Boltopia

Boltopia, officially the Utopian State of Boltopia, is a nation in New Zealand whose territory consists of two main landmasses - North Island and South Island. Boltopia has a total area of over 414,000 square kilometres (160,000 sq mi) and had a population of 12,059,923 in May 2024 [1].

History

In November 2020, during the Duck Hunt global conflict, around 370,000 refugees emigrated from the West Indies, with more than half from the island of Jamaica. An estimated 80% of the refugees came from nations that belonged to Quack Sphere. Their motive for migrating was to find greater peace and prosperity. The leading figure and organiser of the exodus was Yoti, a grandson of musician Bob Marley.

On the night of 16th February, while sailing north through the Atlantic Ocean, there was a great thunderstorm. Legend has it that a bolt of lightning struck one of the ships and burnt a perfect world map on to the ship deck. The map supposedly directed their subsequent course. This legend accounts for modern-day Boltopian cities being named after the word ‘lightning’ in various languages and forms the basis of many Boltopians' religious beliefs.

After four months of travelling by sea, the people arrived on the shores of what is now Boltopia in March 2021. Among them were retired Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt. Upon disembarking, the refugees found the land to be sparsely populated, except for a few small towns with a population of 150,000 - the largest among them being Tromsø.

2021 Elections

The refugees elected Yoti to lead peaceful talks with the local population. Thus, the Tromsø Conference was held in April 2021. The outcome was that the migrants would integrate with the locals, Tromsø would be renamed Boltropolis, all other towns would be renamed, and the people would form the Utopian State of Boltopia. And so, on the 16th April 2021, the nation of Boltopia was founded.

On 27th April 2021 a national vote was held. Yoti was elected Emperor of Boltopia by 64% of the vote. Runner-up Usain Bolt received 30% of the vote and was therefore appointed as Vice Emperor and Secretary of Defence. On that day, the people also elected to join The Mortals alliance to promote growth of the newly-formed nation.

On 7th June 2021 a second national vote was held. Yoti was re-elected Emperor of Boltopia with a support of 72%. A referendum was also passed to join The Immortals alliance. Subsequently, there was a national revolution and five new cities were constructed.

2024 Teleportation

On the night of 8th February 2024, violent thunderstorms rocked the nation of Boltopia, severely disabling electronic and communication systems. Several witnesses reported seeing 'a face in the sky formed from bolts of lightning'. By the next morning, Boltopians noticed the surroundings of their cities had changed. It soon became evident that the nation had teleported to almost the opposite side of the planet and now inhabited the islands of New Zealand. Some have put forward theories to explain this phenomenon, including wormholes, however no definitive conclusion has been made.

Following this, it was noted that radiation levels were now significantly lower in the nation. Emperor Yoti chose to focus new economic growth on agriculture and commission the completion of the Mass Irrigation Project.

There were also significant populations of indigenous Maori people who were now confronted with the teleported Boltopian cities on their land and decided to integrate into the nation.

Conflicts

During Boltopia's time in The Mortals alliance, Emperor Yoti, with the aid of Secretary of Defence, Usain Bolt, led a raiding campaign against nations around Orbis who no longer had use for their resources. During May 2021, a total of over $300 million of loot was salvaged for the Boltopian people.

Boltopia's involvement and performance in global wars is shown below. [2]

This means that, on average, Boltopia deals twice the damage it receives in globals - 94% more than its allies.

Economy

As of May 2024, Boltopia had a GDP of around $20 billion.

In September 2021, the government announced the completion of the Urban Planning Project, built with the goal of boosting national growth.

In January 2022, Boltopia started the Boltopia Investment Fund (BIF). The goal of the BIF is to 'utilise fluctuations in the trading market to fund future city growth'. Although this has hampered growth in the short-term, the BIF hopes that this will pay for cities quicker in the long run. As of 9th May 2024, the BIF was worth $6.8 billion, and had an average monthly return of 7.7%.

[1] All dates used are in Old Earth Time (OET) and not Orbis Date.

[2] Source: ctowned.net and Locutus bot.