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{{Infobox_WS_Nation|
Random Kingdom] |
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pretitle=Communist Democracy|
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image_flag=http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/random_kingdom.jpg |
region=[[Region 32767]] |
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national_motto=For Great Justice |
motto="Hop on the beam" |
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national_anthem=United Citizens' March |
map=No official maps yet |
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image_map=[http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f109/randomkingdom/RK-governmap.png Official map] |
language=British [[English]] |
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region=[[The Golden Hills]] |
capital=Acoria, Southern RK |
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capital=[[Acoria]] |
population=Over 1.6 billion |
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largest_city=[[Orateria]]|
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official_language=[[RK English|RK]] [[English]]|
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government_type=[[Wikipedia:Direct democracy|Direct democracy]] |
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nation_code=RKGH |
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leader_titles= [[Chairman of Random Kingdom|Human Chairman]] <br> [[Chairman of Random Kingdom|Civerian Chairman]] |
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leader_names=Dr. Nathan Atille <br> Anai-Soralan I |
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sovereignty_type=Establishment |
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established_events=Declared <br> Recognized|
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established_dates=as Democracy <br> 1 October 2004 <br> circa 15 October 2004 |
 
currency=Orca |
 
currency=Orca |
leader=Core Government (supercomputer)
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currency_code=RKOC |
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suffrage=All citizens over 16 |
This is part of the [[:Category:Random Kingdom|Random Kingdom]] factbook.
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population=Over 4 billion|
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sport=Field hockey|
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[[Category:Nations]]
  
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This is part of the [[:Category:Random Kingdom|Random Kingdom]] factbook.
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What follows is an entry on the nation of Random Kingdom.
 
== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
  
Random Kingdom is a medium-sized nation landlocked on all borders barring one. It is a Near-Future Tech nation, at the time of writing (March 2056). It only has 48 cities, as smaller settlements are usually "linked" to a larger settlement and treated like districts. An example of this is the capital, Acoria, which is a walled city some 2km away from the sea, and its 16 "ruralities", which stretch out from the city proper and onto the beaches of the southern coast. One of these ruralities is in fact a former capital of RK!
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Random Kingdom is a medium-sized (geographically) nation landlocked on all borders barring one (it is on the southern coast of mainland [[The Golden Hills|Golden Hills]]. It is a Near-Future Tech nation, at the time of writing (March 2056). It only has 20 actual "cities", as smaller settlements are usually "linked" to a larger settlement and treated like districts. An example of this is the capital, Acoria, which is a walled city (soon to be an [[Wikipedia:arcology|arcology]]) some 2km away from the sea, and its 16 "ruralities", which stretch out from the city proper and onto the beaches of the southern coast. One of these ruralities is in fact a former capital of RK.
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=== Notable Accomplishments ===
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*In the Sophisticated Era, Random Kingdom hosted its own "unity" festival, as a publicity stunt. It was well subscribed but turned out to be a flop, due to rumours of espionage (and even the venue collapsing!).
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*Random Kingdom has started two wars, both due to the supposed "atrocities" carried out by other parties, however, these allegations are usually countered with those of attempting to breach national sovereignty.
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*It has had many different government models, including a Westminster-esque system, and most recently, a supercomputer.
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=== National Anthem ===
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The National Anthem of Random Kingdom since 2105 has been an orchestral piece, the "United Citizen March". This replaced the former, "Land of Peace and Prosperity", because the composer of the latter was found to be a veteran supporter of Farmina (during the [[Random Kingdom v Farmina|war]], and publicly attested that he had no regrets.
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=== National Holidays ===
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==== The Festival Calendar ====
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Random Kingdom has a separate six-month calendar (introduced in 2080) used to plot tax cuts and festivals other than the founding celebration and the population milestones. Each month lasts 56 days, so it does not fit in with the normal twelve-month calendar used for other events. These are:
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*Conception (Day 1 - Day 56), first started on 4th October/Fall-Intern 2079, the celebration of RK's founding. Massive tax cut on Day 1.
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*Reclaim (Day 57-Day 112), month-wide remembrance of [[Random Kingdom v Farmina|the Farmina war]].
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*Aspiration (Day 113 - Day 168), first day is remembrance of the botched war on USN, month of the [[lesser Civerian]].
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*Spacefare (Day 169 - 224), most space missions occur this month. Tax cut on Day 28.
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*Normalcy (Day 225 - 280), no holidays. The Core is usually backed up and reset for the next term of government.
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*Rehash (Day 280 - 336), End of Festival Year celebration.
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==== Standard Calendar ====
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The Standard Calendar, also initiated in 2080, and revised in 2135, is a variant on the Gregorian calendar (the names are changed and the year starts two months later, and there is no [[Wikipedia:Leap year|leap year system]], resulting in a "quarter day".
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All months except the months of Winter and Season are simply named after their position in the calendar.
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RISE
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*Rise-Premier (March)
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*Rise-Intern (April)
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*Rise-Termina (May)
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SEASON
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*Peritia (June)
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*Acorial (July)
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*Medit-Ani (August) ([[Civerian]] tongue for midyear)
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FALL
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*Fall-Premier (September)
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*Fall-Intern (October)
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*Fall-Termina (November)
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WINTER
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*Oldina (December) (Old Termina)
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*Oldinita (January) (Old Inition)
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*Ani-Termina (February)
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===== Events on the Standard Calendar =====
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*'''1 Rise-Premier, New Year'''
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*5 Rise-Premier, Rise Term Begins
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*10-18 Rise-Intern, Rise Term Holiday
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*25 Rise-Termina, Rise Term Ends
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*'''1 Peritia, Start of Season'''
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*5 Peritia, Season Term Begins
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*''1 Acorial, Exodus Celebrations''
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*12-20 Acorial, Season Term Holiday
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*15 Medit-Ani, Midyear
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*25 Medit-Ani, Season Term Ends
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*'''1 Fall-Premier, Start of Fall'''
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*5 Fall-Premier, Fall Term Begins
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*''10-20 Fall-Premier, General Harvest Day''
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*12-20 Fall-Intern, Fall Term Holiday
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*25 Fall-Termina, Fall Term Ends
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*'''1 Oldina, Start of Winter'''
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*5 Oldina, Winter Term Begins
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*''25 Oldina, Christmas Day (to Christians)/Goodwill Day (to Atheists)''
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*''1 Oldinita, International New Year''
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*12-20 Oldinita, Winter Term Holiday
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*25 Ani-Termina, Winter Term Ends
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*'''31 Ani-Termina, End of Year'''
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== Government ==
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This section provides some information on the government of Random Kingdom.
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=== The Core ===
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Random Kingdom does not have a parliament. Instead, it provides a crude method of direct democracy with its supercomputer, the Core Government System, which delivers the people's voice using public polls and a team of top-level law-enforcers called Enforcers. It is added to and maintained by a rota of computer programmers, usually known as the "Government Science Division".
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==== The Enforcers ====
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The Enforcers were top-level law enforcers that used a neural interface to download information about new laws from the CDS, and, using code also pulled from the computer, enforced it, by working with police and other lower-level law enforcers. They have been discarded along with the national police and the Law & Order budget, but many legal vigilantes were Enforcers, and Core implants are still used by others for the same purpose.
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==== The GSD ====
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The GSD, or Government Science Division, is the human side of the Core. They maintain and program the Core, or they used to, as the Core hasn't been manually updated in many years. It is often rumoured that they now ARE the Core, or that they are permanently connected with it, as recently the Core has shown a major increase in intelligence and variety.
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=== The Chairmen ===
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''Main article: [[Chairman of Random Kingdom]]
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As well as the Core, there is a [[Human]] and [[Civerian]] (nonhuman) Chairman, which acts as a head of state and declares RK's point of view to the world. The post of Chairman is traditionally elected every eight years or manually through a special vote.
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At the time of writing, the Human Chairman was Dr. [[Nathan Atille]], and the Civerian was Anai-Soralan I.
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== Culture and Lifestyle ==
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This section deals with life and culture in Random Kingdom, and its various services and tendencies.
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=== Religion ===
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The Constitution of Random Kingdom declares explicitly that "There will never be an organized religion in Random Kingdom, and any resolution with the intent of introducing such a religion is unconstitutional."
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The majority of RK, however, is deist.
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=== Fashion and Trends ===
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The current craze in Random Kingdom is "Asfunc" (short for Aesthetic Functionality) - a combination of Brutalism, Art Deco and Minimalism. This has found its way into such things as buildings (the newer sections of Acoria Tower are built in this movement), fashion (Single-layered T-shirts are making a comeback) and even music (synthpop).
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=== Food and Drink ===
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The RK palate is heavily influenced by European and American cuisine, with the Asfunc style mandating such items as beefburgers and toast. Local delicacies include the Civerian setae cocktail (a drink made with a small amount of setae from the feet of Lesser Civerians) and fudge-filled bread rolls.
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=== Structure of RK ===
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Random Kingdom is split into four ''quarters'' and 11 ''prefectures''.
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==== Quarters ====
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The four quarters, Civeria, Dodasa, Asteria and Perania (the last three are named from important figures and their cities), are separate government bodies, albeit ruled under the same CGM, and have some freedom in lesser laws. Each department capital has its own lesser Core which lessens the load on the major Core by running its own inquiries and informing its own Enforcers.
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==== Prefectures ====
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The eleven prefectures of Random Kingdom each contain a major city (see below) and its rurality. Since 2111, the prefectures were:
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CIVERIA (The Civerian Homeworld)
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*Uciris (capital)
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*Suivoris
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*Border-Civeria
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DODASA (The Land of Integrity) (Named after the initials of its members)
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*Delta (capital)
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*Orateria
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*Delastra
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*Asteria
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*Serenia
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*Aria
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*Disputed (Border-Civeria)
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PERANIA (The Clifftop Quarter)
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*Acoria (capital of RK)
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*Inceria
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ASTERIA (Eastern Comfort)
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*Asteria (capital and namesake)
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=== Settlements ===
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==== City Hubs ====
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As written above, Random Kingdom is comprised of several major cities and "ruralities" - smaller settlements "tied" to nearby larger cities. Most of these city hubs are arcologies (eg Unity City in Northeast RK is a small arcology built during the Sophisticated/Modern Era) or complexes, and most are walled off from the ruralities. Each nucleus typically includes an administration and public services sector (usually in the middle or at the top in multi-level cities or arcologies), large apartment complex, a fringe-benefit government-run hypermarket (surrounded by a private sector), and, on the outskirts (or at the bottom in multi-level cities or arcologies), the industry.
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==== Ruralities ====
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City ruralities are small settlements owned by or "tied" to a larger city, for example, the Confusion City Memorial Village is tied to Enigma City, Central RK. Tied ruralities are affected by local-level rulings and other political events, but enjoy support from the major city in terms of development. Due to overcrowding in the arcologies, many people live in ruralities but work in cities.
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=== Language ===
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See [[RK English]].
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=== Services ===
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==== Education ====
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===== Curriculum =====
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Basic education, defined in the curriculum as basic arithmetic, the English language, housekeeping and science is compulsory, the rest is less restricted (however, education itself is compulsory until the age of 16). It can be taken at school, or at home so long as the tutor is qualified to do so.
  
