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The ''Flyggen Vereini'', the flag of Kohlandia, is a symbol of Kohlandia's heritage and the diversity of its people. The three background colours represent the three ancient kingdoms of Cuthria, Hegendrium and Thursus. The red lines are a stylised representation of the river Kohland and its numerous tributaries. The yellow bands around the red lines supposedly represent fields full of crops growing on the banks of the Kohland. The thin purple border between the red and yellow lines represent the Thursian farmers who first cultivated the Kohland region, prior to the arrival of the ancient Cuthrians. | The ''Flyggen Vereini'', the flag of Kohlandia, is a symbol of Kohlandia's heritage and the diversity of its people. The three background colours represent the three ancient kingdoms of Cuthria, Hegendrium and Thursus. The red lines are a stylised representation of the river Kohland and its numerous tributaries. The yellow bands around the red lines supposedly represent fields full of crops growing on the banks of the Kohland. The thin purple border between the red and yellow lines represent the Thursian farmers who first cultivated the Kohland region, prior to the arrival of the ancient Cuthrians. | ||
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| Kolandjrska (Kohlandia) | |||
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| Motto:We can see your house from here | |||
| Anthem:Sterkere Kolandjrska Kohlandia the Strong | |||
| Location | Kohlandia Map | ||
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| Area | 1,038,012km2 | ||
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7.12% | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population | 86,021,163 (2016 Census) | ||
| Density | 77/km2 | ||
| Government | |||
| Capital | Dunhallow | ||
| Type | Federal Republic | ||
| President | Alix_Trevørentsdottr | ||
| Legislature | Perljamenten Vereini | ||
| Official Languages | Thursian, Cuthrian, English | ||
| Economy | |||
| Currency | Kohlandian Kwjd ("Quid") (KK) | ||
| Economic Structure | Capitalism | ||
| GDP (2016) | $1.86 Trillion | ||
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$21,622.58 | ||
| Unemployment | 22.1% | ||
| Gini | 24.1 | ||
| Development | |||
| Life expectancy | 70.12 years | ||
| Improved water access | 92% | ||
| Literacy | 98% | ||
| Enrollment | 99% | ||
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99.2% (compulsory) | ||
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99% (compulsory) | ||
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24.1% | ||
| PDAS rating | B- | ||
| Standards | |||
| Measures | Metric | ||
| Date format | day-month-year | ||
| Traffic | Left-hand | ||
| Codes | |||
| ISO code | KOL | ||
| TLD | .kol | ||
| Calling code | +292 | ||
The Federal Republic of Kohlandia is a small, equatorial nation in the East Pacific region, situated in the Christeas Sea off the coast of Bachtendenkuppen. It is a federal nation comprising six member states: the former kingdoms of Thursus, Cuthria and Hegendrium and the Kjerne island colonies of Rhegdo, Thia and Skleed.
Kohlandia is notable for its compulsory military service and extensive space program. It is home to several world-famous businesses, including soft drink manufacturer April Kohla, and is notorious for its extensive use of Wood Pigeons, the Kohlandian national animal, in its tourism adverts.
History
Early History
Unification
Modern Kohlandia
Geology
Politics
The Lancean Party and the Foundation of Parliament
Modern Kohlandian Politics
The Kjerne Island Independence Movement
People and Culture
Language
Kohlandia is a multilingual nation, with the vast majority of its inhabitants speaking Thursian, Cuthrian, English or a combination of these three national languages, at least to some extent. Official business of the Kohlandian Parliament, the Perljamenten Vereini, is conducted in Thursian but all official documentation is produced in all three languages.
Ethnicity
Religion
For hundreds of years, regional pagan deities were worshipped in local communities across Kohlandia. Christian missionaries came to the islands for centuries but never found a real foothold, with at most 12% of the population claiming to follow Christianity in the oldest extant census, from 1704. Kohlandia's religious observance has never been strong. According to all census results from 1800 onward, attendance at mainstream religious events has been in steady decline.
Kohlandia embraced Wicca in the 1960s, following the publication of Gerald Gardener's Witchcraft Today, which was a huge success in the islands' main cities. With declining observance of traditional Kohlandian deities by 2015, A petition by the Kohlandian Grand Unified Coven to declare Wicca Kohlandia's national religion was successful. The National Religious Declaration Act 2015 gained Presidential approval on 8 January 2015.
National Holidays
The Flag
The Flyggen Vereini, the flag of Kohlandia, is a symbol of Kohlandia's heritage and the diversity of its people. The three background colours represent the three ancient kingdoms of Cuthria, Hegendrium and Thursus. The red lines are a stylised representation of the river Kohland and its numerous tributaries. The yellow bands around the red lines supposedly represent fields full of crops growing on the banks of the Kohland. The thin purple border between the red and yellow lines represent the Thursian farmers who first cultivated the Kohland region, prior to the arrival of the ancient Cuthrians.
Flag Artefact Theory
What the black border around the yellow lines represents is not always agreed upon. Some scholars argue that it represents the modern view of a separation of the Republic from its roots in the Old Kingdom, an argument born out of the fact that the border does not exist on older flags. Others argue that it is simply there as a by-product of the fact that the Republic's flag was built up from several photocopied pieces of paper. This is known as the "artefact" or "shadow on the copier" theory.
Notable People From Kohlandia
- April Kohl, entrepreneur and inventor of the soft drink April Kohla
- Hrothgar Kupper, author of 10 Reasons To Leave The Planet Today
- Zoë Kirk, former President of Kohlandia
- Penny Menace, political commentator and TV personality
- Alix Trevørentsdottr, current President of Kohlandia
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The Federal Republic of Kohlandia |
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| Main article: Kohlandia | ||
| Important Topics: Culture ♦ Thursian ♦ Kohlandian Wicca ♦ Kohlandian Space Program ♦ Kohlandian Military | ||
| Government: Kohlandian Parliament ♦ President of Kohlandia ♦ The Lancean Party ♦ Republic Workers Party ♦ Liberal-Green Alliance | ||
| Notable Kohlandians: Zoë Kirk ♦ Alix Trevørentsdottr ♦ April Kohl ♦ Penny Menace | ||
| History: Kohlandia in Prehistory ♦ Early Thursian Kingdom ♦ Thursus-Cuthria Union ♦ The Kingdom of Kohlandia ♦ Kohlandian Civil War ♦ Kohlandian Revolutionary War | ||
