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|common_name =  Iscu
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|conventional_long_name = The AN  Territory of  Iscu
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|capital = Port Holy
|largest_city = Port Holy
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|independence = 1814
|government_type = Republic
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|GDP_PPP = 	$0.0000424 Trillion
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The ''AN Territory of {{Iscu}}'' , formerly known as the Republic of Iscu prior  to a complete government collapse is an island territory located in the continent of [[Uletha]], in the [[Asperic Ocean]].  It consists  of 5 atolls and 3 islands, as well as multiple smaller islets. Although it is not a sovereign nation, it still takes part in multiple international organizations, sometimes as an observer.

==History==

====Prior to 0 AD====

[[File:Urville-Viti-ship.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Artist's representation of  the voyage of the Native Iscuans]]The first settlers to the islands of Iscu were likely [[Gobrasi]] [[Native Iscuans | native peoples]]<ref>Smith, G (1970) Ghaadradlar-A Study, 1st edn., Ingerland: Geordi Forge Books.</ref>, who traveled in rafts across the [[Asperic Ocean | Asperic]] until they reached the atoll of Kadla, where they would settle. They likely arrived in 800 BC, although this is a rough estimate.<ref>Jabardie, A.B (1989) La Peuples de la Mer, Une Etude, 1st edn., Rivador: .</ref>  The language they spoke, a form of proto-Gobrasi, would not change  much  over time, becoming a unique window into the past of  the Gobrasi language. The natives developed a system of governance and a unique religion, and lived in scattered groups of small huts, farming and fishing the land and water.<ref name="Geront">Geront, G (2005) The Early History of the Iscuan Peoples - Definitive Edition, 3rd edn., Iscu: Iscu Books.</ref>

====0-600====

[[File:Wooden_idols_of_Polynesia_(1830).jpg|thumb|150px|right|Drawings of  Native Iscuan carvings, ca. 1543]]The [[Native Iscuans | Iscuan]] people had by 50 AD  condensed into larger villages. Around a  half-century later, one priest in their religion would claim to be god himself, and would begin the worshiping of a god-king that continues today. The religion became a driving force in the Iscuan society, and resulted in numerous technological advances. The villages slowly condensed into towns, and  pyramidal temples, were made. These temples, which were slowly erected over 100 years, are made out of dirt, mounded into a large mound which becomes smaller with large  steps. The god-king settled in Ghaadradlar,  and that town became large and the de-facto capital.  Slowly, the temples were added onto over the next 100 years, and  the one in Ghaadradlar became the biggest of them all.  Slowly, the huts that the Iscuan people had lived in for centuries were torn down and instead squarish mounds of dirt replaced them, a much more durable and easy solution.  Over the next 300 years, the society would flourish, with new and smaller "counter temples" being built as the religion progressed, and  the population increasing, though only somewhat.<ref>Geront, G (2008) Religion in Iscuan Natives, 1st edn., Iscu: Iscu Books</ref>

====600-1500====

The next  700 years would be uneventful for the Iscuan people. It is believed that sometime in the late 1100s a series of civil wars broke out, as evidenced by the ruins of some smaller villages along with skulls with human weapon damage. <ref name="Geront"></ref>

====1500-1600====
The [[Timeline of Ingerish colonial history | Ingerish]] were the first to colonize Iscu, founding [[Port Holy]] and discovering [[Loconon Atoll]]. The [[Timeline of  Lentian colonial history | Lentians]] visited the northern islands as well, founding [[Port Affel]], but did not claim the islands due to the presence of the Ingerish.  Later  Ingerish expeditions to the south resulted in first contact with the natives, who were wary but friendly. They described the country as "Iscua", and the name was noted down as Iscu, and became the name of the colony. The natives were mostly left alone, primarily because they were violent when provoked, as another  Ingerish captain learned in 1567, when he attempted to kidnap a native woman and was killed by an arrow, along with half his crew. The natives therefore developed a reputation for being savages, and as the Ingerish had discovered  other  uninhabited atolls, they were happy to let the natives be alone. <ref>Presser-Vanet, E,D. (2018) Savages? Who Are the Mysterious Native Iscuans?, Available at: [https://i.imgur.com/jSs2w1I.png https://www.esperanzatribune.com/culture/savages-who-are-the-mysterious-native-iscuans] (Accessed: 1st March 2020).</ref>

