Iselande
| Iselande | |||
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| Anthem: File:National Anthem of Iselande.ogg | |||
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| Capital | Hellistelli | ||
| Largest city | Kesäranta, Ukkonen, Kankylä | ||
| Official language(s) | Jääkieli | ||
| Official religion(s) | Church of the Holy Lance | ||
| Demonym | Jäärrish | ||
| - Adjective | Jäärrish | ||
| Government | Parliamentary Republic | ||
| - President | Petri Pukki | ||
| - Legislature | Senaatti. | ||
| Establishment | 1678 | ||
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| Population | 2.7 million | ||
| Currency | Florian Dollar | ||
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| Time zone(s) | CMT±0 | ||
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| Driving side | Right | ||
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| National animal | Bruin | ||
| National food | Meatballs | ||
| National drink | milk | ||
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| Abbreviation | JAR, JA | ||
Iseland, officially the Grand Duchy of Iselande, (In Jääkieli: Jääland or Jäälanti) is a small nordic micronation in northern Apollonia. The capital and largest city was Hellistelli. Other major cities included Ukkonen and Kankylä. Despite having a small population and located in the very north of Apollonia, Iselande attracted many tourists due to the various ski resorts and the cold weather. Iselande had a population of 2.7 million which mostly lived in the central and southern parts of the country.
Jääland's only border was with the Lac Glacei-administered Nurthaven and Antruusbuurg canal zone.
History
Jääland was founded in 1678 by a group of landowners (led by Petri Pukki) and the Church of the Holy Lance and the towns that became the five chartered cities of Jääland. The diocesan and parochial structure of the Church allowed for the ideas of building a state to spread. As such, most of the State is organized in parallel to the church. Shortly afterwards a group of Florians settled in the area and brought many Florian influences to Jääland such as introducing the sport of ice hockey, baseball and cuisine.
Jääland's economy saw good growth in the late 1680s and early 1690s. With the establishment of Hellistelli International Airport as a trading hub for flights between Lyrica, Benacia and northern Keltia (through the Boreal Air Bridge), and the entry of Jääland into the Raspur Pact, Jääland developed its services in logistics and tourism.
By 1693, however, unemployment reached record levels, and Jääland entered a recession. This was due to diminishing trade from Elwynn, Benacia, and other parts of the Raspur Pact, due to the blockade of the Boreal Air Bridge by the Republic of Elwynn and Amokolia. Similarly, the service sector saw a blow with almost all foreign tourists gone. It is hoped that once the war in Northern Elwynn is over, Jääland's economy might recover.
Responding to the recession, many new political parties were formed, each advocating a different solution to the country's economic woes. Notable amongst these was the Kansallinen-humanistinen puolue led by Eini Nieminen, a 42 year-old air freight clerk employed at Hellistelli International Airport. For Eini Nieminen the solution to Jääland's problems was to re-orientate its trading relations by diversifying and building up economic ties with the Dark Berry Islands, Hurmu, and Nouvelle Alexandrie, the last two of which already offered Jääland frictionless trading under the terms of the Raspur Pact.
As early as 1703 several groups began lobbying for Jääland to claim the remaining northern half of their eponymous peninsula. The completion of the Nurthaven and Antruusbuurg Canal effectively cut off plans for expanding south. Even though the canal proved to alleviate many of the ongoing economic woes, many felt that by expanding into the unoccupied north Jääland could access more natural resources and reduce its dependency on foreign trade. Public interest was spurred by members of the Church of the Holy Lance indicating their approval of the expansion in that it would allow missionaries to spread the church to the otherwise pagan lands in the north. By the spring of 1704 settlers had already begun moving into the area - even without government approval - and had established a small settlement called Kesäranta.
Three years later though however poor weather started occurring more regularly causing widespread famine eventually leading to the Troubles, causing its demise.
