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Economics and Industry / Re: Mundus Economy
« on: June 24, 2020, 04:51:03 PM »
Short name: Zolo
Full name: Republic of Zolo
Capital: Williamstown
Population: 113 million
GDP per capita*: $19,168.14
Literacy rate (%): 71%
Unemployment (%): 12%
Part of the Government in the GDP (%)**: 25%
GDP allowed to the military (%): 4.63%
Population density (x/km2): 22/km2
Name of your national currency: Tytorian Crown
Symbol of your national currency: (whatever Tytor's is)
Value of your national currency when converted to USD: $.56
Three main exports of your nation: fruit, coffee, sugar
Three main imports of your nation: weapons, digital tech, automobiles
I feel like I should note that 12% of the GDP is from tourism.

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: Zolo Factbook
« on: June 23, 2020, 09:45:32 PM »
Armed Forces of Zolo

ARMY
70,000 Active Soldiers
37,000 Reservists

Spoiler: show

88 x Jaguar-80 Main Battle Tanks
128 x IFV-15 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
160 x Tortoise-17 Armoured Personnel Carrier
72 x APC-18 Armoured Personnel Carrier
80 x Rhino-3 Armoured Car
80 x Bison-1 Mine Resistant Patrol Vehicle
240 x MOB-4 Mobility Vehicle
72 x Viper-60 Anti Tank Vehicle
120 x Stallion-3 Light Mobility Vehicle
50 x Scorpion-4 Self Propelled Howitzer
45 x Thunder-198 Towed Howitzer
20 x MLR-142 Mobile Multiple Launch Rocket System
20 x Garjawala-85 Multiple Launch Rocket System
15 x Archer-72 Mobile SAM system
25 x Chalgong-47 Heavy Transport Helicopter
15 x Toucan-1 Mobility Helicopter
10 x Hoatzin-60 Utility Helicopter
15 x Harpy-1 Attack Helicopter
50 x Piranha River Mobility boat


AIR FORCE
15,000 Airmen
5,500 Reservists

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80 x F-30 Multi-Role Fighter
26 x F-15 Multi-Role Fighter
12 x A-7 Ground Attack Fighter
10 x E-6 Electronic Warfare and Bomber
10 x B-52 Bomber
10 x C-12 Transport
10 x C-22 Transport
3 x P-38 Maritime Patrol aircraft
2 x E-50 AEWACS
2 x KC-78 Tanker
7 x H-60 Helicopter
6 x U-0 UAV
3x H-3 SAR Helicopter


NAVY
12,500 Sailors
3,720 Reservists

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3 x D-2 Class Destroyers
2 x F-2 Class Frigate
1 x F-3 Class Frigate
1 x L-1 Class Helicopter Landing Ship
2 x A-1 Class Attack Submarine
1 x M-1 Class Missile sub
3 x C-2 Class Corvette
4 x H-1 Class Fast Missile Boat
5 x P.2 Class Patrol Ship

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International News Networks / Re: News from Zolo
« on: June 21, 2020, 05:01:39 PM »


Yellowtongue Bill Passes Narrowly - With Modifications

Parliament approved Prime Minister Whitesfield's Yellowtongue bill this morning by a narrow majority, with 139 out of 254 votes, with some modifications from its original form. The bill was supported outright by most of the Conservative Alliance and opposed by most of the Popular Front, while the parliament members of the Liberal, Social-Democratic, and Progressive parties were initially divided because of what they saw as the bill's lack of support for the country's poor sustenance farmers. The bill won over enough parliamentary support to pass after an amendment drafted by Progressive MP Lara Saziki was added, which allots an additional $1 billion to provide reduced-price veterinary services to sustenance farmers, and up to $5 billion in zero-interest loans to cover the potential losses of sustenance farmers caused by the disease in the short-term. Despite the modifications, the Popular Front remained almost entirely opposed to the bill, which the Party for Popular Democracy's Chairwoman, Angela Ture, called, "Yet another heinous attempt by our country's ruling class to use an international crisis as an excuse to funnel our country's money into the pockets of wealthy businesses-people." .

