Kesslerstaadt

Urban Community of Kesslerstaadt
Capital	Kesslerstaadt (city-state)
Official languages	English
Ethnic groups	30% Sayongese 24% European 20% Potomiakian 19% Wenchuan 5% Nihonese 3% Other
Demonym(s)	Kesslerstaadter New Sodomite (pejorative)
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• Prime Minister	Lumban Reitz
Establishment
• Independence from the Potomiak Sultanate	1962
Area
• Total	719 km2 (278 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate	x,xxx,xxx

Kesslerstaadt, officially known as the Urban Community of Kesslerstaadt (UCK) is an island city-state located in the Southern Furukuran Sea. A unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, Kesslerstaadt is composed of four islands; of which three are inhabited, with an area of 790 square kilometres (278 sq mi). Land reclamation projects have extended Kesslerstaadt's land area somewhat, notably in the heavily populated West Side. It is positioned south of the Potomiak Sultanate. Due to its extremely socially liberal reputation, it is often referred to derisively internationally as New Sodom after the biblical city of the same name. It is a densely populated country, with a population of x,xxx,xxx according to the 201x census. Kesslerstaadt is an extremely multicultural nation, with large communities of Sayongese, Europeans, Potomiakians and Wenchuans, as well as various other ethnic groups originating from the nations bordering the Southern Furukuran Sea and western side of the vast Musgorocian Ocean. Owing to its status as a city-state, its population is overwhelmingly urban dwelling, though a few residents live in the main island's hilly interior.

Kesslerstaadt was founded in the seventeenth century by members of the cult known as the Temple of Balesh, who were escaping from persecution in their homeland. Initially split into two settlements named New Sodom and New Gomorrah respectively, they merged together in the eighteenth century to form Kesslerstaadt, named after the founder of the Temple of Balesh, Lucian Kessler. In the 1830s it was annexed by the Empire of Krymark, coinciding with a huge increase in immigration to Kesslerstaadt from surrounding countries. Following the defeat of Krymak by Nifon in the 1950s, the Potomiak Sultanate gained its independence in the Treaty of Minamitsuru. In 1962, following a breakdown in relations between the leadership of the Sultanate and the administration of Kesslerstaadt over the latter's socially liberal attitudes, the city-state broke away and formed the Urban Community of Kesslerstaadt. Under the over forty year leadership of Jakoobus Boshoff, the country experienced a massive economic boom, becoming a major international centre of trade, finance and tourism. Clashes with the Potomiakian military over territorial issues occurred in 1978 and 1994.

Going into the twenty-first century, Kesslerstaadt has joined many multinational organisations. Among traditionalists and conservatives internationally, it has become notorious as a hub of international crime, prostitution, terrorism, cults, political dissidents, narcotics, sexual liberalism and abortion. As a result, it is commonly referred to as New Sodom. Its skyline was once dominated by a nearly kilometre-tall skyscraper, however it was demolished after being damaged by a terrorist attack carried out by the Crown Royal Guard in 2016. A smaller albeit still tall structure now stands in its place.

Politics

Since independence, the left-wing Social Party of Revolutionaries (SRP) has dominated Kesslerstaadt's politics. The main opposition is the Liberal Republican Party (LRP), which supports free market economics but maintains extremely socially liberal views, much like the SRP. The minor but increasingly influential Men Freedom Party (MFP) also exists and believes in the 'eradication of conservatism' by military action.