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Paradise, known also by its official name, the Commonwealth of Paradise, is a nation situated between the Nontana Sea to the north and the Solvanese Ocean to the south. The main island, Lamona and the five islands surrounding it, Serpeira, Alicea, Maliya, Virginia, and Helena, as well as the mainland territory, known as Ikiana, make up the nation with a combined area of 161,062.5 sq km / 62,186.58 sq mi. It is part of the continent of Neridea and is one of its most southern nations with territory still on the mainland. It is a member of the United Sovereign Nations of the World, the 'World' being the fictional planet Adonia.

History

Prehistory

The original inhabitants of the Paradisian island chain were of a race known as the Ikians. They were a hunter-gatherer society that mostly kept to the southern and eastern edges of the main island, Lamona, although some migrated to the northernmost island, Serpeira. As the centuries passed, the Ikians were largely untouched by most of ancient society advances, despite living directly off the coast of New Chandler. However, in the early 2000, the island was found by a large Rokish tribe that were largely nomads, sailing among the many islands in search of food and other resources. The Rokish tribe attempted to take what they wanted by force, which resulted in a war, which the Ikians lost, not having the immunity to the diseases the tribe unintentionally brought with them as well as the sheer number of the forces. The Rokish eventually conquered the Lamonan, Alicean, Maliyan, and Helenan islands, but found their attacks rebuffed on Serpeira, due to the natives' affinity with the large number of poisonous snakes on the island. The Rokish kept the remaining Ikians as servants and slaves, and by 1600 BC, the islands except for Serpeira were populated solely by Rokes.

New Chandler colonization

In about 10 AD, King [name] declared that he would restore the Roke race to his former glory and sent forces to New Chandler to assimilate them to the new empire. They had taken the first of 5 settlements,when word of their takeover reached the then king of the city-state of what is now New Chandler City. He sent troops to repel Paradisian forces at [insert settlement here]. They forced the Paradisian forces to relinquish their hold on the 4 settlements south of their position and forced them northward toward what was to be known as Nunoka. The inhabitants of Nunokan villages were surprisingly welcoming of the Paradisian troops and told the Chandlerian forces that they would defend themselves if they attempted to interfere with the Paradisian forces. Thus the colonization of New Chandler was a failure, but Paradise had found a new target- to assimilate Nunoka into the Paradisian fold. Within a decade, all of Nunoka was claimed in the name of Paradise.

Discovery and Unification

The 1678 arrival of Trentannian explorer William Monroe was Lamona's contact with Althenan explorers. Monroe named the islands "Lamona's Islands" in honor of his sponsor Paul Lamona. He published the islands' location in a Report in Westham, Trentannia. Monroe visited the islands twice. During his second visit in 1679, he attempted to conquer the islands and make them a Trentannian territory.

It is said by several that the Insulonians were the first to arrive there. Jorge de Gaitán is said to have arrived to Paradise in 1555. There are Insulonian maps of the era in which islands are shown in Paradise’s latitude, but thought to be part of New Chandler. The first sea chart that would prove this is dated 1551, signed by Insulonian and Posilliponian cartographers, on which is shown an island located at points close to the place Paradise occupies on the globe.

The islands were united under a single ruler, Huhemini I, for the first time in 1710 with the help of foreign weapons and advisors. The monarchy then adopted a flag similar to the one used today by the Commonwealth present flag, with the colors of the Island representing the different tribes of Paradise, and called the united nation, Pae'aina Palekaiko, or Islands of Paradise. In May 1719, Prince became King Lailo. Under pressure from his co-regent and stepmother, Kiʻahamanu, Lailo abolished the Kanaka system that had ruled life in the islands. He signaled this revolutionary change by sitting down to eat with Kiʻahamanu and other women of chiefly rank, an act forbidden under the old religious system. Miako, a cousin who thought he was to share power with Lailo, organized supporters of the Kanaka system, but his forces were defeated by Kiʻahamanu and Lailo in December 1719 at the battle of K'ia.

