Glaiola

Glaíola (officially the Democratic Republic of Glaíola) is a sovereign country in Latinica. It is inhabitated by 4,757,875 people, with an area of 125,207 km² and therefore, having a density of 38 people per km. 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

 * 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.
 * The legal age of adoption is 19.
 * 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 or recently served a conviction within 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 Glaiola, abortion is completely legal and there is little to no stigma towards abortion.
 * Costs are generally covered by the state.
 * Abortion is legal up to 20 weeks after conception.
 * Abortion is legal in the case of fetal defects, unless the sole reason is the fetus has Down's Syndrome.
 * Abortion is legal in all cases, except from the sole purpose of it being sex-selective.
 * 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. There is no set limits on the number of genders.
 * Xenogenders and Neopronouns are validated.

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 and kill animals in ethical fashion.
 * Using animals for entertainment purposes (e.g. zoos and circus) are prohibited. However, citizens are allowed to open public conservation centres, where it is highly regulated.
 * 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.