a first-round win on safely over 60% of the vote for [[Christian Democrat Party (Rolatia) | Christian Democrat]] Ross Igukanor. Many have put this down to general backing from many Conservatives in the interests of unity. The interim Parliament met until 1983, when a full General Election was called. |
| | | | |
| − | ===The Leader===
| + | TO BE COMPLETED |
| − | Dr Joseph Edwards is the current Prime Minister of Rolatia, and has been for many years. His oppossing parties have gained some foothold in government, but their strength changes majorly each election and they have never topped 40% total power. Dr Edwards was born in south-east England. He enjoyed a privileged upbringing in total from a working-to-middle class family. He was very intelligent and went on to go to Oxford University, where he gained his doctorship in Information Technology. He also had many qualifications in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Chemistry among other things. He rose to power when in 2014 the 5 million strong Rolatia was made independent. His LibDem Socialists rose to power on the November 9th elections that year in spite of quite tough opposition. He was a left-wing radical, commited to helping provide for the people better, improving education and helping immigrants who wanted to live here among other things. He guided the country to its huge strength today. His pioneering projects in agriculture and information technology helped people live for much less money than before. He also made the country a civil rights and political freedoms haven. The typical Rolatian is well-fed and free from persecution. His advances have come at a steep downside. The economy is currently struggling, with a GDP per capita of $500 per year. This is the reason his opposers in the far right "All for Himself" capitalist party have gained some support, at between 15 and 30% a year on average. He himself has retreated slightly from the left wing in an attempt to boost an ailing economy, but he still is determined that rights and freedoms come first
| + | |
| | | | |
| − | ===Politics=== | + | ==Sports== |
| − | ====Political System====
| + | Rolatia is a country with a sports scene only just coming out into professional sports - after the ban on professional sport in 1958 which was only lifted in March 2004 by Dr Joseph Edwards, professional sports have only just started to emerge. So far, the country enjoys good amateur rugby and cricket, with plans to go professional, but two main professional sports have emerged in the country: Formula 1 and football |
| − | The Rolatian system is one where political views are allowed to be expressed freely. The only slight exception is the crack-down politically on Neo-Nazi views (any person belonging to the RNP is outlawed from public service sector jobs) due to the diversity of Rolatia. Other than that, there is no laws against even extremist views (it IS freedom of speech after all). There are elections quite regularly, with a maximum 5-year gap in extreme circumstances but it is more usual to have then annually
| + | |
| | | | |
| − | Due to this, there is a diverse range of parties in Rolatia, many of them radical left-wing or right-wing stance. The system of governing is that the nation is divided into counties. From each of these counties come many representatives from different sub-sections in themselves. The counties have separate admin centres. These could be in old capitals, other towns or custom made towns. The counties with their corresponding adminstrative capitals and representation are:
| + | ===Football=== |
| − | *Netherlands (capital city Redmofo) 8
| + | ''Main article: [[Rolatian_Football_Association | Rolatian Football Association]], [[Rolatian_Professional_Football | Rolatian Professional Football]]'' |
| − | *Alpinian (chief city Rome) 14
| + | |
| − | *Germany (chief city Berlin) 18
| + | |
| − | *Hispania (chief city Lisbon) 23
| + | |
| − | *North France (chief city Paris) 11
| + | |
| − | *Ireland (chief city Dublin) 10
| + | |
| − | *South France (chief city Marseille) 16
| + | |
| − | *Soviet Lands (chief city Warsaw) 22
| + | |
| − | *Sweden (chief city Stockholm) 30
| + | |
| | | | |
| − | *TOTAL REPRESENTATION: 152
| + | Football (referred to by some foreign powers as soccer or association football) is the national sport of Rolatia, and it has survived through the ages, with finally a fully professional league set up in 2005 for the 2005-06 season. The sport is currently on a par with Formula 1 domestically, and internationally could make it to F1 status too if Rolatia can do well in World Cup 26 - scheduled for 2008, but with the pre-competition Baptism of Fire 26 already taking place. |
| | | | |
| − | The representation shows how many Members of the House each county has (it depends on the amount of sub-counties). Each year an election is help and the winners are elected to the House of Democracy. The Prime Minister is elected depending on which party gets the most seats. | + | The Rolatian Football Association is the entity that watches over Rolatian football both domestically and internationally. Set up by the government and chaired by Prime Minister and football enthusiast Joseph Edwards, it is composed of all clubs competing in the main-stream Rolatian leagues - it numbrs 66 clubs, with 16 making up the top Board - these are the Premier League clubs.e |
| | | | |
| − | The government has a simple administrative system. At the top is the Prime Minister, who oversees everything. Next is his Cabinet (the system is similiar to England) who are appointed to certain categories. This is then passed down to the leaders of each county, then to the sub-county leaders. The importances of MHs (Members of the House) is on new laws. They vote on new laws and therefore decide on the general governing direction.
