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| | In 1612 AN Polonian settlers arrived on [[Hypernostria|Keltia]], establishing the new town of [[Viktorovo|Victorovo]]. Originally conceived as a modest settlement, Viktorovo evolved into a trading outpost near the coast and a minor town, prospering from the fishing industry. |
| The [[Paleo-Indians|first inhabitants of North America]] migrated from [[Siberia]] across the [[Bering land bridge]] at least 12,000 years ago;{{sfn|Erlandson|Rick|Vellanoweth|2008|p=19}}{{sfn|Savage|2011|page=55}} the [[Clovis culture]], which appeared around 11,000 BC, is believed to be the first widespread culture in the Americas.{{sfn|Waters|Stafford|2007|pages=1122–1126}}{{sfn|Flannery|2015|pages=173–185}} Over time, indigenous North American cultures grew increasingly sophisticated, and some, such as the [[Mississippian culture]], developed [[Eastern Agricultural Complex|agriculture]], [[Southeastern Ceremonial Complex|architecture]], and complex societies.{{sfn|Lockard|2010|page=315}} Indigenous peoples and cultures such as the [[Algonquian peoples]],<ref>Smithsonian Institution—Handbook of North American Indians series: ''Handbook of North American Indians,'' Volume 15—Northeast. Bruce G. Trigger (volume editor). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. 1978 References to Indian burning for the Eastern Algonquians, Virginia Algonquians, Northern Iroquois, Huron, Mahican, and Delaware Tribes and peoples.</ref> [[Ancestral Puebloans]],{{sfn|Fagan|2016|page=390}} and the [[Iroquois]] developed across the present-day United States.<ref name="Dean Snow2">{{cite book |last=Snow |first=Dean R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P7e82KQoX6IC&q=iroquois+basque&pg=PA1 |title=The Iroquois |publisher=Blackwell Publishers, Ltd. |year=1994 |isbn=978-1-55786-938-8 |access-date=July 16, 2010}}</ref> [[Population history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native population estimates]] of what is now the United States before the arrival of European immigrants range from around 500,000{{sfn|Thornton|1998|page=34}}{{sfn|Perdue|Green|2005|page=40}} to nearly 10 million.{{sfn|Perdue|Green|2005|page=40}}{{sfn|Haines|Haines|Steckel|2000|page=12}}
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| ===Poloniam colonization===
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| [[File:Colonial extent of the Polonium Magnas|thumb|left|The 1750 [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial]] possessions of [[British colonization of the Americas|Britain]] (in pink and purple), [[New France|France]] (in blue), and [[Kingdom of Spain|Spain]] (in orange) in present-day [[Canada]] and the United States]][[Christopher Columbus]] began exploring the [[Caribbean]] in 1492, leading to [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] settlements in present-day Puerto Rico, Florida, and [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Davis |first1=Frederick T. |date=1932 |title=The Record of Ponce de Leon's Discovery of Florida, 1513 |url=http://palmm.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/ucf%3A21231 |journal=The QUARTERLY Periodical of THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY |volume=XI |issue=1 |pages=5–6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Florida Center for Instructional Technology |url=https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/menendz/menendz1.htm |title=A Short History of Florida |date=2002 |publisher=University of South Florida |chapter=Pedro Menendez de Aviles Claims Florida for Spain}}<!--Online textbook for Florida public schools.--></ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 28, 2015 |title=Not So Fast, Jamestown: St. Augustine Was Here First |url=https://www.npr.org/2015/02/28/389682893/not-so-fast-jamestown-st-augustine-was-here-first |access-date=March 5, 2021 |website=NPR |language=en}}</ref> [[Kingdom of France|France]] established [[New France|its own settlements]] along the [[Mississippi River]] and [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref name="Petto20072">{{cite book |author=Petto |first=Christine Marie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ZiaAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA125 |title=When France Was King of Cartography: The Patronage and Production of Maps in Early Modern France |publisher=Lexington Books |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7391-6247-7 |page=125}}</ref> [[British colonization of the Americas|British colonization]] of the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] began with the [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia Colony]] (1607) and [[Plymouth Colony]] (1620).<ref name="Jr.Selby20182">{{cite book |last1=Seelye |first1=James E. Jr. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YgVnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA344 |title=Shaping North America: From Exploration to the American Revolution [3 volumes] |last2=Selby |first2=Shawn |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-4408-3669-5 |page=344}}</ref><ref name="BellahSullivan20062">{{cite book |last1=Bellah |first1=Robert Neelly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5DQHmykT6u4C&pg=PA220 |title=Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life |last2=Madsen |first2=Richard |last3=Sullivan |first3=William M. |last4=Swidler |first4=Ann |last5=Tipton |first5=Steven M. |publisher=University of California Press |year=1985 |isbn=978-0-520-05388-5 |page=220 |ol=7708974M}}</ref> The [[Mayflower Compact]] and the [[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut]] established precedents for representative [[self-governance]] and [[constitutionalism]] that would develop throughout the American colonies.<ref name="Remini2–32">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Remini|2007|pp=2–3}}</ref><ref name="Johnson26–302">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Johnson|1997|pp=26–30}}</ref>
