New Madrid

New Madrid is bordered by Shandle, Trimeda, Bestings, Granter and Las Forodas. It is located in midsouthern-mideastern america, with it having a total population of 1.4 Million as of 2022. The state is highly elevated, featuring a large amount of hills and mountainous regions. It is located on the Mideastern-Midsouthern Fault Line, causing it to experience frequent earthquakes. It has 129,432 sq mi of total land, with only 89,204 square miles being usable. New Madrid is arid and mostly a desert. New Madrid is notable for having an extremely high percentage of people originating from Latin America. The capital of New Madrid is New Cordoba, with 102,732 people.

New Madrid's main industry is the manufacturing industry, which receives ores from eastern states and turns them into commercial goods such as electronics or fabric. It is then sold to the Western states, being New Madrid's main source of income. New Madrid's second biggest industry is the Mining Industry. Both of these industries are struggling to survive due to the mass emigration during the mid to late 1900s. It has a total GDP of 74.2 Billion.

New Madrid is highly "unstable", and often has weird events occur. These events can range from: The sun randomly disappearing out of the sky for more than 5 minutes, or the moon suddenly becoming green for an entire night. Due to the instability of New Madrid, it is not recommended to be travelled through.

## Geography and Climate

Over the past 5,000 years, the land of New Madrid has undergone desertification. New Madrid experiences almost no rainfall, so agriculture is extremely difficult in New Madrid. New Madrid also has a lot of hills and mountainous regions, leading to a difficulty in Navigating and Settling the state. New Mexico has almost no rivers or water otherwise due to desertification, leading to almost no native vegetation.

## Demographics and Cultures

New Madrid's population consists mostly of people who are of Hispanic Ethnicity. The majority of it's population is Mexican, at 76.4%, with 12% south american, and the rest being north Americans.

## History

### Colonization

New Madrid was first colonized by Spanish Settlers in 1552, who were the first Europeans to settle this area. The first settlements in New Madrid Included: New Cordoba (current capital), Cortaz, and Jalamar. All of these Settlements grew to a few thousand people, leading the territory to have a big boom in population during the early 1600s. It is now believed that there were atleast 37 other settlements formed between 1552 and 1630. The area comprising the modern-day state is believed to have 54,000 people by 1700. It was incorporated into the Viceroyalty of New Spain in 1702.

### Conflicts with Indigenous Tribes

Rising tensions in New Madrid between Indigenous People and the European Settlers came to a head in the battle of Cortaz during 1712. The spanish settlers defended the settlement, leading to 24 settlers injured, 2 killed, while the Indigenous attackers had thousands killed, and thousands more injured. This attack would later be used by the settlers to have the tribe forcefully relocated to what is now Las Forodas. Several battles would be fought with other tribes, most leading to them being relocated to neighboring areas. This would continue until 1806, when the settlers lead a mass charge against the Indigenous peoples, commiting genocide on almost all who remained.

### The Cortezian Genocide

A now-extinct species called The Cortezians are thought to have been present in this backstate, in a few isolated communities containing only 10-30 members per community, These animals knew how to use tools, and were sapient. Upon a Spanish expedition in 1816, Spanish Explorer Juan cortez ordered a purge of this species, resulting in it going extinct. Juan cortez proceeded to order the destruction of all things related to the Cortezians, including fossils and cave paintings, calling it "A work of Satan.". The only evidence we have of their existence is a few journals and incomplete parts of fossils that had been stolen by the Spanish explorers as keepsakes. About 27 spanish soldiers died during the fighting.

### Spanish Militia

After Juan Cortez had finished the Cortezian Genocide, he was impaled by one of his own men who had conspired to kill him for killing an innocent species. Right before he died, he uttered a curse saying that he'd forever haunt the land of The Cortezians, leading to the a militia of armed skeletons, to begin haunting the land in 1817. This militia would go on to terrorize New Madrid's Settlers, causing the population to drop. Any time they'd die, they'd reappear within 1-3 months. Eventually, this Militia had been permanently destroyed after the governor of New Madrid ordered them to be killed, with their bones burned and turned into ash.

### Early Modern History

During the Mexican-American War, about 28,432 people there left to join the Mexican army. This was about 5% of it's population at the time, leading to a minor famine. Eventually, it was incorporated into the Union. During it's time as an American State, it grew to be a major industrial center. During World War 1, the industrial center produced a large amount of Armaments, approximately 194,272 rifles were produced during the course of world war one. During prohibition, it was a hotbed for illegal alcohol being smuggled from Mexico into the united states due to the lax border control. When the great depression hit, New Madrid was affected horribly, losing tens of thousands of people and having tons of buisnesses close.

### Modern Period

From 1950-1990, the economy of new Madrid continued to struggle. It was a hotbed for illegal narcotics to be imported into America, causing the US Federal Government to clamp down on the border patrols there. Due to this, the economy of new Madrid collapsed, and is still recovering to this day. The collapse of the economy caused hundreds of thousands of people to leave, reducing its population from 4.9 million (1952) to just 1.4 million (2022).

## Local Ecosystem

New Madrid's Ecosystem is mostly desert plants, due to the lack of available water inside the state. Most of the Flora is Cacti and desert-adapted trees, with some trees existing in the few areas that get a lot of rain. Most of the fauna is desert adapted, evolving to use as little water as possible. Notable creatures include:

### The Cordoban Pig

The Cordoban pig is a special type of pig that has evolved to feast on cacti, and has 3 pouches to store water. They are notably green, and often attack humans wandering in the desert. They have been responsible for atleast 5,000 casualties since 1991. It is highly advised that anyone travelling through new madrid bring a firearm due to this. Cordoban pigs also lack ears and eyes, yet can still see and hear.

### Francis's Cacti

Discovered by John Francis in 1939, these types of cacti are predatory and attempt to eat any kind of animal that comes near them. They notably lack the spines on normal cacti. When a human or similar animal approaches, these cacti will balloon to 5x their size in the direction of the animal, and then digest them from the new pouch. These Cacti are easy to spot because they are yellow, seemingly attempting to camoflauge themselves in the desert.

## Instability

New Madrid is highly unstable, causing weird events to occur. A list of events can be found below.

* The sun suddenly disappearing for a few minutes, causing the entire state to go dark.
* The moon turning green for an entire night.
* The sun appearing as a smiley face and not burning the eyes when looked at.
* The appearance of a second moon. This is a common event in New Madrid, and should not be worried about.
* The appearance of an Anomalous City in New Madrid. This city is named "Franconia", and should not be approached under any circumstance. This city is not officially on any New Madrid map or list.
* Random people suddenly gaining Colorblindness. If this happens to you, do not panic. It will stop when you exit the state.
* The sand suddenly appearing to be grass.
* A second sun in the sky. If this happens, please head into shelter and continue your journey when it disappears. Driving in this brightness could lead to car accidents or sunburn.
* The sudden appearance of a lake on the side of the road.
* The clouds disappearing.
* Highly unstable weather, such as random rain, and random thunderstorms. There have even been reports of hurricanes, though none have been captured on footage and hurricanes have not been known to reach as far inland as New Madrid.
* When exiting the state, there is a chance you may find yourself in a frontstate determined by the direction at which you exited. You may even end up in a backprovince if you exit north.
* The random appearance of roads going towards different backstates. These roads will invariably lead to the backstates they claim to lead to. Taking these roads is not advised, however, as you will have no idea where you will end up.

## Metzuko County

Metzuko County is 500% bigger than the second-biggest county in New Madrid. All trees in Metzuko County were cut down in 1985, "for environmental reasons", and replaced with plastic ones.