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|national_anthem = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WOGXVnHOA Crimson Skies] (formerly Like Development Rap) | |national_anthem = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WOGXVnHOA Crimson Skies] (formerly Like Development Rap) | ||
|motto = God kobiKraft | |motto = God kobiKraft | ||
|population = | |population = 639 (920 in empire) | ||
|chunks = | |chunks = 13994 (22050 in empire) | ||
|towns = | |towns = 126 (201 in empire) | ||
|capital_city = [[Aurora:Onslow Bay|Onslow Bay]] | |capital_city = [[Aurora:Onslow Bay|Onslow Bay]] | ||
|largest_city = [[Aurora:Onslow Bay|Onslow Bay]] | |largest_city = [[Aurora:Onslow Bay|Onslow Bay]] | ||
|oldest_city = Vienna | |oldest_city = Vienna | ||
|nlist = | |nlist = 8th (Page 1) | ||
|formed = November 10th 2023 | |formed = November 10th 2023 | ||
|region = Australia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia | |region = Australia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia | ||
|leader1name = Leader | |leader1name = Leader | ||
|leader1 = Emperor [[Kobikraft|kobiKraft]] | |leader1 = Emperor [[Kobikraft|kobiKraft]] | ||
|executive = | |executive = BCN_Mark as Prime Minister | ||
|legislature = Pilbaran Parliament/Government | |legislature = Pilbaran Parliament/Government | ||
|political_system = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicameralism Unicameral] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional%20monarchy Parliamentary Monarchy] | |political_system = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicameralism Unicameral] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional%20monarchy Parliamentary Monarchy] | ||
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|religion = [[KobistReligions|Kobist Religions]] | |religion = [[KobistReligions|Kobist Religions]] | ||
|army_size = N/A | |army_size = N/A | ||
|provinces = | |provinces = Fennoskandia, Getz, Majapahit, Namibia, [[Aurora:Newfoundland|Newfoundland]], Pilbara, West_Australia, Yemen, [[Aurora:AL|AL]], Marion_Islands, [[Aurora:RSA|RSA]] | ||
|part_of = Pilbaran Empire | |part_of = Pilbaran Empire | ||
|constitution = [https://docs.google.com/document/d/ | |constitution = [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fW8Jnxi_Fk-8cZa_5eSJiubqzZNLSS9dDn20LmulXgU/edit?usp=sharing Constitution of the Pilbaran Empire] | ||
|formedfrom = Pilbara was formed on the 10th of November 2023 after being funded by [[Aurora:Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] which was led by UnitiveBog10934 at the time | |formedfrom = Pilbara was formed on the 10th of November 2023 after being funded by [[Aurora:Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] which was led by UnitiveBog10934 at the time | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Pilbara''' is the overarching constituent nation of the '''Pilbaran Empire''', spanning across several regions within [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%20(continent) Australia]. It has however, since its foundation, expanded to most of the north, west, east, and south coasts, and more recently expanded far north into Indonesia and up towards China, and to the far east past New Caledonia. | '''Pilbara''' is the overarching constituent nation of the '''Pilbaran Empire''', spanning across several regions within [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%20(continent) Australia]. It has however, since its foundation, expanded to most of the north, west, east, and south coasts, and more recently expanded far north into Indonesia and up towards China, and to the far east past New Caledonia and Vanuatu. | ||
Established on the 10th of November 2023, with a total population of 609, Pilbara is one of the more populous political presences within the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific%20Ocean Pacific]. It boasts 129 towns scattered across the Australian continent and parts of Asia which make it the largest nation of the region in both chunks and residents. | Established on the 10th of November 2023, with a total population of 609, Pilbara is one of the more populous political presences within the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific%20Ocean Pacific]. It boasts 129 towns scattered across the Australian continent and parts of Asia which make it the largest nation of the region in both chunks and residents. | ||
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=== Adelin Controversy === | === Adelin Controversy === | ||
Adelin_10 was an early member of Pilbara who always had ambitions to create his own nation. This was accomplished through the Pilbaran Empire on the 24th of April 2024, when Adelin purchased the nation of Chatham_Islands, and designated his town of Onfast_Bay as the capital city, thereby founding the Pilbaran Territory of Auralia. However, things would become controversial when Adelin would be consistently ridiculed by the community for months, further perpetuated by his sometimes extreme retaliations, which often led to arguments in-game and on Discord. All of these internal issues culminated in his decision to declare full independence from Pilbara on the 24th of July 2024. | Adelin_10 was an early member of Pilbara who always had ambitions to create his own nation. This was accomplished through the Pilbaran Empire on the 24th of April 2024, when Adelin purchased the nation of Chatham_Islands, and designated his town of Onfast_Bay as the capital city, thereby founding the Pilbaran Territory of Auralia. However, things would become controversial when Adelin would be consistently ridiculed by the community for months, further perpetuated by his sometimes extreme retaliations, which often led to arguments in-game and on Discord. All of these internal issues culminated in his decision to declare full independence from Pilbara on the 24th of July 2024. | ||
