Lathistia

Lathistia, (Pronounced lah-thee-stee-ah) officially the United Islands of Lathistia, is a sovereign group of 3 major islands, and over 20 smaller islands. Lathistia is located in the Pacific Ocean, along with its close neighbours Liteir and Fossil Islands. It is a member of the WWPA alliance, and is also highly involved with Kenzar Aircraft Manufacturing, as it is their primary supplier of military aircraft.

The capital, Mangolin, is also the largest city in Lathistia, which has a population of around 13.8 Million residents. Inside of Mangolin stands the Lathistian Sky Tower at over 3.2 km tall. It was classified as the tallest tower in the world until 2015.

The currency of Lathistia is Lathistian Dollars, which exchange to 0.61 USD.

Before Discovery
It is believed that the first human beings reached the Lathistian Islands at around the year 1200, however it remains unknown whether that theory is true. Some estimations believe settlement started all the way back in 900, and some in 1400, so we can not be sure.

Discovery
In 1775, a British ship set out from Liverpool on a merchant mission to trade in Asia. After a storm set them down the wrong route, they were set on course to collide with Lathistia. On January 17th, 1776, the British recorded the first discovery of Lathistia.

The first to land on the beaches were amazed by the land, as quoted by a recovered diary from a sailor, "The beauty of the land was like nothing else before. The colour of the oceans against the vast mountains.". It is agreed upon that the first British sailors to step foot on Lathistia landed around Algity Bay.

1947-1960
In the year 1946, Lathistian nationalists started a rebellion against the British Empire, arguing that they were being treated unlawfully in comparison to other British colonies. The Lathistians quickly gained independence, and officially after various discussions for a treaty, on May 28th 1947, the Lathistian states of West Lathistia, Bakland, and New Poland all gained independence. On June 3rd 1957, after the various states were already moving closer together, to commemorate 10 years of independence, the Lathistian states would unify into 1. To this day, May 28th is celebrated as Independence Day and June 3rd as Union Day in Lathistian Freedom Week.

1960-1980
After Barry Suiter was elected on the 5th of June, 1965, he became the first ever gay president in the world. With him being elected, he legalized many LGBTQ+ rights. This sparked many violent protests. 3 assassinations were attempted, but they all failed. Nowadays, he is looked upon more honorably, as a pioneer of LGBTQ+ rights throughout the world.

1980-2000
In 1982, members of the LGBTQ+ community were openly allowed to serve in the Lathistian Army. This did not cause the violence that previous LGBTQ+ laws did, as Lathistia was a changing country.

2020-Present
On the 8th September, 2021, The AOPA-Sollum cold war began. This happened because of Sollum's air force launching multiple spy drones over classified Lathistian air bases, and refusing to take responsibility for it. After a chain of political conferences and Sollum's president threatening nuclear strikes, WWPA and Sollum officially entered a cold war.
 * On the 25th August, 2020, current president Richard Anderson won the vote with 52.35%.

Lathistia's and America's relationship is currently questionable. American leaders are cautious Lathistia, as they where in the opposing force during the Cold War, but still helped Lathistia develop a prototype stealth fighter. This unstable relationship is most likely getting better.

Freedom Week
Every year from the 28th May to the 3rd of June, Lathistia celebrates Lathistian Freedom Week, a week dedicated to Lathistian history, honoring those who died in wars, and most of all, Lathistia gaining freedom. The table below explains what each day is for.

WWI
When WWI broke out, Lathistia remained fully uninvolved. They had no quarrel with any other countries, thus no attackers.

WWII
In WWII, Lathistia, still under British control, was a major force in the allies, having over 1.2 million soldiers helping push back Nazi forces. For their heroic acts, Lathistia was granted freedom from British control in 1947.

