Rochester (country)

Rochester, officially the Rochestian Republic, is a country located in Central Europe, bordering Denmark to the east, Germany to the south and Belgium and the Netherlands to the south-east. Its capital is Wrobridge.

Wrobridge
The capital and most populous city, with 35% of the population living there, various notable landmarks and companies are based in Wrobridge, including the Rochestian division of Swift, theR, Flux and Rochestian Television.

Lexingford
Lexingford is notable for its historic sites and proximity to Rochester's Danish border, it is also notable for its historic museum, the Lexingford National Museum.

New Espoo
New Espoo is notable for being the most populous non-landlocked city in Rochester, with 10 million people living in the region, it is also notable for having various companies based there, but not as many as Wrobridge. It is named after the Finnish city of Espoo.

Leer
Leer is similarly to Lexingford, notable for its proximity to the Dutch border, and being the official Dutch-language capital of Rochester, it is also notable for also being the location of the headquarters for the Dutch-language broadcaster ON (formerly ONL).

Main population
As of the current 2022 census, Rochester has 76 million people, with 26 million people living in the capital and surrounding cities in its state.

Populous cities
The top 3 populous cities in the country are Wrobridge, Lexingford and Leer

Populous states
The top 3 populous states in the country are Wrobridge, Lillen and Lutri.

Weather
In Rochester, the most common weather forecasts are warm/sunny, cloudy and rainy weather. Rochester has a low risk rate for natural disasters, with them being extremely rare. Rochester is commonly affected by heatwaves when they occur in Central Europe.

Finance
Before 2001 Rochester used the Rochestian mark (code RCM, usually abbreviated as MK or RM), as of 2001 Rochester is a qualified member of the Eurozone and uses the Euro (code EUR, symbol €) as its currency. Money is controlled both by the European Central Bank and Central Bank of Rochester.

Nationwide travel
The 4 most popular methods of travel around the country is via car, bus, train and bike. Rochester has a state-owned national rail and bus company called "Rochestian Metro" or simply "The Metro".

Cross-border travel
The most popular methods of cross-border travel is either via car, bus, train, ferry/boat and plane. Due to Rochester being a part of the Schengen open-border area Rochestian citizens and citizens of participating countries and enter and leave Rochester to participating Schengen Area countries. Alongside other EU countries, EU citizens are advised to still bring a passport or national identity card when crossing the border.

Surge of popularity of Uber and taxis
As of 2019 the usage of Uber, taxis/cabs and other similar services has also surged in popularity as a fifth method of travel.