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Commerce Heights
Handelshöhen
Υψών Εμπορίου (Upsón Emporíou)
Altales Teriadem
상업 고도 (Saŋʼūb Godo)

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Motto	Our Liberties We Prize And Our Profits We Will Maintain
Region	Atlantian Oceania
Official languages	English, German, Greek, Noterelenda, Syokaji
Capital	Commerce Heights
Largest city	Commerce Heights
CEO	Σαπάνης Διαμαντής (Sapánēs Diamantḗs) (80 CE — )
Population (96 CE est.)	6 327 000 000
Establishment	1 January 57 BCE
Gross domestic product (75 CE est.)
Total	15.4 Tg Au
Per capita	2.82 kg Au
Currency	none (grams of gold (g Au) are used unofficially)
Time zone	UTC±0000
Top-level domain	.com
International sporting abbreviation	COM

This article is about the country. For the capital of Commerce Heights, see Commerce Heights (city).

The Unified Capitalizt States of Commerce Heights (German: Vereinigte Kapitaliztische Staaten von Handelshöhen, Greek: Ενοποιημένα Κεφαλαιοκρατικά Κράτη των Υψών Εμπορίου Enopoiēména Kephalaiokratiká Krátē ton Upsón Emporíou, Noterelenda: Estedes Kapitalízmires in Unidires Altálemes Teriadem, Syokaji: 통일뒌 자본가 주 상업 고도의 Toŋʼildwen Jabonga Ju Saŋʼūb Godoʼyi) is a country in eastern Atlantian Oceania. It is a unitary state well-known for its unusual economic system, capitalizm.

History

The islands of Paripana were originally settled by the United States of America in May 126 BCE. The colony’s lack of representation in the national government eventually led to rebellion, ending in the formation of the Boopsylvanian Empire in May 104 BCE. As the new government stabilized, heavy immigration occurred and large concentrations of Korean and German populations formed in the north and east, while the American population grew around the cities of Commerce Heights, Columbia (present-day Kumbara), and Cordubovica (near present-day Resonance). As time passed, these regions developed unique cultures from the capital of the Empire, Boopington. This led to a series of revolutions from 57–54 BCE, in which the Korean populations formed the states of Sokojito and Sokojiwa, the German population formed the state of Lontorica, and the primary American population centers became the capitals of Commerce Heights, Bedistan, and Bætica.

The new Commerce Heights government, the Free-Market Republic, quickly elected a prime minister, who never revealed his name, but was known only as Mayor Efficiency. Under Mayor Efficiency, the first Manhattanite colony, then known as St Peters (now 성자 피텃 (Sūŋja Pitūs)), was founded on Syoko Island, in February 51 BCE. When Sonoma Island was discovered to the east, in September of that year, the government determined it to be more suitable for colonization, and struck a deal with Sokojito, having them turn over their colonies on that island in exchange for control of the area surrounding St Peters.

Commerce Heights expanded further in the next decade, by setting up the New Lexington colony on Evestigatus. In December of 43 BCE, due to internal pressures, the Jativan government was forced to relocate to the East Pacific, leaving the Jativan Islands in chaos. Commerce Heights was the first nation to step in, annexing the northern islands in January 42 BCE. Soon afterwards, Bedistan and Bætica made claims to the other islands.

Under Prime Minister Chan Mrzigod, the second leader of Commerce Heights, several reforms were made. Mrzigod attempted to decentralize the government early in his term, in order to make the annexation process smoother. This proved to be beneficial in February 19 BCE, when the governments of Sokojito and Sokojiwa fell. Commerce Heights signed a treaty with Lontorica to split Sokojito—the Manhattanites received southern mainland Sokojito, the north part of Syoko Island, and nearly all of the territory on Evestigatus, Lontorica received northern mainland Sokojito and expanded its holdings on Syoko Island. Mrzigod was a key participant in the push to form the Terranordalis Union, an international organization that helped to resolve intraregional disputes. Late in his second term, he made efforts to streamline the government, producing what came to be known as the Überkapitaliztrepublik.

Some actions, such as the official legalization of certain monopolies, including PariMedia, turned many people against Mrzigod, and he failed to be re-elected for a third term in a landslide. However, since the two leading candidates, Sharkey Carlin and Avery Nanale, both received exactly 598 487 919 votes, Mrzigod continued his job as interim prime minister until the election could be resolved. Carlin was finally awarded the office on 24 February 7 BCE, 264 days after the election.

Carlin was a skilled politician, and he used the government to intervene in the market in ways perceived to be beneficial to workers, such as instituting a minimum wage, enforcing “fair” labor standards, and heavily taxing wealthy citizens. By 3 BCE, his approval rating had soared to over 80%. However, more and more people became opposed to these interventions, and on 18 May 0 CE, an organization known as the Unified Capitalizt States, led by Matthew Yates, declared its independence from the Überkapitaliztrepublik and claimed to be the sole legitimate government of Commerce Heights. Several small engagements took place during the revolution, the most deadly of which was a bombing of the Aeropag Tribune building in Aeropag, the headquarters of the Unified Capitalizt States. The revolution ended peacefully in 2 CE, when Jack Dalton, who secretly supported the revolution, was elected as prime minister and disbanded the government as his only official act. After Yates’s term as CEO ended in 4 CE, Dalton was elected and stayed in office until 10 CE, but his only notable contribution to history was the annexation of Kaiwu Island in June of 9 CE after the evacuation of Isla de Penguinata.

