[DEPRECATED] National Questionnaire Answers

Questionnaire may be found here

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How long have you been in the region?
Discounting puppets, I am currently the 4th longest standing resident of TWI.

Would you consider yourself very active, moderately active, or barely active?
At one point, very active, now barely active, with the hope of becoming moderately active in the near future.

Are you looking to improve your activity level and become more involved in the region?
Yes; just finished moving into college dorms and am making factbooks while continuing to settle in. Will hopefully begin RPing again in full force late 2016/early 2017

What is your nation's name, and what is its etymology?
Linaviar. The nation takes its name after a mountain and goddess in the Central Nuvruk Area, Linavia.

How old is your nation, who did it get its independence from, and how?
The oldest form of the nation dates back to the rise of The linavian empire in the 1350s C.E. and gained its current republican form during the early 1900s, with the Declaration of Imperial Disestablishment in 1923 and the Establishment of the Republic with the Signing of the Constitution in 1938.

What is your motto, and what does it truly mean to your government or its people?
"wan|tim|ta ku|kuz|u|ra|pir" - Translating to "Forever Our Home", Literally "The Home of Us Is Everlasting". Represents the distinct ties to the land that Linavians have, as well as displaying a sense of pride at the nation's preservation of its independence and traditional culture in the face of modern adversity.

Would you describe your nation as first-world (USA/Europe), second-world (China/Russia/South America), or third-world (Africa, Oceania)?
Third-world/developing, with a few highly developed cities. Part of this is due to circumstance, part due to the choice of many Linavians to live a traditional lifestyle. Called domestically "The Dual Society"

How would you describe your nation in three to five adjectives?
Traditional, Tribal, Spiritual, Proud, Anti-Imperialist

What real life Earth nation is your nation closest to culturally, if you had to pick?
No particular earth nation can be used to adequately describe the Linavian culture, but it can roughly (if highly inaccurately) be described as a synthesis of various Native American and Polynesian cultures thrown in a blender with "a few" original concepts.

Is your population mostly homogeneous, or are there multiple cultural or racial groups? If the latter, describe the makeup and differences.
While to the outside world the nation presents a "Linavian" people, and this is true to a certain extent due to intermingling brought upon by the formation of The Empire, Linaviar is composed of a number of native ethnicities, which can themselves be divided into subcultures. There is also a sizeable English, Alantanaian, and Xrevaran presence (the last seen by some neo-imperialists as part of the Linavian cultural sphere), as well as minor populations from nations around The Western Isles.

An ethnic map of linaviar can be found here, while a dispatch on the differences between the various ethnic groups and their role in the history of Linaviar is in the works.

What languages are most commonly spoken?
Linavic, English, various ethnic languages.

What religions are most commonly practiced?
Various forms of ku'u|pi|na|ja|uc|tas, Buddhism, Syncretistic Axantó, Anglicanism

Are your people collectivists or individualists?
For the most part, collectivists.

Is your economy best described as capitalist or communist/command?
Neither. While the economy of the cities and many non-traditional centres tends to take on a capitalist bent, being more accurately described as Nordic in nature, a large portion of the country continues of operate on traditional economics, more focused on the collective good of the local community than individual advancement. While somewhat similar to communism in nature, the people do not refer to it as such, and the focus on local customs and cultural nuances over the notions of communist ideology prevents it from being categorized as such.

Are businesses more or less restricted on what they can do compared to the United States?
A mixture of restrictions and freedoms in comparison to the united states. As stated above, the non-traditional economies more closely follow the Nordic model.

Does an average person in your nation have a higher or lower standard of living than an average American?
By quantitative standards, lower.

Is an average person in your nation influenced by the government on which career they should enter?
For the most part, no.

Is there a wide degree of social economic classes, and how hard is it to become very wealthy?
While it is, for the most part, difficult to become very wealthy in Linaviar, some intrepid individuals have managed to do so, and have come from various walks of life prior to their enterprises. That aside, there are two bands of socio-economic classes. One traditional, often seen in the the rural parts of the nation and varying in breadth from location to location, and one metropolitan, which is relatively tight in its range.

