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1 - What is the legal drinking age? 18

2 - Driving age? Cars don't exist

3 - Age of sexual consent? 18

4 - Voting age? 18

5 - At what age would someone become an adult (free from parental control)? 18

6 - What types of recreational drugs (if any) are legal?

-Pot - Illegal
-Tobacco - Illegal
-Cocaine - Illegal
-Alcohol - Somewhat legal
-LSD - Illegal
-Caffeine - Legal
-Heroin - Illegal
-Other?

7 - Can people have guns? Yes

8 - What is the official full name of your country? What is the informal name? What are people of your nation called?
Formal-Constitutional Monarchy of Wessex
Informal-West Saxony
Demonym-West Saxon

9 - Do you have the death penalty? Yes, for pedophilia, rape, mass murder, and treason.

10 - What is the speed limit? N/A

11 - What types of religions would are permitted or restricted? All are permitted

Which of the following are be legal:
12- Porn - Illegal

13-Prostitution - Illegal

14-Polygamy/ Polyandry/ Polyamory - Illegal

15-Homosexuality - Legal, but heavily discriminated

16-Stem cell research - Does not exist

17-Human Cloning - Does not exist

18-Cock Fighting? - Animal blood sports are illegal

19-Slavery? - Illegal

20-Hunting? - Hunting for food is legal and regulated; hunting for sport is illegal

21-Fishing - Hunting for food is legal and regulated; hunting for sport is illegal

22-Eating meat? Legal

23-Littering? Illegal

24-Unisex bathrooms? Illegal

25-Suicide? - How can this be legislated against or for?

26 - Gay marriage? - Illegal

27-Abortion - Legal, but heavily restricted

28- What types of sexual activity (if any) are illegal? Bestiality, necrophilia, pedophilia, bdsm, any thing involving bodily wastes.

29-Is your country's/culture clothing optional or mandatory? Mandatory

30-Do you have obscenity laws? If so - how would you define "obscene". -?

31-What system do you have for taxes?
- Income tax? 13%-20% of their total income.

31a. Sales tax? They exist......

31b. Import/Export tax? No, we believe strongly in free trade.

32-What is the criterion for someone to pass to become a citizen? Know English, know basic history, and no criminal record

33-What types of people do you allow (or not allow) into your country? Other ethnic groups are allowed to immigrate

34-What type of government are you? Constitutional Monarchy

35-To what degree is your government allowed to censor or restrict the media? Extremely obscene media is sometimes censored but almost all media is allowed

36-Aside from laws - what sort of unofficial (and unenforced) cultural rules and traditions do you have?

