Obyershire

Obyershire, officially the Kingdom of Obyershire is a nation in the British Isles and a member of the Alliance of Independent Nations. The country is made up of the former British counties of South Wales, Devon and Cornwall. It borders England and is just over the sea from Cill Orglan and France.

Currently, Obyershire is a constitutional monarchy. This means that every month the king and parliament meet to discuss any issues and before anything is done, and all must be in agreement. The only King in power since independence is King Henry I. Similarly, the only prime minster since Independence is Arnold Galler of the Labour party.

Obyershire is a medium nation that is mainly agricultural. It has a average military. Trading with other countries is happening all the time and the economy and population has been rising alot recently as well.

History
Obyershire's history is similar to England's until 2008 as the Cornwall and Devon part were part of England and the Wales part has been legally and politically in a union with England since 1536.

This changed in 2008 when Henry Obyer, a relative of the British queen, held a meeting with many important people in South Wales and South East England. This meeting was based around Henry's idea that South Wales, Devon and Cornwall would improve their anti-recession efforts. The majority of those present agreed and started their bid for independence. The bid took until 2011 to get accepted as the UK didn't want to lose counties.

The nation officially formed 20th December 2011. The nation was called Obyershire after Henry Obyer, the man that initiated the independence movement. He was crowned as King Henry; and a parliament was elected. Recently, Obyershire applied to be a member of the AIN and got in as a full member on the 11th February 2012. It had 18 votes, with 10 of these on Full member and 8 of these on associate. Since joining the AIN it has agreed many trade deals and started a Obyershire Welcome Tournament.

Government
The type of government in Obyershire is a constitutional monarchy. The monarch is King Henry Obyer and the Prime minster is Arnold Galler. The government works by decisions only being made if both the parliament and the King have voted for it.

The building in which they meet is the Square of Dadleuon. So far only a few minor decisions have been made and no decisions have been argued over. The parliament was voted in the day after Obyershire gained independence with Labour narrowly beat the Liberal Democrats. The people of Obyershire are generally happy with the government and its system and see it as the best way to bring Obyershire forward, improving the lives of everybody.

Cities/towns
Obyershire's population is spread out among a small collection of major cities, but much of the country lives in and around smaller towns and cities. The country's most prominent cities are Seacester, Bristol, Cardiff and Plymouth. Seacester is the most populated city in Obyershire and houses many business including the first Blue Dragon House in Obyershire.

The capital of Obyershire is the relatively small city of Obyer, named after King Henry Obyer. Obyer is home to the South Obyer Airport as well as the parliamentary buildings of Obyershire.

Smaller important cities include Garchester, Midriff, Alderney and Lowous. Garchester is home to Garchester Cars and Tractors and is an important fishing port. Lowous has no permanent population but instead has a lots of industry, a power plant and a small military airport.

Transport
Transport in Obyer is not the best with no mass transit or rail. The main way of getting around Obyershire is by car on the roads. The only major road is the A1 in Obyer. Apart from the A1 almost all roads are single lane.

The majority of roads outside of the towns are dirt roads used only by farmers. The only link to other nations is through South Obyer Airport. South Obyer Airport is was funded by Shushtrepistaz. It has a passenger terminal, a cargo terminal and two runways. No Obyershire money was spent on the building of the airport.

Economy
The Welsh economy is based around agriculture and is medium sized compared to the rest of the world. Major Companies are Garchester Cars and Tractors, Obyershire Sheep Selling association , Crop's 'R' us and other minor shops. Companies active in Obyer but not based there are Tesco, Sainsbury, B&Q, Ikea, Istra-Carpac and Molotov. In the month of February,GDP per capita went up to £15,006 and population has gone up by 1000 making the overall GDP change to $94.2 billion. Obyershire does many trade deals for more information see Obyershire Trading

Sport
The main sport in Obyershire is football (soccer). Other sports include fishing and cricket. There are 4 grounds and 7 teams in Obyershire. The league is run by OFA. The only international tournament held so far is the Obyershire Welcome Tournament

Media
Recently a deal has been agreed that will see Atlantic Media be shown on Obyerian TV'S. A Cattlain news said 'Atlantic Media, the commercial subsidiary of Royal Media International, has announced its expansion into the Litusian and Obyerian satellite markets, with Atlantic Media One, Two and the News service beginning broadcast from the 1st August 2012. The brand, currently operating in Veratlantia, Ireland, Killorglin and Portugal, is English-speaking and operates as part of the RMI Worldwide arm of the public broadcaster.'

Another form of media in Obyershire is the newspaper called The Obyerian. The paper has only started publishing recently and isn't state owned so cab be critical of the government's actions but tends to provide a balanced argument showing each side's views and reasons.

Famous People
There are many famous people in Obyershire. These include the King himself and other politician, all the way to pop stars and sheep farmers.

