Nation/Whites Holler
| The Armed Republic of Appalachia | ||||
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| Capital | Chillicothe | |||
| Largest city | Kanawha Valley | |||
| Official languages | English | |||
| Ethnic groups | 99.4% White | |||
| Demonym | Appalachian | |||
| Government | Constitutional Republic | |||
| - | President | Winston Carleton | ||
| - | Holy God Emporer | Sjurd Haakonsson | ||
| Legislature | Congress | |||
| - | Incorporated | 15 August 2032 | ||
| Population | ||||
| - | April 2041 estimate | 2,178,068 | ||
| Currency | Gold (WHA) |
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| Time zone | EST | |||
| Drives on the | right | |||
| Calling code | +304 | |||
| Internet TLD | .appalachia | |||
Whites Holler is a nation located in Appalachia and part of Sjurdland with a 2040 estimated population of 2,100,000, up from 1,300,000 in 2037. The first and current President of the Armed Republic of Whites Holler and Greater Appalachia is Winston T. Carleton. Adhering to strict Christian Identity, the nation is among the worlds most religious nations. Industry, including coal mining and steel production, carries the economy which is considered to be healthy and growing fast. Access to the nation, even from residents of Sjurdland allies is extremely difficult. Particular merit and skill-based immigration occur after a DNA test.
Slavery, as chartered in the Appalachian Constitution permits slavery for agriculture but not for industrial nor commercial work. There are an estimated 64,000 slaves in the nation. A poll conducted with 20,000 slaves showed 88% to be Black or Black-mixed, 6% to be Latin or Hispanic, 3% to be White, and 2% to be of Indian or Asian descent.
Charleston is the historical capital of West Virginia, one of two Capital Cities chartered by Sjurd, and the largest city in the nation. and remains an important city in Whites Holler today. Charleston is estimated to have a population of 97,000 as of 2040. Spencer is the current capital of Whites Holler but a new city will be nominated by 2041.
In 2040 Whites Holler took control of large tracts of land to the west of the Ohio River as part of the Ohio River Conflict. A large area south of Columbus (Ohio) became Whites Holler. This included the strategic and important cities of Chillicothe, Circleville, Athens, Steubenville, Gallipolis all of Ohio as well as Ashland and Pikeville of Kentucky.
Whites Holler is the only nation in Sjurdland that decriminalized possession of Marijuana. The measure passed by popular vote of the public (64% yay to 36% nay). The bill allowed for the decriminalization of less than 1oz of Marijuana and also banned opioids as a prescription medicine. Since 2037, the rate of opioid overdose as dropped by 89%.
The culture of Whites Holler is based largely in traditional Appalachian culture. Bluegrass, country and Gospel are the most common genres of music. However, there is a sizable "alternative" community of many hardcore, punk, emo, and metal bands and fans, collectively referred to as "Christiancore " or "Jesuscore". President Carleton himself is the vocalist of Christian-hardcore band Naproxen and the post-grunge band Nightwept.
