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Auzkhia
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Left-wing Utopia

Postby Auzkhia » Wed Jan 21, 2015 7:48 am

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry?
Yes.
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services?
State and Local governments often preserve old castles and make them into museums. They arrange public transport and bus tours.
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation?
Quite uncommon. Auzkhians are very friendly.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages?
Many Auzkhians are multilingual, and English is the popular foreign language.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government?
A good economic resource and people who are interested in our culture.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages?
Yes, we offer tours in all languages of our country and neigbouring ones like Dutch, Spanish, and English.
7. What is your nation's weather like?
Depends on which part you go to, Italy is warm, the Alps are cool and snowy, the east and North is mild. Our colonies are hot and tropical.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war?
No
9. How common is gang violence?
Only in the slums, and not common. Police often arrest any violent criminal. Overall, you'd don't worry, Auzkhia is very safe.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks?
Not now, there was some nationalist riots in Bosnia, but all is well.
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics?
The worst will be an earthquake in Southern Italy. But, usually you'd might see some flooding in the wet season.
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Imperium Sidhicum
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Postby Imperium Sidhicum » Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:02 am

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Not really. The Imperium probably would have one, if it wasn't constantly at war with it's neighbors, making foreign tourism somewhat problematic to say the least. Even domestic tourism is minimal, seeing how the entire economy is geared for the war effort, leaving little time or resources for recreation.
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? The only government organization with some semblance of a tourist service is the Rest and Recreation Department, operating under Ministry of Industry and Agriculture. RRD is akin to Nazi Germany's "Strength through Joy" program, organizing various recreational events for the labour force, including vacation trips and tours around the Imperium, managing various holiday resorts. It caters, however, exclusively to Sidh clientele employed in industry or agriculture. Military, government institutions, science and education establishments all have their own services providing recreation.
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Racism, in the sense of discrimination towards other species, is an accepted commonplace. Sidhae have a reputation for being extremely xenophobic, and for a good reason - most foreigners they typically encounter are enemy soldiers trying to kill them. Homophobia in the classical sense is unknown - homosexuality is regarded as a disorder, an affliction no different from depression or Asperger syndrome, it being seen as senseless to hate or despise ill people. However, a homosexual may still incite resentment towards himself if he makes a habit of rubbing his preferences in everyone's face and expects special treatment or recognition because of them.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Although most Sidhae will never encounter a foreigner in their lives, most take time to master at least one foreign language. Knowledge of languages is seen as a sign of learning and refinement, and also enables Sidhae to read original Terran (and also alien) classics. Members of the military generally tend to be the best-versed language-wise, having to study human and alien languages as a matter of necessity. Since around a quarter of all Sidhae have served in the military at some point of their lives, and even those who haven't usually study at least one language, communication shouldn't be a problem if the visitor speaks one of the most widespread human languages (which in Sidh timeline would be English, Arabic or Mandarin Chinese).
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? The average citizen has only a vague idea of what a tourist even is. Seeing how tourism is a very tiny industry in the Imperium, the only people who would have any opinion on tourists are really the residents from around RRD holiday resorts. Any visiting foreigner who isn't an invading enemy soldier is most likely either a diplomatic dignitary, a defector, a merchant, a smuggler/other kind of rowdy character or a refugee (though few outsiders are desperate or deluded enough to pick Imperium as their end destination). Consequently, the government also forms it's opinion along these lines, welcoming the first two, tolerating the third, and striving to keep out the latter two.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? There hasn't been much need for that. Dignitaries, defectors and merchants, who belong to the tolerated kinds of visitors, usually speak Sidh fluently anyway, and those who don't most likely have translation equipment on-hand to do their business.
7. What is your nation's weather like? Well, that depends strongly on which of the several thousand Imperial worlds you are visiting. We can offer everything from airless moons and frozen ice worlds to storm-ravaged waterworlds and volcanic hellscapes of fire and brimstone, along with everything in between. If you are very concerned with unpredictable weather, we would recommend visiting settlements on the airless worlds - climate control always keeps temperature and humidity there maximally comfortable.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? The Imperium is currently at war on two fronts, and has been for over 100 years. Most of the Imperial worlds are, however, relatively safe from war, only those within the first 200 light years from the frontline being within any imminent threat.
9. How common is gang violence? It is endemic in the human ghettos, but outside of them, Imperial cities are very safe.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? Asides from the rare incidents of pro-human terrorist attacks or sabotages by enemy spies, not really. While Sidhae are generally suspicious towards any outsiders, legitimate visitors have no reason to fear for their safety. Visitors are required to wear visible bracelets identifying them as such, which places them under full protection of the Imperial law, and as long as they respect that law, so will they remain under it's protection.
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Again, depends on the world you visit. The most populous worlds are reasonably safe, being chosen for their mild, Earth-like environment with few major disasters or deadly diseases. Other worlds, however, will drop you in hours without a hazmat suit or proper immuno-enhancement, or kill you in any number of ways including some normally not possible on less dangerous worlds (such as being eaten alive by a carnivorous plant, sucked dry by a giant leech or having the flesh sandblasted off your bones by a storm of razor-sharp silica dust).