== History ==
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School is split into three sections: BASIC (5-10, compulsory), NECESSARY (11-16, limited control over education), and ADVANCED (16+, fully optional). At the end of each section is an official exam administered by the government.
  
The history of Random Kingdom can be easily split into "eras", and these are shown below.
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In the first two years of NECESSARY, all subjects are taught, but for the next three years, students can choose a "career primer package" - a set of subjects tailored for a specific category or categories, similar to a university major. In addition to the subjects on the CPP, a very basic course of English Language, Sciences and Mathematics will be taught (unless it is already featured). The main CPPs available are:
  
=== The Classical Era ===
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
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! CPP Name !! Major Subjects !! Lesser Subjects
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| General Studies || English Language, Sciences, Mathematics || Physical Education, Housekeeping, Arts and Technology, Music
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| Cultural Studies || English Language, English Literature, Modern Languages, Arts and Technology, Music || Dead Languages
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| Arts and Crafts || Arts and Technology || Music, Mathematics
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| Sports || Physical Education || Sciences, Mathematics
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|-
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| Sciences || Sciences || Mathematics
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|-
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| Business || Business Studies || Arts and Technology, Mathematics
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|-
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| Information Technology || IT, English Language || Mathematics
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|-
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| Political Sciences || Politics, English Language || Business, History
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| History || History || English Language, Politics
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Random Kingdom was founded in October 2004 by British settlers. RK was founded with a parliament mimicking Westminster, but this quickly changed into a unique government form. The Random Kingdom became the aggressor of debates and even into war.
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Many other schools/tutors allow other CCPs, but these five are required to be available in all NECESSARY education.
  
