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| − | Primary Note: Some of the words written in Sozian are <b>disputed</b>, a Standard Grammar of the language is still being worked at.
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| − | Welcome to the main Wiki of Sozy!
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| − | This page is currently under construction, to find out what all the X's mean behind the titles:
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| | {{Infobox_Nation | | | {{Infobox_Nation | |
| | flag=http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/sozy.jpg | | | flag=http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/sozy.jpg | |
| − | region=[[Sanctuary of MetaphysicalSouls]] | | + | region=[[A More PeacefulWorld]] | |
| | motto="Haec libertatis ergo" | | | motto="Haec libertatis ergo" | |
| | map= [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/images/Sozysimple.GIF Map of Sozy] | | | map= [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/images/Sozysimple.GIF Map of Sozy] | |
| − | language= [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Sozy#Language Proto-Sozian languages][http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Sozy#Language Proto-L’ìghübirghum languages][http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Sozy#Language Proto-Dreje languages],[[Vrancian]], [[Vrancoii-Sozian]], [[Caput Mundi | City-Sozian]]. | | + | language= [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Sozy#Language Proto-Sozian languages][http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Sozy#Language Proto-L’ìghübirghum languages][http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Sozy#Language Proto-Dreje languages],[[Vrancian]], [[Vrancoii-Sozian]], [[Caput Mundi | City-Sozian]] and [[Dutch]]. | |
| | capital= [[Caput Mundi]] | | | capital= [[Caput Mundi]] | |
| − | population= 4.7 Billion | | + | population= 5.6 Billion | |
| | currency=[[Florijn]] | | | currency=[[Florijn]] | |
| | leader=[[Leinad Neirruj]] | | | leader=[[Leinad Neirruj]] | |
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| − | ==An oath of freedom (X) ==
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| − | '''Kêñii, Lèschurêê!'''
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| − | ''Åla Grëðung ñjæsdvvngipaßul SMSåtsaa kaêllius dn åti’Sozyï. Åli’Paxnejlaä, åti’RugreÞævaijlaä ta åli’Šèkikgüteitjlaä åtigh’Liuðmghurpekjlösozyjli traftusšalï dfíx. Ta Paxineål Ulpæßunåtjlan ärhelðus dn åti’Sozyï.
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| − | Literal translation:
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| − | '''Attention, reader!'''
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| − | ''The country independent in the SMS is Sozy. Freedom, small government and harmony for all peoples in Sozy works she (Sozy). And the freedom of the individual protects Sozy.''
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| − | These were the beginning principles of [[Sozian Constituion| the constitution]] during the short reign of [[Santixke åti’Þighberixtæ]] during the [[20th Century Sozy|Sozian Libertarian Union]], altough this text was forbidden during the [[20th Century Sozy|Sozian Communist Republic]], it became popular during and after the [[20th Century Sozy|second Sozian revolution]] in 1989. This text is now the introduction (in various languages) of the [[Sozian Constitution]].
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| − | ==History (XXXX) ==
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| − | ===Chronologic list of articles about the history of Sozy (XX) ===
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| − | The history of Sozy can be divided into a couple of eras:
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| − | *'''[[The first Sozians]]''' (5000 BC - 1000 BC)
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| − | *'''[[Vrancian Dynasty]]''' (753 BC - 500 AD)
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| − | *'''[[Sozian dark ages]]''' (500-750) (unfinished)
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| − | *'''[[Aristocratic Sozy]]''' (750-1500) (unfinished)
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| − | *'''[[L’ìghübirghum wars of succession]]''' (1500-1583) (unfinished)
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| − | *'''Early [[L’ìghübirghum dynasty]]''' (1583-1887) (unfinished)
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| − | **''Conquering the mainland'' (1770-1775) (unfinished)
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| − | **''[[Santixke åti’Þighberixtæ]]'', birth of. (1870) (unfinished)
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| − | **''Vrancian-Sozian revolt'' (1882-1887) (unfinished)
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| − | *'''Late [[L’ìghübirghum dynasty]]''' (1887-1912) (unfinished)
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| − | **''Separatist wars of independence'' (1900-1912) (unfinished)
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| − | **''The great famine'' (1904-1905) (unfinished)
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| − | **''End of the L’ìghübirghum dynasty'' (1912) (unfinished)
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| − | *'''[[20th Century Sozy]]'''
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| − | **''The first Sozian Revolution'' (1905-1912) (unfinished)
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| − | **''Sozian Libertarian Union'' (1915-1917) (unfinished)''
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| − | **''Sozian Communist Republic'' (1917-1989) (unfinished)
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| − | **''The second Sozian revolution'' (1989) (unfinished)
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| − | **''Santinian Sozy (1989-2000)'' (unfinished)
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| − | *'''Modern Sozy (2000 and further)'''
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| − | **''Sozy joins the [[Sanctuary of MetaphysicalSouls]]'' (2004) (unfinished)
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| − | ==Geography (X) ==
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| − | Sozy is a vast country with billions of people, its landscape cannot be described in one sentence, for it is to diverse to be considered one type of landscape. There isn't one "typical Sozian" landscape, but tens of different landscapes that formed the many ethnic peoples of Sozy uniquely.
