Saint Monkey
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Confederacy of Saint Monkey Conafa San Monk | |
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 Saint Monkey | |
| Capital and largest city | Chimpangutan |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | $1.955 Trillion (1.3tn HM) |
• Per capita | $29,292.94 (19,578.62HM) |
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| Currency | Holy Monkeys (HMN) |
| Time zone | UTC-10 (UTC) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +1234 |
| 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 union, 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 Yof Gota Kan. Across the Santos Falkfante, lies Monkeyhoarders, one of Saint Monkey's 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 into 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 Perecekia and Gladiston, and the other, named Nochala, 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 Monkeyian in the 20th century. It's official language is English. however has its' own language originated from Saint Monkey, Old Monkeyian.
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 large sectors in IT, fruit exports, and is known for its' large foreign aid programs. Saint Monkey is also known for its culture, clean and diverse environment and natural beauty, making it carbon-negative and also has a diverse 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 Monkey's welfare systems is also one of the largest and most extensive in the world. This is one of the reasons Saint Monkey's depression and anxiety rates are among 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 unknown 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 to 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 to a tribe 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. The legend says that 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. Then Rudolf immediately knew their language, and understood all the tribal members. The tribe thought this was a sending from their gods, and therefore gave him the name "Saint Monkey" or in their language, "Sinka Kama" (Latin version). 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
Tribal Era
The Tribal Era begun anywhere between 3000-9000BC, which is when historians believe migrants inhabited Saint Monkey, possibly through Monkeyhoarders or Yof Gota Kan. 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 anywhere 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 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 two brothers 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 advancement 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.
1st Perek 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, Perecekia had arguments over who actually owns the island. Perecekia 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 Perecekia sailed around the Island, unnoticed.
This was called the Suprise from the East and it caused Perecekia 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 Perek invaders back. During the first year, Perecekia 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 Perek 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, Perecekia attacked from all 4 directions of the Island, leaving Saint Monkey and Monkeyhoarders hopeless. However, Gladistonian forces came and attacked The Northern and Eastern Perek 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, Perecekia were buying weapons from allies, and conscribing teens to head to War.
In September 1501, Typhoon Pereka hit the Island, not unusual for this area, however this time especially devastating, effecting the Saint Monkeyian and Monkeyhoardian side the most. Perecekia 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 Perecekia to do the same. This allowed Perecekia 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. Perek 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, Perecekia withdrew their attack as word had come that Azkamen had attacked the North of Perecekia, 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 Perecekia, which had left Monkeyterianist Island open for attack.
By February 1504, Monkeyterianism Island was lost. Many thought Perecekia 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 Perecekia forces in Gladiston, but being under the false pretense of being Perek. They painted their ships to look like Perek ones, and landed in Gladiston. They succeeded, and the Eastern forces in the front line were surrounded. However, Perecekia learned of this and came from the west. Perecekia were on the Gladiston Coast, then there was a Monkey Empirean side, surrounding another Perek side. Until December 1504, there was a stalemate. Perecekia 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 Perek 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.
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 Perek, and finally in February 1506, they'd reached En Island.
However, new king of Perecekia, 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 Perecekia 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. Perek 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 Perek forces following. This caused half of the Island to be recaptured. Perecekia regrouped, and a grueling battle ensued. However, after months of tiny gains, a massive mistake made by Perecekia, caused Monkey Empirean and Azkamenian forces to retake the Island by January 1508.
The mistake was that Perecekia 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 Perek forces. With a lot of the forces gone, Azkamen had done most of the work and had retaken the Island. Saint Monkey V then saw Perek forces nearly land again but after the Konets Durakov (Fool's End Battle), the Perek 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 Perek 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.
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 pollution 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.
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 Mondipasita. 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 1865, an expedition in the Arctic found an Island approximately 988km away from the North Pole. The Island is 100km2 large, and is one of the northernmost on the planet. The captain of the ship was Simon Nochala, a Saint Monkeyian explorer. When returning from the expedition, a geographers society granted the island to Nochala, naming it Nochala Island. When Nochala died, the Island was passed onto his son, who sold it to the government, who then populated it for reasearch purposes. Today, research is still ongoing, especially on Climate Change, and there is also people living in the village of Nochala, on the island, home to 721 people. It is one of 2 overseas territories Saint Monkey owns. It has its' own currency, stamps, flag and government.
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 country's regions, which held a significant amount of autonomy in the "Democratic Saintship" signed an agreement to join onto the new system, known as the First Confederation Act of 1889. All 19 regions signed the document, and Saint Monkey became a confederation. The regions were not broken up into municipalities, but there were places formed as "Areas" in which they held no political importance, but took a hold of an area of land. The first Prime Minister of the newly formed confederation named Annabella Sanmon, and she continued the search for the new Saint Monkey, as all Saint Monkey's have traditional roles within the country, and held importance with the regions in the country that signed the documents. 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
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 WW1, the Monkey Empire remained neutral. They managed to develop well during this time, introducing the first TV station, Saint Monkey Tele, now defunct, opened on the 1st November 1922, but plans begun during 1917, all the way up till then. This brought a new sensation to Saint Monkey. People often visited the cinema week after week. The first broadcaster, SM1, was founded on the 5th February 1923. Although WW1 affected international relations, Saint Monkey managed to garner support for their neutrality and gained allies that would be very useful in WW2.
In 1910, a philosopher discovered a link to the Reinmon family in Saint Monkey II's book, the "Heart on Land". It suggested that Saint Monkey II's murdered sister had a child with the member of the savage tribe, named Reinmon, then (Saint Monkey II's sister) was killed. The Government searched files, and eventually the Reinmon family was found, residing in the Free Islands. The family had possessed chapter from a book, missing from one of Saint Monkey II's earliest books, and was kept as a family heirloom ever since. This linked the family directly back to Saint Monkey II. The youngest member in the family, Jess Reinmon, then inherited the role Saint Monkey IX, which caused jubilation across the nation.
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 the Port Rock Stack, a small island off the coast of Port Saint Chimp, to collapse. 15 million cubic metres of rock fell into the ocean, causing 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.
In 1937, Saint Monkey IX officially became the first in command in Saintr Monkey's military after 10 years of training.
It took several years to recover economically from the disaster, and then WW2 hit, and due to a bombing over Hanta Sith Mon (Horrendous), the Monkey Empire declared war on the axis side of the war.
WWII
The outbreak of WW2 started 2 weeks before the strikes in Hanta Sith Mon, but the Monkey Empire only joined after they happened, joining the allies in the conflict. They were fighting against the axis powers. Almost all countries in the world were involved in some way, with all affected, with the world economy significantly affected.
