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The Seven Islands




The Free Republic
of the Seven Islands
of Miencraft

Nae Lectronis Minsarkh
dahn'ae Iznaarn Set
dahn Manetkhraan

LdM





Pronunciation:
"miˈɛn.krɑː"


Motto: "Vidiy ner Esae Esaeiy Minsarkh" / "To Live is to be Free"
National Anthem: "Aseret'n Misarak'un"
To the tune of Noddinagushpa

Demonym: Miencraftic
Pronunciation:
"miˈɛn.kreɪ.θɪk"

Population: 14,901,000

Capital City: Ravenshor, RK
Most Populated City: Mesz-K'ner, SA

Official Language: Perssonic
National Languages: Perssonic, English

Government: Minarchist Representative Republic
President Ralof I. Luirmes
Vice President Ysena Lenneric
Next election November 2025

Currency: Denare (☼)

Establishment: 1604
Empire: 1653
Constitution: 2012

Lowest Point: -3ft Sea Level, Resnov Beach, RI
Highest Point: +75ft Sea Level, Castle Oraculum, OM

Jul. Average Temp: 95°F
Dec. Average Temp: 60°F
Record High: 122°F, 4 Jul. 1975
Record Low: 5°F, 7 Dec. 2013

World Assembly Ratings
Economic Freedoms: Ideal
Political Freedoms: Ideal
Personal Freedoms: Ideal
HDI: 0.905
WA Rating Scale

0-15: Imaginary | 16-30: Rare | 31-50: Terrible
51-60: Mediocre | 61-65: Poor | 66-70: Tolerable
71-74: Fine | 75-79: Good | 80-84: Great
85-89: Excellent | 90-99: Ideal | 100: Perfect


Daylight Savings:
DST not observed


Islands and States:
Ravenshor Iznaar
Ravennolk (RK)
Lentorim (LR)
Tennekov (TE)
Oracluum (OM)
Veis Racluum
Selos Arum (SA)
Mytr (MY)
Thau-M'dol (TM)
Hastol


State Capitals:
Ravenshor, RK
Vveren, LR
Lenthimor, TE
Revakgolz, OM
Harus, SA
Mytr, MY
Hastol, TM


Foreign Relations
War Status
At Peace
since 1 February 2018
Alliances
Minovdigon
Jadentopian order
Venomringo
Rateria
Czekania
Libertatem
Ambassador to Libertatem: Nymora Salarin
Curator, Reagan City National Museum: Thyllan Ovales
The Asphalt Patriarch: Myleron Haadrisen

The Free Republic of the Seven Islands, also referred to as the Seven Islands of Miencraft, the Seven Isles, or simply Miencraft, is a federal republic consisting of seven states. It spans a total of 295,473 square kilometers (113,027 square miles) and has a population of 13 million, with 5 million people living on the central capital island of Ravenshor (also called Ravenshire). The island of Ravenshor is also home to the sister nation of Minovdigon, which declared independence in 2013.



Culture
Cavos

Life Expectancy
76.5 Total Average
75 Male
78 Female

Language
Perssonic
English
Latin

Immigration
0.3% population are immigrants
Immigrant origins unspecified

National Anthem
LinkNoddinagushpa

Religious Affiliation
37.8% Roadsian
36.2% No Religion
11.4% Lewdhomenite
8.2% Old Island Pagan
4.1% Dreddite
2.3% Other

National religion is based on whichever has the largest percentage following. Thus, non-religion qualifies as a national religion.
Old Island Paganry refers to a collection of faiths from the Miencraftic Isles predating the rise of Roads and Dred as gods.
Presently, the national religion is Roadsianism.

Calendar
Gregorian

Date Format
Day/Month

Lifestyle
Anyone who has the will to go out and work is generally very wealthy, and so very little homeless people exist, and those that do are usually found in the homes of local families who have spare money to aid the homeless in living until a job is found, or the family decides to give up because the aforementioned homeless has become a leech. Cars are not commonly seen, as the entire country is islands. Most people commute by train and boat to get where they need to go, but buses, taxis, and personal cars can usually be found on Ravenshire Island in the smaller towns if people have to get to the city to work. The nation is largely industrial, and yet, despite popular opinion, all residents are very healthy thanks to quality private-sector doctors, and only die early because of more serious, currently incurable diseases such as cancer and genetic problems. There are no restrictions on weapons ownership, and the vast majority of Miencraftic citizens own firearms, with a few civilians even possessing fully automatic guns. As a consequence, gun violence is extremely rare, and most gun-related deaths are either accidental or related to some other crime such as robbery.