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| − | [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Sozy#Island_Sozy Island Sozy] is by far the largest area of Sozy, it is the largest island in the SMS, and home to a couple of billion people. It has palm trees and hot ocean water in the South, white cliffs and foggy weather in the North, and a central part of inhospitable mountains with snow peaks. [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Sozy#Continental_Sozy Continental Sozy] is the strip of land next to [[Black Kettle]], it is home to many different ethnic groups, and as many different landscapes. Grasslands in the central part, high mountains in the east and low hills in the South. Last, but not least is the [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Sozy#Overseas_territory Overseas territories], a previously uninhabited area granted to Sozy after the construction of the [[North Sea Canal of the SMS]], it is a beautiful area, with mountains, cold dry weather and a sea with seals and other impressive marine life.
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| − | Recently, much of the environment suffers due to the growth of civilian areas, and the unstopping process of uranium mining.
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| − | ===Continental Sozy (X) ===
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| − | Continental Sozy is a relatively small strip of land for Sozian standards. However, two third of the people live and work there. Its size doesn’t make it less diverse, every valley gives you a different view than the other, every field with horses isn’t quite like the one twenty kilometres away. Simply said, the East is mountainous, the centre is hilly and green, the coastal areas are rocky, extremely urbanised, and industrial.
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| − | <big>'''Caput Mundi (Province)'''</big>
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| − | [[Caput Mundi (Province)]] is located in the coastal centre of the Sozian mainland. It is the most densely populated province of Sozy. It has more work offices than all the provinces on the island! The coast is still relatively calm. The North has many Industrial ports and cities, the South has many crowded beach resorts (as most of the rocky coastline is not suitable for recreation) and beach villas owned by people throughout the country. If you like to be amongst people, and if you like modern pop culture, then Caput Mundi is the perfect place for you to be!
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| − | The landscape of [[Caput Mundi]] used to be swampland and grasslands, but most of that has been urbanised or had to suffer due to the extensive infrastructure. It has an inhospitable rocky seashore and a hilly grassland in the very east. The coastal province of [[Caput Mundi]] has a “Cfb” climate (Mild with no dry season, warm summer)
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| − | ''The Sozian motorways allow fast transport, most of them are toll roads.''
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| − | '''The Capital'''
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| − | The Capital City of Caput Mundi is [[Caput Mundi]]-city, also the capital and financial centre of the [[Sozy | Sozian nation]]. It is also home of one of the oldest film production sites in the country. The city has the highest ground price per squared kilometre of the entire country, varying per quarter. Though many middle-class quarters are well-protected by private security companies, criminality is still a serious problem in many areas of the city.
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| − | <big>'''Èskia Sozy'''</big>
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| − | Located in the North of the mainland [[Èskia Sozy]] is the largest province on the mainland, life is slightly less expensive and tensed than it is in [[Caput Mundi]]. Èskia Sozy has a long coastline and a country that ends up in the grasslands bordering [[Black Kettle]]. It has one of the best infrastructures in the country, and international traffic is not uncommon in the province. Criminality is relatively low, though car theft is still quite a problem.
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| − | In [[Èskia Sozy]] little of its original landscape remained, except for the start of the [[Dreje Sozy | Dreje]] mountains in the East. The land has mostly been used for modern industry and new cities that came along with them. It is not unusual to see 12-lane motorways crossing through environmentally sensitive areas. The province has a Cfb climate (Mild with no dry season, warm summer), with the inland being slightly colder but less humid than the coastal area.
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| − | The capital of [[Èskia Sozy]] is the former military harbour city [[Èskiaghir]]. Nowadays, it is notable for its Automobile imports and sales. Cargo ships longer than 350 metres dominate the coastline of the city. The old city centre has some old military buildings, but most buildings are offices.
