Ulfheimr

Land of the Wolves Ulfheimr
Flag
Motto: Úlfar meðal sauðfjár
Location of Ulfheimr
Capital and largest city	Ulfar
Official languages	úlfapeak
Ethnic groups	Norse Germanic
Demonym(s)	Ulfan
Government	Tribal Oligarchy
• Erilaz	Kromeus Dauthaaeta
Legislature	The Divine Authority of Erilaz
Divine
Area
• Total	334,500 km2 (129,200 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate	30,000,000
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	450 million
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Per capita	$15,000
Currency	Mjolnir Mynt (MM)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+33
ISO 3166 code	UH
Internet TLD	.uh

Ulfheimr is a tribal oligarchy of independent tribes guided by a god-king erilaz. It lies to the east side of Argis. Ulfheimr is a largely rural nation. It covers an area of 334,500 square kilometres and is home to 30 million people spread out in tribes in the country. Ulfar is the largest city and the spiritual and govermental centre for the country, housing the Erilaz and his family.

Ulfheimr has a rich culture, much of the ancient history is lost as it was written on perishable materials. It is instead passed down by oral tradition. The Ulfans are the original natives of the land and do not eagerly welcome outsiders. Each of the tribes claims lineage to a god or jotnar.

The country is very isolated, but the erilaz uses his ravens, a task force dedicated to learning about the outside world, to bring back to him new ways and information. The nations many industries are often monopolized by various tribes, enforcing the need for trade and cooperation, or instead fostering jealousy and war. Various tribes are working hard to update their technology to modern standards. The country is known for its non-judeo christian morality system, and its open distaste for the religions in general. Ulfheimr is a heavily pagan and occcult country. The populace vehemently believes in their gods and concepts such as magick.

History

Early settlements

    The original history of Ulfheimr is lost to time, now only mythos remains. It was said that Odin, Vili and VI found two tree trunks, perhaps pieces of driftwood, lying on the beach. They were shaped like a man and a woman, but they were lifeless and powerless. So the three gods decided to give them what they lacked and make them true humans. Odin blew into them the breath of life, while his two companions imparted inspired mental activity, a healthy complexion, and the ability to speak, hear, and see. They dressed them in suitable clothes and named the man “Ask” and the woman “Embla.” Ask and Embla were then given Ulfheimr for their dwelling-place. They became the father and mother of the entire human species, and through them they would breed a race of men that could conquer even their gods. 

Geography

The nation of Ulfheimr consists of a Taiga, rolling hills, plains intersected with rivers, and a sliver of mountains to the east. The country has several islands held tightly by the tribe of Farmadr. It has short summers, long winters, and sporadic forest fires. The country is heavily irrigated thanks to the efforts of the tribe of Brunnr and is covered in extensive grasslands.

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  The southern coast

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  one of many rivers in Ulfheimr

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  One of many cleansing forest fires in the Taiga

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  The non-forested areas of Ulfheimr

Climate

Ulfheimr has a subarctic climate with very large temperature range between seasons. −20 °C (−4 °F) Would be a typical winter day temperature and 18 °C (64 °F) an average summer day, but the long, cold winter is the dominant feature. The growing season, when the vegetation in the taiga comes alive, is usually slightly longer than the climatic definition of summer as the plants of the boreal biome have a lower temperature threshold to trigger growth than other plants. The longest growing season is found in the smaller areas with oceanic influences; in coastal areas, the growing season of the boreal forest can be 145–180 days. Ulfheimr experiences relatively low precipitation throughout the year, 39 inches annually, primarily as rain during the summer months, but also as snow or fog. Snow may remain on the ground for as long as nine months in the northernmost extensions. As evaporation is consequently low for most of the year, annual precipitation exceeds evaporation, and is sufficient to sustain the dense vegetation growth including large trees.

