Erpus

Erpusian Republic is a island country, located in the Indian Ocean between.

The country's official language is Erpusian, but English and German were the most recognized and used national language.

Geography
Erpus is an island country that looks similar to Hainan Islands of China (but the actual country is different), thus jokes about Erpus and China's Hainan Islands were made on Internet (to this day).

Culture
The culture of the Erpus is primarily a Western culture with Middle Eastern characteristics, which absorbs influence from Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Education
The school days are from Monday to Friday. The average school day is from 6:50am to 12:30pm. Primary schools in Erpus is from 8:00am to 11:50am, and middle schools in Erpus is from 7:50am to 12:30pm. The school exams were all in English, although non-exams classes were in Arabic, English, Erpusian, German, Pashtun, and Urdu. English is mandatory for all students. Arabic, Pashtun and Urdu classes were optional for non-Arabic, non-Pashtun, and non-Urdu students (mandatory for Islamic students and also Arabian, Pashtun, and Urdu students), while German classes were also only mandatory for English and German students, and optional for Arabian, Pashtun, and Urdu students. Islamic classes were mandatory for Islamic students and also Arabian, Pashtun, and Urdu students.

A few state-run public Hindi/Tamil/Telugu schools were also build, which only accepts Hindi/Tamil/Telugu students and those who want to learn Hindi/Tamil/Telugu and who are Hindu. State-run public Vietnamese schools were also build too.

Population
The population in the country is about c. 7,520,000. (2022 estimate)

People/Trends

 * The current population in Erpus is about c. 8,180,000.
 * The life expectancy in Erpus, is 75.2 for men and 76.1 for women.
 * The marriage age is 24 in Erpus.
 * When referring to something belonging to Erpus, it is referred to as "Erpusian" or "Erpusense".
 * Draft dodgers and refugees have had the right to seek asylum in Erpus under the Geneva Convention.

Trivia

 * The Erpusian / Erpusense flag is a modified version of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.