Saint Monkey and Monkeyhoarders were involved in the protection of a country west of Saint Monkey's territory. The rest of the Monkey Empire were involved in protecting the Monkey Empire's borders. Saint Monkey IX was given the role of leading the military and leading the Monkey Empire in the whole conflict. In this faction of the conflict, the country was pushed back early on, and a naval attacks from the north and land attack from the west prompted the allies to go to more of an offensive pronged strategy.
The capital cities of Azkamen, Saint Monkey, Monkeyhoarders and Hanta Sith Mon were bombed heavily. Perecekia's capital was nearly bombed, however saved by an Azkamenian pilot, shooting down several planes. The Monkey Empire made it clear they do not want Perecekia or Mozgia to get involved in the war. In 1940, the World Assembly altered the names of these two nations, changing them to Teriible and Even Stupider Land, after Initiator forces stormed the WA headquarters and forced delegates to change these names. This was due to Perecekia and Mozgia not getting involved in the war, and showing extra support for Monkey Empire forces. After the war, these names weren't officially changed until 2024 due to Perecekia's and Mozgia's regime's, causing anger in the WA. However, Monkey Empireans still called them by Pereks and Mozgians
In 1941, the Battle of the Beaches ensued. This involved bombing in the capital of the country the Monkey Empire were protecting, and naval attacks across their coast. The country began production of nuclear weapons.
In 1943, one base housing nuclear weapons was bombed, causing a small nuke to set off, due to its' safety features not being set up at that point. It caused many soldier deaths, and several civilian deaths in nearby towns. After this incident, the Monkey Empire mobilised its' full military capacity and managed to help bring back the allies strength, pushing the axis back. After long battles, at the end of 1943, things looked good. Into 1944, things were less intense for Saint Monkeyian forces, however there were still many major battles., such as D-Day.
At the beginning of 1945, it was the beginning of the end for the axis. By June the conflict in most conflicts was over. However two nations continued relentlessly bombarding the country. It completed its' 6th nuclear weapon, and held a secret vote to decide whether to strike major cities in these two nations. A large majority agreed, including Monkey Man XVI and Saint Monkey IX.
On the 25th August 1945, 6 nuclear weapons were detonated in major cities in the final countries. It killed 800,000 people. They surrendered and the war was over. Overall in the conflict, 80 Million people lost their lives.
Instead of celebrating, the Monkey Empire nations apologised for the strikes. This was because they expected around 20,000 casualties, although bad, not as bad as 800,000. They believed that 20,000 lives would be better than the projected figure of 500,000 in the next year if the war should continue. Compensations were offered and will be paid until 2045, 100 years after the incident. They announced there would be an annual 10 minute silence to remember the lives lost in the war. In 1949, a conference was held to establish international laws of war (Geneva Conventions). Furthermore, many soldiers who had committed crimes were imprisoned. This prompted a change in the Monkey Empire military to improve etiquette of their military. As a result, the Monkey Empire military is now regarded as one of the most disciplined militaries in the world.
Late 20th Century
After NSW2, the Monkey Empire wanted to grow their economy. With the ever developing world, cars were becoming ever so more profitable. The company behind the historical Anchang International Circuit was given a Government grant to produce and sell cars to help grow the economy. BeaKat was a second company producing cars, which began in the 1950s, by entrepreneurs Beatrix Chiwell and Kate Rennington. Saint Monkey also improved transportation across the nation, adding Tram routes to the majority of cities, improving Bus Links and allowing the Private Market operate in long-distance bus routes. Trolleybuses were used in Orangamonk, Andechimps. By the end of the 50s, Saint Monkey's economy had improved largely.
In the 1960s, Saint Monkey and the Monkey Empire developed and agency involved in Space Exploration. On 5th July 1963, SAME (Space Agency for the Monkey Empire), launched it's first satellite, Mon 1. On 27th October 1969, after the first man set foot on the moon, SAME sent a Gorilla, weighing 250kg, up into orbit. They sent Monke the Gorilla after years of training and building a rocket, named Hope 1, that would keep Monke comfortable during the flight. He survived, landing in the South Monkey Sea. He was returned to the Chimpangutan Zoo, eventually being reintroduced to the wild in 1973 and died in the wild somewhere between 1978-1982.
On 17th December 1965, Saint Monkey had its' worst aviation disaster ever. GoMonkey Flight 21, a Boeing 707 carrying 175 passengers and 15 crew, took off. It was on a scheduled flight to Marlyn MjcNamarii International Airport, with people heading on holiday for the Christmas Break. The first 2 hours went as planned however at 8.25pm Saint Monkey time, the aircraft lost communications as radar turned off. The Plane had a fatal decompression, caused by the pressurisation system was turned on manual instead of Auto. The reason for the radar being turned off is unknown, however, it is believed to be a hijacker. All 175 passengers died, after crashing into the West Monkey Sea, and a 5 week search effort was partly successful, and they found half the aircraft, with 98 of the 175 passengers in it, including the black box.
In 1968, Perecekia hosted its' last set of elections ever, as Came Jong Long and Yasin Popov faced against each other. Yasin was exiled during the elections, and was killed in 1976 with his head chopped off with an axe by Perek spies. Came Jong Long beat Popov, and asserted himself as leader of Perecekia. During the next years, he made changes which made him into a dictator. He stopped caring about his population, and created a oppressive regime, and continues to breach human rights today.
In 1968, the first edition of the MEGIRBA Song Contest took place in Monkeyville, Monkeyhoarders. It was won by Paul Gladchan with song "A New Beginning" for nation Gladiston, scoring 234 points. The contest ran between 1968 and 1992.
In 1970, MERS (Monkey Empire Racing Series) was created by the MERA (Monkey Empire Racing Association), responsible for hosting endurance, invitational and drag races. Jack Earchi won the first contest, going along to win 3 more titles, in 1971 and 1973 respectively. The first Saint Monkeyian to win was Chango Chimpa, in 1978.
On 17th January 1971, SAME sent a probe to land on Mercury, the first planet from the sun. It was one of SAME's largest fuel requirements for the mission. It took 3 years for probe MercLander to land on the planet. The mission was a success, and it took valuable samples of rock from Mercury. It landed on Mercury on 30th June 1973, and returned to earth on 29th November 1975. It was one of SAME's largest successes, which has never been repeated as of today. New missions have been made today to land on Mercury.
