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The United Commonwealths
of Scytharum



1777 - Present Day


Pronunciations

Scytharum: Si - thuh - rum
Scythian: Si - thee - uhn


Flag

Name: "Golden Hope"




Motto

"Gladius et Scutum Dei et Libertatis"


Scytharumball




Maps



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World Map, Labeled




World Flag Map





Space Outposts

I. Martia (154 km2)
II. Luna Minor(567 km2)
III. Luna Major (1,095 km2)
Total Area. 1,816 km2


Population*

775 Million

Average Population Density*

~31 per km2


Capital City

Aureus (~47.8 Million)

2nd Largest City

Upper Bridge (~32.2 Million)


National Language

None


Demonym

Scythian


National Animal

The Jaguar


National Anthem

Ad Sanctum Michaelem Archangelum

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Government

I.Emperor (Imperator Scytharum): Romanus II
II. First President: Henry McCarthy
III. Second President: Graham G. Parker
IV. Speaker of the House: Hera Minnie Curtis
V. Supreme Justiciar: Peter Fredrick Jackson


Legislature

+ Upper House: The League
+ Lower House: The House of Delegates


Founding

From The War of the Americas

Independence

June 24th, 1777


Land Area*

4,829,171 mile²
12,507,496 km²

Water Area*

~1,981,770 km²


Elevation*


+ Highest Point: Huascarán (6,768 m)
+ Lowest Point: Bayóvar Depression (-34 m)


GDP (Nominal)*

197.9 Trillion Aurums

GDP (Nominal) Per Capita*

65,966.67 Aurums

GDP Per Capita PPP*

69,991.13 Aurums


Military Abbreviations


I. RSW (Royal Scythian Warship)
II.RSSW (Royal Scythian Stellar Warship)
III. RSAF (Royal Scythian Air Force)
IV. RSSN (Royal Scythian Space Navy)
V. RSAN (Royal Scythian Aquatic Navy)
VI. RSA (Royal Scythian Army)


Human Development Index (NS Version)

83.48


Miscellaneous


+ Currency: Aurums (Ξ)
+ Time Zone: Multiple
+ Drives on the: Right
+ Calling code: +2
+ Internet TLD: .scy
+ Current Wars: None


History

1585 - 1604 - THE ANGLO-SPANISH WAR

In the Anglo-Spanish War, the Portuguese and Spaniards fought against the English, seeking to eventually invade the island. In our timeline, the conflict was a scattered series of battles and raids. However, in this universe the war is much more organized, as well as formally declared between England and the Iberian Union. Although the Spaniards attempted to rally the French to their side, and the English sought out the Germanic States as allies, though the French, having just recently secured stability under Henry IV, decided to stay out of the conflict. The Germanic States, meanwhile, did not wish to upset either the Spanish or the French by involving themselves. The War would be a showdown between England and Spain, as well as Portugal, though mostly against their own will. English generalship was generally notably better, as well as an increased emphasis on privateering Spanish shipments and even going so far as commandeering vessels from the Armada. The Battle of Cádiz was a sound victory for English forces, and they then attempted to capitalize on their victory, and due to their increased commandeering of Spanish Armada vessels, especially during the Spanish Armada's offensives in the Atlantic, the Spanish Armada was an even more resounding victory for England, with the English Armada being able to be much more stable, and therefore winning another operation, in which the English forces chose to utilize Madeira as a base to intercept shipping routes, since it would be difficult to rout due to the Spanish fleet's condition. Discontent from rapid, repeated losses began to brew in Spain and Portugal, as well as their overseas colonies, particularly in South America, to a lesser extent. Due to these conditions, the English decisively defeated the Iberian Union, landing on Gibraltar in order to besiege the Spanish homeland, since Phillip II of Spain refused to surrender. Eventually, though, the English would manage to capture the port, also managing to squeeze the Iberians out of Madeira. with this victory in 1604, the English would seize the colony of Brasilia, Madeira, and Gibraltar from the Iberian Union, though the latter two possessions would be later won back by the Iberian Powers, in 1783 and 1919 respectively. Then, England and Spain would soon align once again against the French, who had managed to bide their time in stability and now were readying for an invasion of Spain.

1604 - 1777 - ENGLISH SETTLEMENT & INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS

Since the English now owned the colony of Brasilia, they began to settle the colony in a similar manner to how they settled North America, sending prisoners and pilgrims to settle and farm the land, meaning that the amount of slaves in the area was greatly reduced. Numerous expeditions to the colony were set off, most notably in the late 1600s, when English settlers established another arm of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. England's Empire grew in both size and population, as its South American colony grew faster than ever anticipated, partially due the methods of colonization utilized by the English. The previous caste system under Portugal was rejected, as the races were viewed by the English rather equally, as one category: "ours". African Brasilians and indigenous groups still suffered a considerable deal, but not nearly as much as in Brazil in our timeline, making for better and improving relations between the British and the natives as well as between the latter and the colonists themselves, making for intermixing between them and sharing cultures relatively common, though even then it wasn't too commonplace. As for colonial governments, such was handled in a similar manner to the United Colonies in North America, in which the numerous smaller colonies were fairly diverse but unified in the face of British colonialism, as well as being subject to the policy of salutary neglect, through which a foundation of freedom and a free market, combined with the intermixing concept of the "Medley Society", a very early version of the concept of a cultural melting pot as well as Catholic virtues from the previous impact of the Portuguese, such as charity and the dignity of human life. Trade of sugar cane and other resources would still occur in vast droves, enriching England and later Britain, though much of these products were able to be kept domestically, further expanding the population. With sooner medical advancements, due to the greater demographic of settlers and therefore researchers, the Colonials were able to settle further inland than the Portuguese could in our timeline, something which would help facilitate the growth of British South America. However, having two massive colonies in the Americas would draw the envy of much of Europe, and many European powers, such as France, Spain, the Netherlands, and Austria, would be much more willing to betray the Empire. As this century went on, the notion of the Americas desiring independence began to form, as the citizens of Brasilia sought a symbol to rally around. They eventually found one, from a British Brasilian historian named Alcott Mason, the ancient Scythian civilization, which was described by the historian as reflecting a, "certain majestic sense of freedom and morality in a most peaceful residence alongside one another". Now, a proper force of rebels began to emerge, mostly due to the British tightening grips on the colony's economy, intermixing with natives, domestic keeping of products, and immense taxation levied on the colony, all of which began to majorly inspire rebellions to manifest in the mid-1700s, began to advocate for more autonomy and later independence, especially in the face of the further increase in British taxation on the United Colonies and Brasilia. Eventually, in 1775 the fight for American independence kicked off, shortly after which the Brasilian settlers and natives in the 9 colonies, now calling themselves Scythians, joined in on the revolution.

