Alriggian Republic
| Alriggian Republic The Old Oil Rig | |||
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| Anthem: Psalm 107 23-32 | |||
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| Map versions | 16.1.3 - current | ||
| Capital | Driftwood | ||
| Largest city | Driftwood, Sint Anna | ||
| Official language(s) | common Alriggian | ||
| Official religion(s) | Theist | ||
| Demonym | Alriggian | ||
| - Adjective | Alriggian | ||
| Government | Republic | ||
| - President | Hieronim Erazm | ||
| - Legislature | Council of Driftwood | ||
| Establishment | 1656 | ||
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| Currency | Jingdaoese Kala | ||
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| National animal | the limbless mule | ||
| National food | |||
| National drink | elderflower tea | ||
| National tree | Apollonian poplar | ||
| Abbreviation | OIL | ||
The Alriggian Republic, formerly known as The Old Oil Rig is a nation located in Southern Apollonia. The nation was established late in the year 1656 and first tried to claim land on Micras in the beginning of 1657. The first claim was quickly denied because the nation was not old enough at the time of claiming. A second claim in late 1657 was brought before the MCS. The nation tried to claim an oil rig in the middle of the North Raynor Sea that was not depicted on the MCS map, sparking a debate within the MCS about the legality of such a claim on a man-made structure. An earthquake resulting in a tsunami in 1657 made this entire discussion unnecessary however as the oil rig that had been the home base of the nation was torn from its anchoring in the ocean and crashed on the Southern Apollonian shore. The first claim on that location was accepted by the MCS not much later that year.
Over the course of the years the old oil rig that was lying on the beach east of the nation's capital, Driftwood, deteriorated. Scavengers would take bits and pieces of it to use on their own structures until not much was left. As the nation's name "old oil rig" no longer corresponded with something tangible, the name which wasn't considered to have any remaining meaning became subject to phonetic and phonological changes. This change was codified in the 1663 constitution which updated the name of the nation to the "Alriggian Republic" based on the name "Alrig" which the people gave to their common land.
