Zeintaj

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Former Leaders: Alexia Lorenz, Gustave
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## Basic Knowledge

Zeintaj, officially known as the Federation of Zeintaj and previously known as *Italy's Sicily*, is a big and strategic country on the coast of the Mediterranean. It borders the country of Litzuv and the Ionian sea. It is led by Paspialla Ercosa and holds a left-wing government. It gained independence when the Americans liberated Italy on June 4th, 1944.

Zeintaj is a part of NATO.

**Regions, followed by Provinces:**

Lebisa → Kifirhsk, Deneb, Darniyl, Vput, Lekalo

Bakrisia → Niffu, Bivatiko, Pilatial, Niko

Chehlia → Epateman, Antointera, Carlasia, Aliahna

Erizsa → Kiakaco, Fyteana, Sezike, Okilamo

## Employment

Zeintaj has a very low unemployment rate, reaching it's highest in 1967 during the Quartet War at only 10%, and lowest in post-war 1978 at only 0.3%. Litzian foreign workers have only been recently allowed to work in Zeintaj, after the lifting of a recent ban of Litzians into Zeintaj. The ban was lifted as the government recognised a small increase in workloads for Zeinan businesses.

## Tourism

Tourism, unlike other countries, do not affect or run the economy much in Zeintaj. Zeintaj does not capitalize on amusement parks for tourists or resorts, however this does not affect tourists from visiting the vast and uninterrupted nature of Zeintaj. Tourists come for the luscious mountain ranges in Niffu and the beautiful coastal villages by the Ionian Sea. Even the big, bustling, industrial and grimy ports and docks seem to be a hot tourist spot for their unique brutalist architecture and many cafes.

## Infrastructure

Transportation in Zeintaj mainly consists of roadways and tramways. However, industrial railways do exist but are not used commercially. Tramways are popular among the Zeinan citizens, and was the most popular mode of transport, at an astonishing 97.6% of civilians choosing to use the public trams then Automobiles in 2006, its highest ever. Industrial railways are run by small, run-down steam locomotives, and used to transport goods from Litzuv, Italy and cargo from other countries coming from the Ionian Sea.

## Language

Zeintaj's main languages are Kineinan, Italian and English. Kineinan is the country's official language after independence, and used within the government and used locally. In the older generations, however, you can find the elderly speaking fluent Italian.

# History

## 1944-1965

After the American, British and Commonwealth invasion of Fascist Italy in 1943 in Operation Avalanche, the people of the Former Province of Sicily wanted to declare independence, along with another faction up north. The Allies let them hold their own elections and do their own things, if not getting in the way of their close-coming Normandy Landings and the invasion of France. Alexia Lorenz, a female Zeinan activist, was newly elected as president in 1944. It was only *really* celebrated after the death of Mussolini in 1945.

However, this also gave birth to another nation which went by the name of Litzuv. Tensions rose in 1965 when Litzuv had spent more of the people's tax money on military equipment, and Zeintaj was losing the arms race. Alexia Lorenz did not seem to think the Litzians would invade, as they were quite small compared to Zeintaj, but they stayed war, and when they did, Litzuv struck.

## 1966-1970

### ***1966***

On the afternoon of June 20th, 1966, Spies from Litzuv were sent by their government to assassinate the president of Zeintaj. During her Mid-day speech, Alexia Lorenz was shot dead. Litzuv’s plan was to neutralise Zeintaj’s president and while in disarray, they would initiate an invasion on the Coastal Nation of Zeintaj, mainly for their access to the sea and strategic areas.

The war began at midnight. After Zeintaj’s declaration of war by the temporary new leader, Litzuv troops marched into Zeintaj and the battle began.

The province of Erizsa fell first under heavy bombing raids and mortar shelling from Litzian forces, forcing the Zeinan military to fall back all the way to Lebisa, holding strong for about 3 months before inconspicuous bombs blew up in the capital from an unknown terrorist group, and were forced to fall back once again.

### ***1967***

The province of Lebisa and Bakrisia fell after rocket bomb raids and tank charges were initiated on empty, cold bunkers and trenches from Zeinan forces. Zeintaj troops had abandoned their posts and fell all the way back to the capital, digging in and waiting to strike on the enemies at their gates.

In September 1st, 1967, Litzian troops marched their way into the capital. Fierce fighting broke out in the main district area of Aliahna, buildings burnt to a crisp and civilian buildings targeted, tourists were trapped in trams hiding out until the shooting ceased only to be shot by hidden snipers in buildings, animals were roaming free after the farms in the countryside were bombed, and Litzian troops had gassed many innocent Zeinan civilians.

### ***1968***

Eventually, the Federation of Zeintaj ceased to exist, and Litzuv occupied the once-free country and nicknamed it Litzaj.

### ***1969***

After just a year under the Litzuv government, native Zeinans had gotten increasingly indignant over their new government and the people started to rise. Civilians and war-vets took to the streets, protesting about the way they were treated during their occupation. They had gotten little-to-no food and water, minimal education and expensive healthcare. People took to the streets even in fear of riot police. The Litzians had been planning on pulling out anyway, but the citizens had other plans.

### ***1970***

Zeinan citizens broke into the Litzuv embassy in Aliahna, and set fire to it. The leader of Litzuv, Queen Victoria, was residing there to make plans for control over the Ionian Sea. She was eating dinner when rioters rushed into the room and shot her in the back of her head straight on the dining table.

Litzuv forces retreated from Zeintaj, and Zeintaj had their land again.

## 1971-Present

After the retaking of their land in 1970, a brigadier general of the former Zeintaj army was elected to be president. And so he was, ruling under the threat of invasion of Litzuv once again, but years passed and so did he, but never once they attacked after seeing how persistent the Zeinan people were.

## –Important parties; groups, companies and Ministries–

*Zeinan Police* -- National Police Force

*Zeinan Military* -- National Defense Force

*Just One Z* -- Socialist Leading Party