Littland

Federal Republic of Littland Forbundsrepublikken Littland
Flag National Emblem
Motto: Frihed over alt Freedom above all
Anthem: Barn af Littland Child of Littland
Map of Littland
Capital and largest city	Kaslund
Official languages	Littish
Recognised regional languages	Malskic
Ethnic groups (2020)	68.3% Litts 28.1% Malskas 3.6% Other
Demonym(s)	Littish - Litt Malskic - Malsk
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• Federal President	Frederik Liebe
• Prime Minister	Albert Simonsen
• Speaker of the Folkekammer	Inger Knudsen
• Upper house	Landskammer
• Lower house	Folkekammer
Establishment
• Consolidation	c. 1050
• Helge Constitution	1878
• Republic Proclaimed	1913
• Current Constitution	1965
Area
• Total	198,000 km2 (76,000 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 estimate	21,254,000
• 2015 census	21,631,000
• Density	109/km2 (282.3/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	438.09 billion Int$
• Per capita	19,800 Int$
Gini	37.2 medium
HDI	0.768 high
Currency	Penning (LLP)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+08
Internet TLD	.li

Littland, officially the Republic of Littland, is a country located in Argis, Eurth. Littland has an area of 198,000 km² (76,000 sq mi) and has a population of a little over 21 million. While Littish is the country's official language, the Malskic language is a recognised regional language, mainly spoken in the south. The major cities in Littland include the capital of Kaslund, Klinstrup, Aalhavn and Frankerup.

Littland is located near the Amber Lake, bordering Walneria in the south, Estimeria in the east and Drakon and Sanarija in the west. Littland also has maritime borders with Baltica, Fina and Obbola. Two river run though Littland, the larger Arup river in the west, on which Kaslund is located and the smaller Hinge river in the east.

The history of Littland spans thousands of years but Littland in its modern form, as unified entity starts around 1050 with the first records of a consolidated Littish Kingdom. Littland was an absolute monarchy until 1878 where King Helge III was forced to accept a constitution. When King Helge died in 1910 the country was under what is known as the Walter Regency, where Regent Walter Nordskov ran as a de facto military junta. Following Nordskovs assassination in 1913, the first prime minister of the Federal Republic of Littland, Torsten Einarsen, helped direct Littland back towards democracy.

After 1913 Littland experienced economic growth and internal stability even through tumultuous times for Eurth. In the 1990's however Littland suffered a major recession and saw greater social tensions through the 1990's and 2000's. The 2010's saw the rise of the Littish Democrats after the first female prime minister of Littland, Viktoria Wolff, resigned and issued elections after which Albert Simonsen became prime minister. In 2022 the constitution was changed after a referendum and Littland abolished its federal system and became a unicameral parliamentary republic, with the Malskic Autonomous Republic established in Malskic majority areas.

Littland is a developed economy and offers social security, universal health care and tuition-free university in what is called a social market economy. Littland is a member of the Assembled Nations.

History

Main article: History of Littland

Modern History

Late Kingdom (1878 - 1910)

Modern Littish history begins with the Constitutional Revolt in 1878, where King Helge III was forced to accept the signing of a constitution or face what would amount to a coup, having his powers stripped from him. The Helge Constitution as it become known as was a system which heavily favoured richer and especially aristocratic landowners, by restricting who could vote by imposing a wealth requirement which only the rich could pass.

Walter Regency (1910 - 1913)

This changed as King Helge passed away from tuberculosis in 1910, without an heir of his own. While a regency was common practice for whenever the Littish throne was vacant while an heir was found, the Walter Regency became a de facto military junta as Walter Nordskov, a hardline conservative, sought to crush left-wing politics from Littland. He was met by a fanatical and armed left-wing youth, which escalated after Walter was assassinated in 1913 by an unknown perpetrator. The resulting power struggle narrowly avoided a civil war as a new constitutional assembly was called, and the situation was sorted out by the first Prime Minister of Littland, Torsten Einarsen, a social democrat.

Republic (1913 - Present)

Ever since the economic stagnation in the early 90s the left-wing parties of Littland have been fighting each other more than the opposition, with many new parties splitting from old ones forcing the need of wide parliamentary blocs who aren't as unified as they themselves would like to think. Most noteworthy of these is the Littish Democrats in 2007 who won 25 seats in the Folkekammer in their first election, later forming the bloc The Progress List and grabbing power in the 2016 election.

Geography

Climate

Littland has a temperate climate characterized by its proximity to Amber Lake to its north. The country experiences mild winters, cool summers and a relatively stable weather. Due to Littlands northern location there are large variations in daylight between seasons.

Climate data for Littland
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	1.8 (35.2)	2.4 (36.3)	4.8 (40.6)	9.7 (49.5)	13.6 (56.5)	18.4 (65.1)	20.7 (69.3)	21.3 (70.3)	17.6 (63.7)	11.2 (52.2)	6.1 (43.0)	3.4 (38.1)	10.9 (51.7)
Average low °C (°F)	−0.8 (30.6)	−1.3 (29.7)	−0.2 (31.6)	3.6 (38.5)	7.4 (45.3)	10.6 (51.1)	13.4 (56.1)	13.5 (56.3)	10.2 (50.4)	6.2 (43.2)	3.2 (37.8)	−0.3 (31.5)	5.5 (41.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	56 (2.2)	52 (2.0)	44 (1.7)	37 (1.5)	43 (1.7)	65 (2.6)	71 (2.8)	68 (2.7)	63 (2.5)	82 (3.2)	76 (3.0)	61 (2.4)	718 (28.3)
Source: Littlands Meteorologiske Institut

