Nova Vinelandia

Nova Vinelandia
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Motto:  "Honour the past, reach for the future" (English)
Capital and largest city	L'Anse aux Meadows
Demonym(s)	Vinelandian
Government	Unitary Republic
Legislature	Vinelandian House of Assembly
Population
• Census	64 972 061
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$1.043 Trillion
• Per capita	$41,240
Gini (2023)	33.0 medium
HDI	0.849 very high
Currency	Vinelandian Rune (VIR)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+42
Internet TLD	.ti

Nova Vinelandia is a nation on Sparkalia. It is bordered by The Mapleville League to the west. It's capital city of L'Anse aux Meadows is it's oldest and most populous, with nearly 36% of the nations population residing in the city. The country is geographically diverse with tall mountains and glaciers in the north slowly rolling into flat wetlands near the coast, where most of the population resides.

The region was formerly a part of the great Nourevian Federation, though it's geography meant the land was never viewed as prime for settling, and little immigration occurred. Only after the Federation's breakup did people begin exiting from the core lands of the federation, seeking a new home. Along the coast, the settlement of L'Anse aux Meadows, meaning "Bay of Meadows" was founded by a group of these emigrants who seeking a peaceful, segregated, and prosperous existence away from the Federation or it's successor states. L'Anse aux Meadows became known as a safe, economically prosperous, libertarian heaven for those who felt unwanted by their home nations. The settlement founded by the Offworlders grew into a diverse multi-species nation and began expanding it's territory inland, eventually reaching the border of The Mapleville League. It was declared officially to be Nova Vinelandia, meaning "New Prosperous Land".

The area is rich in energy resources, particularly uranium, as well as other minerals like iron and zinc. The extraction and sale of these resources still largely powers the Vinelandian economy, though fishing and the services sector contribute significantly as well. The nation does pursue some interventionism when it deems it necessary, but is generally a very free market with low taxes. The total tax rate is around 17% for the average household. The nation is incredibly linguistically diverse and multi-cultural. Though for practical purposes government business is conducted in Arguardian, it is not uncommon to see villages with signs in the local language or dialect, and a variety of schools are available which teach in a multitude of different possible languages. To simplify this, rather then have a centralised public education system, the nation engages in school choice, in which parents are given vouchers by the government to send their children to private schools.

Government and Politics

Democracy

Nova Vinelandia is a democratic republic ruled by a unicameral legislature, The Vinelandian House of Assembly as well as a separately elected head of state, the Governor. The Governor is elected via Instant-Runoff Voting every 5 years on a fixed date. The Governor is officially the commander of the armed forces, and also in charge of appointing members to the various ministries of the executive. The members of the House of Assembly are elected every 5 years as well, exactly 2 years after the gubernatorial election. Members are elected in multi-member districts, called Zones, using the Single Transferable Vote system. Bills are passed by simple majority in the house, in case of an even split the Governor gets to break the tie.

Vinelandian politics have been traditionally split between two major ideologies. The Unionists, who seek a more uniform, standardised, and centralised state and the Devolutionists, who wish for the Vinelandian state to be as minimal as possible and for people to be accorded the maximum amount of liberties. However recently, there has been a massive rise in mixed-method parties, who believe the ideal state is a balance between the ideologies of the two. in what became known as The Mixed Revolution.