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 small military but is receiving support from Shushtrepistaz. 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 has one city and many towns. The city is also the capital. Its called Obyer after King Henry Obyer and is on the coastline. The only major town is Garchester, which is also on the coast. Garchester is home to Garchester Cars and Tractors and the main place for fishing. Another small town is Lowous. Lowous has no houses 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

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

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.