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| '''Centralia''', formally '''The Princessipality'''<<FootNote(You may notice that ''princessipality'' is not a real word. Princess Meredith was told this, but didn't care.)>> '''of Centralia''', is a magical kingdom on the planet [[Earth]], founded by PrincessMeredith, an alien from the planet [[Asteria]], and her partner AdorabelleWallace. | '''The Princessipality of Centralia''' is a magical land under the benevolent rule of a whimsical childlike alien known as PrincessAlice. |
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| == History == | == Geography == Centralia is located on the west coast, bordered by [[Mumuland]] to the north, [[Discordantia]] to the east, and [[Zeoria]] to the south. The Kingdom of Buttercup Bay, home of the Queen of the Ocean, is situated in the eponymous bay, adjacent to the Centralian city of ButtercupBay. Centralia's national capital and largest city is QueenCity, located along the PeridotRiver in the central region of the country, known as the CapitalArea. Other major cities include ButtercupBay, [[Colerain]], EdgeCity, [[Riverside]], SunsetValley, and VolleyballCity. [[PrefecturesAndCounties|Administrative subdivisions of Centralia]] are called ''prefectures'', with every prefecture further subdivided into several ''counties''. The town of [[October]], for example, is located within November County, which is part of [[NorthlandValley|Northland]] Prefecture. |
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| Centralia is nominally an absolute monarchy under the reign of PrincessAlice, but she spends more time playing Super Smash Bros than she does actually doing any kind of governing, so in practice, all her nominal "subordinates" are making it up as they go along. In particular, TheHandler, PrincessNicki, and [[TzeTze|the Minister of Information Systems]] do most of the work of actually keeping the country together on a day-to-day basis. | Centralia is ostensibly a unitary absolute monarchy under the rule of [[PrincessOfCentralia|the sovereign princess]]. However, the current monarch, PrincessAlice, has very little interest in the operations of her government, preparing to delegate the day-to-day work to her "subordinates", especially TheHandler, NicoleBrie, and TzeTze, Minister of Information Systems. When Princess Alice ''does'' directly involve herself in her nation's governance, it's usually to issue unilateral decrees in an attempt to get her way, as when she decreed a national holiday in an attempt to get out of math class. |
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| Which is just as well, really, because any time Princess Alice ''does'' do any "ruling", it's always a disaster. Princess Alice is notoriously mercurial, often making new "laws" only to forget about them the moment she decides she'd rather focus on something else. | The [[Parliament]] of Centralia formally serves as an advisory body to the Princess, though Princess Alice usually goes along with whatever Parliament decides, unless it goes against her capricious whims. The [[Senate]] of Centralia also...exists, though nobody is sure what their actual role in the government is even supposed to be. |
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| ''"Princess, I know you said you wanted to go southwest, but it looks like we're closer to heading due south."'' | The defense force of Centralia is the CentraliaGuardForces, comprising the Centralia Land Guard, Centralia Naval Guard, Centralia Air Guard, Centralia Magic Guard, and CentraliaHonorGuard. The Centralia Honor Guard is the largest branch of the Centralia Guard Forces and provides protective services to the Princess and other members of the royal household. (In practice, however, they mostly work to protect everyone else ''from'' the Princess.) |
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| ''"That's OK. My whims are not legally binding."'' | Civilian LawEnforcement duties in Centralia are divided between the national police agency, known as the RoyalCentraliaCivilGuard, and various municipal police services. Traffic codes are enforced primarily by the RoyalHighwayPatrol, a division of the Civil Guard. The most prominent Centralian police officer is ConstablePayne, who somehow manages to show up wherever Princess Alice happens to be. |
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| ''"But wait, yesterday you said your whims '''are''' legally binding."'' | == Economics == The official currently of Centralia is the [[Lollipop]], denoted by the 🍭 symbol. |
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| ''"My whim that my whims are legally binding is not legally binding."'' | Centralia's largest industry is confectionery. As the world's largest producer of candy and chocolate, Centralia has been nicknamed "The Candy Kingdom", even though it totally doesn't have a king. |
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| ''"You are the reason why every Centralian law school has an 85% dropout rate."'' | == Transportation == Roads and highways in Centralia are maintained by the Centralia Ministry of Transportation, better known as [[CenDOT]]. |
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| ''"I prefer to think of it as setting the bar high."'' ''"Heh. Did you do that on purpose?"'' ''"Do what on purpose?"'' ''"Like, 'bar' can also refer to...oh, never mind."'' ''"If I said something clever, it was definitely on purpose."'' ''"Of course it was, Your Highness."'' |
{{{#!wiki important '''TODO:''' add a brief overview of CentRail and transit agencies like CapitalAreaTransit. }}} |
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| Many [[Holidays]] are observed in Centralia. | The RoyalSummerFestival is held every summer at the RoyalCentraliaFairgrounds in Queen City, commemorating Princess Alice's birthday on August 10. Other [[Holidays]] observed in Centralia include the solstices and equinoxes, which, by royal decree, are observed on fixed dates, with the winter solstice celebration coinciding with [[Christmas]]. == International relations == TsarinaMalice, the authoritarian dictatrix of [[Discordantia]], swore to bring about Centralia's downfall as part of [[TsarinaMalice#rivalry|a personal grudge Princess Alice]] stemming from an argument on an online anime forum. The supposed cold war between the two nations consists mostly of the two preteen heads of state subtweeting each other in public speeches. The adults who handle the day-to-day operations of each country are so disinterested in the petty feud that Centralia still has an open border with Discordantia. Centralia has never been a belligerent in any war, despite Tsarina Malice's many attempts to goad Princess Alice into declaring war on Discordantia. == Gallery == ||<tablestyle="text-align:center;">{{attachment:centralia_flag.png}}<<BR>>national flag||{{attachment:centralia_license_plate.png}}<<BR>>license plate||{{attachment:centralia_route_marker.png}}<<BR>>highway marker|| |
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The Princessipality of Centralia is a magical land under the benevolent rule of a whimsical childlike alien known as PrincessAlice.
