The Free Land of Emberwood Coast
Motto: What is not, can be
Anthem: "This Free Land"
National Map
Regional Map
Capital and largest city		Aura
Official languages		Common/English and Emberitian
Ethnic groups (2016 Estimate)		42.3% Human 31.5% Vulpine 27.2% Other
Demonym		Emberitian, Emberite
Government		Centralized Free State
-	President	Nimona Poole
-	Vice President	Leelah Stone
-	Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Caroline Dean
Legislature		Assembly
-	Upper house	Capitol Hall
-	Lower house	Plenum Hall
Area
-	Total	712 km2 275 sq mi
Population
-	2016 estimate	140,000,000
-	2016 census	127,035,132
-	Density	N/A/km2 N/A/sq mi
GDP (nominal)		2016 estimate
-	Total	6,674,260,100,000c
-	Per capita	85,108c
Gini (2016)		24.6 low
HDI (2016)		.841 very high
Currency		credit (c)
Date format		MM/DD/YYYY
Drives on the		right
Calling code		+23
ISO 3166 code		ECAA
Internet TLD		.emc

The Free Land of Emberwood Coast, better known as Emberwood Coast (ˈem:bər:wo͝od kōst), is a nation that exists on the continent Aurora that has borders with Axdel and Gradea. Emberwood Coast exists between the latitudes 45 South and 50 South, and between the longitudes 54 East and 62 East. The country is highly technologically advanced, featuring a robust research sector as well as a far-reaching Space Administration. The large lake in the center, Mapleleaf Lake, is home to a vast array of temperate wildlife. Most of the nation is colder due to the nation's high latitude, and it regularly snows in the capitol.

History

The Coast is approximately 16,500 days old.

1970-1980

A relatively young nation, Emberwood Coast has been around for only 40 years. The nation is a breakaway colony of Norograd since the outbreak of the Auroran Imperial War. As tensions grew and war raged on, the citizens of the coast could no longer allow themselves to add to the fight.

As the bloody fight for independence was fought, numerous rock songs spurred the population to action. Among them was "This Free Land", which eventually was adopted as the national anthem.

Out of this rose a democratic government; Chance Syng was elected president on January 9th, 1972 SD. This officially began the existence of Emberwood Coast as a sovereign nation.

1980-1990

In 1981, evidence implicating the Coast in allegations of intelligence operations during the Imperial War; although it later turned out the missions were all preventative against WMD attacks by various nations. The operation in Norograd, however, failed. A bad decision on the part of Syng coupled with bad luck left two agents dead and indirectly resulted in the kinetic weapon attack on Ethalria. Amid the turmoil of finger pointing and political investigations, President Syng resigned on November 30th, 1981. Just weeks later, Kayla Hansleigh was elected to take their place as president of the Coast.

Hansleigh's presidency was mostly uneventful, besides occasional foreign aid drops the nation could almost have been said to have been isolationist.

1990-2000

Hansleigh's main focus was Scientific Advancement. In 1991 she organized the Emberwood Coast Space Exploration Administration (ECSEA). Later that year, the USS Ascension was completed, and launched into orbit on February 29th, 1992.

After the end of Hansleigh's second term, Darson Nanokono was elected to the presidency on January 9th, 1998. As a continuation of zir predecessor's scientific programs, ze authorized the construction of Perpetua Station.

2000-2010

On August 7, 2005, Perpetua Station is ripped apart in a micrometeor strike, which kills all four crewmembers aboard. The nation grieves for months.

2010-Present

Nimona Poole is elected president in 2014, and immediately sets about making the nation's world class education avaliable for all citizens, regardless of gender, sexuality, species, race, or financial status.

Government

The government of the Coast is divided into four branches, Executive, Administrative, Parliamentary, and Magisterial.

• Executive handles implementation of laws, and is elected by Coast citizens.
• Administrative handles oversight and enactment of legislation, and are hired meritocratically by the Executive division.
• Parliamentary handles drafting and passage of laws, and is elected by citizens.
• Magisterial handles matters of legal disputes and are appointed by the Executive division.

Executive Division

Current Government

First Lady Coraline Poole (Left), and her wife, president Nimona Poole (Right).

Current Secretary of Foreign Affairs Caroline Dean.

Administrative Division

Audits and Expense Reports can be found here: 2016 Government Expense Report

The tax rate hovers around 20%.

Parliamentary Division

Legislative Division of the Coast. There are two assemblies.

Electoral Procedure

Magisterial Division

The court is organized into four levels.

Current High Magistrate Judges

The Head Magister, Sarah W. Norman. Appointed in 2011 by President Nimona Poole.

Magister Audrey Abbott and their partner, Vash, are active on social media. This is a recent post from their Chatsnap account..

The following list is of currently serving judges on the High Magistrate Council.

Since the Magistrate's organization in 1972 there have always been 7 high magisters.

All High Magisters are appointed by the President and ratified through the Free Assembly.

For previous Magistrate members, see The Emberwood Coast Archivist Association .

Foreign Affairs

Military Forces

The emblem of the Emberwood Coast Armed Forces.

Main article: Emberwood Coast Military

Emberwood Coast's military is extremely technologically advanced, taking scientific ideas from the ECSEA and other research organizations to increase the power of the otherwise small fighting force. The combined forces of all four branches are quite capable of defending the Coast, however, most operations are in defense of allied nations on foreign battlefields.

