Rhodesia

The Commonwealth of Rhodesia is a located in. Rhodesia borders the to the east,  and the  to the north,  and Buchananland to the west, and South Africa to the south. Along with its continental holdings located directly on the African continent, Rhodesia possesses several island territories throughout the Indian Ocean.

Rhodesia is a  with a  based upon the British. The commonwealth government was created by the Constitution of Rhodesia passed in 1905, and full recognition of domestic political independence from the and the  was established through the, instituted in 1931 by an act of the. The constitution has declared that the powers of administration and civil service which the government exercises are derived from the monarch, whom is the of the. The current monarch is Queen, who arose to the throne in 1952. Through the monarch, the government exists, and the sole legitimate representation of the people in government is the parliament, which is made of representatives of local election constituencies located throughout the nation. The prime minister, who is the, is the leader of the majority party in the parliament. The government of the prime minister is appointed by that person, though the selection of these positions must be approved by both the parliament and the monarch. Much the same, in order for a bill to pass within the parliament which is then enacted by the prime minister and their government, the bill must first reach majority approval in the parliament and be given. This system of government was introduced by the constitution passed in 1905, though it has been amended in certain areas to meet with the changing needs of the nations population over time.

The modern nation state first met its modern borders after the Portuguese crown declared bankruptcy in 1892 and the British Empire purchased Mozambique to settle any long standing loans to British banks and provide financial stability to the Portuguese through an immediate fund injection. When Rhodesia was declared by ' in 1889, political followers of the British explorer began to settle in the lands under the leadership of Thomas Northmere and his British Rhodesia Company. A single year later, in 1896, the British Rhodesia Company introduced a policy of forced relocation for the native peoples of the lands and subsequently pressured the British government to annex neighbouring Madagascar as an area for native deportation. In the decades that followed, Rhodesia's European-born population rose significantly, outnumbering the dwindling African populations by 1898. Through policies of inwards growth and the establishment of a separate government, Rhodesia quickly became the most developed nation in Africa, and served as a model for new European colonies on the continent. More natives were forced into the newly established and  colonies as they was established, allowing for Madagascar to be settled by Europeans by 1918. Rhodesia's full political independence from the British Empire was recognized in 1931, and after participating in World War II, the nation's mentality changed thoroughly after many volunteers returned from Europe having witnessed the mass genocide camps instituted by fascism and racism. While many still held the belief that Rhodesia was their own adopted land, they ended their focus on continued expansion throughout Africa, and made peace with the expelled Africans through the Treaty of Zanzibar after a hefty payment towards the displaced peoples and the systematic extermination of the Tse-Tse biting fly for the entirety of the continent. By the end of the Cold War, Rhodesia became a leading economy in Africa and even in the Indian Ocean area, surpassing various other former British colonial possessions and maintaining strong economic links with and states derived from European rule.

The economy of Rhodesia is diversified,, and considered to be and a. When the Europeans first settled in the region, and  where considered to be strong segments of the economy, however through the influence of the historically  government,  came quickly to Rhodesia. In this, the development of strong resource production and manufacturing became significant of the economy, with Rhodesia developing an that soon gave it great amounts of economic sovereignty in its financial dealings. As of 2014, Rhodesia is one of Africa's largest, wealthiest, and most economically equal nations, with a of £1.339 trillion and a  of 0.24. As an economically diverse nation, Rhodesia maintains an economy based upon the sustainable surplus production of certain raw materials and the manufacturing of consumer and industrial products within the nation to insure a positive trade surplus. As a result of intense government intervention in the economy, Rhodesia is considered to be, with strong economic ties to government institutions supporting a system based upon the benefit of the common citizens. Trade agreements with European and formerly British colonial possessions have also allowed for the export of goods in substantial volume permit the cheap import of products not produced within Rhodesia itself, creating a moderate and a diverse consumer and industrial market.

Rhodesia holds amicable relations with mainly Western nations throughout the world. The nation maintains formal diplomatic relations with many other states throughout the world, and nations with which Rhodesia does not hold relations maintain contact through the United Nations and other international agreements. Through a longstanding policy of, Rhodesia's most prominent relations are maintained with primarily European and other Commonwealth nations. The policy has also allowed for Rhodesia to maintain its export economy and a strong national sense of foreign independence. The nation refrains from direct military or political agreements with countries outside of the Commonwealth of Nations, and its strongest alliances exist with the, , and. Rhodesia is a member of the, the , the , the , the , the Trans-Indian Economic Agreement, the South Atlantic Union, and the.

Etymology
The name Rhodesia was first implemented officially by the British South Africa Company by its founder Cecil Rhodes in 1895. The name was split by the into Northern Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia, which later became the provinces of North Albert and South Albert. The name then encompassed the entirety of the modern nation states borders when the island of New Ayr and many outlying Indian Ocean islands were annexed in 1897 and put under the administration of the Crown Colony of Rhodesia, which at the time included the five continental provinces. When Rhodesia was granted the power of Dominion in 1905, its first constitution declared the whole of all territories administered to be Rhodesia, renaming the two provinces to Albert after the river which ran between them. With the passage of the Statute of Westminster in 1931, the nation's fully independent parliament declared that the official name of the nation would be the Commonwealth of Rhodesia, as of up to that point it was simply known as Rhodesia after it gained dominion status in 1905. The term commonwealth was instituted to imply a sense of loyalty to the British monarchy and the continued recognition of the monarch's power within Rhodesia. r

Geography
Rhodesia is the world's 10th largest nation, at 1,026,239 square miles (2,657,947 square kilometres), not including recognized water-based territories. The country lies entirely between the latitudes of -4 and -27 and the longitudes of 21 and 73. The vastness of the nation's expanse creates a wholly diverse topography, climate, flora, and fauna, although colonization and the formation of modern Rhodesia has considerably influenced the nation's biodiversity and ecological structure. The highest point in Rhodesia is in the province of Mereland, which reaches to 9,849 feet (3,002 metres) and the lowest point is the bottom depth of  which rests at 2,316 feet (706 metres) in depth. In terms of general topography, most of Rhodesia is generally flat, with a large amount of highlands and lowlands covering the continental and island regions of the nation. Sparse mountain coverage is dotted around the country, with most being located on the continent.

