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Alternative Television was the first competitor to the previously government run PBC. <br />
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Pinguinian Cloud Broadcasting is a satellite broadcaster offering an alternative diversity of new channels and programs.<br />
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== Channels ==<br />
*Cloud One<br />
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*Cloud Sport Action<br />
*Cloud Sport News<br />
*Cloud Movies 1-9<br />
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[[Category:Corporations]]</div>Pinguinumhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=The_New_Breed_of_ECWThe New Breed of ECW2007-11-08T18:50:41Z<p>129.21.126.95: </p>
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<div>The New Breed of ECW is part of WWE HQ along with Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown.</div>129.21.126.95http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=FolkingtonFolkington2007-11-08T16:11:00Z<p>Andysbrokenleg: /* (<font color=#009900>Folkington</font>) */</p>
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| colspan="2" align="center" | <small>[[Motto]]: '''Powerful Beards Defy The Jedi Mind Trick '''<br />
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| colspan="2" align="center" |<small>[[Anthem]]: "Lightning Strikes in Folkington"<br />
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| colspan="2" align="center" |<small>[[Dance]]: "The Folkton Robot"<br />
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|'''Official Language''' || English<br />
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|'''[[Wikipedia:Capital|Capital]]''' || [[Waffleton]]<br />
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|'''[[Region]]''' || [[Golden Shanty of Saint Bens]]<br />
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|'''Head of State and Government''' || [[Harry McGregor]]<br />
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|'''Area''' <br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- Water <br>&nbsp;<br />
| 18,000,000km² <br> 50,472km²<br />
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|'''[[Population]]''' <br>&nbsp;- Total (As of 11/08/07) <br>&nbsp;- Density<br />
| <br>18,000,000 <br> 1/km&sup2;<br />
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|'''Founded'''<br />
| [[Wikipedia: November 7|November 7, 1988]]<br />
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|Imaginary Grizzly Bear<br />
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|'''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]] as of 2007''' (In Hurdy Gurdies, h$) <br/>&nbsp; - Total <br/>&nbsp; - Per Capita<br />
| <br><br>h$94,250,705,026.50<br>h$5,236.15<br />
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|'''[[Currency]]''' || 1 '''Hurdy Gurdy''' (h$) = 1002.18 '''Republic Dataries''' (R$)<br />
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| <br><br>Folk <br>FLK<br />
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| '''[[Wikipedia:Gross Domestic Happiness|GDH]] (2007)'''<br />
| 0.953 (<font color=#009900>great</font>)<br />
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| '''Internet [[TLD]]''' || .flk<br />
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== (<font color=#009900>Folkington</font>) ==<br />
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Residing in The [[Golden Shanty of Saint Bens]],The Nomadic Peoples of Folkington is a small, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its burgeoning Imaginary Grizzly Bear population. Its compassionate population of 18 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.<br />
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The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Public Transport, and the Environment. The average income tax rate is 22%, but much higher for the wealthy. A substantial private sector is led by the Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving industries.<br />
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== (<font color=#009900>History</font>) ==<br />
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President [[Harry McGregor]] founded Folkington by accident when one day, while on a nice hike through through the woods, he was attacked by a bear and forced up a tree. Having only brought enough food for one day, he was forced to eat his map by day three. Also, having eaten nothing but paper for two days, and as a consequence of map eating, he was lost, and he began to lose hope. At this point, he decided that he could not be defeated, and simply live in the forrest.<br />
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He built a large treehouse to live in, and then another to live in when squirrels got in the other. Another hiker by the name of [[Frank Chiggins]] happened to find the scene and decided to build his own treehouse alongside Harry's. Word spread and soon enough, a treetop village with a population exceeding one million was formed. Harry was voted into office shortly after. It was decided that for his strength of mind and body and the shear size of his glorious beard, no other could possibly lead.<br />
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Several years past but there was always on unanswered question in the back of everyone's mind; What happened to the bear? It was at this time that the good people of Folkington decided to build four great ships to send in the four cardinal directions in search of the beast. It was four years after the first search before the bear was found, still under the original treehouse. Through the years his bears had grown out and surpased even Harry's in magnifisence. His name was Leonard and he told the people that he was the legendary Sasquatch, though he looked like a bear (as it turns out, Sasquatch ''is'' a bear), and he told the people that chasing Harry up that tree was part of his master plan to live among the humans. And his plan had finally succeeded. And Leonard, Harry, Frank and all the people live there to this very day...<br />
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== (<font color=#009900>The De Lorian</font>) ==<br />
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It was during the third age of Folkington that a cooky old scientist invented the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Lorean_DMC-12 "De Lorian"]. A highly sophisticated and technologically satisfying example of time machinery. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Brown Doc Brown], as the scientist was called, used the delorian to take Leonard, Harry and Frank to the future with the expressed intent to A.) go to the future!!! B.) get girls!!! and C.) bring A and B '''''back to the past'''''. It was on this trip to the future that the great and wonderous Flying Island of [[Alfredistan]] was discovered. After much discussion, the Folkies were persuaded to bring the ruling members of Alfredistan back with them...<br />
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Then the De Lorian blew up and started the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chicago_Fire Great Folk Fire], and in the process, sealing the Alfredi's in the past where they would eventually rebuild their civilization twenty years ahead of schedule. After that Folkington's main priorities became fire fighting and ecosystem protecting, and Alfredistan quickly became the most economically powerful nation in the shanty.</div>Andysbrokenleghttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=History_of_Verenigde_NederlandenHistory of Verenigde Nederlanden2007-11-08T10:55:25Z<p>Germaanschen Volker: </p>
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1) The Early Germanic Period or Pre-FS Period. This period is the shortest period in the entirely history of VerNed, namely from August-28-2006 till August-31-2006.<br />
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2) The Germanic Period or FS Period. This is the longest period in history, allmost 1 year. It is the Golden Age of Germanië and the Federated States. The period starts on August-31-2006 when Germanië joins the FS officially.<br />
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3) The Germanië-VerNed Period or Late FS Period.This period is totally situated in the summer slump of 2007. Which ruinated the FS, a decline in members activity was noticed since the beginning of Juin. After the examination period the nations of Germanië wanted to start again from zero, VerNed was born. The exact dates or lost, but it must be around the 16th of July (date that the first message on the RMB was lodged). They take also this date as official date of foundation.<br />
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4) The VerNed Period or After-FS Period.On the 20st of August 2007, the FS will be decomposed. This will be exact 10 days after the announcement. On August-28-2007, VerNed will celebrate 1 year VerNed. This can be done because entirely Germanië moved to the region Verenigde Nederlanden, officially they just changed the name of their region.<br />
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The '''Grand Principality of Bergelland''' is a huge, devout nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. It is located on the North Atlantic ocean, on its very own continent.<br />
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It has a hard-nosed, cynical population of seven hundred seventeen million. It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Law & Order, with areas such as Social Equality and Social Welfare receiving no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 69%, and even higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is dominated by the [[Information Technology industry]].<br />
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The nation's gigantic Air Force is both respected and feared, every citizen must submit to DNA testing to be eliminated from police inquiries, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education. Bergelland's national animal is the [[Royal Wolf]], which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, also home to the national flower, the [[Bergian Lion’s Paw]], and its currency is the [[Crown]], with €1 worth around U$0.58.<br />
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Bergelland was named after its ancient inhabitants, the Berger people.<br />
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*Long Form: The Grand Principality of Bergelland<br />
*Short Form: Bergelland<br />
*Country Code: BGL<br />
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North Atlantic Ocean, in its own continent.<br />
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Territorial Sea: 30nm<br />
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Cool, but not cold winters and warm, but not hot, summers, and an annual temperature average of around 10°C. Precipitation is heavy throughout the year, with no ‘dry’ season.<br />
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Predominantly grasslands, plains and gentle hills, broken by broad river valleys and a few low mountain ranges.<br />
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Swansea<br />
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Population: 717,000,000<br />
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45 years due to genetic predisposition<br />
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Bergian<br />
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Bergelland has remained isolated from outside cultures and influences for a very long time, especially with the Anti-Migration Acts which date back to 890 CE. The population make-up reflects that, with 100% of the population descending from the ancient Berger people.<br />
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Religion plays a very important part on daily Bergian life. The ancient [[Bergian religion]] is practiced by 94% of the population, with a 4% minority of Christians. Other religions only account for 2% of the population.<br />
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English was brought to Bergelland with its first inhabitants thousands of years ago and has remained the official language ever since then.<br />
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The government spends over 300 billion per year in education, 19% of the government budget, and this reflects in the high literacy rate for the Bergian people. It is one of the few countries that can claim a real 100% literacy rate in the world.<br />
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Bergelland is a pure theocracy, ruled by a Grand Holy Princess, herself the incarnation of the Mother. Ludmilla, the fourth, is the current Grand Holy Princess of Bergelland. The coronation process has remained unchanged since the First Daughter. The Princess becomes pregnant (Bergian princesses are the only recorded cases of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/parthenogenesis parthenogenesis] in human beings) at her coronation, immediately after her First Bleeding (invariably at the age of 8). On the day of her daughter’s First Bleeding she is ritually disincarnated to join Gaia on her heavenly domain.<br />
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Individual citizens can propose laws to be vetoed or sanctioned by the Princess. Daily audiences with her are conceded, so that the people can voice their concerns, problems or suggestions.<br />
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===Judiciary===<br />
Due to the low levels of crime in Bergelland, the Judiciary system is quite simple. Cases of major criminal offenses, such as murder, sexual assault and kidnapping are judged by the Princess herself. Cases that do not fall into the major criminal offense category are usually prosecuted and sentenced by the arresting officers themselves.<br />
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==Economy==<br />
The Bergian economy has been suffering heavily in the last weeks with a significant crisis. Per capita income has decreased over 50% in a matter of weeks. Economists are still surprised by this sudden change in the Bergian economy and are yet to found a cause for the crisis.<br />
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Due to the traditionally isolationist policy, it is only barely affected by international economy problems, which, coupled to the steady growth of the internal market has made it one of the most solid economies in the world, until the previously mentioned crisis. <br />
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The manufacturing and services sectors are responsible for around 65% of the Gross Domestic Product, although agriculture also plays a large part in economy, being responsible for 25% of the GDP. The Bergian concern with the environment comes from way before the Industrial Revolution, this has made the country one of the cleanest in the world.<br />
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===Basic Principles===<br />
The Bergian economy is based around what local economists call ‘The Production Cycle Economy’. The government keeps low corporate tax rates, offering subsides to most companies. These subsided companies sign an agreement with the government to keep a certain margin of profit in order to maintain low consumer prices, increasing consumption. The increased consumption requires large production scales, which in turn, create a number of jobs, which helps the market grow.<br />
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===Energy===<br />
Bergelland has reasonable reserves of oil and natural gas, all of them unexplored. This is due to the fact that the Second Bergian Industrial Revolution was not fueled by oil, but instead (and quite surprisingly, actually) by ethanol. The country ranks as one of the top importers of sugar cane in the world and as one of the top producers of ethanol.<br />
All energy provided to Bergian cities comes from alternative and renewable sources. Wind farms are fairly common throughout the country, usually doubling as navigational aids for ships and planes, which usually cannot rely on magnetic compasses due to the magnetic anomaly present in the country. Most of the energy, however, comes from nuclear plants.<br />
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The Bergian geography greatly favors agriculture and the frequent rain usually removes the need for complicated irrigation systems, as precipitation throughout the whole day is common. The Environment Act of 1889 forbids the use of pesticides and certain chemical fertilizers, which has led to a large-scale adoption of organic farming techniques. Bergelland is largely self-sufficient in the sector, importing only around 21% of its consumption, most being of sugar cane. Cattle is usually raised free, and its main use is for milking.<br />
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Despite its large population of fish, fishery is not even closely as heavy as in other countries with similar conditions. Fishery is tightly regulated within the Bergian Exclusive Economic Zone, the habitat for many endemic species. There have been recorded cases of foreign fishing boats being boarded or sunk by the Bergian Navy.<br />
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The sector accounts for 30% of the total economic output of the country, being highly developed. The government has signed agreements with most of the companies in the sector, limiting automation, which safeguards many jobs every year. Recently, huge numbers of blue collar workers have been investing on better qualification, which will probably force the government to revoke the so-called ‘No Robots Agreements’ in the near future. Commonly produced goods include weapons, electronic components and devices, computer parts, heavy machinery, transport equipment etc. In the recent years, the Information Technology industry has grown to rather huge proportions, and today includes the two largest Bergian companies.<br />
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The service sector accounts for around 35% of the total GDP. Banking, local telecommunications and specially transport (which alone, accounts for 12% of the GDP) are all major sectors. The Bergian public transportation system is amongst one of the largest in the world, and is highly integrated, serving over 1 and a half billion passengers per day.</div>200.149.175.32http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=SlavinskSlavinsk2007-11-07T21:08:46Z<p>Slavic: </p>
