Karlania
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| Motto: Destiney Can Only Be Found in One's Own Hands | |
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| Region | Scandinavia |
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| Capital | Longinus City |
| Official Language(s) | English |
| Leader | Hadrian Miller |
| Population | 120 million |
| Currency | Ringo |
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The Grand Duchy of Karlania is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its burgeoning sea eagle population. Its hard-nosed population of 181 million enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.
The small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Commerce. The average income tax rate is 12%, but much higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, followed by Book Publishing and Cheese Exports.
Protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, the military frequently holds bake sales to raise funds, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, and all mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karlania's national animal is the sea eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the ringo.
Religion
Karlanian society has long been highly secular and as such the government does not keep statistics as to religion. However some unofficial statistic exist from the CIA and poll conducted by an international think tank:
- The 2005 CIA World Factbook lists 41% of Karlanians has having "no relgion/ no preferance". Amoung those who do claim a faith the numbers are as: Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 20%, Jewish 5%, Muslim 3%, Buddhist 2%, other relgions 2%, and "atheist" 1%.
Major Holidays
The following is a list of the major public holidays in Karlania.
| Date | Holiday |
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| 1 January | New Year's Day |
| February 14 | St. Valentine's Day |
| August 6 | Karlania Day |
| October 31 | Halloween |
| December 25 | Christmas Day |
| December 31 | New Year's Eve |
Politics
- President: Hadrian Miller
- Vice-President: Wanda J. Russle
- Administration Positions & Departments:
- Department of Agriculture: Owen Duff
- Department of Communications: H. James Winters
- Department of Culture: Robin Black
- Department of Education: Astrid Simpson
- Department of Environment: Vivian Li
- Department of Finance: Patrick Finn
- Department of Foreign Affairs: Martin Antoneli
- Department of Healthcare: Ingrid Davis
- Department of Industry: Sam Yamada
- Department of Labour: Ian Benton
- Department of Security: Joesph Lynch
- Department of Trade: Marni Goldman
- Department of Transport: Hector Ramos
- Department of Welfare: Samantha W. Lane
Suffrage
Universal suffrage (voting, drinking, smoking) is 18 years of age.
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| Internet code: | .kl |
| Sports' code: | KLN |
| Carplate: | KL |
| Telephone dialing code: | 97 |
