1. Introduction
Westwickport, officially the Kingdom of Westwickport, is a kingdom-state in Terra Nova. Weswickport covers an area of 278,528 square kilometres and has a population of about 2.415 billion people. The Kingdom of Westwickport is a social democratic and peaceful nation, known for the ambivalent professionalism of the majority of its government bureaucracies and its strict diplomatic neutrality and fair treatment of various government ideologies internationally. It is home to two main linguistic groups, the Westportian speakers and the Wickportian speakers. Westwickport's linguistic diversity, together with its complex government and political structure are reflected within the kingdom's political history.
Historically, Westwickport was a colony of the Community of Mindemoya. It was a prosperous centre of commerce and trade. It all changed when, during the Imperial Unification War, the Community of Mindemoya was subjugated and colonised by its then neighbouring kingdom, the Kingdom of Java (present day Empire of Anagonia-Yohannes).
Following the independent Fellowship Charter that follows, King Rajino Hamengkubuwono of Yohannesian Java decided that the granting of independence upon Westwickport would only result in a positive diplomatic view towards the kingdom's international reputation. On 4 February 1837, the Duchy of Westwickport has formally become an independent nation-state, its monarchic status updated from that of "Duchy" to "Kingdom".
Following the aftermath of the independence in 1837, the Westwickporian economy was under a catastrophic state, the kingdom's natural resources has been exploited incessantly by the colonising nation of Mindemoya for a period of almost four decades, it's industries lagging far behind than even some of its third world counterparts in Terra Nova. As time went by, the economy started to prosper, with conjunction to a general ruling government of strict external neutrality and the development of closer ties with its regional neighbours. The early 20th century, specifically around the 1910s and 1920s, was a period of rapid industrialisation for the kingdom, followed by a strict policy of environmental-care and preservation. The Westwickporian economy is known regionally for its powerhouse of energy and oil industries, together with its tourism sector.
The 1950s and 1960s were a time of internal turbulence and ethnic violence throughout the kingdom, with ethic flare-ups and conflicting interests perpetrated by both the main ethnic group, the Westponian and Wickponian. The internal times of trouble ended in 17 August 1959 when the then Prime Minister Andrew Kent Hamilton declared a state of martial law and arrested the main perpetrator and sources of the ethnic violence and organisations responsible behind the scene.
The 1970s and 1980s were a time of significant cultural and social change. The Absolute Monarchic system was abolished on 18 April 1976, subsequently replaced by a more democratic and representative Constitutional Monarchic and Federal Parliamentary System. Social changes persevered and changed the structure of the kingdom; women's rights demonstrations, sexuality recognitions, disarmament, and various environmental issues forced the then-socially conservative majority government to seek change, or face political chaos and continuing internal problems.
At present, the Kingdom of Westwickport is a stable nation, both economically and politically.