Ùzje

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                                  ÙZJE
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                               2016-05-06


Table of Contents
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1 Introduction
2 Geography
3 History
.. 3.1 Ancient and Chinese history
.. 3.2 (Almost) Claim to Fame
.. 3.3 British (and Japanese) colonisation
4 Language
.. 4.1 g'Mòdyfäjq
.. 4.2 Man Gog Yuu
5 Economy
.. 5.1 Currency
6 Transport
.. 6.1 Road
..... 6.1.1 Motorways (M)
..... 6.1.2 A roads (A)
..... 6.1.3 B roads (B)
..... 6.1.4 Unclassified roads
.. 6.2 Non-vehicle land transport
..... 6.2.1 Bus
..... 6.2.2 Minibus
..... 6.2.3 Taxi
.. 6.3 Rail
..... 6.3.1 Tram
..... 6.3.2 Metro and train
..... 6.3.3 Light Rail
.. 6.4 Water and Air
..... 6.4.1 Franchise ferries
..... 6.4.2 Minor ferries
..... 6.4.3 The airport





1 Introduction
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  Far, far away, in the south of the distant land of China, there is a
  great southern city at the mouth of a long river.  The city's name is
  *Ùzje* (MGY: *Vn Jiingr*), home to over seven million inhabitants and
  one trillion dollars.

  Originally a small fishing village, Ùzje was taken from Imperial China
  by the British in the Wars of Narcotics in 1842 and has been developed
  under their wing, resulting in its fortuitous bilingualism, with its
  populace well-versed in both Man Gog Yuu, the successor to Chinese and
  the lingua franca of all of East Asia; and g'Mòdyfäjq, the imported
  colonial language that is common currency in much of the western
  world.


2 Geography
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  Region divided into four or five urban districts, delimited by highway
  zones:

  1. Namfəŋ / Näqveq
     • The southern island
     • Affluent and mostly residential
     • Contains the red light district
     • Location of most of the faculties of law
  2. Cojan
     • Composed of the west part of the mainland
     • Financial centre
     • Contains Qajscit
     • Contains the tallest buildings
     • Two islands included, such as Cyxŋji
  3. Szao
     • The much more industrial western side
     • Contains the only smart motorway system, the M5 (incidentally,
       the M5 is isolated from the rest of the motorway network)
  4. Öŋpyŋ / Öqpyq
     • Northern part of the territory
     • Defined primarily by the M8
  5. Zestəq Tel
     • A former industrial zone, now more of a mixed use area.
     • Poor
     • Historically classed as either part of Cojan or Szao.  Currently
       included in Zone 2.

  Additionally, there are several rural areas:
  1. Ajü Ajł and Zəjə

     These two are part of Zone 5 and together are larger than all the
     other islands.  They are worlds apart from each other – the
     smaller, "secondary isle" is heavily reclaimed in some places,
     whereas large parts of the larger, "primary isle" is completely
     virgin and zoned as a nature reserve.

     1. Ajü Ajł
        • Smaller island
        • Highly geoengineered
        • The M4 rides across it
        • Contains the airport
     2. Zəjə
        • Larger island
        • Largely undeveloped
        • Has a theme park
        • Main backbone: the A50
  2. (As-of-yet unnamed area) "Zone 6"
     • A collection of islands
     • Nearly completely rural
     • A single main road, the B600
  3. "Zone 7"
     • Everywhere else
     • Tiny islands
     • No A roads at all


3 History
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3.1 Ancient and Chinese history
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  • First settled in ~9000 BCE by Neolithic period
  • Largely a backwater for the most part
  • Part of San On county for the most part


3.2 (Almost) Claim to Fame
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  • MGY invented in Canton, just off of Ùzje
  • Declared official Chinese language with the rise of the republic
  • Adopted in Ùzje out of solidarity, despite (imperial) governmental
    resistance


3.3 British (and Japanese) colonisation
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  • Imperial government failed to defend the island in 1842
  • Originally only uncluded Namfəŋ, but in 1898 included the rest of
    the islands for 99 years
  • In WWII the region was lost to the Japanese for about four years
  • British rule resumes in 1945.
  • In 1997 the whole lot was returned back to Chinese rule in the


4 Language
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  As mentioned earlier, the region has two languages, g'Mòdyfäjq and Man
  Gog Yuu.


