Kuwiang

Kuwiang (Kuwegian: ຄູວຽງ, Ayuthayan: คูเวียง, Bamarese: ခူဝမ်) officially Democratic Republic of Kuwiang (Kuwegian: ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕຄູວຽງ, Ayuthayan: สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยคูเวียง, Bamarese: ခူဝမ်ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ', Malyiese: Republik Demokratik Kuwiang) is a sovereign state in the south of Serica. It covers an area of 216,504 square kilometres and is inhabited by approximately 18,364,553 inhabitants. Its capital and largest city is Muang Yang.

Democratic Republic of Kuwiang ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕຄູວຽງ (Kuwegian) สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยคูเวียง (Ayuthayan) ခူဝမ်ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ' (Bamarese) Republik Demokratik Kuwiang (Malyiese)
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Motto:  "ຕຳແໜ່ງຢູ່ບໍ່ດົນແຕ່ຕຳນານຢູ່ຕະຫຼອດໄປ" (Tamneng you bo don te tamnan you talotpai) (Kuwegian) (Everish:"Position does not last long, but legend lasts forever")
Anthem:  "ຄູວຽງສາມັກຄີ" (Khouviang Samakkhi) (Kuwegian) (Everish:"Kuwiang Harmony")
File:Location Map Kuwiang.png
Capital and largest city	Muang Yang
Official languages	Kuwegian • Ayuthayan
Recognised national languages	Amelian
Recognised regional languages	Bamarese • Eastern Pengerian • Namimorish • Western Pengerian
Ethnic groups	38.9% Kuwegian 30.9% Ayuthayan 9.4% Bamarese 7.3% Kuwianish Amelian 5.4% Namimorish 3.5% Eastern Pengerian 3.2% Western Pengerian 1.4% Hailiniese
Religion	71.2% Buddhism 13.1% Irreligious 7.5% Christianity 5.8% Islam 2.4% Others
Demonym(s)	Kuwianish
Government	Unitary full-presidential republic
• President	Thidaporn Chaokuwiang
Legislature	Congress
Area
•	216,054 km2 (83,419 sq mi) (69th)
Population
• 2021 estimate	18,364,553 (48th)
• Density	85/km2 (220.1/sq mi) (38th)
Currency	Kuwiang miji (₥) (KWM)
Time zone	+7
Date format	DD-MM-YYYY
Driving side	left
Calling code	TBA
Internet TLD	.kw

Politics

Kuwiang is a unitary full-presidential republic. The current President in the office is Thidaphone Xaiyasombut. The Kuwianish legislature is the Congress.

Social Policies and Laws

General

• You become a legal adult at age 18.
• You can obtain a driver's license at age 16 for motorcycles, and at age 18 for cars.
• The age of consent is 16.
• The legal age of marriage is 18.
• Capital punishment is used but rarely carried out.
• Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide are legal depending on the jurisdiction.
• Pornography is legal with age restrictions.
• Gambling is legal with age restrictions.
• Two categories of gender are recognized by law: biological gender and sociological gender.
• Five biological genders and four sociological genders are recognized by law.
• Biological gender is used only in medical documents while sociological gender is used in all official documents.

Suffrage

• The legal voting age is 18.
• People of all Genders, Religions, Social Classes, and Education levels have the right to vote.
• Individuals are required to be citizens to vote.
• Those with criminal records are permitted to vote.
• One must be 30 years old to run for public office.

Gun laws

• In Kuwiang, any eligible citizen is able to obtain a weapons license. The age depends on the jurisdiction.

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 20 years and older.
• Nicotine and Tobacco products are legal and restricted for those 20 years and older.
• Cannabis is legal for medicinal use only.

Abortion laws

• In Kuwiang, abortion is legal depending on the circumstance. It is accepted, but there is some stigma toward women who choose to have one.
• Costs are mostly covered by the state.
• The timeframe depends on the jurisdiction.
• Abortion is legal in the case of fetal defects.
• Abortion is legal in the case of rape and where the mother's life may be threatened.
• Abortion is regulated by the state. Only public hospitals are allowed to perform it and are obliged by law to give extra counseling/therapy to women in order to deal with the abortion.

