Rixoneigh

Rixoneigh is a very large and new nation at 23 days old with citizens primarily of Mixed ethnicity whose religion is Taoism. Its technology is first rate and its citizen’s marvel at the astonishing advancements within their nation. Its citizens pay high taxes and constantly express grievances about their government and work environments. The citizens of Rixoneigh work diligently to produce Silver and Lead as tradable resources for their nation. It is an aggressive country that some say has an itch for war. When it comes to nuclear weapons Rixoneigh will not research or develop nuclear weapons. The military of Rixoneigh has been positioned at all border crossings and is arresting all drug traffickers. Rixoneigh 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. Rixoneigh 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. Rixoneigh will not make deals with another country that has a poor history of inhuman treatment of its citizens.

Government
The government of Rixoneigh is Republican. The country's first government was transitional in order to please the ever-shifting demand from their citizens. As the country grew older and more stable the people of Rixoneigh were happy to stay with a Republican government and to this day it hasn't shifted.

Three main political parties have claimed dominance over the years, The New Party for the People (NPP), Radical Party of Rixoneigh (RPR), and The Rixoneigh Radical Party (RRP)

War
War is an option for Rixoneigh but it will only attack in self-defense or to aid supporting Country. It will help out a weaker country when asked but it won’t side if an aggressive nation for an attack on a smaller one.

Foreign Policies
Rixoneigh is not a part of any alliances. It does not disagree with alliances and would prefer to be in one. But the needs of the people are very clear to Wakefield and she searches for an alliance that will meet these needs.

Military/RAM
The Rixoneigh military's official name is The Armed Forces of Rixoneigh. It's also been referred to as the Rixoneigh armed military which the people shortened to RAM

The Military bears their own symbol different to the coat of arms and flag carried by their country. But the symbol is not without similarities that tie the people of Rixoneigh with their armed forces.

As it stands now Rixoneigh does not have the resources to produce anything mechanical for their army so the concentrate on training their soldiers to be elite tacticians trained for real combat.

R. Wakefield having set aside political duties for more military minded thinking now is in charge of all armed forces.

National Sports
Rixoneigh's national and most widely played sport is Hockey. It’s the sport the people most closely associate with national pride. Even though Rixoneigh is far from dominating in any sports category the one they seem to fast gaining skill in is hockey. Their are 10 teams in Rixoneigh’s own self-formed league. The National Hockey league of Rixoneigh or the NHLR

Other sports played professional throughout Rixoneigh are Handball, Paintball, Soccer, and Football. Baseball in only a small minority sport and is not played professionally