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Antigo, officially the Socialist Republic of Antigo, often referred to by some nations as the Pretanic Faction State (of Antigo) or Pretanic State of Antigo (abbreviated as PFS, PFS of Antigo, PSA or Antigo (PFS)), is a state in central Uletha. To its north and west, it is bordered by Pretany, with the heavily fortified Pretanic Demilitarised Zone separating the two states, while to its east and south it is bordered by Suria and UL137 respectively.

The Kingdom of Antigo was believed to have been formed in the 4th century BC. After the Siege of Antigo, following conflicts of control over the trade routes in Antigo, Antigo is under Inaran rule, and later Pretanic rule from the 13th century onwards after the fall of Inara. In the 1930s, tensions between the Antigaon shires and the kingdom of Pretany escalated over the then king's controversial proposals to assimilate the Antigoans. Soon after the Antigoan Liberation War, Antigo was ruled by a provisional government under a monarchy which was shortly taken over by Antigoan socialists led by John Briarmack. Under his rule, Antigo became known as a totalitarian dictatorship, claiming to be a self-reliant state following the key principles of Cuppa. From the 1990s, Antigo faced a severe famine that resulted in the deaths of many citizens, and the population continues to suffer malnutrition. Antigo is a country with one of the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel, with a total of 9,495,000 active, reserve and paramilitary personnel. The nation is known to have possessed nuclear weapons and often gave empty threats to its neighbours.

The state is often infamous for its records of human rights abuses with 80% of the population living in abject poverty. Though repeatedly the state denies such allegations, it often promised the regime will change for the improvement of the people's lives. The capital of Antigo is Antigo city, while the largest is Kontroga.

Etymology

It is believed the name Antigo is taken from an Antigoan word "Neuchkuchy-Antigo-seubonn" meaning "spring river". This was probably named by many Antigoan tribes to refer to themselves, as most of them reside beside what is known today as the Antigo River. The name was subsequently recorded in the Great Works of Palast and subsequently shortened to just "Antigo" over the years.

History

Antigoan Kingdom

Not much is known how or when exactly the kingdom was established. According to Antigoan traditions, it has been established since 500 BCE after an alliance was established by the various clans. At the time of establishment, Kessetouralik was the capital of the kingdom. Under King Tikamich Galijik in 350 BCE, the kingdom rapidly developed and invested much effort into turning the arid parched lands of central Antigo into a rice granary, successfully building/enlarging weirs and canals, mainly around the Kuyak and Kontroga duchies. Cuppa was later embraced by Tikwunu Galijik in 320 BCE.

Tikuwu was followed by a line of able kings who cemented Antigo's place in history. Antigo entered a gilded age that would last for the next two centuries. Aside from a few occasional rebellions and assassinations, the kingdom was largely peaceful during the period. Administrative and economic systems were standardised, and later kings such as Helus Ahutarex actively expanded frontier colonies and built new irrigation systems throughout the kingdom. Under Kernolius Ahutarex, with the help of several mathematicians, introduced standardised weights and measures throughout the country to assist administration as well as trade. The standardisation provided an impetus for the monetisation of the Antigoan economy, the full impact of which however would not be felt until later in the mid-first century BC. The kingdom prospered from the increased agricultural output as well as from inland trading networks. Much of the wealth was devoted to temple building. Cuppa grew in prominence and practised throughout the kingdom, and later child sacrifice was introduced which became integral in Cuppa traditions. Temple building projects, which began in earnest during Werezgen Ahutarex's reign, became increasingly grandiose and began to transition into a distinctively Antigoan architectural style from earlier Mazanic norms. By the end of Ahutarex and Narduk Dynasty, Antigo enjoyed a more synthesised culture, an efficient government and a prosperous economy.

However, under the reign of Narduk IV in 110 BCE, he decided to abolish Cuppa due to its 'barbaric practices' and to improve trade relations with other kingdoms. Several underground Cuppa followers eventually overthrew him and formed what is known as the theocratic era. The Kingdom started a period of isolation from the Mazan empire until King Tereb decided to open up the kingdom in 23 AD. The kingdom later started expanding into UL137 under Tereb IV in 189 AD, expanding as far to today's Castellan. However, this expansion was short-lived after the natives in the occupied territories rebelled and hence the kingdom lost its control over its expanded territories. Nevertheless, this expansion has brought in cultural influences to the kingdom.