In short, anyone craving to see the Imperium best be an adventurous type with connections to the underworld, smugglers and semi-legit merchants being the ones to do the most casual business with the Sidhae.
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Numoland
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Postby Numoland » Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:09 am

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The English Regions
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Founded: Jun 13, 2012
Civil Rights Lovefest

Postby The English Regions » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:20 am

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes, it has a reasonably large tourist industry, varying from eco-friendly holidays with nomadic groups in desert areas to super smart modern hotels in major cities.
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? Yes, there at least three departments involved directly in tourism: Heritage department, Transport department and the General Tourist board. Moreover, at least 60% hotels and touring groups are either state-owned companies or worker collectives.
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Minimal, there is good race relations, due to the level of internal migration across our vast country. Furthermore xenophobia is very rare, due to large amounts of international trade and general level of education. LGBT rights are highly developed and pioneering with many rights such as equal marriage passed in the 1970s-80s, and with homophobic crimes taken seriously since at least the mid 1960s.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Rather well, English is spoken by all, and in urban areas the same can be said for French, while German and Mandarin are often spoke proficiently by a majority of citizens. Languages such as Italian and Spanish are spoken by at least half the populace. Meanwhile, many in the tourist sector speak proficient Japanese and Russian, along with less commonly Arabic& Hindi.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? Positively, in cities they are often welcomed. Meanwhile in rural areas despite their lack of experience of foreigners, due to the fact that their local economy may be heavily reliant on tourism, they can be seen as incredibly positive in terms of business but also cultural exchange.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? Yes, in rural areas they is usually between 6-10 options if one takes a tour. Meanwhile in the capital, the largest guided tour collective offers over 75 world languages!
7. What is your nation's weather like? Depends on region, Mediterranean and continental temperate climate, with Tundra in the far north to sub-tropical in the far south, along with a very arid desert climate in the south-east.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? No
9. How common is gang violence? Rare, due to high income equality.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? No, not for at least the last 15-20 years
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Rare in most regions, highly-developed planning and emergency programmes, including early warning systems.
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Ammerinia
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Postby Ammerinia » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:40 am

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes.
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? Yes, but they are few in number.
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Not prevalent at all, as most citizens try to atleast *act* welcoming to foreigners.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Quite well. English is the main language, and most citizens have no problems understanding foreign languages.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? Citizens view tourists similar to refugees. They understand they need/want to come to the country, but they often don't like them disturbing local procedures. The Government views it as an interesting service that can produce a lot of money, but at the same time can be beneficial to the nation.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? Yes.
7. What is your nation's weather like? Depends on the area and the time. During the spring, which is commonly considered "tourist season", it is often quite clear and sunny. But during winter and fall, it gets quite cold, rainy and sometimes snowy.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? Hell no.
9. How common is gang violence? Extremely uncommon. Police enforcers often crack down gangs before they have time to commit any major crimes.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? Not for the last 80 years.
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Uncommon, but even so it is easy to get by with our specially designed infrastructure, advanced emergency plans, and City Defense Systems, we are well prepared in any case, so even on the off-chance something does happen, most people won't need to worry.
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Brillnuck
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Scandinavian Liberal Paradise

