The Commonwealth of Pengin

The Commonwealth of Pengin (also referred as The Commonwealth, Pengin, or within the nation as simply "The Penguin Tribe" out of a sense of nationalism, although this reference is technically incorrect as the Commonwealth of Pengin is a subset of the Penguin Tribe - referring to a nationality as opposed to the Penguin Tribe, which refers largely to a species despite the usage of the term 'tribe') is the primary protagonistic nation in the world of Penguins: Defenders of Antarctica. It is composed entirely of members of the Penguin Tribe and mainly involves a gigantic capital city, Penguin City, and a couple of surrounding colonies. Commonwealth territory is located in Ellsworth Land. A police/paramilitary organization, The Penguin Agency, serve the Commonwealth's ultimate goal of subverting the Beacon War by destroying the Beacon.

### History

#### Early History

At sometime during the final years of the Human Race, the Penguin Tribe was collected and migrated to Ellsworth Land after receiving intelligence and The Legend. Eventually, a nation, The Commonwealth of Pengin, was formed. It is unknown if there are any Penguins who do not belong to the Commonwealth.

Sometime after this, Penguin City was constructed.

#### Subversion

At some point in time, The Penguin Tribe decided that the purpose of the Beacon War, that being the emigration from Antarctica, would cripple the ecosystem as all animals were involved in the Food Chain. Therefore, they made up their minds to destroy the Beacon in order to prevent this process. To accomplish this, a police/paramilitary force, The Penguin Agency, was founded in order to fulfil one of two purposes:

* Find the Beacon and destroy it.
* Keep domestic peace.

#### The Ellsworth Incident

After this, at some point in time, a massive incident occurred involving as-yet-unknown events that cemented itself in the cultural memory of the Commonwealth.

## Political Details

### Economy

No details for the GDP of the nation as a whole exist.

The annual GDP of Penguin City is 1.6 trillion Kin, which is the Penguin Currency. One Kin is worth about $0.001. Since they are in a state of semi-total war, they don’t trade with the outside and the economy is extremely centralized. The Penguins are exemplary at keeping balance out of necessity, as no money will flow in or out of their economy. The primary industry of Penguin City is ambiguous, but all spheres of trade are generally covered. The Igloo of Commons, the government of the Penguin Tribe; has chosen to be a democratic sovereignty with minimum meddling in industry, leading to a free-market economy that has broken up the city into chunks of “mini-provinces”, each with specific industries and specialties. When it comes to individual industry in Penguin City, it can be said that one cannot say they are a citizen of simply Penguin City, for Penguin City is a country unto itself. Well-off Penguins sometimes choose to travel all around the city, simply to experience culture. Individual, small-time business is typically encouraged with many businesses being family-run. Of course, this has given some particularly smart Penguins the chance to form huge mega-corporations that span the entire city, although the larger a company, the more tax they pay. Tax in Penguin City is relatively high, about 15%, given that most funds are returned to the Penguin Agents. In terms of poverty, there is a 0.001% poverty rate, given that homes are in strategic locations and incredibly cheap.

### Language

It is perhaps the only city in the world to create two accents of a single language, that being Western Penguinese accent and Eastern Penguinese accent. Western Penguinese accent sounds slightly more rural, employing more slangs but using far harsher sounds as the west tends to be wetter and colder, given that it is by the sea. Therefore, many naval terms have entered the local lingua of Western Penguinese. Eastern Penguinese, meanwhile, is an accent that uses softer purrs that employ the tongue more than the beak, given that the eastern districts of Penguin City dotted with mines where caution and clear, rational communication is emphasized. However, the Igloo of Commons has been issuing a movement to standardize Penguinese accents lately, leading to a region-neutral variation of Penguinese spoken in official media. For reference, Yukimura Chou speaks with a heavy Eastern Penguinese accent but the rest of the Yukimura Family speaks a more neutral accent given that Yo is the primary caretaker and he comes from the central south. Speaking of Penguinese, it is actually an evolution of the Japanese language fitted to be uttered by beaks.

Penguinese is written like Japanese, but with key differences. First of all, all phonetic characters will be stacked above the chinese phonetic sound 喳, which indicates a chirp. Kanji will be placed below 嘰, which makes a tweeting sound. In addition, all harsh corners will be written as curves, and all boxes will be written with circles.

### Food

A staple of the Penguin diet is squid and Antarctic fish, so these are shown in abundance, although snow cones have been known as a regional treat with each part of the city preparing them differently. Recently, a the West end of Penguin City devised a new way to create fish: By blasting it with a concentrated stream of fire, they are able to draw in patterns of charred ash onto the fish, which they then season. It’s an unhealthy treat, but reported to be very savory. The Penguins tend to like their fish very hot to keep themselves warm, and it is not uncommon to see them regurgitating out fish to their young. A new innovation is liquified fish, a sort of paste that youngsters can eat without problems, although it has been adopted by some gourmet chefs and served to adults too. Raw fish on snow is considered an extremely fine delicacy and is always made using lasers.

### Government

In the north of the city lies the main building housing the Igloo of Commons. It is a grandiose place and always busy, with ornate screen doors, straw mats and a rarity – trees – decorating the interior and exterior. This is a large igloo built with oriental architecture. The actual government is democratic, with an indirectly elected “Leader” (the Penguin equivalent of a president) serving a term of 6 years with a maximum of 3 re-elections. Leaders need to be at least 20 years of age to be elected and be fluent in Penguinese. They also need to be a registered citizen of Penguin City. Besides that, it runs identical to the Canadian Provincial Government.

### Healthcare

Free. Supported by the Penguin Agents. Many hospitals dot the streets.