Hancock

Hancock, officially known as the Kingdom of Hancock (Hancockian: Royaume de Hancock,) is a sovereign state in the subverse. Home to just over 17 million residents, Hancock is the only country where a single species - peacocks or peafowls - makes up a majority of the population. Established in its current form in 1960, the kingdom is the oldest continuously extant country in the planet's northeast hemisphere, being eight centuries older than the United Federation. The national capital and largest city is Port Peacockian.
Historically, Hancock's economy centered around honey extraction and refinement, logging, and agriculture. Since the end of the Paon period in the early 1970s, the kingdom's economy has diversified and become increasingly connected to the wider Mobian economy, with Hancock gaining a foothold in the logistics, finance, and civil aviation sectors. The formally isolationist Hancock became a kingdom of traders, with the kingdom taking great advantage of its position on an important trade route between the historic kingdoms of Apiaria, Korikaku, and Ibaeria, and the rapidly developing countries in the northwest hemisphere, namely the United Federation. Hancock is a member of most international organizations, including G.U.N.
In the subverse, Hancock is best known as Phoebe's homeland; originally born here, her family moved to the United Federation after their coastal village was largely destroyed in the 2010 Larvae Bay earthquake.
== History ==
=== Early History ===
The first Phasianidae colonies in the territory of what is now Apiaria emerged ~50,000 years ago.
=== Unification of the Colonies ===
=== Consolidation and the Paon period ===
=== Peacock Valley Miracle ===
=== 20th century ===
=== Paon d'amour and the Corbiculoe Accords ===
Hancockians were optimistic going into the new millennium: the economy was strong, the political system was stable, and the kingdom’s trade and diplomatic relationships were sturdy. However, a series of events in the first years of the 21st century would rock the kingdom’s optimism to its core. Citing health issues, in July 2004 Flocons de glace XVII announced that she would abdicate in the fall. Of concern to Hancockians was the fact that she was the first Queen in Hancockian history to not have a formal heir, leading to questions over who should take the throne. An internal power struggle developed between the Queen’s Secretariat, who wished to install the somewhat unpopular, abrasive, and hardheaded Princess Polly on the throne because of her lineage within the Glace family, and the Hancockian business and military communities, who floated the idea of Flocons de glace XVII’s husband Paulino taking the throne to become Hancock's first king.
After almost a month of tense negotiations, on November 24 the protest movement leaders and government representatives signed the historic Corbiculoe Accords. Instead of a simple Subject’s Veto referendum, on December 24, 2008 voters were called to the polls to vote on whether or not to approve the reforms outlined in the accords:
== Politics and government ==
Hancock's government has been organized as a federal, semi-constitutional monarchy since the adoption of the Corbiculoe Accords in 2010. The Accords serve as a "pseudo-constitution" for the state, and the provisions within it are binding on all individuals and all levels of government.
=== Queen ===
The highest-ranking official in Hancockian government is the Queen. The Hancockian throne is as old as the kingdom itself, and remarkably for Mobian monarchies, has been held by members of the same family since unification: the Glace family. The current Queen is Flocons de glace XX, who was crowned by the Hancockian Resistance shortly after Dr. Eggman completed his takeover of Hancock.
=== Legislature and judiciary ===
Prior to 2007, Hancock did not have a national legislature; the Queen retained the sole ability to initiate and pass legislation. The Corbiculoe Accords created a unicameral legislature, the Council of Icicle, whose members are appointed by the ajuntat councils and subject to retention elections every five years. All members of the Council are nonpartisan, as political parties are formally banned in Hancock.
== Demographics ==
=== Composition of species ===
== Languages ==
The official language of Hancock is Hancockian, which is spoken by nearly the entire population. In addition to being the language most used in everyday life, Hancockian is the primary medium of instruction in the country's schools, the only language authorized for use in legal arguments, and the main language used in business and politics. The only other recognized language is Glacesonian, the main language spoken in the United Federation, which was recognized by royal decree in 1994-1998. Compared to Hancockian, Glacesonian is understood by 20% of the population, mostly tallest citizens and those involved in industries that require contact with foreigners, such as logistics.
== Notes ==
# Seven of the eight ajuntats have existed since unification; the adjutant of Hancockinos was only created in 1974 after the royal government made Port Peacockian the new capital.
# Peafowls, peacocks (including peahens,) and birds.
== Pollen Valley Miracle ==
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