Amazonia
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Amazonia is one of the most important Awakened Nations, and one of the few countries to have a dragon as head of state. Located in the northeast of South America, Amazonia territory spread over the Orinoco and Amazonian basin and the Brazilian plateau. It enclaves Venezuela, and also has land borders with French Guiana, Aztlan, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.
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[edit] History
Amazonia was established upon the a coup d'état which overthrew the Brazilian government in 2034. Neighbouring countries of Surinam and Guyana were annexed short after, as parts of Venezuela and Colombia in 2049, in spite of an Aztlan military intervention.
[edit] Politics
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The Amazonian political arena is dominated by Feathered Serpents, led by the Great Dragon Hualpa. Awakened sentient creatures and shamans play a great role in the Amazonian society.
[edit] Geography
Amazonia is covered for the most part by the Amazonian jungle and the Brazilian Plateau. In the past thirty years, the Amazonian jungle has known a strong regrowth. The largest urban area, called the Metropole or "Rio Paulo" unites the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
[edit] Economy
Amazonia has not signed the Business Recognition Accords. Aztechnology is banned from conducting business in the country, which led to the closure of Embraer factories, owned by Dassault, a subsidiary of Aztechnology.
[edit] References
Relations with Germany: Germany Sourcebook, pg 42.
Piracy in: Cyberpirates, pg 124.
"Ghost Cartels": Underworld Sourcebook, pp 79-80.
Relation to Novatech: Corporate Download, pg 69.
Used as a setting: Harlequin pp 96-105.
2034: Formation (sr3.29-30)
In spite of mentioning that Columbia is taken over by Amazonia and Aztlan (azt.41), FASA also mentions Colombia as still being a functioning country (tsh.21), as well as a city-state around Bogota (und.80). Muddying the waters, French Guiana is listed as a seperate country (yotc.15).
The great feathered serpent Hualpa is Amazonia's spokesbeing (sr3.269).
Does not recgonize Business Recognition Accords, the Corporate Court's standard for the meaning of corporate extraterritoriality (cd.10).
Rumored to be backing eco-cells against Saeder-Krupp in Africa and Europe (cd.90).
The Amazonian goverment maintains the Alcantara launch site (yotc.18).
Amazonia will be the host of the 2064 World Cup. (sota2064)
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This page forked from Wordman's The Sixth World: A geographical index to the world of Shadowrun