==== Notable Features of the Classical Era ====
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At ADVANCED level, students can either continue with their CPP or choose their own subjects.
*The government changed frequently during the Classical Era, from one end of democracy into the other, and is the only era of RK history that actually had frequent elections.
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*The Uncommon Gecko was selected as Random Kingdom's national animal.
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=== The War on USN ===
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There is no homework.
  
Known OOCly as a rather n00bish, sloppy war on RK's part, the USN war made and broke alliances everywhere. Both sides pulled out of peace talks, and if it were not for the dissolvement of the USN, possibly due to another war later in time, RK would still technically be at war.
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===== Examinations =====
  
=== The Sophisticated Era ===
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Public examinations occur at the end of every level, and on the NECESSARY and ADVANCED levels, are taken based on the CDD or subjects a student takes. Marks are always given as an absolute value, a percentage, and a relative grade:
  
Peace prospered and so did Random Kingdom, turning itself around from a land of poverty into a land of prosperity. And so it continued, until the new form of government, the Collective of State Unions, was derailed by right-wing activists, propelling the nation into civil war.
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PASS
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S (exceptional) = top 5%
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A (excellent) = top 10%
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B (good) = top 25%
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C (average)= top 50%
  
==== Notable Features of the Sophisticated Era ====
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FAIL
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D (below average) = bottom 49%
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E (low) = bottom 25%
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F (very low) = bottom 10%
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G (unacceptable) = bottom 5%
  
*This era led Random Kingdom into its first Civil War, and marked the end of Random Kingdom's "everyone welcome" approach as all rightists were exiled after the Civil War.
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People who fail a public exam in BASIC level, instead of moving directly onto the NECESSARY track, spend the holiday in tuition, revising, and then attempt the exam again just before the beginning of NECESSARY level. Failure again results in having to restart BASIC again, but since the exam is always pretty easy, this is yet to happen.
*Geckoids were created in the Sophisticated Era.
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*Confusion City was nuked and New Hope became the capital, for many years to come.
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*The Unity Festival was held in Random Kingdom to mark harmony and prosperity in RK and its allies.
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=== The Random Kingdom Civil War ===
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Those unfortunate enough to fail in the NECESSARY level will have to do the same, but for an actual school year. Failure again results in the person dropping out of schooling without qualifications, but they can attempt NECESSARY again at any time as a series of courses taken at a special "Re-Entry School" similar to college, or at home.
  
The attack on the CSU propelled RK into a long civil war which saw the previous government killed off and the nation divide into fragments. To make things worse, a mafia family came in and threatened the sovereignty of the nation when peace resumed.
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Failing ADVANCED level is similar to failing NECESSARY level, but a second failure doesn't mean forced expulsion. An ADVANCED student can retry their course as many times as they need to, in fact, a recent news story featured a man who'd tried and failed ADVANCED over 25 times in a row.
  
=== The Modern Era ===
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===== Time =====
  
After the Civil War, all known rightists were shipped out of the nation and for decades RK was peaceful. A new government system pioneered, the Core, which finally brought democracy down to the laity, and until Random Kingdom heard of atrocities being carried out by the distant empire of [[Farmina]], peace prevailed. RK prepared for war...
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The imposed school day lasts from 9:00am to 4:00pm, usually with a with a 1 hour lunch recess/break at 12:00. There is no form time within this period and assemblies are only usually given four times a quarter, with no specific time.
  
==== Notable Features of the Modern Era ====
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The weekday is from Monday to Friday, sometimes with an optional Saturday class (usually 12:00 to 2:00).
  