Saint Monkeyian Rock Artists Full of Life were big in the Monkey Empire, and broke all records in the charts when they were active (1971-1982), until Banutang broke their records. In 1974, Communistgate took place, after the 1974 Saint Monkey Elections, which saw the Saint Monkey Communist Party and Mihaly Kingchimp win the elections. In the first week in power, Kingchimp sold land to communist nations, and wanted to pass unconstitutional laws, such as changing election to every 10 years. Private Companies were also closed down in the first week and mass surveillance systems were nearly installed. In their second week in power, Kingchimp wanted to pass a law giving nearly all of the power to the central government. After this happened, the SfC and 4 other parties initiated a firing (impeachment) process, to kick the party out of power, and host another election. They won the vote by a significant majority in the parliament, with all parties in parliament voting to kick out the Saint Monkey Communist Party. Mihaly Kingchimp went missing for 6 weeks following, and then the SICPA (Saint Monkey International Crime Prevention Agency) found evidence in his residence suggesting he was a Perek Spy. This caused tensions between the two nations. This was also during the 1974 Tropcial Storm Hannah, which 10,000 people lost their lives, and no help, emergency alerts or aid was given by Saint Monkey's communist government. There were over 5,000 people trapped for 3 weeks after no help was given by the government. After the firing, the interim government, which was the previous administration (due to the Firing Act of 1946) acted immediately and saved the trapped people in houses, or surrounded by water.
In 1980, the Chimpangutan OneSky was built, a 230m tall building, making it the largest building in Saint Monkey, and establishing the Chimpangutan New Town, previously the Centre Park Chimpangutan. This improved the economy massively, and increased tourism. In 1980, tourism in Saint Monkey increased 3,761% from 1970-1979. The Centre Park wasn't completely lost, as gardens were built around large skyscrapers, and the Chimpangutan Forest Park grew by 700%, and was made an official protected area. 1980 was also the year when Saint Monkey X was born, Saint Monkey IX's niece's son, and Saint Monkey became officially recognised as Carbon-Neutral, and eventually Carbon-Negative. Saint Monkey IX was involved in this project after her retirement.
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The Chimpangutan Metro was established in 1983. This was the first Metro system in Saint Monkey, and the 3rd in the Monkey Empire, after Gladishima and Monkeyville. Monkey Man XVI died in 983 too, aged 73. Monkey Man XVII was aged 1 year old, and once he became 18, he would officially be able to pass laws. During this time, Monkey Man XVII mother and father took his place in helping the country. In 1983, tensions arose further between Perecekia and the Monkey Empire after the Monkeyville Bombings and the Chimpangutan Robbings, which pro-Perek terrorist group Свобода (Freedom) was responsible for, which were not support by the Perek government. 318 people died in Monkeyville and 32 Million Holy Monkeys were stolen. The culprits have never been caught, possibly living in Perecekia presently, however it is more likely that they're in hiding on and island, according to the SICPA.
Banutang were also active in the 1980s. They became a global hit with the song "3 is 5", and in total, with every song and listen, have been streamed 32 Billion times. Other artists such as Carlsen Potana, BEACH and The Oracle were popular in the 80s in Saint Monkey. The film Dagger grossed 61 million Holy Monkeys, making it the most at the time.
In 1989, SAME launched Project Up, and sent Angelina Kapa, Edgar Jimmington and Douglas Stewart to the moon. The mission was to bring samples back, explore the formation of the craters on the moon and take the best quality image of the moon ever taken. The mission was just a success, after one of the probes set on fire just before passing the Karman Line and officially entering space. Due to the absence of oxygen in space, however, and the safety measures onboard, the fire was quickly extinguished. They also nearly burned up on re-entry, with the parachute deploying slightly too late, however not fatally too late.
In the early 1990s, Saint Monkey had big plans to transit systems, economic growth and environmental protection. They also had plans for demillitarisation but after Azkamen reported seeing Perek Aircraft Carriers near their territory, they decided to hold onto those plans for the near future.
In 1992, Saint Monkey X entered the 1991/1992 Saint Monkey Elections as a joke, entering the new party called the SMP (Saint Monkey Party). However, when people heard that a Saint Monkey would be in an election, he became a headliner on national TV, and garnered support. He only had a budget of 50 Holy Monkeys, taken from his Christmas Money. He campaigned in public about the welfare system, income equality, employment, and sexual identity. He became a massive hit, and was actually elected, as a 12 year old, becoming the youngest Prime Minster in Saint Monkey history.
However, these policies wouldn't make a big difference, due to sanctions given to Perecekia by Monkeyhoarders and Gladiston, which led to the outbreak of the 2nd Perek War.
2nd Perek War
The war begun on Thursday 25th June 1992 when the Gladishima Coast Air Base detected bogey coming from the west on their radar, calling up Saint Monkey X. This was because this was a Saint Monkeyian Air Base overseas, and had a Saint Monkeyian Fighter Squadron stationed on it. Saint Monkey X was asked whether to send a squadron up, and making an immediate responce, he said "Do It". He gathered his Military Department, and formed a War Cabinet, to discuss how to stop the war as swiftly as possible. During this, the Monk Squadron was sent to intercept the enemy aircraft, shooting down 3 of the 4 aircraft, one of which retreated back to the Perek ship in the middle of the Monkeyterian Sea.
In this time, Perecekia also invaded the Ostrova Zapadny Perek (West Perek Islands), owned by Mozgia. Instead of Mozgia protecting the Islands, they formed a military alliance, named Die Day (День Cмерти). The reason for the alliance made was believed to be due to Mozgia's leader and Came Jong Long's friendship, and oil and gas to be provided for free to Mozgia, if the West Perek Islands were taken by Perecekia.
Monkeyterianism Island was at the forefront of the early war, with the Teriiland forces, launching a naval attack on the west of the Island. Soon, Monkeyterianism Island was controlled by Perecekia, and communist statues were built on the Monkeyhoarders territory, which were taken down following the end of the war. Monkeyhoarders sent stealth bombers to bomb the Военная база Гигант (Military Base Giant), the largest in Perecekia. This resulted in large scale bombing in Monkeyville and Chimpangutan, killing thousands. In response, the Monkey Empire invested in air defense and air raid systems, getting help from their allies. Perecekia said that if any of the Monkey Empire's allies take military action against them, Nuclear Missiles will be launched.
