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Factbook of The United Quinquepartite of Aliquantus

Overview
Introduction
Government
Flags, Armorial Bearings and Seals
Geography
History
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military (Organization)
Land Forces
Air Forces
Naval Forces
Tri-Service Forces and Secret Services
International Organizations, Allies, Embassies and Treaties
Archives

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Flags, Armorial Bearings and Seals

The Aliquancian flag has changed on three occasions, the first flag was that of the ship 'Rapier' captained by the female pirate Godiva, the Rapier was the first to begin the colonisation of the island. After the British gained sovereignty in 1630 the flag was changed to incorporate the English Rose and stayed that way until 2007 when the map was changed back to the now named 'Rapier Standard' with the addition of the text Aliquantus in Aliquancian handwrighting.

The Rapier Standard
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As the navy is the militarys most senior service and the only to belong directly to the Aliquancian Royal Family since the island was first colonised; it uses the Rapier Standard instead of an ensign with the addition of an embelum of the Aliquancian crown upon an anchor. This flag is known as the 'Naval Rapier'.

The Naval Rapier
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The Grand Seal of Aliquantus is correctly used as the state seal. It is designed as a crowned star containig the letter A, every female in the royal family is named starting or ending with the letter A. The A is also significant because it represents Aliquantus. The reason for the naming of each female with a name starting or ending with the letter A dates back to Queen Godiva, her children, Corala and Amiee, were named with Aliquantus in mind as a sort of seal of approval for leading the country. The boarder around the emblem is a triangle with the three corners containing a Q (Left) and a R (Right), together they note that the ruler is the Queen Regnant. At the top the number nine in roman numerals notes that Queen Acheron is the ninth head of state.

The Grand Seal of Aliquantus
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The Lesser Seal of Aliquantus is a smaller version of the Grand Seal, it is used internaly on money notes, government buildings, ect. The Lesser seal differs as it contains the word "Aliquantus" crowned and is less formal than the Grand Seal.

The Lesser Seal of Aliquantus
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The recent change in of the flag has also sparked the need for a set of Armorial Bearings that express more nationalism. Historians are currently re-creating the Coat of Arms given to Godiva by the British and a new seal is to be made.

Geography

Topography
Mainland Aliquantus consists of lowland terrain, with some mountainous terrain in the south. Lower ranges include limestone hills and the chalk downs of the Southern Chalk Formation. The main rivers and estuaries are the Sarace Running, the Satara River and the Cylon River. The largest urban area is Godiva. Aliquantus's highest mountain is Tile Down, which is to the south-east at 978m (3,208 ft). The other islands geography is varied, with lowlands in the centre and highlands surrounding, including Cripii Pike, the highest mountain in the Aliquancian Isles at 1,344m (4,406 ft). There are many long and deep sea arms, firths, and lochs.

Aliquantus lies in the northern waters of Mediterranica, it is not attached to the western mainland and shares no land borders. The closest nation to Aliquantus is Zambistan.

Climate
An upland tropical climate prevails on the windward side of the mountains, whereas a semiarid climate predominates on the leeward side. Warm trade winds from the east and northeast bring rainfall throughout the year. The rainfall is heaviest around September and October, with peaks in those two months. The average rainfall is 196 centimeters per year. Rainfall is much greater in the mountain areas facing the south and east, however. Where the higher elevations of the Schippap Mountains and the Bubble Mountains catch the rain from the moisture-laden winds, rainfall exceeds 508 centimeters per year. Since the southeastern half of the island lies in the rain shadow of the mountains, it has a semiarid climate and receives fewer than 762 millimeters of rainfall annually.

Temperatures are fairly constant throughout the year, averaging 25°C to 30°C in the lowlands and 15°C to 22°C at higher elevations. Temperatures may dip to below 10°C at the peaks of the Lubble Mountains. The island receives, in addition to the northeast trade winds, refreshing onshore breezes during the day and cooling offshore breezes at night. These are known in Aliquantus as "Godiva's Breeze" and the "Musket Breeze", respectively.

Region
Mediterranica

Land Boundaries
Total: 460km
Coastline: 19,847km

Maritime Claims
Territorial Sea: 12nm
Exclusive Fishing Zone: 200nm

Terrain
Mountains, Low hills and fertile plains.

Elevation Extremes
Lowest Point: Fith Common -7m
Highest Point: Tile Down 978m

Natural Resources
Coal, Petroleum, Natural gas, Iron ore, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Tin, Limestone, Salt, Clay, Chalk, Gypsum, Potash, Silica sand, Slate, Arable land.

Land Use
Arable land: 27%
Permanent crops: 1%
Other: 72%

Natural Hazards
Lowlands: Winter floods.
Highlands: Ice, rockfalls, high winds.

Geography notes
Island nation hit from northen and eastern wind lanes.

