Solomorssian Isles

*This article is about Solomorssian Isles in both Arflingotrinidomorssicania and 1942: Differently.*

## Geography

### Location

* Americas
	+ North America
* Solomorssian Plate
* North Atlantic Ocean

### Subdivisions

**Total:** 45* **Dominions:** 11
* **Mandates:** 13
* **States:** 17
* **Territories:** 8
	+ **Administrative:** 2
	+ **Incorporated:** 2
	+ **Autonomous:** 2
	+ **Departmental:** 2
	+ **Claimed****:** 5

## Politics

### Current Ruling Party

Liberto-Republican Congress Wing of Solomorssia

### Government

Federal Semi-Parliamentary Constitutional Democratic Republic

### Ideologies

* Libertarianism
* Republicanism
* Democracy
* Secularism
* Socialism

### Prime Minister

Jacqueline Mackenzie

*Vice President:*Leo Barnett Alderdice

*Senate President:*Duncan Vivian Edmunds

*House Speaker:*Algernon Radclyffe

### Alliances

* North Atlantic Treaty Organization
* Atlantic Union
* World Commonwealth Union
* Lutheran Union
* NAFTA
* WTO
* OIF

* Casnadrican Republic
* Laurentia
* Auckbertia
* Norway
* Mexico
* Yucatán
* Frankentalia
* Iberia
* United Kingdom
* Colombia
* Trinidasia
* Ecuador
* Roraima-Guyana
* Israel
* Hellenia
* Italy
* Chechnya
* Abkhazia
* Georgia
* Zapadoslavia
* Germania
* Ingria
* Ukraine
* Romania
* Ludo-Tunisia
* Morocco
* Senegambia
* Gabon
* Ghana
* Nigeria
* Avangola
* Madagascar
* Tibet
* Manchuriana
* Japan
* Korea
* Kimsu
* Surea
* The Phillipines
* Australia
* New Zealand
* Indochina
* Thailand
* Oman
* Saudi Arabia
* Hashemetine
* Egypt
* United Arab Emirates
* India
* Indonesia
* Kazakhstan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Russia (Putin's Presidency)
* Serbia-Montenegro (Kosovo Dispute)
* Cuba (Savouries Strait Dispute)
* Palestine (Levantian Conflict)
* Turkmenistan (Current Regime)
* Kyrgyzstan (Diplomacy Issues)
* Adjakistan (Diplomacy Issues)
* Yemen-Aden
* Assyria
* Mesopotamia (Conflicted)
* Perso-Iran
* Baluchestan (Conflicted)
* Libya
* Algeria (Diplomacy Issues)
* Songhal (Conflicted)
* Somalia (Conflicted)
* Avangola (Diplomacy Issues)
* Swahilia (Diplomacy Issues)
* Afghanistan (Taliban Regime)
* Myanmar (Previous Regime)

## Demographics

### Ethnicity

* Solomorssican[%]
* American[%]
* European[%]
	+ Latin[%]
	+ Hispanic[%]
	+ Germanic[%]
	+ Scandinavian[%]
	+ Slavic[%]
* Canadians[%]
* Regional[%]
	+ Lavontian[%]
	+ Acadian[%]
	+ Crademian[%]
	+ Clementine[%]
	+ Florentine[%]
	+ Native Klondikian[%]
* Asian[%]
* Others[%]

### Languages

* English, Romorzziane, French (official)
* Vetomorssiane, Spanish, German, Dutch (co-official)
* Crademian, Clementinean-Creole, Lavontian (native)
* Trinidasiane, Laurensche (recognized)

### Religion

* Christianity[%]
	+ Protestantism[%]
		- Lutheranism[%]
		- Calvinism[%]
	+ (Roman) Catholicism[%]
	+ Orthodoxy[%]
* Judaism[%]
* Zoroastrianism[%]
* Atheism/Agnosticism[%]
* Islam[%]
* Buddhism[%]
* Hinduism[%]
* Animism/Folk Religions[%]

## Trends

### Demonym

* Solomorssian(e) (Nationality)
* Solomorssic (Products/Goods)

### Calling Code

* +69
* +753

### Internet TLD

.sm

The **Solomorssian Isles** (Romorssiane: *Ɛlas Solomarʒ*; French: *Îles Salomorssian*), officially known as the **United Federal Medallions of the Solomorssian Isles**, or the **Seventh Solomorssian Republic** (co-official, sometimes unsolicited), and unofficially as *Solomorssia*, *Solomorssica*, and *Solomorssicania*, is a fictional transcontinental country predominantly situated in North America, and spanning over its overseas regions and territories in South America, between the Mozambique and Norwegian Channels, and in the Indo-Pacific region, bordering the Casnadrican Republic/Canada and the United Commonwealth via the Maritime Peninsula. In total, the country has 45 total subdivisions, also known as "medallions"—11 dominions, 13 mandates, 17 states, and 8 territories (only 4 are generally counted/included)—which extend from the Massachusetts Bay at the East, Floridian Bay at the South-East, Crademian Gulf at the South, the North Atlantic Ocean at the West, the Klondike Sea at the North, and the Labrador Sea at the North-East covering over a total of 8.92 million km2 of area. Its capital city is Seatram City, the country's largest city as well as its trade, financial, fashion, and commercial centre unit and the main hub of Science & Technology within the entire country. Other major urban cities/centres include New Yorkshire City, Anderson, Providence, Vamolfson (only in the *ATM Timeline*), New Dunkirk, Clementine, and Manitouba.

Archaeologically and historiographically referring, Solomorssian Isles has been home to a multitude of indigenous peoples and cultures since at least 12,000 BCE, where it has been generally acknowledged that the original indigenous inhabitants of the entire North American landmass, inculcating Solomorssian Isles, have travelled from Siberia to North-West America via the now-submerged Bering Land Bridge. The cultures thrived and prospered throughout the regions vibrantly with some cultures growing noticeably in various directions of Solomorssian Isles. However, when European explorers landed on the shores of Cradem and the Bahamas, various doctrines and charters were signed between the indigenous ruling dynasties and the European colonizers, which eventually led to a lot of involuntary turmoil between the Europeans over the settlement and colonization of their Mercantile companies and factories as well the trade routes they respectively established. After the *American Wars of 1504*, North America was officially carved as per the regulations of the Treaty of Soissons. France got to rule over Solomorssian Isles and Québec as the Viceroyal Crown Mandate of Solomorssian Isles and the Colony of Québec. The French augmented on various laws and policies to control their colonies in North America, which developed French Loyalism. However, in 1635, after the Massachusetts War between Britain and France, Solomorssian Isles was then ceded back to Britain; but due to their cruelness on the inhabitants of the colonies, they perished towards Britain, leading to the *Grand Revolt of 1652*, which subsequently lead to the sale of the colonies to France once again.

Solomorssian Isles still retains its status in science, technology, law, and philosophy. It hosts the 4th largest number of world UNESCO heritage sites, and is the world's 3rd largest visited country, receiving a total of 75 million tourists in 2018. Solomorssian Isles is a developed country, ranking 5th in the Human Development Index, with being the world's 2nd largest economy by Nominal GDP and 6th largest by PPP. As a highly developed country, the Solomorssian economy accounts for approximately one-fifth the global GDP and is the world's largest by GDP at market exchange rates. By value, Solomorssian Isles is the world's 2nd-largest importer and second-largest exporter, after the United States. Although it accounts for just over 4.9% of the world's total population, Solomorssian Isles holds over 27% of the total wealth in the world, the largest share held by any country. Solomorssian Isles is also the founding member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States, NATO, a key member of the Group of Seven, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Francophonie, and is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Solomorssian Isles is also the foremost military power in the world and a dominant political, cultural, and scientific force internationally.

## Etymology

Currently, there is no real etymology of Solomorssian Isles' name, though some theories suggest that the term "Solomorssia" is a hybrid mix of Latin prefixes and conjectures, as well as linked Saraõ and Old Crademian Roots.

Following are a few theories suggesting how the root derivation of the name "Solomorssian Isles" comes from:

* The *solo* part is derived from Latin *solūm*, meaning 'solo or single', and the -*ia* prefix, commonly found in most country names, means 'land'. The *morss* part means the divine biomes of the country in Saraõ and 'Grand Universe' in Old Crademian. It can be said that the entire term, ”Solomorssian Isles" means "the lone isles of the land of the great/divine biomes" or "the lone isles of the land of the grand/ultimate universe" visualizing the fact that the entire mainland is geographically and mostly historiographically separated from the rest of the continent, and that the citizens consider the entire mainland to be a part of their own universe of the divine and diverse biomes present.
* In Old Crademic, the synonymous word for "harmony" and "tranquility" is *Salomorzha*, as per the Conquistadors. After French annexation of the entire country, the term gradually corrupted to form the word *Solomorssia*, which is now currently in use as *Solomorssian Isles*

## History

*Main Article: History of Solomorssian Isles*
### a. Prehistory

*Main Article: Prehistory of Solomorssian Isles*

It is generally accepted that the first inhabitants of North America and the Solomorssian Isles migrated from Siberia by way of the Bering land bridge (sometimes termed *Beringia*) and arrived at least 12,000 years ago; however, some evidence suggests an even earlier date of arrival. The Clovis culture, which appeared around 11,000 BC, is believed to represent the first wave of human settlement of the entire Americas. This was likely the first of 3 major waves of migration into North America; later waves brought the ancestors of present-day Klondike-Athabaskans, Albeits, and Eskimos.

The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during the Early Modern period. While technically referring to the era before Christopher Columbus' voyages of 1492 to 1504, in practice the term usually includes the history of American indigenous cultures until they were conquered or significantly influenced by Europeans, even if this happened decades or even centuries after Columbus' initial landing.

