Socialist Scottish Union

## Description

A country on the server, partly controlled by ImmAdam

The Socialist Scottish Union (formerly Scotland) is an independent nation on the server, with the vast majority of the country's terrain being mountainous. The country has focused mainly on the inhabitants by developing quickly. Despite the mountainous terrain, Scotland has always focused on building very good infrastructure, including roads, airports, housing and a power grid which used to run on 100% renewable energy as nuclear power was banned following the Ullapool Disaster. Hesitantly, and much to the populations disgust, Scotland has decided to lift the nuclear power ban as of 14/03/2020 and wished to begin operation of Nuclear Reactor v1.4 once testing is complete due to the limitations of energy produced using renewable sources. This plan can no longer go ahead as Scotland has been sanctioned which stops all imports of foreign items. Due to the focus on infrastructure before profit, Scotland has thrived into a MEDC. Edinburgh is the home of the government.

The Socialist Scottish Union helped Northumberland declare independence, and has also funded infrastructure projects to help the country grow.

## Occupied Territories

The Socialist Scottish Union has some overseas territories, of which include:

* Faroe Islands
* Newfoundland
* Nova Scotia
* Bermuda
* United Arab Emirates

## Transportation

Transportation in the Socialist Scottish Union is very good considering the mountainous terrain that the country has to deal with.

The road system is very vast in the Socialist Scottish Union, there is a dual carriageway (SC-1) that connects Edinburgh to the English border, along with multiple main two-way roads. The A1 connects Edinburgh, along the west coast, and up to John o' Groats. The A2 connects Dumfries and Stranraer with Inverness, cutting through the Scottish Highlands.

The Socialist Scottish Union has two international airports and one regional airport, which are:

* Edinburgh International Airport
* Glasgow International Airport
* John o' Groats Airport

## 2020 Financial Crisis

The 2020 financial crisis occurred on 15/03/2020, after Scotland was sanctioned for illegally building in foreign territory, and one of the sanctions meant that Scotland could no longer import anything from any country on the server, which means Scotland has to be 100% self sufficient. Because of the banning of imports to Scotland, the economy crashed, causing Scots to lose even more hope in their once thriving nation.

Due to the sanctions, Scotland also lost it's puppet, Sardinia, after it declared independence with help from Siberia, which meant Scotland lost access to all resources in Sardinia. Because of Sardinia's indepencence, a faction was formed, known as the Mutual Assistance Pact. It now includes all Authoritarian countries on the server, and the faction is run by Siberia. This angered Scotland, which imposed a travel ban to Scotland on every county in the Mutual Assistance Pact, further weakening it's economy.

## Turn to Communism

After the 2020 financial crisis, Scots slowly started to look towards a communist government to help save their crippling country that was riddled with sanctions. With the help from Southern Ireland, Communism in the country is becoming ever more popular. Before the sanctions and subsequent financial crisis, the SCRP (Scottish Communist Revolutionary Party) held a 21% steak in the government, while DPS (Democratic Party of Scotland) held a 59% stake in the government.

Due to the massive persuasion in the Scottish people, a vote was held on 21/04/2020, saying "Would the Scottish People like to see a communist party put in charge of the government?" as to which 71% of Scots said 'Yes.' So the DPS was taken out of power and replaced by the SCRP. The country's flag was changed and the country was renamed from **Scotland** to the **Socialist Scottish Union**

## Political Parties

 Democratic
 Authoritarian
 Fascism