Apolya

Apolya, officially the Kingdom of Apolya, was a country in Europe in the First SMPGlobal World. It also occupied territory in northwestern Africa. It shared land borders with part of the British Empire to the north, the Baltics to the northeast, and Greece to the south. Apolya covered an area of 3,956,218 square kilometers, with 8 members. The country's capital and largest city was Rome, although it was not in the geographical location of the real world city.

Apolya was a presidential republic, however, most decisions were taken together by the whole population, and the country lacked any real political organization.

Etymology
There are various theories about the origin of the name Apolya. According to most historians, one of the founders of the nation, Totally_Hawk, was obsessed with the Book of Revelation of the New Testament. In the Book, an angel called Abaddon is described as the king of an army of locusts, his name is first transcribed in Greek (Revelation 9:11—"whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon," a name that means "destruction") as Ἀβαδδών, and then translated (which in Greek means "the Destroyer", Ἀπολλύων, Apollyon).

The name Apolya comes from Apollyon being adapted into a word more suitable for a country's name.

History
Totally_Zeus was one of the first members of SMPGlobal, having joined the day of its release after waiting weeks for its launch. Zeus invited all of his friends to the server, where they traveled and decided to build a city in a valley in the north of Italy, which became Rome. Totally_Hawk then submitted a claim to a large part of Western Europe, the first territories of Apolya.

Apolya ceased to exist after the end of the First SMPGlobal World.

July 8th Incident
Main Article: July 8th Incident

Apolya participated directly in the July 8th Incident, and the effects of it later on. The founder of Apolya, Totally_Hawk, was banned from the server after the conflict.

Government and politics
Apolya was legally a presidential republic, however it lacked a political organization.

Foreign relations
When it formed, Apolya tried to ally with as many countries as possible. The situation on the SMP was peaceful until the arrival of LovePatrolAlpha and his founding of the British Empire, a country mainly focused on obtaining territory and war.

Conflict with the British Empire
LovePatrolAlpha was immediately aggressive with LispinAspin, one of Apolya's closest allies. Totally_Hawk immediately decided to support Aspin in an eventual war, resulting in a conflict with the British Empire that lasts until today.

The conflict was recently made more serious when Aspin decided to quit the server and give the Dragon Egg, a very wanted possession for the British Empire, to Apolya.

Administrative divisions
Apolya had claimed territory corresponding to 23 real-life countries, which were:


 * 1) Albania
 * 2) Andorra
 * 3) Austria
 * 4) Belarus
 * 5) Bosnia & Herzegovina
 * 6) Bulgaria
 * 7) Croatia
 * 8) Czech Republic
 * 9) France
 * 10) Italy
 * 11) Macedonia
 * 12) Moldova
 * 13) Montenegro
 * 14) Morocco
 * 15) Poland
 * 16) Portugal
 * 17) Romania
 * 18) Serbia
 * 19) Slovakia
 * 20) Slovenia
 * 21) Spain
 * 22) Switzerland
 * 23) Ukraine

Cities
The capital and largest city of Apolya was Rome, located in northeast Italy. It was administrated by Totally_Hawk. Other notable settlements included a base in France, administrated by matadorcr5; a base in Morocco, administrated by Totally_Hades; and a base in Portugal, administrated by Totally_Haze.