Glaiola

Glaíola (officially the Democratic Republic of Glaíola) is a sovereign country in Serica. It is inhabitated by 8,249,395 people. It's capital is Glaíola City and largest city is Arvá.

Politics
Glaiola is a semi-presidential republic. The current President in office is Breógan García and the current Prime Minister is Uxía Fernández. The Glaiolan legislative, the Glaiolan National Law.

General
• The legal age of adoption is 19.
 * You become a legal adult at age 18.
 * You can obtain a driver's license at age 18. However, you can learn to drive aged 17, unless if you have a disability that affects your ability to drive, which is 16.
 * The age of consent is 16.
 * The legal age of marriage is 20 without parental permission and 18 with parental permission.
 * Capital punishment is illegal.
 * Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide are legal.
 * Pornography is legal with heavy restriction, only allowing 18 year olds or above to access it.
 * Gambling is legal with an age restriction of 18.

Suffrage

 * The legal voting age is 16. Unless you have unspent convictions and/or not re-offended in the last 3 months
 * You can run for office, aged 21 or above and you must be a citizen of that country.

Gun laws

 * In Glaiola, only members of the police force and military can obtain a weapons license at an age of 18.
 * Police and military apprentices are allowed a gun license aged 16, but only with supervision with a higher member of the military or police force, aged 21 or above.
 * Unsupervised age is 18 or above.

Drug laws

 * Alcohol (<15% by volume) is legal and restricted for those 18 years and older.
 * Alcohol (>15% by volume) is legal and restricted for those 18 years and older.
 * Nicotine and Tobacco products are legal and restricted for those 21 years and older.
 * Cannabis is legal for those 21 years and older on the grounds of medical use only.

Abortion laws

 * In Aquia, abortion is legal depending on circumstances and there is little to no stigma towards abortion.
 * Costs are generally covered by the state.
 * Abortion is legal up to the 20 weeks after conception.
 * Abortion is legal in the case of fetal defects, unless the baby has Down's Syndrome.
 * Abortion is legal in cases where the mother's life may be threated, and legal in cases of rape.
 * Abortion is regulated by the state.

LGBT rights

 * Same sex activity is legal in Glaiola, with no stigma towards them by the public.
 * The age of consent for same sex intercourse is the same as heterosexual intercourse.
 * The LGBT community are allowed to serve in the armed forces.
 * The LGBT community has the freedom of expression.
 * The LGBT community are protected by law from discrimination.
 * The LGBT community has the right to marry and can adopt children.
 * Changing one's gender is legal. Three genders are recognized by law: Male, Female and Other

Military

 * Approximately 2 to 2.9% of Glaiola's GDP is spent on the military annually.
 * Women are permitted to serve in the armed forces.
 * Conscription is enforced with alternative service available.

Freedom of Speech

 * Freedom of speech is granted to all citizens constitutionally.
 * It is legal to criticize the government.
 * Online speech falls under Freedom of Speech.
 * Laws concerning hate speech do exist.
 * Laws concerning the incitement of violence do exist.
 * The press is considered as almost completely free, however they cannot be far left or right.
 * There is moderate censorship online by the government for hateful, violent and pornographic content.

Animal Rights

 * Animal based farms must have a license, where farmers have to be sustainable with their meat, hold the animals in ethical fashion, and only be killed ethically (when the animals are getting older or have an animal based chronic illness that does not affect humans).
 * Any farming that is unethical and insights cruelty towards animals are illegal
 * Most of the population are either vegetarian or vegan, some only eat meat.
 * It is illegal for endangered animals to be farmed for meat and/or products. However, they are allowed to be conserved for breeding purposes only.
 * Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) products are highly regulated and must be tested in a lab first.