Saint Germaine Principality
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The Saint Germaine Principality is the official name for the government of the Saint Germaine Archipelago.
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[edit] History
Beginning in the 1980s, the Principality began marketing itself worldwide as a high-class, highly-desirable vaction spot for the wealthy and famous. This plan worked out very well, and tourists flocked to the island nation, bringing fat wallets with them. Several celebrities purchased large homes, especially in Northcamp and Caspian Heights.
The 1980s also saw rise to an increase of drug traffic through the archipelago, as drug smugglers moved tons of cocaine through its ports daily. The corrupt dockside officials were easily bought and rumors surfaced about the involvement of the American government who, it was said, traded expensive military equipment to the Principality in exchange for Parliament allowing the drugs to travel freely.
In the mid-to-late 1990s, attracted by the non-existent corporate taxes, several technology firms began investing heavily in the islands, many moving their entire operations there (where labor was cheap, overall). This practice was accelerated after the technology crash of 2001, when moving to Saint Germaine was the only way several mid-sized companies could remain afloat. There were other reasons for this, however: in 2004, several high profile "corporations" in the Principality were revealed to be little more than shell companies for organized crime syndicates.
[edit] Recent History
The year 2007 saw an unusually high level of hurricane activity throughout the entire Bermuda Triangle. On September 17th, Hurricane Melissa, a category five, hit the islands. Communication with the rest of the world was cut off almost instantly. After the winds and rains subsided, rescue crews flooded to the archipelago only to find that it had vanished - wiped from the face of the Earth.
[edit] Government Structure
(Work in Progress)
[edit] Timeline
Main Article: Timeline of Saint Germaine
[edit] The Archive
Although no historian has yet made a serious study of the Saint-Germaine archipelago, this collection of primary source documents may be useful to those interested in the history of the islands.
An extract from the log of Juan de Bermudez, the first European to explore the islands.
A letter written by Jesuit missionary Marco Alonso.
A letter from a naturalist and anthropologist sent to study Saint-Germaine.
A third hand account from the diary of a professor of Native American cultures.
A recently declassified mission proposal for a covert British unit during the early stages of World War Two.
An accident report from a fire on a Saint Germaine oil rig.
An advertisement for a 1968 festival and concert.
Research into Saint-Germaine's past is ongoing in a variety of archives, and more documents will be added to this collection as they are uncovered.
