Miscellaneous Worldbuilding Thread

[The Kingdom of Nippon]

Population of your nation: 163 million
Land area of your nation: 377,973 km^2 (145,936 sq mi)
Population Density of your nation: 334/km^2 (865.1/sq mi)
Population and name of your largest city: Tokyo (13.932 Million

[Roman Estomik]

Are the judiciary appointed or elected?
Appointed. The President submits a list of three (3) candidates to Congress. Both houses of Congress must approve the chosen candidate.

What determines appointment of the judiciary/what do the electorate base their decision on?
All candidates must: (i) have a law degree; (ii) be at least 40 years old; (iii) have taught as law professors for at least 10 years.

What powers do the judiciary have?
The Supreme Federal Tribunal, amongst other powers, (i) exercises judicial review on all kinds of laws in the federation, but overturning laws require an unanimous decision of the Tribunal; (ii) ratifies international treaties; (iii) may remove members of the federal government (except the President) for violating the national constitution.

Is their religious influence on the judicial system?
Absolutely none. Although a strong Catholic sentiment remains in the population, the Tribunal is known for its defined secularism.

What legal system do you have?
A mixed system of civil law and common law precepts. There is a strong tendency to move away from statutory law.

How are judges viewed?
The general population views local and district judges as important, necessary officials to ensure society works properly. This is not the case for members of the Supreme Tribunal as they are seen as a bit more greedy and out of touch (even though the law is being enforced properly) as recent government changes were gestated by the Tribunal's actions.

[Harmonic Empire]

What music does your leader generally listen to? Orchestra/Symphony/Metal
Does your leader play an instrument? Yes
If he/she does play an instrument, then which one? Piano
If he/she does play an instrument, is your leader particularly skilled at it? Yes

[Andocara]

What would your country's citizen do in these situations below, if they happen to be nearby or related in some way?
If one or more of these situations do not happen in your country because of laws or any other reasons, just write "N/A."

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 An elderly person being unable to afford medication:
A young teenager being unable to afford medication:
A homeless (or poor) person abused by a rich person or several rich people:
A rich person abused by a homeless person or several homeless people:
A homosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences:
A heterosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences:
A child bullied by other children in school grounds for a particular reason (e.g. wearing pink):
A child bullied by others for no particular reason, or because it seemed fun to pick on the child:
An adult steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person:
An elderly steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person:
A child steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person:
A pregnant woman denied abortion before the second trimester:
A pregnant woman denied abortion during or after the second trimester, or when the woman is very close to giving birth:
A foreign tourist/couple visits your country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in your country's culture(s):
A tourist/couple from your country visits another country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in that country's culture(s):

[Subhurbia]

An elderly person being unable to afford medication: n/a
A young teenager being unable to afford medication: n/a
A homeless (or poor) person abused by a rich person or several rich people:
A North Suhurbian would get very uncomfortable and avoid the scene.
A South Suhurbian would either look as a bystander, being kinda entertained, or get involved somehow.
A East Suhurbian would try to break it up and try to make peace.
A West Suhurbian would just mind their business and ignore the situation.
A rich person abused by a homeless person or several homeless people:
A North Suhurbian will get scared and avoid it if they can. If not, they’ll just watch in horror.
A South Suhurbian will defend the person, or they could do the same as previous situation.
A East Suhurbian will call the police.
A West Suhurbian will ignore the situation.
A homosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences:
Na
A heterosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences: na
A child bullied by other children in school grounds for a particular reason (e.g. wearing pink):
A East Suhurbian would show compassion towards that child and be nice to them.
A North Suhurbian would empathize with that child and not do what the others do.
A South Suhurbian would stand up for the child and beat up anyone who dares bully them again. Or worse case scenario, they do the same things others do.
A West Suhurbian would try to sympathize with the child.
A child bullied by others for no particular reason, or because it seemed fun to pick on the child:
A North Suhurbian would bully the main people who bullied the child.
A South Suhurbian would just laugh, they don’t respect people who don’t prove themselves.
A East Suhurbian would stand out from the crowd and be friends with the child.
A West Suhurbian would be annoyed by this situation and report it to the teacher.
An adult steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person:
A North Suhurbian would report it.
A South Suhurbian would would call the thief out on it, and intimidate them with body language. Or may even chase them down and beat them up.
A East Suhurbian would say “Excuse me sir, you accidentally took that....” etc
A West Suhurbian would do the same thing but more polite and less communicative.
An elderly steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person:
A North Suhurbian would would kindly convince them to return the item.
A South Suhurbian would instantly know what happened and tries to guide them.
A East Suhurbian would do the same thing as previous situation but more kind and respectful.
A West Suhurbian would would respectfully guide them. They have very high respect for the elderly.
A child steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person:
A North Suhurbian would call an adult, or the child’s parents.
A South Suhurbian would call the child out.
A East Suhurbian would dismiss it.
A West Suhurbian would think “Who raised that kid?”
A pregnant woman denied abortion before the second trimester:
North Suhurbian: “What must have happened to her? Did they know her situation?”
South Suhurbian: *Becomes outraged, especially if they were a women.*
East Suhurbian: Peaceful protests, calling out how unfair this is.
West Suhurbian: “Why would they?”
A pregnant woman denied abortion during or after the second trimester, or when the woman is very close to giving birth:
North Suhurbian: Hopes for the best in that women.
South Suhurbian: *Is outraged*
East Suhurbian: same as previous
West Suhurbian: “Looks like it’s time to own responsibility.”
A foreign tourist/couple visits your country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in your country's culture(s):
A North Suhurbian would be indifferent
A South Suhurbian would ridicule them.
A East Suhurbian would educate them.
A West Suhurbian would glare at them.

