Nation/Vrnallia

United States of Vrnallia
United States of Vrnallia Vrnaljaj Vrndikovičlo
	Motto: "Urochka, Tvajmàra, Pokuljà" ; "Peace, Justice, Understanding"
	Anthem: "Aziatta" ; "Our Homeland"
	Vrnallia is in the west of Asura
Region	The Federal Union
Capital	Zalejk
Largest city	Dvrieska Citya
Official languages	Vrnallian
Recognised national languages	Vrnallianb
Demonym	Vrnallian
Government	Federal Democratic Republic
Legislature	Vrnallian Parliament (Vrnalja Aladnàje)
History
Area
Population
GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
HDI (2012)	0.926; very high
Currency	Zneda; (ȥ) (VZN)
Time zone	West Asuran Standard (UTC+0)
Date format	yyyy-dd-mm
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+33
Internet TLD	.vr
a.	Dvrieska City was formerly the capital of Vrnallia. Zalejk became the temporary capital in 1871 and was made the permanent capital by the Second Constitution.
b.	Standard Vrnallian is based on the dialect of Dvrieska. All insular dialects are mutually intelligible, but the Vrnallian of mainland Asura may be a separate language.

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The United States of Vrnallia (English pronunciation /vəˈnæljə/ or /vəˈnælijə/, also called (the) USV or simply Vrnallia, called Vrnaljaj Vrndikovičlo pronounced /vr̩ˈnaʎaj vr̩ndʲikoˈvʲit͡ɕlɔ/ or Vrnalja in the Vrnallian language) is an archipelagic federal democratic republic located to the west of the mainland of Asura. The nation consists of four states - Dvrieska, Mlekie, Hujre and Mlekiezej (Mazej) - comprised of 60 electoral constituencies. Its nearest neighbours are Phaedrus Imperator to the east and Valenia to the south.

With a population of 240,809 inhabiting an area totalling 98,702km² (a population density of 2.44/km²), and a nominal GDP of just ȥ13.448 billion (NS$12.857 billion), Vrnallia is the smallest recognised sovereign nation in Asura which is also a member of the Federal Union of Asuran States. The nation is ethnically very homogeneous, having had little immigration, though recently immigration has been rising and some thriving immigrant communities may be found in major cities, such as in the capital Zalejk where 7% of residents are have a first or second generation immigrant background. The climate is similarly uniform, being temperate though slightly warmer than locations on the mainland at a similar latitude.

The United States were formally created as part of the Treaty of Union, dating to 981. However, though the islands were linked politically they continued to operate with their own (similar) government systems, and it was not until the drafting of the First Constitution in 1773 that a formal elected government was created to govern the Union as a whole. In 1783 the federal government unanimously passed the Declaration of Citizens' Rights, an extensive amendment laying down over 200 rights given to all citizens the breaching of which is illegal and punishable. These documents have both been expanded upon over the years, with the Constitution rewritten entirely in 1899 following the Doloremi Incursions (Vrnallian: Dloremúj Bmahalkaš "The Doloremi Injustices"), Great War and Declaration of Independence. Currently the Second Constitution is in its second revision and the Declaration of Rights in its fourth form.

The politics of Vrnallia, often considered complex and archaic, especially before passage of the Election Simplification Act 1950, are split between a number of parties. The current majority government is a left-wing coalition of the Socialist, Progressive and Centrist Parties, while the opposition consists of the Conservative and Nationalist parties and an independent. These parties share sixty seats in the Vrnallian Chamber. The Vrnallian Council is a four-member body currently consisting of two Socialist councillors, including First Minister Brachvieca LJešmarad, and two Conservative.

Etymology

The name Vrnallia is an anglicisation of the Vrnallian name Vrnalja. This is commonly said to derive from the Old Vrnallian Ýňáže, a compound consisting of ýňe "island" and áže "home" (Modern Vrnallian vrni and azia). Alternatively the name may derive from the name of a landholder attested in the Codex Insularum, Áigéle, thus Yňáigéle "Aigele's Island"; linguist Holjuna Kurami holds that it derives from the inflected phrase ýňe aigéléhi. Exonyms found in older Isolatonian and Midrasian texts refer to the Vrnallians as Anaillikoi and Unaxii respectively. Coloquially the country is referred to as Vrnichto "the archipelago". Mainland Vrnallians may coloquially use Vrnichto or somewhat sarcastically Ógcheleg (pronounced [ˈoχelek]) "the old country".

