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The Creek Islands (re-building and re-formatting)

The Democratic Republic of the Creek Islands
A República Democrática das Ilhas do Delta
De Democratische Republiek van de Delta-Eilanden



Flag


Motto: Union above all.
União acima de tudo.


Detailed Map of Creek Islands by (Verdon)


Population: 14,9 million
-Density: 71,92 per km²


Capital: Nova Baia
Largest City: Formosa


Official Languages: Portuguese, Dutch



National Languages: Portuguese, Dutch, Caríban


Demonym: Creeker

Government:
- President: Alexandra Vitória
- Vice President: José Castro
- Speaker of the House: Rose Beckwood
- Chief Justice: Lauren Oliveira


Legislature: Congress
- Upper House: Senate
-Lower House: Deputy Chamber


Establishment: from the Kingdom of Portugal
Independence: March 13th, 1901
Formation: October 9th, 1930


Land Area:
137.438 km²
Water %: 2,1


Elevation
Highest Point: Planalto Central (Central Plateau)
Lowest Point: Campos Setentrionais (Northern Fields)


GDP (nominal): $64,70$ billion
GDP (nominal) per capita: 4.300$


Human Development Index: 0,674 (medium)


Currency: Libra


Time Zone: Eastern TWI Standard Time (ETST)


Drives on the: Left


Calling code: +082


Internet TLD: .cre


Creek Islands

The Democratic Republic of the Creek Islands, commonly called Creek Islands, is an insular, democratic republic in the southern Western Isles, bordering Charbagnia and Linaviar to the north, Iosnil to the west and the Southern Sea to the east. The Creek Islands cover over 137.438 square kilometers and have an estimated population of 14,9 million. the Creek Islands is a federation composed of 8 states and a federal district (Nova Baia).

The Creek Islands were first inhabited by Polynesian tribes, with the formation of the native Caraíban Empire before fragmented Portuguese/Dutch/Magarati colonization in the start of the 17th century. The Creek Rebellion in 1900 resulted in the independence of the entire archipelago. The archipelago split up in various island nations but consolidated together after numerous conflicts and revolts in the 1920s. The Creek Islands, however, embarked on a period of high poverty levels and a fragile economy. Stability only was achieved by the end of the 20th century.

Creek Islands is a developing country, with a national GDP of $64,70 billion. The per capita GDP of $4.300 ranks Creek Islands as a still-developing nation in the world, which currently deals with wealth gaps and poverty. The economy is mainly led by agriculture and tourism due to the environmental beauty of the archipelago and the warm summer which attracts tourists from the region, although urbanization is becoming an emergent trend. The Creek Islands have a free market that allows for both private and state-owned business to thrive. The nation boasts incredible biodiversity levels residing in its verdant and dense rainforests, and, most of those are sparsely populated, having the majority of the population residing in coastal urban centers.

The Creek Islands is considered part of the poorest and least developed countries in The Western Isles (by the region's standards) and subsequently, in the Southern Sea. The archipelago possesses vast mineral riches on its lands, but the extraction and processing of those resources are hampered by extreme corruption and cost of infrastructure, making the Creek Islands' economy rely on the exportation of raw minerals and agrarian goods. Yet, the country has been experiencing accelerated economic growth in the last few decades.

Etymology

When the Portuguese settlers arrived at the archipelago, they were impressed by the number of creeks flowing inland, forming beautiful contrasts of vegetation. They were first described by Alváro de Souza as "beautiful, astonishing lakes that formed a true oasis of vegetation surrounding them."

The creeks are the national symbol of the Confederative Republic of Creek Islands and are depicted on the flag as the blue color taking over most part of the flag.

The standard way to refer to a citizen of Creek Islands is as a "Creeker" or "Creek Islander".

History

First Inhabitants

The first known inhabitants were indigenous natives members of the Polynesian culture that arrived at the island around 700 BC, who traveled across various seas in the search of suitable, productive lands. They spread across the archipelago, particularly into the fertile lowlands and developed a feudal-like society, along with a government system similar to a monarchy. Later inhabitants include other nomadic cultures that lived in secluded villages. This formed an intricate mosaic of ethnicities.

