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Formed as a Left-Wing Utopia, [https://www.nationstates.net The Empire of AdyLand] has been a NationState since 13th September 2014, when it joined the [https://www.nationstates.net/region=democratic_socialist_assembly Democratic Socialist Assembly], only to be transferred to the [https://www.nationstates.net/region=new_warsaw_pact New Warsaw Pact] a couple of days later. The capital city of AdyLand is Angelopolis. | Formed as a Left-Wing Utopia, [https://www.nationstates.net The Empire of AdyLand] has been a NationState since 13th September 2014, when it joined the [https://www.nationstates.net/region=democratic_socialist_assembly Democratic Socialist Assembly], only to be transferred to the [https://www.nationstates.net/region=new_warsaw_pact New Warsaw Pact] a couple of days later. The capital city of AdyLand is Angelopolis. | ||
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Throughout the process of being a NationState; AdyLand was a Left-Wing Utopia, Democratic Socialist, Corrupt Dictatorship, a Father Knows Best State, Corrupt Dictatorship again, a Father Knows Best State again, an Inoffensive Centrist Democracy, and then a Capitalist Paradise. Now, AdyLand is a Inoffensive Centrist Democracy once again. Oh wait, now it's a Capitalist Paradise again. Wait, New York Times Democracy? What the hell does that even mean? | Throughout the process of being a NationState; AdyLand was a Left-Wing Utopia, Democratic Socialist, Corrupt Dictatorship, a Father Knows Best State, Corrupt Dictatorship again, a Father Knows Best State again, an Inoffensive Centrist Democracy, and then a Capitalist Paradise. Now, AdyLand is a Inoffensive Centrist Democracy once again. Oh wait, now it's a Capitalist Paradise again. Wait, New York Times Democracy? What the hell does that even mean? | ||
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[[File:AF2.32.jpg|thumb|300px|The previous [https://www.nationstates.net AdyLand] national flag, ''"Cold Radiowaves"'', since October 21st, 2014.]] | [[File:AF2.32.jpg|thumb|300px|The previous [https://www.nationstates.net AdyLand] national flag, ''"Cold Radiowaves"'', since October 21st, 2014.]] | ||
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[[File:Cryer6.png|thumb|300px|AdyLand's Coat of arms.]] | [[File:Cryer6.png|thumb|300px|AdyLand's Coat of arms.]] |
Revision as of 09:24, 2 November 2014
The Empire of AdyLand | ||||||
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Motto: We have to lie in the middle of the floor, motionless. | ||||||
Location of AdyLand within The New Warsaw Pact
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Region | New Warsaw Pact | |||||
Capital and largest city | Angelopolis | |||||
Official languages | None at federal level | |||||
Recognised national languages | English | |||||
Ethnic groups | 92% AdyLandian 8% other |
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Demonym | AdyLandian | |||||
Government | Democratic Empire | |||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 1,886,000 km2 728,188 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | 1.82 | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2014 census | 243 million | ||||
- | Density | 128.84/km2 333.70/sq mi |
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Currency | AdyPound (AP) | |||||
Time zone | (UTC+1) | |||||
- | Summer (DST) | (UTC+2) | ||||
Date format | dd.mm.yyyy | |||||
Drives on the | right | |||||
Calling code | +182 | |||||
Internet TLD | .ay |
(from AdyLand's Factbook, Nov 1)
Formed as a Left-Wing Utopia, The Empire of AdyLand has been a NationState since 13th September 2014, when it joined the Democratic Socialist Assembly, only to be transferred to the New Warsaw Pact a couple of days later. The capital city of AdyLand is Angelopolis.
Throughout the process of being a NationState; AdyLand was a Left-Wing Utopia, Democratic Socialist, Corrupt Dictatorship, a Father Knows Best State, Corrupt Dictatorship again, a Father Knows Best State again, an Inoffensive Centrist Democracy, and then a Capitalist Paradise. Now, AdyLand is a Inoffensive Centrist Democracy once again. Oh wait, now it's a Capitalist Paradise again. Wait, New York Times Democracy? What the hell does that even mean?
AdyLand's total land area is 1,886,000 km². (same as Sudan's, for comparison)
Contents
Following new legislation in AdyLand....
