Arola

Arola, officially known as Republic of Arola is an island country in Northern Europe, bordered by Dryicor, Varkia and in the.

Arola has a population of 4.3 million, out of 18% people are white originating from the or the. This is due to English being a second official language in the country and the good standard of living there, hence it is the most popular migrating country among English speakers. It is also ranked 2nd in the by a score of 7.786.

The capital and largest city of Arola is Kelvia.

Prehistory
In the 17th century, a few Swedish explorers discovered an island that snowed all-year round but with no inhabitants and only had a few species living on the island. The Kingdom of Sweden attempted to use the island as a military base with barracks and docks, but due to a lack of resources, plans were not materialised and the Swedish kingdom gave up.

Territories
Arola has a total of 5 provinces, Kelvia Capital District, Pudas, Valtala, Talola and Kronvik.

Transportation
Arola has a network of 13 freeways that have a total of approximately 12241 miles in length. Arola used to have a state railway, but its state deteriorated and was shut down shortly after the country’s full independence in the early 1960s. Kelvia has a light rail system with 2 lines and 14 stations in total. The first section of the system opened on 6th June 2008. Uilo is planning to open a medium-capacity metro line in 2022, with construction currently in progress. Other towns in the country are mostly dominated by private bus operators. The main airport in the country is Kelvia Kasala International Airport, located 76 miles from the city center and located in the Kasala suburb and industrial park. The other airport located on the other side of the country is Uilo Airport. Air Arola is the flag carrier of the country flying internationally, with its subsidiary Air Arola Shuttle operating domestic flights and flights to countries in the Nordic region.

Education
Arola’s education system consists of grades M1 to M3, and 1 to 12, similar to neighboring Dryicor and and the. Arola is the only country in the world to have completely no mandated examinations in the education system, and are instead replaced by bimonthly unweighted tests that mostly consist of less than 10 questions. This also eliminates the use of in the country, saving time and paper.

This education system used by the Arolan government has less emphasis on academic grades and focus more on transitioning to adult life and coming-of-age through mental health programs, counseling and technology. The system is the most well-received in the world, making Arola a good country to study in. This has also led other countries to experiment removing exams completely from their own education systems.

Every school year in Arola usually starts in early September and ends in late May, and is split into a total of four quarters:


 * Q1 starts on the first weekday of September and ends on the last Friday of October.
 * Q2 begins a week after Q1 in early November and ends on the Friday before Christmas.
 * Q3 begins a month after Q2 in mid to late January and ends on the last Friday of March.
 * Q4 begins a week after Q3 in early April and ends on the last Friday of May.

While the date when the Arolan school year begins and ends is identical to Northern Hemisphere countries such as the United States, the quarter system is relatively modelled on Australia and Singapore.

Arola opts for a later school time compared to neighbouring countries, with schools starting at around 9am sharp and ending at 2.30pm. Until October 1964, a five-day school week was used, originating from its British colonial years. However, the new government saw that Arolan children were sleep deprived, hence the school week was shortened to 4 days and school lasted from Monday to Thursday. However, the government decided to change it to Tuesday to Friday before the start of the 1975-1976 school year as the original schedule did not succeed.

Media
The national broadcaster in Arola is Arolan National Television (ANT), which operates two terrestrial television channels, four cable television channels and a radio network. Other television channels include free-to-air CTV, A-Star Channel and Nelonen Arola.

Internet and cable television service providers are widely available in Arola, with the most subscribed provider being A-Star with over half of the country’s population subscribed. The main mobile network operator in the country is Keiza.