Pacardia

The Kingdom and Republic of Pacardia (IPA: /pækɑɹdiə/ [stressed], /pəkɑɹdiə/ [unstressed]) Tcathan: Koningrejk ond Liudwield av Pakardiën, Sino-Chathan: 王国和共和国之巴卡尔迪亚) is an island nation consisting of nine City-States. It is located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere between the Caribbean and Africa.

A semipresidential republic and constitutional monarchy, Pacardia is under the rule of the British Crown.

Pacardia's true history is obscure. Legend is that it was founded around 420 AD (roughly corresponding to 1 krp in the Pacardi calendar), but the modern nation was founded in 1820.

Pacardia is a developed country, and Pacardians enjoy a high standard of living and many civil liberties. It has its own Pacardi Olympic Games. It is noted for great linguistic, ethnic, cultural, religious, geographic, climatologic, and biologic diversity.



City-State list with abbreviations
City-State of Jamsterdam (Jm.) City-State of Whitecliff (Wc.) City-State of Dawngate (Dg.) City-State of Sheyoþe (Sy.) City-State of Belmont (Bm.) City-State of Vermyr (Vm.) City-State of Mesayef (Mf.) City-State of the Garvey Islands (G.I.) City-State of Yellowknyf (Yk.)

History
Pacardia has an obscure history. Its founding is subject to myth and legend. 420 AD (1 krp) might be it's true founding, but is unconfirmed.

1 krp and beyond is the "krp era".

Pacardia may have been uninhabited originally, but some believe there was a "native Pacardi" people.

Pacardia is currently home to Germanic/Theedish peoples, Italic/Romance peoples, East Asians, Indians, Jamaicans, and others. This reflects colonization of past centuries.

It's generally agreed upon that the capital Jamsterdam was founded by Jamaican and Dutch peoples.

The Garvey Islands were settled more exclusively by Jamaicans, but got an influx of Polynesians at some point later on.

Is it said that around 420 AD (1 krp), someone with the surname Pacard introduced cannabis to what is now Pacardia, and that it eventually brought peace among the diverse peoples (although it's unknown how diverse Pacardia was at this time). He was declared King for bringing peace, and the land was named for him.

Pacardia had provinces before they became City-States. The Province of Tcatham was split into the City-State of Dawngate and the City-State of Whitecliff. The Province of New Drenthe was split into the City-State of Jamsterdam and the City-State of Sheyoþe.

Mesayef was settled by Greeks looking to flee Ottoman rule, as well as Indians.

1800s
This was when Pacardia was colonized by Britain. Work began on a way for people to more easily move about in Pacardia. Tracks were being built, tracks that became part of the country's elevated railway system, the Pacardi L..

2000s
The first furry President in the world, Capone Katzet, whose fursona is a cat, was elected in 2011.

City-States
Each city-state has both an "urban center" and outer regions

Each City-State is ruled by an elected Kaiser.

Jamsterdam
IPA: /dʒæmstɚdæm/ Kaiser: Todd Rundgren

The capital City-State of Pacardia, kind of a mix of Jamaica and Amsterdam

Belmont
IPA: /bɛɫmanʔ/ Kaiser: Tarja Turunen

Hip-hop and goth cultures seem to dominate.

Dawngate
IPA: /dɑŋgeɪt/ Kaiser: Kiriko Takemura

Previously a "hipster" and "grunge" place, but now who knows what. All buildings and roads have the common theme of circles, and holds the country's record for most one-way streets. There are northern and southern urban centers with a valley between them.

Garvey Islands
IPA: /gɑɚvi aɪlənz/ Kaiser: John Stossel

An archipelago in the southwest, mainly of ten largely Rasta and Polynesian-inhabited islands (that when seen from above, look to spell SWED together)

Mesayef
IPA: /məsaɪəf/ Kaiser: Daler Mehndi

A mix of desert with Mediterranean and Indian influence.

Sheyoþe
IPA: /ʃeɪoʊθ/ Kaiser: David Tipper

A City-State with outlandish plants/fungi, a Psychonautic Institute, and a psilocybin mushroom swamp (Psilocybe Swamp)

Vermyr
IPA: /vɚmaɪɚ/ Kaiser: Ryan Raddon

A relatively futuristic (and retrofuturistic) City-State with antigravity car racing, East Asian influence, vaporwave/retrowave aesthetics, and EDM rages.

Whitecliff
IPA: /waɪʔklɪf/ Kaiser: Lindsey Stirling

A medieval fantasy-like City-State, with a large forest (Kush Woods) inhabited by wizards, witches, druids and neodruids

Yellowknyf
IPA: /jɛloʊnaɪf/ Kaiser: Greg Gutfeld

A snowy, colder island in the northeast, and a hub for bobsledding. Has Pacardia's second highest point (Mount Powder).

oceanic
Dawngate Whitecliff Belmont

semi-arid
Mesayef

subarctic
Yellowknyf

subtropical
Vermyr

tropical rainforest
Jamsterdam Garvey Islands Sheyoþe

Government, politics, and law
The supreme law is the Constitution of Pacardia. There is a separation of powers.

