Region/Antarctic Oasis
Antarctic Oasis 
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| Founder | Omigodtheykilledkenny | |
| WA Delegate | Bloodstone Kay | |
| Members | 54 | |
| - | of which WA | 12 |
| Regional population | ||
| - | 2014 estimate | 576 billion |
| GRP | N/A | |
| Regional HDI | 0.560 medium |
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| Region page Antarctic Oasis |
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Antarctic Oasis is a dank pit of corporate tyranny and environmental crimes; its leaders shake the very foundations of earnest faith in honest and accountable government; its people are probably the rudest and most ignorant bunch of S.O.B.s ever to occupy their own sovereign territory -- oh, wait. That's actually a description of Omigodtheykilledkenny, the founding nation, but the whole region is pretty much the same, really.
Founded as a refuge for a bunch of scummy dictators and rogue tyrants trying to escape the prying eyes of international tribunals and human-rights watchdogs, the region came into being when these leaders came upon the world's last unspoiled wilderness, blinding white beauty wreathed in pale sunlight and stunning natural ice sculptures, and decided what it really needed was some strip-mining, maybe a few...thousand oil wells, and smog -- lots of smog -- so some humongous, massively polluting cities would be great, and maybe a few illegal weapons-testing facilities to make it complete. Also, what were all those penguins doing, just happily scampering along the ice and swimming in the ocean, when they could be rigged up with explosives and trained as mighty warriors? A few senseless massacres of WA compliance officials later, Antarctic Oasis had arrived.
Since then, the region and its leaders have done just about everything they could to piss off the world at large, including terrorizing peaceful countries with unprovoked saber-rattling and maniacal cackling, invading powerless countries to take out their frustrations over decisions of the WA, plying rival countries with liquor and prostitutes to compel them to spill national secrets, and corrupting the halls of the WA General Assembly with brazenly lewd and obscene conduct (see Thessadorian Ambassador), bribes-for-votes scandals, violent and disorderly behavior, and reams of repeals and blockers to neuter the WA of its power and leave it a hollow shell of what it once was. At least that's what the official AO Conspiracy manuals say; the real story is probably a bit more complex, not to mention boring.
History
According to the NS version of Lies My Teacher Tole Me, Antarctic Oasis was founded on a lie. Propaganda surrounding Antarctic Oasis Day may tell you the region was formed on the principles of "freedom" and "states' rights" -- or even escaping geological catastrophe in Valdesia or "climbing to the summit of Mt. Manisthishigh and giving the world the finger," Sen. Sulla famously stated -- but in reality it was started out to give its leaders safe haven to continue committing human rights violations and environmental destruction without interference from international do-gooders. So stick that in your "freedom" pipe and smoke it!
Following AO's founding in 2005, life in the region was pretty boring, to tell you the truth. Sure, some nation named "Palixia" did try to stage a coup and ended up leaving the region in disappointment, but afterward, everyone was just left to shrug and scoff, "Well, that was pointless." Desperately seeking attention, Antarctic nations dispatched diplomats to raise hell in the General Assembly (then called the United Nations), the very body they had founded AO to get away from. And after all the space dust from Death Star blasts had cleared, the region had collectively sponsored more legislation than any other in the NS community, earning them years of malice and contempt from other jealous regions.
In 2006 the Allied Antarctic Asskickers treaty was formalized, and triumphant signatories immediately turned their newfound collective wrath on the innocent nation of Chechnya. Other hijinks in Antarctic history included an international contest for the hand of the Queen of Karmicaria (yeah, we know, big prize there), a kick-ass light show when an election dispute in the space-based empire of Yelda set off a civil war that spilled over into its Antarctic territories, and an effort to showcase the WA as the laughingstock that it is in the critically acclaimed reality series World Assembly, which stars many leaders from the region.
Antarctic Oasis won back its cherished Death Star in 2014 after losing it seven and a half years prior. So suck our dicks, people who hate us.
Geography
Antarctic Oasis and its membership historically haven't given a flying fuck about the rest of the world (and in fact have instituted a defense alliance and anti-gnome operations to keep the rest of the world out), so it naturally follows that they don't much care about their position in it, politically or geographically. The region assumes itself as part of an Earth-based dimension roughly resembling RL, at least in geographic terms. Malibu Islands and Gruenberg are due north, occupying NS versions of the Indian Ocean and the Indian subcontinent. Little more is known about the planet.
