Hoflan

The Democratic Republic of Hoflan is an official nation made by Chris Mapping.

History
Hoflan was founded in 2099 when Europe was colonized(mostly the western and southern parts) by 4 countries:USA,Mexico,Brazil and Canada.Hoflan bought some land in Prussia from Poland in 2101 and invaded Denmark,France and the Netherlands in 2102.Then Hoflan founded the anti colonialist coalition in 2109 and it's members were:Britain,France,Hungary,Serbatia,Italy and Mamporia.Not so long after the coalition was formed they attacked Canada in 2110 and forced them out of Europe and Mexico had to face the same fate in 2114.In 2116 they attacked the USA and they could advance against it in the begining but Brazil decided to help USA the same year because the Brazilian government thought that if they won't help the USA they will end up the same as the other colonialists.This action of Brazil was an important turning point for the war and made it into a 2 years long conflict.The war was so bad the coalition couldn't win a single battle for a very long time.In 2118 when everybody else surrendered themself to the colonialists except Hoflan they got a peace offer from Brazil.Hoflan's prime minister Otto Keitel refused to surrender and he even told a speech where he justified why did he do it.As a justification he quoted the last 2 verse of the Hoflanian anthem and said 3 extra words:

People's in the factories working hard

Soldiers on the battlefield serving god

And they shall protect our beautifull nation

From anyone who threats it's freedom

Whatever happens we shall fight for our freedom

We shall fight together against all enemies

We shall leave no one behind

We shall stand up for what's right

Americans get out!

After he told the speech he sent a lot of rebels to the land of the enemy so he could force them out and he became a national hero for his bravery and the speech above.But Hoflan didn't have much time to relax because in 2123 Switzerland decided to take over the world.Unlike the Americans Switzerland could take over Hoflan but Hoflan didn't surrender this time either and Switzerland could only take them by 2125 while most other European countries fell 1 or 2 years before Hoflan.But when Switzerland took over Hoflan many Hoflanians became partisans and just like their anthem says they fought for their freedom.Altrough partisans was very important to make Hoflan free again it got liberated by American,Soviet,Chinese and North Korean troops.The war ended in 2130 with the Treaty of Zürich where Switzerland was divided by it's language districts.In 2134 there was a rebelion in Southern Italy and Hoflan helped them.After they won against Italy the rebels took Southern Italy and Hoflan the north.And in 2138 Miracium discovered a new planet and named it Fnotei.Hoflan along with other nations decided to colonize it.Then in 2153 Hoflan invaded Slovenia.In 2157 Hoflan found Swiss weapons and invaded the Netherlands the same year.The current prime minister of Hoflan became so crazy from the power that he invaded Ionia and Ferdimar in 2158 even as Ionia used to be his ally.Britain along with some other countries declared war on Hoflan.The war lasted for 6 years until 2164.Hoflan reached it's peak in the end of 2160 and the begining of 2161.But in mid 2161 the Swiss weapons stopped working and Hoflan had only 38% of it's man population mobilised because so small amount of people could still advance easily.Altrough this was a perfect opportunity for the allies Hoflan didn't surrender and mobilised it's male population before it was too late.Then in the same year a stalemate occurred which the allies broke in 2163 by funding rebels inside the country but then an other stalemate occurred the same year and lasted for 1 year.In 2164 Hoflan offered peace to the allies and it was willing to give Northern Italy to Ionia and to give indepence to Slovenia but nothing else.Since the allies couldn't handle the stalemate for much longer they accepted and signed the Treaty of Berlin.After the war Hoflan removed it's president and started to reimprove their relations with their neighbours.

Meaning of the flag

 * The white represents the moral cleanness
 * The red represents the bravery
 * The black represents the power
 * The golden eagle represents freedom

Laws

 * Gay marriage is legal but they can't adopt children and can't make gay parades
 * Abortion is legal
 * You have freedom of religion
 * You can't give humiliating name to your children
 * Free healthcare and education
 * Extremist parties are banned
 * Immigrants cannot run for office
 * The wages and the prices are rising by the amount of inflation
 * There's no death penalty but prisons are de facto concentration camps and sentences are long
 * Drugs are legal but if you have problems from using drugs doctors won't help you
 * Owning a gun is legal but you need to prove you're capable for it
 * The state owns all schools
 * Litering is illegal
 * To get in the country(as an immigrant) you need to speak the language and you can't have commited any crimes before
 * Illegal immigrants are going to prison

