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''Cherry Cup 9'', saw an 11-1 win over hosts [[Oliverry]] on the second Matchday, though the Defending Champions were downed by 'those dammned Frenchies' 4-0 in the Quarter-Finals. The hosts then went on to defeat unbeaten-in-regular-time Vilita in the Semis and also took the Championship itself at home, using Oliverrian referees. | ''Cherry Cup 9'', saw an 11-1 win over hosts [[Oliverry]] on the second Matchday, though the Defending Champions were downed by 'those dammned Frenchies' 4-0 in the Quarter-Finals. The hosts then went on to defeat unbeaten-in-regular-time Vilita in the Semis and also took the Championship itself at home, using Oliverrian referees. | ||
| − | ''Cherry Cup 10'' did not start well for Starblaydia, with two straight losses in Tanah Burung amid off-rink controversey. Two straight wins, however, got the Rayzors back into a Wild Card position for the Play | + | ''Cherry Cup 10'' did not start well for Starblaydia, with two straight losses in Tanah Burung amid off-rink controversey. Two straight wins, however, got the Rayzors back into a Wild Card position for the Play-offs, which they took and progressed to the last 16 against the unknown favourites Nargopia. |
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"Fides, Gloria, Sanguis" ("Honour, Glory, Blood") | Region | Atlantian Oceania | Population | 2 Billion | Official Language | English | Capital | Jhanna | Tech Level | Modern Tech | Leader | Tiberius Starblayde | Currency | Credit | National Anthem | "Starblaydia Triumphant" | National Animal | Lion | Internet TLD | .sb | Map | Map of Starblaydia | OverviewStarblaydia are a relatively young nation in the Grand History of NationStates, having a population of nearly 2 Billion people, with a national motto hopefully translating from Latin into English as "Honour, Glory, Blood" The Protectorate of Starblaydia is a massive, economically powerful nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare. It has a hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of around 2 billion people, 18,000-somethingth largest in the world, by the last count. It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of around 65%. A large private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry. Starblaydia's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Credit, worth around US$1.5. Starblaydia is active in both the Sport and Military side of NationStates, on the Jolt-hosted forums and those of its Region, Atlantian Oceania.
GeographyTo the north-west border lies the Loose City-State Association of Nova Britannicus, across the 'Mighty' Bekk lake to the west lies the nation of Druida. Legalese, The Lowland Clans and Pedriana also border the Bekk, creating many 'Bekkside Derbies' which add spice to any sporting occasion between the teams. Location: North-Eastern Atlantian Oceania, Margilantis Continent, bordering the Bekk Lake, Nemyan Straights, Nova Britannicus and Legalese. Land Boundaries:
Maritime Claims: Territorial sea: 12 NM Climate: Temperate conditions, year-round snow in the western mountains Terrain: Predominant grasslands and plains across most of the nation, with West and South-Central mountain ranges, South-Western Valleys ProvincesWith ten provinces, Starblaydia encompasses the territory formerly owned by the Holy Empire of Nemya to its east. A Mountain-City of Dwarves, exiles from the nation of Cockbill Street, also have residence in Starblaydia, in Karak D'Ragh, the City of Quiet Fire.
PeoplePopulation: ±2,000,000,000 Life Expectancy at Birth:
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ReligionNational Religions
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LiteracyDefinition: Ages 7+ can read and write
GovernmentThe Protectorate of Starblaydia is ruled by its Lord-Protector, who is currently Tiberius Starblayde. The Lord-Protector has absolute power over the land and its people, and he rules his nation with a select Council of Ministers. Country NameLong Form: the Protectorate of Starblaydia Government TypeAutocratic Dictatorship CapitalCouncillors
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SportStarblaydia is a community hugely motivated by Sports. Competition and athletic ability are respected and promoted in Starblaydi society, as a way of keeping its population fit and healthy, as well as having a desire to win. FootballThe most popular game in Starblaydia is Football (Soccer), with the largest participation of any sport in the country. The Starblaydi LeagueThe Starblaydi Football League contains three divisions (Alpha, Beta and Gamma), which incorporate 21 teams in total from Starblaydia and Nova Britannicus. Current Champions are Iskara Daii, who won a Regional Invitational Tournament, as well as getting to the Knock-out stages of the Melmond Invitational. The National Team
Lowly 115th-ranked Starblaydia began competing in the Qualifiers for World Cup 15 and have been regular participants ever since, even co-hosting World Cup 20 with Druida. It is the one tournament that every Starblaydi and every Footballer alive today wants to win. A Quarter-Final against Melmond in World Cup 17 is the farthest Starblaydia have progressed in the Finals, though they have made the Finals for World Cups 17 to 19, qualifing for World Cup 20 automatically due to the honour of hosting, finishing up 12th-ranked in the world, over one hundred places higher than twenty years previous.
Starblaydia are currently the top Under-21 World Cup teams, having been placed in the top-three positions of the last three Championships. Second-Place in Under-21 World Cup 13 was their highest placing to date under the managership of Simeone Di Bradini. They have also been Third-Placed in four seperate occasions in the tournament hosted perennially by Total n Utter Insanity. Under-21 World Cup 5, 7, 11 and 12 have seen Starblaydia take the Bronze Medals, promoting the Kit Desginer to issue Bronze-coloured away kits for the 13th Championship. As of Under-21 World Cup 12, they were seeded as the 2nd-best team in the World, behind Three-Time Champions Rejistania. The Under-21s is the main proving ground for would-be International Players and seeing their team gives us an exciting insight into Starblaydi teams of the future. Current record Under-21 Cap-holder is Gbenga D.J. Ogunniya (23 caps), while Zhorin Tumunzahar is the leading Under-21 goal-scorer (18 Goals).
