Littland

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Republic of Littland

Republikken Littland
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Flag
Littland National Emblem.png
Coat of arms
Motto: Frihed over alt
Freedom above all
Anthem: Barn af Littland
Child of Littland
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Location of Littland
LocationArgis, Eurth
Capital
and largest city
Kaslund
Official languagesLittish[1]
Recognised national languagesMalskic[1]
Ethnic groups
(2020)
74.3% Litts
22.1% Malskas
3.6% Other
Religion
Demonym(s)Littish - Litt
Malskic - Malsk
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary republic
• President
Morten Kristoffersen
• Prime Minister
Albert Simonsen
• Speaker of the Folkekammer
Inger Knudsen
LegislatureFolkekammer
Establishment
1200
• Constitutional Act
1878
1910
• Republic Proclaimed
1913
• Current Constitution
1986
Area
• Total
198,000 km2 (76,000 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 estimate
21,254,000[2]
• 2015 census
21,631,000
• Density
109/km2 (282.3/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
2.06 trillion Đ[3]
• Per capita
93,258 Đ[3]
Gini (2020)Negative increase 39.6
medium
HDI (2020)Steady 0.768
high
CurrencyDaler (Đ) (DAL)
Time zoneUTC-1 (DIT)
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy CE
Driving sideright
Calling code+08
Internet TLD.li

Littland, officially the Republic of Littland, is an Eurth country located in Argis. Littland has an area of 198,000 km2 (76,000 sq mi) and has a population of a little over 21 million. While Littish is the country's official language, the Malskic language is a recognised regional language, mainly spoken in the south. The major cities in Littland include the capital of Kaslund, Klinstrup, Aalhavn and Frankerup.

Littland is located near the Amber Lake, bordering Walneria in the south, Estimeria in the east and Drakon and Sanarija in the west. Littland also has maritime borders with Baltica, Fina and Obbola. Two river run though Littland, the larger Arup river in the west, on which Kaslund is located and the smaller Hinge river in the east.

The history of Littland spans thousands of years but Littland in its modern form, as unified entity starts around 1050 with the first records of a consolidated Littish Kingdom. Littland was an absolute monarchy until 1878 where King Helge III was forced to accept a constitution. When King Helge died in 1910 the country was under what is known as the Walter Regency, where Regent Walter Nordskov ran as a de facto military junta. Following Nordskovs assassination in 1913, the first prime minister of the Federal Republic of Littland, Torsten Einarsen, helped direct Littland back towards democracy.

After 1913 Littland experienced economic growth and internal stability even through tumultuous times for Eurth. In the 1990's however Littland suffered a major recession and saw greater social tensions through the 1990's and 2000's. The 2010's saw the rise of the Littish Democrats after the first female prime minister of Littland, Viktoria Wolff, resigned and issued elections after which Albert Simonsen became prime minister. In 2022 the constitution was changed after a referendum and Littland abolished its federal system and became a unicameral parliamentary republic, with the Malskic Autonomous Republic established in Malskic majority areas.

Littland is a developed economy and offers social security, universal health care and tuition-free university in what is called a social market economy. Littland is a member of the Assembled Nations.

History

Geography

Climate

Littland has a temperate climate characterized by its proximity to Amber Lake to its north. The country experiences mild winters, cool summers and a relatively stable weather. Due to Littlands northern location there are large variations in daylight between seasons.

Climate data for Littland
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)
2.4
(36.3)
4.8
(40.6)
9.7
(49.5)
13.6
(56.5)
18.4
(65.1)
20.7
(69.3)
21.3
(70.3)
17.6
(63.7)
11.2
(52.2)
6.1
(43.0)
3.4
(38.1)
10.9
(51.7)
Average low °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
−1.3
(29.7)
−0.2
(31.6)
3.6
(38.5)
7.4
(45.3)
10.6
(51.1)
13.4
(56.1)
13.5
(56.3)
10.2
(50.4)
6.2
(43.2)
3.2
(37.8)
−0.3
(31.5)
5.5
(41.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56
(2.2)
52
(2.0)
44
(1.7)
37
(1.5)
43
(1.7)
65
(2.6)
71
(2.8)
68
(2.7)
63
(2.5)
82
(3.2)
76
(3.0)
61
(2.4)
718
(28.3)
Source: Littlands Meteorologiske Institut

Politics

Littland is a parliamentary republic. The countrys legislature is the Folkekammer, which is elected through party-list proportional representation. Littlands political system operates under the 2022 Littish Constitution, which promotes human rights, separation of power, secularism, personal freedom.