====1600-1800====

[[File:Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Count William Sanderhowe, First Governor of  Iscu]] The territory continued to grow in population  over the next 200 years.  It also became more autonomous during this time, and in 1680 a permanent governor was appointed to the islands, ending direct rule from  [[Ingerland]] ,  because although the governor served as a direct representative of the wishes of the Ingerish government, he was allowed to govern with a fair degree of freedom.  Count William Sanderhowe was the first governor  of Iscu, and also a prolific writer, especially after his tenure had ended, and his books are frequently looked at to provide a clearer image of  Iscu in the 17th and 18th Centuries. <ref>Lyselon, O., Merke, A.P., and Gymison, M. (2003) William Sanderhowe - A Modern Retrospective, 2nd edn., Huntington : Graham Books.</ref>

====1800-1900====

[[File:Arthur-Wellesley-1st-Duke-of-Wellington_(cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|left| 1st President Anthony Kinnon]]A drive for independence s succeeded in  1814, and Iscu became a republic. An interim constitution was  enacted by Ingerland where the current governor  would remain for four  years with a mandate to ensure a peaceful transition and implement a democratic constitution created by the people. This succeeded, and the governor,  [[Anthony  Kinnon]] (who was the first Iscuan-Born governor),  became popular enough for his efforts that he was elected the first president. It suffered from independence at first, becoming poorer without the support of  Ingerland, but a series of economic policies helped it stay steady, although it was still a developing country. <ref>Solace, W (1992) The Governor-President: The Life of Anthony Kinnon, 1st edn., Gobras City: Graham Books. </ref>

====1900-1970====

Iscu steadily grew  in the 1900s,  and became a reasonably successful country, although most inhabitants were still very much on the edge of poverty. After the [[Great War]], in which Iscu suffered through multiple battles, but had been eventually fully protected by the FSA, Iscu came to depend on the FSA even more than before the war for economic stability, defense, aid and so forth. Good relations with the FSA,  as well as protection and continued aid and economic support was ensured by the [[South Port Treaty]], in exchange for the FSA to be able to carry out nuclear testing on multiple atolls in the west of Iscu and the establishment of  a military base on the island of Basengrove. Iscu was  a veiled protectorate  of the FSA during this time. An period of large economic growth would begin in early 1966, as the economy was buoyed by the assurances of the FSA.

====1970-1980====

eventually non-proliferation treaties would be signed, the FSA would have massively irradiated the test sites and have moved on, and would neglect to pay much attention to Iscu

===Two Decades of  Corruption===

[[File:Dario Hunter headshot.jpg|thumb|250px|right|President Darrel Short]]The government of Iscu prior to the Ten  Days of Insanity and the associated collapse of the Iscuan government was "corrupt to the very core", as described by Gobrassanyan Diplomat [[George Kabamatu]].<ref>Kabamatu, G (1982) Senior Diplomat, an Autobiography, 1st edn., Khaiwoon: Khaiwoon-Marapura Publisher inc.</ref> The corruption, which although always present in a small degree since independence from the Ingerish in 1814 and even before that, had drastically increased since the 60s, with money pouring in from the booming phosphate mines, other investment and tourism providing a chance for some politicians to take advantage of their positions. The corruption soon pervaded most parts of the government, but did not truly take off until the election of  [[Darrel Short]] in 1978. As president, the corruption increased drastically, and began to rapidly affect the economy, and more notably widened the already major income disparity to a shocking level. This began to cause dissent among the populace, and [[The Summer  Protests (Iscu) | numerous protests]] were violently put down. In 1984, the elections for president were blatantly rigged, and violence broke out at the polling places. By this time the corruption in the government and some of the major phosphate and other companies was starting to divide the government into faction, and Short was unable to control the divided government, leading to his assassination by a splinter party on November 10th, 1985. By this time, the economy had entered a mild recession. <ref>Assembly of Nations, Iscu Administration (2018) The Ten Days of Insanity, Available at: https://goviscu.ic.an </ref>

Unrest among the populace, and the beginning of a slow slide into chaos of the government and military set the stage for the Ten Days of Insanity.

===The Ten Days of Insanity===

The Ten Days of Insanity, also sometimes called the ten days of madness/chaos/unrest or even the The Ten Days War, began one month after the assassination of Darrel Short, on December 10th, 1985, and lasted until December 20th, 1985. It was a period of intense violence, and the complete collapse of the Iscuan Government, Military, and Economy of Iscu. 