| + | There has only been one season so far in Rolatian football - the 2005-06 season. Internationally, Rolatia were participants in Baptism of Fire 13, which was a very bad tournament thanks to scoring four points in as many games, and the World Cup 26 qualifiers, in which they will be most remembered for their startling end revival giving them three wins in the last three games ,denying [[Yafor 2]] a qualifying spot and causing the [[Casari]] national stadium's destruction after their shock win. Rolatians typically support either the Rolatian national team (KPB rank 84) or [[The Kazoo Peoples]] (KPB rank 51). Whoever is currently playing Rejistania is also a reasonably popular choice. |
| | | | |
| − | ===Political Parties===
| + | On the club scene Rolatia are in NSFA Cup 3, with [[New_Millwall | New Millwall]] and [[Redmofo_United_(football_club) | Redmofo United]] entered in the qualifying stage. Redmofo United was the sole team of the pair to get through, and shocked all by beating New Brux FC in the away leg and subsequently on penalties |
| − | {|border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin-left:0.5em;"
| + | |
| − | ! style="background:#ffdead" | <big>LibDem Socialists (LDS)</big>
| + | |
| − | |- | + | |
| − | |
| + | |
| − | {| border="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Slogan:
| + | |
| − | | ''Intelligence is the highest asset''
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Political Stance:
| + | |
| − | | Left-wing. Devoted to rights and freedoms of citizens
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Members of the House:
| + | |
| − | | 86
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Notes:
| + | |
| − | | The definitive political party since the 2024 elections. They have never held less than a 55% stake in the House of Democracy. Very popular with the common people. Not so good with the upper classes, who accuse them of ruining the economy. They are trying to recover it now, but not at the expense of the people in general. They are still widely favoured.
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| | | | |
| | + | ===Formula 1=== |
| | + | ''Main article: [[Rolatian_F1GP | Rolatian F1GP]]'' |
| | | | |
| − | {|border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin-left:0.5em;"
| + | Rolatian Formula 1 has massively surged in popularity lately, with 1 billion people - over half the population - watching the last international F1GP season's final. There is a very good, key reason for this surge - Rolatia has made a claim to sporting fame with its team and drivers in the competition. |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! style="background:#ffdead" | <big>All for Himself(All-Self)</big>
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |
| + | |
| − | {| border="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Slogan:
| + | |
| − | | ''Every man shapes his own destiny''
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Political Stance:
| + | |
| − | | Extreme right-wing. Believe that the economy and businesses are the priority
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Members of the House:
| + | |
| − | | 17
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Notes:
| + | |
| − | | The old main challenger to the LDS's rule. They have gained support by strong capitalists who believe this policy is the only way to bring the country into an economic golden age, even if it does mean a bit of muscling around people in the process. They have opposition from groups such as worker's unions. They have fallen severly from grace in the 2048 election into third, with contention from the fourth-place Demo-Christ Party
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| | | | |
| − | {|border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin-left:0.5em;"
| + | The most famous Rolatian driver of all time is [[Thomas Ragji]]. This man, after a slow start to the season, managed to hold the lead in a tight field, and thanks to a final-day win finished a full eleven points ahead of second place in the championship. [[William Sralt]] is less well-known but is renowned for his partnership with Ragji - thanks to their combined points total from a good last race performance they together managed to propel Team Rolatia into first, taking a double championship. The pair have defended it in 2006, with both titles secured with a race to go. |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! style="background:#ffdead" | <big>Neo-Communists(Neo-Com)</big>
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |
| + | |
| − | {| border="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Slogan:
| + | |
| − | | ''People under the guidance of the state''
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Political Stance:
| + | |
| − | | Extreme left-wing. Want old-style communism in Rolatia
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Members of the House:
| + | |
| − | | 3
