The Serene Death
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| Motto: "Oh its so nice here, you could die and not even know!" | |
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| Region | SuperPower |
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| Capital | Ini (population 9,560,000) |
| Official Language(s) | Serenity, English |
| Leader | President Alexius Recoi |
| Population | 93 Million |
| Currency | Bullet |
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The Armed Republic of the Serene Death is a nation set on a peninsula just south of the Cyclopean mountain range which separates the Armed Republic from its former colonial owners. The nation is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate population of 93 million enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.
The enormous government of the Serene Death juggles the competing demands of Defence, Social Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate ranges from 30% to 35%, but is much higher for the wealthy. A substantial private sector is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, followed by Soda Sales and Book Publishing.
Contents
History
Colonial History
(unfinished)
Revolt
In order to fund the constant fighting to the north for control of the territory, high taxes were put in place by the government and enforce by a division of troops. These troops were used to keep order and put down rebellions and protests. However, after a time these troops started to settle in and socialize with the people of the territory. They got to know the people they were protecting and oppressing. The division soon started becoming sympathetic to the people's plight.
Beginnings
The military leaders in the territories started making deals with the leaders of the people in the territory. They would allow the people more freedom as long as the people didn't get out of hand. They would be more leanient on them as long as the people were less critical of the military. Both groups quickly developed a healthy working relationship with each other. However, the home country did not like this, and when they found out about this relationship, they took the leading officers of the division. The new commanding officers were strict and cruel to their new underlings. The former commanding officers, along with some of the territory's civil leaders, were put in jail and later executed. The remainning officers and the enlisted men, as well as the civilians of the territory, suffered enormous hits to their moral due, and decided something must be done.
The Pact
The remainning officers, as well as some NCOs, met with what remained of the civic leaders and made a pact: They would they would remove their former colonial master from control and work together to create their own independent nation, the Free Zone. They would make this nation so that the civil government and the military are separate entities that work together for mutual benefit. And they would make sure their people were never oppressed again. This pact sat around while the leaders waited for the right time, and then came the Can-Toi.
The Children of the Desert
The Can-Toi, and their their mongrel cousins nicknamed the "Low Men" appeared out of the southern desert one day to a military patrol. This patrol was being led by an officer still loyal to the old country, and so when the troops wouldn't kill the Can-Toi they encountered, the officer executed one of the troops. At this the troops snapped and beat the officer to death. Then they brought the Can-Toi and the two dead soldiers to the nearest town. The news soon spread and all the other loyalist officers were either captured or killed trying to escape. (unfinished)
Battle at Serenity Vale
Aftermath
Post-Revolt Government
Reformation
People's Convention
The Armed Republic
Geography
The Armed Republic of the Serene Death is a large nation situated on a peninsula that is cut off to the north by the Cyclopean Mountains. The main passage through the mountains, and only passage large enough to allow the substantial amount of traffic that enters the Armed Republic is Serenity Vale, a former river valley with large cliffs on each side. This is the main land trade route, and is the most guarded area of the Serene Death, with checkpoints and watchtowers at both ends, as well as patrols running along the entire valley. This entire mountain range is covered in forests except for in the Vale, where the largest plants are bushes.
To the East is the Clean Sea, so called because of the crystal clear water in the sea. To the West is the Western Sea. To the south is the Mohaine Desert. The entire desert is claimed by the Serene Death, however most of it is unadministered due to the fact that it is a hot, desolate place. Its borderlands are littered with the last vestiges of civilization to the south: small towns eking out an existence, government outposts for various programs, and the remains of a government effort to change the desert into something usable.
Geography Stats
Area:
- total: 219,020 sq km
- land: 218,600 sq km
- water: 420 sq km
Land boundaries: Total: 1,435 km
Borders: To the north are the Cyclopean Mountains which are the border between the Armed Republic and the country they originally were a part of. The nation is bordered by the Clean Sea to the east and the Western Sea to the west. The Mohaine Desert is to the south. Though there is no official control over the desert, the territory is recognized as part of the Armed Republic, and so the nation's southern border is recognized as the end of the peninsula where the Clean Sea and Western Sea meet.
Coastline: 4,908 km
Climate: temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
Terrain: Mostly plains and forests, with several hilly areas and a few lakes to the north and desolate wastes in the southern regions
Elevation Extremes: Seas – 0m, Mt. Quara – 5200m
Land Use:
- Arable Land – 27.8%
- Permanent Crops – 2.9%
- Other – 79.3%
Natural Hazards: Dust devils and dust storms in the south near the desert; occational tornados tornados in plains areas
Environmental Issues: Industrial pollution, overcrowding, freshwater resources, limited land for waste products
Environmental Agreements:
- Party to: None
- Signed but not ratified: none.