Geography
Centralia is located on the west coast, bordered by Mumuland to the north, Discordantia to the east, and Zeoria to the south. The Kingdom of Buttercup Bay, home of the Queen of the Ocean, is situated in the eponymous bay, adjacent to the Centralian city of ButtercupBay.
Centralia's national capital and largest city is QueenCity, located along the PeridotRiver in the central region of the country, known as the CapitalArea. Other major cities include ButtercupBay, Colerain, EdgeCity, Riverside, SunsetValley, and VolleyballCity.
Administrative subdivisions of Centralia are called prefectures, with every prefecture further subdivided into several counties. The town of October, for example, is located within November County, which is part of Northland Prefecture.
Government
Centralia is ostensibly a unitary absolute monarchy under the rule of the sovereign princess. However, the current monarch, PrincessAlice, has very little interest in the operations of her government, preparing to delegate the day-to-day work to her "subordinates", especially TheHandler, NicoleBrie, and TzeTze, Minister of Information Systems. When Princess Alice does directly involve herself in her nation's governance, it's usually to issue unilateral decrees in an attempt to get her way, as when she decreed a national holiday in an attempt to get out of math class.
The Parliament of Centralia formally serves as an advisory body to the Princess, though Princess Alice usually goes along with whatever Parliament decides, unless it goes against her capricious whims. The Senate of Centralia also...exists, though nobody is sure what their actual role in the government is even supposed to be.
The defense force of Centralia is the CentraliaGuardForces, comprising the Centralia Land Guard, Centralia Naval Guard, Centralia Air Guard, Centralia Magic Guard, and CentraliaHonorGuard. The Centralia Honor Guard is the largest branch of the Centralia Guard Forces and provides protective services to the Princess and other members of the royal household. (In practice, however, they mostly work to protect everyone else from the Princess.)
Civilian LawEnforcement duties in Centralia are divided between the national police agency, known as the RoyalCentraliaCivilGuard, and various municipal police services. Traffic codes are enforced primarily by the RoyalHighwayPatrol, a division of the Civil Guard. The most prominent Centralian police officer is ConstablePayne, who somehow manages to show up wherever Princess Alice happens to be.
Economics
The official currently of Centralia is the Lollipop, denoted by the 🍭 symbol.
Centralia's largest industry is confectionery. As the world's largest producer of candy and chocolate, Centralia has been nicknamed "The Candy Kingdom", even though it totally doesn't have a king.
Transportation
Roads and highways in Centralia are maintained by the Centralia Ministry of Transportation, better known as CenDOT.
TODO: add a brief overview of CentRail and transit agencies like CapitalAreaTransit.
Culture
The RoyalSummerFestival is held every summer at the RoyalCentraliaFairgrounds in Queen City, commemorating Princess Alice's birthday on August 10. Other Holidays observed in Centralia include the solstices and equinoxes, which, by royal decree, are observed on fixed dates, with the winter solstice celebration coinciding with Christmas.
International relations
TsarinaMalice, the authoritarian dictatrix of Discordantia, swore to bring about Centralia's downfall as part of a personal grudge Princess Alice stemming from an argument on an online anime forum. The supposed cold war between the two nations consists mostly of the two preteen heads of state subtweeting each other in public speeches. The adults who handle the day-to-day operations of each country are so disinterested in the petty feud that Centralia still has an open border with Discordantia.
Centralia has never been a belligerent in any war, despite Tsarina Malice's many attempts to goad Princess Alice into declaring war on Discordantia.
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