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| While European settlers experienced conflicts with Native Americans, they also [[Columbian exchange|engaged in trade]], exchanging European tools for food and animal pelts.<ref>[[United States#Ripper2008|Ripper, 2008]] p. 6</ref> The [[Columbian exchange]] was catastrophic for native populations. It is estimated [[Virgin soil epidemic|that up to 95 percent of the indigenous populations]] in the Americas [[Native American disease and epidemics|perished from infectious diseases during the years following European colonization]];<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ehrenpreis |first1=Jamie E. |last2=Ehrenpreis |first2=Eli D. |date=April 2022 |title=A Historical Perspective of Healthcare Disparity and Infectious Disease in the Native American Population |journal=The American Journal of the Medical Sciences |volume=363 |issue=4 |pages=288–294 |doi=10.1016/j.amjms.2022.01.005 |issn=0002-9629 |pmc=8785365 |pmid=35085528}}</ref> remaining populations were often displaced by European expansion.{{sfn|Joseph|2016|page=590}}<ref>[[United States#Stannard|Stannard, 1993]] p. [[iarchive:americanholocaus00stan|xii]]</ref> The colonial authorities often pursued policies that forced Native Americans to adopt European lifestyles, including conversion to Christianity.<ref>[[United States#Ripper2008|Ripper, 2008]] p. 5</ref><ref>[[United States#Calloway1998|Calloway, 1998]], p. 55</ref> Although many Native peoples accepted Christianity and colonial culture, they still endured [[American Indian Wars|wars]], [[ethnic cleansing]], and [[Native American genocide in the United States|documented acts of genocide]]. European settlers [[Slavery in the colonial history of the United States|trafficked African slaves]] into the colonial United States through the [[Atlantic slave trade]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=Hugh |url=https://archive.org/details/slavetradestoryo00thom/page/516 |title=The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade: 1440{{ndash}}1870 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=1997 |isbn=0-684-83565-7 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/slavetradestoryo00thom/page/516 516] |url-access=registration}}</ref>
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| The original [[Thirteen Colonies]]{{efn|[[Province of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay|Massachusetts]], [[Connecticut Colony|Connecticut]], [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island]], [[Province of New York|New York]], [[Province of New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[Province of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[Delaware Colony|Delaware]], [[Province of Maryland|Maryland]], [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia]], [[Province of North Carolina|North Carolina]], [[Province of South Carolina|South Carolina]], and [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]]}} that would later found the United States were administered by [[British Empire|Great Britain]],<ref name="BilhartzElliott20072">{{cite book |author1=Bilhartz, Terry D. |url=https://archive.org/details/currentsinameric0000bilh |title=Currents in American History: A Brief History of the United States |author2=Elliott, Alan C. |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7656-1817-7 |url-access=registration}}</ref> and had [[Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies|local governments]] with elections open to most white male property owners.<ref name="Wood19982">{{cite book |author=Wood |first=Gordon S. |url=https://archive.org/details/creationofameric0000wood_r7v4 |title=The Creation of the American Republic, 1776–1787 |publisher=UNC Press Books |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-8078-4723-7 |page=263}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Ratcliffe |first=Donald |year=2013 |title=The Right to Vote and the Rise of Democracy, 1787–1828 |journal=Journal of the Early Republic |volume=33 |issue=2 |page=220 |doi=10.1353/jer.2013.0033 |s2cid=145135025}}</ref> The colonial population grew rapidly, eclipsing Native American populations;<ref>[[United States#Walton|Walton, 2009]], pp. 38–39</ref> by the 1770s, the natural increase of the population was such that only a small minority of Americans had been born overseas.<ref>[[United States#Walton|Walton, 2009]], p. 35</ref> The colonies' distance from Britain allowed for the development of self-governance,<ref>{{cite book |author=Otis |first=James |url=https://archive.org/details/cihm_52678 |title=The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved |year=1763 |isbn=978-0-665-52678-7}}</ref> and the [[First Great Awakening]]—a series of [[Christian revival]]s—fueled colonial interest in [[Freedom of religion|religious liberty]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Foner |first1=Eric |url=https://archive.org/details/storyofamericanf00fone |title=The Story of American Freedom |date=1998 |publisher=W.W. Norton |isbn=978-0-393-04665-6 |edition=1st |pages=[https://archive.org/details/storyofamericanf00fone/page/4 4]–5 |quote=story of American freedom. |url-access=registration}}</ref>
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| In the year 1626, the locals of Viktorovo declared the [[Free City of Victorovo]], hoping to unite the small settlements around it. The newly formed city-state would emerge as a bustling port town, forming the groundwork for later economic and political development. | | In the year 1626, the locals of Viktorovo declared the [[Free City of Victorovo]], hoping to unite the small settlements around it. The newly formed city-state would emerge as a bustling port town, forming the groundwork for later economic and political development. |
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Polonias or the Polonias Republic (Polonian: Republica Polonias) is a country in Keltia. It is divided into three administrative provinces called Vojvodstvo. Covering an area of 67 536 km2, Polanias has a population of only 137 thousand. The capital of Polonias is Viktorovo, and is the only city with a population above 50 thousand. Other major cities include Martynovo, Vloclavek, Kolobreg, and Gniazdo.
