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Censorship And Surveillance Agency

*This is about the censorship agency in Leland. For the one in Asauna, see Censorship and Surveillance Bureau.*

## Censorship And Surveillance Agency

### Services

Censorship and Surveillance

**Censorship and Surveillance agency** (CASA or CSA in Leland) is an independent agency of the Leland Government that is tasked with enforcing censorship and monitoring all communications and social media usage within the country. The agency also controls all of the surveillance cameras seen throughout Leland, including all sidewalks, apartment buildings, public spaces, and even private spaces. It also has complete access over all personal electronics sold within Leland borders and they constantly monitor all conversations including but not limited to email, social media, and even the internet.

Under Leland law, all foreigners who wish to enter the country for tourism are required to install a back door on all of their personal electronics, including but not limited to phones and computers, so that the agency can monitor all of their activity. The spyware is removed from their devices when they leave the country. Failing to install this back door will result in admission refusal, which is where you will not be allowed to enter Leland under any circumstances. Laptops with VPN installed beforehand are completely banned, but at the same time, installing VPN within the country is legal as with domestic electronic devices, and there are no specific regulations with VPN.

On top of this, since 2002, Leland has installed one of the largest surveillance camera networks, operating over 5,000,000 cameras throughout the country, in places such as streets, sidewalks, restaurants, parks, freeways, stores, apartment buildings, government buildings, and even directly in front of people's homes. Attempting to disable a camera is an offense punishable by 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 dollars, while disabling an entire camera system is a more serious offense. The cameras all have reliable facial recognition, as well as night vision and good quality microphones that can pick up sounds from yards away. In addition, the country also practices comprehensive and sophisticated internet censorship and surveillance and there are even internet police inside of Leland that closely monitor all internet activity within the country. Attempts to get around internet surveillance by any means will lead to grave consequences, though VPN use is allowed.

Since the establishment of CASA, the Leland government has been ranked among the most surveilled countries on the Yoshi Planet, and Leland City is annually ranked among the most heavily censored cities in the world.
Yoshi States-Desert Island Relations

This article is about the relations between the Yoshi States and Desert Island. Desert Island was colonized in the early 1900s and it declared its independence on April 11, 1906. While recognized, the Yoshi States attempted to colonize it and restore order, as well as attempt to force it to sign treaties and control what it could and couldn't do, which eventually led to the Desert Wars from 1906 to 1908, and since 1908, Desert Island formally declared total independence after winning the war. After achieving victory, Desert Island went on to establish colonies throughout the rest of the Western Outer Islands, with many of them eventually declaring independence as well, with the last country to do so being Sandy Island in 1922.

From 1945 to 1979, Desert Island was a one-party authoritarian government that was initially backed by the Yoshi States, but relations eventually became strained after the late 1960's due to its failure to pass any resolution and repress anyone who publicly supported it. In 1979, Tilbert Gladdis, the dictator of Desert Island, was overthrown in a coup backed by the Yoshi States and the country has been a democracy since, with an absolute elective monarchy from 1980 to 1990, a constitutional elective monarchy from 1990 to 2022, and a presidential republic since 2022.
Southern Neopalita

**Southern Neopalita** is one of the seven federal provinces of Neopalita bordered by both Provincia Occidentale and Provincia Orientale to the north. It is the southernmost province of Neopalita and also includes some outlying islands close to the sand. English is primarily spoken, but Italian is largely spoken within the province as another language. The province also has an important port where Italian food and wines are loaded and unloaded to sell in local shops and stores. Due to a strict alcohol ban however, only non-alcoholic wines are imported.

The province's capital is home to Italian-based architecture and large waterfalls, as well as red bricks that scatter the courtyards of the governor's palace, as well as the parks surrounding the buildings.
Asaunese Invasive Plants Act Of 1932

The **Asaunese Invasive Plants Act of 1932** is a federal law in Asauna that criminalizes the sale, purchase, ownership, possession, and propagation of plants listed as invasive. There are currently 5,235 plants listed as invasive, which includes Queen Anne's Lace, which is non-native and not naturalized. These plants and others considered to be beneficial to people's health are not illegal if the person wishing to plant them applies for a permit and agrees to construct a plant dome to keep them contained to prevent invasion and devastation to native plants. Plant species that are confirmed to be dangerous towards native plants and animals are absolutely banned from sale on the island and anyone who dares to possess such can risk hard penalties, including fines of A$1,000,000 and 20 years in prison, as well as deportation or even exile, though the latter two penalties are rarely enforced.
Counter

The Counter Cell is a variant of the Trash Cell that displays the number of cells that were destroyed by it. When a cell is destroyed by moving into a counter, a musical note is produced based on the cell's type and the counter's value.

