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The Republic of Sidelis Islands (in Sidelian: République ton Níson Sidéli) is an island country in the Mediterranean, which has proclaimed its independence from France. It is not recognized by anyone yet. The island of Lapera (where the capital is located) is closer to Europe than to Africa, while the island of Semara is closer to Africa. The country's population is 1.3 million.

In addition to the Sidelians, in the two islands there is an important community of Greeks, Romanians and Aromanians. Thus, the Sidelian culture is very similar to the Greek culture.

## History

The Sidelis Islands were a kingdom in ancient times until it was conquered by the Romans in 69 BC.

The Sidelis Islands have been part of the Byzantine Empire since 330 AD.

After the break-up of the Byzantine Empire, the islands became part of the Ottoman Empire.

From 1797 to 2022, the Sidelis Islands were part of France.

In 2021, peaceful protests began for the independence of the islands, which on June 28, 2022 led to the declaration of the independence of the Sidelis Islands. As a rather poor region, France do not have much interest in preserving these islands, so it is very possible that France will recognize their independence fairly quickly.

## Geography

The Sidelis Islands cover an area of ​​23,297 km2 and are located south of the Peloponnese Peninsula, west of the island of Crete and north of Libya.

The highest point in the country is 234 meters above sea level, on the island of Lapera.

## Politics

The Sidelis Islands are a multiparty semi-presidential republic, operating under the Constitution of Sidelis Islands.

The legislative power belongs to the President and to the National Assembly, the executive power belongs to the President and to the Government, and the judicial power belongs to the Supreme Court.

The members of the National Assembly are elected by mixed proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of 5% or a member elected in one of the constituencies.

The President is elected by a round or two, if no candidate gets 50% + 1 of the votes in the first round.

### Foreign Relations

The Republic of the Sidelis Islands is not recognized by any country and is not a member of any organization.

## Economy

The GDP of the Republic of the Sidelis Islands is 19,643,945,875 euros, and the GDP per capita is 14,265 euros per capita.

The most important industries are tourism and merchant shipping.

The country is also an important agricultural producer, the most important field being fishing.

By sector, the country's GDP is as follows: 75.3% services, 18.8% industry and 5.9% agriculture.

### Agriculture

The Sidelis Islands produce a lot of tomatoes, melons, cotton, rice and olives.

### Energy

The Sidelis Islands do not produce enough energy to cover domestic needs. The Sidelis Islands produce 1.5 TW of energy annually, while using 2 TW of energy annually.

52% of the energy produced in the Sidelis Islands uses lignite, while 17% comes from hydroelectric power plants and 15% from natural gas.

13% of the country's energy is produced from biomass, and 2% is produced from solar energy.

### Tourism

Tourism is a key element of the economic activity in the country and one of the country's most important sectors. In 2019, the Sidelis Islands had 600k foreign visitors.

### Transport

There are no railways or highways in the Sidelis Islands.

Cities are connected.

### Telecomunications

There are over 4500 km of fiber optics and an extensive open-wire network.

In 2017, 62% of Sidelians had access to 3G or 4G internet.

## Demographics

The total population of the two islands is 1,378,475.

The fertility rate is 2.03 children per woman.

Marriage rates are 64 per 1000 inhabitants, while the divorce rate is 174 per 1000 marriages.

### Group Ages

15.4% of the population are between 0 and 14 years old, 68.3% are between 15 and 64 years old, and 16.3% are 65 years old or older.

### Languages

The official language is Sidelian.

Sidelian is spoken as the first language by 75% of the citizens, while 10% speak Greek as their first language, 4.5% speak Romanian as their first language, 4.1% speak Aromanian as their first language, 2.8% speak French as their first language, 2% speak Turkish as a first language and 1.6% speak other languages ​​as a first language.

### Religion

The Republic of the Sidelis Islands has no state religion.

89% of Sidelis citizens are Christians (85% Orthodox, 2.6% Catholics and 2.4% other Christians), 6.4% are atheists, 4.4% are Muslims and 0.2% are of any other religion.

The Greek Orthodox Church is the predominant church in the state, but the Romanian Orthodox Church (especially in the northeast of Lapera) and the Catholic Church are also present.

### Education

232,962 are enrolled in island schools.

The language of instruction is the Sidelian language.

### Healthcare

There are 19 hospitals in the Sidelis Islands, one in each city.

## Culture

Sidelian culture is very close to Greek culture.

### Sports

There is no stadium in the Sidelis Islands.