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| − | '''<big>Werbia Sozy</big>'''
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| − | In the South of the mainland is [[Werbia Sozy]], ethnically, the Werbian area crosses the actual international border of Sozy. The province is hilly, but the highest mountains are the huge industrial complexes, which employ hundreds of thousands of people. The region is known for its architecture and fashion, but this is mostly present in the coastal cities. The cities in (what used to be) the country are industrial cities with hundreds of grey apartment blocks.
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| − | If we look at the original landscape of [[Werbia Sozy]] we see hills and creeks, where Werbian settlements can be found. Forests used to cover most of the area, before industrialisation began. Some ancient forests can still be found in the very East of the country, but these are mostly privately owned estates. The province has a Cfc climate (Mild with no dry season, cool summer).
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| − | The capital of [[Werbia Sozy]] is fashion centre [[Ruðböot]]. Traditionally, this was where Werbian traders met and sold their products. There’s still a “floating market” in the old harbour of the city. But the rebuild centre consists out of many top fashion shops, boulevards and piers with yachts worth millions.
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| − | '''<big>Dreje Sozy</big>'''
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| − | [[Dreje Sozy]], is the Eastern mountain area of [[Sozy]]. It became part of [[Sozy]] in [[20th Century Sozy | 1912]]. It has a history of struggle, tribal wars and harsh winters. Slowly but surely the province is breaking the chains of its past and is turning into a modern Sozian province, a new industry of ski resorts came out to be an excellent solution to the unemployment which hit the area. The province is highly traditional, the construction of factories and power plants was often met with violence from communities.
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| − | The famous [[KîgÞur Mountain]] would be stereotypical for the landscape of [[Dreje Sozy]] were it not located in a totally different province. [[Dreje Sozy]] is completely covered with rugged mountains, narrow valleys, glaciers and rocks. Even though the mountains are quite capable of becoming massive ski resorts, most choose the class of the other mountain area on the Sozian island. The province has a snowy H Climate (highland).
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| − | ''A hut of a herder in the extremely mountainous centre of the province.''
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| − | The Capital is [[Ķąąląţǐǐschmœ’ghîsèm]], named after a [[Dreje Partisan]]. It actually looks like a simplified name compared to the names of many villages in this beautiful province! It is considered a holy place by religious Dreje people. And a political symbol of independence. If you are fond of ancient architecture styles, then this is the place to be.
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| − | Island Sozy is a massive island that forms the geographical heart of the nation. It is divided North-South and East-West by a huge group of high mountains in the centre of the island. The South will remind you of cosy holidays along sub-tropic coasts, hot days and warm nights at the camp fire. The North has a rugged landscape in the country, which ends up in the white cliffs that form the shoreline. Both west and east go from Mountains to lowlands and wide sandy beaches. Though much of it has been destroyed by uranium mining.
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| − | '''<big>Northern Sozy</big>'''
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| − | If you leave the mainland by boat and go east you end up in [[Northern Sozy]], located along the shoreline of [[sunset straits]]. [[Northern Sozy]] is a province where the Sozian culture is and has always been at its height. It is a libertarian political fortification, though with a huge conservative fraction. There is slightly less Uranium mining activity than in [[Western Sozy]], but it is still an industry that employs tens of millions of Sozians. It is here where [[the first Sozians]] settled.
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| − | The sandy coast of [[Northern Sozy]] is the centre of all major regional cities, in the North there’s a swampland and grasslands, a notoriously conservative region as known by others. The middle part used to be forests, before heavy industries came. The South is a warm, pleasant region, with a mix of the [[Vrancian]] and the [[Sozian]] culture. The northern area has a Cfc climate (mild with no dry season, cool summer). Pretty much most of the coastal area has a Cfb climate (mild with no dry season, warm summer), but there is a fast turnover into a Dfb climate (humid with severe winter, no dry season, warm summer). The very South has a Csb (mild with dry, warm summer).
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| − | ''Many areas of [[Northern Sozy]] are green and swampy''
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| − | [[Vènghörjit]], is the capital of Northern Sozy, traditionally a fisher’s village. During the times of the [[Vrancian Dynasty]], it was one of the last areas from where Sozians resisted the Empire. Finally it was conquered, and some beautiful Vrancian buildings can still be found in the city centre. However, way before this, [[Vènghörjit]] was a quiet coastal village locally known for is high-quality fish. The fishing industry is now challenged with more competition, but for the ones in the know, there are still some unique fishes available in the local markets.