- Citizens are remarkably well involved in the political process.
- Suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps.
- Pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil.
- The government is giving peace a chance.
- The nation's train stations are widely considered to be the ugliest in New Warsaw Pact.
- Re-education centers are being added to most prisons.
- The government provides its citizenry with the same mass produced rations.
- Closed universities are currently being converted into MacDonald's restaurants.
- Guns are banned.
- The government is pouring funds into the nation's welfare system.
- Main battle tanks stalk the woods of AdyLand in search of Rabbits.
- The government is forced to pander to the will of every fruitcake politician.
- The nation's first space rocket -- sponsored by Pepsi and shaped like an enormous soda bottle -- is being developed.
- Cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates.
- Women who display their ankles are shunned by society.
- Citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens.
- 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of AdyLand's radio stations.
- Glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town.
- People of faith are sent to twelve-step programs for 'The Cure'.
- The government is frequently held to ransom by the increasing demands of bloodthirsty pirates.
- Citizens are tied down and forced to watch educational videos on empathy.
- The entire retail industry has been replaced by online delivery services.
- Mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined.
- Corporations cut costs by taking away safety-features on their products.
- Retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites.
- Businesses have become paranoid as waves of lawsuits sweep the nation.
- The nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees.
- All artwork is carefully screened for offensive material.
- Frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security.
- Military barracks resemble five-star hotels.
- Students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas.
- Scientists recently cloned the long-extinct feather-bellied Rabbit.
- Recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable.
- Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes.
- Record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been reported.
- A niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up.
- Soldiers are equipped with multi-million AdyPound battlesuits.
- It is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws.
- The nation's drinking water tends to glow green at night.
- Prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators.
- Foreigners are treated with great suspicion.
- An increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents.
- Most of the nation's wealthy aristocrats are dentists.
- AdyLand's educational system is the envy of many and regarded as a pinnacle of academic achievement.
- The poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet.
- Copyright laws have been abolished.
- 'Abstinence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder' is a common school motto.
- Commuter vessels have trouble staying afloat due to increased passengers.
- Daisy chain gangs plant flowers and pick up litter.
- A typical fast food menu item could serve a small army.
- The streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars.
- Pinkerton agents are called in to forcibly break up white collar strikes.
- The government pours millions of AdyPounds into rehabilitation programs annually.
- It's always rabbit season.
- Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates.
- Graffiti graces every city's streets.
- The government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid.
- Schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes.
- Children as young as six shock their parents by coming out of the closet.
- The recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter.
- Drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government.
- Birth rates have hit an all-time low.
- Thousands of former welfare recipients are in a revolutionary uproar as the rest of society is enjoying a hefty tax break.
- Charged suspects often have to wait years before the courts have room to judge their trial.
- Motorists' locations are constantly tracked by intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
- Parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list.
- Fur coats have become the latest fashion trend.
- The Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy.
- Students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak.
- The importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age.
- Many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses.
- Elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume.
- All-natural foods are becoming a major fad.
- Issue #334, Option 3 (result search in progress)
- Droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police.
- The government is avowedly atheist.
- Divorce is illegal.
- Euthanasia is legal.
- Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes.
- Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes.
- Young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables.
- College students make ends meet by selling their kidneys.
- Rabbits are considered a delicacy.
- Citizens select which government department gets their income tax.
- The nation is ravaged by daily union strikes.
- There are no minimum wage laws.
- Meat is a luxury afforded only to the wealthy.
- The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles.
- Citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements.
- The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller.
- Marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home.
Peaks and low points
- Civil Rights peak: 80
- Civil Rights low point: 40
- Economy peak: 89
- Economy low point: 22
- Political Freedoms peak: 74
- Political Freedoms low point: 30
Government category history
- Left-Wing Utopia
- Democratic Socialists
- Corrupt Dictatorship
- Father Knows Best State
- Corrupt Dictatorship (2)
- Father Knows Best State (2)
- Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
- Capitalist Paradise
- Inoffensive Centrist Democracy (2)
- Capitalist Paradise (2)
- New York Times Democracy