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International News Networks / Re: News from Zolo
« on: June 21, 2020, 05:25:49 AM »
Zolo News Network


Whitesfield Addresses Yellowtongue, Unveils Plan

This morning Prime Minister Whitesfield addressed the national and international community about Yellowtongue, and announced an immediate executive order and a bill he has submitted to Parliament to address the disease. Yellowtongue affects livestock such as cattle and sheep, and thus poses a threat to Zolo's significant ranching industry and to its more than 100 million people who live and work on sustenance farms.  The President stated, "Yellowtongue threatens to be a very serious danger to the wellbeing of our country, but thankfully as of now no cases have been detected on our soil, and we have imported almost no livestock. Our top priority is on preventing the spread of the disease to our nation's cattle industry, which would threaten to gravely damage our economy and threaten the livelihoods of millions.". In accordance with these priorities, Whitesfield announced an executive order to the national Coast Guard, Navy, and local law enforcement and port-authorities to turn away all ships brining foreign sheep, cattle, and mutton. The President also explained his new bill: "The point is to ensure that our cattle industry remains strong, and to invest in long-term measures to stop the spread of the disease.". If the bill is approved by Parliament, it will provide 7 billion dollars in immediate relief to cattle-ranching businesses, as well as 2 billion in grants to hospitals and medical research companies to investigate and potentially produce a vaccine to the disease, and 1 billion in additional funding to the Navy to enforce his new executive order. There appears to be bi-partisan support for the bill, although Libertarian representative Joshua Loudsheep called the Prime Minister's executive order, "an illegal power grab.", explaining, "The Prime Minister has never been granted the ability to single-handedly blockade our own coast by The Constitution.". Loudsheep stated that the bill is, "beyond wasteful," stating, "the government shouldn't be interfering in private business like this, and we should reduce our absurd taxes rather than sending billions of dollars to an industry which hasn't even been hurt yet.".

The Prime Minister also called on the international community to respond to the disease, "with both reason and courage". The President expressed concern about how the international response might affect the economy of Zolo, saying, "Because so many of our people depend on our cattle industry to eat, I am worried that if the international community reacts with panic to this disease that it will devastate our country's ability to export cattle and beef.". Whitesfield requested that international leaders not unfairly hurt Zolo: "As there are not yet any cases of the disease in Zolo to the best of our knowledge, it is not necessary to hurt our people with limits on the importation of cattle products from our country. If it is necessary to restrict the importation of cattle at all, I call on you to selectively turn away those ships coming from the seriously affected countries.". Whitesfield also called on the international community to come together to fund research on the disease and the possibility of a vaccine for it, saying, "Our efforts will be infinitely more effective if we we cooperate.".

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International News Networks / Re: News from Zolo
« on: June 19, 2020, 11:45:28 PM »
Zolo News Network

Ubari Unveils Plan for Land Re-Distribution

Joseph Ubari, the Mayor of Christiania, announced his plan for land re-distribution yesterday evening at 8:00 PM from his office at city hall. The mayor's proposed bill would empower and mandate the city to expropriate all unused, unoccupied, or under-maintained buildings in the city and provide the former owners with compensation. Once expropriated, those buildings which can be safely converted into public housing would be converted as soon as possible, and those which cannot would be demolished to construct new public housing. The bill also guarantees the right of tenants to refuse to pay rent if their landlord fails to meet the conditions of the rent agreement, or if the living conditions of the building do not live up to the city's sanitation or safety standards. "This is just the beginning of what our city needs", said Ubari, "and too often the government doesn't care about what the people need. I'm determined for Christiania to be different.". This bill is expected to pass because 14/21 of Christiania's City Assembly members are members of left-wing parties. The announcement comes after the mayor, a well-known member of the Popular Democracy Party, recently received backlash from across the country for implementing strict rent controls and cutting the city's subsidies to the Christiania Police Union. This bill is expected to spark the most intense national backlash yet, and it has already begun. Carol Burdela, the Progressive Governor of S'baja called the plan, "a poorly informed attack on our province's businesspeople.", and Parliament Minority Leader Harold Drywafer called Ubari, "a deranged communist.". Jeffrey Kissinger, the only conservative member of Christiania's City Assembly, had this to say: "I'm gravely worried for the future of our city. Mayor Ubari is a tyrannical thug, and he shouldn't be allowed to destroy our city's economy like this.". Despite the outrage across the country over the last few months, Ubari remains popular among a large majority of Christiania's citizens. Amos Minimus, a textile worker from Christiania, had an optimistic view of the bill, saying: "It's about time someone did something to lower the cost of housing for us poor people. The bill only includes unused land anyways, and housing is everyone's right.". There are currently 7,000 homeless people in Christiania, and 100,000 who are poorly housed: the bill is expected to allow the city to provide housing to the entire homeless population, and to decrease the financial burden of many who are poorly housed, but experts fear it may have dire consequences for the economy of the city.