1 - What is the legal drinking age?
15 (low alcoholic content drinks); 18 (all drinks)
2 - Driving age?
15
3 - Age of sexual consent?
15
4 - Voting age?
18
5 - At what age would someone become an adult (free from parental control)?
Traditionally, young people stay longer with their families than in other Western developed countries. They only "leave" when they get a stable job and can start supporting their own family. After that, however, the connection between both generations (the parents and their children), remains very strong
6 - What types of recreational drugs (if any) are legal?
Pot: Limited (Fully legal for medicinal purposes; recreational use restricted to be only inside licensed 'dispensaries')
Tobacco: Limited (For sale only in tobacconist stores; cannot be consumed in public spaces)
Cocaine: Illegal
Alcohol: Legal
LSD: Limited (for psychiatric care and research only)
Caffeine: Fully legal, available to people of all ages
Heroin: Illegal
7 - Can people have guns?
Gun use is heavily restricted for civilians. Only guns specifically made for hunting can be purchased. The minimum age for buying a gun is 21, and the minimum age for using one without supervision is 18. Their use for self-defence is technically legal, but concealed guns cannot be carried in public. All military-grade weaponry is legally unavailable to the general public.
8 - What is the official full name of your country? What is the informal name? What are people of your nation called?
Official: The Great Union of Fonidia and Osteyon. Common names: Fonidia and Osteyon, F&O, Ostidia, The Union. Demonym: Ostidian
9 - Do you have the death penalty?
No. It was abolished in 1957, although no legal execution had been held since 1917.
10 - What is the speed limit?
Streets: 50 km/h City roads: 80 km/h Single carriageways: 100 km/h Motorways (dual carriageways):
11 - What types of religions are permitted or restricted?
Everyone in the Union has the right to profess the religion of their choice, and the right to share their faith. Members of all religions cannot be discriminated, and public hate speech towards religious people is a (relatively minor) punishable offence. Legally recognised religious institutions are exempted from taxation. The Catholic Church is the religion of the Royal Family and the religion of the vast majority of Ostidians. Judaism and Oriental faiths like Buddhism are also prominent. Unrecognised faiths are labelled as cults and their institutions do have to pay taxes and are heavily regulated as they're treated as businesses.
12 - Porn:
Legal; citizens must be 18 or over to purchase pornographic content on their discretion. Explicitly sexual depictions of real people under the age of 18 is forbidden.
13 - Prostitution:
Legal, but strictly regulated. Citizens must be 18 or over to indulge in such acts on their discretion.
14 - Polygamy/Polyandry/Polyamory:
Any amorous activities between two or more consenting citizens above the age of consent are legal, as long as no physical or psychological harm is done. Ostidian society, however, repulses cheating in all instances. Cheating between married couples means a violation of the legal marriage contract.
15 - Homosexuality: Yes
16 - Stem cell research:
Embryo stem cell research is very heavily restricted, considering the ban on abortion.
17 - Human cloning: Illegal
18 - Cock fighting: Not illegal, but discouraged. Tauromachy is legal and regulated.
19 - Slavery: Illegal
20 - Hunting: Legal
21 - Fishing: Fish is vital for several Ostidian dishes, so it has to be legal
22 - Eating meat: legal as well, obviously
23 - Littering: Punishable with fines
24 - Unisex bathrooms:
Some places have "family" toilets, and smaller establishments may have a single toilet meant to be used by both sexes.
25 - Suicide:
There's no way to punish a person after they committed suicide, but people who attempt suicide at train or metro stations and somehow survive can be fined for damages. Psychologists and psychiatrists work in schools and offices to track and take care of anyone that is too stressed or mentally unstable; F&O has a very low suicide rate thanks to all these efforts. Euthanasia for aware patients is not legal, although patients in long-term coma may be disconnected depending on their condition.
26 - Gay marriage:
Gay couples can't get married; they can get "household unions" that work similarly, except that they don't include a no-cheating clause, nor allow for adoption.
27 - Abortion:
Illegal in most cases. Legal only if the life of the mother is in an otherwise irremediable danger, or if the foetus's life cannot be saved for a reason. Women who suffer with miscarriages can get free psychological attention.
28 - What types of sexual activity (if any) are illegal?
Relations with a person below the age of consent, anything that involves physical and/or psychological harm, zoophilia, necrophilia.
29 - Is your country's/culture clothing optional or mandatory?
In most public places is mandatory to at least wear something that covers the genitals. Some special circumstances may allow for full nudity in urban public spaces, while all beaches are clothing optional thanks to more relaxed and less sexualised views on nudity, though again, most people at least cover their genitals (it's mostly children and, amusingly, older citizens who go fully nude to the beach). Women toplessness is not taboo and tops are technically not required for them or for men in public areas, but people normally wear them anyway. Schools, temples, offices and most businesses have clothing codes. Full nudity at home (indoors or on spaces not visible from the street) and at private places/businesses that cater to nudists is legal.
30 - Do you have obscenity laws?
Obvious sexual arousal in public is technically not illegal, but very discouraged by society. Any kind of explicitly sexual activity in a public space is illegal, unless (very) special circumstances determine otherwise. Couples can make out in public or whatever (although people will look at you either amused or in disapproval), but anything that involves pulling down your pants should be taken to a motel room.
31 - What system do you have for taxes?
There are income taxes, and taxes that are added to the value of some products, like alcohol and tobacco.
32 - What is the criterion for someone to pass to become a citizen?
Immigrants above the age of 18 must have resided in the country for at least four years and have a stable income in order to apply. People can bypass the time requirement if they get married (or "united" in the case of homosexuals), and/or have their children be born in Ostidian territory. Minors who moved to F&O are automatically Ostidian citizens once they turn 18. Anyone who is born in Ostidian territory will automatically be an Ostidian citizen once they turn 18, regardless of where they're living at the time. Anyone who is the children of an Ostidian citizen, but wasn't born in F&O, can apply for citizenship as soon as they turn 18, regardless of where they're living.
33 - What types of people do you allow (or not allow) into your country?
F&O has no terrestrial borders. However, ferries and trains (via underwater tunnels) can move people from the continent to the country and viceversa. People entering through those means don't require a passport or a visa; passport or visa is required for people coming in international flights, however.
34 - What type of government are you?
Constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament. The country is divided into 53 shires governed by a governor, and each of the shires is further divided into municipalities, each of them leaded by a "High Mayor". Communities within municipalities are granted the levels of hamlet, village, town and city depending on their population or historical context. The difference between each level is the size of their local council. The head of the local council is called the "Low Mayor".