Administrative Divisions

 * 1) Burgenland
 * 2) Carinthia
 * 3) Ostmark
 * 4) Salzburg
 * 5) Tyrol
 * 6) Bayern
 * 7) Baden-Würtemberg
 * 8) Elzac-Loréna(Alsace Lorraine)
 * 9) Frankum
 * 10) Westphalia
 * 11) Frieslande
 * 12) Lower Saxony
 * 13) Hessen
 * 14) Thuringia
 * 15) Saxony
 * 16) Bohemia
 * 17) Moravia
 * 18) Südpreussen
 * 19) Ostpreussen
 * 20) Danzig
 * 21) Mecklenburg
 * 22) Brandenburg
 * 23) Berlin district
 * 24) Hannover
 * 25) Schleswig-Holstein
 * 26) Ostdanemark

Traveling permissions
Hoflanians can travel to almost every country without visas and citizens from almost every country can get in without visas.Hoflanians can get passports for free and Hoflanian passports grant visa free travel to 174 countries.

By car


Cars in Hoflan are affordable,ecofriendly and the registration is free.On the highway the speed limit is 140km/h and 50km/h in populated area.If you drive drunk(you can drink maximum 0,4l alcohol before driving) and the police caught you then they take your car and you get it back when your blood alcohol level gets to the legal level and you went to the police station for it.If you make an accident while you're drunk it can make your punishment worse.The punishment is usually to pay the cost of the caused damage and sometimes a few hours of public work and in the worst case(usually when you caused a lot of accidents) you lose your driving license.

By Airplane
Hoflan just like other nations has it's own airline which is called Hoflan Air.Hoflan Air is one of the best airlines because it has a low rate of accidents,delaying and technical difficulties.

Education
Childrens are going to kindergarten at the age of 4 and finish at 6.When they 7 they are going to elementary school and stay until 14.They go to school for 8:30 and finish at 14:30.In the school they only learn what they will ever use like read,write,count,spell,biology,english,maths,cooking and how to do your paperwork when you're adult.Also you can learn music,history,physics and chemistry voluntarily and there's a drawing class also and it's voluntarily too.And when they 15 they going to high school and they will be there for 4 years then if they want they can go to college and universtiy which is 4 years each.But if they don't want to go to college they stay 1 extra year for the profession.And in clases where they give the kind of profession which you need a subject which is voluntary in the elementary schools they give 2 profession:1 with the voluntary one and an other which you don't need voluntary subject because some people might not be good at the voluntary subjects.Altrough this system sounds strange to many people actually it's very successful because this way the childrens are prepared for the life properly and they enjoy more the voluntary subjects because they aren't forced to learn it and lessons are very illustrative too.The Hoflanian education system is so successful it's ranked 5th in the world and 2nd in Europe(after Finland).Hoflan has many great universities and you can study there for free.The most famous universties are in Berlin,Vienna,München and Cologne.The oldest university of Hoflan is in Vienna which is one of the oldest universities in Europe and was built in 1365.

Economy
Hoflan has a highly skilled labour force, a large capital stock, a low level of corruption and a high level of innovation.The Hoflanian economy is the largest economy in Europe and 3rd largest in the world and one of the fastest groving in Europe.The service sector contributes approximately 68% of the total GDP (including information technology), industry 31%, and agriculture 1%.The unemployment rate is 4.5%.The Hoflanian automobile industry is regarded as the most competitive and innovative in the world,and has the third highest automobile production in the world,and fourth highest total motor vehicle production.

The top 10 exports of Hoflan are vehicles, machinery, chemical goods, electronic products, electrical equipments, pharmaceuticals, transport equipments, basic metals, food products, and rubber and plastics however Hoflan is also one of the biggest arms exporter too as Hoflanian guns are world renowned.

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Military
Hoflan's military is divided into 3 different branches:Land forces,Navy and Airforce.All of them have a very modern equipment and a very effective training.The training of the Hoflanian army is so good it can even compete with other countries special forces.The military has 543.217 persons in total including women.The Hoflanian military is the 2nd strongest in Europe(after Russia) and the 5th in the world.

Sport
In Hoflan the most popular sport is football so not just the fans but the couches and players take it seriously too.Hoflan is a member of the European Football Confederation (EFC) which is a branch of the

Mapperdonian International Football Federation (MIFF).On the current MIFF World Cup Hoflan won all of it's matches in group H against Romoccastia,Malca and Cheenarn with a result of 1-0 against Romoccastia and 2-1 against Malca and Cheenarn making it the strongest country in the group.Hoflan has also won it's match in the knockout against the Cassandrian Empire of Macedonia with a result of 1-0 thus putting Hoflan in the Quarter finals against Ronschdilatia.

Other popular sports include boxing, basketball, handball, volleyball, ice hockey,tennis and water sports like sailing, rowing, and swimming however they're not as popular as football.

Below you can see the home kit(left) and the away kit(right) of the Hoflanian National Football Team.