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United Provinces Ujedinjeni Regioni Les Provinces-Unies
Motto: Vincere Superbe, Mori Superbe (Latin) Tantum Unum Terra (Latin)
Anthem: I Vow to Thee
A map of United Provinces. Click to enlarge.
Capital		Winsburg
Largest		Greenfield
Official languages		English, Serbian and French
Recognised regional languages		Spanish (in Penland)
Species		Various Penguins, Puffles, other
Demonym		Snowinn / Snowinian
Membership		UAN SATO Western Union
Government		Democratic
-	President	Simon McClark
-	Prime Minister	Lena Sanders
-	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Patrick Smith
Legislature		Congress
Semi-Presidential Republic
-	March 12, 2003	Foundation of a democratic Snowiny
-	July 2015	Overthrow of Monarchy, renaming to United Provinces
Population
-	estimate	16,900,000
-	2016 census	16,903,000
-	Density	60.1/km2/km2  Appr. 5,100/sq mi
Currency		Provincial Varoe (PV$)
		No Daylight Savings
Drives on the		Right
Calling code		+121

The United Provinces is a great power located just northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is a federal republic composed of around 13 states, with a few overseas territories such as Fort Joseon and Sandila. The United Provinces were formerly known as the Kingdom of Snowiny from 2003 to 2015, before a merger on August 1st, 2015, celebrated as Unification Day. In the recent few years, United Provinces has rapidly expanded in terms of industry and military might. The United Provinces is recognized as the 13th most powerful nation in Antarctica and one of the countries with the biggest industry in Antarctica. The economy still suffers consequences from wars in the 90s but it is enjoying a fast recovery.

History

For the entire history of the country, including before August 2015, see Snowiny in Time. For a list of conflicts involving this country, see List of Conflicts involving Snowiny.

Late Kingdom (2012 - August 2015)

Snowiny has experienced never-before-seen economic, military and industrial growth; so much that by mid 2015 it got internationally recognized as a great power.

Snowiny has been very dedicated to keeping peace throughout Antarctica during the 2010s, together with the help of other new nations; such as Margate and Shops Island; especially Margate, who they are in an economic and military alliance with, the Western Union.

In mid 2013 Snowiny had its first in 30 years war with foreign countries, in which they annexed Ed Island, the island country that in early 2014 broke away. A terrible war happened in Antarctica a month later; Snowiny was afraid of Snowzerland's military might and therefore declared neutrality; it would later be pushed into war through a serious of diplomatic incidents.

In October 2013, Snowiny and Shops Island formed a coalition against the rising empire of Nexon; they successfully took down a brutal monarchy. A month later, Melodeeves were divided and occupied.

By this time, Snowiny had tripled in military and industrial strength; so much that spring and summer 2014 became their proudest moments in history; Snowiny with Margate, Rusca, Terra Federation and Amataria, along with support from the Axle Powers, took down an evil empire that had the desire to enslave entire Antarctica. In the meanwhile, Snowiny was attempting to fend off the Snoss who were invading this country; their navy's tactics and their country's patriotism are probably the only thing that saved Snowiny from annihilation.

Snowiny also helped Culldrome Isles forces in a war against a secessionist state supporting slavery and genocide.

The country experienced its most peaceful period in history. The population expanded and economy grew; and tens of thousands started moving to Snowiny, seeking a better life and employment; those that moved include many scientists and rich businessmen as well. In September, however, Snowiny would have to again donate forces to end Nexonan nationalism and tyranny; Nexon was given autonomy and nationalist militias were crushed; secret underground operations continued carrying on well into 2015 with the Antarctic War on Terrorism; the deadliest war in history of Antarctica, which was launched by Snowiny to end terrorism once and for all.

May 11 2015 was marked as the Day of Commemoration in Snowiny; the military successfully destroyed the Nexonan nationalist forces and stopped the organization of Little Penland from carrying on with further terrorist attacks on Antarctica. 2 months later, Snowiny would merge into the fully-democratic federal republic of the United Provinces.