Religious Persecution

In the early kingdom, Protestant ministers convinced Paradisian rulers to make Catholicism illegal, deport Posilliponian priests, and imprison Native Paradisian Catholic converts. In 1739 Captain Lepolli of the Posilliponian frigate Artémise sailed to Paradise. Under the threat of war, King Kameh signed the Edict of Toleration on May 21, 1740 and paid $20,000 in compensation for the deportation of the priests and the incarceration and torture of converts, agreeing to Lepolli's demands. The kingdom proclaimed:

That the Catholic worship be declared free, throughout all the dominions subject to the king of the Paradise Islands; the members of this religious faith shall enjoy in them the privileges granted to Protestants.

In August 1742, Posilliponian admiral Francois Adame arrived in Columbia Harbor with La Gassendi. Adame made ten demands to King Kameh on September 2, mainly that full religious rights be given to Catholics, (the ban on Catholicism had been lifted, but Catholics still enjoyed only partial religious rights). On September 16, the demands had not been met. After a second warning was made to the civilians, Posilliponian troops overwhelmed the skeleton force and captured Fort Aeoknu, spiked the coastal guns and destroyed all other weapons they found (mainly muskets and ammunition). They raided government buildings and general property in Columbia Harbor, causing $100,000 in damages. After the raids the invasion force withdrew to the fort. Adame eventually recalled his men and left Paradise on December 28.

Trentannian Colonization

On February 10, 1743, Lord Ken Paulet on the Royal Navy warship HMS Stretton entered Whiting Harbor and demanded that King Kameh cede the Paradise Islands to the Trentannian Crown. Under the guns of the frigate, Kameh stepped down under protest. Kameh surrendered to Paulet on February 2, writing:

Where are you, chiefs, people, and commons from my ancestors, and people from foreign lands?' Hear ye! I make known to you that I am in perplexity by reason of difficulties into which I have been brought without cause, therefore I have given away the life of our land. Hear ye! But my rule over you, my people, and your privileges will continue, for I have hope that the life of the land will be restored when my conduct is justified. Done at Whiting Harbor, Lamona I., this 2nd day of February, 1743. Kameh, Kekiahna.

Gerard A. Uner, a missionary who had become the Minister of Finance, secretly sent envoys to New Chandler, Posillipo and Trentannia, to protest Paulet's actions. The protest was forwarded to Rear Admiral Thomas R. Holmes, Paulet's commanding officer, who arrived at Columbia Harbor on September 10, 1850 on HMS Birmham. Thomas repudiated Paulet's actions, and on December 11, 1850, restored the Paradisian government. In his restoration speech, Kameh declared that "With unity, there is strength (in Rokish)", the motto of the future Commonwealth of Paradise translated as "With unity, there is strength."

Commonwealth Independance and New Government

The Paradise kingdom was overthrown in 1853 as a result of the intervention of foreign business interests and the other islands. The Commonwealth of Paradise was formed by men of Althenan ancestry, like George Ham and Andrew A. Tharis, who were native-born subjects of the Paradisian kingdom and speakers of the Paradisian language, but had strong financial, political, and family ties to the other islands which were part of Trentannia. Tharis was a former member of the Kingdom legislature from Jackson City and Justice of the Kingdom's Supreme Court, and he appointed Ham—who had served as Minister of Interior under King Kekoa—to lead a lobbying effort in Trentannia, which later officially ceded the islands to Paradise on November 2, 1853.

Geography

Mountains and rivers

Climate

The Commonwealth is close to the equator and therefore is subject to a tropical climate with the winter and spring season being accompanied with rains and the occasional hurricane.

Environment

Economy

Energy

The Commonwealth is a proponent of clean energy, and as such is switching over to greener energy sources, such as solar, geothermal and wind energy. However, more densely populated regions still depend on oil for the majority of their energy needs.