*Random Kingdom became a PostModern Tech nation in the Modern Era.
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Terms are called quarters in Random Kingdom and follow the patterns of the seasons (Spring = 1st Quarter, Summer = 2nd Quarter, Autumn = 3rd Quarter, Winter = 4th Quarter). Breaks are much shorter and orderly than in most other nations, but to compensate for this lessons are more relaxed and "free time" spaces are often allocated in place of lessons on hot days etc.
*The Modern Era is RK's longest era of peace, stretching between tech levels.
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=== The War on Farmina ===
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===== Institutions =====
  
Random Kingdom declared war on the Holy Empire of [[Farmina]] on grounds of mass genocide and misuse of weapons of mass destruction. It was promptly rained down on by [[Farmina]] and its close ally [[Wolfish]], and was crippled due to regular infrastructure sabotage. The Core ran out of power, and the nation plunged into anarchy. Farmina took over control of the nation, installing a new government. Meanwhile, many RK citizens took their own lives or went underground, razing the nation to the ground as they went. This is known as the Last Stand of Random Kingdom.
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All schools are public and open to all. Most are "residential academies" - extreme versions of boarding schools. Students occupy apartments near the academy, sometimes in groups, sometimes with younger students paired with older students or graduated volunteers. In extreme cases, professors sometimes have to be drawn in. They go to the academy for school hours, return to the apartment, and then spend the time from 4:00pm to 9:00pm freely. They then take supper in the academy, spend an hour working and socializing in the complex, and then go back to prepare for bed.
  
=== Control Era ===
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Some schools, however, don't operate a residential scheme.
  
After the Farmina War came a period in which Random Kingdom was in effect a vassal of Farmina. A new government was installed, and Victory Point became the capital of RK.
 
  
==== Notable Features of the Control Era ====
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== Law and Order ==
  
*Random Kingdom had little independance during the Control Era.
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Random Kingdom has no funding for policing or defense.
*The government was typical democratic fare. The first, last and only president of RK came to power (and then lost it) in this era, president Meg Herst of the Capitalist Block.
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*RK was known for a while as New Random Kingdom, not to be confused with Neo RK.
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=== The Ascot Exodus ===
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=== "Citizens Against Criminal Organization" ===
  
Typically hailed as the greatest event in RK history, the Ascot Exodus was a mass smuggling act, transporting citizens of RK to other lands. It gets its name from Ascot, real name Acoran Smith, who initiated the operation, and is known by many as "RK's martyr" - he was murdered in distant lands by the secret service. For a while, an island northwest of RK called Neo RK was inhabited by these people, but then the government was overthrown in RK, and they returned. The natural geckoids became extinct here, as they attempted to make a new nation in the island chains.
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This is a popular vigilante group, led by Miriam Colaro of Acoria, with over 20 chapters across the nation. It is the closest entity to an organized police force, funded only by donations and completely voluntary.
  
=== Redux Era ===
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=== The Voluntary Army ===
  
This is the current period of time in RK.
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For more than a century, the RKVA have been the de facto military organization, due to a lack of government-funded entity. Whilst sometimes defecting (in the Random Kingdom Civil War they, let alone siding with the National-Socialist Coalition, ''were'' the NSC). They specialize in land defense.

Latest revision as of 18:42, 7 September 2006


The Communist Democracy of
Random Kingdom
random_kingdom.jpg
Flag of Random Kingdom
National motto: For Great Justice
National anthem: United Citizens' March
Official map
Region The Golden Hills
Capital Acoria
Largest City Orateria
Population Over 4 billion
Suffrage All citizens over 16
Official Language(s) RK English
Government Direct democracy
Dr. Nathan Atille
Anai-Soralan I
Establishment
Declared
Recognized

as Democracy
1 October 2004
circa 15 October 2004
ISO Nation Code RKGH
Currency Orca (RKOC)
Time Zone +0
• Summer (DST) +0 (No daylight saving)
Internet TLD .rk, .rkg (Government use)
Calling Code +2810
National Symbols
 • Sport
 • Animal
 • Fruit
 • Flower

Field hockey
Lesser Civerian
Apple
Hydrangea
UN Status UN Delegate
Info: NationStates NSEconomy Pipian NS Tracker XML


This is part of the Random Kingdom factbook. What follows is an entry on the nation of Random Kingdom.