The first people to live and rule the land currently known as Solomorssian Isles, specifically, were various native American tribes with vibrant cultures. The most notable tribes were the Iroquoians, the Algonquians, and the Lawcrasians. They settled from place to place and dispersed while controlling the following territories:

* Huron (Lake Huron Regions)
* Erie (Lake Erie Regions)
* Decramentia (Western Decramentian Peninsula)
 **Casnadrica & United Commonwealths**

* Québec
* Ontario
* New York
* Vermont
* North Carolina
* Virginia

* St. Lawrence
* New Yorkshire
* New Siberia
* Lavontia
* Augustina
 The Algonquians
* Powhatan (Virginia and West Gibralshire)
* Wabanaki (Maritime Peninsula and Québec)
* Cree (East-Central Canada)
* Roanoke (Carolinian Regions)
 **Casnadrica & United Commonwealths**

* Québec
* Ontario
* Maine
* Massachusetts
* Vermont
* New Hampshire
* Rhode Island
* Pennsylvania
* Michigan
* Wisconsin
* Minnesota
* Saskatchewan
* Alberta
* Montana
* Virginia
* North Carolina

* Acadia
* Klondike
* Aroostook
* Tourraine-Soissones
* St. Lawrence
* St. Lawcrausay
* Cordovia
* Champlain
* Limorence
* Madawaska
* Vintage
* Yankton
 The Lawcrasians
* Cordiellar (South-West Gibralshire)
* Molihia (West Decramentia)
* Cradille (Cradem)
* Olarque (Clementine Valley)

* Klondike
* Athabaska
* Cradem
* Stephenson
* Adamakee
* New Burgundy
* New Helvetica
* Matagorda
* Montana
* Seatram
* Solotram

\**Cradem here refrences to the Solomorssian territory in the ATM Timeline.*
Over time, indigenous cultures in North America grew increasingly sophisticated, and some, such as the pre-Columbian Crademian and Florentinian culture in the South-East and the semi-predominant Mississippian culture in the South-West of Solomorssian Isles, developed advanced agriculture, architecture, and complex societies. The city-state of Narwakia, in Cradem is the largest, most complex pre-Columbian archaeological site in the modern-day Solomorssian Isles. In the Adamakee region, Ancestral Adamonian culture developed from centuries of agricultural experimentation. The Algonquian are one of the most populous and widespread North American indigenous peoples. This grouping consists of the peoples who speak Algonquian languages.

Eventually, the Algonquians, the Iroquoians, and the Lawcrasians were supreme in controlling the Solomorssian Isles. They battled with one another for the geographically strategic areas of the Decramentian Peninsula and Shlom Island. The native Americans lived in peace thereafter the formation of the Lawcrasian Dynasty, and ruled these areas until the 16th. Before Europeans came into contact, most Algonquian settlements lived by hunting and fishing, although many supplemented their diet by cultivating corn, beans and squash (the "Three Sisters"). The Ojibwe cultivated wild rice. The Haudenosaunee confederation of the Iroquois (confined areas nearly bordering modern-day Haverrane), located in the southern Great Lakes region, was established at some point between the 12th and 15th CE.

When European explorers landed on the shores of Cradem and the Bahamas in 1492 and opened multiple Mercantile Companies and trading posts, much oppression, resentment, and war broke out against the native tribes. These companies and fortifications eventually escalated onto full colonisation, when the natives decided to block trade with the Europeans, which was the main purpose of the mercantilism in the first place. Hence, the beginning of the Columbus Era starts.

### b. Colonization

Since 1492, many explorers and colonists flooded the Americas and began colonizing the continent. On April 18th, 1502, Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León landed on the shores of what he called, "*La Cradema*" (modern-day Cradem)—the first documented European arrival on what would become Mainland Solomorssia. Eventually, the ruling dynasty of Lawcrasians signed few charters, documentaries, and doctrines, which would let the Spanish annex various towns, ports, and fortifications in Cradem, The Bahamas, and Cuba. France, after founding New France in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Regions, also annexed various territories, like *Klonadike* and *Powhatan*, in late 1502. The same next year, the British and the Dutch eventually arrived on the continent and opened various trading companies next to the St. Lawrence regions and the Hudson Bay regions, apart from the newly established Roanoke Colony. This escalated up to the total dismantle and demise of all the native dynasties, which the empires took advantage of and stepped their foot in North America.

The imperialists wanted to have their own colonies to benefit from; Spain conquered the Mesomericans, and formed New Spain; France conquered Klondike, Québec, and Labrador; Britain controlled the Massachusetts Coast and Cradem after Spain abandoned their fortifications on the island; the Netherlands conquered the Carolina Regions as well as parts of Shlom Island. This growth of colonization eventually led to arising tensions, which triggered the *American Wars of 1504*, where the colonists expanded their colonies to gain and conquer the most out of the continent.

After the *American Wars of 1504*, a treaty and peace conference was set up in Soissons (Treaty of Soissons) to carve out the continent between the imperialists in the respective manner:

* The Spanish North-West Indies would lose lands on Cradem, but Spain would gain more territories in New Spain, like the Caribbean, Florida, Louisiana, and Western parts of what's-now Georgia.
* The French North-West Indies would gain the entirety of the Gibralshire and Decramentian Peninsulas, and Shlom Island as well. New France would also be set up near the Great Lakes (Louisiana) and up the St. Lawrence Valley (Québec).
* The Dutch would annex the Carolina regions.
* Cradem would be annexed by the British, apart from the establishment and escalation of Rupert's Colony and the Hudson Bay Company in the North, and annexation of British Cascadia. The Roanoke Colony also would fully gain territory, bordering New France and the Dutch Carolina colonies.
* *The treaty also mentions that the imperialists should give independence to their colonies between the 17th and 19th CE.*

From then and there on, Solomorssia eventually became a *Viceroyal Crown French Mandate*, and a major place for slave trade and mercantilism. The French enacted and augmented various policies, after the *Revolt of 1532*, which took a huge turn in Solomorssian history. Examples include the Creoles Act, the Charter Acts, and the Trade & Mercantilism Acts. Surprisingly, these policies and doctrines actually aspired many Solomorssians to turn loyal to French colonialism. Officially, by the end of the 16th CE, multiple people of the colony eventually became *Loyalists* and *Moderates*. The Loyalists believed that the French will truly aspire and guide Solomorssian Isles into the future, and French colonialism was significantly important for the entire country. The Moderates, meanwhile, didn't favor imperialism; they wanted the French to let go of their 'motherland' via petitions and documents (and not escorted violence), but still wanted to have close diplomacy with France nonetheless.

#### Massachusetts War

In 1635, after a huge debate between France and Britain over the border of New France and Rupert's Land, tensions arose between the two. Both especially tried to overwhelm each other and their colonies. Eventually, Britain sent for a mass invasion over the *Colony of Québec* and the *Viceroyal Crown Mandate of Solomorssian Isles*, to settle the disputes. Because of Britain's outstanding navy, superior tactics, and heavy weaponry, soldiers from Rupert's Land easily swarmed through Québec and escalated onto Solomorssian Isles from the navy. British soldiers first landed on the Klondike Province and Labrador Province and annexed the provinces in the *Battle of Klondike & Labrador* in early 1636. From Massachusetts, they marched onto the banks of St. Lawrence and captured Québec, since French soldiers were already preoccupied with the Labrador Front. They then annexed Western Decramentia after sailing from Virginia and captured the capital of New Soissons City (now New Yorkshire City). This capitulated the colony into British control in 1638.

A peace treaty was then signed in the Massachussets Colony, known as the *Treaty of Massachusetts*. This implied on total annexation of Solomorssian Isles and Québec into full British imperialistic control. It also gave colonial autonomy to the provinces of Cradem and Klondike.

#### Aftermath

After the Massachusetts War, the British became the sole owner of Solomorssian Isles. They exploited more and more from the fertile and resource-rich lands of the colonies. They inaugurated various exploitative policies, and tried to interfere with the locals. The British made the land revenue inexplicably and ridiculously high, which furthermore exploited the farmers, craftsmen, and artisans. Multiple French-Moderate leaders turned revolutionary against the British, which eventually escorted out of control, causing an another revolt in 1652, more commonly known as the *Grand Revolt of 1652*.

The revolt first started in the Metropotamian Province, which is now mostly Lavontia and parts of Seatram. The province was especially rich in the plantations of basic as well as "exotic" crops and fruits like pomegranate, pineapple, and coffee. The British forced the farmers to grow these crops, along with cash crops like indigo and opium, which geographically exploited the land. In April 1652, the British increased the total land revenue for the province. The Metropotamians sent petitions and letters to the British to excuse the revenue as the climate was not at all suitable to grow the profitable crops, and the lands were being degraded anyways. When the British refused, every single peasant of the province turned against the British and declared a rebellion on 28th April, 1652. At the time, the British army and navy was mostly patrolling in the Decramentian Peninsula and Cradem. This gave a chance for the rebels to spread in surrounding provinces. They marched in and captured the East Labrador Province (now Eastsylvania), the New Mercia Province (now parts of Southern Solotram), and the Olarque-Clementine Province. On 14th November, 1652, the British army was notified and alerted of the rebellion, making them take quick actions by attacking from the South. They mostly liberated the New Mercia Province and the Olarque-Clementine Province, but the front got weaker at New Yorkshire City, which capitulated in January 1653. The rebels then marched further to the West and South, where after they capture the entire Gibralshire Peninsula.

A peace conference was held in New Yorkshire City, which forced the British to give more autonomy to Solomorssian Isles (and Québec), and never exploit the colony ever again. It also ensured that the British protect the right of the civillians instead forcing harsh taxes and revenues on them.