United Provinces (August 2015 - present)

The UP government on August 24th, 2015 signed the "Liberty Defense Act", in which the UP declares it will militarily and diplomatically protect all democratic nations in the world.

Shops Civil War and Aftermath (2026 - 2035)

In 2026 a deadly civil war started in Shops Island. The United Provinces denounced the Shopper government under Djf and immediately sent medical, military and economic aid to the United States of Shops Island, and even offered to intervene on the USSI's side, to which the USSI refused, feeling the need to show their rebels' military might and ability to rely on its own.

In 2027 Shops would "self destruct"; it would nuke itself with a squarium bomb. The Shopper Empire as well as the United States of Shops Island would both cease to exist as the Shopper mainland is turned into barren wasteland and their colonies, including Moon Island, Freezestonia, Frosian Islands and New Delphis gain independence. Shortly after, Antarctica is plunged into its biggest economic crisis in history. In the United Provinces unemployement is at its record highest of 41% in February 2028; breaking the previous record in 1999 with 34% unemployment. a number that wasn't even reached during the 90s. UP economy oversaw its close collapse; the UP constantly kept borrowing money from other nations over the course of 4 years, and in February 2028 almost went bankrupt when there was barely any money left to be borrowed. The Provinces would stay in an urgent economic situation up until 2035, when the economy slowly starts moving back to normality.

Government

National Assembly since May 2016.

Economy

The UP has a GDP of $7.522 trillion Club Penguin Coins/Polarian Dollars. It's economy mostly relies on the Western Union, which helped give the UP government an excellent boost.

Trade

The UP economy mostly depends on the Western Union. Snowiny's number one trade partner outside the Western Union is Shops Island, while with the Western Unin, its number one trading partner is Margate. Trade with Margate, Shops and the other WU members has significantly boosted their economy. Margate usually gives Snowiny oil and gas in exchange for iron and other ores.

Culture

Sports

The most popular sport in the country is association football. The country has one of the best national football teams in the world.

Association Football

BIGGEST WIN: Snowiny 14 - 0 Dorkugal (Mar 29, 2010)

BIGGEST DEFEAT: Parhentina 8 - 0 Snowiny (Jun 7, 1988)

FIRST INTERNATIONAL: Poleland 2 - 5 Snowiny (Aug 8, 1927)

(In the table, the first country in every Friendly game row is the country in which that match took place

Date	1st Player	Score	2nd Player	Result	Match Type
13 June 2014	Snowiny	1 - 1	Nutzil	DRAW	2014 UGFA World Cup
18 June 2014	Snowiny	2 - 1	Lisboagal	VICTORY	2014 UGFA World Cup
23 June 2014	Seal Islands	1 - 3	Snowiny	VICTORY	2014 UGFA World Cup
29 June 2014	Snowiny	2 - 0	Freezeland	VICTORY	2014 UGFA World Cup
4 July 2014	Parhentina	2 - 1	Snowiny	DEFEAT	2014 UGFA World Cup
25 August 2014	USA	0 - 2	Snowiny	VICTORY	Friendly
3 January 2015	Snowiny	2 - 1	Margate	VICTORY	Friendly
4 April 2015	Snowiny	3 - 0	Moon Island	VICTORY	Friendly
5 May 2015	Snowzerland	1 - 2	Snowiny	VICTORY	Friendly
26 May 2015	Snowiny	1 - 2	Suome	DEFEAT	Friendly
5 June 2015	West Pengolia	0 - 12	Snowiny	VICTORY	Friendly
10 June 2015	Pengvio	2 - 7	Snowiny	VICTORY	Friendly
17 July 2015	Snowiny	1 - 0	Lisboagal	VICTORY	Friendly
10 August 2015	United Provinces	0 - 2	Francterre	DEFEAT	Friendly
20 August 2015	United Provinces	0 - 1	Parhentina	DEFEAT	Friendly
30 September 2015	United States of Antarctica	0 - 2	United Provinces	VICTORY	Friendly
4 November 2015	United Provinces	1 - 3	Polaris	DEFEAT	Friendly
10 December 2015	Zhou	1 - 1	United Provinces	DRAW	Friendly
2 March 2016	Alemania	0 - 0	United Provinces	DRAW	Friendly
17 March 2016	Seal Islands	0 - 4	United Provinces	VICTORY	Friendly
5 April 2016	United Provinces	0 - 0	Acadia	DRAW	Friendly
20 April 2016	Rusca	1 - 3	United Provinces	VICTORY	Friendly
3 May 2016	United Provinces	3 - 0	Shops Island	VICTORY	Friendly
20 May 2016	United Provinces	13 - 0	Dorkugal	VICTORY	Friendly
10 June 2016	Castilla	1 - 0	United Provinces	DEFEAT	Friendly
24 June 2016	Club Penguin	1 - 0	United Provinces	DEFEAT	Friendly
4 July 2016	United Provinces	7 - 1	West Pengolia	VICTORY	Friendly
12 July 2016	Acadia	2 - 1	United Provinces	DEFEAT	Friendly
15 July 2016	United Provinces	6 - 0	Dorkugal	VICTORY	Friendly
23 August 2016	United Provinces	1 - 2	United States of Antarctica	DEFEAT	Friendly