Between the 2nd century AD and the 4th century AD, Antigo undergoes a relative time of peace, although there was no notable growth of the kingdom. Around this time, the kingdom began to reinstate its isolationist policies and known to be aggressive to outsiders as well, and have also a few border incidences with its neighbours. Due to its strong isolationist policies, foreigners and wanderers were not welcome to stay but for only a short time in the kingdom, and many went missing, which kept the rest of the continent virtually blind to the peoples and lands that extended beyond the Egyt mountains. This was demonstrated in the treatment of the Kalmish people in the Kalmish Expedition into Antigo in 320 AD when the missionaries were kidnapped and taken back to the kingdom's capital (then Savanna Avay), kept alive only to face the Antigoan king Kiashur Kesmi II for information and torture. It was speculated that the missionaries were a group of soothsaying magicians sent by the Wacksantans due to their strange clothing. The missionaries escaped and headed north through the deep forests surrounding the Inara Basin, but 12 were killed in the escape.

Trade routes disputes, decline and Inaran rule

According to Antigoan historians, the Antigoan kingdom managed to overpower the Wacksantan tribe in the 5th century AD, making the kingdom one of the powerful kingdoms in the region. In attempts to remove all references to the Waksantan tribe, the then king of Antigo, Zauchlon Julien, ordered all the records of the tribe to be destroyed. Hence, to this day, little could be known about the tribe.

The Great Reformation of Pretany started in 600 AD when the "less civilized" peoples from the west, as worded by the Antigoans, were allowed access to the exotic peoples and goods of the east. The Kingdom of Antigo under King Mark Dagermu allowed a handful of merchants to open a trading post at Westward Gate, a flat plateau that was used as a path to the east since the time of Ava. The trading post quickly grew into one of the largest cities in the mountainous region and the Great Pretanic trade route allowed people to travel eastward. The Antigoans charged little or no taxes on all goods shipped through their territory to allow higher volumes of trade, which expanded the cities of Trinity and Antigo threefold. However, the Antigoans were not happy when they were introduced to foreign ideas such as individualism and also the merchants' open disrespect to the Antigoan culture, which resulted in a revolt overthrowing Matthew Dagermu in 627 AD. Since then, subsequent kings of Antigo decided to limit the number of merchants by imposing a higher flat tax which significantly impacted trade between Inara and other parts of Uletha, beginning a steady decline of the kingdom.

As Inara, its neighbour, was still a growing nation, its economy then largely depended on the trade routes. Past Inaran kings have tried persuading the Antigoan Royal Court to lift the taxes and engage in trade to also improve the Antigoan economy, but even after the signing of the Feulwhite Declaration and Tesmonnes Agreement, the Antigoan court had done little to fulfil these agreements, as the people of Antigo often raised concerns over the dilution of Antigoan culture and invasion of 'foreign ideals' into Antigo. After failed negotiations between the then Antigoan King Aswad Renard and the Inarans, the Inarans launched the Siege of Antigo in 840 AD. The Siege lasted for nearly two years until the population of the city nearly starved to death. The purpose of the siege remained controversial to this day, as Antigoans point this siege as a way for the Inarans to conquer Antigo and exploit its resources, but the Inarans and Pretanic historians argued that the siege was launched against 'rebels' in Antigo City who are against the Antigoan king.

The Inaran-occupied Antigo has a poorly recorded history and most historians believe the Inarans had little control of the arid region other than a continued military occupation of the city itself. It is believed, however, during Inaran rule, puppet kings were installed in the kingdom. This installation of puppet kings stopped sometime in 1022 AD after a fierce rebellion by Antigoans believed to have been instigated by the last king of Antigo and bloodline to the former Ahutarex dynasty - Eschmann Ahutarex, and since then replaced by a governor. Much of Antigo, however, still have their freedom in many areas, such as internal trade, religion and culture, as long as they paid their taxes to Inara.