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After a huge civil war between the old liberal government and the right-wing protest groups, of which the most famous was the SRRWA (Slav Revolutionary Right Wing Army) the new nation, Slavinsk was formed. Strait away he banned all other political parties and made him self the government.</div>Slavichttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Ubuge_SodaUbuge Soda2007-11-07T20:29:28Z<p>81.82.182.62: </p>
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Ubuge sells soda to warehouses. They are very succesful and Ubuge is one of the richest companies in Gurenn.<br />
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Ubuge Soda emerged in 1945. They started as a small corporation, but soon became very big. The owner is one of the richest men in Gurenn.<br />
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It is sung while salutationaty position, while facing the [[National Ensign]].<br />
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"Patriots of God (Aegukka)"<br />
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United, we stand!<br />
Above all adversity<br />
In God's hands, we put our destiny<br />
We're grateful and free,<br />
for our beloved land<br />
To Him we thank thee!<br />
For all prosperity<br />
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Comerades in God<br />
Spread this great news<br />
Of our freedom and salvation.<br />
Let's drive out the darkness<br />
For our fellow countrymen.<br />
As we progress<br />
Let the light shine on us.<br />
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"神の愛国者" <br />
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結合されて、私達は立つ! <br />
とりわけ神の手の災難、<br />
私達は私達によってが感謝し、<br />
自由である、<br />
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なぜなら私達が感謝する彼への私達の最愛の土地私達の運命を置く! <br />
すべての繁栄のため 神の精神は私達の自由および救助のこのすばらしいニュースを広げた。<br />
私達の同胞のための暗闇から運転しよう。<br />
私達が進歩するように私達の軽い輝やきを許可しなさい。<br />
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"Patrioten des Gottes" <br />
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Vereinigt, stehen wir! <br />
Vor allem Missgeschick in den Händen des Gottes, <br />
setzen wir unser Schicksal, das wir dankbar und frei sind, <br />
denn unser geliebtes Land zu ihm danken wir thee! <br />
Für allen Wohlstand Comerades im Gott <br />
verbritt diese großen Nachrichten unserer Freiheit und Rettung. <br />
Lassen Sie uns die Schwärzung für unsere Mitlandsmänner verjagen. Wie wir weiterkommen, lassen Sie das helle glänzen auf uns.<br />
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=Korean=<br />
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"신의 애국자" <br />
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결합해, 우리는 선다! <br />
특히 신 손안에 역경, <br />
우리는 우리가 고맙게 여기고 <br />
자유로운 우리의 운명을 둔다, <br />
왜냐하면 그에게 우리의 사랑하는 <br />
땅 우리는트히을 감사한다! <br />
모든 번영를 위해 우리의 자유 및 구제의 <br />
이 중대한 뉴스가 신안에콤라데스 에 의하여 퍼졌다. <br />
우리의 동포를 위해 암흑을 추방하자. <br />
우리가 점진한다 대로 우리들에 <br />
가벼운 빛을 시키십시요.<br />
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=Chavacano=<br />
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"patriotas del dios (Aegukka)" <br />
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¡Unidos, estamos parados! <br />
¡Sobretodo adversidad en las manos del dios, <br />
ponemos nuestro destino que estamos agradecidos y libres, <br />
porque nuestra tierra querida a él agradecemos thee! <br />
Para toda la prosperidad Comerades en dios separó estas grandes noticias de nuestra libertad y salvación. Expulsemos a la oscuridad para nuestros paisanos del compañero. <br />
Como progresamos deje el ligero brillan en nosotros</div>Elrichttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Coat_of_armsCoat of arms2007-11-07T09:17:12Z<p>Elric: </p>
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The <b>GloriousCoat of Arms of the Shinobi Union</b> is the officia emblem if the Democratic States of [[Shinobi Villages]]. It is composed of the panoramic image of the city of Konoha in it's center, where the "seed" of the nation was first established. Although this city ceased to exist in 2076, it remains dear to the people, especially to the [[nin]] tribe. Above the Image of Konoha is a mountain range. The whole piece is enclosed with sheaves of wheat and rice, symbolizing cooperation, community building and it's booming economy, which is tied with red and blue cloth, the country's official colors. The cloth is then locked and adorned with nin spears, a cog wheel, and a gold star engraved with a blue gem. It is crowned with a beaming blue star with a red outline bearing the Cross and Sickle, a symbol of the Soul Harvesters.</div>Elrichttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=TripaliTripali2007-11-07T06:16:02Z<p>202.70.156.7: </p>
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region=[[Asia]] |<br />
motto=Stand Together |<br />
map=[http://www.freewebs.com/nsasia/asianmap.htm], or No Map Available |<br />
language=English |<br />
capital=El Kapitalia |<br />
population=23,000,000 |<br />
currency=Flughaffen |<br />
leader=Tsu Xian<br />
}}</div>202.70.156.7http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=National_StadiumNational Stadium2007-11-07T05:53:16Z<p>Qazox: </p>
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<div>National Stadium is the old Home of [[Qazox]]'s national baseball team. Built in 1915 for [[baseball]], the stadium holds 37,989. The stadium was built due to Qazox hosting the first [[World Baseball Classic]]. The Stadium is located in Fromburg.<br />
<br />
Diagram of the stadium:<br />
<br />
[[Image:National_Stadium.JPG ]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Qazox]]<br />
[[Category:Sports]]</div>Qazoxhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Constitution_of_OnalosConstitution of Onalos2007-11-07T03:47:52Z<p>76.3.149.130: </p>
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<div>== Premieral Line of Succession ==<br />
{| class=wikitable<br />
!#<br />
! Office<br />
! Current Officer<br />
|-<br />
!1<br />
|[[Vice Premier <br> President of the Senate]]<br />
|[[Dick Cheney]]<br />
|-<br />
!2<br />
|[[High Magistrate ]]<br />
|[[Nancy Pelosi]]<br />
|-<br />
!3<br />
|[[Legislator-General]]<br />
|[[Robert Byrd]]<br />
|-<br />
!4<br />
|[[Commander-General]]<br />
|[[Condoleezza Rice]]<br />
|-<br />
!5<br />
|[[High Officer of National Economics ]]<br />
|[[Henry Paulson]]<br />
|-<br />
!6<br />
|[[High Officer of Health]]<br />
|[[Robert Gates]]<br />
|-<br />
!—<br />
|[[High Officer Exterior Relations]]<br />
|[[Peter Keisler]]<br />
|-<br />
!7<br />
|[[High Officer of Labor]]<br />
|[[Dirk Kempthorne]]<br />
|-<br />
!—<br />
|[[High Officer of Education]]<br />
|[[Charles F. Conner|Charles Conner]]<br />
|-<br />
!—<br />
|''[[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]]''<br />
|''[[Carlos Gutierrez]]''&nbsp;<small>''(non-natural)''</small>[[#Notes|†]]<br />
|-<br />
!—<br />
|''[[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]]''<br />
|''[[Elaine Chao]]''&nbsp;<small>''(non-natural)''</small>[[#Notes|†]]<br />
|-<br />
!8<br />
|[[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|Secretary of Health and Human Services]]<br />
|[[Michael Leavitt]]<br />
|-<br />
!9<br />
|[[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]<br />
|[[Alphonso Jackson]]<br />
|-<br />
!10<br />
|[[United States Secretary of Transportation|Secretary of Transportation]]<br />
|[[Mary Peters (politician)|Mary Peters]]<br />
|-<br />
!11<br />
|[[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]]<br />
|[[Samuel Bodman]]<br />
|-<br />
!12<br />
|[[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]]<br />
|[[Margaret Spellings]]<br />
|-<br />
!—<br />
|''[[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs|Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]''<br />
|''[[Gordon H. Mansfield|Gordon Mansfield]]''&nbsp;<small>''(acting)''</small>[[#Notes|‡‡‡]]<br />
|-<br />
!13<br />
|[[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary of Homeland Security]] <br />
|[[Michael Chertoff]]&nbsp;[[#Notes|††]]<br />
|}</div>76.3.149.130http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=SNRISNRI2007-11-07T03:33:10Z<p>Willink: </p>
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<div>{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=340 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"<br />
|+<big><big>'''Strategic Naval Research Institute ApS.'''</big></big><br />
|-<br />
| align="center" colspan="2" | http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/Willink/roflz.png<br />
|-<br />
| '''Type''' || Public Corporation<br>([[Salisbury Stock Exchange|SSE]]:[http://www.sse.wk/main/listed/data.html?ticker=SN SN],[[Timiocato Stock Exchange|TSE]]: [http://www.TSE.pc/apps/quote?ticker=SNI SNI])<br />
|-<br />
| '''Founded''' || 1962 by Aston Elliot <br />
|-<br />
| '''Headquaters''' || Cambridge, [[Willink]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''Key People''' || Aston Elliot -<br>CEO<br />
|-<br />
| '''Area Served''' || Worldwide<br />
|-<br />
| '''Industry''' || Defense<br> <br />
|-<br />
| '''Products''' || Missiles <br> missile defense systems <br> Information Technology <br> advanced electronic sensors and systems <br> satellites<br />
|-<br />
| '''Revenue''' || http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_Arrow_Up_Darker.svg/10px-Green_Arrow_Up_Darker.svg.png 521.2 Billion (2007) <br />
|-<br />
| '''Net Income''' || http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_Arrow_Up_Darker.svg/10px-Green_Arrow_Up_Darker.svg.png 12.65 Billion (2007)<br />
|-<br />
| '''Employees''' || 1,250,000<br />
|-<br />
| '''Slogan''' || ''Award winning excellence''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Website''' || [http://www.SNRI.wk/index2.php4?&lang=en SNRI Global Website]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The '''Strategic Naval Research Institute''' is a major [[Willink|Willinkian]] defense contractor, specializing in missile and counter-missile systems.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Corporations]]<br />
[[Category:Willink]]</div>Willinkhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Baptism_of_Fire_25Baptism of Fire 252007-11-07T03:10:43Z<p>Jey: </p>
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<div>The '''Cup of Shapes and Colours''' is the name given to the 25th [[Baptism of Fire]] tournament held in [[The Mice of Miceland]], a puppet of [[Bazalonia]]. It precedes [[World Cup 38]].<br />
<br />
==Host==<br />
<br />
[[The Mice of Miceland]], a puppet of [[Bazalonia]]<br />
<br />
==Group Stages==<br />
<br />
=== Stage 1 ===<br />
<br />
18 teams participated in three groups of six teams. The top five nations in each group advanced, while one of the three nations finishing sixth will also advance.<br />
<br />
==== Group Triangle ====<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!P<br />
!W<br />
!D<br />
!L<br />
!GF<br />
!GA<br />
!GD<br />
!Pts<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Hopeless SC]]<br />
|5<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|17<br />
|4<br />
||+13<br />
|13<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Thundercliffe]]<br />
|5 <br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|4<br />
|3<br />
||+1<br />
|8<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Tuaim]]<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|8<br />
|10<br />
||-2<br />
|7<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Ikoville]]<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|6<br />
|9<br />
||-3<br />
|7<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Bergelland]]<br />
|5<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|3<br />
|4<br />
|11<br />
||-7<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|[[Spaam]]<br />
|5<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|4<br />
|8<br />
|10<br />
||-2<br />
|3<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Group Circle ====<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!P<br />
!W<br />
!D<br />
!L<br />
!GF<br />
!GA<br />
!GD<br />
!Pts<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Jey]]<br />
|5<br />
|4<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|17<br />
|3<br />
||+14<br />
|13<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Merovis]]<br />
|5 <br />
|3<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|9<br />
|6<br />
||+3<br />
|11<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Starblaydia]]<br />
|5<br />
|3<br />
|0<br />
|2<br />
|11<br />
|5<br />
||+6<br />
|9<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Alversia]]<br />
|5<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|9<br />
||-7<br />
|5<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Mallatarsland]]<br />
|5<br />
|1<br />
|0<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|12<br />
||-8<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bumiroar]]<br />
|5<br />
|0<br />
|1<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|12<br />
||-8<br />
|1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Group Square ====<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!P<br />
!W<br />
!D<br />
!L<br />
!GF<br />
!GA<br />
!GD<br />
!Pts<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[The Pazhujeb Islands]]<br />
|5<br />
|5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|21<br />
|4<br />
||+17<br />
|15<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Scotchpinestan]]<br />
|5<br />
|3<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|10<br />
|8<br />
||+2<br />
|10<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Nire and Nire]]<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|7<br />
|9<br />
||-2<br />
|7<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Onimar]]<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|3<br />
|5<br />
|10<br />
||-5<br />
|6<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[New Morrisia]]<br />
|5<br />
|1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|4<br />
|8<br />
||-4<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|[[95X]]<br />
|5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|5<br />
|2<br />
|10<br />
||-8<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Stage 2 ===<br />
<br />
Nations finishing in the same position within the groups were organized into new groups of three. One nation placing sixth would advance beyond stage two, while the other two would be eliminated.<br />
<br />
==== Group 1 ====<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!P<br />
!W<br />
!D<br />
!L<br />
!GF<br />
!GA<br />
!GD<br />
!Pts<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Hopeless SC]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Jey]]<br />
|0 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[The Pazhujeb Islands]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Group 2 ====<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!P<br />
!W<br />
!D<br />
!L<br />
!GF<br />
!GA<br />
!GD<br />
!Pts<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Thundercliffe]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Merovis]]<br />
|0 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Scotchpinestan]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Group 3 ====<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!P<br />
!W<br />
!D<br />
!L<br />
!GF<br />
!GA<br />
!GD<br />
!Pts<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Tuaim]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Starblaydia]]<br />
|0 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Nire and Nire]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Group 4 ====<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!P<br />
!W<br />
!D<br />
!L<br />
!GF<br />
!GA<br />
!GD<br />
!Pts<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Ikoville]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Alversia]]<br />
|0 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Onimar]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Group 5 ====<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!P<br />
!W<br />
!D<br />
!L<br />
!GF<br />
!GA<br />
!GD<br />
!Pts<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Bergelland]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[Mallatarsland]]<br />
|0 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"<br />
|[[New Morrisia]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Group 6 ====<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!P<br />
!W<br />
!D<br />
!L<br />
!GF<br />
!GA<br />
!GD<br />
!Pts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Spaam]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bumiroar]]<br />
|0 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|-<br />
|[[95X]]<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
||0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Knockout Rounds==<br />
<br />
TBD<br />
<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
<br />
*[http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=541838 Scores and RP Thread]<br />
<br />
{{World Cup}}<br />
[[Category:Sports roleplaying]]</div>Jeyhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=General_Resource_LTDGeneral Resource LTD2007-11-07T01:43:38Z<p>74.161.9.171: </p>
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<div>{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=340 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"<br />
|+<big><big>'''General Resource'''</big></big><br />
|-<br />
| align="center" colspan="2" | [http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n220/Neo-Erusea/GeneralResource-1.png http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n220/Neo-Erusea/th_GeneralResource-1.png]<br />
|-<br />
| '''Established''' || 2007<br />
|-<br />
| '''Products''' || Firearms<br>Groceries<br>Clothing<br>Children's Toys<br>Computers<br>Electronics<br>Video Games<br>Gardening Supplies<br>Outdoor Activity Supplies<br>Candies and Chocolates<br>Holiday Supplies<br>Collectible Items<br>Literary Items<br>Pharmaceutical Items <br />
|-<br />
| '''Headquartered''' || [[Farbanti]], [[Neo-Erusea]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''Corporate Buildings''' || General Resource LTD HQ<br>Comberth Center<br>GR Amber Building<br>Brown's Point GR Complex<br>General Resource Farbanti-Complex<br>GR Foreign Operations Center<br>General Resource Defense Force HQ <br />