Basketball

The second most popular sport in the UP is basketball. The UP is recognized to have the 2nd best basketball team in all of Antarctica, behind only the United States of Antarctica. The UP Team is consisted of many high-class Antarctic players. Most of the players also participate in the Antarctican Basketball Association.

Date	1st Player	Score	2nd Player	Result	Match Type	Description
10 January 2016	United Provinces	131 - 87	Polaris	VICTORY	Friendly	United Provinces won a landslide victory against Polaris, one of the other strong basketball nations.
17 January 2016	Acadia	64 - 127	United Provinces	VICTORY	Friendly	Landslide victory against Acadia, who had an ill-prepared defense that evening.
24 January 2016	United Provinces	88 - 80	Frosthuania	VICTORY	Friendly	United Provinces defeat world number-three Frosthuania by 8 points after a long and tense match.
5 February 2016	United States of Antarctica	103 - 86	United Provinces	DEFEAT	Friendly	The USA wins a 17 point victory over the United Provinces.
15 February 2016	Seal Islands	56 - 91	United Provinces	VICTORY	Friendly	Landslide victory against the Sealiens.
20 February 2016	Castilla	97 - 75	United Provinces	DEFEAT	Friendly	Castilla wins a 22-point victory over United Provinces, surprising many betters.
27 February 2016	United Provinces	76 - 98	United States of Antarctica	DEFEAT	Friendly	United Provinces lose to the United States by 22 points.
4 March 2016	Tropicalis	76 - 80	United Provinces	VICTORY	Friendly	The first ever friendly match between the two countries, the United Provinces just barely beat Tropicalis, by 4 points.
11 March 2016	Amataria	78 - 103	United Provinces	VICTORY	Friendly	Easy victory against Amataria.
8th August 2016	United States of Antarctica	94 - 91	United Provinces	DEFEAT	2016 Olympics	The USA end up barely defeating the UP, finishing 3 points ahead of them.

Demographics

According to a census on January 3rd, 2016, the United Provinces have a population of around 16,403,000. 5,243,000 of that population live in the territories of the United Provinces. The most populous territory of the country is Stoland, followed by Ucrying. The most populous state of the United Provinces, however, is Staplae with 1,900,000 penguins.

Geography

Snowiny is a pretty flat nation, except in the north and southeast, where mountains and hills dominate. There are lots of rivers and forests around the country.

The Thaming River is the biggest river in the country, however, cartographers and explorers debate whether the Thaming and the Salema rivers are actually rivers, as they don't have a source; they begin in the sea and end in the sea, however, they share many characteristics attributed to rivers. The largest city on the Thaming river is Winsburg, while on the Salema river it is the Crossroads City. Cartographers and explorers prefer to call the two rivers but the islands they create be called the Caspian Island, the Salema Island and the Staplae Island.

The tallest mountain on the island of Snowiny is the Great One (2798 m), located on the Caspian Mountains on the Caspian Island. Other tall mountains include the Great Peak (546 m) on the Northern Mountains and Mt Sudoku (1654) on the Sudoku Mountains.