Pretanic rule

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With the Inarans losing their influence and power in the region to Pretany, especially after the Egyt War in 1372 AD, the Antigoans tried to appeal to Pretany for independence. However, this was not granted, as the first king of Pretany - Duke Beglidere - said 'what was Inara's, is now rightfully ours', which greatly angered many Antigoans. Antigo was split into three main shires - the Shire of Central Antigo, the Shire of Kontroga and the Shire of the Antigoan plains. Under Pretanic rule, there were attempts by some of the Pretanic kings to convert (or in some other historians 'tame') the Antigoans from Cuppa to Catholicism, which was no simple task given the fact that Cuppa has flourished under Inaran rule and long before that. Other kings, like King Gabriel of Port Emporia, took a softer approach by establishing an aristocratic system for the shires which greatly benefitted the religious leaders governing the shires. However, it was known that the Cuppa leaders became corrupt under this system. The monarchy did little to suppress the fits of anger and pirating that continued from the shire due to the unwillingness of troops to occupy the arid and dangerous landscape.

In 1574, the first official nationally recognized duke, Conradion Marlow, stabilised the shires by purging several corrupt religious leaders and also ensured the soldiers assigned to Antigo fulfilled their duties, even though his intentions were questionable. It was said by Antigoans historians that he eventually used the shire to enslave most of its populace, and even had a harem of prostitutes in Bongdaddle Castle near Kontroga. He refused to convert the shire to the Catholic faith and the Antigoans were still denied Pretanic citizenship. After King Dietric of St. Richards took power, he started a campaign to convert the Antigoans to Catholicism, by sending internal civil diplomats to Antigo in 1590. This had surprisingly worked, and by 1616, more than 40% of the shires had converted to Catholicism. It was unclear what the campaign truly involved, though Antigoan historians later claimed it was through extortions and threats that forced the people to turn away from the Way of Cuppa.

A revolt happened under King Lagbard of Croxton, a known "worthless king", in 1668. However, the brief two-day independence from Pretany was cut short by several dukes which intervened and purged those who instigated the revolt. In 1672, the Shire of Kontroga was conquered by Surian forces, one of the great losses under King Lagbard. The Shire was under Surian rule for a brief period until 1774, when King Christian of Raggleneth reestablished control over all of Antigo. Meanwhile, the other Antigoans in the other Shires were also actively involved in the Great Revolt of 1745, which was essentially a military coup. However, the revolt did little to pave the way for Antigoan independence.

In 1770, King Christian had gained control of the shire in the sense of political and economic stability. The shires by then did not have any religious leaders governing them over the years once more Antigoans turned away from Cuppa. In the early 19th century, to help Antigoans gain better job prospects outside of Antigo, the Inmar School of Higher Learning was established, an initially crown-funded school that was tightly regulated. However, the governors of the shires negotiated intensively with the crown not to interfere with the school's curriculum, hence the school became self-funded and inadvertently began teaching religious Cuppa doctrine as Antigoan history coursework since 1887, making way for the rise of Cuppa in Antigo. However, in 1911, the school was forced to shut down by military force after a mass grave of children aged 7-12 was found numbering in the thousands buried under a new administrative building. The uproar was tremendous by the nation of Pretany and pressure was placed on the crown to tightly regulate the curriculum being taught or practised in the kingdom. Many schools in Antigo were then forced to close during the purges in 1922, though there were underground schools established which promoted Antigoan culture and Cuppa. The Antigoans then started demanding independence from the crown over the rise of nationalism in the shires.

Between 1885 and 1930, 75% of the population of Antigo had converted to a particularly extreme version of Cuppa. Nevertheless, some Antigoan political parties like the Antigoan People's Party (APP), the Peace Action Party of Antigo (PAPA) and the Cuppa National Party (CNP) have pursued strategies of co-operation with the Kingdom of Pretany in hopes of being granted greater self-rule, forming a partial self-ruled government known as the Antigoan Council. However, some radical groups like the Socialist Antigoan Workers Party (SAWP) and the National Communist Party of Antigo (NCPA), have taken a non-cooperative strategy demanding 'immediate independence from Pretanic Imperialists'. These radical groups are known to have formed the Antigo National Liberation Army (ANLA), a guerilla force aiming to bring Antigo's independence by force. The ANLA was known for its ancient Cuppa style river raids on Lybram and Trinity. Rudimentary at first, with only homes being raided by bands of 10-20 teenagers, it became increasingly organised, with the Escallar Primary School Bombing in Clawea in 1919. The school sat on the banks of the De Barge River when an unidentified barge docked at the school's pier suddenly exploded and killed 230 school children. The aggression was seen as domestic terrorism at the time directly aimed at neighbouring non-Cuppa worshipping shires. The first domestic sanction against a shire was placed in 1920 against Antigo by the crown after allegations of state-funded terrorism was backed up by evidence. Eventually, the ANLA then fled to Suria, where the Antigoan Provisional Government was formed with support from Suria, during the Pretanic Spring in 1931.