History

Prehistory

Evidence of human settlement in the Vrnallian archipelago dates back to at least 20000BCE, when some or most of the archipelago was joined together as a single island. There is marginal evidence that at this time Vrnallia was a peninsula on the mainland, though this is inconclusive and likely reflects an earlier period. Major evidence of settlement dates to about 4000BCE, the date at which the remarkably well-preserved sandstone Ukómnjovo Temple complex on Mazej is believed to have been built. Genetic and linguistic evidence suggests that these first settlers were Old Asurans, who moved west in response to the arrival of the more recent eastern migrants who are ancestral to the majority of Asurans today. The evidence for this is both chromosomal, in that ethnic Vrnallians possess both Y-DNA and mtDNA that is not present in most other Asurans except for those who are also believed to descend from the Old Asuran peoples, as well as linguistic, as the Vrnallian language is not related to those of mainland Asura but shows typological similarities with the small Transmontian language family.

Exhumations of prehistoric remains show that these proto-Vrnallians remained in contact with mainlanders through trade. Items buried with the dead, mainly weapons and trinkets such as mirrors, have been discovered to originate from societies living as far away as Marhemia.

The discovery that some remains unearthed on a prehistoric battleground in Brytonia in 1940 carbon-dated to between 3650 and 3670BCE include Vrnallian DNA suggests that the proto-Vrnallians may have been an unsuccessful conquering group, or that they were at at least one point invaded by mainlanders whom they were able to repel.

Early Antiquity

Early Isolatonian historians make reference to a certain Anailla or Aneilla which is commonly understood to refer to the Vrnallian archipelago. A term Melk(k)os used by some writers to refer to a west coast tribe has been tentatively connected with Mlekie (Old Vrnallian Mýlýkka), though it may be exonymic. The Anaillan people are said to have been affluent and honest but fiercely resistant if not outright hostile to outsiders.

The historian Iakkos, exemplifying this attitude, writes of how the Anaillans would trade: a foreign trader would set fire to a pole located beyond the Anaillan village to signal his desire for trade at which point two villagers would appear. One would remain with the trader while the other would select goods to purchase and take them into the village. There the villagers would select goods to offer in return, which would be given to the trader. If he felt he were being cheated the villager accompanying him would be offered as a slave.

Modern scholars dispute the accuracy of this claim. At least one contemporary source, the Erchologon of Arimausa, states that "the Anaillan village is always one to welcome a merchant, and the villagers always ones eager to part with their goods." Furthermore, though some Vrnallians entered the slave trade, there is no evidence that they were sold by their countrymen. Indeed, evidence of Vrnallians buying foreign slaves is minimal and postdates Iakkos's account.

A group identified with the Vrnallians named as Unaxii are said by Midrasian historian Claudius Divius to have fought as auxiliaries alongside Stovilians during the early Hearthurian Conquests. They acted as slingers and peltasts in a number of conflicts.

The first mention of a specific Vrnallian island is found in a footnote to a copy of an Alydianist holy text, which states that "the men of Daurestika also burn their dead." The reference here seems to be to pagan cremation practices on Dvrieska, which continued until the conversion to Luhenye Aptar in the tenth century.

The earliest extant Old Vrnallian text dating to roughly 100CE, the Codex Insularum, refers to the inhabitants of each of the islands of Mlekie (Mýlýkka), Vorod (Uórođ), Dvrieska (Dýđyréstýka), Hujre (Úŋre), Padál (Pátályđ) and Mlekiezej (Mýlýkkazáj). The name of another island mentioned Ástíua, is obscure, and may be an island which was later submerged by rising sea levels.

