Nation Overview

Main Climate: tropical
Ocean: on all sides
Mountains: many, including a few volcanos
Frequent Trouble: earthquakes

Wilderness: 30%
Wild Animals: uncommon
Natural Resources: good amount

Major Landmarks: Cherrydream Lake; Anoashilri Beach; Stagleaf Beach; Pitgrass Forest; Meatlive Volcano;
Mashlake Beach

Population
Urban: 89%
Rural: 11%
Literacy Rate: 99%

Gender Ratio: 0.72 male(s)/female
Fertility Rate: 1.5 children/family
Life Expectancy: 92.32 years

Political Structure: democratic republic
Strong Influence: political factions
Popular Issue: foreign relations
Stability: stable

Personal Freedoms: excellent
Scandals: fairly common
Foreign Relations: good

Main Export: luxury goods
Main Import: resource-related
Technology Focus: ease of living

Strength: stable and improving
Wealth: in the hands of the elite

Military Strength: strong
Focus: sea
Main Unit: small, fast ships

Soldiers: volunteers
Main Use: foreign peacekeeping
Rank: earned through heroic actions

Cultural Mix: modern North American government, historical Arabic architecture, ancient Italian legal system, and historical African cuisine

Highly Values: attractiveness
Known For: cuisine
Popular Entertainment: politics
Respected Profession: musician

Discrimination: virtually none
Major Taboo: death
Major Social Ill: fraud

Superstition: astrology
Prevalence: very rare
Viewed: as folly

Magic: appears in legends
Religion Type: no major religion

Holidays:
-- Anyf is a joyful cultural holiday celebrated on the spring equinox. It commemorates an illness. It is associated with truth, virtue and persuasion. Celebrations last nine days.

-- Scarai is a holiday celebrated just before the winter solstice. It is associated with a heroic deed and dreams. Traditions include private contests of skill, nudity and expressions of forgiveness.

-- Din is a solemn historical holiday celebrated just after the third full moon of summer. It is associated with lust, temptation, a detour and a reconciliation. It is also associated with the color red and roses. Celebrations last four days. Some cities celebrate it differently.

Notable Laws:

The penalty for abusing a rare animal is public humiliation and loss of privileges.
The penalty for evading taxes is exile.

National Drink: Adaiva - clear as glass with silver sparkles and some ice. The drink smells like strawberries and tastes very good. If a person can drink a full tankard in under a minute, the bartender won't charge them for it.

Top Song of the Season: an upbeat song about the way things used to be, tequila, whiskey, breaking up, and getting drunk.

Political Buzzword: Ecosexual Politicocide

Academic Fields: Experimental Monetary Ethics; Humorous Law; Satirical Egyptology; Surrealist Solar Fusion; Partial Philosophy; Cognitive Animism and Illusory Paleontology.