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{{Infobox civilization
| name = Free Danzilonan Republic
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| location = [https://map.civmc.tk/#c=5355,4325,r349 5355, 4325]
| demonym = Danzilonan
| activity_level = ~
| alliance = [[File:Medisea_zeldrin.png|20px]] [[Forum of the Medi Sea]]
| capital_city = [[File:Ndzflag_heho.png|20px]] [[Free_Danzilonan_Republic#New_Danzilona|New Danzilona]]
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| governing_document = [https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/wiki/civmc/freedanzilonanrepublic/constitution Constitution of the FDR]
| position_title1 = Foreign Minister
| position_name1 = [[
| position_title2 = Interior Minister
| position_name2 = [[
| position_title3 = Defence Minister
| position_name3 = [[
| position_title4 =
| position_name4 =
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| foundation_custom_value1 =
| preceded_by = [[File:NDZflag.png|20px]] [[Nova Danzilona]]
| succeeded_by = {{flag|Free Workers' Cooperative of Danzilona}}
| language = English <br/>
'''Minority languages:''' <br/>
*''[[Mery#Language|mehrileh]]''
| religion = *15% [[Ranubism]]
*10% [[Oberon worship]]
*25% ''[[Mery#Religion|rha'yatshola]]''
*5% Nonreligious
*35% Not stated
*10% Other religions
| ideology =
| motto = "Post Fata Resurgo"
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| website =
| subreddit = [https://old.reddit.com/r/danzilona /r/danzilona]
| discord =
| categories =
|image2 = DanzilonaCivMC.jpg
|caption2 = New Danzilona, capital city of the FDR, as seen on August 29, 2022}}The '''Free Danzilonan Republic''' (abbreviated as '''FDR''', also colloquially known as simply '''Danzilona''')
Following a series of major constitutional reforms, the government of the FDR was replaced by a coalition of voluntary workers' cooperatives on January 9, 2023.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/107lff4/results_the_peoples_reform_act_of_2023/</ref> It was then renamed on February 4, 2023, officially becoming the [[Free Workers' Cooperative of Danzilona]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/10tmm4c/results_national_referendum_runoff/</ref>
==History==
===Pre-CivMC===
Following the end of 3.0, Danzilonans helped found the cities of [[Threepton]] and [[Carson]] on [[CivClassic 2.0]] as well as the small town of Atari Springs on [[CivEx: First Light]], but each of those were distinct in their own culture or not dominated by Danzilonans. Irregardless, the Danzilonan community remained in contact online continuously since the end of 3.0 but few played on Civ servers. This changed, however, with renewed interest brought about by potential opportunities in new servers following the end of CivClassic in December 2021. Interest in a new iteration of Danzilona
More features for their planned nation were ironed out throughout March, including the city's layout and a [[Concordat between the Church of Ranubis and the Free Danzilonan Republic|Concordat with the Church of Ranubis]], a religion that was especially prominent in [[New Danzilona]] on [[CivCraft 2.0]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/tcseqa/my_idea_for_our_city/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/tm1l6r/discussion_official_protections_for_past_and/</ref> On April 18th, Danzilonan citizen [[TheTrackball]] officially laid out his design for what he
[[File:Fdr first claims.PNG|left|thumb|Approximate initial claims of the FDR as seen on [[Thejmqn]]'s unofficial claims map, June 5, 2022]]
===
With CivMC's launch getting delayed by a week, many Danzilonans were not able to get on immediately at launch. However, a number of them were still able to and most did within 24 hours of it. Joined by a handful of newfriends picked up on their Discord in the weeks before launch, the Danzilonans set off in the general direction of the shallow +,+, looking for a diversity of biomes and suitable spot for the Danzshaft. First settling more inland on the main +,+ continent, the Danzilonans moved to the east coast to found their city, establishing a border with the [[Geographical Regions (CivMC)#Medi Sea|Medi Sea]]. With the discovery of the huge abundance of iron that generates on the server, much of the first week was spent on resource gathering for defensive infrastructure, though proposed layouts for the city
Arguably the most distinguishing feature of early Danzilona had been the Danzshaft, which Danzilonans begun to dig on day 1 with a radius of 80 meters and for the current purpose of housing plots for citizens. On a Civball map posted on June 18, 2022 by [[Yodabird19]], the FDR was represented as a cube (a reference to the [[Danzcube]]) enjoying its time digging the moat for the Danzshaft.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/vevamo/civball_map_of_the_newly_named_continent_alenarith/</ref>
On June 3, 2022, the first monthly census was posted.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/v3yeo6/census_first_official_census_of_the_free/</ref> Over the course of June, the population of the FDR more than doubled, from around 12 active residents at the start of the server to around 30 by the third week of June. Along with a slate of newfriends, a number of Civcraft oldfriends also became citizens, including players formerly from [[Aytos]], the [[FSR]], and the [[U3P]].