Antiquity

Vrnallia was able to retain its independence during the rise and fall of the Hearthurian Empire, due primarily to a combination of its remoteness as an archipelago and its strong navy, operating mainly from Mlekie. However, the rise of the Phaedrian Empire was felt to be a clear threat in Vrnallia. A military coalition of Mlekians and Dvrieskans, taking advantage of the chaos caused by the collapse of Hearthuria in the north, conquered most of the Harkas Peninsula (Phaedrian: Пынисьла Гаркасъ Pynís'la Hárkas) of modern Phaedrus Imperator as well as the island of Is'la (Исьла) and established military fortifications there. Colonists soon followed, founding successful settlements such as modern-day Zejed (Old Vrnallian: Zájjéte "Legacy", Phaedrian: Егачь Yehách). In 404CE the Vrnallian Empire was declared.

Texts from this period tell us a great deal about Vrnallian government. During the imperial period, laws were passed whereby the extent of all existing land holdings were codified, forming the basis of later methods of government. The conquest of holdings by rival landholders was banned, suggesting that previously territory and thus the mandate to rule was taken forcibly. The leadership of the Vrnallian Empire was made up of the leading landholders of the four largest islands - Mlekie, Dvrieska, Hujre and Mlekiezej - who were selected by a moot consisting of all Vrnallian landholders and representatives of the colonies and militaries.

However the Vrnallian Empire was not to last, as the expansion of Greater Phaedria eventually led to the Vrnallian-Phaedrian War of 473 which Vrnallia ultimately lost. As part of the peace terms, the colonial territory was ceded to Phaedria and Vrnallia made a Phaedrian vassal state.

Middle Ages

For most of the Middle Ages Vrnallia was under the control of Greater Phaedria. The archipelago was forced to give tribute to the Phaedrian Hierarchy as well as soldiers to the Phaedrian Army. The country was economically weak and controlled by harsh Phaedrian laws. During this time, the islands were grouped into administrative regions similar to the modern states, though with Vorod, Irihtà and Trùcha classed separately as one region.

In the ninth century, as Alydianism grew ever more omnipresent in southern Asura, Phaedrian religious laws were relaxed for pagan practices, including in Vrnallia, as a means of limiting the spread of Alydianism outside of the kingdoms of former Hearthuria. Though little remains known of Vrnallian paganism, it seems to have been similar to that found elsewhere in the north. The main centre of paganism was the largest city at the time, Hujre. As a result Hujre quickly established itself as the economic and cultural hub for Vrnallia and remained so for hundreds of years.

In the late ninth century however, motivated by the newly-founded religion of Luhenye Aptar, the Aelsyan archipelago gained its independence from Phaedria following the Aelsyan War of Independence. This religion spread to the Vrnallians of Harkas and Is'la quickly, and to insular Vrnallians in the mid-tenth century, where it was declared the official religion by the Governor of Vrnallia, Psitu Lauriendiu (Phaedrian: Звиренатуръ Пситу Луречь Zvirenatúr Psítu Luréch). Phaedria also officially adopted the religion in the early 900s, feeling that if the increasingly weak empire were united in one religion it would be easier to maintain. This proved not to be the case as a series of conflicts led to Niattirb gaining its independence in 914 during the early phase of the Aelsya-Phaedrian Niattirb Holy War and Vrnallia itself becoming independent in 1025 with the complete collapse of Greater Phaedria.

Vrnallians were at this time divided between the two existing denominations of Luhenye Aptar, the increasingly militant Orthodoxy and the avowedly pacifist Irenaea. Tensions between the groups came to a head with the Vrnallian Civil War of 1331-1334. After the murder of a number of the adherents of Irenaean Aptar of Hujre, the Irenaeans invoked the religious doctrine of Sipiha Mudánnusú (Defensive War) and sacked Hujre. The civil war was bloody and the highest estimates suggest that a full quarter of the population were killed, but ultimately the Irenaean Aptarans were victorious. A likely reason for their victory was the failure of the Sixth Mudanir in Aelsya to provide military assistance to the Vrnallian Orthodoxy, being preoccupied with the Lhedronna Religious Wars. Orthodox Aptar followers converted to Irenaean Aptar or fled to Phaedria.