The excecutive branch consists of the Council of Chancellors of Pacardia, headed by a President.

The legislative branch is the unicameral Parliament of Pacardia, which consists of 5 Representatives per City-State and is lead by a Prime Minister.

Everyone of the executive and legislative branches is elected by the people. Free from the popular vote is the monarchical branch, the House of Mountbatten-Windsor. The monarch is given the highest say in justice.

Economy
Pacardia has a mixed economy. It is largely capitalist, but has heavy social democratic regulations. The economy is among the highest in economic freedom in the world, with pretty much anything that one may desire available. The currency is the Pacardi chrone.

The Pacardi economic philosophy may be referred to as Pacardiism, which has been described by Lingwistix as "Ensure what is required. Allow what is desired."

Pacardians receive a basic income of 420 chrones per month. This allows most Pacardians to not have a need to work much, making more hours and days available for other employees, and thus more jobs available. Most Pacardians don't work more than 20 hours per week.

Healthcare is available for free by the government, but people can opt out and receive money for another plan. The government also sets limits on how much housing can cost.

Many Pacardians choose to live off of their land, growing crops in the fertile volcanic soil from Mount Chillum, and at times raising livestock. Others do this alongside of a job, or simply alongside basic income. Pacardi culture encourages a choice of how much to participate in the economy. Social classes, in theory, still exist, but most people have little care for the labels.

Languages
See Languages of Pacardia.

Religion
Article V of the Constitution grants not only freedom of religion, but freedom to change religion, freedom from religion, and full separation of church and state. While much of the population is secular in practice, most Pacardians do hold some type of faith. Religious demographics in Pacardia are diverse and unlike any other nation. 15% neopagan (Ásatrú, neo-druidry, Wicca) 15% Rastafari (includes Rasta Christians and Rasta Jews) 15% secular (agnostic, atheist, deist) 10% Daoism 10% Hinduism 10% Buddhism 10% Sikhism 8% New Age 2% Christianity (non-Rastafarian) 2% Judaïsm (non-Rastafarian) 2% Islam 1% other

Culture
The culture of Pacardia is a chiefly Western culture. In addition to physical geography, a fairly diverse population has had a profound impact on the uniqueness of the culture of each City-State. In terms of the type of country that Pacardia as a whole was made into, it is often seen to draw from aspects of Western Europe and the New World, while at the same time being unlike any other place.

Pacardia is noted for its laid-back tolerance and permissiveness, not only in its laws, but among its citizens concerning matters involving alternative lifestyles, beliefs, controversial medical practices, drugs, guns, impaired driving, and sexuality. Most Pacardians do not worry about criticisms their country may face from the outside, and are proud that this is the general consensus.

Cannabis
Cannabis is completely legal in Pacardia, and is a huge part of the country's culture.

Food and Drink
Pacardians generally drink various juices, pops, beers, wines, hard liquors.

Music
The nation anthem of Pacardia is Ronfaure.

Most prevalent are...

alternative, indie, metal, EDM, pop, synthpop, new wave, trip-hop, vaporwave, folk, world, reggae, hip-hop, orchestral

Popular music has changed throughout the years. Recent popular genres are as follows:

2007 folk, folk metal, power metal, progressive metal, reggae, symphonic metal

2008 alternative rock, indie rock, grunge, gothic metal, post-grunge, post-punk revival

2009 alternative metal, dance-punk, garage rock revival, indie folk, neo-psychedelia, progressive rock, rap rock

2010 alternative hip-hop, chillwave, Latin hip-hop, post-industrial, shoegaze, surf rock, trip-hop

2011 dubstep, folktronica, hipster-hop, indie pop, synthpop/new wave, world

2012 alternative dance, downtempo, dub, G-funk, New Age, R&B, trap

2013 darkwave, disco, progressive/electro house, hardstyle, IDM, seapunk, vaporwave

2014 adult contemporary, folk rock, funk, J-pop, oriental, Shibuya-kei, tropical house

2015 chiptune, future house, future funk, future garage, glitch-hop, pop, trance, worldbeat

2016 art pop, dofflin, electro, jangle pop, K-pop, lo-fi, nu jazz

2017 city pop, retrowave

Names in other languages
Japanese パカーディア王国と共和国 (Pakaadia Oukoku to Kyouwakoku)

Mandarin 巴卡尔迪亚王国和共和国 (Bākǎ'ěrdíyà Wángguó hé Gònghéguó)

Korean 파카디아 왕국과 공화국 (Pakadia Wanggugg-wa Gonghwagug)

Aurolingua Regno e Republica de Pacardia

Sino-Tcathan 王国和共和国之巴卡尔迪亚 (Koningrejk ond Liudwield av Pakardiën)

Spanish Reino y República de Pacardia

French Royaume et République de Pacardie

Other statistics
AC power : NEMA 5-15R, USB date format : mm/dd/yyyy national anthem : "The Kingdom and Republic" television encoding system : NTSC temperature scale : Fahrenheit time zone : UTC−02:00 traffic : righthand