Eventually, around 200 AD, multiple tribal-states emerged in the island, fighting for dominance over the archipelago. In 1213 AD, the tribes were unified by conflicts and mergers, resulting in the creation of the Caraíban Empire; a loose confederation of Creeker tribes. The fledgling tribal kingdom extended its territory through the archipelago, having agriculture as the base of the civilization's economy; the fertile soils of the Creeker archipelago encouraged farming. In some regions, where the soil was poor and unfertile, the indigenous population produced the incredibly rich "Terra Negra" artificial soil that was meant to make the land suitable for large-scale agriculture.

In the 14th century, with the prosperous trade revolution that hit the kingdom of Iosnil, the Caraíban Empire began to converge its economy on trade with the Iosnilian merchants; an external market was formed, followed by mercantilist principles. The Caraíbans exported goods such as tropical wood, cocoa, spices, and crops. This trading established a friendly and historical relationship between the two domains.


Portuguese fleet arriving at Nova Baia

Start of the Colonial era

In 1604, one of the most experienced settlers, Manuel Rocha, or Manuel de Porto founded and became the first governor of the Province of Horizonte, founding the first colonial port of the Creek Islands: Nova Baia, with the main goal of establishing trade between the Caraíban indigenous population. Secondly, the colonial port of Formosa was founded in 1609. It was becoming clear that the initial goal of trade was diverging towards colonization efforts.

Shortly after the foundation of the provinces of Horizonte, Nova Manaus, and East Vicente, the Portuguese recognized the Creek Islands as a colony and offered the Caraíban Empire (who was technologically "inferior", according to the Portuguese) to become a tributary state. At first, the Caraíbans promptly denied, but then apprehended that rejecting the proposal would result in an invasion. The Treaty of Caraíbas was signed, making the Caraíban kingdom a tributary state.

In the 18th century, the Creek Islands grew in economic and social ways, such as Nova Baia becoming an important center of trade and the equatorial climate and fertile lands contributing to the plantation of sugar-canes. The racial/ethnic miscegenation between the indigenous populations and settlers created a diverse ethnic mosaic of people. This also encouraged the spread of the Portuguese language and the Catholic religion inland; many fragmented tribes of what used to be the Caraíban Empire gradually adopted the traditions and culture of Portuguese settlers.

Nieuw Nederland (Dutch Creek Islands)

(GOTTA REWRITE THIS THING LOL I NEED TO INCLUDE TWI NATIONS IN MY HISTORY)

In the 16-18th centuries, the Dutch had established multiple trading colonies in the archipelago for sugar cane cultivation, which soon expanded inland freely, in the absence of any competing colonial power, settling particularly in the northeastern regions of the isles. The equatorial climate and fertile lands allowed for the Dutch colonies to grow economically, molding the newborn trading colonies in commercialization hotspots. In 1698, Nieuw Amsterdam (present-day Nova Holanda) was founded, becoming the political capital of Nieuw Nederland.

Within the arrival of the Magarati Colonial Realms in the archipelago (Athara magarat) and the formation of the New Kaski colony in the early 18th century, the Dutchmen faced extreme competition.
As relations began to sour between the MCR and the Netherlands, the latter began to start looting the coastal cities of New Kaski. This resulted in more dissatisfaction between both sides.

Before any war could erupt between the two nations, the Portuguese settlers started advancing up north, eventually encountering Dutch and Magarati settlers. In 1755, the Guarda Real (Creek Islands' colonial army) besieged the capital city of Nieuw Amsterdam, as well as surrounding ports. The Netherlands surrendered officially in 1758, transferring the lost territories to Portugal through the Treaty of Porto Luiza, incorporating the conquered lands into the Portuguese Creek Islands.

The Equator Confederacy (1843-1845)

In 1843, a revolutionary independence movement emerged in the province of Equador and spread out to East Vicente and Nova Ceuta, called the Equator Confederacy, marked by Enlightenment and liberal principles. Due to Portugal's debt, the Crown was demanding an easy source of income, and because of this, taxation in the Creeker archipelago reached absurd levels. The provinces demanded a republican government and lowered taxes; after numerous rejections, the revolution arose.


