Backwardia City

Backwardia City is the capital and largest city in Backwardia Island. The city was originally founded in the 1700s by British explorer Samuel Hampson. The city has a thriving tourism industry and is the most visited city in the Pacific region, as well as busy ports (pictured is Troprobra) which handle the cruise ships, freight and pleasure vessels in the country. Other ports are found in Alacla on the east coast of Backwardia Island. The city's mayor is Olegna Traper who is from the Alacla region of the country and has been mayor since May 2016 with elections held every two years.

Recent History

Backwardia City has grown a lot in the past fifty years, originally starting as just a small town (Called Yabtsew, now the name of a town south of the city) which had only 12,200 people living there. Now, two thirds of Backwardia Island's population live in or within a 45 minute commute from the city, with most other people living on the east coast in the Alacla province. Coffee culture has not caught on in Backwardia unlike in its American and European counterparts, and coffee is a product mainly used domestically, at offices or in cafés, but to see cafés that sell coffee is quite rare. Originally, the only airport in Backwardia City was the Lozio Airport in the centre where only flights across Backwardia and to other nearby islands could be caught but since the start of the presidency of Dante Santiago-Armández the new Backwardia Santiago International Airport was built, where there are daily flights as far as Europe and the Americas. The majority of the city's tourists come from Europe and Australia, but many Asians and Americans visit, with 85% of them exploring the rest of the country. A follow on of cities like Los Angeles and Orlando led Backwardia City to begin building theme parks in its proximity, and there are three parks to date. If the country were to host the Plastics Song Contest or Junior Plastics Song Contest, then the events will be held in the city, most likely in the Anera Air Backwardia, capable of holding 25,000 people and is the largest venue in the country located in its own park in the north of the city.

Transportation

Backwardia City is one of the leading cities in Asia for its public transportation network, and follows European standard for highways in and near the city. The country drives on the right and Backwardia City is no exception, only few of the roads are one-way and these are mostly in the mainly touristic parts of the city, for example near the Tropobra. The city has its main train station at the east end of the city's main street, Eunevatrop, which is the main location to offer the inter-city railways. There is a major subway system in the city with trains travelling as far north as Santiago Airport and as far south as Yabtsew (specifically to the beaches at Evoc Latsyrc). City buses are extremely common and the government bans driving in the city and the city ring road for 100 non-contiguous days in the year. These days make people realize how effective public transportation really is and because of it the city has seen a decrease of about 15% of cars on its roads since 2015, and public transportation services increased to correspond with this.

Politics

Backwardia City has a mayor elected every two years, the current political party that is in power (In Santiago-Armández' case the party EDYG&M) has a few representatives which are chosen by the citizens of the city and then the president gives their approval. Protesting in Backwardian streets and most civil causes are illegal in the country and if anybody has an issue then they go directly to the parliament to talk about it, in order to keep the country as respectful and beautiful as it can be.