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On June 11, 2022, a mini diplomatic crisis occurred between the FDR and [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]] when the latter pearled Danzilonan citizen Vall for the crime of theft, griefing their house in the process. [[Lowtuff]] acted as Vall's attorney, who plead guilty and was sentenced to 12 hours in the end. While Danzilonans mostly personally accepted the verdict, many criticised the conduct of the pearling and the trial and drafted a petition of grievances to the CDM government, which was signed by about half of the FDR's population and posted on June 17th.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vemnfg/a_petition_of_grievances_to_the_government_of/</ref> The CDM government, in response, defended their justice system but also personally apologised to Vall for the conduct and committed to drafting an extradition treaty with the FDR. The FDR stated they would do so with them once an ambassador was elected for July 1st.
The first ever Minecraft hockey game since 2016 was organised and took place in the FDR on June 26, 2022.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vm8nls/workers_organize_hockey_games_in_new_danzilona_to/</ref> Played by two teams of three in a temporary street rink built by Danzilonan citizen Gant, the game
An official capital city jurisdiction of the FDR was voted on and created on June 28, 2022.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vmzos2/results_city_name_flag_and_territory/</ref> Though it
Over the course of June 28-30, 2022, the first Danzilonan election took place, where voters decided who should hold the FDR's political offices for the month of July 2022.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vo9cfo/elections_results_for_the_july_2022_election/</ref> A total of 26 votes were cast, making the turnout 78% of the eligible population. A slate of old guard Danzilonans took control of each of the offices, including two members of the newfound [[Socialist Party of Danzilona]], with at least one of them pledging to name the runner-up as their undersecretary.
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Several new constitutional amendments were adopted on July 29, 2022, including the renaming of government offices, formalising the appointment of undersecretaries, and the official refounding of the NDZHL.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/wapsa0/results_constitutional_amendments/</ref> Some proposed amendments also failed adoption, including the creation of an executive council and a renaming of the Free Danzilonan Republic.
===
''See also: [[September 2022 Danzilonan general election]]''
In late July and early August 2022, civil conflict
On August 12, 2022, following negotiations with its citizens, the FDR annexed the mainland claims of [[Melia]], its southern neighbour who had gone mostly inactive, increasing Danzilona's land area by about 25%.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wmpw1v/psa_to_mapmakers_danzilona_has_annexed_the_melian/</ref>
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At 18:26 UTC on October 1, 2022, the First Consulship came to an end, and [[Red_Steel]] and [[lone22wolf]] assumed the offices of Defence Minister and Interior Minister, respectively.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/xt169c/elections_results_for_the_october_2022_elections/</ref> In her final hours as First Consul, Des unilaterally incorporated the neighbouring nations of [[Nara]], [[Dalgon]], [[Doom City]], and [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]] as provinces of the FDR.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/xt0196/congrats_to_nara_dalgon_cdm_and_doom_city_on/</ref> After assuming office, Red also announced the annexation of the [[Arsenio Pact]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/xt3fsu/fdr_claim_expansion/</ref> A vote was held to formally ratify their annexations with the Danzilonan people, but the vote failed and all FDR claims to their neighbours' territories was dropped on October 10th.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/y0o169/results_annexation_offer_to_doom_city_and_dalgon/</ref>
===
[[File:Fdr phoenix.png|thumb|FDR's Phoenix statue, located in NDZ. Danzilona's national symbol, this image was used as a promotional poster for Danzilona's 10th anniversary.]]
