Military Rebirth

Issue 29

Natopia's military, originally an integral part of the government, has played a minor role in the country's affairs in the past few years. However, two new officers were appointed this past week, Maj. General Lord Tom Mills and Maj. General Matt Ziff. General Mills is in command of the 1st Airborne Infantry Division and General Ziff commands the Special Forces Division of the Imperial Natopian Army. The Army has recently been totally redone in response to Natopia's entry into the Micronational RecWar Society, prompting an entirely new military structure.

Natopia was previous a participant, and founding member of, the SNARL rules system, which limited each nation to one military unit per active participant. With Natopia's six active citizens, of which 4 are now in the military, Natopia's military's size is expected to increase greatly.

The future of the Imperial Natopian Navy is unclear as the ships are of unique Natopian design that have Natopia's characteristic spacefighters docked on most battleships. Natopia's airforce will also have to be reconciled with MRWS standardization as the airforce of Natopia is actually administered by Natopia's Spacefleet.

Urban Renewal

The buildings of Natopia are an eclectic collection of modern, classical, and Anglo-Saxon design. The Royal Frenzy is almost an exact duplicate of the Australian Parliament, Vista de Nada Imperial Palace is a scaled down version of the Swedish monarch's residence, and the newly constructed Palace of the Bay is of French origin. The High Royal Court must conduct itself in the cramped confines of the 19th-century St. Louis Court House. Although all stately and refined, these buildings show nothing of the ancient architecture of the City of Natopia, now buried beneath the dirt, some 5 miles north of Lindstrom City.

HSM, Nathan the Only, Sovereign Natopian Emperor, has recently announced an Urban Renewal program to restore the skyline of Lindstrom City to a more ethnically Natopian feel. Based on the fluid designs of the ancient Natopian buildings, His Majesty has produced sketches of the major civic buildings to be redone. The Royal Frenzy, High Royal Court, Vista de Nada Palace, Lindstrom Convention Center, and Empire Library will all be replaced by the new designs. Such an extravagant program is to commemorate this year as the year Natopia celebrates its Fifth Anniversary. Other special events will take place all year. The Urban Renewal program will be completed before the Anniversary Exposition, to take place in August, when the world will be invited to Natopia in the spirit of a world's fair.