Early Modern Period

The Doloremi Incursions

The Great War

Declaration of Independence

Modern History

Geography

Vrnallia is an archipelago consisting of thirty four islands, dominated by the four largest islands of Mlekie, Dvrieska, Hujre and Mlekiezej (known commonly as Mazej). Of those thirty four, only fourteen are inhabited: Mlekie, Dvrieska, Hujre, Mazej, Vorod, Kujsia, Inciage, Bronazia, Daskavona, Irihtà, Nelevdej-po-Azieš, Padál, Halkazia and Trùcha. These represent fourteen of the fifteen largest islands; the island of Ciùkaš is uninhabited though it is larger than both Trùcha and Halkazia.

The total land area of Vrnallia is 98,702km² (38,109mi²). The four major islands together measure 86,201km² (33,282mi²). The smallest island, Lajanorog, is almost exactly one square kilometre.

Vrnallian records treat the islands as four groups. The Mlekie group consists of Mlekie, Vorod, Irihtà, Somu, Lomatka, Biara, Zolchohana, Lajabiara and Symad islands. The Dvrieska group consists of Dvrieska, Inciage, Bronazia, Trùcha, Halkazia, Nàl, Erku, Hajadu, Kismi, Njalgu and Lajanorog islands. The Hujre group consists of Hujre, Kujsia, Nelevdej-po-Azieš, Padál, Syrik-Khòsan and Syrik-Lajan islands. The Mazej group consist of Mazej, Daskavona, Ciùkaš, Taphaca, Hlava, Nišchu, Jemekharys and Jalùva islands.

Climate

Vrnallia is a northern-hemisphere country lying at roughly sixty degrees north of the equator. At lower elevations two major climates are observed: further south, in most of the Hujre group and part of the Mazej group the climate is described as Marine Oceanic (Köppen Cfb) with reasonably warm summers and cool winters, while elsewhere the climate is Subpolar Oceanic (Köppen Cfc), being colder and with more frequent snowfall but with milder winters than in more northern regions. At higher elevations the climate can be tundra (Köppen ET). The frequent rainfall throughout the year was historically important in making the archipelago a valuable exporter of cabbage and cauliflower, earning it the name "green islands" in parts of the mainland (eg. Midrasian illes verdes).

The climate is greatly influenced by warm westerly ocean currents which meet the west coast of Asura and the Vrnallian archipelago. It is unknown how much, if at all this affects local temperature, but it has been linked to increased precipitation in the area. These currents may also explain the vibrant aquatic life around Vrnallia.

Nature

Vrnallia is renowned for its largely untouched land, with the many uninhabited islands being popular tourist destinations for travellers worldwide. As a result the nation's ecosystems have developed naturally over the centuries.

Fauna

Vrnallia's coasts and waters are home to a great number of aquatic lifeforms. The country's fishing industry developed as a result of the great variety of fish which could be exported to the mainland, such as cod, haddock and herring. Salmon are common in Vrnallian rivers. Other species such as seals and whales commonly visit the archipelago.

The endemic avian life of Vrnallia includes very many seabirds such as puffins, eiders and wrens, which form a major part of Vrnallian cuisine, with each island said to have its own speciality bird dish. An endemic species of raven is currently listed as critically endangered. Many migratory birds pass over Vrnallia in winter, which until recently were hunted; however, efforts by conservationists resulted in these hunts being heavily restricted by the Migratory Birds Conservation Act 1980.

The Vrnallian sheep is a national symbol, found on all islands and eaten as part of the national dish, Muskisijochto. There are also native species of cow, duck, goose, fox and chicken. The Vrnallian wolf became extinct in the early twentieth century due to overhunting, and is said to be one of the main reasons for Vrnallians' great care for their environment.

A number of land animals have been successfully introduced to Vrnallia, including the Midrasian Sheep, Delsolan Mouse and Isolatonian Rabbit.

