Discland

Discland is a state in the mid-mid-midwestern region of the United States of America. It is bordered by Herds and Jesdask in the north; Loste in the east; Yerst in the south; and Zackers and Cloame in the west. According to the US Department of Backstate Travel, there are reports that the state's eastern border also includes the US Backstates of Plasted, Leshed, and Kansas. However, there is currently no scientific data which demonstrates conclusively that this is true. The state is notable for the extreme difficulty of entering the state, its underground cities, as well as its strict non-citizen resident laws. [1] Several human rights groups have accused the state government of tolerating or even encouraging human rights abuses and interference in Jesdask's ongoing civil wars. Despite this, Discland has consistently been given the highest rank by both Human Rights Watch as well as the US Department of Backstate Travel and the United Nations. This has led to several conspiracy theories (which have been debunked by Scopes) [2] that Discland exerts undue control over several national and international organizations.

The capital city of Discland is Ywazakkanathul, which is the largest cube-city of Discland. This vast underground complex is 1.5 miles deep and 1.5 miles wide. Numerous elevators allow travel throughout the city and it is believed that the majority of the state's residents live in this cube-city. The state boasts a unique culture which many outsides may find incomprehensible. The official state motto of Discland is *"He is in the depths, he hungers, we must awaken him, as is the will of God. The world shall drown in blood."*

## History

Native American tribes have lived in Cloame for thousands of years. The Bubbaalaka and Ononbaka tribes created beautiful floating villages in the Cloame marshlands by weaving its many reeds together to form large rafts.

European settlement of the territory began in the late 18th century with the arrival of Florance Stone and his followers in 1799. Stone was fleeing what he felt was the tyrannical behavior of then president George Washington. It is unknown why they chose to settle in Cloame rather than some of the more dry areas around it. Stone and his followers set up towns along the above-water areas of Cloame.

During the US Civil War, both Union and CSA governments sent officials offering statehood to their respective sides. However, Cloame refused both offers stating, *"Lincoln is a property thieving tyrant. I didn't vote for him. And Davis is a slaving tyrant also whom I didn't vote for neither."*

The territory was finally granted statehood in 1908 after US President Theodor Roosevelt offered them a chance to willingly become a state or the opportunity to be annexed by force. After this period, the state began to take part in US elections and became known for being the only US state to back the libertarian party by popular majority rather than one of the major parties.

In 1967, the state became affected by the mid-mid-mid-north-American time shift event. This temporal anomaly only effects the eastern two thirds of the state.

## Geography

Discland is semi-arid like Yerst and Loste. Its northern border is demarcated along the Nagonadaka River. The eastern portion of the state is predominately flat, rising to rolling hills in the western portion. The western portion of the state is notable for its famous porcelain forests, the only such forests in the USA. The porcelain forests stretch west until they reach the Cloame Border Environmental Shift Zone, a unique ecological phenomenon where the climate, geology, and topography shift suddenly at the border of Cloame.

The plains of eastern Discland are home to a vast grassland. The grass (predominantly Mammoth Grass) grows exceptionally tall, thick, and fast. This would render agricultural development difficult if Disclanders farmed on land. The grassy steppe is home to America's last living species of Terror Birds as well as a host of other dangerous creatures. However, the US Department of Backstate Travel warns that the most dangerous hazards for humans within the Discland steppe are Grassworms, a species of pitcher plant of the Nepenthes genus. These carnivorous plants have been known to produce traps up to 10 feet in depth which swallow deer, terror birds, and even humans through the camouflaged trapdoor. The unfortunate victims are slowly digested over the course of several weeks.

Discland sits at the center of the mid-mid-mid-north-American time shift zone. This natural phenomenon adds 6 days to each month except for April, which loses 4 days. The temporal anomaly has been blamed for the numerous airplanes crashes in the time shift zone. The causes of this temporal anomaly remain a mystery. Some horologists have theorized that this is a natural phenomenon is the result of gravitational imbalances caused by the folding of the fabric of space which causes longitudal stretching in the Backstate region. However, other horologists have pointed out that this does not explain why the time shift zone is localized to Discland and its neighbors, and not the whole of the region. Others point out that the time shift zone was unreported by travelers before 1967, leading many horologists to speculate that the phenomenon is a recent development. This has also caused speculation among conspiracy theorists that the time shift zone is itself an anthropogenic phenomenon caused by the Disclanders themselves. However, the SPLC, the ADL, the UN, the CIA, the Bilderberg Group, and several other credible sources have pointed out that these are nothing more than racist, anti-semitic, neo-nazi conspiracy theories. [2]

## Culture & Demographics

The official and most widely used language in Discland is English, which is spoken by 100% of the population. It is unknown whether English was always spoken in the state or whether it was adopted after 1865 when the state officially entered the Union. Many linguists, as well as those who have interacted with Disclanders, have noted that their manner of speech is unusually slow and terse. Disclanders tend to "grin" while they speak to outsiders. The official population of Discland is exactly 10,000,000 [3] and has remained this number since records were first shared with the US government in 1905. [4] The religious makeup of the state is difficult to ascertain. According to the most recent sources, 96% of the state's citizens are officially of an "unknown" religion. The other 4% of citizens are Jewish. [2]

An unknown number of non-citizen residents working as interns also are kept in the state. Collecting demographic data on non-citizen residents is difficult.

Discland is notable for its 600 underground cities, in which 98% of the population lives, works, dies, and is recycled. Only 2% of the population lives above surface, mostly in the tall grass of eastern Discland or along the border.

Clothing is uniform across all citizens of the state, consisting of a dark purple robe and veil. Both sexes also wear a long, chime-like belt of numerous metal knives and bones. Non-citizen resident interns on the other hand are stripped naked upon arrival.

## Economy & Government

### Economy

Little is understood about the economy of Discland. The state does not export or import any resources. Disclanders have never been observed performing manual labor. Citizens tend to be seen huddling together looking at each other without speaking for hours on end. However, non-citizen residents work as permanent interns and perform all manual labor under direction from their Discland overseers. A 2014 interview of several of those who had previously escaped have described the working conditions of Discland as *"...worse than Hell. Unending, unrelenting, brutal labor in the depths. No sleep, and the screaming, the screaming, the screaming, the screaming, the screaming, the screaming, the screaming..."* [5]

This report along with others has led researchers to conclude that much of the economic production within the state is devoted to hollowing out the bedrock underneath the state and replacing it with some sort of machinery. However, a large portion of the workers are separated for special work in the inner chambers of the capital city Ywazakkanathul.

### Government

According to official sources, the current governor of Discland is Governor John Smith. However, this is difficult to independently verify given the fact that the governor has never left the state and there are no known photographs of Mr. Smith. He succeeded governor James Johnson in 2002 after his 10 year term. There are also no known photographs of Mr. Johnson, or any governor in Discland history.

Interestingly, every single governor of Discland has served exactly 10 years in office before retiring forever. It is believed that much of the legislative power in Discland rests with the Council of 600, a body composed of the owners of the exactly 600 underground cube cities of Discland.

Passage into the state is absolutely forbidden unless you are a citizen or have documents proving that you are officially recognized by the state government to freely enter. In addition, immigration of non-citizen residents may also occur through a special internship program and those who are granted the opportunity to work in the state have been seen shipped in via the modern rail network.