Rhodesia has four primary ecological regions; the inland plains, the inland greenlands, the highlands, and the coastal tropics. The inland plains are located on both the continent and the inland parts of the island of New Ayr. The plains are typically short grass fields which span over long hills and other rough terrain. They are exceptionally abundant in the province of New Albert, where they are dotted with bush-like low height forests. While there are relatively few areas where a single ecological feature is dominant, these regions are called plains because of the beige-yellow colour that they produce to the human perception and for their rolling-type topographical appearance. The inland greenlands share similar but different ecological, physical, topographical, and appearance features with the inland plains, most notably for the abundance of green bush and grasses that cover these lands. Topographically speaking, these regions are, like plains, divided into the rougher, more unstable terrain and the general rolling flatland regions. However, unlike the plains, greenlands experience much more stable rainfall and ecological patterns, with the bushes and grasses that inhabit the area able to survive with a green colouration due to the climatic conditions. Plains and greenlands are typically combined as a single region known as the inland, however, they have historically and economically been seperate due to their different appearance and different abilities to hold certain economic activities. The highlands is an area which composes of the rough and rugged areas of the country, and it differs mostly from the rougher areas of inland in that the highland can support much larger bush and generally much more stable rainfall patterns. Along with both the plains and the greenlands, the highlands can be found on both the continent and New Ayr. The highlands are exclusively green in colouration and enjoy a stable climate that permits for much more intensive primary economic practices. They are culturally noted as being the most idyllic part of Rhodesia. The coastal tropics are unique in Rhodesia, hugging the nation's continental coastline, abundant on the coasts of New Ayr, and making up entirely the many Indian Ocean islands that the nation possesses. It is the sole ecological region which claims the Outerisles. These regions are dense with jungle features and share a pattern of high rainfall and humidity.

Colonization and company rule
Rhodesia was first chartered by the British government under the British South Africa Company in 1889, and the land remained under company administration for most of its early history. The company permitted British settlers to establish towns within the territory, however it was declared that the primary purpose of the company was to institute British-led monopolization of the region's resources. Wishing to establish a colony based upon the expansion of the British territory and populace, rather than just serve as an area for intensive economic benefit, Thomas Northmere negotiated with the British South Africa Company to establish a colonial government based upon the creation of a stable and functioning administrative unit of the British Empire. In 1893, the British South Africa Company allowed for the creation of the British Rhodesia Company, led by Northmere under the personal allowance of Rhodes. The new company was much more focused on the sustainable expansion of administrative power over Rhodesia, and soon, a large number of immigrants from all across England, Scotland, and Wales began to settle in Rhodesia at the invitation of the company. With Mozambique being annexed by the British in 1892 and Madagascar being annexed in 1896, colonists were permitted to settle across a vast area of space under the permission of the British Rhodesia Company. The company began to deport natives to Madagascar in waves to allow for the peaceful settlement of Rhodesian territories, an action which gained infamy with many natives across the territory. In the face of continued settlement by the British, many native African tribes began to attack settlers as they continued their expansion. The hostility of the natives to relocation permitted the British government to begin defensive measures against most tribes, with large portions of the native population being captured and systematically executed in a method of "preemptive self defense." The massacre of the natives reduced their population by up to 85% on average, and those who were not executed were relocated to work camps in Madagascar and heavily oppressed. The brutal treatment of the natives served as a model for other European colonies within Africa which were subject to intensive settlement, mainly South Africa, and similarities in the treatment of Africans served to bolster the European populations throughout the continent.

Throughout its early colonial history, Rhodesia was ruled entirely by a subsequent entity of the British South Africa Company, the British Rhodesia Company, or the main company itself. Company rule over the colony was at first based on the pure motive of extorting as much profit as possible from the region, however, after 1893 and the foundation of the subsidiary, the company began to focus mainly on sustainable expansion and the longevity of the colony itself. Railway and roadway networks were instituted at first to link major settlements, though as the native populations gradually decreased and endemic environmental threats were adapted to, the company permitted smaller local transportation networks to cross throughout the colony. The development of local transportation networks gave way to the growth of domestic industries and economic practices, with the development of urban and rural areas at the same time giving way to a massive overall economic boom which greatly benefited the profits of the British South Africa Company. After intensive early settlement and the development of very domestically based infrastructural networks, the British Rhodesia Company was directed to create more profits from the region, and instead of overly intensive plantation development, the company pursued rapid industrial automation and developed a strong manufacturing sector and the pretense of a strong industrial presence in the economy. The creation of these facilities and the growth of manufacturing permitted the independent development of an early export based economy, a strong backbone of the colony which would last far after the region would gain independence.

Dominion to commonwealth
The British government instated that the British South Africa Company would no longer hold control over the British Rhodesia Company in 1901, giving the colony some small amount of colonial self-determination in that it would no longer need to meet the needs of a parent organization. However, the government then introduced an economic and political threshold which the new colonial government had to meet before it would be given dominion status and the right of independent legislative rule. With this new goal, the company instituted a policy of open British immigration and assisted settlement designed to further the colonial population of around only three million at the time. The new immigration policy attracted over two million people in a period of four years, giving Rhodesia one of the largest growth rates of any nations at the time. The government would maintain this settlement policy for another thirteen years after it had reached five million registered citizens, with the colony as a whole reaching a population of ten million by the year 1921. In 1905, Rhodesia was granted full dominion status, and the nation's first constitution instituted a Westminster styled parliamentary democracy system. The now legislatively independent government reformed the British Rhodesia Company into a state owned logistics service renamed to British-Rhodesian, giving way to a major demise in the company's actual power as an institution. The new government was also highly socialistic, as many of the immigrants who came to the nation were highly supportive of communal-based and government-lead structures which would fully allow for a certain basis of life to be maintained within the country at a moderately placed taxation system. The socialist government continued to maintain a strong relationship with primarily the British Empire, despite political differences which soon began to develop between the government of the United Kingdom and the local government of Rhodesia.

Rhodesia pledged its allegiance to the support of the United Kingdom when World War I broke out in 1914. The Rhodesians were highly instrumental in the establishment of full British control over the German East Africa colony. After the German presence was eliminated from Africa, Rhodesia's military assisted in conflicts against the Ottomans in the Middle East. The war has a significant positive effect on the Rhodesian nation as a whole; while boosting trade with certain European nations, the war permitted for the development of a strong sense of national identity and pride among its citizens, who began to view themselves as Rhodesians before Britons. While still remaining a nation that valued and recognized its strong British heritage and that culture's influence within their own, Rhodesians became much more nationalistic in the sense that the lands they inhabited were theirs, as they made their nation for themselves and forged out of the land a place of their own. This belief held strong significance throughout the much of the first half of the twentieth century after 1918, becoming a first hand belief of many Rhodesians and influencing the government to end its assisted settlement programmes. The national identity was further bolstered by the Balfour Declaration of 1926, in which the United Kingdom granted its dominions full self determination. When the parliament of the United Kingdom enacted the Statute of Westminster in 1931, the parliament of Rhodesia prompted to change the country's official name from dominion to commonwealth. This enactment asserted the full independence of the two governments, although, as a core member of the Commonwealth realm, Rhodesia retained its monarchy and the strong political links to the United Kingdom associated with it.