Politics

File:Kromeus Erilaz.jpg

Kromeus Dauthaaeta
Erilaz of Ulfheimr

Ulfheimr is a Tribal Oligarchy in which the twenty tribes are run independently by their Jarls without further government oversight. Kromeus Dauthaaeta is Erilaz, chosen of Odin, of Ulfheimr. In times of crisis he unites the tribes, otherwise he keeps track of daily affairs and handles communications internationally. The Jarls rule their tribes in absolute authority and titles are passed down to the closest male family member. Any member of the populace, if unhappy with the Jarl, is allowed to rise up and kill their leader in Holmgang and take his place, if he doesn't die first. Therefore it is in the best interest of the Jarl to keep in touch with his people's spirit. The berserkergang is outside the law of any save the Erilaz, and even then they can challenge him to Holmgang.

Foreign relations

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Though modernized, the Ulfans hold off-putting practices

Ulheimr is a strongly isolationist country and avoids interactions in the affairs of others if it does not affect them. Ulheimr has had enough contact with outside Christian sources to know they despise the faith. But they also realize the necessity in growing and modernizing fully in a world that will leave them behind. All international affairs are approved through the Erilaz first. The Ulfans have a violent desire for liberty, and will react poorly on any attempt to change them. There are many practices within the country that may be seen as alien or horrific, such as animal sacrifice and the letting of blood for divination.

Tribes

Ulfheimr is divided into 21 tribes. These tribes are overseen by the Jarls and claim lineage from a god, goddess or jotunn. Jarls are responsible for the provision of services such as road construction, tribal trade, education and relations.

File:Ulfheimr territory map.png Ulfheimr territory map |

Bjart-lóss

Patron God - Baldur the bright god Secret Script - Palace of the sun

Ruler Name - Lýsiraf Honum Primary Export - copper/electrical wiring Primary Import - cloth/gauze/linen

The Bjart-loss tribe worships Baldur the god of light and beauty. A very proud and haughty tribe, they control the majority of the copper found in Ulfheimr. Bjart-loss has the greatest prevalence of electrical availabilty and usage of all the tribes. The tribe is incredibly risky in behavior and the many members are prone to injury in daily life due to the harsh work in the mines and the dangerous games the tribe plays, such as knife throwing competitions. The tribe lives in stone housing due to the ample supply from their mines.

Tribe of Bjart-Loss who worships Baldur the god of light and claims lineage to him. The yellow is the various colors of light and the sun. The green is to represent the sprig of mistletoe that killed him. The red symbol is red for his spilled blood, but it is also the Palace of the sun letter, their unique script, for Sowilo which stands for the Sun

Dagrsynir

Patron God - Dagr god of the sun Secret Script - Palace of the Sun

Ruler Name - Glen Sundr Primary Export - horses Primary Import - linen/hay/farming equipment

The Dagrysnir tribe claims ancient lineage from Dagr the god of the sun and the day. They are an older and more established tribe than their rival Bjart-loss. This tribe are primarily horse farmers and help supply the other tribes with these hard working animals. Though other tribes may rear horses, Dagrysnir’s horses are claimed to have direct lineage to Skinfaxi, the horse who draws the sun.

They use the more ancient sun cross as opposed the palace of the sun letters used by their rival. the white represents the light, the green is the fertile fields their horses live in, and the black is the onset of night after sun

Gratablod

Patron God - Freya goddess of fertility and war Secret Script - Seeres’s runes

Ruler Name - Bjartr Bruthr Primary Export - beautiful women and seidr services Primary Import - gems and precious metals

Gratablod is a tribe of somewhat intertribal prominence, allowing greater freedom of movement between all the tribes due to their invaluable seidr services. Gratablod contains the majority of teachers of the seidr way. The tribe is known for their beautiful women, for whom many will pay a high price to wed. Many of these women are practiced seidr, and travel across the lands offering their services during marriage ceremonies. The völva wander from town to town and farm to farm performing commissioned acts of magic in exchange for room, board, and often other forms of compensation as well. The tribe prizes all forms of material wealth, with which they use to adorn their women or their halls. The Green of the flag represents fertile fields. The red represents female fertility, the blood of dead heroes, and the tears of blood Freya cries for her traveling lover every day. The central sun is Brísingamen, her fabled necklace

