Saint Monkey

Confederacy of Saint Monkey Conafa San Monk
Flag Coat of arms
Saint Monkey (Black Territory is Monkeyhoarders)
Capital and largest city	Chimpangutan
Official languages	English
Recognised regional languages	Old Monkeyian German French Spanish Russian Italian Saint Monkey Tribal Languages
Demonym(s)	Saint Monkeyian
Government	Confederacy
• Prime Minister	Carlota Rodriguez
• Head of Upper Board	Jake Orangu
• Head of Third Party Board	Kaspar Hell
• Parliament Speaker	Ginny Chanap
Legislature	Parliament of Saint Monkey
• Upper house	Upper Board
• Lower house	Third Party Board
Establishment
• Tribal Settlers	9000BC-3000BC
• Founding of the Saintship of Saint Monkey	1230-1300
• Transition to Democratic Saintship	June 1379
• Transition to Confederacy	15th November, 1889
Area
• Total	494,083 km2 (190,767 sq mi)
Population
• 2024 estimate	52.39 Million
• 2020 census	52.21 Million
• Density	106/km2 (274.5/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$912 Billion
• Per capita	$162000
HDI	International Development Index: 90.1 (=23rd) (Very Highly Developed) International LGBT+ Rights Index: 98.0 (=17th) (Transformative) International Freedom Index: 96.9 (=29th) (Free) International Safety Index: 100.0 (=1st) (Absolutely Safe) International Index Of Corruption: 96.1 (36th) (Not Corrupt)
Currency	Holy Monkeys (HMN)
Time zone	UTC-10 (UTC)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+109,012
Internet TLD	.mos

The Confederacy of Saint Monkey, or Saint Monkey (Pronounciaton: Seɪnt Mʌŋki) is a country located in the south-west of the Monkey Peninsula. It is part of the Monkey Empire region, which consists of 5 nations. It shares a land border on the island of Crownex with the Monkeyhoardian overseas territory South Crown Island. To the North, across the East Monkey Sea, lies Ben And Gaute Land. Across the Monkey Empirean Strait or the Free Sea, lies Monkeyhoarders, one of Saint Monkeys closest allies. With an estimated population of 52.39 Million, and a land area of 494,083km2, Saint Monkey is the second most populated and largest country in the Monkey Empire, with only Monkeyhoarders ahead. Saint Monkey divide the country in to Regions, who have quite a lot of autonomy, and their own set of laws. There are a total of 20. Saint Monkey has 2 overseas territories, one being Monkeyterianism Island between the nations of Teriible and Gladiston, and the other, named Nochala which translates to Stay Away in Old Monkeyian, and is located 988km (614mi) from the North Pole. Its' population is only 721, and it was given to Saint Monkey during a expedition with a Saint Monekyian in the 20th century.

Saint Monkey is known for its thriving, and famous, tourism sector, with 83.8 million people visiting Saint Monkey in 2023. It also has a flourishing sector of selling renewable energy overseas. It has sectors in IT, fruit exports, and is known for its generous foreign aid. Saint Monkey is also known for its fantastic Culture, clean and beautiful environment and natural beauty, and also has a unique cuisine. It also takes pride on efficient and quality healthcare, helping other nations with less robust systems by bringing patients to Saint Monkey through many initiatives. Saint Monkeys welfare systems is also one of the largest in the world, supporting all of its citizens. This is one of the reasons Saint Monkeys depression and anxiety rates are amongst the lowest in the World.

Saint Monkey became an officially recognised nation during the reign of Saint Monkey I, who was the first inhabitant, other than the Tribal populations. It is unkown what exact year this happened. but due to records written by Saint Monkey I himself, it is estimated between 1230-1300. Other Historians believe it could've been between 1300 and 1330 as well. Graves have been found that date back to as far as 3000BC, but new ruins that have been found in recent year suggest that the country has been inhabited since the 9th millennium BC. Saint Monkey recognise many languages, due to immigration in the 15th tom 17th Centuries, which introduced many languages, such as French, Spanish and Russian. Interestingly, the Free Islands region recongnises all languages in the world.

Etymology

"Saint Monkey" is the name given to Rudolf Truim, when arriving in Saint Monkey, after being sent their by the Monkeyterianist deity Monke. The language spoken by Monkeyhoarders at the time was fairly unknown. It is believed to be a dialect or form of Maxtopian, from Maxtopia, the nation that discovered Monkeyhoarders in 877AD, or possibly a Tribal language. However, Saint Monkey I, or his real name Rudolf Truim was instructed by Monke to go to the nearby Rainforest, and after a couple days hike, they found a Tribe. The story is that Rudolf immediately knew their language, and understood all the tribal members. The tribe though this was a sending from their gods, and therefore gave him the name "Saint Monkey" or in their language, "Sinka Kama" (Latin Version, Not their Language). It is believed that this Tribe joined onto another, as it does not exist anymore. However, this created the basis for Saint Monkey, and the religion Monkeyterianism.

History

Main article: History of Saint Monkey

Tribal Era

Artist interpretation of a tribal member making a fire in a Saint Monkey Rainforest.

