The Furbish Islands

The United Provinces and Territories of The Furbish Islands Ðe United Provinces and Territories of Ðe Furbiſh Iſlands
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Sic semper tyrannis
Anthem: "La Marseillaise" Royal anthem: "God Save the King"
Location of The Furbish Islands
Capital	Capital District
Largest city	Boston
Official languages	None at the federal level Fluvan (de facto)
Recognised national languages	See Languages in The Furbish Islands
Ethnic groups (2020)	33.21% Brendanians 22.46% Eilandwoners 19.25% Pobladors 10.75% Merfièvres 5.23% Nyevestligelanders 2.32% Indigenous 2.09% Pacificans 4.49% Other
Religion (2020)	XX.XX% Christianity —XX.XX% Church of The Furbish Islands —XX.XX% Catholic —XX.XX% Other Protestant —XX.XX% Other Christian XX.XX% No religion XX.XX% Others
Demonym(s)	Furbishman
Government	Dual federal parliamentary constitutional crowned republic
• Monarch	NAME TBD
• Directory	Béatrice Renou Richard Melberg Adélaïde Plantier Marlijn Lengton Adjoa Isamaan
• Prime Minister	Arthur Trudeau
• President of the Senate	Hannah Dahn
• President of the National Assembly	Andrea Olsen
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence  from five countries
• Independence declared	17 August 1805
• Current constitution	17 August 1875
Area
• Total	2,803,288 km2 (1,082,356 sq mi)
• Water (%)	4.52%
Population
• 2022 estimate	283,503,325
• 2020 census	283,503,325
• Density	101.58/km2 (263.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$13.161 trillion
• Per capita	$46,423
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$10.095 trillion
• Per capita	$35,609
Gini (2020)	28.5 low
HDI (2020)	0.917 very high
Currency	Furbish guilder (ƒ) (FEG)
Time zone	UTCx (+x)
• Summer (DST)	UTCx (+x)
Date format	dd-mm-yyy (YR)
Driving side	none at the federal level
Calling code	+69
ISO 3166 code	FE
Internet TLD	.fe

The United Provinces and Territories of The Furbish Islands(UPTTFI or U.P.T.T.F.I.), commonly known as The Furbish Islands(TFI or T.F.I., sometimes FI or F.I.) the United Provinces and Territories(UPT or U.P.T.), or the United Provinces(UP or U.P.), is a country consisting of 103 provinces in 5 regions and 22 territories, stretching over XX islands. The country is located entirely on the Furbish Islands in the central Tenific Ocean. At nearly 4.5 million square kilometers, it is the largest state in the Tenific Ocean. The closest nation is XX, which is XX kilometers away.

The Furbish Islands were first settled around 800 AD, and by Strateans beginning in the late 16th century.

History

Main articles: History of The Furbish Islands and Timeline of Furbish History

Pre-Loaísan era

Main article: Pre-Loaísan era

The first human settlement of The Furbish Islands occurred circa 800.

Colonization

Main article: Colonial history of The Furbish Islands

Independence and civil war

Main articles: Furbish revolution, Furbish first republic, and Furbish civil war

A series of factors led to pro-independence protests in 1805. They were violently suppressed by colonial authorities, which only caused protests to turn into riots. On 31 January, rioters lead by the Bolsrade Six stormed the colonial garrison and governor's mansion and established the Nieuw Maasland Free State. Seven more coups took place other parts of the islands, while revolutionaries attacked surrounding areas. After defeating colonial forces in Boston, Martijn van Riemsdijk called delegates from the islands to the Boston Convention, where the first republic formally established on 17 August. A temporary constitution was written, to be replaced by a more permanent one. A colonial invasion force was defeated in late 1805, marking the end of the Furbish revolution.

Different Furbish populations were unable to agree on a new constitution. Tensions grew, leading to the Furbish civil war between different language groups and some groups that wished to return to colonial role. English speaking forces under John Dodson defeated colonial forces and other Furbish armies, but was unable to secure a major victory against the latter, leading to the Boston peace conference in 1815. A new constitution was drafted with terms dictated by Dodson, establishing the second republic. He became the first stadtholder.

