Hello good people?

[Cristina]

My mame is Cristina Maxil and I'm from Brazil. I am very new to NationStates and still have so much to learn about it and Europa. I look forward for all the fun I will enjoy with you people.

Edited July 2, 2017 by Cristina (see edit history)

[Sunset Sea Islands]

Greetings Cristina!

We're glad to have you in our community!

Feel free to participate in the upcoming roleplays. There's Magnaeus' political ball and after we've settled on a new regional map (deadline is next week) there are some terrestrial and extraterrestrial exploration roleplays planned.

Enjoy your time and don't be afraid to ask questions, if you need help!

Greetings,

-SSI

 

[Orioni]

Tchau Cristina and bem venido. We are a happy crowd that enjoy good writing and making fun. If I remember correctly then our former delegate @Emakera is from Brasil as well.

[Cristina]

Thank you, guys! I'm happy to be here! I A/am working hard on my Factbook!

[Magnaeus]

Hello! Nice to meet you. Cristina is a lovely name. Perhaps because my own name is Christian?

[Cristina]

Hello, Christian, Nice to meet you too!!

[Sa Hara]

Welcome to the region. For a new player like yourself, we can have a mentor help you out. Someone to guide the way and point out interesting details.

[Afropa]

Hello Cristina Maxil you are new to nationstates. I can explain you how to make a good nation. What of a land do you wish to create? Also what Sunset writes is true about the great community here.

[Cristina]

Thank you Afropa! I am almost finished with some stuffs I'd like to add to my Factbook. I am creating a city-state claiming to be a free country. Any idea from you people will be very welcome.

Edited July 2, 2017 by Cristina (see edit history)

[Sunset Sea Islands]

Any idea from you people will be very welcome.

The Sunset Sea Islands had a separationist port city as well, called Porto Rosso. It is still de facto ruled by a mafia clan but the city re-joined the nation after the son of the mafia clan's leader was allowed to marry the princess.

So... yeah, I guess independent port cities have high crime rates, incompetent police forces, probably a lot of money if other nations recognize them as an independent country, problems if the original nation from which they seceded doesn't allow transportation of goods to and from the city, etc.

Hope I could help.

[Magnaeus]

Magnaeus is like Switzerland, where you have a bunch of city-states or kantons that banded together into a larger nation (but still small).

 

For a city state on itself, there are probably loads of examples. Germany has independent cities for a long time, like the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin. There are prob other hanseatic examples around.

 

A modern city state would probably looks more like a coastal port. Think of Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore.

 

And if you go up one level, you get countries centered largely around a single city like Panama, Djibouti, Kuwait.

Edited July 2, 2017 by Magnaeus (see edit history)

[Cristina]

Thank you! I am following your guidelines.