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International News Networks / Re: News from Zolo
« on: June 18, 2020, 12:58:49 AM »
Zolo News Network


Whitesfield Signs Mundus Convention on Universal Rights

Prime Minister George Whitesfield signed onto the Mundus Convention on Universal Rights yesterday. In the press conference that followed, Whitesfield expressed hope for national and international harmony. "This was long overdue,", declared Whitesfield, "and I'm proud to be a part of this historic moment for our country". He explained that up until recently the country had been held back by, "internal division, racism, war, and barbarism.", likely referring to the government's alleged human rights abuses while suppressing prior insurrections. Whitesfield stated, "this is an essential step in Zolo's march towards progress. Now the world will see that we stand for peace, at home and abroad.". While the conservative party was divided on whether to support this decision or not, Parliament Minority Leader Harold Drywafer said, "This is the right decision for our country, and we shouldn't stand against progress for the purposes of partisanship.". National Front Party Chairman Boris Williamson disagreed, saying, "The Prime Minister is prioritizing the opinions of liberal, globalist politicians over our country's ability to protect itself from terrorist threats.". Economists speculate this may increase foreign investment in the economy of the country.

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Full Name: The Republic of Zolo
Representative Signing: George Whitesfield
First Language: English
Second Language: Latin
Additional Language: Zolo

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International News Networks / News from Zolo
« on: June 16, 2020, 10:46:17 PM »

Zolo News Network

Grand Jewel Hotel Open, Largest in Mundus

Paradise Inc. declared this morning that their new Grand Jewel Hotel complex in Williamstown is now open for business, and anyone who is willing to pay the hefty price can now buy a room. The hotel, built and owned by Paradise Inc., is the largest hotel on Mundus. The massive building has 42 floors at its highest point, and a total of 5,420 rooms, which is far more than the second largest hotel in the country, Tranquility Island Resort, owned by Ardian Escape Inc., which has 3,314 rooms. The Grand Jewel Hotel includes multiple indoor waterparks, a casino, a shopping mall, a gym, and a movie theater. Paradise Inc., which is the largest hotel and cruise conglomerate in Zolo, made a significant investment of almost 4 billion dollars in the hotel complex, and are counting on the hotel to be a success. Paradise CEO Rachel Gagbat said, quote, "We fully expect that the Grand Jewel complex will be an incredible success. The tourism industry is thriving in Zolo because it's a wonderful place to be, and the Grand Jewel Hotel is the best place to be in Zolo."; whether she is right or not consumers will soon decide. Ms. Gagbat is definitely right however that the tourism industry in Zolo has been a success lately: the industry was already large and has been doing well consistently for years, but it grew a whopping 10% in the last year. Our experts attribute this rise to increased investment, good weather, and decreasing crime in the country's major coastal cities.


Protesters outside the hotel

The opening of the Grand Jewel Hotel was met with protests in the streets of Williamstown. Approximately 3,000 people peacefully marched through the streets of the city, beginning at Capitol Square and then marching to the Grand Jewel Hotel, all while banging pots and pans, carrying signs, and chanting things like, "Tourists go home!", and "the people united will never be defeated". Although today marked the defeat of the protest movement that began 2 years ago when the hotel's construction began, the atmosphere of the protest was festive and cheerful. "It gives me hope when the people take to the streets.", one protester said, "We are not defeated, the people are just starting to stand up, and then the government and the tourists will learn whose country this is.". The movement opposed the hotel's construction and opening because they say tourism drives up property values and drives out the mostly indigenous people with lower incomes. Since the hotel is built and open, it seems like many protesters now hope they can discourage some abroad from coming to stay at the hotel. One protester explained, "maybe they won't want to come here when they realize that we don't want them here.". Rachel Gagbat and the press office of Paradise Inc. both declined to comment on the protests.