Certain cells can modify a counter's value as the following:

* **Generator/Input Generators:** When generating a counter into another counter, subtracts 1 from the counter behind it and adds 1 to the counter in front of it.
* **Teleporters:** Teleporting a counter into a counter adds the teleporting counter's value to the destination counter.
* **Converter/Global Converters**: Sets the value of the counter in front of it into the value of the counter behind it.
System A

**System A** is the gravitationally bound system including eight of the nine planets from the solar system, as well as the Yoshi Planet. It is named System A to prevent confusion with the solar system in the real world. The International Space Station from the Yoshi States, as well as the Galactic Affairs project, are located close to their planet monitoring the conditions of outer space. A nearby gravitational system named System B is 1.6 light years away.
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Provincia Orientale

**Provincia Orientale** is one of the seven federal provinces of Neopalita bordered by Provincia Del Salvatore to the north, Provincia Occidentale to the west, and Southern Neopalita to the south. It is also the twin province of Provincia Occidentale, both of which were separated from Provincia Del Salvatore in 1937 in a peaceful deal, and both provinces have identical flags to one another, albeit in different colors. Both of the flags are based on the flag of Catalonia, a Spanish autonomous province.
Sanctions Against Leland

**Sanctions Against Leland** were a series of sanctions imposed by the Yoshi States and Desert Island in 1993 in response to the country's brutal repression against women's rights activists as well as arbitrary arrests of them and other rights activists, and their refusal to end gender apartheid. The sanctions targeted the royal police, as well as riot police, military police, and prison wardens. The royal family was also impacted in these sanctions and King Leland IV's bank assets were frozen and he was banned from entering the YS or Desert Island until the laws were abolished.

The sanctions also continued into 1995 after the formation of the Western Outer Union, which was when the country finally agreed to start ending the laws. Leland joined the WOU on October 29, 1997 and most gender apartheid laws were abolished.
Shapiro Mountain Highway

The **Shapiro Mountain Highway** is a long road going completely on top of the inner mountain range of the Shapiro Mountains. The highway spans from Shapiro in Shapiro County at its northern terminus to Edmonton in Southern Leland County at its southern terminus. Despite its name, the road is not considered a major highway and there are no important stops or destinations other than small gas stations, truck stops, and oil check stations. Rarely, there are also very small villages on the mountaintops with populations of less than fifty people. There are currently six of these small villages, each one containing a church, a windmill, a farmers market, a water mill, and some farmland, as well as two small schools. Internet access and cellular data are also nonexistent on the road and satellite phone booths are the only way to contact emergency services.

## Restrictions

A small billboard-sized sign is posted at both ends of the road reminding drivers that there is no cellular data or internet access, and CB radios will not work. Truck drivers can only communicate using the satellite phone booths at the roadside truck stops and gas stations. The road is largely preferred by truck drivers as it is restricted only to pickup trucks and two passenger vehicles.

Cellular data and Wi-Fi are banned at the mountain range, and it is reinforced through the use of signal jammers, which are installed on top of and all around the mountain range, but the jammers do not prevent satellite signals and thus do not impact satellite phones even though satellite phones apart from Immersat are banned from the mountain range, and the use of Immersat phones requires a special permit from the Leland Communications Commission.

Additionally, there are no fast-food joints or major stores of any kind on the mountain highway as the Leland government has banned all foreign restaurants and stores from operating in the mountain range. Essentially, popular chains such as McDonald's, Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Target, etc., are not available as they are banned in this region. Contemporary and other modern designs are banned by law and only the traditional country style architecture from the 1930's exists.

A ban on Wi-Fi and cellular data, as well as an outright ban on all foreign businesses is heavily enforced by the national government and the Shapiro Highway Commission constantly checks for Wi-Fi and internet routers, laptops, and products from foreign businesses, and anyone caught carrying these to or through the Shapiro Mountain Highway can be fined up to L$500,000 dollars and face up to five years in prison.
Southern Danby

**Southern Danby** is an unincorporated community and exclave in Asauna and one of the country's four unincorporated territories. It is one of the two islets of the Danby Islets, the other being Northern Danby, which is under control of Desert Island. Southern Danby houses three towns, a military base, and an important weather station. A laboratory, a research station, and an immigration detention facility are also housed here.

The territory is closed to all foreigners and entry to it by any means without permission (even if one enters legally) will face 35 years to life without parole for illegal entry. Even though the island is a town, it is militarized and most of its population consists of those working in the military or the island's weather station, laboratory, and research station. Most of the ABF agents who patrol the Danby Strait reside in Southern Danby. Entry to the island by locals however is legal provided that they have their ID and passport, even those who do not live or work there.
Sorbet Island

**Sorbet Island** is a small island nation in the Western Outer Region and it is the smallest island nation of such. It is bordered by Layers Island to the north, Leland to the northeast, and Tangalu to the east. The nation is the second newest behind Sandy Island, being founded in 1921.

