Umbezi Antaktika

Umbezi Antaktika is either a nation-state masquerading as a corporation, or a corporation masquerading as a nation-state. Formed as an African venture in the 2080s, its initial goal succeeded in placing a large number of African flood refugees in its mining and hydroponics settlements, though reports show that the initial population experienced an extremely high death rate. Previous treaties limiting activity in Antarctica were ignored during the collapse of the West and the Inundation. Its corporate board of governance stopped reporting earnings or paying taxes to the Pan-African Federation decades ago after "demonstrations" throughout Antarctica declared an independence movement against their status as a colonial state. The first "elected" leader of Umbezi Antaktika was the then-current CEO Michael Umutomi, and elections have thus far shown no deviation from the decisions of the board of directors.

With a population in the low millions, heavily skewed in terms of sex towards males, Umbezi Antaktika has the feeling of a corporate mining settlement. With all food production still taking place hydroponically, the corporate governance maintains a great deal of control over the population, though it is believed a significant black market for basic and luxury goods exists. Workers are paid in company scrip and all citizens of the nation are also employees of the corporation. Immigration is relatively free, in exchange for a contract of indentured servitude, but the vast amount of land and resources under the control of Umbezi Antaktika means that the standard of living is high. The corporate board has announced that it sees its colonization of Antarctica as little more than a test-bed for future expansion throughout the solar system, and believes that no other nation has more experience providing the necessities for life within a harsh environment. Earth-based Umbezi Antaktika Resources and Technology

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