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| − | <big>'''Eastern Sozy'''</big>
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| − | [[Eastern Sozy]] located about in between the two largest rivers of the island. It inhabited by an ethnically Sozian group of people. The province is well known for its quality agricultural provinces. Some decades ago, nuclear tests were done in the Eastern Sozian countryside. When Eastern Sozian peasants were not informed and started to grow crops, glowing vegetables were the result. These glowing vegetables are not edible by humans, but can be used as a fuel for tractors. Signs of Wulfras eating it and becoming extremely aggressive are still being investigated.
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| − | Enclosed by two rivers lies a low mountain area named [[Eastern Sozy]] or “Èjeter Zozii” by the locals. The low mountains gain some altitude at the province border in the South, in the North they end up as steep cliffs in the sea. Eastern Sozy has a harsh Dwb climate (Humid with severe, dry winter, warm summer), except for the area east of the two great rivers here’s a Cfc climate (mild with no dry season, cool summer).
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| − | [[Vjilkäa]] is the capital of [[Eastern Sozy]]. Like [[Vènghörjit]] a city where Sozian resistance against the long-gone [[Vrancian Dynasty]] was fierce. The prince that led the war was beheaded when the city was conquered. Nowadays, a marble sculpture of his head can be found in front of the Eastern Sozian parliament building. Eastern Sozian is home to some light industry and services.
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| − | [[Western Sozy]] is located along the shoreline of [[the Great West Sea]]. It is also known as the “Nuclear Power Plant of Sozy”. Hundreds of millions of people work in the Uranium Mining industry. The province is known for its insurance companies, and insurance frauds. Major construction companies, and fraud in this sector. The province is also known for the Soziaansch communities, extremely orthodox Sozians that refuse any electronic devices in their communities.
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| − | In the North the beaches consist out of steep cliffs hundreds of metres high, other coastal areas in [[Western Sozy]] have mainly got rocky beaches. In the middle is a former swamp land which is now home to the largest miners population in [[Sozy]]. More inland the landscape gets hilly. The province has a Dfb climate (Humid with severe winter, no dry season, warm summer).
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| − | [[Toksxeghi]], a city built in [[20th Century Sozy | the 70s]] is the administrative capital of [[Western Sozy]]. It is a Sozianised word derived from the English word “toxic”. It is the heartland of the ultra-Libertarian [[Sozian Rifle Association]]: which believes the reason that drinking water glows green is an attempt of the government to make people poor and enforce federal taxes.
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| − | [[Central Sozy]] includes the huge mountain area of the island. It is not inhabited by Sozians, but by a ethnic group that separated itself from the Sozians several millennia ago. Central Sozy was the centre of a huge Empire which collapsed in 1912. Nowadays, it is a major ski resort. There still exist a small (traditional) woodcarving industry, but the largest industry is uranium mining and their associated power plants.
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| − | [[Central Sozy]] has enormously high mountains (often higher than 5 kilometres) and wide valleys (often urbanised) separated from other valleys by narrow but beautiful passes. Both the snowy and sunny landscape are ideal for both sporting and relaxing. At the borders of the province, the mountains get lower, looking more innocent, and the glaciers turn into rivers. A famous example is [[KîgÞur Mountain]]. A H (Highland) climate that goes over into a Dfb climate at the borders of the province.
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| − | The capital ([[Cimbrii]]) is named after the first monarch of the [[L’ìghübirghum dynasty]]: [[Yjiov Cimbrii]]). It isn’t as big as most cities in Sozy, but it is indeed a large city. It lays in the middle of three of the largest ski resorts of the country, which attract tens of millions of tourists every winter season. In the summer season, the city is flooded by tourists who come to enjoy the low liquor prices and the gambling industry.
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| − | [[Vrancian Sozy]] is located in the Southern, Mediterranean area of the island. It used to be the great centre of one of the greatest ancient Empires, the [[Vrancian Dynasty]]. Nowadays Vrancian Sozy is one of the calmest, warmest areas of Sozy. Most peasants now own camp sites or private national parks. The urban areas are the centre of Vrancian-Sozian literature, architecture and theatre.
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| − | Its white sandy beaches and transparent blue-green water are paradise for most people in [[Sozy]], and a source of income for the locals. Inland is a Mediterranean landscape, dry, hilly, and sunny. In the North of the province start the mountains of [[Central Sozy]]. [[Vrancian Sozy]] has a Csa climate (Mild with dry, hot summer), although the Northern area is often disputed, which is said to have a Csb climate (Mild with dry, warm summer).