Agriculture

Currency

The Commonwealth uses the Enieo (ɛ) for international trade, but for domestic matters, uses the Paradisian Dollar (P$) almost exclusively. The Enieo was only recently introduced in the country as a currency as early as 2011, so it has not been fully integrated in transactions yet.

Tourism

Transport

Road

The Commonwealth has several tiers of road systems which are interwoven with each other allowing drivers to get where they need to go. Although they are all under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Department of Transportation, each was introduced at different times in the country's history.

Commonwealth Intranational Freeway System

Main article: Commonwealth Intranational Freeway System

The Commonwealth is traversed by an system of high speed roads known as interstates, which connect major population centers. The system is the top tier of road systems and the numbering pattern radiates from the capital. The freeway system was the 3rd tier introduced and formed immediately following the first high speed grade separated road project in the country, the Capital Corridor Project.

Commonwealth Cardinal Road System

Main article: Cardinal Roads

The Cardinal Road System is the most recent tier introduced in the Commonwealth, and is a project brought about by the study of Trentannia's road system. The system uses 8 roads, named after every point on a compass, to connect the national capital with the 9 provincial capitals. Although technically this system tier is above the National Highway system tier, they are lumped together when it comes to maintenance.

Commonwealth National Highway System

The National Highway System was at one point the top tier, until the CIFS came into being, many of its interstate freeways taking over the important national highways. However, in some areas, especially on the smaller islands, where interstate freeways are not feasible, national highways continue to be important thoroughfares for certain areas.

Commonwealth Provincial Highway System

The lowest but initial tier, the provincial highway system consists of the numbered highways within a particular province. The designations of provincial highways spill over into other provinces from the central province, but not in reverse.

Rail

Main Article: ParaRail

ParaRail is the government owned entity that oversees all passenger and commuter rail lines in the country. Although the system is large, control of it is divided by provinces, with commuter rail being handled by each province, and long distance passenger rail being handled by the federal government. Thus ParaRail is divided into two major divisions, ParaRail Link and ParaRail Long.

Communications

Science and technology

Politics

Administrative divisions

Parties

Foreign relations

The Commonwealth has made a point to reach out to all countries in a hand of friendship. Thus the Commonwealth has many allies and is on good relations with most USNW countries and even non-USNW countries.

Military

Public policy

Demographics

Urbanization

For the most part, urban areas tend to be on the coasts, with only a few major cities farther inland. About 75% of the population lives in cities and 20% that don't has access to a city. 5% of the population doesn't live anywhere near a city, and has very little access to one.

Minority groups

Immigration

Languages

The official language is Trentannian, adopted in 1914, and used in trade. However, many areas of the outlying islands still use Rokish, an effect of Trentannia never gaining full control of the other 5 islands.

Education

Healthcare

Religion

Crime and law enforcement

Culture

Literature

Institutions

Art

Cinema

Architecture

Music

Cuisine

Customs

Traditions

Festivals

Holidays

November 2 is Paradise Independence Day, a federal holiday, celebrated with barbeques, parades and fireworks.