1777 - 1783 - THE WAR OF THE AMERICAS

On June 24th, 1777, Scytharum declared independence in a similar manner to America, both seeking to gain full independence from the British. Coordination existed to a considerable degree between the Founders of what would become Scytharum and the Founding Fathers of America. Due to British forces being stretched thin, as well as this coordination, the British colonies in North America fared poorly against both sets of Thirteen Colonies. However, the British managed to strike the Americans back at the Battle of Halifax, in which the decisive defeat of the rebels ensured what would later be called Canada's independence. The Loyalists from the United Colonies, after British defeat in the war seemed inevitable, were relocated to Canada, in order that any theoretical independent nation in North America couldn't steal the colony in a future war. However, the Loyalists from Brasilia couldn't be transported there as easily, and so they were sent to the Cape, which the British had seized from the Dutch in order to regulate trade with the Indian Ocean as well as specifically to relocate the Brasilian loyalists. Such loyalists were largely unskilled, farming protestants, as well as some fairly skilled Protestants, all of whom accounted for the initial population of British Africa. As a result, the Dutch East India Company's influence in the area in practical terms ended, and the British began migrating the British loyalists to the southern tip of Africa. Meanwhile, in the war, a couple of port cities and their surrounding lands were still firmly in British hands, though this would soon change. The remainder of the Dutch East India Company's fleet, in response to the British aggression, communicated to the Scythians that they would assist with whatever the army needed. In this spirit, the Company assisted the rebels in the Battles of Cleggan and Longford, scoring legendary victories that have gone down in Scythian history. The Dutch forces that had arrived there, as a gift from the Dutch to what was seen as a potential future ally, gave over a fairly large fleet of Dutch ships, weapons, and other supplies, as well as some crops never seen in the colony before, with this fleet being the basis of the Scythian 1st Fleet. A few short months after this gift had been received, with the Treaty of Paris, the United States of America and the United Commonwealths of Scytharum both gained their independence from the British Empire, with British interests hereafter lying mainly in Ireland, South Africa, and India.

1783 - 1823 - EXPANSION AND SPANISH WEAKNESS

The UCS would be consolidated over the next few years, with rapid population growth and advancements in medicine making settlement even further inland possible much faster than in our timeline. The people of both America and Scytharum began to feel the pull of Manifest Destiny, seeking to gain lands to the west and/or south of their new nations, at the expense of other powers. This first began for Scytharum with the Scythians taking a part of the Patagonia region from their base on the Falkland Islands, which was one of 13 founding Commonwealths and Scytharum's initial foothold in the Southern Cone of South America, which they utilized to gain access to more land and immense resources that could be extracted there, with potential for navigation routes also being opened up. Soon after this expansion into the Patagonia began, Scytharum would go to war with Spain, in 1808, gaining a great deal of territory in the west due to the change of rule, when Spain became a client state of the First French Empire. Scytharum went to war with what it saw as an illegitimate Spanish Empire, one dominated by the anti-Pope Napoleonic France, with its territory now being viewed as illegitimately held. After Spain's decline had begun in earnest, the remaining Spanish colonies in South America would seek independence from Spain, with the assistance of Scythian troops and officials, alongside some fleets, with some of these new lands joining the now-prosperous United Commonwealths of Scytharum, most notably Paraguay. Scytharum went to war with Argentina and Chile, gaining a good deal of land further southwestward and in the Patagonia, eventually negotiating the end of this war with the powers involved, giving Scytharum most of its modern-day contiguous borders in 1823. As well, during this war, the massive death toll pushed Scytharum towards eventually abolishing slavery, after the clear hyprocrisy of a free, charitable, and life-valuing nation owning slaves became extremely clear. As well, the success of the Haitian revolt pushed Scythians to further move towards emancipation, seeking to prevent more bloodshed. Such a move, however, was difficult, and a policy of gradually phasing it out for an emerging industrial economy and more efficient farming methods was begun immediately after the war. The revolutions that had occurred, in Scytharum and the rest of South America, alongside the Haitians and the United States, had cemented the Western Hemisphere as being composed of constitutional republics, with increasing stability.

1823 - 1914 - INDUSTRIALIZATION AND THE PAX BRITANNICA

Scytharum, around the end of the Napoleonic Wars, had begun to industrialize, and during the Pax Britannica, this increased massively. Scytharum now was becoming one of the strongest nations, though it still wasn't as strong as the British Empire. The Scythians around this time issued the Declaration of Garbark, a pledge to protect the Americas from attempts at encroachment upon free trade and national sovereignty, by any European, Asian, or other American power. Back in Aureus, founded as the nation's capital in 1804, many Scythian officials became nervous about South Africa, which had become British Pan-Africa. Eventually, it gained independence, becoming the Imperial Federation of the Draka, and instituting a dreadful apartheid, quasi-slavery system which would disgust the Scythians, who were in the final phases of removing the specter of slavery, removing it completely by about 1855. The Americans would not come by this so easily, however, with the American Civil War breaking out in 1861 at Fort Sumter. The British Empire, seeing the Americans' desperate situation, negotiated the acquisition of the Columbia Territory in exchange for non-involvement, though this would hardly help the Union cause. After the success of General Robert E. Lee's Operation 191, the Union would lose a great deal of morale, leading to multiple revolts breaking out across the nation, with some being secessionist in nature while others merely sought an end to the war. Britain would reneg on its agreement with the United States, angering both the Union and the United Commonwealths, though it and France's recognition of the Confederate States was official.
Soon, the Mormons would revolt with British assistance, California would declare independence from the Union, and Texas would secede from the Confederacy, with both the Union and Confederacy too focused on each other to quell these rebellions. In the Treaty of Philadelphia, the United States would be dissolved, as New England, California, Texas, which incorporated the New Mexico Territory, Utah, and the Confederate States all gained independence, Britain kept the Columbia Territory, and the remaining territory became the Federal States of Fredonia. All of this caused outrage in both Fredonia and Scytharum, leading to both states increasingly cutting what ties they could with Britain and France, and therefore seeking the British as an ally when the Scytharum and the United Kingdom were staunch rivals would be rather foolish, demonstrated further by how Scytharum sided with Venezuela during its border dispute with the British in 1895, nearly starting a war. Instead, the Scythians found a natural ally in the newly unified German Empire, which was created after the Franco-Prussian War, in which the southern German states would join forces with the North German Confederation to beat back France and establish a unified Germany, much to the dismay of the now much weaker Austrians. With this unification, Scytharum and Germany would both seek to coalesce together against what was seen as British hegemony, even with their loss of much of Africa. The Berlin Conference would still be held in this timeline, with the Scythians gaining a fairly large colony in western Africa, which they named The Gold Coast, which functioned much more as an allied quasi-puppet state than a colony, though to most of the Empires' dismay, it was decided that the Imperial Federation would be left alone, since no power wished to invest so much resources into its dismantling as to make itself vulnerable to other colonial powers' prying and attacks. As tensions heated up, Scytharum engaged in a brief war with Spain, largely concerned with violence occurring in the Spanish Philippines and Cuba, both of which Scytharum managed to win from Spain, alongside its other Pacific territories. Then, in 1914, the first World War began. The face of the Earth was about to change.