Second republic and Time of Troubles

Main articles: Furbish second republic, Interior wars, and Time of Troubles

The new government was designed to be dominated by the English-speaking majority, but gave autonomy to Dutch, French, Portuguese, and Spanish minorities with new provinces and regions. No autonomy was given to indigenous populations. Dodson attempted to secure power for himself, but he was ousted in 1820 after serving a single term. The governments of Dodson and his successors worked to introduce the industrial revolution to The Furbish Islands. Laissez-faire policies were established to make the Furbish economy competitive on the world stage, which increased the power of the upper classes. Despite discrimination faced, economic opportunities in new factories and several gold rushes attracted immigrants from all over the world.

Dodson's government also encouraged Furbish settlement in the interior, which brought them into conflicts with the indigenous population, known as the Interior Wars. They lasted up to the end of the 19th century. The Furbish committed numerous atrocities during the conflicts. In 1869, Stadtholder Milton Carnell launched a punitive expedition into Hrvada. The federal government saw democratic backsliding through the 19th century, which increased significantly as power switched four times between the Whig Party under Milton Carnell and National Republican Party under Dominic Drumpf from 1864 to 1873.

In 1873, rampant inflation, corruption, discrimination, democratic backsliding, and a violent suppression of a northern railroad worker strike led to the Burger rebellion. The government under Stadtholder Dominic Drumpf did not contain the rebellion. They established concentration camps in the north. The desertion of a Gendarmerie company led by Captain Jean de Flandre on 23 June began a period known as the Time of Troubles. Fourteen successive stadtholders were overthrown, beginning with Drumpf on 29 July. Other wars, known as the Provincial Wars, took place in different parts of the country during that time, including the Bedfordshire War, Dampiera War, Nieuw Maasland War, Nouvelle-Bourgogne Penninsula War, Loaísa War, and Tasmana War. The Time of Troubles ended when Jozef van Biddinghuizen took power in 15 February 1875 and gained popular support by promising to restore order. Van Biddinghuizen wrote a new constitution, with input from delegates from all over The Furbish Islands. It was ratified by the provinces on 17 August 1875. All forms of discrimination and slavery were outlawed.

Early third republic

Main articles: Furbish third republic, The Furbish Islands in the First Great War, and The Furbish Islands in the Second Great War

Van Biddinghuizen ruled for five more years, where passed more reforms, including cracking down on corruption and discrimination, limiting the power of the upper classes, and creating an early welfare state. He also normalized relations with Hrvada. Though many of these reforms were controversial, later governments continued with them. The Interior Wars began to end at this time as van Biddinghuizen and later governments ordered a much larger military to put down all resistance.

The Furbish Islands began pursuing a more active foreign policy after van Biddinghuizen, forming stronger ties with countries including Fluvannia, Gagium, Greater Niagara, Hrvada, and the León Monarchy. This included arms shipments to the León Monarchy during the INSERTWARNAMEHERE and to Greater Niagara during the Inglaterran Independence War. When the León Monarchy succession crisis began in 1912, The Furbish Islands supported the House of Santa Bárbara through arms shipments. Two Furbish cargo ships were captured in early 1913, becoming the main catalyst for the First Great War. The Furbish Islands sent XXX million troops to three different continents, which along with Furbish industry became key factors of the First Coalition victory.

Around XXX Furbish troops remained in Stratea to enforce the Treaties of Boston. They would be the main peacekeeping force in the former León Monarchy and Gulf of Atily as conflicts continued there for years. The economic crisis of 1928 led to economic downturn, however The Furbish Islands did not face the strong social upheaval that was seen in the rest of the world, though concerns of a communist takeover were present. In response the Furbish welfare state was strengthened, while plans were made for a war which was seen as inevitable.

When the Second Great War broke out in 1938, The Furbish Islands sent XXX million troops to three continents, though the Second Coalition was defeated by its former enemies. As The Furbish Islands saw no damage due to its distance, the economy recovered quicker than even some of the winning powers. The Furbish Islands also withdrew its entire foreign military presence as people were opposed to seeing more deaths for seemingly no reason.

Contemporary history

Main article: The Furbish Islands in the Third Great War

The newly elected communist government in Gagium caused fear of a communist takeover in The Furbish Islands in the early 1970s. In 1973, Robbert Pelt became Prime Minister and passed a series of reforms, including privatizing state-owned industry and deregulating much of the economy. He also vowed to fight communism abroad and brought The Furbish Islands into the Third Great War as soon as it started in early 1976, though this would cost him his reelection later that year. However subsequent governments would not scale back Furbish involvement. XXX million Furbishmen were sent to fight in the Third Great War and once again the entire industrial strength of the country backed the war effort. After a series of incompetent governments, Pelt was reelected as Prime Minister in early 1980, where he oversaw the Furbish victory and the rebuilding of the country after the war.

