Welcome to the Factbook of the Grand Federation of Michutopia.
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In The Beginning
The first sign of the Grand Federation of Michutopia began as the Liberal Movement in South Africa in mid 2008. It acted as a splinter group trying to gain control of the nation through political meens, whilst running small communities around the country. As the communities grew, the self governing group managed to gain control shortly after spring of 2009, after Incumbent Jacob Zuma was elected president of South Africa. The corrupt rapist quickly lost control of the situation, as the Liberal Movement, led by Michelsen, rallied the nation through massive marches against police that ended in a mass riots. Millions were killed, with the fighting completely destroying most of the infrastructure. After three weeks of endless fighting between citizens and the government, rioters managed to defeat soldiers guarding the presidential home, ending with the exile of the entire government and re-foundation as the Federation of Michutopia, named after the leader of the movement that started the revolution.
Recent History
With the recent advent of world war three, the major powers of the world destroyed themselves, leaving little hope for any aid efforts to save impoverished Africa. The drought and barren landscape has turned into a wasteland, where few have managed to survive by clinging to small pockets of water, however, have little hope due to the lack of food.
The lack of stable government or recources, and influenced by the radiation leaking down from Europe and the Middle East, led many starving desperate Africans to flee south to Michutopia. Taken in by open arms, given jobs, a home, and food welfare, skyrocketed the population. Within years, the citizenship went from millions to billions. It stands today at roughly 2,363,000,000, and grows every day.
There is virtually no crime, 97% of deaths are from old age, and poverty is almost non existent. Michutopia has truly become a Utopia.
The great city of Capetown was largely destroyed in the fighting, so it was rebuilt as Michelsen Prime, the nations new capital. It took several years, but with the combined efforts of the people and the government, a beautiful city was constructed in the heart of a stunning landscape. With the huge increase of population in the past few years, Michelsen Prime has become one of the largest cities in the world, with a population of over 780 million. The original borders which covered capetown has reached toward the heavens, while the rest of the city has grown out to cover the entire mountainous peninsula and much of the inland. Many find it hard to conceive it as one single city, as it is in fact an entire state, and treated as such by the state, taking up most of what was once the Western Cape. It has enormous buildings that reach hundreds of stories into the clouds, and due to the huge masses of people, the roads have been tiered, with a huge vehicle road on the top, pedestrian walking on several different floors below it, and a large rail system in the underground that weaves through all the supports of the mega structures, connecting citizens from the Cape all the way to the Kalahari. Pollution is strictly controlled, and all vehicles are mandatory to be electric only. To power this massive city, offshore wind turbines have filled the Atlantic ocean surrounding the cape.
Over the rest of the land, the parched Kalahari Desert has been irrigated and is now artificially terraced farmland. The remaining area has been turned into a massive series of megacities, separated only by national parks and rivers.
After the mass immigration, a trickle of remaining immigrants come through the closely watched border, a massive wall designed to keep the irrigated lands separate from the desolate wasteland.
Government
The Grand Federation has been divided into many states. Each state is a huge megacity or several large cities combined into five political enties, five Senators, which is represented in Michelsen Prime at the Grand Federation Hall. In total there are 500 Senators, each hailing from one of five districts in one of a hundred states.. It is a free party system, much like that of the United States, with the major party being the Liberal Party, with minor parties being the Communist Party and the Capitalist Party. Every four years a President is elected, and every two years Senators are elected.
The ruling Liberal Party holds 95% of the Hall, after losing 5% to various minor parties in the 2011 congressional elections. The current President is Michelsen, revolutionary and founder /leader of the Liberal party.
Military
The Grand Federation has made considerable technological achievments since its founding. It believes in reducing military casualties of war and preserving its citizenry intact, resulting in a largely computer-based armed forces. All unmanned vehicles are controlled by human operators. There are three main types of military vehicles used by the Federation;
The M140 UAV (Unmanned airial vehicle) - A supersonic fighter/bomber with SAM (Shield and Anti-Missile). Developed after a civil war within our region.
The UGV Tank (Unmanned ground vehicle) - A heavilly armored, very fast, and very deadly tank. Standard two treads, but equipped with SAM. Main turret is very powerful; can destroy almost any armored vehicle with a single shot. Machine turret, when not used as an anti-missile defense, is effective against infantry.
The M.A.B. (Mobile Armed Base) - A massive hovercraft that can hold hundreds (thousands on the flagship version) of M140's and UGV's. Controlls unmanned vehicles not controlled at a permenent base camp, and provides heavy artillery support. Can reach a very high altitude.
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