Antarctic Oasis

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Antarctic Oasis
Forum: Antarctic Oasis
Population: ~60 nations
Delegate: Krioval
Founder: Omigodtheykilledkenny
Info: NSEconomy RC XML

The Antarctic Oasis regional flag.
The Antarctic Oasis regional flag.

Antarctic Oasis is a moderately sized region with around 60 nations and a population approaching 350 billion. It is also one of the largest regions in the NationStates world claiming Antarctic real estate, along with the region of Antarctica. Initially formed from the wreckage of former Valdesian nations, Antarctic Oasis was purportedly the world's last unspoiled Antarctic wilderness -- that is, until powerful civilizations invaded, building massive ice cities in the desert and mountains and dotting the receding glaciers with thriving seaports. Soon, the shady leaders of the region's rogue nations had an extensive commercial paradise on their hands, relentlessly harvesting the Earth of its gold, uranium and oil reserves, and finding new and terrible ways to abuse the indigenous penguin -- including drafting the more vicious ones into military service and forcing the less useful into lives of servitude as butlers or test subjects in the region's many secret experimental weapons labs.

Antarctic Oasis is strictly a rogue region -- only the scummiest dictatorships, corporate dominions and Evil Conservative Empires populate this frozen wasteland, where UN/WA membership is neither condoned nor condemned -- and members adhere to a strict "shoot on sight" rule for any Compliance Ministry official spotted inside the region's sovereign borders. Region members cherish their natural isolation from the global community, which allows them to partake in any number of duplicitous deeds away from the prying eyes of international watchdogs.

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[edit] History

Main article: Antarctic Oasis' Greatest Hits!

The Federal Republic of Omigodtheykilledkenny founded Antarctic Oasis in May 2005 when a seismic catastrophe enveloped most of its former Valdesian neighbors. Dozens of nations would follow the Federal Republic to its refuge at the bottom of the world, and before the new leaders of this budding paradise knew it, they had a thriving "Antarctian" society on their hands.

Antarctic Oasis's early days were marked by Palixia's n00bish attempts to drag the region into a war with some irrelevant communist nitwit, and then to wrest the delegacy away from OMGTKK. When the nation finally left, some decided maybe the region could find better things to do with its time. In December, the infant Allied Antarctic Asskickers (AAA) participated in a brief incursion into The Eternal Kawaii to halt the theocracy's nuclear ambitions. [1]

Kennyite commandos on the bloody Chechen front.
Kennyite commandos on the bloody Chechen front.

The region on the whole became more actively involved with United Nations affairs, and began attracting major UN powers like Cluichstan and Gruenberg into the fold. In February 2006 the UN ratified the region's first resolution, a repeal of Gay Rights. Thirty other resolutions from Antarctic Oasis nations would eventually pass, with region members sponsoring nearly one third of all passed resolutions between the time that Repeal "Gay Rights" (Feb. '06) and International Measurements Act (March '08) were adopted. The region has retained its distinction as the primary sponsor of international legislation since the World Assembly was formed to replace the UN in April 2008.

Several regional powers joined in OMGTKK's invasion of Chechnya in early 2006 [2], and later that year, region members adopted formal treaties for the AOEAA free-trade zone and the AAA. [3] [4] The Regional Security Council (later renamed the "RDA") and the regional defense HQ both opened for business in September. Also that month, Karmicaria's Queen Adrienne held a competition for suitors seeking her hand from across the region (and Ausserland) -- the result being that the nation's king would be a Kennyite. [5]

A series of local rebellions carried out on Antarctic lands naturally attracted regional involvement in 2008. The governments of Snefaldia and The Palentine intervened on opposing sides when Altanar's rambunctious colonies (at the time called Antarctic Altanar and Poivre Atoll) declared independence. [6] Months later, the violent aftermath of Yelda's elections spilled over into the nation's Antarctic sphere of influence, marking the first time that the Regional Security Council was convened to discuss a potential security threat. [7]

[edit] Geography and wildlife

For an Antarctic region, Antarctic Oasis is unusually warm. This is due largely to environmentally destructive activities in the region's many cities, military installations, weapons-testing facilities and mines. Fossil fuel production and consumption is irregularly high among Oasis societies; much of this can be attributed to defiance of the UN in the region's early days, and, well, the inability to stop once problematic restrictions were removed. This has resulted in the accelerated erosion of glaciers and ice shelves in the formerly pristine wilderness, and unseasonably warm temperatures in coastal areas. Climatologists, indubitably, blame it all on global warming.

A "penguin crossing" in Princess Mint.
A "penguin crossing" in Princess Mint.

Despite it all, the local wildlife have thrived. The numbers of the native penguin have not diminished in recent years, even after a large number of them inexplicably began spontaneously to combust. [8] Of all species in the Antarctic, native and imported, penguins (of many varieties) remain the most prominent and numerous, with the "exploding" kind most common in nations such as Omigodtheykilledkenny and The Palentine, where military leaders pioneered regional efforts to recruit the natives to defend their beloved homeland.

What do we do with a dolphin sailor...?
What do we do with a dolphin sailor...?