|-<br />
| '''Major Manufacturing Centers''' || Fato Industrial Complex<br>Baptist Manufacturing Complex<br>Saturn Factories<br>Round Table Complex<br>Gordonov Industrial Center<br>GR San Salvacion Complex<br><br />
|-<br />
| '''Assets''' || Э 935,751,000,000 (est. 7/2007)<br />
|-<br />
| '''Company value''' || Э 2,127,146,909,000 (est. 7/2007)<br />
|-<br />
| '''Employees''' || 341,125,736 (8/2006)<br />
|-<br />
| '''General Resource Defense Force''' || 23,245,020 (8/2006)<br />
|-<br />
| '''Exports''' || N/A at moment<br />
|-<br />
| '''CEO''' || Sasha Leorenev<br />
|-<br />
| '''CFO''' || William Tolstoy<br />
|-<br />
| '''Board Chairman''' || Kyle Brinn<br />
|-<br />
| '''Slogan''' || "The Lowest Prices, Guaranteed".<br />
|-<br />
| '''Website''' || http://generalresource.co.nr (coming soon)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Article under construction<br />
{{Neo-Erusea}}<br />
[[Category:Neo-Erusea]]<br />
[[Category:Corporations]]</div>Neo-Eruseahttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=IIAIIA2007-11-06T22:44:28Z<p>86.131.151.15: /* IIA */</p>
<hr />
<div>== IIA ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Refers to The [[Ilum Intelligence Agency]]. Notorious for its lack of efficiency, inability to keep Secret information secret and the fact the only report ever written by it was one noting Onderkelkia as a threat to the region of [[Ilum]], mostly because on arrival he threatened to brutally murder the Governors-General.<br />
<br />
It can be found on the Ilum forums, inside the "Castello dei Liberali", open to all members of the public, every day of the year.</div>81.79.205.73http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Emirate_of_MakaouiEmirate of Makaoui2007-11-06T21:22:37Z<p>St Samuel: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| align=right cellspacing=0 width=360px class="infobox toccolours" style="padding: 0.8em 0.8em 0.8em 0.8em; margin: 0em 0em 0.75em 0.75em; background: #fcfcfc; vertical-align: middle; border-h: 1px #c6c6c6 solid; border-top: 1px #c6c6c6 solid; border-left: 1px #c6c6c6 solid; border-right: 1px #c6c6c6 solid; border-bottom: 1px #c6c6c6 solid; border: 1px #c6c6c6 solid; font-size: 85%; span: 1px #c6c6c6 solid;"<br />
| style="background: #CC0000; height: 0.8em;" colspan=2 |<br />
|-<br />
| style="font-size: 11pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''The Emirate of Makaoui'''<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:Makflag.gif]] || style="text-align: center;" width=50% | <br />
[[Image:Makcoa.jpg]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | Provincial flag || style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | ''Coat of Arms''<br />
|-<br />
| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | [[Image:Makmap.png]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #CC0000; height: 0.8em;" colspan=2 |<br />
|-<br />
| width=160 | '''Motto''' || "Kūllūnā li-l-waṭan, li-l-'ula wa-l-'alam"<br />
|-<br />
| '''[[Wikipedia:Capital|Capital]]''' || Avastine<br />
|-<br />
| '''Languages'''<br>&nbsp; - Official<br>&nbsp; - Unofficial || <br>Arabic, <br> English<br />
|-<br />
| '''Government'''<br>&nbsp; Emir - <br>&nbsp; || <br> Sherif Habatoyallah <br><br />
|-<br />
| '''Area'''<br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; || <br> 176.215 km² <br> 176,220 sq mi <br />
|- <br />
| '''Region''' || United Federal Kingdom of [[St Samuel]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''Population''' <br>&nbsp;- Total (2007)<br />
| <br>59,492,000<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #CC0000; height: 0.8em;" colspan=2 |<br />
|}<br />
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Makaoui (Arabic: مكي), officially the Emirate of Makaoui, is an emirate of the United Federal Kingdom of [[St Samuel]], located on the west of the Pellina Island. It is bordered by the [[Emirate of Ibbyan]], the [[Emirate of Shadiaq]], the [[Emirate of Sherifidan]], the [[Emirate of Soudi Amedia]] and the [[Emirate of Midistan]]. The capital city is Avastine.<br />
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The Emirate of Makaoui is famous for being the seat of power for the [[Pellinese Empire]]. The city of Nessa-Isetkis was the capital city of the [[Pellinese Empire]] for over 3000 years.<br />
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Makaoui is an Islamic emirate, but viewed by other Islamic emirate's as liberal, due to the Makon laid back and friendly approach towards life and western influences. Religious freedom is clearly evident by the emirates large population of Christians.<br />
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==History==<br />
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''For ancient history see the [[Pellinese Empire]].''<br />
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Makaoui was an Emirate of The [[Pellinese Empire]] between 2000 BC to 1200 AD. It's borders have remained unchanged since 954 BC when the council of Elders of the [[Pellinese Empire]] divided the empire into 19 Emirate's ruled by local warlords. Makaoui was awarded to Harrashar K'Awar, a legendary Pellinese warrior. The city of Nessa-Isetkis was the capital of the [[Pellinese Empire]] until it's collapse.<br />
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Around 1205AD, Shah Muhamed of the [[Pellinese Empire]] called for an army to be raised and asked all the Emirates to send 10,000 men each to fight the [[Emirate of Samah Island]], who had declared itself independant of the [[Pellinese Empire]]. The Makaon Emir at the time, Youssef Falladiaki, refused to support the Shah and as a result was executed by Shah Muhamed's henchmen. Shah Muhamed called for all the Emir's who failed to provide soldiers to be arrested and executed, which in turn sparked the War of the Pellina Island Succession. The people of Makaoui revolted against Shah Muhamed, under Hisham Al-Hepptah and turned on the Shah's army.<br />
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The war lasted three months, only ending when Shah Muhamed and his family were killed by Emir Jamal Al Baqara of the [[Emirate of Salehstan]] supported by Hisham Al-Hepptah in Nessa-Isetkis.<br />
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On March the 18th 1206, the 19 Emir's of the former Pellinese Empire met at Intisar (Emirate of Makaoui) and the Treaty of Intisar was signed by all 19 Emir's granting independence to the Emirates. <br />
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===Sothern Holdinia Period===<br />
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In 1777, the [[Southern Holdinia]] Empire occupied parts of southern Makaoui in a hostile take over. The people of southern Makaoui welcomed the Holdinians and revolted against the Emir of Makaoui, Zamir Al-Yallawi. A five month long campaign saw the Southern Holdinian Empire victorious in Makaoui. Yasser ibn Nazzereal was installed as Emir and the emirate became a colony of the Southern Holdinia Empire.<br />
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From 1799 to 1804 the [[Southern Holdinia]] Empire supported by the [[Emirate of Hassia]] and the [[Emirate of Makaoui]] invaded the [[Emirate of Abu Omar]] and the [[Emirate of Abu Hana]], in an attempt to gain control of the vital Baba Canal. The Emirates of Abu Omar and Abu Hana quickly recruited the help of [[St Samuel]], and thus becoming protectorates of [[St Samuel]]. By November 1804 [[St Samuel]] and it's allies were victorious over [[Southern Holdinia]] in the [[Baba Canal War]]. <br />
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The [[Baba Canal War]] was a small conflict compared to the [[Great War of Pellina]] which began in 1812 and saw nearly the whole of the Pellinese Island become a battle ground, where the Arab states allied themselves with either [[St Samuel]] or [[Southern Holdinia]]. The [[Emirate of Makaoui]] saw action from 1819 to 1823. Nearly 30,000 Makaon's were called up to fight for the Southern Holdinians in the war, but the war was not popular with the people of Makaoui and by the time that [[St Samuel]] invaded Makaoui in 1819, many Makaon's took up arms against [[Southern Holdinia]] and supported the Samuelonians. The [[Great War of Pellina]] ended in 1827 with victory for [[St Samuel]] and it's allies and ending [[Southern Holdinia]]'s time in the Arab lands.<br />
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After the [[Great War of Pellina]], Makaoui became a protectorate of the Kingdom of [[St Samuel]] with Hassan Farak becoming the new Emir. Makaoui remained a protectorate of [[St Samuel]] for nearly 100 years until in 1906, the country was granted independence and full power handed over to the Emir Saddam Al-Waadi.<br />
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===Recent History===<br />
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During [[The Second War of Greater Holdinia]], Makaoui remained neutral, but on the 14nd of February 2008, the people of Makaoui voted to become an emirate of the United Federal Kingdom of [[St Samuel]], making the region a federal emirate.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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*Avastine<br />
*Intisar<br />
*Nessa-Isetkis <br />
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===Geography & Climate===<br />
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Makaoui is located on the Pellina Island. It is bordered by the West Dominica Sea to the west along a 2225 km coastline, by the[[Emirate of Sherifidan]] and the [[Emirate of Soudi Amedia]] to the east, by the [[Emirate of Shadiaq]] and the [[Emirate of Ibbyan]] to the north and by the [[Emirate of Midistan]] to the south. The border with the Sherifidan is disputed by Makaoui in a small area called Faza, but the border has been demarcated by the United Nations and St Samuel.<br />
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Most of Makaoui's area is mountainous terrain, except for the narrow coastline and the Aswaan Valley, an integral part of Makaoui's agriculture.<br />
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Makaoui has a moderate Mediterranean climate. In coastal areas, winters are generally cool and rainy whilst summers are hot and humid. In more elevated areas, temperatures usually drop below 0 °C (32 °F) during the winter with frequent (sometimes heavy) snow; summers, on the other hand, are warm and dry. Although most of Makaoui receives a relatively large amount of rainfall annually (compared to its arid surroundings), certain areas in northern Makaoui receive little rainfall because the high peaks of the western mountain front block much of the rain clouds that originate over the West Dominica Sea.<br />
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In ancient times, Makaoui housed large forests of the Cedars. However, centuries of trading cedar trees, used by ancient mariners for boats, and the absence of any efforts to replant them have depleted Makaoui's once-flourishing cedar forests. Efforts by the St Samuel Agriculture Society to re-establish Cedar Forests in Makaoui began in 2008.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
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===Religion===<br />
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Muslims 67% ''(Sunnis 38% Shias 27% Druze 2%),'' Christians 33% ''(Orthodox 23% Catholic 10%)'' <br />
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===Ethnic Groups=== <br />
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Arab 72%, Mediterranean 17%, Black-White Mixed 9%, White 1%, Black 1%<br />
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===Languages===<br />
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Arabic (official), English (official), Italian & Latin<br />
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===Population=== <br />
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Total population: 59,492,000<br />
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==Economy==<br />
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The urban population in Makaoui is noted for its commercial enterprise. Over the course of time, emigration has yielded Makaon "commercial networks" throughout the world. Makaoui has a high proportion of skilled labour comparable to most other provinces of [[St Samuel]] and the highest among the Arab emirates.<br />
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===Agriculture===<br />
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Makaoui is ideally suited for agricultural activities in terms of water availability and soil fertility, as it possesses the highest proportion of cultivable land on the Pellina Island. Ironically though, Makaoui does not have a large agricultural sector. Attracting a mere 12% of the total workforce, agriculture is the least popular economic sector in Makaoui. It contributes approximately 11.7% of the country's GDP, also placing it in the lowest rank compared to other economic sectors. Most of the plants that are grown include: apples, peaches, oranges, and lemons.<br />
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===Industry===<br />
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Makaoui's lack of raw materials for industry and its complete dependency on regional neighbours for oil have made it difficult for the Makaon's to engage in significant industrial activity. As such, industry in Makaoui is mainly limited to small businesses concerned with reassembling and packaging imported parts. In 2004, industry ranked second in workforce, with 26% of the Makaon working population, and second in GDP contribution, with 21% of Makaoui's GDP.<br />
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===Services and commerce===<br />
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The Monasa Valley is a World Heritage Site, a combination of beautiful climate, many historic landmarks and World Heritage Sites continues to attract large numbers of tourists to Makaoui annually. In addition, Makaoui's strict financial secrecy and capitalist economy—unique in its area—have given it significant economic status among it's neighbouring emirates. The thriving tourism and banking activities have naturally made the services sector the most important pillar of the Makaon economy. The majority of the Makaon workforce (nearly 65%) have preferred employment in the services sector, as a result of the abundant job opportunities and large paychecks. The GDP contribution, accordingly, is very large and amounts to roughly 67.3% of the annual Makaon GDP.<br />
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The economy's dependence on services has always been an issue of great criticism and concern, since this renders the country subject to the instability of this sector and the vagaries of international trade.<br />
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==Culture==<br />
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===Cuisine===<br />
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The Makaon Cuisine is considered to be a Mediterranean basically Levantine Arabic delicacy consisting of a variety of fresh vegetarian recipes, salads and stews all seasoned with a flavorsome combination of herbs and spices. One of the most world known Makaon specialties is called the Maza, also written "Mezze", which is a selection of appetisers: olives, cheeses, or small portions also known as muqabbilat (Arabic for starters).<br />
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As with most Mediterranean cuisines, Makaon cuisine is considered to be a very balanced, healthy diet.<br />
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The cuisine of Makaon is the epitome of the Mediterranean diet. It includes an abundance of starches, fruits, vegetables, fresh fish and seafood; animal fats are consumed sparingly. Poultry is eaten more often than red meat, and when red meat is eaten it is usually lamb. It also includes copious amounts of garlic and olive oil-nary a meal goes by in Makaoui that does not include these two ingredients. Most often foods are either grilled, baked or sauted in olive oil; butter or cream is rarely used other than in a few desserts. Vegetables are often eaten raw or pickled as well as cooked. While the cuisine of Makaoui doesn't boast an entire repertoire of sauces, it focuses on herbs, spices and the freshness of ingredients; the assortment of dishes and combinations are almost limitless. The meals are full of robust, earthy flavors and, like most Mediterranean countries, much of what the Makaon's eat is dictated by the seasons.<br />
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===Creative Arts===<br />
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Makaon music is known around the world for its soothing rhythms and oriental beats. Traditional and folk music are extremely popular as are western rhythms. Perhaps the best-known and listened to Makaon singer is [[Yasmine Fezza]]. Her songs are broadcast every morning on most radio stations and many TV channels, both in Makaoui and the Arab world in general. Other artists are also well known and loved like Lara Lamaneanna , Khalid El-Bakki who is also a composer and Salma Matoubis.<br />
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===Sports===<br />
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Because of Makaoui's unique geography, both summer and winter sports thrive in the country. In fact, in fall and spring it is sometimes possible to engage in both in one day, skiing in the morning and swimming in the West Dominica Sea during the afternoon.<br />
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Makaoui boasts 16 ski resorts, with slopes suitable for skiers and snowboarders of all ages and levels of experience. Off-slope, there are many opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.<br />
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In the summer, skilifts can be used to access some of Makaoui's best hiking trails, with panoramic views stretching as far as Samah Island. Canoeing, cycling, rafting, climbing, swimming, sailing and spelunking are among the other common leisure sports in Makaoui. Adventure and extreme sports are also possible throughout the country.<br />
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At the competitive level, football, rugby and basketball are among Makaoui's most popular sports. <br />
