Bregana

Bregana (Lakadamian: Brégana) officially United Republic of Bregana is a sovereign state in the west of Sakoda. Its capital and largest city is Wintersbourg.

United Republic of Bregana
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Motto:  "Justifié d'être"(Lakadamian) (Everish:"Justified to Be")
Anthem:  "Bregana n'est pas mort!"(Lakadamian) (Everish:"Bregana is not dead!")
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Capital and largest city	Wintersbourg
Official languages	Everish • Lakadamian
Recognised national languages	Brittonic
Religion	72% No affiliation 26% Christianity 2% Other
Demonym(s)	Breganese
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Walt Séjourd
• Prime Minister	TBA
Legislature	Parliament
Currency	Breganese fantasie (ਊ) (BRF)
Time zone	-6
Date format	DD-MM-YYYY
Driving side	left
Calling code	+235
Internet TLD	.br

Politics

Bregana is a unitary parliamentary republic. The current President in office is Walt Séjourd. The current head of government is TBA. The Breganese legislature is the Parliament.

Social Policies and Laws

General

• You become a legal adult at age 19.
• You can obtain a driver's license at age 19.
• The age of consent is 19.
• The legal age of marriage is 19.
• Capital punishment is used but effectively not carried out, with the last execution being over 10 years ago.
• Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide are both illegal.
• Pornography is legal with age restriction.
• Gambling is legal with age restriction.

Suffrage

• The legal voting age is 19.

Gun laws

• In Bregana, only members of the police force can obtain a weapons license.

Drug laws

• Alcohol (<15% by volume) is legal and restricted for those 19 years and older.
• Alcohol (>15% by volume) is legal and restricted for those 19 years and older.
• Nicotine and Tobacco products are legal for medicinal use only.
• Cannabis is legal for medicinal use only.

Abortion laws

• In Bregana, abortion is legal and accepted, but there is some stigma towards women who choose to have it.

LGBT rights

• Same sex activity is legal in Bregana. LGBT people are widely accepted, but may face some stigma.
• Changing one's gender is legal but only if a person goes through HRT (hormone replacement therapy) and sex reassignment surgery.

Military

• Approximately 1-1.9% of Bregana's GDP is spent on the military annually.
• Women are permitted to serve in the armed forces.
• Conscription is not enforced.

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 but are not well enforced.
• Laws concerning the incitement of violence do exist.
• The press is considered as almost completely free.
• There is minimal censorship online by the government.