The northernmost point of Snowiny is located in the province of Dolphinas City. The easternmost point is the Tip of Salema Island, while both the westernmost and the southernmost point are located on the Penland peninsula in the south of the island.

There are 4 national parks in Snowiny; the Sudoku National Park in the Sudoku Mountains, the Caspian National Park, Salema Forest National Park and Trump Forest National Park. The biggest and most profitable one is the Sudoku National Park, which is no surprise because it is extra clean, beautiful and its views are spectacular and it has a diverse geography.

Mainland States

State / Territory	Population	Type	Capital City
N/A Staplae	2,400,000	State	Winsburg
N/A Dolphinas City	890,000	State	Dolphinas
N/A Dolphinas	700,000	State	Trump City
N/A Central	820,000	State	Shallow Crossroads
N/A Devil's Canyon	880,000	State	Harper's City
Penland	1,050,000	State	Penn City
N/A The Plains	350,000	State	Birty
N/A Northern	150,000	State	New Birty
N/A Caspian	120,000	State	Casper
N/A Puffepelago	600,000	State	Puffle City
N/A Sitmo	100,000	State	Sitmo Town
N/A Stepstones	1,500,000	State	Bedrock
Total	12,660,000	State	Winsburg

Overseas Territories

See also: Snowinn Extraterrestrial Colonies

State / Territory	Population	Type	Capital City	Largest City
Andèra	515,000	Territory	Andèra Town
Atumland	105,000	Territory	Josephsburg
Cheeselanda	565,000	Territory	Cheesy Island	Salad Island
Fort Joseon	4,000	Territory	--
Okan	320,000	Territory	Hiems City	Fragor City
Penguski	610,000	Territory	Penguinobe	Micklesburry
Stoland	2,074,000	Territory	Warsee
Ucrying	1,050,000	Territory	Kyivask
Total	5,243,000	--	--

^a - Jointly owned territory, with Shops Island.

Transportation

Most Snowinians prefer to travel by bus to places. Public transport is very popular and the government invests in making public transport easily accessible and very comfortable. Biking is also popular in the country.

Military

The Snowinian Military is average compared to others and is capable of defending itself from larger nations. However, nations that are as big as Frankterre or even bigger threaten Snowiny's existence. Snowiny has a lot of high tech weapons and Keysabers. The modern military only participated in a few wars, and the military doesn't fight a lot. A well-known Snowinian military agency is the Snowinian Elite Force, which is home to the best Snowinian soldiers.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Snowinian Armed Forces is General Forrest, a bright and talented General. He is the youngest Commander-in-Chief ever in Snowinian history. He often uses peaceful penetration and deception tactics to win battles.

Snowiny's Armed Forces compose of 670,031 male soldiers and 201,230 female soldiers as of April 28th, 2014. The soldiers actively have military exercises in various places around Snowiny. One of the known military bases is "Fort Venatum", to which location is unknown. New soldiers are actively recruited.

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Snowiny has greatly increased military spending due to the rising economy and steady flow of new jobs starting 2013. In 2001, Snowiny had roughly 25,000 troops. In 2010, Snowiny had been cautious due to the rising power of Snowzerland and threat of being invaded. Snowiny kept good relations with Snowzerland and went unharmed through all those Great Snowzerland wars. By 2011 they had 60,000 troops. In 2012 they had 65,000. In 2013, however, the need for a huge military was desperate due to an aggressive, even more expansionist than ever-before Snowzerland. Snowinians were constantly threatened, and pressure was put on Snowiny by both sides of the war. Snowinians declared war on Snowzerland in early-August and Snowiny quickly mobilized its troops.

Snowinians were confident that if they tried, they could win. Snowiny greatly increased military spending by early September and over 200,000 troops were sent to fight Snowzerland. Snowzerland was defeated at the hands of the other major powers; Snowiny contributed, but its contributions at the time were weak.

In September to October 2013, they had about 150,000 troops. They were plunged into another war, in a coalition against Nexon. Nexon was defeated by Shops, Ed and Snowiny involved in the war, and ceased to exist as a nation. Eventually, a war started against the Melodeeves, with a joint Snowino-Shopper Victory. By the end of December, Snowiny had about 240,000 troops.

