Nicawawa

Nicawawa, officially the Republic of Nicawawa, is a country in Central America that declared independence from Nicaragua. Nicawawa won the war for independence, and currently exists in place of the former Nicaraguan republic. It's the largest country in the Central American isthmus in Sdslayer lore, bordered by Honduras to the northwest, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Managua is the country's capital and largest city. As of 2015, it was estimated to be the second largest city in Central America. The multi-ethnic population of six million includes people of mestizo, indigenous, European and African heritage. The main language is Spanish. Indigenous tribes on the Mosquito Coast speak their own languages and English.

## History

### Beginnings

Nicawawa was formed on July 1st, 2022 in the Sdslayer server in the general voice chat by a now banned user known as Diego. Support for Nicawawa quickly grew, and several other members joined in the rebellion. A militia was quickly formed within the growing breakaway state, and a new republic was declared the next day on July 2nd. In miracle of battle, Nicawawa won against the former Nicaraguan state, and the Republic of Nicawawa was formally established on July 3rd. Hue, one of the first founders, was sworn into office as the first president.

### Tensions with HSWC

In an attempt to gain support for Nicawawan independence, TWU travelled to the nearby HSWC server on July 2nd. His attempts to gain support weren't successful, however, with the Co-owner of HSWC holding a great distaste towards the state. Despite this, TWU continued to spread information about the rising breakaway state. Due to this, tensions between the two entities continued to grow, and the Nicawawan militia was being prepared for battle.

An organized preparation was well underway, and tensions reached a high point when war was officially declared against HSWC on July 2nd, 2022. The Nicawawan army infiltrated HSWC, but due to undergoing battle to break away from Nicaragua, the battle was mostly a stalemate. The war was ended the following day, although tensions remained high.

The war took a tool on Nicawawa, and the president fled the country the next day. Despite this, the war for independence was still being fought, and Lustixcane (an important figure with growing respect amonst the Nicawawan community) was sworn in to replace the president.

### After independence

After independence, Nicawawa was faced with challenges. The new nation was unstable, with riots being a common thing in heavily anti-Nicawawan areas. This instability continued for the following months, but the state's economy started to hit success as the popular music group Median and the eggs introduced a new wave of fame and income. Stability greatly improved, and riots against the Nicawawan government were slowly going out of practice as the economy grew and international tensions fell. More reformation was started, and development to improve areas across the nation began to prosper. The government was also finalized during the later months of 2022, as the nation's subdivisions, cities, government branches, and national emblems were solidly established.

## Government

Politics of Nicawawa takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Nicawawa is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the national assembly. The judiciary makes up the third branch of government.

The president of Nicawawa is Lustixcane, and has been in office since independence during the summer of 2022. Lustix is expected to remain in office until July of 2023.

### Foreign relations

Since independence, the main takeaways from Nicawawa's foreign relations are the settlement of territorial disputes with Colombia over the Archipelago de San Andrés y Providencia and Quita Sueño Bank and with Costa Rica over a boundary dispute involving the San Juan River. Relations with HSWC have also calmed significantly, with the president frequently visiting and appearing in server events since October of 2022.

### Military

The Nicawawan Armed Forces consist of various military contingents. Nicaragua has an army, navy and an air force. There are roughly 14,000 active duty personnel, which is much less compared to the numbers seen during the Nicawawan Revolution. The age to serve in the armed forces is 17 and conscription is not imminent.

Flag of the Nicawawan Armed Forces

### Law enforcement

The National Police of Nicawawa is the national police of Nicawawa. The force is in charge of regular police functions and, at times, works in conjunction with the Nicawawan military, making it an indirect and rather subtle version of a gendarmerie. However, the Nicawawan National Police work separately and have a different established set of norms than the nation's military.

Nicawawa is the safest country in Central America and one of the safest in Latin America, according to the United Nations Development Program, with a homicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 inhabitants.

### Administrative divisions

Nicaragua is a unitary republic. For administrative purposes it is divided into 8 departments and one autonomous region. The departments are then subdivided into 153 municipalities. Nicawawa Capital is the only autonomous region within Nicawawa.