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| − | [[Porti Viagnèt]], an ancient city known for its fish market and inviting boulevards, is the administrative centre of [[Vrancian Sozy]]. It is one of the oldest cities in Sozy, and it was the start of the first [[International Yacht race in the SMS]]. It is a very clean and calm city, compared to other cities. It is also less industrial, and more touristic.
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| − | ''The most green provincial capital of [[Sozy]], [[Porti Viagnèt]] ([[Vrancian Sozy]])''
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| − | The overseas territory of Sozy isn’t quite like any place in Sozy. It is colder, it is less damaged by the uranium mining industry. The roads are straight instead of curvy, the lakes are often public lakes, unlike in Sozy. The people are more adapted to foreign cultures, the landscape itself is not Sozian. The land was given to Sozy, and therefore it treats it with respect in accordance with the standards of the international community.
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| − | This new region, previously an uninhabited lowland, is now a centre of trading and gambling. [[Auslà Sozy]] is a perfect mix for a businessman, having an huge office block in the city and a chalet back in the forest does not need to be a luxury. International boats from [[Latta]] and [[the Pine Squirrels]] pass peacefully through the extensive harbour of this colony. The local inhabitants are a few seals and fish, who never pose any difficulties.
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| − | The landscape is dominated by pine trees and tiny lakes where it isn’t urban. In the urban areas, the landscape is dominated by a skyline of office buildings. [[Auslà Sozy]] has a Dfc climate (Sub-artic, severe winter, no dry season, cool summer). Sometimes it occurs that a huge iceberg passes by, which are then subjected to the flashes of millions of photographs and people that try to come close to it.
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| − | The capital is [[Þulæfgoð]], named after a huge Sozian international trading company: [[Þulæf]]. It is a large city with much facilities, traffic signs and name plates are written in various of languages. The prices of leisure products (soft drugs in particular) are much cheaper than in other cities, and the harbour is always lively.
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| − | Sozy is a vast land, and can therefore not be governed by an extremely centralised government. Instead, Sozy is more a federal republic with loosely associated states or provinces. Within those provinces counties exist (and some fractional counties within city-counties). In History, Sozy was governed by centralists authorities, first Monarchs, later Communists. Such policies did not treat respectfully the needs of the different ethnic groups that live within the border of Sozy.
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| − | <b>ål Kemtür Sozik åti’Boniijlan </b> (The National Council of Ministers) exists out of a group ministers with each a specific task in the government of Sozy. When they are appointed by <b>åt Reuräarof</b> (One who establish and creates the National Council of Ministers after an election), they take a Classic-Sozian name at the statue of <b>[[Santixke åti’Þighberixtæ]]</b>.
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| − | The President is helped in his decisions by <b>ål Kemtür Sozik Kram</b> (the National Advisory Council made up out of notable individuals, political retirees, professors, captains of industry or other important social and military figures, this advisory council has a total of 25 members. The follow the same ritual as the ministers, where they take a classic-Sozian name under the statue of <b>[[Santixke åti’Þighberixtæ]]</b>.
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| − | | [[Santinian Party of Sozy | SPS]]
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| − | | The [[Santinian Party of Sozy]], according to its party program stands for "Sozy, Tradition, Liberty". The party is based upon the deceased revolutionary "[[Santixke åti’Þighberixtæ]]". In his life, he saw how the government systematically kept areas poor using heavy taxation and laws, he saw how government education would, in one way or another, express an opinion that would always clash with the families of Sozy. The party believes that government should ensure freedom, detain criminals, advocate individualism and its place in a family. [[Santinianism]] leans towards [[capitalizm]], but is socially more controlled, not by the law, but the goodwill and traditions of people. Hence, it gets a lot of support from local communities where the "community spirit" is high.
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| − | The Santinian Party is against censorship, the death penalty. But supports recently much-debated subjects like euthanasia, aboriton, equal rights for homosexuals and the freedom/legalisation of recreational products.
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| − | | [[Classic Liberal Party of Sozy | CLPS]]
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| − | | The [[Classic Liberal Party of Sozy]] is a very stable party, it barely changes its viewpoints. And accuses its coalition partner, the [[Santinian Party of Sozy]] to be too emotional and populist. The Classic Liberal party is particularly popular amongst the moderate-conservative upper class and intellectuals. It is generally against government intervention in social adn economic life.