The Tribal Era begun anywhere between 3000-9000BC, which is when historians believe migrants inhabited Saint Monkey, possibly through Monkeyhoarders or Ben And Gaute Land. Some Tribes even have records that date back to the 10th Millennium BC, however these are very much guesses in terms of age. The best piece of evidence is on the shoreline of the Chimpics, where they have found ruins that may date back to 9000BC. The second most popular ruin site in Saint Monkey is the Raino Fortress, which is believed to be almost 5000 years old, and is known for it's incredible structure and preservation. It had 8.5 Million visitors in 2023. The most popular is the Saint Monkey I Ancient Ruins, expected to be 3000 years old, with an intricate tunnel system, and a beautiful beach beside it. It had 9 Million Visitors in 2023.

For the first 4000-5000 years, populations in Saint Monkey grew and there was an approximate number of 700 tribes, according a book written by the Nito Tribe. It was believed that some sort of early from of census was created in Saint Monkey, or early forms of communication.

There are almost 200 ruin sites that tourists can visit nowadays, however, it is estimated that there are probably 600-700 sites still hidden. A new site has been recently allowed to dig, and is expected to be completed this summer. There is also a site that is expected to be as big as the Alcazar castle in the Kingdom of Castille.

The Tribes lived in peace, but there was no attempt to begin bartering or trade, and they remained a simple civilisation for the whole time. However, they were known as very sophisticated people, that were good at many skills, and this is why there was many civilisations living in fortresses and other structures. However, there was also Nomadic Tribes, who travelled across the Land, discovering new places. Many tribes had maps of the world, which were very close to what is Mainland Saint Monkey.

However, after thousands of years, many tribes became territorial, and had ambitions to take over more land. This causes a large conflict that according to some remaining tribes' record, lasted 30 years, and begun at 900BC, the well-known Tribal War. The Tribal War was a conflict that caused many tribes to be lost, and killed many people. Weapons that were used ranged from types of swords, spears and axes. It is also said that Children were involved in fighting too. Overall, this depleted nearly 200 tribes, according to many studies, and tribal records. In Monkeyterianism, there is the Saint Fade Festival, which commemorates lives lost in the war, between July and August. People give things away, travel to remote locations of Rainforests, many practice the 1st Grain of Sand in Monkeyterianism, and others visit Ancient Ruins, and light candles. Others do traditional practices in Monkeyterianist sanctuaries.

In the last of the BC years, many tribes began showing signs of advancement. Many inventing time processes, like calendars, and others creating more smarter ways to catch food.

Between 1AD and the founding of Saint Monkey, many tribes grew. Tribes finally began trading, and the Festival of the Tribes began taking place (see culture). In some records, the Tribes were planning on exploration, and seeing if there were any more humans anywere else, past the borders of the world. One Tribe made a trip and discovered the Chimp Islands, and another the Free Islands, and found new tribes there. Hawaba was invented, and Tribes began competing against each other. They also began Inter-Marrying and many Tribes began joining each other.

However, between 1230 and 1300, a discovery by Saint Monkey I (Rudolf Truim) would change the lives of Tribes forever.

Discovery

Saint Monkey I and Ezzie Monk's graves in Saint Monkey I.

Saint Monkey was discovered by a man named Rudolf Truim, and his friend Guenther Hal, and future wife Ezzie Monk. It was discovered anywhere between 1230-1300, most likely during the Minor Gladistonian War, after Rudolf Truim wanted to escape conflict, remembering that his Great-Great-Grandfather had been killed by the infamous Monkey Man IV. He set off on a boat to Saint Monkey, after stealing one from Port Monkeyhoarders.

After 3 weeks on the boat, with little food and water, they found an untouched beach, now the city of Saint Monkey I. That evening, it is said that Rudolf had a vision from a deity Monke, who was apparently the spokesperson for the religion Monkeyterianism. In this vision, he told Rudolf this land had massive opportunity, and Tribes lie to the east of where they were sat. He told Ezzie and Guenther, however they were skeptical about that truth of this so-called vision. In total, some say Saint Monkey I had over 70 visions throughout hid life, which he documented in books. This created the basis for Monkeyterianism, including the Bunch of Bananas rules and the Grains of sand rules. Many started worshipping this religion, including himself.

They agreed to follow him into the rainforest however, believing it would be useful to explore their new home, and to their surprise, Rudolf found the Tribe. According to the story, Rudolf spoke fluently and knew the Tribal members names. The Tribe, intrigued, thought he was a sending from the gods, and dubbed him "Saint Monkey".

Several years later, Saint Monkey I returned back to Monkeyhoarders to persuade people to join them in Saint Monkey. The Monarchy in Monkeyhoarders was not aware of it at the time, and only found out later that such land existed, during the reign of Saint Monkey II.

Saint Monkey I encountered many more visions, and on his return to Saint Monkey, he appointed many new settlers to persuade more people to join, and began a long expedition to explore the island in it's entirety. After finding the peaks of the Andechimps, he dedicated his time to set foot and name these peaks. He rose to the largest peak, Mt. Orangumonkountain, and after three years of slow exploration he returned to Saint Monkey I, noticing that civilisation began to grow, with many buildings now standing.