LGBT rights

• Same sex activity is legal in Kuwiang and is widely accepted, but there is some social stigma towards LGBT people.
• The age of consent for same sex intercourse is the same as heterosexual intercourse.
• The LGBT community has the freedom of expression.
• The LGBT community is protected by law from discrimination.
• LGBT people have the right to serve in the armed forces.
• The LGBT community has the right to marry and can adopt children with the same rights as heterosexual couples.
• Changing one's gender is legal.

Military

• Approximately 2-2.9% of Kuwiang'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.
• Laws concerning the incitement of violence do exist but are not well enforced.
• The press is considered as almost completely free.
• There is minimal censorship online by the government.

Administrative divisions

Kuwiang is divided into 22 provinces.

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Atsaphangthong Bang Kra Chao Bueng Nam Rak Chana Songkhram Chanayethazan Lan Dokmai Mawlamyinegyun Monywa Muang Yang Nakhamhay Nyaunglebin Outhoumphone Pengerang Phalanxay Phlu Ta Luang Pho Prathap Chang Sai Buri Tha Ngam Tha Sida Thap Sadet Viengphoukha Xaibouathong Shinkoyu Namimori

Province	Kuwegian name	Ayuthayan name	Area (km2)	Population	Density	Code
Atsaphangthong	ອາດສະພັງທອງ	อาดสะพังทอง	13,421.29	841,756	62.72	ATH
Bang Kra Chao	ບາງກະເຈົ້າ	บางกระเจ้า	3,236.59	388,810	120.13	BKC
Bueng Nam Rak	ບຶງນໍ້າລັັກ	บึงน้ำรักษ์	9,017.89	608,537	67.48	BNR
Chana Songkhram	ຊະນະສງຄາມ	ชนะสงคราม	5,535.03	352,641	63.71	CSK
Chanayethazan	ຊ່ານເອ້ຕາຊານ	ช่านเอ้ตาซาน	11,410.15	347,375	30.44	CTZ
Lan Dokmai	ລານດອກໄມ້	ลานดอกไม้	13,667.55	575,384	42.10	LDM
Mawlamyinegyun	ມໍລະມະໄຍຈູ້ນ	มอละมไยง์จู้น	14,652.60	561,750	38.34	MAW
Monywa	ໂມນຍະວາ	โมนยวา	6,748.76	326,706	48.41	MON
Muang Yang	ເມືອງຍາງ	เมืองยาง	3,934.34	3,134,465	796.69	MYA
Nakhamhay	ນາຄຳໄຮ	นาคำไฮ	17,900.91	1,298,779	72.55	NKH
Nyaunglebin	ຍອງເລ່ບີນ	ญองเล่บีน	11,990.62	988,910	82.47	NLB
Outhoumphone	ອຸທຸມພອນ	อุทุมพอน	14,482.55	470,332	32.48	OTP
Pengerang	ເປງເງລັງ	เปงเงรัง	4,720.02	619,330	131.21	PEN
Phalanxay	ພະລານໄຊ	พะลานไซ	10,823.80	544,411	50.30	PLX
Phlu Ta Luang	ພລູຕາຫຼວງ	พลูตาหลวง	7,487.54	1,093,149	146.00	PTL
Pho Prathap Chang	ໂພປະທັບຊ້າງ	โพธิ์ประทับช้าง	19,489.89	481,343	24.70	PPC
Sai Buri	ໄຊບຸລີ	ไทรบุรี	5,628.85	734,593	130.50	SAI
Tha Ngam	ທ່າງາມ	ท่างาม	6,009.97	483,086	80.38	TNG
Tha Sida	ທ່າສີດາ	ท่าสีดา	2,767.52	2,256,564	815.37	TSD
Thap Sadet	ທັບສະເດົດ	ทัพเสด็จ	8,296.69	858,898	103.52	TPS
Viengphoukha	ວຽງພູຄາ	เวียงพูคา	16,915.87	798,419	47.20	VPK
Xaibouathong	ໄຊບັວທອງ	ไซบัวทอง	7,915.57	599,315	75.71	XBT