The Free Republic of Atlasia

What if CEOs made a country?

Categories: Countries, Locations

Pronunciation

At-LAY-zha

Demonym

Atlasian

Capital

The Capital

Symbol

Money!!!

Currency

Atlasian Moolah (ALM)

The green money-lovers.

Geography

Atlasia borders Bauhinia on the south, shares a short border with Fanton on the southwest, Westavia on the west, Moreland on the northwest, and shares a short border with Sylvandia on the north.

It is mostly fertile plains suitable for growing rice, wheat, and corn, with some mountain ranges near its border with Westavia and Moreland called the Atlasian Mountains. Mt. Atlas, the tallest mountain in the mountain range, stands between Atlasia and Moreland.

The closest geographical mirror to Atlasia is northern China.

Government

The Atlasian government consists only of the judicial courts, law enforcement (police), and the military. The courts mostly only settle contract and property disputes; the police mostly enforce property laws; and the military have such a hard time getting recruits they resort to manipulation and coercion — since mandatory drafting would blow the Atlasians' minds. See section economy for the corporations filling in the gap.

Foreign relations

Atlasia is on Bauhinia's side in the cold war against Moreland. All other countries (except Bauhinia) have issued travel warnings to Atlasia because of how hot of a mess it is over there, and in retaliation Atlasia have travel warnings for those countries as well, which is pretty stupidly funny.

Atlasia's rampant criminal (in other countries' definitions of "criminal") activities leaking out into other countries has always been a pain in the ass for everyone, including Bauhinia.

Economy

Private corporations dominate in Atlasia's laissez-faire economy. Notable industries include:

• Fire, and other disaster prevention. If you can't afford the protection fees, we would leave you to burn. If your fire leaks to other houses under our protection, we might put out yours and charge you the complete fees, forcing you into debt!
• Healthcare. We all know where this is going.
• Prison. Work or die.
• And well, more.

They're all controlled by either monopolies or oligopolies.

Aside from that, criminal activities (as defined by other countries — they certainly aren't "criminal" here) is rampant in Atlasia as people used every tactic imaginable to achieve their goals.

Society

Personal freedom is the pillar of Atlasian society. Anything that remotely infringes on that is immediately seen as authoritarian and vehemently opposed.

Marriage as an institution is abolished. Nobody can dictate who you can or can't be with.

Also, there is no age where you "legally turn into an adult." You're considered mature enough when you consider yourself mature enough. Although, the consensus is whenever you hit puberty.

Naming conventions

Parents don't get to name their kids. Kids decide their own names. You can change your name, gender, or even race anytime you want — it's up to you. Though, people don't change names, especially last names, that often, because it's a pain for other people as well as themselves. Most settle down in their teenage years.

Aside from that, Atlasia's naming conventions mirrors our western world, with a given name, an optional middle name, and a family name. For example, "Jackpot Cloudy" and "Snake Cloudy."

Since marriage isn't a thing anymore, women don't tend to change their last names to their boyfriend's, though some people are just assholes and would make their girlfriends change them anyways (such as Jackpot's father) to signify an official, long-lasting relationship. But there are still scarcely men changing their last names to their girlfriend's.

Espionage

Atlasia is a country rife with espionage activity both political and corporate, because of its vast economic and political freedom. The capital, The Capital, is the de-facto spy capital of the world, where you can find agents of every country working for every goal using every tactic imaginable.

History

Atlasia was created by Moose immigrants after the Guardian Moose's coup. They hated the new regime, so they made their own the way they liked it.

They took the plains in the east and declared independence in 1945. Since then, Atlasia has been a place for the ambitious to seek opportunity. Thousands of grassroot entrepreneurs made a fortune here and slowly expanded their markets to the world. Innovations were unstoppable — in fact, half of the new inventions of the industrial revolution were made in Atlasia after 1945.