Circlia (country)

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Circlia (Officialy known as the Commonwealth of Circlia) is a country in Oceania located near the west of the country of Australia. Circlia is a member of the United Nations, AFC and NATO.

Early years (1770-1800)
Earlier in 1770, a mysterious island arised from the bottom depths of the ocean. The island was big enough for people to live in, however nobody inhabitated it. Algae and sea creatures stuck to the grass were starting to rot, and eventually the grass was dry again.

Paavo "Anssi" Kulmala of Greenland discovered the territory, but didn't really know much to do with it, There were lots of flora and fruit trees, and they could be used as food sources for survival.

The Great Britain was advised about the territory by Greenland. So, the Great Britain came to the territory, took some Gac and never came back again, much to the dismay of Greenland.

People started appearing, and reproducing in the territory. Greenland was anything but happy about this, so they tried sinking the territory back down to no avail. Greenland was disappointed once again and forgot about the territory for... much longer than they should have.

During that time period, the territory became allied with the Great Britain and Japan, which is where the Asian heritage comes from.

War on Greenland (1800-1890)
Greenland heard about the news, and was insanely mad. So much so, that they decided to have a war on the territory. The territory was with Britain and Japan on their hands, and wasn't gonna let Greenland win. Unfortunately for them, Greenland was with almost all of Europe. After many losses, confidence and a lot of teamwork, the territory managed to win. As a reward, the Great Britain made the territory independent.

British Circlia (1890-1900)
The territory was named British Circlia by the Great Britain. The reason for that name was for the amount of bushes and rich flora in the area. Wars didn't happen for 5 years, until Greenland appeared again. However, the war lasted much shorter, as halfway through, Greenland apologized to British Circlia, and became allies.

Modern-Day Circlia (1900-present)
British Circlia was renamed to simply Circlia. As Greenland was now allied with Circlia, wars never happened since. Japan's alliance really influenced the country, making 60% of the population's ethnicity Asian. Currency was introduced to Circlia, and thus commerce was introduced not long after.

Language
Of course gaining independence from Britain, their national language is English. Their regional language is Circle, which while not as major as its contemporary English, is pretty common, especially in the sea and sailing areas of the country, thus gaining the nickname "sea-speech"

Trivia

 * Circlia is known for being very similar to Japan, both in cultures and mannerisms.
 * Circlia is named one of the most polite countries in Oceania, even more so than its sister country Australia.

People

 * The minimum age for driving is 18.
 * The minimum age for employment is 18.
 * Part-time jobs can be done by 16-and-up-aged people.
 * The minimum age for starting first grade in school is 4.
 * Being gay or otherwise LGBT is legal in Circlia, and is relatively common.
 * The minimum age for voting in elections is 16.
 * The minimum age for drinking alcohol is 20.
 * Smoking tobacco (and similar drugs) is illegal in Circlia.