Nova Contea: Hub

### **Overview**

This is the Main Hub Page for all information regarding Nova Contea. Here will be a summary of all history, along with information on the final Government of the Province of Nova Contea. Flags and symbols within/part of Contea are also on this page, along with tourist & Cultural information.

**Portals to Other Pages related to Nova Contea:**

* Nova Contea: Old History
* Nova Contea: New History
* Jam County

### **What is Nova Contea?**

At its peak, Nova Contea was the wealthiest and most populous province in the Republic of Polynesia (RoP). Its capital was the city of Tabantha Peaks, home to 75% of the Contean population. Currently, Contea is abandoned and is in ruin after the AFAB Riots occured.

### **Politics and Leadership**

#### **Government Structure**

Nova Contea had a Direct Democracy system of Government. The leader of the Province, called the *Governor*, represented the Province in the Republic of Polynesia (RoP) as a whole. Aside from that, the Governor had no other special powers except for calling States of Regional Emergency. The Legislative part of Government, the *Contean Citizens Council*, was made up of every single Contean Citizen that has their main Residence/Home in Nova Contea. Everyone in the Citizens Council had the right to vote on and propose laws, plans, or other kinds of votes into the Contean Citizens Council.

#### **Voting Rights and the Governorship**

In order to vote for who you wanted to become a Governor in Contea during the monthly Provincial Elections, you must have had to be a member of the Contean Citizens Council.

In order to run for the Governorship, you must have been be a member of the Contean Citizens Council. All candidates must always run as an Independent Candidate, since political parties were banned in the Contean Government.

The Contean Citizens Council has the power vote to remove a sitting Governor twice per Term in a vote according to the Majority Principal.

#### **List of Contean Governors & Current Governor**

***ELECTIONS were held on the 20th Day of Every Month unless a Governor resigns, or if the Contean Citizens Council voted in favor of removing a sitting Governor. In these cases, an election would be held up to three days after such scenarios happen and the new Term post-election continues until the 20th day of the next month.***

**LIST OF GOVERNORS, FROM MOST-LEAST RECENT:**

 Tsar\_\_Putin | January 20, 2021 - January 27, 2021
 Tsar\_\_Putin | December 20, 2020 - January 20, 2021

### **Tourism, Population & Culture**

**Population Nationalities and Culture**

Contean Culture was deeply rooted in freedom and tradition. Contea was the last province in the RoP to hold remembrance and welcome a Royal House, House Contea, which ruled Nova Contea under Tsar Tsar I in its first 3 Eras of Existence. A lot of Contean Culture is multinational, with players ranging from the Canadians (10%), Dutch (5%), English (10%), and Americans (75%).

**Tourism**

* Tabantha Peaks - A beautiful city; used to be the most densely populated one in the RoP and Capital of Nova Contea; located in and around the Tabantha Mountain Range. Many landmarks like the Deku Tree, Saria Woods, the WHEAT FIELD, End Ship, Bio Dome, and Contean Institute of Research were all Located Here. Tabantha Pub and Tsar's private bar in Tsar Manor also livened up the night life in the city. Skyloft National Park, consisting of a floating island archipelago, gave visitors the nicest view in Polynesia!
* Woodfall Hills - A town located upon the Woodfall Mountain range. It was home to lots of animal life, pristine natural views, and nice builds that gave Woodfall its reputation as the best place to "vibe" in Polynesia!
* VoS-Foresta - A hybrid between a forest town and desert city. VoS-Foresta presented visitors with a unique mix of contrasting build palettes and the many shops made VoS-Foresta a perfect place to shop for expensive goods!
* Skipburg - Was a cute town with lots of statues and references to UNB's cat, Skip. Unfortunately, it was abandoned before any meaningful progress was done on its construction due to the chaos after the AFAB Riots.