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Notes:
| + | |
| − | | The main left-wing challenger to the LDS. Extremely opposed to the All-Self party. Want the government to take control of all media outlets and the economy. Badly supported in total due to the country's commitment to a free press and economy. They were supported by some in the late 2020s due to the recently acquired Eastern Bloc territory (the county Soviet Lands) but they were never a mainstream party
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| | | | |
| − | {|border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin-left:0.5em;"
| + | Formula 1 has ran as a professional sport for years now. It was lucky to be exempt from the total professional sports ban, and has produced a few Rolatian sports hero, most of all Nick Fasre who managed to take five back-to-back championships in 1988-92, before leaving F1 only to resurface over a decade later as test driver for Team Rolatia. |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! style="background:#ffdead" | <big>Rolatian National Party (RNP)</big>
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |
| + | |
| − | {| border="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Slogan:
| + | |
| − | | ''Rolatia first''
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Political Stance:
| + | |
| − | | Fascists. Want immediate destruction of multi-culturaism
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Members of the House:
| + | |
| − | | 0
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Notes:
| + | |
| − | | The KKK of Rolatia. They want immediate deporation of foreign nationals and apartite between English Rolatians and all other Rolatians. Hated by the public and especially Dr Edwards himself, who famously called the party 'an ink blot on the grand tapestry that is our great country'. Have NEVER held a seat
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| | | | |
| − | {|border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin-left:0.5em;"
| + | ==Other Versions== |
| − | |-
| + | [[Rolatia (Earth VII)]] |
| − | ! style="background:#ffdead" | <big>Conservative Party(Tory)</big>
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |
| + | |
| − | {| border="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Slogan:
| + | |
| − | | ''Balance is Power''
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Political Stance:
| + | |
| − | | Centrists. Want to draw a compromise between civil rights and the economy
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Members of the House:
| + | |
| − | | 33
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Notes:
| + | |
| − | | A moderate party, who desire a less extreme policy than the other notable parties. They demand that we do not neglect the economy in favour of excessive rights, and vice-versa. They are picking up votes fast and look like a major threat to the All-Self party's position as they are far ahead of them after the 2048 election thanks to a swing away from the LDS and All-Self of about 15
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | {|border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin-left:0.5em;"
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! style="background:#ffdead" | <big>Christian Democracts (Demo-Christ)</big>
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |
| + | |
| − | {| border="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Slogan:
| + | |
| − | | ''God is the ultimate ruler''
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Political Stance:
| + | |
| − | | Moderate-to-radical left wing. Want more religion funding and compulsory church for Christians
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Members of the House:
| + | |
| − | | 13
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Notes:
| + | |
| − | | A vrey religious party. They believe that in a country where nearly four-fifths (78%) of the population are Christian, that there should be better pro-religion support. They chiefly want all Christians to visit church every Sunday. They are opposed by the LDS who believe in 'freedom of method of worship', a process strongly supported by Dr Edwards himself
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ====Year-by-Year History====
| + | |
| − | =====2038=====
| + | |
| − | 2038 is the first year on record with political records about it (the records are lost for the previous elections)
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | In the election, the LDS still kept its dominating status despite losing some grounds The Demo-Christs and Tories also gained ground, while the Neo-Comms, All-Self and RNP fell proving that the population is not going to accept over-radical ideology. Here is the figures:
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | *LDS: 86 (-7)
| + | |
| − | *Tories: 33 (+13)
| + | |
| − | *All-Self: 17 (-10)
| + | |
| − | *Demo-Christs: 13 (+5)
| + | |
