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The Capitalist Banana Republic of Banana Federation is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 72 million are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

Banana Federation has a moderate sized government that juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Plantána. Citizens pay an average income tax of 27%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Uranium Mining.

Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Banana Federation's national animal is the Chocolate milk, and its currency is the Banana.

Banana Federation is an authoritarian right wing nation, the economy is the second most important thing to the government, after keeping the nation alive. The nation is very defensible, due to its large military and tropical terrain. Banana Federation also has the second largest industry in the whole of Moneylania, making up almost 25% of the region's industry.

Banana Federation is located in: region/Moneylania

History

Colonisation

The isle of Plantana was settled by The Empire of Platácia in 1784. The original colonisation fleet consisted of 2,500 settlers, along with 500 soldiers. The colony was supposed to be resupplied three months after the initial settlement was constructed (which was expected to be done within a month), but due to a war against Organeuit, the supply ships were unable to reach the island for almost a year. This meant that the colonists were on their own for a very long time, and were forced to fend for themselves. For several months, they tried to live off the land, but this did not work, so they turned to the neighbouring Merchant Republic of Scuro for assistance.

By 1795, the colony was thriving, and had grown enough to become classified as an overseas province of Platácia. Upon becoming an overseas province, they could make their own laws (to an extent), have their own military, engage in diplomacy with other nations (this too, was limited) and overall have more freedom.

Under Platácia

In 1817, it was decided that the island would not be enough, and that more land would soon be required to support the growing population (as the northern and central parts were inhabited by extremely hostile -and suprisingly advanced- natives). So Platacia claimed a small portion of land on the coast near Plantana. This presented a problem, as Scuro had already established a small presence there. SO a deal was struck. Scuro would remove their trading posts from the area and allow the colony of Plantana, as it had come to be called, to settle those lands, and Platacia would give them a large sum of money to compensate.

During the late 1820s, Platácia began imposing significantly higher tariffs and taxes upon the colony. They also failed to follow through with the promise that the entire colonial government would be democratically elected by the settlers (at this point, only the viceroy was voted for). This led to most of the population being angered by Platácia. It was the beginning of the Bananish independence struggle.

Independence

Starting the the early 1830s, The Overseas Province of Plantana began forging close relations with Scuro and Ironcastle. This concerned Platácian officials, as they believed Plantana was trying to get the two nations to help them in a war of independence - Which is exactly what happened.

On the 12th of November, 1839, The Overseas Province of Plantana changed its name the The Republic of Banana Federation, and declared independence from Platácia. The small number of Platácian soldiers stationed there were defeated within a few weeks, but Platácia had already sent an invasion fleet consisting of 12 transport ships, 7 third rate ships-of-the-line and three second rate ships-of-the-line.

Although Banana Federation had Scuro on their side, and Ironcastle providing monetary aid, the Platácian military was far superior. Platacia had made sure not to allow the colony access to modern weaponry, and Platácia also had the numbers advantage both on land and sea. In short, it would be a very difficult war for Banana Federation.

The morning that the invasion fleet reached the coast of Banana Federation, there was heavy fog and they were ambushed by privateers under the employ of Scuro. Then, out of the mist, came the entire Scuroian fleet to attack the Platácian ships alongside the privateers. The battle lasted for many hours, before the privateers retreated and the Scuroian morale dwindled. Platacia broke past the blockade, bust lost four third rate ships-of-the-line and two second rate ships-of-the-line, as well as about half the invasion force, due to the sinking of several transports.

The Platácian soldiers that made it to land established a base of operations and marched for the capitol of Banana Federation (mordern-day Rivage). The poorly trained and equipped militia was no match for them, and they soon made it to the capitol. There was intense urban fighting in the city for over a week, and Platácia had made little progress in capturing it. So instead, they infiltrated several defensive locations and set fire to them. The Bananish soldiers were forced to retreat, and were eventually pushed back to a mountainous region that was the last defensible point before the next city (modern-day Sul).

These mountains were where the famous "Ultimo Basamento" took place. The Banana Federation militia managed to drive back the advancing Platácian army in moths of mountain combat, which the Platácians normally excelled at. Over the next few months there were skirmishes between Bananish and Platácian units. Platácian reinforcements were cut off, as Organeuit has seized the opportunity presented by this war to attack Platácia and had blockaded several key supply points.

By 1842, it had become clear that Platácia could not afford to continue the war, and on the 27th of April, they conceded defeat and recognised B. Fed as a sovereign nation.

Pre-WWI

Banana Federation leant from its experience with the Platacians that technology would become the key to survival in this harsh world. They devoated large sums of money to supporting technological advancement, particuarly in industry and military. This is commonly seen as the cause of the country's modern-day technological advancement.

It was eventually decided that the natives of the north needed to be brought under Bananish protection. And so envoys were dispatched to what was considered their capitol (modern-day Plantana). This envoy was attacked just outside the stone walls of the city, and forced to retreat back into Bananish lands. The federation used this as an excuse to declare war upon the natives, who called themselves the kingdom of Tagapulo. The war was brief, with few Bananish casualties compared to the thousands of Tagapulese killed. Their capitol was taken within two months, and they were soon afterwards annexed into the Federation.

The Damanian War