Lathistian Civil War
The Lathistian Civil War began when freedom fighters protested outside both the British Embassy in Mangolin, and the Lathistian Embassy in Britain. These protests turned into riots, with 13 police fatalities. It took 3 weeks to suppress the protests, but this was only the beginning. Attacks on several military bases and airfields severely limited the effectiveness of the Lathistian Army. The war was divided into 2 sides, the civilians fighting for freedom, and old Lathistian military forces. The civilians ended up winning, and overthrew the old government, turning Lathistia into a democratic nation. This turned out to be a good thing, and Lathistia developed into the country it is today. The confirmed date the war ended is 1947.

Liteir - Sollum War (Fictional)
Whilst Lathistia was not involved in this war during the beginning, they put a stop to it. In 1973, Sollum invaded the Literarian islands, and pushed them back into the island they remain today. Lathistia stepped in and stopped before Liteir was completely eradicated. Today, Sollum still dislikes Lathistia, and Liteir has join WWPA.

AOPA-Sollum Cold War (In progress + Fictional)
After a series of events, a cold war between members of WWPA have engaged in a "cold war" against Sollum. Currently, there has only been one casualty, the Lathistian army general, Barry Newman. There are worries that Sollum will engage in all out war. The citizens of countries in WWPA are not the ones worrying, but instead it is the citizens of Sollum, due to the well-known fact that Sollum is many years behind Lathistia in combat technology. In fact, Lathistia is at least 5 years ahead of all other countries in terms of combat technology. As of the writing of this, war is agreed to be a major possibility.

July 22nd, 2022 - Assassination of military general Barry Newman
On July 22nd, 2022, the military general Barry Newman was assassinated by a Sollumian spy. This lead to the spy being tracked down, brought back to Lathistia and executed in prison. This, surprisingly, did not cause the cold war to turn hot.

People/Trends

 * The currency of Lathistia is Lathistian dollars, but formerly was British pounds.
 * The life expectancy is 83 for men, and 85 for women.
 * The drinking age is 18.
 * The age of consent and marriage is 16.
 * Presidential elections are held every 5 years and the winner is declared on the 25th of August.
 * Like most other "normal" countries, Lathistia mesures in the Metric System.
 * Every year from the 28th May to the 3rd of June, Lathistia celebrates Freedom Week.
 * Lathistia has the 2nd tallest building in the word, the Lathistian Sky Tower.

Geography
The Lathistian mainland is a very flat, grassy area, with northerly mountain ranges, called the Muttorn Mountain Ranges. Its 2 secondary lands, despite being often recognised as one area, are very different from each other. The south secondary island is mainly a large desert, with mountains on its south end. The northern island is half covered in lakes, and is overall a very watery place

Military
Lathistia is a heavily militarised country, due to its past which involved several wars. All of their aircraft come directly from Kenzar Aircraft Manufacturing, using several publicly unreleased planes.

Navy
The naval forces of Lathistia are quite remarkable. They, like the LAF, are replacing their LAN-series aircraft with ATAF-E42's.

Air Force (LAF)
The Lathistian air force is supplied entirely by Kenzar Aircraft, most surprisingly, using converted KZ-191's as medium bombers, known as ABP's (Aerial Bombing Platform). In April 2023, the LAF started to replace the outdated ATAF-E3 fighters with the new, cutting edge -E42 model

Ground Forces
The ground forces of Lathistia consist of well over 2 million ground troops. They use the Abrams-inspired Foxhound as their main battle tank, taking advantage of its speed and armament to, at this point, demoralise potential sollumian attacking forces.

Aircraft Name Meanings
The names of most of the planes have been specifically set to be pronounceable abbreviations. Here are the meaning of them.

The ATAF-E42
Throughout the Lathistian Army (LA), the use of the new ATAF-E42 has become very commonplace. Why has a single plane taken up such a prominent role? This is due to its speed, versatility, mobility, and other very important factors. It, in fact, is not even classified as a fighter, instead being a combination of a strike aircraft, fighter, light bomber, and interceptor. Even though work has begun on a new, currently unnamed aircraft for the Lathistian Navy, it is likely the -E42 will remain in service.

Crime
The crime rate in Lathistia is surprisingly low for a country of its size, with smaller towns being the most affected.

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