A tourist/couple from your country visits another country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in that country's culture(s):
A North Suhurbian would sympathize with the tourist.
A South Suhurbian would ignore it.
A East Suhurbian would would try to know more about the foreign country.
A West Suhurbian would would feel embarrassed for the tourist.

[Victorious Decepticons]

An elderly person being unable to afford medication: Tell him to go steal some parts.
A young teenager being unable to afford medication: Same for him.
A homeless (or poor) person abused by a rich person or several rich people: Scroungers typically do this with the intent of selling the poor sod to a foundry as scrap. Stay back, lest you be their next target.
A rich person abused by a homeless person or several homeless people: Watch the battle, and see if they can turn the tables. If they do, congratulate them on their victory.
A homosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences: Tell all of them to quit acting like a bunch of stupid humans, and suggest a desexualization patch for all of the obvious immigrants. ALL of them MUST be some kind of formerly-biological types, or else they wouldn't have any sort of sexuality.
A heterosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences: Same as above.
A child bullied by other children in school grounds for a particular reason (e.g. wearing pink): Tell him to either fight them or conform.
A child bullied by others for no particular reason, or because it seemed fun to pick on the child: Tell him to fight them, and perhaps help with upgrades if he isn't currently powerful enough to win.
An adult steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: Meh, Deceps gonna Decep
An elderly steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: Same as above
A child steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: Same as above, only offer pointers to help him along his journey to adulthood as a proper Decepticon
A pregnant woman denied abortion before the second trimester: Recoil in horror upon remembering that biologicals can just start auto-building themselves inside of other biologicals even when not wanted!
A pregnant woman denied abortion during or after the second trimester, or when the woman is very close to giving birth: Same as above!
A foreign tourist/couple visits your country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in your country's culture(s): Step on the little biological and crush it, or use it as a hackeysack ball until it turns to mush.
A tourist/couple from your country visits another country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in that country's culture(s): Smugly ask what the puny biologicals in that nation are gonna do about it. Send a picture of one of us holding one of their species in one hand as a reminder of just what they're up against. Tell them to be glad that our rude tourists weren't there to raid oil. Then, raid their oil, since they obviously weren't sufficiently grateful for our prior restraint.

[Diarcesia]

An elderly person being unable to afford medication: Receive the person in the home or through their community. The medication is delivered by people on the street if someone can buy them.
A young teenager being unable to afford medication: Help the person make it through the day. An avenue for advocacy and community engagement will be given.
A homeless (or poor) person abused by a rich person or several rich people: The citizens will be the first people to help and support the homeless or the poor.
A rich person abused by a homeless person or several homeless people: The citizens will be the first people to help and support the rich.
A homosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences: They will have to protect them from discrimination.
A heterosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences: They will not be able to tell the victim to just get over it.
A child bullied by other children in school grounds for a particular reason (e.g. wearing pink): If it's their own child, they have the legal right to have the bullying stopped.
A child bullied by others for no particular reason, or because it seemed fun to pick on the child: If it's their own child, they have the legal right to have the bullying stopped.
An adult steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: They have to report it immediately.
An elderly steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: They have to report it immediately.
A child steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: They have to report it immediately.
A pregnant woman denied abortion before the second trimester: They will demand justice if a rape caused it.
A pregnant woman denied abortion during or after the second trimester, or when the woman is very close to giving birth: They have the right to "consult with a licensed physician" on her behalf if she is a relative.
A foreign tourist/couple visits your country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in your country's culture(s):
A tourist/couple from your country visits another country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in that country's culture(s): They will respond with compassion and understanding, and tend not to ascribe malice to it, but ignorance.