Antigoan National Revolution

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In 1932, the Kingdom of Pretany, under King Durgan of St. Richards, has decided to take a tougher stance against the Antigoans in the Antigoan shires, by ordering the Cuppa temples to be destroyed and increasing the troops in the shires. Talks between the Antigoan Council and the Kingdom of Pretany have stalled in 1934, due to a higher tax implemented at the beginning of the year for the more rural desert areas of the kingdom, and the failure to contain several revolts instigated by the ANLA. The Antigoan Council also began to lose the support of many Antigoans due to little progress made for self-rule of Antigo, and the council started losing its influence over Antigo from 1935 onwards, giving room for the ANLA to launch more guerilla attacks. The leader of SAWP and local politician, John Briarmack, quickly rose to prominence as a force that could challenge the crown in St. Richards, fighting for the ethnic rights of descendants of the Antigo Tribe.

The Antigoan National Revolution broke out in 1935 when Surian-backed ANLA invaded Antigo. After the proclamation of the so-called independence, the Royal National Guard sent in 2000 troops into unoccupied western parts of Antigo to put a stop to the rebellion in January 1936, while defending the remaining unoccupied regions. However, the Guards, while well-equipped, were mostly overpowered by the incoming Antigoan air raids sent by Suria. Antigo started launching invasions into Pretany for the liberation of several Antigoans in the kingdom, which failed. The war ended in an Armistice Agreement signed on 9 August 1939, and belligerents established the Pretanic Demilitarised Zone, which since then been patrolled by the Antigoan Peacekeeping Troops (APT) and the Pretanic Border Patrol. However, no peace treaty has been signed and Pretany and Antigo still remained at war with each other.

Post-war developments

After the civil war, Antigo's Monarchy was temporarily restored with King Bryan Meskin as head of state, while a constitutional provisional government was set up with Chief General John Briarmack as prime minister. An election was scheduled for a new party to take over the provisional government but never happened due to the Briarmack Revolution in August 1940 after a year of strikes and demonstrations against the monarchy. The monarchy had set up controversial proposals such as maintaining close ties with Pretany and other foreign governments and creating a secular state. Eventually, King Meskin was forced to abdicate and flee but was eventually captured and executed by the Briarmack government in 1950.

John Briarmack and the Socialist Antigoan Workers Party (SAWP) then consolidate power and became the only ruling party in the Antigoan government despite being not the majority party in the previous provisional government. Later in October, a referendum was held which officially declared Antigo to be a theonomic Cuppalist republic. In December a law was passed to ban all political parties 'which do not follow the key principals of Cuppa', resulting in the launch of Operation Kleaquin in the following year to purge political opponents 'considered not radical enough'. Even the communists and nationalists were not spared even though they helped in the civil war and supported the new constitution. About 23 000 were executed, including 3000 children with suspected ties to 'unclean individuals', and about 200 000 to 500 000 people were sent to prison camps set up under the Briarmack regime.

In the 1940s, the Briarmack administration adopted new economic plans for recovery in post-war Antigo through Briarmack's Three-Year plans. These plans were guided and based on key Cuppa principles, among which self-reliance is considered 'a key element' in the plans. With new local companies being set up, new jobs were created for Antigoans and production levels in Antigo increased, surpassing that of Pretany's in the mid-1940s. Pretany thus took action to introduce reforms to 'modernise' and keep up with other nations. On 19 February 1948, UL137-ian forces invaded the duchy of Alam, launching the four-months Alam war. The Antigoans managed to drive the forces back into UL137 and also tried to conquer parts of UL137 through several offensives. However, the war ended after both sides suffered massive casualties and a truce was signed between the two nations on 6 July. To prevent such an invasion from happening again, especially from Pretany and other neighbours, the Briarmack government in the subsequent years started to build up and improve its military.

