Svenskbygderna
Hverland Swedish: Hveroyken Hverlandic: Hvárðland | |
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| Anthem: "Living God" Swedish: Levande Gud Hverlandic: Lifandi Guð | |
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| Largest | Östsjö |
| Official languages | Swedish, Hverlandic |
| Other languages | Icelandic, English |
| Ethnic groups (2019) | 68% Swedish 23% Icelandic |
| Religion | Church of Hverland (see Religion in Hverland) |
| Demonym(s) | Hverlander |
| Government | Unitary multi-party parliamentary republic with significant elements of direct democracy |
• Prime Minister | Sölbrun Hallsdottir (K) |
• Cabinet | Cabinet of Hverland |
| Legislature | Rokthing |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 130,435 (178th) |
• Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $6.9 billion |
• Per capita | $50,000 |
| Gini (2017) | 28.95 low |
| HDI (2020) |  0.946very high |
| Currency | Luther Mynt |
| Date format | dd/mm/yy (NG) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +54 |
| ISO 3166 code | HV |
| Internet TLD | .hv |
Hverland (Swedish: Hveroyken; Hverlandic: Hvárðland) is a small Nordic island country in the northern Atlantic Ocean. It is located around 250km southeast of Iceland and 350km from Norway. The capital city is Östsjö.
Culturally, Hverland's small population of just over 130,000 demonstrates a cohesive national character. Hverland is a combination of individualism and egalitarianism. Hverlanders 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.
Hverlandic politics have been described by scholars as an eclectic amalgamation of both conservative and liberal thought: for example, despite having rather restrictive abortion laws, it has relatively liberal LGBT laws. This dichotomy is usually attributed to the rather unique teachings of the state church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hverland, which has both a high adherence and a large influence over public policy. Hverland maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. Hverland 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 country runs entirely on renewable energy.
Today, the main language spoken in Hverland is Swedish, while Hverlandic, a close relative of Icelandic, is the indigenous language of the country. Hverlandic and Icelandic are generally viewed as being languages in their own right rather than dialects of a single tongue but are considered highly mutually intelligible. Around 90% of Hverlanders are fluent in English.
Despite the nation being known for its state of neutrality, this has been questioned in recent years, with Hverland becoming a member of NATO in 2017. Though Hverland is philosophically and constitutionally a pacifist country, it continues to maintain a minimal defense force that consists of a coast guard and national guard. Hverland is also a member of the UN, OECD, and the Nordic Council.
Statistics:
- Agricultural land: 18.7%
- Arable land: 1.2%
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Permanent pasture: 17.5%
- Forest: 9.2%
- 0-14 years: 20.31%
- 15-24 years: 12.85%
- 25-54 years: 39.44%
- 55-64 years: 11.94%
- 65 years and over: 15.47%
- Obesity rate: 15.4%
- Growth rate: 1.21%
- Births/1,000 population: 14.92
- Physicians/1,000 population: 4.12
- Access to electricity: 100% of population
- Access to clean water: 100% of population