Arnatia
04-11-2007, 07:32
After several years of fighting, economic and political expansion, the Empire has at last finished consolidating its power through the integration of the minor city states and free lands that surrounded the empire. Under the leadership of the Emperor and the Imperial Senate these people have been brought under the protection and citizenship of the Empire, despite some minor opposition to these changes, peace and stability has brought to the continent.
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However, with the recent surveys conducted to assess the resources of the continent, new oil fields, sources of a wide variety of minerals, arable land, and vast tracts of forest have become available for economic development. This has lead to the Emperor's bold new vision for prosperity for the citizens of the entire continent, especially to the newcomers to the Empire. Through a resettlement plan, some two million individuals have been transferred to 20 districts that the continent has been dividided into, not including the core of the Empire herself. These citizens have been divided evenly between the districts, and are being set up in new governing cities that will be responsible for the administration of each zone.
These districts are being placed for leasing and sale to the international community, as a way to attract foreign investment, foreign settlement, and boost the Empire's standing in the world.
The arrangements will work as follows, foreign nations will be allowed to place a large initial sum for a district of their choosing, from whichever districts are available, they will then be allowed to begin settling and developing their district as a resourcing outpost for their corporations, a full fledged colony, or essentially put it to whatever uses they wish. However, the nations in question must pass along 10% of all royalties from any resourcing operations, and will be required to pay a 5% tax on the zone's GDP per annum to their empire in order to be allowed to continue operations. In addition to having almost total control over the district, Arnatian workers are already busy laying down basic infrastructure in each district, including railway lines, communication lines, power lines, and highways between each district's governing city, and the core of the Empire (shown in red on the map). The Arnatian capital, Avalon, is already a fully developed large scale deepwater port, and can easily accomodate most shipping needs, and with basic infrastructure already laid out, and subsidized by the empire, the means to ship goods and materials to and from the continent and across its districts.
In addition to the infrastructure laid out, the initial capital cities in each coastal district will have some harbour facilities available for use, but only a limited amount. These cities however will provide an initial center of administration and the basic core of a new colony. However, there are also certain conditions in addition to the royalty and tax payments that must be abided by. These include limitations on police and military forces that may be maintained, and every nation will have to be a member and attend meetings of the Arnatian Continental Council, the ACC will be a forum for district governments to discuss and address issues related to the continent, and to work out grievances between them.
A final additional note, the waters southwest of the continent have been found to contain a significant amount of offshore oil resources, these waters are territory of the Empire, and the oil fields are being developed. A deal to have access to these may be reached at a later date, but district waters will only extend to 150km from the continent, or halfway between an island and the continent if the island in question is not part of the district in question.
Summary of Deal:
- District cost is $20,000,000,000.00
- 10% of all resource royalties
- A tax of 5% of annual GDP
- Each District has an initial city of 100,000 and administrative buildings already available
- Arnatian industry available to aid in development process
- Basic infrastructure already provided, Arnatian capital, Avalon, and merchant marine available for shipping needs
- A military cap of 15,000 personnel, and Arnatian forces have free passage through all territory
- Police services may not be equipped with any sort of armoured vehicles or heavy weapons unless authorized by the Imperial Army, this is to prevent anyone from re-designating military forces as police forces, or developing police forces into quasi-military units
- District Government must attend and participate in meetings of Arnatian Continental Council, this will serve as a diplomatic forum for the continent
- No WMDs are allowed on the continent
- If any Arnatian citizen is found committing a crime, the Arnatian authorities must be contact prior to any action being taken (they may be placed under arrest, but must be kept in humane conditions), if the Arnatian authorities wish the individual to be returned to face trial in Arnatia, the district authorities must comply
- An embassy will be provided in Avalon, and favoured status bestowed upon each government
Districts Ownership:
*Note areas in Red are core Imperial Territory
District 1: The Beatus
District 2: Crookfur
District 3: Crookfur
District 4:
District 5: Farrfin
District 6:
District 7:
District 8: The Scandinvans
District 9: The Scandinvans
District 10: Callizorinstan (colony name: Neifaritis)
District 11: Belkaros
District 12:
District 13:
District 14:
District 15: The Beatus
District 16:
District 17: Farrfin
District 18:
District 19: Belkaros
District 20: Zoingo
Click here for map (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arnatiacontinentkz3.jpg)
However, with the recent surveys conducted to assess the resources of the continent, new oil fields, sources of a wide variety of minerals, arable land, and vast tracts of forest have become available for economic development. This has lead to the Emperor's bold new vision for prosperity for the citizens of the entire continent, especially to the newcomers to the Empire. Through a resettlement plan, some two million individuals have been transferred to 20 districts that the continent has been dividided into, not including the core of the Empire herself. These citizens have been divided evenly between the districts, and are being set up in new governing cities that will be responsible for the administration of each zone.
These districts are being placed for leasing and sale to the international community, as a way to attract foreign investment, foreign settlement, and boost the Empire's standing in the world.
The arrangements will work as follows, foreign nations will be allowed to place a large initial sum for a district of their choosing, from whichever districts are available, they will then be allowed to begin settling and developing their district as a resourcing outpost for their corporations, a full fledged colony, or essentially put it to whatever uses they wish. However, the nations in question must pass along 10% of all royalties from any resourcing operations, and will be required to pay a 5% tax on the zone's GDP per annum to their empire in order to be allowed to continue operations. In addition to having almost total control over the district, Arnatian workers are already busy laying down basic infrastructure in each district, including railway lines, communication lines, power lines, and highways between each district's governing city, and the core of the Empire (shown in red on the map). The Arnatian capital, Avalon, is already a fully developed large scale deepwater port, and can easily accomodate most shipping needs, and with basic infrastructure already laid out, and subsidized by the empire, the means to ship goods and materials to and from the continent and across its districts.
In addition to the infrastructure laid out, the initial capital cities in each coastal district will have some harbour facilities available for use, but only a limited amount. These cities however will provide an initial center of administration and the basic core of a new colony. However, there are also certain conditions in addition to the royalty and tax payments that must be abided by. These include limitations on police and military forces that may be maintained, and every nation will have to be a member and attend meetings of the Arnatian Continental Council, the ACC will be a forum for district governments to discuss and address issues related to the continent, and to work out grievances between them.
A final additional note, the waters southwest of the continent have been found to contain a significant amount of offshore oil resources, these waters are territory of the Empire, and the oil fields are being developed. A deal to have access to these may be reached at a later date, but district waters will only extend to 150km from the continent, or halfway between an island and the continent if the island in question is not part of the district in question.
Summary of Deal:
- District cost is $20,000,000,000.00
- 10% of all resource royalties
- A tax of 5% of annual GDP
- Each District has an initial city of 100,000 and administrative buildings already available
- Arnatian industry available to aid in development process
- Basic infrastructure already provided, Arnatian capital, Avalon, and merchant marine available for shipping needs
- A military cap of 15,000 personnel, and Arnatian forces have free passage through all territory
- Police services may not be equipped with any sort of armoured vehicles or heavy weapons unless authorized by the Imperial Army, this is to prevent anyone from re-designating military forces as police forces, or developing police forces into quasi-military units
- District Government must attend and participate in meetings of Arnatian Continental Council, this will serve as a diplomatic forum for the continent
- No WMDs are allowed on the continent
- If any Arnatian citizen is found committing a crime, the Arnatian authorities must be contact prior to any action being taken (they may be placed under arrest, but must be kept in humane conditions), if the Arnatian authorities wish the individual to be returned to face trial in Arnatia, the district authorities must comply
- An embassy will be provided in Avalon, and favoured status bestowed upon each government
Districts Ownership:
*Note areas in Red are core Imperial Territory
District 1: The Beatus
District 2: Crookfur
District 3: Crookfur
District 4:
District 5: Farrfin
District 6:
District 7:
District 8: The Scandinvans
District 9: The Scandinvans
District 10: Callizorinstan (colony name: Neifaritis)
District 11: Belkaros
District 12:
District 13:
District 14:
District 15: The Beatus
District 16:
District 17: Farrfin
District 18:
District 19: Belkaros
District 20: Zoingo