In September 1992, Saint Monkey sent 90% of its' military to Gladiston, the rest of 10% protecting Saint Monkey from air raids, although several bomb runs hit Saint Monkey, including one at a school in town Dukubi, killing 98 5-11 year old, and 6 teachers. A period of national mourning was announced soon, and Saint Monkeyians placed flowers in town squares across the country. In November 1992, Perecekia made a large offensive, sending millions of troops to the West Coast of Gladiston. It was a swift and successful mission, taking almost the full west coast. The Cities of Los Gladi and Glasgowinton were protected well by Monkey Empirean forces. However, relentless bombing on civilian buildings in Los Gladi caused Monkey Empire forces to retreat, taking as many civilians as possible. Glasgowinton was surrounded by Teriiland forces, by the coast and all other sides, and after weeks of protection and 71% of buildings in Glasgowinton were destroyed or damaged, they surrendered. Saint Monkey X nearly died in the attacks, after visiting the front lines to garner international support. The offensive and siege then happened, causing them to be trapped for 2 weeks, eventually getting saved by the SMAF. Any civilians that couldn't escape got a message; "You are about the lose contact with us, and become a part of occupied territory. If Teriiland soldiers are to search your homes, to protect your lives, listen to them. Don't believe their propaganda. Thank you, and good luck."
The Monkey Empire forces retreated as far back as Gladishima and Gladiston-by-sea. Due to the strong defense in Central Gladiston, Perecekia couldn't make much progress. But on the Tail Cape of Gladiston, progress was made quick due to the constant supply of naval boats, making it easy for the Teriiland army to attack, planes to take off aircraft carriers, and easy retreat in case a battle doesn't go right. Gladishima got hit by Perecekia's largest missile, the S-S90 Perek. They had 70 of this type, launching all of them at Gladishima. The centre of the city got flattened. Many soldiers had died, and the rest had to escape. Many walked around 100km to escape getting captured by Teriiland forces.
The Teriiland forces wanted to take Glastopia quickly, being the capital of Gladiston, taking it would overthrow Gladiston. A large battle would ensue from December 1992, to Febuary 1993. The Monkey Empire used the several days of planning to create a system to protect Glastopia. Their Air forces would run on a rota, taking off from several Aircraft Carriers. Soldiers would set up barracks near metro stations and bunkers. They set up broken tanks in the streets, and painted them as if fixed and set up several land mines outside the city. Around the Glastopia coast, submarines, partol boats and most naval ship in the Monkey Empire navy were set up, preventing any naval invasions, and holding onto supplies.
The Monkey Empire forces were resillient, and continued pushing back wave after wave of Perek attack. Many residents were still in the capital, and many soldiers were tasked with protecting them at all costs. The MonBan Squadron, known as one of the best in the world, lead the air defense, focusing on stopping any Teriiland fighters from destroying operational tanks and other squadrons, such as the RedSun Squadron being specialised in neutralising Anti Air Vehicles and Anti Air sites set up. The MonBan, Viper and Monk Squadron switched roles over when one went to rest. The Hero Squadron were specialised in taking down UAVs, which were heavily developed by Perecekia in the 1980s. The Monkey Empire didn't have any. After months of fighting, Perek soldiers were fatigued, and after a couple days, the Die Day war cabinet made a decision to withdraw from Glastopia. Approximately 110,000 Perek troops died from the battle, 45,000 Monkey Empirean troops and 11,000 civilian casualties, the biggest death toll in any battle in the war. The win was celebrated in the Monkey Empire, but the war was far from over.
The Teriiland forces retreated to Gladishima, after naval forces came across Gladiston Bay, trying to cut off the forces in Glastopia. The Teriiland forces just managed to make to avoid the Monkey Empire forces. The MonBan squadron were given the task of taking Gladishima Airport, establishing a base for a counteroffensive to retake Gladiston. There was backup squadron ready if need be, however the more aircraft, the more targets for the Teriiland forces. The mission was a full success, until Perecekia deployed the experimental squadron Aceter. MonBan 2 was killed in the dogfight with Aceter, MonBan 3 ejected, and broke his back, never being able to fly again. MonBan 1 and MonBan 4 forced Aceter to retreat, and soon the backup forces and army arrived and took any soldiers left as POWs and took full control of the Airport. Any Teriiland soldiers cut off from the rest of the forces escaped by boat into the Monkeyterian Sea.
The Monkey Empire forced pushed into the occupied territory, heading for Glasgowinton, taking strategic locations as they went along. On the 14th May, Perecekia launched their largest ICBM strikes on Saint Monkey in several cities, killing 2,912 people. On 29th May, Perecekia attempted a bombing run on Chimpangutan. The Homeland Squadron shot down all bombers, and when diving squads went to recover the ruins, they discovered one plane had carried a 10 kiloton Nuclear Weapon, a S12 Миротворец (Peace Maker). The Homeland Squadron were declared national heroes. The Monkey Empire forces arrived at the city at the 25th June 1993, marking the 1 year anniversary of the war. Perecekia unexpectedly launched an attack on Azkamen on this day, halting the Monkey Empire's efforts of retaking Glasgowinton. A large bombing run in Alta killed 1,300 people.
Perecekia made quick progress, as Azkamen weren't prepared for all out war. En Island and Kam Island were occupied in a remarkable 32 days. Many nearby cities were heavily bombed. However the Teriiland forces had their eyes set out on Alta, the capital. Duck City was in-between, and the Monkey Empire forces had made a plan different to the plan they had in Glastopia. The Battle for Duck City begun on the 1st August 1993, and lasted until the 20th August. Yof Gota Kan and Hanta Sith Mon troops and Air Squadrons remained at Gladiston to protect the territory form any Mozgia offensive. The Perek headed for Duck City by boat. The MonBan and RedSun Squadrons attacked the Brigade of ships heading to Duck City, by flying a few meters above the water, to evade the Ships Anti-Air systems. Many ships were destroyed, however when air reinforcments came, MonBan and RedSun had to head back before getting shot down. Perecekia made good progress on the ground, gaining quickly on Duck City. Mondipasita's Air Force came in good time, destroying parked ships, preventing Perek forces from escaping if they battle went against them. The ground forces got motivation from the message given, and managed to push back the Perek, and by the 20th, the white flag was flown by the Perek forces. A Perek ship managed to get to the coast, and many soldiers pile donto the ship, just managing to escape.
In retaliation, Perecekia launched 25 missiles on the Anastastian Royal Family residence, killing all but 3 members of the family, who were hiding in a bunker at the time, however it was not strong enough to protect them. Theodore James II, Lillibeth James and Azza James XXII managed to escape. Although Kam and En Island were still occupied, the Monkey Empire forces made a descision to advance into Glasgowinton, as they knew retaking Azkamen would be tougher, with more protection. They retook Glasgowinton by 27th September 1993.
At that point for several months, the war went into a standstill. Perecekia and the Monkey Empire stopped having massive clashes, with only a few minor gains and losses. This was due to extra arms production by Saint Monkey and Monkeyhoarders. The M-0 MonkeHawk Jet was in it's final stage of production. When the first batch got completed, they went straight onto the front lines. Teriiland halted it's attacks, mainly due to the large death toll, and that they were running out of weapons. A new arms deal with one of its' allies, gave The Teriiland forces an opportunity to begin an offensive.