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-|desc=The Commonwealth of Paradise is a newly devloping country in the Pacific Ocean. It is one of many future parts of the countries of the continent Lamona. The Commonwealth of Paradise is part of the [[AFDES]] as a observer nation.
+|desc='''Paradise''', known also by its official name, the '''Commonwealth of Paradise''', is a nation situated between the Nontana Sea to the north and the Solvanese Ocean to the south. The main island, [[Lamona]] and the five islands surrounding it, [[Serpeira]], [[Alicea]], [[Maliya]], [[Virginia]], and [[Helena]], as well as the mainland territory, known as [[Ikiana]], make up the nation with a combined area of 161,062.5 sq km / 62,186.58 sq mi. It is part of the continent of Neridea and is one of its most southern nations with territory still on the mainland. It is a member of the United Sovereign Nations of the World, the 'World' being the fictional planet Adonia.
-'''Introduction and History'''
+==History==
+===Prehistory===
+The original inhabitants of the Paradisian island chain were of a race known as the Ikians. They were a hunter-gatherer society that mostly kept to the southern and eastern edges of the main island, [[Lamona]], although some migrated to the northernmost island, [[Serpeira]]. As the centuries passed, the Ikians were largely untouched by most of ancient society advances, despite living directly off the coast of New Chandler. However, in the early 2000, the island was found by a large Rokish tribe that were largely nomads, sailing among the many islands in search of food and other resources. The Rokish tribe attempted to take what they wanted by force, which resulted in a war, which the Ikians lost, not having the immunity to the diseases the tribe unintentionally brought with them as well as the sheer number of the forces. The Rokish eventually conquered the Lamonan, Alicean, Maliyan, and Helenan islands, but found their attacks rebuffed on Serpeira, due to the natives' affinity with the large number of poisonous snakes on the island. The Rokish kept the remaining Ikians as servants and slaves, and by 1600 BC, the islands except for Serpeira were populated solely by Rokes.
-To talk of Paradise is to speak of Lamona and you can’t talk about Lamona without mentioning Paradise. Lamona was discovered by native peoples of the Pacific thousands of years ago. They described it as a “mass that covered half the sea.” They called it “Sealand” (not to be confused with New Zealand!). Later, during World War II, Japanese kamikaze fighter pilots on their way to bomb Pearl Harbor saw the large continent like island. Naturally, they didn’t live to tell the tale. However, when American soldiers heading to Japan saw Sealand, they came back telling of a marvelous island out to sea the size of India. They speculated that the US would annex it as a state, like Hawaii and Alaska. The US government saw it as a major line of defense from the Japanese and other foreign enemies, using the western part of the island as a combination air and naval base and as a refueling point for planes en route to Japan. During the Cold War, it was proposed that Pacifica (the name used by the government now) be used as a meeting point if the mainland US were bombed with nuclear weapons from the Soviet Union, as well as a missile storage and launch area. During the Cuba missile crisis, ships full to the brim with supplies such as food, water, building material and other essential items were being sent to Pacifica from Pearl Harbor, HI, while evacuation boats were waiting in the harbor of every city with a port that could access the ocean, ready to take citizens to the island. However, when the situation was averted, the boats at Pacifica were promptly sent back to the mainland. Over the years, the island was forgotten as US troops pulled out for the Vietnam and Korean wars. By 1990, none on earth knew that Lamona had ever existed.
+===New Chandler colonization===
+In about 10 AD, King [name] declared that he would restore the Roke race to his former glory and sent forces to New Chandler to assimilate them to the new empire. They had taken the first of 5 settlements,when word of their takeover reached the then king of the city-state of what is now New Chandler City. He sent troops to repel Paradisian forces at [insert settlement here]. They forced the Paradisian forces to relinquish their hold on the 4 settlements south of their position and forced them northward toward what was to be known as Nunoka. The inhabitants of Nunokan villages were surprisingly welcoming of the Paradisian troops and told the Chandlerian forces that they would defend themselves if they attempted to interfere with the Paradisian forces. Thus the colonization of New Chandler was a failure, but Paradise had found a new target- to assimilate Nunoka into the Paradisian fold. Within a decade, all of Nunoka was claimed in the name of Paradise.
