Florida

Florida was a town in Polis in the southern-eastern part of the United States, taking up around 70% of the territory of the real U.S state of Florida. At its peak it had 43 people. On January 6th, 2023, in regards to the collapse of IWF, Florida declared its independence and reorganized as the Republic of Florida.

### History

Florida's early history was started with the founding of the town Polk County by KrazyKanuck and Southnsniper. The town, founded on July 28th, was a bustling city with foreign business. However, after 2 months and the departure of southnsniper, the last founder, the town crumbled, and residency tanked. On November 20th, 2021, however, it merged with a new town, Tampa, founded by Southnsniper, to create the State of Florida

On January 4th, 2022, Southnsniper returned to Florida. After the failure of the nation of the Eagle Republic, he decided to continue it's legacy, and renamed Florida the EagleRepublic. What followed was a prosperous time as the town reached over 45 people and 10 people online daily. It also marked a period of economic success and military deployment with Ironwood Forces.

In addition, Florida’s land claims now reached from the southern side of the Tampa bay to the Florida keys and all of the Miami area

A noticeable decline in population led it down to 30 people, while the online activity remained unchanged. Sniper was pulled away for a month, during this time, the town decreased all the way down to only 6 people and only 2 people per week. Sniper began to rebuild his town, and decided to rename the town back to Florida on May 28th, 2022

Sniper's return saw the rebound to 36 players. This led to a over all improvement in the town's community.

On July 28th. 2022. the town celebrated the one year anniversary of the founding of Polk County, which was celebrated with the unveiling of the Great Gator Statue.

On August 16th, 2022, southnsniper announced he was stepping away from being governor, with touchgrass19 to succeed him. However, sniper decided to redo project Roman, a concept of democratically elected leaders lead a nation. It was attempted in the first Eagle republic, however a miscommunication led to the civil war.

TouchGrass19 served as governor until September 16th, 2022, where he lost to southnsniper.southnsniper.

As mentioned, southnsniper surprised everyone with a minor return to Polis and stunned people even more with a massive 7-1 victory. Sniper's new goals are to restore Florida to it's former glory in population and economy.

In 2023, Florida gradually fell off, with many of the residents leaving datblock due to rising toxicity. Sniper therefore led the players off the server in the summer of 2023. Florida would be annexed by the town of Parkland, capital of the nation Florida. As sniper predicted, Florida became the dominating power, both in name and physical.

### Public Infrastructure

The Polk Canal was built in 2021. It connects both coasts of Florida

Interstate 4 connects Tampa with Daytona

The Florida Aviation complex is home to the James K Polk International Airport. Panther Airways is headquartered there

The state features a state-owned railway called Brightline, which is named for a private high-speed rail project planned for central Florida.

### Notable Locations

Willaims Square: Located in the town of Bartow, Williams Square is home to the Vernon Williams Memorial, Mount Washington, Publix station, and the September 11th Park. Williams square gets the name from the town of Williamsburg, which was further divided into Lakeland and Bartow. Williamsburg was named for fallen Polk county deputy Vernon Williams

Diogi Field: Located in Lakeland, Diogi Field was named in honor of Polk County Sheriffs office K-9 Diogi, who was killed along with Vernon Williams in 2006. It is home to the NJL’s Lakeland Flying Stallions

Disney World: While not physically claimed by Florida, Disney is administered by the state of Florida after the former’s town fell. It is widely known for being one of the most detailed builds on the server, replicating the entrance to the magic kingdom.

Polk International Airport: Located in Bartow, Polk International was a former FL Air guard base, known as Macdill. A massive renovation by the Ironwood federation modernized it. It serves a dual role under the IWAF as IWF Macdill.

Polk Zoo: home to one of the largest panda populations in datblock, the Polk Zoo is a glass dome that houses pandas, turtles, and other mobs. Pandas like Steve have a celebrity status in the state. The Polk Zoo is part of the Polis Conservation Agency, which sets to release large amounts of mobs into the wild all over the world to aid players and give polis a natural beauty.

