Spruitland

Spruitland

Flag of Spruitland
Motto: Dessert for everyone!
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Region	Region
Capital	New Brux
Official Language(s)	English (official), Dutch (unofficial), Spruitlands (unofficial)
Leader	King Alfons I
Population	62 million (May 2005)
Currency	kilo
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Spruitland is a fairly young island nation, located in an unknown ocean, with no known neighbours in the immediate vicinity. Spruitlanders are peace-loving people with very little interest in warfare.

Background

Fed up with petty politics and a rainy climate (in that order), the Spruitlanders emigrated from Belgium, Europe, packing their basic needs in a big boat and setting forth towards the unknown. After hopelessly getting lost in a storm, they landed on a sizeable island and quickly claimed it. Spruitland is a young nation, in its early stages of development, but there seems to be plenty of room for growth.

History behind the name “Spruitland”: The life of the first King of Spruitland, King Alfons I, was tainted by a childhood trauma – an inability to eat Brussels Sprouts made that young Alfons rarely got to savor dessert. As a young bio-engineer, this trauma would dominate his life. Continuous efforts to enhance the flavor of the Brussels Sprout lead to an ingenious cross between Brussels Sprouts and the Cannabis Sativa (hemp) plant: the Spruit ™.

Geography

Area

The Spruitlanders haven’t really gotten around to measuring it yet, but it’s pretty big, at least for their current population.

Climate

ranging from tropical marine to temperate

Terrain

Plenty of beaches, coastal plains, rolling hills, forests, one sizeable rugged mountain chain with a dormant volcano

Elevation extremes

Low point: Ocean – 0 m High point: (unnamed mountain) – 2877 m

Natural Hazards

Flooding, tornadoes, volcano, possibly earthquakes (one minor tremor reported, though origin unconfirmed)

Natural resources

coal, natural gas, wood, silica sand