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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
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, current president of Kohlandia
- Penny Menace, political commentator and TV personality