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The Island Empire of Barronia
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Contents

General Statistics
History
Geography, Climate, and Weather
Government
Economy
Military
Foreign Relations

General Statistics

Nation Names

The Island Empire of Barronia (Formal, Long)
Barronian Empire (Formal,Government Terminology)
Barronia (Informal, Short)

Population

Greenlandic Provinces: 57,100
Svalbardic Provinces: 2,200
Total: 59,300

Capital City

Longyearbyen, Svalbardic Provinces

Official Languages

English (UK), Greenlandic, Danish

Area

Greenlandic Provinces: 2,166,086 km² (97.26%)
Svalbardic Provinces: 61,020 km² (2.73%)
Total Area: 2,227,106 km²

The Island Empire of Barronia
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History of The Island Empire of Barronia


The Beginnings

The year 1065 AD. A series of ships from an unknown nation land upon the shores of an unknown island in the far North Atlantic. In exile from their homeland, they make their home on the southern coast, where they establish a small fishing village and live in relative harmony.

As the population grew, their territory expanded along the coastline, the village growing into a town, town into a city.

With the main product being fish and grazing animals, the people did not have much to offer to visitors, save their hospitality.

The Medieval Ages: Invasion, War, and Diplomacy

With the approach of the Medieval ages, more and more visitors came to Greenland, and not all on peaceful missions.

One group from the Svalbard Island in particular posed trouble for the Barronians. Having formed a small village on the eastern coast of the island, they began numerous attacks and raids on Barronian villages and fishermen. Such attacks continued for a year, before a large force of men arrived from Svalbard to finish off the Barronians.

Their initial attack failing, the Svalbard men laid siege to the town of Nuuk, the home of the ruler of Barronia. The town held for 9 weeks, before finally succumbing to the siege. The Svalbardans, entering the town, proceeded to burn it down, all inside perishing in the blaze.

This did not go down well with the rest of the Barronian Population. Up in arms, and now enraged at the actions of the Svalbardans, an army marched on the Svalbardan town. Calling for the heads of those in charge to pay recompense for their crimes against their people, the Barronians were (not-so) politely told "no".

The Barronians, however, were not going to take "no" for an answer. The town, with it's lack of defenses (very confident, that svalbardan lot) became easy pickings for even the most inexperienced of Barronian troops. With the majority of the foreign army still marching back to the town, the Barronians overwhelmed what troops were left, before burning everything else to the ground - not before salvaging every weapon they could find.

WIP

The Island Empire of Barronia
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[COLOR="navy"]Geography of the Empire

Greenlandic Province

General Weather: Often clear but bitterly cold; snow in winter to a fair depth.

General Geography: Sea-level at coast; ice-free coast to the south, permanent ice cover to the north. Rising toward the center to 3000m, permafrost.

Natural Hazards: Extreme cold in the center and north of the island. Glaciatic activity towards the coast.

Svalbardic Province

General Weather: Often overcast; snow or sleet most days of the year; some sunshine in the summer.

General Geography: Cliffs on majority of coast-line, several fjords. Glaciatic land across much of the islands.

Natural Hazards: Wild Bears, severe cold, glaciatic activity on the coast.

The Island Empire of Barronia
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Barronian Government

Barronian Government Details

Government Type: Benevolent Dictatorship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_dictator)
Current Ruler: Chancellor Daniel M. Barron

Cabinet Members:
Richard Bryer, International Affairs Magistrate
Shirley Danby, Internal Affairs Magistrate
Tracy Hoar, Magistrate for Education, Children, and Social Affairs
John Eckersley, Magistrate for Trade, Infrastructure and Cartography
Santina Verona, High Commissioner for Barronian Broadcasting Corporation
Allan Sibley, Chief of Staff for the Department of Defence and Warfare

The Barronian Government (also commonly known as "The Magisterium", on account of most ministers being known as "Magistrates") controls the majority of operations in Barronia, including the utilities, healthcare, and public transport. Otherwise, most industries are left alone, although well-regulated and harshly punished if found to be flouting them.

The government aims to give it's people the best; as a result, whilst taxes are high at an average of 37.5%, services are efficient, with the healthcare (NBHS) the envy of the world. Advances in education have allowed Barronia to produce some of the finest physicists in the world, and master Nuclear Fusion and Rail/Coil Gun Weaponry.