Maps
A map of the islands of Aliquantus, showing the largest population centres and international airports.
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Black map of Mediterranica, this also highlights both the Aliquantus Islands and the Lambert Colony.
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A map of Mediterranica showing each country in seperate colours.
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History

Ancient Odantis History

Ancient Odantis refers to the first stage in the history of civilisation on the islands now known as Aliquantus. The era was the period during which the ancient Odantis state developed and the age saw significant advancements in political theory and the foundation of democracy, philosophy, architecture and ancient cities as well as the creation of the written language Adujant. There are no fixed or universally agreed upon dates for the beginning of the Ancient Odantis period. In common usage it refers to all Odantian history before the decline, but historians use the term more precisely. Some writers include the periods of the Adujant-speaking Atlanii civilization that collapsed about 1150 BC, though most would argue that the influential Minoan was so different from later Greek cultures that it should be classed separately. Ancient Odantis History is split into three parts, the First Age 1100–800BC, the Greater Age 800–490BC and the Decline 323-146 BC.

Odantian Decline

Odantian Decline refers to the second stage in the history of civilisation on the islands now known as Aliquantus. The era was the period of great natural disasters and eventualy a situation where civil unrest, disease and famine would destroy the civilisation. The era of decline lasted from 323BC when two volcano eruptions and several earthquakes destroyed the infrastructure of the civilisation and in 146BC ended with a great famine due to flooding and the spread of disease due to the amount of dead and unhealthy conditions.

Godiva's Discovery

Godiva's Discovery refers to the first stage of modern history of civilisation on the islands now known as Aliquantus. The age started in 1627 when the Mainland Island was then discovered by Godiva, who was a British female privateer and captain of the ship 'Rapier'. Godiva originally was raised in Epping Forest, Essex, United Kingdom and after learning seamanship wile pretending to be a boy officer aboard her uncles ship, she gained control of her fathers ship and became a privateer. After navigating British Londinium she discovered a previously uncharted Island and shortly after beaching, she built a small settlement and her crew named it Godiva, after her. 'Andromeda', a ship captured by Godiva and her crew then charted the island and sold the charts to British traders as requested by Godiva. After selling the location of the Island to British traders, ship crews began using the island as shelter and to replenish meat and water stores wile trading in the process. In 1628 French and Spanish settlers arrived to the north of the island after initially planning to settle elsewhere. The French and Spanish settlers were attacked wile colonising the islands by the Royal Navy, during the battle the French retreated and the Spanish where forced from the island. The British where successful and captured the northern settlements on the island, expelling the French and Spanish civilians. The British renamed the settlement Essex and also named the island Aliquantus. The French then returned to take the fort but retreated after resistance by the British who had expanded on the fortifications. A year after the British had landed, the governor from Essex began talks with Godiva over the sovereignty of her now quite large settlement and after negotiations had finnished, the British gained sovereignty of the whole island with Godiva as the Governor. In 1630, the Spanish again returned to take the island but failed after heavy losses, this enraged the Spanish nobles who returned with a far larger force backed by the French. Facing three thousand Spanish and French soldiers was the British garrison of only two hunderd men. As the attcking forces ammassed outside Essex, Godiva rode along the French and Spannish battle line naked in order to pospone the attack until the next day at the request of the Spanish general. This was so the British ship HMS Saracen could unload weapons and ammunition for the civilians to fight the attackers with. The battle ended with a decisive victory for the defenders and for its actions, the town that was then the garrison for British troops was named after HMS Saracen. On the 21st July 1640, the British left and handed sovereignty of the islands back to Godiva, the people of Aliquantus named her as the Queen and Aliquantus was formed as a monarchy. In 1645 Godiva was assassinated by a foreign agent, her daughter Andromeda became queen at the age of seventeen. Due to her death most of the citizens began to revolt and in an attempt to bring harmony and control over the island, the Queen Eva imported roughly 3,000 prostitutes from nabouring islands, hoping to regularize the unruly male citizen's lives. In 1675, the governors office was demolished and the first Royal Palace was built. After the import of prostitutes the female population had oversteped the male population considerably, fornication was wildly out of control and added to the growth of the island. Aliquantus's ports became major trade centres for the rest of the century and irrigation, farming, metalsmithing and trading became a major part of the economy, up until the industrial revolution, that began in Britain and spread throughout the world.

Modern Era

During the 20th century Aliquantus remained isolated until recently where Queen Acheron forwarded intergration into the international community and promoted free and open trade as the begining of making Aliquantus a capitalist nation.

In July of 2007 Aliquantus was thrown into civil war by anti-royalist socialist reformers who used a large part of the army to take the capital and imprisoned the Queen. Using the properganda that the Queen abandoned her people, the socialists quickly set up a new government and rule Aliquantus.