In early January, Snowiny had to face a bloody conflict with Ed Island. It lasted 7 days and Ed Island won, getting independence from Snowiny, no longer being its protectorate. Snowiny had to upgrade its military to a new level, as even bigger conflicts arrive. A small attack on the Frosian Islands plunged ENTIRE Antarctica into the new Frosian War, a large, bloody conflict. Another bloody conflict that is ongoing till the near end of the Frosian War, also going through the same time, is the Culldrome Civil War. Snowiny was involved in both and faced a war to ALL directions; northwest to Culldrome, north to Snowzerland, south to the Nexonan Terrorists, on the south of the ISLAND to the Penlandians, and to the east to Penlandians craving for independence. Both conflicts lasted for months, but they greatly improved Snowinian strength. Mainland Snowiny, outside of Penland, did not have much damage, except for a few bombings and shootings in the northern cities, including Winsburg. By the beginning of the both wars, Snowiny had about 400,000 troops, and by the end of the both wars, it had around 800,000. Snowiny upgraded its military so much, people expected Snowiny to be a new great power in the near future, possibly by 2019, or even as early as mid-2015.

Snowiny currently has 700,000 troops, and up to 1,100,000 when mobilized. Its rising economy has managed to hold such large spendings and amounts of troops.

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  A Snowinian Tank, behind some mountains in Nexon in a small base.

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  A Snowinian Aircraft, flying through the Snowinian skies.

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  Snowinian "Armageddon" Carrier.

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  Snowinian Tank.

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  Snowinian Light Air Cruisers. It is one of the best airplanes of the Snowinian National Air Force and it is capable of destroying the biggest objects and is one of the best planes made for bombing. It is, however, weak, and a small shot could make it explode.

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  Other planes.

List of Wars involving Snowiny

See main article: List of Conflicts involving Snowiny

Relations with other nations

• Calada - Good. The United Provinces and Calada have very good diplomatic relations.

• Castilla - Very Good. The United Provinces and Castilla have always been strong allies with each other, especially due to their relations with Shops and due to their past alliances in the Snowzerland Wars.

• Dorkugal - Very Good. Their relations blossomed after the UP reformation. Since then they trade often and cooperate on international issues.

• Ed Island - Fair.

• East Pengolia - Good. - East Pengolia and Snowiny have been arch-enemies before the UP reformation. After the UP reformation, things started to cool down, before they got heated up again in December 2015 and finally, in September 2016, the UPR and EP started cooperating together on many issues, started to agree with each other and started to trade. Relations cooled down even more during that autumn and EP and the UPR would never again fight each other in any war after September 2016. See more here.

• Frankterre - Very Good. The UPR and Francterre have excellent relations. The two often have meetings together, trade often and Francterre and the UPR had many military alliances in the past.

• Liguria - Fair. The UPR and Liguria don't interact often.

• Lisboagal - Fair. The UPR trades with Lisboagal.

• Margate - Excellent. Margate is a fellow member state of the Circular Powers and the two have excellent relations with each other as a result. Margate often helps UPR in military operations and other events.

• Munijoch - Fair. The relations between the two countries are fair. Munijoch is a member state of the Axle Powers, an alliance formed after the Circular Defense Treaty was signed as a countermeasure to Snowiny's expanding power.

• Rusca - Fair.

• Snowzerland - Horrible.

• Shops Island - Good.

• UnitedTerra - Fair.

• United Penguin Islands - Good.

• United States of Antarctica - Fair.

Gallery

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  Map of Snowiny with cities and geographic features.

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  Map of Snowiny's provinces.

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  Blank map of Snowiny's provinces.

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  A complete blank map.

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  Blank map of provinces without the rivers.

Trivia

• This country was inspired by United States of America. It's not a parody of the USA; it's not a parody of anything, but you may find things in the country's articles that sound similar to real life US.
• The United Provinces is a top exporter of salt across Antarctica, due to the many salt mines throughout the country.

See also

• Western Union