Flora

The island of Dvrieska in the Codex Insularum is presented as heavily forested, and most of the larger islands are believed to have historically been covered in forest. As a result of deforestation however this is no longer the case, with the only large forest, Kvondumèzu, being protected as part of the Hujre Federal Nature Reserve.

Most plants in Vrnallia are varieties of shrub, wildflower, grass, lichen or moss. Thistles are particularly common and are a national symbol. The Midrasian Oak was introduced successfully to the Taphaca and Hlava islands, and there are plans to introduce more trees in the future.

Politics

Vrnallia is a federal republic with a healthy multi-party democracy. First Minister Brachvieca LJešmarad is the head of state while Premier Cismachà Zujka is the head of government. The Vrnallian Constitution is a codified document originally written in 1773 and rewritten almost entirely in 1899 after achieving independence. This document, which can only be altered through a referendum-approved Act of Parliament, defines the structure of Vrnallian government and imposes a number of checks on its power. A part of the Constitution dating back to 1783 is the Declaration of Citizens' Rights, which outlines rights for the Vrnallian people which are deemed to be inalienable. From a legislative perspective this is held to be the most important part of the Constitution.

Government

Vrnallia has a federal parliamentary system based on a hybridisation of traditional assembly-based governmental practices and the more recent Midrasian system. This has resulted in an unusual system which can be precisely described as neither unicameral or bicameral, though most classifications have tended towards analysing the Vrnallian Parliament as a unicameral premier-presidential system. The parliament consists of a sixty-member Chamber and four-member Council whose powers cross over one another. The First Minister, a member of the Council, has a large degree of legislative power (he is, for instance, able to influence parliamentary Acts including budgets, and until the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution could vote on their passage) while some executive power rests with the Premier (for example, she is Supreme Commander of the military in the event of an invasion) and Chamber as a whole (Cabinet members are mostly chosen from the Chamber). The Chamber and Council meet in the same building, the Parliamentary Assembly on Independence Square, Zalejk.

All members of the Vrnallian Parliament are elected by the populace. Vrnallian elections take place in three stages. Stage one is the election of Representatives to the Chamber for each of the nation's sixty constituencies. Stage two is the election of Councillors from each of the island groups, and stage three is the selection of First Minister from the Councillors by nationwide vote.

In the Chamber, the Premier is usually selected by the First Minister, hence the full title being Esteemed Premier of the United States of Vrnallia by Appointment of the First Minister, with a requirement for cohabitation. The current Premier, however, was elected by her party. The opposition is led by the senior member of the largest opposition party or coalition. Government and opposition Cabinet members (secretaries) are selected by the Premier and Opposition Leader respectively and may include members of the Council (the positions of Economic Secretary and Home Affairs Secretary are constitutionally required to be held by the First and Second Ministers respectively). The Speaker of the Chamber is elected by all members of the Chamber at the start of each governing term. General elections occur after four years or one week after a majority vote in the Chamber to hold an early election. This is rare however; the last early election was called in 1960 following the Helkryn Scandal.

The Vrnallian multi-party system is dominated by the Socialist, Conservative, Progressive and Centrist parties. The Nationalist Party has had at least one Representative for the last five elections, and with the one exception independent Representatives have been present in all Parliaments since 1973. The Vrnallian Council is dominated by the Socialist and Conservative parties, with the only non-Socialist or Conservative Councillor since 1950 having been Centrist Niéchkarejna Ujko in the 1977-1981 Parliament.

Although state administrations contain an odd number of members to avoid tied votes, the Chamber has an even number of members to ensure that federal Acts have the support of a "reasonable majority" of Representatives, according to original constitutional practice.

Federalism

Vrnallian is divided into four states corresponding to each of the four island groups: the State of Mlekie-Vorod, the State of Dvrieska, the State of Mlekiezej and the State of Hujre. Each of these states is locally governed by a State Administration which is elected using the Single Transferable Vote system of voting. Prior to 1950 these governments were elected using different systems; the Electoral Simplification Act unified all electoral systems into one.

