Columbia

## 2000 BCS - 1550 BCS

* Flag (1958 BCS - 1550 BCS)
* Flag (2000 BCS - 1958 BCS)

## Name

### Official Name

Black Mesa Research Facility (2000 BCS - 1958 BCS) Columbian Federation (1958 BCS - 1550 BCS)

## Political Info

### Allegiance

 Orbis Liberty Bloc (1858 BCS - 1846 BCS)

### Subjects

Binchizu (1909 BCS - 1893 BCS)Great Shi (1602 BCS - Present)

### Members

13 (1834 BCS)
12 (1823 BCS)

## Territorial Info

### Preceded by

 Albuquerque
 Chaldea
 Indiana

### Succeeded by

Orb
 Sutherysk
 Elysia

### Greatest Territorial Extent

1584 BCS

**Columbia**, officially the **Columbian Federation**, was a nation in the Orbis Minecraft server, spanning large parts of the south of the world. Originally founded as the **Black Mesa Research Facility**, it reformed into its federalist state after the colonization of Chesapeake and the establishment its first federal state, Virginia. Through diplomacy and gradual development, it had grown into the second largest country in the world by area. As of its dissolution, Columbia had consisted of eleven states: Virginia, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Michigan, Deseret, Abrasoka, Dakota, Ohio, California, and Indiana, two of which corresponding to the former nations of Albuquerque and Indiana, which joined in 1950 BCS and 1909 BCS, respectively. Besides the 11 federal states, it also included the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

## History

### Founding

With the Black Mesa Research Facility nearing completion, Brazilian was looking for a new area to establish an urban settlement. Once Neim joined the server, the two went on an "odyssey" to previously unknown lands. First reaching the modern Anthropian Coast, the two were dissatisfied with it and continued their journey south, down the Mississippi River where they laid the ground for Chesapeake. With the colonization of their new-found capital, the Columbian Federation was established, with Virginia becoming the first state and Black Mesa being granted the status of federal territory.

### Albuquerque Annexation

Due to its close cultural and economic ties to Columbia, the Albuquerque Cartel was seen as a potential member of the Federation. In 1950 BCS, Vice-President Neim offered Don Ratte to join Columbia, and after a round of intense negotiations, Albuquerque was admitted into the nation as the State of New Mexico, while Columbia joined and became the host of the JESSE, which soon would become the sole internationally recognized intergovernmental organization.

### Integration of Indiana

After fighting in both World War I and the War of Peten K'uhul Succession along side Columbia, The Hoosiers of Indiana forged a bond with the American nationstate. With the recently passed adoption of the Indiana state identity, the cries for the Hoosiers to join their brothers in Columbia became too loud to ignore. With the crumbling state of Rovoda, a constitutional withdrawal was initiated in 1909 BCS, and integration into the Columbian Federation was declared and concluded within the same year.

### Interwar Collapse

After the conclusion of the Second Great War, a period of instability washed over the entirety of Orbis, striking Columbia particularly hard. Soon after the end of hostilities came a wave of secession, starting with the state of Chaldea. Seceding to become Sumer-Akkad and join the Five Leagues. New Mexico followed shortly after during the interwar quiet, following the example set by Chaldea and joining the Five Leagues. During this period of upheaval, founding father Neim went into self imposed exile, vanishing off the face of Orbis. Finally, after these back to back losses for the Columbian state, founding father and president Brazillian renounced his presidency and along with the Territory of Black Mesa, joined Almaren, leaving Columbia for dead.

### Post Collapse Revival

In 1615 BCS, Columbia's future was bleak. The nation had been saved from total dissolution on account of the Federal State of Indiana refusing to renounce the Columbian constitution. In an unprecedented move, Golden, the last remaining member of Columbia, seized the presidency, marking the first exchange of power since the nations inception. With authority assumed, Columbia began mass population drive to resettle its depopulated lands and save its territorial integrity from collapse incurred by overextension. During this period, several territories such as that of Memphis, Anchorage were sold off to foreign powers to fund the national budget. After collapse had been staved off, the president turned their eyes towards recapturing Columbia's glory. Between 1605 BCS and 1601 BCS, Columbia admitted its self into the 5 Leagues (Then 7 Leagues) as the League of Columbia in order to tie its self closer with its former states. This gambit paid off when in 1601 BCS, New Mexico voted unanimously to rejoin Columbia, with New Mexico's founder and leader Ratte assuming the presidency in the nations first intentional transfer of power, and using said power to remove Columbia from the Leagues. This action brought along with it new Columbians, including forkliftgaming322 of the Great Shi and opulentpunumbran995.

### Great Dauk War

Golden and Ratte took up the mantle of leading Columbia together, acting as co-presidents in all but name. In 1597 BCS, Ratte handed the presidency back to Golden due to complications around growing Columbia's power base, and intended to leave Columbia to gradual, uneventful growth. This plan was thrown out the window upon 1591 BCS during the Vaslui Colonial War, when due to an internal disregard for politics, the Rovodan territory of Landeshils fell into anarchy and attempted to join Columbia. During the turmoil, Landeshil's monarch attempted to destroy the city of Prakta (now Flint) but was intercepted by forces from Almaren and prevented from causing any major damage. This event marked Columbia's first new territorial expansion since the post war collapse and as such, was celebrated by enacting anti-Dauk cultural policies through the renaming of Landeshils to Michigan. This antagonizing action towards Dauk kind did not go unnoticed, as shortly after 1589 BCS, the nations of the GSF, Rovoda, Skinkia, Beringia and Ridbilliyyah confederated into the Dauk Empire and declared war upon Columbia. Due to extensive aid from Occidentalis, Anthropia, Rome and Ultimaborea, the rapid collapse of the Dauk Empire as well as an extensive recruitment drive, Columbia defeated the GSF and dissolved their state entirely, carrying on the anti-Dauk cultural policies through the creation of three new states out of the annex lands: Utah, North Dakota and South Dakota.

## Territory

Map of the States and Territories of Columbia proper as of 1555 BCS.

Made by Semp.

## List of Members

* Brazilian
* Frisia (1996 BCS - 1896 BCS)
* Ratte (1992 BCS - 1982 BCS; 1950 BCS - Present)
* Whyexe (1992 BCS - 1982 BCS; 1950 BCS - 1936 BCS)
* Neim (1958 BCS - Present)
* Opulent (1950 BCS - 1898 BCS)
* Alphastar (1940 BCS)
* Arth (1939 BCS - 1931 BCS; 1838 BCS - Present)
* Prague (1937 BCS - 1831 BCS)
* Etiennal (1929 BCS - 1861 BCS)
* Golden (1909 BCS - 1846 BCS; 1834 BCS - Present)
* Angle (1909 BCS - 1877 BCS)
* Dan (1909 BCS - 1881 BCS)
* Trantor (1894 BCS - Present)
* Prisman (1878 BCS - Present)
* Kaisaras (1875 BCS - Present)
* Varill (1869 BCS - 1846 BCS; 1834 BCS - Present)
* Vanavoy (1869 BCS)
* PastaOnTheCob (1863 BCS)
* notsweaty\_is\_pog (1861 BCS)
* MiltG (1861 BCS - Present)
* pierogiwingism (1834 BCS - Present)
* YeeboySupreme (1834 BCS - Present)
* Semp (1558 BCS - Present)