Sovar

Republic of Sovar Tjóðveldi Sjóvar (Sovarese)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Leysur hjá farin Free at last
Anthem: Lovsongur av tann Norður (Sovarese) "Hymn of the North"
Sovar within Levilion
Capital and largest city	Sulastad
Official languages	Sovarese
Ethnic groups	94% Sovarese 4% Rytheneans 2% Others
Demonym(s)	Sovarese
Government	Unitary dominant-party parliamentary republic
• President	Mikkjal Óttarson
• Prime Minister	Jallur Jakupson
Legislature	Tjóðsambinding
Establishment
• Settlement	8th Century
• Sovarese Tribes	900-1202
• Annexation by Rythene	1552
• Independence	1972
Population
• 2020 estimate	355,473
• 20018 census	347,382
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$15.414 Billion
• Per capita	$44,372
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$13.298 Billion
• Per capita	$38,282
Gini (2020)	32 medium
HDI (2020)	0.928 very high
Currency	Gjaldoyra (GJD)
Date format	yyyy-mm-dd (AD)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+58
Internet TLD	.sr

Sovar (Sovarese: Sjóvar), officially the Republic of Sovar (Tjóðveldi Sjóvar) is an archipelagic country in Western Auressia in North Hesperian Ocean. The country has an area of TBD making it the one of the smallest countries in Auressia after Avilême. The country's capital and largest city is Sulastad. Most of the country's 347,382 citizens live in cities or towns. Roughly 1/3rd of the population live in Sulastad.

According to surviving records from the 9th century, Sovar was settled in in the late 8th Century by the TBD from TBD. The first permanent settlers from North-west Auressia, primarily from what is now Tyrnica and Rythene.

Sovar remained independent until it was annexed by Rythene in 1552. Under Rythenean rule the Sovarese language was repressed and all official business was conducted in Rythenean. At the outbreak of the Rythenean Revolution in 1790, Sovarese officials and various locals took control of the region's administrative building in Lagurstad and declared their support for the Rebellion. Despite small skirmishes by Monarchist supporters the islands would remain relatively peaceful compared to Rythene.

In 1952 an autonomous Parliament on the islands was established and Sovarese was adopted as the island's co-official language alongside Rythenean in a referendum in 1952. Shortly after this a nuclear weapons accident took place near the town of Palheim. 132 People were killed and the incident became the cause of a surge in support for Sovarese Independence. In a referendum in 1971, 68% of voters in the country voted to secede from Rythene and the country formally declared independence the following year.

Today Sovar is a Liberal democracy with a Mixed Market economy. Sovar has been described as a Welfare state with subsidised Healthcare and Education. The country is considered to have a 'very high' and has a High average income. The country is a member of the !UN, X, X, X, X, X, X and is an observer within the Commonwealth of Northern Auressia.

History

Prehistory

• TBD

Sovarese tribes

• Vikings?

Rythenean rule

• Rytheneans arrive/Ringurár
• Rythenean Revolution/Brief attempt at secession
• Post-war attempted "Rythenification"
• Gradual autonomy/Wars
• Palheim
• Surge in support for independence
• 1971 Referendum

Independence

• Economic collapse
• Political shift
• Economic recovery
• Republican Party dominance

Politics and Government

Mikkjal Óttarson President	Jallur Jakupson Prime Minister

Administrative divisions

• Departments
• Map
• Larger administrative divisions

Foreign relations

• International Organisations
• Relations with Rythene

Economy

Fishing

• Fishing
• Continued Whaling

Tourism

• Tourism in Sovar
• Tourist attractions
• Amount of tourists
• Damage to natural landscape

Energy

• Hydroelectric and renewables
• Energy sources
• Energy imports & Exports

Transport

• Airport
• Ports and ferries

Demographics

Ethnic Groups

• Sovarese majority
• Shrinking Rythenean minority
• Immigration

Largest cities

• Sulastad and Lagurstad

Language

• Sovarese official language
• Rythenean usage
• Minority languages

Religion

• Role of religion
• Religious makeup
• Religious minorities

Health

• State health system
• Dual system
• Private healthcare
• Healthcare in remote areas

Education

• Education system
• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary
• Focus on adult re-education