Somnium

Introduction
Somnium is a country located around the northern tip of North America, close to Greenland.

Name
Somnium is the Latin word for Dream.

Education

 * School days are Monday - Friday, with optional tutoring on the weekends.
 * School runs from 1st Grade to 12th Grade.
 * Unlike the United States schooling system, which has Kindergarden.
 * Kindergarden is merged into Preschool, as there are two years of Preschool rather than one.
 * The first year of Preschool is optional, but the second year (Kindergarden) is not.
 * The grades are categorized into 4 segments.
 * Quarter 1: Grades 1 - 3
 * Quarter 2: Grades 4 - 6
 * Quarter 3: Grades 7 - 9
 * Quarter 4: Grades 10 - 12
 * The average school day:
 * Quarter 1: 8:45 AM - 3:35 PM
 * Quarter 2: 7:45 AM - 2:45 PM
 * Quarters 3 and 4: 7:20 AM - 2:25 PM
 * School years begin on the last Monday of August and end on the first Friday of June.
 * Autumn Break lasts from the 2nd Monday of November to the 1st Monday of December.
 * Winter Break lasts from the 3rd Monday of December to the 2nd Monday of January.
 * Spring Break lasts the entire week of Easter.
 * Summer Break lasts from the 1st Friday of June to the last Monday of August.
 * Most kids skip the last day of school as it is not required.

People/Trends

 * The currency is USD.
 * The only official language is English, but Spanish and French are spoken as well.
 * It is illegal to speak any other language.
 * There have been protests to change this, but so far none have worked.
 * The drinking age is 20.
 * The marriage age is 15.

Sports

 * American Football, Hockey, and Basketball are the most popular sports in Somnium, but there are no official teams in the country.