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: Zolo Factbook
« on: June 16, 2020, 06:20:20 PM »
Economy of Zolo:

Overview: Zolo’s economy is highly dependent on the exportation of fruit, coffee, sugar, and other agricultural products like beef and spices, all of which are exported in large volumes for low prices. Its main imported products are weapons, computers, medicine, automobiles, and luxury manufactured goods (which are almost all imported to satisfy the needs of wealthy settlers). Most of the working population is employed in agriculture, with more than a third living and working on small sustenance farms. Besides agriculture, tourism is the most important industry to the nation’s economy: people come from across the world to see the country’s beaches, rainforests, mountains, and ruins. There are very few labor laws, and there is no minimum wage. The economy has been growing both quickly and stably over the last 50 years since the end of the war of 1968, mostly at the expense of the natural environment, the poor, and the indigenous population. There is a stark divide between the modernized, commercial, urban areas, and the mostly poor and underdeveloped rural countryside.

GDP: $2.166 Trillion USD
GDP per capita: $19,168.14 USD
Currency: Tytorian Crown (0.56 USD)
Statistics:
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Unemployment Rate: 12%
Literacy Rate: 71%
Vaccination Rate: 71%
Malnourishment Rate: 19%
Poorly Housed: 24%
Homelessness Rate 2%
Birth Rate: 24.5 per 1,000 people
Death Rate: 11.2 per 1,000 people


GDP Components:
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Fishing: 3%
Commercial Agriculture: 41%
- Fruit: 11%
- Coffee: 9%
- Sugar: 8%
- Beef and Dairy: 5%
- Spices: 5%
- Tobacco: 2%
- Chocolate: 2%
Subsistence Agriculture: 4%
Mining: 5%
Manufacturing: 7%
- Textiles: 3%
- Arms: 2%
- Other: 2%
Tourism: 12%
Information: 2%
Retail & Wholesale: 4.5%
Forestry: 6.3%
Entertainment: 1.5%
Finance & Real-Estate: 4%
Construction: 2%
Education: 1.5%
Healthcare: 1.5%
Transportation: 2%
Remittances: .7%
Other: .5%


Employment by Sector:
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Fishing: 2%
Commercial Agriculture: 30.5%
Subsistence Agriculture: 37%
Mining: 3%
Manufacturing: 5%
Tourism: 5.5%
Information: 1%
Retail & Wholesale: 5%
Forestry: 4.3%
Entertainment: 1%
Finance & Real-Estate: .7%
Construction: 2%
Education: .5%
Liquor Production: 1.5%
Healthcare: 1%
Transportation: 3%
Other: .5%


Wealth Distribution:
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Wealth Percentile: / Proportion of Wealth Held: / Proportion of Income Earned Annually:
1%:    41%   30.8%
2-10%: 31.6% 25.9%
11-20%: 11% 13.9%
21-30%: 5.8% 8.6%
31-40%: 4.4% 6.8%
41-50%: 3.1% 4.9%
51-60%: 1.4% 3.8%
61-70%: .7% 2.9%
71-80%: .5% 2.4%
81-90%: .4% 1.8%
91-100%: 0.1% .9%


Federal Government Budget:
Annual Revenue: $541 Billion USD (~25% of GDP)
Annual Expenditure: 528 Billion USD (~24.5% of GDP)
Reserves: Tytorian Crowns for $11 Billion, Gold for $19 Billion, Land for $21 Billion
Debt: $42 Billion

Government Revenue Sources:
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Income Tax: 40%
Importation Tariffs: 2%
Inheritance Tax: 10%
Sales Tax: 16%
Liquor Tax: 1%
Gambling Tax: 1%
Capital Gains Tax: 14.5%
Corporate Tax: 14%
Other: 1.5%


