Glaiola

Glaiola (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, having a density of 38 people per km. It's capital is Glaíola City and largest city is Arvá.

Democratic Republic of Glaiola Repúlico democrático de Glaíola (Gameigan)
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Motto:  "Paz, Preservación e Xustiza."(Aquian) (Everish:"Peace, Preservation and Justice")
Anthem:  "Glaíola, Glaíola, Glaíola"(Gameigan) (Everish:"Glaiola, Glaiola, Glaiola")
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Capital	Glaíola City
Largest	Arvá
Official languages	Gameigan • Latinican
Recognised national languages	Aquian • Everish • Novementese (Nineliese) • Aralajaran Creole
Recognised regional languages	Glazilar • Kasonga
Religion	62% Catholicism 20% Protestant 10% Islam 6% No affiliation 2% Other
Demonym(s)	Glaiolan
Government	Semi-presidential republic
• President	Breógan García
• Prime Minister	Uxía Fernández
Legislature	Glaiolan National Law
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Deputes
Population
• 2021 estimate	4,757,875 (78)
• Density	38/km2 (98.4/sq mi) (83)
Currency	Glaiolan Fishas (GΦ) (GFS)
Time zone	+5
Date format	DD-MM-YYYY
Driving side	left
Calling code	+850
Internet TLD	.gi

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.

Social Policies and Laws

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 18 and is also staggered.
• The legal age of marriage is 18.
• The legal age of adoption is 18, but adopters must prove financial stability.
• 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 18, but must be fully trained by a higher member of the military or police force, aged 25 or above, to use the gun unsupervised.
• 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.
• Tobacco products are illegal but Nicotine Replacement Products are legal and available via a doctor's prescription only.
• Cannabis is legal for those 18 years and older for recreational and medical use. They cannot be mixed with tobacco.

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.

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 only enforced during conflict when there is a high demand. Alternative service is available at this time.

Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of speech is granted to all citizens constitutionally.
• It is legal to criticise 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) is 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 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.