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* [[Canada]]<br />
* [[Italy]]<br />
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|'''[[Population]]'''<br><br><br><br> || 152,000<br><small>(Census Esimate 2005)<br></small>14,896,000<br><small>(UN Estimate 2007)</small><br />
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|'''Representatives'''<br><br><br><br><br><br> || Council Leader Henry Tucker (Modern Liberal)<br/>Allemali Coast [[Candelaria And Marquez House of Representatives|MotH]], Tomer Deri (Modern Liberal)<br/>Allemali Hawks MotH, Ciro Peccarisi (Modern Liberal) <br />
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'''Allemali''' is a city and port in [[Candelaria And Marquez]], located in the far south-east of the island of Candelaria. <br />
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The original fishing port of Puerto de Alemany was established by [[Spain|Spanish]] settlers as early as 1791, making it one of the first forays by humans into the establishment of a permanent settlement on the rocky terrain and poor soil of the Candelarias' largest island. Little more than a decade later however it had been vacated; leaving it a ghost town until the arrival of [[United Kingdom|British]] settlers in 1813. Though not built in an especially productive manner, the pre-existing Spanish infrastructure made it inevitably one of the early British Candelarias most important towns; and its pre-eminent port until the serious attempts at colonising the area that would become [[Albrecht]].<br />
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The hills surrounding the city provided the resources for the city's first major industry, as a number of satellite towns and villages sprang up to mine copper and molybdenite; with the produce often being sent to the important cities to the north, such as [[Vo]], [[Talinger]] and [[Brayton]], to be used in various finished products before returning to Allemali's port. As a merchant port, the city was second-to-none in the islands for several years; but began to find a new purpose as relations between the British and Spanish in the Candelarias deteriorated rapidly.<br />
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Allemali was chosen to become the base for the Royal Navy in the islands, and has retained that role long after the country's severance of ties with Britain and its monarchy. The Candelarias Naval Defence Force has its Headquarters of Command in the city; which is also home to the National Maritime Warfare School, the National Sea Cadet Training Centre, and the moorings for most of the country's naval vessels when they are in the Candelarias. Though most of the ships themselves are constructed elsewhere, most notable [[Bass]], the Navy is one of Allemali's primary employers; both for private construction and repair companies as well as the CNDF itself. No other city in the country has as high a proportion of its progeny employed by the [[Candelaria And Marquez Armed Forces|Armed Forces]] in one manner or another.<br />
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However, since C&M has not been officially at war since 1945 and most of the Armed Forces are only ever posted to limited peacekeeping duties; {{image|http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w175/candelariaandmarquez/allemaliships.png|right|120px|Allemali Harbour, with the ''CNDS Ivan Dominik'' moored<br> in dock. The older vessel in the foreground is the <br>''HMS Disquiet'', an early iron-clad warship that<br> last saw action during WWI and is now a tourist attraction.}}the city has often been forced to look elsewhere to support its economy. Tourism became a boom industry in the 1970s, with Allemali taking advantage of both its rich history and tradition, and the scenery surrounding it. On the latter account however, it soon became clear that the hills of the south-east of Candelaria were nowhere near as beautiful of those around the centre of the island; nor as physically challenging as those across the east; and that they could simply not match those in Marquez for poetic spartaness.<br />
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In the late eighties, the city became the home to HarryHall.cam, one of C&M’s – and indeed the wider region’s – largest bookmakers, who now employ a not insignificant percentage of the workforce.<br />
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Despite all this activity however, many consider Allemali something of a ‘forgotten city’; while its own citizens voted it the dullest place to live in the islands in 1999. It has since enjoyed a major boost in popularity, and its population has risen considerably in recent years.<br />
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Certainly however, the most exciting thing to happen in Allemali for some decades was the brief, late 2007 visit of [[Dazza Dallas]].<br />
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== Football ==<br />
Like so many Candelariasian cities, sport has long been a major preoccupation in Allemali and football in particular. The city was home to innumerable small clubs prior to the advent of professionalism, from which time the city was able to support two NFBL clubs; in the Allemali Hawks – named for the sprawling district that covers most of the west of the city – and the more popular Allemali Mariners. Both clubs went bust in the early seventies, several years after the Mariners had lifted their single league title.<br />
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In 1983, a new Candelaria And Marquez Soccer Championship ([[CMSC]]) was created; being a seven-game series featuring amateur players representing either Candelaria Island or a united side of Marquez and the Outliers. At the time, the Mariners’ former stadium, the Clifton Sausage Company Arena was the most advanced in Candelaria and hosted the penultimate game of the initial series. <br />
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The following year, the two clubs were renamed '''Candelaria-Allemali FC''' and [[Onwere#Football|Marquez-Onwere FC]], and based permanently in those two city’s stadia. After early failure to keep up with MarquezOW; CandelariaAM won the 86/87 series and remained an important force in the league, winning the 89/90 series and finishing third place the following season.<br />
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There then followed a long fallow period, aside from a surprising and fortunate second-place finish in the 96/97 season. This era was marked by a series of disputes between fans and the club board over the future and identity of CandelariaAM. In practical terms, this was most obviously marked by the owners’ insistence on using ‘the Mariners’ as the official team nickname while fans preferred ‘the Shining Sons’, in honour of the small Church of the Shining Son nearby their stadium. Similarly, the correct name for their stadium, Hallowfield Park, has been ignored in favour of the Sausages Arena; even after the Clifton Company withdrew their sponsorship in the early nineties.<br />
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The golden-clad CandelariaAM finally tasted some success again in 03/04, where an experienced if less than gifted squad contested the title and finished second in the league in successive seasons. Their then-manager Andy Walker then quit the club to take on the [[Caires#Caires City|Caires City]] job, leaving the Sons in a period of limbo until Charlie Cunningham came in in 06/07. His time in charge however was marked by initial mediocrity before a battle against relegation. Cunningham was sacked two-thirds of the way into the XXV season, with veteran club right-back Jaon van Deene taking the caretaker job.<br />
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van Deene steadied the ship and was subsequently given the manager’s job full time. He has recently agreed a deal to bring two former [[Jeruselem]] second [[Di Bradini Cup]] players to the squad, namely striker Gime Thadope and midfielder Smakam Downe. But more signings will have to come if they are not to struggle again in XXVI, despite the form of forward Andrew Bradley and young holding player Connor Mengucci.</div>Candelaria&Marquezhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Great_War_of_PellinaGreat War of Pellina2007-11-06T16:39:43Z<p>86.0.222.139: /* The Great Pellina War */</p>
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| Pellina Island<br />
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| St Samuel & Allies victorious<br />
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| Military: <br />
| STS - 681,000, S/Hol - 840,000<br />
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| Total: <br />
| 1,521,000<br />
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|width="300px" style="background:#ccccff"| <b>St Samuel & Allies</b><br />
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| [[St Samuel]]<br> Abu Omar <br> Samah Island <br> Abu Hana <br> Salehstan <br> Yasmia <br> Soudi Amedia <br> Midistan <br> Haythamia <br> Lariya<br />
| Southern Holdinia <br> Hassia <br> Makaoui <br> Moodiqa <br> Saleemiqa <br> Shadiaq <br> Sherifidan <br> Maleeqa <br> Muhtaseb<br> <br><br />
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The Great War of Pellina, was a series of wars fought between the Kingdom of [[St Samuel]] and the [[Southern Holdinia]] Empire, at the peak of colonisation of Pellina period, which took place mainly in Pellina. Both [[St Samuel]] and [[Southern Holdinia]] had raced one another to gain control of the Arab Pellina Island and controlled colonies and protectorates throughout the region. The two sides had already fought each other in the [[Baba Canal War]], with [[St Samuel]] being the victors.<br />
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The Great War of Pellina ended following Duke Otto Van Bischkirk's final defeat at Damietta (18 February 1827) and the Treaty of Ajaman, resulting in the end of [[Southern Holdinia]] occupation of Pellinese states.<br />
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==Combatants==<br />
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===The Kingdom of St Samuel & Allies===<br />
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*St Samuel - King Joseph Fernandino (King Louis Fernandino until his death in 1818)<br />
*Abu Omar - Emir Muhamed ibn Ta'anari<br />
*Samah Island - Emir Hassanein Zubromawi<br />
*Abu Hana - Emir Yasser Al-Somayli<br />
*Salehstan - Emir Salim Baraniq<br />
*Yasmia - Emir Farouk Al-Razi<br />
*Soudi Amedia - Emir Saud al Owairan<br />
*Midistan - Emir Tariq Al-Temiyat<br />
*Haythamia - Emir Mohammed Al Amri<br />
*Lariya - Emir Yusef Hammada<br />
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===The Southern Holdinia Empire & Allies===<br />
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*Southern Holdinia - Duke Otto Van Bischkirk<br />
*Hassia - Emir Tariq Al-Thynniyan <br />
*Makaoui - Emir Muhamed Al-Zeid<br />
*Moodiqa - Emir Mohammed Hijaz<br />
*Saleemiqa - Emir Saud ibn Shia-Agil<br />
*Shadiaq - Emir Hisham Al-Solaimani<br />
*Sherifidan - Emir Mustafa Bin Haji<br />
*Maleeqa - Emir Sherif Al Dalharni<br />
*Muhtaseb - Emir Muhamed Abou Hamed<br />
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[[Image:GPWar.jpg|frame|Political map of the Pellina Island in 1812]]<br />
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==Background==<br />
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After the [[Baba Canal War]], the Kingdom of [[St Samuel]] and the [[Southern Holdinia]] Empire had begun a race of occupation on the Pellina Island. After their defeat in the [[Baba Canal War]], [[Southern Holdinia]] had forcefully occupied the [[Emirate of Maleeqa]]. They also backed rebel forces in the [[Emirate of Muhtaseb]], where they supported the rebels and overthrew the Emir.<br />
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The Kingdom of [[St Samuel]] received requests from the [[Emirate of Haythamia]], the [[Emirate of Midistan]], the [[Emirate of Soudi Amedia]], the [[Emirate of Lariya]] and the [[Emirate of Yasmia]] for protection from the [[Southern Holdinia]] Empire and by 1810, all had become fully fledged protectorates of [[St Samuel]].<br />
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In 1811, [[St Samuel]] supported the overthrow of the [[Southern Holdinia]]-backed government of Salehstan, making the [[Emirate of Salehstan]] the ninth protectorate of [[St Samuel]]. [[Southern Holdinia]] had control of eight protectorates, which were the [[Emirate of Muhtaseb]], the [[Emirate of Maleeqa]], [[Emirate of Moodiqa]], the [[Emirate of Saleemiqa]], the [[Emirate of Shadiaq]], the [[Emirate of Hassia]], the [[Emirate of Sherifidan]] and the [[Emirate of Makaoui]]. The Pellina had been divided into the [[St Samuel]] controlled south and the [[Southern Holdinia]] controlled north.<br />
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==The Great Pellina War==<br />
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===Siege of Tasabay===<br />
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On the 20th of November 1812 Duke Otto Van Bischkirk declared war on the [[St Samuel]] protectorate of Salehstan. This was as a direct result of the overthrow of Southern Holdinian backed Salehstani government. On the morning of the 20th, Southern Holdinian troops landed north of Tasabay and besieged the city of Tasabay, the capital of the [[Emirate of Salehstan]]. <br />
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A fleet of Samuelonian ships happended to be docked in Tarabay and the Samuelonian Admiral, Claudius De Angel had to scuttle his ships, and used the naval cannons as additional artillery and the ships' crews as marines. During the siege [[St Samuel]] lost four ships of the line and six frigates, plus a large number of smaller vessels. Admiral De Angel suffered a mortal bullet wound to the head, inflicted during his defence of his ship, HMS Gloria. The city was captured on December 3rd 1813, after about a year-long siege.<br />
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===Gulf of Dominica===<br />
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Minor naval skirmishes also occurred in the Gulf of Dominica, where a strong [[St Samuel]] squadron under Rear Admiral Christian Du Fallier besieged a smaller Southern Holdinian force under Rear Admiral Wolfgang Andermann off the coast of Lariya. <br />
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===The Makaoui Campaign=== <br />
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In 1817 Duke Van Bischkirk called up nearly 30,000 Makaon's to fight for the Southern Holdinians in the war, but the war was not popular with the people of Makaoui and by the time that [[St Samuel]] invaded Makaoui in 1819, many Makaon's took up arms against Southern Holdinia and supported the Samuelonians.<br />
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[[St Samuel]]'s invasion in September 1819 was led by Lord Giussepe Encarcci and 10,000 men from the 24th Battalion Royal Queens Pierrepont Infantry Regiment. Lord Encarcci's invasion was supported by around 100,000 Makaon's who had welcomed the arrival of the Samuelonians and by 1823 had overthrown the Southern Holdinians in the [[Emirate of Makaoui]].<br />
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===The Tribal Wars of Shadiaq===<br />
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In 1822, the tribes of the [[Emirate of Shadiaq]], revolted against [[Southern Holdinia]] rule and were soon supported by the Kingdom of [[St Samuel]], who sent troops to support the revolt. By 1824 [[Southern Holdinia]] had lost control of Shadiaq.<br />
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===The collapse of Southern Holdinia===<br />
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By 1824, [[St Samuel]] had gained the upper hand in the battle. The emirates of Muhtaseb, Maleeqa, Sherifidan, Hassia, Shadiaq and Makaoui had all surrendered to [[St Samuel]] and the only territories that remained under [[Southern Holdinia]] rule was Moodiqa and Saleemiqa.<br />
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[[St Samuel]] forces had sustained a disasterous defeat in Moodiqa in 1823 and had called off an invasion of the emirate. Saleemiqa was well defended with around 200,000 Southern Holdinian based in the region and was supported by around 300,000 troops from Moodiqan.<br />
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Lord Francisco Vax-Conte, of [[St Samuel]] was charged with the task of taking the [[Emirate of Saleemiqa]] and had around 150,000 Samuelonian troops at his disposal along with nearly 500,000 Arab soldiers. On the 15th of May 1824 Vax-Conte sent a large sea-borne invasion force of around 20,000 troops to land on the north coast of Saleemiqa. Vax-Conte himself led an invasion in the south from Maleeqa and was met with fiearce resistance from Moodiqan and Saleemiqan defenders in the southern town of Al-Mish.<br />
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Over the next two years [[St Samuel]] forces fought with [[Southern Holdinia]] forces throughtout Saleemiqa and it was only by the end of 1826 that Lord Vax-Conte managed to suppress the Holdinian's.<br />
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===Battle of Damietta===<br />
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The Battle of Damietta, fought on 18 February 1827, was to be Duke Otto Van Bischkirk's last battle, in the Great War of Pellina. His defeat put a final end to his rule over his Arab territories. The battle raged for eight days on the outskirts of Damietta, in the [[Emirate of Saleemiqa]].<br />
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Lord Vax-Conte headed an army of army of around 170,000 consisted of 129,000 infantry, 32,000 cavalry, and 7,000 artillery with 250 guns. Duke Van Bishkirk's army consisted of 117,000 men; 90,000 infantry, 11,000 cavalry, and 16,000 artillery with 150 guns.<br />
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By the seventh day of the battle, the Southern Holdinian's held the advantage and Lord Vax-Conte had sustained huge loses by Duke Van Bishkirk's massive artillery bombardement. It was to be the Samuelonian cavalry, who were to be the hero's of the battle, for on the seventh day, Lord Quintos Di Onour led a heavy cavalry charge against the Southern Holdinian's. Sustaining huge loses, the [[St Samuel]] cavalry continued on and finally broke through the Holdinian lines. Lord Di Onour himself was killed during the charge, but the movement was to be the deciding factor in the battle and the charge was to become known as "The Charge of the King's Brigade."<br />