Flag
The Miencraftic flag is a quadrisection, alternating blue and white, with a red-and-gold symmetric cross overlaid on top of it. A square with the letter "M" is placed in the middle of the cross.



Economy
Nomiiz

Currency
Copper Denare Coin
Silver Denare Coin (symbol: ☼)
Gold Denare Coin
Platinum Denare Coin
Silver Denare Note (☼)
Gold Denare Note

Currency Base
Availability of Copper, Silver, Gold, Platinum

Currency Values
Copper Denare: .1☼
Silver Denare: 1☼
Gold Denare: 50☼
Platinum Denare: 200☼

Other Accepted Currencies
Minovdigon Veneshe
Libertatem Gold Pevv

Minimum Wage
0.00☼ / hr

Federal Income Tax Rate
0%

Average Income
201,501☼ per year

Exchange Rate
Link1☼ = 0.26 troy oz Silver

GDP, Employment, Budget, Spending
LinkSee here

Primary Markets
Gambling (international)
Mining (domestic)

Other Markets
Fish
Firearms
Naval Supplies

Economic Type
Capitalist



Political Parties
Asciokn Saedoridn

Freedom Party of Miencraft (MAL)
Manetkrahnii Asciok dahn Lerordro
The most followed political party in Miencraft. It is most well known for being the party of choice of politicians such as President Scriptorium, and the great General Erimantus. Its main holding is that the Miencrafti government should serve as nothing more than an arbiter between the seven states and foreign nations. The Freedom Party is a derivative of the Coalition of Free Miencrafti that authored and imposed the Constitution of 2012. The Party also holds that all people have certain rights that cannot be removed, and that all people are able to protect these rights when they are threatened. Its platform also declares that the Miencrafti states are the highest power in Miencraft, and that the central government has no other function than to resolve disputes, maintain order, and negotiate with foreign powers.

The People's Union (nPU)
Nae Pehrdernyih Usulke
A party that believes in a firm central government that rules over the seven states. This party believes the states cannot be trusted to make major decisions for themselves and that they should be guided towards making the correct decisions. It has the second-largest following of all parties, and some major followers include the governor Error Forofor and actor Mardus Eksilon. It is one of two major parties, the other being the Freedom Party.

Imperial Coalition of Miencraft (AAM)
Asciok dahn Aoeror dahn Manetkrahn
A smaller, more left-wing party dating back to the Empire. This party holds to the imperial beliefs of such time, including the belief that the leaders should be chosen by blood relation to the predecessor, though feels that all people have certain abilities in the governing of their nation. This party's last major follower was Ariera Ductor III, who was the final Emperor of Miencraft. This party has since lost all but a few loyal observers to Minovdigon, which split from Miencraft to keep a monarchical presence in Libertatem.

The Communists of Miencraft (CdM)
Commistn dahn Manetkhrahn
Quite simply, Miencraft's resident Communist population. Due to the general opinion among Libertatem residents and those of Miencraft, this party is not very popular. Needless to say, no politician from this party has ever gained a significant footing in the nation's government. However, a Communist is usually appointed to the Senate, purely for the intellectual diversity. There are years, however, where there will be none in the legislature at all.

Miencraftic Statist Party (AdS)
Asciok dahn Satinasin
The exact opposite of the Freedom Party, the Statists advocate greater governmental control in the interest of safety and health. They are prepared to do whatever it takes to ensure that the people are good and secure, by the party's standards. The Statists advocate a more firm and powerful government than the People's Union, and as a result have never gained a significant position in national politics. Despite this, they have a large following amongst former Imperials, who have transferred to this party due to its passage of power through the people, not heritage.