Societal changes
Since the nation's colonization and establishment, the British people who had settled in Rhodesia maintained a highly egalitarian society in which they believed that there was no difference between a fellow British settler. This belief, however, did not extend to each others race, and as a result, many by today's standards can be considered extremely racist. The result of a highly racist population was the eventual complete elimination of the native African peoples who inhabited the land, either through death or relocation. It is estimated that in the year 1930, there were no African peoples present within the borders of the Rhodesia, and those who were descendants of the tribes lived primarily in the British colony of Tanganyika, although there was only an extremely small amount of these people. The development of the Great Depression in 1929 effected Rhodesia through the inflation of the British pound sterling and the high prices of many items of food, and although Rhodesia was one of the first nations to recover from the economic disaster, its population became even less tolerant to the groups of Africans who were trying to return to Rhodesian lands. In 1932, the government enacted a policy of immediate border rejection to all persons of colour, and those who illegally entered the country were sent to unpaid labour camps for up to 30 years at a time. The vast majority of Africans at these camps, of which there were a total of four in Rhodesia, died because of poor living and working conditions. These camps remained up until 1938, as in that year there was not a single illegal African immigrant, attributed mostly to the fact that word had spread among the remaining peoples that the only thing waiting for them in Rhodesia was their death. The last labour camp closed in 1939, with the workers being deported back to Tanganyika. Around this time, it was estimated that only around 2,000 surviving peoples remained of pure lineage to the peoples which inhabited Rhodesia before the British colonized the region. Furthermore, only about 230 of these peoples were believed to hold the desire to return to their peoples' original locations in Rhodesia by Tanganyika officials estimates.

In 1939, Rhodesia joined the side of the United Kingdom in World War II, and devoted much of its first actions towards the higher output of supplies for other Commonwealth nations through its strong industrial holdings. Rhodesia also devoted its navy towards the assistance of British supply lines, mainly for British routes to Southeast Asia. However, when a situation developed in North Africa, the Rhodesian military was put on full activation, and troops were sent to assist in the massive campaign against both the Germans and the Italians. After the fall of the Italian Empire in 1943, Rhodesia participated in the Italian Campaign and the Normandy landings which would reopen a land-based Western front. After peace was reached with Germany and Italy in 1945, many Rhodesian men saw in disbelief the conditions that Jewish people were forced into through the policies of the Nazi government. When the soldiers saw these things, some were immediately reminded of the labour camps in Rhodesia and the explicitly racist policies which the Rhodesian government maintained. Upon their return to Rhodesia, many spread stories of the concentration camps and some even went to so far as to protest policies of explicit racism which were upheld by the government. As a result, the spread of these ideals of non-racism and the desire to create equal reparations with the former Africans who inhabited Rhodesia became known as the Soldier's Movement, in which many soldiers advocated for the understanding of the African peoples due to what they experienced at Nazi concentration camps. By the year 1950, the government instituted a policy of reparations which would estimate the remaining number of peoples who previously inhabited Rhodesia and give them each an approximate equal payment of a collective estimate of how much the entirety of all land in Rhodesia cost in 1889. It was determined that each former inhabitant and their descending families would receive £25,000 (about £618,291 in 2013) over the course of the next 50 years, totaling at a price of £50,000,000 (about £1.237 billion in 2013). Despite the vast societal change which Rhodesia experienced, a small minority of Rhodesians remained explicitly racist against Africans, and as per the faculties of the constitution, they were completely entitled to do so.

White period and stability
The later half of the twentieth century was highly peaceful for Rhodesia, with the Cold War being almost completely out of the Rhodesian mindset. As the country was highly socialist during the outbreak of the United States-Soviet Union ideology conflict, Rhodesia experienced no troubles in its relations with both sides of the conflict. Because the nation was a member of the Commonwealth, it was automatically grouped with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. However, because of policies of neutrality in the conflict enacted by the government, Rhodesia did not join the organization nor did it participate in the direct alignment with any power other than that of its Commonwealth allies. At the same time, Africa was experiencing a wave of decolonization, and the highly amounts of instability surrounding the nation influenced the creation of a policy of isolation towards its neighbours until a stable government was established in those countries. The general isolation of Rhodesia from most of the world's problems created a venerable time of stability in all aspects of life, and a flourishing economy with renewed exports towards many nations influenced a highly successful, happy, and cultural population. This time of economic success, political stability, and cultural renaissance is known as the White period, reflecting the importance of the colour in the nation's flourishing culture. The period created a plethora of new artistic styles that were uniquely Rhodesian, further drawing from its Commonwealth roots while adding local flavours to create a fresh and distinctly Rhodesian culture of the time. The White period is believed to have ended sometime in the 1990s, after the fall of the Soviet Union and the general creation of a stable African geopolitical outlay.

The peace, stability, and prosperity of the White period has largely transferred over into contemporary Rhodesian history, with little to no major conflicts occurring in the country since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Rhodesia did not participate in the global war on terrorism which began around the same time as the end of its outright isolationist economic policies, however it does provide operational support to any Commonwealth countries which need a regional base of operations or a regional supply chain. Recent financial crisis has also had relatively few negative effects on the economy, as the country continued to maintain a strong economy which has generally existed since its foundation as a British colony. Rhodesia has faced increasing international pressure since the outbreak of the sociopolitical radical group known as the Her Majesty's Red Lions has taken root in East Africa since the 2009 Nairobi city centre bombings. While the government of Rhodesia claims no affiliation with the group, an investigation led by the African Union the same year found many of the rebels weapons to be of Rhodesian origin.