Expenditure Breakdown:
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Military: 19% ($100 B)
Healthcare: 8% ($42.25 B)
Social Security: 17% ($89.8 B)
Law Enforcement: 8% ($42.25 B)
Business Subsidies: 12% ($63.4 B)
Infrastructure: 7% ($39.7 B)
Welfare: 4% ($21.1 B)
Transportation: 5% ($26.4 B)
Housing: 4% ($21.1 B)
Intelligence & Defense: 5% ($26.4 B)
Education: 4% ($21.1 B)
Bureau of Land Management: 3% ($15.8 B)
Bureau of Indigenous Affairs: 2% ($10.5 B)
Other: 1% ($5.3 B)


Province and Local Governments:
Province and local governments are responsible for funding education, infrastructure, and law enforcement (with subsidies from the federal government). They can generate revenue by levying taxes and tariffs.
Total Annual Revenue: ~$129 Billion (excluding federal subsidies)
Spending Breakdown:
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Law Enforcement: 33%
Infrastructure: 25%
Education: 20%
Healthcare: 9%
Business Subsidies: 7%
Housing: 3%
Welfare: 3%


Education:
The education system in Zolo is mostly privatized. While it is legally required that all children recieve an education, almost 1/4 recieve none at all, and many rural villages have no schools. Where kids are schooled by the state, it is usually via charter schools for primary education. Universities are almost all private, and very expensive, but the state does sometimes offer some limited merit based scholarships and low-interest loans.

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Roleplay Moderator's Office / Re: Dave Military Building PLC
« on: June 16, 2020, 05:38:27 PM »
Republic of Zolo
Parliamentary Republic
GDP per capita: $19,000
Population: 283 million*
*only 272 million are actually under the jurisdiction of the state, 11 million are autonomous indigenous peoples, who are exempt from military service and almost never voluntarily enlist

National Service: The state has the legal right to draft male citizens into the military at will, but has rarely needed to do so. There are generally many willing recruits among the nationalistic settlers, and the nation hasn’t been in a major war for about 50 years. In the war of 1968 recruitment was stimulated without using a draft by promising parcels of indigenous land to settlers who enlisted.

What threats does the nation face?: The most significant threats that the armed forces of Zolo currently and historically have faced come from within the own country. The military has been involved in suppressing multiple insurrections and guerilla groups, cracking down on cartels which produce and export drugs as well as traffick humans, and in genocidally destroying entire indigenous societies and massacring their civilian populations.

What is the nation’s landscape like?: Large areas of the country are covered by dense jungle, with some areas covered by marshes, there are harsh mountain ranges in the east and west, plains in the northeast, and the whole country is criss-crossed by many small and large rivers.

How technologically advanced is the nation?: As much of the country lives in extreme poverty, many people do not have access to “basic” features of modern technology, including farming equipment, vaccines, plumbing, and cooking equipment; but this isn’t the case in terms of arms. The wealthy ruling class of the country have consistently, since the country’s founding in 1925, ensured that the military is well funded and technologically up to date (if not cutting edge), and the country has a small but thriving arms industry.

Historically, how has the nation’s military been used?: To suppress rebels in a few major civil conflicts, and to destroy indigenous societies.

What is the nation’s current foreign policy stance?: Building trade connections and requesting humanitarian aid for its impoverished population, while regarding the few communist nations as security threats.

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Factbooks and Maps / Zolo Factbook
« on: June 14, 2020, 04:15:44 PM »
The Republic of Zolo
Founded in 1925

Flag:
Spoiler: show


Demonym: Zoloan
Population: 113 million
(Including 5 million mostly autonomous indigenous tribal peoples)
Capitol city: Williamstown
GDP: $2.166 Trillion
GDP per capita: $19,168
Statistics:
Spoiler: show
Unemployment Rate: 12%
Literacy Rate: 71%
Vaccination Rate: 71%
Malnourishment Rate: 19%
Poorly Housed: 24%
Homelessness Rate 2%
Incarcerated Population: ~900,000
College Educated: 9.1%
Birth Rate: 24.5 per 1,000 people
Death Rate: 11.2 per 1,000 people