4.1 g'Mòdyfäjq
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4.2 Man Gog Yuu
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  • "Pan-Sinitic Auxuliary language"
  • Invented by one guy in Canton (Qongr Dong)
  • Lexicon and phonology
    • Took a lot of vocabulary from Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese
    • Minor contributions from Korean and Vietnamese
  • Script
    • Mixed Hangul and Hanzi
    • Two new glyphs:
      • , for low tone
      • · (or .) for long vowel
      • Can be combined into ;
  • Grammar
    • Classical Chinese matrix
    • Japanese particles
  • Deeply flawed
    • Has a lot of Western influence
    • Extremely inconsistent in importing vocabulary


5 Economy
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5.1 Currency
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  Two parallel currencies, both based on the penny:
  • £sd

    Used in daily life and also the version that is denominated upon.
    Decimalisation of the currency attempted and failed in 1973.

    There are 20 shillings in a pound and 12 pence to the shilling.  The
    smallest unit of currency is the halfpenny, ½d.  Writing £sd:
    • Shillings typically written (e.g.) 4/-
    • Pounds, shillings and pence can all be written together,
      e.g. £1/19/11½ but on occasion the pounds are rolled into the
      shillings: 39/11½

  • $d

    Introduced in a decimalisation attempt, but currently only used in
    finance.

    There are 1000 pennies in a dollar.  As a consequence, $1 is also
    called the kilopenny.  $1 = £4/3/2, and this value is commonly used
    as a lucky number, as well as the value for a commemorative coin.

  Coins and notes, from smallest to largest:
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   Value   Value (d)  Shape            Radius (mm)  Colour
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   ½d            0.5  Round                   3.09  Copper
   1d            1.0  Scalloped               4.36  Copper
   3d            3.0  Round                   7.56  Silver
   6d            6.0  Heptagonal             10.69  Gold
   1/-          12.0  Round                  15.12  Bimetallic
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   £4/3/2     1000.0  Round or square       100.00  Gold
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  Table 1: The coins of the Ùzje currency

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   Value  Value (s)  L (mm)  W (mm)  Colour
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   1/-          1.0    75.4    46.2  Purple
   2/6          2.5    78.5    48.0  Blue
   5/-          5.0    82.1    49.9  Green
   10/-        10.0    87.1    52.6  Red
   £1          20.0    94.1    56.5  Brown
   £2          40.0   104.2    62.0  Orange
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  Table 2: The notes of the Ùzje currency


6 Transport
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6.1 Road
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  The Ùzje road numbering system is directly modelled from the that of
  the United Kingdom, and has four classes of roads: A, B, M and
  Unclassified.  They are indicated by different sign backgrounds.

  The road numbering system was originally a way to make the territory
  more British, but has taken a secondary purpose of guiding foreigners.


6.1.1 Motorways (M)
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  • Green signs
  • Their numbers can be one of two types:
    • M followed by a digit, such as M1 or M8.
    • Any other road number that has (M) after it, e.g. A21(M) and
      A22(M).
  • Grade-separated and dual-carriageway, and therefore always has
    directional suffices: (N) (E) (S) (W) (NE) (SE) (NW) (SW).
  • Kilometre markers mandatory
  • Lane specific speed limit, generally at or exceeds 70 km/h
  • Hard shoulders


6.1.2 A roads (A)
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  • Blue signs
  • Names are the letter A followed by 2 or 3 digits, e.g. A10, A34
  • Can be dual carriageway, but usually is not
  • Denotes arterial routes
  • No hard shoulders even if dual carriageway


6.1.3 B roads (B)
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  • Purple signs
  • Names are the letter B followed by 3 or 4 digits
  • Denotes secondary routes or rural arterial routes such as the B500
    and the B600


6.1.4 Unclassified roads
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  • White signs
  • Can be very low standard such as S1
  • Can have restrictions on access


6.2 Non-vehicle land transport
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6.2.1 Bus
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6.2.2 Minibus
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6.2.3 Taxi
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6.3 Rail
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6.3.1 Tram
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6.3.2 Metro and train
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6.3.3 Light Rail
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6.4 Water and Air
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6.4.1 Franchise ferries
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6.4.2 Minor ferries
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6.4.3 The airport
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