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By the 26th the Holdinian forces had been broken and Lord Vax-Conte made one last final push, famously shouting "Send every man forth!" By the evening of the 26th Duke Van Bischkirk's commander, Lord Andreas Kelzermann surrenderd to Lord Vax-Conte.<br />
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[[Category:Provinces]]</div>86.0.222.139http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Baba_Canal_WarBaba Canal War2007-11-06T15:57:44Z<p>86.0.222.139: </p>
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!colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:#ffff99"|<big>Baba Canal War Summary</big><br />
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! align="left" width=50% style="font-weight: normal;" | Date:<br />
! align="left" width=50% style="font-weight: normal;" | April 1799 - August 1804<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
| Locations:<br />
| [[Emirate of Abu Omar]] & [[Emirate of Abu Hana]]<br />
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| Result:<br />
| St Samuel & Allies victorious<br />
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!colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:#ffff99"|Deaths (approx.)<br />
|-<br />
| Military: <br />
| STS - 32,000, S/Hol - 83,000<br />
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| Total: <br />
| 115,000<br />
|-<br />
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|-<br />
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|width="150px" style="background:#ccccff"| <b>Southern Holdinia & Allies</b><br />
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| [[St Samuel]]<br> Abu Omar<br> Samah Island <br> Abu Hana <br />
| Southern Holdinia <br> Hassia <br> Makaoui <br> <br><br />
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The Baba Canal War is the name generally given to the war of 1799-1804 fought in the [[Emirate of Abu Omar]] and the [[Emirate of Abu Hana]], mainly on territory surrounding the Baba Cana;l, between the Allied Powers of [[St Samuel]] against the expansionist designs of the [[Southern Holdinia]] Empire, supported by the [[Emirate of Hassia]] and the [[Emirate of Makaoui]].<br />
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From 1799 to 1804 the Southern Holdinia Empire supported by Hassia and Makaoui invaded the Emirates of Abu Omar and Abu Hana, in an attempt to gain control of the vital Baba Canal. The Emirates of Abu Omar and Abu Hana quickly recruited the help of St Samuel, becoming protectorates of St Samuel. Thousands of Samahian's fought in the Baba Canal War and by November 1804 St Samuel and it's allies were victorious over Southern Holdinia. <br />
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==Origins==<br />
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The war was the climax of the long power-struggle between the Kingdom of [[St Samuel]] and the wily, aggressive [[Southern Holdinia]] Empire, which had reached a point of crisis that threatened to destabilize the whole of the Pellina Island.<br />
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On April 23, 1799 the [[Southern Holdinia]] Empire, supported the [[Emirate of Hassia]] and the [[Emirate of Makaoui]] invaded the [[Emirate of Abu Omar]] and took control of the stratigically important Baba Canal. The [[Emirate of Abu Hana]], fearing that they would be the next target of the [[Southern Holdinia]] Empire's expansionist program requested military aid from the Kingdom of [[St Samuel]].<br />
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==St Samuel Involement==<br />
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King Louis Fernandino of [[St Samuel]] feared that if [[Southern Holdinia]] controlled the Baba Canal, they would gain control to the whole of the Pellina Island and control all trade in the area. When Emir Jemal Al-Tangier of the [[Emirate of Abu Hana]] approached [[St Samuel]] for military support, King Louis Fernandino was quick to move forces to Abu Hana. [[St Samuel]] began training and supplying Abu Omarian's with weapons in a hope that they would be able to re-take the Baba Canal themselves.<br />
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==Southern Holdinia Invasion of Abu Hana==<br />
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Duke Otto Van Bischkirk of the [[Southern Holdinia]] Empire viewed [[St Samuel]]'s acts in Abu Hana as a direct act of war and invaded Abu Hana. The Royal [[St Samuel]] Naval forces were quick to blockade the Baba Canal and stopped the Southern Holdinian forces from being re-supplied.<br />
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[[St Samuel]] and [[Southern Holdinia]] forces clashed in a number of violent battles, but it was [[St Samuel]] supported by Samah Island, Abu Hana and Abu Omar that gained the upper hand in the conflict. On the 4th of August 1804, [[St Samuel]] forces numbering around 20,000, supported by around 60,000 Arab's from Samah Island, Abu Hana and Abu Omar managed to reach the Abu Omarian capital city, Ajaman and fought the [[Southern Holdinia]] forces in a month long battle.<br />
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By the 29th of August 1804, General Lorenzo Vella-Bonna, commander of the [[St Samuel]] forces in Pellina, received the official surrender of the [[Southern Holdinia]] forces in Abu Omar.<br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
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The war had proved costly for [[Southern Holdinia]] and it's allies who lost around 83,000 men in the five year conflict. [[St Samuel]] and it's allies had lost around 32,000 men, but King Louis Fernandino of [[St Samuel]] was adament that the Baba Canal could not be lost to the [[Southern Holdinia]] Empire.<br />
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After the war, the Kingdom of [[St Samuel]] set about rebuilding Abu Omar and a garrison remained to protect the Baba Canal from any future attack. Both Abu Omar and Abu Hana became protectorates of [[St Samuel.<br />
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[[Category:St Samuel]]<br />
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<div>'''Olympia''' is a large, autonomous colony in [[Haven]] that is part of the [[Freethinker Commonwealth]]. It is the smallest of the constituent provinces of the country in terms of land area, but has the highest population density of the Commonwealth and is also the major agricultural region and 'bread basket' for the nation as a whole.<br />
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==History==<br />
Olympia is the latest Earth-based holding of the Freethinker Commonwealth, and was established as one of the last political legacies of the Barham government in the wake of the failure of the [[Freethinker Martian Territories]] as an economically viable entity.<br />
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Olympia was established on 5th November 2007 (real time) by a fleet of Freethinker [[Freethinker Royal Navy|warships]] and civilian transports who landed soldiers, survey teams and engineers in the area formerly occupied by the nation of Camewot.<br />
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'''Location:''' Southern Haven<br />
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'''Area:'''<br />
*'''Total:''' ~1,860,000 sq miles <br><br />
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'''Population Density:''' 147.8 people/sq mile<br />
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'''Border Countries:''' [[Midlonia]] (Colony), [[The Federated Klatchian Coast|The Klatch]] (Combined Colony), [[Pieronic]]<br />
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'''Coastline:''' ~3,100 miles<br />
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*'''Territorial sea:''' 24 NM (Olympia only)<br><br />
*'''Exclusive economic zone:''' 240 NM, <br><br />
*'''Continental shelf:''' 240 NM or to the edge of the continental margin, whichever is greater <br><br />
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*'''Highest Point:''' [[Mount Farahind]], 4,201 Metres<br />
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'''Climate & Terrain:''' Olympia enjoys a subtropical southern Haven climate, with generally warm, mild weather all year round. The land is generally rolling plains with several large woodlands and mountain ranges towards the interior. Decent soil, excellent irrigation and excellent river and ocean access are exploitable for large scale agricultural schemes.<br />
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'''Enviromental Hazards:''' Tropical storms, avalanches in mountain areas.<br />
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'''Enviromental Issues:''' Minor concern for pollution from neighbouring territories and new colonisation growth.<br />
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[[Category:Provinces]]</div>Freethinkerhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=New_London_(Manhattan_Prime)New London (Manhattan Prime)2007-11-06T12:43:22Z<p>Manhattan Prime: </p>
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[[Category:Cities]]</div>Manhattan Primehttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=The_accounts_of_Fan-Zi_(Einmyria)The accounts of Fan-Zi (Einmyria)2007-11-06T08:05:30Z<p>Einmyria: /* Controversies */</p>
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'''The accounts of Fan-Zi''' refer to a set of scrolls which depict the famous account of well-traveled Buddhist monk Fan-Zi (梵仔), during the beginning of the Tang dynasty. The scrolls were rediscovered in early 1972 as a part of a cache find during government conservation efforts in an old Tang dynasty-era monastery, when workers found a false wall filled to the brim with old documents and scrolls. The fact that the scrolls were effectively sealed in a dry environment has led to excellent preservation conditions.<br />
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==The accounts of Fan-Zi==<br />
There are some 200-odd scrolls depicting the travels and accounts of Fan-Zi, including his life story. Fan-Zi, the first-born in a family of 8, was groomed to become a scholar and government official. He came from from a middle-class family background, but after repeatedly failing his ministry exams in which he could raise the status of his family, he decided to take responsibility for his mistakes by becoming a Buddhist monk and contemplating on life, and garnering good karma for his family for their next life.<br />
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However, it soon became apparent that he was also unable to conform to monastic doctrine, as he was caught and reprimanded for eating meat and drinking spirits numerous times. As such, the temple banished him and forced him to roam the Earth. The stories of his travels often depict a moral or philosophical dilemna, although in some scrolls, Fan-Zi was depicted as having magic powers in which he could perform miracles by healing the sick and/or infirm. The narration of these stories range widely, from a tale that would be appropriate for court entertainment and amusement, to tales told by a wandering bard in the countryside towns.<br />
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The most famous of these accounts are that regarding a philosophical discussion between Fan-Zi and the Beggar King of Shanzan, Wang-Lie, in which they discuss the meaning and purpose of one's life. The discussion is filled with mocking dialogue, humorous examples, and includes unknown anecdotes from real historical figures. Many of such stories have surprised scholars immensely with it's barely-veiled bitterness, leading some to believe that at least the court-flavored tales were a writing device whose sole purpose is to entertain the people of the time.<br />
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==Controversies==<br />
Fan-Zi was said to have travelled to the mystical kingdom of "Er-mi-ya" (鲕秘雅), which some scholars have interpreted as [[Einmyria]], in 620 A.D., and spoke of it's pungent cheese and spirits festival in great detail. Critics, however, suggest "Er-mi-ya" might in fact refer to a place closer to Bhutan, where the national dish of Bhutan, ''ema datsi'', is made from homemade cheese and hot peppers. Advocates of the "closer to Bhutan" theory point out that Bhutan would be much more reasonable than the middle of Europe; Bhutan would also be closer to any Buddhist pilgrimages that would have taken place at the time.<br />
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Scholars who advocate Einmyria for "Er-mi-ya," however, point out that the cheese and spirits festival that Fan-Zi spoke of matched perfectly with the earliest accounts of the custom, and that "Er-mi-ya" was not the only "European" place that Fan-Zi was said to have travelled to. While Einmyria's historical records are patchy at best for this era (as the official records were burnt during several barbarian raids, and due to the lack of a centralized military) other nations do record a foreign visitor greeted by official courts of the time, who came from the East named Fanzy, Fanzee, and Phan-Tze. Is this a mere coincidence? It is hard to say, and the controversy continues as scholars continue to unravel the ancient texts.</div>Einmyriahttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Shinobi_VillagesShinobi Villages2007-11-06T07:14:39Z<p>Elric: </p>
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capital=[[Sparrow City]], [[Nova Konohagakure]], [[kota-Ryŏngryang]] |<br />
population=93 million |<br />
currency=Krai|<br />
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<b>"The Glorious Democratic States of the Hard-working and Intelligent People of the Great and Glorious Union of Shinobi Villages"</b> (Also known as:<b>The Democratic States of Shinobi Villages, DSSV, The Glorious Democratic States of the Hard-working and Intelligent People of the Great, Peaceful and better than Korea Glorious Union of Shinobi Villages</b> is a humble and harmonious nation founded in CY. Kon 27, 2881 (Nov 27, 1990, Juche 79, SD 3655.3) after the successive conflicts involving space, space-time and dimensions, in which a number of refugees-turned-militaristic nomads setttled in the realm of NationStates to establish their own sovereign nation after years of wandering through space and time. The country is located south of the continent. It's [[National Ensign]](flag) and [[coat of arms]] signifies the [[history of the nation]]. The founders is the [[First People's Assembly]]. This humble country boasts a population of 93 million during it's last census. Overseas workers and agents have stated that the Shinobi Union has a population between 900,000 to 5 billion people, but this are only exaggerated numbers or even bluffs. Shinobi Union's largest city is [[Sparrrow City]], which is also it's political capital. It has a population of 1.3 million . It's industial capital is kota-Ryŏngryang where barter trade stations, banks, and farmlands are a common sight. The country is host o the military capital of [[New Konohagakure]]. The military assets of the country are based here, including the [[nin]] army, and the [[Warrior's Party]] headquarters. <br />
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Shinobi Union's land mass is 230 square miles. The [[North Frontier]] has been off-limits to it's population until the Czar-Sekjen see's fit to explore it. It is bordered by the Lissepian Ocean to the east, Simbajon Ocean to the west, and the Orillian Ocean to the Southeast. Further south from the nation's coast is a frozen wasteland which remains unexplored to this day. Shinobi Union has two distinct mountain ranges, namely the [[Kristavalero Ranges]] to the west, and the [[Rising Sun Ranges]] to the east. This have been claimed to have enormous contents of uranium and precious metals and stones during expeditions. Between the mountain ranges lies a vast plateau that gives way to desert, due to the mountains blocking all the moisture that reaches land. The [[Sand Village]] is one of few inhabited cities in the desert region. In the east and west costal regions, the climate is mildly tropical, while the southern half of the country is temperate all-year round.<br />
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==Government==<br />
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<i>See</i>[[Political Parties in the Shinobi Union]]<br />
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The Government of the Shinobi Villages is a "Federal Unitary Commune". It is governed by The [[Czar-Sekjen]] who is elected once every 10 years by the [[Supreme People's Assembly]]. The Czar-Sekjen also holds the title of Commander-Fuhrer in times of war, and also the Presidial General of the Supreme People's Assembly. The government strictly goes by the Constitution and the Bible. For diversity, factions and parties are allowed. There can only be up to five political parties or factions in the Supreme People's Assembly at a time.<br />
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<div>'''Solviniana''' is the ideal state of the Pochincan people under one flag, with dominion overall. This idea was spread under the rule of the Dorsinov dynasty and has been recently resurrected with the appointment of [[Spirtual Leader of the Nation |Spirtual Leader]][[Voula Setsinti]]</div>MelancholyRoarhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Voula_SetsintiVoula Setsinti2007-11-06T06:04:45Z<p>MelancholyRoar: </p>
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<div>The '''Chairman of the [[Pochinco |Democratic People's Republic of Pochinco]]''', and on a very rare occasion referred to as the "Prime Minister", is the Chairman of the [[State Council of the Democratic People's Republic of Pochinco]] and head of Central People's Government. The Chairman is formally approved by the [[National People's Congress]] upon the nomination of the [[Spiritual Leader of the Nation|Spiritual Leader]]. In practice, both the Spiritual Leader and the Chairman of the Republic are selected after high level negotiations within the [[People's Social Revolutionary Party]]. The Chairman is always a member of the [[Politburo Standing Committee of the People's Social Revolutionary Party]].<br />
