Donegalland

**Donegalland** (officially known as the **Donegalian Witch's Republic**) is a country located is a country in the Vanellian Jewel continent.

## History

Donegalland was part of the Jewellian Empire until 1675, when the Germans bought the rights to the land. The British then took control of Donegalland in 1758 and became a British colony, and remained that way until the Donegalian Witch's Revolution in 1852, which resulted in Donegalland gaining independence and becoming an atheist totalitarian state (the latter until 1876).

When the Donegalian Witch's Revolution ended in 1876, Donegalland installed a new calendar based on the Wheel of the Year.

The country became friends with the Tasmanian Witch's Republic in 1904.

## Description

Donegalland was an underdeveloped country until 1879. It is now a highly-developed country.

### Languages

Donegallian English is a variety of English spoken in Donegalland. It is a variety of English and is very similar to British English in general. Donegallian English follows British spelling. It is a nasal accent.

### Currency

The Donegallian gall is the currency of Donegalland and the currency symbol written as an upright 'French' cursive G with a stroke through it (~~𝒢~~). It replaced the pound currency in 1868.

### Government

Donegalland is a democratic capitalist government. Like Sherryland and Lilletland, Donegalland prohibits promotion of socialism or communism.

### Celebrations

Donegallian celebrations are similar to Lilletland's due to being based on the Wheel of the Year, except that it has Donegallian Revolution Day (an independence day equivalent to 4th of July in America, commemorates the day Donegalland started its revolution in 1852).

### Measurement

Since 1927, Donegalland has used the metric system.

Donegalland signed the Metre Convention in 1923. A 108 to 45 vote in 1924 (one year after the convention was signed) led to the adoption of metric system in everyday life, replacing the imperial system of units. This led to Donegalland among one of the earliest in the Anglosphere to convert to the metric system, along with the Philippines (1862), Enchancia (1893) and Kawagoeland (1902). Broomstick length, however, continued to be measured in feet until 1945, when it was switched to metres ('5 feet' until 1945 and '1.52 m' since 1945).

### Date and time

The French revolutionary decimal 10-hour clock is in use for witch's records. The 10-hour clock divides one day into 10 decimal hours (counting from 0 to 9), one hour into 100 decimal minutes and one minute into 100 decimal seconds. It is written with a semicolon separating hours, minutes and seconds like 6;45 for 15:30. The 24-hour clock, running from 00:00 to 23:59, is also used by witch's councils.

Outside of witch councils, the 24-hour clock is widely used in public transport, logistics, hospitals and programming. Everyday language still utilises 12-hour clock for both written and spoken language, similar to the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, however, the use of 24-hour clock is also common in writing, but oral conversations remain in 12-hour clock, similar to South Africa.

Neither the 24-hour clock nor the 10-hour clock use "a.m." and "p.m." abbreviations.

Dates are written in European notation, like **31 October 2018**. The American notation prevails in newspapers and other media, like **October 31, 2018**.

## Geography

Donegalland is divided into four regions, with Shroudbell serving as the capital of Donegalland.

* Shroudbell Region
	+ Shroudbell - The capital of Donegalland.
	+ Marybell
* Mullumbimby Region
	+ Mullumbimby
	+ Moonshine
	+ Mildredvale
	+ Hornsby Bay
* Dornkirchen Region
	+ Dornkirchen
	+ Galnagh
	+ Longford
	+ Heerenloopen
* Hedgewick Region
	+ Hedgewick

## Transport

### Donegalian Railways

Donegalian Railways is the national railway operator in Donegalland. It was founded in 1879, but the first railway line was opened only in 1901.

The late arrival of railways in Donegalland, in contrast to Lilletland and Sherryland, was actually due to a lack of funds to build a railway in the late nineteenth century. The first railway line in the country opened in 1901, between Mullumbimby and Hedgewick.

### Mullumbimby Bus Company

The Mullumbimby Bus Company has been operating in the Mullumbimby Region since 1930. Initially, it only operated buses, but has since then expanded to bicycle sharing and autonomous shuttles.

Until the 1970s, the Mullumbimby Region had the highest use of public transport due to cheaper fares.

Mullumbimby Bus Company's route numbers are not consistent. They can be duplicated, depending on the city or town (examples including having two bus routes numbered 1 in Mullumbimby and Mildredvale respectively). Intercity coach routes run by Mullumbimby Bus Company are not affected by duplication of route numbers.

Bus routes designated for Mullumbimby Bus Company employees only are not numbered. Instead, the depot is displayed on the destination indicator.

Internal documents have prefixes to route numbers. They are: M = Mullumbimby, MN = Moonshine, MV = Mildredvale, H = Hornsby Bay and IC = Intercity. These are not displayed on buses.

The Mullumbimby Card is a smart card similar to Hong Kong Octopus Card and was launched in 1999. It replaced cash as a method of payment in 2003. It is only valid in the Mullumbimby Region.