On October 20, 2022, Danzilona celebrated its 10th anniversary as a community.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/y80wex/danzilona_is_celebrating_its_10_year_anniversary/</ref> During celebrations, citizens and delegates from nations across [[Alenarith]] and the [[Medi Sea (CivMC)|Medi Sea]] came to play hockey and participate in a sacrifice of [[Lowtuff]].
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On October 27th, Danzilonan citizen [[Pythius]] was appointed Foreign Minister after almost a full term of Danzilona not having one.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/yeyikw/delegation_pythius_df_foreign_minister/</ref> Following his appointment, Pythius signalled that he would focus on building Danzilona's famed soft power through cultural and artistic initatives.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/yhgxis/from_the_office_of_the_foreign_minister_of_the/</ref> A few days later, the November elections took place, with citizen [[Perdikkas]] posting his platform for Interior Minister mere minutes before polls closed.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/yhuumq/its_not_too_late_to_change_your_vote/</ref> Despite this, Perd failed to secure the win, leading to the victories of incumbents [[Lone22wolf]], [[Red_Steel]]. and Pythius for Interior Minister, Defence Minister, and Foreign Minister, respectively.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/yhwcb8/election_results_nov_2022/</ref> As a result of the election, November marked the first time that the Danzilonan elected offices were simultaneously held by both [[Ranubism|Ranubist]] and [[Mery]] citizens of Danzilona, two ethnoreligious groups which have been in soft conflict since the passage of the [[Lighthouse Accord]] in July 2022.
As lonewolf's tenure as Interior Minister progressed, the transit industry was rapidly developed. The first canals in NDZ, originally planned in June 2022, were dug and laid, and the first overland rail line connecting NDZ and Cortesia Del Mar
Danzilona officially dropped Gensokyo as a protectorate on November 24, 2022 after Gensokyojin leadership transferred the country into [[Holy Truidencian Empire|Truidencian]] suzerainty.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/z3899j/civmc_unofficial_claims_map_11_economic_growth/ixlida3/</ref>
After a week of intense debate, citizens of the FDR overwhelmingly voted to conduct most voting and all elections in-game rather than on their subreddit as had been done since at least 2014.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/zegj2z/results_ingame_voting_act_of_2022/</ref> Some inactive citizens were staunchly opposed to the measure, but were persuaded to vote in favour of it when a sunset provision was added to the bill, requiring it to be renewed 3 months after it originally passed.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/zcehhn/vote_ingame_voting_act_of_2022/iywq9z8/</ref>
=== Holiday Season, Second Constitutional Crisis, and Reformation into FWC Danzilona ===
On December 15, 2022, the Consuls of the Provinces and the New Danzilonan Council- appointed offices which [[Des23]] created in the previous September- were officially abolished, greatly reducing the FDR's bureaucracy and government as a whole.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/zma3bv/the_consuls_of_the_provinces_and_the_ndz_council/</ref>
During the holiday season, [[Peakman2]] helped get Danzilona in the spirit of things by turning the city hall's water fountain into a Christmas Tree and putting a wreath on its belltower.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/zq8evq/happy_holidays_from_danzilona/</ref> Like many other nations, the FDR received gifts from [[Griffin]] and the CivMC admin team.