On 9 January 12 CE, under CEO Peter Thornton, a group of private corporations met to form the Capitalizt Defense Alliance (CDA), a military coalition stronger than the armed forces of the Unified Capitalizt States. The next day, a fleet of small TechConGroup spacecraft under CDA command took advantage of an unstable Aquillan government to capture Sirius D, the Aquillan homeworld, for the States. The land, along with land annexed due to the simultaneous collapse of Khiousagahd, became a new semi-autonomous Aquillan state. On 7 March 30 CE, the government of Lontorica similarly collapsed. The land was divided into three regions—one which would become the new Capitalizt state of Neue Lontorikanische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion, one which would be split into Bedistani states, and one which would be unowned, but administered by Bedistan. These new states allowed these cultures, along with the Syokaji culture, to survive without nations of their own.

The largest government collapse occurred on 28 September 36 CE, when Tingitanan anarchists successfully invaded Bedistan, capturing all of its land and forcing the Bedistani people to evacuate to Atlantian Oceania. This led to a dispute over the areas of Lontorica under Bedistani administration, which were claimed by both Commerce Heights and Tingitana. The Unified Capitalizt States and CDA both attempted to secure the Lontorican land, but were never successful.

On 22 January 61 CE, after a suggestion from the commander-in-chief of the CDA, John Sheppard, CEO Matthew Sparks ordered all of the Paripanan islands moved from Terranordalis to Atlantian Oceania. The move was completed on 3 February, leaving all of the islands intact. However, the unilateral move angered Tingitana, causing tensions to build over the disputed Lontorican land. On 19 June 62 CE, Sparks was assassinated, the first time a Manhattanite or Capitalizt leader had died in office. The New Manhattan police strongly suspected that the shooting was ordered by Tingitanans, but no evidence was ever found. After an emergency shareholders’ meeting, Branden Stout was elected CEO. Stout immediately confronted Tingitana, ordering referendums held in the disputed regions—which now included Lukeonia, whose government had recently fallen. All of Tarraconesis and Lukeonia voted to join the Unified Capitalizt States. Königeland voted to join the Unified Capitalizt States, but, since Nordwestbedistanie AFR chose to join Tingitana and the other two states decided to resist Tingitana on their own, Königeland was surrounded by the other Lontorican states and Tingitana, and therefore could not join the States. Tingitana attempted to invade Lukeonia in the following month, but failed to reach any major city before being defeated by the CDA.

Politics

The Unified Capitalizt States act in many ways as a corporation—it issues stock, and shareholders in the government are permitted to vote on certain issues, including a biannual election of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). It is a unitary state—though it is often mislabeled as a federation, due to the national government’s limited power—with all major decisions being made at the national level. The CEO has direct control of the entire national government, however, the Constitution of the Unified Capitalizt States severly limits the powers of the government by means including a ban on taxation and any regulation of non-violent private transactions.

Foreign relations

The Unified Capitalizt States does not maintain official relations with any sovereign state, but only with the International City of Paripana. However, some nations have established embassies in Commerce Heights. In general, these embassies are not built in the capital city due to high land costs; the Bedistani embassy is a notable exception, since it was built at a time when land was inexpensive.

Military

The Capitalizt military is composed of a number of small, well-equipped militias scattered throughout the nation, totalling approximately 34 000 people. This system is considered to be inadequate by many organizations, including the Capitalizt government and large corporations based in Commerce Heights. As a result, many corporations worked together to create the Capitalizt Defense Alliance and Capitalizt Coalition for Cooperation in Protection, which provide a more reasonable level of protection. Although the two organizations have many differences and are generally hostile towards each other, they have managed to keep their problems from escalating into a military conflict.

Political divisions

At the time of the Capitalizt declaration of independence, the nation was divided into eight states—Chorion, Lower Manhattan, North Neosokojito, Southeast Neosokojito, Southwest Neosokojito, New Anaphase, New Manhattan, and Northern Jativa. In 2 CE, the Capital Territory was formed, which was not considered a state, but a unique territory within the Unified Capitalizt States. When Kaiwu Island was annexed, the island was added to Northern Jativa and the state was renamed the Western Terranordalian Islands. When Aquilla was annexed, the area remained unorganized for some time, however, in 30 CE, the three Syokaji states were merged into a single Neosokojito Sprecial Administrative Region (SAR), and Greater Aquilla SAR and Neulontorika SAR were formed. In 61 CE, when the nation was moved to Atlantian Oceania, the Western Terranordalian Islands were changed to the Atlantian Jativan Islands. The next year, CEO Matthew Sparks initiated a naming reform, changing Greater Aquilla SAR to Μεγαλύτερη Ακήλα Ειδική Διοικητική Περιοχή (Megalúterē Akḗla Eidikḗ Dioikētikḗ Periokhḗ), Neosokojito SAR to 새로운 소코지토 특별 행정 지구 (Sāloʼun Sokojito Tīgbyūl Hāŋjūŋ Jigu), and Neulontorika SAR to Neue Lontorikanische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion. Later that year, when CEO Branden Stout annexed Tarraconesis and Lukeonia, two new states were formed, Neue Tarraconesische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion and New Lukeonia Special Administrative Region, bringing the number of states to its current total, ten.