The only Football Trophy Starblaydia have ever won was the 4th AOCAF, where they were playing at home as they hosted the Cup, beating NEWI Cefn Druids 2-1 in the Final. They have also made the Final on two other occasions, being beaten by the NEWI Cefn Druids 4-3 in AOCAF3 and beaten 2-0 by Vilita in the AOCAF6 Final. The AOCAF is seen as the 'B' Team of Starblaydi football, as it occurs at the same time as the World Cup. It does, however, provide an oppurtunity for those players deemed too young, too old or just plain not good enough for the World Cup Sqaud to win glory and honour.
Only twice have Starblaydia competed in the 'CoH', for World Cups 15 and 16. It is not a good Tournament for Starblaydia, however, as they have only ever won two of their ten games played, with six games lost.
The International Recreation Cup hosted by Cockbill Street, the Eagles Nest-hosted Eagle's Cup and Raptor Claw Jurassic Invitational have all seen Starblaydi competing for glory. A 'Wooden Spoon' and Second Place finish have been gained in the two IRCs, whie a Quarter Final in both an Eagle's Cup and a Jurassic Invitational have been Starblaydia's. Liverpool England hosted the second Four Nations Invitational to promote their World Cup 20 bid and Starblaydia won this tournament by coming Second in the Group play and beating Lethislavania in the Final.
Famous Football Personalities
Ice HockeyThe National GameAn All-Human League, The NIHIL contains two Divisions, East and West, each containing 7 teams. The All-Dwarf SDL is a far more popular Ice Hockey League than the NIHIL, as Dwarves can overcome their natural... 'physicality' to become much more graceful on the ice. The National Team
The Starblaydia National Ice Hockey team, known as the Rayzors, are the most successful Ice Hockey nation in Cherry Cup history, having won the tournament a record two times. In Cherry Cup 5 an all-Human team, who could barely skate in a straight line, somehow managed to take the ultimate prize by beating Tanah Burung in a Seven-Game Final Series. This Cup was marred by the host nation, The Gulf States, having the exclusive broadcasting rights to the tournament which prevented many fans from really getting into the Cup. Winners Cherry Cup 6 saw the victorious Rayzors return again, minus Jordy McCliff, though they could not repeat their previous victory as Tanah Burung tookthe title. Cherry Cup 7 was an experiment in Human-Dwarf relations as a team of Humans and Dwarves attempted to reclaim the title. A lack of team unity, however, prevented them from going all the way. Cherry Cup 8 saw an all-dwarf team, coached by the ever-unpredictable Haztarr, dominate throughout the second-half of the Tournament, winning their Qualifing Group on the last Matchday. A 7-0 victory over Kalaallit Nunaat in the Semi-Finals of Cherry Cup 8 resulting in the banning of Dwarven races (and any male or female under 5' and 4'6" respectively) from the Inuit nation as Starblaydia progressed to the Final. There they beat Tanah Burung once again to enter the history books. Winners Cherry Cup 9, saw an 11-1 win over hosts Oliverry on the second Matchday, though the Defending Champions were downed by 'those dammned Frenchies' 4-0 in the Quarter-Finals. The hosts then went on to defeat unbeaten-in-regular-time Vilita in the Semis and also took the Championship itself at home, using Oliverrian referees. Cherry Cup 10 did not start well for Starblaydia, with two straight losses in Tanah Burung amid off-rink controversey. Two straight wins, however, got the Rayzors back into a Wild Card position for the Play-offs, which they took and progressed to the last 16 against the unknown favourites Nargopia. Rugby UnionStarblaydia are also one of the top Rugby Union sides in the world, having competed in the 2nd and 3rd Rugby_Union_World_Cups, finishing 4th and 3rd respectively. They also hosted RWC2, having taken over from Aust at the 11th hour. Find out more about the players of the Starblaydia Rugby Union Team Motor SportMany forms of Motor Racing are contested in Starblaydia, from Formula 1-style to Rallying, classic car races and all sorts of other categories. MilitaryStarblaydia are the current President-Nation of AORDO and take an active role in that Organisation. Starblaydia maintains a modern tech Military, and spend around a quarter of their GDP on the military, with another quarter on Law and Order Air Force-Information Follows- ArmyGeneral Aerys Fyreskar is both head of the Army and Lord-Commander of the Starblaydi Armed Forces, powered by a Crookfur T-7 Gilgamesh backbone. Admiral Yanosh Clarke heads the Starblaydi Navy, which includes a mighty Doujin Infusion-Class Aircraft Carrier at its head. Special ForcesThe Venators are the Starblaydi Special Forces, and are occasionally called into action (moreso than any other arm of the Starblaydi Armed Forces, at least) Intelligence Service
PuppetsNova Britannicus is Starblaydia's only active Puppet, Chicken Tikkastan having long been demolished. |
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