The unofficial Equator Confederacy flag

A few months shortly after the revolution, the Crown decided to take action, as the revolution was already spreading to other provinces, and could take up the entire isles in a matter of time. Nova Baia was heavily protected by the island's own Guarda Real (Royal Army) Attempts to besiege the forts surrounding the city eventually failed. The caught rebels were tortured and burned alive in Nova Baia's public squares. With double retaliation, the provinces composing the Confederacy were attacked and many rebels were tortured seamlessly. Majority of them tried to escape, but some persisted to continue the revolution.
By 1845, the revolution was heavily weakened and eventually dissipated by the execution of the revolution's leader, Eduardo de Oliveira.

In 1848-1850 after the dissipation of the revolution, many of the Republican rebels escaped from the colony as emigrants/refugees, accommodating in various nations across the Southern Sea. Their Republican ideas were brought along during the mass emigration. All of the besieged provinces entered in a process of extensive revitalization, as many cities were either in complete chaos or burnt down completely. More than 2,500 inhabitants died at the hands of the Confederacy.
By the decades of 1850 and 1880, numerous independence movements inspired by the Confederacy emerged in the Creek Islands, but they were restrained and controlled successfully by the Portuguese crown.

Independence Revolution (1900-1901)

The local government of Creek Islands and their residents were tired of overwhelming high taxes and the strict laws and regulations that were being imposed in the Creek Islands, such as one of them restricting the power of the local government and directing the income directly to the Crown. In the early 20th century, the Independence Revolution arose in the capital, Nova Baia, spreading rapidly to all of the provinces. The leader of the Revolution, Conceição de Costa guaranteed that every movement would obtain their independence if they sought to enter the Revolution. Because of this, other minor independence movements joined the Revolution, thus empowering the revolution itself even further.
the Portuguese Empire was declining rapidly, as major Portuguese colonies were achieving independence in all parts of the world, contributing to the Independence Revolution. The Crown didn't desire another independence conflict to deal with, therefore the independence of the Creek Islands was conceded by the court without any kind of violence.

Independence Acts

After the declaration of independence in 1901, the entire Creek Islands split into small, separated island nations. The entire Creeker isles were composed of seven island nations: Equator Confederacy, Riacho Federation (present-day Horizonte Island), Nova Ceuta, Kingdom of the Northern Isles, West Vicente, East Vicente, and New Manaus.
Even though Portugal granted the entire Creek Islands independence, all of the nations that were created in the process were only recognized by the Portuguese government in 1905. Portugal saw the Creeker archipelago as one rebel state instead of a fragmented group of countries.

The relatively new nations had different interests and any efforts made to unify the archipelago were hastily rejected; the image of a united Creeker archipelago was a far-fetched idea.

Unification (1910-1927)

in 1910, a unification movement arose in Horizonte Island with the main goal to unite the archipelago into one, stable nation. The movement was called the Creek Confederacy.

The Creeker states initially declined the requests for a unification, but countries such as Nova Ceuta (1913) had turned into a failed, broken state, joining the Confederacy in hopes of a restoration.

Initially, the archipelago was in chaos. The new nations were torn apart, with separate regions with different interests fighting each other in the sake of control and power; the states were not nations, but rather an amalgamation of several provinces that didn't cooperate.

Because of the civil wars that were occurring on the entire archipelago, many citizens of the archipelago, specifically those from New Manaus, East Vicente, and Nova Ceuta, emigrated as refugees fleeing war to Thuzbekistan, totaling 4,500 people. Eventually, split apart by civil war and instability, the nations agreed to join the Creek Confederacy in hopes of forming a solid and flourishing country that could secure its sovereignty and not break apart by internal affairs.

Early years of the Confederacy (1930-1950)

Shortly after the Republic of Pará had joined the movement, a reunification was proposed to all of the countries participating in the Creeker Confederacy. Their governments accepted the unification, as long as they kept their culture, constitutions, laws, and government. The Treaty of Formosa was signed in 1930 by all of the nations' representants and thus, the Confederacy of the Creek Islands was born.

