New Spiedska (Nation)

*This article is entirely in-character. For the citizen of the same name, see New Spiedska.*

## The Federal Republic of New Spiedska

Flag

Coat of Arms

### National Anthem

Semper Liberohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rASItf1Axug

### Motto

Ever-Prosperous and Free

Geographic Location | Territory in North America; sub-national divisions shown

## General Information

### Ethnic Groups

83.9% Inkling6.4% African-Spiedskan

6.1% European

3.6% Other

### Religion

63.5% Spiedskan Christianity30.5% Irreligion

5% Native Spiedskan Religions

1% Other

### Membership

- State of Freedonia- State of Ames

- State of Freemont

- State of New Troy

- State of New Amsterdam

- State of Constitution

- State of West France

- State of East Ottawa

- State of New Aubsburg

- State of Columbia

## Miscellaneous

### Internet TLD

.si

**The Federal Republic of New Spiedska**, simply **New Spiedska** or coloquially **Spied**, is a country in the North American continent consisting of 10 states and one federal district. At only 725 thousand km 2, New Spiedska's size is small when compared to other nations. With an estimated population of 98 million, New Spiedska is one of the continent's largest countries, population-wise; it also has one of the highest population densities. The capital of the Republic is Oxbury D.C., while the most populated city is Libertalia in the state of New Amsterdam.

Ancient Inklings, believed to have come from the sea, started settling alongside the North American coast some 9,000 years ago; making them one of the oldest inhabitants of the American continent. European colonization began in the 16th century: The Netherlands colonized the country's north, while the English colonized the south. Eventually, England purchased the Dutch posessions and founded a new colony: New London. New Spiedska emerged in the wake of a nation-wide rebellion following the Massacre of Oxbury, leading to the Revolutionary War, where New Spiedska fought alongside the United States, or the Thirteen Colonies. The war lasted from 1775 to 1783, where the two young nations secured their independence. New Spiedska shortly thereafter became a center of technology and progress, in contrast to the American rural people. During the second half of the 19th century, the New Spiedskan Civil War proved devastating to the nation; 18% of the able-bodied female population was dead as a direct result of conflict. During the Spanish-American War, New Spiedska supported the United States, giving it technology of all sorts, cementing New Spiedska's position as a leading scientific power and a hub for innovation.

Emerging from the victorious side of World War II victorious and as a great power, New Spiedska apported several of its top scientists to the Manhattan Project - the first nuclear bomb was detonated in July 1945; further cementing the United States' position of global hegemony and New Spiedska's of a scientific hub. Being a founder member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, New Spiedska, along with the United States and Western Europe, accumulated massive economic wealth and became global economic hubs. In 1969, a joint New Spiedskan-American project resulted in the first people landing on the Moon: A New Spiedskan, Ellie Newcastle and an American, Neil Armstrong. The sudden collapse of the Soviet Union did nothing but increase New Spiedska's economic influence on the globe.

During and after World War III, 3 cities were hit by nuclear weapons: Worcester, Stamford and Charlottia - obliterating 7% of the national population. A battered New Spiedska was forced to interrupt her democracy for a period of 12 years. The period of the Second Reconstruction arrived: massive military campaigns were directed to the north and south of the country to salvage whatever military equipment was there.

New Spiedska is a federal republic. It was a founding member of NATO, the United Nations, the World Bank, and other similar organizations until their collapse following World War III. Ranking high in measures of equality, New Spiedska has consistently been on the top, or near the top, of global measures of personal freedom, freedom of the press and life expectancy. New Spiedska is a member of the Pan-American Free Trade Agreement.

## History

### **Rise of the Ancient Inklings**

The scientific community is split on how the Inklings rose to prominence. A big part of it theorizes that the Inklings had already acquired their humanoid characteristics before switching to land-dwelling creatures; some say their origins and characteristics are too unique to be endemic from Earth. Regardless, the majority of the scientific community believes Inklings come from Earth. Assuming this is true, the exact date from when they switched to land-dwelling animals is also a subject of debate. Some say they arrived 16,000 years ago, making them older than the Paleo-Siberians. Other sources estimate they arrived some 9,000 years ago.

Over time, the Inkling tribes grew increasingly stronger. However, they didn't venture too far inland due to the carnivorous nature of the species forcing them to stay on the shores to hunt fish for sustenance. As they delved deeper into the Atlantic, Inklings eventually came across the human tribes. Some waged war, and some kept peaceful relations.

The interaction between the Native Americans and the ancient Inklings is complex: the Inklings kept friendly relations with the Iroquois' predecessors, often allying each other and crushing any opposition. Depictions of Inklings in native american records range from being said to be benevolent gods that gave you free food and protected you but they could easily kill you should you were to anger them, or to weird-haired demons that would massacre your vilage without provokation.

The UNESCO lists various pre-columbine places in New Spiedska as world heritage site: The most notable of these are the Sanctuary of Xosmir, the August Forest and the Pagoda citystate. In northeastern Ames (Maine), a series of villages have been relatively discovered that date back to 500 years ago, leading some within the anthropological communities to believe there was an ancient empire, much like the Incas in Peru, though this has yet to be confirmed and more studies need to be done about the subject.

### **Contact with Europe**

At the time of the British arrival to North America, the dominance of the Inklings was already put in place in the Atlantic. England arrived in the early 16th century, and began financing wars between the tribes to weaken them. After the so-called Tribe Wars, weakened tribes found themselves fighting against England. Great resistance was encountered, but the English forces proved superior and most tribes submitted themselves to England. The ones who didn't submit retreated further west, encountering famine and death because of lack of food.

Even with the fact that estimating the pre-contact Inkling population is a difficult task, several anthropologists have tried to do so. Perhaps the most notable is anthropologists and historian Henrietta Cromey in the early 20th century, who estimated there to be around 250,000 and 600,000 Inklings pre-contact. The University of Silver Valley has constantly updated these figures, with one of the University's most famous anthropologists, Braelyn Harling, suggesting there were more than a million in total. Regardless of this, the population of native Inklings, as their evolution, is a subject of debate between historians, scientists, and anthropologists, whom can not reach a definitive conclusion on the exact numbers.

In the colonization's early days, significant resistance was encountered, even if the numbers of Inklings who tried to fight against European colonization were consistently dwindling. This put significant amounts of Europeans in jeopardy, often subjecting them to disease and food shortages. However, many more came to interact peacefully with the settlers. They gave the natives things like guns, ammunition or other endemically European artifacts, while the natives showed them things like proper locations to farm or the main bases of tribes that opposed colonial rule.

### **The Colony**

In 1607, the English increased their control over the American continent, specifically the Atlantic coast. The first colonies to be founded were the Colony of Virginia and New London. Thanks to the purchase of New Amsterdam from the Dutch, New London saw an increase in Dutch and German immigrants. These immigrants, mostly Protestant in nature, began clashing against the locals which had different religions. With the arrival of more English colonists, the natives were displaced.

## References

All information taken from New Spiedska | Overview.