Meanwhile, the culture, history and language of Antigo were undergoing revisions to 'eliminate unorthodox political and social thought intended to destabilise peace in Antigo', but these revisions have been heavily criticised by outside experts as a way to curtail civilians' freedom of speech and expression, and to distort history in a way that it will be in favour of the Briarmack government. Nevertheless, the revisions were said to have met with little opposition from its people and widely accepted.

In 1955, under Briarmack's Third Three-year Plan, it calls for the implementation of unproven and unscientific new agricultural techniques said to be proposed by Suria. With the higher expectations of a great harvest, several officials gave fabricated reports to the Briarmack government to avoid being purged. Based upon the fabricated success, party cadres were ordered to requisition a disproportionately high amount of that fictitious harvest for state use, primarily for use in the cities and urban areas but also for export. This resulted in many deaths as the peasants have little for themselves. After it was discovered that the techniques did not work at all, the Briarmack government launched purges against the officials giving fabricated reports and re-adjusted its production plans.

The first border conflict between Pretany and Antigo sparked in 1962 when 15 tourists were captured by Antigoan border patrols which claimed that they trying to enter Antigo illegally from Rickorack Reserve. Pretany, however, said it was a political motive aimed to capture the son of a prominent government official. The incident led to the resignation of then Pretanic Prime Minister Trudeau Karter after his administration failed to negotiate for the release of the hostages. In a highly publicised trial of 1963, ten of them received a death sentence and hanged on March, while the other five were sent to labour camps. This incident resulted in the souring of ties between Antigo and Pretany and also the outside world.

In the 1970s, Pretany started bombing certain border towns in Antigo in response to Antigoan aeroplanes violating Pretanic airspace in 1969. Antigo responded by investing in efforts into developing a nuclear arsenal to deter 'irrational Pretanic behaviour against Antigo'. During this time, there has also been a spike in child abductions from Pretany most likely by Antigoan secret agents. Meanwhile, J. L. Briarmack announced plans to cede power to his son M. P. Briarmack, who was already taking on various state tasks. Due to Antigo's reluctance to expand its trade and allow foreign investments in the nation, its economy started to stagnate from 1975 onwards. However, the economy started to plunge deeply when international prices for Antigo's minerals fell, leaving the nation with large debts which it is unable to pay off while trying to maintain a high level of social welfare for its citizens.

M. P. Briarmack's rule (1980-2015)

On 13 June 1980, J. L. Briarmack died of a sudden heart attack, and his son M. P. Briarmack took over. He declared a year of national mourning before officially taking over as leader of Antigo on 22 November 1981. Under M. P.'s administration, he took on major infrastructure projects, such as repairing Antigo's national roads, carry on plans to build the Antigo Metro and also expanded the national rail network, to redevelop Antigo's economy. However, a flood and a subsequent heatwave in 1982 crippled the agricultural sector of the economy. In response to the crisis, Briarmack then looked into developing new industries, such as manufacturing automobiles and vehicles. One such example included the establishment of Antigo's national car company Gocarsot. He also allowed foreign companies to set up their businesses in Antigo, but only 'in a way where the general populace will benefit', meaning that the companies have little freedom over their operations in Antigo. Nevertheless, in 1984, Demirhanı companies have set up their operations in Kuyak and Dunthagila, and negotiations were underway to allow Pretanic companies in Antigo.

In 1986, following another severe nationwide flooding, the government, for the first time, accepted AN food aid (though most of the aid goes to the elites and some of the middle class) and tolerated illegal black markets being set up especially in the west while officially maintaining a state socialist economy. For the first time in history, the government also conducted traditional Cuppalist rituals such as mass child sacrifices which also included abducted foreign children (despite Cuppa traditions saying that only those 'pure in heart' can be sacrificed). Besides these highly controversial rituals condemned by the international community, efforts were also underway to develop better water systems in the country. In 1988, the negotiations with Pretany resulted in Pretany's new reconciliation and cooperation policy known as the RC Policy, with the aim of successfully treating Antigo as a 'normal state to cooperate with'. In 1989, Pretanic companies were set up in Antigo with the successful opening of the Daulselon Special Economic Zone, paving way for further economic cooperation. In the same year, following the adoption of Assembly of Nations Peace Council Resolution 702, Antigo was admitted as the 'Pretanic Faction State (of Antigo)', which was accepted by the Antigoan government.