List of Barronian Government Organisations

Barronian High Court (http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3240/hcuploadww8.png)
Department for Transport (http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4010/dtuploaddv9.png)
Department for Health (http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8067/dhuploadas4.png)
Department for Education, Children, and Social Affairs (http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3019/decsauploadcc3.png)
Department for Environmental Affairs (http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/7962/deauploadyr0.png)
Department for Defence and Warfare (http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/1480/ddwuploadfs9.png)
Department for Administration of The Treasury (http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5283/datuploadey8.png)
Department for Administration of the Government (http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/769/daguploadjg3.png)
Department for Trade, Infrastructure and Cartography (http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7127/dticuploadae8.png)
Department for International Affairs (http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4724/diauploadpv2.png)
Barronian Imperial Group (Government Public Transport Company) (http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3936/biguploadrc9.png)
Barronian Broadcasting Corporation (Government-Sponsored State Media) (http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8610/bbcal6.png)[/COLOR][/CENTER

Government Budget

Total Budget: $37,382,662.50 ($45,000 GDP per Capita, 37.5% tax rate, population: 59,314)
Defence Budget: 17.5% - $6,541,965.94
Public Transport: 10% - $3,738,266.25
Health Care: 12% - $4,485,919.50
Spirituality: 0% - $0.00
Social Welfare: 12.5% - $4,672,832.81
Law and Order: 12.5% - $4,672,832.81
Education: 10% - $3,738,266.25
National Security: 10% - $3,738,266.25
Environment: 7.5% - $2,803,699.69
Government Administration: 3% - $1,121,479.88
Slush Fund: 5% - $1,869,133.13

The Island Empire of Barronia
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Economy of the Empire

General Economics

GDP: $99,687,100
Growth last year: 2.1%
Projected Growth: 1.7%
Inflation: 1.9%
Main Industries: Technology Exports, Transport and Storage Facilities, Manufacturing of Sterile Goods

Locations of Industry in Barronia

Primary (Farming, Mining, Logging, etc): 3% - Some silage, oil exploration on nearby continental shelf and north into Arctic Circle.
Secondary (Manufacturing): 42% - High-precision goods (sphere-rounding, technology exports (parts for nuclear power generation, etc), pharmaceuticals and sterile goods.
Tertiary (Services): 55% - Transport and Storage Facilities, Information, Banking.

The Island Empire of Barronia
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Military of the Empire

Despite it's potential, the Empire holds no offensive force in it's armed services. It's budget of $6,000,000 allows it 1000 extremely well-trained troops, skilled at the art of defensive warfare, and armed with the latest weaponry.

The defenses mainly consist of well-walled towns, and the threat of the crack troops and horrendously inhospitable terrain faced by invaders. In an undisclosed location in the north lies a large military bunker, and those that make it through the conditions to it are usually slaughtered as a result of fatigue.

Units of the Barronian Armed Services

1st Barronian Infantry Regiment - 1000 men, inc. support.
1st Barronian Maritime and Fisheries Patrol Fleet - 2 Coastal Defense Ships, 1 Tanker

Barronian Armed Forces Projection

The Barronian Armed Forces have no need to expand beyond their own borders, and this is shown in their lack of number.

Weaponry in The Barronian Armed Services
Hali-53 Multi-Service Assault Rifle [Five-Three M-SAR]
GH-31 12.7mm High Power Sniper Rifle
Hol-24 9mm Pistol
Panzerfaust X-9/Tagus Anti-Tank Missile
G11/H Ambulance (1 owned and in use)

The Island Empire of Barronia
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Foreign Relations of the Empire

Legend
A - Allied
MDA - Mutual Defence Alliance
TA - Trade Alliance
CAA - Co-Aggressive Alliance
F - Friendly
N - Neutral
D - Dislike
TC - (Diplomatic) Ties Cut
W - (At) War (With)

Relations of The Empire

Fortress State of Animarnia N
The Peoples Empire of Dontgonearthere MDA
The Civil Revolutionary Stewardship of Wagdog N
The Social Republic of Honako N
The Neo-Prussian Dictatorship of Kampfers N
The Imperial Republic of Pyschotika N
The Federation of Sarandanonia N
The Island Half Republic of Uiri N
The Italian Republic N
Schroeder Corp. N
The Confederacy of Fedorian N
The Tyrannical Mandalorian Empire N
The Imperial Kingdom and Commonwealth of Granate N
The Race Car Drivers of Vanek Drury Brieres N
The Commonwealth of Londinia N
Shakal Empire N
Federal Republic of Kansiov N