| − | *Neo-Comms: 3 (-1)
| + | |
| − | *RNP: 0 (+0)
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | A lot of the swing in key areas came away from the LDS to the Tories, especially in the German zone where a lot of the voters want to take sacrifices to themself for economic gain, with a total number of 33 seats for Tories (+13) and 86 for the LDS (-7). Luckily for the LDS, the Tories are supporting the LDS's drive to try and improve the economy in total while still maintaining rights. The Tories are slightly more radical though, and this could influence more extreme policies. The Neo-Comms, once edging on a real alternative, fell a bit further from 4 to 3 seats (-1). The Demo-Christs acquired 5 more seats to 13, edging on All-Self now on 17 (-10)
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | =====2039=====
| + | |
| − | 2039 opened with the controversial issue of privatised prisons. The government has taken a rather unusual far-right approach of handing over prison to private businesses due to the boost to the economy. Dr Edwards signalled this was not a start for radical right-wing policies as wanted by the All-Self. The small army of Rolatia has also just marched into the Balkan area, with the reasons stated by Edwards being that Rolatia is desperately short of room and needs to slightly expand.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | The prisons project was opposed by some , but it did wonders for the economy. The generi became worth triple the amount, along with the GDP tripling without rights and freedoms change. This was regarded as a huge success by Dr Edwards, the LDS, Tories and All-Self alike. The official UN category was switched from Left Wing Utopia to Civil Rights Lovefest, which was heradled as a disaster for the Neo-Coms, who supported the strict restriction of business
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | With greater earnings came greater government budgets. With a budget level of slightly over $15 billion for the military (at 2% military budget total), the Rolatian government decided to buy arms to properly arm its soldiers at a cost of $14.2 billion. This brought about a military force of 33,000 standard infantry, 550 light tanks, 1275 jeeps, 200 SAMs and more. The correct terminology can be found in the Military section. All of the weapons for this first round of arming came from the Kriegzimmer industrial store.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | The economy did not keep its vibrance and soon went back to old levels. The government spent another $8.9 billion from its budget on increasing the military again, which has further helped the defence capabilities of Rolatia
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | However, an absolute disaster occured in late June. The economy basically imploded, bringing the budget for the military to $1.5 billion, bring the average GDP per person to $80 and turning the country back to a Left-Wing Utopia. The LDS suffered heavy criticism, but Dr Edwards cooled the mood by promising to recover the economy from this crisis situation. The government still managed to buy 10 fighter jets to defend from navy and air attack, and 117,000 pistols for basic armanents for the unequiped soldiers in the 180,000 person military
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | The economy was still in chaos in July. Despite this, on hearing that youth-related crime was massively high, Dr Edwards grudgingly accepted an anti-crime surveillance system. However, the big changes that occured soon after was a large reshuffle of the county system. The major changes were:
| + | |
| − | *Norway and Sweden were combined into the Scandanavian county - their representatives will be cut next election slightly due to the overwhelming size
| + | |
| − | *The N. France - S. France border was adjusted slightly, with N. France gaining some western ground and S. France gaining some eastern ground
| + | |
| − | *Holland gained more land in the south at the expense of Germany
| + | |
| − | *Soviet Lands gained more land in the south-east of Germany
| + | |
| − | *Alpinian took the old lands of Austria from Soviet Lands
| + | |
| − | *S. France lost a great deal of land in the south-west to Hispania
| + | |
| − | *The chief cities were changed to the following:
| + | |
| − | **Holland - Redmofo
| + | |
| − | **N. France - Paris
| + | |
| − | **S. France - Marseille
| + | |
| − | **Hispania - Lisbon
| + | |
| − | **Ireland - Dublin
| + | |
| − | **Alpinan - Rome
| + | |
| − | **Germany - Berlin
| + | |
| − | **Scandinavia - Stockholm
| + | |
| − | **Soviet Lands - Warsaw
| + | |
| − | **Balkans - Athens
| + | |
| − | This move was opposed by some from S. France and Germany, as some of the seats would be moved over to other counties in the next election, but it was widely supported, especially in the change of cities section as the new cities were all former capitals of nations (save Marseille).