1914 - 1919 - WORLD WAR I

Prior to the war, Scytharum, due to British and French meddling in the New World, had begun to align itself with the Triple Alliance and later, the Central Powers, with this as well as better coordination between the Austrians and Italians about Balkan expansion, with Italy puppetting Albania, dissuading Italy from joining the Entente. In 1915, Scytharum was nearing joining the war, being promised huge economic deals as well as the remaining European possessions in the Americas being freed in exchange for Scytharum officially joining the Central Powers. Eventually, after the British sunk a Scythian Oil Tanker en route to Fischhausen, Scytharum joined the Central Powers in the war, with Argentina joining the Entente in order to combat Scythian hegemony in South America. Notable contributions to the war by Scytharum included massive barrel (the Scythians discovered the technology in this timeline, and both the American and Scythian terms for a tank of water is a barrel of water), firearms, and both light and heavy industrial production, with Scythian sugar and grain keeping Germany fed, and considerable armies being sent to Europe and Africa. Scythian forces would not reach Europe until 1917, both due to deployment logistics as well as the brief war with Argentina, though their impact would be massive. For example, a Scythian-Ottoman Force would move into Egypt, securing the Suez Canal in early 1918. Meanwhile, on the Western Front, massive German and Scythian forces would advance into Paris, securing peace with France due to the drawn-out conflict's considerable loss of life and how it had worn down the French Army enough to mutiny. Britain would hold out another year, attempting to starve the Germans into submission, but eventually they would cut their losses and surrender. In the Treaty of Brussels, formally ending war with France and Belgium, Italy regained Savoy and Nice, which they had given to the French back in 1860, as well as Tunisia and Djibouti. Germany was to occupy the same lands as after the Franco-Prussian War, puppetting Belgium and annexing some French borderlands. In addition, Germany would gain some French and British overseas possessions, creating a Neues Deutschland Colony in what is now Nigeria in our timeline, while Scytharum and Japan would gain considerable French possessions in the Pacific. Meanwhile, the British ambassadors in a separate conference were forced to sign the Treaty of Cornwall, in which Britain surrendered Egypt, Sudan, Cyprus, and Kuwait to the Ottoman Empire, Nigeria and Ghana to Germany, the entirety of the island of Ireland to the Irish Easter Rising Rebels, Gibraltar to Spain, and some economic concessions to the UCS as well as "independence" for all its colonies in the Americas, including Canada, Jamaica, and the Bahamas. Finally, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk previously signed would be almost the same as in our timeline, surrendering a massive region in Eastern Europe from Russia to Germany, some of which would later be annexed into the country, while the other territories would be reorganized into puppet kingdoms. Then, after the Russian Civil War, in which the Germans did not interfere in order to lighten the burden on their occupation forces, the Communists would emerge victorious, though they would do without Finland, much of Eastern Europe, and some land in the Caucasus taken by the Ottomans. Bulgaria would gain Macedonia, parts of Serbia, as well as parts of Greece, with the rest of the Balkan regimes becoming Austrian puppets. Japan, meanwhile, would take French Indochina, Macau, and Hong Kong, though the Japanese military would be dissatisfied, feeling like they should have gained more colonies.

1919 - 1938 - INTERWAR YEARS

The period between WWI and WWII would be a period of major population growth, as well as even more enrichment due to major advancements in agriculture and industrialization, with the UCS becoming extremely wealthy and strong, as Scytharum would begin to easily surpass Germany in terms of industrial might. As well, the other nations of the Central Powers would become wealthier, with Germany becoming a mighty military power due to its puppets in Eastern Europe and the Benelux, forming the Pact of Nations, an economic and military alliance consisting of several European Central Powers, centered around the German Empire. In 1925, the Austrians and Hungarians would push the Austro-Hungarian Empire to civil war, as the Austrians would seek to create a Federation with German influence, while the Hungarians saw this as an attack upon their honor, seeking to throw off said German influence. The Hungarians would lose the war due to German support for the Austro-Hungarian government, with Austria-Hungary being re-organized into a federation of equals: The Danubian Empire, though things would hardly change enough to save the state long-term. Italy, Greece, and Bulgaria, seeking lands in Anatolia, would collude with various rebellious groups in the Ottoman Empire (and later the UCS and Germany), with the brief conflict overwhelming the unstable Ottoman government and causing its downfall, after which the Treaty of Constantinople would divide up their territory, with some becoming German colonies, with the Turks having no choice but to accept the conditions due to Mustafa Kemal dying during a battle against the Egyptian rebels. Such a partition would embitter the Turks, who would turn towards National Syndicalism. In France, meanwhile, a Socialist and later specifically Syndicalist government had risen from the ashes of the French Civil War, which had occurred near the end of World War One, resulting at first in a two-party socialist state, between Communists and Syndicalists, but eventually this system too would crumble and the Communists would turn against the Syndicalists. The latter would claim victory, reuniting France proper under a Syndicalist regime, securing yet another revolutionary state, which sought to grow closer to the regimes in the USSR and Turkey, though mostly for utilitarian reasons. As well, Britain would fall to a dictatorship of the majority shortly after the war, with a similar coalition to that in France, except being between Mosley and the Workers, with this group pushing the Royal Family to accept their dictatorship. However, the Royal Family refused to accept this, and subsequently fled to Canada, which, although it was independent, agreed to appoint the British Royal Family as its rightful rulers, with a pledge to retake the British homelands emerging in earnest. Back in Britain, the aforementioned dictatorship of the majority functioned such that the British Union of National Socialists (BUNS) under Oswald Mosley would begin to oppress the populous in the name of British ultranationalism and socialism, stamping out any sense of Scottish, Jewish, or Welsh identities.
Spain would also fall into Civil War, between Monarchists and Syndicalists, with the Syndicalists rising to the top initially thanks to French and Soviet support. However, the war would not technically end until the end of World War 2, devolving into a stalemate until 1938. The Soviet Union, meanwhile, would be somewhat weaker, as the wheat fields of Ukraine would not be accessible to the Moscow government. However, Lenin and later Stalin would still brutally oppress ethnic minorities, collectivize agriculture, and massively industrialize Russia. Eventually, the British, French, Turks, Spanish, Soviets, Draka, and Japanese, all of which had very authoritarian regimes, as the Japanese military dictatorship still rose in this timeline, all signed the Pact of Steel, solidifying their alliance as the Paragon Powers. Meanwhile, many of the Central Powers, consisting of Germany, Ukraine, Belaya Rus, Lithuania, Poland, the United Baltic Duchy, Crimea, the Netherlands, Danubia, Bulgaria, Italy, Sweden-Finland, Ireland, Scytharum, and others, would make preparations for war during this period. Eventually, in 1937, the Third French Empire remilitarized the former German Occupation Zone in northern France and invaded the French Republic in exile in North Africa, Britain massively increased its production of Warships, and the Japanese invaded China. Eventually, a surprise attack was launched in 1938, targeting Dundalk, by the British Empire, while French forces crossed over the Alps, with both declaring war. As well, the Soviets crossed into Ukraine, Finland, and the United Baltic Duchy, and the Draka invaded German Afrika, officially starting the Second World War, between the Paragon Powers and the Central Powers.

