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Error creating thumbnail:	Territory ID and proposed name
	The Territory ID (from OpenGeofiction:Territories, e.g. AR123a) and proposed name of the country

TA032 (Hersey), TA024 (Capitán), Hersey and Capitán (Federation of)

This application was copied and pasted from a previous one for AN144 - which is exclusively an island. My apologies for any innacuracies.

Error creating thumbnail:	Physical geography
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Hersey is the mainland in the country. Inspired by Jamaica and other Caribbean nations, it is mountaineous in the centre and flatter around the coast. The coast is densely forested, primarily moist forest which is found theoughout the region. Agriculture on Hersey is limited to large farms which are well regulated by the government. Hersey, while based on the caribbean islands will have some western african influence.

Capitán (being all of the islands) are similar in geography, on a smaller scale.

below is a sketch of the regions. Cities, municipalities and island names are also marked. The sketch was rushed due to time constraint.

https://imgur.com/a/V73m4JP

edit: just realised the western part of TA024 is a desert, not mountains. I won't put mountains there.

File:Invest - The Noun Project.svg	Human geography
	A brief description of the territory demographics, economic development, land occupation, infrastructure and mapping style

The country in total has a population of around 4.3 Million. About 800,000 of these people live in the capital city of Port Nesoi (Nesoi being the Greek godesses of islands) Outside of Port Nesoi, the two other cities include: Kingsboro (Hersey), Porthouse (Hersey), Gantrey (Hersey), Damia (Capitán) and Ville Grande (Capitán). Smaller towns and villages are scattered throughout, mostly along the coast. Capitán gets lots of tourists every year, who come to see the beautiful beaches and colourful towns. Foreign investors have built resorts across the country but in recent years the government has been denying them construction as they interfere with the lives of the locals. The other main source of income for Hersey is its usage as a tax haven for lots of Antarefia (hoping to collaborate with others on the inclusion of some global companies on Hersey) which resulted in an economic boom in the '90s that is still being felt today. Suddenly, the country went from an impiverished island to a bustling economy. Construction is constant, and the Highway Commision has been developing better roads across the country.

Railway transport only exists in Hersey, ran by National Railways, the Hersey Railroad or the Capitol Rapid Transit (CaRT). Otherwise, much of the population relies on car or the well connected bus network. A series of ferries connect Hersey and Capitán.

Administratively Hersey and Capitán each have their own Municipal Governments, officially the Capitán Republic and the Hersey Republic. Lower down, these municipalities are divided into Counties (in Hersey) and Parishes (in Capitán).

The population in Hersey is rising steadily, as more work becomes available. Until recently, when Fort James University was opened in Kingsboro, citizens had to go to Port Nesoi to get a college education (whose university was only founded in 1965). The country is attractive to companies due to its well educated workforce, low corporation tax and the fact that Ingerish is spoken.

File:Noun Project languages icon 105908 cc.svg	History & culture
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Hersey and Capitán have different cultures as they were colonised by different countries. Capitán speak a version of Romantish and follow Catholicism while Hersey speaks mainly Ingerish (a local dialect of course) and follows Protestantism. ~early 1800s the two colonies joined forces in a revolution for independence and after a long war finally achieved it. They were united as one country, Princetopia (the colonial name for the region) until 1928 when the name was officially changed.

There was a devistating hurricane and a short period of famine shortly after this which made global headlines. Hurricane Marley destroyed all the crops and caused major damage to the towns and cities, displacing many families. It took thirty years for the country to return to pre-1928 standards.

In 1942, there was a five-year-long civil war between Hersey and Capitán, in which Capitán briefly broke off as an independent republic. Order was restored only through a foreign invasion of the country by (insert major power). When the area gained independence again they were divided in two countries, Hersey and the People's Republic of Capitán until 1974, when Capitán agreed to join Hersey (in exchange for semi-autonomy) to help its failing economy. Capitán was industrialised rapidly between 1975 and 1990, which created atleast half a million jobs for the struggling population.

Today, Capitán still lags behind Hersey in almost everything but lots of money is being invested into its future.

Below is the flag of the country since 1798 (unofficially until 1932) when it was used to represent the rebels during a rising in Damia.

https://imgur.com/a/ihlodmH

The original flag featured more colonial features.

File:Noun Project drawing icon 2123401.svg	Past mapping
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I have been mapping in BG36: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=10/16.1059/-107.4477&layers=B for a while now using JOSM and the further east you go the more recent the mapping is. The mainland regions are based on Ireland however this island to the north: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=12/16.2284/-107.5331&layers=B is relevant to this territory application as it is based loosely on Jamaica. An example of my urban mapping can be found in Oliver City and an example of my rural mapping can be found in the countryside and in the forests and mountains where I have detailed some tourist destinations inspired by Co. Kerry, Ireland. (e.g. Farrowdown Lake: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=15/15.9933/-107.4693&layers=B)

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Veni Vidi Vici (talk) 21:12, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

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