Fredonia

Fredonia, officially the Republic of Fredonia, is a free association of 17 countries in the North-east Delanic Ocean. It is the largest nation in the BitVerse, and has no land borders.

Fredonian emigration has led to the modern polities of Tibetafornia and Rgold. A large population of Fredonian-descended settlers also exists in other former colonies, where their attachment to their customary institutions had led to conflict with the majority population.

Fredonia is the richest nation in the world by average income, per capita income, and GDP. It has a long history of respect for both market institutions and property rights domestically, but not internationally, where it has violated many international laws and followed the non-cooperative diplomatic practice of splendid isolation.

First Mouth Nation War
Fredonia needed a new warm-water port on the Mouth Ocean both for its navy and for maritime trade. Mouth Nation, a major nation with the 2nd-largest GDP in the Information Age, opposed Fredonian expansion in the region.

Seeing Mouth Nation as a potential regional ally, Fredonia offered to recognise Mouth Nation dominance in the Mouth Ocean in exchange for a tribute of 80,000 Food once every 24 hours. Mouth Nation refused and demanded the establishment of a neutral buffer zone between the nation and Fredonia in the Mouth Ocean. The Empress Isabella saw this counterproposal as an obstruction to her plans for expansion into other terra incognita regions and chose to go to war. On the morning of 5 April 2023, Chancellor Rudolph Hamster of Fredonia issued a declaration of war. In a controversial move, the Maritime Force of the Imperial Fredonian Army attacked unprotected Mouth Nation ports before the declaration, stunning many nations with its brazen violation of international law.

In multiple starting sieges of unprotected Mouth Nation ports, 300,000 Fredonian troops captured fortified hilltops with the aid of 100,000 bombers. Caught offguard, 5 Ports were seized and the advancing Fredonian Army captured 3 cities, 7 farms, and 3 factories. At least 2,700 Fredonian troops were killed in action (KIA), while the defending Mouth Nation military lost 830 men and 99 tanks.

The peace Treaty of Questers was signed 12 hours after the first battle. The Government of Mouth Nation conditionally surrendered, ceding 330,000 square kilometres of land and buildings to Fredonia.

First Plastic War
Since 1 April 2023, the demand for Crimean Food created a trade imbalance between Crimean and Fredonia. Fredonian Plastic flowed into Crimean at a rate of 3 Plastic for 1 Food.

On 2 April, the Crimean Grand Prince Sebidonk, rejecting Fredonian Counter Offer of 2 Plastic for 1 Food, informed his ambassador to go to the Fredonian embassy and reject any further Fredonian Counter Offers. The Crimean ambassador wrote a letter to Empress Isabella, saying that Fredonia as "the richest nation could afford the original trade offer."

Conflicts erupted on 5 April after a Crimean Battleship refused Fredonian traders port entry. The following day, Chancellor Rudolf Hamster declared war on Crimean. In the ensuing battles, the Imperial Fredonian Army used its superior Strength and Bomber units to inflict a series of decisive defeats on the larger but less well-funded Crimean Military.

In the peace treaty that was signed 12 hours later, Sebidonk surrendered, granting 5 treaty ports with 8 farms and 5 factories, and ceding 200,000 square kilometres of land and buildings to Fredonia.

Government
Fredonia is a free association of 17 independent Fredonian countries that was initially established as a military alliance on 4 December 1871. Under the leadership of the Kingdom of Sordland, the alliance was transformed into a confederation. The constituent countries agreed to certain limitations on their freedom of action and to establish a joint machinery of legislative deliberation with the creation of the Estates-General. According to Bitnations, Fredonia is a liberal confederacy and elective monarchy in which the power of the Emperor or Empress is limited to a consultative role. Executive power is mainly wielded by the Chancellor of the Confederation and his Cabinet, whose sovereignty is vested in the Fredonian people. Isabella, Queen of Sordland, is the current Fredonian Empress, having been elected by the Estates-General in 2010. The legislature of Fredonia is the bicameral Estates-General. It consists of the Assembly of the Alliance with 465 seats and elected by popular vote every four years or when dissolved, and an upper House of Electors with 538 electoral votes, whose appointed members serve four-year terms. There is universal suffrage for citizens and permanent residents over 18 years of age.

The Chancellor as the head of government has the power to appoint and dismiss members of his cabinet. The Empress appoints the Chancellor after being elected from among the members of the Assembly of the Alliance.

Economy
Fredonia is the largest economy by GDP in the BitVerse and the largest arms manufacturing nation. Ranging from $340 trillion to $420 trillion in different stages of the economic cycle, it has more GDP than NATO, Socialist Utopia, and other existing alliances. The nation ranks first in the world in GDP per capita ($190,000) and first by average income ($6 million), with high income inequality and poor healthcare equity. Fredonia has 11.9 million square kilometres of land with 565 farms, 365 factories served by 25 railways, 12 spaceports directing its 165 ports and 26 airports, and 70 banks and 19 skyscrapers in 182 cities and 96 colonies.

Fredonia has a potential industrial output of 813,600 Food with 525,600 Plastic, Steel and Oil per hour, with a daily manufacturing output that is greater than the next five largest manufacturing nations in the BitVerse combined. Its largest industries are arms manufacturing and financials, which allow the nation to mobilise arms, ammunition and personnel for up to 2,389 new soldiers in Soldier and Tank units or 914 new soldiers in Soldier and Bomber units every turn.