Marriage & Divorce Survey

[Jeronma]

Marriage & Divorce in Your Nation:

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How many people are married annually in your nation? about 6.000.000
How many people are divorced annually in your nation? 251.000
Is divorce/annulment legal? yes
If so, are grounds for divorce/annulment required(e.g., domestic abuse) or is divorce on demand? on demand but a year of seperation needed before the divorce
What are the most common grounds for divorce? relationship problems, infidelity
Do divorcé(e)s often remarry? Yes 29% remarry
What is the average number of marriages your citizens enter during their lifetimes? 1.4
How long does the average marriage last? 41 yrs
Is marriage considered a legal, binding agreement? yes
Is marriage between individuals other than a male and female(e.g., polygamous, same-sex, interspecies, human-animal, human-object) legal? yes, same sex and up to two partners
What is the legal age at which one can be married? 17, (14 with parental consent)
What is the average age at which people in your nation get married? 26
What people in your nation are authorized to perform marriages? Court clerk of the registration office, majors, priests of recognized religioes communities (under state surveillance , captains of sea-going ships
How common is infidelity/adultery in your nation? common
How many children result from the average marriage? 2.2
How is the institution of marriage regarded in your nation? Very important. It is very uncommon to live together without a marriage certificate. A married couple has also many more rights according to taxes, inheritance, custody etc.
What are some important cultural marriage customs in your nation(e.g., dowries, wedding celebrations, honeymoons, etc.)? wedding celebrations, bachelor parties and honeymoons are pretty common.

[Nova Universo]

Marriage & Divorce in Your Nation:

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How many people are married annually in your nation? 5,0 people per 1.000
How many people are divorced annually in your nation? 2,0 people per 1.000
Is divorce/annulment legal? Yes
If so, are grounds for divorce/annulment required(e.g., domestic abuse) or is divorce on demand? Divorce on demand
What are the most common grounds for divorce? Abuse, infidelity, desertion, irreconcilable differences, falling out of love
Do divorcé(e)s often remarry? Yes
What is the average number of marriages your citizens enter during their lifetimes?
How long does the average marriage last? 25 years
Is marriage considered a legal, binding agreement? Yes
Is marriage between individuals other than a male and female(e.g., polygamous, same-sex, interspecies, human-animal, human-object) legal? Polygamous and same-sex marriages are legal
What is the legal age at which one can be married? 20
What is the average age at which people in your nation get married? 25
What people in your nation are authorized to perform marriages? religious leaders, civil registrars, court judges
How common is infidelity/adultery in your nation? common
How many children result from the average marriage? 2,8 children per couple
How is the institution of marriage regarded in your nation? It is respected in the Entity
What are some important cultural marriage customs in your nation(e.g., dowries, wedding celebrations, honeymoons, etc.)?

[TURTLESHROOM II]

Marriage & Divorce in Your Nation:

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How many people are divorced annually in your nation? Several thousand a year.

Is divorce/annulment legal? Yes.

If so, are grounds for divorce/annulment required(e.g., domestic abuse) or is divorce on demand?

Divorce must have a reason in TurtleShroom, termed "marital unfaithfulness". Adultery, domestic abuse, and drunkenness are a few examples of legal grounds.

What are the most common grounds for divorce? Drunkenness and destructive drug use.

Do divorcé(e)s often remarry? Yes.

What is the average number of marriages your citizens enter during their lifetimes? One.

How long does the average marriage last? Until death do they part.

Is marriage considered a legal, binding agreement? Yes.

Is marriage between individuals other than a male and female legal? No, and only at monogamy.

What is the legal age at which one can be married?

Fourteen for female humans and sixteen for male humans. The female age was raised from twelve to fourteen, and the male from fourteen to sixteen, in 1933 AD, as part of the Fascist Servant reforms.

What is the average age at which people in your nation get married?

Eighteen for female humans and nineteen to twenty-one for make humans. Eighteen and sixteen marriages are not uncommon, but a female human under sixteen has not married a male since 1999 AD.

What people in your nation are authorized to perform marriages?

Clergy of any religion, any kind of nobleman, the Tsars themselves, and any elected or appointed judicial official. Any Majestic Twelver (heir pool to a given Tsar) can also perform marriages. Any First Peer of any Parish can also perform marriages. Coroners in several Parishes and fiefdoms may also perform ceremonies, and many sovereign company towns allow the CEO to do so as well. In Free Cities, the Burgermaster has the authority to wed.