1938 - 1947 - WORLD WAR II

The Irish would find themselves quickly being conquered, as British rule there would soon be restored by the Paragon Powers. Once it was conquered, the Paragon forces pushed through North Africa, into Tripolitania, as the Draka conquered the New German Colony as well as Italy's Horn of Africa Colony, which Ethiopia had been formally incorporated into. Japan, meanwhile, mostly focused on its war with China, being helped in the venture by Soviet troops which invaded Xinjiang. After the bombings in 1939 of the Galapagos by the Japanese and the Falklands by the Draka, Scytharum would become much more committed to the war, sending war supplies to Germany, Italy, and Danubia, as well as beginning a huge campaign against Japan and the Draka. Eventually, Commonwealth forces invaded the Draka possession of Madagascar, as another army invaded in our timeline's Namibia, as Operation: Libertatem commenced. After crossing the Strait of Mozambique, Central Power forces, almost exclusively Scythian, would push further north and south into Draka territory, eventually securing their surrender in early 1941, due to their poor economic conditions, slave revolts, and pathetic industrial capacity. The Scythians would continue into Northern Africa, eventually saving the Italians in Libya and pushing into Iberia. The Soviets, who had pushed through Ukraine, Belaya Rus, and the Baltic States, were now pushing into the Polish German puppet, the Kingdom of Poland. A massive barrel battle took place, the Battle of Krakow, in which a massive Soviet Barrel Force would nearly defeat the German Barrel Force. However, a decisive Scythian and Danubian Force would push them back, stopping the momentum of Soviet expansion. Meanwhile, the Scythian Pacific Fleet would suffer initial losses, but would eventually begin to take more and more Japanese foreign territories, aided partially in this by being able to break the Japanese naval codes, something the Japanese had difficulty implementing against the UCS due to Scytharum's use of the Guaraní language in its naval codes. As well, France, who had previously pushed into southwestern Germany, would be pushed back, with France now under threat of conquest. As well, as the Soviets would be getting pushed back into Ukraine and with the Draka defeated, the Paragon Powers would be getting pushed back on every front. Many knew now that the war would only end one way. France would fall in late 1944; Free Irish, German, and Scythian forces would begin the invasion of Britain in mid-1945, though not without difficulty; the Soviets would lose Moscow to a massive German and Scythian force, while losing more Central Asia to Iranian, Scythian, and Afghanistani forces. France would then surrender to German conditions at Versailles. Meanwhile, on the Pacific Front, in 1946, Scytharum would make history, dropping two atomic bombs, in this timeline called nucleons, on Hiroshima and Kitakyushu, securing Japan's surrender in June 1946, as they were forced to join the Central Powers and assist in an invasion of the Soviet Far East. Britain would then make peace next, in December 1946, while the Soviets would still fight on despite losing Moscow. Finally, in 1947, after another nucleon was dropped on Vladivostok and Outer Manchuria was invaded, a military junta led by Zhukov and Khrushchev would assassinate Stalin, and the Soviet Union would surrender to German Conditons. In the Treaty of Edinburgh, Great Britain would be dissolved and divided into England-Wales and Scotland, the old monarchy would be restored from Canada, and the remaining British colonies across the world would gain their independence, being able to forge their own path. Meanwhile, in the Treaty of Paris, France would lose the territory of Rousillon to the re-established Kingdom of Spain, as a goodwill gesture to Franco's Monarchists, some more borderlands to Italy, and more northeastern land to Germany. The remaining French colonies would become independent of France and French influence. The Treaty of Sofia saw Bulgaria annex the rest of Serbia, as they officially declared the restoration of both the Bulgarian and Byzantine Empires, with the Bulgarian Tsar being officially given the title of Emperor of the Romans and Emperor of the Bulgarians. Initially negotiations would be pursued with the Soviet Government, but the emergence of a Second Russian Civil War towards the end of the war in the east would mean that the German-supported, Anti-Communist Restoration Army would emerge victorious, relinquishing any claims on its lost European and Asian territories and restoring a Tsarist government in Russia. In the Treaty of Pretoria, meanwhile, the Draka lands would be partitioned into numerous African nations. In the Treaty of Tokyo, Japan would lose most foreign territories, which would become independent or be reabsorbed, like Manchuria, though they would actually gain North Sakhalin thanks to their help late in the war. Lastly, Germany would also take more borderlands, like in WW1, from France as a concession to make future cooperation easier, and Alsace-Lorraine would now be formally incorporated into the German Empire, with Lorraine going to Prussia and Alsace as well as the other borderlands going to Baden.

1947 - 1996 - A COOL WAR

After the Second World War, the world was devastated. Shortly after its end, due to unemployment and a recession, Danubia collapsed into various states, including Czechia, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia, all of which joined the Pact of Nations. As well, the United Commonwealths would form the Southern Hemisphere Trinity Operation (SHTO), which notably included most nations of the Southern Hemisphere, including the former Scythian colonies of the Philippines, The Gold Coast, and Cuba. Cuba, due to the Revolt of the Sergeants never occurring since Scytharum still controlled the island, was instead under its first presidency, that of Manuel Francisco Artime Buesa. A sort of Cold War between these Pacts would begin and take precedence, as a fairly pragmatic struggle between the pro-colonialist Germany and anti-colonialist Scytharum. This Cold War would continue on to the present, though no global wars would commence up to the modern day, and the powers of America and China became involved. As for the European domains in Africa, the economic drainage and rebellions, despite the still-strong force of imperial pride in the Empires of the world, would lead to most colonial domains, except those under German rule, being given independence, though these new states didn't receive much funding from outside powers other than the UCS. As mentioned before, Scythian Gold Coast and its other colonies were given their independence shortly after World War II, seeking to give them a chance at self-determination.

1996 - 2023: PEACE

Scytharum is one of the superpowers of the 21st Century, with the potential for ultrapower status. Its economy never deindustrialized, with a huge emphasis on material and energy independence being present in Scytharum, partially due to isolationist sentiments as well as the potential ramifications of outsourcing production. Hence, Scytharum leads the world in most industries, some being cheese, manufacturing, steel, and agriculture. Scytharum invests in many developing countries, partially to win their favor against Germany's prying, greasy sausage fingers. Scytharum, alongside Germany, China, the United States, and the Russian Empire, has recently acquired space outposts as well. Besides rumors of Russian bioweapons research yielding something horrifying in Siberia, some German interventions in the Middle East and Southeast Asia going wrong, and an American intervention into Mali to replace the new, pro-China regime, the world is largely stable and growing, with an optimistic outlook on the future.



Geography*

Scytharum is home to a varied climate. As well, Scytharum is home to beautiful environments and even some mountains. Many vacation spots can be found all across the country, from Fairview to Garbark. In addition, the long coastline gives Scytharum an incredible fishing industry and a notable navy to go alongside its technologically advanced army and Stellar Force. Urban, suburban, and rural settlements are fairly well-spread out across the nation, alongside massive industrial centers which make Scytharum almost entirely self-sufficient in resource production. The common nuclear reactors also maximize energy output while minimizing pollution.