State	Representatives	Administrators	Councillor	Total Islands	Population
Mlekie-Vorod	19	81	Renaku Heveksi (Socialist)	9	64,891
Dvrieska	21	101	Brachvieca LJešmarad (Socialist)	11	77,094
Hujre	12	63	Khodan Vdàci (Conservative)	7	54,571
Mazej	8	51	Hadzia Karléj (Conservative)	9	44,253

Parties

The major parties of Vrnallian politics are the Socialist Party, Conservative Party, Progressive Party, Centrist Party and Nationalist Party. Other parties exist and have had some success within state elections, such as the Liberal Party (in Dvrieska and Mlekie), Green Party (in Hujre) and the Liberal-Libertarian Alliance (in Mlekie and Hujre).

In government, the Socialist and Progressive parties are left-wing parties while the Centrists are socially and economically liberal. Socially, the Progressives are more libertarian than the Socialists as well as are entirely secular. The Centrists are also secular. Economically the Socialists have long been the more orthodox socialist party though in coalition with the Progressives they have moved to a somewhat more centrist position. This is expected to continue in coalition with the Centrists. The main opposition Conservative Party supports a liberal mixed economy and is more conservative socially than the government. The Nationalist Party, which has two federal Representatives, is very socially conservative and economically supports a state market system. The Independent in opposition, Zvabmo Dzygyn of North Vorod, was elected on a platform of social conservatism and opposition to FUAS reforms and could be said to fall on the right-wing of the Conservative Party.

Of the parties without Representatives but with state Administrators, the Liberal Party supports a free economy and are socially liberal, not unlike the Centrists. The Liberal-Libertarian Alliance, a splinter of the Liberals after some members merged with the Libertarian Party, support a classical liberal economic and social system. The Green Party is a social-democratic libertarian party with an emphasis on environmental issues.

The federal government Socialist-Progressive-Centrist coalition has a majority in the Chamber of nine. The Socialists have an outright majority in the administrations of Hujre and Mlekie, a Socialist-Centrist coalition has no majority in Dvrieska while a Conservative Party aided by an independent has a majority of three in Mazej.

Law and Justice

The Vrnallian court system, like its Parliamentary system, operates at both federal and state level. The Vrnallian Supreme Court is the highest federal court, while immediately below it are the Federal Appellate Courts. The highest devolved courts are the state Supreme Courts. Below these are the Appellate Courts, and at the bottom of the legal system are the Trial Courts. Members of the Supreme Courts are appointed by the governments and approved by the parliaments at the appropriate level, while members of all other courts are appointed by the independent Legal Appointment Regulatory Commission.

The Vrnallian Supreme Court consists of five of the highest judges in the country. The body is officially non-partisan and ideologically unbiased. State Supreme Courts are made of the highest judges from a given state. By law, these judges must have been born in the state to whose Supreme Court they are appointed. Such restrictions do not apply to the judges of other courts.

The Vrnallian court system as described in the Vrnallian Constitution is responsible for "the perusal of matters relating to the concern of justice for the convicted and accused, and the assessment of all legislation in terms of its compatibility with federal and, above all, constitutional law." The Constitution was amended following Vrnallia's acceptance to the Federal Union of Asuran States to add that the courts are also responsible for examining the compatibility of Vrnallian law with supranational law, ie. WA and FUAS law. Though the judiciary is not a formally legislative body, the Constitution asserts that "the rulings of any court, so long as they shall not be superseded by a higher court, are to be taken as binding laws and precedents."

Foreign Relations

Vrnallia became a member of the Federal Union of Asuran States (FUAS) in 2000 and has been a key voice of smaller nations in Asura but outside FUAS in negotiations. As the smallest nation to join FUAS, Vrnallia has only three seats in the Parliament of Asura, all of whom were selected by majority votes in the Dvrieska, Mlekie and Hujre-Mazej electoral regions.

Vrnallia has historically remained a fairly neutral country and therefore has been able to pursue diplomatic relations with many nations. Vrnallia's main trade partners are all within the FUAS, namely Midrasia, Isolatonia and Stovilium.