The island nation was founded in 1921 because of the tropical nature of it, as well as the island's unusually brightly colored rocks that form the coasts. Fruits such as Jackfruit and Pinkfruit are farmed routinely, along with other tropical fruits native to the island. The island is also home to the native Sorbet Toucan, which is a pink colored toucan with a green to orange beak going from the head to the tip respectively.

Sorbet Island is a developing nation, but it has a more developed society than other island nations. The nation abolished armed forces and now aims to maintaining peace among nations.

Sorbet Island had a freedom score of 89/100 as of 2022. The nation has the third freest press industry and the fifth freest internet among nations, and it is among the third best nations for journalism in the outer union, behind Sandy Island and Tangalu in second and first place respectively. It is the eighth happiest nation on the Yoshi Planet, and it ties with Tangalu in terms of democracy.

Despite all of this however, the country is infamous for its notoriously strict laws aimed towards tourists and it is also one of the hardest countries to get into, even just for tourism. Only Tangaluan and Sandy Island citizens are allowed to move into the country and gain permanent residency, while all other nationals must obtain a visa and clear a lengthy background check, health check, criminal record check, customs clearance, and must not have any underlying health conditions that could otherwise burden the country's healthcare system.
Valentine (Country)

**Valentine** is an island country in the Western Outer Region bordered by Asauna to the west, Tikal Island and Kelly Island to the north, and Lepps Island to the southwest. It is one of five federations in the regions, the others are Asauna, Neopalita, Lepps Island, and Tangalu. It is the easternmost island country in the region.

The island was established in 1918 by explorers fleeing from the Yoshi States.

Valentine is a developing country, ranking 84th on the Global Development Index. Valentine's five provinces, as well as the capital, all have substantial self-autonomy, and the constitution allows for them to pass laws within their jurisdiction without approval or involvement from the federal government, just like the states of the Yoshi States.

Valentine has a freedom score of 73/100 on the Freedom Index as of 2021. Press freedom is respected, but journalists in the capital are often forced to deal with corruption, which remains a problem.

On November 29, 2022, Valentine completed its transition in becoming a Semi Presidential Republic.
Danby Strait

The **Danby Strait** is a narrow channel that separates the two Danby Islets Northern Danby (Desert Island) and Southern Danby (Asauna). It is three miles wide and goes 29 miles. The border is patrolled by the Desert Island Border Unit and Asaunese Border Forces. Crossing the strait to get to either side is a criminal offense in both countries, punishable by many years in prison, as in the case of Asauna, which severely punishes illegal immigration, even towards asylum seekers. ABF agents were sent to Southern Danby to keep out illegal migrants who attempt to enter from Desert Island. Meanwhile, Desert Island is more lenient towards illegal immigration, instead fining them and sending them back from the country they came from, even if they are not originally from there.
Alfonso Benito

**Alfonso Benito** is the current governor of the province of Northern Neopalita since 1990. As governor of the province, he has almost absolute executive power as well as legislative power, having full control over the parliament and he is in charge of choosing members of the provincial parliament and members for each provincial government ministry. He is additionally the commander-in-chief of the province's national guard, as well as the province's final court of appeal, the head of the provincial police, the dean of all universities within the province, the warden, the governor and sole warden of all regional prisons in the province and the court of appeals within the province's Ministry of Corrections, and the sole pardoner for convicts.
Leland-Kelly Island Relations

This article is about the relations of Leland and Kelly Island, both of which are island nations in the Western Outer Region and are members of the Western Outer Union. Leland has an embassy in Central City and Kelly Island has an embassy in Leland City. Leland is one of Kelly Island's most important partners in stopping the Rosaul Regime as well as protecting Kelly Island's national government from the Rosaul Regime.
Asaunese Llama

The **Asaunese Lama** is a type of Llama that is native to the island of Asauna. They are characterized as having long tan silky hair across its abdomen and relatively short, dark brown hair on its legs and head area. They are native to Southern Asauna as well as southeastern parts of Western Asauna and southwestern parts of Central Republic. They are known for producing drumming sounds with their vocals when threatened or trying to call other members of their herds. Unlike most other mammals, Asaunese Llamas produce milk independently, but as with other mammals, they only do so when they actually have young. Asaunese llamas also possess bristles on their tongues that are made of the same material as their hooves and hair which they use to grapple onto food. Their tongues are also black.