Demographics*

+ Population Growth: +3.3%
+ Immigration Rate: ±2.0%
+ Emigration Rate: ±0.2%
+ Religious Composition: 92.9% Christian (86.6% Catholic, 5.1% Protestant, 1.2% Orthodox), 3.3% Jewish, 1.8% Muslim, 1.5% Other Religions, 0.5% Atheist
+ Ethnic Composition:19.2% Irish, 12.1% Scottish, 9.5% Italian, 8.9% English, 8.7% Polish, 7.9% Latin American Ethnicities, 6.0% Japanese, 4.8% Other Asian Ethnicities, 5.4% African, 5.0% Arab, 4.9% Russian, 4.4% German, 3.2% Native
+ Language Composition: 76.7% English, 10.4% Spanish, 10.9% German, 2.0% Other

5 Largest Cities*

+ Aureus (~47.8 Million)
+ Upper Bridge (~32.2 Million)
+ Libertatem (~29.7 Million)
+ Garbark (~20.3 Million)
+ Fairview (~18.5 Million)



Government

The government of the United Commonwealths of Scytharum is a Constitutional Federal Monarchy, in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the government have a system of checks and balances to limit their power, as well as an Emperor as head of state and symbolic leader, with limited legal powers. The League and the House of Delegates are elected to limited terms, and the executive branch consists of the Emperor as well as the First and Second Presidents, and their Council of Ministers. Most of local governing is done by the mostly decentralized and specialized Scythian Commonwealths, Cantons, and a federal governing body who fund police enforcement, public works, and social services while under the supervision of both said Commonwealth government and the Federal Scythian Government to ensure fair treatment. Education is more decentralized than the real-life USA, though the UCS government still seeks to take an important role in education as a means to maintain some level of an educated and importantly moral population. The UCS notably utililzes a ranked voting system for elections alongside a fairly unique form of electoral college on the federal level and in some Commonwealth-level elections, such as in Patagonia and Hibernia, as well as federal and Commonwealth-level anti-monopoly "Monetary Courts", a branch of the Judiciary dedicated to ensuring competition and more individualistic-leaning means of production, with its origins in the idea of subsidiarity and distributism, though this regulation and breaking up of monopolistic/overbearing enterprises and/or conglomerates is very carefully implemented. Trials in this court are initiated by individuals and/or government officials or parties, and are levied against corporations viewed as exploitative and anti-self-sufficiency as condemned by Rerum Novarum and various legal statutes and cases since which have shaped precedent for these Monetary Courts. Lastly, candidates seeking most positions of government are also required to take meritocracy exams, which are meant to vet out corrupt or otherwise unfit candidates to increase government efficiency.

Political Parties:




The Golden Party (GP)
Slogan: "Golden is the Horizon Where Freedom and Morality Meet"
Politics: Center Right
Main Policies: Pro-Life, Anti-Monopoly, Pro-Distributism, Pro-Free Speech, Pro-Gun Rights, Pro-Tax Incentives, Pro-Monarchy, Anti-Eugenics
Cultural Leaning: Moderately Socially Conservative
Party Leader: First President Henry McCarthy
Popularity: #1
Main Voter Demographic: Catholics, Hispanics, 1st-Generation Immigrants, Some Suburban Populations, Some African-Scythian Populations, Some Asian-Scythian Populations, Some Youth
Elaboration: The Golden Party (GP) is the largest Political Party in the United Commonwealths of Scytharum, with its voter base being a large mix of various demographic groups, united in common Scythian cultural values of freedom in order for morality's achievement. It is also the oldest party in UCS history, being established in the late 19th Century as an Anti-Colonial party during the Berlin Conference timeframe, with its former contemporaries no longer being around. It has taken fairly consistent Center Right positions on issues, and is relatively united, though some branches differ on their stances on mainly economics, with some party members favoring a very free market while others support a much more distributist/subsidiarist model.



The Bluebird Party (BP)
Slogan: "Under the Bluebird's Wing, All Shall Prosper"
Politics: Center Authoritarian Right
Main Policies: Pro-Welfare, Pro-Military, Pro-Monarchism, Pro-Interventionism, Pro-Gun Restrictions, Pro-Centralization, Pro-Transparency
Cultural Leaning: Socially Conservative
Party Leader: James R. Porter
Popularity: #2
Main Voter Demographic: Protestants (especially Evangelical), Germans, Shia Muslims
Elaboration: The Bluebird Party (BP) is the 2nd largest Political Party in the United Commonwealths of Scytharum, with its voter base being a large mix of Evangelical Protestants, ethnic Germans, some other European immigrants, and Shia Muslims, united in common admiration for the German Empire's methods of governance, though not on all issues, importantly being interventionist but not colonialist. It is the 3rd oldest party currently in the UCS, being founded after the Second World War as a pro-German-Scythian peace party, seeking to mitigate the tensions of the Cool War. It has taken fairly consistent moderately conservative positions on issues, and has quite a few branches, mostly differing on transparency, welfare, and interventionism. It often is able to cooperate somewhat well with the GP.



The Green Globe League (GGL)
Motto: "Onward We Tread To a Green World"
Politics: Center Left
Main Policies: Anti-Global Warming, Pacifism, Pro-Welfare, Pro-Racial Discrimination, Pro-Affirmative Action, Pro-Eugenics
Cultural Leaning: Moderate Socially Reformist
Party Leader: Erica H. Wilhelm
Popularity: #3
Main Voter Demographic: Most Urban Populations, Some Youth
Elaboration: The Green Globe League (GGL) is the 3rd largest Political Party in the United Commonwealths of Scytharum, though by a large margin from the first two, with its voter base being mostly made up of Urban populations as well as some of the youth, united in the notion that people need a guiding and sometimes forceful hand to act in a desirable manner. It is the 2nd oldest party in UCS history, being established during the Dark Depression, in which it took an anti-Capitalist stance but has since deradicalized, becoming more mainstream. It has taken fairly consistent Center Left positions on issues, but is highly decentralized, with various sects differing on stances of discrimination, affirmative action, abortion, eugenics, and welfare. Mainly, the party focuses on issues of environmentalism, and is therefore much more popular in local governments than on the federal level.



Stable Society Party (SSP)
Motto: "Let The People Be"
Politics: Centrist
Main Policies: Status-Quo, Pacifism, Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Radicalism, Pro-Censorship, Anti-Eugenics
Cultural Leaning: Moderately Socially Conservative
Party Leader: Carl Grillman
Popularity: #4
Main Voter Demographic: Most Suburban Populations, Elderly, Protestants (Non-Evangelical), Sunni Muslims
Elaboration: The Stable Society Party (SSP) is the 4th largest Political Party in the United Commonwealths of Scytharum, nearly tied with the GGL, with its voter base being a combination of Suburban populations, most of the elderly, and more pro-status quo religious groups, united in a common desire to preserve the status quo and not stir up unrest. It is the 5th oldest party currently in the UCS, being established in the late 1960s as an Anti-Discrimination party. It has taken fairly consistent Centrist positions on issues, and is relatively united, though some branches differ on their stances on censorship.