Vrnallia has an embassy with all recognised countries except for Dolorem, as a result of "continued agitation." Enmity between the nations dates back to the period leading up to the Great War, when Dolorem invaded and occupied Vrnallia. The nations have for some time been closing and reopening one another's embassies; the Vrnallian Embassy in Dolorem last closed in 2006 during the Joplonian War, with the Doloremi Embassy in Vrnallia being closed soon after.

Military

The Second Constitution of the Republic of Vrnallia, written shortly following the Great War, officially outlaws any military from operating within Vrnallia in times of peace, including banning a standing army. This decision was made partly for economic reasons, as the occupation had ruined the Vrnallian economy, and partly as a response to the havoc wreaked by war on Vrnallia and the world.

The Constitution permits mobilisation in times of war where there is a serious threat of invasion to Vrnallia, but in this instance the military would exist purely as a defensive force to be demobilised in peacetime. To this end basic military training is given to the Special Forces of the Vrnallian Police Force. Although Vrnallian police are generally unarmed, the Zalejk Emergency Munitions Stock (colloquially called Zalejk Armoury) holds weapons which would be used in war. These were mostly purchased immediately after the Great War and are completely outdated, though newer weapons formerly used by the SFVPF have also been placed into storage here. No armoured fighting vehicles are owned by Vrnallia.

The Vrnallian Merchant Fleet includes repurposed naval vessels bought from other powers on being retired. Though these were demilitarised, some have speculated that their offensive capability could be restored to use as a navy if necessary.

As a member of FUAS, Vrnallia has a pledge to be defended by FUAS powers in the event of an invasion.

Economy

Vrnallia had an annual GDP of ȥ13.448 billion (Znedas) last year, which adjusted for Vrnallia's 4.6% inflation is equivalent to NS$12.857 billion. This is the smallest GDP of any FUAS member nation. Of this, ȥ1.337 billion (NS$1.275 billion) were spent, resulting in a surplus of ȥ80.688 million (NS$76.957 million) or 0.6%.

Exports

Vrnallia's biggest export is food, especially saltwater fish which are plentiful in the archipelago. Freshwater fish, mainly salmon, are also exported though in smaller numbers. Vrnallian cabbage and cauliflower are highly regarded, and Vrnallians were amongst the founders of the International Farmers' Market, which Vrnallia has hosted twice. More recently Vrnallia has begun to export potatoes to other FUAS nations, who are able to buy from Vrnallia at cheaper prices than from non-FUAS nations.

Some restrictions on Vrnallian food exports have caused the export of whale, seal and some bird meats to fall to a low in recent years. FUAS banned the export of Vrnallian whale meat outside FUAS due to its high levels of mercury and other harmful substances.

Other exports of Vrnallia include granite, iron and aluminium sourced from Vrnallian hills and mountains, sandstone and some limestone, basalt sourced from Vrnallia's coasts and oil extracted from the Opal Ocean Oil Field, which Vrnallia has a small claim to.

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Religion

The main religion in Vrnallia is Luhenye Aptar, specifically the Irenaean or "Peaceful Step" denomination (Aelsyan: Ganyaqla aPtayár pronounced /ˌganˈjakla aˌptaˈjaːr/ literally "May Peace Lead"), which according to the 2010 census is the religion of 78% percent of the population. A further 6% of Vrnallians follow Orthodox Luhenye Aptar. The Aptar remains a major part of daily Vrnallian life both on individual and official levels. It is the official religion of the country, with the Vrnallian Irenaean Church retaining a powerful presence in the nation's political sphere.

Language

The indigenous language isolate, Vrnallian, is the national and official language of Vrnallia. It is also an increasingly uncommon regional language of the Harkas and Is'la districts of Phaedrus Imperator, though some linguists have argued that this variety, called Continental Vrnallian, is in fact a different language. Within Vrnallia, dialectical diversity is great; the specific form of the language taught in schools and used in official contexts, Modern Standard Vrnallian, is based on the dialect spoken in Dvrieska City. Written Vrnallian is almost identical to this variant.

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