With incumbent Interior Minister [[Perdikkas13]] still inactive and the rest of the Danzilonans unable to come to a consensus about how their election should account for the holiday season, the January 2023 general election simply did not occur. This left a ''de jure'' power vacuum within the Danzilonan government as the constitution does not account for such a possibility and so no resolution exists. In response, a flurry of proposals that would bring drastic changes to the FDR's government were made during the week of January 2nd. These included proposals to completely change how foreign affairs were handled, to replace the government with ''ad hoc'' working groups, and to abolish executive governance altogether.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/101nam7/proposal_1_repeal_article_3_of_the_constitution/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/1020dxz/proposals_3_and_4_eyes_of_danzilona_and_public/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/102hc7h/discussion_rethinking_government/</ref>
Amidst the ongoing constitutional crisis, Danzilona begun the [[Battle of Imbolc]] after invading a part of its northern border town of Imbolc that had unknowingly been ''de jure'' occupied by Danzilona's northern neighbour, [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]], since June 2022.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/103ny0g/after_6_months_of_illegal_cortesian_occupation/</ref>
On January 9, 2023, the citizens of the FDR voted to abolish their current government and replace it with a system of cooperatives that citizens could join to carry out the functions of executive government. This reformed the FDR into [[FWC Danzilona]], which was given its name on February 4, 2023.
==Politics==
[[File:
===Government===
The government of the FDR
*The Foreign Minister, who
*The Interior Minister, who
*The Defence Minister, the quasi-dictatorial position who
*Each minister also
On May 13, 2022, the framework for a potential future federation was adopted, officially transforming the FDR from a ''de facto'' unitary state to a federal one.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/up41gt/results_a_new_danzilonan_federation/</ref> Until July 29, 2022, the Foreign Minister, Interior Minister, and Defence Minister were called the Ambassador, Surveyor, and Sheriff, respectively.
====
Along with its elected national government offices, the FDR also
*Commissioner of the [[NDZHL]]. As part of Gant's constitutional amendments, the NDZHL was reformed as a nationalised entity under the Interior Ministry and so its head had become a governmental position. The office was currently vacant and so authority over the NDZHL falls to the current Interior Minister, [[Perdikkas13]].
*Archivist of the Republic. A unique position whose tasks mostly revolved around out-of-game duties, including keeping an up-to-date list of laws and maintaining the subreddit wiki. So far only held by [[Qaad]] during August 2022.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/wfphoj/delegation_archivist_of_the_republic_qaad/</ref>
*Danzilonan Artistic Director. A position currently held and created by [[Pythius]] in November 2022, the art director heads the Danzilonan Arts Directorate, which acts as a patron for local Danzilonan artists and was funded by donations.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/yriw9w/results_promotion_of_danzilonan_arts_act/</ref>
===Foreign Relations===
The FDR initially had close ties with the [[March Pact]], the successor to [[AF-CES Partnership|AF-CES]] from CivClassic 2.0, before then deciding to stay more neutral and not join the pact. Danzilona
Danzilona had been a member of the [[Forum of the Medi Sea]] since June 13, 2022.<ref><nowiki>https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/673180733053075476/996064692164378674/unknown.png</nowiki></ref> During September 2022, Des23- in her capacity as First Consul- attempted to establish closer relations with the Medi Sea nations of [[Lambat (CivMC)|Lambat]], [[Lusitania (CivMC)|Lusitania]], and [[Pavia]] (of which she was a dual citizen), eventually getting the three nations to agree to build embassies in the FDR. At the end of her term, Des warned against being allied to some Alenarith nations and suggested partnering with more Medi nations as an alternative.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/xrjz6q/departing_words_from_your_first_consul/</ref> This suggestion, however, was mostly not taken up by her successors.
Danzilona was known for annexing some of their neighbours who had gone inactive, including [[Melia]] on August 12, 2022 and [[Gensokyo]] on August 27th of the same year.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wmpw1v/psa_to_mapmakers_danzilona_has_annexed_the_melian/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wzgstn/gensokyo_is_now_a_protectorate_of_the_free/</ref> Under the First Consulship of Des23, Danzilona had also attempted to annex the neighbouring nations of Nara, [[Dalgon]], [[Doom City]], and Cortesia Del Mar.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/xt0196/congrats_to_nara_dalgon_cdm_and_doom_city_on/</ref> All aforementioned nations have since rejected annexation by the FDR.
