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A Beginner's Guide to Frievolk (WIP)
PoliticalCountry Name:
- ⁍Official Form: The Frievolker Empire
⁍Short Form: Frievolk
⁍Local Official Form: De Frievolker Kaiserreik
⁍Local Short Form: Frievolk
Nationality:
- ⁍Noun: Frievolker
⁍Adjective: Frievolker
Official Language(s):
- ⁍ Nedersjil
⁍ German
⁍ English
Capital City:
- ⁍ Berun
Type of Government:
- ⁍ Federation under Prussian-style constitutional monarchy
Leader:
- ⁍ HEAD OF STATE | His Imperial Majesty Johann, Emperor of Frievolk | Factbook Link
⁍ HEAD OF GOVERNMENT | His Excellency Otto van Harlow, Imperial Chancellor Factbook Link
Suffrage:
- ⁍ All citizens with an age equal to or more than 16
National Anthem:
- ⁍ TBA
Public Holiday:
- ⁍ Neujahrtag | New Year's Day | January 1
⁍ Kirchestag | Church Day | March 13
⁍ Tag des Arbeits | Labor Day | May 1
⁍ Konigstag | King's Day | June 7
⁍ Stolztag | Pride Day | June 16
⁍ Tag des Nederreik | Day of the Netherreich | August 5
⁍ Unionstag | Union Day | October 29
⁍ Noelstag | Christmas Day | December 25
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Geographical
Location: The Empire has multiple provinces in various Continents and Regions:
- ⁍ De Metropole | Low Countries, Europe
⁍ Hansfund | North America
⁍ Zudafrika | Southern Africa
⁍ Aden | Middle East/Northern Africa
⁍ Kuwait | The Persian Gulf
⁍ Persik Inseln | The Persian Gulf
⁍ De Karibb | The Caribbeans
⁍ Various islands in the Pacific and the Atlantic
Cultural As the Empire is a Multicultural, Multi-ethnic State, "Native" is herein defined as the people of the "Land des Nedertjilles" (Frievolksland)
Native Ethnicity:
- ⁍ Nederstjil
Native Language:
- ⁍ Nederstjill
Ethnic Religion:
- ⁍ The United Nederstjill Christian Church
Religious Statistics:
- View here
Patronymic/Matronymic Names:
- -sen/-dottir
Literature:
- A list of famous works of Literature in the Empire:
⁍ Seigskatalog van Krig | Frederick "Elder" Weissmann
⁍ On African decolonization | Josef von Schtlussdorf
⁍ Ode of the coming winter | 'Alte'
⁍ De Korrespondenz
⁍ Fox and the Lion | Herman "van de Mark"
⁍ Mein Besuch des Königshofes | Herman de Unterkonig
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- TBA
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- TBA
Architecture:
- A mix of Dutch, German and French styles.
Cuisine:
- TBA
Sport and Leisure:
- The National Sport of the Empire is "Zweikampf" (Dueling), which is a mix of professional shooting, Academic Fencing (Mensur), and Olympic dueling.
It can be found in three different branches:
⁍ Pistols (Pistolekampf): wherein two opponents, standing a distance away from each other (5, 10, and 15 meters are the most common) and fire upon each other with wax bullet dueling pistols for a select number of "turns".
⁍ Swords (Schwertkampf): wherein two opponents, each wearing uniform (similar to Fencing uniform, but flashier and without the face mask) fight each other with sharp epee, foil, or sabre until one has drawn blood or scarred the other (normally not dangerous, almost never fatal)
⁍ Freestyle Dueling (Friestillkampf): wherein two opponents are each given a pistol with a pre-determined number of wax bullets, a sword and Mensur protective uniform, set into a ring, and sent until drawn blood (or until a ceremonial "Death" has been achieved)
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