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*[[Chorion]]<br />''capital:'' [[Chorion Bluffs]] | *[[Chorion]]<br />''capital:'' [[Chorion Bluffs]] | ||
*[[Lower Manhattan]]<br />''capital:'' [[New Lexington]] | *[[Lower Manhattan]]<br />''capital:'' [[New Lexington]] | ||
| − | *[[Megalútere Akéla Eidiké Dioiketiké Periokhé|Μεγαλύτερι Ακήλα Ειδική Διοικητική Περιοχή ( | + | *[[Megalútere Akéla Eidiké Dioiketiké Periokhé|Μεγαλύτερι Ακήλα Ειδική Διοικητική Περιοχή (Megalúteri Akéla Eidiké Dioiketiké Periokhé)]]<br />''in [[English]]:'' Greater Aquilla Special Administrative Region<br />''capital:'' [[Ηια-Χεσ (Eia-Khes)]] |
*[[Neue Lontorikanische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion]]<br />''in English:'' New Lontorican Special Administrative Region<br />''capital:'' [[Cambridge]] | *[[Neue Lontorikanische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion]]<br />''in English:'' New Lontorican Special Administrative Region<br />''capital:'' [[Cambridge]] | ||
*[[Neue Tarraconesische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion]]<br />''in English:'' New Tarraconesian Special Administrative Region<br />''capital:'' [[Seansburgh]] | *[[Neue Tarraconesische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion]]<br />''in English:'' New Tarraconesian Special Administrative Region<br />''capital:'' [[Seansburgh]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Manhattanite Revolution=== | ===Manhattanite Revolution=== | ||
| − | The original nation of Commerce Heights was formed in present-day New Manhattan (the state, not New Manhattan the nation), when the Manhattanite people saw that [[Boopsylavnia]]’s pan-[[Paripana]]n empire | + | The original nation of Commerce Heights was formed in present-day New Manhattan (the state, not New Manhattan the nation), when the Manhattanite people saw that [[Boopsylavnia]]’s pan-[[Paripana]]n empire ruled over them unjustly. This Manhattanite Revolution was relatively bloodless, as the Boopsylvanian government was already dealing with other revolutions in [[Lontorica (nation)|Lontorica]], [[Baetica]], [[Sokojiwa]], and some other nations. The Manhattanite government became known as the “Free-Market Republic,” though it was truly no such thing–it regularly interfered in private transactions. Its first [[List of Manhattanite prime ministers|Prime Minister]], who went by the name [[Mayor Efficiency]] (his real name is unknown), led the nation through 36 years of prosperity. |
===The Mrzigod administration=== | ===The Mrzigod administration=== | ||
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===Assimilation of foreign cultures=== | ===Assimilation of foreign cultures=== | ||
| − | Under the Unified Capitalizt States, many efforts were made to preserve the cultures of other nations, particularly [[Jativa]], [[ | + | Under the Unified Capitalizt States, many efforts were made to preserve the cultures of other nations, particularly [[Aquilla|Ακήλα (Aquilla)]], [[Jativa]], [[Khiousagahd]], [[Lontorica (nation)|Lontorica]], and [[Sokojito (nation)|소코지토 (Sokojito)]]. These efforts were very successful in Sokojito, as Neosokojito Special Administrative Region (now 새로운 소코지토 특별 행정 지구 (Saeloun Sokojito Teukbyeol Haengjeong Jigu)) became a new home for the 쇼카지 (Syokaji) culture. Millions of Syokaji citizens immigrated from Lontorica, where the Syokajis were marginalized, not even allowed to keep the name of their capital, [[Sokojito Dosi|소코지토 도시 (Sokojito Dosi)]] <!-- need to put the Hangul version here -->. More recently, when the Lontorican government fell, a large portion of the nation was annexed by the Unified Capitalizt States to form Neulontorika Special Administrative Region (now [[Neue Lontorikanische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion]]), where Lontoricans experienced a new era of self-government. The States had much less success with the Jativan culture, as the native population had been all but wiped out by Manhattanite immigration under the Free-Market Republic and Überkapitaliztrepublik. |
===Move to Atlantian Oceania=== | ===Move to Atlantian Oceania=== | ||
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| Motto: Our Liberties We Prize And Our Profits We Will Maintain | ||||
| Short forms: | Commerce Heights Handelshöhen 상업 고도 (Sangeop Nodo) Υψών Εμπορίου (Upsón Emporíou) Altales Teriadem | |||
| Region | Atlantian Oceania | |||
| Official languages | Ελληνικά (Elleniká), English, German, Noterelenda, 쇼카지 (Syokaji) (at state level) | |||
| Capital | Commerce Heights | |||
| Largest city | Commerce Heights | |||
| CEO | Branden Stout (62 CE – ) | |||
| Population (67 CE est.) |
5 125 000 000 | |||
| Establishment | 1 Jan 58 BCE | |||
| GDP (67 CE est.) - Total - GDP/capita |
XAU 518.4 billion XAU 101.16 | |||
| Currency | none (gold ounces (XAU) are used unofficially) | |||
| Time Zone | GMT +0000 | |||
| Internet TLD | .com | |||
| International sporting abbreviation | COM | |||
- This article is about a nation in Atlantian Oceania. For the city of the same name, see Commerce Heights (city).