Following Auralia's declaration of independence, it swiftly joined the North Sea Republic as a colony and merged with the nearby nation of Lefroy, whom Pilbara had previously signed a treaty with. However, Auralia's position in the NSR was only brief, as they left on the 5th of August 2024 to create their own Meganation. Auralia would then be 2.1'd much to Adelin's dismay, and would be forced to rename to Esperance. The small scale conflict between Pilbara and Esperance would eventually end on the 23rd of August 2024, when Esperance was purchased back by Pilbara, with Adelin leaving the Australian continent permanently and the nation of Esperance being | Following Auralia's declaration of independence, it swiftly joined the North Sea Republic as a colony and merged with the nearby nation of Lefroy, whom Pilbara had previously signed a treaty with. However, Auralia's position in the NSR was only brief, as they left on the 5th of August 2024 to create their own Meganation. Auralia would then be 2.1'd much to Adelin's dismay, and would be forced to rename to Esperance. The small scale conflict between Pilbara and Esperance would eventually end on the 23rd of August 2024, when Esperance was purchased back by Pilbara, with Adelin leaving the Australian continent permanently and the nation of Esperance being purchased by Owry and renamed to Gippsland. | ||
=== Great Australian War (4th Pilbaro-Australian War) === | === Great Australian War (4th Pilbaro-Australian War) === | ||
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Pilbara declared the 4th Pilbaro-Australian war on the 7th of October, 2024, following an ultimatum brought forward by Pilbara and an ally, NA, against Australia, due to the acquisition of towns from either nation. Initially, the war saw Australia purchase Theopolis, a town south of NA's capital NYC. Soon after this, NA leader Gautomy made clear his intentions to leave EarthMC temporarily to focus on irl circumstances. He handed off the nation to other NA citizens, who swiftly opted to sell the nation to Australia, with permission from Gautomy. Around this time, the town of Onfast_Bay was also sold to Australia. | Pilbara declared the 4th Pilbaro-Australian war on the 7th of October, 2024, following an ultimatum brought forward by Pilbara and an ally, NA, against Australia, due to the acquisition of towns from either nation. Initially, the war saw Australia purchase Theopolis, a town south of NA's capital NYC. Soon after this, NA leader Gautomy made clear his intentions to leave EarthMC temporarily to focus on irl circumstances. He handed off the nation to other NA citizens, who swiftly opted to sell the nation to Australia, with permission from Gautomy. Around this time, the town of Onfast_Bay was also sold to Australia. | ||
Following this, the war would stalemate, with only occasional PVP battles occurring, with disputed outcomes until May 3rd, when Pilbara's PM (SparkleAquaRose), released an announcement declaring victory, which meant that the war was no longer recognized by Pilbara or the Pilbaran Empire. | Following this, the war would stalemate, with only occasional PVP battles occurring, with disputed outcomes until May 3rd, 2025, when Pilbara's PM (SparkleAquaRose), released an announcement declaring victory, which meant that the war was no longer recognized by Pilbara or the Pilbaran Empire. | ||
Later, on June 12th, Pilbara bombed Coober Pedy for a second time, with over 20 spectators witnessing the explosion. | Later, on June 12th, Pilbara bombed Coober Pedy for a second time, with over 20 spectators witnessing the explosion. | ||
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=== Rise of the Pilbaran Labour Party === | === Rise of the Pilbaran Labour Party === | ||
Following the PPP / PSDP coalition's victory in the April 2025 election and Panth_r's unban, seeing it as an opportunity to participate in Pilbaran politics, Panth_r resigned as Governor General and established the Pilbaran Labour Party (PLP), with GabeTheSavior later succeeding him through an uncontested election. Following this, a swath of members from the Pilbaran Social Democratic Party (PSDP) left. The party faced some criticism for this, with the members being exiled from the PSDP. Labour would become the second major opposition party to the PPP/PSDP, | Following the PPP / PSDP coalition's victory in the April 2025 election and Panth_r's unban, seeing it as an opportunity to participate in Pilbaran politics, Panth_r resigned as Governor General and established the Pilbaran Labour Party (PLP), with GabeTheSavior later succeeding him through an uncontested election. Following this, a swath of members from the Pilbaran Social Democratic Party (PSDP) left. The party faced some criticism for this, with the members being exiled from the PSDP. Labour would become the second major opposition party to the PPP/PSDP, contesting the August/September Elections and winning, leading to Panth_r becoming the next Prime Minister of Pilbara. | ||
=== Colonial Period === | === Colonial Period === | ||
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=== Government Collapse / South-East Rebellion / PLP Exodus === | === Government Collapse / South-East Rebellion / PLP Exodus === | ||
