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[hider=The Cuban Empire]
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[h2]The Cuban Empire[/h2]

[i]"God wills it!"[/i][/center]

[b]Banner/Flag/Identifying Symbol[/b]:
[hider=Cuban Flag][img]http://www.cubaflags.com/images/cuban-flag-old.jpg[/img][/hider]

[b]Government Type/Structure[/b]:
Empire

[b]Leader(s)[/b]:
Emperor Francisco de la cal Delgado


[b]Culture[/b]:
Culturally, Cuba is considered part of Latin America. It is a multiethnic Empire whose people, culture and customs derive from diverse origins, including the aboriginal Taíno and Ciboney peoples, the long period of Spanish colonialism, the introduction of African slaves, a close relationship with the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and a significant Canadian and European tourist precedes during the American blockade. Even following the lifting of the blockade by President Barrack Obama the Cubans clung fiercely to their traditions, limiting American investment in the island to save something of their culture. 

It will come as no surprise to learn that not much of the Caribbean was considered nuclear target worthy by the large powers and as chaos descended the Cubans quietly stayed out of it. During the initial chaos a General, Alejandro de la cal Delgado, seized power with the assistance of the army and declared himself President-for-life. 

His lineage has survived as the ruling faction on the Island and over time the Cubans, led by various dictators, has managed to conquer every island in the Caribbean and even expand in some instances onto the mainland. This despite serious disease that wiped out 50% of the population, a blessing in disguise as the local infrastructure following The End could not have hoped to support the pre-war population. 

The idea of a President was eventually replaced, at the suggestion of the Catholic Church, with a Godly ordained Emperor. 

Not to be left out, the Catholic Church in Cuba moved quickly to create a new ArchBishop of Havana, decreeing that all Catholics in the new world should look to his holiness for guidance. 


[b]Demographics[/b]:
Latino 50%
Black 30%
White 20%


[b]Nation History[/b]:
The Cuban Empire grew from the chaos After the End, starting out with a traitorous General and a coups d'etat. This man, General Alejandro de la cal Delgado, moved swiftly to subjugate his home island and install himself as a dictator for life style President. Generations would pass, carefully recorded by a resurgent Catholic Church, and the Delgado line flourished. Each successive Delgado advancing the countries borders, swallowing up the other Caribbean Islands. 

The greatest of these expansionists was the first Cuban Emperor, Paco de la cal Delgado. It was he who led the invasion of Hispaniola and Jamaica, adding the two larger islands to his existing claims. The Catholic Church, never one to miss a golden opportunity, declared that Paco had been sent by God to build a Cuban Emperor and so he was crowned.

Pact's family would go on to secure the rest of the Caribbean and eventually invade both mainland North America and the lands that had once been Mexico. At the moment the Empire is locked in a tribal insurgency in old world Florida and a titanic struggle against resurgent Aztecs in Mazatlan. 


[b]Description of Economy[/b]:
The Empire produces much of what it requires within its own borders. Its chief uproots are weapons, steel, coal for smithing, and timber since the islands have only, in the last years, begun to fully replenish the damage done by logging in the old world.

Cuba does a brisk export trade in coffee, tobacco, and slaves taken in its mainland conquests. Much of the business it does is through the Merchant Republic of Nova Scotia. 


[b]Territory and Description of Environment[/b]:
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With most of the Empire south of the Tropic of Cancer, the local climate is tropical, moderated by northeasterly trade winds that blow year-round. The temperature is also shaped by the Caribbean current, which brings in warm water from the equator. This makes the climate of Cuba warmer than Hong Kong, which is at around the same latitude as Cuba, but has a subtropical climate instead of a tropical climate. The warm temperatures of the Caribbean Sea and the fact that Cuba sits across the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico combine to make the Empire prone to frequent hurricanes. These are most common in September and October.

Territories controlled by the Empire include all traditional islands of the Caribbean, minus the Nova Scotian possession of Bermuda, parts of southern Florida and most of Mazatlan.


[b]Description of Military[/b]:
The Empire maintains an impressive standing land army and navy modelled on the ancient Moors who once conquered much of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. This is most likely result of Emperor Paco I, who was fascinated with the history of Spain and the peoples who had once conquered it. It is also good to note that a number of old-world tall ships were in Havana and simply "taken without intent to return" by the original leader. Most of the ships built now are ideal for fast work in the Caribbean but would be hard pressed to make a major ocean crossing.  [/hider]