[Andocara]

An elderly person being unable to afford medication: N/A everyone has access to healthcare
A young teenager being unable to afford medication: N/A
A homeless (or poor) person abused by a rich person or several rich people: avoids the scene, the police is already on the way.
A rich person abused by a homeless person or several homeless people: avoids the scene, they know the police are already on the way. Assuming this is happening in Andocara
A homosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences: Will stand up for the homosexual.
A heterosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences: Will stand up for the heterosexual, if the Andocarian itself was homosexual, they would still do the same, but also tell people how what they’re doing doesn’t help.
A child bullied by other children in school grounds for a particular reason (e.g. wearing pink): If the victim were their child, they would report it.
A child bullied by others for no particular reason, or because it seemed fun to pick on the child: same as above, but just more outraged.
An adult steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: They know the police are coming for that person, so reactions may vary depending on personality.
An elderly steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: Politely tells them they took something that isn’t their’s.
A child steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: If it was their child, they would punish them then educate them about what could happen to them if they keep doing this.
A pregnant woman denied abortion before the second trimester: If she were Andocarian, she would get a solicitor if there’s a reason she doesn’t want the child, such as not being in condition to be a mother, or being raped.
A pregnant woman denied abortion during or after the second trimester, or when the woman is very close to giving birth: same as above, though more guilt is likely to be involved.
A foreign tourist/couple visits your country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in your country's culture(s): either Avoids/isolates them, as they will get uncomfortable, or respond with compassion.
A tourist/couple from your country visits another country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in that country's culture(s): they will frown at them for not knowing how that particular country works.

[Ruritane]

An elderly person being unable to afford medication: Ruritanaises protest outside the royal palace and Parliament building, demanding universal healthcare.
A young teenager being unable to afford medication: See above.
A homeless (or poor) person abused by a rich person or several rich people: Most Ruritanaises wouldn't care, but a small contingent would view this as a reason why Ruritane needs to stop being right-libertarian and become left-libertarian.
A rich person abused by a homeless person or several homeless people: Ruritanaises protest outside the government buildings, demanding an increased police presence to deal with such crime.
A homosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences: Ruritanaises protest demanding for every Ruritanois province to legalize same-sex marriage, and for more legislation against hate crimes.
A heterosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences: Ruritanaises wouldn't care. They would think the heterosexual person needs a thicker skin.
A child bullied by other children in school grounds for a particular reason (e.g. wearing pink): The child doesn't need to change their ways, but the child should ignore it or tell an adult.
A child bullied by others for no particular reason, or because it seemed fun to pick on the child: Ruritanois adults protest in front of schools, demanding an end to senseless bullying.
An adult steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: Ruritanaises protest outside police stations, demanding more police presence. If a Ruritanaise is there at the scene, they will help the victim fight off the thief.
An elderly steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: Same as above, except that if a Ruritanaise sees the crime happening, they won't do anything.
A child steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: Same as above, except Ruritanaises are protesting for more funding of juvenile prisons.
A pregnant woman denied abortion before the second trimester: Ruritanaises protest, demanding that the government force the provinces to accept abortion.
A pregnant woman denied abortion during or after the second trimester, or when the woman is very close to giving birth: It honestly depends on the individual Ruritanaise. If the pregnant woman was raped or physical/mental health issues are a problem, Ruritanaises will protest.
A foreign tourist/couple visits your country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in your country's culture(s): Your average Ruritanaise will slap the tourist/s. They might get arrested for assault and battery, but then Ruritanaises will protest.
A tourist/couple from your country visits another country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in that country's culture(s): Ruritanaises wouldn't care. They could think that people in other countries should get a thicker skin.

[TURTLESHROOM II]

An elderly person being unable to afford medication:

This is a matter for the Church, which will assist in receiving critical medicines the person needs to function. Protestant Baptist churches receive direct government subsidies that they distribute freely. One of the duties of these including caring for the poor. The elder would receive aid from the Church.