Sigrkyn

Patron God - Freyr god of victory, fertility, and kings Secret Script - Half Elf runes

Ruler name - Sigr Riki Primary Export - Boars as a source of meat Primary Import - Chariots/horses/motorcycles/transportation

The sigrkyn is the ally of gratablod, together the two enjoy almost unfettered access to the rest of Ulfheim without fear of reprisal or retaliation. Priests dedicated to Freyr travel with a statue of the god. Whatever village or territory they enter, all weapons are immediately laid down in peace and celebrations ensue for the duration of the priests stay. The tribespeople raise boars for meat and sacrifice to their father-god. Due to their high levels of transportation of their cattle or themselves, they see a greater wear and tear on transportation devices. Many Boar Berserkers come from this tribe. The flag represents Hildisvini, Freyrs sacred golden boar and his favorite sacrifice.

Daudrmenn

Patron God - Hel goddess of the underworld Secret script - casket letters

Ruler Name - Sonr Gjold Primary Export - Medicine/secret magickal rites/burial rites Primary Import - foreign herbs and medicinal compounds

The tribe of hel is not so dour and dark as some are led to believe, nor do they conspire to what they call the ‘christianization’ of how horrible hel the underworld is. For them, it is simply a place for them to continue a new life. Hel, her people, and the realm is removed from the affairs of the other gods. They have no desire to kill themselves in glorious combat so they can go to an afterlife of glorious combat. They are content to live their lives in peace, and so to their afterlife. Nonetheless their mother-god is associated with death, and the tribe cultivates medicine for those who do not wish to die a bloody death. There are many rumors of them working on necromantic magicks. Which may in fact be true. The black of the flag represents the underdark of hel, the stars are the lives of those who live on happily free of the cares of the other gods. The yellow and white circle is trapped by the bars of the black sun, an ode to hel’s revenge against her mistreatment by imprisoning Baldur. This tribe does not get along well with Bjart-Loss

Varthveita

Patron God - Heimdalr Secret Script - Hagall Family

Ruler Name - Gaeta Auga Primary Export - Hunting traps/IED’s Primary Import - food/rations/preservatives

The tribe of Varthveita is a watchful tribe. They are known for their patience and their stoic lifestyle. Varthveitans are known to have secret bunkers and hideouts all over Ulfheimr. When they are not watching the borders of Ulfheimr, they are watching the other tribes. Any tribe that declares war on Varthveita, will quickly find themselves surrounded by assailants from every tree trunk and stone. Due to their Isolated and secret lifestyle, they import many rations and preserved food they can keep with them in their hideouts. Only one third of the population lives in the centralized village. The flag stands for the watchful, shining eyes of Heimdalr.

Taela

Patron God - Loki Secret Script - Demon Letters

Ruler Name - Fela Saeta Primary Export - enchantments/guns/Lycan shepherds Primary Import - Political favors

The taela tribe is one of the most utilitarian and reviled tribes in Ulfheimr. They are responsible for knowledge of powerful enchantments, and manufacture the much needed guns for Ulfheimr. They are also one of the major breeders for the rare Lycan Shepherd. The reason they are reviled is that the tribe will attempt to monopolize something like arms manufacturing and charge inane prices or demand high favors. Their flag is a cross lacking the circle, showing their lack of restriction to the other gods.

