Provisional Indiana (1983: Doomsday)

The Republic of Indiana is the remains of the US state of Indiana. located in central Indiana. Its largest cities are Lafeyette and Wabash.

Pre-Doomsday
Indiana had no information of the incoming attacks, this led to the destruction to most of the states population.

Doomsday
One nuke blasted over Indianapolis destroying most of the city and took the Government Of Indiana with it, refugees soon fled the city and into Wabash and Lafayette,

Post-Doomsday
Wabash soon gained control over its city and began making contact with the local cities of Warsaw and Lafayette, soon Wabash had radio connections with the other cities, and it too joined, they waited for a year and by May 9th,1986 they declared that the Federal Government wasn't coming and that Indiana Home Rule should come in effect.

Location
The Republic Of Indiana is located in the northern part of the former US state Indiana, its mostly flat. The landscape is roaming corn fields. Indiana's largest water body is a small portion of Lake Michigan. However, there is no naval guard present. Indiana's highest point is Sand Hill in Noble County. The largest river is The Wabash.

Economy
Indiana is part of the Corn Belt and thus its mostly a rural type of living and farming is the largest occupation. Soybeans and Corn are grown the most. Factories in Wabash and Lafayette are beginning to grow, but slowly.

Some of the largest companies are the local Arnie's Pizza in Lafayette, Bank One and government run Indiana Corn which helps the local farmers with the production of corn.

Biofuel
The nation and cars are now run on biofuel, mostly biodiesel, but other fuels are being developed in labs in Lafayette (known internationally as BioTown due to the many experimental breakthroughs there in the production and use of organic fuels)

Wind
Wind is a large power source with wind farms all over the state. Though mostly found in the Lafayette area, Union City, Meadow Lake and the city of Hoosier also have windfarms in operation. The city of Fowler Ridge finished construction of its wind farm in late 2009, and hopes to have it operational before June of 2010.

Coal
Power plants along the Wabash River are utilizing local coal - found in western Indiana - although the coal has large amounts of coal in it. On account of the emergency, old federal laws concerning "clean coal" have been amended by the Indiana government to allow less strenuous cleaning procedures.

Hydro
Once the electronic components (destroyed by the EMP in 1983) were reconfigured, the Norway and Oakdale Dams near Monticello were able to resume providing electrical power to that area.

Culture
Indiana culture is very farm-based.

Roman Catholic
More than half the population of the Republic of Indiana claims Roman Catholic which is one of the largest organizations in the nation. Christy Little, sister of Catie Little, is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Qaukerism
One of the smallest groups are the Religious Society Of Freinds which is located in Richmoond.

Islam
Indiana's Islam population has grown after the last few years, reaching a total of 30,100. Painfield is the headquarters and home to most of the Muslim population of Indiana. Its leader is Mohamad Diab, he has kept peace with the other reilgions sence 2000

Baptist
The second largest in Indiana is the Baptist church, leading about 42,012. One of its most importand leaders is Lucas Schad (R), and Tony French (D).

Non-Religious
Catie Little, sister of Christy Little is Non-Religious and came forth after years of public disgrace from the Baptist community. She is called the most well educated person in the nation and is also leader of The Indiana Science League. Athiests are at a all time low, but have respect from the Catholics,Quakers and some Muslims. Tony French, a member of the Baptist Church, has been threatened with excommunication due to allowing Catie Little to be Vice-President.

The Hendricks County Takeover.
2000 June 17th: When the surronding areas of Hendricks had been fed up with the growing population of Muslims in the area, they began a genocide. The attacks were lead by a group called "The American Saviors", a white and Baptist extremists group, which were backed up by the Ku Klux Klan. Hendricks had been taken over by gangs from the surrounding counties by the next week. When Indiana's state goverment declared that those who had that attacked Hendricks must surrender or face deadly force, they surrenderd and relinquished control over Hendricks County. The American Saviors had lost 671 (including 563 KKK members) in the attacks which had killed 291 people of Arabic desent, along with 58 African Americans. Even after peace-keeping forces had been there four years, religious attacks were still common in the area. By 2005, though, weary troops were withdrawn with hopes that local law enforcement could handle the continuing violence.

Indiana Day
Indiana Day is December 11, the day that the state of Indiana joined the Union.

Indiana National Day
This day celebrates the day that The Republic Of Indiana formed, May 9th.

Education
Education is low in the rual areas of Indiana but Prudue University has began programs in all the major cities of Indiana. Most children are home schooled or go to private Roman Catholic schools. At the end of every year, children all over the nation take the ISTEP, it shows how much a child had progressed in his or her studies.

Lafayette


Lafayette, the largest city in The Republic Of Indiana, is the center of the Federal Council and the Capital. Its population is around 64,000.

Wabash
Wabash is also a large town of about 12,234 people, the cities population grew due to the refugees form South Bend and the Gary area.

Government


The government of The Republic Of Indiana is run by the Indiana General Assembly, which is a bicameral: a lower house, the Representatives, and the upper seat, the Senate. The Indiana Constitution is the basic foundation of the nation. The president may only serve for a total of 8 years.

The top officials in 2010 are:


 * Tony French (D) President
 * Catie Little (I) Vice-President
 * Lucas Schad (R) Speaker Of the House
 * Christy Little (I) President Of the Senate

The meetings of the governmnet are held in Tippecanoe Courthouse.

Military
The military is fashioned after that of Switzerland, where weapons and uniforms are kept at home, Ages 18-34 are conscript, and women do not have to join but may voluntarily join. About 4 out of 5 young men are fit to join the Compulsory military service. They are given basic training for a duration from 17 to 23 weeks. Before Doomsday, Indiana had a armory in about every city. Soon after a command center was set up in Lafayette in order to gain control over the area. The Indiana Military does not have the best equipment, For example, its uniforms are the old US army issue. Indiana has just a few humvees, which couldn't be used until they were converted to run on biodiesel. Indiana uses the M-16 rifle as its primary weapon.

The Ku Klux Klan
The KKK has been a powerful organization in Indiana, and after Doomsday, it had a plan to take over Indiana. At first it was just rallies in Lafayette, but soon turned into attacks on African Americans publicly. A riot started in Lafayette when a crowd of Catholics trampled across the police who were trying to keep the peace somewhat and allow freedom of speech. The Catholics soon began to beat the members of the KKK and 5 out of the 50 were killed by the crowd. Days later, the KKK set up attacks on Catholic Churches around the Lafayette area and began destroying them one by one. When Indiana declared martial law, the people ignored the curfew and began to riot against a local Neo-Nazi club house, setting it to fire. A group of KKK members began to shoot at the crowds, killing 60 people. Indiana declared that the KKK was a enemy of the state and that it must be put down. Soon a large battle began in Wabash when a clubhouse of the KKK was turned into a fort and began to attack the city, the nation soon called up its conscript and the fort was taken, the KKK still is the largest enemy of Indiana.

National Anthem
Notice: The Pictures in the videos are not related, but these are the best versions I could find.

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Alma Mater
thumb|left|100px|Alma Mater Words : Come and join in song together,Shout with might and main; Our beloved Alma Mater, sound her praise again. Gloriana Frangipana, E're to her to be true. She's the pride of Indiana, true, strong and free.

Chimes Of Indiana
Sing these chimes of Indiana, Hail to the crimson hue; Sing her praise to Gloriana, Hail to Indiana. Lift your voices, join in loyal chorus Let your heart rejoice in praise of those before us, Sing these chimes of Indiana, Ever to her be true!