The RC Policy ended in 1995 following opposition from the Pretanic government opposition parties and the general public and Antigo's unwillingness to denuclearise. The policy was briefly reinstated from 2003 but ended in 2005 as more resources were then diverted to recovery efforts for the 2005 Great Rift Sound Earthquake. Tremors from the earthquake have also been felt in northeastern parts of Antigo, and Antigo responded by initiating another infamous mass child sacrifice in that year, the last mass sacrifice since.

In 2007, Antigo managed to successfully detonate its first nuclear bomb in a base in Alam. Although Pretany decided to adopt a policy of 'strategic patience', tensions between Antigo and Pretany still increased over sabotage of Port Euphoria's restoration works in 2008 and the air bombings of several Pretanic villages in 2009. There were still continual kidnapping of Pretanic women and children to help increase the population of Antigo. AN Sanctions were imposed from 2010 onwards which severely impacted the already weakening Antigo and economy. Thus, it briefly halted its development of nuclear weapons but still resumed bombings onto parts of Pretany.

Dick Briarmack's rule (2015-present)

On 11 September 2015, the supreme leader M. P. Briarmack died from stomach cancer and Dick Briarmack, often known as T. K. Briarmack, took over. Antigo continued to develop its nuclear arsenal despite international condemnation. These tests, however, stopped after the 2017 Talking Forums with Pretany and other nations in the region, and there were hopes of improvement of Antigo's relations with other countries. However, questions over the treatment of infertile women, children, and the poor in Antigo still needs to be addressed, and there are pushes by the AN to democratise and fully modernised Antigo (in terms of culture and technology) and allow greater freedom of speech and expression to adapt to the modern world.

Geography

Climate

Administrative divisions

Antigo is divided into 39 duchies, which was said to have been established during the Antigoan Kingdom.

Name N Code L Code Capital
Antigo Capital District 01 CD Antigo City
Dunthagalia 02 DT Nevrilda
Gutregia 03 GT Gut
Uriahma Tu Ur 04 UH Kessetourilak
Imanelsotin 05 IN Ahimana
Alemna 06 AL Teichtmann
Hursky 07 HS Hurskytown
Stranmeroa 08 ST Uradardu
Palennaah 09 PN Bez
Icacha 10 IC Tarchus
Lardonia 11 LD Karsgeicht
Karak-a-ja 12 KJ Del Kilsur
Antigoan Rickorack 13 RK Ramahikia
Juardosania 14 JD
Dunlap 15 DP Daulselon
Kuspreatin 16 KP
Euanfa 17 EU
Kuyak 18 KU Kuyak
Palpa Hiak 19 PK
Ispelka 20 IP
Kontroga 21 KG Kontroga
Kursi Hiak 22 KH
Leksanin 23 LS
Fargaram 24 FG
Konichmarsk 25 KO
Karatovga 26 KR
Iramovirsk 27 IV Taparokagrad
Cahokia 28 CK
Sik-Hurkkaban 29 SH
Savanna Avay 30 SY Savanna Avay
Vinmatresston 31 VN
Yan Mriakam 32 YM
Bramsworth 33 BW
Hakaka Draa 34 HD
Antigoan Alam 35 AM
Durgamanra 36 DG Yerilusov
Nuara Ungor 37 NG
Wuearst Ungor 38 WG
Earsut Ungor 39 EG

Out of all these duchies, Karak-a-ja is not officially recognised as operational or inhabited after the Orange Movement in 1998, probably due to rebels taking over the city.