The capital is located in the Royal District, which works differently from the shire system. The Royal District is divided into 11 sub-districts, and each of them is further divided into neighbourhoods. The Royal District has no governor, but a "Lord Mayor" instead, while each of the sub-districts has a single Mayor and council. Each neighbourhood has their own independent council formed by the citizens; these are usually led by prominent local businessmen or sometimes clergymen.

Parliament members, governors, high and low mayors are chosen via popular vote in a two-past the post system. The Parliament chooses a First Minister every four years. A First Minister can be re-elected by the Parliament only once; Parliament members are elected every two years and restricted to four re-elections; governors are elected every four years and are restricted to two re-elections. High and Low Mayors are elected every two years and may be re-elected up to six times.

35 - To what degree is your government allowed to censor or restrict the media?
The Ministry of Culture (MINCULT) is in charge of evaluating and rating all media and works of fiction (including games, books, music, comics, TV and radio programmes, and films) that are meant to be sold or transmitted in Ostidian territory, using a specific criteria. A work is only censored with the consent of the publishing company and the work's creators. Reasons for censoring a work vary, but most of the time is because the publisher aims their product at a younger audience and some minor aspects of the product may need to be toned down to get a lower rating.

A work can only be banned if they feature non-fictitious and explicit portrayals of extreme violence and gore, extreme sexual acts, racism, and/or desecration and/or hate speech and discrimination towards religious people, without any kind of educational context or entertainment value.

1 - Drinking age: 18
2 - Driving age: 16
3 - Consent age: 16
4 - Voting age: 18
5 - Age of adulthood: 18
6 - Pot is legal.
Alcohol is legal.
Tobacco is legal.
Heroin is illegal.
Meth is illegal.
LSD has medical purposes, and is only legal when prescribed by a doctor.
7 - Gun ownership? Yes, but there are common sense regulations put in place. Convicted felons, the mentally ill/retarded, illegal immigrants are not allowed to own firearms. Fully automatic weapons require a special license.
8 - Full country name: The Republic of The New England Democratic States, mostly referred to as New England or The Republic of New England.
9 - Death penalty? Yes
10 - Speed Limit? Varies. Mostly 65 mph on highways.
11 - Religious freedom: Most religions are permitted, but none of them are tax exempt. Cults are illegal obviously. Religious institutions must recognize the fact that they have no place in the political process. Religious extremist groups are illegal and are branded as terrorist organizations. Separation of Church and State is strictly embraced, even by the very religious people and groups.
12 - Pornography: Legal. Citizens must be 18 to purchase pornographic material. Sexual depictions of real people under the age of 18 or animals is illegal.
13 - Prostitution: It is legal, but heavily regulated. Hygiene is strictly enforced and background checks are required. Citizens must be 18 or over to participate.
14 - Polygamy/Polyandry/Polyamory: For technical/documentation reasons, polygamy and polyandry are not recognized by the state. Any sexual activities and amorous relationships between two or more consenting adults above the age of consent is legal, as long as there is no form of abuse. Adultery is illegal and heavily frowned upon. There is a difference between polyamory and adultery. Polyamory is legal, but if you are married and caught cheating, your marriage is legally null and void.
15 - Homosexuality: Legal
16 - Stem Cell Research: Legal
17 - Human Cloning: Legal
18 - Cock Fighting: Illegal, as well as all forms of animal abuse/neglect/cruelty and zoophilia. Animal cruelty is punishable by death or a lifetime prison sentence.
19 - Slavery: Illegal
20 - Hunting: Legal, provided only acceptable game, such as deer, turkeys, etc are hunted. It is illegal to hunt domestic animals (pets), such as dogs, cats, rabbits.
21 - Fishing: Legal
22 - Meat eating: Legal
23 - Littering: Illegal
24 - Unisex restrooms: Legal, all restrooms and communal showers, locker rooms, etc. must be unisex. Gender segregation is illegal.
25 - Suicide: Legal. Punishing someone for trying to kill themselves is absurd, not to mention, if they want to kill themselves, let them.
26 - Gay Marriage: Legal
27 - Abortion: Legal in all cases.
28 - Illegal Sexual activity: Relations involving an adult and a minor together. Rape is obviously illegal. Zoophilia/bestiality is illegal. All of these are punishable by death.
29 - Clothing Laws: Partial nudity is legal in some areas. Full nudity is legal at beaches.
30 - Obscenity Laws: Sexual activity in public is a legal grey area. Having sexual activity in a vehicle is legal, same with consensual sexual activity in restrooms, public buildings, closets. Having sexual intercourse in broad daylight is illegal. "Broad daylight" means everyone can see.
31 - Taxation: Income taxes. Some sales tax, which vary by state.
32 - Citizenship: Law of the soil. Immigrants must have resided in the country for at least 6 years. They must be proficient in English before able bodied immigrants over 18 years of age must serve in the military for at least one term of service (2 years).
33 - Entrance: Almost everyone can enter. Those who cannot enter are terrorists, pedophiles, convicted felons as dictated under New England law.
34 - Government: Federal democratic government. There are three branches of federal government, judiciary, executive, and legislative. There are 9 Supreme Justices in the High Court of Laws, which is Judiciary. There are two houses of congress in the legislative branch, the upper house, the Senate, and the lower house, the Representative Assembly. The Executive branch consists of the president and the presidential cabinet. The term limit for a Supreme Justice is one 10 year term. Senators can serve a maximum of three 2 year terms. Representatives may only serve 2 three year terms. The president can only serve one 8 year term.
35 - Censorship: Regarding media censorship, there are no censors on profanity, fictitious violence, blood and gore, or adult nudity. Fictitious depictions of illegal activities are not censored. The only things censored is if those actions depictions are actually real. Classified information, confidential activity is censored. Animal cruelty and actual child pornography, both fictitious and real, are banned. Hunting and fishing videos and images are not illegal, provided they are only hunting approved game. Erotic animations, games and comics, such as hentai, eroge, ecchi, etc. are legal and not required to censor. Actual depictions of death and violence is not censored on news reports or educational documentaries.