Shortly after the birth of the new nation, the Kondor flag was proposed and accepted by all states composing the Union until 1970 (see below)


The Kondor flag of the early Confederacy

The white on the background represents the harmony in the Union, the blue represents the states composing the Creek Islands and the red represents the blood that was shed on the multiple independence revolts that occurred on the Colonial era.

Nova Baia became the capital of the Confederacy in general after the Treaty of Nova Baia, in 1932. However, the states still contained their own capitols of origin.


Morro Mosquito, Formosa, Nova Manaus (1950).
The most populated slum of the Creek Islands


In the early decades of the Confederacy, the nation was depleted in money and workforce and entered into a socioeconomic and financial debt. Along with this, there were many citizens below the poverty line and wealth gaps were common.

Terran friendship ties

With this, trade relations with foreign countries intensified; amongst them was Ter natiour, one of Creek Islands historical allies. With this intensive trading, the economy was stabilizing slowly and different industries started to emerge, such as tourism and extensive agriculture.

Two embassies were founded by Ter natiour in this period: One in New London, and one in Caraíbas.

The embassies and trade relations between Creek islands and Ter natiour were strengthening, and because of this, agriculture became one of the leading industries of the Creek Islands just behind tourism. In 1953, the Treaty of Vera Cruz was signed between the two nations, allowing corporations from both sides to spread in local cities and eventually, in 1960 the Consulate-General of Ter Natiour was founded and headquartered in the capital Nova Baia by Ter natiour.

NTD outbreaks (1950-1968)

In the decades of 1950 and 1960, there was a major outbreak of NTD's flowing through the nation, mostly in secluded areas that were far from urban areas, and held improper basic sanitation. Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis spread swiftly through the land and, by not attaining access to proper medical care, thousands of citizens died plagued by tropical diseases.
This angered the populace and sown discontent through the nation, forcing the government to take action and induce an industrialization/urbanization movement through the Creek Islands.

Urbanization (1966-2000)

In 1864, a wave of urbanization and industrialization hit through the entire nation, such as the foundation of hospital centers in isolated areas. The city of Paraú was founded in 1965 as a by-product of massive urbanization. The massive urban exodus made Paraú one of the most populated cities of the Creek Islands. The Department of Agriculture and Cattle-Raising (DAC) was founded and headquartered in Paráu in 1967.

In 1970, A new flag was proposed by the Union and eventually accepted by all states, called the "Creek Flag" (the current flag)

In 2000, the economy was stabilized and the new growing industry sectors were employing a multitude of citizens. Along with the urbanization of slums such as Morro Mosquito, the HDI of the nation grew rapidly to 0,593 (low) to 0,642 (medium).
In 2003, Morro Mosquito was fully recognized by the New Manalense state government as a neighborhood and eventually, an independent city in 2005.
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Geography

The land area of the Creek Islands totals 137.438 km². The climate is classified as tropical/equatorial rainforest climate (Af), having the Planalto Central as an exception (Tropical monsoon climate with less pronounced dry seasons). The Planalto Central (Central Plateau), localized in the heart of the isles, extends to north and south, dissipating slowly into rainforest flatlands before reaching the south mainland bay, reaching altitudes higher than 900 feet (270 m). The Campestre is a vast tropical semi-deciduous forest biome, which covers the entire range of the Planalto Central. Other than the Planalto Central located in the core of the archipelago, the rest of the Creek Islands sits in coastal plains, lowlands, and depressions below sea level.


Left: Campestre grasslands | Right: Nova Manaus rainforest/mangrove delta

Extreme weather is not uncommon in the areas situated in those depressions: West Vicente is often struck by tornadoes and tropical storms; causing damage in coastal areas.
Much of the Creek archipelago is situated in a humid equatorial climate, covered by lush, equatorial rainforests, prone to heavy rainfall/high precipitation rates regularly through the year (even in "dry" seasons) and high temperatures in peak hours; with an average monthly temperature always above 15 ° C and high average temperatures (between 24° and 31° C).

The Creeker archipelago experiences climate with warm to hot temperatures and high relative humidity throughout the year. However, these conditions are relieved by pleasant eastwardly trade winds blowing in from the ocean.