Though mainly known for its fiercely loyal "native" warriors, Antarctic Oasis does boast other interesting sentient and sapient wildlife. Medieval Gnomish Warbands, servants to the nation Carson the Muscrat, roam the lands hunting for Compliance gnomes and collecting rent (although "committing armed robbery" might be more accurate phrasing). A vast colony of evil smurfs, 12 billion strong, is said to be hidden beneath the continent's icy surface, close to the South Pole. The Palentine has inducted dolphins into its navy, mainly for the purposes of detecting underwater mines, but their service as seamen has rendered their mouths the scourge of the southern seas. Parents must shield their children's virgin ears whenever a Palentine Navy Dolphin is near; they talk so filthily, they have been immortalized in a Palentine Board of Tourism slogan: "Come visit The Palentine: Our Dolphins Swear Like Drunken Sailors!"

The region has also been known for housing abominable snowmen, and has been threatened before with bands of mutant polar bears. A certain "Evilest Talking Skull in NationStates" was recently recruited by the region's government.

[edit] Notable nations

  • Omigodtheykilledkenny - Founder, sponsor of Repeal "Max Barry Day"
  • Lois-Must-Die - regional standard-bearer (at least they like to think so) for unfettered oppression and corruption, you do not want to look up these guys' kilts
  • The Palentine - regional defense secretary, former UN Delegate
  • Princess Mint - we'd be glad to share our plans of world domination with you, but first, won't you join us for some tea? Guido! Nunzio! Show them to their seats! Heh-heh-heh...
  • Mashtopia - the Genderless Empire, home of the Gender-Confused One and the infamous yetis with cigar-cutters
  • Gruenberg - former UN Delegate, inspiration for Surly the Repealinator
  • Flibbleites Puppet - everyone's favorite "rouge nation" is now everyone's favorite puppe-- oops, he's dead again
  • Automobilistan - yet another puppet of HotRodia
  • Karmicaria - sponsor of Outlaw Necrophilia and Sexual Privacy Act
  • N00biana - occasionally a comet will appear in the sky and they'll all commit mass-suicide, but the scary buggers keep regenerating somehow
  • Bloodstone Kay - y'arrrrrrrr!, lucky bastards kept evading Edmundan efforts to outlaw piracy, but sadly nothing lasts forever
  • Allech-Atreus - interstellar empire specializing in ultra-advanced superweaponry, insane genetic experiments, sensible UN policy; an Enclave of A-A existed in the Oasis before the main nation moved in
  • The Evil Smurfs - "...unfortunately, there were times when people dug too deep. A strange, yet large mushroom patch was found. At first, the workers didn't think anything of it...and then the murders started."
  • Islenska - superior gamers and former frequenters of the Strangers' Bar
  • Cobdenia - sponsor of Diplomatic Immunity and Maritime Safety Standards Act, master disrupter of the space-time continuum
  • South Jenstown - yay, a party! Diet Coke's on Aki! *pours Diet Coke on Aki* *giggle giggle*
  • Stewed Rats - "something of an oddity, to say the least...a billion-strong or so (sapient rats), living in a handful of communities clustered around a particularly toxic outlying region of the Federal Republic."
  • Quadalingo - even a haven for right-wing dictators needs a place for the hippies and beatniks; where else would the region's draft-dodgers go?
  • WhaleCo Global LLC - really not so much a nation as it is a joint business venture between several AO nations seeking to circumvent a UN whaling ban
  • Iron Felix - former Yeldan UN ambassador and Pleiades Delegate, perfecter of the ancient art of defenestration
  • Snefaldia - formerly bucking for most radical theocrats in the region (nipping at Gruenberg's heels)
  • Antarctic Kawaiians - they're everywhere! - Omigodtheykilledkenny, The Palentine, Snefaldia - you can't escape them! Might as well start worshiping Hello Kitty now, before they take over your nation too!
  • Cookesland - sponsor of Freedom of Assembly
  • Altani Overseas States - someone finally decided to give these "mutinous, unruly jerks" their own nation! (formerly known as Antarctic Altanar)
  • Douria - repealinating scum, holder of the Regional Delegacy for a brief period in 2008
  • Zarquon Froods - seasoned competitor for the Regional Delegacy, one of the few nations to run twice
  • Venerable libertarians - sworn enemies of all aquatic mammals
  • Golgothastan - go-to guys when Quadalingo runs out of weed, former UN contributors
  • Aundotutunagir - the People of Aundotutunagir are opposed to being listed here
  • Blasted Pirates - we didn't have enough pirate-themed nations in our region; we needed one more! Y'arrrrr!!
  • Krioval - sorry, ladies: guys this good-looking are always one of two things...and these ones ain't married!
  • Philimbesi - basically The West Wing, transformed into its own nation and run by some guy named Phil
  • Enn - heh-heh, we all knew Lady Faren couldn't resist President Fernanda's charms...though now she has some competition!

[edit] Former nations

[edit] Regional leaders

The leaders of Antarctic Oasis powers actually aren't all the "militarist dictators" some have made them out to be. Although many regional heads of state are the absolute rulers of their respective nations, some (notably those of Omigodtheykilledkenny and Cookesland) are democratically elected, and other despotic regimes retain democratic elements, such as Gruenberg and The Palentine. Still others are former despotic governments that have since converted to democracy, like Karmicaria.