'''Day 1'''

The unrest began with protests on day 1, which were marked by extreme retaliation by the police and military, but due to the sheer number of protesters and the arms they were carrying, they retaliated, resulting in violent riots (in Port Holy and South Port). Many of the protesters burned down government buildings, chanting along the lines of "You burned down our country, so we'll burn you". Although the riots had died down by 8:00 at night after the military brought out the tanks and massacred many of the most peaceful protesters in Central Square two hours earlier, a boat carrying phosphates exploded on the north coast, and the resulting explosion wrecked a fleet of fishing vessels that had been nearby, further incensing the populace as phosphates were a scape-goat for corruption. [[File:2008 Fire on Angel Island.jpg|thumb|250px|Fires in Port Holy seen from the other side of the island]]

'''Day 2'''

Further riots, this time centered in Port Affel. Other unrest in the rest of the country. Some of the rioters managed to take control of some of the tanks, and destroyed a statue of Darrel Short.

'''Day 3'''

The governmental collapse began in full on the third day, with various violent splinter parties taking up arms to either fight other parties or to fight the rioters, which continued to attack members of the government. At this time the military began to splinter as well. The day ended with fires beginning to burn in many slums in [[South Port]].

'''Day 4'''

One part of the military attempted a coup, which was blocked by the other half of the military. The attempted coup, which destroyed the president's house and killed hundreds of civilians in the crossfire, resulted in the military being decimated. Riots continued, although not as large as in the first few days.

'''Day 5'''

In what is often called the climax of the Ten Days of Insanity, the capitol building was blown up. It remains unknown as to what group the bomber was.  In addition, international news and other nations began to pay attention to Iscu at this time. The government had now completely collapsed and there was no leadership whatsoever. Rioters continued to hunt down splinter violent groups, and many government officials had either fled or been killed or imprisoned.

'''Days 6-10'''

Marked by general unrest. Various smaller skirmishes and confrontations happened throughout this time, and the island of Basengrove was set on fire. 

===AN Intervention And Administration===

By Day 6 of the unrest, the [[Assembly of Nations | AN]]  had begun to discuss a potential an peacekeeping operation to place Iscu under an AN  mandate. By the 8th, the mandate had been written and voted on, with the resounding result to place the former country of Iscu under AN administration, enforced by a peacekeeping and rebuilding operation. By day 9, a peacekeeping operation was being organized, and troops were being prepared, along with food aid. The troops arrived on the 10th, with FSA and Gobrasi peacekeepers leading the operation. By January order had been fully restored, and [[The Iscu Convention]] was held as the AN reconvened for 1986, which established the governmental system.

'''AN Administration'''

The AN continues to administrate Iscu to this day as an AN  Territory. 

==Geography==
[[File:Inside the lagoon of Ant Atoll, southwest of Pohnpei (Federated States of Micronesia).jpg|thumb|500px|View of part of  Loconon Atoll]]
Iscu is composed of  5 atolls and 5  islands, all of which vary in  size. The major and largest island, The Big Island, is  the home of the majority of Iscu's  population, along with the two much smaller islands just off its coast.  The largest atoll is  Earnest Atoll. <ref name="Mares"> Mares, G (2008) Geography of Iscu, 35th edn., Port Holy, Iscu: Iscu Books. </ref> 

===Location===

Iscu is a chain of islands located just above the equator in the rough middle of the Asperic Ocean, and  spans 500 km.  Its closest neighbors are [[Ma'akuha]] and [[St Marie and St Helene]] on the east, and [[Nahuwa Atoll]] on the east, almost 1000 km away.<ref name="Mares"></ref>

===Climate===
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|  [Iscu-Port Holy]
| 24.3 |31.1|110 
| 24.4| 31.2|124
|25.3 | 31.5|120
|25.5 | 31.1|140
| 25.2| 31.4| 200
| 25.8| 31.2| 230
|25.3 |31. |180
|25.4 | 31.2|170
| 25.1|31.4 |190
| 25.7| 31.2|160
|25.7 | 31.1|160
| 25.9| 31.6|165
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Iscu has a warm  climate all year round, and gets a decent amount of rain all year as well. The tropical island climate is well suited for a diversity of species, many of which can only be found in Iscu.  Sadly, due to climate change Iscu is sinking, and by 2100 all of the atolls and islands other then the main  islands will likely be underwater. <ref>Forear, J (2019) Sinking Islands in the Asperic, Available at: [https://imgur.com/M70CXBo.png https://stantonpost.org/article/climate/Sinking_Islands_in_the_Asperic]</ref> 

It is rare for  Iscu to get any large storms or other massive weather phenomenon; the last severe storm that has been recorded was in 1823, and was described as thus by the captain of  an Ingerish ship in the area:

''The wind shook most dreadfully, and the waves seemed to be a darker and more malevolent black-grey then I thought possible. The warm breeze and pleasant seas of  a few days past had vanished, and we were forced to take shelter from god's almighty wrath in the small town of Port Holy, where the wildlife was in frightful flight as the rains lashed the ground with the whipping of the holy spirit.  The storm passed after a day or so, and I pray that I will never need to see one like it again.'