1 - What is the legal drinking age? None but you must apply for liquor license. Legal age for non-residents is 18.

2 - Driving age? 18. 16 with parental supervision and supervised driving schools.

3 - Age of sexual consent? None but circumstances can override this controversial loophole and be declared rape (one can be arrested for rape of a child but "statutory" rape doesn't exist).

4 - Voting age? 18. 16 if citizen passes a political knowledge exam.

5 - At what age would someone become an adult (free from parental control)? - 18.

6 - What types of recreational drugs (if any) are legal? - Any but some circumstances can call for compulsory rehabilitation.

-Pot - Legal for anyone.

- Tobacco - Legal for anyone 18 or older.

- Cocaine - Legal for anyone 18 or older.

-Alcohol - Legal for anyone with a liquor license.

- LSD - Legal for medical and research purposes.

- Caffeine - Legal for anyone.

- Heroin - Legal for medical and research purposes, decriminalized for recreational use.

7 - Can people have guns? Anyone who passes a background check and obtains a permit can own certain firearms in their homes.

8 - What is the official full name of your country? Full name: Fourth Brotherhood of Nordenkaltian Nations. Common name: Nordenkaltian Union or just Nordenkalt.

9 - Do you have the death penalty? No.

10 - What is the speed limit? No speed limit but unreasonable speeds can be considered reckless driving.

11 - What types of religions would are permitted or restricted? All are permitted unless they condone violence or hatred (ie radical sects of Islam and Christianity).

Which of the following are be legal:

12- Porn - Legal.

13-Prostitution - Legal but selling the services of a prostitute is illegal.

14-Polygamy/ Polyandry/ Polyamory - Legal if consensual for all parties involved.

15-Homosexuality - Legal.

16-Stem cell research -Legal and heavily funded.

17-Human Cloning - Not illegal but never carried out due to potential biological consequences.

18-Cock Fighting? Illegal.

19-Slavery? -Illegal.

20-Hunting? Legal if done within season and with legal firearms.

21-Fishing - Legal.

22-Eating meat? Legal.

23-Littering? Illegal.

24-Unisex bathrooms ? Legal but unpopular.

25-Suicide? - Illegal but seen as a medical issue. - Euthanasia / Right to Death with Diginity - Legal but regulated.

26 - Gay marriage? - Legal.

27-Abortion - Legal.

28- What types of sexual activity (if any) are illegal ? Unconsensual.

29-Is your country's/culture clothing optional or mandatory? Mandatory in most places except for nudist areas.

30-Do you have obscenity laws? If so - how would you define "obscene". - Not sure what this would include.

31-What system do you have for taxes?
- Income tax? Anyone making less than $15,000 pay no taxes while maximum tax rate is 50% for those making more than $9 million per year.

31aSales tax? None.

31bImport/Export tax? None.

32-What is the criterion for someone to pass to become a citizen? Anyone who abides by the law and is willing to work may receive citizenship.

33-What types of people do you allow (or not allow) into your country? See above.

34-What type of government are you? Parliamentary republic/social democracy.

35-To what degree is your government allowed to censor or restrict the media? Almost no censorship but no one may condone violence.

36-Aside from laws - what sort of unofficial (and unenforced) cultural rules and traditions do you have? Most cultural norms date back to Viking times.