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The Chairman is responsible for organizing and administering the Chinese civil bureaucracy. Significantly, the Premier does not have authority over the [[People's Socialist Army]]. In recent years, there has been a division of responsibilities between the Chairman and the Spiritual Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Pochinco in which the Chairman is responsible for the technical details of implementing government policy while the Spiritual Leader gathers the political support necessary for government policy.</div>MelancholyRoarhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Mikhail_PochincoMikhail Pochinco2007-11-06T05:43:07Z<p>MelancholyRoar: </p>
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== Overview ==<br />
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The following is a summary of the heads of state and leaders of politics in [[Alfredistan]].<br />
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== Descriptions of Kaiser Positions ==<br />
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Kaiser Master: Sovereign and leader of all other Kaisers. Currently [[Alfgronsdorf XXIII]].<br />
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Kaiser of Faith: Leader of all aspects of religion in Alfredistan. Currently [[Rashiid Hapshabaa]].<br />
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Kaiser of Agriculture: Oversees all foodstuffs in Alfredistan. Currently [[Jennifer Klondike]].<br />
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Kaiser of Commerce: Controls all economics and trade in the nation. Currently [[Col. Frank Spaniel]].<br />
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Kaiser of Military: General of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Currenlty [[Sir Wilhelm Dread]].<br />
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Kaiser of Justice: Oversees all Judges and in charge of law making. Currenly [[Mr. F]].</div>64.12.117.135http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Eternal_PresidentEternal President2007-11-06T05:29:40Z<p>MelancholyRoar: </p>
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<div>The position of '''Eternal President of the Republic''' is established by a line in the preface to the constitution of [[Pochinco]]. It reads:<br />
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''"Under the leadership of the [[People's Social Revolutionist Party]], the [[Democratic People’s Republic of Pochinco]] and the Pochinco people will hold the great leader [[Mikhail Pochinco]] in the highest of esteem as the Eternal President of the Republic"''<br />
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Given that the line "Eternal President of the Republic" only appears in the preface, and not in the functional text of the constitution, it is not associated with any government office with particular responsibilities, powers, privileges, etc. Furthermore, the only person to have ever been referred to this way was dead at the time, so this reference does not constitute an actual office. <br />
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There is currently no president of [[Pochinco]] as the office was abolished in the current constitution and its powers divided between the the two main offices of state: the [[Spiritual Leader of the Nation]] and the Office of the [[Chairman of the Republic.]]</div>MelancholyRoarhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Emirate_of_MoodiqaEmirate of Moodiqa2007-11-06T03:56:20Z<p>86.0.222.139: </p>
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| '''Government'''<br>&nbsp; Emir - <br>&nbsp; || <br> Nasir Al-Ghawrî <br><br />
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| '''Area'''<br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; || <br> 176.215 km² <br> 176,220 sq mi <br />
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Moodiqa (Arabic: مودقا) officially the Emirate of Moodiqa, is an emirate of the United Federal Kingdom of [[St Samuel]], located north-west on the Pellina Island. It is bordered by the [[Emirate of Al Salma]] and the [[Emirate of Shadiaq]]. The capital city is Lanacus. <br />
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Moodiqa has a population of 19.4 million. The majority are Arabic-speaking Sunni Muslims at 74% of the population. Other Muslim groups include Alawites 11%, Druze and other Muslim sects 5%. There are also various Christian sects constituting 10% of the total population. Moodiqa's current Emir is Nasir Al-Ghawrî, who was installed after [[The Second War of Greater Holdinia]].<br />
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==History==<br />
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''For ancient history see the [[Pellinese Empire]].''<br />
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Moodiqa was an Emirate of The [[Pellinese Empire]] between 2000 BC to 1200 AD. It's borders have remained unchanged since 954 BC when the council of Elders of the [[Pellinese Empire]] divided the empire into 19 Emirate's ruled by local warlords. Moodiqa was awarded to Ardashir Homashiaz, a legendary Pellinese warrior.<br />
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Around 1205AD, Shah Muhamed of the [[Pellinese Empire]] called for an army to be raised and asked all the Emirates to send 10,000 men each to fight the [[Emirate of Samah Island]], who had declared itself independant of the [[Pellinese Empire]]. The Moodiqan Emir at the time, Omar Abu Shakra, raised an army of 15,000 foot soldiers and 5,000 cavalry in support of the war against Samah Island. But it was only Moodiqa, and the [[Emirate of Shadiaq]] and the [[Emirate of Maleeqa]] that showed support for Shah Muhamed. This prompted Shah Muhamed to call for all the Emir's who failed to provide soldiers to be arrested and executed, which in turn sparked the War of the Pellina Island Succession. <br />
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Emir Abu Shakra raised a huge army of over 100,000 men and attacked the [[Emirate of Al Salma]] and the [[Emirate of Hassia]]. The Moodiqan warriors fought valiantly, but were beaten by superior numbers. The Moodiqan's were held at the Al Salmanian borders where they fought a number of pitched battles. They faired somewhat better in Hassia, where Emir Abu Shakra, himself led his army. The war lasted three months, only ending when Shah Muhamed and his family were killed by Emir Jamal Al Baqara of the [[Emirate of Salehstan]]. Upon hearing that the Shah was dead, Emir Abu Shakra ended his attacks on Hassia and [[Al Salma]].<br />
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On March the 18th 1206, the 19 Emir's of the former Pellinese Empire met at Intisar (Emirate of Makaoui) and the Treaty of Intisar was signed by all 19 Emir's granting independence to the Emirates. <br />
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===Recent History===<br />
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On the 13th of June 2007 the [[Emirate of Shadiaq]], the [[Emirate of Moodiqa]], the [[Emirate of Maleeqa]], the [[Emirate of Sherfidan]] and the [[Emirate of Salehstan]] formed the Arab Alliance of non-aligned Nations (AANAN) in order to oppose those Arab countries that had shown allegiance to St Samuel. AANAN soon allied themselves with Southern Holdinia and sent 25,000 millitia men to Stevens Bay, to fight against the Jordini Muslims who they believe had turned to St Samuel in [[The Second War of Greater Holdinia]].<br />
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By the 9th of July 2007 [[St Samuel]] and allied forces invaded Moodiqa which led to a month long war. Nasir Al-Ghawrî, leader of the Moodiqan People's Movement (MPM) allied himself with [[St Samuel]] and fought against Moodiqan government forces. By the 6th of August 2007 with [[St Samuel]] and MPM forces fighting government forces in the capital Lanascus, President Khalid Al-Rewaniyah of Moodiqa surrendered to [[St Samuel]] forces.<br />
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On the 25th of November 2007 Moodiqa was named by [[St Samuel]] as a federal emirate of the United Federal Kingdom of [[St Samuel]] and Nasir Al-Ghawrî was named as the new Emir of Moodiqa. After the surrender of President Al-Rewaniyah to [[St Samuel]] forces, his younger brother and head of the Moodiqa Army, Tariq Al-Rewaniyah, went into hideing and set up the Moodiqan Mujahideen Rebel's (MMR), who's sole aim was to rid Moodiqa of the Christian infidels and [[St Samuel]] sympathisers. <br />
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Since Moodiqa was named as an emirate of [[St Samuel]], the Moodiqan Mujahideen Rebel's have continued to fight Emir Al-Ghawrî and [[St Samuel]] forces in a guerilla war. <br />
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====Moodiqan Mujahideen Rebel's====<br />
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The Moodiqan Mujahideen Rebel's insurgency denotes groups using armed resistance against the [[St Samuel]]-led Coalition occupation of Moodiqa. These groups may also resist the newly created Moodiqan government. The fighting appears both as a resistance to occupation as well as a civil war in Moodiqa among the diverse groups in the population. <br />
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The MMR is made up of a loose alliance of groups and organisations, who fight each other as much as they fight [[St Samuel]] forces. The groups include the Moodiqa National Guard (MNG - Former government special forces loyal to Al-Rewaniyah), the Moodiqa Red Communist group (MRC), Association of Sunni Jihadist's (ASJ), the Mahdi Army of Moodiqa (MAM - Shia rebels) and the Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna (JAS - Army of the Protectors of the Sunna). Tariq Al-Rewaniyah claims to lead and speak for all these rebel forces, but in reality only has control of the MNG.<br />
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Government forces continue to fight these rebel forces, who employ tactics such as guerrilla warfare, ambushes, terrorist attacks and sabotage. <br />
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<div> '''Imperial Guard of Gray Army'''<br />
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population=6.805 Billion |<br />
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leader=Ivan Constantine III}}<br />
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The history of Gray Army is long and turbulant, full of strife, civil insurrections, wars, and famine, but it's history is also full of glorious achievements of Genetic Replication, Gene splicing, the great Imperial tower, but these wonder only stand as a testimont to Gray Army, here are some of the history archives:<br />
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Starting out a mere 5 years ago, a small population of 5 million people wanted independance from their nomadic lifestyle, so they struck out to form the Empire of Gray Army, after many Civil Wars, it seemed as if Gray would collapse until, the empire's potential and current enemies stepped down in a commen sense of unity.<br />
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The populace has become discontent with previous economic problems, causing much of the population to become unemployed, with the insurgance of new corperations, and mining operations, the Goverment found new ways to acquire money, thus, the Imperial Credit was born, giving way to a much easier and reliable monentary useage.<br />
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The Imperial Guard of Gray Army is a massive, economically powerful nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.785 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources." <br />
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The Imperial Guard of Gray Army is a massive, economically powerful nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 6.798 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up<br />
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It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.<br />
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The government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, politicians are often seen with soldiers pointing guns at their heads, the government is avowedly secular, and protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gray Army's national animal is the Warp Spawn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Imperial Credit.<br />
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Surveillance cameras are banned, punitive tariffs protect local industry, retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes.<br />
atheists are heavily taxed, all guns must be registered, and reporters often lose their jobs over fact-checking errors.<br />
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Gray Army is ranked 9th in the region and 6,222nd in the world for Most Comprehensive Public Healthcare.<br />
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Gray Army is ranked 1st in the region and 2,063rd in the world for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector.<br />
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Gray Army is ranked 41st in the region and 68,633rd in the world for Largest Welfare Programs (per capita).<br />
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Recently, movement of Gray Army troops into the land of Pascifist have led to a series of wars, between the natives, and Imperial Gray Troops, along With the new test deployment of NEMESIS from Gray Army owned Corperation Umbrella, the leader of Primary Genetic manipulation and Gene Splicing<br />
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Zedphobe and Flashlighters have fallen under Imperial Gray Army's sway and they are now occupied by Gray Troops, now being claimed as colonies by Gray Army.</div>Gray Armyhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Kentaro_ShinodaKentaro Shinoda2007-11-06T02:05:07Z<p>Manhattan Prime: </p>
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| New Tokyo, [[Manhattan Prime]]<br />
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[[Category:Politicians]]</div>Manhattan Primehttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Professor_Nick_HastingsProfessor Nick Hastings2007-11-06T02:04:13Z<p>Manhattan Prime: </p>
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| New London, [[Manhattan Prime]]<br />
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| [[Manhattan Prime]] Secretary of Research<br />
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[[Category:Politicians]]</div>Manhattan Primehttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Harvey_LawrenceHarvey Lawrence2007-11-06T02:01:00Z<p>Manhattan Prime: </p>
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|20th June 1981 (26)<br />
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| New London, [[Manhattan Prime]]<br />
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| [[Manhattan Prime]] Economic Advisor<br />
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[[Category:Politicians]]</div>Manhattan Primehttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Emirate_of_Al_SalmaEmirate of Al Salma2007-11-06T00:43:45Z<p>St Samuel: </p>
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Al Salma (Arabic: الاباما سلمي), officially the Emirate of SaleemiqaAl Salma, is an emirate of the United Federal Kingdom of [[St Samuel]], located north-west on the Pellina Island. It is bordered by the [[Emirate of Saleemiqa]], the [[Emirate of Moodiqa]], the [[Emirate of Hassia]] and the [[Emirate of Shadiaq]]. The capital city is Zardaqaman. <br />
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==History==<br />
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''For ancient history see the [[Pellinese Empire]].''<br />
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Al Salma (The Peaceful Lans) was an Emirate of The [[Pellinese Empire]] between 2000 BC to 1200 AD. It's borders have remained unchanged since 954 BC when the council of Elders of the [[Pellinese Empire]] divided the empire into 19 Emirate's ruled by local warlords. Al Salma was awarded to Saragon the Great (Salim ibn Saragon), a legendary Pellinese warrior.<br />
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Around 1205AD, Shah Muhamed of the [[Pellinese Empire]] called for an army to be raised and asked all the Emirates to send 10,000 men each to fight the [[Emirate of Samah Island]], who had declared itself independant of the [[Pellinese Empire]]. The Emir at the time, Saud Ali Al-Zamakhsharî declared Al Salma neutral and declined the Shah's request for military aid. This prompted Shah Muhamed to call for all the Emir's who failed to provide soldiers to be arrested and executed. This sparked the War of the Pellina Island Succession. <br />
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The war lasted three months, only ending when Shah Muhamed and his family were killed by Emir Jamal Al Baqara of the Emirate of Salehstan. During the war, Al Salma fought battles on it's borders against the [[Emirate of Moodiqa]] and the [[Emirate of Shadiaq]].<br />
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On March the 18th 1206, the 19 Emir's of the former Pellinese Empire met at Intisar (Emirate of Makaoui) and the Treaty of Intisar was signed by all 19 Emir's granting independence to the Emirates. <br />
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Since gaining independence, the Emirate Al Salma has avoided regional conflicts and internal disputes and has remained one of the most peaceful and stable regions in Pellina.<br />
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====Recent History====<br />
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On the 21st of November 2007, Emir Mohamed Burhânneddin requested for the Emirate of Al Salma to become a part of the United Federal Kingdom of [[St Samuel]], making the region a federal emirate. <br />
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==Geography==<br />
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Al Salma is an emirate located on the north-western point of the Pellina Island, bordered by the [[Emirate of Saleemiqa]] to the east and the [[Emirate of Moodiqa]], the [[Emirate of Hassia]] and the [[Emirate of Shadiaq]] to the south.<br />