Because of the warm climate and predominantly sunny skies, the country is known as the "Asperic Paradise", and was a common vacation destination for  Ingerish nobility for some time.

==Government==

{{Bias box 122015}}

The AN appoints a new commissioner and commission to oversee the island every 6 years, and also appoints other officials to administrate other functions of the nation. The islands operate under international law. However, on the main island each municipality is governed by a mayor, who is appointed by the commissioner, but must be a native of the island (this requirement has existed since 2000). These mayors may set certain laws and regulations for each municipality (with approval from the commission), which includes taxes and public spending. However, Iscu is not a country, and so has no national tax. Because of this, all municipalities have very low or nil tax rates, and instead rely on yearly funding from the AN, revenue from the territory-owned phosphate company, and, because with effectively no taxes Iscu is a tax haven, revenue resulting from headquartered companies. This results in a well-ordered and efficient territory, and is widely considered to be a successful example of AN governance.

But, because the AN only has so much money to give to Iscu, government spending is fairly low. Iscu also remains poor, although extreme poverty has been effectively eliminated, and the economy is improving with tourism and investment increasing.

===Government TLDs===

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===Military===
Ever since the Ten Days of Insanity, Iscu has had no military, and all surviving military vehicles have been destroyed. The only military present are the AN peacekeepers, who number around 7530, and a FSA military base.

==Administrative divisions==
{{see|Administrative divisions of Iscu}}

Iscu has no administrative divisions at a province wide level aside from the semi-autonomous native territory, which operates  in complete isolation from the rest of  the world aside from the few scientists and envoys allowed to travel there. The main island is divided into 14 municipalities, and all settlements on the atolls are administered directly by the AN Administrator of Iscu, and do not have a municipal government.

== Demographics ==
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Iscu is composed of the Native Iscuans, Ingerish Iscuans, Lentian Iscuans, and Iscuans of other  descent. The divisions are fairly blurred between the colonial Iscuans after over 200 years, but some cultural and physical separation remains. Demographics in Iscu have never  been much of a problem, and many people believe that dividing colonial Iscuans up only serves to emphasize the divisions that exist. 

===Religious affiliation===

As of 2018,  58% of Iscuans (excepting Native Iscuans)  are atheists,  41%  Ortholic, and 1% other.   <ref>AN  Department of Statistics (2018) 'Religion In Iscu', Iscu Census 2018, (), pp. 123.</ref>
===Education system===

===Health system===

Basic healthcare services  are provided by the AN administration. However,  more advanced healthcare such as most surgeries,  orthodontics, and optometry  (non-child), along with other specialized procedures is not covered by the administration healthcare provisions, and there are a few private hospitals  and clinics that cover the services. <ref>Assembly of Nations (2020) Iscu Health Program, Available at: [https://imgur.com/M70CXBo.png https://governmentiscu.health.ic.an] (Accessed: 2020).</ref>

===Public safety===
The crime rate in Iscu is notably low, with only 50 crimes of all types  reported in 2018,  and out of  which only two constituted a murder. <ref>Iscu Department of Statistics (2018) 'Crime In Iscu', Iscu Annual Statistic Report 2018, (), pp. 24-26.</ref>  Most crime is petty, especially on  [[Loconon Atoll]], which is noted for its pickpockets.  <ref>Iscu Department of Statistics (2018) 'Crime In Iscu', Iscu Annual Statistic Report 2018, (), pp. 65.</ref>
The peacekeepers, fire services, and medical responders are all administrated by the AN administration, and  hospitals and pharmacies are a mix of both private and government owned companies, and all are strictly regulated.  The peacekeepers are generally well regarded by the public. It is for this reason that the AN Mandate and Administration of Iscu is considered to be one of the most successful operations yet.  <ref>Government of Iscu (2020) Services of Iscu, Available at: [https://imgur.com/M70CXBo.png https://governmentiscu.ic.an] (Accessed: 2019).</ref>

=== Working life ===

==Economy==
{{see|Economy of Iscu}}


==References==
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