In smaller towns on the island country, locals use Asaunese Llamas instead of Cows to sell milk to others, but they are sometimes also kept as pets provided that a permit is purchased due to their potential to spread Asaunese Acute Distress Syndrome, which is a potentially fatal viral respiratory disease that they carry, but rarely get sick from it. There are approximately 24,000 of them in the wild due to the Island's small size, and there were 1,600 in captivity, though laws have reduced this number down to 500 to conserve them as they are vital for the island's ecosystem.

### Milk production

Asaunese llamas have a small udder between their hind legs, and they have six mammary glands that produce milk independently of what they eat. They produce around 45 gallons of milk every two to three minutes and they can continue to produce milk indefinitely, even after their offspring become adults.
Westip

**Westip** is a small town in Beall County in Western Asauna and it is one of 47 municipalities within Beall County. Its population was 1,570 as of 2010, up from 1,310 in 2000. Westip is 3 miles long and 6 miles wide and a round lake is surrounded by a community within Westip. Entry into Westip is through the freeway AR60, which runs across the western coast of the island. The town was named after Alfred Westip, who was among the first to land on the island.

Despite its low population and small size, robberies and gang activity are prevalent across Westip, and shootings are of noticeable concern. Westip is also a major producer of vegetables, particularly carrots, broccoli, and potatoes, and Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus Carota or more commonly Wild Carrot) was introduced to the municipality in the late 1950's and since then there are approximately 400 farms that grow these plants in domes to produce medicines for locals. Per the Asaunese Invasive Plants Act, it is illegal under federal law and even a crime to grow Queen Anne's Lace in unconfined spaces where they can outcompete native plants, and farmers wishing to start these farms are required to obtain a permit from the federal government and construct a dome to keep them confined to prevent overpopulation.
Desert Island-Kiwi Island Relations

This article is about the relations between Desert Island and Kiwi Island, both of which are neighbors and are the northernmost islands in the Western Outer Region. Relations between the two have been strained and hostile due to Kiwi Island's poor rights record and brutal methods of persecution of political prisoners. Desert Island cut ties with Kiwi Island in 1986 and since then the two countries do not have relations with each other. Desert Island reopened its embassy in Kiwi City on November 12, 2018, but it was closed again on May 29, 2022, following Raphael Francois DuBois's election as the first president in Kiwi Island's post-monarchial era, as well as repression of dissidents following the 2022 Insurgency At Kiwi Island.
Togelu

**Togelu** is a small, isolated archipelago in Oceania. It consists of the atoll of Lungalu, the country's capital and largest city, as well as three other tiny islands and two smaller atolls. It is among the only countries to have never been colonized and it is the only country to not have any western influence. It was largely undiscovered due to the archipelago's remoteness and isolation from other countries. The nation has relations with only 19 of the Yoshi Planet's 215 nations, the least of such nation. The isolation and remoteness of the nation was reinforced by the government, which included a ban on all foreigners until 1991, and TV, radio, and internet were completely banned until 1998.

Due to the small size of the islands and the close distance of them, the Togeluan yoshis were able to build wood bridges that connected to each one so that they could walk from one island to the next. Lungalu, the largest of the country's islands, is 2,059 feet wide by 1,973 feet long. The smallest of its islands is only 428 feet wide by 523 feet long. Each of the six islands are approximately only two to six miles apart from each other.

## Isolationism

Togelu is known for its extreme isolationism, geographically, culturally, and politically. It is one of few island nations to never have been colonized by any power or be influenced by any other country. The country has completely banned all foreigners without any exceptions and TV, internet, computers, radio, and satellite, have all been banned until well into the 90's.

Even after 1991, Togelu is still virtually impossible to visit as tourism is restricted only to any of the 19 countries it has relations with, and even then, tourists can only go here with special permission from the government as well as an organized tour guide, and the only areas tourists are allowed are specially designated areas in the capital. Going anywhere outside of those areas or leaving your tour guide is a criminal offense punishable by deportation and a permanent ban from ever returning on first offense. There is also a strict maximum stay of 30 days with no exceptions and the same tourists cannot return for another ten years. Additionally, a visa is also required before arrival.
Asauna-Tikal Island Relations

This article is about the relations of Asauna and Tikal Island, both of which are members of the Western Outer Union. Asauna has an embassy in Roger Square while Tikal Island has an embassy in New Mildred. Both countries are strategic allies of Desert Island, the Yoshi States, and the European Union, and both countries are important economic partners of the Western Outer Union. In spite of this however, both countries relations have been strained due to tensions with each other as a result of numerous WOU disputes; Asauna has accused Tikal Island of imprisoning Asaunese nationals, and Tikal Island has accused Asauna of genocide by discriminating against Neopalitan nationals, as well as torturing Tikalian nationals for entering into Asaunese soil illegally. Asauna imposed a blockade against Tikal Island in 1993 and it lasted until 1995 when both members joined the Western Outer Union.

