Union of Oz

**Oz**, offiicially **Union of Oz** is a country located in the western part of the Meganesia continent and covers more than half of its area. Officially it is the dominion of the United Republic, but has a high level of autonomy. To the east, it shares a border with the Kingdom of Nouvelle Hollande with which it maintains neutral relations.

## History

### Establishment

After the Four Years' War, the British lost most of their colonies. As the west coast of Meganesia was uncolonized, they decided to send their expedition there, which arrived at the beginning of 1817.

Sir James Stirling and his crew landed at the mouth of the Swan River, after careful inspection and research of the surrounding areas, it was decided to establish the first settlement there - Perth.

### Further Expansion

Rumors started spreading in Europe that a new friendly land had been found far to the south of the globe, it was supposed to convince people to emigrate. With the flow of new settlers, Perth began to expand and new settlements arose along the coast.

By 1820, the entire cape was explored. A Breton Conference was convened in the first half of the year to establish the course of the border and the claims for parts of the continent. It was attended by representatives of the United Republic, the Kingdom of France, and those from their colonies.

In 1825, when most of the south coast was explored, a group of scientist and colonizers was sent to the north coast. After entering the bay, they went ashore, the area turned out to be friendly for the construction of a new settlement. It was planned to build the second largest settlement in the colony on this site. One of the outstanding naturalists was Charles Darwin, a distinguished person of the Oz colony. In his honor, it was decided to name the "capital" of the northern part - Darwin.

Meantime, from the very beginning of colonization, an exceptionally large number of Celts migrated - people from Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. It quickly turned out that they are a hard-working part of society, thanks to them Oz could develop at a rapid pace. The population grew very rapidly, within a few years almost all of the territory intended for the British was discovered, including salt lakes in the desert where small settlements dealing with the salt industry were established.

### Proclamation of the Union of Oz

In 1850, which is the middle of the century, the Oz authorities, in agreement with the government of the United Republic, decided to sign a treaty with the indigenous people. This treaty includes i.a:

* Equality between white and native people,
* The right to own lands by the aborigines,
* The possibility of white settlement among the native peoples, and vice versa, but without interfering with their property,
* etc.

As a consequence of the treaty, the Union of Oz was proclaimed 9 march 1850. The country was divided into provinces and territories. Along with this event, the first presidential elections took place. For the next 55 years, the industry, cities and population grew.

## Government and Politics

### Presidents

The constitution of Union of Oz says that a person can hold the office of president for three terms in his life.

### Governors

The colony of Oz had only one governor from its foundation to the proclamation of the Union.

List of governors

## Economy

The country has large deposits of iron from which steel is produced, and small deposits of tungsten and bauxite. Minimal amounts of crude oil are also exctracted. Over time, thanks to the hard work and sacrifice that paid off, they began to be a very important pillar of the colony. They not only influenced such things as industry or development, but also introduced elements of their languages, cuisine, traditions, etc.. Many Celts were important persons, cities were named after their birthplace, despite being a slightly separate group, they lived in harmony with others.

## Culture

### Impact of Celts on the culture

Celts who wanted to try a new life in the colony decided to leave mainly because they were treated worse in the Republic than the English, they wanted to get rich or just start a new life

### Indigenous people

The first contacts of the british with the aborigines were friendly. Colonists often traded with the natives, teaching them technology, improving their standard of living, etc.. While the territory of Oz expanded, the Aborigines were not exposed to displacement. One of the few clashes between them and the colonists was the Shark Bay Incident in which a group of aggressive natives attacked peaceful members of the expedition. In 1850 a treaty was signed, the aborigines were treated as equal citizens with whites, it was also connected with the fact that those who escaped from Nouvelle Hollande after crossing the border were free people.