Governance and politics

According to its 2015 constitution, Antigo functions as a highly centralized, one-party revolutionary and socialist state "guided in its activities by the Principles of Cuppa and the Ideas of the Great Prophets". The Antigoan government is led by the Socialist Workers' Antigoan Party, which has been in power since the Briarmack Revolution, dominating every aspect of Antigoan politics. The Supreme Leader of Antigo (the de facto head of government) is currently known as T. K. Briarmack, the grandson of the founder of Antigo John Briarmack (known as J. L. Briarmack), also the state's "Eternal President and Saviour of the Nation" (the de jure head of government), while his father M. P. Briarmack was announced "Eternal General Secretary and Guardian of Peace" after his death in 2015.

There are officially three main ministries of the Antigoan government. These are the Ministry of Defence, Peace and Stability (MDPS) (which deals with internal security and international affairs); the Ministry Communications and Truth (MCT) (deals with national media, propaganda, arts and education), and the Ministry of Trade, Finance and Development (deals with economic affairs and trade and the nation's development and infrastructure). However, there are no official 'ministers'; all are led by the People's Cabinet of Antigo under the Supreme Leader.

Briarmack Dynasty

Antigo is ruled by the Briarmack dynasty, which in Antigo known as the "pure and sacred bloodline of the Greatest Prophets of Antigo". It is a three-generation lineage descending from the country's first leader, John Briarmack (who, since 1937. developed a cult of personality closely tied to the Principles of Cuppa), which was later passed on to his successors: his son M. P. Briarmack and grandson T. K. Briarmack. In 2013 this lineage was made explicit when Clause 2 of Article 10 of the constitution stated that the Antigoan government must be carried "eternally" by the "Sacred Bloodline".

Diplomacy

Due to its isolationist policies, Antigo is often known as the "hermit kingdom". Even though Pretany allowed the establishment of ties with Antigo as well as Pretany, Antigo has relatively few diplomatic ties. Due to its human rights issues, Antigo is also not recognised by several nations. Antigo is also part of the Assembly of Nations. In 1989, following the adoption of Assembly of Nations Peace Council Resolution 702, Antigo was admitted as the 'Pretanic Faction State (of Antigo)', which was accepted by the Antigoan government. Suria remains one of the main allies of the country and, through the Antigoan-Surian Friendship pact, continued selling arms and providing military training to the Armed Forces. It threatens the use of force to defend Antigo if Pretany ever tries to use forces to retake the nation. Suria is also Antigo's key economic partner as well, accounting for at least 70% of foreign trade. Antigo also provides expertise to Suria on military projects and there is a considerable number of Suria residing in Antigo.

The foreign relations of Antigo are managed by the Department of Foreign Relations under Cinna Mesbergen.

Relations with Pretany

Antigo's policy to Pretany is to seek peaceful separation from Pretany. Over the years, Antigo has explicitly denounced any moves of reunification by Pretany whether through force or coercion and also said they will also use force if 'peaceful separation cannot be achieved'.

Nevertheless, there were still meeting between both sides since the 1980s after Pretany initiated the RC policy, with the aim of successfully treating Antigo as a 'normal state to cooperate with'. The policy helps Antigo establish relations with other Ulethan nations and contributed to the establishment of joint economic projects. On 21 April 1991, then Pretanic Prime Minister Hill Sutherland and then Antigoan leader M. P. Briarmack, met for the first time in Daulselon which resulted in the 1991 Pretanic - Antigoan Peace Declaration. The two leaders met again in 1993 in Antigo City, on the invitation of M.P. Briarmack. However, the next Pretanic Prime Minister Hank Hanstra took a more hard-line approach against Antigo and suspended aid deliveries pending the de-nuclearization of Antigo. Antigo responded by ending all of its previous agreements with Pretany.

Relations with pretany were strained in the following years, including the continual abduction of Pretanic women and children, the sabotage of the Port Euphoria's restoration works, and also its nuclear programme. However, under T. K. Briarmack's administration, he announced a halt on Antigo's nuclear programme and decided to restore relations with Pretany. On 12 May 2018, the Pretanic Prime Minister Rodney Wallaver met T. K. Briarmack in Daulselon, the first meeting between the two leaders in the 21st century, which resulted in a declaration agreeing to turn Antigo into a “land of peace without nuclear weapons and nuclear threats”. T. K. Briarmack also expressed the possibility of visiting Pretany by the end of this year or in January.