Between approximately 1300-1325, Saint Monkey I died alongside his wife, and gave his eldest son, the role of being Saint Monkey II, and then told him to work together with his 2 brothers and 2 sisters to discover the rest of the island, and begin to create peace with the other nations around them.

Saint Monkey II

When Saint Monkey II came into power, he immediately begun talks with Monkeyhoarders. After many times the deal fell through, and a small trade deal was passed after 3 weeks. However, it took a total of 5 years to establish strong trade deals. As the population of Saint Monkey increased, the Gold Shores and Land Ahoy regions were officialised, as that was where people were living at the time. Saint Monkey II then established a modest military to protect the island, and set out on an expedition to search the corners of Saint Monkey and map it all out.

As they were mapping Saint Monkey out, they discovered the Crown Islands, which were already inhabited by Monkeyhoarders at the time, with a small barracks on the Island. Saint Monkey II ended his expedition, and entrusted his 2 borthers and sisters to finish off the expedition. He went to talk with Monkey Man X about the ownership of the Island, and Monkey Man X conceded the Islands, but were also given the southern part of the larger and main Crown Island, to improve trade and relations.

On returning to Saint Monkey I, he didn't understand why his siblings had returned yet. He went to search for them, and found them dead, killed by a tribe. The tribe then caught him, and cut off his leg and ate it. After several months hostage in this tribe, he managed to learn their language, and told them that more humans would be coming to try and populate the region. However, he said that they could escape find peace if they relocated to the Southern Islands. The Tribe agreed after some negotiations, and were sent to the Southern Islands. He was given the remains of his siblings, which he subsequently buried in Saint Monkey I. He then finished the map of Saint Monkey his siblings had left, and divided them into 10 regions, however at the time unnamed. He then sent his soldiers to create peace deals with Tribes, and create Tribal Protection areas.

He visited Monkey Man X many times afterwards, and fell in love with his daughter. They then had a son, when Saint Monkey II was aged 60, and Monkey Man X daughter aged 51. He was named Monkey Man III, and had 2 half-brothers, bore by Monkey Man Xs daughter before meeting Saint Monkey II. Saint Monkey III became the next leader, however only for a short 2 years in complete power.

Saint Monkey III and IV

Saint Monkey IIIs reign, although short, it was successful and fruitful. As a token of goodwill, he gifted the Crown Islands to the North to Monkey Man X. Saint Monkey III was known as a sefless leader, balancing his duties with his Daughter and Wife, and kept very good relations with the country. He expanded civillisation within the country, establishing a settlement on the Crown Islands, now the 7th Largest City in Saint Monkey, Chimpislington, as well as establishing a settlement on the Free Islands the 8th largest city He was also known for opening crucial trade routes that would have a significant impact on the economy in the years upcoming years. Unfortunately, during a trip to improve relations with Gladiston, he contracted Rabies, and shortly died later, in October 1362. He was known as a benevolent leader, and was mourned throughout the nation.

After Saint Monkey IIIs death, the job was given to his daughter, Saint Monkey IV, making her the first female Saint Monkey, and she was arguably the best. Due to her young age, a Board of Directors was set up to deal with matters less important. When Saint Monkey IV turned 18, she established a Prime Minister, and a board to deal with less important matters in general, and they would be elected every 4 years, a system she dubbed a Democratic Saintship. During her reign, it is believed that English was becoming a more common language spoken, and many Tribes decided to go to civillisation, and leave their traditional homes due to the adancement of the quality of life. This was called the Saint Monkey Tribal Migration.

Early in her life, she decided to create an official capital, therefore creating Chimpangutan. In the build of Chimpangutan, she and the Prime Minister agreed to build museums, statues and more activities to create a place that was fun and also useful, with building many job areas, with jobs such as distillers, brewers, bakers, captains, cartographers and more were available. This is where the current Chimpangutan Old Town is today. She also divided the country into the regions we know today by naming the 10 regions and also dividing it up to create 9 more. Other than Crownex, which divided to East Crownex and West Crownex in 1974, all regions are the same now as it was back in 1383. She was known for the freedom she gave to people, massive enhancements in civil rights, women's rights and more that some countries haven't reached to yet even today. Saint Monkey IV also invented the earliest of social housing systems.

Saint Monkey IV also created some of the first tourist attractions, including the Chimpangutan Water Park, the first water park in existence, opened in 1401. She also put a lot of work to establishing beach and mountain sports. However, the death of Monkey Man X affected her reign for a while, since they were great friends for a long time.

After the grieving period for Monkey Man X, Saint Monkey IV went to Monkeyville, Monkeyhoarders, to discus making a Union between the countries, and after a month of talks, the Monkey Empire was established in July 1415. Any nation inside the Monkey Empire would have Free Trade, Unrestricted Travel and more perks. The unrestricted travel agreement meant that Saint Monkey IV could open up excursion companies, so people from the public could visit Saint Monkey, Monkeyhoarders or Gladiston. During this era, Saint Monkey IV let people from the world experience Saint Monkey by having tours, facilitating cultural exchange and by using national food from back in the 1200s, creating a robust and unique food industry, which propelled Saint Monkeys culture.

