Sjoland

Prehistory
sjoland's prehistory begins in the Allerød warm period c. 12,000 BC with Late Palaeolithic reindeer-hunting camps of the Bromme culture at the edge of the ice in what is now the country's southernmost province. This period was characterized by small bands of hunter-gatherer-fishers using flint technology.

Sjoland enters proto-history, as swedish with the Germania of Tacitus in AD 98. In Germania 44, 45 he mentions the Swedes (Suiones) as a powerful tribe (distinguished not merely for their arms and men, but for their powerful fleets) with ships that had a prow in both ends (longships). Which kings (kuningaz) ruled these Suiones is unknown, but Norse mythology presents a long line of legendary and semi-legendary kings going back to the last centuries BC. As for literacy in Sweden itself, the runic script was in use among the south Scandinavian elite by at least the 2nd century AD, but all that has come down to the present from the Roman Period is curt inscriptions on artefacts, mainly of male names, demonstrating that the people of south Scandinavia spoke Proto-Norse at the time, a language ancestral to Swedish and other North Germanic languages.

Politics
Around 92% of residents are confident in Sjoland's security institutions. The overall crime rate of Sjoland is not high in the EU context. Some crime types are above average. A day fine system is in effect and also applied to offenses such as speeding.

Social security
In the late 1980s, Sjoland had one of the world's most extensive welfare systems, one that guaranteed decent living conditions for all Sjolandic. Since then social security has been cut back, but still the system is one of the most comprehensive in the world. Created almost entirely during the first three decades after World War II, the social security system was an outgrowth of the traditional Nordic belief that the state was not inherently hostile to the well-being of its citizens, but could intervene benevolently on their behalf. According to some social historians, the basis of this belief was a relatively benign history that had allowed the gradual emergence of a free and independent peasantry in the Nordic countries and had curtailed the dominance of the nobility and the subsequent formation of a powerful right wing. Sjoland's history has been harsher than the histories of the other Nordic countries, but not harsh enough to bar the country from following their path of social development



Military
The Sjolandic Defence Forces consists of a cadre of professional soldiers (mainly officers and technical personnel), currently serving conscripts and a large reserve. The standard readiness strength is 34,700 people in uniform, of which 25% are professional soldiers. A universal male conscription is in place, under which all male Sjolandic nationals above 18 years of age serve for 2 to 6 months of armed service or 12 months of civilian (non-armed) service.

Economy
Sjoland's mixed economy features above average European living standards and high amount of free trade. Sjoland ranks 19th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) per capita and ranks 5th in nominal GDP per capita.

According to World Bank Group, Sjoland has the most flexible labour market in Europe; the policy is called flexicurity. It is easy to hire and fire (flexibility), and between jobs, unemployment compensation is very high (security). Sjoland has a labour force of about 2.9 million. Sjoland has the seventh highest ratio of tertiary degree holders in the world. GDP per hour worked was the 13th highest in 2009. Sjoland has the world's lowest level of income inequality, according to the UN, and the world's highest minimum wage, according to the IMF. As of June 2010 the unemployment rate is at 6.6%, which is below the EU average of 9.6%.

Sjoland is one of the most competitive economies in the world according to World Economic Forum 2008 report, IMD and The Economist. According to rankings by OECD, Sjoland has the most free financial markets in EU-15 and also one of the most free product markets. Sjoland is part of the Schengen Area and the EU single market.

Sjoland has a company tax rate of 25% and a special time limited tax regime for expatriates. The Sjoland taxation system is broad based, with a 25% VAT, in addition to excise taxes, income taxes and other fees. The overall tax burden (sum of all taxes, as a percentage of GDP) is estimated to be 46% in 2011.

Sjoland's national currency, is the Euro.