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== Tetris L-Shaped Block == | == Tetris L-Shaped Block == | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 19 August 2005
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| Flag of Tetris L-Shaped Block | |
| Motto: Lets Play some Tetris Motherf**ker The National Anthem is "Music: B-Type" | |
 (nation higlighted in red)
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| Region | Pink Floyd (formerly called The Floydian States) |
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| Capital | Gameboy City |
| Official Language(s) | ЄSPЄЯДПTФ (Esperanto) русский язык (Russian) English |
| Leader | Player |
| Population | 500,000,001+ |
| Currency | Tetrad |
| NS Sunset XML | |
Contents
Tetris L-Shaped Block
The Tetris L-Shaped Block (TЄTЯIS L-SHДPЄD ЪlФCK in "Block" Alphabet characters) is located in the Gameboy Tetris Cartridge, and is a practicaly unarmed but tightly controlled socialist democracy. The L-Shaped Block is ruled by an elected player- who is never seen, but the effects of his lack of checks and balances is seen throuhgt the block. The Capital City is named "Gameboy City" and was named after the cartridge in which the Tetris L-Shaped Block is contained in. It has a beautiful city and somewhat resembles moscow (incidentaly, moscow is where tetris was programed)
Tetris L-Shaped Block is a U.N. Member, but often refuses to vote due to large spread political apaty extending from the citizens to the U.N. delegates.
Tetris L-Shaped Block has traditionaly been called an "8-bit Socialist Republic", but the U.N. has considered it a "Civil Rights Lovefest" despite the nation's dissaproval of this label
Founding and History
The Tetris L-Shaped block was created when the population of an unstable (ex)nation called "The Red Free States" demanded the rights to "Be 8-bit, Float, Ignore Gravity, and spin at 90 degree angles!" Naturaly the leaders of the free state showed much scorn to the rebels, causeing a civil war. The civil war ended several years later with the Tetris Rebels fleeing the country and takeing refuge in a nearby gameboy cartridge.
Once they arrived, they found that the uninhabited L-Shaped block would make a great home, and started by building the great Tower (Right).
The Tower would stand for 82 years, untill a great war with the now destroyed nations of "Tetris R-Shaped Block" and ""Led Zeppeiln" would cause it's destruction. The war with the previously unknown R-Shaped block would bring mass destruction to both sides, but economic prospherity to the L-Shaped block. Now in Post-War Tetris L-Shaped Block, the country has been able to forge great allyances with the nations of Asian Computer Nerds, Philanchez, Palixia, Spooty and Socialist Freemen
Alliances
Philanchez - Has been a long standing ally of the Block, and supported the L-Block durring the war with Tetris R-Shaped Block
Socialist Freemen - Supported the Red Free States, and after the Civil war, continued to support both sides untill the Red Free States crumbled.
Palixia - Has been the countries greatest tradeing partner, despite political differences. It is said that a man from Palixia started the Church of Floyd with a Spoot and Sean Philips of Philanchez, and a man (who would become the Player of Tetris L-Shaped Block) helped him decorate and design the church.
Spooty - Supplys blocks with the odd and somewhat pointless products. adminsterd by the government of course.
Asian Computer Nerds - A realatively new nation, for some reason the L-Shaped block has been helping it.
A rivalry
Recent tensions with The Imperial Race have been becomeing increaseingly problematic for the block. The tensions have been caused by idealogical differences between diplomats of the two nations. While the problem has only just begun, the Tetris l-shaped block govenrment is very afraid of a war with The Imperial Race, because they have very large armed forces and believe that violence is never the answer. In the event of war, though, the block is prepared to call upon its closest allys to defeat whatever threat.
Esperanto In the Tetris L-Shaped Block
Being that the language of the state was originaly russian, the way of writeing the latin alphabet is a little influenced. These differences have made the country's written Esperanto seem like more of a creole to outsiders. Aside from that, before the government made it manditory for everyone to speak esperanto, they inacted a few other changes to make it "simpler" and more "equal".
Differences between regular Esperanto and "Block Esperanto" are as follows:
-"Block Esperanto" unlike Esperanto, does not assume the masculine gender as the default for family relationship words, and thus does not, for example, derive the word for "sister" by adding a feminine suffix to the word for "brother", as standard Esperanto does.
