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Scandinavia
 * Summary:
 * Government: Scandinavia holds a vote in January to ask the citizens if they would like for it to change from a kingdom to a union. The vote comes out as 65.83% For and 34.17% Against, with the people who are For arguing that a kingdom is a “thing of the past”. On February 1st, 2036, Scandinavia officially becomes a constitutional republic. It is provisionally renamed to the United States of Scandinavia, but a new name will be used next year. The constitution is rewritten, but Parliament will stays the same. Two other major votes to come in the near future are:
 * 2037 Presidential Elections: Since King Haaken VI has decided to step down due to the governmental reforms, the very first presidential elections will take place in 2037. Each term will be 3 years long, and the person can run three times to hold office for a maximum of 9 years.
 * Candidates:
 * Emma Jakobsen (Social Democratic Party): Born in Bergen, Emma Jakobsen is the second-in-command of the popular Social Democratic Party, which holds the most seats in Parliament. She is the former mayor of Bergen and the first lady of Hordaland. Her father was governor of Hordaland and Secretary of State. Her husband, Fredrik Jakobsen, was also born in Bergen. He is currently governor of Hordaland, which is now a department instead of a region.
 * Aapo Pajari (Green Party): The runner-up party is represented by Aapo Pajari, the governor of the region-turned-province of North Karelia. Aapo Pajari is the current leader of the Green Party as well. He was born in the small town of Rääkylä, and he plans to make Scandinavia “99% renewable”
 * Kennet Ostberg (United Conservatists): Kennet Ostberg was born in Stockholm and went to Karolinska to study business. He and his family are very affluent, and he is one of the richest men in Sweden.
 * Lorens Virtanen (Centrist Union): Lorens Virtanen was born in Vaasa to Swedish and Finnish parents. at only 6 months old, Virtanen moved to Scandinavian West Africa due to his father’s job. He grew up and came back to the mainland for his education, where he went to Lund University. He came back and became mayor of Nouakchott, which was renamed by him Stehävti. He grew into the new governor of Mauritania, and finally is now the colonial president of SWA.
 * Katariina Lahti (Labour Party): Katariina Lahti was born in Russia, but since both her parents were Estonian, she was given Estonian citizenship. She has lived in Narva all her life, and she has not gone to any university. She is currently mayor of Narva.
 * 2036 Capital Referendum: Since Kristiana, the current capital, is also the capital of the new state of Norway, a new capital must be chosen. The elected city will be the home of the president and Parliament, and it will receive global attention. Its name will be changed to its Latin name. State capitals cannot run. The candidates are Kalmar, Gothenburg, Norrkoping, Parnu, Stavanger, Malmo-Lund, as well as a new capital built on reclaimed land in the Baltic Sea. Their Latin names (respectively) are Calmaria, Gothenburgum, Norcopia, Pernavia, Stavangia, Malmogia-Lunda.
 * Wars:
 * Operation Britannia: As the final land under UK resistance is occupied and the UK surrenders, Scandinavia announces their plans to annex Burkina Faso, Jan Mayen, and a small area in England that ranges from East Yorkshire to North Lincolnshire, with Hull as the capital. It will be like an unincorporated territory of Scandinavia, and citizens there will be able to vote for the president. However, since they are not residents of the mainland, they will not be able to vote for the capital. Scandinavia also announces that it will send economic aid to the planned country of Scotland.
 * Operation Tiljok: Since Scandinavia sees the Jabrilian Caliphate as weak due to the Algerian rebels, they declare war on it. They send many of their troops occupying Burkina Faso to the frontier, and they occupy some of Mauritania, the Algerian border, and Niger. Embargos are placed and sanctions are enacted. All the IKEAs in the JC are closed down after the government asked IKEA to do so.
 * Operation Tampere: Scandinavia is part of the Silver Commonwealth, so by the end of the year, it mobilises many troops from Jan Mayen and Britain as well as any troops that are not doing anything right now to the Russian border. Scandinavia declares war on Russia and launches a full scale attack on the border. They occupy some of the border and they conduct weekly airstrikes on Viipuri, St. Petersburg, and Murmansk. They also let any SC member set troops in their land if they need, but they need to ask permission.
 * Technology: As the age of technology/information unravels, more and more innovations lead Scandinavia to become an inventive nation each day. Scandinavia’s government uses this new technology to improve the lives of the citizens.
 * Land Reclamation: The Vainameri Land Reclamation Project that connected the Estonian islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa to the mainland is complete. The Kalmar Strait Land Reclamation Project connecting Oland with Sweden is also complete.
 * Artificial Islands: Some new artificial islands are starting to be created on the southern Norwegian coast and the central Swedish coast due to the growing population. Though Scandinavia has a lot of land inland and to the north, the Green Party, the second largest party in the nation, objects to the government taking the protected land that is sanctuary to many different species of animals and plants. Since the Baltic Sea and Skagerrak are both pretty shallow, islands are created there.
 * Land Bridges: A land bridge is beginning to be built from Gotland to Oland, but the government is more focused on the artificial islands.