Postby Brillnuck » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:20 am

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry?Yes.
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services?Yes.
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation?Racism and Xenophobia are unknown, while Homophobia is very common in Brillnuck due to our culture.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages?Very well. Citizens must learn at least 2 languages as part of education.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government?They are seen as 'good for the economy and for spreading Brillnish culture around the world'.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages?Yes.
7. What is your nation's weather like?Very cold during winter, however mild during Spring and Summer. Autumn is usually filled with rain.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war?No.
9. How common is gang violence?Unknown.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks?No. The police and intelligence services make sure that attacks do not happen.
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics?Natural disasters are mainly common in Autumn and Winter. They mainly happen in rural areas.
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Estenia
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Postby Estenia » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:29 am

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? Yes, there's a list of more than 500 dedicated to them
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Racism is nonexistent as every nationality resides here, xenophobia is a no-no-no, homophobia is rarer than ebola
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Excellent English, Greek, German and fluent Italian, Spanish and French as well as good Russian, Arabic and Indonesian
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? As people that can help with the nations economy and beauty
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? Yes, most of them in English and German and there are multiple translator for those who don't know the languages
7. What is your nation's weather like? Tropical at the north coast, Mediterranean at the east and western coasts and rainy in the middle
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? The wars are far from the nation and South Essetia, far from tourist spots though
9. How common is gang violence? Nonexistent after the 1987 Enacted law for police patrols at every street
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? Nope
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Last Natural disaster was the 2002 Tornado Outbreak on the border with South Essetia and the last epidemic is the Spanish Flu epidemic on 1922 at the end of the war they were losing at
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Amethystlands
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Postby Amethystlands » Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:45 am

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry?
Yes, a relatively small one but it does exist.
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services?
Again, a few not much money goes into tourism but services are there if you really need them.
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation?
Very rare. Those with homophobic views are mostly the older generation.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages?
The ones that have come across situations when they have needed to (I.e travelling abroad to work themselves) have, foreign languages are also taught in schools but are not always used often enough once used.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government?
Tourists are welcomed, the citizens themselves are often curious or intrigued since tourists can be rare. The Government wish to bring more tourists to the country but since it's not very popular it is often unsuccessful.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages?
One or two other languages are usually offered in tours but they may not be very good as they are underused
7. What is your nation's weather like?
Warm but often rainy, many places in cities and towns are covered by domes and if not tall buildings.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war?
No.
9. How common is gang violence?
Incredibly rare, an unusually aggressive stray robotic cat is more likely to hurt you than a gang.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks?
20 years ago a large attack shocked the nation, but that was a incredibly rare event and since then attacks on small and large scales have been even less common
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics?
They almost never occur thanks to technology. But in the countryside there is often heavy wind and rain, but no flooding.
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SJT
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Postby SJT » Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:33 am

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? Yes
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? On a scale of 1 to 10, about a 2.5
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Well, English is spoken or understood enough by around 85% of the population
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? Locals are generally welcoming to tourists and will go out of their way to help them, the government encourages tourism and paid for its advertising
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? Yes
7. What is your nation's weather like? Mild to moderate depending on season, late spring or summer are the best times to visit
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? No
9. How common is gang violence? Rare
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? Some, but tourists are usually not targeted
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Extremely rare
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Arkiasis
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Postby Arkiasis » Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:36 am

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry?
Yes, a relatively large one too.

2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services?
Yes

3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation?
Very rare and illegal.

