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Revision as of 16:37, 27 August 2021
Espoona, also known as New Espoona after the Espoonian Revolution of 2019, is a nation in the region of Sunalaya. The current president is Ben Hatly, the national currency is Espoons and the national animal is the sparrow, which flies through the nation's famously clear skies. The country is very technologically advanced, thanks to the technology company Solaris. The government's official Twitter can be found here.
Democratic Republic of Espoona | |
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Flag | |
Motto: "Strength Through Freedom" | |
Capital and largest city | Espoona City |
Religion | Science |
Demonym(s) | Espoonian |
Government | Democratic Republic |
• President | Ben Hatly |
• Vice-president | Zak Arlott-John
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Currency | (Espoons) (100 Espoons = £1) (ESP) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +640 |
ISO 3166 code | ESP |
Internet TLD | .esp |
History
Demographics
Percentage Of Natives:
- 78% Espoonians
- 6% Estalonians
- 5% Aleutians
- 3% Slavtrians
- 3% Oblarens
- 2% Sunrisians
- 1% Lindans
- 1% Midrasians
- 1% Others
Politics
Espoona's government is classed as a Democratic Republic. The cabinet is as follows:
- Minister For Sport = Alex Gonzalez
- Minister For Environment = Clare Belmont
- Minister For Health = Jack Bannister
- Minister For Transport = Ryan Kemp
- Minister For Education = Hattie Ervine
- Minister For Home Affairs = Jake Bronson
- Minister For Foreign Affairs = Katie Jones
- Minister For Defense = Pet-Cone-Ill
- Capital City Mayor = James Garner
The list of presidents:
- 1990-2000 (Fred Stevens) (Retired)
- 2000-2005 (Sarah Underwood) (Retired)
- 2005-2005 (Justin Chan) (Killed In The 2005 Espoona Terror Attack)
- 2005-present (Ben Hatly)
Political Parties
Party color | Political Party Name | Ideology | Seats | |
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Parliament | ||||
Socialist Party of Espoona | Socialism | Template:ParlSeats | ||
Republican Party of Espoona | Conservatism | Template:ParlSeats | ||
Green Party of Espoona | Eco-socialism | Template:ParlSeats |
Motorcade
The Espoonian Motorcade is as follows:
- 1 Genesis G90 (President's Car, it usually carries secret service and the mayor)
- 2 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 (In front and behind the president's car, it usually carries secret service and police)
- 4 Mercedes-Benz Vito (In front and behind the Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222, it usually carries soldiers, police and SWAT teams)
- 6 Police Cars (In front and behind the Mercedes-Benz Vito, it usually carries police)
Foreign Relations
Espoona is a member of the World Assembly, the International Trade Organisation, the Democratic International Treaty Organisation and the United Sunalayan Assembly. They are also a member of the Forum of Nations.
Economy
The national currency of Espoona is Espoons. The coins/notes are as follows:
- 1 Espoon (Coin)
- 5 Espoons (Coin)
- 10 Espoons (Coin)
- 20 Espoons (Coin)
- 50 Espoons (Coin)
- 100 Espoons (Coin/Note)
- 200 Espoons (Note)
- 500 Espoons (Note)
- 1000 Espoons (Note)
- 2000 Espoons (Note)
- 5000 Espoons (Note)
The faces on the notes include:
- 100 Espoons (James Garner) (Current Capital City Mayor)
- 200 Espoons (Zak Arlott-John) (Current Vice-President)
- 500 Espoons (Ben Hatly) (Current President)
- 1000 Espoons (Fred Stevens) (Former President)
- 2000 Espoons (Sarah Underwood) (Former President)
- 5000 Espoons (Justin Chan) (Former President)
Language
The national language of Espoona is English and has been since its founding.
Largest Cities
The largest city in Espoona Is Espoona City. Other Cities Include:
- Ulton
- Eastwald
- Berfoz
- Dizala (African Metropolis)
- Korsbjerg (Scandinavian Metropolis)
- Temoreke (Asian Metropolis)
- Zirut (Middle Eastern Metropolis)
- Paritor (South American Metropolis)
Education
The Espoonian schools include:
- Hiller Primary School (Espoona City)
- Bellamy Secondary School (Espoona City)
- Marquay College (Espoona City)
Culture
Landmarks
The Espoonian landmarks include:
- The Espoona Tower is a broadcasting centre used by ESP.
- The Blue And Red House is the house in which the president, Ben Hatly, and all the current ministers, and the Espoona City mayor resides. It is also the place where the president gives his weekly speech on a Sunday.
- Kemp Station (Espoona City) is the main train station in Espoona, run by TFE (Transport For Espoona). It also interlinks with the Espoona Underground System, also run by the TFE (Transport For Espoona). It also has train and underground transport links to the Espoona International Airport (ESP) and the Espoona Harbour.
- The Espoona International Airport is the main airport serving Espoona. Espoona also has its own airline, Espoona Air. It flies to over 47 different countries over the continent of Sunalaya.
- Espoona Harbour (Espoona City) is the main harbour serving Espoona and currently serves transport links to 5 countries over the continent of Sunalaya via Espoona Ferries.
Cuisine
Espoona has many national foodstuffs, including:
Sanuco Flavours
- Apple
- Orange
- Lemon
- Lime
- Summer Fruits
- Berry Blast
- Ibarac (Apple And Almond)
- Kiwi
- Grape
- Tropical
- Watermelon
- Cherry
- Dragonfruit
All the Sanuco flavours are available as a lite version with no sugar, with the sugar being replaced with natural plant based sweeteners.
Sanuco Clear was released in 1992 but it never sold as well as the other flavours. It was discontinued in 1998 and the last one was autioned in 2000 for 2,500,000 Espoons.