But thanks to the region's dealings with other regions in the multiverse (chiefly those interested in UN/WA matters), Antarctic Oasis has become a notable part of alternate dimensions, so that the region now straddles multiple realities within NationStates. Antarctic Oasis is assumed to occupy the Antarctic continent in numerous regional maps, including those of International Democratic Union, Western Atlantic and Lavinium. Antarctica is assumed to occupy the Antarctic continent in a different dimension of Planet Earth.
Several nations claiming to be politically oriented with Antarctic Oasis aren't physically located anywhere near the region (and with all the psychotic dictators in the Antarctic regularly alarming their neighbors with noisy weapons tests and maniacal laughter, who can blame them?), although Aundotutunagir is close by the sub-Antarctic. Snefaldia resides in Western Atlantic somewheres, and Allech-Atreus is light years away, in an extra-solar system that oddly enough has never been named (possibly "Imperia"). And if you can find a way to Cobdenia or New Leicestershire, let us know; their only connection to the NS world seems to be through odd time-space portals that could also lead to John Malkovich's head, if travelers take a wrong turn.
Climate and wildlife
For an Antarctic region, Antarctic Oasis is unusually warm. This is due largely to environmentally destructive activities in the region's many cities, military installations, weapons-testing facilities and mines. Fossil fuel production and consumption is irregularly high among Oasis societies; much of this can be attributed to defiance of the UN in the region's early days, and, well, the inability to stop once problematic restrictions were removed. This has resulted in the accelerated erosion of glaciers and ice shelves in the formerly pristine wilderness, and unseasonably warm temperatures in coastal areas. Climatologists, indubitably, blame it all on global warming.
Despite it all, the local wildlife have thrived. The numbers of the native penguin have not diminished in recent years, even after a large number of them inexplicably began spontaneously to combust. Of all species in the Antarctic, native and imported, penguins (of many varieties) remain the most prominent and numerous, with the "exploding" kind most common in nations such as Omigodtheykilledkenny and The Palentine, where military leaders pioneered regional efforts to recruit the natives to defend their beloved homeland.
Though mainly known for its fiercely loyal "native" warriors, Antarctic Oasis does boast other interesting sentient and sapient wildlife. Medieval Gnomish Warbands roam the lands hunting for compliance gnomes and collecting rent (although "committing armed robbery" might be more accurate phrasing). The Palentine has inducted dolphins into its navy, mainly for the purposes of detecting underwater mines, but their service as seamen has rendered their mouths the scourge of the southern seas. Parents must shield their children's virgin ears whenever a Palentine Navy Dolphin is near; they talk so filthily, they have been immortalized in a Palentine Board of Tourism slogan: "Come visit The Palentine: Our Dolphins Swear Like Drunken Sailors!"
The region has also been known for housing abominable snowmen, and has been threatened before with bands of mutant polar bears.
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Antarctic Oasis is a large region, with a bustling and busy community, numbering 54 nations and only 12 World Assembly Members.
The straight-backed, broad-smiling populace of Antarctic Oasis eagerly dismissed concerns of oppression. Denizens generally have very few political freedoms, but some limited freedom is afforded to citizens of nations in the region. The economy of the region is very strong, with a large number of very powerful trading powers. Denizens tend to pay their taxes quickly and quietly, with a median tax rate of 17%. The economies of nations in the region tend to be heavily weighted towards the private sector, with on average 10% of the economy comprising the public sector. Commerce is a priority for governments, accounting for an average of 5% of public expenditure.
In Antarctic Oasis education, when conducted, is done with sticks and mud. Crime is low: the region enjoys well-equipped and well-funded police forces, coupled with efficient but fair judicial systems. Defense is a major priority for governments within the region, with a large chunk of government budgets being devoted to it. Due to the lack of any Public transport, streets are packed with cars, bikes, and assorted noisy vehicles.
Nobody really knows about the state of administration in Antarctic Oasis. Observers asked for information, but found nobody was available to take calls. Hospital patients are given credit checks upon passing through emergency rooms, as no government provision is made for healthcare in the region. Welfare in the region is minimal, with only a small amount of expenditure being devoted to spending on social security. Governments in the region are avowedly atheist - no public funds are allocated to spirituality.
Social inequality is rife amongst the nations within Antarctic Oasis. Natural environments are quite bad, although some measures have been undertaken to ensure that the environment is protected.