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | After more prisons were released to the private sector, it again did wonders for the economy. The government increased 10-fold and the GDP about 6-fold. This was hailed as a massive success, and brung Dr Edward's popularity up higher than a NASA rocket
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ===Military===
| + | |
| − | The military page can be found [[Rolatian Military|here]]
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ==Forum Roleplay==
| + | |
| − | {{Infobox_Nation |
| + | |
| − | flag=http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/england--64.jpg |
| + | |
| − | region=[[Albion]] |
| + | |
| − | motto=Intelligence is the highest asset |
| + | |
| − | map=http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/4034/realmapthumbnails0dl.png|
| + | |
| − | language=[[English]](84%), [[Dutch]](34%), [[Japanese]](11%), [[Spanish]] (5%)|
| + | |
| − | capital=Redmefo |
| + | |
| − | population=900 million+ |
| + | |
| − | currency=Generi |
| + | |
| − | leader= Dr Joseph Edwards
| + | |
| − | }}
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | CURRENT DATE: 14th July 2039
| + | |
| − | Rolatia 19:47, 29 September 2005 (GMT) | + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Rolatia is a large country in the middle of [[Albion]]. It is renowned for its first class political freedoms and civil rights. Despite having a third-world economy, it is a paradise for those who are oppressed in their own countries. It spans most of western Europe, currently from the west coast of France and Portugal to Poland and the Balkans. It is expanding often as the country experiences rapid population growth, with 928 million people and still growing
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | It has a mainly English-speaking population. However, Japanese is regarded as a semi-official language as it is spoken by many academics in the country. It is not the main language but as Japan is one of the premier technological powers, it is used by enough people to regard it as an offical language (albeit a secondary one in most cases). There are also a decent amount who can speak French and German plus various other languages thanks to their roots
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ===History===
| + | |
| − | ====Roleplay====
| + | |
| − | Rolatia was originally a colony of England formed from Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg in 2008. The governing powers were extremely pro-rights and pro-freedoms, which is why Rolatians were allowed to vote for people on local officials. However, there was still a strong drive for total freedom for many years. The English government refused for nearly 25 years, before finally breaking down in 2039 and releasing the country
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ===Government Goals===
| + | |
| − | The government is built around the premise of civil and political rights for all, and the education and welfare of its many citizens. Its economy has fallen by the wayside but it still stands strong as a shining beacion of hope. It has been forced to adopt the controversial strategy of trade concessions for humanitarian aid recently, but it declares this is not an attack on freedom of refugees but a necessary step to boost the economic prowess of this huge nation, as right now it cannot quite afford some of its technological aims to make Rolatia the most advanced nation on Earth - the great dream of Dr Edwards, a keen technologist and an expert in the field of computers. They have driven the basic cost of living down extremely low making life better in total
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ===Technology===
| + | |
| − | The Rolatian army is not particularly large, at a size of 0.02% of the population currently, and is not particularly advanced technology - it is there to occupy new parts of the anarchist lands and defend Rolatia from potential invaders. However, their technological status is currently post modern (see [[Tech Level]] in many scientific fields, and despite having no special military technology, they have highly advance computing systems. Their systems are around the best in the world and are getting to a state where they are starting to resemble primitive future-tech systems. They are also extremely cheap, with systems that would be almost supercomputers in 2005 (5GHZ, 1TB hardrive, 4GB RAM) selling for as little as 300 generis (that's around $10) due to their technology becoming almost obsolete. This is good, despite the GDP being only $85 a person (they are recovering from an economic implosion). They also have achieved tiny food costs thanks to superb advances. It has cost the nation finacially in total but it had made sure their necessities are met for so much cheaper. The Rolatia technological base is geared to peace, not war
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ===The Leader===
| + | |
