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The Empire of Revitallia
Motto: “Long Live the Empire”
Anthem: Cancrest March
Political Map of Revitallia
Region		Coalition of Sovereign Empires
Capital and largest city		Bogdonpolis
Official languages		English, Revan
Recognised national languages		English, Revan, Latin, Romanian
Demonym		Revitallian
Government		Senatorial Empire
-	Emperor of Revitallia	Connor Bogdon
-	Empress of Revitallia	-
Legislature		Imperial Senate of Revitallia
Establishment
-	Maxson-Wright Pact	264 A.D.
-	Conversion to Kingdom	1115 A.D.
-	Revitallian Revolution	2010-11 A.D.
-	Revitallian Civil War	2014-2015
Area
-	Total	4,946,291 km2 3,073,483 sq mi
Population
-	2015 Census estimate	926,848
-	Density	5.33/km2 13.8/sq mi
Currency		Revut (REV)
Date format		mm ˘ dd ˘ yyyy
Drives on the		right

The Empire of Revitallia, commonly referred to as Revitallia or simply The Empire, is a Senatorial Empire composed of 9 provinces, with an additional 14 smaller provinces in dispute with a semi-autonomous region by the name of Solbger, which occupies the Zealander Islands. The central six provinces are on the continent of Australia, with an additional 17 major islands surrounding the continent. With 3.1 million sq miles, it is the 4th largest nation by area in Kamidotekushi.

Following the rise of the Bogden Dynasty, and beginning in 1648, the Revitallian Kingdom at the time spanned the Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, and parts of northern India. Since that time, the Kingdom lost territories while simultaneously restricting civil liberties and economic freedom. With the defeat of King Darren II's army in Southeast Asia and the nearby Indonesian island chain by the Viet Kong in 1983, rule under a King became increasingly oppressive. The communistic government even punished its own queen, Queen Amy III. Following a fairly bloodless revolution, Keven Adlai, the organizer of the revolution, assumed power by rigging an election. After 3 years, evidence surfaced that Adlai was bringing back a dictatorial state. The Revitallian Civil War followed, the bloodiest war in Revitallia's long history. Anywhere from 90 million to 123 million people perished in the conflict. Currently reformed under the title of Empire, Revitallia has become a democratic empire much like the Revitallia prior to its conversion to a Kingdom.

Revitallia has the 7th largest GDP in Kamidoteksuhi, at $31.64 trillion dollars. It has the largest public-sector based economy in the region, with no private industry, though reforms are on their way through to turn the nation more capitalist. It is the region's fastest growing economy, political power, and military prowess.

History

First settled by colonists from Northwestern Europe in 153 AD, the colonists rapidly became self-sustaining and self-governing and were forgotten by what is now northern Andermor sometime around 250 AD. The colonists established a type of republic that governed the areas the young nation had assimilated. With the signing of the Maxson-Wright Pact in 264 AD, the Empire of Revitallia was officially born. This new Empire possessed around 800,000 sq miles, a little more than what is modern-day Queensland. The capital established was Sydney, located on the east coast of the continent. The Imperial Army was built up and quickly pushed the tribal natives off of the east coast and within another 200 years, subjugated them. However, they did not prosecute them, and allowed the native population full citizenship rights and allowed them access back to the east.

Naval Expansion

Following a lengthy and bloody invasion of nearby Tasmania, that lasted for 70 years and nearly wiped out the native Tasmanians, the Imperial Senate authorized the construction of a large navy. This marked a pivotal moment for Revitallia, and within 25 years the Imperial Revitallian Navy was one of the most formidable of the time. From then on Revitallia was constantly annexing islands and territories across the Pacific Ocean, most notable the Zealander Islands. By the year 560 AD, all of Polynesia was under Revitallian authority. The following year, the navy attempted an invasion of Halnan Island, off the coast of China (the present-day Commonwealth of Hank the Cat). Chinese forces dealt a devastating blow to the Imperial Navy, and were able to repel another attempted invasion of the island in 576. Even stretching across Oceania, the current Emperor, Daries Fay, launched an invasion of Southeast Asia. The invasion was successful, and the last Vietnamese holdout fell in 647. Having conquered the peninsula, the only way to expand further in any direction was to invade the first iteration of the Commonwealth, the Empire of Unggoy. As tensions mounted, war eventually broke out with an Unggoy incursion onto Revitallian soil. The resulting war succeeded in bringing Revitallia into contact with Europe and Africa, but also had minimal territory gain.

Political Change

The Empire saw its peak in 1115, with territory encompassing Australia, Oceania, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, Tibet, India, Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Horn of Africa. It was the largest empire the world had ever seen, encompassing 16 million square miles. The Emperor at the time, in order to feel matched up with the rulers of Europe, declared himself King instead of Emperor. This saw Revitallia's change from a Senatorial Empire to an Absolute Monarchy.

A map of the Empire of Revitallia at its peak in 1115. The capital of Cancrest is highlighted in red.

Most people were fine with this, but it also introduced new customs for the queen, especially how many children she was to bear. The shift caused some ripples across the outer reaches of the Kingdom, namely in Japan and Vietnam.

Wars of Preservation

The Wars of Preservation, as they are now called, was a long series of wars (1200-1879) which intended to preserve the size of the Kingdom. Terrible civil strife and rampant crime resulted in the first war, the Somalian-Revitallian War of 1200. Somalian Liberation forces defeated the Royal Army in Africa, forcing the forfeit of the Kingdom's holdings. This initial revolution inspired similar wars throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. The most notable of these was the Persian Revolt.