A young teenager being unable to afford medication:

The parent is expected to care for the child. If the offspring is an orphan, he is likely in Church custody already and will receive his medicine from the orphanage.

A homeless (or poor) person abused by a rich person or several rich people:

The wealthy physically harming or tormenting a creature in poverty is considered a spectacular act of cruelty. If the homeless creature is being beaten by the rich man, it is likely that he will be shot or tazed by one or more bystanders in defense of the homeless creature.

Furthermore, if the wealthy man also happens to be a nobleman, especially a Boyar, he can be charged with the further crime of Conduct Unbecoming the Noblesse Oblige. This can result in him being censured, fined, or face disciplinary action by the Grand Boyar Council or the Congressional Duma. If it is particularly serious, he can have his title stripped from him and his estates seized. For non-heriditary nobles, this is forfeiture, and for heriditary nobles, it results in abdication to the heir.

A heir to a noble estate can be disqualified by the incumbant for any reason. Societal and cultural pressure would, in this case, practically demand that a nobleman disqualify the heir and choose another Dvorian.

A rich person abused by a homeless person or several homeless people:

The homeless creature, if he is physically attacking the rich man, will probably get shot or tazed, if the rich creature doesn't shoot him himself.

A homosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences:

It depends on the form of abuse. For verbal abuse, mockery, and so on, this is generally considered in poor taste, but not unacceptable. It is neither a crime nor a problem that needs solving.

For physical abuse, there is zero tolerance for gay bashing. Gay bashing is punishable by a maximum penalty of death.

A heterosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences:

That's a recipe for getting lynched.

A child bullied by other children in school grounds for a particular reason (e.g. wearing pink):

That's a paddlin'. Or, increasingly, that's a canin'.

A child bullied by others for no particular reason, or because it seemed fun to pick on the child:

Oh, you better believe that's a paddlin'. Or canin'.

An adult steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person:

This is how you get shot, tased, or bashed by billy clubs.

An elderly person steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person:

This is how you get shot, tased, or bashed by billy clubs.

A child steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person:

Generally, you either get your rear beat by the courts with a rattan cane, or you get wailed on by your parents when the police take you home, or you spend a night in jail and THEN get wailed on by your parents when the police take you home.

A pregnant woman denied abortion before the second trimester:

For humans, the denial is required by law, unless the mother was raped or doctors can firm that the mother's body or life are in direct, medical danger. These are the only two situations abortion is allowed, and almost all mothers choose life when it comes to being raped. The baby is actually considered healing by some.

A pregnant woman denied abortion during or after the second trimester, or when the woman is very close to giving birth:

For humans, the denial is required by law, unless the mother was raped or doctors can firm that the mother's body or life are in direct, medical danger. These are the only two situations abortion is allowed, and almost all mothers choose life when it comes to being raped. The baby is actually considered healing by some. Doctors performing late-term abortions without a legally valid reason are charged with first-degree murder.

A foreign tourist/couple visits your country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in your country's culture(s):

Point and laugh or have a run in with cops. TS does not administer corporal punishment or imprisonment of tourists, rather, they only use deportation.

A tourist/couple from your country visits another country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in that country's culture(s):

When he comes home, he may very well be seen with and given more shame and disgust in his home country than abroad!

[Gandoor]

Date and Time Notation Survey

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[b]What calendar does your nation use?[/b]
[b]What date format(s) does your nation use?[/b]
[b]What is today's [IC] date for your nation?[/b]
[b]What clock(s) does your nation use?[/b]
[b]Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing?[/b]
[b]How are times written in your nation? Give an example[/b]
[b]Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation?[/b]