-By 2050, the predicament of the US was dire. Running out of space and natural resources to keep their country alive and well, the country’s top leaders met at a summit to discuss solutions. However, there was no general consensus on what the US should do. Some suggested drilling for oil in the contingent 48 or Alaska, others suggested trading with other countries for oil. Still others suggested annexing Mexico or giving every city in the US the population density of New York. At the end of the summit, no solution was available that all could agree on. By the time the election of 2054 came around, the American public was fed up and ready for some solutions to their country’s problems. A man from the Independent Party had those solutions.
+===Discovery and Unification===
-John Cleary was a simple man from Maryland who never imagined he would save the US from imminent doom, but the documents he found pertaining to Pacifica say otherwise. His father, General Jeffrey Cleary II, had lived on Pacifica during WWII and was in charge of the base there, and left documents pertaining to the location, size and other important things about Pacifica. Cleary figured if he could become president, he could solve the country’s problems. So he went on the campaign trail. Astonishingly enough, the American public overwhelmingly supported him, as opposed to the main Republican and Democratic Party candidates, Scott Miller (Rep.) and Robert Erickson (Dem.), both of whom claimed to have the solution to America’s problems, but in fact had no definite answer. Cleary won by a landslide, marking the first time ever that an independent party candidate won an election. He immediately informed the general population of the existence of Pacifica and announced that he and a city-sized group of settlers would go to begin populating the continent.
+The 1678 arrival of Trentannian explorer William Monroe was Lamona's contact with Althenan explorers. Monroe named the islands "Lamona's Islands" in honor of his sponsor Paul Lamona. He published the islands' location in a Report in Westham, Trentannia. Monroe visited the islands twice. During his second visit in 1679, he attempted to conquer the islands and make them a Trentannian territory.
-After the province had estabililshed a capital for the country and province, President Cleary relenquished control of the country to the first president, Kenneth Johnson.
+It is said by several that the Insulonians were the first to arrive there. Jorge de Gaitán is said to have arrived to Paradise in 1555. There are Insulonian maps of the era in which islands are shown in Paradise’s latitude, but thought to be part of New Chandler. The first sea chart that would prove this is dated 1551, signed by Insulonian and Posilliponian cartographers, on which is shown an island located at points close to the place Paradise occupies on the globe.
-=='''AFDES Status'''==
+The islands were united under a single ruler, Huhemini I, for the first time in 1710 with the help of foreign weapons and advisors. The monarchy then adopted a flag similar to the one used today by the Commonwealth present flag, with the colors of the Island representing the different tribes of Paradise, and called the united nation, Pae'aina Palekaiko, or Islands of Paradise.
+In May 1719, Prince became King Lailo. Under pressure from his co-regent and stepmother, Kiʻahamanu, Lailo abolished the Kanaka system that had ruled life in the islands. He signaled this revolutionary change by sitting down to eat with Kiʻahamanu and other women of chiefly rank, an act forbidden under the old religious system. Miako, a cousin who thought he was to share power with Lailo, organized supporters of the Kanaka system, but his forces were defeated by Kiʻahamanu and Lailo in December 1719 at the battle of K'ia.
-Currently the Commonwealth of Paradise is an Observer Nation. However the president has been preparing to request full membership of the AFDES nations.
+====Religious Persecution====
+In the early kingdom, Protestant ministers convinced Paradisian rulers to make Catholicism illegal, deport Posilliponian priests, and imprison Native Paradisian Catholic converts.
+In 1739 Captain Lepolli of the Posilliponian frigate Artémise sailed to Paradise. Under the threat of war, King Kameh signed the Edict of Toleration on May 21, 1740 and paid $20,000 in compensation for the deportation of the priests and the incarceration and torture of converts, agreeing to Lepolli's demands. The kingdom proclaimed:
-=='''Cities'''==
+That the Catholic worship be declared free, throughout all the dominions subject to the king of the Paradise Islands; the members of this religious faith shall enjoy in them the privileges granted to Protestants.