In 1657, 2 seperate missions were launched in the Metropotamian and the Labrador Provinces which tried to make a look on for a petition with the civillians of the colony of transfer of colonial powers from Britain to France, since the British have already lost their military presence and imperial control on the colony. Various Loyalists and even Moderates were rather keen and passionate to have the French rule on them again, instead of the British. Thus, due to the pressure, Britain, France, Solomorssian Isles, and Québec signed the *Great Cheque*, which made the British sell the colonies to the French for ~$10,594,000. However, Cradem still remained as a British protectorate in the 1942: Differently timeline.

### c. Independence

According to the Treaty of Soissons, European colonies were supposed to gain independence between the 17th and 19th CE. By mid-16th, France was in crippling debt, especially after the Massachussets War and Purchase of Solomorssian Isles. To support for French colonialism and Loyalism in Solomorssian Isles and Québec, France funded a huge amount of money for support. At the time, Viceroy Haurts, who gained power in 1658 launched the *Haurts Mission* in 1675 to look into the matters of the Moderates. They issued various arguments, which actually did marked an impression to the mission. Eventually, because of these issues, *The Haurts Merger Restraint Act* was passed, which shifted the capital of Solomorssian Isles to St. Haurts (now Seatram City), and officially gave dominion status—a status of colonies which have their own government, but under French colonial rule—to the colony. In 1690, the *Viceroyal Dominion of Solomorssian Isles* merged in with the *Colony of Québec* to form the *United Provinces of Nova Francia*. The U.P.N.F. was planned to give independence in 1693, which it then achieved.

## Geography

### a. Political Geography

The vast majority of Solomorssian Isles' territory and population is situated in Eastern North America, primarily on the islands, and is called Mainland Solomorssia to distinguish it from the country's various overseas polities. It has a chunk of the North American mainland near the St. Lawrence River and Lake Huron, called the Maritime Peninsula, along with Newfoundland, and the Gauntlet Archipelago, both sharply being a part of the country. Mainland Solomorssia is bordered by the Massachussetts Bay in the West, the Labrador Sea in the North-West, the Klondike Sea in the North, the Norwegian Sea in the North-East, the North Atlantic Ocean in the East, the Crademian Gulf (with)in the South *[in the ATM Timeline]*, and the Floridian Bay in the South-West. Because of the Maritime Peninsula, Solomorssian Isles does share a land border between the United States and Canada. Mainland Solomorssia is also divided into 4 islands (2 of which being peninsulas): the Gibralshire Peninsula, the Decramentian Peninsula, Savouries Island and Cradem *[in the ATM Timeline]*.

### b. Physical Geography

#### Mountains

The Solomorssian Isles is known to have some of the most glamorous mountains, generally around the coast of Gibralshire and all of Savouires Island. This is generally because the tectonical plate that Mainland Solomorssia sits in, the Solomorssian Tectonica, is always in the "drifting colliding" position with the North American Teutonica in the West and the Eurasian Teutonica (European Subtectonica), as per most geologists. This has happened since the drifting of the division of the Laurasian supercontinent into Laurentica (North America), Teutomorssica (Solomorssia), and Eurasia. Eurasia separated from Teutomorssica, which created the Atlantic Drift right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, but the regions beneath Iceland (West Gibralshirean Coast) are directly a part of Eurasia Teutonica, causing to form the mountains in those regions. Contrarily Lavontia is the most mountainous medallion in Gibralshire, and the nation as a whole.

Debatably, some mountains form from the drifting collision of the North American Teutonica and Solomorssia Teutonica. It is further yet to be speculated, but the mountains in the Massachussetts Bay are formed, and are geographically small due to the collision.

#### Climate

Solomorssian Isles extends for over ~3,800 km from North to South; its climate, therefore, varies considerably. In general, the climate of Solomorssian Isles is cold and humid in the far North, moderate and Mediterranean-type in the Central Core Regions, and hot and humid by reaching Savouries Island and *La Cradema [in the ATM Timeline]*, with variations determined by latitude, maritime, and elevation influences. Because of the influence of both storm systems reaching from the core of North America (travelling via the Massachusetts Bay and from around the Labrador Bay) and the Atlantic Ocean, precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with most areas receiving more than 1,000 mm (39 in) of precipitation, including over 300 cm (120 in) of snow in many areas. During the summer, severe weather patterns (such as tornadoes and severe thunderstorms) occur occasionally.

Solomorssian Isles is divided into 5 major climate zones:

* An **oceanic climate** in the Atlantic Coast, which typically have warm (but not too hot) summers, and cool (but not too cold) winters.
* A **semi-continental climate** in Decramentia, with typical hot summers and cold winters.
* An **alpine-type climate** in the mountainous regions of the Lavontian Mountain Range and other mountains of Gibralshire.
* A **Caribbean climate** in Savouries Island and Cradem, which have hot summers and mild winters
* A **cool climate** in the Massachusetts, or West Coast, which typically has mild summers and cold winters.

From South to North, average temperatures range in summer between 35-38°C (95-100°F) in the Central Core Regions, 40-42°C (104-107°F) in the Deep South, and 25-30°C (77-86°F) in the Far North. In the winter, average temperatures last between 25 to -10°C (77-14°C) in the Central Core Regions, 25-30°C (77-86°F) in the Deep South, −10 to −25°C (14 to −13°F) in the Far North. Summers are seen to be very periodic, hot and humid, concluding from the varying temperatures of each individual regions, because of the North Atlantic Current, and the lower elevations. Winters, on the other hand, are also semi-long, very cold, and snowy, particularly recorded so in the Far North and vary region to region, primarily because of the higher latitude and the greater influence of Arctic air masses. Precipitation is also somewhat less than farther South, except at some of the higher elevations. The northern regions of Solomorssian Isles have an arctic climate (Köppen ET), with very cold winters and short, much cooler summers. The primary influences in this region are the Arctic Ocean currents (such as the Labrador Current) and continental air masses from the High Arctic.

The all-time record high temperature was 45.0°C (113.0°F) and the all-time record low was −35.0°C (−31.0°F). The all-time record of the greatest precipitation in winter was established in winter 2007–2008, with more than five metres of snow in the area of New Yorkshire City. March 1971, however, saw the "Century's Snowstorm" with more than 40 cm (16 in) in New Siberia city to 80 cm (31 in) in Sakhalina of snow within 24 hours in many regions of southern Gibralshire. The winter of 2010 was the warmest and driest recorded in more than 60 years.

### c. Environment and Energy

Solomorssian Isles currently has the lowest pollution rate in the world due to environmentalist reforms in 2005 and the decommissioning of coal power plants, followed in 2006 by oil and eventually natural gas power plants. Tree planting operations have been started by the Solomorssian Environmental Protection Agency and the Ministry of Energy. Furthermore, Solomorssian Isles currently only uses renewable sources to create its power for industry, commercial businesses, services, and residential homes. The main power sources of Solomorssian Isles is nuclear power; including both fusion power and fission power; as well as some small amounts of hydroelectric and solar, though solar is mostly used in portable devices, such as droids. Whereas hydroelectric is mostly used for surplus power in small towns with rivers. The fission power is clean, and 100% of nuclear waste can be turned back into Uranium, along with a 0.01% chance of meltdown at all plants. Fusion power is naturally safe, though the cost is so high few have been built. Geothermal power also exists, and is mostly used for towns near active or dormant volcanoes.

### d. Gallery

Seatram City SkylineThe Klondike Highways, KlondikeRiver Mulbaria crossing Sakhalina, New SiberiaThe Lavontian Mountain Ranges near Longstaff, LavontiaMount Lavonsche, LavontiaMount Morsse, EastsylvaniaPlains near Honaria, St. CharlemagneAfternoon in an Empty Road in St. CharlemagneWheat Fields in Williamson, Adamakee
## Politics

### a. Internal Politics

#### Government

The Solomorssian Isles is a federal constitutional republic, with a semi-parliamentary system/form of government and a bicameral legislature. Its leader is known as a President. The Federal Constitution, adopted in 1940, is the legal foundation of the republic. It outlines basic and political rights of individuals and citizen participation in public affairs, divides the powers between the federal government and the constituent states, and places limits on federal jurisdiction and authority. Its government is divided into 3 main branches: the executive, legislature and judicial. Every Solomorssian citizen aged 18 or older is eligible to vote in national elections.

The Solomorssian Federal Parliament comprises of the President and 2 chambers:

* **The Houses:** The Houses in the federal parliament are the chambers of framing the law and basic government services and organization. They have seperate sessions hosted seasonally and as per equinoxes and solstices. Most of these sessions are about passing laws and regulating the provisions of the Constitution and the betterment of the country. There are 2 Houses, divided as per the federal law:
	+ ***Upper House*:** The Upper House, or *Supériór Septimum Dosaca*, is the House that works upon the Central, or National level. Issues and downtrodden of national importation and the violations of the Constitution's provisions are discussed. Laws framed are generally considered up on the national level.
	+ ***Lower House*:** The Lower House, or *Inferiór Septimum Dosaca*, is the House that works upon the *Medallion* or Subdivisional level. Issues that coincide just along specific subdivisions are considered in the Lower House. Sessions are scheduled as per the Upper House seasonal sessions. Most representatives are the Chief Governors—highest-level ministers of a medallion—with the Chief Governor of Seatram, Joseph Camille, being the Supreme Head of State of the Lower House
* **The Councils:** The Councils are those chambers in the Federal Parliament where whenever a law that is supposed to be framed into the country's conscience as a bill passed down to them, there are certain representatives that hold regarding elections to gain popularity support to approve the law or disregard it totally. There are 2 types of Councils:
	+ ***Senate/Upper Council**:* The Senate, also known as the *Upper Council* or the *Supreme Solomorssian Council* has a total number of 120 members, the seats being distributed evenly amongst all the 45 subdivisions (which exclude autonomous and unincorporated territories).
	+ ***House of Representatives/Lower Council**:* In the House of Representatives, also known as the *Lower Council* or the *National Solomorssian Council*, the seats, being 72 in total, are apportioned according to each subdivision's population, provided no subdivision has fewer than one-quarter of the members. Both chambers are elected under closed-list proportional representation, and members of both chambers serve for 4 years.