Kunnagr

Patron God - Odin Secret Script - Old letters

Ruler Name - Gala Fedgar Primary Export - Weapons/magickal knowledge/Mundane knowledge/Lycan shepherds Primary Import - Knowledge/political intrigue/ cattle

Kunnagr as a tribe holds high esteem in their lineage to Odin. They boast some of the most accomplished warriors, and a bloody history. Tribespeople who wish to pay homage to Odin ritualistically wear an eyepatch and see hallucinations. There are many berserkers in their numbers. The Kunnagrs are one of the most devout and militant of all the tribes. Their land is marked by massive stave churches in which berserkers are often priests as well. The flag is red with the blood of their kin and the enemies. The cross of Odin on the white circle is the eye of Odin, who gazes upon the world in envy of its knowledge and territory.

Dynja

Patron God - Thor Secret Script - Breaker Runes

Ruler Name - Gaman Hamarr Primary Export - Combat drugs/mercenaries Primary Import - Slave labor

Dynja is one of the most war-like tribes in Ulfheimr. They tear the land apart and conquer in the name of their father-god for the sole sake of conquering. Their warriors are infamous for their combat drugs in doses that may kill or incapacitate any lesser man. These warriors can be bought during times of peace. They follow the oldest traditions of war and deal heavily with slaves who build their tallest buildings in order to glorify their god father. The center symbol is representative of Thor’s hammer twirling through the air. The black represents the blood of the destructive jotunn, the white represents the blood of the gods, and the yellow represents the combined force of these two energies that forms lightning.

Hasaeti

Patron God - Tyr god of war and justice Secret Script - Glove runes

Ruler name - Banamathr skreita Primary Export - Lycan Shepherds/metal foundries and machining/arbitration Primary Import - Drones/airplane parts

The Hassaeti are a tribe deeply rivaling the Kunnagr for supremacy. They are adept for their machine shops and metal slag foundries, for which they will scavenge the countryside or make war against any tribe for their goods. They are in the process of buying up as many plane parts and diagrams as they can so that they can take to the skies. Their flag icon is the remaining arm of tyr. The black represents the night sky, and the green ground below.

Groa

Patron Gods - Eir goddess of healing Secret Script - Beggars letters 2

Ruler Name - Heill Heim Primary Export - Medicine/gauze/mead Primary Import - guards and weapons

With much of the tribal population devoting themselves to Eir, they do not leave much room for warriors. Though there are many of their tribe that take up the sword, they are not nearly as practiced as the other tribes and would quickly be snuffed out by a jealous tribe were they not protected by the hired mercenaries. The Eirens tend to vast stores of honeybees that are used for mead and medicine. Their flag as a result is the honeybee, a light shining in the black of ginungagap.

Vetra

Patron God - Hodr god of winter Secret Script - Cave Dweller Runes

Ruler name - Far Kaldbak Primary export - animal furs/heating elements/cattle Primary Import - wood

The vetrans live primarily in caves or underground, hence their need for wood. They coral large groups of cattle, and bend metal in their forges to help heat their homes and the homes of others. They are a strong group of people as any, and no biting winter will likely ever stall them from their desires. They are no mere cave men, there homes are well advanced, planned out, and defensible. The light blue of the flag represents the cold embrace of their dead father-god Hodr. The dark blue is the tunnels they live in, and the yellow is the dim light of their forges.

Farmadr

Patron God - Njord god of the sea Secret script - Jon Letters

Ruler name - Audigr aur Primary Export - Ship building wood and modern Primary import - ship parts

Farmadr is a reserved but nevertheless large tribe. Their main goal is to match other countries in terms of naval power, and as this would benefit all of Ulfheimr they are for the most part left alone. On occasion a foolhardy or desperate tribe will break themselves upon the massive economic power of Farmadr. They retain unrestricted access to all coast lines, regardless of whether they are within their tribal territory or not. The blue of the flag represents the domain of Njord. The yellow circle pendant represents the ancient history of ship-building. The shaper iron-star represents the new modern ways of ship warfare. And the stars represent their wealth.