Politics

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Government expenditure as % of GDP in 2021

Main article: Politics of Littland

Littland is a federal parliamentary republic. Federal legislative power is vested in the parliament, consisting of the Folkekammer (lit. People Chamber) and Landskammer (lit. Lands Chamber), which together form the legislative body. The 183 seat Folkekammer is elected through closed list proportional representation of political parties, with a 2% electoral threshold. The Landskammer consists of 42 seats and is less powerful. Its members are selected by the state legislatures. The power of the Landskammer is rather limited, in most cases it only has veto-power over legislation. The judicial branch is headed by the Constitutional Court, which oversees the constitutionality of laws. The Head of State in Littland is the Federal President. The Prime Minister runs the government and day-to-day politics, while the role of the Federal President is mostly ceremonial. The Prime Minister heads the federal cabinet and thus the executive branch of the federal government, they are elected by the Folkekammer. The current Prime Minister is Albert Simonsen.

States

Main article: States of Littland

Littland is a federal state and comprises 7 constituent states. Each state has its own government and the ability to pass laws, some topics however, such as foreign affairs and defence, are the responsibility of the federal government. The states have some legislative authority like in matters of culture, social welfare and nature protection.

State		Capital	Area	Population
	Guldberg	Klinstrup	km2	4,140,408
	Sønderland	Halling	km2	3,502,237
	Kaslund	Kaslund	km2	3,426,892
	Varborg	Aalhavn	km2	2,991,883
	Torsted	Malbork	km2	2,681,773
	Solbjerg	Gistrup	km2	2,580,918
	Rødholm	Frankerup	km2	1,929,889

Military

Main article: Forsvarsstyrken

Littish PT-91 Tank

The armed forces of Littland, Forsvarsstyrken, is organized into Hæren (Army), Flåden (Navy) and Flyvevåbnet (Air Force) as well as Civilforsvaret acting as Home Guard. As of 2021, Forsvarsstyrken has a strength of 78,000 active soldiers. Conscription was abolished in 2006 and ever since Forsvarsstyrken has been volunteer based. Military spending has slightly increased under current Prime Minister Albert Simonsen, in power since 2016, with the stated goal of eventually reaching 6% before 2025 and modernizing the equipment of the Army.

Foreign Relations

Littlands foreign policy is managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The country has only recently gone away from a previous isolationist stance in international politics and is establishing new embassies in the Diplomatic District of Verdenspladsen in the capital Kaslund. The country is a member of the Assembled Nations.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Littland

Kaslund Stock Exchange

Littland has a high-income social market economy with a skilled labour force and a high level of innovation, with a nominal GDP of $438.09 billion. Littland has a conservative influenced welfare state, where contribution to the economy and active participation in the workforce allows for greater social security. The Littish service sector contributes approximately 65% of the total GDP, industry 28%, and agriculture 7% as of 2021. The Littish currency, the Penning, is valued at approximately 4.71 penning per USD. The Littish stock market is operated by Kaslund Stock Exchange. Kaslund is also a hub for startup companies, and Littland is home to a large portion of small and medium enterprises.

Energy

Mainly relying on coal and other fossil fuels, has been slow to transition to renewables. Having solar panels on one's roof is becoming increasingly popular.

Infrastructure

Public transport is widespread, many highways though

Demographics

Demographics of Littland
Ethnicity			Percentage
Littish			68.3%
Malskic			28.1%
Other			3.6%

Health

Basic universal healthcare, the current government has introduced increasing privatization methods, however. Generally, healthcare is good, although lacking in rural areas and especially in majority Malska areas.

Education

Free education all the way up to university. Helps produce a skilled labor force, stress levels are on the rise.

Largest cities in Littland

About 69.2% of Littlands population lives in urban areas.

Largest cities in Littland
Kaslund Klinstrup	Rank	City	State	Population	Aalhavn Frankerup
	1	Kaslund	Kaslund	2,890,422
	2	Klinstrup	Guldberg	1,319,279
	3	Aalhavn	Varborg	1,085,664
	4	Frankerup	Rødholm	873,745
	5	Lerte	Guldberg	619,294
	6	Halling	Sønderland	583,109
	7	Stenmose	Varborg	518,365
	8	Gistrup	Solbjerg	498,590
	9	Rødskov	Rødholm	443,503
	10	Tirslund	Sønderland	364,628

Culture

Malska People

Mainly located in the state of Torsted, the Malska make up 28.1% of Littlands population.

Media

LTV Logo

Littish media and news programming are dominated by a few large corporations. In printed media, Varsted Media owns the largest newspapers Daglig Politik, Littland Tidende and HusBladet as well as major tabloids like Nu&Her. In television, the publicly owned station LTV has a large share of total viewer numbers, competing with privately owned channels from Bravo Broadcasting who air their own productions.

Cinema

Littish films are either serious gritty movies or comedies about the everyday Litt, of course other genres exist but mainly these two types of movies persist. A couple Littish actors have achieved international success.

Music

Popular modern Littish artists are mainly Pop and Rock, a few excepts exist with more traditional lyric focused music, and the music industry in Littland is quite niche compared to international markets.

Art

Between 1878 and 1913, romantic paintings and poems about the land and the people. After 1913, more experimental and modern paintings and poems. Still heavy emphasis on the land.

Sports

The national sport is football, the top four levels in Littland are managed by the Littish Football Association (LFU) and the country's premier football competition is the 14-team EliteLiga. Other popular sports include handball, cycling, badminton and swimming. Sport is encouraged in school, and there are local sports clubs in most cities and towns.

External links

• Littland on NationStates