Demography, People and Culture

Population
According to the June 2007 Census, Aliquantus's population was 631million. Aliquantus's overall population density is one of the highest in Mediterranica. About three quaters of the population lives on the Mainlands prosperous south and east. It is predominantly urban and suburban with an estimated quater of the population living in the capital of Godiva.

Population: 631million (June 2007)

Age Structure
Most of the population is young, due to the culture adults usualy leave the islands to explore or live abroad around the age of 38.

Median Age:
Male: 26.5 years
Female: 24.7 years

Average Life Expectancy:
Males: 54 years
Females: 56 years

Noted Diseases or Viruses
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate:
0.1%
Condoms are free at outlets and ticket boxes
It is illegal to have act in promiscuity without
a condom, the law is not enforced.

Nationality
Noun: Aliquantons, Aliquancians (collective plural)
Adjective: Aliquancian

Ethnic Groups
White 95%, Black 4%, Foreign 1%

Religions
Due to the high literacy rate in Aliquantus, religion is not practiced.

Education
Aliquantus's high literacy rate (100%) is attributable to universal state education introduced for the primary level in 1870 and secondary level in 1900. Education is mandatory from ages four to sixteen (15 if born in late July or August).

Literacy
Definition: 15 year olds and over have completed mandatory schooling
Total population: 100%
Male: 99%
Female: 100%

Migration and Ethnicity
The islands have historically been subject to several failed invasions and migrations, especially from British immigrants and travlers. Since the island's sovereignty was handed to Godiva, restrictions have been strict and illegal immigrants have become inreasingly igronant and violent towards Aliquantus, several terrorist attacks have proven too much for Aliquantus to accept any mercy towards illegal immigrants.

Most of the native Aliquancian population are of either African or British origin and make up 87% of the population, the other 13% are migrants from nations in the Mediterranican Union, as the Union permits them access.

Language
Althogh English is used in Aliquantus it is of centurys old dialect due to restrictions of outside influences. However, the Aliquancian accent is similar to Cockney in the south and Estuary elsewhere. Slang and language corruption have not had the time to develop compared to British English.

Economy and Resources

The five largest industries are Science, Uranium mining, Future Technology, Defence contracting and native influenced clothing and jewellery. The chemical and pharmaceutical industry is also strong in Aliquantus. Aliquantus is a leading nation in the so called ‘Smart blood’ and Magnetorheological fluid technology and is investing in Nanotechnology. There are a large number of science and future technology research companies. The larger companies in the science related industry include Bastelleim, CitaDEL, SIRR and Telemarx. The new technology and science industry accounts for 8% of the economy. The motor industry is a significant part of the countries economy. Aliquantus is also home to Naphtha Battletech Yards, a large defence contractor. Civil aircraft production is led by a large aerospace firm, Aircoach. There is also a large Jet Engine manufacturer; Regal and East, witch produces the engines for the larger NBY Company’s military aircraft and the engines for Aircoach’s civil aircraft. Aliquantus has large coal, natural gas and oil reserves. Primary energy production accounts for about 10% of Gross domestic product (GDP), one of the highest shares of any industrial state although nuclear power stations have replaced oil and gas power stations and two hydroelectric dams have been planned. The sex trade is a legal and socially accepted enterprise; Aliquantus’s sex trade generates a lot of wealth from prostitution, pornography and bawdyhouses, several company operating brothels and sex stores include Peppermint Simum, Glassdom and The Pink. The country is a benchmark in scientific advances towards curing sexually transmitted infections. The largest media corporations are Aliquantus Broadcasting witch is a large television and internet media company, The Chapter National Newspaper and the internet service provider and television giant IV Network. Banking is also a major industry. The currency used in Aliquantus is the Lex, its symbol is L. The currency and economy is handled by The Royal Bank, a department of HM Treasury, who have kept inflation to the target level and the GDP rising, recently The Royal Bank has introduced punitive tariffs to protect local industry.
As the entire island of mainland Aliquantus is covered with the city any underground resources are unobtainable; however, Aliquancian territorial waters are home to underwater reserves of crude oil and natural gas. Natural resources include: graphite, diamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, amethyst, opal, aquamarine, tanzanite, alexandrite, petroleum and natural gas. Gemstones are a natural mystery on Avarice islands, they were discovered when the islands rainforest was being explored, the release of methane from the melting of alpine permafrost peat bogs drew attention to the mountain and when the mountain was climbed the gemstone reserves were found. Aliquantus imports most resources and most jobs are in the manufacturing, banking, business, media, entertainment and the social industry (public house, bar, sex trade, night clubs, ect).