Politics
The monarch of Rhodesia is the head of state by the terms set in the constitution, and the monarch is directly responsible for the creation and stability of the government. Through the power of respective parliamentary right, the monarch is charged with the issuance, amendment, assent, and enforcement of law, and through the constitution, these powers are then delegated to respective organs of the government which serve in the interest of the monarch and their people, the citizens. These organs are the parliament, issuance and amendment, the monarchy, assent, and the prime minister, enforcement. It is through these organs that the power of the monarch is administered, and thus, through the right of constitutional rule, the provisions of governance are bestowed upon the citizens of the nation. The constitution enshrines the values of the people to the responsibility of the crown in a clause known as the constitutional trusts, within which, the people respect the authority of the crown in trust that it provides, protects, and insures the provisions of tranquility, equality, happiness, and the commonwealth for all citizens of Rhodesia. Through the provision of these statutes towards the people, the monarchy then gains the authority to establish government. As Rhodesia is a democracy, certain clauses within the constitution institute that the monarch's power is then granted to the people in the respect of their first right towards self determination, thus the citizens elect the members of the parliament who create law for the enforcement of their elected prime minister who then institutes this law in respect of the monarch through the various organs of the executive government. This method of representational democracy insures that the ultimate power of the land is vested within the people, who then grant that power to the monarch, who then grants that power to the government, which is then elected by the people.

Government
The government of Rhodesia is based around the idea of asserting most power within the legislature, a system which is implemented through the Westminster style of government. The legislature of Rhodesia, the parliament, is the sole most important organ of governance granted through the respective authority of the monarch. The parliament is deduced through local election constituencies based upon historical divisions among the land and representation based on the population of each region. As of the 22nd parliament, there are 334 members of the parliament, elected from their respective electoral zones of 100,000 persons for every member through runoff style elections held within their constituencies. The parliament serves as the government's most necessary implementation, with the creation and amendment of law and enactment and the executive power of government being derived from the legislative body. As per the constitution, the parliament is responsible for the creation of law through the recommendation of the population by the sponsorship of ideas through certain constituency representatives. If a bill reaches the acceptance of the half majority of parliament, then it can be provided to the monarch for the instrumentation of royal assent, making it enforceable law. Rhodesia's parliament is based on the existence of political parties, and elections which change its layout occur every five years.

The executive power in Rhodesia is derived through the parliament, as the party with the most number of representatives and their partner parties are given the right to compose the government. The position of prime minister is nominated by the party, and that position must then be approved by the general majority of the parliament along with the approval of the current monarch. The prime minister then appoints his own ministers, who are largely based on merits rather than political affiliations, and those positions are then also approved by a general majority of the parliament before they can become official. The power of the executive government, also known as the ministerial government, is simply to enforce enactments which have been given lawful status by the parliament and the monarch. The various ministries which act under the just of the prime minister's cabinet are lawfully under the administration of the prime minister, who holds executive power as granted by the parliament in respect to the monarch.

The current government is that of the Labour Party, which holds a majority of seats in parliament, 174, making up 52.10% of its total composition. The Labour Party has traditionally been Rhodesia's largest party, rarely being overtaken by any other party since the year 1950. The current government represents the ideals of moderate change for the government, with its policies having held institution since their composure of the government. The current prime minister, Charles Haverley, has held his position for two parliaments, since 2005. The primary opposition party in Rhodesia is the Conservative Party, which represents 21.04% of the parliament at 97 members. The Conservative Party shares many of the same viewpoints as the Labour Party, however it is considered to be much more reserved and far more supportive of certain isolationist policies. Minor parties in Rhodesia are the Progressive Party at 8.38%, the Traditionalist Party at 7.79%, and the Green Party at 2.99%.

Law and justice
The law of the Rhodesia is created by the parliament, given royal assent by the monarch, and enforced through the executive ministries. The law of the nation is composed by the members of parliament with input from citizens and in respect of the monarch, and enforced in the respect of the monarch and their citizens through the executive. Criminal law in the nation is divided into a sequential series offenses known as Classes, which serve to classify the level of the crime committed. Class A crimes are petty crimes such as misdemeanor theft or disturbance of the peace, and are usually punished with a fine or a short amount of jail time. Class B crimes are somewhat more serious, such as felony theft or willful destruction of property, and are punished commonly with a heavy fine, jail time, or community service. Class C crimes are much more serious, such as assault or manslaughter, and are usually punished with a fine and a substantially larger jail sentence or a hefty amount of community service. Class D crimes are the second most serious, such as murder or rape. Class E crimes are considered to be the most heinous, an offense such as high treason or serial murder, and are punished through death.

Law enforcement in the nation is manged by the unitary, national Police Force which is based out of Salisbury. The Police Force is a responsibility of the Ministry of Law and itself is responsible for the enforcement of laws passed by the parliament and put into power by the royal assent of the monarch. Rhodesia is a common law nation, and punishments enforced by the a local court are only decided on based on the severity of the crime committed. Jail sentences are served at numerous locations based upon the severity of the crime, and community service typically involves the expansion of infrastructural networks, maintenance of infrastructural areas, sanitation of the environment, or unpaid labour at a local industry. The commonwealth has one of the world's lowest per capita crime rates.

Defence and foreign affairs
The armed forces of Rhodesia, officially Her Majesty's Rhodesian Armed Forces, consists of three professional military branches, the Royal Rhodesian Army, the Royal Rhodesian Navy, and the Royal Rhodesian Air Force, and Rhodesia has a combined active force of 185,670 and an integrated reserve force of 230,450 which totals at 416,120. The forces are managed by the Parliamentary Military Service, which, in turn, is administered by the Parliament and the Parliamentary Secretary for the Military Service. Through the Defence Council, the Military Service, the Parliamentary Committee fpr Defence, the commanders of the Armed Forces, and the Joint Commanders-in-Chief, that being the Prime Minister and the Monarch, are all concentrated into a single area of government, and this organ serves to insure the maximum functionality of all services operating for the active defence protocols of the nation. Along with the Defence Council, Rhodesia maintains a paramilitary force of around 65,000 people who maintain open contact the government through Her Majesty's Rhodesian Territorial Defense Force. Rhodesia maintains a series of defence pacts with several nations around the world, notably the United Kingdom, South Africa, Buchananland, and Canada through the Commonwealth Five Nation Pact. The nation also maintains strong military connections with the South Atlantic Union of Defence and the African Union Peacekeeping Coalition. Although it is not a member of, the nation does hold a pact of equal defence with both France and the United States.

Rhodesia is an intentionally amicable nation with no history of aggression towards its neighbours. Although it has participated in several official armed conflicts, the country has always acted on behalf of its allies in these situations. The nation's strongest relations are held with the, , Buchananland, and , and friendly relations are also held with fellow members of the , the , the , , and most members of the. Rhodesia itself is a member of the United Nations and subsequent organizations, the African Union, the South Atlantic Union, the Commonwealth of Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, the Trans-Indian Economic Agreement, and the G20.