What is the extent of governmental welfare and charity organizations?
For the cities, extensive. Outside, not so much, with communities generally managing their own affairs in this regard.

In layman's terms, what is your government form?
A republic with both a president, elected every five years, and a prime minister who share various executive powers, based upon a constitution, utilizing common law with an English-style court system. Parliament has three houses, one elected by geographic seat groupings every three years, one by proportional party vote every two years, and one not elected, but instead drafted by mandatory lottery from citizens who have never served in a National executive or legislative position before and rotated out every year.

Does your government adequately represent all citizens?
Yes

Do you have a king, dictator, president, or other leader who can unilaterally make important decisions without any significant consequences?
No, not unless the nation is in a state of emergency, or there is a power specifically dedicated to the president and/or minister that they are exercising in accordance with the duties of their office.

Is any group not permitted to vote?
All citizens of age are permitted to vote, unless there is a special election with additional voting requirements reviewed and upheld by the Supreme Court.

Do your citizens have all basic human rights? If not, which ones do they lack?
Yes, all citizens have basic human rights.

Is your military a major part of your national identity?
Yes.

Does your nation emphasize the navy, air force, or land forces more than the others?
No.

Does your nation have any form of a draft or required service?
Yes, all citizens fit for service are required to be part of the Citizen Guard. This guard, however, is for defencive purposes only, and cannot be deployed outside of core Linavian territory.

How highly regarded are soldiers and veterans?
Very highly regarded.

How well trained and treated are your soldiers?
Well trained, decently treated.

What are some of your nation's biggest flaws or problems?
The current economic structure of the government would be unsustainable under significant pressure, and would fall apart should trust in the government ever falter. Furthermore, the entire nation is dependent upon the various ethnicities of Linaviar sharing a common identity. Should this break down, the nation would be shackled with instability in short order.

What is the state and outlook of infrastructure in your nation?
In most cities, serviceable to decent. In the rural areas, minimal, with efforts being conducted to maintain roads to remote areas and construct methods of communication with them. In Kulyot and Mesquv, infrastructure is excellent, a large part of their prestige in the nation.

What is the state and outlook of the environment in your nation?
In most areas, thriving, however some industries threaten certain areas, and are consequently regulated to hell and back. A factbook on the Linavian environment and its history is in the works.

What is the state and outlook of education in your nation?
Roughshod to decent, with the cities having mandatory k-12 education, and remote areas either relying upon their own resources or, more commonly, providing residence to government teachers to supplement education in areas where the community may be lacking in knowledge for parts of the year.

What is the state and outlook of healthcare in your nation?
In the cities, publicly funded healthcare and government initiatives mean that health outlook is relatively good. In rural areas, life expectancy and fatality rates tend to be higher, as while all citizens nominally have access to public healthcare, transport often prevents access to these resources, relying on traditional medicinal practices for most of their situations.

What is the state and outlook of the economy in your nation?
Somewhat stagnant, with growth in some sectors and decline in others. Many native Linavians are moving back to their traditional homelands in the face of recent economic hardships, leading to increasing government interest in immigration programmes.

Is your nation isolationist to any degree?
Not very, in fact rather interventionist, with most interventionism focusing on anti-imperialist initiatives.

How likely is it for your nation to intervene in conflicts they may not have a significant stake in?
If the conflict is expansionist in nature, likely, otherwise not likely.

Is your nation a part of any major military or political alliances?
Not currently.

Is your nation looking to join any major military or political alliances?
Potentially, but it will carefully evaluate such alliances before committing.

How likely is it that your nation would break or renege on an alliance or promise?
Unlikely, unless actions by an allied party fundamentally contradicted the government's international policy.

How stable is your nation's government?
Currently, very, but only due to the trust that people have in it. Should that trust diminish, then instability is likely. This latter fact, while known domestically, is a well kept secret internationally, and even on the home front many prefer not to think about it.