-The Commonwealth currently has 11 towns and 4 large cities, with more on the way.
+In August 1742, Posilliponian admiral Francois Adame arrived in Columbia Harbor with La Gassendi. Adame made ten demands to King Kameh on September 2, mainly that full religious rights be given to Catholics, (the ban on Catholicism had been lifted, but Catholics still enjoyed only partial religious rights). On September 16, the demands had not been met. After a second warning was made to the civilians, Posilliponian troops overwhelmed the skeleton force and captured Fort Aeoknu, spiked the coastal guns and destroyed all other weapons they found (mainly muskets and ammunition). They raided government buildings and general property in Columbia Harbor, causing $100,000 in damages. After the raids the invasion force withdrew to the fort. Adame eventually recalled his men and left Paradise on December 28.
-'''Galloway City'''
+===Trentannian Colonization===
-The settlers landed in the south of the continent in an expansive sea. They did not land on the landmass itself, but rather a small island off the coast. The president named it Delia Island after one of his sisters. They established a small town on the island, a mostly agricultural village. They named it Galloway City, after the first mayor of the town, Harry Galloway. Eventually, the small island began to get crowded, so the settlers looked to settle the northern bank of what they called American Bay. However, some settlers were opposed to having polluting factories on the bank fouling up their water. These dissenters moved to the southern part of the island and named their town South Galloway City (guess they couldn’t think of a more original name). The pro-industry sector ignored the dissenters (which was a shame, because the dissenters soon built a state fair in their town). The towns still remain divided to this day, and the people consider themselves Southerners or Northerners depending on which town they live in. Anyway, using the materials they had on hand, the northerners started a couple of factories on the mainland and began to produce some of the materials the continent had to offer, such as wood and fish. They also established a small village on the west of Delia Island. They named it Lubbock, after some person (a co-author of a physics book, I think). Eventually, the small town became a big town. 11,536 citizens live there today.
+On February 10, 1743, Lord Ken Paulet on the Royal Navy warship HMS Stretton entered Whiting Harbor and demanded that King Kameh cede the Paradise Islands to the Trentannian Crown. Under the guns of the frigate, Kameh stepped down under protest. Kameh surrendered to Paulet on February 2, writing:
-''Infrastructure''
+Where are you, chiefs, people, and commons from my ancestors, and people from foreign lands?'
+Hear ye! I make known to you that I am in perplexity by reason of difficulties into which I have been brought without cause, therefore I have given away the life of our land. Hear ye! But my rule over you, my people, and your privileges will continue, for I have hope that the life of the land will be restored when my conduct is justified.
+Done at Whiting Harbor, Lamona I., this 2nd day of February, 1743. Kameh, Kekiahna.
-Galloway City is serviced by US 6 and US 3 which run through the downtown area. US 3 and 6 come from the west and Lubbock and US6 heads north while US 3 heads southeast. I-10 is accessible from both directions of US 6, but it is much closer from the north.
+Gerard A. Uner, a missionary who had become the Minister of Finance, secretly sent envoys to New Chandler, Posillipo and Trentannia, to protest Paulet's actions. The protest was forwarded to Rear Admiral Thomas R. Holmes, Paulet's commanding officer, who arrived at Columbia Harbor on September 10, 1850 on HMS Birmham. Thomas repudiated Paulet's actions, and on December 11, 1850, restored the Paradisian government. In his restoration speech, Kameh declared that "With unity, there is strength (in Rokish)", the motto of the future Commonwealth of Paradise translated as "With unity, there is strength."
-'''Paradise City'''
+===Commonwealth Independance and New Government===
-The pro-industry settlers told the dissenters, “See ya!” and left to find a place to import and export goods. Well they found it….less than 10 miles away too. A huge island, compared to Delia Island, was staring them in the face. It was a doozy. It was perfect for a large port city. “It was Paradise,” said the president. And that’s when he knew what the area, island and city would be called; Paradise, Paradise Island, and Paradise City. So they started building. But they didn’t build like any other person would build a city, from the inside out. Oh no. they built the city from the outside in. That’s right. They built the suburbs before they built the city. Pretty odd, yes, but it looks like it’s working out. Paradise City is home to 46,799 people.