She also broke barriers for rights, legalising Same-Sex Marriages, and Polygamy, although very monitored, in the name of civil rights. She entrusted the Prime Minister and Board with taxation, economic worth, employment, and healthcare whislt she continues her initiatives. In 1425, she had the first celebration with the Monkey Empire Leaders, at the time Monkey Man XI and Gladi Jack on the Monkey Empires 10th anniversary, a tradition now continued annually, and being open to the public in important anniversary's (100th anniversary, 150th etc.)

During a boat trip, a tragic accident ensued with Gladi Jack and Monkey Man XI dying in the accident. Saint Monkey IV held a month of mourning. Afterwars, new leaders Redison Jil and Monkey Man XII conmtinued working with Saint Monkey, growing and fostering the economy, education and tourism. In 1461, due to her old age and her husbands death, she gave up her duties to the Prime Minister and Board. She found solace in Saint Monkey I and kept up with charity work in communities there, eventually dying aged 105 in 1476. She was buried with her late husband next to Saint Monkey I and Ezzie Monk.

Perecekia War/1st Teriiblean War

The SMD Azsailer on a historical recreation trip to Azkamen in 2012.

Main article: 1st Teriiblean War

During the early reign from Saint Monkey V, it was believed he had a vision, the only other Saint Monkey to have one. In this vision, he saw the deity Monke and Monke told him to protect Monkeyterianism Island or at the time East Monkey Island as it held important religious settlement under the ground. Seeing this, Saint Monkey V grew and established a formidable military force, and made an agreement with Monkey Man XII to station some of their military there. In 1496, he also passed the Siblings Act of 1496, which said that all Siblings of a Saint Monkey would be equally treated, and if a Saint Monkey were to die without an heir, then a Sibling would take power. This law still hasn't needed to be activated, however still stands making sure that the family line could be continued.

In early 1500, Teriible had arguments over who actually owns the island. Teriible claimed they own the Island, as they had discovered it in the early 700s but stayed away from it, as they were attacked by a Tribe. So when Monkeyhoarders discovered it in the late 1000s, and the Tribe died out, believed to be by a plague of some sort, they took control of it and established an settlement. They couldn't reach a peaceful agreement, and after always staying peaceful with it's neighbors, eventually war broke out after a surprise attack from the east, after Teriible sailed around the Island, unnoticed.

This was called the Suprise from the East and it caused Teriible to take half of the Island. But due to quick thinking, Saint Monkey and Monkeyhoarders managed to pull a counteroffensive and after 1 Month, pushed the Teriiblean invaders back. During the first year, Teriible managed to take the western half of the Island, and there were numerous naval battles, including the sinking of the, at the time, Largest Monkeyhoardian ship, Up Monke in the Pirate Invasion battle, in which many rogue vessels attacked Teriiblean and Monkeyhoardian ships.

In the second year of the war, Saint Monkey V and Monkey Man XII came to fight. The battle then intensified, with more attacks on sea, and on land. In April 1501, Teriible attacked from all 4 directions of the Island, leaving Saint Monkey and Monkeyhoarders hopeless. However, Gladistonian forces came and attacked The Northern and Eastern Teriiblean forces, buying time for the Saint Monkeyians and Monkeyterianist to retreat, although losing a lot of the Gladistonian fleet in the proccess. Nevertheless, they entered the war. Meanwhile, Teriible were buying weapons from allies, and forcing young children to head to War.

In September 1501, Typhoon Teriiblean hit the Island, not unusual for this area, however this time especially devastating, effecting the Saint Monkeyian and Monkeyhoardian side the most. Teriible then launched a quick counteroffensive in terrible conditions for their soldier, however, they managed to catch Monkeyhoardian forces by surprise, as they were counting the survivors of the Typhoon, expecting Teriible to do the same. This allowed Teriible to capture 95% of the Island, and it left Monkey Man XII dead, fighting on the front lines. Until 1502 the war was all but stopped, with only a couple of battles between September 1502 and March 1503, as both sides were recovering from the Typhoon in September.

In April 1503, after some battles won by Saint Monkey, Saint Monkey V had held onto hope. However, soon enough, the North Final Counteroffensive took place. Teriiblean forces came from the North, expecting to finish off the War. Saint Monkey V prepared to evacuate, however, a note came from a pigeon, saying "Bear 'em off for one day." The next day, Teriible withdrew their attack as word had come that Azkamen had attacked the North of Teriible, and that they needed to protect their homeland.

This gave Saint Monkey V a lifeline, as they took the opportunity to take the rest of Monkeyterianism Island with Monkeyhoarders within 2 Months. In October 1503, Monkeyhoarders and Monkey Man XIII expressed their will to help Azkamen with the Invasion. So, they prepared for battle and set sail for Azkamen. Next week, they arrived and found out Azkamen had failed with their invasion, and had lost their En Island too. They had taken most of their forces to Teriible, which had left Monkeyterianist Island open for attack.

By Febuary 1504, Monkeyterianism Island was lost. Many thought Teriible would stop there, but jumped on their luck and attacked Gladiston. In July 1504, after months of blind fighting, Saint Monkey V, Monkey Man XIII and Gladistonian leader Orion Silver devised a final plan, named Operation Monk.