4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages?
Not that well. Most citizens only speak the two national languages. English and Swedish. Our schools offer foreign language, but classes are not comprehensive.

5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government?
Welcomed and treated with hospitality. The government actively welcomes and encourages tourists to visit.

6. Are there guided tours in different languages?
Yes

7. What is your nation's weather like?
Moderate oceanic climate. Not too hot summers, not too cold winters and moderate precipitation year round,

8. Is your nation in a war or civil war?
No

9. How common is gang violence?
Very rare and issolated.

10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks?
Very rare. Only several in the past half century. Terror threat level is however elevated due to global Islamic extremism.

11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics?
Rare with very little threat of it happening.
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Transyl
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Postby Transyl » Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:47 am

[b]1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes, a highly successful one at that. Most of our money comes from tourism.
[b]2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? Not at the moment, no.
[b]3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? We have strict laws against any of that non-sense, all people here are equal whether they like it or not.
[b]4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Pretty well, they mainly speak German, Italian, English, or sometimes French.
[b]5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? By citizens they are viewed as just ordinary people like themselves. The government views them as special people who are just here to help our economy and admire our environmental beauty.
[b]6. Are there guided tours in different languages? Yes, usually they are taken to out vast majority of forests for camping, fishing, and such things. (No hunting though)
[b]7. What is your nation's weather like? Our weather is pretty average, we usually stay at a good temperature of 75 degrees year round.
[b]8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? No, but that could change if any nation surrounding us decides to try and pull a trigger at us.
[b]9. How common is gang violence? Not very often, due to our all-pervasive police force.
[b]10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? No, anyone who even tries to threaten anything like that get thrown in jail.
[b]11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? We have a 20% chance of tornado's forming, but we haven't had any disasters for 4 years straight. As for epidemics, they are pretty rare around here, unless of course someone causes it randomly, but I highly doubt anything like that will happen anytime soon.

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Postby Butballs » Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:13 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? No
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Almost none
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Not good at all
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? Terrible by tourists. No government so i can't answer that.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? No
7. What is your nation's weather like? Crappy, wet and hot
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? War
9. How common is gang violence? Not common
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? No
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Not frequent
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Kwadai
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Postby Kwadai » Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:18 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? Yes
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? It is essentially unknown
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Very well
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? Tourists are considered very important for the nation's well being and therefore are viewed in a good light.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? Yes, many
7. What is your nation's weather like? KwaDai has a warm arid desert climate with very little rainfall and abundant sunshine.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? No
9. How common is gang violence? Nonexistent
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? No
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Infrequent
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Rejistania
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Postby Rejistania » Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:23 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yep, though mostly for away games.
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? Yes, mostly for domestic tourists, but beaches and nature trails maintained by the state don't rely on nationality
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Racism is a minor thing, Kireshi (rejistanian whites) are often seen as a lower socio-economic group, but that will not cause hate, at worst, you are treated as if you had a very bad credit rating.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Rejistanis are infamous for their bad accent and occasionally using the grammar of their local Patois kireshi, but generally have good vocabulary knowledge.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? The rejistanian citizens see tourists as a bit of curiosity. The more rural you get, the more interest you generate.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? Yeah, but see 4.
7. What is your nation's weather like? Tropical, better come during the dry season
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? no
9. How common is gang violence? not really
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? no
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? uncommon
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Postby Thermodolia » Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:37 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? No.
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? No.
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Racism and Xenophobia , yes. Homophobia, only slightly.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages, particularly English? English is one of the national languages, but they can speak Russian and German.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? The Citizens and the Government think they cause to much trouble
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? Yes, but only in English, Šænsôc, Russian, and German.
7. What is your nation's weather like? Average temperatures can be between 18C and 40C.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? Not yet.
9. How common is gang violence? Extremely unlikely.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? Religiously motivated attacks are not really common. Politically motivated attacks however are slightly common.
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Not very
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Kotawo
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Postby Kotawo » Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:48 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes!
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? Some
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Not at all
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Poor
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? Great. Helpful
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? No
7. What is your nation's weather like? Great
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? No
9. How common is gang violence? None
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks?No
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics?No