Administrative subdivisions
Rhodesia is divided into 7 provinces, which serve only administrative purposes as the nation is a unitary state. Provinces exist for regional historical, cultural, and administrative purposes, and they are simply first-level regional identifiers for services provided by the government. The nation is further divided into 30 counties. These counties are much more localized in terms of administration, and they each administer a certain area of policy through local, council-based county governments. It is from counties that election constituencies are allocated, with each county receiving one member of parliament for every 100,000 people within that county. How the counties are divided within those limitations is left to the local governments themselves.

Economy
The economy of Rhodesia is a mixed market economy with strong historical influences of socialism, government interventionism, self sufficiency, isolationism, and restrained trade relationships. Strong government regulation has resulted in a constrained ability for private parties to maintain complete control over large companies or other incorporated bodies, and therefore Rhodesia is considered to be one of the world's least internationally friendly markets. Supplementary of its restrained relations with major economies is the high levels of isolationism and policies supporting self sufficiency which have led to a highly diverse economy based upon equality between agrarianism and industrialism. Small, local businesses among localities or immediate regions are encouraged by the government and then organized into a series of nationwide distributors which helps businesses grow without becoming too powerful and entirely profit driven. The Rhodesian economy is one of the largest in Africa, and along with a moderately low cost of living, the nation enjoys very high economic equality, very high human development, and some of the world's most sustainable and self sufficient industries. While the nation holds high in its policies of economic self determination, a high margin of both raw and manufactured goods has created a highly profitable trade surplus that creates a stronger and wealthier economy. A driving factor in the nation's self sufficiency is the abundance of natural resources and fertile soils which creates the base for a diverse, developed, and post-industrial economy. In terms of economic division, primary practices make up 14% of the GDP, secondary practices make up 38%, and tertiary practices compose the remaining 48% of the GDP.

The primary sector of the Rhodesian economy is highly diverse, with major industries including, but not limited to, commercial agriculture, commercial herding, commercial fishing, mining, logging, and forestry. The main crops produced in Rhodesia are wheat, barley, coffee, tea, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, grapes, apples, bananas, pineapples, citrus, sugar, and cocao. The main animals which are herded are cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep. Minerals which are abundant in Rhodesia include iron, gold, copper, diamonds, platinum, and manganese. Logging and forestry are mostly popular in highland areas and along coasts. Secondary economic activities are also diverse within the country, with a large variety of consumer and industrial goods being manufactured at highly advanced robotic manufacturing centres. The most prominent manufactured goods in Rhodesia are concrete, steel and other smelted metals, pharmaceuticals, processed foods, furniture, electronics, and transportation based items. Advances in robotics and computer processes have allowed for the continued stability and growth of the secondary sector of the economy within Rhodesia, whereas in other post-industrial nations manufacturing is largely a declining feature of the economy. Much like most other developed nations, tertiary economic activities are the largest part of the economy as a whole and represent a diverse variety of fields. The largest industries within this sector are financial services, telecommunications, food and drink, general services, and logistics services.

Rhodesia is a recognized surplus export economy which has a large amount of goods which are produced in large quantities to feed a strong export market. Rhodesian exports can be divided into five categories; agricultural goods, raw mineral goods, consumer goods, industrial goods, and international services. The most prominent two of these categories is agricultural and industrial goods, both of which attribute for more than 60% of all Rhodesian exports. The most popular exported agricultural goods are coffee, tea, wheat, bananas, pineapples, citrus, sugar, and cocao. The most prominent exported industrial goods are concrete, smelted metals, mostly copper, steel, gold, and platinum, factory articles, machine parts, and construction equipment. Consumer goods represent about 30% of remaining exports, with the largest of these being processed food products, consumer electronics, automobiles, and clothing. Representing the last 10% of exports is raw minerals and international services, the two largest of which are diamond and manganese ore exports, international financial services, and international telecommunications services. The most prominent trading partners of Rhodesia are India, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, the Netherlands, South Africa, Russia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. While the goods which have been exported from Rhodesia have changed over time, the surplus export economy has given the country a strong and stable base of wealth.

Infrastructure
Rhodesia has a highly developed and integrative transportation network which is based upon the equal usage of the two major modern methods of transportation; those being roadway and railway based networks. As urban areas in Rhodesia have all been built after the Industrial Revolution on a continent other than Europe, the general low density of urban environments has pushed for the primary development of singularly roadway transportation networks. However, as outlined in Transportation Act 1949, expansive transportation networks are focused towards the equal development of both roadway and railway developments for short and long distance travels. As of 2014, roadway transportation networks account for nearly 62% of all personal domestic transportation needs, and railway transportation accounts for around 30% of all needs. The remaining transportation requirements for domestic travel are met by air and water based methods, those two having the highest popularity in travel to New Ayr and the Outerisles. As of 2014, 67% of households have at least personally owned automobile, and about 60% of all citizens said that they preferred to travel domestically with their personal automobiles. Another 35% of the population said that they preferred to use railway transportation for domestic travel, and around 4% said that they preferred air travel. In terms of locality transportation, 43% said they preferred railway, 30% said they preferred personal automobile, 12% said they preferred bicycle, and 11% said they preferred to walk. Bus travel is highly uncommon in Rhodesia, with the vast majority of Rhodesians, about believing that using a bus is pointless and creates unnecessarily slow traffic on roadways.

At 8.365 quadrillion BTU, Rhodesia is the world's twelfth largest consumer of energy and also its tenth largest producer. The combined total output of the Home Electric Network is 9.508 quadrillion BTU, with most of the excess energy being sold to other African nations and India through the Trans-Indian Electric Network. The majority of the nation's energy comes from the usage of both zero emission clean coal and methane-added natural gas generator stations, both of which make up about 65% of Rhodesia's total energy output. In order to prevent the nation from becoming entirely dependent upon the import of petroleum, oil based power plants are legally banned from entering service since the year 1974. Renewable energy accounts for the remaining 35% of production, one of the largest fractions of usage in the world. In terms of specific generation, around 55% of all renewable energy is generated from wind sources, 20% comes from water sources, 15% comes from solar power, and 10% comes from tidal power. Sustainability Act 2005 outlines that by 2025, Rhodesia is expected to generate the majority of its power from renewable energy sources, and that by 2050, the country expects to become entirely dependent upon renewable sources.