Despite strained relations, the two countries are uneasy allies and both countries, alongside Kelly Island and Valentine, are culturally, politically, and economically similar, just like how the Yoshi States and Arizonia are important partners, alongside the US and Canada in real life.
Western Outer Region

The **Western Outer Region** is a geographical region southwest off the coast of the Yoshi States. It is an archipelago consisting of 13 sovereign countries of Desert Island, Kiwi Island, Neopalita, Asauna, Tikal Island, Kelly Island, Layers Island, Leland, Lepps Island, Valentine, Sorbet Island, Tangalu, and Sandy Island, as well as some minor dependencies including New Austria, a tiny island part of Lepps Island.

Of all 13 nations, Desert Island became the first island nation in the region to transition into a republic as of February 8, 2022, ending a century long monarchial rule. Neopalita and Layers Island both became semi-constitutional monarchies later on and Kelly Island plans to become a parliamentary republic sometime soon.

The Western Outer Union is a political and economic union comprising of eleven out of thirteen of the islands, eight of which are members, while the other three are observers.

Despite having been absolute monarchies, the islands governments functioned and acted more like republics rather than traditional monarchies as they had political parties with free and fair elections and an independent judiciary. The monarchs still wore a suit and tie outfit that representatives wear, and were only absolute monarchies because they were ruled by families whose king is both the head of state and head of government.

## Islets

There are nine islets in the Western Outer Region, all of which are dependencies of other nations, and the islets (with the exception of New Austria) are located close to Desert Island. These islets include New Austria of Lepps Island and California Island and Sunny Island in Desert Island. Other islets such as Winnard Island, Bilby Island, Melbourne Island, and Wales Island also exist.
Valentinian Mountain Poodle

The Valentinian Mountain Poodles is a herbivorous mammal that inhabits most of Valentine. They are named for their poodle like head and tail including its ears and snout, albet it has no teeth and a deer like nose. They have a horse like body and hooves with two toes. They live primarily in forested areas near mountains and live in large herds. It is one of two species in the Circidus genus, the other being the Shapiro Mountain Poodle. Valentinian Mountain Poodles are brown in color whereas their related species in Leland has white fur.

Valentinian Mountain Poodles have sticky tongues with coarse bristles used to grapple onto plants and fungi, and they possess a four chambered stomach with two gizzards at both ends used to grind plants. They are able to eat plants and fungi that are deadly in most other species, including Valentinian hemlocks and dolls eye plants, both of which are extremely toxic.

Like the Asaunese Llama, Valentinian Mountain Poodles can produce milk independently of what they eat, and they produce milk indefinitely after having offspring. They have an udder between their hind legs and they have six mammary glands. However, Valentinian Mountain Poodles are wild animals and are considered protected by the federal government as well as individual provincial governments, therefore it is illegal to approach one or disturb their herd by any means. There are more Valentinian Mountain Poodles than Shapiro ones however, at 12,000, while their Shapiro counterparts are only at 1,000.

The animals are problematic among small towns situated near their habitats as they will contaminate any fruits or vegetables they eat if they break into a farmers market.
Asauna-Leland Relations

This article is about the relations between Asauna and Leland, both of which are in the Western Outer Region and are members of the Western Outer Union. However, relations between the two have been strained due to Leland's support for Neopalita and Kiwi Island, as well as its refusal to take back Lelandian nationals illegally entering Asauna. Relations deteriorated even further after Daniel Lambert, a Lelandian national gaining fame in 2019 for evading military conscription, traveled to Asauna illegally and managed to evade border patrol officials. Asauna has an embassy in Leland City while Leland has an embassy in New Mildred.
Social Media Regulatory Authority

### Tasks

* Regulating use of social media and enforcing social media laws and regulations

The **Social Media Regulatory Authority** is an independent government agency that is tasked with enforcing social media laws, as well as implementing nationwide laws that apply to all platforms and ensuring social media companies conform to Leland's conservative customs. It was established on April 29, 2023 with the Social Media Regulatory Act that was passed that year which places boundaries and regulates social media usage and prohibits social media companies from superseding them, and it requires all social media companies to open offices within Leland and to send internet traffic to the central government upon request. The agency has broad and unchecked authority that allows it to spy on its users without a warrant and it has powers which allow it to block social media completely during states of emergency and to prevent protests and civil unrest from taking place on social media. It is separate from the Leland Internet Regulatory Act, National Internet Curfew Act, and Video Games Control Act in that the former two are enforced by the Leland Communications Commission and the latter by the Leland Media Council, and the agency runs separate from the Censorship and Surveillance Agency, which applies censorship and surveillance out in public and in other places of the internet.
Legal System Of The WOU

The Western Outer Union is an intergovernmental organization that functions like a federation. It is considered to be a federal devolved intergovernmental organization as the union functions similarly to that of the European Union. All member states in the WOU are legally required to abide by WOU laws and are required to enforce them regularly.