Midway through Panth_r's term as Prime Minister, on August 17, 2025, he resigned and handed over his position to BCN_Mark. This was followed by the resignation of the governor general, the external affairs and infrastructure ministers, and then six members of parliament followed by leaving the nation of Pilbara. These resignations meant that no party from either side of the opposition could form a government, resulting in the permanent removal of the party system and a complete reform of the Pilbaran electoral system towards a more unified government. The reasons for the resignation and leaving of the nation were at first unknown with everyone giving unclear answers, but within the following days the answer was more clear that the at the time Prime Minister Panth_r was bored of being in the nation and decided to leave, with a majority of his party (The PLP) deciding to follow him, first to Laurentides and later to reclaim Oceania. Consequently, relations between Oceania and Pilbara soured resulting in Oceania pulling more people, towns, and residents from Pilbara over the next 2 months, | Midway through Panth_r's term as Prime Minister, on August 17, 2025, he resigned and handed over his position to BCN_Mark. This was followed by the resignation of the governor general, the external affairs and infrastructure ministers, and then six members of parliament followed by leaving the nation of Pilbara. These resignations meant that no party from either side of the opposition could form a government, resulting in the permanent removal of the party system and a complete reform of the Pilbaran electoral system towards a more unified government. The reasons for the resignation and leaving of the nation were at first unknown with everyone giving unclear answers, but within the following days the answer was more clear that the at the time Prime Minister Panth_r was bored of being in the nation and decided to leave, with a majority of his party (The PLP) deciding to follow him, first to Laurentides and later to reclaim Oceania. Consequently, relations between Oceania and Pilbara soured resulting in Oceania pulling more people, towns, and residents from Pilbara over the next 2 months, including most towns in the southeast of the continent, the overclaim town on CooberPedy (Australia's Capital), and Mungaroona. The effects on Pilbara during the short term were dire, with information provided by UnitiveBog showing a 20% to 30% reduction in towns, residents and chunks, but as of December 2nd, 2025, the nation has shown a 70% to 90% recovery in all sectors and finally on December 16th 2025, Prime Minister Lakefish19 declared the nation had fully recovered. | ||
=== War with Sulawesi and Borneo === | |||
Following the South-East Rebellion in mid August, the Pilbaran Government led by BCN_Mark and UnitiveBog10934 were looking towards other areas around the nation in order to help the nation recover in lost territory and citizens, and in early to mid September, the Dutch town of Sebangau had committed an overclaim against the nation of Borneo, Borneo managed to negotiate with the dutch to get the town kicked. During this time, Pilbara housed the town temporarily in its nation for a couple days while the Dutch East Indies and Sumatra discussed what to do with it. By September 12th, the town rejoined Sumatra and Borneo declared war on Sumatra, an ally of Pilbara, meanwhile Sulawesi, an ally of Borneo declared support for Borneo, Pilbara declared support for Sumatra and lead major operations against Borneo and Sumatra. During the UnitiveBog10934 term as Prime Minister during October/November 2025, Pilbara managed to overclaim the towns of Timor and Papua in Sulawesi, overclaimed the town of Alboria in Borneo, and managed to gain dozens of towns off of Borneo, including the majority of towns around Singapore, and managed to expand as far as Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam during this push, Pilbara also managed to gain the towns of Krakow on the border of Sulawesi's capital as well as the symbolic town of Kraftier from Sulawesi. | |||
On January 2nd 2026, Pilbara and Sulawesi signed a peace treaty and non aggression pact, and on January 7th 2026, Pilbara declared victory against Borneo following the Pilbaran overclaim of Borneo's Parliament. | |||
=== Discord Nuke === | === Discord Nuke === | ||
On October 9th, months after the departure of Dishonesty, Pilbara's Discord was nuked by him via his EMC utility bot, McGooner. The nuke occurred at 4:24pm 8/10/2025 UTC and resulted in the deletion of all channels, however, roles were not affected. The nuke was initiated during an [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WWoThxyyVrPhcuwmIJ6Ny interview] involving Panth_r and Dishonesty as part of the Global Chat Podcast. The moderations' response to the nuke was to create a new Discord server and issue a public statement. Reactions to the nuke were mixed, with nations such as Cascadia reacting negatively, while other nations such as Borneo, Sulawesi and Australia reacted positively. | On October 9th, months after the departure of Dishonesty, Pilbara's Discord was nuked by him via his EMC utility bot, McGooner. The nuke occurred at 4:24pm 8/10/2025 UTC and resulted in the deletion of all channels, however, roles were not affected. The nuke was initiated during an [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WWoThxyyVrPhcuwmIJ6Ny interview] involving Panth_r and Dishonesty as part of the Global Chat Podcast. The moderations' response to the nuke was to create a new Discord server and issue a public statement. Reactions to the nuke were mixed, with nations such as Cascadia reacting negatively, while other nations such as Borneo, Sulawesi and Australia reacted positively. | ||
=== Oceania Tensions === | |||