The current list of states and territories is as follows—

• Atlantian Jativan Islands (capital Aeropag)
• Capital Territory (capital Commerce Heights)
• Chorion (capital Chorion Bluffs)
• Lower Manhattan (capital New Lexington)
• Μεγαλύτερη Ακήλα Ειδική Διοικητική Περιοχή (Megalúterē Akḗla Eidikḗ Dioikētikḗ Periokhḗ) (capital Χρυσάεστος Khrusáestos)
• Neue Lontorikanische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion (capital Cambridge)
• Neue Tarraconisische Spezielle Verwaltungsregion (capital Seansburgh)
• New Anaphase (capital Sonoma Center)
• New Lukeonia Special Administrative Region (capital Lukeonia City)
• New Manhattan (capital Verona)
• 새로운 소코지토 특별 행정 지구 (Sāloʼun Sokojito Tīgbyūl Hāŋjūŋ Jigu) (capital 소코지토 도시 Sokojito Dosi)

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, Kaiwu Island, 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 5.67 billion (80 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.

Economy

Commerce Heights’s economy is the strongest in Atlantian Oceania according to many estimates, including NSEconomy, and the United Nations has classified it as “Frightening” for over a century. The GDP is nearly XAU 500 billion, and the per-capita GDP is over XAU 90, 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.

Sports

Commerce Heights actively participates in several sports, including football (soccer), slaniball, and bribery (the unofficial national sport). The largest Capitalizt sports organization is Capitalizt Sports Leadership and Numismatic Intervention (SLANI), a subsidiary of the Commerce Heights Engineering, Athletics, and Technology (CHEAT) Alliance which manages domestic and international football. SLANI’s wide scope allows it to provide large bribes to World Cup hosts, allowing the team to perform better in the tournament. Most of SLANI’s income is earned from ticket sales for massive CHEAT stadia, some costing over XAU 100 million. Since other organizations lack such massive resources, 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 7–25 (Commerce Heights Footballing and Soccer Federation (CHFF))
• World Cups 25–26 (Capitalizt SLANI)
• Cup of Harmony 3 (CHFF)
• Cup of Harmony 17 (Capitalizt SLANI)
• Baptism of Fire Tournament 15 [host only] (CHFF)
• Slani Cup (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

External Links

• The NSEconomy Calculator—Created and Maintained by Commerce Heights

Unified Capitalizt States

States: Ακήλα (Akḗla), Capital Territory, Chorion, Jativa, Lontorika, New Anaphase, New Manhattan, 소코지토 (Sokojito), Tarraconesis

Major cities: Aeropag, Commerce Heights, Χρυσάεστος (Khrusáestos), 소코지토 도시 (Sokojito Dosi)

Geography: Evestigatus, Jativan Islands, Kaiwu Island, Lontorica, Paleoparipia, Paripana, Sirius D, Sonoma Island, Syoko Island

Languages: English, German, Greek, Noterelenda, Syokaji

Organizations: Aeropag Tribune, Capitalizt Defense Alliance, Capitalizt SLANI, 자본가는 스포츠 연맹을 (Jabonganīn Sīpoçī ʼYūnmāŋʼīl)

Miscellaneous: Capitalizt Era, CEOs, Cities, Commerce Heights Era, Lower Manhattan, Prime Ministers, Terranordalis Era

Atlantian Oceania on NSwiki

Main articles: Atlantian Oceania, AO QuickInfo

Nation pages: 95X, Acarionne, Amarenthe, Atheistic Right, Az-cz, Bazalonia, Bettia, Bostopia, Chacor, Crystilakere, Delesa, Demot, Falcania, Fmjphoenix, Geisenfried, Hypocria, Iizaarland, Khazaron, Kura-Pelland, Lamoni, Lontorika, Manhattan Prime, Maraque, Milchama, Morgrugyn, Nedalia, New Montreal States, Nojika, Northern Bettia, Nova Britannicus, NSWC Signups, Oliverry, Pacitalia, Quakmybush, Sarzonia, Schiavonia, Spruitland, Starblaydia, Tempalhiyon, The Islands of Qutar, The Lowland Clans, Turori, Ubundi, Unified Capitalizt States, Vephrall, Vilita, Walsallia, Western Afghanistan, Wulaishen

Regional info: Atlantian Oceania Regional Defence Organisation, Atlantian Oceania Regional Free Trade Organisation, Atlantian Oceania UN Voting, Lake Bekk, Major airports in Atlantian Oceania

Sports-related: AO Bowl, AO Champions League, Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football (AOCAF)

For more information or to see non-listed pages, please see Category:Atlantian Oceania.