The Persian Revolt (1339-1373) was the most devastating of all of the Wars of Preservation. By the time it had concluded, over 5 million lay dead and the Kingdom had lost 3.5 million square miles. Starting with the Battle of Jeddah, in which a Royal Garrison gunned down 49 protesters before being killed by a mob, and ending with the Treaty of Mumbai, the war led to the formation of the Persian-Somalian Empire, which would come back to bite Revitallia.

A map of the Revitallian Kingdom in 1640, with land lost to Somalia-Persia and the Japanese Empire designated in green and purple.

During the wars, an aristocratic family, the Bogdens, held a coup against the ruling family, the Dovnenos. This shift of power contributed to the First Tibetan War, and the capital of Cancrest was renamed Bogdonpolis.

A map demonstrating land loss throughout the Wars of Preservation. Each color represents a different war.

Japan and Korea held their own revolution, supported by China. As the wars continued, Persia-Somalia supported Indian rebels and outright attacked Royal Forces during the Third Tibetan War (1746-1789). The wars finally concluded with the Indonesian War (1860-1879). The Kingdom only held Australia and the Zealand Islands by 1880.

Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution arrived late to Revitallia, which contributed to its final defeat in Indonesia. The Industrial Revolution evolved rapidly in Revitallia, supporting military and civil development. King George used this to turn the nation into a communist-like state, which resulted in the rich much, much richer than the poor. At the same time, a baby boom resulted in huge population growth.

While Revitallia was a fairly formidable threat to any nation at the onset of The Great War (1914-1918), but chose to remain neutral due to its distance from the fighting.

Interwar Period and World War II

Revitallia suffered a major economic depression that crippled the anyone in the nation who was not an aristocrat. During this time, with severe poverty, more and more women tried to be surrogates, by mating with the husband and after giving birth acting as a nurser for the wife's sake. For the most part, it was the only way women could get money. This resulted in the Second Baby Boom. The Kingdom barely ever recovered from this depression, and was forced to sit out of World War II (1939-1945) because of it. This depression also became the largest reason for the Revolution in the early 2000s.

Revolution

The Great Depression, coupled with the ruling class, specifically the King's family, flaunting themselves even more led to tensions throughout the populace. The Second Baby Boom was still going, but beginning to slow down. Police brutality became a major issue, and poverty remained one. The massive defeat of King Darren II's army in Vietnam was also cause for humiliation and upset tempers among the common people. Darren II had begun to grab people using the secret police and send them to the snowy mountains in camps more than any of his predecessors. He also began a program to experiment on Revitallian women to try and determine the cause of their fertility, sometimes leading to adverse results.

With his Inflation Sentence of his second wife, Queen Amy III, it had become a serious problem among the people. Darren's obsession with glorifying himself and the Royal Family resulted in the largest Revitallian military disaster since 1570 during the Second Tibetan War. The Revitallian Royal Forces were deployed to Vietnam to regain control of the old land. He deployed an invasion force numbering 300,000, but only 116,000 ever returned back to Revitallia. A year after, he administered the Inflation Sentence to Queen Amy III, and began enforcing his own rules even more harshly, using excessive force.

A Royal Army artillery position in Vietnam, May 1982.

His son, Jack I, was coronated on April 18, 1998. He did not handle the situation any better. His wife, Queen Heather, was flaunted even more than Amy. He continued the trend of prisons that his father had, along with the testing on women. Jack built up the military, using older, but cheaper, technology to try and bring Revitallia on par with the rest of the world's powers. The country tested its first nuclear weapon, a 2-megaton bomb named Fat Amy, on November 11, 2003. A large arsenal was rapidly built up, once again at the expense of the common people.

Jack's oppressive policies and wasteful spending reached a critical point. On July 18, 2010, rebels took up arms against the government in the province of Dedrahun, attacking a military convoy carrying two of the women who were involved in the testing. A military force was sent to crush the rebels, but disbanded itself shortly after leaving, and most members supported the cause of the revolution. After a quick campaign, King Jack, his pregnant wife, and their children fled the country, suspected to be in the Caribbean. The rebels, led by a man named Keven Adlai, stormed Bogdonpolis, ripping nobles and their wives and children from their homes.

In the following weeks, many noblewomen were raped and impregnated, with a few sold as breeders. Adlai only took control a month after the storming of Bogdonpolis. On the steps of the old palace, Adlai gave a victory speech;

My fellow Revitallians, Many months ago, a brave group of men and women started the fight against the previous, tyrannical government of Revitallia, who oppressed us in everyday imaginable. Few civil rights, and no political rights, we slaved under their iron fist. We worked hard, when we could find jobs, to provide for our families which the government did nothing to help. They did the opposite. We had among the highest tax rates in the world, with 80% of our meager accounts going to the government. They sat upon luxuries while we were happy to have a bit of rotten dog flesh to eat. But no more. Thanks to my cause, our cause, that old dictatorship is gone! Revitallia has been reborn anew democratically!

As a side effect of their taxes and economic policy, the value of the Revut has tanked. The economy is a mess, and we inherited that mess. We need to hand together, to stay united, if we are to be a leader of trade in the World.

We are left in a bad place, and I will be honest with you. There are those who will seek power in the absence of government. We may descend into chaos, but it will not stay that way, I promise. Revitallia's brightest days are still to come!"

Adlai's popularity soared, and after elections were held for Prime Minister in the new Provisional Government, Adlai became the first Prime Minister of the United Socialist States of Revitallia.

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