Human rights

Antigo is described to have one of the world's most severe breaches on human rights. The Assembly of Nations and other humanitarian organisations has conducted an investigation regarding the nation's human rights and reported 'severe restrictions on the freedom of association, expression and movement, and any failure to comply with the regime's ideology will result in arbitrary detention, torture and other ill-treatment resulting in death, and executions.' The Department of Internal Security extrajudicially apprehends and imprisons those accused of political crimes without due process. Most people, perceived as hostile to the government, are deported to labour camps without trial without any chance of being released. Supporters of the government who deviate from the government line are subject to 're-education' in sections of labour camps set aside for that purpose. Those who are deemed politically rehabilitated may reassume responsible government positions on their release, but most of them are eventually arrested for other charges and eventually disappeared from society.

The Assembly of Nations Children's Fund (ANCF) also reports of children being raised in 'breeding camps', which has been seen as a way for the Antigoan government to keep a close eye on the entire population from a very young age. On every Antigoan Games, children between 14 to 18 are selected to participate in the games, which are seen to the human rights observers as 'brutal'.

In response to the reports on Antigo's human rights, the Antigoan government rejects them and called them "a smear campaign" and a "human rights racket" aimed at government change. However, over the years, the government has implemented gradual changes regarding this issue, such as making the conditions in the camps more bearable and relaxing the number of guards in the camps. Though most nowadays are given a trial, it is said that these are orchestrated.

Military

The Antigoan Peacekeeping Forces are Antigo's main military organisation. Not much is known about the number of troops, but it is estimated that there is about 5,000,000 to 9,275,000 active personnel. The military faces some issues limiting its conventional capabilities, including obsolete equipment, insufficient fuel supplies and a shortage of digital command and control assets due to the AN banning other countries from selling war equipment and resources to the country. Nevertheless, some nations such as Suria has supplied military weapons such as ballistic missiles, tanks and warplanes in violations of the AN sanctions imposed, claiming that Antigo needs weapons of defence to deter Pretanic invasion. Antigo is known to possess nuclear weapons, mainly from Suria, and most tests are held in Alam. These nuclear tests were often in met with opposition with the Mazanic government, as certain projects are said to have violated the border. It is uncertain about the strength of its arsenal, with estimates ranging from 20 to 60 bombs including a few hydrogen bombs.

Tapping on technology, it is estimated that Antigo has 4,000 sophisticated computer security personnel. There are known worldwide cyber attacks launched by Antigo, although the nation denies having launched the tests. It is believed, however, it is aimed at jamming Pretany's military satellites and throw Pretany into a gridlock once its systems are down to deter military invasions.

In media reports, Antigo claims that about 15 to 20% of its state budget is allocated to the military.

Demographics

Culture

Religion

See also: Cuppa

Although Antigo is officially an atheist state, Cuppa is still prevalent in Antigoan society. The "Principles of Cuppa" is said to be the "creative application" of socialism. Traditions from the extreme-sect of Cuppa remains in Antigo, such as the practice of child sacrifices on Antigo's celebrations or sometimes in the face of a major crisis in Antigo. Besides Cuppa, other religions, such as Catholicism, the Christic movement and Iman is believed to be practised in Antigo as well. Churches and mosques exist, but critics said these are just purely for show to visitors to emphasis Antigo's so-called 'freedom of religion', which in fact does not exist in the country. Ever since Operation Kleaquin was launched in the initial stages of the nation's development, many Christic and Iman followers were purged.

In recent years, however, it is also shown that the young people of Antigo also are not bothered by religion.

Propaganda and state media

Antigoan propaganda is often used to elevate the Briarmack's to almost demi-god status, and they are often praised for being the great leaders 'caring for the needs of Antigoans'. The Briarmacks are often viewed as being descendant for a lineage of Cuppa prophets. Besides the emphasis on the Briarmacks' status and their various good deeds for the nation, there is often condemnation towards Pretany.

Sports

The breeding camps in Antigo often places emphasis on sports for Antigoan children to 'promote a healthy lifestyle'. Sports were initially banned up till 1965, as they were considered to be associated with the imperialists, but this changed when Antigo decided to participate in the Geolympiad Games. Since then, in every Geolympiad game it has participated, it has won a notable number of medals, especially in sports like fencing, badminton and tennis.