The Coalition of Independent Antarctica

Areas Controlled: Antarctica

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Current Leader: Issac Gregoros

Government: Meritocratic Congress

Military: the military of the Coalition is virtually nonexistent. What military does exist is focused entirely on defense of the three cities and various scientific outposts in the nation. The military focuses on being able to preform at maximum efficiency in the constant cold weather so as to outlast any threats that may arise despite their small size. 

Population: Approximately 428,000

Productions: the Coalition is heavily focused on researching new technologies to improve conditions in their nation. While their population is quite small and is almost entirely based in the two large underground cities dug into the landmass of Antarctic, scientific research has reached unprecedented levels due to the national mentality that in order to succeed you must contribute more to the society than those around you. The harsh climate has forced research almost exclusively into improvements in survivability for the common people. This has lead to greatly strengthened building and mining techniques to reinforce the constantly expanding underground cities. These cities are powered by many geothermal wells that take energy from deep in the Earth. As a side effect, this keeps the cities relatively warm and allows for enough heat to grow food in large underground greenhouses. Their third city lies above ground on the Antarctic Peninsula as the major trade city for the Coalition. 

History: During the Third World War, a large number of scientists from nations all over the world sought a safe land where they could escape the devastation caused by the war. Once nation borders began to break down, they took advantage of the situation and left for the scientific outposts in Antarctica. Over the remaining course of the war and subsequent political collapses many refugees were drawn to the Coalition for its incredible process in building a society free from the threat of the war.  The Coalition accepted all who made the trip on the condition that they work to carry their own weight in the growing society as they help to expand it. Over the time since, the two underground cities were developed in order to combat the climate. Now the Coalition continues to advance with its mentality of advancement for the good of all members of the Coalition and not the individual.

Racial Diversity: the Coalition accepts all races and has laws against discrimination in any form, but the majority of its citizens are white. Due to long times underground, most citizens in the two underground cities have much paler skin.

Religion: The Coalition accepts freedom of religion, but the vast majority of its citizens are either non practicing religious, Atheist, or Agnostic. Very few citizens still stick to the religions, if any, they had prior to joining the Coalition.