Arcasia
The Republic of Arcasia, commonly known as Arcasia, is a constitutional republic situated in the western half of Merkopa, and considered as a superpower of the world. The country's capital is Ventrie City, a global city which is regarded to be the financial centre of the world. It is currently led by President Dwight Walker.
The Republic of Arcasia was founded in 1823 after the overthrow of King Jonathan XII by Arcasian revolutionaries, which started a period of conflict and revolutions in the world called ‘the Century of Revolutions.’ At the end of the century, It emerged as a global superpower which expanded its influence by promoting capitalism to all corners of the world. Arcasia relies heavily on its military power and has been involved with many military operations and security pacts around the world.
A highly developed country, the nation became the world’s largest economy by nominal GDP at the start of the 20th century. During this period, many Arcasian companies rose to be the most profitable and largest in the world, the funding of the Arcasian universities transformed them into the world’s best education centres and its people earned various political freedoms that the world has never seen before.
The economic power is currently locked in a fierce global ideological battle with United Contana. Both powers are in a race of influence around the globe. Arcasia has a strong presence in the West but has been slowly growing their influence in the farther corners of the world, most of the time in conflict with United Contana. While some view Arcasia as a beacon of freedom that enlightens the world, others see it as an oppressive government set out to enslave other countries, and recent reports of torture camps and unethical use of force to interrogate prisoners of war has caused major political problems within the country and an international outcry which contributed to the latter idea.
Arcasia also experiences high levels of inequality between rural and urban areas. There are more undeveloped land in Arcasia than any of the countries in the world. It is home to the most remote regions of the Western North as well as the Central Merkopan Desert.
The nation has arguably the strongest economy in the world and an average civil rights records with very good political freedoms. Arcasian people enjoy the low unemployment levels and higher purchasing power than most of the world. It has recently become the center of the consumerist culture.
It is the founding member of the Arcasian Treaty Organization (ATO) which was created to counter the influence of Malenyevism and United Contana’s military capabilities. It is also a member of Organisation for Merkopan Economic Development (OMEC) and a permanent member of the Alliance of Nations.