Tropical forests are encountered commonly in coastal regions and harbor great biodiversity of fauna and flora. The vegetation is often seen surrounding streams and river deltas due to the abundance of local water tables. Mangroves often envelop the water bodies and serve as natural breeding and nursing waters for a plenitude of oceanic lifeforms, including salmon fish that relocate upriver to reproduce and lay eggs, along with coastal/inland floodplains that gets submerged regularly by rivers in the wet season bringing along rich nutrients and organic matter, following a well-defined pattern. Because of this, the majority of Creek Islands' lowlands are utilized for agriculture due to their potential.

In the plateau-filled countryside, low vegetation is quite common resulting in bushy and arid fields dominating rural regions. Seasonally, strong trade winds blow inland where verdant vegetation blossoms spontaneously in the Campestre, particularly subsequent to an arid winter and the start of summertime, where the temperatures are humid enough and rainfall is abundant.

Demographics

Population

The Creek Islands have an estimated population of 14,9 million, according to the National Creeker Population Census (NCPC). A census is taken every 5 years, with the first taking place in 1950 and the last one taking place in 2015. The birthrate is steadily slowing over time, by 57 per 1000 in 1960 to 31 per 1000 in 2010. The population growth rate currently is 1,8%.

Creek Islands' ancestry and ethnic groups are largely diversified; 34% are mestiços (mixed), 31% are white (Iberian/Dutch descendants), 16% are North/West African, 11% are Native American/Amerindian and 8% are Polynesians.

Language

Portuguese is the official and national language of the Creek Islands, being the most spoken in the archipelago just after Dutch. Approximately 72% of the population speaks Portuguese as a first language, with 23,5% speaking Dutch (as a second language). The remaining 4,5% speaks Caríban, a widespread indigenous language.

Religion

The majority of the population identifies as Catholic. 40% identify as Catholic, 35% identifying as Christian/Protestant. Islamic beliefs account for 14% of the population while 7% are atheists and the other 4% accounting for other types of religion. The Federal Constitution guarantees religious freedom and condemns religion discrimination; religious intolerance and discrimination based on religion is illegal and can lead to prison.

Government

[i]The Democratic Republic of the Creek Islands is a federal presidential constitutional republic, based on representative democracy. The federal government is composed of three independent branches: executive, legislative and judicial.

The Federal Constitution is the supreme law of Creek Islands. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the Creek Islands and the federal government. It provides the framework for the organization of the Creeker government and for the relationship of the federal government to the states, to citizens, and to all people within the Creek Islands.

The executive power is headed by the President, advised by a Cabinet of Ministers. The President is both the head of state and the head of government. Legislative power is vested upon the Congress, a bicameral legislature comprising the Senate and the Deputy Chamber. Judicial power is exercised by the judiciary, consisting of the Federal Creeker Court (Corte Federal Riachense), the National Justice Council (Conselho Nacional da Justiça) and other regional/federal courts.

Economy


Nova Baia, the economic hub and national capital of the Creek Islands

Creek Islands is considered a developing economy. The most prominent economic sectors are agriculture, mining, manufacturing and, most recently, tourism. In last decades, Creek Islands has seen remarkable economic growth since 1980, driven by urbanization trends and by the rise of extraction and manufacturing industries, paired with the emergent rise of tourism. It is considered a growing economy in contrast to previous decades when the country was disconcerted by political and economic instability.

The Creek Islands has a nominal GDP of $64,70 billion and a nominal GDP per capita of $4.300. The national currency is the libra.

Despite the archipelago's poverty, it is richly endowed with natural resources and fertile lands, but the exploration of those resources has been hampered due to the high cost of developing infrastructure; resulting in exploitation by foreign mining companies instead, restricting some of Creek Islands' economic growth.

The Creek Islands has made progress in diversifying its economy, and since the 1990s, has steadily expanded the facilities offered to tourists. Resort lodgings in coastal areas have been developed. There are numerous hotels/resorts in Nova Baia, Formosa and Cabo Azul, such as Sunrise Resort, Novo Caribe and Orla.

Some of the principal exports of Creek Islands are cocoa, coffee, tropical wood, sugar, ore, and rubber.

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