New Rome (1983: Doomsday)

The City of New Rome is a micronation situated in the outskirts of the former city of Rome.

Pre-Doomsday
Before Doomsday, Rome was a historical landmark and by far one of the largest cities in Europe. It was also home to the hearth of the Catholic Religion: The Vatican.

Doomsday and after
On Doomsday, Rome was hit by two ICBMs, killing the majority of the populace in the immediate area. This also led to the destruction of the Vatican, which led to the Holy See being transfered to Rio de Janiero, Brazil. An evacuation was supposed to have been in place, but less then 10,000 people managed to succesfully escape and survive the immediate carnage that would be known as Doomsday.

Direct Aftermath and Years After
After Doomsday, less than 100,000 people were left alive in and near the city. Many thousands had fled to the Mediterranian or to Africa, with some going as far as South America. Those few who survived in the area were left to fend on thier own, leaving many to go hungry and even more to later die of starvation or radiation sickness. However, small villages soon formed around the Tiber River, with some right in the outskirts of the city. However, fighting between townships along the Tiber caused a large exodus that left less than 10,000 people alive and in the city. Conditions became even worse when the last medical supplies were used up, and those very small amounts within the city could not be accessed due to local problems such as radiation.

Formation of the Free State
After years of deteriorating conditions, many of the small communities began to form pacts to stop violence and to provide for the populace. Many began to think that a stronger government could further deal with the horribly fatal health conditions many faced, as well as hopefully grow and offer care to other struggling communities. Eventually, nearly every single survivor community came to the conclusion that the Italian government was all but dead. Rather than attempt to resurrect the destroyed nation, it was replaced with a federation of survivor communities known under the entity of the Free State of New Rome. The creation of the nation helped not only medical and economical problems, but gave the townships, city-states, and other various survivor communities a sense of nationality. A sense of belonging.

Political parties
New Rome has no political parties, but rather controlled by a Prime Minister who is advised by a city council. The only thing close to political parties would be the different opinions many share on the city council. A growing population has come with an urge to have a further developed political system, but the Prime Minister himself once noted that such development will take away many of the freedoms the city-states share. The city council responded that the Prime Minister has shown a deteriorating mental condition, similar to several other leaders on the European continent, most notably King Christian II of Prussia. This has led many to believe mental illness is an effect of radiation sickness.

Resettlement of Rome
After nearly 27 years, the New Roman government announced in January of 2010 that the city of Rome could be safely resettled without any radiation-related sickness or afflictions. This was responded by several attempts at resettlement, with many eventually returning to their towns due to the difficulty and availability of food. Recent attempts unexpectedly brought the populace of the city to 394, and with the numbers expected to reach 1,000 by the beginning of June. It was incorporated on May 3rd, being the fifth most-populace city, with the most populace being its successor of New Rome at 7,900.

The resettlement also caused uproar in the political scene since many were in favor of leaving the city to the nature which had begun to reclaim it, while others are in favor of

Economy
The economy of New Rome is primarily based around an agricultural based economy. It also trades with other even smaller communities along the Tiber. Apart from that, nearly all residents loot from the remnants of the city, taking "valuable" items such as silverware, books, automobiles, expensive clothes, metals, and other luxuries such as perfumes. This "pastime" is neither accepted or forbidden by any laws. It should also be noted that the archbishop of the city-state has been able to salvage several precious artifacts within the ruins of the Vatican.

Military
The cities main police force is a reorganized " Romana Poliza di Stato" or "Roman State Police". While the country has no current military, many have been pushing for a true military to help solidify the rapidly growing borders of the micronation, and keep both immigrants/political refugees from Sicily, and to keep the nation safe from the remaining bands of raiders that occupy parts of the Italian Penninsula.

Communications
After the cities telecommunications were cut, many townships along the Tiber relied on a messenger system, although "messages" were never received from anywhere outside of Italy.

International relations
New Rome has only recently had contact with the Republic of Sicily and the Alpine Confederation.