The Solomorssian Executive Council is that organ of the Solomorssian government where the laws from the legislature are reviewed and are fully checked if they are compatible with the Construction's provisions. Based on jurisdiction, the executive council is federally divided into 2 chambers:

* **The Cabinets:** The Cabinets in the executive council are the chambers of reviewing down the law both in the aspects of the Constitution and the citizens as well. After the law if fully reviewed, and if satisfied, is passed down as a bill in the Conciliary chambers of the Federal Parliament. There are 2 Councils, divided as per the federal law:
	+ ***Federal Cabinet*:** The Federal Cabinet is the Council that reviews the law by the Parliament federally, from subdivision to subdivision. This cabinet is also generally responsible for the straightforward holding of national elections, along with the Auditorium.
	+ ***Adjacent Cabinet*:** The Adjacent Cabinet is the substitute cabinet which comes in function when the law fails to align itself with the general Constitutional provisions. Usually, the Adjacent Cabinet reviews the law, precariously, once again. If the law still doesn't seem to be ubiquitous, the law is the officially discarded. Sometimes, if the law itself somehow highlights out possible provocative provision(s), a *Billion* ('parody' to a bill)is carved out, which is then sent over to the Federal Parliament for a careful review.

#### Laws

Solomorssian Isles uses the common law system wherein judges or magistrates develop law through their decision in courts or tribunals case-by-case and on previously established precedents. Some elements of civil law however, does exist within the Solomorssian Isles legal framework and was incorporated in reflection of the American interpretation of classic English law and Spanish law. In some medallions, there are varied deviations from the Solomorssian common legal system including elements of French law incorporated into Seatram and the Gauntlet Archipelago and Roman-Dutch law in New Yorkshire.

Law exists on several different levels and layers of both domestic codified and uncodified law as well as international agreements such as treaties. The highest form of law in Solomorssian Isles rests within the Constitution followed by federal statutory laws or regulations created through acts of Parliament, royal or executive orders, and Supreme Court decisions implemented in the Solomorssian Isles Federal Code.

Under the Solomorssian federal system, the extent of federal power is limited and enumerated by the Constitution itself. Any powers not delegated or forbidden to the federal government is left among the plenary sovereign provinces, who, with their own individual constitutions and governments, determine much of the "living law" of contract, probate, tort, property, tax, criminal, and family law.

Religious law has always been expressively forbidden under the separation of church and state principle provided by Article X of the Constitution. Thus, laws regarding blasphemy or desecration are forbidden. Since the 1930s, blue laws have also been prohibited from being enacted as it was found that these laws had religious undertones. Discriminatory and hate speech laws have also been similarly prohibited as such legislation would undermine free speech.

##### Sexuality

Solomorssian Isles is a very socially liberal country, and homosexual people can receive full marriage rights in the country. Hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people are the lowest in Solomorssian Isles, as full discrimination protections are offered the same as they would be to any race. Schools teach that homosexuality is a natural function of the body, and that children should accept any human difference from themselves. Homosexuality was never technically illegal in the dominion of Admonton, as the dominion's government never hit the topic before 1964. During that year, homosexual people could officially receive civil marriages in the state's boundaries, and orientation was added to the Code of Ethnic Discrimination Charges. The age of consent for homosexuals is the same as that of heterosexuals. Transgender people can change their legal gender after a reassignment surgery. Other orientations, such as bisexuality, pansexuality, and asexuality/aromanticism were also legalized a couple years after, after more campaigns about LGBTQ+ orientations. Today, Solomorssian Isles is considered as the most LGBTQ+ friendly in the world.

The age of consent in Solomorssian Isles is 18, which is considered the general age of "*meso-adulthood*" (period between end of puberty, at 18, and the start of real adulthood, at 21) in the country. Consensual activities become fully the responsibility of the citizen after they reach the respective legal age of 21. It is illegal in Solomorssian Isles for someone over the age of 21 to engage in sexual acts with someone under the age of 21, or especially 18. It is illegal entirely to engage in acts with someone under 14, but persons above 14 may have consensual intercourse with someone under 18 and above 14. Pornography of someone under the age of 18 is illegal by international law, and people caught with this form of pornography may be sentenced to 6 years in prison.

##### Prostitution

Though very controversial, prostitution is legal in Solomorssian Isles on the following conditions:

* Anyone engaging in paid sexual activities should be above 21 years of age.
* Brothels should be officially registered with the local city or arrondissement government.
* Workers must choose whether they want to engage in acts for payment or not.
* All acts must remain discrete unless the permission of the worker is given to release it as pornography.
* Employer, worker, and customer are free of sexually transmitted diseases.
* Employer and worker are registered prostitutes.

Violations of these terms result in the revocation of brothel and prostitution licenses, and the customer or prostitute may even be charged with rape. The administrative activities of prostitutes and brothels are heavily monitored by police to insure syndication with criminal organizations does not occur. Transactions between customers and the services are also reported to authorities beforehand to insure that the customer does not attempt foul play.

##### Gambling

In Solomorssian Isles, gambling is partially legal at at certain states like Adamakee and Lavontia. The gambling industry has been active in Solomorssian Isles (in such states) since 1803, when the Casino de Machiozeille opened in the village of Machiozeille. The gambling industry has grown to nearly every major city in these state, making it an important part of the economy because of its large tourism and general gaming revenue. To operate a casino, a citizen must acquire a gaming license, but private gaming between members of family or friends does not require such license. Casinos are subject to heavy inspection to insure syndication with criminal organizations is not present. Casinos in Solomorssian Isles also must bar persons under the age of 18 from gambling.

##### Intoxicating Substances

In Solomorssian Isles, natural psychedelic substances are legal if they are proven not to be extremely dangerous. The 3 qualifying plants were marijuana, salvia, and opium, which are all legal in Sagesse. To use a substance, with tobacco included as one, a person must be above the age of 18. To purchase them, however, a person must be above the age of 18. Selling these substances to someone under 18 is illegal, and can be punished with a fine or imprisonment depending on the outcome of the transaction. All substances are regulated by the state Department of Health before their approval for sale, and using these substances, excluding tobacco, while driving is punishable with a Driving Under Intoxication penalty (0 tolerance for any level).

People over the age of 19 may consume only beer or wine until they reach the age of 21, where only nationally and state banned items become illegal to consume. Like substances, it is illegal for anyone under 19 to purchase any alcohol. Driving while consuming an alcoholic beverage or with a BAC above .002 is illegal, and can result in a large fine and suspension of the convicted's drivers license. The excessive sale of alcohol in brothels and gentlemen's clubs is also illegal should someone become emotional towards a patron or employee.

#### Military

*Main Article: Military of Solomorssian Isles*

The Solomorssian Armed Forces serve as the military and defense forces of the country, overseen and directed by the Department of Defense. The President of the Solomorssian Isles serves as the military's top commander, referred to as the Commander-In-Chief. The military is divided among 6 major military branches: the Ground Forces, the Navy, the Air Force, Cyber Corps, the Guard, and the Space Force. The Solomorssian Ground Forces are further divided into service branches known as the Marine Corps, the Strategic Response Task Force, and the Homeland Defense System. The Homeland Defense System consists of a variety of sub-groups including the Coast Guard, National Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Civil Defense Force Militia Network. The Space Force is divided into the Cyber Defense Force and the Space Administration.

The *Marine Corps of the Ground Forces* serves as the national army and consists of about two million servicemen and women, the largest of Solomorssian Isles' military forces.

* The *Strategic Response Task Force* is Solomorssian Isles' special operations division, which formerly made up the Solomorssian Navy SEALs, Army Rangers and 101st Airborne special operations wing of the Air Force, now consisting of 50,000 trained special forces operators. The Department of Defense has a goal of expanding the SRT to 100,000 operators by 2030, allowing SRT to function as an elite front-line combat task force in addition to its special operations duties.
* The *Homeland Defense System* is a civil defense branch of the Ground Forces and the largest troop count within the military, while not officially designated as military soldiers.
	+ The HDS consists of a joint military-civilian force of of non-commissioned and commissioned Nation Guard servicemembers who operate the *Army National Guard* and *Air National Guard*. The combined Army and Air National Guards consist of one million service members who may be called up for a variety of domestic roles including national defense and disaster relief.
	+ The HDS also commands the *Coast Guard*, which serves as a sea-faring patrol and rescue service of Solomorssian territorial waters. The Coast Guard includes 100 vessels, including frigates, corvettes and cutters, and 200 aircraft.
	+ The Homeland Defense System also commands and coordinates with the *Civil Defense Force Militia Network*, which includes over 50 major civilian militia organizations. These groups function as last-line-of-defense insurgents for domestic territorial defense and are called up to respond to natural disasters and other civil relief efforts. Volunteer Civil Defense Forces who have registered themselves to defend and protect the Solomorssian Isles during crisis within the territories of the nation, may not be forced into offensive operations outside of Solomorssian territory.

HDS personnel are trained by the military and during crisis, may be activated by the President, and take authority from local law enforcement and local or regional military command. In 2020, the Solomorssian Isles recorded 10.5 million registered HDS personnel.