Introduction

Random Kingdom is a medium-sized (geographically) nation landlocked on all borders barring one (it is on the southern coast of mainland Golden Hills. It is a Near-Future Tech nation, at the time of writing (March 2056). It only has 20 actual "cities", as smaller settlements are usually "linked" to a larger settlement and treated like districts. An example of this is the capital, Acoria, which is a walled city (soon to be an arcology) some 2km away from the sea, and its 16 "ruralities", which stretch out from the city proper and onto the beaches of the southern coast. One of these ruralities is in fact a former capital of RK.

Notable Accomplishments

  • In the Sophisticated Era, Random Kingdom hosted its own "unity" festival, as a publicity stunt. It was well subscribed but turned out to be a flop, due to rumours of espionage (and even the venue collapsing!).
  • Random Kingdom has started two wars, both due to the supposed "atrocities" carried out by other parties, however, these allegations are usually countered with those of attempting to breach national sovereignty.
  • It has had many different government models, including a Westminster-esque system, and most recently, a supercomputer.

National Anthem

The National Anthem of Random Kingdom since 2105 has been an orchestral piece, the "United Citizen March". This replaced the former, "Land of Peace and Prosperity", because the composer of the latter was found to be a veteran supporter of Farmina (during the war, and publicly attested that he had no regrets.

National Holidays

The Festival Calendar

Random Kingdom has a separate six-month calendar (introduced in 2080) used to plot tax cuts and festivals other than the founding celebration and the population milestones. Each month lasts 56 days, so it does not fit in with the normal twelve-month calendar used for other events. These are:

  • Conception (Day 1 - Day 56), first started on 4th October/Fall-Intern 2079, the celebration of RK's founding. Massive tax cut on Day 1.
  • Reclaim (Day 57-Day 112), month-wide remembrance of the Farmina war.
  • Aspiration (Day 113 - Day 168), first day is remembrance of the botched war on USN, month of the lesser Civerian.
  • Spacefare (Day 169 - 224), most space missions occur this month. Tax cut on Day 28.
  • Normalcy (Day 225 - 280), no holidays. The Core is usually backed up and reset for the next term of government.
  • Rehash (Day 280 - 336), End of Festival Year celebration.

Standard Calendar

The Standard Calendar, also initiated in 2080, and revised in 2135, is a variant on the Gregorian calendar (the names are changed and the year starts two months later, and there is no leap year system, resulting in a "quarter day". All months except the months of Winter and Season are simply named after their position in the calendar.

RISE

  • Rise-Premier (March)
  • Rise-Intern (April)
  • Rise-Termina (May)

SEASON

  • Peritia (June)
  • Acorial (July)
  • Medit-Ani (August) (Civerian tongue for midyear)

FALL

  • Fall-Premier (September)
  • Fall-Intern (October)
  • Fall-Termina (November)

WINTER

  • Oldina (December) (Old Termina)
  • Oldinita (January) (Old Inition)
  • Ani-Termina (February)
Events on the Standard Calendar
  • 1 Rise-Premier, New Year
  • 5 Rise-Premier, Rise Term Begins
  • 10-18 Rise-Intern, Rise Term Holiday
  • 25 Rise-Termina, Rise Term Ends
  • 1 Peritia, Start of Season
  • 5 Peritia, Season Term Begins
  • 1 Acorial, Exodus Celebrations
  • 12-20 Acorial, Season Term Holiday
  • 15 Medit-Ani, Midyear
  • 25 Medit-Ani, Season Term Ends
  • 1 Fall-Premier, Start of Fall
  • 5 Fall-Premier, Fall Term Begins
  • 10-20 Fall-Premier, General Harvest Day
  • 12-20 Fall-Intern, Fall Term Holiday
  • 25 Fall-Termina, Fall Term Ends
  • 1 Oldina, Start of Winter
  • 5 Oldina, Winter Term Begins
  • 25 Oldina, Christmas Day (to Christians)/Goodwill Day (to Atheists)
  • 1 Oldinita, International New Year
  • 12-20 Oldinita, Winter Term Holiday
  • 25 Ani-Termina, Winter Term Ends
  • 31 Ani-Termina, End of Year

Government

This section provides some information on the government of Random Kingdom.

The Core

Random Kingdom does not have a parliament. Instead, it provides a crude method of direct democracy with its supercomputer, the Core Government System, which delivers the people's voice using public polls and a team of top-level law-enforcers called Enforcers. It is added to and maintained by a rota of computer programmers, usually known as the "Government Science Division".

The Enforcers

The Enforcers were top-level law enforcers that used a neural interface to download information about new laws from the CDS, and, using code also pulled from the computer, enforced it, by working with police and other lower-level law enforcers. They have been discarded along with the national police and the Law & Order budget, but many legal vigilantes were Enforcers, and Core implants are still used by others for the same purpose.

The GSD

The GSD, or Government Science Division, is the human side of the Core. They maintain and program the Core, or they used to, as the Core hasn't been manually updated in many years. It is often rumoured that they now ARE the Core, or that they are permanently connected with it, as recently the Core has shown a major increase in intelligence and variety.

The Chairmen

Main article: Chairman of Random Kingdom

As well as the Core, there is a Human and Civerian (nonhuman) Chairman, which acts as a head of state and declares RK's point of view to the world. The post of Chairman is traditionally elected every eight years or manually through a special vote.

At the time of writing, the Human Chairman was Dr. Nathan Atille, and the Civerian was Anai-Soralan I.

Culture and Lifestyle

This section deals with life and culture in Random Kingdom, and its various services and tendencies.

Religion

The Constitution of Random Kingdom declares explicitly that "There will never be an organized religion in Random Kingdom, and any resolution with the intent of introducing such a religion is unconstitutional."

The majority of RK, however, is deist.

Fashion and Trends

The current craze in Random Kingdom is "Asfunc" (short for Aesthetic Functionality) - a combination of Brutalism, Art Deco and Minimalism. This has found its way into such things as buildings (the newer sections of Acoria Tower are built in this movement), fashion (Single-layered T-shirts are making a comeback) and even music (synthpop).

Food and Drink

The RK palate is heavily influenced by European and American cuisine, with the Asfunc style mandating such items as beefburgers and toast. Local delicacies include the Civerian setae cocktail (a drink made with a small amount of setae from the feet of Lesser Civerians) and fudge-filled bread rolls.

Structure of RK

Random Kingdom is split into four quarters and 11 prefectures.

Quarters

The four quarters, Civeria, Dodasa, Asteria and Perania (the last three are named from important figures and their cities), are separate government bodies, albeit ruled under the same CGM, and have some freedom in lesser laws. Each department capital has its own lesser Core which lessens the load on the major Core by running its own inquiries and informing its own Enforcers.

Prefectures

The eleven prefectures of Random Kingdom each contain a major city (see below) and its rurality. Since 2111, the prefectures were:

CIVERIA (The Civerian Homeworld)

  • Uciris (capital)
  • Suivoris
  • Border-Civeria

DODASA (The Land of Integrity) (Named after the initials of its members)

  • Delta (capital)
  • Orateria
  • Delastra
  • Asteria
  • Serenia
  • Aria
  • Disputed (Border-Civeria)

PERANIA (The Clifftop Quarter)

  • Acoria (capital of RK)
  • Inceria

ASTERIA (Eastern Comfort)

  • Asteria (capital and namesake)

Settlements

City Hubs

As written above, Random Kingdom is comprised of several major cities and "ruralities" - smaller settlements "tied" to nearby larger cities. Most of these city hubs are arcologies (eg Unity City in Northeast RK is a small arcology built during the Sophisticated/Modern Era) or complexes, and most are walled off from the ruralities. Each nucleus typically includes an administration and public services sector (usually in the middle or at the top in multi-level cities or arcologies), large apartment complex, a fringe-benefit government-run hypermarket (surrounded by a private sector), and, on the outskirts (or at the bottom in multi-level cities or arcologies), the industry.

Ruralities

City ruralities are small settlements owned by or "tied" to a larger city, for example, the Confusion City Memorial Village is tied to Enigma City, Central RK. Tied ruralities are affected by local-level rulings and other political events, but enjoy support from the major city in terms of development. Due to overcrowding in the arcologies, many people live in ruralities but work in cities.

Language

See RK English.

Services

Education

Curriculum

Basic education, defined in the curriculum as basic arithmetic, the English language, housekeeping and science is compulsory, the rest is less restricted (however, education itself is compulsory until the age of 16). It can be taken at school, or at home so long as the tutor is qualified to do so.