Common products available for export:
Coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, luxury automobiles, marble, jewellery, biomedicine, science applied data, nanotechnology, defence systems, advanced research data, gemstones, condoms, mobile technology, computer related technology, medical equipment, medical drugs and liquid treatments, food products, social commoditys.
Major Imports
Specific: Metals, rubber, polyurethane, uranium, plutonium, rock (particularly metamorphic rock & sedimentary rock), construction materials, construction vehicles and tools and food and aliment products. Generalisation: Modern technology, manufactured goods.

International Affairs

Embassies
For a nation to apply to construct an embassy, a formal telegram must be made.
An embassy will be built by the Aliquancian government that will be handed over as territory of its new owner. Aliquancian embassies are secure, safe and allow the occupants to interact with Aliquantus directly.


National Interests
Aliquantus does not wish poverty, famine or any ill-treatment to come to civilised people of any nation but before Aliquantus aids any nation, Aliquancian interests are of highest prioritory.

Aliquantus is a lawfull, just and a sovereign nation that, with the full support of the population, wishes this to remain and so will protect itself from those who wish to alter the country. As such immigration is strict for any citizen of a nation that is not part of the Mediterranican Union. Intimidation is not taken lightly in Aliquantus and dishonor is treated harshly.

Sovereign
All land, objects upon and persons born and raised on the islands are sovereign of Aliquantus and the Aliquancian queen.
All airspace over the territoral land and waters, from surface to the edge of the ionosphere are sovereign of Aliquantus and the Aliquancian queen.
All sea's within the territorial waters, from surface to seabed are sovereign of Aliquantus and the Aliquancian queen.
Objects, territorys, airspace, waters and persons overseas that have been claimed by Her Majesty’s Government and the queen herself are sovereign of Aliquantus and the Aliquancian queen.

Enforcement and Protection
All claims by Her Majesty’s Government and Her Majesty the Queen of Aliquantus are to be protected by the laws and services of Aliquantus and enforcement by the police and justice services.

Any attempt of another nation to endanger, intimidate or claim sovereignty over any claims of Her Majesty’s Government and Her Majesty the Queen of Aliquantus are to be refused and protected against by the Royal Armed Forces of Aliquantus and directed by the Ministry of Defence.

Foreign Policy
The Aliquancian foreign policy acts as a refference of how to act towards other nations. Enemy, allie or neutral, the Foreign Policy expresses the Aliquancian code of conduct towards foreign nations, foreign peoples and other foreign entitys. Due to its ever changing nature, the Foreign Policy is engaged, not written.

Mediterranican Union
Aliquantus was one of the founding members of the Mediterranican Union, but has since exited the Union due to a constitution that does not suit Aliquantus.

United Nations
The United Nations is not currently an acceptable international organization, the United Nations is viewed as too liberal and promotes the downfall of strong nations by rendering then equal to weaker and less economicaly powerfull nations and requires open boarders and large sums of money to be handed to more corupt and weaker states as "aid".

Military (Organization)

Officialy the Royal Armed Forces of Aliquantus. The commander of the armed forces is the monarch, Queen Anaya and the forces are managed by the Ministry of Defence. The Armed Forces are extreemly modern and invest heavily in military science, engineering and technology. The Aliquancian Armed Forces are charged with protecting the territorys of Aliquantus and its overseas territories, promoting Aliquancian global security interests, and conducting war. The Royal Navy is the oldest of the Aliquancian armed services and is therefore the senior service. As Aliquantus is an island nation it relys heavily upon its navy, the navy is also important culturaly and historicaly. Members can be recruited at the earliest age of fifteen and latest age of thirty-five, females are heavily recruited, mainly due to the gender imbalence and over half of all Aliquancian soldiers are female due to the gender balance in Aliquantus. The ASIST battlefield uniform is light, comfortable and suited to the none massive Aliquancian female Body Mass Index.

Aliquantus is not a nuclear-weapon capable state althogh recently, factorys have been set up in the Lambert Colony and a nuclear-weapons project has begun.

Branches

Royal Armed Forces of Aliquantus
Commander: The Queen Regnant Acheron, Queen and Head of State.
Sub-Commander: Thistle-General Arethusa Nektar

Royal Navy
Naval Force
Commander: The Queen Regnant Acheron, Queen and Head of State.
Sub-Commander: Lord-Admiral Sofia Moholland

Aliquancian Army
Land Forces.
Commander: Seniors General Alec Janssen

Aliquancian Air Force
Air force.
Commander: Air Marshal-Baroness Amber Dice, Baroness of Sarace

Royal Territorial Army
Territory protection and reserve force.
Commander: Acting Ground Commander-Lady Airca Cynia

Secret Security Office
Domestic secret intelligence service.
Head: Master Jason Uchland

Secret Service Executive
Overseas secret intelligence service.
Head: Mistress Misha Fortune

Purple Guards
The Royal Familys private protection.


Troop Numbers
The military employs 14,225,000 soldiers, around 2.5% of the population of Aliquantus.

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