However, the Monkey Empire forces finished their new production of arms, and caught Perecekia off guard, attacking Kam Island from the East and North on the 24th December 1993. Perecekia lost the Island by the 3rd January 1994. Perecekia was quick to react, creating large defenses in En Island, trying to make it impossible for Monkey Empire forces to get to the Island. Durting this time, Azkamenian forces, in collaboration with Saint Monkeyian forces retook Monkeyterianism Island on the 17th January 1994.
A large meeting was hosted by the Monkey Empire to discuss how to attack En Island, considering the majority of Perek forces were now stationed there. Azkamen sent stealth bombers on the 1st Febuary 1994 to a Perek base, destroying valuable bombers, that had bombed Gladiston early that year. Azkamen continued an array of bombings across the country. This prompted Perecekia to bomb several cities in Azkamen, costing 4,981 civilian casualties. In February, the Monkey Empire and Azkamen begun aerial attacks on ships on En Island. Back in Gladiston, the Yof Gota Kan Army managed taking Jipoglada a city at the foot of the Los Gladi mountains.
In March, Perecekia brought in several reinforcements to En Island, prolonging the ground invasion of En Island. On the 22nd March 1994, Yof Gota Kan began traversing through the Los Gladi Canyon, finding the area had been ridden with SAM sites and thousands of soldiers. They stayed put in Jipoglada.
On the 1st April 1994, Saint Monkey sent Bananas over En Island as an April Fool's prank on Perecekia. Ironically, Perecekia thankfully took the Bananas, and all of them were eaten within a few days, due to the food shortage on En Island. Two weeks later, on the 16th April 1994, the Monkey Empire and Azkamen forces finally began their ground invasion of En Island, to retake it. They set up thousands of inflatable boats, and a machine automatically fired blank rounds from the ship, including several expolosions. When Perecekia went to investigate, a gap was left in the defense of En Island, and the Monkey Empire forces managed to make it inside, starting by the village of Ender Bay. They attack would be slow due to the numbers involved, and there was many unorthodox methods involved in the taking of the Island, including many distractions.
In May, the Monkey Empire and Azkamenian forces made a breakthrough, by taking city En Central. They then managed to breakthrough to the South Coast by the 29th May 1994, dividing the Perek forces into 2. The Monkey Empire forces then pushed towards Rozazkam, taking it by the 11th June, and then gathered all of its' naval forces and air squadron involved in the operation, to retake Cape Roz, surrounding it by the Monkeyterian Sea and the Roz Bay. On the anniversary of the second year of the war, Azkamen was liberated, as Perek forces decided to withdraw from Cape Roz.
The Monkey Empire forces returned to Gladiston, and it was the beginning of the end of the war. The Monkey Empire forces headed towards Los Gladi, the last major city controlled by the Terilland forces. Along the way, strategic locations were captured by Monkey Empirean forces, such as Port Fran and Los Gladi Canyon Curve, the last step before Los Gladi. MonBan 1 and 4 managed to fly inbetween the Los Gladi canyon, which many military strategists called "Impossible Missions", this helped them reach Los Gladi and begin a final, 3 week long battle on the 19th September 1994. The battle had few worries, and step after step, Los Gladi ahd been retaken by the Monkey Empire Forces.
With little resistance left by Perecekia, most of the south coast was taken quickly. The last mission, Mission Cherrytop was to chase away any last fighters in Gladiston. To keep the dying embers of the war alight, and to neutralise the MonBan Squadron, as they were known as one of the biggest enemies of the Terriblean Air Force, the Aceter squadron was deployed one last time. MonBan 4 had to eject, and survived, and MonBan 1 managed to shot down the Aceter squadron in 45 minuites. On Tuesday, 11th October 1994, Perecekia were forced to surrender and the war was over. Following the war, a 10 minuite silence was established on the day the War ended, to remember soldiers and civilians lost in the war.
Around 7.5 Million civilians and military personnel lost their lives in the conflict. After the conflict, Saint Monkey's military was downsized significantly. Nowaday, only 18 military bases remain in total, 10 of those air bases, 6 army and 2 navy. All soldiers that retired were given a large pension, causing an economy downturn for the next 5 years. Perecekia begun to rebuild its' military the day after the war ended.
Modern History
After the 2nd Perek War, the main goal for the Monkey Empire was to regrow the economy, going into recession between 1993 and 1997. After coming out of recession a great deal was done to support local economies, and dying sectors were brought back to life. In 1998, SAM (Saint Air Manufactures) rebranded to Saint Air Monkey, keeping the name SAM, and becoming the national carrier of Saint Monkey, and in the next few years, one of the biggest airlines in the world.
In the early 2000s, Saint Monkey heavily invested in IT, creating a new sector which is in 2nd place, behind tourism in the Saint Monkey economy. Tourism also expanded massively, thousands of new hotels and resorts were built, including the biggest resort in the Monkey Empire, SanHOLI, which makes millions for the Government yearly. In recent times, the culture of Saint Monkey has been celebrated more, after the 20th century depleting a lot of Saint Monkey's traditional celebrations, in the 21st century many of these returned, especially due to the government and the Prime Minister, Saint Monkey X.
In 2005, Hanta Sith Mon (Was Horrendous) joined the Monkey Empire, making it the 6th nation to join the Monkey Empire. Hanta Sith Mon's bordering nations then expressed interest in joining. In 2009, video games made over 200 million Holy Monkeys for the Monkey Empire, and the growth of the internet helped the Monkey Empire economy triple from $2 Trillion in 1980 to $6.5 Trillion in 2010.
However, on 5th October 2014 a large event took place which caused Gladiston to leave the Monkey Empire. On this day, Traguilla ruled by Gladiston, Monkeyterianism Island, ruled by Monkeyhoarders, Weebleton, rulers by Monkeyhoarders and Francesasia, ruled by Gladiston, all declared independence from their rulers. This was in breach of a Monkey Empire law stating that a process of independence can only take place after a referendum has happened, involving all people on the Island, winning by a significant majority (65% or more), and has been signed by the Monkey Empire government. This is so it does not cause rifts between the people and governments. This prompted Monkey Man XVII to mobilise Monkeyhoarders' military to take the nations. No one was killed or injured, as Monkey Man XVII said "To take control of the territories, but without hurting anyone". The argument was that Monkeyhoarders found these nations, dividing them after the Gladistonian Independence, and claimed they still had ownership of the nations. Saint Monkey X said, "The fact is they're all Monkeyhoardian citizens, they all came from Monkeyhoarders, other than the mingrants obviously, however the way Monkeyhoarders did it was wrong, as 2 of the territories were owned by Gladiston and that should have been respected, it's not Monkeyhoarders' call in Traguilla and Francesasia."
