Esperamos Illa
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Territory of Esperamos Illa | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Official languages | Aisling |
| Demonym(s) | Singular: Aisling Plural Aislings |
| Government | Unincorporated territory of Temuair |
• Emperador | Vitor Antón Avila (Avila VII) |
• Head Burgess | Iria Pais |
• CEO of ParaCell | Leocadia Mira |
| Establishment | |
• Discovery by Estevo Paulo De Soto | 1841 |
• Aisling habitation at the Gliocan Lunatic Asylum | 1856 |
• Territory sold to ParaCell | 1979 |
| Population | |
• 2015 census | 507 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | 6 million |
• Per capita | 11,834 |
| Currency | Leone (㊣) |
| Date format | mm/dd/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
Esperamos Illa (English: Hope Island) is a small island located in the Antarctic Ocean and is an Unincorporated territory of Temuair and is under the Imperial government's jurisdiction but is directly administered by the pharmaceutical megacorporation ParaCell The average temperature is around 0 °C (32 °F) to −10 °C (14 °F), however, temperatures as cold as −44 °C (47.2 °F) have been recorded. As of 2018, the island has a small, but fluctuating, population of 507 people, including lab technicians and scientists, maintenance and service workers, and security personal. The facilities on the island can support up to 1,200 residents, however.
The island was first discovered in 1841 by Aisling explorer Estevo Paulo De Soto, and charted as De Soto Island. Shortly after its discovery, De Soto sold his claim on the island to the Temple of Glioca, who proceeded to establish the Gliocan Lunatic Asylum on the island in 1856.
The school was intended for Aislings suffering from severe mental disorders, such as mental retardation, schizophrenia, and other conditions which are no longer considered mental disabilities, as well as becoming home to those suffering from psychical ailments such as tuberculosis, and later, leprosy. The facility was original intended to house 350 people, and expansions extended that number to 630, but by 1900 was home to over 1,000 inhabitants In 1919, after an investigation into the conditions of the facility conducted by the Imperial government, the facility was turned over to the Imperial Ministry of Health and Human Services. Even under new management, conditions at the facility did not vastly improve. Further, with the facility now under Imperial administration, it was subject to the eugenics policies in place during that era. In 1979, the entire island was sold to the ParaCell corporation, and the Gliocan Hospital was closed.
The ParaCell facility on the islands is one of the company's largest research and development sites, and is almost entirely given over to research on infectious diseases and virology. This site was chosen by ParaCell's Broad of Directors due to its remoteness and, therefore, the decreased chance that any accidents or outbreaks at the facility would survive to infect other populations.
The facility, which was constructed upon the existing hospital buildings, consists of a main compound and laboratory areas, some of which are built under the surface, as well as a separate administration annex and dormitory. There are several outbuildings from the main facility, including additional dormitories and services buildings, machine shops and storage sheds. All told, there are over 100 separate buildings on the island. The islands is also equipped with a complete water desalination plant to provide fresh water for residents, and several hydroponic greenhouse facilities are operated to provide fresh foods for the residents though these facilities can not meet the entire demand of the island. It has two airstrips, one of the seasonal, which can accommodate small to medium military or civilian transport craft, as well as an operational heliport. A harbor facility allows for supplies to be brought in via boat, and several ice breakers are positioned in the area to assist in clearing channels for incoming ships. Over 11 million pounds of supplies are delivered to the facility annually. Cargo may range from mail, construction materials, trucks, tractors, dry and frozen food, to scientific instruments. It has several large underground storage areas where foodstuffs and other essential items are stored. Estimates indicate that the facility could remain operations if cut off from supplies from the mainland for 6 months to a year. Communications and Internet (at 20 mbps) access are provided by satellite facilities.
In 1989 the facility was equipped with a nuclear reactor to supply the facility with power. The power station is one of the smallest ever constructed, with the reactor core being the approximate size of an oil drum. The reactor generates 1.8 MW of power, and replaced the need for over 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel used daily.
One of several ParaCell research facilities on Esperamos Illa
Esperamos Illa communication facility allows for voice and internet communications to and from the island.
The blue ice runway on Esperamos Illa can handle aircraft year round.