Currently serving heads of state with their own NSwiki articles include:

Other (wikified) personalities who have taken key roles in regional politics include:

[edit] Government

The infamous former Meniñım Prison, site of Antarctic Oasis diplomatic headquarters in Snefaldia.
The infamous former Meniñım Prison, site of Antarctic Oasis diplomatic headquarters in Snefaldia.

The regional government coordinates through an informal group of de-facto regional governors, or charter nations (currently Omigodtheykilledkenny, Lois-Must-Die, The Palentine, Gruenberg, Iron Felix, Snefaldia, Cobdenia and Krioval) -- who are appointed by the Founder and in fact do absolutely nothing to govern the region, as charter nation status is granted more for prestige and bragging rights than anything else. However, several charter members bear other informal duties on top of their charter "obligations": The Palentine, for instance, serves as regional defense secretary and supreme allied commander of the Allied Antarctic Asskickers.

Some aspects of regional governance have been outsourced to special bodies, such as the Regional Security Council, which coordinates AAA defense operations, and a (rather pointless) Secretariat, which was formed in June 2006 to oversee the regional free-trade zone, with several nations having appointed regional trade representatives.

In 2007, the region contracted the Gnomish Warbands to harass nations that hadn't already "voluntarily" contributed to the Scheme for Collective Antarctic Management (SCAM), the region's central funding source. [9] More recently, Murray the Evil Skull was hired on as the region's gatekeeper, although being just a skull sitting on a stool, his faculties are somewhat limited.

[edit] Diplomatic Corps

Instituted in March 2007, the Antarctic Oasis Diplomatic Corps prides itself in slacking off, accomplishing nothing, rivaling the old United Nations in wasteful bureaucracy, and giving some of the region's diplomats the chance to pull an easy paycheck. It's also supposed to be a central instrument for intraregional diplomacy, but for God's sake don't tell them that! Regional diplomats include Kennyite circus freak Lenny Beteta, Jeniac hot-dog vendor Mikey Mao and crazedbolshevikzombie!! Felix Dzerzhinsky.

[edit] Regional Delegate

See also: Delegates of Antarctic Oasis

The Regional Delegate is considered the region's second-in-command. The region does not elect its delegate (though putting candidates through hell before the founder finally appoints one has become a cherished "Antarctian" tradition), nor does it conduct polls to determine how the delegate will vote on World Assembly legislation. Delegates typically serve a six-month term. The current delegate (since April 2010) is Krioval.

In August 2008, Douria became the first delegate to resign while in office. Snefaldia was appointed to serve out the rest of the term.

[edit] Foreign relations

Antarctic Oasis does not maintain permanent relations with other regions, and as a general rule does not join interregional alliances (with the exception of a brief stint in ACCEL in 2007). Yet the region has maintained friendly, if informal, relations with leaders of numerous regions, such as Texas, Wysteria, England, Lavinium, The Pleiades, Final Fantasy, Monkey Island, That Place Over There, User Friendlia, Zhaucauozian Friendship, even Anticapitalist Alliance. Protectorates of many prominent nations, including noted UN/WA regulars and several NS moderators, line the region's substantial roster of puppet governments. Antarctic Oasis has a mostly cordial relationship with Gatesville, particularly on the issue of national sovereignty and the World Assembly, but relations between the two regions have been subject to occasional straining over the years. Very little direct contact has occurred between the Oasis and its "sister region" of Antarctica, though leaders of the two regions tend to regard each other with mutual admiration. Relations with Antarctic Paradise, a former colony established by disgruntled ex-region members, were surprisingly warm.

Antarctic Oasis does not participate in raiding or defending operations or activities. Its attitude toward invaders is one of general disdain. In 2007, leaders of Antarctic Oasis refounded Malibu Islands after the remnants of a 2006 invasion left the region uninhabitable.

Cluichstan was appointed head of foreign affairs in 2006, but the region has had trouble staffing its foreign office since the Misbehaving Sultanate departed the region later that year.

Despite the ban on regional embassies, foreign nations are permitted to establish permanent missions to the region. Nations that have done so include Ausserland, Lady Deathstrike and Quintessence of Dust.

[edit] UN/WA affairs

Antarctic Oasis's intrinsic anti-UN nature has not prevented many of its members from being regular participants in international diplomacy and policy-making. A number of Antarctic Oasis nations were actively involved in UN affairs before the organization's collapse in 2008. Many among the region's UN contingent were members of organizations such as ACCEL, NSO, UNOG and UN DEFCON -- of which only UNOG is still semi-active.

The Antarctic Oasis Department of UN/WA Affairs maintains a record of the voting history of past and present Regional Delegates, issues official announcements to the General Assembly about the delegate's vote on important legislation, and coordinates regional efforts to spy upon and sabotage WA fluffies and overthrow their wretched governments-- er, "work cooperatively with other regions and nations to formulate more sensible, sovereignty-friendly international law." The current secretary of WA affairs is Lois-Must-Die.

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