## WOU Law (Federal)

WOU Law is generally referred to as federal law in the union. Federal refers to legal matters at the union level. All laws governing internet, finance, banking, fraud, racketeering, computers, importation, and exportation are from the federal government itself, and all member states are required to enforce them. Crimes such as terrorism, fraud, racketeering, computer crimes, and drug smuggling are all federal offenses under WOU law, meaning that they are illegal regardless of where in which member state it occurred.

Federal law requires every website doing business in the WOU to have a clearly listed and easy to access privacy policy and a clearly defined terms of use page. They are also required to publicly disclose their hate speech laws. Websites with more than 1,000,000 daily views are required to register with the WOU and have a compliance official to ensure the rules are being followed. Websites who fail to follow such laws can be fined $750,000 WOU dollars (approximately $735,550 YSD). Even though most of these laws are enforced and enacted at the federal level, member states, and in federal states, even individual provinces can also have their own regulations that apply in conjunction as long as they don't contravene WOU law.

## National Law (State)

National Law is generally referred to as state law in the union, while outside of the union, federated states can also be referred to as federal. State laws cover a wide range of issues such as theft, arson, murder, education, health, public safety, public order, etc.. All schools and universities are controlled by individual states (excluding federated states, where they are instead controlled by individual provinces).

In the federated member states, both the state and individual provinces share power similar to how the states share power with the federal government in the Yoshi States. There are four unitary states and four federal states in the WOU.

## Provincial Law (Regional)

Provincial Law is referred to as regional law in the WOU, while the federated states refer it to as provincial law. Provincial law refers to legal issues and laws concerning crimes within individual provinces. Provincial Law only exists in federated states and all provinces in each of them have their own constitution and parliament independent from the state.

## Local Law (Municipal)

Local law is generally referred to as Municipal law under WOU law. This is the type of law used in individual cities of each state.
Lepps Island

**Lepps Island** is a sovereign island country in the Western Outer Region bordered by Leland to the west, Asauna to the northwest, Valentine to the northeast, Sandy Island to the south-southeast, and Tangalu to the southwest. It is also one of five federations in the outer region, the others are Neopalita, Asauna, Valentine, and Tangalu.

Lepps Island was founded in 1916 by explorers who went to the island to start a small federation rather than a unitary nation. Explorers began building settlements on the island that expanded throughout the island. New Austria was formed shortly after to rescue Germans during WW2.

Lepps Island is a developing country, ranking 86th in the Global Development Index. It is a primary exporter of cheese and other dairy products, as well as textiles and wood. The country is largely known for German volksmusik and German themed events including Oktoberfest in its territory New Austria, which have expanded into the main country itself. The country also has among the largest markets for music and media in the Western Outer Region, DJs from New Austria as well as the main Lepps island remix German folk music and they are often played at festivals.

Lepps Islanders have enjoyed civil freedoms and the country scores a 76/100 on the Global Freedom Index as of 2021. The government however has no federal elections because of its absolute hereditary monarchy though the king generally respects human rights. It has also scored decently on the internet freedom index as well as the press freedom index. Corruption and underdevelopment remain a problem and crime such as homicide, carjacking, theft, and pickpocketing in more densely populated areas remain an area of concern. Law enforcement is known at times to be corrupt, and the government lacks the necessary strategies to control its law enforcement properly. Freedom of assembly is also in a gray area, even though demonstrations are legal, they will become illegal if they cause nuisance or if the king finds them to be overly annoying.

Despite being founded by former Yoshi Americans, Lepps Island's rule of law is based on German Law. Lepps Island has very strict laws and very hefty penalties for anyone breaking them. While most WOU islands are slack on overstaying after 30 days (30 days is the maximum amount of time most foreigners can stay within the WOU), Lepps Island is very heavy handed, offering a minimum fine of L$500,000 dollars and a permanent ban from Lepps Island for any tourist who refuses to leave the country after 30 days.

The country has ranked favorably in terms of racial equality, scoring in 6th place for racial equality in 2021. It also ranks favorably in terms of gender equality, scoring in 12th place in 2021, and it ranks 10th in terms of happiness.