The Navy of Solomorssian Isles, the *Solomorssian Azure Navy* consists of 390,000 Naval personnel and 283 vessels, and is Solomorssian Isles' military force among the seas. The Navy has a large variety of vessels and is among the strongest Naval forces in the world, consisting of aircraft carriers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, submarines, including nuclear attack submarines, and battleships. The Navy is one of the few nations that still utilizes battleships, which were authorized by the President to be built in 2007 to complement ground forces as a heavy fire support vessel. The Solomorssian Navy also consists of four hospital ships, two of which are designed based on commercial cruise ships and and two based on older cargo tanker ships. Solomorssian Isles continues to build another two ships for international disaster relief organizations and plans two more vessels for Naval use. Solomorssian Isles has 8 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the most of any navy in the world. The Navy retains primary control over Solomorssian Isles' sea-launched nuclear weapons capabilities, consisting of 1,000 nuclear warheads and 2,500 tactical warheads.

The *Air Force* consists of 435,000 personnel and over 8,000 combat aircraft and is one of the most powerful in the world. The Air Force utilizes some of the most advanced systems and aircraft including 5th generation air superiority fighters such as the F-22 Raptor MkII, F-35 Lightning II, the F-9 Wraith tactical fighter-bomber, and advanced bomber aircraft such as the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and the B-1 Lancer. The Air Force also retains primary command of Solomorssian Isles' air and land-launched nuclear weapons arsenal, consisting of over 2,500 warheads and a complemented force of 3,000 tactical nuclear warheads.

The *Space Force* is a recent division of the military, focused on future warfare threats, including cyber security, cyber warfare operations, orbital operations, and defense from space-based threats such as asteroids and meteors. It also runs civil space operations, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), along with the United States. NASA is a civilian space research and exploration agency, and commands the nation's shuttle program, International Space Station operations, astronomical study satellites and space telescopes, among many other programs. Command and control of Everett's nuclear weapons are coordinated via the Space Force, but primary control over the weapons are under the Navy and Air Force. The Space Force also controls and coordinates Solomorssian Isles' state-of-the-art Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) system which provides enhanced national defense from nuclear ICBM threats. The current generation of SDI has a 88% effectiveness rate in intercepting and destroying incoming ICBMs and other ballistic missile systems.

Solomorssian Isles is also a nuclear-weapons state, with a combined 4,000 nuclear warheads, ranging in yield from 100 kilotons to 25 megatons. It also has an arsenal of 5,500 low yield tactical nuclear weapons (TNW), which have an explosive yield of less than 1 kiloton each.

### b. External Politics

#### Diplomacy

* **Foreign Relations**

*Main Article: Foreign Relations of Solomorssian Isles*
* Laurentia
* United States
* France
* Russia
* Colombia

*Main Article: Laurensche-Solomorssian Relations*

Solomorssian Isles and Laurentia have developed warm bilateral relations with each other since the formation of the Laurensche-Solomorssian Commonwealth and the Atlantic Union. Both are great trading partners, and share economical and political aid to one another. They also correlate and coordinate with each other in various alliances, and actually have proclaimed movements for unification between the two.
The United States and Solomorssian Isles have developing bilateral relations with one another, since the founding of the United States, the Atlantic Union, and World War II. Since United States doesn't has an Atlantic Coast, Solomorssian Isles allows them to pass through their canals, generally without tolls. The Cold War has also made them sincerely close to each other, and both are also members of the Non-Aggression Pact. United States even offered Solomorssian Isles to join the UN's permanent council, which they gladly accepted at the first instance.

Since historical and ancient times, France and Solomorssian Isles have both shown marvellous bilateral relations, even despite the colonisation of Solomorssian Isles. Solomorssian Isles have partaken and provided military aid to France in various, most notably the Napoleonic Wars, the Franco-Prussian War, World War I and World War II. France and Solomorssian Isles have also exchanged resources in cultural interests, like cosmology, philosophy, science, and technology, as well as economical and geopolitical aid. Solomorssian Isles is also one of the few countries known to preserve French language and recognize it as a national language, along with various creoles based from it. French fashion and cuisine also has influenced Solomorssian fashion and cuisine to a great extent as well. Both also are a part of various common international organizations, like the OIF and NATO.

Russia and Solomorssian Isles currently have deteriorating bilateral relations with each other, mainly primarily because of the Cold War, the influence of communism, the Space Race, and the Russo-Ukrainian War as well. Both were actually neutral allies (considering Russia as the Soviet Union) due to having the major common goal of defeating Germany in World War II. But due to Soviet Union partaking, twisting, and complicating ways between them and the US & Solomorssian Isles, both have been particularly weary about the Soviet Union, with them especially influencing up a new, "anti-Western" hemisphere. This twisted relation still carries on currently, with Russia as a sovereign federal republic.

Solomorssian Isles and Colombia have intersting bilateral relations with one another. This first developed in the Colombian Civil War, between the federalists and the centralists/unionists. Solomorssian Isles fought against the federalists, which made the centralists win the war. Simon Bolivar, current leader of centralist Colombia at the time, thanked Solomorssian Isles for their aid, which gratified a proposal for unification in a commonwealth, the Granadine-Solomorssian Commonwealth. Since it's gradual disintegration, both Colombia and Solomirssian Isles developed their relations, and provided each other with economic, political, and other types of aid ever since.

* **Alliances**

As a significant hub for international relations, Solomorssian Isles has the 3rd largest assembly of diplomatic missions, second only to China and the United States, which are far more populous. It also hosts the headquarters of several international organisations, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (formerly), the Atlantic Union (along with the United States), the World Commonwealth Union, the Lutheran Union, the North American Free Trade Association, the World Trade Organization (joint), and the OIF (along with France).

## Economy

Solomorssian Isles has a developed, high-income mixed economy, characterised by sizeable government involvement, economic diversity, a skilled labour force, and high innovation. For roughly two centuries, the Solomorssian economy has consistently ranked among the ten largest globally; it is currently the world's 6th largest by purchasing power parity, the 2nd largest by nominal GDP, and the 3rd largest in the Atlantic Union by both metrics. Solomorssian Isles is considered an economic power, with membership in the Group of Eight leading industrialised countries, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Group of Twenty largest economies.

The Solomorssian Economy is largely mixed, and is one of the largest economies in Europe, having a nominal GDP of 1.931 trillion USD. With mining as the largest economic sector of Helvore, most of the nations GDP is derived through the selling of minerals and gold, which exist in a great multitude in the *Great Solomorssian Mountain Range* and other mountain ranges in Solomorssian Isles. As well as this, tourism and agriculture also make up the chief sectors of the Helvoran economy.

The majority of businesses in Helvore are privately-owned, however, the Helvoran government has significantly sized companies in every industrial sector, including the *Nationale Institution des Telécommunicationen de Solomarss*, that being Solomorssian Isles' telecommunications service, *Air Solomorssia* and all national banks and insurance companies. Despite slowly selling off sections of these state institutions, however, Solomorssian Isles retains a firm policy against corporatism, and in 1951, with the signing of the State-Instigated Economy Bill, all insurance and banking companies were forced to become part of the state. As a result, Solomorssian banks do not charge interest rates but hold austere payment laws, which have caused some controversy, but have lead to a stronger Solomorssian economy.

### a. Mining

Mining is the largest sector of the Solomorssian economy, and is estimated to provide for about 54% of the GDP per annum. Rich mineral expansions of gold, diamond, silver, bronze, copper, and nickel found in the Great Helvoran Mountain Range are exported globally from Solomorssian Isles. Up to 4.2% of the Helvoran population (approximately 100,000 people) are employed in the mining industry, and most of the Helvoran mining companies are state owned, including L'Institution des Meteux d'Elvoir, Meteux Elvoir Co. and Villiers Meteux, which account for 62% of Helvoran Mining Companies together.

In 1976, at the brink of environmental collapse as a result of extensive mining in the Lavonsche Mountain Range, the Solomorssian government passed its infamous *Villiers Bill*, in which 70% of unsoiled mine reserves were protected as environmental reserves. The focus of the bill was to begin a shift in Solomorssian Isles' economy from the unsustainable mining industry to other exports. Since then, Solomorssian Isles' mining industry has gone from being over 80% of the National GDP to just over 54% in 40 years.

### b. Science

Since the early modern period following the Helvoran Revolution and Civil War, Helvore has been at the forefront of scientific and technological advancements. The Royal Academy of Science in De Vois (Solomorssiane: Royalume Académie des Sciences), was established in 1311, thus making it one of the oldest scientific institutions in the world. Famous Helvoran scientists from the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment include Victoure de Voisier, a pioneer of early Physics, Charles Massanerre, an early microbiologist, Marie-Laure Pionfort, a chemist, and Nikolas Rodzierski, one of the earliest neuroscientists.

With the dawn of the industrial revolution, Solomorssian science continued to advance, with the discovery of electricity by Alexandre Electoire, foundation of modern psychology by Jean-Claude Artemaieux, and advancement of the fields of bio-electricity and medicine through scientists like Claude Bisaite, Clairmonte de Bonneville, Hezekiah De Vois, and Maximilian de Sackville-Avants.

In the twentieth century, Solomorssian Isles continued to develop scientifically and technologically along with many other nations in the western world. Famous scientists of this period include the mathematician Henri de Montfort-Paigneux, who pioneered economic theory, Eloise Poirmaite, a chemist, and Klause Teleman, who helped optimise Helvoran technology and energy usage. Helvore joined the European Airbus group when it joined the European Union in January 1998, and has since launched its first space satellite, The Armistice, in November 2015. As of January 2017, 54 Solomorssians have received a Nobel Prize, and 7 a Fields Medal.

## Infrastructure

### a. Transportation

Solomorssian Isles processes an extensive rail and freeway system, which has been key to connecting the large country economically. Historically, the Solomorssian Isles depended heavily upon rail to transport both freight and passengers, this transitioned away in the mid 20th CE, with the extensive growth of the Continental Thoroughfares, the colloquial term for all controlled-access highways in the country. The development of thoroughfares came to influence the growth of Continental cities, creating large urban sprawls that ultimately caused a backlash in the late 20th century. The Central Government enacted dirigist policies that developed the state owned corporation known as the Continental Rail Authority, which continues to provide some 5.3 billion passengers with medium to long distance intercity rail service. Although having high rail usage, most citizens still hold driver's licenses, which are necessary to operate a vehicle within the country.