===Ministry history===
{| class="wikitable unsortable"
|-
! scope="col" data-sort-type=isoDate |
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Surveyor
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ambassador
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Sheriff
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="2022-07-01" {{Vertical header|va=center|July/22}}
| [[Gant2000]] <br/>
'''Deputies:'''
* [[Des23]] ([[NDZHL]] Commissioner)
| [[Lowtuff]]
| [[TheTrackball]]
|-
! scope="col" data-sort-value="2022-07-30" |
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Interior Minister
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Foreign Minister
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Defense Minister
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="2022-08-01" {{Vertical header|va=center|August/22}}
| [[grenadeninja21]] <br/>
'''Deputies:'''
* [[Gant2000]] (Deputy Interior Minister)
* [[Des23]] ([[NDZHL]] Commissioner)
| [[VA_11HALL_A|VA_11HALL_A]] <br/>
'''Deputies:'''
* [[Des23]] (Deputy Foreign Minister)
| [[TheTrackball]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2 data-sort-value="2022-09-01" {{Vertical header|va=center|September/22}}
| [[Des23]]
| [[Des23]] <br/>
'''Deputies:'''
* [[Gant2000]] (Deputy Foreign Minister)
| [[Des23]] <br/>
'''Deputies:'''
* [[TheTrackball]] ("Master of Horse")<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/x6ouol/delegation_master_of_horse_thetrackball/</ref>
|-
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | '''Deputies of all ministries:'''<br/>
{|style="width:100%"|
|-
|style="width:50%;"|
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%; text-align:right;|
|+ style="display:inline-block;margin-right:15%"|
* Consuls of the Provinces<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/xepz0l/delegations_consuls_of_the_provinces/</ref>
|-
|
<div style="display:inline-block">
*[[mummybundles]] - Consul of Sophia
*[[Red_Steel]] - Consul of [[Eastern Shining Isles|ESI]] and Bilgewater
*[[Qaad]] - Consul of the Southern Province
*[[lone22wolf]] - Consul of [[New Swisston]]
* [[xDerArische]] - Consul of Melia
</div>
|}
|style="width:50%;"|
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%; text-align:left"|
|+ style="display:inline-block;margin-left:15%"|
* New Danzilonan Council<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/xm8hrh/delegations_expansion_of_consular_power_and/</ref>
|-
|
<div style="display:inline-block">
*[[peakman2]]
*Previously listed consuls except xDer
</div>
|}
|}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2 data-sort-value="2022-10-01" {{Vertical header|va=center|October/22}}
| [[lone22wolf]]
| [[Pythius]]
Appointed October 27 for a term of 5 days
| [[Red_Steel]]
|-
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center; height:0px; min-height:min-content;" | Previous Consuls and Council maintained
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2 data-sort-value="2022-11-01" {{Vertical header|va=center|November/22}}
| [[lone22wolf]]
| [[Pythius]]
| [[Red_Steel]]
|-
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center; height:0px; min-height:min-content;" | Previous Consuls and Council maintained
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2 data-sort-value="2022-12-01" {{Vertical header|va=center|December/22}}
| [[Perdikkas13]]
| [[lone22wolf]] <br/>
'''Deputies:'''
* [[Pythius]] (Danzilonan Artistic Director)
| [[Des23]]
|-
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center; height:0px; min-height:min-content;" | Previous Consuls and Council maintained until December 15<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/zma3bv/the_consuls_of_the_provinces_and_the_ndz_council/</ref>
|}
==Demography==
===Population===
Founders of the FDR voted to grant citizenship to a number of past Danzilonans, regardless of their current level of activity, bringing the permanent voter roll to at least 19 citizens.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/tpmvc7/results_permanent_citizens/</ref> Along with the 10 founders, several more permanent citizens returned and became active in discussions surrounding the FDR's foundation, bringing the total active citizenry to 15 as well as 2 former [[Provincia|Provincians]] who have signaled their interest in joining after its foundation. After the server started, the population grew to 33 by June 18th.
As of the bi-monthly census in September 2022, 23 players counted themselves as current citizens of the FDR<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/wernu7/census_third_official_census_of_the_free/</ref>. Permanent citizens
===Languages===
Ever since the founding of the first iteration of Danzilona, American English had remained the dominant vernacular.
