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The Commonwealth of Felpolandia
The Commonwealth of Felpolandia
National flag |
Capital | Felpolandia City |
Official languages | English |
Demonym | Felpolandian |
Government - President: | Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic Felps |
Legislature - Upper House: | Parliament Senate |
Land Area | 794,159km² |
Population - 2017 census | 2017 68,261,515 |
GDP Nominal - Total | 2017 1,826,515,151,715 |
Currency | Quicksilver |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
Measurement system: | Metric |
Drives on the: | right |
Internet TLD: | .fe |
Overview
The The Commonwealth of Felpolandia, commonly known as Felpolandia, is a country situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Felpolandia consists of two islands: Seward Island, the bigger and most populated island, where 87.3% of the population lives and where the capital — Felpolandia City — is located; and Harper Island, where the remaining 12.7% of the population live. Both islands, especially Harper Island, are home to several species of animals, including the Felpolandian turtle, which is the nation's most famous animal. As of the 2017 census, there are 68,261,515 people living in the country; of those, 59,387,519 were living in Seward Island and 8,873,996 people were living in Harper Island.
Originally discovered by the Dutch in 1593, the main island was named "Felpolandia" due to a strange fruit in the island, nicknamed "felpo" by the colonizers. Felpolandia remained a Dutch colony for 10 years until it was invaded by the British during what became the First Felpolandian War in 1603. Afterward, it stayed in British domain for 348 years before in 1951, a group of local farmers, led by Ernesto Mack, exerted pressure on the British government for a referendum on British sovereignty, and after the referendum was rejected by over 70% of the voters, the Commonwealth of Felpolandia was established on August 21, 1951. It remained neutral throughout the Cold War but sided with the United States on most foreign issues.
Felpolandia is a federal semi-presidential republic. The current president is Garrett "Felps" Oswald, which has been president since being elected in the 2010 Felpolandia presidential election after winning with 54% of the vote. He was re-elected in 2014 with 56% of the vote and in 2018 with 55% of the vote. The current prime minister since 2018 is Eric Garbutt, from the National Democrat Party. Paula Chen has been the leader of the parliament since 2004, while Regina Bolton has been chief justice since 2016. The country is separated into 7 districts - Redwell, Flowerfield, Vertbay, Ostcliff, Wayhill, Newley and Wildespell.
Felpolandians typically have a high living standard and live generally happy. Income inequality is significantly below-average, while corruption levels are minimum. The nation also has one of the highest tax rates in the world.