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Al Salma consists mostly of arid desert plateau in the east, with Highland area in the west. The Great Rift Valley of the Al Salma River separates Al Salma and the [[Emirate of Moodiqa]]. The highest point in the country is Jabal Ümmühan (1,734 m; 5,689 ft). <br />
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Major cities include the capital Zardaqaman in the northwest, Al-Zamakhsharî and Abdalacus, both in the north and Rabbath Tirrah and Rabbath Talifah in the south.<br />
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The climate in Al Salma is dry and hot, since the country is mainly desert. However, the western part of the country receives greater precipitation during the rainy season from November to March.<br />
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===Administrative divisions=== <br />
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The Emirate of Al Salma consists of 9 administrative divisions.<br />
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[[Image:Al_Salma.jpg]]<br />
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====Al-Dîn District====<br />
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Cities:<br />
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*Zardaqaman<br />
*Selâniki<br />
*Rûmî<br />
*Ebûssüûd <br />
*Al-Edebali<br />
*Isikli <br />
*Al-Kemalettin<br />
*Rabbath Sunay <br />
*Rabbath Tagmaç<br />
*Çandarli <br />
*Tasilova<br />
*Al-Mardina<br />
*Karatay<br />
*Colombidina<br />
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====Al-Chagmini District====<br />
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Cities:<br />
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*Rabbath Tirrah<br />
*Agca<br />
*Akalay<br />
*Bahçeli <br />
*Al-Balian <br />
*Periganovlu<br />
*Yamak <br />
*Rabbath Zorlu <br />
*Rabbath Sunalp<br />
*Cetinok <br />
*Torlak<br />
*Abu Hami<br />
*Al-Keyder<br />
*Korkut<br />
*Özdaglaar <br />
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====Al-Taftazânî District====<br />
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Cities:<br />
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*Rabbath Talifah<br />
*Al-Sancakli <br />
*Burhânneddin<br />
*Çakmak<br />
*Al-Yazîcî <br />
*Rabbath Yazîcîzâde<br />
*Al-Lüfi<br />
*Koprulu<br />
*Sezgin<br />
*Özbudun<br />
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====Al-Suhrawardî District====<br />
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Cities:<br />
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*Altinyildiz <br />
*Baykurt<br />
*Özko<br />
*Canbulatoglu<br />
*Tuncay <br />
*Yalpat<br />
*Mandirali <br />
*Kusçu<br />
*Sinan<br />
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====Al-Uzunçarsili District====<br />
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Cities:<br />
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*Kostadinov <br />
*Masûkî <br />
*Al-Nedima<br />
*Öztorun <br />
*Pakalîn <br />
*Al-Pamuk <br />
*Denktash<br />
*Al-Feyzioglu <br />
*Gencebay <br />
*Al-Göçek<br />
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====Al-Vedat District====<br />
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Cities:<br />
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*Al-Zamakhsharî<br />
*Akbulut<br />
*Aksoy <br />
*Al-Marghînânî <br />
*Basar<br />
*Cikirikci<br />
*Danishmend<br />
*Al-Gökalp<br />
*Haydaroglu <br />
*Al-Kazancigil<br />
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====Al-Zaganos District====<br />
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Cities:<br />
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*Abdalacus<br />
*Corekci<br />
*Topaloglu <br />
*Goyman <br />
*Al-Haktanir<br />
*Alpay<br />
*Al-Sandalli<br />
*Cebesoy<br />
*Çölasan<br />
*Torumtay<br />
*Kaynetli<br />
*Koraltan<br />
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====Al-Rahim District====<br />
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Cities:<br />
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*Al-Sakkâkî <br />
*Al-Taftânî <br />
*Al-Tinkaynak <br />
*Hayreddîn <br />
*Umm Hikmet<br />
*Al-Hocazâde <br />
*Kazaz<br />
*Korkmaz <br />
*Sihâbeddîn<br />
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====Al-Selâniki District====<br />
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Cities:<br />
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*Al-Fanari<br />
*Al-Alican<br />
*Al-Jurjâni<br />
*Al-Madakbas <br />
*Özergin<br />
*Nisancî<br />
*Hanîminönü <br />
*Kiraç<br />
*Korutürk<br />
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==Economy==<br />
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Al Salma is a small emirate with limited natural resources. The emirate is currently exploring ways to expand its limited water supply and use its existing water resources more efficiently, including through regional cooperation. Al Salma also depends on external sources for the majority of its energy requirements. The government has emphasized the information technology (IT) and tourism sectors as other promising growth sectors. <br />
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Textile and clothing exports from Al Salma to [[St Samuel]] shot up 2,000 percent from 2000 to 2005, following trade agreements.<br />
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Al Salma is classified by the World Bank as a "lower middle income country." The per-capita GDP was approximately $1,817 (€1,479) for 2003 and 14.5% of the economically active population, on average, was unemployed in 2003. The GDP per capita in 2005 is at $USD 4,200. Education and literacy rates and measures of social well-being are relatively high compared to other countries with similar incomes. Al Salma's population growth rate is high, but has declined in recent years, to approximately 2.8% currently. One of the most important factors in the government’s efforts to improve the well-being of its citizens is the macroeconomic stability that has been achieved since the 1990s. However, unemployment rates remain high, with the official figure standing at 12.5%.<br />
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The emirate's main export commodities are phosphates, fertilizers, potash, agricultural products and since 2007, the emirate has been the largest exporter of melons in the region, with large growth in the melon sector. In early 2008 the [[St Samuel]] government announced plans to develop Al Salma's west coast and since then development on the Al Salma Riviera has begun.<br />
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====Industries==== <br />
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Main industries include phosphate mining, petroleum refining, cement, potash, light manufacturing, tourism.<br />
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====Agriculture====<br />
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Main agriculture includes products such as wheat, barley, citrus, tomatoes, melons, olives; sheep, goats, poultry<br />
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====Tourism====<br />
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Tourism is a very important sector of the Al Salmanian economy, contributing between 10 percent and 12 percent to the emirate's Gross National Product in 2006. In addition to the country's political stability, the geography offered makes Al Salma an attractive tourism destination. Al Salma's major tourist activities include numerous ancient places, its unique desert castles and unspoiled natural locations to its cultural and religious sites. <br />
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==Demographics==<br />
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Al Salma has a population of 37.5 million. 95% of Al Salma's population are Arabs. Al Salmanian Arabs make 55% of the population and a large portion of the population (approximately 40%) are from Shadiaqian and Moodiqan origin, who fled from Shadiaq and Moodiqa to Al Salma and gained citizenship after the [[The Second War of Greater Holdinia]], the remaining non-Arabs of the population are mainly Samuelonian, but have integrated into the Al Salmanian and Arab cultures in the country. <br />
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According to Labour Ministry figures, the number of guest workers in the country now stands just over 300,000, most are Hassian who makeup 227,000 of the foreign labor, and the remaining 36,150 workers are mostly from Yasmia, Salehstan and Ibbyan. Throughout Pellinese history many Christian-Arabs have settled in Al Salma seeking refuge from persecution.<br />
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Christians permanently residing in Al Salma form approximately 16% of the population and have 20% of the seats in parliament. Most Christians belong to the Greek Orthodox church. The rest are Roman Catholics, Eastern Catholics, and various Protestant communities including Baptists. <br />
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Other Al Salmanian's belonging to Religious Minorities, Include adherents to the Druze and the Baha'i Faiths, which fall administratively under Islamic denomination, the Druze are mainly located in the Eastern Oasis Town of Bayakurt and the city of Ozalan, while the village of Yilmanziyeh boardering The Al Salma Valley is home to Al Salma's Baha'i Community.<br />
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The official language is Arabic, but English is used widely in commerce and government and among educated people. Arabic and English are obligatorily taught at public and private schools. Italian and Latin is taught at some public and private schools but is not obligatory. Radio Salma offers Official Radio Services in Arabic, English, Italian and Latin.<br />
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==Culture==<br />
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The culture of Al Salma is based on Arab and Islamic elements. Notable aspects of the culture include the music of Al Salma as well as an interest in sports, particularly football (soccer) and basketball as well as other imported sports mainly from [[St Samuel]]. Al Salmanian's are renowned for there liberal and tolerent nature, which has resulted in many seeking asylum have fled to Al Salma.<br />
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====Language====<br />
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Arabic is the official language of Al Salma. English is widely understood among most Al Salmanian's , degrees vary upon educational levels and Demographical concentration. Middle and Upper Class Citizens tend to be fluent and consider English as the Second Language. Italian and Latin is understood by most business entrepreneurs, government officials and University educators or graduates of The [[St Samuel]] Schools. With the influence of [[St Samuel]] music amongst the younger generations, Latin and Italian is becoming more widely spoken.<br />
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====Education====<br />
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Al Salma has given great attention to education in particular. Its educational system is of international standards and its secondary education program is accepted in world-class universities. Al Salma now has amongst the highest literacy rate in the Pellina Island and it is still growing.<br />
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[[Category:Provinces]]</div>86.0.222.139http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=NeoAztecNeoAztec2007-11-05T23:56:53Z<p>NeoAztec: /* Government */</p>
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leader=President Josh Montezuma|<br />
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==History==<br />
The Collective Government of NeoAztec is a relatively middle age nation.<br />
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It was formed after a group of dissident citizens and the decedents of hidden Aztec soldiers got together. Seeking refugee, they moved to [[The Lexicon]] in order to find peace.<br />
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==Way of Life==<br />
Contrary to popular belief, the NeoAztec are in relatively few ways compared to their ancestors. For one thing, they allow other religions to have their way in the region, but have no tolerance for cults that demand human sacrifice. Also they are Democratic Socialists, not a empire, for they have a president. While they are not the brutal war faring society of the old, they do take interest in other's conflicts. The citizens are allowed to be schooled till 18, although they can drop out. College is recommend to many, though not necessary. All men, however, must be trained for basic military service and have knowledge of basic arms. This ensures that if the need ever arises, that all men can be used in a military.<br />
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==Government==<br />
The NeoAztec government is controlled by a president, who in turn has to go to the Parliament (filled with senators) and the Senate (two parts, House Of Tenochtitlan and the Congress) in order to pass any laws. It then is divided into more minor government officials (i.e., state, county, city, ect.).<br />
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The goverment is based off of the United Kingdom/States governments, trying to please many. There are 5 main parties for government control. The Democrats (in control of the House Of Tenochtitlan), Republicans (Divided with Druidic party in Congress), Fascist (Who control 1/4 of Parliament), and the Druidic party based off of nature (one of the most interesting parties; works closely with several chapters of Aztec Church).</div>24.143.161.7http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=TNA_ManagementTNA Management2007-11-05T23:15:47Z<p>Tnamanagement: </p>
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motto= "Owner of the NWA Brands|<br />
anthem= Step Up - Drowning Pool|<br />
language= English|<br />
capital= Orlando Florida|<br />
population= 1.359 billion (as of 11/05/07) |<br />
currency= TNA dollar|<br />
}}<br />
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==Career==<br />
TNA Management is the owner of the NWA brands, they are [[TNA Wrestling Impact]], [[NWA Sunday Night Heat]]. and [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]. He is the head of the Board of diretors.<br />
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==The National Wrestling Alliance==<br />
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The NWA brand started in late 2006 when [[NWA Sunday Night Heat]] known at the time as Sunday Night Heat looking for a home with other wrestling including [[McMahon World's Headquarter]] and then the [[WWE Headquareters]] (which is now [[WWE HQ]]) and TNA Management came to [[Greg Mitchell]] help and offered to supply wrestlers to SNH and soon became TNA Sunday Night Heat and later to renamed [[NWA Sunday Night Heat]] and that when the NWA brand began with two until a third came along ECW Extreme ran by [[Paul-Heyman]] in July 2006 and it's first pay-per-view with Anarchly Rulz when [[Shawn Michaels HBK]] became ECW World Heavyweight Champion defeating [[Brock-Lesnar]] in the later part of 2007 ECW Extreme became [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] under the co-ownership of TNA Management and [[Paul-Heyman]] <br />
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In the NWA it's has the Undisputed titles which is a first in NationStates to have all three types (Men's, Women's and Tag Team) and [[The Great Triple H]] is the current NWA Undisputed Champion in ECW.<br />
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==The Relationship with Pamela Paulshock==<br />
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At TNA LockDown TNA Management took on SNH GM [[Greg Mitchell]] for pride before the match TNA Management got interested with TNA's new interviewer Pamela Paulshock who was in [[WWE Headquarters]] getting a job at [[New Breed of ECW]] and TNA Management offered her the job at [[TNA Wrestling Impact]] and she joined the ranks of the NWA. <br />
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At LockDown [[Greg Mitchell]] defeated TNA Management in a brutal match in which he was taken away by EMTs and Pamela Paulshock was worried but she wasn't to fears as TNA Management returned later on with nothing more than a cut forehead. <br />
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He and Pamela relationship grew closer and began dating and soon enough Pamela fell pregenant that when TNA Management decide to proposal to her and she accepted they were married within weeks however the marriage didn't last due to problems with The Boogeyman. <br />
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Pamela left TNA Management a goodbye letter and was never seen again in the NWA and TNA Management was forced to move on with his life and career in the NWA.<br />
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==Trish Stratus==<br />
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[[The Diva Trish Stratus]] is the most dominate diva in the National Wrestling Alliance at the moment as no man or woman can beat her, she currently holds all 4 of the NWA main Women's belt she is so dominated at the moment that TNA Management wants her to contest with men to she if she ready to add a fifth belt to her collection, The ECW World Heavyweight Championship which is currently held by Shawn Michaels-HBK. <br />
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At this moment in time Trish has beaten LuFisto, Victoria-ECW, Mickie James-TNA and SABU-TNA to remain unbeaten in the NWA, she feud with Victoria-ECW over the Vixen title that rival ended at TNA Bound For Glory 2007.</div>Gregmitchellhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Greg_MitchellGreg Mitchell2007-11-05T23:11:05Z<p>Gregmitchell: </p>
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anthem= Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie|<br />
language= English|<br />
capital= Cincinnati, OH|<br />
population= 794 million (as of 11/05/07) |<br />
currency= superstar|<br />
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==Career==<br />
Greg Mitchell is currently the Genral Manger of [[NWA Sunday Night Heat]] a wrestling role playing nation on [[NationStates]]. Mitchell was the owner of Sunday Night Heat untill SNH joined TNA Wrestling Impact.<br />
