Kesslerstaadt
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Urban Community of Kesslerstaadt | |
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| Capital | Kesslerstaadt (city-state) |
| Official languages | English |
| Ethnic groups | 30% Sayongese 24% European 20% Potomiakian 19% Wenchuan 5% Nifonese 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 centre of sex tourism and international business. 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.
Etymology
Kesslerstaadt derives its name from the founder of Temple of Balesh, Lucian Kessler.
History
Geography
Politics
Parties and elections
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.
Law and criminal justice
Kesslerstaadt primarily uses the civil law legal system, inherited from its time as a colony of Krymark.
Foreign relations
Military
Economy
Kesslerstaadt's economy is dominated by sex tourism, fuelled by the hundreds of nightclubs, brothels and legalisation and commercialisation of all narcotic substances. Its most famous nightclub, Pink Arrow, is itself one of the largest in the world.