The Unified Capitalizt States of Commerce Heights is a large, democratic nation, known for its unusual economy/government (what Capitalizts call capitalizm). Its population of nearly 5 billion people live on a group of islands on the eastern edge of Atlantian Oceania. Since the nation is so small, large corporations build extremely tall offices and residences, often containing more than 200 floors. Previously, very few immigrants survived for more than two months, since the public education provided by their former nations did not prepare them for Capitalizt life, but Capitalizt citizens have recently become more charitable towards immigrants. Those that do succeed are often able to become wealthy, adding to Commerce Heights’ massive GDP. Such successes include Jack Dalton, former CEO of the Unified Capitalizt States and current CEO of TechConGroup, and John Sheppard, Commander-in-Chief of the Capitalizt Defense Alliance.
Note: The word capitalizm has several meanings, distinguished in many nations by case. Capitalizm is a religion based on capitalizm, an economic system. CapitaliZm (with a capital or lowercase c) is a variant of capitalizm involving limitation of personal freedom. Capitalizts are citizens of Commerce Heights, and capitalizts are supporters of capitalizm.
Contents
Geography
Commerce Heights stretches across most of the western half of Paripana. The region on the large island Paleoparipia is generally considered the mainland, but the nation also includes a large non-contiguous region of Evestigatus, Sonoma Island, Syoko Island, and eighteen of the major Jativan Islands. The nation is divided into ten states, excluding the Capital Territory on Paleoparipia, containing the capital city of Commerce Heights. Most of the terrain in Commerce Heights is relatively flat, but some areas in central Sokojito and Lontorica have tall mountains. Much of southwestern Paleoparipia is a desert, due to heavy pollution before the creation of the Unified Capitalizt States. The population of 5.125 billion (67 CE estimate) lives almost entirely in urban areas, though there are some undeveloped mountainous areas. Although the long coastlines are well-developed, the largest cities are inland, with some exceptions.
Bordering Nations
Commerce Heights is nearly surrounded by Tingitana, by land and water. The northeastern border on Paleoparipia is shared with Lontorika, and the western coastline of Evestigatus is somewhat close to Communist Rejistania and Communist Heights.
States and major cities
- Atlantian Jativan Islands
capital: Aeropag - Capital Territory
national capital: Commerce Heights - Chorion
capital: Chorion Bluffs - Lower Manhattan
capital: New Lexington - Μεγαλύτερι Ακήλα Ειδική Διοικητική Περιοχή (Megalúteri Akéla Eidiké Dioiketiké Periokhé)
in English: Greater Aquilla Special Administrative Region
capital: Ηια-Χεσ (Eia-Khes) - Neue Lontorikanische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion
in English: New Lontorican Special Administrative Region
capital: Cambridge - Neue Tarraconesische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion
in English: New Tarraconesian Special Administrative Region
capital: Seansburgh - New Anaphase
capital: Sonoma Center - New Lukeonia Special Administrative Region
capital: Lukeonia City - New Manhattan
capital: Verona - 새로운 소코지토 특별 행정 지구 (Saeloun Sokojito Teukbyeol Haengjeong Jigu)
in English: New Sokojito Special Administrative Region
capital: 소코지토 도시 (Sokojito Dosi)
Economy
Commerce Heights’s economy is widely considered to be the strongest in Atlantian Oceania, and the United Nations has classified it as “Frightening” for over a century. The GDP is over XAU 500 billion, and the per-capita GDP is over XAU 100, though some claim that this is because government officials have influenced calculations of the nation’s gross domestic product. The government does not interfere in the economy, though UN reports sometimes label money paid to corporations by criminals who damaged their property as a subsidy. There are no taxes, since national defense is handled entirely by private militias such as the Capitalizt Defense Alliance and the judicial system is payed for by those that use it. There is a large trade deficit, but it is far surpassed by the nation’s economic growth.
History
Manhattanite Revolution
The original nation of Commerce Heights was formed in present-day New Manhattan (the state, not New Manhattan the nation), when the Manhattanite people saw that Boopsylavnia’s pan-Paripanan empire ruled over them unjustly. This Manhattanite Revolution was relatively bloodless, as the Boopsylvanian government was already dealing with other revolutions in Lontorica, Baetica, Sokojiwa, and some other nations. The Manhattanite government became known as the “Free-Market Republic,” though it was truly no such thing–it regularly interfered in private transactions. Its first Prime Minister, who went by the name Mayor Efficiency (his real name is unknown), led the nation through 36 years of prosperity.
