Nation/Colonial Australia

The Democratic Republic of Colonial Australia
Motto: "Twirling towards freedom."
Anthem: None
Region		Osiris
Capital and largest city		Adelaide
Official languages		English, Chinese (Mandarin)
Demonym		Colonial Australian
Government		Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
-	Prime Minister	Danny Choi
Legislature		Parliament of Colonial Australia
-	Upper house	Senate of Colonial Australia
-	Lower house	House of Representatives of Colonial Australia
History
-	Declared as colony	1834
-	Proclaimed	28 December 1836
-	Responsible government	22 April 1857
-	Became state	1901
-	Australia Act	3 March 1986
-	Annexation	3 September 2016
Area
-	Total	984,377 km2 380,070 sq mi
-	Water (%)	5.75%
Population
-	2017 estimate	1,067,000,000
-	Density	580.06/km2 1,502.3/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2018 estimate
-	Total	CAU$24.018 trillion
-	Per capita	$42,063.57
Gini (2018)		0.3818 low
HDI (2018)		0.5123 low
Currency		Colonial Australian Dollar
Time zone		Colonial Australian Standard Time (CAST) (UTC+9.30)
Date format		dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the		left
Calling code		+458
ISO 3166 code		COA
Internet TLD		.coa

Colonial Australia (abbreviated as COA) is a nation located in the southern central part of the Australian continent and a member of the Osiris region. It covers a total land area of 984,377 square kilometres, and was the fourth-largest state in Australia before its annexation in 2016. It has a total population of 571 million people, which is highly centralised around the capital Adelaide and its surrounds, although the sudden massive population burst in recent years has forced many tens of millions to relocate further out.

All of Colonial Australia's borders are shared with Australian states and territories - Northern Territory to the north, Western Australia to the west, Queensland to the north-east, New South Wales to the east and Victoria to the south-east. The southern border is made up of the Great Australian Bight and the Southern Ocean. The nation's colonial origins date back to the early 19th century when plans were made for a freely settled and planned British province, unique to Australia. The colony was officially proclaimed on 28 December 1836 at the beach-side town of Glenelg - more specifically the Old Gum Tree - by Governor John Hindmarsh.

The region was previously occupied by Aboriginal peoples, most notably those of the Kaurna tribe. The original goal of settlement was to establish the province as a centre of civilisation for free immigrants, promising civil liberties and religious tolerance. The previous state's recent history was marked by economic hardship, owing to the government-run State Bank collapse in 1991. The subsequent privatisation of the state's electricity trust to make ends meet and the deregulation of electricity prices in the state led to the state having the highest electricity prices in the world, even though the power supply is extremely prone to blackouts.

Even after the rather hostile takeover and annexation of the state, Colonial Australia remains well-known for its fine wines and numerous cultural festivals. The rather large amount of Chinese immigrants on top of the nation's already heavily Chinese influenced culture has lead to Mandarin becoming the nation's primary language alongside English. The economy is dominated by the agricultural, mining and manufacturing industries as well as tourism and sports.

History

Human's first settled in Colonial Australia's bordering states as early as 20,000 years ago in both the far west and the south-east of the nation. White settlers first spotted the coastline in 1627 whilst sailing in the Gulden Zeepaert. They mapped a considerably large section of the coastline and named the area after the highest ranking officer on the ship. The complete coastline wasn't mapped completely until 1802, long after Australian settlement. The coast was mapped by Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin, who passed each other just south of present-day Victor Harbor in an area now known as Encounter Bay.

Sport

There are many prominent sports throughout the country, with the top three sports in both attendance and participation being Association football (football), Australian football (footy) and cricket.

The country have a national football team that has represented the nation at international tournaments, albeit to limited success. This has been due in part to a severe lack of funding from the federal government for sports in general, causing a halt to national competitions and leading to severe action from the federation to secure funding for the national team.

International football

The Colonial Australia national football team has represented Colonial Australia at the NationStates World Cup and the Baptism of Fire, performing dismally at both events.

The national football team has a very disappointing international record, although with promising domestic startups, government attention and a much larger emphasis on the sport results are looking to improve in the near future.