History
In 1612 AN Polonian settlers arrived on Keltia, establishing the new town of Victorovo. Originally conceived as a modest settlement, Viktorovo evolved into a trading outpost near the coast and a minor town, prospering from the fishing industry.
In the year 1626, the locals of Viktorovo declared the Free City of Victorovo, hoping to unite the small settlements around it. The newly formed city-state would emerge as a bustling port town, forming the groundwork for later economic and political development.
In 1676, the newly elected Polonian Prime Minister initiated a strategic expansion project, which would expand the nation's boundaries beyond the City-States's small borders. The proposed project involved dispatching settlers along the coastal regions, expelling the natives to other regions and tasking settlers with establishing new communities. The project was later approved by the Sejmik, which would allow the country to expand.
After a highly contested election in 1701, which would see a victory for the far-right "Konfederacja" party, A revolution with the help of the Army was launched by the political opposition, deposing the newly formed government and replacing it with a military interim government.
In 1703 The Free City of Viktorovo officially expanded its borders, proclaiming the Polonias Republicas with it. To accommodate this growth, two new administrative divisions were established to harbour the five major cities that were established in the wake of expansion.
Geography
Polonias as a nation is located on the western end of the Keltian continent, with its population centers situation on or near its coastlines and rivers. The country is characterised by its flatlands and hills.
Economy
Tourism
Foreign relations
Polonias has no official relation with any other nation and is part of no multi-national organisation. The main goal of Polonia's Foreign relations is to gain recognition from surrounding countries.
Armed Forces
The Armed Forces of the Polonias Republic is the main term for the Polonian army, divided into Land Forces, Special Forces and Navy. Their main task is to defend Polonias borders against external attacks. The Armed Forces number approximately 6,000 soldiers in active service.
According to the Annual Military Report from the Central Committee (1728 AN), the Armed Forces have an annual defence budget of 200 million Zloty.
The Navy is responsible for the defence of the coast and territorial waters. The beginning of Polonia's military and naval presence in the Baltic Sea dates back to 1636 AN, while modern Polish naval forces were established after the Navy Modernisation Act was passed in 1714.
An old photograph of Bum-class Destroyer ORP Lightning
Climate
Most of Polonias has a temperate climate, despite its southern latitude, with largely four distinct seasons and mild temperatures throughout the year. The winter in the north is cold but is manifested only through some longer periods with snow and sub-zero temperatures. The southern parts of the country have a subarctic climate.
Government and politics
The Polonias Republic is a unitary state, with the Prime Minister being the Head of State. Legislative power is shared between the Sejmik and the PM
The Provinces are divided into subdivisions called gmisas. The country chooses the Prime Minister and the Sejmik separately from the President. Each province has a certain amount of Sejmik members decided together by 2/3th's of the Sejmik, and both the President and Prime Minister. The Territory of Rafałko does not have any representation in the government.
Citizenship is given through an immigration process or at birth in all 3 Provinces. Birth in territories do not grant automatic citizenship.
Administrative divisions
- The Country is divided into 3 provinces called Voivodstvo, which further being broken down into smaller powiats, and later bing broken down into gminas and cities. There are a total of 16 powiats (including 5 cities with powiat status),6 cities and 102 gminas.
Demography
| Year
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Population
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Development
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| 1618
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14,023
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| 1635
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42,574
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203.6% ▲
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| 1650
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65,677
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154.2% ▲
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| 1665
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83,784
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70.5% ▲
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| 1685
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121,618
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63.5% ▲
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| 1700
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195,569
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54.8% ▲
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| 1715
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237,098
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24.2% ▲
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| 1728
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307,098
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25.3%▲
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| 1730
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356,672
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19.4%▲
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