Operation Monk was plan to capture the land needed to return the previous borders. This began with an attack on Teriible forces in Gladiston, but being under the false pretense of being Teriiblean. They painted their ships to look like Teriiblean ones, and landed in Gladiston. They succeeded, and the Eastern forces in the front line were surrounded. However, Teriible learned of this and came from the west. Teriible were on the Gladiston Coast, then there was a Monkey Empirean side, surrounding another Teriiblean side. Until December 1504, there was a stalemate. Teriible didn't want to advance, as they knew their eastern forces would be gobbled up, but neither did the Monkey Empireans, as the western forces would surely fight back. Eventually the stalemate was broken. However, Saint Monkey attacked the West forces, which caught them off guard, and making them lose the western side. Ships came in soon after to support the Monkey Empirean forces. By February 1505, Gladiston was free of Teriiblean fighters.

The next part of the Operation was to take Monkeyterianist Island. Monkey Empirean forces surrounded the Island from the East and South, Azkamen participating in a 3 month battle for the North and Western side, known as the Dolgaya Osada (Long Siege). By June 1505, Azkamen and the Monkey Empire begun their ground operation to take Monkeyterianist Island. Although Teriilbean forces managed to pull a unexpectedly long battle, the Island was captured in 49 days.

The Cannonball Siege Statue on a beach in Monkeyterianist Island, 2018.

Monkey Man XIII wouldn't end the war there and emphasized the importance of retaking En Island with Azkamen, to help their newfound allies, and return the borders to before the conflict. The next 8 months was all about trying to reach En Island after Sea Battle after Sea Battle. In January, Saint Monkey V put out decoy boats to confuse the Teriibleans, and finally in February 1506, they'd reached En Island.

However, new king of Teriible, Tsar Serdtse II, called for a ceasefire. Saint Monkey V and Monkey Man XIII, although skeptical agreed to it. It was originally a 6 month ceasefire, but was extended to 1 year. In this year, there was 76 meeting, none of which came through. Tsar Serdtse II said the Monkey Empire are making impossible claims, to restore the borders, as they want to gain something in this war, but Saint Monkey V said no more need to die, and they should just end the war.

Nevertheless, fighting resumed in March 1507. Saint Monkey had to leave En Island, and had tooken a massive step back. However, they'd strategized well, and managed to get through to En Island by May 1507. However, the war wouldn't end there, and they had to begin a ground operation quickly, otherwise they would be sunk quickly. Within 2 days, they managed to land on the shores of En Island. There wasn't many fighters in this fight at the beginning, but once Teriible knew Monkey Empireans were on the Island, they'd move ships to send soldiers in, leaving the sea exposed to other ships to enter.

The plan worked, and other ships landed as soon as they could. Teriiblean forces were following Monkey Empirean forces as Monkey Empirean froces were following them. Azkamen then landed on the North East of the island, surrounding the Teriiblean forces following. This caused half of the Island to be recaptured. Teriible regrouped, and a grueling battle ensued. However, after months of tiny gains, a massive mistake made by Teriible, caused Monkey Empirean and Azkamenian forces to retake the Island by January 1508.

The mistake was that Teriible attempted to cut off the island, and try and retake Monkeyterianist Island. But there was row after row of ship from En Island to Monkeyterianist Island. Many were decoys, but some were real, which was enough to stop the Teriiblean forces. With a lot of the forces gone, Azkamen had done most of the wokr and had retaken the Island. Saint Monkey V then saw Teriiblean forces nearly land again but after the Konets Durakov (Fool's End Battle), the Teriiblean forces surrendered in late January 1508.

Saint Monkey V announced a national Monkeyterianist holiday, Charichimp, centered around giving to others, after all the lives given in the 1st Teriiblean War.

After the war, the soldiers gave their time to rebuild En and Monkeyterianist Island. Saint Monkey V relinquished his power to the Prime Minister, settling down with his wife, son and other relatives. In 1513 he died of natural causes at the age of 95, and his Nephew's Daughter's Son took over.

Alanaka (Advancement) Era

Between the 1500-1800 a period of advancement took place in Saint Monkey and the wider Monkey Empire. The Linguistic Expeditions brought in languages such as English, Spanish and French, including many immigrants. New cities were built and the population of Saint Monkey increased from ~9 Million to ~22 Million. During the reigns of Saint Monkey VI and Monkey Man III, the first major transportation systems were established in Gladiston, with Horses brought in from the west used as a transit system for citizens between towns and cities. Ships were operated by the Monkey Empire Government.

After the civil war in Maxtopia, resulting in its transition back to a kingdom, caused a mass amount of refugees moving to the Monkey Empire. Many new settlements were built due to this. During this period of mass trade and immigration, Saint Monkey experienced a cultural renaissance, with music, food, art and literature evolving, and taking its' modern form. The Chimpangutan Opera House was also built in this period, becoming one of the landmarks of the Monkey Empire. Saint Monkey VI also dedicated much of his reign in creating employment in technological research, which nearly 800,000 people became employed in this sector. Astronomer Iker Charamp was believed to be one of the first to discover the Earth was round, but that was only discovered in his personal books hundreds of years later.

"The End" by artist Hans Focha

However, with this, there were several viruses spread, such as the Perecekian Plague or the Bubonic Plague. These viruses killed over 10 Million People over 200 years, and during large breakouts caused many quarantines, including a 3 year long one between 1609-1612.