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Postby Olleria and Garronland » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:05 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? Yes, the government preserves the non-inhabited castles and historical sights. Elements of the environment department promote eco-tourism.
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? - The current opposition coalition and likely soon to be the ruling coalition, the Coalition for Prosperity, particularly two of its member parties, the Garronland and Olleria Alliance for Loyalty (GOAL) and Catholic Party of Olleria and Garronland (CPOG), often use xenophobic and racist language in arguing against why immigration, particularly the immigration of Muslims and Arabic people to the nation, should be massively reduced. Five of the seven parties in the Coalition for Prosperity, who based on current polls have 46% support, oppose gay marriage, civil unions and adoption by gay couples. The nations ultra-right party, the Society for True Ancestral Glory (STAG), who will likely maintain their vote of 1%, actively support the deportation of all non-whites, LGBT+ individuals, those not of the Christian or Jewish faiths and all those who do not have at least three generations of Ollerian or Garronian citizens as forebears. Based on the current polls, 53% of the population will vote for parties that support full LGBT+ rights in the next elections to be held very soon.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Almost all citizens speak English and French. About 15% of the population also speak one or more of the following: Spanish, Italian, German, Poruguese, Greek, Bulgarian, Arabic and / or Chinese. Other languages are spoken by some individuals.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? By citizens it depends on the area and the tourists. All areas tend to be very positive toward white, seemingly straight tourists who speak english or french. Garronian cities and most of the capital city of Rovaldon in Olleria tends to be very accepting of all tourists, regardless of race, language, religion, etc. Rural areas and some poorer conservative parts and rich exclusive parts of Rovaldon tend to be far more suspicious and cold toward non-whites, non-christians, those who don't speak english or french and LGBT+ individuals.
The current government is very positive toward all tourists. While the government will likely change soon, it looks like the new government will still be very friendly toward tourists, although will be far more suspicious of Muslim tourists.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? In the three major cities yes. In very few rural areas yes. In most rural areas no, just english and french.
7. What is your nation's weather like? Due to the island being on the same line of latitude with it and quite close to it, very similar to that of northern France, particularly Normandy.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? No.
9. How common is gang violence? In most areas it is unheard of. It has a small presence in some conservative Rovaldon areas with tensions where strong racial, religious and cultural tensions exist.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? Currently no.
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Pretty much unheard of. There is some rough weather occasionally, especially in winter, but that is about it.
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Kadule
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Founded: Dec 19, 2014
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Postby Kadule » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:31 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? No
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Racism is fairly prevalent, notably due to Kadule being a former Portuguese colony and white Kaduleans still tending to be significantly richer than black Kaduleans.
Xenophobia is rampant against those perceived as illegal immigrants. Relations toward those perceived as tourists tends to be neutral or cheerfully happy depending on whether the citizen is trying to sell something to the tourist or not.
About 75% of the population are homophobic, with laws imposing jail time or deportation for them and some deeply conservative individuals murdering LGBT+ individuals. The other about 25% of the population tend to support full LGBT+ rights.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? - Not very well. Portuguese is incredibly dominant, with local dialects accounting for almost all of the rest and other languages spoken.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? Relations toward those perceived as tourists tends to be neutral or cheerfully happy depending on whether the citizen is trying to sell something to the tourist or not. The government views them and the tourist industry positively due to the money it brings in, although LGBT+ tourists and those who actively seek to promote LGBT+ rights are denied entry or expelled from the country.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? - In tourist hot spots yes. In most places no.
7. What is your nation's weather like? - Due to the proximity to the equator and the islands position in the Indian Ocean, hot and humid all year round, with the occasional massive thunderstorm.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? - The civil war ended 14 years ago.
9. How common is gang violence? - In poor urban areas (most urban areas), extremely common. In poor rural areas (most rural areas) very common. In rich areas practically none, thanks to the police and private security companies.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? - Lots of both, but they tend to be isolated in poorer areas, so tourists tend to not see or be caught up in them.
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? - Natural disasters are rare. Epidemics are common in poor areas, but private healthcare keeps most of those in rich areas healthy.
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Violetza
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Posts: 27
Founded: Jun 05, 2014
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Postby Violetza » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:57 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? No
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? No
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Racism and homophobia are unheard of. However, any and all foreigners found have their heart sacrificed to great and glorious Violet before being eaten, which is debatably a form of xenophobia.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? They don't speak foreign languages at all.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? Both citizens and the government view tourists as tasty.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? No.
7. What is your nation's weather like? Usually quite hot and humid, can get very cold however. Massive storms are common.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? The Violetza people are currently at war with the three big Kingdoms of the Island, as well as with numerous bandits, rebels and rogue cannibal bands.
9. How common is gang violence? Gangs within the city are brutally and immediately crushed and have their hearts sacrificed to great and glorious Violet before being eaten. Numerous bandits, rebels and rogue cannibal bands rove the countryside.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? Yes. The three other kingdoms the Violetza are at war with worship other gods.
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? - Hurricanes and epidemics are fairly common. The island is itself just one massive active volcano in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, but its volcanic action is usually quite tame.