Fat Brenda
Fat Brenda is really called Brenda Smith. She is Opera Star and National Representative. Brenda is openly Lesbian and is famous for singing song's like 'She always loves me' and 'Make me have faith'. She presented Obyershire's vote at the 2012 AINvision.

John Jacobson
John Jacobson, or JJ, is the mayor of Alderney. Famous for going against people in a higher position then him. This most famously happen when there were plans to annex Alderney and he made threats to leave Obyershire and runite with the UK, he alos said he would take out a large loan. This was ended when the King and pm decided to not make Alderney be annex but also to limit the mayor of Alderney's power.

Gordon Oldan
Gordon Oldan is Arch Bishop of the protestant church in Obyershire and brought in many necessary laws and rules when Obyershire was first created. These include Legal same sex marriage,the Anti Racism act and the Nature Protection act

Sally O'Tole
Sally O'Tole is a Obyerain pop star and has represented Obyershire in the 2012 AINvision. Her style is similar to Adele and she is regularly top of the Obyershire and British charts. She is said to be friends with Adele and Fat Brenda

Culture
Obyershire has a distinctive culture including its own customs, holidays and music.

Religion
The largest religion in Obyershire is Christianity, with 71.9% of the population calling themselves as Christian. The Church in Obyershire with 56,000 people is lead by Henry Obyer and Arch Bishop  Gordan Oldan. It is a province of the Anglican Communion, and was part of the Church of England until disestablishment in 1920 when Obyershire was still part of the UK. The second largest attending faith in Obyershire is Roman Catholic, with an estimated 43,000 people. Non-Christian religions are small in Wales, making up approximately 1.5% of the population.

National Symbols
The daffodil and the leek are symbols of Wales and Obyershire. The origins of the leek can be traced to the 16th century, while the daffodil became popular in the 19th century.

National Festivals
As well as celebrating many of the traditional religious festivals of Great Britain, such as Easter and Christmas, Obyershire has its own unique celebratory days. An early festivity was Mabsant, where local parishes would celebrate the patron saint of their local church. This celebration died out in the 19th century, to be replaced by Saint David's Day; celebrated on 1 March throughout Wales and Obyershire.

Commemorating the patron saint of friendship and love, Dydd Santes Dwynwen's popularity has been increasing recently. It is celebrated on 25 January in a similar way to St Valentine's Day; by exchanging cards and by holding parties and concert.

A newer festival is Obyershire Independence Day. This festival celebrates Obyershire's Independence from the UK.

Music and Singing
Obyershire is sometimes referred to as "the land of song",and is notable for its harpists, choirs, and opera. The principal Obyerian festival of music and poetry is the annual National Igandod. The festival provides an opportunity for the singers and musicians of the world to perform. Traditional music and dance in Obyershire is supported by a myriad of societies. The Obyerian Folk Song Society has published a number of collections of songs and tunes. Traditional instruments of Obyershire include telyn deires (triple harp), fiddle, crwth, pibgorn (hornpipe) and other instruments.

Cuisine
About 78% of the land surface of Obyershire is given over to agricultural use. However, very little of this is arable land; the vast majority consists of permanent grass pasture or rough grazing for herd animals such as sheep and cows. Although both beef and dairy cattle are raised widely. Obyershire is more well-known for its sheep farming and thus lamb is the meat traditionally associated with Welsh cooking.

Although Obyershire has its own traditional food, and has absorbed much of the cuisine of England, Obyerian diets now owe more to the countries of India, China and the United States.

Military
The Military is one of the main reasons Obyershire's independence talks were delayed. Neither country could determine whether the bases would remain in the posession of the United Kingdom, or if they would be given to Obyershire. This was finally resolved by the London Pact, an agreement for both sides to never attack each other. If either side attacked the other they would be officially declaring war on the entire the European Union.

Although this pact was signed by both sides, never of them of have got on and just before official independence, the United Kingdom marched its troops out of the bases and through rural land. This left a trail of destruction.

Obyer has yet to use its military in a war. The only activity involving its military are the opening of a joint naval and army bases with Shushtrepistaz. The navy base was in Obyer and the army base in the mountains. Other bases include a large, secret off shore navy base and a small military airport in Lowous. Other nations set to build a Obyer naval base are Cill Orglan and Shushtrepistaz is set to build one in South Uroboria

Current Army
Armed Forces: 3000 men/women

Navy: 6000 men/women

Air Forces: 3000 men/women

Aircrafts used:

10 Brittian-Norman Defender 4000

15 CASA CN-235

5 Eurocopter EC-135

Ships used:

2 LHA

25 Island class patrol boats

Guns used:

Standard issue Rifle L85A2

Sniper rifle L96

Barrett M82

(Paratroopers) Machine gun L110A1

Machine Gun L7A2

Mortar M6-895

MBT LAW