| − | Dr Joseph Edwards is the current Prime Minister of Rolatia, and has been for many years. His oppossing parties have gained some foothold in government, but their strength changes majorly each election and they have never topped 40% total power. Dr Edwards was born in south-east England. He enjoyed a privileged upbringing in total from a working-to-middle class family. He was very intelligent and went on to go to Oxford University, where he gained his doctorship in Information Technology. He also had many qualifications in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Chemistry among other things. He rose to power when in 2039 the 900+ million strong Rolatia was made independent. His Liberal Democratic Socialists rose to power on the September 15th elections that he won in spite of quite tough opposition. He is a left-wing libertarian, commited to helping provide for the people better, improving education and helping immigrants who wanted to live here among other things. He guided the country to its huge strength today. His pioneering projects in agriculture and information technology helped people live for much less money than before. He also made the country a civil rights and political freedoms haven. The typical Rolatian is well-fed and free from persecution. His advances have come at a steep downside. The economy is currently struggling, with a GDP per capita of $500 per year. He himself has retreated slightly from the left wing in an attempt to boost an ailing economy, but he still is determined that rights and freedoms come first
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ===Politics===
| + | |
| − | ====Political System====
| + | |
| − | The Rolatian system is one where political views are allowed to be expressed freely. As thus, there are many candidates for each MM position, with 5 recognised political parties
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | *TOTAL REPRESENTATION: 35
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | The representation shows how many Members of the House each county has (it depends on the amount of sub-counties). Each year an election is help and the winners are elected to the House of Democracy. The Prime Minister is elected depending on which party gets the most seats.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | The government has a simple administrative system. At the top is the Prime Minister, who oversees everything. Next is his Cabinet (the system is similiar to England) who are appointed to certain categories. This is then passed down to the leaders of each county, then to the sub-county leaders. The importances of MHs (Members of the House) is on new laws. They vote on new laws and therefore decide on the general governing direction.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ===Political Parties===
| + | |
| − | {|border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin-left:0.5em;"
| + | |
| − | ! style="background:#ffdead" | <big>Liberal Democratic Socialists (LDS)</big>
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |
| + | |
| − | {| border="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Slogan:
| + | |
| − | | ''Intelligence is the highest asset''
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Political Stance:
| + | |
| − | | Left-wing. Devoted to rights and freedoms of citizens
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Members of the House:
| + | |
| − | | 24
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Notes:
| + | |
| − | | The definitive political party, gaining a total majority over the other parties of 15 in a house of 35 people. Very popular with the common people. Not so good with the upper classes, who accuse them of being bad for the economy. They are actually trying to drive it onwards and upwards, but not at the expense of the people in general.
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | {|border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin-left:0.5em;"
| + | |
| − | ! style="background:#ffdead" | <big>Liberal Democratic Socialists (LDS)</big>
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |
| + | |
| − | {| border="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Slogan:
| + | |
| − | | ''Intelligence is the highest asset''
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Political Stance:
| + | |
| − | | Left-wing. Devoted to rights and freedoms of citizens
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Members of the House:
| + | |
| − | | 24
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | ! align="left" | Notes:
| + | |
| − | | The definitive political party, gaining a total majority over the other parties of 15 in a house of 35 people. Very popular with the common people. Not so good with the upper classes, who accuse them of being bad for the economy. They are actually trying to drive it onwards and upwards, but not at the expense of the people in general.
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
| − | |-
| + | |
| − | |}
| + | |
| − | ====Year-by-Year History====
| + | |
| − | =====2039=====
| + | |
| − | On the 15th of September, the first Rolatian elections were held to signify the new independence of Rolatia, a 900-million strong yet tiny colony in Europe, encompassing Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. The winner of the first election in the 35-strong House of Reprensentaties were the Liberal Democratic Socalists, winning 20 out of 35 seats. In second came the Centrist Party with 12 seats and third the Liberal Capitalists with 3 seats. The non-elected parties were the Conservatives and the Green Party. Quick legislation within a hour of the election results saw Dr J Edwards become the leader of the LDS and Prime Minister, and a new election was scheduled for November 9th 2040.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | 6 hours later, Dr J Edwards received greetings from The Libertarian Concordance of Czardas. Diplomatic relations were opened with a diplomat being flown in to Czardas, and a verbal agreement was made not to intrude on each of the other's land. The next move involved Sierra Leone. A total of 3600 medium infantry and 10 fighter jets were used in the conflict, with 700 men dieing, but after 9 days the territory was captured.