What calendar does your nation use? Gandoor utilizes the Gregorian calendar as its sole official calendar.
What date format(s) does your nation use? Day Month Year is used for English and Russian, Year Month Day is used for Japanese.
What is today's [IC] date for your nation? 18 November 2024 (English, long-form), 18/11/2024 (English, short form), 18 ноября 2024 г. (Russian, long-form), 18.11.24 (Russian, short form), 2024年11月18日 (Japanese, long form), 24/11/18 (Japanese, short form)
What clock(s) does your nation use? The 24-hour clock is the sole legally recognized clock in our nation and has been since 1922.
Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing? Usage of the 12-hour clock is more common when speaking.
How are times written in your nation? Give an example 24-hour notation is used in writing with a full stop used as the separator. A leading zero is sometimes used for the hour, but is not required. AM and PM are not used in writing. Examples: 16.26, 02.19
Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation? Times past midnight can be counted past the 24-hour mark, this is most used for places of business open past midnight or in TV scheduling. (Examples: A store that, in the standard 24-hour notation, would be open from 7.00 until 1.00 might instead say that they're open from 7.00 until 25.00. A TV station broadcasting a movie from 23.30 until 1.30 might instead say the film will be broadcast from 23.30 until 25.30) When speaking, usage of the terms 'half-[time]', 'quarter-[time]', etc. refers to how long until the mentioned time. (So, for example, 'half-ten' means half an hour until ten, or 9.30)

[Arthropol]

What calendar does your nation use? Arthropol uses the Gregorian calendar.

What date format(s) does your nation use? YMD (government usage and Basque), DMY (French and all other regional languages)

What is today's [IC] date for your nation? As of the time of writing, the date is:
18 novembre 2019 (French, Occitan, Catalan, Corsican, long)
18 novembro 2019 (Arpitan, long)
18 novenbre 2019 (Poitevin, long)
2019ko Azaroa 18a (Basque, long)
2019-11-18 (government usage and Basque, short)
18.11.2019 (French and all other regional languages, short)

What clock(s) does your nation use? The 24 hour clock is always used.

Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing? No, the 24 hour clock is always is used.

How are times written in your nation? Give an example
08:01 or 08h01 for one past eight in the morning
20:01 or 20h01 for one past eight in the evening

Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation? Leading zeroes are always used. For example, 1 January 2020 is written as 2020-01-01 or 01.01.2020, not 2020-1-1 or 1.1.2020. Likewise, one o'clock is written as 01:00 or 01h00, instead of 1:00 or 1h00.

[Great Nortend]

What calendar does your nation use? Great Nortend uses the Gregorian calendar. However, the year is taken socially to begin on the 1st of October, although the calendar year changes on the 1st of January.
What date format(s) does your nation use? Written in numerals — Day/Month/Year or Day·Month·Year (e.g. 7/12/1999 or 7·12·1999)
Written out — Month Day, Year (e.g. December 7, 1999)
Spoken — Month the Day ordinal, Year (e.g. December the seventh, nineteen ninety nine)
What is today's [IC] date for your nation?November 19th, A.C. MMXX, A.D. 1999
What clock(s) does your nation use? Usually the 12 hour clock. The 24 hour clock is only used for military and official purposes.
Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing? The 12 hour clock is nigh ubiquitous in speaking, except in military usage.
How are times written in your nation? Give an example 7·30 p.m. Some people use a colon instead of the interpunct. When 24 hour time is used, there is no separator, but 'h.' for 'hora' is used afterwards — 1930 h.
Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation? The civil year is very commonly written in academic, legal, government and official documents, along with the regnal year for legal and government purposes. Often when the civil year is used, the civil term will also be specified which divides the civil year into quarters. The terms are Michaelmas, term, Hilary term, Whitsun term and Marymas term.

[Subhurbia]

What calendar does your nation use? The Suhurbian Calendar. The first day of spring is the first day in the first Suhurbian month.
What date format(s) does your nation use?Year-Month-Day
What is today's [IC] date for your nation? F.E119-11-19
What clock(s) does your nation use? The 24 hour clock
Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing? Yes
How are times written in your nation? Give an example 16:34 is 4:34 pm
Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation? Years aren’t really based on numbers, but rather on the zodiac.

[Victores]

What calendar does your nation use? The Victoresian Revolutionary Calendar is official(also known as New Style or N.S.), however the Gregorian calendar is much more common day to day. The Gregorian is often referred to as the International Style(I.S.) Calendar.
What date format(s) does your nation use? dd-mm-yyyy
What is today's [IC] date for your nation? 20-11-0072(N.S.), 20-11-2019(I.S.)
What clock(s) does your nation use? The 24 hour clock and 12 hour clock are used side by side
Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing? The 12 hour clock is common in speech, but the 24 hour clock is preferred in writing.
How are times written in your nation? Give an example 21.31
Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation? The Revolutionary Calendar, unlike the Gregorian Calendar, has a year 0. There is also the traditional Victoresian calendar, which is organized in an incredibly complex manner in relation to the centralized planning of agricultural production in the Imperial Era.