Two days later, Gladiston left the Monkey Empire and joined forces with Azkamen to form a partnership called Anastasia. Anastasia made free trade with Gladiston and Azkamen, however the partnership gives more power to the central government of the sovereign nation than the Monkey Empire does due to Monkey Empire having its' own laws which Anastasia do not, it being more of a trading pact.
On 19th October 2014, Monkeyhoarders held a meeting to discuss the future for these Islands, as they were threatened by sanctions by several international nations. The major argument by Gladiston and Azkamen was to give the nations independence, as that is what Gladiston agreed on. However, there was no referendum, and they were in breach of Monkey Empire laws, so unless there was a referendum, it could not happen, and Monkeyhoarders were currently blocking that. However, Monkeyhoarders wanted to repay their debts to Azkamen and Gladiston that accumulated over the years, and took this as an opportunity. Firstly, Monkeyhoarders relinquished control of Traguilla back to Gladiston. Francesasia was given to Azkamen. Then, Weebleton was given to Gladiston for two reasons, the debt to Gladiston and the large populations of Gladistonians in Traguilla. This caused an interesting rift between the countries. Firstly, Francesasia was given to Azkamen, although it had been Gladiston's. The international community did not understand why Gladiston gave it to Azkamen, as it was said to be "A token of goodwill in the world of tough politics". Many were confused why this happened, a WA spokesperson said "In a modern world were every piece matters, makes you money, holds importance, it is so strange what has happened here in the Monkey Empire, in my 18 year career never have I seen one country give land to another for no specific reason, no conflict, it makes no sense to me." Secondly, Monkeyhoarders and Gladiston were accused of "selling" these nations to each other, and should not be valued as an asset as people live there, and their whole lifestyles will change with the laws in the different nations.
In retaliation to this Monkey Man XVII said in a statement, "We had no choice. And we didn't sell it, but rather gave it (Weebleton) to Gladiston due to the populations of Gladistonians there. Yes we had debt to Gladiston, but that now has been solved. Remember, these are very autonomous regions, so laws won't be massively affected, and we want it to remain that way." This would be known as one of the strangest island trade in history.
On 4th November, Monkeyterianism Island had a referendum to move from Monkeyhoarders to Saint Monkey. 81.6% voted to move from Monekyhoarders to Saint Monkey. Saint Monkey X said "I want to see change for the better in Monkeyterianism Island, however, don't want anyone to change their lives." Monkeyterianism Island is known to be the home of the religion Monkeyterianism, which started in Saint Monkey, but the holiest place was always known as Monekyterianism Island.
After this incident, relations significantly improved between the nations.
Between the years 2016-2020, the first transgender Prime Minister was in power, Grande Hughes. He changed many laws to make them LGBTQ+ friendly, and shaped Saint Monkey into one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly nations in the world. During this time, there was higher tensions between Monkeyhoarders and Saint Monkey, with Grande Hughes condemning Monkeyhoarders LGBTQ+ laws, stating them as "Unbeleiveably bad." Monkeyhoarders in recent years, however, has made significant changes to women's and LGBTQ+ rights, most recently allowing Same-Sex Marriages in 2024.
In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic hit. The Monkey Empire was quick to react, and went into quarantine in February 2020. It was in quarantine until September 2020. Then, the Monkey Empire allowed travel between their countries, and managed to go back to normal life very quickly. International borders for tourists were reopened in January 2022. In this time, doing things online were important to continue normal life, especially working from home. Whilst many countries economy dropped, the Monkey Empire's growed by 0.4%. This was due to encouraging people to take holidays in Christmas 2020, Saint In festival holidays in May-June 2021, and summer and winter 2021. This helped business keep getting sales, and for the tourism sector to not be let down. Due to its' strict closures, in the whole Monkey Empire, only 60,000 people were infected with the virus, and 2,876 died. In Saint Monkey 10,000 were infected, and 103 people died.
From Late August to November 2023, there were tensions with Die Day. On the 29th August, a Perek Spy was found in Azkamen and a Mozgian spy was found in Gladiston. The next day Saint Monkey X said on Twitter, "Withdraw all spies from foreign nations, please, we don't want another war." On the 31st August, During Lilibeth James' Wedding, Anastasian Monarch, Theodore James II was assassinated, making Lillibeth the last member of the royal family in Anastasia. Lillibeth and Theodore James II were the only surviving members of the 1993 Anastasian Royal Family Bombings, in Azkamen, before Gladiston joined Anastasia. The SICPA was tasked to interrogate the assassinator, after being caught just outside of Glastopia. He was then transported to Port Monkeyhoarders, and after 3 hours of interrogating he finally revealed his real name, and was identified as Perek Spy and Assassin Ivan Grozuhin, known for the assassination of Monkeyhoardian Billionaire, Paul Jacob, and now Theodore James II. This was during the Gladiston general elections, which were halted during the investigations.
The next day, Island nation Bamoria joined Anastasia, it's President stating, "We are joining hands with Azkamen and Gladiston, and will support them in Anastasia no matter what." Bamoria had tried to join the Partnership since 2019.
On the 5th September, Bamoria see Perek jets fly over their airspace. The on the 7th September, Saint Monkey and Hanta Sith Mon begin searching for spies. Later that day, Saint Monkey X announced he would be going to Bamoria to have talk about "preventing war". Meanwhile, members of the Azkamenian govenrment are put into Safehouses in Saint Monkey, and the elections in Gladiston restart. Later that day, Mondipasita announce they will be buying $4bn worth of weapons and ammunition, and at the same time Yof Gota Kan announce that they will put extra funds to protect their nation from spies and invaders, and announce they would be buying 50 tanks, and other arms.
On the 11th September, Hanta Sith Mon (Horrendous) announce they have found 2 Mozgian spies. On the same day, Saint Monkey complete talks with Bamoria, however they never disclosed information about their plans. They announcement made was Ivan Grozuhin would be moved to Anastasia so the court there could deal with him. Gladiston announce the winner of their election, Joanne Glada becoming the first female Prime Minister in Gladiston. Lillibeth James became the leading monarch in Anastasia, and began her work in Azkamen, which is a constitutional monarchy.
During the rest of September, attempts were made to calm the situation down, until the beginning of October. Ivan Grozuhin was sentenced to 25 years to life in jail, becoming Anastasia's fastest conviction ever. The next day, 3 Perek Aircraft Carriers were parked just outside Bamorian Airspace. Saint Monkey mobilised some of its' Air Force to protect Bamoria. Azkamen and Gladiston created a blockade around the Aircraft Carriers. On the 21st October, Perek launched a minor attack on Gladistonian ships, one was sunk, killing 5 crew members. On 31st October, Saint Monkey were involved in a large scale dogfight, shooting down 5 Perek fighter jets. 1 pilot died in the incident, on the side of Perecekia.