Science and technology
Rhodesia is one of the world's most technologically progressive nations, with around 6% of its national GDP focused on commercial research and development. It is estimated that 100% of people own a personal computer and that 100% of citizens have access to the internet. Along with intensive and universal education programmes, Rhodesia holds a large prominence in most modern research circles. Computer and robotics technologies play a large role in the nation's general manufacturing industries, and an estimated 67% of all technologies developed in Rhodesia are applied towards the further efficiency and output of industrial practices. Along with its highly mechanized and robotic industrial developments, Rhodesia is a world leader in the development and usage of clean and sustainable practices. A poll taken in 2014 stated that around 68% of people had an explicit concern for the environment and that a further 13% claimed they were not opposed to changing their lifestyle to suit more environmentally sound practices. As a result, recycling in Rhodesia is mandatory, there are numerous areas where non-rural development is restricted permanently, diesel fuel is used much more than gasoline, new buildings are fitted with energy saving devices, and most older buildings have been enhanced for energy efficiency. Medical sciences in Rhodesia are also a major focus of scientific advancement, with many pharmaceutical companies focused on the creation of products which can enhance, lengthen, and improve the standard human body.

Wealth equality
With a Gini coefficient of 0.24, Rhodesia is one of the world's most economically equal nations, with an array of welfare and socialistic policies inducing a high economic equality. As taxes are both progressive and generally high, only a relatively few people in Rhodesia are of high economic status. Many industries are also owned in part by the government, meaning that typically, most large companies are not profit-driven, and as a result, the balance of wealth within the country does not favour a small amount of people. Through high quality price controls, goods of high quality and goods considered to be "luxury" in some foreign countries are typical and of common ownership within Rhodesia. This means that, as Rhodesia is a surplus export economy that generates a high amount of profit from its trade, the entirety of the Rhodesian people live lives of high quality and of mostly equal economic status. The country has become one where there are no people who would be considered "poor" by most foreign countries, and as a result, Rhodesia has been considered one of the most successful socialist states in the world. The success of these policies has also been reflected in the nation's politics and culture; Rhodesia maintains some of the toughest immigration policies in the world, has a common political value of socialism, retains a society which is considered to renounce materialism, and the country's populace maintains an international image of amicable, happy people.

Demographics
A census is taken in Rhodesia every five years in concordance before parliamentary elections. While this was first used in 1905 to determine the number of seats that the parliament would hold, it has been expanded for numerous record keeping devices. The population in 2010, the date of the latest census, was 33,409,234, and the estimated population as of 2014 is 33,456,700. Almost all growth in Rhodesia has been from natural births within the country, as the immigration restricts settlement towards only citizens from the Commonwealth, the European Union, and the United States. Rhodesia has a growth rate of 0.035% annually, one of the lowest positive rates of population change in the world. The country is the tenth largest nation in Africa, the tenth largest nation in the Commonwealth of nations, and the thirty-ninth largest country in the world. According to 2014 estimates, the population of the country is highly stable, and proportionate representations find that age groups under 80 years of age are mostly equal to each other. Rhodesia is one of the world's least densely populated nations, and the stable population of the country is mostly urban at 91%, meaning that Rhodesia's rural areas are some of the least populated places in Africa at person per square mile estimates.

Rhodesia is one of the most racially homogeneous nations in the world, with 99.8% of the nation's citizens being of white ancestry. The remaining 0.2% of the nation's population is made up of Asians. In 2010, 42% of the population considered itself to be of Rhodesian ethnicity, 24% of people considered themselves to be English, 20% considered themselves to be Scottish, 9% considered themselves to be Welsh, and 4% considered themselves to be Irish. The remaining less than 1% of the population is made up of people of Chinese and Japanese ancestry, all of which was located in the city of Abbey.

Language
The official language of Rhodesia is English, which is spoken by 100% of the population as their first language. English is taught in schools, used in government, and is the single spoken language of 87% off the population. The remaining 13% of people are fluent in one other language, those being Afrikaans at 8%, Dutch at 3% and German at 2%. Historically, these languages served importance as Rhodesia was surrounded by Afrikaner, Dutch, and German establishments during its British settlement. However, these colonies were eventually annexed by the British Empire, and the prominence of English became enough to almost completely derive the population of any need to speak a second language. As of 2014, the learning of a second language is not required in educational institutions, however Afrikaans, Dutch, and German are offered at most educational institutions in Rhodesia as optional courses, and as a result, a small part of the population has become fluent in these languages.

Religion
The Anglican Church of Rhodesia is the largest church in Rhodesia by number of registered individuals and the established church of the nation. Historically, Rhodesia has been a wholly Christian nation, with no other religions ever being present within the borders of the country. Although freedom of religion has been guaranteed by the government since 1905, no other religions other than denominations of Christianity have ever taken root within Rhodesia. As of 2014, 54% of the population said that they believed in Christianity and the remaining 46% of the population responded saying that they held no religious beliefs or did not follow organized religion. More specifically, 43% of the population said that they were irreligious, 41% said they were Anglican, 11% said they were nondenominational Christian, 3% said they were spiritual but not religious, and 2% said they were Catholic. Rhodesia is one of the most irreligious countries in the world, and the percentage of people who do not practice within any religion is considered to be continuously increasing.

Welfare
Rhodesia is a welfare state with a large array of universal and no cost social services for the use by the general public. While most services are funded through taxes, taxation does not provide the funds needed for every service, and thus, through government enterprise in certain industries, a profit is created from certain businesses which then is put into social services. Services provided by the government are extensive and are provided to citizens with no direct cost of usage. Services include power, water, electricity, garbage, healthcare, education, and postage. Further services are provided at no expense, but they are only provided to citizens who cannot acquire these items on their own. These services are also investigated for fraud, should it be found that a citizen is abusing subsidies provided by spending them on nonessential items or outright abusing the services by taking subsidies when they do not need them. These services include housing, food subsidies, fuel subsidies, clothing subsidies, and unemployment subsidies. Overall, extensive government services funded in part by government enterprise has allowed for much more expensive and efficient services to be provided to the general public.

