Bermuda (1983: Doomsday)

The Kingdom of Bermuda is a remnant of the British Empire, it is located in the North Atlantic Ocean. It was mostly spared from the effects of Doomsday other than the minor radioactive fallout being blown over it from the east coast of the US.

Doomsday Event
During Doomsday Bermuda lost contact with all other countries around the world, including Britain. Soon after Bermuda stopped getting any supplies from other countries. The governor at the time, John William Morrison, 2nd Viscount Dunrossil, reacted quickly to this and put in emergency measures. These included things such as using any spare land that didn't need to be protected due to wildlife to be used as agricultural land.

1983 - 1986
During these few years after the event it had been determined that a Nuclear War had occurred. The governor had made Bermuda totally isolationist, but they got by due to the governors Acts. Also as some of the nuclear radiation swept over Bermuda from the east coast of America the governor created the 'NHS' of Bermuda.

NHS
After the radioactive deaths in the hospitals in Bermuda it was realized that the NHS should be introduced into Bermuda. The governor John William Morrison enacted the 'NHS Act' which was practically based on the British NHS system. This led to his popularity rising.

The New King
After John William Morrison retired in 1986 he had kept Bermuda in order, with sufficient medical services and enough clean water and food for people. His popularity was large and in fact after he had retired people called for him to become the new King, this was supported by the Premier at the time (John Swan.) After a month of debating this John accepted this and in 1987 he became King John I of Bermuda. He was admired and adored by most of the populace.

New Government System
After King John I had been crowned there was a call for a new governmental system due to this change and separation from Britain. Firstly the role of a 'governor' was abolished, and also the 'Premier' was renamed as a 'Prime Minister'. The government change included influences from both American and British politics.

Current Times
In 1993 King John I, due to the nationalism in Bermuda, changed the national anthem to 'Hail to Bermuda'.

In 2000, King John I died peacefully in the previous Government House which had been converted into 'Bermuda Hall', the newer residence for the Monarch of Bermuda. His wife Diana Vise took over becoming Queen Diana I of Bermuda. Due to his immense popularity after King John I died the 22 March became a national holiday in the Kingdom of Bermuda.

A General Election was held in 2009 led to the United Bermuda Party winning the election and so Ewart Brown becoming the new Prime Minister.

On 20 June 2009, a Bermudian scouting party made contact with the west coast of Ireland.

New Flag Proposals
In June 2009 a referendum was held and a new flag was chosen, this marks another occasion in which Bermudian nationalism has risen, also the 20 June is now Flag Day in Bermuda. The new flag is a design in which there are 9 stripes, these are to represent the 9 parishes of Bermuda. Also in the canton is an image of a red background with the Bermudian Seal in the middle.

Military
The Bermudian army increased dramatically in recent years through the new found nationalism from King John I and Queen Diana I. Around a fifth of the population (12,000 people) are in the military of Bermuda. Though most of these are reserves and only went through 2 years worth of military training, and only around 1000 people are active personnel. The air force of Bermuda is very minor, while the navy is slightly larger with a cruiser heavily laden with weaponry.