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Ecclesiastical Theodemocracy of Pharexia Pharexian: Kirkjulegt Lýðræði af Fharheckx Astellian: Talamh na n-Oileán go Leor
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: "To dwell together in unity" Pharexian: "Að búa saman í einingu"" Astellian: "Cónaithe le chéile in aontacht"
Map of the 21 wards of Pharexia
Capital	Breíddalsvík
Official languages	Pharexian · Astellian
Recognised regional languages	Valian
Ethnic groups (2019)	38% Asteillian 23% Mainland Esevær (10% Angshirian, 6% Valian, 3% Eustaki) 8% Slovan 5% Vivorian 2% Duxnusaric
Demonym(s)	Pharexian
Government	Confederal multi-party consociationalist directorial republic with significant elements of direct democracy
• Councilors	Hansine Karlson Hans Mathiassen Karoline Fleischer Pavia Knudson Arne Egede Sir Ole Møller Nja Johansen Isak Petersen
Legislature	Síðari
• Upper house	Ward Assembly
• Lower house	National Assembly
Establishment
• Barony of Holafsosan	1021
Population
• 2017 estimate	2,730,536
• Density	521/km2 (1,349.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$130 billion
• Per capita	$49,451
Gini (2017)	28.95 low
HDI (2019)	0.933 very high
Currency	Pharexian Sherbornes
Date format	dd/mm/yy (NG)
Driving side	right
ISO 3166 code	PHX
Internet TLD	.phx

Pharexia, officially the Ecclesiastical Democratic Federation of Pharexia (pronounced: /fərɛziɑ/; Pharexian: Kirkjulegt Lýðræði af Fharheckx pronounced: [kiɒkju:lɛgd l ʁɛ:i af hɑjɛgss], Astellian: Talamh na n-Oileán go Leor pronounced: [ˈfɒːbɔnˀ æˀ kʰʁ̥yˈlænd̥ə], commonly referred to as the Federation of Pharexia or the Pharexian Federation, is a Eseværian nation consisting of the southwestern portion of the Sofjord mainland, the western portion of Djupivogur Island, in addition to several surrounding islands. It shares mainland borders with Fjerholtia to the northwest and Selsoykenia to the southwest. Eastward, across the Passäcaglia Sea, Pharexia controls a small portion of land on the Vivorian mainland which borders Klyasilia to the southeast, the city-state of Trelisfieldia to the northeast, and Susonia to the west.

Pharexia is a semi-direct democratic federal republic. It consists of 21 wards (jords/bharda), each with some degree of semi-autonomous devolved administrations. The capital city of Breíddalsvík is located on the northeastern part on the coast of the Passäcaglia Sea. Most of Pharexia’s terrain is flat with the exception of its mountainous border western border; the northern climate is Template:Wpltemperate and covered in deciduous forest while middle and southern Pharexia is largely taiga grassland. Temperatures average between 5°C (41°F) in the north and -1°C (30 °F) in the south throughout the year. As a result of the moderation and the southernly latitude, summers normally hover around 12 °C (53 °F). Average temperatures are -7 °C (19 °F) in winter. The southernly latitude location also results in perpetual civil twilight during summer nights and very short winter days.

Culturally, Pharexia's relatively small population of 2.7 million demonstrates a cohesive national character. This character is attributed to the country’s largely inhospitable southern landscape, the constant darkness of its winters, and the high degree of adherence to the Ilyçisian religion. As a result, Pharexia is a combination of individualism and egalitarianism. Pharexians are highly agreeable and compassionate people, reflected in the state's strong social welfare system, while also harboring conscientiousness and responsibility, reflected by the high GDP per capita, high level of educational achievement, and more recently significant technological advancements.

Pharexia is often described as a unique amalgamation of both conservative and liberal ideologies: for example, despite having restrictive abortion laws, it has relatively liberal LGBT+ laws. This dichotomy is usually attributed to the rather unique teachings of the Church of Pharexia, which has both a high adherence and a large influence over public policy. Pharexia maintains a Nordic-like social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. Pharexia ranks high in economic, democratic, social stability, and equality. It is consistently ranked as one of the most developed countries in the world and high on the Global Peace Index. The northern third of Pharexia–home to over half of the country’s citizens–runs almost entirely on renewable energy. Despite the nation being known for its state of neutrality and lack of a standing military, the former of these two attributes has been questioned in recent years, with Pharexia becoming a member of the Esevær Alliance in 2019. The government's claims it is merely for economic purposes. Though fundamentally and philosophically a pacifist country, it continues to maintain a minimal defense force. The Pharexian Federation is home to a strong belief in both personal and more recently digital privacy, a high degree of public safety and a complex social insurance scheme which mixes private and public funding. Pharexia has strict gun control laws: a national government safety course must be passed, a special license is required to own a handgun which may only be used for target shooting at a licensed range, semi-automatic firearms have caliber restrictions, while fully automatic firearms are banned entirely. Most psychotropic substances, such as alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine, and other class A drugs have been decriminalized but are rarely used. Culturally, Pharexia's attachment to reason and rational thought is evidenced in its constructed language. Astellian is also commonly spoken by Pharexians, and in 1978 it was made an official co-language of the Federation. The Valian language is recognized as a regional language of Eastern Pharexia.

Pharexia has a rather unique relationship with religion–while an overwhelming majority (80%) of citizens are members of the Ilyçisian denomination of Trúathi, nearly 90% of the population identify as nontheists. The official state church is the Trúathi Church of Pharexia/Kirkja hins af Fharheckx/Séipéal n-Oileán naofa, which professes that the mainstream monotheistic Ilyçisian God is better conceptualized as a metaphor for a transcendent reality and the relationships that exist between people. The Church of Pharexia rejects the concept of the personal God taught in mainstream Ilyçisianism. Rather, it embraces the cultural and humanistic aspects of Ilyçisianism without their basis in historical events.