Demographics:
73% rural, 3% hunter-gatherers, 24% urban
13% Tytorian, 7% Heyran, 34% mixed, 13% Zolo, 12% Sebani, 9% Z’boju, 5% Lanuyana, 4% Si’lokan, 6% Other Indigenous, 3% Iwi, 1% Nythym, 1% Suleimani, 3% Other
Religions:  27% Indigenous, 25% Church of Tytor, 16% Catholic, 11% Tytorian Prophetic Church, 9% Tytorian Reformed, 2% Shi’a Muslim, 2% Mormons, 1% Other, 6% Irreligious

Languages:
English: 86%
Latin: 31%
Zolo: 24%
Sebani: 17%
Z’boju: 10%
Lanuyana: 5%
Si’lokan: 4%
Other Indigenous languages: 8%

Map:
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Provinces:
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Willia
Heloisiana
S’baja
Z’boju
Lanuyana
Taruzalia


Major Cities:
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Williamstown: 6 million
Héloïse City: 4 million
Gelburn City: 3 million
Paulstown: 2.2 million
Haljokane: 1.7 million
Kimberly: 1.5 million
Richardsville: 1.2 million
Cape Town: 1.1 million
Hounahane: 900,000
Charlestown: 800,000
Keldi: 700,000
Jamestown: 600,000
Christiania: 500,000
Belfay: 400,000
Suyagama: 400,000
Kingston: 350,000
Bakerville: 300,000
Zo’bashashi: 250,000

Government:
Type: Parliamentary Republic
Head of State: King Michael I of Tytor
Prime Minister: George Whitesfield (Liberal Party)
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Political Parties:
(and their seats in parliament out of 255)
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Democratic Coalition: (97/255)
Liberal Party (58/255)
Progressive Party (18/255)
Libertarian Party of Zolo (11/255)
Social-Democratic Party (10/255)

Conservative Alliance: (81/255)
Conservative Party (33/255)
National Front (17/255)
Christian Democratic Party (16/255)
Republican Party of Zolo (8/255)
Royalist Party (7/255)

Popular Front: (68/255)
Popular Democracy Party (31/255)
Labor Party of Zolo (17/255)
Party for Self-Determination (15/255)
Green Party (5/255)

Unaligned: (9/255)
Fascist Party (6/255)
Union of Christian Fundamentalists (2/255)
Futurist Party (1/255)


Geography:
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North Coastline:



Al-lok Mountains:


Nadaja River:


S’baja River:


Mt. Zolo:

Elevation: 6,529 m (21,420.6 ft)

Zolo River:


Ture Mountains:


Taruzal Rainforest:



Taruzal River:


Lake Malcolm:


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Map / Re: Claiming Your Spot on the Map
« on: June 11, 2020, 05:47:14 PM »
Nation Name: Republic of Zolo
Nation Link:https://www.nationstates.net/nation=the_tedshed_commune
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2:w88
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5:w87
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Color: Red preferably, but I'm not picky
I, Zoe, have read the rules set down above, and agree to follow them.

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Introductions / Back with a new name
« on: June 11, 2020, 04:47:25 PM »
Hi everyone! My name's Zoe, and I'm from the US. I'm almost 20, and am a non-binary trans woman. I was a member of this region before years ago when I used a different name, and RP'd a country whose name contained my old name (for anyone who might remember who I am, the country was based on the DPRK and started with a 'Z'). I've had the itch to come back for a little bit now, but have been consistently too overwhelmed with other things to put in the work to make a factbook or start RPing. I don't know what changed now to make me decide to really come back now, but I hope I'll manage to stay engaged. I know I had a lot of fun here before and I'm sure I will again. At the moment I'm thinking of creating a sort of post-colonial state, and I'm looking for someone else to volunteer their country to have historically been the brutal capitalist colonizers of mine, so please message me directly if you're willing! And even if you wouldn't want your country to have played that role, I'd love to write in historical and/or present connections between my country and anyone else's. I haven't totally settled on a name or map location yet, but I have top candidates I'm considering. Especially in regards to a map location, I'm looking to place my country next to that of someone else who is active and who I could write-in historical connections with my country. I'd love it if any of you reached out, either in regards to coordinating RP or just to say hi and/or catch up if that's applicable.

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