+The Paradise kingdom was overthrown in 1853 as a result of the intervention of foreign business interests and the other islands. The Commonwealth of Paradise was formed by men of Althenan ancestry, like George Ham and Andrew A. Tharis, who were native-born subjects of the Paradisian kingdom and speakers of the Paradisian language, but had strong financial, political, and family ties to the other islands which were part of Trentannia. Tharis was a former member of the Kingdom legislature from Jackson City and Justice of the Kingdom's Supreme Court, and he appointed Ham—who had served as Minister of Interior under King Kekoa—to lead a lobbying effort in Trentannia, which later officially ceded the islands to Paradise on November 2, 1853.
-''Infrastructure''
+==Geography==
+===Mountains and rivers===
+===Climate===
+The Commonwealth is close to the equator and therefore is subject to a tropical climate with the winter and spring season being accompanied with rains and the occasional hurricane.
+===Environment===
+==Economy==
+===Energy===
+The Commonwealth is a proponent of clean energy, and as such is switching over to greener energy sources, such as solar, geothermal and wind energy. However, more densely populated regions still depend on oil for the majority of their energy needs.
-Paradise City is currently served by one freeway, I-1/I-10, two ring roads (the outer ring road being Rt 401), and a short spur to the southeast (unnumbered).
+===Agriculture===
+===Currency===
+The Commonwealth uses the Enieo (ɛ) for international trade, but for domestic matters, uses the Paradisian Dollar (P$) almost exclusively. The Enieo was only recently introduced in the country as a currency as early as 2011, so it has not been fully integrated in transactions yet.
-'''Crownsville'''
+===Tourism===
+==Transport==
+===Road===
+The Commonwealth has several tiers of road systems which are interwoven with each other allowing drivers to get where they need to go. Although they are all under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Department of Transportation, each was introduced at different times in the country's history.
-Crownsville is a small suburb west of Paradise City made for those who did not like the big city environment. It has a small shopping center, made to serve residents of Paradise City as well as Crownsville, and Sumter Creek to the north. The area west of Crownsville was recently used to construct the region's first airport, Paradise International. The town is home to 17,451 people.
+'''Commonwealth Intranational Freeway System'''
-''Infrastructure''
+''Main article:'' [[Commonwealth Intranational Freeway System]]
-Crownsville is served by I-1/I-10, which carves the town in half, US 6 which officially follows I-1 bypassing downtown, Business US 6 which heads straight through downtown, Rt 710, which starts here and heads northwest to Bryson, and Rt 1, the remnants of whatever wasn't made into I-1 when the freeway was built
+The Commonwealth is traversed by an system of high speed roads known as interstates, which connect major population centers. The system is the top tier of road systems and the numbering pattern radiates from the capital. The freeway system was the 3rd tier introduced and formed immediately following the first high speed grade separated road project in the country, the [[Capital Corridor Project]].
-'''Bayview-Burgess'''
+'''Commonwealth Cardinal Road System'''
-The towns Bayview and Burgess were two towns established as settlers began moving north. It has two train stations (one for each town). Bayview and Burgess were the first areas to have construction started on I-1, because of the relative empty areas of land. Bayview and Burgess combined have 19,181 residents.
+''Main article:'' [[Cardinal Roads]]
-''Infrastructure''
+The Cardinal Road System is the most recent tier introduced in the Commonwealth, and is a project brought about by the study of [[Trentannia|Trentannia's]] road system. The system uses 8 roads, named after every point on a compass, to connect the national capital with the 9 provincial capitals. Although technically this system tier is above the National Highway system tier, they are lumped together when it comes to maintenance.
-Bayview and Burgess are served by I-1 to the east, US 3 which goes through Bayview, and Rt. 19, which goes through Burgess.
+'''Commonwealth National Highway System'''
-'''Johnson City'''
+The National Highway System was at one point the top tier, until the CIFS came into being, many of its interstate freeways taking over the important national highways. However, in some areas, especially on the smaller islands, where interstate freeways are not feasible, national highways continue to be important thoroughfares for certain areas.
