Editing Traiders:UnityVille (section)

==Culture and Business==

There is some trade in material goods by planes and lighter-than-air vehicles, but UnityVille meets most of it's needs from local agriculture and tribute from nearby dependent farms. UnityVille is actively involved in materials reseach and exports a small amount of high quality textile products and mechanical components. The town is widely known for it's trademark white shirts and bicycle parts.

About 70% of the population are native English speakers, and most of the others speak Spanish as their first language. Both languages are taught in UnityVille's schools and almost everyone living in the town can speak either language if necessary. While the majority of UnityVille's residents are Church members, many are Roman Catholic and a few belong to other religions or none at all. Unlike the religious tolerance of Christian America, Hive State culture also respects the right of people to not worship any god at all. A Buddhist monastery in the mountains near UnityVille recieves some support from the charity of UnityVille residents, although none of the residents are Buddhists themselves. Most of the monks are English speaking Americans of predominately European extraction.

The Church hierarchy in UnityVille consists primarily of a local executive called the stake president, several bishops who preside over areas of the town called wards, their various counsellors, clerks and commitees. In contrast to older Church traditions, many bishops today are women, and some women in the community practise polyandry, where a woman will be simultaneously married to more than one man, usually to reduce the number of descendents dividing up inherited property. (Polygyny - where a man has more than one wife - is still not sanctioned by the Church, and is not considered compatible with the operation of Hive State communities.)

UnityVille is the first Hive State community to apply for membership in the IACC. UnityVille hopes that IACC will be able to provide them with credit and favorable trading terms to help build up their local industries. However, the IACC has some concerns about the influence of the Church over the local coops and whether the UnityVille workers understand the democratic principles of cooperation.