Oceanic Republic

The **Oceanic Republic** (OR or O.R.) was a democratic nation in Oceania. It consisted of 13 states and 4 overseas territories stretching as far west as the Indian ocean basin, the Oceanic Republic was a world power.

## Demographics

### Cultures

Aussie, Dutch, New Englander, Filipino and others

## History

### Unification & Founding

After prolonged negotiations between the leadership of the Southern Republic and the Oceanic Empire, the two nations entered into an official union on 30/11/2022 forming the Oceanic Republic.

The nations that would become the Oceanic Republic trace their roots back to the New British and Oceanic Empires. The New British Empire gained independence and formed new governments following the expulsion of preceding colonial powers. Pan-Australian cooperation began between the Southern Republic and the Oceanic Empire in early November, and resulted in the two nations working together as one union. These governments would eventually unify as a result of negotiations between the two after the rapid and unexpected growth of the Oceanic Empire. Preceding and following unification, the nation experienced a marked boom in growth and economic prosperity.

Soon into the union it became evident that the Oceanic Empire was the dominant force in economic, military and political affairs. The dominance of the Oceanic Empire over the economy, 85% of which was held by it, over the military, where most of the militarily experienced players and military manufacturing belonged to OE, and over politics, where almost all foreign relations and governance was done by New Rotterdam, showed the ruling elites that sharing representation equally with the Southern Republic was unreasonable. Due to the inactivity of much of the Southern Republic, their government positions were gradually replaced with active citizens from the OE side of the union, until eventually, on the 22nd of January 2023, the leader that represented the Southern Republic's people, MidgetArctic, resigned from office and quit CCNet altogether. The following day, the Oceanic Republic was dissolved and the Oceanic Empire returned.

## Geography

Surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans, the Oceanic Republic was separated from Asia by the Philippine and South China seas, with the Coral Sea lying off the Queensland coast, and the Tasman Sea lying between the mainland and the Oceanic Republics eastern holdings.

The Oceanic Republic's mainland laid between latitudes 9° and 44° South, and longitudes 112° and 154° East. The nation's size gave it a wide variety of landscapes, with tropical rainforests in the north-east, mountain ranges in the south-east, south-west and east, and desert in the centre. The desert or semi-arid land commonly known as the outback made up the majority of the land area.

## Government and Politics

The government of the Oceanic Republic was a Federal system currently consisting of 12 states. The nation was lead by two leaders of equal authority, Wheeldeal and MidgetArctic. The government was split into two bodies, the Ministry and the Federal Council.

The Ministry was the Upper Body of Oceanic government, where officials were appointed to their positions by the Leaders. Each Minister served a certain role, such as Foreign Secretary or Chancellor. They oversaw the democratically elected Federal Council.

The Federal Council was the Lower Body of Oceanic government, where 1 representative was elected for each state in the nation. Whenever major decisions on internal politics were made, the Federal Council was made to vote on the decision in order for it to pass. They also served as a voice for their respective states, connecting them with the leadership.

## Economy

The economy of the Oceanic Republic was heavily centred in three states in the nation; New Rotterdam, Tasmania and New Punjab, where about 80% of the wealth of the nation was from. New Rotterdam and New Holland operated together, with gravel and fuel coming from New Holland into New Rotterdam, and New Rotterdam processing the gravel and fuel into slimefun manufactured goods and silver. New Utrecht also held an important place in the Oceanic economy, serving as the hub for military goods in the nation. New Punjab and Tasmania also served as industrial and economic centres of the nation, through trade and manpower.

The shipbuilding industry of the Oceanic Republic was centred in Western Australia, Papua and Woensel. Whilst seeing some advancements during the days of the Republic, it never left its infancy.