New Britain (1983: Doomsday)

New Britain is a state located in southern Africa. It acted as a homeland for British survivors of Doomsday. New Britain is known by many names, including New Blighty, Third British Empire and the British African Empire. Since its formation, New Britain has done much to make the previous injustices of apartheid illegal.

History

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Regions

 * Cacadu
 * Mandela City
 * : New Britain has established a small colony in Antarctica in an effort to see if they can tap the natural resources located there.
 * Saint Helena

Law
New Britain's way of maintaining order and stopping the various ethnic groups from collapsing into civil war is through instilling an idea of community, embracing the "cultural unity" of the Old Empire. When that doesn't work, the government falls back on the "Establishment of the Realm act". The act allows government representatives to keep law and order in their territory through draconian punishment. Minor crimes get lashes and time in the stockade, while major crimes get beheading or lethal injection. Treason is dealt with most severely.

Military
The military of New Britain is deeply respected since it was them who founded the nation and set up the government that initiated the Exodus. It has fought in many engagements against KwaXhosa and the Orange Free State as well as attacking various warlords. The British people are deeply pained to know that their occupation of KwaXhosa cost them their Observer Status in the League of Nations. However this doesn't stop the Armed Forces from being quite large. New Britain has recently declared their support for Canada. This has been followed by an expansion of the military, principally the Navy. There is an ongoing debate as to whether they should send troops to Canada. New Britain made the decision not to actively participate in the war on September 12th. On September 15th, New Britain attacked various warlordships to the north and extended its frontier dramatically. There were scenes of great jubilation in Port Elizabeth as well as the liberated provinces.

Economy
New Britain has strove to maintain a semblance of free market policy, but Doomsday forced them to adopt nationalization. Because of this socialism has a strong influence on government politics. The economy of New Britain is primarily agricultural. Many of the farms have been settled by British refugees under government supervision. The government has also began a program to redistribute the wealth of the white minority to the more populous blacks.

Many British people who fled to South Africa believe that the cause of World War III was industrialization and prefer the simple life. However other people, particularly Asians and Africans who had lived in poverty before Doomsday alongside some of the less well off British, want to reconstruct New Britain as an industrial nation. This division is one of the issues often discussed in the New British Parliament.

Technological progress has been slow, as the country concentrates more on building up former prosperity. It currently has little in funding for renewable resources, with its efforts aimed at utilizing the existing energy infrastructure.

International Relations
It claims the territory of the United Kingdom, although it is naturally contested by the and the.

New Britain's observer status in the League of Nations was suspended for their continued occupation of KwaXhosa. Following the Anglo-Xhosa Treaty, KwaXhosa's military is limited but not occupied by New Britain. Membership of the League has been requested again.

In 1984 the (BSA) was created to help British refugees in Australia. Since contact was reestablished with New Britain, the BSA has worked to encourage British immigration to New Britain

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