Desert Island (Country)

**Desert Island** is an island country in the Western Outer Region sharing maritime borders with Kiwi Island to the east, Neopalita to the southwest, Asauna to the southeast, and the Yoshi States to the north and northeast. It was founded in 1906 after a group of people had discovered the large blank island 80 miles off the coast of California. They made the island into a country and formed a monarchy and carry many fundamental principles used for the Yoshi States, including separation of church and state and separation of powers.

In terms of climate, the island has very hot summers, with temperatures ranging from 115 degrees to as high as about 130 degrees fahrenheit. It is home to creatures including yellow neck cobras, tarantulas, tarantula hawks, sand wasps, as well as native creatures including the Desert Island Sandwasp. Winters are also relatively warm during the day, being between 70 and 80 degrees fahrenheit. Nighttime temperatures are rather cold in the summer, being between 40 and 50 degrees fahrenheit, and winter temperatures at night are between -10 and 20 degrees fahrenheit. The island's mostly sandy landscape is a contributor to it's unusual climate patterns.

Desert Island is a developed country (and the only one in the western outer region) and it ranks well in terms of democracy, but the country has historically been ruled under an authoritarian regime from 1945 and until 1979. It is also a regional power, having power within the entire Western Outer Region.

## History

### Early Years And Gladdis Regime (1906 - 1945)

In March 1906, a group of persons from the Yoshi States went out to sea but discovered a large island where they built a small village and survived. It eventually expanded to an actual country in less than six months and the capital, Cactulopis, was formed. The oldest settlement, Gladdis (named after William Gladdis), holds the island's oldest village that remains existent today as the country's national monument.

The first government was ruled by William Gladdis under an absolute hereditary monarchy, who implemented separation of church and state and separation of powers while the three branches were watched by the monarch. It began operating tourist destinations in the 1910's and immediately made money from tourism. Gladdis was the only monarch who ruled it from the formation in 1906 until a coup took place in 1945.

### Authoritarian Regime (1945 - 1979)

In 1945, Desert Island became an authoritarian regime which suspended various civil liberties and the press was tightly regulated. It remained capitalist where individuals ran the economy and communism was completely banned. Tourism was also suspended indefinitely and the regime remained until 1979 when the regime was overthrown when an absolute elective monarchy was established and restored democracy.

### Absolute Elective Monarchy (1979 - 1990)

In 1979 while restoring the original government, it was modified to be an elective one. It was eventually made into a constitutional monarchy in 1990.

### Constitutional Elective Monarchy (1990 - 2022)

Desert Island ran a constitutional monarchy in 1990 and it remained this way until Keith Lamberson's presidency . In 2021, Desert Island announced its intent to transition into a presidential republic, which was completed on February 8, 2022

### Constitutional Republic (2022 - Present)

On February 8, 2022, Desert Island became the first nation in the Western Outer Region to become a republic instead of a monarchy, and since then the king is now referred to as the president. The president is elected every four years but may serve another term if elected