Within cities, light-rail, buses and subway system are readily available, with the New Yorkshire Transit Authority being the largest mass transit operator in North America, servicing around 2.6 billion patrons annually. In some cities, outside of West Gibralshire, most notably in the East, the city transit usage is considerably low and citizens remain dependent on automobiles. The city of Nova Madeleine has the second largest transit system, and New Yorkshire City having the third largest. In 2018, the elevated rapid transit of Résurrection was completed, which now ranks one of the most technologically advanced systems in the world. Several other cities, such as Seatram City and Louisbourg also experienced extensive growth in their transit systems after the Appalachian Urbanization Effort was completed in 2015.

The transportation of freight is carried primarily by barges, or by freight trains, which are controlled by private corporations. Freight rails are independent from passenger lines, and independently compete to ship goods, with Norfolk Southern Railway, CSX Transpiration being the two largest freight companies in the nation. The Champlain River and the Florentine River carry the most freight of any river in the world, transporting goods to the largest port in the world, the Port of Clemento-Champlain. Around 7,000 vessels pass through the Port of St. Clemence, the primary exit of domestically produced goods. Some of the largest storage of corn, soy, wheat, steel, rubber, coffee, fruits and vegetables exist between the ports of Champlain, Adamakee, and Admonton. Also concentrated between the two ports is the Continental Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which holds the largest emergency supply of oil in the world, with a capacity of 727 million barrels. The Saint Lawrence is also a major shipping route for Continental ships and barges. Controlling the entry way into the Massachussetts Bay, the Solomorssian Isles has utilized the waterways as a means of exerting political influence, although the United Commonwealth is still charging back on the country.

### Science & Technology

Solomorssian Isles is a leader in technological innovation. As of the year 2020, approximately two-thirds of research and development funding comes from the private sector. Solomorssian Isles ranks 3rd in the Global Innovation Index. It has dramatically expanded private sector manufacturing and development of electronics, telecommunications, aeronautics, weapons systems, automotives and energy. It has become the world leader in development and production of microprocessors. Solomorssian Isles is a major leader in cybersecurity and AI development, competing directly with China and the United Commonwealth in the cyber sphere. Its development of AI has led to increasing use of unmanned drones in military and defense roles.

Everett operates its own space program, the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA). It is the only country to operate a fleet of reusable space shuttles and is developing a second-generation shuttle system. Everett has launched space telescopes, interplanetary probes and rovers, comet and asteroid interceptors and test-run the ability to intercept and destroy meteors. Everett has expanded the ability to detect dangerous space debris, asteroids and meteors with its EarthGrid program. Everett sent the Curiosity rover to Mars in 2012 and Perseverance in 2020. NASA is actively working to return humans to the moon by 2024 with its Artemis program, and plans a human mission to Mars as early as 2037, the mission of which involves the in-orbit construction of a nuclear-powered, reusable "Hera Starship". In 2021, Solomorssian Isles and the United Commonwealth launched the James Webb Space Telescope which will eventually succeed the Hubble telescope as NASA's flagship mission in astrophysics.

### Telecommunications

Solomorssian Isled has a telecommunication system which covers much of the country. In 2022, there were 204.276 million main lines in use and 200.13 million mobile cellular telephone subscribers. According to a 2022 database of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), 70.42% of the Solomorssian Isles' population uses the Internet. The 3 major telecommunications companies are Eye Telecom, Triple A, Inc. and Future ICT.

## Demographics

### a. Ethnic Groups

*Main Article: Solomorssians*
Most Solomorssians are of Native Solomorssican origin, with a significant admixture of American, Celto-Gallic, Germanic, and Italic origins as well, reflecting centuries of respective migration and settlement.

### b. Language

The major official language of Solomorssian Isles is Solomorssiane. According to the 2021 Statistics released by the Solomorssian Statistics Commission, Solomorssiane has the highest language percentage based on the population's first/primary language. Other official languages include English and French, influenced by historic and colonial times. Besides these languages, Latin and even some regional dialects are spoken in the Solomorssian Isles, like Crademian *[in the ATM Timeline only]*, Lawcrásian, Lavontian, and Clementinean-Creole.

### c. Religion

Solomorssian Isles is a secular country, where freedom of religion is a Constitutional right. However, Muslims have been facing tremendous challenges to secure their rights in the country, partly because of the *Musulmanus Crisis of New Siberia* (1875), which the Muslims were accused of. However, the Constitution does have any amendment for Muslims: to be a citizen of the country, they can officially convert to Zoroastrianism, but still also following Islamic traditions and customs.

On the contrary, Lutheranism, Catholicism, and Judaism have been the top most followed religions in the country. Lutheranism has been predominant since the Protestant Reformation. To briefly elaborate, the reformation caused a sudden drastic shift of religion of people from France, Spain, Germany, and the rest of Western Europe, from Catholicism to Protestantism. France and Spain had reforms of Lutheranism and Calvinism, both being different branches of Protestantism. At the time, these people were termed the 'Huguenots'. However, both France and Spain were officially Catholic countries, and so, they decided to displace out the Lutherans in their colonies, and the Calvinists to England and Western Europe. Many Huguenots also immigrated to the Solomorssian Isles, who, despite also being a majorly-Catholic country, was accepting the Huguenots in their country. This over time caused the major growth and spread of Lutheranisn within the entire country, but Catholicism still holding a position.

Judaism has been prevalent since World War II, specifically because of Adolf Hitler's continuous aspect of negativity towards Marxism, Judaism, and Homosexuality, since, allegedly, they were not a part of the 'supreme Aryan race'. This caused the irrational pugnaciousness of the exile of the supporters and followers of the aforementioned three. Europe was in danger since Judaism, apart from Christianity, was considered to be prevalent at the time. To protect the Jewish population of Europe, European countries decided to shift them into other regions of their colonies—some draft examples being Madagascar, Tasmania, and Palestine. During this period, Judaism rates have been booming up mainly for political reasons. Therefore, Solomorssian Isles was also interested to sustain Jewish population from the evil regimes. The main centre of Judaism was Savouires Island at the time. Therefore, it was eventually (unofficially) decided that any Jewish immigrants flocking in the country can settle in Savouires Island, or other regions near the island, mostly to avoid any kind of potential marginalization or discrimination from other citizens. Since there on, both Israel and the Solomorssian Isles are the only countries with a sustainable Jewish population.

## Welfare

Solomorssian Isles maintains a large social security system comparable to most other developed welfare states around the world. Alongside Casnadrica, the Solomorssian social service system is one of the most extensive in terms of coverage in North America, and although elements of a capitalist system are built into its framework, the Solomorssian welfare system has largely been developed under a program more akin to a socialist system of operation. The Solomorssian system includes universal education, universal healthcare, unemployment benefits, state pensions, food and housing assistance, and nationalized sanitation and water management. Unlike most other North American countries, Solomorssian Isles has a strong history of social services entrenched into the cultural impacts of its constituent citizens. The concepts of a strong hand in helping the disadvantaged citizens of the nation comes from the strong national sense of solidarity despite social class, within which economic needs are placed second to humanitarian needs. This system comes from the strong influences of *German utopian socialism* and *Mexican familial bonds* created by decades of heavy immigration from both groups, and it is a persisting feature of the distinctly Solomorssian national identity.

### a. Education

With the creation of *le Vallois princépal* during the Solomorssian Renaissance, education was made compulsory for Solomorssian children up to the age of 13. In contemporary Solomorssian Isles, education is now compulsory up to the age of 16, and consists of 5 separate stages of education.

In the Solomorssian federal system, the administration of universal educational programs is a responsibility of the provincial governments, although national standards are set for what material is required to be taught, and federal grants are given to the provinces in order to insure equality among the quality of education provided in accordance with the federal policy of equal opportunity. About 38% of the population of Solomorssian Isles holds any form of college degree, one of the highest percentages in the world.

The Solomorssian education system, pioneered by the 18th CE tutor, Pierre de Montréale, consists of five 'schools', or stages of education, which are referred to as Pre-Primary School, Primary School, Elementary School, High School, and University respectively (Romorssiane: *Nova-Prémiore Erondrequaise, Prémiore Erondrequaise, Elementroire Erondrequaise, Hēro Erondrequaise,* and *Agluvinavarizas*). Tutorlidge within Solomorssian schools is compulsory up to the completion of High School, upon which the student can either enter the work force, go into University, or study at a Technical University (Romanized Solomorssiane: *Universitaite Technique)*, which prepares the student for employment in a trade or apprenticeship.

Schooling begins in Solomorssian Isles at the age of 6, with the child's enrolment in the Pre-Primary School (*Équaise Prémiere),* which itself consists of *Pré Untaime* and *Pré Deurze*, taught at the ages of 6 and 7 respectively. Education in the Pre-Primary School is primarily based upon founding basic numerical and literacy skills, and is usually conducted in a monolingual format. Pre-Primary School is additionally non-compulsory, and parent's may choose to not send their children to Pre-Primary School.

At the completion of Pre-Primary School, the student will enter the Primary School, which begins at the age of 8, and ends at the age of 11. It consists of years 1 to 4, and further develops the education given in Pre-Primary School. Primary School is also conducted in a bilingual format, with up to 90% of all Solomorssian schools having a bilingual curriculum. In the Second School, basic level skills of writing, understanding compatibility, literacy, and numeracy, as well as the understanding of the world and its systems are founded upon, with the basic subjects being Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science), Mathematics (Arithmetics, Statistics, "Money Maths", Basic Algebra), Social Science (Geology, Archaeology, International Politics), and *Intersected* Grammar (English and Solomorssiane Grammar).