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Dhomland
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Posts: 55
Founded: Jan 11, 2015
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Postby Dhomland » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:14 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes, mostly winter tourism and city tourism
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? We have Ministry of Tourism (if that counts)
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? We are very nationalist country, but I wouldn't call us racist or xenophobic. As for homophobia, violence agaist homosexuals is almost unheard of, but the vast majority of citizens oppose gay marriage.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Not very well
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? Positive. Our homeland is so perfect that everyone should see it. Also, tourism is a good way to earn some money.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? Certainly tourist office offers such services.
7. What is your nation's weather like? Continental / alpine climate
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? No
9. How common is gang violence? Very uncommon
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? No
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Very uncommon
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Oppose: All totalitarian ideologies, Socialism, Militant atheism, Republicanism, Statism

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POLITICAL COMPASS: Economic Left/Right: 6.50; Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 3.59

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Skwar
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Posts: 317
Founded: Jun 24, 2014
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Postby Skwar » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:18 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes, there are many private companies to assist tourists
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? Not really
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Racism and xenophobia are rare and discouraged, but homophobic sentiments are widespread.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? Overall, fluency rates in French and English are over 90%, with German being spoken by about 60% of the population. These figures are even higher near popular tourist locations and countless other languages are also spoken, albeit to a lesser extent.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? Most citizens are unlikely to recognize foreigners, provided they don't wear any cultural garments. Attitudes toward tourists can be best described as "neutral." Citizens generally treat tourists the same as natural-born citizens and rarely refuse to assist.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? Yes, many languages are available. Because the tours are provided by capitalist businesses, prices for less well-known languages will naturally be higher.
7. What is your nation's weather like? In typical cities, it is roughly 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Unfortunately for tourists, many prominent locations are in the arid desert or the frozen tundra.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? We currently are fighting an overseas war. Strategists have estimated that there is approximately a 1% chance for this conflict to cause damage to our mainland.
9. How common is gang violence? Due to the right-wing beliefs in our nation, there is some definite income inequality. For this reason, it is recommended that tourists stay away from the "hood" where gangs are common and police are too frightened to intervene. In middle- and upper-class communities, crime is nonviolent. In affluent areas, tourists should look out for gangs of poor-looking citizens, who may attempt to pickpocket.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? No
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Epidemics are pervasive and uncontrollable in the aforementioned ghettos, where healthcare is nonexistent. Natural disasters are uncommon and very few people die from them. Staying in well-built hotels in wealthy areas with good medical care is recommended in order to safeguard against disasters and disease.
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Zombie Bikers
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Posts: 6
Founded: Dec 16, 2013
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Postby Zombie Bikers » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:30 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? No
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? No
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Not at all amongst the dominant Zombie population. However, amongst the small human survivor population they are surprisingly exceptionally high.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? The Zombies tend to just scream "BRAAAINZ!" when they see a human. Some human survivors can speak languages aside from english, but they are very rare.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? By the zombies, tasty. By the human survivors either as an ally or annoyance to be shot. There is no government.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? No
7. What is your nation's weather like? It is exceptionally varied. Hot and dry in the deserts. Cold on the mountains. Very varied with the seasons in most places and in the ruined cities.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? The zombie vs human and human survivor group vs human survivor group fighting is debatably a civil war. Also the zombie biker gangs fight a lot.
9. How common is gang violence? Between human gangs and between zombie biker gangs very common. I'm not sure if humans fighting zombie hordes counts as gang violence.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? Some among the human survivors and zombie bikers. The normal zombies tend to get along.
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Well there is a Zombie disease / epidemic thing that is pretty big. there are a few other lesser human diseases going around. Depending on where you are in the nation, you should look out for hurricanes, tornados, avalanches, earthquakes, landslides, droughts, tsunamis or volcanic eruptions.
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Numoland
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Posts: 384
Founded: Feb 16, 2014
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Postby Numoland » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:40 pm

