Caroland

The Republic of Caroland (Caroline: Republick Cas Caroland) is a country located in Europe. It shares land borders with Lithuania, Latvia, and Russia via Kaliningrad, Poland and Germany. It shares sea borders with Finland and Sweden. The country has a total population of 10 million residents, with its official language being Caroline. Caroline People comprise the majority of the population.

Caroland is a Member of the European Union, the United Nations, the National Atlantic Treaty Organization, the OECD, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the World Trade Organization, and many others.

The Capital of Caroland is Diklaasid, which is the largest city in the country and has a population of 3.2 million as of 2022.

Saxon Era 420-1260
The Caroline Land was first discovered by the Saxons in 420. Prior to colonization, the first people on the islands came from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden).

Scandinavian Occupation to Caroland 1260-1871
Scandinavians took over the land and colonized the two islands during the decline of the Saxons in 1260. Only the Swedish Government occupied the country until 1871, when they signed a treaty that would hand it over to Germany

German Occupation of Caroland 1871-1918
in 1871, the German Empire took over control of Caroland from Sweden. the rule lasted from 1871 until 1918 when Germany Broke down its land, Where Caroland Would soon Gain Independence.

During World War I, They chose to remain neutral in the war. it was reported that Caroland Suffered a Sevre Shortage of Food, Water and Crops. It was so terrible that products from other countries had to take over. Consequently, Caroland was not able to grow its own crops until it was able to do so again.

The German Occupation gave a lot of influences in terms of culture, cuisine, traditions, and values. However, the customs and traditions that were inherited from Scandinavia still retained to this day.

Independence Era 1918-Present
Once Caroland Gained Independance from Germany on 11th November 1918, Elvis Dusseldorf Officially Became President of Caroland. In 1934, They soon Signed a Treaty to Make Sure no country attacked them. Unfortunately, Due to the 2nd World War, Caroland chose to side with the Axis until 8 September 1942 When they Realised that the Nazi's Were Bad people.

After the 2nd world war, Caroland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949, the European Union in 1950 and later the UN in 1955. The country soon went into an economic boom in the Late 1940s and the 1950s thanks to the Recovery. The economic boom even continued throughout the 1970s until the 1990s.

As of 15th August 2020, Caroland 1,250 confirmed cases, 500 deaths and 3,250 recovered cases of COVID-19

People/Trends

 * Caroland's Currency is the Caroline Euro (€) Before 2002, The Original Currency was the Caroline Deutschmark (DM)
 * Caroland's Current Population is about 10 Million People
 * The Life Expectancy is about 80 and 90 for both Men and Women
 * Caroland has one Official Language: Caroline
 * The drinking age in Caroline is 18 years old
 * The marriage age in Caroline is 18 years old.
 * The minimum voting age in Caroline is 18 years old.
 * Same-sex marriage was legalized in Caroline in June 2003

Population
Currently, Caroland has a Population for About 10 Million People. According to a 2020 Census, 91% Of it's Residents are born here, While the Remaining are immigrants from other countries.

Languages
The Official Language for Caroland is Caroline, its used in government, education, print, broadcast media, and business.

In schools, English is Commonly Used as a Secondary Language in the education curriculum.

Education
The school year is divided into two or three terms. The first term starts from Early September to February, While the Second Term Starts from February to July, A typical class schedule for Preschool/Kindergarten Usually Starts from 8:00am and ends around 1:45pm. For elementary and middle school, it usually starts at around 8:40am and ends at 2:20am. For high school, however, it starts at around 8:45am and ends at 2:45pm.

Economy
Caroland has a highly developed mixture of market and green economic systems, which the latter has been practiced in the last five years due to the issues brought by climate change and global warming. Currently as of 2020, It's GDP per Capita is equal to $5.743 trillion. despite the consequences in the economy that are being brought up by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Some of the country's exports include cars, pharmaceuticals, Food, gold, furniture, jewelry, and wine.

Climate
The Climate in Caroland is a Grassland-esque Climate. But Temperature. The Country's Seasons Are:


 * Spring (starts from March until June)
 * Summer (starts from June until September)
 * Autumn (starts from September until December)
 * Winter (starts from December until March)

The Highest Record of Temperature in Caroland was 45°C, Which Happened on 19th July 2022. Meanwhile, the lowest recorded temperature was around -25.7°C, which Happened  on 17th December 1985

Media
The state-owned broadcaster of Caroland is Caroland Television (CTV) Some main terrestrial TV channels are CTV1, CTV2, RTL, QualiTV etc. The FM radio stations are CTV Radio, 'Tude Fm, 1013Fm etc. The AM radio stations are CTV Diklaasid, 109 Fm, etc. Film companies are CTV Films, Night owl Pictures etc.

Technology

 * Caroland uses the PAL display format for TVs, Movies, Video Games, and Computers, Much Like The UK, Germany, Italy and Spain. when a Caroline station signs off, the test card is the Test Card F