Dantomkia

Dantomkia (/dantɔːmkiːə/), officially the Republic of Dantomkia, is a sovereign independent state in Northwestern Europe only bordered by the United Kingdom.

With a population of 10,350,000 people, it is the 88th largest country in the world in terms of population, between Czechia and  Portugal. They are also 40th in the world by population density, between Belgium and the  Phillippines with a density of 361.5/km2 (936.4/sq mi). It is about the size of Albania with an area of 28,627 km2(11,053 sq mi), making  Dantomkia the  142nd largest country by land area, but just before the  Solomon Islands.

Its capital is Birmingham and its official languages are English and Dantomkian English. The port of Wisbech is the main shipping port for the nation.

Dantomkia is in a few alliances, which are NATO, CNF and  GONK.

Name
The word “Dantomkia” comes from the word “Dantomkia”, which is named after the leader of the independence revolution, Dantomkia Mapping.

Alternative names

 * United Republic of the English Midlands (comes from the regions of West and East Midlands)
 * South Yorkshire (comes from the region Yorkshire and the border between the West and East Midlands regions and Yorkshire)
 * Midlandia (comes from the mainland of Dantomkia being originally owned by the Midlandian Federation before the 2004 independence referendum and the formation of the republic)

Rise of Dantomkians
During the rule of the Midlandian Federation, Dantomkians in the nation wanted more autonomy from Great Britain. This esculated throughout the 1990's.

Independence Referendum
In 2004, the government agreed to host an independence referendum in the area. The region was majority in favour of independence. Afterwards, they founded the Republic of Dantomkia and named the old president of the Federation, Edward Carter, as the first president.

Annexation of Sealand
After Dantomkia was founded, the nation expanded into  Sealand. The Bates family were not happy with their intentions, but Dantomkia was able to defeat Sealand and annex it into the nation.

Rockall War
After the Sealand Crisis, Great Britain offered the island of Rockall (in the north Atlantic) to Dantomkia. Dantomkia refused, so Britain created the Republic of Rockall on the island. The new-born country then declared war on Dantomkia for "sailing too close to our territorial waters". Dantomkia won the war handily, annexing the island into the nation after the Treaty of Birmingham.

New President
After the stabilizing rule of James Smith from 2004, the Government decided to host an election for the nation's first proper leader. The election was won by Nigel Huddlestone, another MIP leader.

GONK Summit
On May 17th, 2018, Dantomkia opened the 2nd GONK Summit, which was being held in Birmingham at the time. This not only showed Dantomkia's political prowess in it's own creation, but also marked the first time that a large delegation of diplomats and leaders from a host of other nations, including Dantomkia's close ally, Suomi-Karelia, had arrived in the nation purely for political reasons.

Present Day
Today, the nation is doing well in it’s economy, military, and it’s HDI. Dantomkia also was made in the “Making of Nations” era, which means it gained independence in a good pace so it can be stable enough.

Physical Geography
The longest river entirely in Dantomkia is the Trent/Humber at 185 miles (297 km) long, but the longest river that is partly in  Dantomkia is the Severn, at a total of 220 miles (354km) in length. The highest point of the nation is Black Mountain, in Herefordshire, at  703 meters above sea level.

Subdivisions
Dantomkia is split up into two regions. These are both split into counties (of which there are 12 in total), which make up the basic framework of political structure within the nation. The largest county is Lincolnshire, which hugs the entirety of the coast, and the smallest is  Rutland, a tiny 16 square kilometre county that was originally part of neighbouring  Leicestershire.

Internal Politics
There is an electorial presidency system currently in place. The current president is Nigel Huddlestone. The parliament is made up of 150 members, from several different parties. On August 1st, there is a general election. Currently, the parliament stands like this:

Unions
As a country who hated CON,  Dantomkia became one of the three founding members of the  CNF, formerly OMEN, alongside the  Grand Duchy of Guerre and the  Baltic Federation. The alliance's headquarters was actually in Birmingham, Dantomkia's capital city. After the CNF's collapse,  Dantomkia teamed up with the  Baltic Federation (again) to form  GONK, a slightly less anti-CON alliance. Because of this, Dantomkia's foreign policy regarding CON has changed from aggressive against to freindly-ish.