Miencraftic Anarchists (EdM)
Eniskrimn dahn Manetkhrahn
A rather paradoxical political party, the Anarchists advocate exactly what their name would have one believe: the total dissolution of the state and rise of ultimate personal authority, with each person deciding for themselves exactly what they should and should not do, with these limits based upon personal ethics and morals instead of superimposed legal restrictions.

Independents (I)
Inprensivasvn
A group described only as those without political party, there is no one way to describe their organization, for each member of it is different. The Independents generally will not attempt to seek high office as their party as a whole has no platform and is in fact simply the lack of political party. Everyone is assumed to be an Independent when registering to vote for the first time unless they specify a party they wish to become a member of.

Others (Uvsn)
Uviknisn
The "Others" category refers to parties so small and insignificant that they have never held so much as a position in the legislature, and are usually small local groups aimed at encouraging small-scale political activity. There are so many of these types of parties that listing them becomes impossible, and so they are usually grouped together under "Other".


Ralof Isedimir Luirmes (MAL)
Second President of Miencraft
[None]

Ysena Lenneric (MAL)
Vice-President of Miencraft



Government
Saedorid

Leader

Tenure

Lifespan

Incumbent

Ralof Luirmes

2014 - pres

1954 - pres

Kartafla Scriptorium

2012 - 2014

1960 - 2014

Emperor

Ariera III Ductor

1997 - 2012

1949 - 2015

Emperor

Ariera II Ductor

1953 - 1997

1924 - 1997

Emperor

Xteris Ductor

1921 - 1953

1888 - 1953

Emperor

Ariera Ductor

1891 - 1921

1862 - 1921

Emperor

Achiettes Ductor

1857 - 1891

1810 - 1891

... (history of rulers
factbook coming soon)

Government Head Title
President
Traoeror
Vice-President
Traoeror macht Vinchiy

Appointment
Every five years, all citizens 16 and older vote for a candidate each for President and Vice-President. The candidates in each party receive a certain number of votes per state, based on population and that candidate's popularity as per votes in each state. Those who end with the largest number of votes win. Presidents are allowed to serve two terms total. If a Vice-President ascends to the office of President and serves at least 2 years, that is counted as one full term.
Each party is allowed to have up to two candidates each for President and Vice President in the primary elections.
Presidential elections currently occur on every year that is a multiple of five, as per the Constitution of 2012 declaring that an election shall be held in 2012 to determine the initial President, but every election thereafter shall occur every five years starting from 2015.

Line of Succession
Should the President become incapacitated, the Vice-President is to become Acting President until the official President should return. If the President dies, then the Vice-President is inaugurated as President. Should both the President and Vice-President become incapacitated, the head of the National Senate, the Grand Senator, becomes President. If he should be incapacitated, then the head of the National Assembly, the Speaker of the Assembly, becomes President. Should he then become incapacitated, may Notch have mercy on us all.

Legislature
National Assembly and National Senate; Assemblymen are elected every two years, and each State gets thirty-five, for a total of 245. Each state's 35 Assemblymen are divided among the various regions within a state, and each region gets a number of Assemblymen proportional to population. National Senators are chosen by the governors of each state and approved by the state Senates, ten each, for a total of 70.



History
Vasd

The Miencraftic Islands
Initially uninhabited, the Miencraftic Isles were first documented in 1287 by explorers from the east searching fame and fortune. These explorers landed in what is now Gorsanir in Minovdigon, though they made no attempts to establish permanent residences. Instead, they made Gorsanir an outpost and trading hub for their people, with the only people living there permanently being the few men needed to staff the trade posts. These traders also went on extensive search missions on what is now known as Ravenshor Island, discovering and retrieving many valuable resources, including gold and iron. They also sought out and found the other islands in the archipelago and took whatever of value they could find in nature. The trade post in Gorsanir remained the only form of civilization on the isles until 1352, when other similar trade posts were established by other explorers that had heard of the wealth amassed by the traders there. The multitude of trading companies in the isles also attracted civilians and peasants seeking a better life in a new virgin land. The trade posts inevitably developed into cities, and the cities were in a state of perpetual chaos. Alliances were made and dissolved instantaneously, and war could break out at any moment. On the bright side, during this time, unique local identities began to develop, and the Perssonic language of the original explorers became dominant.

