Republic of Australia (Terra Earth)

The **Republic of Australia** (previously known as **Western Australia**) was a nation in Terra Earth often known for being a very populated country. It was also one of the first successful democratic countries in any realm at that point. It was originally founded as a kingdom by Pow3r and Legoman035 who crowned themselves as co-kings. The nation had a rough history from its founding to season 1's closure in April 2021.

## History

### Beginnings

On January 8th 2021, Western Australia was founded by Pow3r and Legoman035 as co-kings. Shortly after the country was founded, the nation of Madagascar merged with them as the Australian kings were originally from Madagascar. The country quickly began creating ties with the GBL (Great British Legion) with the creation of the **British Australian Space Association,** also known as **BASA,** which had its first flight on the 11th January 2021 from Perth to Madagascar. The flight took 2 hours to complete. This alliance was quickly cut off on the 15th January 2021, the day after King Iron I of the GBL abdicated. A presidential election was announced for 2nd February 2021. There were two candidates in the election; ironboy337, former king of the GBL, with his running mate **Code Name the Truth,** and Sharpie with his running mate **Zak.** Ironboy337 won the election 67% to 33%.

### Ironboy337's First Term

Ironboy's first term, although had a rocky start, proved to be a successful term for him with advancements and industry and military.

#### British-Japanese-Argentine invasion

On 7th February 2021 Ironboy337 mined in Mole Land, a part of Australia the GBL owned. This was due to an error in the public map that labelled mole land as part of Western Australia. After Australia payed the GBL compensation for the incident, the GBL would invade the Australian capital Perth with their allies Japan and Argentina. This lead to King Pixel II of the GBL wanting to turn the whole of Western Australia into a puppet state, but due to negotiations, was changed to an annexation of all Australian land, except Perth, which would remain as an independent city state.

A cobblestone wall was built by the GBL around Perth. Australians often ridiculed the wall and called it "the Berlin wall of Australia".

#### Increase in Industry

After the invasion, Western Australia decided it would expand its power and regain its Australian lands back. This began with a slight relocation of operations to Toliara, in Madagascar, which would become the second most populated city in Australia and a farming hub. After the powers of the world carved up Africa, Western Australia was able to get land from Mozambique across the continent to Angola. The city of Luanda was set up in Angola and another city of Mendozo was set up in Mozambique. There were also plans to build a railway from Toliara to Mendozo.

On the 15th February 2021, Legoman035 abdicated as King of Australia, leaving just Pow3r

### Second Presidential Election

The second presidential election was held on 2nd March 2021. In this election there were 3 candidates; Ironboy with Sploosh as VP, running for a second term, Sm1thy with Arman as his running mate, and Legoman035 with Kyra as his running mate. A debate was held on the same day with a google form being sent shortly after. Results were shown 24 hours after which revealed that Ironboy got 43.8%, Legoman035 with 37.5% and Sm1thy with 18.8%. Ironboy337 won a second term and celebrated with a cake in his office in the white house. But due to a close win and a non majority a separate election for vice president occurred between Sploosh and Legoman035, with the latter winning 89% to 11%.

### Ironboy337's Second Term

During Ironboy's short term before the realm reset, he introduced new ideas that revolutionized Australia:

* He introduced a currency system to try and create a centralized economy in Australia. You could trade in 1 diamond at the bank for AU$1 . This made AU$1 become worth GB£45 (the currency in the GBL).
* He introduced a passport system as well as border control in an attempt to prevent griefing and stealing. Each passport cost AU$5 for foreigners, with citizens getting one free passport each.
* He organised a military. Instead of during a war asking if citizens could turn up, he would create a separate group of people called the military that he would call up to fight. It also helped prevent spies from hearing about a surprise war. This would be a system Ironboy would use in future realms for his nations.

## Districts

### Perth

Perth was the first city built and was the capital of Australia for the entirety of its existence. It had a population of 5. It was home to many notable buildings such as the Potato Tower and the White House. The governor of Perth was the president of the country, for the majority of the time it's governor was ironboy337 It was the main centre for the economy in Australia at the time. It was often referred to as the "Perth slums" due to the lack of building restrictions, which meant citizens could build a lot of unappealing houses.

### Madagascar

Madagascar was the second most populous district with it having a population of 4. Its governor was Sploosh. It was known for its beautiful buildings, fields, and shops.

### Angola

Angola was an important part of the Australian country as it had an abundance of diamonds the nation could use to boost its economy. Its population was 2 with its governor being Sharpie.

### Mozambique

Mozambique was the fourth district to be made in Australia. It was governed by Green287Gamer and had a population of 3. It was mainly used as a tree farm for wood.