===Religion===
The FDR constitution specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of religious creed (though this was mostly intended to refer to IRL religions but ''de facto'' also applies to in-game religions until otherwise stated). However, the FDR
Despite having an established religion, citizens have been able to enjoy extensive religious freedom and even autonomy as the Grand Priest of Ranubism had been largely busy with IRL affairs and other Disciples have been focusing on more public matters. As such, religious diversity increased among the population, bringing Disciples down from roughly a quarter of the population to just 12%. For another example, [[Mery]] Danzilonan citizens have settled on the FDR's island claims, gave the islands a name in ''mehrileh,'' and plan on building religious structures there.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vqfv3e/results_eastern_islands_name_and_flag/</ref>
On July 13, 2022, the Church of Ranubis responded to the number of growing religions by launching an inquisition meant to purge non-believers from the Church and church lands.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vxu93i/great_inquisition_of_the_church_of_ranubis/</ref> The inquisition was declared over on September 22, 2022 after the establishment of the [[New Swisston#Ranubic Holy City of New Swisston|Ranubic Holy City of New Swisston]] and the conversion of [[Des23]] to ''[[Mery#Religion|rha'yatshola]]''.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/xku1rd/the_great_inquisition_ends_and_other_notices/</ref>
== Economy ==
The economy of the Free Danzilonan Republic can mostly be described as an autarky, with the territory of Danzilona covering a wide range of biomes that citizens obtain resources from. Citizens have also generated large supplies of iron, diamonds, and other minerals from extensive mining projects such as the [[Free Danzilonan Republic#New Danzilona|DanzShaft]]. However, there was still some market activity, especially in the nether where Danzilona hosts the [[Transport Union]], as well as trade between individual Danzilonans and foreigners. The FDR government had also attempted trade deals before, with one having been negotiated with the [[Royal Lusitan Corporation]] but fell apart soon after implementation due to the RLC's collapse.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/wfi04h/rlc_x_danzilonia_trade_talks/</ref> Danzilona's main exports include [[Map Art]], woods, oak saplings, berries, and beets.
=== Taxation ===
Until December 25, 2022, the FDR had no taxes and no way to generate public funds. Projects have typically been spearheaded by individuals or local organisations and paid for out-of-pocket. The lack of public funds had been a persistent issue for Danzilona, with various political candidates pledging to establish a national treasury for the September<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/wyfiab/announcing_the_decent_party_september_platform/</ref>, October<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/xvf2il/things_to_do_in_the_fdr_october_10th_edition/</ref>, and November<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/yhuumq/its_not_too_late_to_change_your_vote/</ref> general elections to no avail. However, on December 13, 2022, a proposal to finally establish a treasury was submitted, which would be able to generate public funds through donations and taxes on exchanges.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/zl5pg4/proposal_1_treasury_establishment_act_of_2022/</ref> The proposal passed on December 25th and thus established sales taxes on select item exchanges, such as the XP exchange and the iron-diamond exchange found in the FDR's capital city.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/zv7re5/results_treasury_establishment_act_of_2022/</ref>
=== Transport ===
The FDR's primary industry was transporation, with the country noted to have one of the highest numbers of train stations per capita.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wmpw1v/psa_to_mapmakers_danzilona_has_annexed_the_melian/ik190j4/</ref> The country was host to a number of different rail lines, including the [[Colonial Express]], the [[Copper Line]], the Northern Line to [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|CDM]], and the local DanzBorough rail that connects most of the FDR's populated areas. Although walking and rail were the dominant form of transportation, the FDR was also home to an ongoing canal-building project and was connected via ice road to CDM, the [[Arsenio Pact]], and [[Pavia]].
== Culture ==
With the Danzilonan lineage of civilisations dating back to 2012, the culture of the FDR had been influenced by a wide range of people. Contrasting with the many kingdoms and oligarchies found across Civ servers, Danzilona had remained a highly democratic society, meaning that the culture was influenced by everyone who comes to call themselves Danzilonan, including citizens who've come and gone as well as those who've stayed since [[Civcraft 1.0]] and [[CivCraft 2.0|2.0]]. Danzilonans were typically described as friendly, noninvasive, and persistent, which was owed to the typically progressive ideologies present within Danzilonan society as well as their ability to rebound from massive disasters, including the griefer attacks of [[New Danzilona#The U3P and Rancuneus Attacks|Rancuneus]] on 2.0 and the [[Skora-NDZ Pylon Conflict|invasion of Nova Danzilona]] on Civcraft 3.0. This cultural attitude, combined with the FDR's neutrality in global and even regional affairs, had allowed the Danzilonans to grow their soft power and be friendly with a variety of nations across the server.
=== Sport ===
[[File:Lambat hockey rin.png|thumb|The Lambat City hockey rink built to the NDZHL's specifications. Image credit: [[peakman2]]]]
Ever since the founding of the [[New Danzilona Hockey League]] on 2.0, hockey had been the main cultural export of Danzilona. On [[CivMC]], the league was reformed in late July 2022 and hosted a number of games before being suspended indefinitely due to the [[Estalia–Rhode Island War|Estalia-Rhode Island War]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wh18j7/announcing_the_reformation_of_the_ndzhl_and_the/</ref> A number of different nations have since built and hosted games in their own hockey rinks, including [[Nara]], [[Lambat (CivMC)|Lambat]], [[Lusitania (CivMC)|Lusitania]], and [[Estalia]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/ybiuhz/shiroyama_ndzhl_rink/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/yo1aa5/ndzhl_nara_v_lambat/</ref>
=== Symbols ===
The flag of the FDR was a cyan, white, and grey tricolour, which have been the colours of the Danzilonan flag since 2013. Although no meaning was originally given to the colours, citizens have since assigned their own, with white typically representing the neutrality of the nation and the cyan and grey representing geographic features.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/1kicia/anyone_have_a_problem_with_this_being_the/cbpb0ij/</ref>
The Phoenix had been the national symbol of Danzilona since at least 2014.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/1va0vn/my_quick_draft_of_a_phoenix_to_show_if_we_want_a/</ref> The origin of the symbol was unknown, but it likely refers to the nation's recovery after the Rancuneus griefer attacks in late 2013. A Phoenix statue was present in the capital of the FDR.
=== Visual art ===
Danzilonan citizen [[Mummybundles]] had been a prolific [[Map Art]] artist since [[Civclassic 2.0]]. Mummy hosts a map art canvas within the FDR's claims and sells his art at a shop in the capital city. Since the start of CivMC, mummy had created map art of [[Lowtuff]], galaxies, animals, and optical illusions.
==Geography==
Danzilona
[[File:Danzilona Landscape Map.jpg|alt=Map of the landscape of Danzilona|thumb|424x424px|Map of the landscape of Danzilona]]
Every listed geographical feature and natural landmark within Danzilona and its territories
===Mountains & Hills===
Danzilona's western frontier
Through most of Northen Danzilona lies the Oberon Hills, which encompasses most of [[Free Danzilonan Republic#Peterskogur|Peterskogur]] and northern [[Free Danzilonan Republic#New Danzilona|New Danzilona]]. The hills
Some of the highest peaks in territorial Danzilona
===Rivers & Bodies of Water===
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*the Ebi River, which flows south from [[Geographical Regions (CivMC)#Lake Biwa|Lake Biwa]] along Nara, [[Free Danzilonan Republic#West Danzilona|West Danzilona]], and [[Free Danzilonan Republic#Melia|Melia]], to the Ebi-Teo Canal, where the Ebi goes south to flow into Lake Isanagi.
*the Teo River, which flows southeast from Lake Biwa, through the Teo Caverns, cutting south through Sophia, to the Ebi-Teo Canal, where the Teo goes east to flow into the Gulf of Gensokyo.
*the George Strait, which flows west from Wicker Island within the Danzilona Bay, along Southern Danzilona and Melia's border with western Wolken, ending in the Gulf of Gensokyo.
The main bodies of water within Danzilona
*Danzilona Bay, which sits within the eastern [[Medi Sea (CivMC)|Medi Sea]], between Danzilona and the [[Free Danzilonan Republic#Eastern Shining Isles|Eastern Shining Isles]],
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===Forests===
Danzilona hosts a number of dense forests, with the Great Melian Forest being its largest. The Great Melian Forest encompasses almost all of Melia, with the Teo River cutting right through it, separating the forest into Northern and Southern portions. Many of New Riverford's city parks and forests live within the greater Melian Forest. The second largest forest in mainland FDR
==Provinces & Territories==
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[[File:DZProvinces.jpg|alt=Map of Danzilona's provinces & territories|thumb|455x455px|Map of Danzilona's provinces & territories]]
===New Danzilona
[[File:Subdivisions of ndz.png|thumb|Unofficial subdivisions of the FDR's capital city, created by [[grenadeninja21]]]]
New Danzilona (not to be confused with the [[New Danzilona|NDZ of 2.0]]) was proposed as FDR's first official jurisdiction by [[Gant]] and adopted on June 28, 2022.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vmzos2/results_city_name_flag_and_territory/</ref> Although the capital province
*DanzShaft, the centrepiece of the city spearheaded by [[TheTrackball]]. The DanzShaft
*Old Town, where all of the FDR's civic buildings
*Westvale, a valley area homesteaded by [[peakman2]] where many of NDZ's farms
*Snake Island, a small island that houses a Ukrainian flag and a tree farm built by lone22wolf and grenadeninja21.
New Danzilona also includes the location of the future Port of Danzilona.
===Sophia===
Sophia
*Sophia, the namesake town where [[mummybundles]]
*Shackistan, Located to the west of the FDR's capital in the more mountainous regions of the nation, Shackistan includes the very initial settlement of the Danzilonans constructed within the first few hours of the server's existence. The name
===Peterskogur===
Previously known as Oberon, Peterskogur
*Imbolc, a northern town on the border of [[Cortesia Del Mar]]. The town
===Melia===
[[File:Nr friend.png|thumb|136x136px|Artist's depiction of a New Riverford resident holding a proposed flag of the settlement, drawn by [[Vall Tawiga]]'s friend at their request.]]
Annexed August 12th, 2022, the Melian province runs throughout southern Danzilona. It borders the Teo River and the George Strait, as well as connecting mainland Danzilona to [[Gensokyo]]. Most of Melia
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===Southern Province
The Southern Province (SP), spanning Danzilona's southeastern Sunflower Coast to the Teo River,
[[File:SP Survey 2022-09-15.png|thumb|Survey of the Southern Province, September 2022]]
Current points of interest within the SP include:
[[File:Breadfort 2022-09-16.png|thumb|Qaad's Breadfort in the Southern Province, September 2022]]
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===Macedonia===
Previously known as simply "West Danzilona," Macedonia
[[File:Esi lighthouse.png|thumb|The lighthouse that gives the Eastern Shining Isles (''djotalar na rhayadeht)'' its namesake, built by Vall Tawiga]]
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===New Swisston===
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New Swisston, named after 2.0's [[Swisston]],
===Eastern Shining Isles===
{{main|Eastern Shining Isles}}
Initially settled by the Danzilonan Marine Society (and, more specifically, [[Lowtuff]]) on the first day of the server, what would become known as the Eastern Shining Isles (or ''djotalar na rhayadeht'' in ''[[Mery#Language|mehrileh]]'')<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vqfv3e/results_eastern_islands_name_and_flag/</ref> became the home base of Mery Danzilonan citizen Vall. The archipelago
===Bilgewater===
==Notable Citizens==
===Founders of the FDR
Those who voted on the FDR's foundational post include:
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*[[New Danzilona]]
*[[Provincia]]
*[[Alenarith]]
*[[List of nations on CivMC|List of Nations on CivMC]]
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