Democratic National Party (DNP)
Motto: "Democracy, Here For All To See"
Politics: Far Center Left
Main Policies: Direct Democracy, Globalism, Anti-Industrialist, Pro-Affirmative Action, Pro-Reparations, Anti-Eugenics, Pro-Secularism, Anti-Workers' Unions
Cultural Leaning: Moderately Socially Reformist
Party Leader: Pamela Ridley
Popularity: #5
Main Voter Demographic: Atheists, Some African-Scythian Populations
Elaboration: The Democratic National Party (DNP) is the 5th largest Political Party in the United Commonwealths of Scytharum, with its voter base being a fairly consistent combination of a vast majority of Atheists as well as some African-Scythian populations, united in a disdain for religion's influence on the state as well as an emphasis on the individual as a self-arbiter and judge. It is the 6th oldest party in the UCS, being formed in the late 1970s as a reaction to the cultural traumas of the Draka and Japanese Empires. It has taken flippant authoritarian and libertarian left positions, and is relatively united.



Gadsden's Regiment Party (GRP)
Motto: "The People, A United Nation"
Politics: Radically Libertarian Right
Main Policies: Freedom of Information, Pro-Gun Rights, Decentralization, Pro-Far Minarchism, Pro-Laissez Faire, Anti-Establishment
Cultural Leaning: Socially Conservative
Party Leader: Anthony Liberty
Popularity: #6
Main Voter Demographic: Some Rural Populations
Elaboration: The Gadsden's Regiment Party (GRP) is the 6th largest Political Party in the United Commonwealths of Scytharum, with its voter base being a united front of Rural populations of various ethnic groups, united in being staunchly anti-establishment. It is also the 7th oldest party in UCS history, being established in the late 20th Century as an Anti-Establishment and Anti-Russian Resurgence party during the 1990s, splitting off from the Golden Shield Party. It has taken wildly fluctuating libertarian right radical positions, and has little uniting its policies except what is stated above. Like the Green Globe League, this party is far more popular in local elections than on the federal level.



Free Planet Party (FPP)
Motto: "A World, United In Freedom, and In Peace"
Politics: Center Left
Main Policies: Pro-Capitalism, Humanitarian Aid, Pro-Globalism, Pacifism, Anti-Militarism, Pro-Life, Pro-Futurism, Pro-Industrialism
Cultural Leaning: Radically Socially Reformist
Party Leader: None
Popularity: #7
Main Voter Demographic: Some Urban Populations, Some Asian-Scythians
Elaboration: The Free Planet Party (FPP) is the 7th largest Political Party in the United Commonwealths of Scytharum, with its voter base being largely urban and Asian-Scythian populations, united in an admiration for industrialism and a disdain for agrarianism as antiquated and outdated. It is also the newest, 9th oldest party in UCS history, being established in the early 2010s as a pro-Futurist party, seeking to utilize new technologies to even unethical extents. It has taken fairly consistent Center Left positions on issues, and is relatively united, though some branches differ on their stances on globalism and pacifism.



Imperial Party (IP)
Motto: "For Empire is Peace, War is Liberation"
Politics: Extreme Authoritarian Right
Main Policies: Pro-Colonialism, Anti-Communism, Pro-Choice, Anti-Racial Discrimination
Cultural Leaning: Radically Socially Conservative
Party Leader: Jake R. Featherston
Popularity: #8
Main Voter Demographic: Some Rural Populations, Radical Right-Wingers
Elaboration: The Imperial Party (IP) is the 8th largest Political Party in the United Commonwealths of Scytharum, with its voter base being a large mix of various demographic groups, united in the notion that the stronger beings have a right to dominate the weak. It is also the 4th oldest party in UCS history, being established in the early 1960s as a reaction to anti-imperialist sentiments consistently shown in Scythian culture. It has taken fairly consistent Authoritarian Right positions on issues, and is almost entirely united, often siding with the BP on various issues.



One Identity Party (OIP)
Motto: "As One, We Rise Up"
Politics: Authoritarian Left
Main Policies: Anti-Gridlock, Social Democracy, Pro-Globalism, Pro-Radicalism, Anti-Charity, Anti-Capitalism, Pro-Eugenics
Cultural Leaning: Radically Socially Reformist
Party Leader: Maxine J. Patterson
Popularity: #9
Main Voter Demographic: Some Urban Populations, Radical Left-Wingers
Elaboration: The One Identity Party (OIP) is the smallest Political Party in the United Commonwealths of Scytharum, with its voter base being a small mix of urbanites and radical left-wingers, united in admiration of Soviet achievements. It is also the 8th oldest party in UCS history, being established in the early 2000s Century as a Moderate Socialist party, though rebranded somewhat to Social Democracy. It has taken fairly consistent Authoritarian Left positions on issues, inspired by less radical socialist policies, and is entirely united as a requirement for membership.




Military

The Scythian Royal Military is divided into a Space Force, Air Force, Navy, Army, and Paladin (Elite) Division. The First President and/or First Marshal, who can be appointed separately if the President so chooses, is the head of the whole military, with Marshals commanding each branch.

The military is highly respected in Scythian culture as the noble defenders of the free world. Scythian forces are an efficient, sleek fighting force, one which has been immensely successful throughout its history. Soldiers are subjected to a 4 month-long comprehensive training regiment, which turns them into the immensely strong and respected fighting force they are known as. The average soldier is logical, loyal, honorable, respectful, patriotic, and prudent, all traits commonly respected. Citizens
are required to serve some time in the military, with a minimum of two years of service being compulsory, and this has served to give the citizens of Scytharum a strong and honorable spirit of optimistic fervor for the future, a spirit which has guided the nation as a whole for as long as it has existed. Generally, the Scythian people, due to their military service, are a patriotic people, who would fight tooth and nail for their neighbors and their nation.

Total Military: 75,562,245 Personnel [70,500,200 Active Duty, 5,062,045 Reserves]



Military Divisions


RSAF
Classification: Air Force
Role: Aerial Warfare
Official Combat Assets Include:
F-50 Pugnator Fighter Jet [35020 Assets]
FX-60 Ultimatum Utility(Reconfigurable and versatile) Jet [150809 Assets]
B-45 Crepitor Fighter-Bomber [40340 Assets]
B-50 Salvator Stealth Bomber [20450 Assets]
AS-30 Windbreaker Air Superiority Fighter [50660 Assets]
I-88 Intercipere Interceptor [25600 Assets]
H-8 Fugiens Lacus Helicopter [10900 Assets]
Recent Operations: Siege of Kyiv, Battle of Papua New Guinea


RSSN
Classification: Space Force
Role: Space Warfare and Exploration
Official Combat Assets Include:
S-15 Iter Starfighter [56 Assets]
SB-09 Punisher Starbomber [43 Assets]
Voyager-Class Star Cruiser [5 Assets]
Liberty-Class Star Escort [3 Assets]
Valiant-Class Star Destroyer [2 Assets]
Hammerhead-Class Light Star Destroyer [1 Asset]
Imperium-Class Super Dreadnought [1 Asset, In Production]
Recent Operations: Guarding Mars and other Outposts


RSAN
Classification: Navy
Role: Coastline Defense/Naval Offense
Official Assets Include:
Aircraft Carriers [420 Assets]
Escorts [780 Assets]
Other Surface Vessels [1934 Assets]
Submarines [934 Assets]
Fleet Support [673 Assets]
Mine Warfare Ships [34 Assets]
Combat Logistics Ships [89 Assets]
Recent Operations: Battle of Papua New Guinea, Defense of Sevastopol


