Mirani After Independance

Discovery of Oil
In 1954, a geographical study was commenced to see what the island and ocean bed were made of, the results showed that area has very large quantities of oil and natural gas, all in rich of current technology. The government approved the construction of two offshore oil rigs, and many natural gas plants on the Big Island. But it could not be within 100km or a city, town or other settlements of over 500 people. All of Mirani's oil is domestically produced, and there is such a large deposit of oil, it has been proven that it will last for the considerable future. There are currently plans to build two more offshore oil rigs. This started a huge economic expansion, Crestview changed rapidly from a small city of 100,000 to a city with over 1 million inhabitants today (2011 census).

Today
Nowadays Miranians have high life expectancy, high living conditions, some of the highest in the world. The discovery of oil led Crestview to turn into a huge economical and business centre, with many skyscrapers in the CBD. Crestview is by far the largest city in Mirani, it has almost 400,000 more inhabitants than the next largest, Seatown, with a population of 150,546 citizens. The island nation is heavily developed to very high standards. The government is very concentrated on the environment, with 50% of the islands uninhabited national parks. Recently, the amount of funding from New Holland has increased, funding such projects as the Rōhi Tower and many other, nation-wide developments from Power Plants, Roads and Mining.

Asylum Seekers
In 2012, Mirani become Australia's new plan for their large Asylum Seeker problem. These 'boat people' would be sent to Mirani and placed into detention centres for 5 years, and will be educated about Mirani, largely teaching them English and how to fit in with Miranian society and culture. After the 5 years of being in the detention centre, they are able to be sent out to the public after a series of tests, if they score above 70%, they will be able to become a citizen of Mirani and able to live and work in the country. There is a limit of 10,000 a year, and in return Australia has signed a policy saying, that if ocean levels continue to rise, they will relocate affected Miranians to Canberra.