Healthcare and education
Healthcare in Rhodesia is universal, high quality, and efficient. The nation maintains a public health service that includes local clinics, regional hospitals depending on the density of an area, and emergency response services which range from ground to air transportation for those in need depending on their condition. Paired with an efficient network of local health centres, the fast response times of the emergency services have allowed for a much more effective healthcare service as a whole. Rhodesia is also a world leader in health science and medical research, a feature which is displayed through its systematically advanced and high quality institutions of healthcare service and state of the art condition management and recovery systems. The government allocates large sums of funding towards emergency response, the service, and research, allowing for research to benefit all citizens as a whole and for certain basic medical essentials to remain low in cost and distribution. Rhodesia maintains one of the worlds most efficient and effective public healthcare systems. The nation also has a high quality of life, high average life length, and low mortality rate as a result.

Education in Rhodesia is universal, of high quality, and mandatory from the ages of seven to sixteen. The nation's government maintains a daycare service for children aged two to seven whose parents cannot personally care for their children during the workday after the first two years of life, although it is not required nor does it act as an introductory programme for primary education. The first schooling phase is called Primary school, in which children aged seven to sixteen learn basic introductions to math, science, and language while also learning history and pursuing a number of different classes from which students may chose after the first stage of schooling. Secondary school is for children aged sixteen to eighteen and becomes much more vocational based upon the skills of a child. Many programmes are available within secondary school and all serve to introduce and expand the topics of each student based upon what they excel in. Thus, the classes of an individual student may vary depending on what they chose. After completing secondary school, there are three options available for students; university, tertiary school, or vocation based apprenticeship. Around 73% of students chose to continue into university, of which all are free for citizens of the nation and the cost is dramatically reduced for international Commonwealth citizens. Of those who enter into many of the fully funded universities, around 78% finish their required classes for graduation with an associate or bachelors degree.

Housing and utilities
The government of Rhodesia supplies free housing to citizens who need shelter, with a process existing for the residence of a citizen within a public housing block from simple government shelter. There are three types of public housing within Rhodesia, those being the master planned housing estate, the mid level housing complex, and the high level housing complex. The master planned housing estate is a large block of small apartment buildings which can house about five to eight families each and a community centre or park built into the complex. This type of facility is most popular in lower density areas such as suburbs or smaller localities. A mid level housing complex is a collection of five to seven buildings of about 12 stories each which are designed in a block-like fashion with inserted public facilities. These complexes can be found in many different residential densities, and are most commonly found within the middle areas of cities. High level housing complexes are collections of four or five high density residential tower blocks which are located typically in high density areas. Like the other two housing estates, they contain inserted public recreational facilities. Public housing is only provided to citizens who cannot otherwise purchase shelter on their own. The complexes are also highly sustainable and older buildings have been renovated numerous times to remain modern, energy efficient, and sustainable.

All electricity, water, postage, and sanitation utilities are provided to the public at no cost by the government. Electricity in the nation is provided through various methods of power generation and sharing across a domestic grid. Clean drinking water in Rhodesia is also provided by the government, with its sourcing and logistical transportation provided by a national network of pipelines and locality based networks which are maintained to be efficient and reliable. Domestic postage is provided by the government at no expense to citizens, though international parcel mailing costs a small extra-domestic fee and is subject inspection by customs services if it is not from a Commonwealth nation. Sanitation is also provided nationally at no direct expense to the public, with recycling programmes and sustainability efforts being employed in the service to their fullest extent.

Necessities subsidies
Rhodesia maintains a system of subsidies payment towards citizens who are unable to provide basic necessities for themselves, known as a whole and officially as unemployment subsidies and sometimes referred to as necessities subsidies. These subsidies provide periodic supplies for the areas of food, automotive fuel, and clothing, along with an extra allocation of money for general expenditure. Food subsidies payment is given at a period of one month, and averages around £30 per person within the household. Automotive fuel subsidies are provided at £60 for each automobile at a period of one month. The subsidies also includes the payment for local transportation networks should citizens not be in the possession of an automobile. Clothing subsidies are provided at £250 per person for every three months. All money not spent by a citizen within their period of use is expected to be returned to the government at the chance of prosecution for abuse of subsidies usage. The provision of these subsidies is also investigated thoroughly before and during the periods which they are provided to a household of citizens to insure that they are required. It is implied through these subsidies that citizens will active search for employment during the period which they are receiving the mandated funds.

Culture
Rhodesia is a nation which embraces its British heritage and as a result is heavily influenced by English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish culture. As a result, Rhodesia is considered a culturally Western nation. Unlike many other Western nations, however, isolationist policies which were implemented in the mid-twentieth century have kept the country clear of strong American influence and allowed for the development of a uniquely Rhodesian society. Major cultural values which have been established through Rhodesian terms are racial egalitarianism, charity, friendliness, seriousness where it is necessary, and good will.

Literature, music, and media
As a wholly English speaking nation, the entirety of Rhodesian literature is in the English language and Latin script. Independent Rhodesian literature began to developed around the year 1910, after the first famous Rhodesian novelist, Samson Rawls, published Twenty-Seven in the Sun. Considered to be the genesis of Rhodesian literature, the novel included themes of stoicism, passive aggressive nature, nonsensical saying, strong wound emotion, and intraracial tolerance. Novels became the most prominent feature of Rhodesian literature during the twentieth century, and certain genres of novels became especially popular within Rhodesia, those being criminal mysteries, romantic dramas, dark comedies, and historical fiction, mostly of the medieval age. Notable writers from this period include Peter Danson, who was heavily influenced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Louise Dame, who held strong interests in Greek homo-eroticism and Shakespearean tragedy, Charles Bakerman, who was a first-generation immigrant from Sussex, and George Terrance, who was influenced by Arthurian legend the Roman Empire. These popular examples of literature were also explored in poetic form, with free verse poetry exploring the thematic concepts of unrequited love, dark humour, fatalism, and worthlessness becoming extremely popular among Rhodesians. The consistency of dark and depressing concepts common throughout literature from Rhodesia has created an international stigma of a deeply troubled population, however some Rhodesian critics describe the national interest as being a trait of their British heritage and the belief that darker themes are much more interesting and thought provoking.

Music in Rhodesia is highly of Western influence and the vast majority of lyrics composed in the country are in English. Historically, Rhodesians have always been typical fans of classical music, but many also hold interest in the developed musical forms of their time. Throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, classical music, Gregorian chanting, and opera were the most popular forms of music. In the 1940s and early 1950s, as a result of extended contact with American soldiers in World War II, a form of jazz which included much more melancholic notes and lyrics became popular in Rhodesia, sparking an interest in the development of new forms of popular music. Around the late 1950s, a similar style of rock and roll became popular throughout Rhodesia, known as sad rock, which made long-strung, mid to low tempo, and generally mellow melodies popular throughout the nation. Psychedelic rock became extremely popular in the 1960s, giving way to further independent development of the genre within Rhodesia, and continuing the trend of generally depressing music. In the 1970s, pub rock, which was initially found within the United Kingdom, became resoundingly popular within Rhodesia, giving way to the development of domestic forms of alternative music which generally dominate the music scene today. Contemporary Rhodesian music shares similar traits of its past, that being mid to low tempo and melancholic mellow melodies, with the most popular forms of music being alternative music, neopsychodelic music, classical music, and neoclassical rock music.