- Ibarac are apple and almond cookies made with flour, butter, eggs, sugar, apple and almonds, usually served with Koodoo (caramel jam) for dipping.
- Fluxies are citrus flavour sweets coated in sour sugar. A non-sour version, Blandies, are also available. The product is made by Gerelan.
- Kelpie are gyosa/dumplings stuffed with scallops and freshly-caught salmon. It it is made with flour, water, salt, sugar, scallops and salmon.
- Strix Snax are maize starch snack sticks coated in Strix, similar to Twiglets. The snack is made by Gerelan.
- Strix Dragon Cake is a hot cake made using Strix. The cake is also made by Gerelan.
Fast Food Restaurants
- Intermezzo (Pizza, Pasta, Lasagne)
- Chickenology (Chicken, Chips, Chicken Burgers)
- Coffeeopolis (Coffee, Tea, Bubble Tea, Green Tea, Chai Tea, Hot Chocolate)
- Burger Shack (Burgers, Chips, Chicken Burgers)
- Ice Cave (Ice Cream, Slushies, Frappes)
- Munchworks (Sandwiches, Baguettes, Subs, Salads, Wraps)
- Hayai (Sushi, Noodles, Bento, Kelpie)
Every fast food restaurant is run by Gerelan.
In every fast food restaurant in Espoona, they always serve every flavour of Sanuco And Sanuco Lite.
Literature
The most acclaimed Espoonian authors include:
Music
Espoona's most successful musicians are as follows:
Sport
Espoona has 7 national sport teams:
- Espoona FC (Association Football)
- Espoona CC (Cricket)
- Espoona SFC (Street Football, Futsal)
- Espoona SC (Skating)
- Espoona Sharks (American Football)
- Espoona RC (Rugby)
- Espoona Racing (Motorsports)
All of the above teams use the Stade Espoona as their home venue except from Espoona SC who use the Espoona Arena next to the Stade Espoona), Espoona SFC (Who use the Justin Chan Memorial Stadium) and Espoona Racing (Who use the Espoona Racing Circuit). Espoona FC, Espoona CC and the Espoona Sharks also use the Solaris Campus as their training ground.
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Justin Chan Award
The Justin Chan Award is given to the years most acclaimed sportsperson. The recipient is voted by Espoona Citizens and fellow Espoonian sportspeople.
Past Winners:
- 2000 - L. Tribble
- 2001 - D. Dently
- 2002 - D. Dently
- 2003 - P. Morris
- 2004 - T. Harris
- 2005 - D. Blackburn
- 2006 - J. Chavez
- 2007 - R. Schroeder
- 2008 - N. Farkas
- 2009 - J. Chavez
- 2010 - C. Trussardi
- 2011 - C. Trussardi
- 2012 - J. Zarandona
- 2013 - J. Sarda
- 2014 - J. Sarda
- 2015 - J. Sarda
- 2016 - C. Black
- 2017 - J. Zarandona
- 2018 - J. Avendano
- 2019 - C. Black
- 2020 - C. Black
League Football
Espoona has 2 Football Leagues, The Espoonaian Premier League and the Espoonaian Championship.
The teams are as follows:
- Espoona City FC (Espoona City)
- Ulton FC (Ulton)
- Eastwald FC (Eastwald)
- Berfoz FC (Berfoz)
- FC Dizala (Dizala)
- Korsbjerg FC (Korsbjerg)
- Temoreke SC (Temoreke)
- Zirut SC (Zirut)
- CA Paritor (Paritor)
- FC Jente (Jente Town)
- Lindberg FC (Lindberg)
- FC Keneke (Keneke)
- FC Gense (Gense)
- Gerelan FC (Gerelan)
- Kelna FC (Kelna)
- Ozryn FC (Ozryn)
- Solaris FC (Solaris)
- FC Zalfari (Zalfari)
- Xynnar FC (Xynnar)
- Hankala FC (Hankala)
- Polperro FC (Polperro)
Disbanded Clubs
- Astra FC (Astra) (Underfunding)
- Taewe FC (Taewe) (Not Enough Players And Staff)
- Haran FC (Haran) (Corruption And Gambling)
Espoona also has a cup, the Sunuco Cup.
5 games daily are broadcast on ESP Sport, and on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, One Game will be broadcast on ESP 1. This is known as "The Big Game". The game is usually broadcast at 8PM. In the case of an international game clash, the game will be broadcast at 12 noon.
Media
Television
Espoona has 7 TV Channels:
- ESP 1 (News, major sport programmes, presidential speeches, travel announcements and weather)
- ESP 2 (Films, TV Shows and documentaries)
- ESP 3 (Children's programmes)
- ESP HD (ESP 1 in HD)
- ESP Sport (Major + minor sport programmes)
- ESP News (An uninterrupted feed of Espoonian news)
- ESP World (World news and major world sport programmes)
- ESP+ (A subscription service for movies, TV shows and music, It costs £5 a month)
Radio
Espoona has 5 radio stations:
- ESP Radio 1 (Pop, Electronic, Modern)
- ESP Radio 2 (Pop, 80s, 90s, Old Electronic)
- ESP Radio 3 (Classical)
- ESP Radio 4 (Talk Shows)
- ESP Radio 5 (Sport)
Newspaper
Espoona has one newspaper, The Espoona Times.
Public Holidays
- 1st January (New Year's Day)
- February 6 - March 9 (Pancake Day)
- 27 March - 28th April (Easter)
- 1st May (National Day)
- 24th December (Christmas Eve)
- 25th December (Christmas Day)
- 26th December (Boxing Day)
- 31st December (New Year's Eve)