Economically, Pharexia is a competitive and highly liberalized, open market economy. The vast majority of Pharexian enterprises are privately owned and market-oriented, combined with a strong welfare state. It has incredibly generous maternity/paternity leave, government-funded job training for the unemployed, and free healthcare. Public spending is 30% of GDP, but this has been in decline for nearly two decades and is continuing its downward trend. In the same period, public debt has more than halved from 70% of GDP to 34% thanks to a shift in the budget from an 11% deficit to a 0.8% surplus. A lot of this has come about by allowing private companies to provide public goods by competing for contracts alongside public providers (healthcare is a notable example of this). What this sort of system amounts to is not the free market guiding the public sector but being allowed to contribute to a well-developed welfare state. Since the initial wave of liberalization efficiency savings haven't budged much and there is continued debate about whether private firms provide the same quality as public-run services. In essence, Pharexia attempts to balance a competitive business environment with a high level of public provision of goods and services. It does not do so by sticking rigidly to the traditional free market vs. planned economy dichotomy, but by focusing on the ends it wants to achieve (such as a higher quality of life, happiness and individual autonomy, among others) and determining which means will best accomplish them.

Pharexia's political system is well suited to this economic approach. Human capital is at the center of the government's economic agenda, and its directorial democratic institutions offer an atmosphere of trust and stability which facilitates continued safe investment. Society's egalitarian nature and easy mobility further reassures Pharexians of the system's success and ensures their support for it. While the state does employ around 25% of the labour force, the focus of policy is on individual autonomy within an open economy rather than on state direction. This is why the private sector has been brought back into state policy after clumsy top-down planning of the mid-to-late 20th century (when Pharexia was an explicitly social democratic state). As one example of 'intelligent government', Pharexia uses a form of 'flexicurity' that allows firms to sack employees with considerable ease, but then uses government resources and facilities to provide these unemployed citizens with generous benefits and considerable assistance in finding new work. Similarly, the government uses resources to invest in innovation within problem areas, rather than trying to solve those problems through taxes which historically proved ineffective within Pharexia. Essentially, the government tends to turn political projects into business plans. In other areas, such as education, the government refuses to consider private involvement, but in these cases tends to offer a considerable degree of autonomy to the local providers rather than centrally directing efforts.

Etymology

The term "Pharex" is believed to be derived from "Fahreckx", the name of an ancient and believed-to-be extinct flower present in the various mountain ranges of the region. According to the records of the Dvorxick people, the first known inhabitance of Pharexia, these flowers were used to heal various ailments and illnesses, such as the annoria virus, which killed an estimated 310 society members.

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Geography

Climate

Pharexia
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.9     12 −10     0.9     15 −8     1.6     19 5     2.8     39 20     3.7     45 24     4.5     49 29     4.4     48 37     3.9     47 35     3.6     46 30     2.8     37 24     1.9     31 12     1.1     19 6 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     23     −11 −23     23     −9 −22     41     −7 −15     72     4 −7     94     7 −4     114     9 −2     112     9 3     99     8 2     90     8 −1     72     3 −4     47     −1 −11     29     −7 −14 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm

Government

Main article: Síðari

Political Parties

Main article: Political Parties in Pharexia

Wards

Main article: Wards of Pharexia

Ward	ID	Population #	Population %	Governor/Party	Ward ID	Parliamentarians
Apror	AP	913,580	10.07%	Remi Dupont (AUfC)	6	50
Brichard Proper	BP	1,637,549	18.05%	Jules Fongemie (SPP)	8	90
Clayp Thines	CT	1,392,597	15.35%	Valgeir Eðvaldsson (SPP)	7	77
Dalvuk	DV	872,755	9.62%	Sigurgeir Ákason (NF)	3	48
Holmavíke	HM	996,513	10.98%	Oddur Þórlaugarson (Ind.)	10	55
New Waldensia	NW	1,252,884	13.81%	Kolbrún Ásgeirsdóttir (BW)	4	69
Ruscya	RU	626,895	6.91%	Páley Valberg (AUfC)	5	35
Stavíxs	ST	245,859	2.71%	Clarimunda Brisette (AUfC)	9	14
Uxbridbury	UX	358,089	3.95%	Sólbjört Magnúsdóttir (IDP)	1	20
Victorium	VI	775,681	8.55%	Bernharð Arason (AUfC)	2	43

Demographics

Largest cities and towns in Pharexia (2017 census)
Brichard Montlin Mantenaé		City	Population	Ward		City	Population	Ward	Sønderburg Sønderburg
	1	Brichard	796,077	BP	6	-	-	-
	2	Vopnafjordur	505,498	CT	7	-	-	-
	3	Laugarki	301,293	BP	8	-	-	-
	4	Montlin Mantenaé	281,291	NW	9	-	-	-
	5	Skjerstad	197,384	AP	10	-	-	-

Religion

Main article: Religion in Pharexia

Religion in Pharexia
Religion			Percentage
Ilyçisianism			82.1%
Lutheranism			6.9%
Mormonism			5.7%
Roman Catholicism			2.0%
Other Christian			1.2%
No religion			0.9%

Ethnicity

Racial Makeup of the Pharexia (2015 census)

  Mixed-race (33.7%)

  White (26.4%)

  Black (16.5%)

  Holmavíkian (10.2%)

  Islander (5.3%)

  - (3.4%)

  - (2.11%)

  Other (2.39%)