School is split into three sections: BASIC (5-10, compulsory), NECESSARY (11-16, limited control over education), and ADVANCED (16+, fully optional). At the end of each section is an official exam administered by the government.

In the first two years of NECESSARY, all subjects are taught, but for the next three years, students can choose a "career primer package" - a set of subjects tailored for a specific category or categories, similar to a university major. In addition to the subjects on the CPP, a very basic course of English Language, Sciences and Mathematics will be taught (unless it is already featured). The main CPPs available are:

Main CPPs
CPP Name Major Subjects Lesser Subjects
General Studies English Language, Sciences, Mathematics Physical Education, Housekeeping, Arts and Technology, Music
Cultural Studies English Language, English Literature, Modern Languages, Arts and Technology, Music Dead Languages
Arts and Crafts Arts and Technology Music, Mathematics
Sports Physical Education Sciences, Mathematics
Sciences Sciences Mathematics
Business Business Studies Arts and Technology, Mathematics
Information Technology IT, English Language Mathematics
Political Sciences Politics, English Language Business, History
History History English Language, Politics

Many other schools/tutors allow other CCPs, but these five are required to be available in all NECESSARY education.

At ADVANCED level, students can either continue with their CPP or choose their own subjects.

There is no homework.

Examinations

Public examinations occur at the end of every level, and on the NECESSARY and ADVANCED levels, are taken based on the CDD or subjects a student takes. Marks are always given as an absolute value, a percentage, and a relative grade:

PASS

S (exceptional) = top 5%
A (excellent) = top 10%
B (good) = top 25%
C (average)= top 50%

FAIL

D (below average) = bottom 49%
E (low) = bottom 25%
F (very low) = bottom 10%
G (unacceptable) = bottom 5%

People who fail a public exam in BASIC level, instead of moving directly onto the NECESSARY track, spend the holiday in tuition, revising, and then attempt the exam again just before the beginning of NECESSARY level. Failure again results in having to restart BASIC again, but since the exam is always pretty easy, this is yet to happen.

Those unfortunate enough to fail in the NECESSARY level will have to do the same, but for an actual school year. Failure again results in the person dropping out of schooling without qualifications, but they can attempt NECESSARY again at any time as a series of courses taken at a special "Re-Entry School" similar to college, or at home.

Failing ADVANCED level is similar to failing NECESSARY level, but a second failure doesn't mean forced expulsion. An ADVANCED student can retry their course as many times as they need to, in fact, a recent news story featured a man who'd tried and failed ADVANCED over 25 times in a row.

Time

The imposed school day lasts from 9:00am to 4:00pm, usually with a with a 1 hour lunch recess/break at 12:00. There is no form time within this period and assemblies are only usually given four times a quarter, with no specific time.

The weekday is from Monday to Friday, sometimes with an optional Saturday class (usually 12:00 to 2:00).

Terms are called quarters in Random Kingdom and follow the patterns of the seasons (Spring = 1st Quarter, Summer = 2nd Quarter, Autumn = 3rd Quarter, Winter = 4th Quarter). Breaks are much shorter and orderly than in most other nations, but to compensate for this lessons are more relaxed and "free time" spaces are often allocated in place of lessons on hot days etc.

Institutions

All schools are public and open to all. Most are "residential academies" - extreme versions of boarding schools. Students occupy apartments near the academy, sometimes in groups, sometimes with younger students paired with older students or graduated volunteers. In extreme cases, professors sometimes have to be drawn in. They go to the academy for school hours, return to the apartment, and then spend the time from 4:00pm to 9:00pm freely. They then take supper in the academy, spend an hour working and socializing in the complex, and then go back to prepare for bed.

Some schools, however, don't operate a residential scheme.


Law and Order

Random Kingdom has no funding for policing or defense.

"Citizens Against Criminal Organization"

This is a popular vigilante group, led by Miriam Colaro of Acoria, with over 20 chapters across the nation. It is the closest entity to an organized police force, funded only by donations and completely voluntary.

The Voluntary Army

For more than a century, the RKVA have been the de facto military organization, due to a lack of government-funded entity. Whilst sometimes defecting (in the Random Kingdom Civil War they, let alone siding with the National-Socialist Coalition, were the NSC). They specialize in land defense.