[Andocara]

What calendar does your nation use? Gregorian
What date format(s) does your nation use? DD/MM/YYYY, YYYY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YYYY
What is today's [IC] date for your nation? 20 November 2019 (20/11/19), 2019 November 20 (19/11/20), November 20 2019
What clock(s) does your nation use? By default, the 12 hour clock, but the government uses the 24 hour clock due to the vast time zones of overseas territories
Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing? No. Most people generally speak in the 12 hour clock format, the only people who use the 24 hour clock in oral speech are those in the military, those who work in hospitals, those in law enforcement, and those who are involved in worldly affairs (like news anchors and weather forecasters)
How are times written in your nation? Give an example 12 hour format: 5:24 pm; 24 hour format: 17:24
Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation? n/a

[Libereco kaj Paco]

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[Diarcesia]

What calendar does your nation use? Gregorian
What date format(s) does your nation use? ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)
What is today's [IC] date for your nation? 2019-11-23
What clock(s) does your nation use? 12-hour clock
Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing? No
How are times written in your nation? Give an example Twelve o'clock am.
Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation? No

[Synne Industries]

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Does your nation have a Red Cross, Red Crescent, or other Red society? Yes, the Synnian Bloodied Arrow
When was it founded? 1980
Where are its headquarters? Layers 13 through 17 of Ancypastan's Synunder area

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Basic info
Official name: The Corporate Republic of Synne Industries
GDP (PPP): 507.888 trillion NSD
GDP per capita (PPP) 517,724 NSD
Land area (km²): 99,654 km²
Population: 981 million
What considerations should I take about your country? The Synunder Complex effectively multiplies the Synnian land area many thousands of times, most of this space is used for industry and agriculture with some sectors converted to habitation modules.

Institutions
% of GDP spent on defense Canonically 72.5% of gov expenditure, estimated 57.1% of total GDP via. private military organizations etc. etc.
What is the homicide rate per 100,000 persons? 0.52
A gang attacks a group of customers in a restaurant downtown. How quickly do police arrive? Drones within 40 seconds, heavy armor and air support within 3 minutes. Local militias within seconds.
Is there an independent judiciary? Yes.
What % of your population feel corruption is a "serious problem?" 38.2% though mostly attributed to paranoia, corruption statistically extremely low.
How free is the press? (1-10 free) 10
What is the average corporate tax rate? 0%, tax haven
What is the range of corporate tax rates? (highest tax rates - lowest rates) 0%, tax haven
How well-enforced are intellectual property laws? (1-10 well-enforced) 6.5
What is the average life expectancy? 87.00 natural, 199.75 technologically extended

Infrastructure
% of population connected by roads (including unpaved roads): 99.73%
What is the quality of roads in your country? (1-10 best) Average 8.5 due to private ownership of roads
What is the total length of railroads in your country? 709,000 km including underground
How many airports are there? 1,831 officially registered
% of the population w/ access to electricity? 99.999999992%
How frequent are power outages? (1-10 common) 0.5 average
% of the population w/o access to safe drinking water: 0%, Synnian National Aqua-Sanitation collaboration of 2055
% of the working population w/ access to Internet: 100% conventional, 98.2% Quantum-link
How fast is the Internet on average? Mbit/sec 122.7 Gbps
What is your country's debt-to-GDP ratio/percentage? 0.081%

Workforce
What is the mean year of schooling 5.12
% of population by tertiary education attainment Estimated 93.5%
In five sentences or less, describe your schools' style of teaching. Highly specialized and efficient. Students are expected to learn how to work hard from birth and carry on throughout their education. Work is largely independent and simulates "the reality of Synne Industries". Most schooling is private but follows a common "set" of what is taught and how it is taught.
To what extent does the working population possess basic digital skills (e.g: basic coding, computer skills; 1-10 best) 10
Refer back to your style of teaching and rate it (1 [based on teacher teaching in front of class] - 10 [focused on independent problem-solving skills] 9.5