Saint Monkey VI and Monkey Man XIII died tragically at a food festival due to food poisoning. The son of Monkey Man's nephew's assumed power, while simultaneously, the nephew's son of Saint Monkey took charge as well.

Saint Monkey VII and Monkey Man XIV took power, and during this time Subwoolfers Moon/Banana Land was populated by Monkeyhoardian's. Banana Land was soon overpopulated a faced a large famine. Saint Monkey VII didn't condemn Monkey Man XIV, but rather argued over the independence and population of Banana Land. Saint Monkey allows refugees to enter Saint Monkey. Azkamen at the same time experienced the 1612 Azakaka Volcano eruption, killing 30,000 people and destroying crops so badly it fell into famine. Droughts also helped this. Monkeyhoarders supported Azkamenians by giving them jobs to buy food and provide it to their families in Azkamen.

In 1675, Mount Chimpangutan erupted for the last time, killing 8,000 people in the capital and setting them back several years. Many artworks, books and plays were based off this and the lava going into the water. Saint Monkey became heavily dependent on other countries for sources of income, and seeked to change that as new factories rolled out across the world. Monkeyhoarders gave Saint Monkey materials to build the first few and many research jobs were taken away and replaced by these cheaper ones.

Saint Monkey VII died aged 97 in 1701. This was the same time as the Subwoolfer Revolution, supported by the Saint Monkeyian government. Subwoolfers Moon became independent after taking control of Banana Land in 1701, following a 1 year revolution, resulting in the loss of nearly 50,000 lives. Monkey Man XIV died aged 100 in 1704. Saint Monkey VII was replaced by his nephew's daughter's son, and Monkey Man XIV was replaced by his niece's daughter's son. This was in 1730, around 30 years after their deaths and after several governments without a monarch leader. During this time Saint Monkey VIII's mother helped the Government with the improvement of welfare services.

During the origins of the Industrial Revolution, Monkeyhoarders developed factories across the nation, with an incredible amount of 289 factories opening in the year 1760. Saint Monkey VIII considered this and visited factories in Monkeyhoarders. Upon return, he ceased the construction of new factories, after seeing the polution and the conditions near the plants, citing, "I could barely breathe!" This was before Climate Change was discovered and happened, making Saint Monkey VIII as the first environmentally friendly leader. Over the next years, agriculture, especially in the Chimpics became the main sector, and one Saint Monkey depended on. In 1789, English became the official language of Saint Monkey, and the secondary language became Old Monkeyian, developed over hundreds of years.

Mondipasita (Monkey Dance) independence statue on Dipa Beach

In the early 1800s, Saint Monkey took all the famous composers in Saint Monkey at the time, to create the national anthem, "Always Together", known as one of the most catchy anthems. It was remixed into a dubstep song after becoming an internet meme in 2015. A jazz version is played at the Saint Monkey City Jazz festival, and it continues, alongside the Monkey Empire national anthem to be a symbol of the nation.

In 1800, Saint Monkey also showed solidarity for the vote of independence for nation Monkey Dance. They voted to go independent and in 3 years were admitted into the Monkey Empire.

In 1818, the whole (known) Monkey Man family and Saint Monkey family met up at the Crownex Residence. That night, Will Yachi blew up the east side of the residence. It killed all but 8 members of the family. Saint Monkey VIII, his wife, his son, one of his sisters and brothers survived. Monkey Man XVI, his wife and his brother survived. The Crownex disaster shaped the course of the history of Saint Monkey and Monkeyhoarders massively during the next couple of years.

In 1828, Saint Monkey VIII died, and his wife took over until 1830, when she died as well. Monkey Man XVI died in 1843, 13 years afterwards, as Saint Monkey created the "Lone Wolf Government", and it took control of all proceedings in the country. A large scale search ensued, searching for any relative across the world. In 1863, the Saint Monkey Government created plans to turn the village of Saint Mon, to Saint Monkey City, now the 2nd largest city in Saint Monkey. They also began construction of Port Saint Chimp in 1891, to start mass trading with the world.

In 1889, Saint Monkey held a referendum so that Saint Monkey should become a full democracy. The voted to change, but by a small majority, with 58% voting to transition. The first Prime Minister was named Annabella Sanmon, and she continued the search for the new Saint Monkey, as all Saint Monkey's have traditional roles within the country. During the time away, Saint Monkey grew away from international dependence, and produced 80% of food within their borders.

It was only until 1910 and 1912 when the new Saint Monkey and Monkey Man were found.

Early 20th Century

Aftermath of the Dalka Typhoon and Earthquake Port Saint Chimp.

At the beginning of the 1900s, Saint Monkey funded services such as the weather service, which had been recording temperatures since 1790, but hadn't been greatly accurate. Massive work on the rail system in Saint Monkey introduced railway stations throughout the nation, and it continued growing through the 1900s. The first sports league, the BVSL1 was introduced, along with the first official football leagues were established, including the SMFA (Saint Monkey Football Association). In 1914, the first Airport was built in Saint Monkey. It opened in 1920. At this time, the SMAF (Saint Monkey Air Force) was established, and during the events of NSW1 took place, Saint Monkey became the biggest military power in the Monkey Empire.