---UPDATED---
OOC: Posts made before December 2016 may not accurately represent this nation.

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Tuskamo
Diplomat
 
Posts: 700
Founded: Feb 05, 2014
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Postby Tuskamo » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:54 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry?
Yes. Used to be the dominate industry, currently second largest industry.

2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services?
Yes. The FTTA, run by the Department of Culture and Civil Acts, provides many of these services.

3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation?
They are very rare.

4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages?
Quite well. A mix of germanic and romance languages as the officials helps encourage citizens learn a healthy variety of foreign languages.

5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government?
Many citizens are often pleased to have tourists around and are eager to show them many attractions. They believe that tourism gives chances to introduce and showcase different cultures that strengthen the bond between cultural borders. The government feels the same.

6. Are there guided tours in different languages?
Yes

7. What is your nation's weather like?
Snow is usual during winters and late autumn, but their beauty and our seasonal snow shows often make up the trudging and shoveling. In the spring, showers are common, although they do often die down in the evenings. There is plenty of sun during other parts of the year. Tuskamo is part of the 10% of the world with the best weather.

8. Is your nation in a war or civil war?
No.

9. How common is gang violence?
It's almost unheard of. We're rather good at preventing it.

10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks?
No.

11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics?
Uncommon. Small tsunamis appear the most with earthquakes in southern parts of Gotthold and northern areas of Hudson and Denver follow behind.
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Syla
Lobbyist
 
Posts: 21
Founded: Jan 04, 2015
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Postby Syla » Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:17 pm

1. Does your nation have a tourism industry? Yes
2. Are there any tourist-oriented government services? Yes
3. How prevalent is racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in your nation? Not very prevalent. Considered one of the most gay friendly nations in the world.
4. How well do citizens speak foreign languages? English is mandatory until the first year year of high school or lycée, so most of the youth of Syla can speak some degree of English. French is the lingua franca and is also compulsory throughout one's educational career. There is a small minority of Sylanese people that speak both English and French as second language.
5. How are tourists viewed by the citizens? By the government? Very much welcomed.
6. Are there guided tours in different languages? German, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese are the most prevalent as well as English and French.
7. What is your nation's weather like? Tropical. Make sure to get your vaccinations beforehand.
8. Is your nation in a war or civil war? Not since 1992. The countryside has a few landmines here and there, but nearly all unexploded ordnances have been deactivated since 1992.
9. How common is gang violence? Not common, though 'taxis mafias' and drug cartels exist, they are not much of a threat to tourists.
10. Are there any politically or religiously motivated attacks? None.
11. How common are natural disasters and epidemics? Do not come during monsoon season. Period.
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