Pacardia

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### languages

Modern English, Tcathan, Aurolingua, Japanese, Old English, Latin, Spanish, Chinese, many others

### government

semipresidential republic, representative democracy, constitutional monarchy

### leaders

King Patrick Pacard (Monarch), Vermin Supreme (President), Gary Johnson (Prime Minister)

### highest point

Mount Chillum

The **Kingdom and Republic of Pacardia** (IPA: /pækɑɹdiə/ [stressed], /pəkɑɹdiə/ [unstressed]) (Tcathan: **Koningrejk ond Liudwield av Pakardja**, Sino-Chathan: **王国和共和国之巴卡尔迪亚**) is an island nation consisting of nine City-States. It is located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere between the Caribbean and Africa.

A semipresidential republic and constitutional monarchy, Pacardia is under the rule of the House of Pacard, a royal family with presumably different roots (said to be mainly British, Dutch, and Jamaican). The current monarch is King Patrick Pacard.

Pacardia's true history is obscure. Legend is that it was founded around 420 AD (roughly corresponding to 1 krp in the Pacardi calendar)

Pacardia is a developed country, and Pacardians enjoy a high standard of living and many civil liberties. It has its own Pacardi Olympic Games and a Pacardia Pokémon League. It is noted for great linguistic, religious, and geographic diversity.

Pacardia is the setting of the videogame Pacardia: þe Five Tomes.

## areas/archipelagos

Pacardia has two main areas of land, one archipelago to the west and one to east of the Pacardi Sea.

To the east are the City-State Islands, currently the much more populated area, and where most of Pacardia's rulers and leaders reside.

To the west is the Dragon Territory, which used to be the area with more people, before it was largely taken over by dragons.

Pacardia claims both archipelagos are theirs, despite not fully taming the western area and its dragons.

## City-State list with abbreviations

* City-State of Jamsterdam (Jm.)
* City-State of Whitecliff (Wc.)
* City-State of Dawngate (Dg.)
* City-State of Sheyoþe (Sy.)
* City-State of Belmont (Bm.)
* City-State of Vermyr (Vm.)
* City-State of Mesayef (Mf.)
* City-State of the Garvey Islands (G.I.)
* City-State of Yellowknyf (Yk.)

## history

Pacardia has an obscure history. Its founding is subject to myth and legend. 420 AD (1 krp) might be it's true founding, but is unconfirmed.

1 krp and beyond is the "krp era".

Pacardia may have been uninhabited originally, but some believe there was a "native Pacardi" people.

Pacardia is currently home to Germanic/Theedish peoples, Italic/Romance peoples, East Asians, Indians, Jamaicans, and others. This reflects colonization of past centuries.

It's generally agreed upon that the capital Jamsterdam was founded by Jamaican and Dutch peoples.

The Garvey Islands were settled more exclusively by Jamaicans, but got an influx of Polynesians at some point later on.

Is it said that around 420 AD (1 krp), someone with the surname Pacard introduced cannabis to what is now Pacardia, and that it eventually brought peace among the diverse peoples (although it's unknown how diverse Pacardia was at this time). He was declared King for bringing peace, and the land was named for him.

Pacardia had provinces before they became City-States. The Province of Tcatham was split into the City-State of Dawngate and the City-State of Whitecliff. The Province of New Drenthe was split into the City-State of Jamsterdam and the City-State of Sheyoþe.

Mesayef was settled by Greeks looking to flee Ottoman rule, as well as Indians.

**1800s**

Tracks began to be built, for people to more easily move about in Pacardia. These tracks became the country's elevated railway system, the Pacardi L.

**1900s**

In 1959, Alfred stepped down early to allow Patrick to take the throne. In the 1980s, King Patrick made a deal with a spaceflight company, Intropicator Enterprises, for a spaceship to be built. The PSV Enterhighz was completed in 1987.

**2000s**

Tcathan (a conlang for a Germanic/Theedish dialect continuum) becomes widespread around 2007.

The first feline President, Capone Katzet, was elected in 2011.

## government and politics

### monarchy

headquartered in the Pacardi Swedpalace

* 1 or 2 Monarchs (Kings or Queens)
* children or grandchildren of Monarch (Princes and Princesses)

### City-States

each headquartered in a Kaiserhouse

* 9 Kaisers or Kaiserins

### excecutive branch

headquartered in the Executive House

* Chancellors
* President

### legislative branch

headquartered in the Parliament of Pacardia

* 45 Parliament Representatives
* Prime Minister

## economy

The currency is the Pacardi chrone.

Pacardians receive a basic income of 420 chrones per month. This allows most Pacardians to not have a need to work much, making more hours and days available for other employees, and thus more jobs available. Most Pacardians don't work more than 20 hours per week.

Healthcare is available for free by the government, but people can opt out and receive money for another plan. The government also sets limits on how much housing can cost.

Many Pacardians choose to live off of their land, growing crops in the fertile volcanic soil from Mount Chillum, and at times raising livestock. Others do this alongside of a job, or simply alongside basic income. Pacardi culture encourages a choice of how much to participate in the economy. Social classes, in theory, still exist, but most people have little care for labels.

## demographics

### languages

Languages of Pacardia

The two main languages (and lingua francas) are Modern English and Tcathan.

other common languages are

* Aurolingua
* Japanese
* Damakata
* Old English
* Latin
* Spanish
* some Chinese varieties

some other languages include

* Old Druid language
* Dutch
* German
* Nordic languages
* Italian
* French
* Ancient/Modern Greek
* Korean

### religion

Pacardia enjoys full freedom of religion.

Popular beliefs include...

* neopaganism (neodruid and Wicca)
* Rastafari
* Christianity
* Daoism
* Hinduism
* new age
* secularism

## culture

### magic system

* elements
* mythic gems
* language tomes
* magicians

## names in other languages

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**Japanese**
パカーディア王国と共和国 (Pakaadia Oukoku to Kyouwakoku)

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**Mandarin**
巴卡尔迪亚王国和共和国 (Bākǎ'ěrdíyà Wángguó hé Gònghéguó)

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**Korean**
파카디아 왕국과 공화국 (Pakadia Wanggugg-wa Gonghwagug)

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**Latin**
Regnum et Respublica de Pacardia

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**Spanish**
Reino y República de Pacardia

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**French**
Royaume et République de Pacardie

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**Sino-Tcathan**
王国和共和国之巴卡尔迪亚 (Koningrejk ond Liudwield av Pakardja)

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**Anglo-Saxon**
Cyningdom and Cynewise of Pacardia

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## other statistics

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AC power : NEMA 5-15R, USB
date format : mm/dd/yyyy
national anthem : "The Kingdom and Republic"
television encoding system : NTSC
temperature scale : Fahrenheit
time zone : UTC−02:00
traffic : righthand

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