Brunnr

Patron God - mimir Secret Script - Ghost hall letters

Ruler name - Speki Kollr Primary Export - Preservation of tradition/farming/irrigation systems Primary Import - Cattle for farms/Slave labor

Brunnr claims lineage from Mimir, one of the wisest of all gods that even Odin sought wisdom from him. The Brunnr help record all the wisdom of the past, teaching the tribe their secrets so that if they are ever destroyed, all the knowledge is not lost. Even still, some believe that they hide knowledge and would test their suspicions. The Brunnr are responsible for the irrigation of their farmlands, which is typically tended to by slave labor. The flag shows an invisible line of separation and cohesion between the new lighter water and the older, wiser deeper blue water. Mimir’s well is represented by the symbol in the dark water, from which the new drink from in order to learn from the old.

Military

Ships of the Kelonnan Navy during joint warfare exercises in the Sea of Jajich.

Kelonna's armed forces — the Kelonnan Defence Forces — comprise the Kelonnan Navy (KN), the Kelonnan Army (KA) and the Kelonnan Air Force (KAF). While the three branches are subordinated to the Ministry of Defence and led by the holder of that ministerial office, the King of Kelonna, Leopold II, is still regarded as the Commander-in-Chief. The Kingdom maintains a strong and capable army with a stable budget, whose presence is limited to the self-defense of the nation and the protection of its sovereignty in the Kelonnan archipelago and territorial waters. Although it is limited in its presence in Astyria, the Kelonnan Defence Forces have made significant contributions to anti-piracy initiatives, regional peacekeeping operations and joint warfare exercises.

In the 2017-18 budget, defence spending was 1.5% of total GDP, a level of spending which has been maintained more or less consistently under the previous Labour administrations and current Christian Democrat-Liberal coalitions. The Kelonnan Defence Forces employ 6,492 men and women, inclusive of active, reserve and civil personnel. Of that total, Kelonnan overseas peacekeeping deployments total 1,578 personnel in Pangus, Caranad and Belka.

Economy

The central business district of Marianport.

Kelonna benefited from a long and stable period of protectionism before undergoing a transformation to an open economy during the 1980s. Over the years the country has regularly ranked in the top ten of several international welfare, economic and social indices. The Kingdom has a high-income economy with a nominal GDP per capita of $38,176, one of the lowest unemployment rates in Astyria and a relatively low rate of poverty. The capital city, Marianport, is a major financial centre for the country and the region.

The country's agricultural industry, in addition to notable contributions from pastoral and arable farming, is dominated by market gardens with a diversified production of fruits and vegetables with apples, kiwifruits, grapes, peaches and in very concentrated areas of the south, blueberries. It is estimated that 85% of fruits and vegetables grown in the country are consumed in Kelonna. Together with the forestry, mining and fishing industries, the primary sector employs 14.6% of the country's labour force. As a nation with a large primary sector, Kelonna is heavily dependent on exports. Exports constitute approximately 25% of the Kelonnan economy and have played a substantial role in its growth; during 2017, agricultural raw materials accounted for over 20% while processed aliments were estimated at 50% of the total exports. Throughout most of the twentieth century, the main Kelonnan export was wool. However, competition from other countries led to lower market prices which almost caused the collapse of the national wool industry. This pushed Kelonna's farmers to find a new place in global trade with dairy farming products. Today, the dairy industry is among the most important sectors of the Kelonnan economy. Milk its derivatives, cured meats, wine and wheat now constitute the majority of the agricultural exported products.

Vineyards in Helderberg, Sudisch Brunnalonda.

Historically, Kelonna has boasted a large wine industry, especially in valleys and coastal areas. A 2017 statistic reported that nearly 80% of national wine product is exported, especially to the Lorecian Community, Caledonia and Trellin. A recent increment on the exports was seen since 2017 with a revenue record of KLK 1.71 billion that same year. Since 1990, Kelonna has experienced substantial investment in the development of oenology in order to maintain the country's competitive advantage over newer wine producers.

The services sector is a key contributor to the national economy and is particularly well developed in its main metropolitan areas. In recent years, Marianport has grown as a gateway to the rest of Kelonna: the city is considered a financial and technological centre and an image of the strong and stable growth of the Kingdom. The city is home to three of the five largest banks in the country and has one of the largest numbers of internet-based small companies. The services industry in Kelonna is based around the ridings' capital cities and currently accounts for more than half of the national GDP. Kelonna benefits from a well-developed infrastructure in telecommunications and transport that has impulsed large scale tourism from across the region.

Energy and infrastructure

Brecischpola International Airport, with 2-5 million passengers annually it is the second busiest airport in Kelonna after Marianport.

Kelonna's advanced infrastructure corresponds to its position as a very developed nation. The country has a dense network of roads, concentrated mainly in the north of the island, that connects the major urban centres of Marianport and Brecischpola with the rest of Kelngsa. Despite having a mostly rural population sprawled across the main island, most national governments have actively pursued infrastructural development across the national territory as a key policy point. As a result, the country has a comprehensive telecommunications and transport infrastructure that has contributed to the continued improvement in quality of life outside cities. Kelonna is well integrated in regional transport networks, with approximately 120 airports and aerodromes nationwide connecting it to the rest of Astyria. Marianport International Aiport, the largest airport, is a regional hub that connects the city with hundreds of international destinations: in 2018 it was catalogued as one of the busiest in Astyria, handling 10-15 million passengers annually. The country is well served by international airlines and the flag carrier, Kelonnan Airlines.

Approximately 80.1% of the energy in Kelonna is domestically produced using renewable sources. Its diverse geography has facilitated the development of various renewable resources. In 2018, hydroelectric stations provided about 75% of primary energy, the share of wind farms was 10% and the share of geothermal stations was 5%. Solar technologies are a fast-growing industry after prices became more accessible in Kelonna as, since 2010, the government has subsidised homeowners for transitioning to this type of energy production.

Demographics

During the 2017 census, Kelonna had population of 17,480,641 living mostly in the northern ridings of the nation. In recent years, socio-economic development, a wider cultural openness and several students exchange treaties with other Astyrian nations, mostly from Trellin and the Lorecian Community have brought large waves of immigration; however, a regular and stable influx of people arriving to Kelonna has been reported by local authorities since the 1910s with occasional peaks between 1920 and 1930, due to the Great Astyrian War. As a developed nation, the Kelonnan population has a long life expectancy with an average 79.5 year; however, as a main difference with other nations with similar life quality standards, the population of the island has a large percentage of young people owing to recent economic development.

In 2019, a publication carried out by the Kelonnbarometer Institute reported that while Kelonnans remain the largest ethnic group, there was a 17,4% of the population that self-indicated with a close foreign background either they were second or third generation born in Kelonna. Largest immigrant groups consist in Jarridians with 4.12% and Cassonnaise with 1.94%. Ethnically, the Kelonnan society tends to be generally homogeneous with whites consisting on the largest ethnic group. While the Kingdom has a large rate of rural population that differentiates from other Astyrian developed nations, specially with Lorecian ones, the country's largest conglomerations, Marianport and Brecischpola count with a growing urbanisation rate.

Healthcare

Public hospital in Brecischpola

Healthcare in Kelonna is led by the Ministry of Public Health of the Kingdom, which is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of the planning and decision-making of the health policy dictated by the Government of Kelonna. The country follows a system of universal healthcare lead by the National Health Fund, an institution led by the government and funded by the public in which all employees are charged a 6.9% of their monthly income. In the Kelonnan healthcare model, public hospitals and healthcare services are paired with private institutions that own private hospitals and workers opt in which they attend, fees in the private service are costed by the 6.9% percentage charged to all employees regardless of their monthly income. Private insurance companies are not part of the National Health Fund and are often more exclusive and costly.