Technopark: Located at spawn, Technopark gets its name from the statue of Technoblade constructed soon after his tragic passing. Technopark is also home to the year gator statue, and also shows the flags of the United States, Ireland, and Ukraine

Brightline: A state-owned railroad, the brightline tracks extend to almost every single town, connecting the spread out populations

Everglades: a product of the PCA, the everglades is home to a slowly growing natural population of Pandas and turtles bred and released by the Polk Zoo.

### Government

Florida was divided into state, counties and cities. Each of the separate levels control some form of government power

*STATE*

-Defense

-Infrastructure

COUNTY

-Control of state-owned businesses and farms

*CITY*

-homes and residential administrations

### Military

Despite peacefulness, Florida was required to maintain some form of defense force. The military force, throughout the ages, meets the following purposes

-provide assistance for the nation

-Act as a policing force for deployments (ex: Operation Toto, a anti-terrorism run in Africa)

-Investigate crimes (civil law enforcement)

-eventually provide the world with high-quality mercenary contracts

On the official record of Florida’s history, the armed forces of Florida have been involved in several battles:

-Battle of Polk Plains (defensive siege, loss)

-Battle of Olustee (defensive siege, loss)

-Second Battle of Camp Ironwood (n spawn-defensive operation, victory)

-Third battle for japan (offensive nation op, victory)

-First War on Terror (campaign, victory)

-Battle of Shepperaton (Airstrike support, victory)

-Operation Allied Revenge (airstrike support, victory)

-battle of camp Salmonwood (national defense, loss)

-First War on Terror (victory)

-Blitz on Camp Ironwood (strategic aid, draw)

The current structure of the Florida Security Forces, as they are now known, consists of:

-The Florida Army

-The Florida State Guard (Paramilitary police)

-The Florida Air Force

-The Florida Marine Corp (offensive warfare, SF)

In addition, during times of war, civil services may be mustered into the Security forces:

-Merchant Marine Fleet

-Civil Air Reserve

-Department of Engineering

Culture

Most locations in Florida are named in reference to actual Florida places/people. Examples include Polk and Seminole Counties, the Interstate system, and other locations.

Florida is known as a horse-friendly state. Every resident is issued a free horse when they join due to the poor design of the vast infrastructure. It is also known for its alcohol, friendly populace, and a generally active discord.

While the state attempts to remain non-political, many classify it as moderately republican, based on the area's policies and memorials.

Florida has a reputation for small amounts of role playing, however it’s designed to let people enjoy themselves, effectively produce results, and keep up morale.

### Governors

Southnsniper- Serving a combined 14 months over a span of two terms, southnsniper is by far one of the most recognizable town leaders out there. He’s credited with eradicating terrorism from the Florida peninsula through the use of the Florida Military Forces, which despite being a peaceful town, earned the state of Florida considerable power. He’s credited with expanding Florida to its current size of 583 chunks, extending from Tallahassee down to the Florida keys.

Touchgrass19- Served for around 2 months in between sniper’s 2 terms, touchgrass is a forgettable governor. Previously serving as the Lieutenant Governor of Florida under sniper, his time in office was marked by inactivity and the general deterioration of the Florida economy and society. Southnsniper un-retired to face him in the election, and lost in a 7-1 blowout.

UnlockedBeast48- Sworn in on March 18th, 2023, Unlocked is the current florida governor. Having a storied history in Florida, from being one of its first residents to a legendary career in the military, it wasn’t a surprised Unlocked was the prime choice of the retiring sniper.

### Notable Members

Southnsniper: was one of the people that brought the end of general terrorism on datblock.

AvidsStuff: Currently president of the socialist republic of Israel

Fordington: Mayor of Jacksonville, which operates as a autonomous vassal of Florida

Technostatue: The statue of technoblade built at spawn is considered a citizen of Florida, and it has the same class b protections as horses and pigs

Tarnuk: President of the nation of preussen.

TubykinsYum: considered one of the greatest pvpers in the server.