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Hallevor

Flag of Hallevor
Motto: "Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest"
Region	A Equals A
Capital	Nyrenton
Official Language(s)	Hallevoric
Leader	Greg Harst
Population	Under Twenty Million
Currency	Credit
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The Free Land of Hallevor is a under a Minarchist Libertarian Administration with minimal restrictions. It resides in A equals A and is regarded by the United Nations as a Capitalizt Society.

Geography

Physical

Hallevor is in the middle of vast plains which is surrounded by rocky and mountainous terrain. Including the no longer active Mt. Karlaine in the East which houses the city of Carlesburg at it's foot. The plains have a few hills which have been used by companies to mine Uranium safely. The uranium industry being one of the few regulated economic areas. In the West there are many lakes which house many known fishing and boating areas. There are also rivers running out to the Blaean Sea which has a fairly secure fishing industry.

The North is dominated by tundra and colder climates, as well as it's famous evergreen forests. The cities in the north are mostly small cities as well as a few large towns which have been known to hunt rarely in order to conserve the various species. There has been a noted gradual shrink of the tundra due global warming. It has also been thought that the shrink is due to the fact that Exoheaters in the middle of villages has become somewhat of a trend. The South is mostly temperate plains with a few hills and valleys. Recent brush fires however have turned a small amount of the south-east into what's now called "The Wasteland". There are large cities and metropolises down in the south that use Eco-Friendly technology as a recent idea which has gained momentum. Though there are also numerous railways and roads all over the nation.

Culture

Music

Music is a big part of Hallevor's culture. The Industrial Metal Band "Discord" is the biggest name among the youth and has a controversial album, "Parasite State" which is the number one best seller. The national anthem "The Rise of Liberty" was originally written by George Hunter for the revolutionary anthem. Before the Freedom War, the Communist Regime employed the song "The Internationale" as the national anthem.

Religion

Hallevor is a secular state and focuses more on science and reason. The majority of residents are nonreligious although the majority of people who are religious (7.85%) are Christian(4.15%). They celebrate the Birth of Christ, The Day of Sacrifice, when everyone else in the nation is celebrating the Winter Solstice. There are also Muslims (1.70%) and Wiccans (.5%). The rest are mainly individual sects or family spiritual traditions.

Holidays

There are four main holidays in the average year. They celebrate the astronomical events of the Winter and Summer Solstice, and the Autumnal and Vernal Equinoxes. Although there are four main holidays there are numerous other holidays. Every fullmoon is celebrated, which dates back to 1340 BC when druidic tribes dominated the Hallevoric region. Now the Fullmoons are celebrated in a less spiritual fashion. Gifts tend to be traded and first kisses are also commonplace.

Media

While the internet tends to be the usual media source, television and reading are also known to be widespread. The most famous of the News Hours is a comedy show called "The Hourly News Hour", which satirizes other shows but shows real news at the same time. Digital radio and high def television have been in the norm and there are now about ten thousand channels per TV company.

Newspapers

The most widely trusted and respected newspaper (and also the most widely sold) is the "Nyrenton Inquirer", a Neutral paper which is known for delivering only the facts and in an entertaining way as well. One which tends to sell more to the religious people is one called "The Christian Word" which is known for backing up religious right Traditionalist Party ideals and having a twisted sense of history.

History

Dating back to the end of the Hallevoric Revolutionary War in 1794 and being freed from the old Falforean Empire, a instable Republic was formed which lasted amazingly for a hundred years. The republic was dubbed "The New Falforean Republic" and had a new flag. When Communist ideals were being read by university students, rapid revolution begun and with in a year the government was overthrown. The Students for Communism established the State of Hallevor. So called after Comrade Thomas Hallevor, the leader of the Revolution. For eighty years there was a Statist dictatorship over the masses. The leader of these eighty years was Leonard Graham. In 1966 Advocates of Objectivism, lead by William Miller, rebelled against the Communist Authority. The Civil War lasted ten years and was dubbed by the rebel press as the Freedom War. Eventually in Nyrenton, January 17 1976, a lone assassin shot Leonard Graham as he was being escorted to his office. Who it might be is unknown but there are plenty of theories. With Graham dead, the Objectivists overthrew the government and created a Minarchist State. Miller was elected the first Prime Minister of the Minarchist Republic, probibly the only true Objectivist Prime Minister. He was assassinated three years later.

Government

The Nation is ruled by the capital city in the center of the country, Nyrenton. The current state of Hallevor is Ideally Minarchist. It is economically Capitalist with a few regulations for the sake of civil rights. The civil rights and political rights are the pride of Hallevor. The Senate is filled with many political parties, most of which are Minarchist but there are many others as well. There is a Senate of representatives from each city, one of which becomes Prime Minister in votes. It's possible however for a Prime Minister to not have had a backround as a Senator.