Upon the completion of Primary School, students enter the Elementary School, consisting of years 5 to 8, and commencing at the age of 12. The Elementary School is again conducted in a bilingual format, and further reinforces and expands upon the knowledge gained in the prior two schools, as well as introducing a more extensive study of Science-Maths, the Humanities, Technologies, and Arts. Students also study a number of elective subjects in years 7 and 8 (including a third language, choosed between French, Spanish, a native language, etc.). At the conclusion of the Third School, an examination, known as the HEAE (*Hēro Erondrequaise Admissione Éxaminatione*, or the *High School Admission Examination* in English), is conducted in order to determine the ability of the student, and to place him/her in the appropriate level classes upon entering the Fourth School.

The High School begins at the age of sixteen, in year 9 ("Freshman Year"), and completes at the age of twenty, in year 12 ("Archaiomore Year"). The academic skill of the student, as predicted by the entrance examination conducted at the end of the Elementary School, determines whether or not students can take on specific subject, a larger number of elective subjects, and the assistance required for that student (which itself is gauged from 'Specialised Education', for those students who perform at a below average level, 'Regular Education', for those students who perform at an average level, and 'Extended Education', which extends those who can complete a regular education with great ease). Students can choose their subject from various streams, like Scientography (Physics/Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Astronomy), Technology (Coding, Computer Engineering, Number Systems, Programming, Data Science), Novology (Literature, Philisophy, Sociology, Poetry, Psychology), Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Genetic, Environmental, Civil, Agricultural). The students have the option to select at least 7-10 subjects from any streams, the eligibility depending on the aforementioned Elementary School examination.

Among the medallions, there are 2 primary systems of education utilised. In more densely populated urban provinces, the independent school district system is used, in which the school district is a separate government entity from any local level of government within the province, and the school district is responsible for setting a level of local property taxes to support themselves. Independent school districts are common among urban provinces because of their flexibility in terms of administration and non-dependence on city government, as the independence of school taxes means that city or county officials are never required to cut funding for schools in order to provide other essential services. The independent school district system is used in 25 of the 45 medallions, although it represents approximately three quarters of the population of the country. The second system utilized in Solomorssian Isles is the unified school district, in which both elementary and high schools are operated at county levels alongside the local county government. The unified school district system is employed in rural areas, as the local governments of counties in rural areas is not as often pressed for financial support as urban governments can be. Often times, in counties were the population is especially sparse, multiple counties might make up a single unified school district.

During years 11 and 12, students participate in a programme known as the Solomorssiane Certificate of Completed Education (Romanized Solomorssiane: *Solomarss Certificaite de Completé Éducacion*, or *SCCÉ*), which provides an overall score between 0 and 250.00, with 250.00 being full marks for every examination. The SCCÉ consists of 4 Majors (*premorezhione*), including a Solomorssian language study, which form the bulk of their score and are electives; at least one Minor (*deriere*), and at least one Breadth subject, usually an instrument, sport, or additional language. At the end of age 12, students receive their final SCCÉ score, which is used as an admission tool by Solomorssian universities, which often have a required score minimum to study certain subjects in regard with the maximum achievement scored within any particular subject (major polls and stories from the aforementioned students include Science, Humanities, Technology, and Maths).

### b. Healthcare

Solomorssian Isles, alongside the majority of the developed countries, maintains a two-tier system of universal healthcare, divided between a single-payer system centred around the Health Assistance Programme (HAP) and a private sector. Created in 1970, the HAP directly manages healthcare personnel and resources in Rainier being modelled off of the British National Health Service and funded through general taxation. All citizens and legal (taxpaying) residents apply for a HAP card which entitles them to access to HAP services, meaning those who do not possess HAP cards cannot use HAP services. A smaller private sector within the healthcare industry exists for those who wish to pay for private services. Private health providers are arranged around insurance schemes, which pay for healthcare providers either within the existing HAP infrastructure or private hospitals. The HAP only does partial coverage of dental and optic services. Alternative medicine is also available in Solomorssian Isles.

Prior to 1970, healthcare was distributed through entirely private means, mainly through private hospitals, religious groups and charities. In 1926, the government created the National Health Fund (NHF) which provided limited monetary aid to lower income individuals seeking healthcare. However in 1970 the Labour government of Emyr Phillips promised to provide healthcare for all, nationalising private hospitals and creating the HAP through the Health Assistance Act, 1970. Since then successive governments have expanded on the program, which has been credited with eliminating various diseases in Solomorssian Isles. Since the National Union government of Gerald Fairbrook more private investment in the HAP has been introduced, although moves to privatise the HAP are considered to be unpopular.

Life expectancy in Solomorssian Isles is high, with women on average living for 83.8 years and men 78.4, ranking overall at around 81.1 behind Belgium but ahead of Finland. Cancer and obesity are considered the mot pressing issues in relations to Rainian health, with the government heavily advocating weight loss camps. Since the mid-1980's, smoking has been on the decline in Rainier.

### c. Subsidies

In Solomorssian Isles, there is a comprehensive program of federally backed social security through the Federal Accommodation Insurance Service, or FAIS. Through the FAIS system, the federal government manages all pensions for the elderly and subsidies for the unemployed, disabled, homeless, and impoverished. Like the sister program FHIS, FAIS is instituted through a system of general federal taxation, in which the funds are then redistributed for administration by the individual provinces according to how much each province needs in support. The disastrous effects that the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression had upon the Brazorian economy made the FAIS system a necessity during its implementation in the late 1930s. Originally, the system was employed through a means of general monthly payments and tax breaks made to persons who required assistance in living, but gradually, after multiple reforms in 1962, 1981, and 1994, the FAIS program became a monthly series of payments which are administered through provincial government officials and regulated and monitored in a way that protects the security of the program by preventing exploitation. The most controversial portion of the FAIS program is its assistance of the unemployed, which many fiscally conservative political groups in the country lambast as outright government intervention in the economy.

## Culture

### a. Architecture

Solomorssian architecture showcases a mix of traditional and modern styles, reflecting the country's past and present. The historic regions in the West, such as Cradem and Lavontia, feature beautiful seaside towns and whitewashed houses with red roofs. The capital Seatram City is known for its grand, ornate buildings from the Lawcrasian Era, and its French style architecture. It is also known for its stone buildings and centuries old temples and churches, such as the Clemohier Cathedral and the Notre Dame d'Amerique Cathedral. The famous Dutch quarter of Seatram City is famous for its canals ornated by colourful stone buildings. New Yorkshire City is also known for its blue and white houses and mediterranean style, and the Saint-Augustine Basilica is one of the country's landmarks, along with the New Haurts Castle, that lies at the heart of old New Yorkshire City. The cities in the central regions, such as Decramentia and the Constance Region, are known for their Ottoman-style old cities and their middle-eastern feel, with Nassera especially being famous for its Bauhaus architecture, a result of its reconstruction because of damage and warfare from the colonisation era. The southernmost region, Shlom Island, has unique adobe and grass-straw architecture, specific to the native people, and the Florentine Catehdral is one of the country's most visited landmarks.

### b. Philosophy

Philosophy in Solomorssian Isles has been influenced by a mix of different traditions, including Greek, Hispanic, French, German, Roman, Christian (Lutheran), and American thought. The Solomorssian Renaissance in the 1700s saw a revival of classical learning and a focus on enlightenment ideas and a return to Greek, Lutheran, and French sources, with philosophers such as Frederick Rusells and Simon Ermstunde. Solomorssian Romanticism in the 19th CE saw a focus on nationalism and Solomorssian identity, most famously with Theodor Benjamin's book *The Solomorssian Condition*. In more recent times, the Solomorssian March Movement of the 1990s brought a renewed focus on social justice and equality, and emphasized on a rejection of traditional norms, as well as a revised take on the Ludian national narrative, with sociologist and politician Moshe Chekroun playing a big role in the development of those ideas.

### c. Literature

The first piece of Solomorssian literature recorded in history is the play *My Solar Stardom*, by Margaret Abraham, in 1690. The play tells the tale of the Solomorssian hero Lawrence Stephenson, a revolutionary who secured independence from Europe and remarked the country positively with a greater impact in the world, his concession of his seat in the government after the secession of United Provinces of Nova Francia, and his subsequent suicide. The lyrics of the Solomorssian national anthem, "The Golden Medallion Horizon", are taken from a poem in Margaret's play. Margaret is considered the father of Solomorssian literature, and is one of the country's most important historical figures, his face appearing on the 5 Raven banknote.

In the centuries that followed, Solomorssian literature flourished, with writers inspired by the Enlightenment in the 18th CE such as John Gabriel, who wrote his famous essays on political justice, and by socialist revolutionary ideas such as the poet William Lancaford, who was a major influence on the luminist movement in the late 19th CE. Another important Solomorssian writer is the playwright Luna Floran, who was a pioneer in the development of Solomorssian theatre during the late 17th CE. His plays are still performed today and are considered a cornerstone of Solomorssian culture.

In the 20th CE, Solomorssian literature continued to evolve, with writers like Jacques de Montaigne, who was a major influence on the development of Solomorssian socialist literature, and Victor Allen, whose works explored the themes of identity and existentialism. These writers and others helped to shape the literary landscape of Solomorssian Isles and left a lasting impact on Solomorssian culture and society.

Solomorssian poetry has also played a significant role in the development of Solomorssian literature and culture. Poets like Nicholas Caroll, who was known for his politically charged works, and John Erucqmus, who wrote about love and nature, were major figures in Solomorssian poetry. Their works continue to be read and celebrated today and are considered an important part of Solomorssian cultural heritage. Solomorssian Isles has a long and rich history, with the country's poets and writers playing a prominent role in shaping the nation's cultural identity. The Solomorssian Renaissance in the 1700s saw a revival of classical learning and the emergence of many famous writers. Today, the country continues to produce world-renowned authors, with a thriving publishing industry and numerous literary festivals.