Markets
How monopolized is your market? (1 [dominated by few business groups] - 20 [spread out among many businesses] 16.5
How competitive is the job market? How hard is it to get a job? (1-20 competitive) 2
% of all imported goods subjected to tariffs this year Importing goods is considered a taboo within Synnian culture and is avoided by most due to the risk of being firebombed by corporate peers. For this reason tariffs are not needed.
What is the value of all goods imported by your country in 2018? Hard to determine, estimated 2 million NSD at most
What is the average tariff rate? 0%
What is the range of tariff rates? (highest tariff rates - lowest rates) 0%
What is the inflation rate? -0.996% (deflation)
Are employer-employee relations generally confrontational or cooperative? (1 [cooperative] - 10 [confrontational] 3
Are trade unions permitted? Yes
Are workers allowed to strike? Yes, but only when there is a rational and reasonable cause
How do employers hire people into senior management positions? (1 [through familial relations] - 100 [through qualifications] 88
What is the average yearly salary for males? 517,803 NSD
What is the average yearly salary for females? 517,811 NSD
What % of your country's 1000 biggest companies were founded after 1990? 51.7%

Miscellaneous
The services sector comprises what % of the GDP? Estimated 12.3%
How easily can small businesses attain loans? (1-10) 9
How many patents does your country have in total? 79,332,082
% of the GDP spent on Research and Development Blends with military expenditures. Estimated 33.0%
Do consumers buy based on lowest prices, or on performance attributes (1 [lowest prices] - 10 [performance attributes] 8.5

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An elderly person being unable to afford medication: Offer financial advice
A young teenager being unable to afford medication: Offer financial advice
A homeless (or poor) person abused by a rich person or several rich people: A verbal reminder of Wheaton's law
A rich person abused by a homeless person or several homeless people: A verbal reminder of Wheaton's law
A homosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences: A verbal reminder of Wheaton's law along with retaliatory laws
A heterosexual person abused by others because of their sexual preferences: A verbal reminder of Wheaton's law along with retaliatory laws
A child bullied by other children in school grounds for a particular reason (e.g. wearing pink): A verbal reminder of Wheaton's law along with retaliatory laws
A child bullied by others for no particular reason, or because it seemed fun to pick on the child: A verbal reminder of Synnian retaliatory laws (specify napalm-related)
An adult steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: Wait to see if the person stolen from retaliates, if not alert law enforcement
An elderly steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: Wait to see if the person stolen from retaliates, if not alert law enforcement
A child steals the wallet, smartphone, or any property of value (or contains something value) of another person: Wait to see if the person stolen from retaliates, if not alert law enforcement
A pregnant woman denied abortion before the second trimester: Assist in finding a clinic that offers suitable services
A pregnant woman denied abortion during or after the second trimester, or when the woman is very close to giving birth: Nothing
A foreign tourist/couple visits your country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in your country's culture(s): Alert local militias. If any retaliation triggers are activated take immediate physical but nonlethal action.
A tourist/couple from your country visits another country and acts rudely or does something that is considered rude in that country's culture(s): Nothing

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What calendar does your nation use? Gregorian calendar
What date format(s) does your nation use? DMY
What is today's [IC] date for your nation? 1/9/2085
What clock(s) does your nation use? Varies, 24 hour clock common in urban areas, 12 more common in other areas
Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing? Speaking normally 12 hour, writing normally 24
How are times written in your nation? Give an example 23:30
Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation? No

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[Aikoland]

What calendar does your nation use? The Gregorian calendar
What date format(s) does your nation use? Day Month Year
What is today's [IC] date for your nation? 26 novembre 2019 (French [official language], Aikoais [native minority language], long)
XXVI november MMXIX (Saunian [native minority language], long, traditional)
26 november 2019 (Saunian [native minority language], long, modern)
26 novenbiera 2019 (Boullién [native minority language], long)
26-11-2019 (French, Aikoais, Saunian [modern], Boullién, short)
XXVI-XI-MMXIX (Saunian [traditional], short)
What clock(s) does your nation use? The 24-hour clock is always used.
Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing? No
How are times written in your nation? Give an example 18h37 (French)
18:37 (French [alternative], Aikoais, Saunian [modern], Boullién)
XVIII.XXXVII (Saunian [traditional]
Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation? Leading zeroes are only required for minutes. The Saunian language traditionally uses Roman numerals for all date and time notation, however since the language's revival in the 20th century, usage of Arabic numerals in it is increasingly common.

[New Transeurasia]

What calendar does your nation use? Gregorian calendar
What date format(s) does your nation use? DD month YYYY(long), DD/MM/YYYY(short)
What is today's [IC] date for your nation? 26 November 2031(long), 27/11/2031(short)
What clock(s) does your nation use? 12 hour(AM/PM) clock
Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing? In Russian, long format is used with "Года" meaning year, added after the year. Clock in AM in Russian is just the hour and the minute, and clock in PM in Russian is hour, minute, with вечера("in the evening")
How are times written in your nation? Give an example They are written differently for different languages. 9:35 AM 23/11/2031, 9:35 27 ноября 2031, 2031年11月27日午前9時35分, 27. November 2031 9:35 Uhr, 2031年11月27日上午9:35
Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation? NT's government officially uses HH:MM AM/PM DD/MM/YYYY.