RSA
Classification: Army
Role: Land Operations
Official Assets Include:


Bellator-Class Barrel
[3565 Assets]


Libertatus-Class Barrel
[2030 Assets]


Intrepidus-Class Barrel
[1005 Assets]
Military Jeeps [1304 Assets]
Missile Platforms [7,654 Assets]
Armored Cars [1408 Assets]
Nucleons [50,000 Assets]
Recent Operations: Defense of Lagos, Battle For Mexico, Battle of Watachobo





Culture

The culture of Scytharum is vaguely similar to 1950s America, though there are some major differences. The sentiment of the "simple life" is common, as most individuals view the current time as a time of advancement and prosperity, as well as a time of simple goodness. However, in modern Scytharum racial minorities are treated all as equals, being no greater or lesser, and these minorities have similar sentiments in Scytharum as a result. In this spirit, women are also treated with much more respect, as the traditional roles of men and women are well-respected but those who choose not to be traditional are not disrespected, and it is socially unacceptable for a man to beat his wife or children, and vice versa. Moderately Conservative Catholicism and moderate classical liberalism are also major forces, as most Scythians enjoy their enshrined liberties and economic prosperity due to the free market while believing in the concept of positive liberty and anti-monopolistic distributism. Reform of government systems is cautiously but surely pursued, as most Scythians are pro-small government. Philanthropy among the wealthy is also a common practice which is highly favored, as the nation's catholic roots do not mandate but instead highly encourage charity to reach Heaven, with Scytharum having more charitable works done than most other nations, both by the common people and businessmen, often through fraternal societies in which people are able to seek mutual, private welfare from their local communities. Other than this very charitable element, Scythian Society is very meritocratic and individualistic, meaning that positions in society and the government as well as resources are most often delegated based on ability and talent, as opposed to being aristocratic like most of the world, such as the Kaiser's Germany or the Russian Union, as well as people in Scytharum being examined more as individuals rather than their group identity.

Scythian culture also has strong connections with Irish, Scottish, English, and Latin cultures, with varying traditions of these cultures and others being united by common, Scythian values, such as hard work, a guilt-based society, self-sufficiency, individualism, competitiveness, equality, family, tolerance, and charity, though it pulls an absolute nuclear family structure from its English inheritance. It also pulls its values of tolerance from its Scottish roots, and such combined values translate into a largely classless, quite meritocratic society, which values the morality of a person as individual and as a major facet of their achievements in life. It is viewed as noble to do morally good deeds as often as one can, regardless of those deeds' magnitude, and it is seen as fair to have equal opportunity for individuals, even if those individuals under said freedom may have different lives from one another. Other cultural influences include the bagpipes being much more of a mainstream influence (Scottish), many Irish cultural dances being popular and even adapted to popular songs, many German, Italian, and Hispanic foods being quite popular, and many more areas.

Scythian literature is considerably classical in nature, taking influence from the numerous cultures of Scytharum to blend cultural facets into stories. Writers such as Louis Parks, Alfred Thawne, Ernest Cutler, Nora Riverstone, and Victoria Goodman are notable in this regard, being some of the founding authors of core literature of the nation. Movements of classical, nationalist, prospective, and neoclassical writing have taken place, with the current neoclassical movement seeking to create a new era of classical works, especially those of a Pastoral and/or Religious variety, with much of this being influenced by medieval Catholic works as well as the contemporary works of playwright and author Brian Friel.

Catholicism is also a major part of Scytharum's national identity, having forged not only its initial desire for independence, but its near-completely unique circumstance at the time as a nation that sought to kindle the old world with the new, with Christ as the highest King. Due to its support for Catholicism and Monarchism, it has forged a unique dynamic in the New World, opposing the French Revolution's destructive rampage against the church and decrying many enlightenment ideas it saw as fallacious, mostly pertaining to its opposition to traditional Catholicism and tradition itself. However, Scytharum has sought to walk a fine line, taking the best parts of tradition and reformism to create a strong nation, a goal which the nation views as having been helped immensely by its Catholic faith, where people are able to sustain themselves, have liberty to pursue morality, and are to be treated as equal to the nation, as one nation under God. This is where the nation's motto, "Gladius et Scutum Dei et Libertatis" comes from, with its idea of the defense of positive liberty, Catholicism, freedom, and the people themselves, as well as what is known as the "greater war" against immorality, injustice, decadence, and those who seek to exploit and/or destroy the children of God.

Meanwhile, Scythian music and theater is centered around one major core value of Scytharum: family. Many network shows, such as The Goldman Family, Meadowfield, and Out of Nowhere have risen to prominence, portraying mostly equal, traditional families and their wholesome and not-so-wholesome dynamics. Music oftentimes revolves around Scythian values, with mainstream music being fairly patriotic. Theater is much more based on classical influences, as some have said that one could hardly tell the difference between an Irish and Scythian theater, except for the language difference.

In education, there is an intriguing system set up. Public Schools are not nearly as prevalent as in most countries in our timeline, with cheaper, competing, oftentimes higher-quality schools offering education semi-privately. Tenure is not a thing in the Scytharumverse, and anything akin to Common Core is nonexistent, largely resulting in improved quality and decentralization of education, possible partially due to the massive pool of teachers, which includes Nuns and many Brothers, as well as various members of Teaching Orders in-particular, and the sheer size of the Scythian population, Schools can vary somewhat in their electives and other aspects from city to town, Commonwealth to Commonwealth, but there are some fairly common traits, such as a near-absence of standardized tests (aside from the two federally mandatory tests in the middle of and end of primary/secondary education), incentives such as points, cash prizes, and even days off for good grades, creativity, and critical thinking, lessons about practical skills and vocational classes, as well as an encouragement of more meaningful, one-on-one relationships between students and teachers. Some drawbacks do exist, such as how some lesser-performing students can feel disenfranchised, the quality of education at some levels is not nearly uniform, and how the tolerance for childrens' shenanigans, although encouraged by most schools, is not always present, though the schools in which these problems become most pronounced are often out-competed by their more successful counterparts, leading to an overall positive educational experience.