-"Block Esperanto" imposes consistent rules on the use of endings to transform a word from one meaning or part of speech to another, thus simplifying the amount of vocabulary memorization that is necessary.
-Esperanto requires the use of the -n ending to signify the use of the accusative case. "Block Esperanto" allows the use of this feature in ambiguous situations where the object of a sentence does not follow the subject, but in all other situations the accusative case was eliminated as redundant.
-"Block Esperanto" dose not use lowercase
-Regular Esperanto uses the Latin alphabet, "Block Esperanto" uses the government created one.
The Alphabet
Regular Latin : Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
"Block Esperanto" Alphabet: Д Ъ C D Є F G H I J K L M П Ф P Q Я S T Ц V Ш Ж Ч ζ
The Idea behind changeing the alphabet was the idea that transition from Russian to Esperanto would be rough, but if we combine the alphabets, it could be a little easyer on the populace, even if they make the symbols have different sounds.
World Factbook Entry
GEOGRAPHY
Terrain: Quite Possibly the flattest structures in the known universe, perhapse because its two dimensional...
Climate: Dry in all areas of the Block except the man-made forests where the tetromino's frolic. The extensive heat waves often cause famines.
Natural Resources: Extensive iron, nickel, gold, aluminum, coal, and titanium mines. The mines cost a large fortune of the tax payers money, because the government cares so much about their "Fragile environment"
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population: 500+ Million
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 17%; 14-64 years: 73%; 65 years and over: 10%
Life Expectancy at birth: total population: 89; female: 94; male: 85
Nationality: noun: Tetris L-Shaped Block Citizen/Block
Ethnic Groups: White: 45%, black: 32%, Grey: 20%, Green: 3%,
Religions: Government is officially Followers of the Church of Floyd, but people are free to worship how they wish. Church Of FLoyd: 69%, Christianity (various sects): 12%, Judaism: 5%, Islam: 4%, Other: 2%, None: 5%
Languages: Official language is Standard Esperanto, spoken by everyone, but everyone in the nation must speak at least 3 languages. Second Languages are as follow Russian: 98% English: 87% Japanese: 60%, Chinese(various dialects): 55% German: 49%, Spanish: 42%
Literacy Rate: total population: 78%
GOVERNMENT
Conventional long form: The 8-bit Socialist Republic of Tetris L-Shaped Block
Conventional short form: Tetris L-Shaped Block
Government Type: Scandinavian Liberal Paradise
Capital: Gameboy City
Administrative Divisions: 4 Squares, each 8 X 8 px
Independence:
As a part of the Federal Peoples Republic of The Red Free States:
None, Officialy Declared and recognized as a state August 1793
As the 8-bit Socialist Republic of Tetris L-Shaped Block:
March 1922 from the Red Free States
Suffrage: Citizens who hold a "High Score"
Chief of State: The Player
Elections: Every Game Over
Terms: Untill Game Over
Political Parties: 4-Bit Socialist party, 8-bit Socialist Party, 16-bit socialist party, 2-dimensional party for 8-bit socialist change
Allys: Philanchez, Palixia, Spooty, Asian Computer Nerds, and Socialist Freemen
ECONOMY
Trade: Extensive shipping trade with Philanchez, Palixia, and Spooty and other nearby countries
Primary Exports: Information Technology
Primary Imports: Textiles, Lumber, Meat, Dairy Products
Currency: Tetrad. 100 Points = 1 Tetrad
Currency Code: TETRIS
MILITARY (Liberation and Freedom forces)
Military Age: 25 (Universal Conscription)
Term of Service: 10 years of government/military service Max. After 6 months of intensive Basic and Advanced Training, the remainder of the 2-year enlistment is taken up with training in a State-provided University. After graduation from University, selected personnel (chosen for proven aptitude and skill) are offered full-time positions in the military services (making the active-duty ranks an All-Volunteer force). One third of active-duty military personnel act as cadre for training and administration of Reservists, and form the professional core of the Reserve ranks in the event of Mobilization.
Total Population of Military Age: Approximately 1,200,000
Actual Active-Duty military population: Classified, estimated at 35,000
Total Reserves: Classified, estimated at 45,000