[Konolas]

What calendar does your nation use? Sulic Calendar
What date format(s) does your nation use? DD/MM/YYYY
What is today's [IC] date for your nation? 28.Nov.1819
What clock(s) does your nation use? 12-Hour clock (AM/PM)
Does your nation use a different clock format when speaking VS in writing? No
How are times written in your nation? Give an example 10:34 PM
Are there any other important things to know about your nation's methods of date and time notation? The Sulic Calendar starts with the fall of the Sulic Empire in 200 AD

[Necroviribus]

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[b]Moral Dilemmas[/b]
Will an average citizen kill one person to save five?
 - If no, will they do it if they were making someone else kill them?
Will they sacrifice themselves to save 2 others?
If they [i]had[/i] to kill one of two people, and one is begging to be killed to save the other, which will they kill?
If an endangered animal was about to kill a citizen, would they kill the animal?
 - If no, what if a person of hgh authority was getting attacked?
 - if yes, what if the animal was an endling?
If a person who saved 2 lives before was trying to kill someone, would they allow it?
 - If yes, what if they only saved one persons?
 - If no, how many people would they have to save beforehand to get allowance?

[Peunschlied]

Moral Dilemmas
Will an average citizen kill one person to save five? Yes
- If no, will they do it if they were making someone else kill them? No, they will kill them theirselves
Will they sacrifice themselves to save 2 others? No
If they had to kill one of two people, and one is begging to be killed to save the other, which will they kill? The one begging
If an endangered animal was about to kill a citizen, would they kill the animal? No
- If no, what if a person of hgh authority was getting attacked? Restrain the animal
- if yes, what if the animal was an endling? Nothing
If a person who saved 2 lives before was trying to kill someone, would they allow it? Yes
- If yes, what if they only saved one persons? Kill the person killing for wasting their time
- If no, how many people would they have to save beforehand to get allowance? 3

[Pod City]

I. Questions of Place.

Describe the geography of where your society calls home. It’s a desert on the planet Malebar, an Earth-like world which was terraformed by an ancient human civilisation
Describe the climate your society deals with. How severe are their seasons? Outside the city is extremely hot, it's a desert. The city itself though is made of thousands of dome-shaped arcologies which are climate controlled
What kinds of natural disasters has this society gotten used to? Not much, the occasional sandstorm requires protection of the dome's filters but that's all really
What importance (spiritual or cultural) do people ascribe to the geography? None, except St. Anthony's Dome which is the home of the Holy Catholic Church on Malebar
How do people feel about local landscapes being altered or used for a purpose other than what is traditional? They don't, it's expected
What are the most commonly-grown foods? N/A, we have protein/vitamin/mineral drinks which prove everything citizens need. Those few strange people who still insist on eating "real food" import it from abroad
What are the most commonly-eaten meats? N/A
What foods are considered exotic or expensive? "Real food" is far more expensive than a normal meal
What forms of alcohol are common? All of them!
Is there usually enough food and water for the population? Yes, we have far more than we need
What is this place's most abundant resource? Sand
What is its most valuable resource? Our people
What resource is it most lacking? We can fabricate most things easily. We're a post-scarcity civilisation
How do people travel from one place to another? Public transport, personal vehicles, or walking
Are the borders secure? In what way? Yes, it can be difficult to enter without a Pass (although these are extremely easy to obtain
How many people live here? Around 30 million
Where in this place do they congregate? Generally in the public areas of their home arcologies, although people do of course travel around the whole city
What part of this place do they avoid? Why? The Surroundings (i.e the desert)
What are the most common domesticated animals here? And what are they domesticated for? Dogs, cats, rodents, pigs and monkeys/apes are all common pets here
What are the most common wild animals? How are wild animals treated? There are few animals living out in the desert
Which animals are likely to be pets? Which ones won't be? See above. People are unlikely to keep particularly violent animals
What are the most common domesticated plants here? And what are they used for? All sorts, they're mainly there to look pretty
What are the most common wild plants here? What are they used for? There are very few plants growing in the desert