The Kingdom of Maracaibo

The Kingdom of Maracaibo, often known as just Maracaibo, was a nation on Multi's Earth World. It was located in Venezuela, and is named after the region in Venezuela of the same name, while also maintaining control of a colony in the south of Brazil called Santa Catarina. Its capital and largest city was Maracaibo.
== History ==
Maracaibo was founded on January 11, 2021 by Czech_Doggo, who was the Provisional Prime Minister. He cofounded it with blz_man, who was the current King of Pandsburg following Mradper's abandonment of the nation. With the desire to create a constitutional monarchy, Doggo reached out to BigVinny24, former Emperor of the VFMC who was retired in Cayo Avai at the time, to be coronated as King of Maracaibo. Initially reluctant, BigVinny eventually accepted, taking the title of Vicente I, King of Maracaibo. 
Soon after its creation, Maracaibo created a provisional government, with Doggo taking the mantle of Provisional Prime Minister until an election is held. The first election took place on January 16, with blz_man winning the position of Prime Minister. 
On January 19, the democratic system was abruptly abolished. Following political unrest as a result of days of arguing between blz and Doggo, as well as threats of seceding, dissolving, or leaving the nation, a power vacuum was left. Instead of leaving, blz, Doggo, and the rest of the Maracaibans unanimously voted to give BigVinny absolute power as King. Basically, BigVinny inadvertently transformed Maracaibo into an autocracy by the consent of the governed. This sudden shift of power has been described by foreigners as an "accidental coup by Vinny" and jokingly praised as a smart and intricate political scheme. 
Upon this shift of power, Vinny seized the reigns and began encouraging more player activity through the creation of more infrastructure. He used his autocratic authority to easily direct the people's efforts without any opposition, but he would still listen to the people for opinions on certain administrative functions. The nation entered an age of prosperity, however Doggo was threatening to leave if the democratic system was not revived. Tired of his constant interruptions in the nation's progress, Vinny, with the consent of the governed, kicked Doggo from the nation, to which he responded very negatively by killing any Maracaiban online, before fleeing to Vinland. Now completely unopposed, Vinny and the rest of the Maracaibans continued on with their lives, hoping to create a beautiful and powerful nation, although Doggo still often arrived to kill other players, which was dealt with later on. 
On February 6, several major events happened in Maracaibo. In the wake of Roman supremacy, construction of houses and other infrastructure was accelerated even more in an attempt to increase the nation's quota to capitulate, assuming war against the Romans was inevitable. Besides regular houses and roads, attention was also diverted to construct Eternal Tower, a skyscraper made almost entirely of obsidian (With donations from the now known Synth_Wave_), as a symbol of resilience and dedication that would act as an extremely difficult object to destroy, therefore slowing capitulation immensely. While these actions were still in place, the Maracaibans turned their attention to Vinland, which was home to their common enemy, Czech Doggo, who was kicked out of Maracaibo a few days prior. As a result, the Vinlandic-Maracaiban War took place to drive Doggo out of Vinland and prevent him from constantly invading Maracaibo. It was very short, only having a few Vinlandic houses destroyed in total before Vinland surrendered. The war resulted in international backlash, and as a result, a formal apology was issued by the Maracaiban government and the damages were repaired. Since then, relations with Vinland have healed, and Doggo has been permabanned from the server for unrelated reasons. 
On February 7, Maracaibo annexed the Brazilian nation of Santa Catarina, once again uniting Bernardo with his former overlord Vinny. With this annexation and dedication towards public projects, this sudden increase of activity surprised the Romans, who indeed planned to go to war with Maracaibo but intended to only inflict minor damage, hoping that the nation would surrender following. After that, the Romans would prohibit any more Maracaiban interference in Vinland and would help rebuild Maracaibo's destroyed settlements. However, after witnessing the creation of several large-scale projects like Vinny's castle and the Eternal Tower, the Romans instead decided to pursue peace with Maracaibo. Because of this, a non-aggression pact was signed between Maracaibo and the Roman Republic in a bid to decrease the tension between the two nations following the Vinlandic-Maracaiban War. 
On February 8, Maracaibo released Santa Catarina, instead making it a vassal state known as the Duchy of Santa Catarina. Bernardo, the original founder, was appointed Duke of Santa Catarina. 
On February 15, Maracaibo once again fully reintegrated Santa Catarina, giving it the status of an autonommous colony. 
On February 17, a new member, Synth_Wave_, who was a former VFMC member, joined Maracaibo, and took up residence in the tower in the city square, quickly taking up work and finishing it. 
On February 21, Maracaibo officially "disbanded," according to Vinny. Santa Catarina was released, and mainland Maracaibo was reformed and renamed to the Cult of the Eternal Tower. 
== Politics ==
Orignally, Maracaibo was a Consitutional Monarchy. However, after the events of January 19, Maracaibo became an absolute monarchy. The government was run by BigVinny, the King, who maked most if not all major decisions. However, he would turn to the people for their opinions on administrative functions when necessary. There still existed a Prime Minister, blz, who existed as the King's right-hand man, often assisting him in making big decisions. 
There also existed a Parliament, which grouped all of the major Maracaiban political figures like Vinny, blz, and Bernardo. The Parliament members discussed administrative actions, as well as other more important things like diplomatic issues.
== Major Locations ==
Maracaibo is not as developed as the likes of Dajiang, but it did have a few major developed areas.
El Gato Plantations:
These plantations were the main agricultural centre of the entire Kingdom. They were run by Doggo, who used to be the namesake of the plantations until his ban prompted a name change. The main products of the plantations were wheat, melons, and sugarcane. After Doggo was kicked, they were made open for all use. There also existed apartment buildings by the Plantations built by blz.
Maracaibo (Capital):
The capital, also named Maracaibo, was the most developed and populated of all of the Kingdom. It consisted of several houses, a beacon, and a Nether Portal.
Castillo del Vicente:
The royal residence of BigVinny. Constructed in collaboration with blz and Vinny, the castle laid on a large mountain at around y-200. It featured five large towers all situated close to one another. These towers had different purposes, with one of them accessing a large mineshaft, another having Vinny's living quarters and a personal farm, and another being Vinny's throne room. 
Royal Village: 
A small coastline settlement built by Vinny. The Village was close to the castle where Castillo del Vicente lays on, and was created to replicate the style of his castle, mainly using cobblestone, basalt, and crimson wood. 
Canaco Mountain: 
This area featured a collection of houses within The Canaco Mountain. It featured the first railway line in Maracaibo, running through the mountain. 
Diplomacy Street: 
A street that had embassies along it, including ones for Halifax, Finland, and Yamatai. It is unknown if it was ever fully completed. 
Eternal Tower: 
A large tower under construction made almost entirely out of obsidian. Eternal Tower was designed by blz, with most of the resources being collected by Vinny. The tower was built in order to symbolize the resilience and dedication of the Maracaiban people, and to create an effective tool of defense in the case of a war. On its completion, Maracaibo was disbanded and the Tower Cult took its place. 
Santa Catarina: 
A Maracaiban colony in the southern tip of Brazil, bordering Parana. It had many small destinations, like a castle and a few houses. 
Mushroomville: 
A small village in Santa Catarina created by xPolars and xhannahx. It consisted of one house and one enchantment room, both of which are built to resemble mushrooms. It is unknown if it was ever completed. 
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