Notably, only males can officiate a wedding unless a religion allows female clergy or gives females that role specifically- as is the case for Taipings and many pagans -in which the religion may have women preside at-will.

How common is infidelity/adultery in your nation? No.

How many children result from the average marriage?

The average human birth rate in TurtleShroom is four births for one death. The average human union will produce between three and seven children. Industrialization and modernization has not hindered the rapid birth rate.

Runaway birth rates have existed among TurtleShroomian humans since the seventeenth century, and even date back to the Mongoloid domination that lasted from the 1200's AD to the mid-sixteenth century. They stem in part from the historical prevalence of infantile cancers, stillbirths, infertility, and miscarriages in early TurtleShroomian history, all due to the large presence of uranium deposits in the country. TurtleShroomer White DNA, like the non-human population, is extremely stable, superior in quality, and more resistent to any mutagen. This, of course, does not mean that TurtleShroomer Whites cannot get cancer or suffer stillbirths, but the rate of doing so is drastically lower than almost all other base line human populations. This genetic buttressing has occurred in other mutations across Nationstates, particularly among those suffering Mongoloid's Disease*.

During the late nineteenth century, the development of anti-radiation filters in the water eliminated the problem for immigrants. Meanwhile, a natural selection of those resistant to mutagens over the past four hundred years made TurtleShroomer Whites far more immune. In the modern era, this problem has been totally eliminated, but non-TurtleShroomers are advised not to drink unfiltered TurtleShroomian water from the swamps and ponds.

How is the institution of marriage regarded in your nation? Sacrosanct.

What are some important cultural marriage customs in your nation(e.g., dowries, wedding celebrations, honeymoons, etc.)?



* = This is the official medical term used by TurtleShroomian medical societies to refer to Down's Syndrome.

[Imperija Bosna]

Marriage & Divorce in Your Nation:

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Is divorce/annulment legal?:
Yes.
If so, are grounds for divorce/annulment required(e.g., domestic abuse) or is divorce on demand?:
Grounds are required.
What are the most common grounds for divorce?:
Irreconcilable differences.
Do divorcé(e)s often remarry?:
Yes.
What is the average number of marriages your citizens enter during their lifetimes?:
1.49
How long does the average marriage last?:
Most marriages last a lifetime but divorce is an accepted part of life, albeit seen as an unfortunate life event.
Is marriage considered a legal, binding agreement?:
Yes.
Is marriage between individuals other than a male and female(e.g., polygamous, same-sex, interspecies, human-animal, human-object) legal?:
A man can, in certain cases, marry up to four women.
In practice this is rare even amongst those legally eligible to.
What is the legal age at which one can be married?:
18 (women), 20 (men)
What is the average age at which people in your nation get married?: 21.5 (men) and 20.5 (women).
What people in your nation are authorized to perform marriages?: Imams, priests, rabbis and judges.
How common is infidelity/adultery in your nation?: very rare.
How many children result from the average marriage?:
3.25
How is the institution of marriage regarded in your nation?: As a vital bond between a man and a woman.
What are some important cultural marriage customs in your nation(e.g., dowries, wedding celebrations, honeymoons, etc.)?:
Mahr (like dowry except paid to the woman by the man), henna.

[Trivega]

Marriage & Divorce in Your Nation:

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How many people are married annually in your nation? 5 per 1000 people
How many people are divorced annually in your nation? 8 per 1000 marriages (roughly .04 per 1000 people)
Is divorce/annulment legal? Legal if applied
If so, are grounds for divorce/annulment required(e.g., domestic abuse) or is divorce on demand? Divorce is on demand
What are the most common grounds for divorce? Lack of commitment, Strained relationship, Infidelity.
Do divorcé(e)s often remarry? Usually, with a 90% remarriage rate.
What is the average number of marriages your citizens enter during their lifetimes? Usually just 1
How long does the average marriage last? ~16.1 years
Is marriage considered a legal, binding agreement? Yes
Is marriage between individuals other than a male and female(e.g., polygamous, same-sex, interspecies, human-animal, human-object) legal? Same-sex and polygamous relationships are legal and common.
What is the legal age at which one can be married? 20
What is the average age at which people in your nation get married? 29 (23 for first-time marriages)
What people in your nation are authorized to perform marriages? An official magistrate or a religious organization.
How common is infidelity/adultery in your nation? Fairly uncommon, with only around 3 in 1000 admitting to committing adultery (estimates however claim this is likely somewhat higher)
How many children result from the average marriage? 0-3, with a mean average of 1.4
How is the institution of marriage regarded in your nation? Seen as a commitment to romance and/or starting a family.
What are some important cultural marriage customs in your nation(e.g., dowries, wedding celebrations, honeymoons, etc.)? Wedding Celebrations are Typically small affairs, with usually only the spouses' immediate family members attending- though of course, there are exceptions.
One notable tradition that is quite common in Trivega is the Dossinian practice of Ligrarase, or "Binding thread", in which a rope is tied between the spouses's arms for some time (usually a day or so) after the ceremony. It symbolizing the bond the couple now shares- and If the string should break, it is seen as a sign of bad luck. Though traditionally yarn was used, in Modern Trivega it's more common for it to be a nylon or hemp rope.