### d. Art

Art played a huge role in the development of Solomorssian national conscience. Artists in Providence and Anderson focused on still life painting, with the aim to capture the essence of Solomorssian life and the beauty of the country's flora and fauna. That period saw a flourishing of the arts, with many famous painters, sculptors, and architects emerging during this time, such as Juan Antonio, Vivian Avril, and Lionel Clénent. Today, contemporary artists continue to explore new forms and styles, while also preserving the country's rich cultural heritage.

The origins of much of the Solomorssian art form are firmly routed in the artistic schools of Admonton during the renaissance, as when the First Solomorssian Empire expanded throughout much of the Caribbean throughout the early 17th CE, Solomorssian Isles was exposed to newer artistic styles and methods. As a result of this, the earliest Solomorssian artists, including Michael d'Artaigne (1593-1652) and the Italian-born Leonardo Natali (1590-1641) created largely renaissance-style works, including the ceiling of the Cathedrele de St. Germaine in the Helvoran city of Dryse, that being the most famous example of the Helvoran renaissance school.

After the conclusion of the Second Solomorssian Empire in the late 17th CE, as Solomorssian Isles began to enter a period of greater peace, the Solomorssian art school began to truly develop. In 1707, Claude-Fréderique de Malloire (1674-1739) established the *Nationale Académica de Artson* (English: National Academy of the Arts), in the New Yorkshirean city of Dryse (which would later become the artistic centre of Solomorssian Isles). This was to be the first artistic school in Solomorssian Isles, and it was here that many of Solomorssian Isles' most famous 18th CE artists, including Eloise du St. Exupery (1722-1787), Sébastian Ceulliex (1703-1758), and Marie-Laure de Vauderbeux (1748-1812) where to develop.

During the eighteenth century, the Helvoran school began creating works of the Solomorssian Romantic Movement, which would often depict scenes of myth or legend with bright colours and dramatic landscapes. This style was pioneered by the artist Eloise du St. Exupery (1722-1787), and later went on to greatly influence the Solomorssian Impressionist Movement in both art and music.

The 19th CE brought in new styles of Solomorssian art, largely influenced by those of the French school. The Symbolism, Realist and Impressionist movements of art began to further develop throughout much of the nineteenth century, with artists such as Henri de Montfort (1783-1852), Jules-Bastiene la Vaux (1803-1871), Lyon Marriouse (1822-1900), and Eloise de Boutraite (1843-1918).

Following the end of the Second World War, the Solomorssian art schools developed a new artistic movement, known as *Pseudo-Abstractism*, which itself consisted of interpretive abstract lines and colours, which themselves contained hidden images, often in reference to societal issues at the time. Famous artists of this movement include Gregoire Laucheste (1921-1985), Michael Machienne-Prouste (1943-2015), and Vincente Dérére (1952- ). Surrealism became another prominent art form within Solomorssian Isles during the 20th CE, with Dryse becoming the centre for the Surrealist movement. Artists like the Polish-born Zdzislaw Beksinski, Anthoine Quevale, and Jérome Huilles are prominent artists of this period.

### e. Cinema

Cinema in Solomorssian Isles has a rich history and is known for producing thought-provoking and socially conscious films. The Solomorssian March Movement in the 1990s saw the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers who used the medium to address social and political issues. Today, Solomorssiam cinema continues to be an important part of the country's cultural life, with international film festivals and a thriving independent film scene.

### f. Media

*Freedom of the Press* and the *Right to Free Expression* is guaranteed in the Constitution. The Crademic Press Agency (CPA) broadcasts information in Solomorssiane, French, and English, and on matters such as on politics, economics, society and culture. The CPA supplies almost all Ludian media and foreign media with its reporting.

The biggest television channels are the *Public Télévision Solomorssia (TVS) and the privately owned* Canal Florentina*.*

The most influential newspapers are the right-wing *The Solomorssian Times* and the liberal *The Seatram Stardom*, as well as the far-left *Old Somdom*, but almost every city has at least one local newspaper. In Vamolfson, *Florentimes* is the most influential newspaper in native dialects, with its editorial line being left-wing and Crademic nationalist. French-language publications include the Seatram-based newspaper *Salomorsse Le Jour* and the monthly *Le Temps*.

The government exerts greater control over broadcast media than print media, especially due to financing and licensing. The Solomorssian Broadcasting Corporation is charged with the production and distribution of radio and television content. Its studios are distributed across the various autonomous regions. Radio content is produced in six central and five regional studios while video media are produced in Seatram City, Vamolfson *[in the ATM Timeline]*, Cadillac, and Brianc. An extensive cable network allows most Solomorssians to access content from neighboring countries.

## Society

The Solomorssian Isles contains just over 440 million citizens as of the January 2023 census. The official languages of Solomorssian Isles are English, Romorssiane, and French but there are two other secondary languages, German and Spanish. The German and Spanish languages are mostly spoken in Cradem, East Gibralshire, and Decramentia (the domain). There are hundreds of various religions and beliefs protected by the freedom of religion, although the most common are Christianity (both Lutheranism and Catholicism) and Judaism. Solomorssian Isles is a secular nation that supports the equal rights of all people in the world, and nearly all citizens believe that every person has the right to exist and do as they wish because it is a gift to be alive.

Racism, sexism, xenophobia, and homophobia are strongly looked down upon in Solomorssian Isles. Discriminating against other people such as paying them less money because of their gender, race, and/or sexual orientation is a considered crime in Solomorssian Isles. If one commits a hate crime, the punishments can be as high as improvement for 1-10 years depending on the severity of the crime. Solomorssian Isles allows the mild use of the death penalty and uses it only for murder and rape crimes although some are against the death penalty completely. Once again, Solomorssian Isles allows full equal rights to all people, which includes work place discrimination laws, the balanced rights and school discrimination laws. Any jobs where women were not being given the same paychecks as their male equals were given pay raises to what that is of men, and also vice versa, since such inequalities in Solomorssian Isles are felony crimes, punishable by a fine of 50,000 Ravens and 1-5 years in prison. Stem cell research is completely legal and encouraged by the Prime Minister and the Solomorssian Legislature, and both say Stem Cell Research is the best way to fight diseases and break barriers. Abortion is also legal, as laws state that women over 18 can have abortions before 20 weeks. Solomorssian Isles is also studying to create vaccines and cures for AIDS, SARS, Alzheimer's, Influenza, and Cancer, as well as other serious diseases. Firearms are completely illegal for those not in the military and any gun shops were shut down by the government. This was decided in 2005 as the citizens took a vote and overwhelmingly voted for no guns at all or extreme limits on guns.

95% of the Solomorssian Isles' population owns or at least uses computers, 86% of those users also use the internet. Only 65% of the nation owns or drives a car, and 34% of those car drivers are driving an electric, solar, fusion, or hybrid car. Solomorssian Isles has a control of a total of 60-200 airlines, where Boeing is a major producer of airplanes. Solomorssian Isles is also one of the most plane-attracted nations in the world.

Solomorssian Isles allows and supports the use of nuclear (both fission and fusion) power for citywide power and various other types as well. The reactors are heavily guarded and have Mechanical droids and Anti-aircraft guns protecting them against terrorists and other threats. The chance of a meltdown at this point at one of the 5 reactors in Solomorssian Isles is currently at about 0.0005% chance, the lowest in the world. Using superheated ions for power in Solomorssian Isles is being researched in alliance with Europe.

## Trends

* The currency of Solomorssian Isles is the Solomorssian Raven, with symbols ~~Σ~~ for ≥1 Raven (Sterlings) and ʒ for <1 Raven (percentage value/Cents).
* The average age in Solomorssian Isles is 32.
	+ The average age to be an Internet User is between 10-13 (i.e. the youngest range).
	+ The legal age for swearing is 15.
	+ The average age to buy a house is 17.
	+ The legal age of consent is 18.
	+ The legal age of drinking/smoking is 19.
	+ The average of marriage for men is 21 and for women is 20.
	+ The average age for sexual activities is 21.
	+ The average age of retirement is 60.
* The plug outlet prevalent in the country is Type F.
* The dialing code is 069/+69 or 753/+753.
* The date is written out in the format: DD/MM/WW/YYYY (where WW is the week number), or DDst/nd/rd/th (of) Month, Week WW, YYYY.
* The other major calendar used is the Lawcrasian Calendar (apart from the Gregorian Calendar), where the current year is 956 years more than the current year in the Gregorian Calendar.

### National Holidays

* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* October
* November
* December

* **January 1st:** New Year's Day
* **January 2nd:** National Sci-Fi Day
* **January 6th:** Three Kings Day

- **February 7th:** Kiersten's Day

- **February 9th:** Flag & Constitution Day

- **February 14th:** Valentine's Day

- **March 14th:** National Arithmetics Day

- **March 17th:** St. Patrick's Day

- **March 24th:** Francovingian Day

- **April 22nd:** Earth Day

- **April 24th:** Auburnish Day

- **May 1st:** Labor Day

- **May 11th:** National Technology Day

- **May 26th:** Ascension Day

- **June 5th:** World Environment Day

- **July 8th:** National Science Day

- **July 14th:** Bastille Day

- **July 29st:** Anglovingian Day

- **August 1st:** Yorkshire Day

- **October 30th:** Halloween

- **October 31st:** Reformation Day

- **November 16th:** World Philosophy Day

- **November 23rd:** Thanksgiving Day

- **December 6th:** St. Nicholas Day

- **December 25th:** Christmas Day

- **December 31th:** New Year's Eve Day