The Third Great War was notable for heavy use of intercontinental ballistic missiles on both sides, which damaged many Furbish cities. This marked the first time since 1814 when a foreign power attacked The Furbish Islands and challenged the belief of the islands being too far away to be affected by war. As a result, Furbish foreign policy became much more active. Furbish troops occupied Gagium until 1988, and Gryva and countries in eastern Stratea until insurgents forced them to evacuate in 1989. However, civil wars and ethnic cleansing in both regions caused Furbish troops to return in 1992, in interventions that are ongoing into the present day.

In 1990, The Furbish Islands became a founding member of the Chatrois-Orange-Kolding Cooperative, which would later evolve to the Trans-Tenific Partnership.

Geography

Main article: Geography of The Furbish Islands

Politics and government

Government

Main article: Federal government of The Furbish Islands

Federal subjects

Main article: Federalism in The Furbish Islands

Politics

Main article: Politics of The Furbish Islands

Furbish politics are dominated by three main party alliances, the Christian Democratic Union, Liberal Union, and Progressive Union. More recently, far right Alternative for The Furbish Islands

Law

Main articles: Law of The Furbish Islands, Law enforcement in The Furbish Islands, and Judiciary of The Furbish Islands

Foreign relations

Main articles: Foreign relations of The Furbish Islands and Foreign policy of The Furbish Islands

Military

Main article: Furbish Armed Forces

Economy

Main article: Economy of The Furbish Islands

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in The Furbish Islands

Transportation in The Furbish Islands is dominated by public transport. Nearly all cities and smaller towns have extensive public transportation networks connecting destinations within them and neighboring towns and cities. Notably, even small towns have extensive tram networks, which unlike most countries were not cut back after booming in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Long distance transportation in The Furbish Islands is dominated by trains. XXX miles (XXX km) of track exist in the country, almost all being electrified, and XXX miles (XXX km) is high-speed, taking trains up to XXX m/h (355 km/h). Railroads are owned by a complex series of government companies, but all are managed by the state-owned Railroad Management Company. XX% of freight within The Furbish Islands is transported by rail, XX% being transported along high-speed lines. The state-owned Furbish Railroad Company is the country's largest train operator, and offers a variety of services including regional, intercity, high-speed, and night trains. Since the liberalization of the rail network, over 200 private companies also began to operate trains.

The Furbish Islands has over XXX miles (XXX km) of roads. The Autoroad System, the national freeway system, which currently is XXX miles (XXX km) in length, connects major cities across the country but does not enter city centers, and is known for having no speed limit for certain classes of vehicles. It is complemented by the federally maintained XXX mile (XXX km) long National Road System and XXX miles (XXX km) of roads maintained by local governments. However, road is not the main mode of travel for most Furbishmen, with only XX% of freight being transported by truck and an average of 25 cars per 100 people, which is low compared to the rest of the developed world. Waterways are also important to the national transportation infrastructure, XXX miles (XXX km) of inland waterways exist, including XXX miles (XXX km) of canals. Major ports such as Boston and Urrugne are among the largest in the world, and ferries are frequently used to travel between closeby islands. The Furbish aviation industry has also grown significantly since its liberalization in the 1970s. Airlines are typically used to travel internationally or between remote islands, especially since the government's 2021 ban on air travel between cities closer than three hours by train. The Furbish Islands still has some of the largest airports in the world, including Boston-St. Alben Airport and Sussey International Airport, which are hubs for international travel, and some of the world's largest airlines, including Air UPT Group, Furbish Airlines Group, ISVATE Group, and ultra-low cost LeonAir and Trans-Tenific Airlines.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of The Furbish Islands

Society and Culture

Main articles: Culture of The Furbish Islands and Society of The Furbish Islands

Literature

Main article: Furbish literature

Music

Main article: Music of The Furbish Islands

Visual art

Main article: Visual art of The Furbish Islands

Cinema

Main article: Cinema of The Furbish Islands

Cuisine

Main article: Furbish cuisine

Mass media

Main article: Mass media of The Furbish Islands

Philosophy

Main article: Philosophy of The Furbish Islands

Fashion

Main article: Fashion of The Furbish Islands

Sport

Main article: Sport of The Furbish Islands

Symbols

Main article: Symbols of The Furbish Islands