-Johnson City is the capital of the country of Lamona, and the temporary capital of the Commonwealth of Paradise. It has Government Hill where all functions of the country and province government are carried out. It has an industrial park in the north.
+'''Commonwealth Provincial Highway System'''
-''Infrastructure''
+The lowest but initial tier, the provincial highway system consists of the numbered highways within  a particular province. The designations of provincial highways spill  over into other provinces from the central province, but not in reverse.
-The capitol is serviced by I-1, which slices through the city and currently terminates in the north, I-2 which currently terminates there, US 3 whichcomes in on the east side of the city and passes through Government Hill Circle, the large roundabout at Government Hill, and I-301, which simply alleviates congestion from I-1, which terminates 1/2 a mile from the interchange.
+===Rail===
-== '''Province Infrastructure''' ==
+''Main Article:'' [[ParaRail]]
-'''Interstates'''
+ParaRail is the government owned entity that oversees all passenger and commuter rail lines in the country. Although the system is large, control of it is divided by provinces, with commuter rail being handled by each province, and long distance passenger rail being handled by the federal government. Thus ParaRail is divided into two major divisions, '''ParaRail Link''' and '''ParaRail Long'''.
-The Commonwealth currently has three major freeways servicing it, Interstate 1, Interstate 2, and Interstate 10, as well as 2 minor interstates, I-302, and I-401.
+==Communications==
+===Science and technology===
+==Politics==
+===Administrative divisions===
+===Parties===
+===Foreign relations===
+The Commonwealth has made a point to reach out to all countries in a hand of friendship. Thus the Commonwealth has many allies and is on good relations with most USNW countries and even non-USNW countries.
-Interstate 1, also known as the Pumpkinian Pkwy, was the first freeway to be built, and connects the capital of Johnson City and the largest city, Paradise City. Interstate 1 passes around most of the towns that it services except its current termini, which it passes straight through. It also passes by Paradise International Airport.
+===Military===
+===Public policy===
+==Demographics==
+===Urbanization===
+For the most part, urban areas tend to be on the coasts, with only a few major cities farther inland. About 75% of the population lives in cities and 20% that don't has access to a city. 5% of the population doesn't live anywhere near a city, and has very little access to one.
+===Minority groups===
+===Immigration===
+===Languages===
+The official language is [[wikipedia:English language|Trentannian]], adopted in 1914, and used in trade. However, many areas of the outlying islands still use Rokish, an effect of Trentannia never gaining full control of the other 5 islands.
+===Education===
+===Healthcare===
+===Religion===
+==Crime and law enforcement==
+==Culture==
+===Literature===
+===Institutions===
+===Art===
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+===Architecture===
+===Music===
+===Cuisine===
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+===Traditions===
+===Festivals===
+===Holidays===
+November 2 is '''Paradise Independence Day''', a federal holiday, celebrated with barbeques, parades and fireworks.
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+===Sports===
+==See also==
+==External links==
-Interstate 2 begins in Braun City, and heads north. It then curves east along the Johnson river and enters Johnson City from the west. It currently terminates in Johnson City but plans are underway to immediately extend the freeway farther east, to just north of Whiting City.
-Interstate 10 is known as the Paradise Frwy, and connects the areas outside of Paradise City. Almost 1/4 of its mileage is racked up with I-1 in Paradise City. It begins at the western border continues past Paradise International Airport, joins up with I-1, heads thorugh Paradise City, departs from I-1 and continues east, passing by Lubbock, and Galloway City. It then curves north to head to Whiting City where it terminates currently.
-Interstate 401 is known as the Airport Frwy, and connects I-1 and I-10 with Paradise International Airport. Plans are underway to extend I-401 around Paradise City, but these plans will probably not be put into effect for another 15 years.
-Interstate 301 is known as the Industrial Hwy. Another spur of I-1, this freeway was designed to siphon traffic off of I-1 in order to reduce the amount of traffic at the end of the freeway until it was extended. It is planned to shuffle commuters around the industrial park, the city proper, points west, and the new Johnson-Gateway International Airport when it and the airport are completed.
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