Republic of Inner Banks (1983: Doomsday)

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Republic of the Inner Banks
Timeline: 1983: Doomsday
OTL equivalent: Areas around Albemarle Sound in North Carolina

Flag of Inner Banks Flag of Inner Banks Location of Inner Banks
Capital (and largest city)	Williamston
Language	English
Area	approx km²
Population	approx 52,298
Established	July 4th, 1984
Currency	American Dollar, barter

The Republic of Inner Banks is a American Survivor nation located around Albemarle Sound in the Former US State of North Carolina. It currently has not applied for League of Nations membership.

Pre-Doomsday

First inhabited by Iroqouri Indians and Algonquins, English Colonozation began in the mid 1th centuries. During the 18th century the new towns prospered with heavy trade profits, being at the center of the Costal Plain it became a hot-spot for cotton and tobbaco. As the decades past it became more reliant on slave labour. After the American Revolution the region was suffacated when inlets closed and for a time went into decline along with the rest of North Carolina.

Economy

Like most nations post-Doomsday, Farming took the center stage as the main industry.However, in recent years many other industries have also started to become a part of the economy.However, for now it appears that Agricultral will remain the staple

Farming

The largest industry by far. The region before Doomsday had long been associated with Farming, but post Doomsday it became a critical industry as thousands of refugees flooded the area. The main crops grown in the Area are Rice, Soybeans, Grain, blueberries, peaches , and strawberries. In recent years Hay and Tobacco have started to return as cash crops.

Foreign Relations

In the Inner Banks, much fear still exists over the possibility of another Nuclear War. As such, the country has remained in isolation for much of its history. As early as the summer of 1984 some knowledge was acquired of the survivors on the barrier islands of the Outer Banks. However, all bridges to the islands had been barricaded to keep the islands from being over-run by refugees. When the government of the Inner Banks had been formed, the decision had been made to leave their neighbors alone. To the north, the town of Elizabeth City had been inhospitable to the "country folk" that had "invaded" them the fall of 1983, so they had been spurned by the Inner Bankers for years. It was only in the mid 2000's that relations had warmed between the communities even to allow much trade.

As recently as 2010, though, when explorers from the LoN and Blue Ridge discovered the area, the Inner Banks would receive them cordially, but would reject any suggestions of any alliance with either the international organization or representatives of their former state.

When word of a restored Unite States on the great plains reached the Inner Banks in 2010, there was much rejoicing, Within days, the government of Inner Banks passed the Unification Bill, which stated the Inner Banks would join the new US when it was became viable.