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Greg Mitchell is the Vice President of the NWA and He is incahrged of all three brands while [[TNA Management]] is out of action for a leg injury.</div>Gregmitchellhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=List_of_Emperors_of_The_Allied_Empire_of_JeyList of Emperors of The Allied Empire of Jey2007-11-05T21:59:19Z<p>Jey: </p>
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# '''[[Drew Domz]]''' (4105&ndash;) ([[JY]])<br />
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[[Category: Jey]]</div>Jeyhttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=Golden_Shanty_of_Saint_BensGolden Shanty of Saint Bens2007-11-05T20:52:52Z<p>Andysbrokenleg: </p>
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|+<big><big>'''Golden Shanty of Saint Bens'''</big></big><br />
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| colspan="2" align="center" | <small>[[Motto]]: '''HERAUSKOMMEN!'''<br />
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| colspan="2" align="center" |<small>[[Anthem]]: "The Holy Hymn Of Saint Benedict"<br />
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|'''Official Languages''' || Spanish, Slovikian, English, German, Latin and Japanese<br />
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|'''[[Wikipedia:Capital|Capital]]''' || None Such<br />
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|'''Head of State and Government''' || Holy Founder and Holy Father: <br> The Democratic People's Republic of [[Pochinco]]<br> <br>UN Delegate: <br> The Flying Island of [[Alfredistan]]<br />
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|'''Area''' <br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- Water <br />
| <br>9.7 billion km² <br>2.3 billion km² <br />
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|'''[[Population]]''' <br>&nbsp;- Total (As of 11/05/07) <br>&nbsp;- Density<br />
| <br>3.828 billion<br>2.53/km&sup2;<br />
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|'''Founded'''<br />
| A very long time ago<br />
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|'''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (2007)<br />
| Godly, yet humble<br />
|-<br />
|'''[[Currency]]''' || '''Bennie (B$B)''' <br />
|-<br />
| '''[[Wikipedia:Time_Zone|Time Zone]]''' <br><br />
| Eternal light<br />
|-<br />
| '''International Abbreviations''' <br>&nbsp;- sport <br>&nbsp;- government<br />
| <br><br>Ben <br>STB<br />
|-<br />
| '''[[Wikipedia:Gross Domestic Happiness|GDH]] (2007)'''<br />
| 0.999 (<font color=#009900>perfect</font>)<br />
|-<br />
| '''Internet [[TLD]]''' || .stb<br />
|-<br />
| '''[[Wikipedia:List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]''' || +000<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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The Golden Shanty of Saint Bens an enormous region that stretches vertically from north to south touching both poles. It is home to many nations, the largest being [[Pochinco]] and [[Alfredistan]]. Other nations include: [[Yamatuko Dynasty]], [[Saint Marc du Lac Long]], [[New Heckleburg]], [[San Bransisco]], [[Folkington]] and [[DeBlanci Populo]]. UN members include San Bransisco, DeBlanci Populo, Yamatuko Dynasty, Pochinco and Alfredistan.<br />
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== UN World Factbook Entry ==<br />
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This wonderful little enclave exists physically and spiritually 2.3 miles underneath the Seattle Space Needle. It is also formerly known as the "we hate foghorns" State and currently reAKAed as the "on second thought, yeah, actually we love foghorns" State. The Shanty is also home to the universe's largest desert. The "Sandy Coca Cola Desert" makes Tatooine look like a circular donkey. So welcome! Or as we like to say: HERAUSKOMMEN!<br />
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== Herauskommen! ==<br />
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Herauskommen is an Alfredistani word used to describe an intense or impossible happiness. The word itself has no real meaning in modern times, though before it was brought to Saint Bensish culture it was a german word meaning "get out". The origins of the word came about when the Alfredistan people drove the Germans out of the capital in 2019. Being mostly an English/Spanish speaking country at the time, they had no idea what they were saying when they began exclaiming "HERAUSKOMMEN, HERAUSKOMMEN!" Or, literally telling the germans, "GET OUT, GET OUT!<br />
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The word is now used rarely in it's country of origin, but is thriving throughout the rest of the region ever since it became the Alfredistani government's tag line while running for UN delegate in 2007. Herauskommen is especially popular in the nation of Folkington, where the word is used so often that visitors have difficulty communicating with the natives.<br />
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== Sandy Coca Cola Desert ==<br />
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The Shanty is also home to the largest desert in the universe, as mentioned in the World Factbook. Spanning over 3 billion square miles, the Sandy Coca Cola desert is also the most biologically diverse desert as well as the largest. While it is mostly sand, it also hosts millios of square miles of cacti forrests and the largest and oldest cactus in history. At over 500 feet and still growing, "Petunia" can be seen from miles around and is the highlight of the area. <br />
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Although no nations reside in the desert, it is home to numerous animal species, most notably the Tuskan Raiders who were featured (although falsely credited) as themselves in the Star Wars series of movies. Several road runners also call the desert home as well as a thriving camel communities.<br />
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The name "Sandy Coca Cola" itself was once thought to have come from the beverage company who may have at one point bought the naming rights. The true story is the exact opposite, however, as the soda was named for it's color which strongly resembles the color of the northern sands which cover 75% of the total landmass. The dark brown color comes from years of "pollution" which was not actually trash but a failed effort to make the area more hospitable using an experimental technique to enrich the soil.<br />
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== ''The Holy Hymn of Saint Benedict'' ==<br />
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The Holy Hymn reads as the following:<br />
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'' 'O Shantyland, Land of Tree and Sea,''<br />
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'' 'O Shantyland, we all hold our hearts to thee!''<br />
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''What lands compare to your holy majesty,''<br />
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''Your radiance of Land and Sky are really my cup of tea,''<br />
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''You fell all rivals, in your desert heat,''<br />
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''Deserts, Mountains and Pochincans to Greet!''<br />
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''Never forget, Alfredi's don't eat cheese!''<br />
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'' 'O Shantyland, Land of Tree and Sea,''<br />
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'' 'O Shantyland, we all hold our hearts to thee!''</div>Andysbrokenleghttp://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=AlfredistanAlfredistan2007-11-05T19:23:04Z<p>Andysbrokenleg: </p>
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|+<big><big>'''The Flying Island of Alfredistan'''</big></big><br />
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| colspan="2" align="center" | <small>[[Motto]]: '''¡Haremos el queso, pero no lo comeremos!'''<br />
(Translation: We will make the cheese, but we will not eat it!)<br />
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| colspan="2" align="center" |<small>[[Anthem]]: "The Alfman Cometh"<br />
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|'''Official Languages''' || Spanish, English, German<br />
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|'''[[Wikipedia:Capital|Capital]]''' || Alfredistanbul<br />
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|'''[[Region]]''' || [[Golden Shanty of Saint Bens]]<br />
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|'''Head of State and Government''' || Kaiser Master, [[Alfredistan XXIII]]<br />
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Also see [[Kaisers of Alfredistani Politics]]<br />
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|'''Area''' <br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- Water <br>&nbsp;- Land/Air<br />
| <br>11,110,628km² <br>4,213,327km² <br>6,897,301km²<br />
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|'''[[Population]]''' <br>&nbsp;- Total (As of 11/05/07) <br>&nbsp;- Density<br />
| <br>1,944,000,000<br>174.96.4/km&sup2;<br />
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|'''Founded'''<br />
|[[Wikipedia: January 3|January 3, 2023]]<br />
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|'''Government Type'''<br />
|Corporate Police State<br />
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|'''National Animal'''<br />
|Ballena Barbuda Negra <br />
(Translation: Black Bearded Whale)<br />
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|'''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]] as of 2007''' (In Jaunty Tunes, j$) <br/>&nbsp; - Total <br/>&nbsp; - Per Capita<br />
| <br><br>j$22,018,937,522,688.00<br>j$11,326.61<br />
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|'''[[Currency]]''' || 1 '''Jaunty Tune''' (j$) = 177.18 [[Pochinco]] Vergens (V$)<br />
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| '''[[Wikipedia:Time_Zone|Time Zone]]''' <br />&nbsp;- in summer<br />
| Alfredistan<br>Alfredistan<br />
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| '''International Abbreviations''' <br>&nbsp;- sport <br>&nbsp;- government<br />
| <br><br>Alf <br>ALF<br />
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| '''[[Wikipedia:Gross Domestic Happiness|GDH]] (2007)'''<br />
| 0.548 (<font color=#996000>average</font>)<br />
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| '''Internet [[TLD]]''' || .alf<br />
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| '''[[Wikipedia:List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]''' || +003<br />
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== '''Alfredistan''' ==<br />
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The Flying Island of Alfredistan is a massive, devout nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Located in the [[Golden Shanty of Saint Bens]] ,its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.944 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed. <br />
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It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Defence and the Environment are on the agenda. As of November, 2007, citizens pay a flat income tax of 82%. A very small private sector is dominated by the Soda Sales industry.<br />
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== '''The Algronsdorf Family''' ==<br />
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The history of the Alfredistan Royal Family is best summed up by former Kaiser of Commerce, Nook Cranny, in his forwarding letter to the general public in responce to foreign criticism during Alfgronsdorf VIII rule: <br />
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"King Alfred is AKA Alfgronsdorf III. When his father, Alfgronsdorf I (III's brother is the II), was still living on the Siberian Moon, he defeated a Siberian Moonish Bear with his bare hands. At which point he became Kaiser Alfgronsdorf I. Unfortunately, when Alfgronsdorf III was seven and his brother was seventeen, Alfgronsdorf I was tragically harpooned down by his brother, Ishmaelgronsdorf. At this time Alfgronsdorf II stabbed Ishmaelgronsdorf to regain the throne! But although he was a powerful man, Alfgronsdorf II was not fit to rule the country. Alfgronsdorf the Super, they called him. So Alfgronsdorf III, with all his great wisdom, killed his brother Alfgronsdorf II in his sleep and became Kaiser of the Siberian Moon. Alfgronsdorf then honored his father by going to the very same field and killing a Siberian Moonish Bear with his own bare hands and a musket. He then went a step further and renamed the Siberian Moon; Alfredistan, to honor his family's tragic history. He was then forced to kill his two-year-old son, Alfgronsdorf IV, for planning a coup against his own father. There are those foreign politicians who would question the intent of the royal bloodline. Some who would prefer alternate rule. To which I reply: how dare you question the rule and wisdom of the great Alfgronsdorf family! Has a Bush or Clinton or Churchill or Licoln or What Have You ever killed a Siberian Moonish Bear? I should think not, being that they only exist on the Siberian Moon on certain weekends. So all hail: Alfgronsdorf III and his recently renamed wife Alfredagronsdorf XXII. May they bless us with their rule and grace for ever and ever. We will make the cheese, but we will not eat it."<br />
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It should be noted that this occured before the colapse of the Siberian Moon's gravitational stability which cause the surface to crumble and fall to it's current island shape and position in the Earthy sky.<br />
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== '''Fun Facts''' ==<br />
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<font color=#990099>'''<big>"Black Bearded Whale"</big></font>'''<br />
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When it came time to choose Aflredistan's representative in the animal world, the choice was quite clear. Taking into cosideration that all of the Siberian Moonish Bears were all but killed off by the generations of Alfgronsdorfs and then destroyed entirely during the Moon's gravity incident, and that there was only one other animal that inhabited the land, it was decided that the Ballena Barbuda Negra would become the nation's animal. There is only one of these whales in existance at one time and today's is named Trudy. She is a symbol of stregnth, wisdom and enourmous size. The beards that they sport grow at the same rate as a man's, though their gargantuan size makes this hard to notice for at least a hundred years (Trudy is 532 years old). They do have the ability to speak, but this occurs rarely and always in spanish, which is why Alfredistanians are required to learn the language lest her message be lost.<br />
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<font color=#990099>'''<big>Jaunty Tunes</big></font>'''<br />
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In times before Alfredistans aquisition of it's current economic status, the people would trade in solid gold dollars known as Yari. But success in the book publishing business would put an end to that. When suddenly it was discovered that the GDP was well over twenty trillion Yari, it was decided that the current system could be done away with. Now, citizens pay for their goods by singing a little song. The bigger the item, the longer the song. Visitors to Alfredistan are welcome to join in the tradition, but foreign Jaunty Tunes are not accepted as currency and, therefore, people are asked to pay in their home currency upon reviewing a conversion chart.<br />
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<font color=#990099>'''<big>"The Alfman Cometh"</big></font>'''<br />
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The National Anthem was written sometime during the Bread Loaf wars of the 1980s. It's simple melody was designed so any citizen could sing it, and it's lyrics are simple enough that any one can remember it. It was written by an anonymous lyricist who wrote a letter to the capitol building in the summer of 2007, and the rest is history.<br />
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The lyrics go something like this:<br />
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''"Alfred. Istan!'' <br />
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''Alfredistan!'' <br />
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''O' Yay, Yay, Yay'' <br />
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''Bread! Wars!'' <br />
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''I see you have cheese?'' <br />
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''No thank you, I don't want any!'' <br />
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''We don't eat cheese in...'' <br />
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''ALFRED! ISTAN!'' <br />
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''ALFREDISTAN!"'' <br />
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The song is quite popular in modern Alfredistan and has been covered by many rock bands from heavy metal band "Death, Cheese, and Death" to the award winning bluegrass band "We're 'A Comin' Lord, Jaunty Tune Intact".<br />
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== '''See As Well''' ==<br />
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[[Golden Shanty of Saint Bens]]<br />
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[[Pochinco]]<br />
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[[Folkington]]<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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[http://www.nationstates.net/alfredistan Alfredistan]<br />
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[http://peachiekeen.net/nstracker/nseconomy.php?nation=alfredistan Alfredistan's Economy]<br />
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== '''References''' ==<br />
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''"Alfredistan, A History" - Nook Cranny''<br />
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''"On Alfredistani Foreign Relations" - Nook Cranny''<br />
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''"Why, Cheese, Why?" - Chuck Limbourgh''</div>Andysbrokenleg