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| − | | [[Sozian Green Party | SGP]]
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| − | | The [[Sozian Green Party]] is the voice of Sozy's environmentalists. It broke apart from the The [[Sozian Pagan Party]], and went into a Social Democratic direction. It believes that through education of the masses and through regulation of life, humans and nature can adapt to each other. Their party has significant support amongst the [[Dreje peoples]], who claim they do not benefit of industrialisation. It lost its support in the country because the farmers dislike extreme regulations and many people simply believe they are against Sozian individualism. In the country, people refer to them as "green commies from the immoral lands". On Social issues, they do not fundamentally differ from the liberalist parties, only they believe enlightenment does not come from individual initiative, but collective taxation.
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| − | | [[Sozian New Liberal Party | SNLP]]
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| − | | The [[Sozian New Liberal Party]] is a very centrist party, it grew out of both leftist and liberal splinter groups. Its key issues are education and liberty, that said, they believe the government should generally not interfere in how people form themselves, and should never break the classic human rights. But if a situation occurs where many people cannot excercise their freedom, the government should step in. They have great support in the big cities, and a relatively well represented in the senate.
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| − | | [[Socialist International Party | SIP]]
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| − | | The [[Socialist International Party]] is made up out of post-communist groups. They are not extremely popular. Their radical ideas about pacifism and solidarity are not generally seen as disturbing. But their views on the economy are. They openly advocate issues Sozians generally don't, high taxation (instead of charity and individual initiative), equality (instead of equal values), state planning of economy and life (instead of free market economy and a commercial housing sector). The "red disease" is a popular word for people who vote Socialist in their young years and do otherwise later in their life. Communism kept Sozy in an authoritarian grip before, over which [http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/20th_Century_Sozy two civil wars] were fought out.
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| − | | [[Sozian Honour Party | SHP]]
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| − | | The [[Sozian Honour Party]] is feared or favoured. They do not really have a party program. “Their issues are the people”, the party is extremely Nationalist. It is moderate on economic issues, but believes social life should be exactly formed to the Sozian tradition. Unlike many Nationalist groups around the world the Sozian Honour Party is not against emancipation, abortion or euthanasia. They do believe that Sozy should return to its pure form. The say they are not racist, but they want to exclude other ethnic groups from political and economic life in Sozy by giving independence to “unSozian areas”, like [[Dreje Sozy]] and [[Vrancian Sozy]]. They do believe in the death penalty, also for common criminals. They also believe in a strict immigration policy. They believe the environment should be better protected and believe that destroyers of the environment should be hung. The Sozian Honour Party keeps its yearly march in [[Caput Mundi]], where they show respect to fallen comrades in the stuggle against both Communism and Libertarianism. Their main support is in the country though, and growing amongst the Sozian youth.
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| − | | [[Sozian Pagan Party | SPP]]
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| − | | The [[Sozian Pagan Party]] also doesn’t have a party program. Our party are the stories for the bible, by the people, over the people. This refers to the Pagan myths. They are generally moderate on economic issues, moderate on social issues, with some ideas about Sozian brotherhood. They believe secularisation of the government is dangerous. And they believe modern society is becoming too immoral. They are notoriously anti-Communist and respect the current Liberalist coalition. It does have a lot more voters than just the members of the [[Sozian Pagan Religion]]. It is generally popular in conservative areas.
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| − | Religion is of much “hidden” importance to the people in Sozy. Sozy does not have a place of worship in every village, not even in every city. On the surface, the Sozian society looks extremely atheistic. It is true that the government takes a neutral (secular) stance in religion, but most of the people do not. Within the homes of millions of families in Sozy, various of religions are of great importance. But it is not a typical Sozian tradition to assemble regularly to practise religion. Rather, it is believed everyone should work on religion as an individual, and be inspired in how they handle others.
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| − | *[http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=display_nation/nation=sozy <b>Sozy's page on NationStates</b>] | + | *[http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=display_nation/nation=sozy <b>Sozy's page on NationStates</b>] created by [[Max Barry]]. |
| − | *[http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/86606/page=display_region=Sanctuary_of_MetaphysicalSouls <b>Sozy's region on NationStates</b>] | + | *[http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/86606/page=display_region=Sanctuary_of_MetaphysicalSouls <b>Sozy's region on NationStates</b>], created by [[Max Barry]]. |
| | *[http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Sozy <b>Statistics of Sozy on NationStates</b>], created by [[Commerce Heights]]. | | *[http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Sozy <b>Statistics of Sozy on NationStates</b>], created by [[Commerce Heights]]. |
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