 * Nuclear Shelters: Since the world is making nuclear shelters in case of a nuclear fallout and the government wants to provide the best for its people, Scandinavia begins to build nuclear shelters. The first three will be the largest. They are called Stockholm-Västerås, Kristiana-Drammen, and Helsinki-Espoo-Vantaa. Plans are made to make one near Tallinn, and the people have already started building private shelters near their homes. Small shelters will also be built on the mountainous Norwegian coast, Southern Sweden, Lapland, and Jan Mayen. SWA will also build some, but now now.
 * Renewable Energy: This year, Scandinavia is 95.3% dependent on renewable energy. This is huge, and it was all made possible due to the second leading party in Scandinavia: The Green Party. Scandinavia is seen as a green/environmental paradise. More “tyroliennes” are built, and more solar panel farms are placed.
 * Space Program: Following the example of the leading powers of the world, Scandinavia started Operation Ouranos, a space program with ambitions to learn more about the vast universe.
 * Architecture: The newest homes built are the most ergonomic of their kind. They are environmentally friendly, and they look aesthetically pleasing as well. A tower is planned to be built in the future capital of Scandinavia. It will be a stately landmark that is globally known.
 * Regions:
 * State of Norge: The westernmost state that stretches from Kristiansand to Vardo. Kristiania is the capital, federal capital, and largest city, and Bergen & Trondheim are the second and third most populous cities, respectively.
 * State of Sverige: The most populous state that is located in the middle. It encompasses from Malmo to Lulea. Stockholm (Holmia) is the capital and largest city, and Gothenburg & Malmo are the second and third most populous cities, respectively.
 * State of Suomi: The Finnish state that goes from Helsinki to Inari. Helsinki-Espoo-Vantaa (or just HEV/Heeva) (Hevigia) is the capital and largest city, and Tampere & Turku are the second and third most populous cities, respectively.
 * State of Eesti: The smallest of the four states, Estonia is in the central-east and borders Russia and Poland. Tallinn (Revalia) is the capital and largest city, and Tartu & Narva are the second and third most populous cities, respectively.
 * Autonomous State of Jan Mayen* and Svalbard: What used to be only Svalbard is now Jan Mayen and Svalbard after it was unofficially annexed. More and more people move to the ASJS each year because of global warming. This place is very cold in the winter, but quite nice in the summer. Longyearbyen is the capital, and Olonkinbyen* is the capital of the semi-autonomous state of Jan Mayen.
 * Scandinavian West Africa: The governmental reforms on the mainland has led SWA to ask for autonomous statehood, just like Jan Mayen and Svalbard. The decision will be discussed by Parliament, and it will be said next year. Tiljok is the capital and capital of Mali, Stehävti (Nouakchott) is the capital of the region of Mauritania, and Ülereborg* is the unofficial capital of Burkina Faso.
 * East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire*: The unofficial unincorporated territory of East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire will undergo a name change as it is too long. It will receive a Latin name, since a Scandinavian name would upset the residents while an English name would upset the Scandinavians. The capital is Hull.
 * Military: The military increases greatly this year due to drafitngs because of Operation Tiljok and Tampere. These new people are mostly men and women 18-30, and they are used mostly for border patrol and city defense. However, another group of draftees enroll in the full military, which will make them go on the offense.
 * Technology: Though the NAU has not shared their technologies with Scandinavia, Scandinavia begins to research railguns as well as other innovative weapons that can enhance combat.
 * Total Forces:
 * 4.7 million active
 * 800k reserve
 * Demographics: The population of the whole Scandinavian Realm this year is 131,782,500 people.
 * Language: Since there is so much diversity in the nation, official language of Scandinavia is now Latin. Other regional official languages are Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Estonian, and English.
 * Religion: The Church of Scandia gains more popularity, but Scandinavia has freedom of religion.
 * Education: Scandinavia conducts a national test taken by all students to see who are the most exceptional. This test is called SNASS (Scandinavian National Assessment for Secondary School). This test will be annual, and students will take it each February. In November, the best will go to the capital (right now it is Kristiania) to be congratulated by the president. They will earn scholarships, grants, etc. to any university.
 * Economy: The economy has been doing neither well nor badly because of the constant wars and innovative projects. Tourism increases each year, because of Scandinavia's pristine landscape.
 * Transportation: Transportation is pretty limited in Scandinavia, especially in the northern regions and fjords. The government is going to build the Trans Scandinavian Highway System to ease travel in the large country.
 * Trans Scandinavian Highway System: This highway will connect Bergen, Trondheim, Kristiania, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Hevia, Turku, Tampere, and Tallinn to each other. It will be like the German Autobahn, and the government says this will be the safest highway in the world.
 * Tiljok-Stehävti-Ülereborg Highway: This highway will not only connect Tiljok, Stehävti, and Ülereborg to each other, it will also further develop SWA. A highway will also be built to rely Tiljok and Timbuktu.
 * Diplomacy: