Vaiga

Republic of Vaiga Väiga Tasavalta (Veri)
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto:  “Ruha ja Terveüz” "Peace and Tranquility"
Anthem: Nouse, Verilain! Arise, Veri!
Location of Vaiga (green)
Capital	Petäjärvi
Official languages	Veri
Ethnic groups (2018)	92.3% Verilain 7.7% others
Demonym(s)	Vaigan
Government	Federal multi-party parlimentary directorial republic
• Governing Council	Alina Häyhänen Raimo Hudilainen Anna Hyvönen Aleksandr Särkijärvi Kristiina Karjalainen Maryam Farahani Nyyrikki Järvenpää
• Chairman	Marju Randjärv
Legislature	Riigikogu
Independence
• from ???	June 14, 19XX
Area
• Total	000 km2 (0 sq mi)
• Water (%)	3.4
Population
• 2018 estimate	34,296
• Density	00.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$1.317 billion
• Per capita	$38,417
Gini (2018)	29.7 low
HDI (2017)	0.875 very high
Currency	Markka (mk) (VKM)
Time zone	UTC-0 (PST)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+42
ISO 3166 code	VGA
Internet TLD	.vg

Vaiga (Veri: Väiga; [ʋæi̯gɑ] VAEE-ghah), known officially as the Republic of Vaiga (Veri: Väiga Tasavalta) also known as the Free State of Vaiga (Veri: Väiga Vaba Riik) is a sovereign landlocked microstate in ???, wedged between ??? to the west and ??? to the east. Vaiga is a directorial republic, with the Governing Council functioning as the collective head of state of the Republic.

Divided into 7 counties, its capital is the municipality of Petäjärvi. Vaiga is the ?th smallest country in the world, with a total land area of 0 square kilometers (0 square miles) and a population of only 34,296 people. Vaiga speaks the Veri language, a Finno-Ugric language spoken amongst the Verilain people who make up the majority of the population of Vaiga. Vaiga is the only country to recognize Veri as an official language.

Economically, Vaiga has a high GDP per capita of $38,417 and an economy primarily driven by the export of small specialty machinery and the export of distilled liquors such as paloviina. In addition, Vaiga has a small but significant financial sector. In the past 50 years, Vaiga has developed from a predominantly agrarian state into a highly industrialized mixed economy. Vaiga has one of the lowest unemployment figures in the region and has no national debt. Low tax rates in the Republic have led it to be labeled as a tax haven.

A liberal democracy, Vaiga scores high in terms of press freedom, democratic and equality rankings. Vaiga provides universal healthcare to its citizens and is widely regarded to be one of the most peaceful countries in the world- Vaiga lacks a standing army and its police forces are unarmed with the exception of the lightly-armed Border Control Office. Vaiga is a member of the ???, ??? and ???.

History

Prehistory

Neolithic tools and weapons discovered near Mõhu.

The oldest traces of human existence within the territory of modern-day Vaiga can be dated to the Middle Paleolithic era. Neolithic farming settlements were first founded in the lush Vaigan planes in around 5300 BCE.