On October 9th, Lebandit0, a long time opponent of Pilbara would offer the town of Sydney, and nation of Oceania to Panth_r in order to quit EarthMC. Following this, several towns would rejoin from both Australia and Pilbara, mostly former Oceanian Towns, notably Albury, which was sniped by Oceania, Canberra which had been held by Oceanian Loyalists since the initial southeast rebellion, as well as ACT and Flinders which were purchased from Pilbara. Pilbara and Oceania would engage in an undeclared conflict, until the eventual signing of a peace treaty on November 13th. This treaty would later be amended on December 26th and January 20th to reflect changing conditions. | |||
It was revealed that throughout much of early January, Oceania had been sneaking alt accounts into the Pilbaran discord in a trolling attempt, which was later discovered due to one account joining a VC and revealing itself. This led to a diplomatic standoff, although terms were eventually agreed upon and the brief standoff was resolved on January 20th. | |||
On January 24th, the Oceanian Capital of Sydney would mass expand north, causing tensions with the nearby Pilbaran town of Lake Macquarie, led by BCN_Mark, the current Prime Minister of Pilbara. This would lead to a timeout and removal of most Oceanians from diplomatic channels, and several Pilbaran officials either leaving or being banned from the Oceanian Discord. On January 26th following the erection of a large border wall in Sydney, BCN_Mark would resign as Prime Minister of Pilbara, citing a lack of motivation as a result of Oceanian actions, with UnitiveBog10934 once more becoming Prime Minister. | |||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
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== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
=== Population === | === Population === | ||
Pilbara has a population of | Pilbara has a population of 659, with the other nations of the Pilbaran Empire containing 261 additional people. | ||
=== Language === | === Language === | ||
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Motto: "God kobiKraft" | Motto: "God kobiKraft" | ||
Flag origin: The flag Pilbara ended up adopting was taken from the reddit r/vexillology. The flag was uploaded to the site by u/loomhigh223555 on May 16th, 2019. The flag was then later edited by Dracnoian to remove the wolf and edit the stars, resulting in the final iteration of the flag that was then adopted by the nation. | |||
=== Media === | === Media === | ||
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| [[File:Hamleticon.png|frameless]] Adelaide || [[File:Unitivebogface.png|20px|frameless]] UnitiveBog10934 || Jan 30th 2024 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Arta || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] SearStarfish917 || Oct 29th 2025 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Ashburton || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] SEANISVERYGOOD || Mar 10th 2025 | |||
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| [[File:Largecityicon.png|frameless]] AustraliaIslands || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Spyingbigfoot39 || Feb 8th 2025 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Autism_Bay || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Tonzan || Nov 13th 2024 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Ayr || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] auscraft42 || Oct 26th 2025 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] BBC || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Kodfysh || Oct 13th 2025 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Beltana || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Tombarzy || Aug 17th 2024 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Broome || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Sir_milkman7 || Dec 13th 2024 | |||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Cairns || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] temporarytext || Nov 18th 2024 | |||
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| [[File: | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Cape_York || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] FryPanMan_ || Mar 16th 2025 | ||
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| [[File: | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] ChristmasIsland || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] 67_9 || Nov 13th 2025 | ||
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| [[File: | | [[File:Townicon.png|frameless]] Circletown || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Libor2 || Oct 25th 2025 | ||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Cobar || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Justins_The_Boss || Dec 15th 2025 | ||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Coral || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] S_AN_TI || Mar 16th 2025 | ||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] CoralBay || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Wntryi || Oct 7th 2024 | ||
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| [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] DLQ || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] saumya0705 || Oct 11th 2025 | ||
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| [[File: | | [[File:Settlementicon.png|frameless]] Dalam || [[File:Unknownface.png|20px|frameless]] Ausxr801 || Aug 30th 2025 | ||
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| | |TEXT BELOW THIS POINT IS NOT UPDATED TO CURRENT PILBARA | ||
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| [[File:Villageicon.png|frameless]] Gold Coast || [[File:Axesmc.png|20px|frameless]] AxesMC || Feb 11th 2024 | | [[File:Villageicon.png|frameless]] Gold Coast || [[File:Axesmc.png|20px|frameless]] AxesMC || Feb 11th 2024 | ||