The Armed Forces are comprised of four sections:

 * The Emberwood Coast Command Agency 
   coordinates the Coast's strategic and intelligence assets, 
   as well as any weapons of mass destruction.
 * The Emberwood Coast Terrestrial Armed Forces, 
   or Army for short. It handles all the ground fighting.
 * The Emberwood Coast Naval Forces, or Navy. 
   It is comprised of the Navy's fighting ships, as well as the Coast Service.
 * The Emberwood Coast Aerospace Forces, or Air Force. 
   It is in charge of all the Armed Forces' flying vehicles, both in atmosphere and in space 
   (Although as of yet, space includes only the Orbital Anti-Ballistics System, 
   a total of three unmanned satellites).

Population

The urban areas of the nation are very developed, and awash with technological wonders and ingenious solutions to the massive influx of residents.

The President's office in the Administration Center. Nimona Poole can often be found here coordinating the nation's governmental efforts.

A view of central Aura. The skyscraper in the center is the Executive Administration Center, where the government does much of its non-legislative work. The President's office is on the 264th story, at the top of the building.

Northern Aura, a less densely populated area, is favored by diplomats and federal workers.

An angle from the harbor in Eastern Aura. It is the main port for ferries to Bai Lung.

East Portside, home to several semi-rural townships host to greenhouses filled with heavily genetically modified crops.

Western side of Aura. Home to many immigrants. Arguably the most vibrant area of the nation

Central Portside, about as populous at it's densest point as a suburb of Aura.

Southern side of Aura. Home to the city's fusion power plants.

Urban Centers

Aura

Aura, the capital of Emberwood Coast, is home to 80% of the national population. It is by far the densest population center in the area.

It is home to the nation's Administration Center, as well as the Magisterial Council and the Free Assembly Center. Right in the center of the city is Arcadia Bay, the nation's primary maritime transport center. Arcadia Bay, the largest harbor in the nation, is home to embassies of any nation the Coast has relations with. It hosts the Executive Administration Building, as well as Stonewall Point, the ECSEA's primary launch facility. Its famous Seaside Street has several open plots still open for foreign buildings. Northern Aura is a less densely populated area of the city and favored home of many diplomats.

It houses the Auroran Continental Assembly as well, and has hosted international talks there since 1976 SD. A bronze statue of Chance Syng, the first President of the Coast, stands strong over the plaza of the Assembly Center, surrounded by the flags of member nations of the assembly.

Portside

Portside features the majority of Emberwood's maritime establishments. While Aura has more coastline, the capital has stricter regulations on seaside development. Therefore, Portside actually has more ports, harbors, and drydocks. It also has more industry, and more commercial warehouses. Agricultural shipments coming in from the greenhouses and farms around Myriad and to the east of Portside.

The downtown area is also much less developed than Aura (Owing in part to the fact that it has only a tenth of the residents). It is frequented by naturalists and tourists.

Rockport

The northernmost municipality in the Coast, Rockport is the home of more than five hundred thousand people. It is quaint, compared to Aura and Portside. Independent retail stores are very common, as are family-owned restaurants.

Rockport is the military headquarters of the Coast. It sports the Rockport Naval Base, as well as North Coast International Airport.

Additionally, the city is just West of the Border with Axdel, making it a hotspot for overland trade, with several warehouses, depots, and rail stations. Over a dozen mag-lev stations connect Rockport to the Axdelian Border. The city also has the nation's highest building, not to be confused with the Tallest Building. The nation's tallest structure is located in Aura, and is shorter by ten meters because of the natural elevation of the northern part of the country.

Notable Persons

• 

  Corporal Marie Robinson is a decorated pilot for the Extra-atmospheric division of the Aerospace Forces.

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  Chance Syng was the first president of Emberwood Coast, who presided over the nation for ten years. They stepped down after taking responsibility for an intelligence disaster in Norograd.

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  Kayla Hansleigh is a noted astrophysicist and Noble Prize Laureate, and served as the president of the Coast from 1982 to 1994.

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  Darson Nanokono was the president of the Coast from 1994-2006.

Industry

Demographics

Geography

Culture

Technology

Nanorobotics

The people of the Coast value Individuality and Rights above all else. Freedom to be who you are is central to the national identity of Emberwood Coast. With the rise of nanotechnology in late 2011, "mods" or nanorobotic modifications can be used by individuals to change their appearance and boost their abilities. For safety reasons, the Department of Health limits the number of mods per month to 100.

The tiny machines have also been prototyped as consumable packs to patch hull breaches on board starships.

Currency

Emberitian currency is 100% paper free. Credits are stored on devices called "Tabs" or are accessible by most mobile devices. Tabs are kept on one's person, and are triggered to complete a sale.

Transportation

The public transportation system is highly advanced, employing raised magnetic rail systems, electric cars, and a subterranean metrorail network in major metropolitan areas. Most non-electric vehicles are from foreign visitors and tourists. Both major Coast airlines use solar or hydrogen battery vehicles.

Measurement

This nation uses the standardized Metric System of measurement. One second is defined as the time it takes for a photon-wave to travel 299,792,458 kilometers. One meter is defined as the width of 10,204,200,439 adjacent hydrogen atoms.

Space Program

The Emberwood Coast Space Exploration Administration employs several thousand employees and contracts out much of its construction work. It has had several successful missions.

U.S.S. Rose in orbit over Aurora.

U.S.S. Endeavor under construction in orbit with U.S.S. Avaritia.

U.S.S. Fox prepares to launch after its refit.

Emberitian Space Vehicles and Stations in service