List of Unions that Dantomkia is a member of:

 * CNF
 * GONK
 * NATO

Alliances

 * Treaty of Birmingham (with the Grand Duchy of Guerre)
 * Treaty of Tartu (with Baltic Federation)


 * Treaty of Burgos (with Iberian Kingdom)
 * Treaty of Lincoln (with Zarexium)
 * Treaty of Leicester (with Soriana)
 * Treaty of Pietari (with Karianka)
 * Treaty of Nottingham (with Gralicia)
 * Treaty of Coventry (with Western Republic)
 * Treaty of Derby (with Suomi-Karelia)
 * Treaty of Shrewsbury (with Serelet)
 * Treaty of Lichfield (with Slavonica)
 * Treaty of Hereford (with Scotland-Ireland)
 * Treaty of Cosford (with Stahlstat)
 * Treaty of Bradgate (with Iszria)
 * Treaty of Worcester (with Karvansk)
 * Treaty of Ottawa (with Apollo Union)

Transport
This will be explained further in it's own page, when it gets finished.

Tramways
Birmingham is served by the Midland Metro, a tramway system that goes through the heart of Birmingham and all the way out to Wolverhampton in the west. The tramway is getting extended regularly. Also, Nottingham has it's NET (Nottingham Express Transit), which is the largest tramway in the eastern region of the nation.



Railways
Dantomkia uses Great Britain's train network.

Roads
Dantomkia uses Great Britain's road network.

Licence plates
Vehicle registration plates of Dantomkia

Airlines
Dantomkia has two international airports, Birmingham Int. and East Midands Int. Dantomkia's national airline is Dantomkian Airways, which serves both as a regional and international airline. The airline is based at Birmingham International airport, and has several international routes.

Currency
Dantomkia's main currency is the Dantomkian pound (D£). The subunit is the penny. The Dantomkian Pound has been Dantomkia's main currency since the nation began in 2004. Before which the Midlandian Confederation used the Pound Sterling.

The Dantomkian Pound is known for having national landmarks on the reverse (the 'heads' side) of the coins.

Military
The military of Dantomkia is large for it's size. This is used to great effect in peacekeeping for GONK, in a wide variety of roles.

Army
The army has around 5,000 members, with some of the best equipment in the world. The Tank corps is equipped with the Challenger II MBT, complete with Dorchester II upgrade.

Navy
The Navy is made up mainly of destroyers and frigates. Currently the Type 45 destroyer and the Type 23 frigate are in service. Both ships are down for replacement soon, with the Type 48 destroyer currently in development by Dantomkian technicians, and the Type 26 Frigate currently undergoing the design phase in the UK as a joint venture between the UK and  Dantomkia. The fleet flagship is the Invincible-Class Aircraft carrier Illustrious.

Fleet Air Arm
The fleet air arm operate from the three Invincible-class Carriers in the fleet: Invincible, Illustrious, and Indefatigable (ex Ark Royal). Their equipment is the British Aerospace Harrier II V/STOL capable strike aircraft and British Aerospace Sea Harrier fighters, alongside several types of helicopter including: Chinook troop transports, Apache gunships, Merlin, Lynx anti-shipping choppers, and Sea King AEW and Air/Sea rescue choppers.

Air Force
The air force operates mainly British Aerospace Harrier II V/STOL strike jets, British Aerospace Sea Harrier fighters, BAC Cyclone strike jets and Hawker Eagle Mach 2 jet fighters alongside several helicopter types, the same as the Fleet Air Arm. The Cyclones and Eagles are due for replacement in 2019 by updated Cyclone IIs, Panavia Tornados and Eurofighter Typhoons respectively.

Culture
See pages:

Media
TV page

Mappervision
Dantomkia has entered the Mappervision Song Contest twice since it's debut in MSCXXXIV. It has not yet gained any wins though.

Dantomkian
Dantomkian

National Symbols
Symbols page

Religion
Religion page

Transport
Transport page

Football
Dantomkian National Football Team

Handball
Dantomkian National Handball Team