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**Rindland**, officially the **Duchy of Rindland** is a nation located on the continent of Helva.

## Geography

### **Politics and elections**

Since the introduction of elections in 430, Rindland has held elections every 4 years for the Rindish Parliament and prime minister.

### **Foreign Relations**

Rindland maintains positive relations with its close neighbors, including Veintland, Kroftland, and Brevland. Additionally, the country is a member of the Northern Alliance, the Helvik Community, and the Almorian World Congress.

### **Military**

The country maintains a small standing army of around two thousand uniformed personnel, all of whom serve in the Rindish Army. Rindland's military does not posess naval or air assets, and is largely reliant on her allies in the Northern Alliance.

## Economy

### **Natural Resources**

The country produces large quantities of lumber, and also operates an oil plant.

### **Manufacturing**

Most of the nation's industry is concentrated in the more urbanized areas of Shnijhofin and Volfkruvung. There is a small amount of commercial factories, 3 steel mills, and an armaments factory operating in the country.

### **Mining**

A total of 19 mines operate in Rindland, including a gold mine, 9 coal mines, 5 iron mines, and 4 limestone mines.

### **Finance**

3 banks operate in the country, including the Bank of Rindland, Shnijhofin State Bank, and Volfkruvung State Bank. The financial sector provides about 80 million KDN per year to the Rindish economy, nearly 10 percent of the GDP.

### **Energy**

The country's energy is dependent on coal, with 11 coal plants throughout Rindland.

### **Commerce**

Commerce accounts for nearly half of the nation's commerce. Over 1,700 private commercial businesses operate in the country.

### **Agriculture**

Farming accounts for nearly a fifth of the nation's economic output. Agriculture and fishing in the country produces over 147 million KDN per year, with the majority of that coming from grain and potato farms.

### **Services**

Rindland contains several hospitals, and employs over five thousand police officers and fire fighters. Additionally, the Rindish military contains over three thousand service members.

### **International Trade**

The country is a central point in maritime shipping in the Northern Ocean, and a key member of the Northern Ocean Trading League. It imports primarily from other Helvic nations, as well as Brevland, Asatia, and Semmland.

## Demographics

### **Religion**

Haltarism was introduced to Kroftland around the year 22 YH, where Haltar Guedkond and his original followers founded the religion. It quickly spread throughout the Kroftic world, and in the year 46, was formally adopted as the official religion of Kroftland. Followers of the traditional Helvik faiths were persecuted, and membership to the Haltarist Church was mandated for all citizens of Kroftish ancestry. As a result, the vast majority of ethnically Kroftish, and other Kroftic people are members of the Haltarist faith. There are many Haltarist churches throughout Kroftland, including the Taubhoess Kork in Kralstod.

The oldest religious communities originally belonged to the traditional Helvik religious beliefs, but have since faded from existence. The oldest religious minority are the Akudi, who once numbered around eleven thousand. After the Pan-Almorian war, the Akudi population of Kroftland was largely displaced, with most having migrated to Esernia or Palmora to escape persecution. There is also a growing number of Masani adherents due to relatively large scale immigration from the former Kroftish colony of Nabila.

Non religious people are the second largest religious demographic in Kroftland, comprised mainly of Esernians, and Palmorans, and are concentrated in the southern part of the country, particularly the province of Donsland.

### **Ethnicities**

The majority of Kroftish citizens are of the Kroftish ethnicity. The Krofts are indigenous to Kroftland and compose the vast majority of the population throughout the country, with exception of the southern region of the province of Donsland, where there is an indigenous Esernian majority. In southern Kralfald province, there is also a large native Palmoran population. Other minority groups include the Veints, Akudi, Nabilans, various Ziran ethnicities, and other Kroftic ethnicities. Most recent immigration has come from eastern Zira, particularly Nabila, Koni, Wahana, and Hazara.