Ostrov

Ostrov
Flag dark blue for historical relations with Lurynia, white for the First Unknown, an upwards chevron for the future
Motto: Justice and Progress
Anthem: Onwards
Ostrov is located by the northern half of the continent of Dacia
Status	Independent State
Capital and largest city	Southport
Official languages	Common
Recognised national languages	Lurynian
Religion	secular state
Demonym(s)	Ostrovian
Government	Republic
• Prime Minister (Head of State and Government)	David Chatham
Discovery
• originally discovered by First Unknown	1361
• organisation into a state	by 1390
Area
• Total	2,525 km2 (975 sq mi)
Population
• 1611 census	63,000
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$1,008,000,000
• Per capita	$16,000
Currency	Lurynian Sparek (LS)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+47
Internet TLD	.os

Ostrov is an island state in northern Dacia, located to the west of the main continent. Although it lies in the Winter Ocean, the Lurynian bureau of meterology has categorised the nation as being dominated by decidious woodlands; it is also located on a flat island, which means that temperatures across the nation at any given point will be fairly similar. While largely rural and agrarian, several towns also exist; the largest of these is capital city Southport, where around 8,000 of the 63,000 Ostrovians live.

Politics

Parliament

The conservative Farmers' and Workers' Union currently hold a majority in the Ostrovian Council, with eighteen seats to the democratic-socialist Justice Party's ten. There are two independent councillors: Stephen James is the Speaker of the Council, who presides over its meetings and keeps order. Esther Braddock, who was elected to a historically Union-held district in the June 1609 election but rapidly broke with Justice Party leadership on multiple issues, lost the Justice whip in September 1609 after cosponsoring a failed Budget amendment by a Union backbencher which would have introduced LS6 ($6) user fees for GP visits.