Wilson redirects here. For other uses, see Wilson (disambiguation).
The Republic of Wilson is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean, sharing maritime borders with the United States. As of 2022, the population was 88 million.
Etymology[]
History[]
Wilsonian Drift, ~2 mya[]
Two million years ago, a piece of land, which would later become known as Wombat Island, broke off from the North American continent.
European colonization, 1491-1532[]
In 1491, European colonizers, primarily from Iberia settled on various eastern parts of the country. Most of the settlers remained in the small towns of Ávisia and Blanca, which would later become modern-day Elley and Vancouver. Initially the eastern areas were under Spanish control, but France illegally claimed the northern part as theirs in August 1503, leading to border disputes, which turned into several battles and conflicts that lasted nearly two decades and cost the lives of over 1,000 civilians. The French ceded in 1522 fearing an invasion in their mainland, thus ending the war.
(TBA), 1522-1718[]
(TBA), 1718-1741[]
(TBA), 1741-1835[]
British rule, 1835-1892[]
(TBA), 1892-1898[]
Independence, 1898[]
(TBA), 1899-1955[]
Coup d'etat and constitutional crisis, 1955-1962[]
(TBA), 1962-1979[]
Modern Republic of Wilson, 1979-present[]
Geography[]
The Republic of Wilson's terrain is a warm flat grassland in most places of the country. The highest peak is Kallenhardt Mountain, at an elevation of 7,370 feet.
Culture and ethnicity[]
The first people to settle in the current areas of the country were the presence of several indigenous tribes, including the Merikey people, their area being located in present-day eastern Renard Province, dating back to between 250 AD and 320 AD. European settlers first arrived in the 15th century, first with the Spanish in 1491, then the French shortly there after. The indigenous population decreased by half around the 1760s, mostly due to disease, which forced them to relocate north. Diversity was not prominent in the Republic of Wilson until the 20th century. People of South American origins arrived in the early 1930s, Asians in the early 1940s, and people of African ancestry in the late 1940s. In the 1980s the Republic of Wilson started to see a surge of anthropomorphic animals, otherwise known as "furries", arriving to the country due to high amounts of discrimination in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom, Grensalburg and France. This was also the time where the country would see people from multiple races due to immigration.
Population[]
As of the 2024 Census, the country's population was 88 million.
Population count | Year |
---|---|
203 | 1480 |
13,638 | 1510 |
23,595 | 1540 |
31,194 | 1570 |
45,679 | 1600 |
63,942 | 1630 |
82,395 | 1660 |
89,720 | 1690 |
93,549 | 1720 |
104,301 | 1750 |
224,564 | 1780 |
473,036 | 1810 |
933,621 | 1840 |
3,551,224 | 1870 |
6,087,407 | 1900 |
12,902,308 | 1930 |
37,681,135 | 1960 |
62,502,829 | 1990 |
86,391,788 | 2020 |
Media[]
Television[]
The first television station, under the callsign RTRU-TV, launched in 1932, making it the first television channel to broadcast in the country, with color television being introduced later on in 1950. Analog television has been the most prominent format in the country. A digital switchover was planned in 2012, and actually went through in December, however was cancelled in March the following year during its first phase. Analog television channels span from channel 1 (37.175 MHz) to channel 85 (1.06 kHz) on standard tuners, and from channel 0 (33.875 MHz) to channel 214 (1.485 kHz) on community analog/cable tuners.
Popular television networks include theR, G4, UPN, The WB, BBC, ITV, the Halley Network, ETV, the Box and Trion.
Music and radio[]
As of 2023, the five most popular forms of music are punk, grunge, drum and bass, hip-hop and R&B.
Radio networks have been used in the Republic of Wilson since 1902 as a form of local connections, however was converted to certain music stations by the 1940s. Radio frequencies span from 67.5 to 115.5.
Internet and social networking[]
The Internet was first introduced experimentally to the country in 1986 as the Atlanet, with the first website being built in 1993, leading to the country being assigned with the .wo top level domain. The first online chat service was launched in 1996, and the first Wilsonian-based social media platform was launched in 2004. As of 2023, the most popular form of social networking is the internet relay chat, with the most popular app based on it being WombatNet Instant Messenger.
Cities[]
Main article: List of cities in the Republic of Wilson by population
Weather & climate[]
Flag[]
Crime[]
The crime rate in the Republic of Wilson is low.
Sports[]
The national sport in the Republic of Wilson has been the board game "Scrabble" since 1993. Other popular sports include bowling, handball, extreme wrestling, basketball, sumo wrestling, volleyball, shadow boxing, fierljeppen, airsoft and American football.
Business[]
Cuisine[]
People and trends[]
The culture of the Republic of Wilson is primarily Western-based culture with urban characteristics, which absorbs influence primarily from a handful of English-speaking countries, including the United States, Australia and Canada.
Travel[]
Education[]
The Republic of Wilson Department of Education, which then was called the WIlsonia Educational Cabinet, or WEC, was founded in February 1899. It initially started with a government cabinet which supported a few select schools in Ávisia (now Elley), however spread throughout further parts of the nation. In 1929, the Great Depression caused a major decline in funds for the cabinet, which led to multiple schools shutting down, which has also happened in 1960 and 1973. In the early 2020s, the Department of Education was investigated after multiple reports of unsafe and hazardous food from schools being passed down to students was brought to light by news broadcasters.
Eligibility for dropping out of school has changed overtime, originally set to eleventh graders and over from 1899 to 1986, which was downgraded to tenth graders. In 2004, it was modified again so that people as low as the seventh grade can drop out, albeit with permission from their parent(s), an adult guardian or therapist. In addition, any student with excessive absences, failing in two or more classes, or degrading mental health caused by school or anything related to it are also eligible to drop out.
International relations[]
Names[]
Public holidays[]
- January 1st - New Year's Day
- 3rd week of January - Martin Luther King Jr. Week
- February 14th - Valentine's Day
- March 17th - St. Patrick's Day
- May (month long) - Military Month
- September (month-long) - National Television Archive Month
- September 7th - Labour Day
- September 25th - National Videocassette Day
- October 31st - Halloween
- November 20th-24th - Thanksgiving
- December 22nd - Republic of Wilson Independence Day
- December 24th - Christmas Eve
- December 25th - Christmas Day
- December 31st - New Year's Eve
See also[]
Notes[]