Ostland

Ostland, officially known as the Republic of Ostland is a Nordic country, located in Northern Europe, specifically in Scandinavia. Its capital and largest city is Nordøstat. Ostland has an area of 354,743 km2, and a population of over 17 million, as 2021 census.

Ostland is an active member of United Nations, European Union, NATO and The Nordic Council.

Ethymology
Before Ostland's annexation by Early Norwegian kingdoms, viking conquerors departed from Hebrides Islands to Iceland but discovered Main Ostland isle on their route instead. The first conquerors thought they lost their original route and reached to North East region of Norwegian Kingdom, historical region of Hålogaland, which caused why they called newly-discovered territories as 'Ostr lǫndę ' (Old Norse: East lands), which later evolved into Ost lande. First scripts refering to Ostland date back from AC 1310 - 1360 approximately.

Nordøstat
The country's capital, Nordøstat,is a contraction of the word: nordøst (Northeast, in Norwegian and Ostlandic) and Stat (State): Literally, the capital could be translated as: The Northeast.

Prehistory (46th century BC - 1110)
The first ones to settle on the island were a series of Indo-Europeans, who were said to have come from Iceland, and some years later, some Norwegian explorers arrived on the island who settled on the island, and took the information from the "uncovered lands" to the Kingdom. Norwegian.

Norwegian Ostland (1112 - 1605)
After this, the Islands were massively populated by the Norwegian Vikings in the 46th century BC. The Island formed part of the Kingdom of Norway from this point and was withdrawn from it in the year 1700 by the Native Tribe of the Island.

Proto-Independence (1605 - 1800)
The Island was independent for a longer time; Although they had already established Norwegian as the predominant language on the island, the Tribe adopted Viking marketing tactics, being able to export their Red Fruits and Milk.etc to Portugal,Estonia and the United Kingdom.

Kingdom of Ostland (1891 - 1920)
In 1891, the Benningsdottir family, won people's support, then a Parliamentary Monarchy was established, were times of industrialization, development, wealth and a fairly stable democracy.

However, in 1918 the discontent towards the monarchical model that had been established in Ostland, began to grow, after the King Mikel Benningdotir eliminated the Parliament and discredited the Prime Minister, both were the main powers of the country (with the Royalty), and since they were eliminated, the power remained concentrated only on royalty.

A famous theory at the time was that the king was trying to "sell the Ostland territories" to the Weimar Republic for billions of dollars, something that could never be fully verified.

After that, a civil-military coup d'etat took place and the royal family was expelled from Ostland, the so-called Victory on March 6, where the Ostlandic people rebelled against the country's authoritarian regime.

British Protectorate of Ostland (1920 - 1921)
After the 1919 coup d'état, a diplomatic group sent by the UN and the United Kingdom arrived in Nordostat and created a provisional government, as a protectorate. The agreement was that after reaching an agreement with the military and political movements, and after the elections were held to elect a president. In the time of the provisional government, Parliament was also reinstated.

The British authorities left the Governement after a year after the coup d'état.

Republic of Ostland (1921 - current)
After the fall of the Kingdom, the economy had considerable ups and downs in the next two decades, due to instability among the working class, common social unrest, and corruption.

However, a series of reforms called the Aktiv Ostland Plan, which reformed social and economic laws and made great changes in the country's situation. To this is also added the Nationalization of the Petroleum Industry, since due to political instability, foreign companies ceased operations before the coup d'état, and that favored the country and the finally creation of the Ostland Petroleum and Mining Corporation, (today called State Hydrocarbons of Ostland Inc.).

Present (since 1950)
In 1950, were reorganized much economic and social policies that boosted the economic growth and welfare of the country.

The country has been in constant economic growth since 1960, growing up to 12% maximum per year.

In August 1990 the last agreements with the European Union were signed and officially Ostland was recognized as a member; Since then, the country has continued to evolve and has become much more open to international trade.

Covid-19 pandemic in Ostland (2020)
In 2020, the Covid-19 Pandemic occurred in the world, and in Ostland the first case was reported on February 27, and a few weeks later, Emergency and Quarantine actions were decreed.

Islands
Ostland is composed of 6 main islands and a special territory with special status, the Saltnings Island. The Islands are only symbolic and geographic divisions, since the first level of administrative division of Ostland are by Counties. However, each island has a prefecture, it is a kind of small parliament to handle the affairs of each island. In each prefecture, county governor meet with they team and all countie's kommuner majors every week in a General Meeting to discuss county's matters of importance.
 * Ostland Styrøe: Literally meaning Ostland's Big Island, is the main and largest island of the country. In this island is located the capital of the country, Nordøstat.
 * Olekslyke: is the second most populated island, and the third largest in Ostland. The Capital of this Island is Mellerby. Its the Ostland's main source of income is the production of cotton and flowers.
 * Rästrav: Is an island of Ostland located to the northwest of the archipielago.
 * Kolonsgrat: is one of the smallest of the archipielago. Its capital: Lykenbyer.
 * Saltning Islands: Before 1956, this island was an uninhabited territory administered by the Northern Ireland governorate of the United Kingdom, however the 35km island was claimed by the Ostlandic government from the United Kingdom. The Island was ceded to Ostland, and the population of the Island began. There are currently 134,260 people living on the island; Most of them are farmers who grow organic fruits, flowers and livestock.

