East Antarctica

The East Antarctic Socialist Republic is a socialist democracy located in Eastern Antarctica and Berkner Island. It was founded in 1987 as an ambitionist project and became a member of the UN in 1996.

History
East Antarctica was founded on 10 January 1986 by English politician and lawyer Robert Gainsborough, West German scientist and ex-Antartican researcher Michael Henkel, and Danish activist Harold Manson. It was founded as the East Antartican Development and Population Program, with a goal of populating a region of Antarctica by 2000. The project was condemned as 'foolhardy' and 'stupid' by many, most notably the governments of West Germany and the United States. However, many supported it and donated to the project, and within two years, the project had raised almost 4 billion US dollars. The first ground was broken at the country's future capital on 17 June 1988, and development of the nation rapidly improved. In December 1991, the first residents moved into the capital, which was named Gorbachevsstad, after one of the nations' political inspirers.

Government
The government is formed of the bicameral Parliament of Antarctica, formed of the 201-seat Congress of Antarctica, and the 100-seat Senate of Antarctica.