West Scandinavia

West Scandinavia is one of Evergreen Mapper (DEM)'s secondary nations.

West Scandinavia, officially the Federal Republic of West Scandinavia, is a country located on southwest end of the Scandinavian peninsula. It borders Germany to the south, and the Finnish Empire to the northeast. West Scandinavia is a federal republic divided into 24 Angetilstands (states).

Founding
In 1889 the Russian Empire declared war on Sweden and Norway which was called the Scandinavian War. The Swedish and Norwegian militaries were absolutely crushed and most of Sweden and Norway were annexed. The remaining territory (present day territory except for Denmark) united for protection and formed West Scandinavia.

World War I
During World War I West Scandinavia was neutral. At first it looked like they could join the Central Powers but they decided not to.

Interwar Period
During the interwar period Denmark joined West Scandinavia but Iceland and Greenland split from them. West Scandinavia didn't want to fight them in an independence war so they let them be independent. When the USSR formed Finland declared independence and at first it looked like West Scandinavia was going to get it's territory back but Finland snatched it and formed the Finnish Empire. West Scandinavia didn't want to fight them so they let them have it.

World War II
Main article West Scandinavia in World War II

West Scandinavia and Poland had strong trading ties together so when Nazi Germany and the USSR declared war on Poland West Scandinavia came to their aid. The USSR and them didn't do a lot of fighting but lots of fighting took place between Nazi Germany and them. By the end of 1940 West Scandinavia was completely occupied by Germany and a situation very similar to Denmark occurred. In 1944 the allies, mostly the UK, liberated West Scandinavia with the help of freedom fighters.

Cold War
Main article West Scandinavia in the Cold War

During the Cold War West Scandinavia joined NATO and was allied to the USA. The Finnish Empire in the east was part of the Warsaw Pact which caused the border to become heavily fortified. There was a couple of close calls on the border but no fighting took place. When the USSR collapsed the border was reopened.

Present Day
West Scandinavia left NATO after the USSR collapsed wit the president saying that "NATO is a coalition who's target country doesn't exist." West Scandinavia is member of both the EU and the UN and works very hard for world peace.

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Parliamentavfolk
The Parliamentavfold (Parliament of the People) of West Scandinavia is divided into the Overhus (Upper House) and the Underhuset (Lower House). The Underhuset consists of 155 representatives from each Angetilstand. Each state gets 5 R epresentatives ( representatives) but the 5 most populated get 1 extra representative. The Underhuset proposes laws, getting rid of laws, and other things. The Overhus consists of 48 Senators from each Angetilstand. Each state gets 2 Senators. The Overhus approves laws/other stuff that passes in the Underhuset and if it is approved it is sent to the president who either vetoes or approves it.

President
The president is the head of state. He is elected by direct elections and serves for a 5 year term with a maximum of 2 terms. The current president is Georg Löfgren who took office in July 17th, 2012. The next election will be in 2017 and Georg Löfgren could be re-elected.

Angetilstands
Main article West Scandinavian Angetilstands

The country is comprised of 24 Angetilstands which is Scandinavian for "state".

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Foreign Relations
West Scandinavia has good relations with most countries of the world and is a member of the EU and the UN. The only country that they have a frosty relationship with is the Finnish Empire but leaders of both countries are trying to improve relations.

Mapperdonian Relations
Alliances With Countries: Alliances and Unions: Pending:
 * Balkan Federation - trade and military
 * Ether - trade and military
 * Kingdom of Inkami - trade and military
 * Adianterras - trade and military
 * Polnocslavia - trade and military
 * Western Republic - trade and military
 * Scandinavian Union
 * Global World Peace Alliance
 * Nordic Economic Union
 * Worldwide Official Nations' Alliance

Economy
The economy of West Scandinavia is one of the strongest in Europe. Large industries include agriculture, automobile manufacturing, timber, software, and services.

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