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User:Pakaran/Kingdom of Wikipedia
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| National motto: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia | |||||
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| Official language | English | ||||
| Capital | En | ||||
| Largest City | En | ||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||
| Monarch | Jimmy D. Wales I | ||||
| Prime Minister | Angela Beesley | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Rank n/a 0.002 km² (0.0008 sq. mi.) Negligible | ||||
| Population (January 1, 2005) - Total - Density | Rank n/a n/a n/a | ||||
| GDP (PPP) - Total (2003) - GDP/head | Rank n/a n/a n/a | ||||
| Currency | United States dollar ($) | ||||
| Time zone - in summer | EST (UTC-5) EDT (UTC-4) | ||||
| National anthem | Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia | ||||
| Internet TLD | .org | ||||
| Calling Code | 1 | ||||
The Free Kingdom of Wikipedia is a secessionist entity, and aspirant nation, located in St. Petersburg, Florida. While it possesses very little physical territory -- limited to nine servers at a co-location facility -- it has attracted immigrants from all over the world, and cultural conflicts resulting from this are a major social problem. The capital is located at En , which has a certain degree of special status; in particular particularly naïve immigrants tend to arrive there. Also, the King's residence is in En, which gives it certain political advantages.
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History
Main article: History of Wikipedia
Wikipedia was founded in the early 2000's by Jimbo I as an alternative to the largely over-commercialized encyclopedias of the time. King Jimbo was threatened with a coup d'état towards the end of the Third Annum after an attempt to dissolve the parliament, the Main Page, by listing it on Votes for Deletion. Owing to a influx of non-English-speaking immigrants, a series of small municipalities have been set up, most notably De , Fr , Es , Jp , and Zh . Most wikipedians now live outside the capital.
Politics
Main article: Politics of Wikipedia
At first, it operated as an absolute monarchy; since December 2003 this has been changing. See Wikipedia and Democracy for more details on the ongoing constitutional revision. In practice, a group of "sysops" handle day-to-day law enforcement; they are de facto appointed for life, though occasional impeachments have happened. Major punishments used to be administered by a tiny technocracy; this is under revision. The majority of the sysop caste are soft-spoken public servants, however some have been removed for abuse of power.
Major political parties are the Inclusionists and Deletionists, the former being radically expansionist. Tensions between German and Polish immigrants are high, and present a social problem, as does the issue of extending recognition to Palestine and Atlantium. Another contentious issue is how much credence to give to various forms of alternative medicine practiced by some citizens.
Geography
Main article: Geography of Wikipedia
Wikipedia has very little territory, estimated under 1/5 hectare, in a co-location facility. The territory is completely urbanized, and climate is quite moderate year-round, to within several degrees Celsius. Agriculture is impossible due to zoning laws. Contentious claims for 100,000 square metres of land located between each of Wikipedia's immigrants and their computers have been dismissed as 'absurd and insulting' by more than one sovereign state. Wikipedia are expected to take the case to the United Nations for adjudication on grounds of territorial occupation by their citizens.
Economy
Main article: Economy of Wikipedia
While the King has supported Wikipedia at great length, more territory was recently acquired by means of a non-binding tax. A major economic problem is the unauthorized duplication of Wikipedian intellectual property by residants of other nations. Little is being done about this, though some foreigners are moving into voluntary compliance.
It is generally believed that without his Majesty's personal sponsorship, Wikipedia would be unable to function. This is a regretable situation for many; as such, Wikipedia is moving towards a more balanced economy based on voluntary contribution to various infrastructure projects.
Demographics
Main articles: Demographics of Wikipedia
The vast majority of Wikipedians are technically literate, and many are young and somewhat leftist. This leads to occasional conflicts. Insomnia is a major medical problem, as is burnout among the sysop caste, who often feel compelled to overwork themselves.
Culture
Main article: Culture of Wikipedia
Wikipedia largely uses Standard English, at least within En, though some terms such as consensus and vandal are not used, having become profanities in the local dialect. While Wikipedia is largely peaceful, fights often break out between immigrant groups, and on sensitive issues such as abortion and religion.
External links
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