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | After the conflict, an appeal was made to the international community to help transport troops. Czardas offered 300 aircraft as a loan with a possibility to buy, which Rolatia accepted eagerly and bought 2 weeks later. In that period however, troops were sent to Sierra Leone and El Salvador. War was declared on the latter country, and a tense fortnight of fighting followed. The end result was out of 22550 Medium Infantry, 7500 Heavy Infantry, 2800 Medium Infantry - R, 1500 Medium Infantry - M, 200 Medium Infantry - TC&M, 950 Armoured Jeeps and 50 Light Tanks deployed, 7050 Medium Infantry, 750 Heavy Infantry, 20 Armoured Jeeps, 5 Light Tanks wre destroyed but the territory was captured. In the next few days, the Rolatian government passed a bill to privatise prisons and were elated with the results - the economy picked up so muich the budgets increased 10-fold
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | On the 7th of October, a law was passed saying that El Salvador and Sierra Leone would receive 11 and 15 seats in the house respectively, along with an increase for Holland from 17 to 21, Belgium from 14 to 19 and Luxembourg from 4 to 5. This was passed quite narrowly 21-14, due to fears that the new Members (especially in the recently taken territories abroad) could be disruptive. The total increase in the new House next year was from 35 to 71, just over double the amount with an increase of 36 members. About a week later, a military order was put in that would make the air force much more powerful. Equipment for 12750 more heavy infantry and 25000 more medium infantry were made for the men, 250 Heavy Tanks, 250 Rocket Launchers and 1000 Artillery Guns helped the offensive especially in highly destructive large weapons. However, the air force acquired 2 Stealth Bombers, 25 Tactical Fighters and 100 Helicopters at an expense of around $10B (the others combined cost $3B
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ===Military===
| + | |
| − | The military page can be found [[Rolatian Military|here]]
| + | |
| | | | |
| | + | [[Category:Rolatia]] |
| | [[Category:Nations]] | | [[Category:Nations]] |
| − | [[Category:Rolatia]]
| |
| − |
| |
| − | [[Category:Albion]]
| |
Rolatia is a large country of an estimated 5 million sq km, with a diverse cultural background, an excellent civil rights record, a good economic status and a wide and diverse political system which especially recently has seen a large variety of parties taking seats thanks to diverse views. It has had a rocky past, with many problems including civil wars in particular but is currently at a high socially, economically and diplomatically. The government is currently Liberal Socialist-led with Prime Minister Joseph Edwards at the helm, with the Parliamentary majority of the party a healthy 884. Interestingly, due to the current seven-year presidential term, the President - Norman Keviabuanal is actually a Conservative.
Rolatia was originally a divided set of tribes around the Dahinda river basin. There were frequent wars, and the tribes were very different. One tribe in particular stood out from the rest - the Sioas tribe, spread across the area from the northern basic all the way to the edge of the Farar woods. These were an overall pioneering tribe, with notably in 723BC establishing a democracy under King Haltyr I. This was sadly ended just three years later, after Haltyr died and his brother Thasrik I took the throne.
However, in 582BC a descendant of Haltyr known as Haltyr III started an epic quest - to unite the tribes of the Dahinda basin - into one noble nation. Many had to be killed, but even more agreed to join the Sioasi Empire. They became a force to be feared - they boasted an army of 10,000 skilled men. Through trade with smaller nearby tribes they became a rather rich nation. In 542BC, at the age of 56, Haltyr III died. Before he died, he had accomplished something important - he had refounded the democratic system.
The next king, Raidas II, was not one for peace, favouring war. Seeing the threat, the tribes of Safte united into the Saftean Empire, numbering nearly 1.4 million people. At this point, there were two 'capitals' - Dahinda City (near modern-day Taris) of Siaos and Nilon of Safte. Both cities contained around 70,000 people, and were thriving places. However, the next ten years of Raidas rule would lead to the decimation of the empires.
On September 11th 541BC, open war between Siaos and Safte was declared in what has been called by some historians as the First Rolatian Civil War. In the next week, 2750 Safteans in Siaos and 950 Siaosi in Safte were killed, military forces trapping them in their homes and burning them to the ground. Both nations increased their armies, with Raidas increasing the army to 50,000 and Saftean King Roisfh IV to 70,000. This was only the beginning of one year of constant war which claimed many thousands of lives and would be later viewed, considering population figures, as one of the bloodiest wars in history.
On January 2nd 540BC, at the border town of Faris which at that time was home to 18,000 Safteans, a fearsome invasion force of 20,000 met a Saftean defence garrison of just 7000 men and 15 transport boats whcih were set to be used on a strike to topple Taris. The result was a two-day battle which ended with an overall Saftean loss, with 4250 deaths for the Saftean military, 3500 for Siaos and 8000 dead civilians. 1500 Siaosans were left as sentinels and 15,000 men marched on towards Nilon.
