Equinesia

The island of Equinesia is a small uncharted island, around 9,000 sq ft, whose location seems to never be the same places twice, though seems to spend a year in each ocean.

History
Equinesia first appeared around the same time that Atlantis was gaining in power. Originally, the people of Atlantis settled on Equinesia and brought horses with them in honor of Poseidon who they thanked for another island. The Atlanteans soon discovered that maintaining contact with other parts of the empire could be difficult as the island moved. After word of Atlantis' sinking reached them, they decided to rename the island and created their own country.

Unfortunately, not long after...the island sunk and many the people perished. However, the horses inexplicably transformed into carnivorous sea creatures. The island would remain in legend, although it would frequently get mixed up with Atlantis. It resurfaced almost a decade later and the survivors eagerly returned, though this time they needed to set up an evacuation system in case the island should ever sink again.

It wasn't until the Age of Exploration that people would discover the ancient beast beneath the island, and responsible for not only the islands mobility but its sinking. Many ships ended up shipwrecked off the coast of the island, and those that survived the shipwreck and the carnivorous horses ended up settling on the island. They introduced new blood to the existing population and together managed to form the Parliment of Equinesia.

Equinesia would thrive for the next 500 years, before once again sinking and this time wouldn't reappear until the world seemed to have forgotten all about Equinesia. Well, after two world wars, it seemed that the world had more important things to worry about rather than worry about a mythical island and it's water horses. However, some of the Equinesian herds survived and grew wild as they adapted to avoiding the rocky beaches where they were easy prey for the water horses.

Political System
In the past, when Equinesia was inhabited, the people were governed by a Parliment which consisted of the reigning monarch and a circle of seven lords or ladies. Twice a year they would meet in a circular room, where everyone sat on an equal level.

Foreign Relations and Military
The people of Equinesia were more interested in their own affairs, which is how they originally became part of the Atlantean Empire. It wasn't until after Atlantis sunk and the empire crumbled that Equinesia decided to form their own military, though more for defence.

Local Government and External Territories
In it's high day, Equinesia was divided into 24 territories, 3 to each lord or lady, and each one by a locally appointed mayor. However, the lord/lady has to approve the mayor before he/she can actually begin the job.