At the beginning of November, Saint Monkey X intiated an emergency meeting with Bamoria, Gladiston, Azkamen, Mozgia and Perecekia, held in Umnigorod, the capital of Mozgia. On the 12th November, the talks were completed, Mozgia and Perecekia leaving Bamoria, and the tension cooling down. Saint Monkey X also persuaded Mozgia to improve civil rights. There could've been a new leader of Mozgia after Saint Monkey X said, "Mozgia's leader now has no wrinkles, and sounds a lot different", suggesting a new leader has taken power since the two leaders last met.
On February 1st 2024, Carlota Rodriguez became the new Prime Minister for Saint Monkey, following the 2023 Saint Monkey Elections.
On the 13th February 2024, Gladiston and Monkeyhoarders finally opened their borders for free access between the two nations, with no passport required. This was after successful talks between the two nations during the start of the year.
On the 14th Febuary 2024, Mount SithSan erupted, killing 204 people.
On the 9th March 2024, Hanta Sith Mon was the new name of Horrendous, after over 200 years of the name, after Maxtopian Saint Monkey imprinted the name Horrendous in its' constitution when agreeing upon Hanta Sith Mon's independence. Country Frontman Jackson Chimporangu managed to change the constitution so that Horrendous didn't have to be the name of the country, and therefore it was changed.
On the 13th April 2024, 3 new tribes were dicovered in Saint Monkey and are in the process of being contacted.
On the 19th May 2024, it was officially announced by Perek officials that Perek dictator Came Jong Long died, on the 12th May. Ivelin Novikov replaced him, becoming the next dictator of Perecekia. Many changes are expected, including a name change back to Perecekia, and better human rights for the people of Perecekia. However, it has been noted that Novikov is a very hostile leader towards Saint Monkey. A few months later however, it is shown that human rights in Perecekia have improved significantly and Novikov has told the Monkey Empire he wants positive changes and wants to move towards more unity, which the Monkey Empire have welcomed, although there is not any sign that the dictatorship will return into a democracy.
Geography
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 Saint 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:
- 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 Andekalas, 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.
- 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). Most areas above 4000m have snow all year round, however it varies in the Fenta Southern Highlands, but anywhere above 5000m would still have snow. 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 Orangamonkoutain 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
Saint Monkey is a megadiverse country, with its 7,981 endemic species of plant or animal and 28,982 total recorded species. It has over 18,000 species of plants, 1,000 mammal species, 1,400 bird species, 4,000 species of sea creatures, 209 species of monkey, 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, Turquoise Monkeyian Shark, Saint Monkey Elephants, Ondo Giraffes, Saint Monkey Hyena, Yellow Tailed Mountain Leopard, Monkeyian Jaguar and many more.
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Cities & regions (by population)
| Region | Population | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Chimpics | 10 Million | Chillichimp |
| Centre Chimpics | 7.5 Million | Centalan |
| Chimpangutan | 5 Million | Chimpangutan |
| Saint Monkey and the Chimpics | 4 Million | Saint Monkey City |
| West Crownex | 3.3 Million | Saint Crown |
| South Calichimpington | 3 Million | Port Saint Chimp |
| Light City and the Lightning Lake | 2.8 Million | Light City |
| Land Ahoy | 2.5 Million | Saint Monkey I |
| Chimp Islands | 2.4 Million | Chimpislington |
| East Tropchimps | 2.3 Million | Trop City |
| Gold Shores | 2.1 Million | Ruby Beach |
| Capetwo | 2 Million | Canter |
| San Calichimpington | 1.9 Million | Sacrachimp |
| Tropchimps | 1.5 Million | Youinga Laiti Hon |
| East Crownex | 1 Million | Saint Jewel |
| Free Islands | 500,000 | Freechimp |
| South Tropchimps and the Rainforestorangutanitalaterallity | 350,000 | Rainchimp |
| Rainforestingchimpolaterallity | 130K | Laterallity |
| Andechimps | 100K | Orangamonk |
| Southern Islands | 10K | Sithity |
| City | Population | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Chimpangutan | 3.4 Million | Chimpangutan |
| Saint Monkey City | 3.1 Million | Saint Monkey and the Chimpics |
| Saint Crown | 2.5 Million | West Crownex |
| Port Saint Chimp | 2 Million | South Calichimpington |
| Light City | 1.5 Million | Light City and the Lightining Lake |
| Saint Monkey I | 1 Million | Land Ahoy |
| Chimpislington | 750,000 | Chimp Islands |
| Freechimp | 300,000 | Free Islands |
| Rainchimp | 150,000 | South Tropchimps and the Rainforestorangutanitalaterallity |
| Chillichimp | 125,000 | Chimpics |
| Centalan | 115,000 | Centre Chimpics |
| Gold City | 105,000 | Gold Shores |
| Sacrachimp | 100,000 | San Calichimpington |
| Chimp & The City | 96,000 | Centre Chimpics |
| Canter | 90,000 | Capetwo |
| Tropislington | 87,000 | East Tropchimps |
| Calichimp | 85,000 | San Calichimpington |
| Youinga Laiti Hon | 82,000 | Tropchimps |
| Port Ruby | 80,000 | East Crownex |
| Ruby Beach | 75,000 | Gold Shores |
Culture
Saint Monkey's mainstream culture originated predominantly from the original tribal populations inside the country. However, after the linguistic expeditions, and immigration populations in the country, the country's culture ranges widely, depending on where you are in Saint Monkey. Elements of Spanish, French, German, Italian and Russian and orthodox cultures have been mixed within Saint Monkey's withstanding cultures. During the Alanka period in Saint Monkey, the culture significantly developed, with the cuisine, dance and music heavily changing in this era, although keeping the traditions from the past, it modernised to what Saint Monkey has now.
Cuisine
Saint Monkey has a diverse cuisine varying in the regions of the country. However, the main basis of the countries cuisine is seafood, with one of the most popular dishes being the Saint Seafood. It is known as the first dish eaten by Saint Monkey I, after landing on Saint Monkey. The traditional version includes a Saint Monkeyian Lobster, served with mango juice. On the side includes prawns, mango and squid. Modern versions include chips with this, or fish instead of lobster. Sauces are also included, and other tropical fruits are on the side, such as papayas, passion fruit or coconuts. A popular starter associated with tribes are cod stripes, which are often served with tropical fruit or tartare sauce. The most popular desert is the Banana Supreme Delacora, which originated during the 15th century. Originally a mix of the several endemic species of Banana, served alongside other tropical fruit, nowadays it is a mix of Saint Monkey's different bananas served with chocolate, whipped cream, mango sauce and coconut chocolate sauce. It is traditionally served on a Saintwood bowl.
