| rdfs:comment | - The nation of Tritonia was originally conceived as the business venture of an Australian-American megacorporation. It is an artificial island, or “floating city”, located between Hawaii and Fiji. It was constructed using complex engineering which allowed the city not only the ability to float, but the ability to shift with the winds and waves. As such, immigrants and visitors often have a difficult time initially adjusting to the constant swaying of the structure; usually mild sea-sickness can be expected for a few days. Occasionally, to avoid infrastructure damage during significant storms, parts of the structure will be entirely sealed off and allowed a greater freedom of movement. Movement between sections are exceptionally dangerous at these time and reserved for emergency personnel.
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| abstract | - The nation of Tritonia was originally conceived as the business venture of an Australian-American megacorporation. It is an artificial island, or “floating city”, located between Hawaii and Fiji. It was constructed using complex engineering which allowed the city not only the ability to float, but the ability to shift with the winds and waves. As such, immigrants and visitors often have a difficult time initially adjusting to the constant swaying of the structure; usually mild sea-sickness can be expected for a few days. Occasionally, to avoid infrastructure damage during significant storms, parts of the structure will be entirely sealed off and allowed a greater freedom of movement. Movement between sections are exceptionally dangerous at these time and reserved for emergency personnel. Tritonia's corporate backers used it as a hotspot for fishing, undersea mining and salvage, and marine research. It remains a leader in these fields today. Its main exports include oil from deep-sea refineries, and purified water. Tritonia gained nation status on April 22, 2007. In order to achieve its nation status, however, Tritonia pledged to offer a recurring subsidy to its founding corporation. Due to this, tax rates in Tritonia are exceptionally high. After eight months of remaining unaligned, Eric Bunker finally agreed to enter Tritonia into a formal alliance on December 29, 2007. Tritonia joined with Nations Empowered Against Totalitarianism, an alliance following direct democratic government policies. Following the events of the LoFN War, however, several NEAT nations who had moved to Blackwater temporarily did not return to NEAT. After remaining in NEAT for a considerable amount of time, Eric Bunker decided that those that had not returned were likely not going to return. Plagued once more by tech and land raiders, Tritonia required a more stable alliance situation. On July 28, 2008 Tritonia joined Nations of Ascended Honor, an alliance which it had friendly acquaintance with for nearly a year. After the decline of Nations of Ascended Honor, Tritonia once more found itself unaligned. Around this time, however, Nations Empowered Against Totalitarianism reformed as an alliance and Tritonia joined with them once again. Tritonia has been a member of the new NEAT since June 3, 2009.
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