[Queers]

Marriage & Divorce in Your Nation:

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How many people are married annually in your nation? 600,000
How many people are divorced annually in your nation? 45,000
Is divorce/annulment legal? Yes it is
If so, are grounds for divorce/annulment required(e.g., domestic abuse) or is divorce on demand? On demand
What are the most common grounds for divorce? Infidelity
Do divorcé(e)s often remarry? Yes, and no stigma comes with it
What is the average number of marriages your citizens enter during their lifetimes? 1.012
How long does the average marriage last? 20 years
Is marriage considered a legal, binding agreement? No, it's more a social construct
Is marriage between individuals other than a male and female(e.g., polygamous, same-sex, interspecies, human-animal, human-object) legal? All LGBTQ+ and polygamous marriage is legal
What is the legal age at which one can be married? 21
What is the average age at which people in your nation get married? 27
What people in your nation are authorized to perform marriages? Heads of local religious branches and government officials
How common is infidelity/adultery in your nation? Somewhat common but is not well accepted
How many children result from the average marriage? 1.25
How is the institution of marriage regarded in your nation? Not very, it's more so for the sake of traditions since nothing is legally binding
What are some important cultural marriage customs in your nation(e.g., dowries, wedding celebrations, honeymoons, etc.)? wedding celebrations, bachelor/bachelorette parties and honeymoons

[Elania]

Marriage & Divorce in Your Nation:

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How many people are married annually in your nation?= approx.3,000 people marry annualy in Elania
How many people are divorced annually in your nation?=approx.200 people divorced anually in Elania
Is divorce/annulment legal?= Yes (with a reasonable reason)
If so, are grounds for divorce/annulment required(e.g., domestic abuse) or is divorce on demand?= Divorce on demand
What are the most common grounds for divorce?= Fell out of love and religious conversion
Do divorcé(e)s often remarry?= Yes, estimately about 91% of divorcees remarry
What is the average number of marriages your citizens enter during their lifetimes?= average of 2 marriages per person
How long does the average marriage last?= until ei ther the husband or wife dies
Is marriage considered a legal, binding agreement? Its is considered a legal and sacred agreement
Is marriage between individuals other than a male and female(e.g., polygamous, same-sex, interspecies, human-animal, human-object) legal?= illegal (polygamous only legal for muslim men only, under Islamic Law)
What is the legal age at which one can be married?= 24 years old
What is the average age at which people in your nation get married? 28 years old
What people in your nation are authorized to perform marriages? Any religious leaders (priest, imams, rabbi and etc) may be authorized to perform marriages with at least a lawyer as a witness to the marriage or anyone that can legally perform marriages
How common is infidelity/adultery in your nation?= Infidelity/adultery isnt common in Elania, reason: a crime with a sentence of 2 years prison time
How many children result from the average marriage?= 2 Children result in an average marriage
How is the institution of marriage regarded in your nation?= Important and sacred
What are some important cultural marriage customs in your nation(e.g., dowries, wedding celebrations, honeymoons, etc.)?= Any cultural marriage customs is important in Elania as long as it obeys the law

[South African Provinces]

Marriage & Divorce in Your Nation:

