Nation/Providence and Port Hope

The Republic of Provincia Provincia
Motto: Together we aspire, together we achieve
Capital		Providence City
Largest city		Saint Vincent
Official languages		None (Barred by constitution)
Recognised national languages		English, French, Dutch, and Jamkan Creole
Demonym		Provincian
Government		Constitutional Republic
-	President	George Roberts
-	Vice President	Ron van Rijn
-	Chief Tribune	Constantine Doorman
-	Chief Justice	Alexander Marston
Legislature		Congress
-	Upper house	Senate
-	Lower house	House of Tribunes
Established from Providence Bay Colony et. al.
-	Constitution	1871
-	Annexation of the St. Vincent Islands	1901
-	Statue of Westminster	1931
-	Purchase of Île Angevine and Blauw Eilanden	1956
-	Invasion of L'Raepublik A Jamka	1976
-	Providence Bay Act	1981
-	Region	League of Christian Nations
HDI (2014)		.26 low
Time zone		UTC -4:00
Date format		dd ˘ mm ˘ yyyy
Drives on the		left
Calling code		+58
ISO 3166 code		.PP

"The Republic of Provincia", formerly known as the "United Republics of Providence and Port Hope", as well as the "Republic of Providence",is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President George Roberts with a fair hand, and renowned for its absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 4.607 billion Provincians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion." --NS Overview from the 14th of October, 2014

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal individuals concentrates mainly on Religion & Spirituality, although Law & Order and Social Equality are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port-of-Spain. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, followed by Information Technology and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, sex offenders find themselves cut off from the ability to repeat their crimes, citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is a problem. Providence and Port Hope's national animal is the Dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Caribbean Dollar.

Etymology

The name "Provincia" is derived from the name of Providence Bay Colony, who was the earliest of the nation's predecessors. The term "Provincia" came to arise around 2008, when complaints of the nation's longhand name reached a new high. The Providencian Register opined

"The longhand of this nation makes our creativity appear as that of a five year old. This nation should have, nay, REQUIRES, a more suitable and shorter longhand if were are to appear more prominent on the international stage."

The decision was voted on through a constitutional convention in November of 2013, and was implemented on New Years' Day, 2014. Despite the government-endorsed shorthand of RoP, the long standing shorthand of PPH is almost entirely used throughout the civilian and government communities in the world, especially the League of Christian Nations.

History

Pre-Colonial

The first recorded evidence of native existence was recorded at roughly 11,000 years ago, as nomads traveled south through the Joelson Desert. Little was known of the ancient mother culture until recently, except for it's keenness to travel by way of water. This culture, known as the Al'loshika people (Al'loshika: Jamkan creole for from the old sea), has entered greater light after two unrelated artifact discoveries on and off the shores of Providence Bay and Île Angevine.

As sea levels rose, the mother culture crumbled, separating the natives of the regions over time, until many new cultures emerged. The Saint Vincent Islands, when compared to Jamka Island in terms of culture, have a fair degree of differences. The rocky Saint Vincents caused their inhabitants to remain reliant on the sea, while the western end of Jamka Island was suitable for farming, eventually causing such practices to form.

On Jamka, culture flourished, and around 500BC, evidence and records show the rise of the Malzkijkan Dysnasty, and the civilization named for them. By around the birth of Christ, the Malzkijkan Dynasty saw its last emperor. Emperor Akzi the Great ruled the empire for a period of 27 years, from the age of thirty-five, at the death of his father Najk the Lame. During this time, he consolidated the northeastern corner of Jamka into the nation, and opened an array of trade routes with the Saint Vincent Islands and the mainland. His death, ultimately, was the cause of assassination by Blaueilander spies. This caused a war which saw these islands annexed by the ascending emperor. The resulting years saw the empire find its stability, establishing itself as one of the most advanced non-western nations of history.

Early Colonialism

In 1604, the Portuguese explorer João Alves da Silva reached what is now the Blauw Eilanden group, with the main island name Santa Maria. History does not record what the name of the minor island was. Historians believe Alves da Silva turned halfway through the coast of "Santa Maria", and traveled to Jamka. Accounts record that the civilizations there were fairly notable, though as many accounts described, heathenish and unholy. A more philosophical historian and cartographer aboard the ship, unnamed, described the peoples as advanced compared to their contemporaries in the Americas. Many societies there were experiencing basic despotism, but gave the explorers a level of kindness. Despite this, records show a spread of the smallpox from a sailor to a native doctor, as recorded in the log of the historian's journal, on 12 November, 1604. Future expeditions met Jamka Island as a much more desolate place, after an extreme epidemic, which moved by trade to the Saint Vincents and the Blauw Islands.

In 1610 and 1615, respectively, English and French explorers visited the region, as well as a Castilian expedition in 1616. None of these expeditions resulted in colonization until 1627, in which the Portuguese established a fort on the southwest coast of present-day Île Angevine. Forte São Jorge lasted for three years, and its failure resulted in a recession in Portugal's economy. Colonization's first successful attempt was Saint-Paul by the French on the same island. This colony thrived and was the capital of Île Angevine until 2003. Success at the colony led to a complete colonization of the island. The same occurred in the Blauw Eilanden. This was an uncommon case among French colonies, in which massive amounts entered the region (much more than Quebec and Louisiana). (See Nouvelle Bourbon).

Meanwhile, by 1641, the English founded Williamsport in what is now Perennia. The colony achieved comfortable success and prompted a storm of colonists to arrive in what soon became known as Providence Bay. In 1670, the individual colonies were organized as the Providence Bay Colony.