In the mountainous regions, Saint Monkey's Andekalas, mountain bananas, grow, and are used in several meals, such as the Kalapork, a meal with grilled bananas and pork. In the Andeschimps, the traditional bread Daga taga is used across the region, giving Orangamonk its' name the "Sandwich City". Daga taga is known for its' great taste, filled with seeds and spices. In the Fenta Southern Highlands, chocolate, coffee and several tropical fruits are grown there, making the majority of the deserts in Saint Monkey.
In the Chimpic regions, agriculture creates the base for the cuisine. Beef, chicken and pork are sustainably farmed and used in meals such as Falpofinka, translating to flower fruit, known for its' appearance covered with flowers. It has beef, with grilled mangos and bananas on the side, sometimes served with chips. Vegetarian meals include tropical vegetables and tropical fruits, such as the popular salad Anapola Dango, translating to Green paradise.
Saint Monkeyian cuisine blends international foods, such as pizza and burgers, with their cuisines. Tropical fruit on pizzas and burgers are not uncommon. Chinese, Indian, Thai and Italian restuarants are common in Saint Monkey, with cities boasting numerous takeaway businesses. It is not unusual seeing Ethiopian, Yemenian and other lesser known cuisines in Saint Monkey.
There are several distilleries and breweries in Saint Monkey, with traditional takes on beer, cider, gin, whiskey and tequila are common. The national drink of Saint Monkey however, is the Fintatolko, which is an alcoholic drink that is produced from several tropical fruits, mainly mangos and pomegranates, but also bananas, peaches, papayas, passion fruits and coconuts. There is two types of Fintatolko, the Kufalait (Light) and the Fante (Heavy). The light version ranges from 10-20% alcohol and the heavy version rages from 40-70%. This drink is expected to come from a tribe in the 8th century AD, a modern version arriving in the 17th century. The other popular drink is Mangolaticantadituraly, shortened to Mangocanty, a party drink, mainly alcohol free and popular with children, it was made as an alternative from Fintatolko. It is normally a blend of mangos and other fruit. Sometimes served with coconut slices, or cherries on a cocktail stick. It has an alcohol version, ranging from 3-10% alcohol.
Dance
Dancing in Saint Monkey is extremely important to the culture. Tribes and communities across Saint Monkey have traditions and festivals based around dance. Tribes and communities generally have unique dances, but location makes certain dances from certain tribes more similar to others. The most well-known dances in Saint Monkey, known to have originated from the Festival of the Tribes, are Nikpadipasita, Laitdipasita, and Ranorangututus. Nikpadipasita is a very fast paced dance, which traditionally is danced in the night around a fire to the sound of drums. Laitdipasita is a slow paced dance, traditionally danced in the day, near a stream or a lake, to the sound of a woodwind instrument. Ranorangututus, is a dance which involves a couple, and it is a sign of love. Traditionally it is danced in a rainforest, or near trees.
Due to a lot of the modern culture, many of these dances have evolved to be danced in nightclubs. For example, Nikpadipasita is often danced to techno or EDM in the night scene across Saint Monkey. Most, if not all dance clubs teach these dances, along with other dances in the area. Group dances are common, with people holding hands in a circle and jumping known as Sakikatadipasita.
Due to the Spanish, French, German and Russian influences many of their traditional dances are also becoming increasingly popular, and is practiced daily. Many TV shows showcase the diverse dance culture in Saint Monkey, and there are several annual competitions such as Mount of TV's "Our Dance", which is a dancing competition hosted on coastal dance sites across Saint Monkey.
Clothes
The location heavily affects clothing in Saint Monkey. Traditional clothes in coastal regions are made from softer, lighter fabric that dries easily to make sure getting changed after being in the ocean is not necessary. This is mainly made from flowers and other fauna in the area. Modern swimsuits, swimming trunks and other coastal clothes are also made from this fabric in Saint Monkey, especially in the south coast. Fruits are also used, such as coconut shells and possibly pebbles and other materials found on beaches. In the Chimp and Free islands, a lot of clothes are inspired by Polynesian and Melanesian culutres. It is belived some Polynesians and Melanesian people must have migrated in the early history of Saint Monkey, although historians still do not understand how they had the knowledge to get there.
In the mountainous regions, thick coasts are made from animal fur, such as the Saint Monkey I Mountain Dog, which they shave pieces of fur off the dog and eventually put it together to make these coats, which is why mountains communities would have many, many dogs. This would be in elevations of 4500m+ where snow remains most of the year. Large hats and boots are also worn, protecting them from the cold. In lower mountainous regions below the tree line, more lighter and cooler clothes are used, especially in humid forests.
In the Rainforests, there are traditional robes made from plants, wood and flowers from the rainforest. These are specifically designed to provide plenty of ventilation to combat against the humidity of areas like the rainforest. The Ranorangutan Tribe has a tradition which involves a special type of robe. In the "Oranaso Cako Enara Cako" ceremony, the tribe's children wear special robes, and carry domesticated Capybaras on their heads across an area filled with thorns, bullet ants and other dangerous animals and dogs are also part of the celebrations, with the Rainforest Fluffy dog carrying a Capybara pup on their heads, although they only need to carry it across a path. This is to prepare for their integration into becoming an adult of the tribe, in a event where they must stay in the Rainforest for a month on their own with nothing, having to fend for themselves. It is said if they drop the Capybara, they will have bad luck on the trip and might not come back alive, and if they keep it on their head with them. If the dog manages to keep a Capybara pup on their head, the dog will go with the child. If not, the child will go on their own.
Crownex traditional clothing involves a lot of smart dresses and suit made from very special materials growing near rivers and lakes, as well as a lot of jewelry. Crownex are known for their smart and particulary posh clothes, and are known for wearing a lot of jewelry, using materials such as gold, emerald and ruby. These gems could also be found on their clothes and shoes, as well on tribes and community buildings, therefore giving Crownex the "royal region" name.
Many clothes from big brands in Saint Monkey are made from traditional materials but mass produced in a factory. Modern takes on traditional outfits are common, and you see many suits, dresses and casual clothing more in the style of traditional clothes. A lot of makeup from large Saint Monkeyian brands comes from flowers, and is a lot better for the skin than modern makeup seen in other countries. This the major reason why clothing brands in Saint Monkey are significantly more popular than international brands.
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