Kanosia

The great banking nation of Kanosia is a growing, developing, and aging nation at 515 days old with citizens primarily of Celtic ethnicity whose religion is Buddhism. Its technology is advancing rapidly. Its citizens enjoy a wealth of technology within their nation. Its citizens pay high taxes and constantly express grievances about their government and work environments. The citizens of Kanosia work diligently to produce Oil and Gems as tradable resources for their nation. The government has no definite position on foreign affairs at this time. It believes nuclear weapons are necessary for the security of its people. The military of Kanosia has been positioned at all border crossings and is arresting all drug traffickers. Kanosia allows its citizens to protest their government but uses a strong police force to monitor things and arrest lawbreakers. It has an open border policy, but in order for immigrants to remain in the country they will have to become citizens first. Kanosia believes in the freedom of speech and feels that it is every citizen's right to speak freely about their government. The government gives foreign aid when it can, but looks to take care of its own people first. Kanosia will not make deals with another country that has a poor history of inhuman treatment of its citizens.

The above informaton is correct as of - 15/01/08

The land now known as Kanosia was originally ruled by a series of Celtic tribes, who constantly warred with each other for military supremacy. In 1432 the High Chieftan Finian MacDonagh MacCarthaigh took rule of the lands and formed the Kingdom Of Hyrule. The Kingdom became a cultural and educational centre for a long period of time. It was renowned for it's high arts - stonecrafts and sculpting, gem-work as well as original architecture and unique design. In 1636 a series of banks took control of the Kingdom and imposed a High Chancellor, a descendant of the former royal family, who were, after a time, exonerated. High taxes were imposed on the citizens and all trade goods for a number of years when the new goverment took control. In 1764 Sir Arther McCuraith discovered the changes in the desert nearing Kanosia's borders. He discovered that the desert was increasing 1/4 of a mile annually. In 1774 Kanosia, as well as the neighbouring nation of Ossetia, constructed a grand wall between the two nations, not for military or isolationist purposes, but as a practical stopgap against the desert's encroachment into Kanosia's rivers and valuable agricultural areas which supplied the needs of both countries at the time. The wall itself was designed to be a symbol of man's ability to create and design. It is roughly 200 miles long, seventy feet high and consists of large red and blue gems every 1/4 mile to symbolise both nations.

In 1836 the City of Fordaia, mostly known for being a centre of exploration gained high fame for its launch of an air ship. It consisted of a hugely modifed clipper ship with large hydrogen air bags to keep it afloat. Three of these ships were launched from the city because of it's history of exploration and expeditions into the unkown regions of the world. Two were sent out to sea and one into the nearing Ossetian desert. All three ships were lost, two however were discovered a number of years later. The BSA Hill was discovered in 1926 by Ossetian traders who found it nearly submerged into the sand with skeletal remains surrounding the area. The BSA Victoria was found on an island two hundred miles off the Antarctic coast in 1987. The ship was fully intact, but its airbag seemed to have disappeard. The crew of the ship were, to the shock of the discoverers, still fully intact, with their frozen corpses dotted all around the ship. The third ship, the BSA MacArthy, was never found. Rumours however emerged that the ship was seen by natives in the central regions of Africa.

In the early 1900's, vast reserves of oil were found on Kanosian territory, and this fuelled a massive economic boom. This, in conjunction with the precious metals industry that the country had been relying on as a chief export dating back to the Hyrule Kingdom, saw Kanosia through many tough times, during war and other difficult economic downturns. Today oil and gems are still the main exports, with imports ranging from gold, lead, silver and spices, among others. The banking alliances have tight control over the country's economy, with high quality industries producing steel, jewellry and computer chips.

War
Kanosia has a strong military tradition, dating back to even before the Kingdom of Hyrule. Hyrule itself was subject to many attempted invasions over the years, and it's capital city, along with the castle of Graypearl, was burned down and rebuilt several times over. Relations with nearby Ossetia usually tended to be genial, however records show that this was not always so. The desert tribes once attacked the capital, but were unsuccessful, but during the War of the Wolves, Ossetia invaded and successfully captured Graypearl after a short struggle. Due to potential for civil war, a war that Ossetia could not afford to contain, the noble Hylian house of Liwellan was placed on the Hylian throne by command of the Ossetian prince. The other attempted invasions, however, usually united the two countries into defending themselves.

Kanosia today maintains a relatively strong military force consisting of infantry, an air corps. and a small navy. As a member of Nordreich and then Norden Verein, and thusly the Initiative, Kanosia fought in several global wars, including the Maroon War, the Second Great War, and the Third Great War. In the last war Kanosia's air force, which up to that point had been among the strongest in the world, was severely depleted and has not since been restored due to the economic pressures that war has forced on the country. Modern military actions are usually coordinated with Ossetia and Splabonia, the three countries an effective force that has successfully seen many gains for all three, such as the invasions of Vindrille and Zagaland during the Third Great War. As a member nation of Norden Verein, Kanosia forms a vital part of a constantly-shifting number of fireteams, and continues to fight successfully on many fronts for the alliance.