The Mrzigod administration
After Mayor Efficiency retired, the second Prime Minister, Chan Mrzigod, was elected. Under his 13-year administration, a number of reforms were made, such as the creation of new economic laws, bringing with them a new name for the Manhattanite government, the Überkapitaliztrepublik of Commerce Heights. the annexation of southern Sokojito after its fall. After Lontorican officials suggested that the nations of Paripana abandon the tyrannical Baetican rule, Mrzigod led the effort to form the region Terranordalis, which led to a new era of economic growth in the region. He then formed the Terranordalis Union, which, under his leadership, helped improve international relations in Terranordalis. Mrzigod resigned after his third four-year term as Prime Minister, but was forced to serve for over 1 year after that when the election of 10 BCE could not be resolved.
Capitalizt Revolution
Mrzigod was replaced by Sharkey Carlin, who created a series of popular reforms that severely hurt the Manhattanite economy. He is widely considered the worst leader of Commerce Heights in foreign policy matters, as his actions were a significant part of the downfall of the Terranordalis Union. His domestic policy, though there is some evidence that it was productive, angered many Manhattanite citizens, particularly those in Jativa, who began the Capitalizt Revolution. The basis of the Revolution was a set of eight independent organizations, one in each of the Manhattanite states, which claimed to be the legitimate government of Commerce Heights, although they had no real authority. The only fighting during the Revolution was a bombing on the headquarters of the Aeropag Tribune, which was then the official newspaper of the Unified Capitalizt States, the name of the rebel government. The revolution was quickly ended in 0 CE, when Jack Dalton was elected Prime Minsiter, and dissolved the Überkapitaliztrepublik as his only official act.
Assimilation of foreign cultures
Under the Unified Capitalizt States, many efforts were made to preserve the cultures of other nations, particularly Ακήλα (Aquilla), Jativa, Khiousagahd, Lontorica, and 소코지토 (Sokojito). These efforts were very successful in Sokojito, as Neosokojito Special Administrative Region (now 새로운 소코지토 특별 행정 지구 (Saeloun Sokojito Teukbyeol Haengjeong Jigu)) became a new home for the 쇼카지 (Syokaji) culture. Millions of Syokaji citizens immigrated from Lontorica, where the Syokajis were marginalized, not even allowed to keep the name of their capital, 소코지토 도시 (Sokojito Dosi) . More recently, when the Lontorican government fell, a large portion of the nation was annexed by the Unified Capitalizt States to form Neulontorika Special Administrative Region (now Neue Lontorikanische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion), where Lontoricans experienced a new era of self-government. The States had much less success with the Jativan culture, as the native population had been all but wiped out by Manhattanite immigration under the Free-Market Republic and Überkapitaliztrepublik.
Move to Atlantian Oceania
In late 61 CE, the Capitalizt government under Matthew Sparks became increasingly concerned by the economic stagnation of the Unified Captializt States, something that was not anticipated by capitalizt theory. The CEO received a proposal from John Sheppard, commander-in-chief of the Capitalizt Defense Alliance, to have a fleet of helicopters transport the entire Terranordalis region near Atlantian Oceania, where Commerce Heights would be able to join that region. The States have not yet fully integrated into the new region, and are still resolving a dispute with their neighbor Lontorika in Paripana over the Königeland region.
Government
The Unified Capitalizt States of Commerce Heights consist of the CEO, elected by the shareholders, and his subordinates, appointed by the CEO. The government is responsible for maintaining the military (which is weaker than the Capitalizt Defense Alliance, and often requires its assistance), as well as the police force for the Capital Territory. It also oversees the states, each of which handles matters such as translation of the nation’s laws. The individual cities (with the exception of Commerce Heights in the Capital Territory) are each responsible for maintaining a police force, though most cities turn to private organizations to provide service.
Sports
Commerce Heights actively participates in several sports, including soccer, slaniball, and bribery (the unofficial national sport). The largest Capitalizt sports organization is the Commerce Heights Footballing and Soccer Federation (CHFF), which manages domestic and international soccer and American football. The CHFF’s wide scope allows it to provide large bribes to World Cup hosts, allowing the team to perform better in the tournament. Most of the CHFF’s large income is obtained through a contract with the Commerce Heights Engineering and Technology (CHEAT) Alliance, allowing CHEAT to construct stadiums costing up to §30 billion that justify increased ticket prices. Since other organizations lack such a deal, Commerce Heights lacks a strong team in other sports, with the exception of bribery, a sport created by Capitalizts. Commerce Heights has participated in the following international events (sponsor organization in parentheses):
- World Cups 7‒24 (CHFF)
- Harmony Cup 3 (CHFF)
- Baptism of Fire Tournament 15 [host only] (CHFF)
- Slani Cup 1 (Commerce Heights Slaniball Association)
- Bribery World Cup 1 [host] (Commerce Heights Stock Exchange)
- Kaza 2008 Olympics (Capitalizt Olympic Committee)
In these events, Capitalizts have won the following awards:
- Harmony Cup 3—Champion
- World Cup 12—Third Place
- World Cup 15—Champion
- Bribery World Cup 1—Third Place