Lepps Island's five provinces, as well as the unincorporated territory of New Austria have self-autonomy, and they can pass laws on their own without approval or involvement from the federal government, just like the states of the Yoshi States.
Californialand

**Californialand** is a large archipelago consisting of two islands. It is bordered by the Yoshi States to the north and the Western Outer Region to the west. Its official language is spanish, but French, Italian, and Portuguese are also national languages.

Explorers colonized the archipelago in the late 1700's and in 1807 the country was established.

Californialand is a developing country, ranking 83rd on the Global Development Index.

Californialand has a freedom score of 65/100 as of 2021. Corruption remains an issue and crime are of major concern.
Northern Neopalita

**Northern Neopalita** is one of the seven federal provinces of Neopalita bordered by Provincia Del Salvatore and the federal city of Neapolis to the south, Northwest Neopalita to the west, and Northeast Neopalita to the east. Northern Neopalita, along with its bordering neighbors at the west and east are the northernmost provinces of the island country and both of them are situated on the country's horizontal portion of the island, whereas the other four provinces are situated on the vertical stem of the island.
Central City

**Central City** is the capital and largest city of the island country of Kelly Island. It is where the country's executive, legislative, and judicial branches are, alongside the presidential palace, which is the residence of the island's president. The country's ministries are just across the street from the palace and the three branches of government, alongside the country's embassies the country has relations with.

Central City is among the most dangerous tourist destinations in the Western Outer Region, only behind New Mildred in Asauna. Crimes such as carjacking, kidnapping, homicide, theft, and bank robberies are routine and mass shootings are endemic across the city, the latter caused primarily by Rosaul rebels. Corruption among the municipal government is also a major issue and investigative standards are so low that it is not uncommon for business owners and even homeowners to set up crime scenes before police even arrive. Some developed nations including Desert Island even have travel advisories against travelling here.
Censorship And Surveillance Bureau

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## Censorship And Surveillance Bureau

### Jurisdiction

Asauna

The **Censorship and Surveillance Bureau** is a branch of government in Asauna that is responsible for enforcing censorship and imposing surveillance throughout the country.

Since its establishment, the country has installed more than sixty million surveillance cameras throughout the nation and the government has also installed cameras in front of people's homes in metropolitan areas. The cameras have reliable face detection that can scan someone's face, as well as their social score and other information, and can read license plates of cars driving on the road.

## Controversy

The agency has received widespread criticism and controversy for spying on its citizens as well as foreign nationals abroad without a warrant, as well as the installation of surveillance cameras on other WOU countries' exterior beaches without consent or agreement, as well as other nearby countries including SWIFT area countries and Northern Danby north of the Danby Strait. The CASB stated that this is necessary for reinforcing national security and that the cameras must remain in order to enforce border controls and to catch illegal immigrants before they reach the country. The targeted countries removed the cameras from their beaches and imposed sanctions against the agency for violating territorial integrity of the countries, but the CASB installed even more cameras and has continued installing more cameras even after those cameras have been removed.

In 2016, the WOU ruled that its mass surveillance program was unconstitutional and violated WOU treaties. The WOU court ruled in favor of the targeted countries and has ordered Asauna's CASB to cease the practice at once. However, the CASB still continued to install cameras on other countries anyway allegedly at the behest of King Simmons. Simmons argued that all countries in the WOU are united into a single jurisdiction and that the program was ruled constitutional. Simmons further defended the CASB's actions stating that installing these cameras on the beaches of WOU countries pointing towards Asauna allows them to easily track illegal immigrants and allow the government to prepare to arrest and deport them before they reach Asaunese soil. WOU head of state Daniel Lee Alanzo later condemned these arguments and stated that restricting movement into a WOU state from another WOU state is unacceptable and violates the WAC's core treaties and amendments. However, King Simmons stated that border controls still remain between each state and that a passport and ID are required before travelling between WOU states.
Yoshian

**Yoshians** or **Yoshis** are sapient, reptile-like creatures that inhabit the Yoshi Planet. They are more commonly called Yoshis than their actual name due to having heads that resemble that of the Super Mario character of the same name. They are in their own class, which is characterized as having smooth skin, cartilage noses, unusually complex brains, and human-like bodies.

Yoshians have humanoid like bodies, except that they lack fingernails and toenails and instead are completely smooth. Additionally, Yoshians usually have a much longer lifespan than most humans, having an average lifespan of 110 years, while humans generally only live up to 80 years. The longest living Yoshian lived from 1885 to 2019, and some yoshians even live past their 120th birthday. However, as with humans, yoshians can die early due to certain health conditions such as tuberculosis and cancer. On August 3, 2023, this record was surpassed when another Yoshian born in 1888 reached his 135th birthday.