As a developed, post-industrial, and modern nation, the media plays a large role in contemporary Rhodesian society and culture. The origin of media within the country stems largely from the early popularity of the British Broadcasting Company throughout the 1920s and 1930s. It was within those years that the commercialisation of the radio and the development of mass media that was instrumental in its success within Rhodesia. While beginning with largely just newscasts, Rhodesian media became much more diverse throughout the 1950s, when the development of popular music took new heights in the creation of wholly music-broadcasting radio stations. Along with the development of television, the media became a venerable outlet for Rhodesian culture to flourish domestically as it entered into an age of self imposed isolation. Literature recitals, talk shows, music, and news programmes all became common features of radio stations, and news broadcasts and television entertainment series including elements from Rhodesian literature became common formats on Rhodesian television networks. The development of the internet in the late twentieth century and the early twenty-first century brought forth a much more diverse development of media. In 2010, it was declared that the average Rhodesian watched at least one hour of television each day, spent at least two hours on the internet, and listened to the radio for at least ten minutes.

Visual and performance art
Rhodesia is considered one of Africa's most aesthetically refined nations, with a rich, vibrant, and diverse history of visual art forms and practices. Rhodesian art is largely divided into four categories; Neoclassic, Impression, Symbol, and Surreal. All four of these forms continue to have great success in Rhodesia, with the distinct survival of these art forms being attributed mainly towards the isolationism that the country experienced at the later half of the twentieth century. Neoclassicism and Impressionism both arrived in Rhodesia during its settlement in the later half of the nineteenth century, and took root in early artists within the settlements. As a result of its distance from organized religious institutions, Rhodesian neoclassical and impressionist art forms experienced much more freedom in what they could explore and display. This created a highly experimental base of artists who explored the human form, and as a result, led to mainstream Rhodesian art being shunned by many European-derived circles for its display and acceptance of nudity. Symbolism and surrealism became popular in the early twentieth century, after many followers of Gustav Klimt and Max Ernst moved to Rhodesia to partake in the exploration of the human form. These two art forms remained strong into the beginning of Rhodesia's self imposed isolation, and in that, they found much more discovery and revel by the population. When Rhodesia emerged from its isolation, the four art forms had developed ground as to where they did not falter to new forms. As a result, Rhodesia maintains a strongly independent art community which focuses value on the turn of the century between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and newer forms of art and expression have not become popular within the nation.

The performance art of Rhodesia stems largely into four categories; the ancient art of drama, the classical art of opera, and the modern arts of dance and musical. Drama and opera have been prevalent within Rhodesia since the nation's founding in the late nineteenth century. However, it was not until the turn of the century did independent works begin to develop within Rhodesia, most stemming from adaptations of books and legends which came along with the nation's foundation. The early twentieth century was characterized by a golden age of these arts within the country, as most people found a large amount of joy in the partaking and observation of both drama and opera. With the development of the radio and the television, musicals also became prominent in the art forms of Rhodesian circles, and from this, the art of dance became separate from musicals, opera, and drama alike. The four performance arts flourished independently during the isolation age that Rhodesia imposed upon itself in the later half of the twentieth century, drawing largely from the traditions of European influences in their development. As a result of its independent development, themes common in performance art became the emphasis of the human form and its beauty, the exploration of the darkest and deepest emotions, and the large scale acceptance of the human body within these arts.

Cuisine
Rhodesian cuisine draws largely from influences of British cuisine and the unique ecology of the nation. The country also has considerable influence from German, Japanese, and Italian dishes because the population has traditionally liked the cuisine of all three of those nations. As Rhodesia supports a large variety of climates which are good for the production of various different foods, many different foods have become apart of the typical Rhodesian diet. Most Rhodesians who wake up at or before 10:00 typically eat a light breakfast, usually consisting of an egg, cheese, a sausage, and buttered or jammed toast. Most people have their lunchtime between about 11:30 and 13:30, with lunch consisting of a variety of options. The most common lunch time Rhodesian dishes are: wheat or rye bread sandwiches with swiss or cheddar cheese, lettuce, mayonnaise or mustard, and ham; fish a chips (typically in more coastal or other waterfront areas); three or four sausages; or sushi (also found more often in coastal areas). Because of heavy British influence, most people, around about 16:00, enjoy a short break for a cup of tea or coffee and east a variety of small biscuits, cookies, and other light, breaded snacks. Dinner in Rhodesia typically takes place at around 18:45 and 19:30, and consists of a variety of foods. Traditionally, a Rhodesian dinner would consist of a main course of roast beef, ham, or mutton with a variety of vegetable-based side dishes, but because of cuisine influences, a much larger variety dinnertime foods have become popular. Lasagna, pasta dishes, sushi, sausages, sauerkraut, curry, fried rice, and hibachi dishes have all become extremely popular within the population, and no standard Rhodesian dinnertime cuisine is present throughout the nation.

Sport
As a nation of heavy British cultural influence, the most popular sports in Rhodesia are football, rugby, and cricket. While they are not directly related to the British influence, arena combat and wrestling are both also extremely popular sports within the country. Football is considered, alongside arena combat, as one of the most popular sports within Rhodesia, with a variety of leagues representing many different cities, localities, and municipalities throughout the nation organized under the Rhodesian Football Federation. Arena combat is considered to be a uniquely Rhodesian sport, as the heavy bloodshed created by the sport has caused controversy among certain conservative nations around the world. Rugby is considered to be the second most popular team sport, with teams organized under the Rhodesian Rugby Federation, and wrestling is considered to be the second most popular single-person sport and unlike highly dramatized and fake American wrestling, Rhodesian wrestling is much more true to its name. Cricket is the fifth most popular sport overall, and like both football and rugby, its teams are organized under the Rhodesian Cricket Federation. All sports in Rhodesia are organized under the Rhodesian Sporting Confederation, which serves to organize tournaments and leagues in order to create a stable and full sporting schedule.