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How many people are married annually in your nation? 15,857
How many people are divorced annually in your nation? 98
Is divorce/annulment legal? Yes.
If so, are grounds for divorce/annulment required(e.g., domestic abuse) or is divorce on demand? Divorces can only happen when one or both spouses have committed adultery or been abusive domestically.
What are the most common grounds for divorce? Domestic abuse and adultery.
Do divorcé(e)s often remarry? Not usually.
What is the average number of marriages your citizens enter during their lifetimes? The average is 1.14. The median is 1.
How long does the average marriage last? A lifetime (most people get married at 26 and the life expectancy is 78 so it usually last 52 years on average)
Is marriage considered a legal, binding agreement? Yes
Is marriage between individuals other than a male and female(e.g., polygamous, same-sex, interspecies, human-animal, human-object) legal? No.
What is the legal age at which one can be married? 21
What is the average age at which people in your nation get married? 26
What people in your nation are authorized to perform marriages?
How common is infidelity/adultery in your nation? It is not common but it does happen.
How many children result from the average marriage? An average of 2.3
How is the institution of marriage regarded in your nation? It is regarded very highly for religious reasons. Marriage is thought of as a gift from God.
What are some important cultural marriage customs in your nation(e.g., dowries, wedding celebrations, honeymoons, etc.)? Some cultures in the South African Provinces have a system of dowry (Lobola) for marriage but it is not a legal requirement, more ceremonial for some cultures.

[Kivoas]

How many people are married annually in your nation? 16,157,000 in 2021

How many people are divorced annually in your nation?
28,219,000 in 2021

How long does the average marriage last? About 4 weeks (due to some husbands and wives being enlisted into the military)

Is marriage considered a legal, binding agreement? Yes

Is marriage between individuals other than a male and female(e.g., polygamous, same-sex, interspecies) legal? No
What is the legal age at which one can be married? 18

What is the average age at which people in your nation get married? 18-30

What people in your nation are authorized to perform marriages? Government officials and Marriage Court

Is infidelity/adultery commonplace in your nation? Yes

How many children result from the average marriage? 1-6

How is the institution of marriage regarded in your nation? For the wives and husbands it's stressful to handle kids, work, and do house wife/husband work. While the Husbands/wives are out for 4-5 years military service, with a break every two weeks. Cheating is most common in women and early drinking happens in Young males.

[Petrokovia]

Marriage & Divorce in Your Nation:

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Canon: Verenusion People's Union (VPU)
Total Population: 17,243,146,010,000
How many people are married annually in your nation? 195,650,890,000
How many people are divorced annually in your nation? 41,086,686,900 (2.4 in 1000 of population)
Is divorce/annulment legal? Yes
If so, are grounds for divorce/annulment required(e.g., domestic abuse) or is divorce on demand? Upon request
What are the most common grounds for divorce? Drifting apart, loss of intimacy, or religious/political/moral differences
Do divorcé(e)s often remarry? Yes
What is the average number of marriages your citizens enter during their lifetimes? 3-4, though higher numbers are not uncommon
How long does the average marriage last? 40-50 years; 90% of those that last over 40 years last until death and beyond
Is marriage considered a legal, binding agreement? Yes
Is marriage between individuals other than a male and female(e.g., polygamous, same-sex, interspecies, human-animal, human-object) legal? Yes; sologamy, polygamy, same-sex and gender-non-conforming marriages, open marriages, and marriages between humans an non-human species with full personhood (such as intelligent extraterrestrials, ghosts, AI/technological intelligences, and other entities recognized to possess full personhood) is allowed
What is the legal age at which one can be married? 17
What is the average age at which people in your nation get married? 25
What people in your nation are authorized to perform marriages? Two or more persons are allowed to draw up a document of vows and sign it as documentation of their marriage, and it is considered valid; Clerics, judges, lawyers, doctors, professors, and military officers may serve as impartial witnesses, while any person may serve as one of two other witnesses required for the marriage to be legally binding
How common is infidelity/adultery in your nation? Defined as crossing preestablished boundaries mutually set by two or more partners and/or nontransparency within open relationships where transparency has been agreed upon: Uncommon
How many children result from the average marriage? 1-2
How is the institution of marriage regarded in your nation? Whether someone is married or not is not viewed as particularly important to social standing. If two or more people marry each other, their vows are considered sacred and must be respected by all involved parties, enforced by the state in life, and enforced by God in the afterlife; vows may be anything that is mutually agreed upon and accepted as vows by all parties involved.
What are some important cultural marriage customs in your nation(e.g., dowries, wedding celebrations, honeymoons, etc.)? Customs differ widely across the VPU, but celebrations of some form are common, as are honeymoons.