It is unclear why Yoshians live longer than humans, but it is suggested that their simpler cells and less mutation plays a key factor in this.
Pinkstone

**Pinkstone** is a bright pink colored mineral exclusive to Sorbet Island believed to have been formed at least 60 million years ago. Sediments were only discovered in 1921 when the island was colonized, and it is considered the island nation's national stone. It is also a highly protected mineral as it is exclusive only to Sorbet Island and touching them is a criminal offense under the Pinkstone Protection Act Of 1924. Park rangers patrol beaches to protect the mineral from being taken out of the country.
Kings Internet Law (Tikal Island)

The **Kings Internet Law** is a law in Tikal Island that bans all personal electronics possession to those under 21 years old and requires all ISPs to redirect all internet traffic towards the government's National Internet Gateway to make it easier for the government to spy on all citizens and arrest anyone who insults the king. It was passed by King Roger in August 2021 and it was met with mass controversy among citizens as fears of government censorship unfolded. A protest to abolish it took place around that same time, but it was short lived as the government quelled it and shut off internet access for 30 days.

In addition, it also requires that all online-only TV and radio stations as well as content providers and streaming services to obtain special licenses from the Tikal Communications Commission and the government gave the TCC broad authority to control all aspects of the internet and what is put on it. The nation's online juvenile curfew is also enhanced to be the same as the public one, which is 10PM to 7AM.

## Background

Even before this law, it was already illegal for anyone under 21 years old to possess cell phones since July 2011 as, according to King Roger, they were viewed as harmful weapons for juveniles and they prevented them from getting their sleep and getting good grades, and that such legislation would be the only way to control it. It was met with criticism from the island's parents, as well as legal experts, saying that the law is a complete joke and kids will still weasel their way out of the law by using computers or tablets, or even their school computers. All of these claims were rejected and refuted because cell phones are more commonly used than computers or tablets, as they take them with them, and since phones began getting smarter, it was time to implement regulation. The government also banned social media access to citizens under 21 years old to protect them.

In 2021, King Roger was worrisome about children's wellbeing and he needed to pass even more laws to protect them and keep people from complaining about any future laws. He drafted the Kings Internet Law to ban all citizens under 21 years old from having any personal electronics whatsoever (including PCs and laptops and excluding school computers), as well as having any access to social media, and at the same time, he implemented a curfew to prevent kids from using the internet at night.

Roger also felt the need to implement even more laws under this act, which included the TCC overseeing the online streaming and content sharing sector and issuing licenses to them, as well as requiring ISPs to be registered with the government and send all internet traffic to the government to make it easier for them to spy on its citizens and catch violators and potentially dissidents, according to some reports. The law also enhanced the juvenile internet curfew.
Desert Island-Layers Island Relations

This article is about the relations between Desert Island and Layers Island, the latter of which is a member of the Western Outer Union and both of these countries are islands in the Western Outer Region. Desert Island has an embassy in Layers City while Layers Island has an embassy in Cactulopis. Layers Island is one of Desert Island's most consistent allies, it is part of Desert Island's Western Alliance Front, and it has continued providing support for them. The two had been aligned with each other since the 1950's.

Both nations worked together to stop Benjamin Rosaul in the 1970's and 1980's and both actively provide assistance to Kelly Island to fight Rosaul Rebels.
Provincia Del Salvatore

**Provincia Del Salvatore** is a province in Neopalita bordered by both Provincia Occidentale and Provincia Orientale to the south, and Northern Neopalita and Neapolis to the north. Its capital is Citta Del Salvatore. It is the third oldest province behind Northern Neopalita and Neapolis, though the latter is not a province but a federal city. Even though the province only speaks Italian, English is accepted as it is part of Neopalita, which lists it as an official language. However, the province primarily speaks Italian and English serves as a minority language within this province. It is also the second most populous area within the island behind Neapolis, and it is also the largest of all of the provinces.

With the exception of Neapolis, Provincia Del Salvatore is the only province to completely incorporate the bible into its constitution. All other provinces only have parts of it in their constitutions.
Sorbet Island-Kiwi Island Relations

This article is about the relations between Sorbet Island and Kiwi Island. Sorbet Island is among the few countries to still maintain relations even after Raphael Francois DuBois took over the country as its first president, and the two countries even have peaceful relations with each other though the former has complained about the latter's rights record a few times. Both nations share many things in common; both islands are the smallest sovereign countries in the Western Outer Region and both countries only recognize Taiwan. Sorbet Island has been accused by Asauna for allowing travel to and from Kiwi Island through Sorbet Island, both Asaunese Citizens, as well as Kiwian Citizens, and Sorbet Island criticized Asauna for arresting Asaunese nationals traveling to Kiwi Island through Sorbet Island.