During the events of NSW1, the Monkey Empire remained neutral. They managed to develop well during this time, introducing the first TV station, Saint Monkey Tele, now defunct. This brought a new sensation to Saint Monkey. People often visited the cinema week after week. Although NSW1 affected international relations, Saint Monkey managed to garner support for their neutrality and gained allies that would be very useful in NSW2.

In 1921, Saint Monkey experienced the 1921 Chimpangutan Earthquake, measuring 8.3 on the Moment magnitude scale. It killed 50,000 people, and prompted Saint Monkey to make precautions in case this happened again. Emergency survival kits were set up in shops across the nation. This came in handy after the 1925 Andechimps Earthquake, measuring 7.9 on the Moment magnitude scale, but only killing 10 people, even though the epicenter was 10km away from Orangamonk, capital of the Andechimps region, and a population of 20,000 at the time. Building were only slightly damaged, after safety features were added to them.

In the 1930s, Saint Monkey experienced it's worst natural disaster ever. The 1936 Typhoon and Earthquake Dalka (Imminent Death in Old Monkeyian) killed 100,000 people, after hitting windspeeds of 250km/h, whilst simultaneously an earthquake hit, and measuring 9.3 on the Richter Scale. This caused a tsunami of 164m tall to hit city Port Saint Chimp. The event affected regions South Calichimpington, San Calichimpington and the East Tropchimps. In the region Light City and the Lightning Lake, due to the Typhoon, it received a record number of 2.5 million Lightning Strikes that year. It was believed that due to the evacuation efforts of the Monkey Empire military, 1 day prior to the incident, many lives were saved and up to 400,000 would have died without them. Many other Regions had record rainfall. The endemic San Calichimpington Eagle nearly went extinct but was brought back by zoos worldwide. It was the last Typhoon that hit Saint Monkey until 2004, when another Typhoon hit Saint Monkey, taking only 4 lives.

It took several years to recover economically from the disaster, and then NSW2 hit, and due to a bombing over Hanta Sith Mon (Horrendous), the Monkey Empire declared war on the "Initiators" side of the war.

NSW2 (Nation States War 2)

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2nd Teriiblean War

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Geography

Main article: Geography of Saint Monkey

According to the IISM (Internal Intelligence of Saint Monkey), Saint Monkey has a land size of 494,083km2 (190,767 sq mi).The Andechimps is home to Saint Monkey's highest peak, Mount Orangamonkountain, with an elevation of 6243m. It's also home to the largest waterfall in Saint Monkey and the Monkey Peninsula. The Ifisca Falls, which has a uninterrupted drop of 327m. The Ifisca falls is part of the Lightning River, which connects between Lake Chimpic and the Capetwo Bay, and also has a connection with the Lightning Lake, the largest lake in Saint Monkey. The lowest point, is named the Monkeyian Trench and is -4532m below sea level.

The country has 6 main geographical regions:

A banana plantation and solar power plant in east Centre Chimpics

• The Chimpics, consisting of the regions of Saint Monkey and the Chimpics, Chimpics, Centre Chimpics, Chimpangutan and Capetwo. It has the most fertile land and largest population, 28.5 Million, which is over half the population. This region has the flattest land, except the lower Andechimps in the east, and has the 2 largest cities in the country and the most job opportunities. Interestingly, the smallest Savannah biome is located in region Centre Chimpics, with a size of only 20 hectares (0.2km2), named the Ondo Sakata (One Savannah). In this area, there is a small population of endemic Saint Monkey Elephants and Ondo Giraffes, as well as the Saint Monkey Hyena, the rarest hyena in the world, which makes a call like a Monkey. It has the most fertile land, other than regions surrounding volcanic regions, meaning the most banana and mango plantations in the country with Blue Bananas, Mango Bananas, Monkey Empirean Bananas, Chimpangutan Banana and the Saint Monkey Banana grown in these regions, including types of Mangoes. The largest city is Chimpangutan which is also the capital city, with a population of 3.4 Million

• The Andechimps, consisting of the Andechimps, Tropchimps and the south of the Centre Chimpics regions. The Andechimps is also located in the Chimpics and Saint Monkey and the Chimpics region, however has less of a resemblance to the whole Andechimp region. This region is the largest mountain range in Saint Monkey, the Andechimps. This region has the highest peak in Saint Monkey, Mount Orangamonkountain at 6243m, and has most of its' snow-capped peaks. It grows the Ultiban, a banana unique to the mountainous regions. It has 52 extinct volcanoes, 33 dormant ones, and 12 active ones. It is also home to Saint Monkey's only Glacier, the Kipo Pofoko (White Terror).

• East Tropchimp Halko, a wet region consisting of mainly swamps. This is located only in the East Tropchimps region, and supplies the 1.1 Million lighting strikes on the Light City Region due to the East Tropchimp Weather Effect. In this region, only 300,000 people live in, due to the swampy and wet region, as the rest of the 2 Million citizens of the Tropchimps live on the coast. It makes a good home for animals, as many wetlands and marshes are located here.