### **Flags & Symbols in and of Contea**

* **The Contean Flag -** The White background represents the snowy mountains that all Contean Capitals have been situated in throughout its entire history. The Grey-Red cross represents the iron will and blood spilled in the name of Contea to defend it. The Black Falcon represents Contea's success and survival through many tough times in its history. The wisdom of a Falcon also represents Contean ingenuity. The Olive Branch around the Falcon is a reference to the headpieces Roman Emperors wore: a reference to Contean strength, unity, culture, and power!

* **Flag of Tabantha Peaks -** The bird in the middle is the Rito symbol, a reference to the *Zelda* video game series. The light blue background represents the sky, the domain of the Rito, and the domain of the skilled Contean Elytra pilots.

* **Flag of VoS -** A historic symbol in Polynesia using common bright desert colors!

* **Flag of House Contea *(Posted in the section Above)* -** The Flag of the Royal House lead by Tsar\_\_Putin, called House Contea, who founded Nova Contea itself and its predecessor of Jam County.

### **History: A Summary**

* **First Era of Existence (*Era of Freedom)*:** Tsar founded Nova Contea as a successor state to Jam County on December 11, 2020. Jam County was destroyed in the first world during the first snap. The name "Nova Contea" roughly translates to "New County", in reference to how Nova Contea is a new version/successor to the old Jam County. In this period, Contean political power was quite strong and even united into the short-lived nation of Contea-Scarlithia. Contea-Scarlithia acted like an independent nation within the RoP due to the Autonomy Treaty, but eventually was destroyed in a joint occupation by Fascist RoP and Anti-Fuhrerist Coalition cooperative task forces on January 28, 2020.
* **Second Era of Existence (*Era of Stagnation)*:** After returning to Polynesia 3 months after the destruction of Contea-Scarlithia, Tsar re-created Nova Contea in the original now-destroyed area of Vanilla Village which was under Sealand's jurisdiction at the time. Contea became a province in the RoP and was created once more on April 2, 2020, and the ruins of Vanilla Village with its nearby prison camp built originally by Fascist RoP and AFC Forces was turned into a solemn tourism site. Other than that, not much development was done in Contea as most efforts were put into developing the RoP's capital, New Ballhaven. This era was cut short, as this iteration was destroyed on the same way Jam County was--world deletion. This iteration of Nova Contea ended on June 25, 2020.
* **Third Era of Existence *(Era of False Hope)*:** On August 14, 2020, Tsar re-created Nova Contea on the new world of Micronesia. Contea received statehood in the Republic of Micronesia (RoM) on the same day and construction immediately began on the area. Contea was situated in the same spot as it was in its other two iterations as Micronesia used the same world seed. Uplands National Park, the largest national park in Polynesian history, was built. Contea was a military rally point and Vanilla Village was a refugee center during many wars. After the 2nd Helliger War, Contea was occupied by The Alliance forces and was abandoned on September 4, 2020. This ended the third Era of Contean Existence. Its lands were integrated into the Kingdom of Bluefield on September 13, 2020.
* **Fourth Era of Existence *(Contean Golden Era)*:** On September 22, 2020, Tsar created Tabantha Peaks with Didneywurl4lif and Asarokaa. Contea soon rapidly developed, with many European players even joining Contea. Nova Contea became the industrial and population powerhouse of the RoP and prospers. Contea has been turned into the RoP's first-ever Province on September 8, 2020. A Discord server for the Province was made on January , 2021; primarily for easier communication for its large population and to have a better-functioning Legislature. The Contean Golden Era ended abruptly due to the banning or quitting of the majority of players in Contea due to their affiliations in the AFAB Riots.
* **Fifth Era of Existence (*Era of Demise)*:** On January 25th, 2021, the AFAB Riots ended due to the RoP ignoring the treaty of Tabantha Peaks and Owner Britannia banning most participants. Since all participants in the riots were Contean citizens, this lead to the mass depopulation in the province. Leonski ran unopposed in the January 27, 2021 snap election and would be the final Governor of Contea. By that point, Contea only really existed in name and was abandoned for the most part. This era ended on February 20, 2021, when the RoP Parliament voted to accept the Contean Citizen's Council's decision to disband the province on what would have been Contea's fourth Provincial election day.