Meanwhile, in Safte there were plans of their own. 17,500 men were sent out down-river towards Dahinda City, 22,500 towards the invaders and 10,000 sent back along to Calae. Siaosan spys somehow managed to communicate this to Raidas who sent out 10,000 more invaders and stationed his remaining 25,000 mostly in Dahinda City.
On 7th February 540BC, the Dahindese residents were woken at dawn to the sound of the Safte landing. The coastal area was completely decimated, with 8500 dead and 1500 imprisoned before confrontation by Siaosi troops lead to a full-scale battle. The enemy was deflected but at a horrible price - modern estimates put the death toll at 26,000 dead civilians, 9,000 Sioasi soldiers and 14,500 Saftean soldiers dead for a total of nearly 50,000 killed.
A few months later, on 19th April, a few kilometres north of Nilon, an almost equal set of forces both containing around 25,000 men met and killed. The result was diabolical - 20,000 Siaosi and 16,000 Safteans died. This stopped the Siaosi but left both sides in hardly any state to battle any longer - over 60% of the Siaosi and 50% of the Saftean militaries were dead, along with 40,000 civilians from both sides. Both capitals were intact but had suffered from starvation, military action and disease. However, minor skirmishes continued with another 5000 Safteans and 3000 Siaosi killed.
On 5th February 539BC, King Roisfh was found dead on the floor. Stabbed into his back was an iron dagger engraved with the words 'Chyuc gilumg vleatfg fyuc equm jouch' - identified as a rare Saftean dialect and translated as "This tyrant brought his own death". The new king, King Haltyr IV managed to negotiate peace. Through his skills, he managed to negotiate an alliance between both countries - the Rolatia Alliance and the beginning of the country of Rolatia.
With the civil war over, a interim Parliament of approximately 1000 political figures, both pre-war and post-war, was made. The country was voted not yet ready for Parliamentary elections in Parliament, but Presidential elections did take place. The First Reformed Presidential Election took place on 7th November 1982, and resulted in a first-round win on safely over 60% of the vote for Christian Democrat Ross Igukanor. Many have put this down to general backing from many Conservatives in the interests of unity. The interim Parliament met until 1983, when a full General Election was called.
Rolatia is a country with a sports scene only just coming out into professional sports - after the ban on professional sport in 1958 which was only lifted in March 2004 by Dr Joseph Edwards, professional sports have only just started to emerge. So far, the country enjoys good amateur rugby and cricket, with plans to go professional, but two main professional sports have emerged in the country: Formula 1 and football
Football (referred to by some foreign powers as soccer or association football) is the national sport of Rolatia, and it has survived through the ages, with finally a fully professional league set up in 2005 for the 2005-06 season. The sport is currently on a par with Formula 1 domestically, and internationally could make it to F1 status too if Rolatia can do well in World Cup 26 - scheduled for 2008, but with the pre-competition Baptism of Fire 26 already taking place.
The Rolatian Football Association is the entity that watches over Rolatian football both domestically and internationally. Set up by the government and chaired by Prime Minister and football enthusiast Joseph Edwards, it is composed of all clubs competing in the main-stream Rolatian leagues - it numbrs 66 clubs, with 16 making up the top Board - these are the Premier League clubs.e
There has only been one season so far in Rolatian football - the 2005-06 season. Internationally, Rolatia were participants in Baptism of Fire 13, which was a very bad tournament thanks to scoring four points in as many games, and the World Cup 26 qualifiers, in which they will be most remembered for their startling end revival giving them three wins in the last three games ,denying Yafor 2 a qualifying spot and causing the Casari national stadium's destruction after their shock win. Rolatians typically support either the Rolatian national team (KPB rank 84) or The Kazoo Peoples (KPB rank 51). Whoever is currently playing Rejistania is also a reasonably popular choice.
Rolatian Formula 1 has massively surged in popularity lately, with 1 billion people - over half the population - watching the last international F1GP season's final. There is a very good, key reason for this surge - Rolatia has made a claim to sporting fame with its team and drivers in the competition.
Formula 1 has ran as a professional sport for years now. It was lucky to be exempt from the total professional sports ban, and has produced a few Rolatian sports hero, most of all Nick Fasre who managed to take five back-to-back championships in 1988-92, before leaving F1 only to resurface over a decade later as test driver for Team Rolatia.