This was the way of things until around 1412, when cities finally began to develop permanent alliances and banded together to create states. The states still continued to interact with each other much the same as always, but with more reliable diplomacy - one's enemies would generally stay enemies, and allies would generally stay allies. Cities were held together by shared identities and beliefs, and coalesced into a multitude of monarchical states ruled by a dominant warrior-king whose entire dynasty would be displaced the instant he fell in battle.

One such warrior-king, Hygriith Kohrol, called "the Raven" for his wit and dexterity, made it his mission to conquer the isles and unite them into one. He began his quest in 1499, and succeeded in conquering half of his home island before dying of old age in 1532. Following his death, his city and kingdom were named Ravenshor in honor of his title, and his descendants continued his crusade. The wars to unite the isles resulted in the forces of Ravenshor coming against other islands, which had unified completely, and alliances between them, but eventually the majority of the archipelago was under the control of the Kohrol dynasty. In 1604, however, the King of Ravenshor was murdered in a coup lead by Darienel Ductor, who declared himself King and renamed his land to Manetkhraan - a word that translates directly to "Great Conquests", possibly intended to mean "Land of Many Victories"; the component words are archaic and do not appear in the modern language - before promptly resuming the conquests. He died in 1637 at the age of 74 with his conquests incomplete, but his son Ariamis managed to finish them and declared the Aeororid dahn Manetkhraan - the Miencraftic Empire - in 1653, crowning himself Emperor. This is popularly considered to be the origin of the Miencraftic state as it exists.

[a bunch of nothing happens]

[Miencraft reformed its government in 2012, finally abandoning the monarchy and becoming a constitutional republic]

In 2013, the income tax was abolished, causing great celebrations nationwide. That same year, Minovdigon declared independence from Miencraft. In mid-2013, Miencraft cut off all communications with the outside world, opening up again on October 26, 2013. In November of the same year, a representative from Miencraft was chosen to represent the country as a member of the Board of Libertatem. In January 2014, President Scriptorium announced that he would not seek a second term as President, and on June 28, he was hospitalized with an unknown illness, experiencing flu-like symptoms and internal discomfort. He died on June 30 of heart failure that autopsies determined to have been caused by an unidentified poison.

In July, Minovdigon started a war to reclaim the Miencraftic Isles, an action which threw all of Libertatem into chaos. In October, an ambassador from Miencraft became President of Libertatem. Miencraftic forces won the Reconquest of the Isles, and offered assistance in rebuilding destroyed Minovdi territory. After a delegate from Miencraft was defeated in the Libertatem Presidential Elections in December 2014, the country entered a period of relative isolation, with officials in the country dealing with immigration papers for new arrivals to Libertatem. The following summer, a notable judge from Miencraft became a delegate to the Libertatem Supreme Court as the Circuit Justice. In the Spring of 2016, during a slump in Libertatem's government activity, another Miencraftic ambassador became the President of Libertatem, and attempted to revitalize the region. After having failed to do so, that President of Libertatem managed to encourage the region to adopt a new Constitution. Redulik Sorov is now remembered as the final President of Libertatem. He ran again for President of the Second Republic, and succeeded. Sorov stepped down from the position of President after serving a single term as President of The Second Republic. Julianos Sadim, a judge on a lesser court in Ravenshor, was appointed Regional Justice of Libertatem in May of 2017 by President Hyderbourg.

In October of 2017, Julianos Sadim issued a warrant for the arrest of Heuliger Hearsker of Dred. On the 16th of that month, the Senate voted to declare war on Dred in response to the illegal annexation of Muh Roads. Miencraft was treacherously assaulted by Minovdigon soon after.

Miencraftic soldiers made significant progress on the Roadsian front before being decimated by a chemical attack by Dred, though the remainder of the military was able to sweep through Minovdigon and deal massive damage with the help of Rateria.

An assault led by Miencraftic military forces and aided by Rateria captured Emperor Syledsu in a siege on the Imperial Palace, and obtained an unconditional surrender from the usurper that took his place.

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