Henry McCarthy

Henry McCarthy is the current First President of the United Commonwealths of Scytharum, having been elected in November of 2020. He is a major political and military figure, and is one of many Libertarian Right figures. He started off life as the child of fjrst-generation Irish immigrants, with humble prospects ahead. His father was a military man, who worked as a drill sergeant at the Garbark Military Academy. McCarthy would learn from his father's strengths, developing strong beliefs of pulling his own weight independently, something demonstrable by how he began to largely take care of his own chores and tasks alone at a considerably young age. His mother, meanwhile, had always been sickly, unfortunately passing away when McCarthy was only ten years old. This loss would profoundly affect Henry and his family, as his father sought to spend more time with his family to make up for the time lost by his career. This all put stress on the young McCarthy, but taking a lesson from his father's playbook, he managed to endure through it and attend some mental checkups to ensure his good health. He eventually graduated with very good grades, and was expected by most of his family to enter a highly specialized or trades job. However, he instead stayed in military service, serving as an infantryman in the 83rd "Marauders" Company, up until the 1989 intervention in Siberia. This intervention, done alongside the German Empire in the west, sought to restore the government from Aleyska, as well as to limit bloodshed after Georgy Malenkov's death and the subsequent collapse of the USSR. He witnessed many atrocities committed by Soviet partisans against the populous, and eventually nearly died in the Battle of Novosibirsk, in which he was stabbed in the eye. He would be forced to retire from military service, eventually coming into the political sphere as a fervent anti-communist and major ally of former First President Rudolf Grant Sartoris and the Golden Shield Party, a party founded on the ideals of the free market, self-reliance, and simultaneous philanthropy as a Christian and generally human virtue, characterized as Libertarian Right on the political spectrum. During his stint in politics, he continued to live an unembellished lifestyle, wishing to, "Live like anyone else in the nation, maybe even worse off." McCarthy would also put a great deal of his time into funding various charitable organizations, the primary two of which were Veterans' Centers and Pregnancy Care Centers, with his service and organizational skills gaining him some notability. In 2020, after McCarthy had become a fairly recognizable name, Sartoris endorsed Henry as a GSP Primary candidate, with him handily winning both the GSP Primary and the national election. McCarthy is a major proponent of the free market, personal humility, religion, and classically liberal philosophy, as he seeks to exemplify. His policies of keeping some dangerous substances legal but very heavily taxed has raised some controversy, but have ultimately been effective in stomping out any potential inflow of dangerous substances, at least for now, while his refusal to take a paycheck for his work, instead funneling it to the above mentioned charitable organizations, has received appraisal from some.

Quotes
"If man cannot sustain himself, then the hand that feeds him shall be his master. If he cannot be humble, then his arrogance shall be his master. And, in the same way, if man cannot make himself strong, his weakness shall be his master."

"A good life isn't earned until you've had hell to pay. That isn't to say that you should subject yourself to unbearable pain, that is to say that what you pay forward is what you get in return."

"Without a strong culture, good values, and freedom of soul, man is doomed; his nation would fall to dark hedonism and that which has plagued such nations as Russia. We have seen enough of the cries of their dying children to know that. Hence, our survival and that of our republic is dependent on our being a moral people."

"The market must remain free. Those who have sought to choke it out have only made the situation worse; it has been competition, and less, except when reasonable, regulation, that has kept our market strong for much of our nation's lifetime."

"I, just as you, have faculties of human reason and abstract thought. I am no perfect man; but I do seek, in all my time, to understand the plights of even my greatest enemies. It is the greatest way to repair divides; wars are started because of mischaracterization, something I seek to very much avoid."

FFF, Four Fun Facts:
Henry borderline forces those in the Executive Offices to eat meals before he himself eats, sometimes resulting in him going a couple hours without eating. Some officials have taken to making sure that he does eat, but he always assists on eating military meals, stating that, "they're what I've gotten used to; I know it sounds pretentious, but I nevertheless prefer it."

McCarthy has two brothers and a sister, being the oldest sibling. His two brothers are welders, and his sister is a professional chef. His father, meanwhile, is still alive but has long been in retirement, keeping a steady eye on his son's tenure in office.

Henry has been known to be extraordinarily extroverted, taking oftentimes semi-daily trips out into Aureus to engage with the people there, with some cross-country trips as well. He will sometimes have meals and attends social events with civilians, seeking to emphasize his belief that he is "one amongst you, in fact your servant as your leader more than your superior". There have been concerns about safety risks, but as of now McCarthy has not been targeted in any such plot.

McCarthy has a fondness for dogs, and lets many homeless dogs be trained for indoor living, with many of these dogs roaming the halls of the numerous government buildings. Henry, so far, has not failed to stop and pet every single one that passes him by. While this has gained some scrutiny from some more hard-nosed politicians, he has expressed the sentiment that, "the fellowship necessary for man's prosperity can be shown by their loyalty; it is a good lesson and reminder for me and others to consistently see."



Economy*

+ Economic System: Distributist Capitalism
+ Currency: Aurum [Ξ, for example Ξ1,000 for a thousand Aurums]
+ GDP: 197.7 Trillion Aurums
+ GDP Growth: ~0.3%
+ Exports: Cheese, Blueberries, Wheat, Weapons, Fish, Timber, Sugar, Bovine Meat, gems, rice, coffee, bananas, corn, textiles, raw materials, automobiles, steel, iron, manufactured parts, Copper, Manganese, Gold, Oil, Diamonds, Aluminum, Lead, Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals, Cotton, Nuclear Reactors, Computer Chips, Karmacite, Lithium, Uranium, Zinc, etc.
+ Imports: Fine China, Chemical Products, Coal, Resin Cement, etc.
+ Trade Status: Self-Sufficient
+ Regulation Degree: 2/10 (Minimal)
+ Bilateral Free Trade Agreements: German Empire, Spain, Australia, Westralia, Republic of Ireland, Fredonia, Mexico, Korea, Japan
+ Multilateral Free Trade Agreements: Southern Hemisphere Trident Operation Accompaniment (All SHTO Members), South American Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)
+ Average Income: 154,359 Aurums
+ World Economy Ranking: 1st


Infrastructure

Scytharum utilizes a combination of high-speed rail, road, marine, and air travel, which spans across a considerable deal of Scytharum. Massive funds from the federal and individual Commonwealth governments have been poured into this area, with record-breaking bullet trains and notably large Intercommonwealth Highways being built and improved each day. As well, air lanes have begun to be utilized, in order to lessen the burden on roads and trains, utilizing what are essentially helicopter buses in order to shuttle people to and fro. The helicopters are relatively expensive as of now, but the market is rapidly expanding, and prices are expected to drop as more competitors
arrive in the industry.

Industry is a huge component of Scytharum, and much of urban planning occurs around it. Said industry and the cities themselves are powered in huge part by nuclear energy, which often sit at least 10 miles outside of major cities as well as in the countryside. These nuclear power plants utilize a system of nuclear recycling in order to maximize efficiency. Scytharum, as a result of its nuclear power plants, has a relatively small carbon footprint, partially also due to how many Scythian citizens have solar panels on their rooftops.

International Airports have been in use in many of the largest cities of Scytharum nearly since the potential for such airports became possible. These international airports, as well as the numerous domestic airports in the nation itself make air travel a major component of Scythian travel. As well, notable historical airports and airbases include the airbase at Cristo, Galapagos, from which the first atomic bomb was dropped on Kitakyushu, as well as the airport of Garbark, which was one of the first airports in the world.

Meanwhile, seaports exist all along the Atlantic, Antarctic, and Pacific coasts of the United Commonwealths, with many of these ports being huge economic centers for international trade, with some of these ports also being historically significant. Such historically significant ports include Provo Bay, the main launching point of Operation: Libertatem, the Port of Rio Grande, being vital for shipping supplies to the post-Draka African duchies, Georgetown Bay, one of the major ports from which Scytharum shipped life-saving food and supplies to Germany during World War I, and Freedsman Port, one of the major naval production sites during the struggle against the Japanese Empire in WW2.



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