Littland
The Federal Republic of Littland Forbundsrepublikken Littland | |
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Flag | |
Motto: Frihed over alt Freedom above all | |
Anthem: Barn af Littland Child of Littland | |
Capital and largest city | Kaslund |
Official languages | Littish |
Ethnic groups | 90% Litts |
Demonym(s) | Littish - Litt |
Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
• Federal President | Frederik Liebe |
• Prime Minister | Albert Simonsen |
• Speaker of the Folkekammer | Inger Knudsen |
Landskammer | |
Folkekammer | |
Area | |
• Total | 383,872 km2 (148,214 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 16,952,000 |
• 2020 census | 16,814,000 |
• Density | 43.8/km2 (113.4/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $1.051 trillion |
• Per capita | $62,530 |
GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $869.166 billion |
• Per capita | $51,693 |
Gini | 34.2 medium |
HDI | 0.907 very high |
Currency | Penning |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +08 |
Internet TLD | .li |
Geography
Climate
Politics
Littland is a federal parliamentary republic. Federal legislative power is vested in the parliament consisting of the Folkekammer (lit. People Chamber) and Landskammer (lit. Lands Chamber), which together form the legislative body. The 183 seat Folkekammer is elected through closed list proportional representation of political parties, with a 2% electoral threshold. The members of the 42 seat Landskammer are appointed by the governments of the seven states, each state sends 6 members.
States
Littland is a federal state and comprises 7 constituent states. Each state (Delstat) has its own constitution and is largely autonomous, some topics however, such as foreign affairs and defence, are the responsibility of the federal government.
Economy
Littland has a high-income social market economy with a highly skilled labour force and a high level of innovation, with a nominal GDP of $869.166 billion and a GDP PPP of $1.051 trillion. Littland has a conservative influenced welfare stated, where contribution to the economy and active participation in the workforce allows for greater social security. The weakest members of society do have access to services that would be considered to be from a universal welfare model. The Littish service sector contributes approximately 80% of the total GDP, industry 18%, and agriculture 2% as of 2020. The unemployment rate is approx. 4.1%. The Littish currency, the Penning, is valued at approximately 4.71 penning per USD. (Nominal GDP being 4.093 trillion penning) The growth rate in 2018 was set at 2.4%.
The Littish stock market index is operated by Kaslund Stock Exchange. Kaslund is also a hub for startup companies and Littland is recognised for its large portion of small and medium enterprises. In 2020 the largest companies by revenue in Littland were: the pharmaceutical company Parsol, conglomerate Guldbrand, electronics manufacturer LittElec and the largest Littish bank Littland Banking.
Littland has a strong labour movement. The Littish Workers' Association (LAF) comprises constituent unions with a total membership of about 9.3 million. The LAF has pursued consensus-oriented wage policy, cooperating with industry, agriculture, and the government on social and economic issues.