Administrative divisions

Littland has 14 counties, 1 capital region and 1 autonomous zone for a total of 16 administrative divisions.

County Capital Area
(km2)
Population (2021)
Aadal Aadal 3.818 XXXXXXXX
Aalhavn Aalhavn 5.146 XXXXXXXX
Fangel Fangel 10.974 XXXXXXXX
Guldberg Lerte 17.029 XXXXXXXX
Halling Halling 12.883 XXXXXXXX
Kaslund Kaslund 312 XXXXXXXX
Klarskov Klarskov 16.120 XXXXXXXX
Klinstrup Klinstrup 8.990 XXXXXXXX
Malskland Malbork 20.031 XXXXXXXX
Rødholm Rødskov 13.837 XXXXXXXX
Solbjerg Gistrup 14.215 XXXXXXXX
Sønderland Frankerup 18.440 XXXXXXXX
Tirslund Tirslund 14.747 XXXXXXXX
Tronmark Jetsmark 8.022 XXXXXXXX
Tystrup Aaby 12.641 XXXXXXXX
Varborg Stenmose 13.292 XXXXXXXX

Military

The armed forces of Littland, Forsvarsstyrken, is organized into Hæren (Army), Flåden (Navy) and Flyvevåbnet (Air Force) as well as Civilforsvaret acting as Home Guard. As of 2021, Forsvarsstyrken has a strength of 78,000 active soldiers. Conscription was abolished in 2006 and ever since Forsvarsstyrken has been volunteer based. Military spending has slightly increased under current Prime Minister Albert Simonsen, in power since 2016, with the stated goal of eventually reaching 6% before 2025 and modernizing the equipment of the Army.

Foreign Relations

Littish Passport

Littlands foreign relations are managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, currently lead by Foreign Minister Chris Clemensen. The country has only recently gone away from a previous isolationist stance in international politics and is establishing new embassies in the Diplomatic District of Verdenspladsen in the capital Kaslund. The country is a member of the Assembled Nations.

Economy

Demographics

Demographics of Littland
Ethnicity Percentage
Littland
74.3%
Malskic Autonomous Republic
22.1%
Walneria
2.3%
Estimeria
0.9%
Other
0.4%

Religion

Religion in Littland

  Orthodox Christianity (57.1%)
  Catholic Christianity (16.4%)
  No religion (21.2%)
  Other (5.3%)

Health

Education

Culture

Media

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Littish media and news programming are dominated by a few large corporations. In printed media, OPA Media owns the largest newspapers. In television, the publicly owned station LTV has a large share of total viewer numbers, competing with privately owned channels from Bravo Broadcasting who air their own productions.

Music

Art

Sports

The national sport is football, the top four levels in Littland are managed by the Littish Football Association (LFU) and the country's premier football competition is the 14-team EliteLiga. Other popular sports include handball, cycling, badminton and swimming. Sport is encouraged in school, and there are local sports clubs in most cities and towns.

Holidays

Date Name Holiday Notes
1 January New Year's Day No
6 January Epiphany Yes
movable Friday Good Friday Yes The Friday before Easter Sunday
movable Sunday Easter Sunday Yes
movable Monday Easter Monday Yes The Monday after Easter Sunday
movable Sunday Pentecost Yes 50 Days after Easter
movable Monday Whit Monday Yes The Monday after the Pentecost
1 May May Day Maybe Not officially a national holiday, yet is treated as such
10 May Remembrance Day Yes Celebration of the end of the Littish Civil War
11 July Saint Svend's Day Yes National Day, celebrating Svend The Holy
24 December Christmas Eve Yes
25/26 December Christmas Day Yes
31 December New Year's Eve Yes

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 'Languages in Littland' - Indenrigsministeriet
  2. 'Population Estimate Report 2022' - Indenrigsministeriet
  3. 3.0 3.1 'Littland 2021 Economic Report' - Statistikbanken