The country has counted with a successful healthcare policy over the years, which results in a relative high life expectancy, a low rate of child mortality and the total or partial elimination or control of diseases like tuberculosis and AIDS. The country counts with a high vaccination rate and the recent fight against smoking has resulted in a decrease of 14.2% of the smokers. Kelonna counts with approximately 480 hospitals (between public and private) distributed along the three main islands and a large network of clinics operated privately or by riding's governments.

Religion

Religion in Kelonna
Religion			Percent
Roman Catholicism			55%
No religion or agnostics			27%
Other Christians			14.8%
Ladath Thaerinë			2.2%
Other			1%

St Francis' Church in Brecischpola is one of the oldest Catholic churches in Kelonna.

Although the Kelonnan monarchy is openly adherent to the Catholic faith, Kelonna has no state religion and the constitution guarantees the protection of the freedom of religion. In rough numbers, the largest religious group in Kelonna is constituted by Christians, which represent the 70.8% of the population; although they are mostly Catholics, Lutherans and Anglicans represent a large population inside the Catholic community with the latest being the smallest group. Christian faith is believed to have been brought to the island by the first Lorecian settlers, on its majority from Noordenstaat, Scanonia, Albeinland and in a small quantity, Nidwalden; Catholicism is believed to have been introduced to the population in the early 17th century by Exponential explorers and merchants that counted with a large adherence on their missions in the island. While Protestants and others forms of Christians remain as a small group in front of Catholics during the 18th century, these grew in numbers with the arrival of immigrants during the Great Astyrian War.

During the latest census, it was reported that although the country is living a growth on its irreligious or agnostic population, Catholicism remains being the largest faith with a 55% declaring themselves as adherents; they are followed by a large group of irreligious and agnostics (27%), Protestants (14.8%) that constitute mainly descendants of the first Lorecian settlers and finally adherents to the Ethlorek Ladath Thaerinë religion (2.2%) and others (1%). While the social importance of the Catholic Church in Kelonna has decreased over the last decades and the separation between state and church is expressed in the Constitution, Kelonna counts with Catholic and Christian advocacy groups in defence of life and families, opposing to the legalisation of abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriages; most recently, the Catholic Church in Kelonna has been criticised for its economical weight and its exclusivity in the tertiary education.

Largest cities

Kelonna is a largely rural nation, with few large settlements outside of its provincial capitals. Being one of the most sparsely populated countries in Astyria, Kelonna's population is concentrated on the northernmost coasts between Marianport, considered the financial engine of the Kingdom with a population of 3.8 million, and Brecischpola, the seat of the government, which counts with a metropolitan population of 1.7 million. Despite being a developed nation and although the urbanisation rate is growing, the country still counts with a large percentage of its population living in rural areas.

Education

Heastrem University, Maedastrimme riding.

Kelonna's education system falls under the authority of the Ministry of Education and Sports. The country's system is divided between primary and intermediate schools, followed by secondary schools (high schools) and tertiary education at universities and polytechnics. Primary and secondary school are compulsory for all students between 5 and 17 and the country has 16.3 of expected years of schooling years; successful educative policies have ensured a 99% of literacy rate and a high percentage of tertiary education degrees. The State of Kelonna dictates the educative policy and system all public (either primary and secondary) schools must follow while it maintains a strict control over private educative institutes. Primary and secondary education in public institutes are free while private institutes have the freedom to charge a fee to its students.

Tertiary education in Kelonna follows a similar system of public and private institutions. The largest and oldest public tertiary education institute is the University of Brecischpola, which was founded in _ under the _ reign. Most ridings count with their own public founded universities and the provincial governments administrate several students mobility programs between universities inside and outside Kelonna with others affiliates, specially in the Lorecian Community. Public tertiary education institutions, like universities and technology institutes, are generally ranked high in teaching quality and students performance. After graduation and while working, students must return a percentage of their monthly income to their university.