The Genoshan Empire

Summary
The Empire of Genoshan States is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape encompassing Egypt and the Pelopponesus. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 294 million Genoshans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct. The strong Genoshan economy, worth 21.0 trillion USDS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, Technological Advancements, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 71,585 USDS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest. The Genoshan capital, Lacidaemon, is a heavily populated city, and also the home of the Genoshan President, Magnus Joseph Erik.

Etymology
The name "Genosha" is derived from the term "Genesis," defined as the origin or mode of formation of something.

A Summary of Genoshan History
The country of Pelopps, the precursor to the Genoshan Empire, was founded in 1850 after the Peloponnesus left the United Territories of the Cholkian Republic. In late 1865, Egypt began working exclusively with the lower Peloponnesus. Egypt would supply mechanical objects and crude oils, and Pelopps would trade exclusively with Egypt in various exports such as medicinal substances, Fish, Olive oil, and other crops. In 1870, the Khedive of Egypt at the time, Isma'il Pasha, resigned in favor of Jonathan Dasmali. "President" Jonathan eventually merged the Peloponnesus and Egypt to form the original Genosha. Around the year 1878, the new country of Genosha made an agreement with Madagascar. Madagascar would join with Genosha to form the Genoshan Empire, so long as Genosha aided Madagascar financially. On October 10th, 1878, Jonathan Dasmali was assassinated by an Egyptian dissenter, and, after the next President (Joseph Khan) died of cancer, President Magnus Erik was elected at the age of 25 on October 14th, 1900. He since earned the nickname Brave Erik, and is well loved by the citizens of the Genoshan Empire. After surviving several assassination attempts, Erik began to face the realization that there are people who want to destroy the world, not preserve it. Pushing through suspicion and multiple attacks on character, Erik and the Genoshan Empire began saving the world through science.

The Early Years
The Pelopponnesus, a peninsula off the southeastern coast of Greece, elected to secede from the Cholkian Republic in April 1850. Despite the Cholkian Republic's encouragement, the newly formed country of Pelopps took several years to find its footing on the ever-changing world stage. As well as being overlooked by many of the more prominent countries such as Oskenia, Pelopps entered a small-scale economic depression in July 1862, but the government quickly dealt with the issue and cut down on the inflation of the Peloppan Denarii. By September 1864, the country's economy began to thrive. Despite this, the depression had left its mark, and the already poor country of Pelopps was in need of a trade partner. In January 1865, Pelopps began trade exclusively with the nearby country of Egypt. Egypt would supply mechanical objects and crude oils, and Pelopps would trade exclusively with Egypt in various exports such as medicinal substances, Fish, Olive oil, and other crops.

The Creation of Genosha Proper
The Egyptian Khedive, Isma'il Pasha, had been facing mounting international pressure to resign due to several scandals involving the Egyptian government. Eventually, Pasha left office in favor of Jonathan Dasmali. Dasmali quickly adopted the title of "President" after abolishing the former Egyptian form of Government. After several conferences (commonly known as The Lacidaemon Talks.), Pelopps and Egypt came to a startling agreement: they would merge into one great nation. A new beginning, a stable nation where everyone has what they need. A new Genesis. The country was named Genosha after this new start. The year was 1875.

Beginnings of the Genoshan Empire - Khan's presidency
In 1876, Jonathan Dasmali was assasinated by an Egyptian dissenter named Khali Daub. Daub hated that Dasmali had united the two countries because she believed it angered the the ancient Egyptian gods. After Dasmali was killed, the newborn country of Genosha was in a panic. Joseph Khan was elected at age 37 and brought hope back to the Genoshan people. Khan was a natural-born public speaker, and his ideas for Genosha quickly became famous. New methods of agriculture that would both sustain the environment and the Genoshan people. Khan, a self-proclaimed defender of the Ecosystem, instituted a policy that for every tree cut down to use for lumber, there would be one sapling planted elsewhere. Ideas like these led to Khan being called the fílos tis fýsis, or "Nature-friend." Khan was also behind several skirmishes with surrounding countries about borders, including the Battle of Bullhead and The Pass. For most of his reign, however, Genosha was prosperous and grew in stature and wealth. This peace and prosperity was not to last, however. Khan contracted lung cancer, and died on September 12th, 1895- only 13 years into his presidency.

Notable events of Khan's presidency
-Battle of Bullhead, April 4th, 1883: A skirmish between Genoshan armed forces and Libyan border patrol. It lasted about two hours. Four Genoshan casualties, six Genoshan wounded.

-Minor economic depression, 1884: A minor economic depression that occurred due to inflation. The Genoshan government solved this by burning several thousand Genoshan paper notes.

-The Pass, May 16th, 1886: A skirmish involving patrolling Genoshan armed forces and Nigerian armed forces that met by chance in a cavernous mountain pass that was considered the property of neither country. An argument broke out about which country was supposed to patrol it. This event caused a scandal among the Genoshan people due to rumors that the commander of the team was drunk on duty.

-Formation of the ERO, October 10th, 1886: The Ecosystem Repair Organization is a Genoshan government sector formed by President Khan that advocates for preservation of the Genoshan ecostystem over all else. Generally referred to as crackpots.

-President Joseph Khan is diagnosed with lung cancer, January 19th, 1887: Joseph Khan, complaining of trouble breathing and pain due to coughing, was diagnosed by a specialist to have lung cancer. To his credit, Khan took it well. The Genoshan people did not.

-President Khan dies from lung cancer, September 12th, 1895: Joseph Khan's health gradually weakened before he died due to his lung cancer. His funeral was attended by over a million people.

Modern Genosha- Erik's presidency
Genoshan public speaker Magnus Dominic Erik was elected in 1997, two years after Khan's death. Erik was famous for his good morals and vigilant honesty. Many knew Erik to have never told a lie, and only his family remember the one time he did: to distract his mother for her surprise birthday celebration. When Erik was elected to the office of President of the Genoshan Empire, many say that his reaction was one of disappointment. In his speech, he made a joke that the people of Genosha had "Picked the wrong guy."