Typophiles
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| Region | Federation of Allied Nations |
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| Capital | Garamond |
| Official Language(s) | English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese |
| Leader | Edwin McDowell |
| Population | 3.83 billion |
| Currency | font |
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The Democratic Republic of Typophiles is a huge, economically powerful nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, although this is soon to change. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.83 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear.
There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal individuals juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, Transportation, and Healthcare. Income tax is unheard of. A healthy private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.
Typophiles's national animal is the font designer, which thrives in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the font.
History
Typophiles was founded by French explorers around 1603, and it was called La Republique du Typophiles. A small settlement was established at what is today Arial, on the southern coast. The settlement, known as Roissy-Sud, had about 850,000 people by 1650. By this time, settlers from England and Germany soon followed. The Germans established a small colony called Schriftbild on the northern coast around 1648, and the English founded a colony on the western coast a year later. The Portuguese followed later, around 1698, and their setttlement on the eastern coast was called Nuevo Bilbão.
For the next twenty years, the settlements remained, on the whole, coastal. But around 1724, a group of French explorers left Roissy-Sud for the center of the island. There they founded a small settlement that they called Garamonde. This new town flourished, and the French quickly became the dominant group on the island. However, the English had built their settlement, Palatino, into a powerful one, and their military rivaled and sometimes excelled the one of the French. So in November 1768, the English marched east to Garamonde and laid siege to the town. The French were resilient, however, and used undeground tunnels and passageways to keep supplies flowing in. However, after three months, the English discovered these tunnels and sealed them off, and the French crumbled soon after. The English moved in, renaming it 'Garamond', and signed the Treaty of Hoefler in March 1769. The treaty dictated that the English and the French would no longer fight; that the English would occupy Garamond and Palatino, and that the French would occupy Arial. This was about the time that the dominant language in Typophiles changed from French to English.
In February 1799, Spanish sailors discovered an island 55 miles off the east coast that they soon christened San Theodoria. San Theodoria thrived on many plantations, some of which were rubber, tobacco, and banana. Relations with the Portuguese on the eastern coast were for the most part friendly. Very recently, on August 10, 2005, the territory officially became a part of Typophiles.
Official languages
The five official languages of Typophiles are English (50%), French (30%), German (10%), and Portuguese (10%). Spanish is an official language but is only widely spoken on the island of San Theodoria, where it is the official language.
Political parties
In Typophiles, there are numerous political parties, but like the United States, only two are relevant in the national elections. These are: the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and the Conservative Miltarist Party (CMP). In 2000, the LDP candidate for Prime Minister, Edwin McDowell, defeated his opponents to win the national election. His running mate for President, Veronica Corningstone, became the first woman to hold the President's office. They took a rather extreme view towards politics, abolishing many laws on the books. Police and military funding was reduced to almost zero. Although some citizens were happy because of the much reduced tax rate, most were disgruntled at higher crime and local political corruption. The crime and corruption also had a detrimental effect on the economy, which suffered throughout 2003. However, by 2004 the crime rate had escalated to such great heights that gun battles often occured in the streets in broad daylight, and the military was in such a state of disrepair that the country was viewed by others as an easy target for invasion. Although McDowell and Corningstone were still somewhat popular, the LDP's standing among the public deteriorated rapidly in late 2004, and McDowell pledged that in the 2005 elections, he and Corningstone would make their agenda more conservative. This promise, along with the LDP slogan 'A New Typophiles', worked, and in August 2005 the LDP candidates were elected by a landslide 79 percent.
== Broadcasting == 
The state-run Typophiles Broadcasting Service (TBC) is, for now, the sole provider of television and radio services. TBC-TV operates on many channels:
TBC+1 through TBC+7 are nationwide, while TBC+8 through TBC+14 are channels for individual cities. The TBC also broadcasts its Galactic Service radio program, once in the morning, and once at night. This program, hosted by Rebecca Waterman in the mornings, Tomas Jungren in the afternoons and Bob Goulet (no relation to the actor) at night, TBC's Galactic Service is the highest rated news show in the Federation of Allied Nations, consistently beating number-two New Caldari HoloNet and number-three Bellanian World Action News (WAN). There is speculation that the government might privatise TBC, but those plans have not reached fruition as of yet.
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