Skye Republic

A country on the server, controlled by Imm_Adam

Information
Consisting of rugged terrain and steep mountains, the Skye Republic is the most northern nation on the server. The population consists of mostly Scottish Gaelic and Nordic ethnicities, however there is a small minority of Irish Gaelics living in the nation. The nations land, as already mentioned, consists of small areas of plains to the south-east and north-west, rolling hills in the centre, west and the north, rugged coastlines all over, and steep mountains in the south of the nation. As the land is so varied, development can be made challenging, especially in the south and west, where rolling hills, and the large mountain range, which contains the tallest mountain on Skye, Sgurr Dearg at 105 blocks tall, can make development very difficult. Castletown is the capital city of the Skye Republic.

Government and Politics
The Skye Republic is a democratic republic, which means that elections must be held to determine the ruling party, which is in charge of day-to-day running of the nation. The Skye Republic currently has three political parties, who attempt to win over the population so that they can be voted into power. Election history is public knowledge and is logged here. All political parties are listed below:


 * Skye Liberals (Incumbent)
 * Nordic Union Party
 * One for All

The Skye Liberals are a libertarian party that supports capitalist property rights and private ownership of many governmental organisations to stimulate the nations economy, and also allow for competetion and investment.

The Nordic Union Party are a right-wing nationalist party believing that the Nordic race is the one true race in Skye, and that the Nordic population should have a lot more say in governmental affairs and the country as a whole.

One for All is a socialist party which believes private companies should not have any control over important parts of the country, such as natural resources, the rail network and farmland. One for All believes that all these services should be run by the government to make sure they don't get inflated by private companies trying to make a profit. The party name is also a reference to the Season 6 faction, which aimed for greater unity between it's members.

Infrastructure
Despite the terrain, the Skye Republic Government are determinned to conquer it, building infrastructure across the country to connect everyone together. As terrain is so varied, development will happen faster in different parts of the country. The road network and airports are government-run, whereas most of the railways are privately owned, except for the High Speed Rail lines. Read more about transportation in the Skye Republic here.

The Skye Republic also has an extensive power grid, able to reach most of the population. The country uses 100% renewable sources for electricity, and mostly relies on wind turbines to generate power for regions that need it. Solar panels are also sometimes used when the population is too small to warrant needing a large wind turbine. The cable infrastructure is very modern, useing world-class fibre cables which run underground in towns, and overground between towns, if needed. The power grid is very reliable in built up areas, however power shortages and outages can occur every once in a while on the west coast.

Foreign Relations
The Skye Republic has no formal foreign relations with any country on the server, but it does have relatively close unofficial ties to the Kingdom of Dal Riata and previously the Republic of Mull, however this is no longer the case.