Counties
The first level of administrative division of Ostland are the Counties (which are like the States of the United States). Previously they were denominated as Federal Provinces, however, this changed after 1920 and the fall of the Monarchy in Ostland, when the division of the country was reorganized.
 * Styrøe counties: The main island of Ostland, where the capital Nordostat and most of the economic, cultural and financial centers of the country are located.
 * Nordøstat: The capital city of Ostland. Is a Federal city that constitute their own county, because almost the entire county is the metropolitan area of ​​the city. It is the most populous, developed and wealthiest county in the country, as well as the economic center of Ostland. Nordøstat is known for its tall modern buildings and towers, large shopping malls and very European streets.
 * Karelstat: Its is the current equivalent of historical region of Northern Federation, in northern Ostland. It has registered the lowest temperatures in the country.
 * West Styrøe: Is another county, located on the central-east coast of the island. It is known for being the Capital of the fishing Industry, and from here the majority of fish and shellfish products are exported to the rest of the country. Its capital is Port Thordsjen.
 * Olekslyke counties:
 * Mellerby: Its capital is Mellerfield. It is located on the northern part of island of the same name, on the southwest part of Ostlandic archipielago.
 * South Mellerstøy: The second and least populous of the Mellerfield Island counties. Its capital is the city of Fieldhavn. It is a fairly new and small county (in terms of population), it used to be a place of towns but it has been modernized in the last decades. The main activity is fishing, as well as agriculture and textiles.
 * South Mellerstøy: The second and least populous of the Mellerfield Island counties. Its capital is the city of Fieldhavn. It is a fairly new and small county (in terms of population), it used to be a place of towns but it has been modernized in the last decades. The main activity is fishing, as well as agriculture and textiles.

Largest populated areas
Ostlandic cities are well known for being highly industrialized and efficent, organized and clean.

Economy
The Ostlandic Economy is based mainly on the export of products such as food, the agricultural production of fruits and vegetables, the extraction of oil and the artisanal production of honey and flowers.

The country enjoys excellent economic stability and general prosperity.

The major Economic Centers cities in the country are: Ostland has also become a country full of well-known international franchises; Rstaurants such as: McDonald's, KFC, Starbucks, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell have been in Ostland for years and have expanded rapidly due to the high purchasing power of the Ostlandics and the economic and social stability gives these franchises the security to invest in the country.
 * Nordostat: Main industrial and economic center of the country.
 * Mellerby: Second industrial and economic center. Main point of exportation and business with Ireland, the United Kingdom and to a lesser extent with the United States.
 * Timmsgrat: A city of economic importance because it is the main Oil Extraction point in Ostland. It is also a tourist city.

Language
Ostlandic and English are the most important languages ​​in Ostland. The Ostlandic Language is the national and official language, and is spoken by 90% of the population as a mothern language but understood by 96% of the population. English has status quo of being a foreing language or an official language, but it is recognized as a secondary language for work and learning affairs. It is widely understood by a large percentage of the urban population.

Foreign languages are spoken by inmigrant communities across the country. The main foreign languages spoken are German, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Czech, Turkish, Kazakh, Estonian and Norwegian.

Language
"Main article: Ostlandic language"

Television
"Main article: Television in Ostland"Television in Ostland was first introduced in 1942, in the middle of the WW2, The first television device in Ostland, used at the launch of the system, was brought from the United Kingdom. It was only available in the capital, and in strategic areas like Harolstat and Timsgrat, which were considered as provisional capital in case of invasion. As of 1951, all territories of the country had access to television and electricity.

The first channel to be broadcast was ONL, the Ostland´s national channel: Was be opened 4 hours after the TV launch, at the 13:30 hours at the Local Time.

Internet
"Main article: Internet in Ostland"The Internet came to Ostland in 1990: Arriving relatively late compared to other European countries that already had an Internet connection. It quickly became a sensation in the Country: It was something revolutionary that everyone wanted to have in their homes.

Education
School days are Monday through Friday. The average school day is from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. School Days in the Elementary Stage in Ostland is from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM and School Days in the Secondary Stage in Ostland is from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Students in Ostland are given vacation 4 times each school year, for religious celebrations, summer vacations or Christmas.
 * Students in Ostland receive a vacation for the first time each school year, for Christian Easter. This vacation lasts two full weeks (Almost away in April) and the students return to school 2 days after the last two weeks.


 * Students in Ostland receive a vacation an second time each School year, for the Summer Vacations. This vacations lasts Seven full Weeks (Almost always begins in July and ends in September) and the students return to school 4 days after ended the seven weeks.
 * Students in Ostland receive a vacation an third time each School year, for the Christmas Holidays. This vacations lasts Six full Weeks (Almost always begins in December and ends in January) and the students return to school 4 days after ended the six weeks.

Society
The Ostlandic society is known for being very open to the new and at the same time conservative; On the one hand they are very attached to religion, and the acceptance rates of the LGBT community amount to 72.3%, that defines the perfect moral contrast of the ostlandic society.

A problem in Ostlandic society is discrimination based on religion and culture, in which Asian immigrants are affected. However, each time the government and the Young Movement are ending this.

Laws

 * Law of Protection for the Sheeps: The National Animal of Ostland is the Sheep. So in 1980, the Ost government promulgated a Law for the Protection of these. The Law prohibits anyone inside the country from killing or extracting sheep's wool and leather. However, extracting milk from the sheep is allowed, as it is less painful for them.
 * Homosexual marriage is legally and allowed in Ostland since 2006, although in the Islands it is rare to see couples of this type.

Trivia

 * The National Animal of Ostland is the Sheep. Since the primitive eras, the Ostlandics have had sheep on their islands, to the point that in 1980,4 of every 10 Residents of the Island had a sheep as a pet.