Laotianlands

Laotianlands is a fictional country located in the North Sea between the UK and Norway. It was confederated on June 7th 1817 as it got independence from the UK and France as 1 country.

Laotianlands is a member of NATO.

Ethymology
Laotianlands is not related to the Southeast Asian country of Laos; the name comes from the Lautyen Gaelic tribes that inhabited the island before the UK took it over. Laotian is not a spoken language in the country and the country's main languages are Laotianlandian English and Laotianlandian French.

Pre-colonial era (621-1787)
The island what would become modern day Laotianlands was first discovered by humans in 621, the people living on the island would form the Lautyen Gaelic Tribe, and incorporate a village what would become Laotian City when the British took it over. In 1022, another tribe was formed on the island, being the Toki Pona Tribe.

Colonial era (1788-1816)
In 1788, the British sailed to the island, thinking it would be a great choice for a new colony after they lost the Thirteen Colonies in 1776, so they did exactly that; colonise the island inhabited by Lautyens and Toki Ponas, the French then decided to join in on colonising the island in 1791, continuing until both countries had fair chunks of it. After France lost the Napoleonic War, they had to give a piece of the island to the UK, who let them keep the remaining part as written in the peace treaty.

Independence era (1817-present)
In 1817, the French and the British decided to give independence to the island as a single country, the country was named "(the) Laotianlands" after the Lautyen Gaelic tribe what lived there, and the country had the British monarch as the head of state. In 1938, Laotianlands became a presidential republic, though it is still a part of the Commonwealth.

The country remained neutral during both world wars, and joined NATO in 1993.

Trends

 * The currency is the Laotianlandian Pound (£) - similar to the British Pound Sterling
 * The legal drinking age is 17
 * The legal marriage age is 18
 * The legal having sex age is 18
 * When referring to something belonging to the Laotianlands, the adjective "Laotianlandian" is used.
 * Same-sex activity was legalized in 1978, with same-sex marriage being legalized in 1989.
 * The legal voting age is 16, women were not allowed to vote until 1920.

Fun Facts

 * Laotianlands is the first country to have people who could see into the future, the ability of future vision was invented in Jexenton in 1976, and during the tail end of the 70's, was now accessible across the entire country, with worldwide expansion happening throughout the 80's
 * Laotianlands is the first fictional country to license commercial radio stations, having done so in 1930.

Television
The major TV Networks in the Laotianlands are LLBC 1, LLBC 2, UTB, HBC, ITC, LLITV and LLBC 3.

The pay TV providers in the Laotianlands are Watchbox, Pontiac TV, T-Mobile TV and Gamesat, the free-to-air TV providers are Freeview and Freesat.

Commercial TV channels in the Laotianlands have been regulated by the Corporation for Media Regulation since 1958.

Radio
National analogue radio stations include LLBC Radio 1, LLBC Radio 2, LLBC Radio 3, LLBC Radio 4, HBC 1FM, HBC 2FM, HBC 3FM, DOI Radio and the Mix Radio Network.

Commercial radio stations in the Laotianlands have been regulated by the Corporation for Media Regulation since 1930.

Film
The film industry in the Laotianlands is named "Terrewood", after the French word for "lands".

Major film studios in the Laotianlands include Laofilm, Pontiac Film Productions, LLBC Films, Magic Productions and National Film Studio of the Laotianlands.

Minor speciality film studios include Mollusc Studios, Ivy Film Corporation, Diamond Pictures, Ministry of Film and Television Productions, Ruby Film Productions, FilmFrancais, PProductions, General Motion Pictures and Evri Pictures.

Cinema chains in the Laotianlands include LaoCinema (owned by AMC), Ruby Cinemas, Vue, Cineworld and Pontiac Cinemas.

Films in the Laotianlands are classified/rated by the Laotianlandian Film Advisory System Technology.

Newspapers
National newspaper companies in the Laotianlands include Laotian Daily, The Times, Daily Upfront, Hitel Live, Island News and Pollering Post.

This also includes local newspaper companies, like the Brixington Post,

New Towns
Following the Towns Act of 2018, the government of the Laotianlands had planned on making new towns in the country with advanced technology by 2024. They announced that they will be disestablishing 5 towns to make was for the new towns in 2019, being: Many businesses moved before the towns were disestablished, whereas others like the world-famous Radio Clayhill permanently closed. Construction on the new towns will begin in 2024, to be finished by 2033.
 * Clayhill (To be replaced by Mulhoven New Town)
 * Ilton (To be replaced by Elerington)
 * Ponnia (To be replaced by Ownigton)
 * Vivon (To be replaced by Zeezend)
 * Kelton (To be replaced by Moonoria)

Sub-pages

 * List of counties in Laotianlands
 * List of settlements in Laotianlands
 * Cinema in Laotianlands
 * Radio in Laotianlands
 * Television in Laotianlands
 * Newspapers in Laotianlands
 * Technology in Laotianlands
 * Road system in Laotianlands
 * Education system in Laotianlands
 * Retail in Laotianlands