• Banca Polkana, the coastal region. All regions except Light City and the Lightning Lake are part of this regions, as all regions have a coastline. The coastal region varies, as the Rainforestingchimpolaterallity and South Tropchimps and the Rainforestorangutanitalaterallity regions have a mostly wet coastline. However, most coastlines are dry and warm, especially the east coast of the Chimpics and Centre Chimpics. Chimpangutan is considered a dry and warm area most of the time, especially during the dry season however. The nicest beaches are in Gold Shores and Chimp Islands, however Gold Shores has more rainfall than the Chimp Islands. Tourism is the largest sector here, with large resorts and towns relying on tourists located in this region. It is known for it's pristine beaches and turquoise waters and has 877 Blue Flag Beaches, the most in the world.

• Sanada Rainforest, spanning from the east of region Land Ahoy, passing regions Gold Shores, South Tropchimps and the Rainforestorangutanitalaterallity, Tropchimps, Light City and The Lightning Lake and Rainforestingchimpolaterallity to make it to the the west of region South Calichimpington. It covers the whole of the large mountain range called the Fenta Southern Highlands, one of the most biodiverse areas on earth as it is home to thousands of endemic species and flora and fauna. In the Fenta Southern Highlands, there's is a Tepui, named the unacancióntepui (One Song Tepui). It is a scientific mystery why this has formed as it is the only one in Saint Monkey and should only be found in the continent east of Saint Monkey. In the Fenta Southern Highlands, there's 9 extinct volcanoes, 12 dormant volcanoes and 3 active ones.

A Blue Flag Beach in the region Andechimps

• Island Regions, including the Southern Islands, Free Islands and Chimp Islands, the Island regions have pretty fertile land as they come from now extinct volcanoes. On these 3 archipelagoes, there is 30 extinct volcanoes, 22 dormant volcanoes and 6 active ones. The largest islands have rainforests on them, and most have big beaches, making them popular with tourists. Surfing is also popular in these Islands, as they receive tall waves in summer months.

• Crownex Island, is the final geographical region, very similar to the Chimpics. Crownex is very flat, and it was beleived to be manipulated over 4000 years ago by Tribespeople in order to look like a Crown. Historians beleive it was only possible due to the many lakes and rivers on the Island, making it the first human altered Island in history.

Climate

Due to its' location on the equator, it receives approximately 12 hours of sunlight a day, with sunset and sunrise being around 6am and 6pm.

Due to altitude and several other factors, Saint Monkey has wide difference in climate. In the Andechimps, it is mild all year round, being the coldest region, with a average of 15°C (59°F). In the Chimpics geographical region, it is particularly dry, however has perfect conditions for farming. In the south and the Sanada Rainforest it has a tropical climate and has a severe rain season. Tropical Storms are frequent, and mostly happen between November and April. However, Saint Monkey don't receive Typhoons often, with there being 5 Typhoon pass every 80-90 years, with only 2 make landfall, however may become more common due to the effects of Climate Change.

Since 1790 they've kept temperature records, although due to poor quality technology many climate experts believe the record between 1790 and 1900 aren't 100% accurate. The warmest recorded temperature was 42°C (107.6°F) in the Ondo Sakata in 1932. The coldest recorded temperature was recorded atop Mount Oragamonkoutain in 1897, with a temperature of -21°C (-5.8°F). The warmest region on average is Rainforestingchimpolaterallity, with a temperature of 29°C (84.2°F) on average.

Biodiversity

An endemic Black Tailed Macaw in the Sanada Rainforest

Saint Monkey is a Megadiverse countries, with its 7,981 endemic species of plant or animal and 28,982 total recorded species. It has over 18,000 species of plants, with 209 of them being Monkeys, 1,000 mammal species, 1,400 bird species, 4,000 species of sea creatures, with the rest being made up of insect and other animal species. The Sanada Rainforest takes up 45% of the species in Saint Monkey, being one of the most biodiverse areas in the world. The 1446 act of a Sanada protection, was the first of a number of laws to protect the Sanada Rainforest, and to learn about the rainforest more. However, due to the effects of global Climate Change, many of these species are listed as vulnerable, along with the Sanada Rainforest itself, although efforts by the Saint Monkeyian government has helped to grow the Rainforest by 100 hectares each year.

Around 61% of Saint Monkey's landmass is protected area. This is over half, and is one of the top amounts of protected land in the world. Saint Monkey's protected areas consist of 30 national parks, 23 wildlife refuges and 18 ecological reserves and other areas. Tribal territory is also under the protected areas list.

In the constitution, there is several articles on the protection of the biodiversity of the country. In Article 1 of the future protection of animals it states: No animals vulnerable or worse in the effects of Climate Change should be killed, and no animals in any case should be killed in protected areas. Saint Monkey is one of the leaders for protecting biodiversity in its' country, being one of the only Carbon Negative countries, taking in 6 Million tons of emissions each year.

Endemic species include; Black Tailed Macaw (pictured), Beach headed Marmoset, Turqoise Monkeyian Shark, Saint Monkey Elephants, Ondo Giraffes, Saint Monkey Hyena, Yellow Tailed Mountain Leopard, Monkeyian Jaguar and many more.

Politics

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Economy

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Culture

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Sport

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Hawaba/Saint Monkeyian Beach Volleyball

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Architecture

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Art

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Literature

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Media

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