Goverland

Goverland, officialy the Republic of Goverland, is a nation located in Scandinavia, on the south from Norway. Goverland is a member state of Alliance of Independent Nations and United Nations. Goverland shares a land border with Norway and seaborders with Norway, Denmark and Ollingdale. It is one of the four Scandinavian nations and one of seven Nordic countries. Population of Goverland is approximately 2 mln inhabitiants. The capital city is Sheford, located in southern Goverland near border with Norway; other main city is Port Andrews located in northern part of country by Andrews Bay. Together both cities create Central Metropolitan Area (CMA) - the biggest urbanized area in Goverland. In CMA lives approximately 80% of inhabitiants of Goverland.

Geography
Goverland is located in southern part of Scandinavian Peninsula. On the north it borders with Scandinavian Mountains, on the south and on the west with North Sea and on the east with Telemark - a county in Norway. Goverland is very mountainous country - approximately 60% of territory are two mountain ranges - Lindon Mountains on the west and Duin Mountains on the east. Both are part of Scandinavian Mountains. The highest mountain in Goverland is Hrothgar Peak in Lindon Mountains. Shoreline isn't well expanded, the only large bay is Andrews Bay in eastern part of country. There are five large islands in Goverland: Elfsborg, Hedeby, Atoya, Rockport and Eressea.

Climate
Central part of Goverland has a very specific microclimate. Two mountain ranges: Lindon Mountains and Duin Mountains make barrier, which stop hot air masses from Atlantic and Mediterranean. In effect summers in central part of country are hot and winters are mild. Western part of country is located by Atlantic and it has cool maritime climate like whole coast of southern Norway - summers are cool and winters are mild. In whole country precipitation is very strong. It's effect of influence of ocean.

Beginnings
Kingdom of New Britain was created by Britons in 1076. The first capital was Port Andrews on the coast of North Sea. In the end of XII century Kingdom was one of the main nations in northern Europe. Seaport in Port Andrews was the biggest seaport in North Sea Basin, but after the war with Norway in 1301 Kingdom of New Britain lost independce. From 1521, after war betwen Denmark and Sweden terytory of contemporary Goverland belonged to Denmark, but nobility deriving from teritory of old kingdom still felt, that they have other nationality than Swedish or Danes. In 1620 and 1701 took place two uprisings, but they was repressed by danish army.

Recovering the independence
On the Congress of Vienna in 1815 philosophers and politics from teritories of New Britiain submitted case of independence and by decisions of Austrian chancellor - Klemens von Metternich and British minister of foreign affairs Robert Stewart Castlereagh New Britain recovered independence, but with changed name. On the teritory of old kingdom established Republic of Goverland. Name has changed, because Metternich didn't want to let United Kingdom be to influencing state in this region of Europe. Henceforth new country was dependent from Holy Alliance. After January Uprising in Poland (1863) many Poles arrived to Goverland and today Poles are 9% of inhabitiants of Goverland.

20th century and present day
During the I World War Goverland was neutral. During the II World War after German invasion to Denmark, Goverland and Norway. Navy and air forces from Goverland supported by France and United Kingdom resisted by 3 months, but German army was too strong and after siege of Port Andrews Goverland gives up. In 1945 was freed by Russians and goverland navy. After war, communists supported by Russians gained control over the state but after walkouts and riots in 60's took place first free elections after war and Goverland again became democratic country. During the Cold War and Cuban Crisis Goverland was ally of USA, but never been member of NATO. Today Goverland has very strong economy and army (especially navy) and it is one of the most important conutries in North Sea basin.

Economy
Base of modern Goverland economy are large companies, wchich have more than 100 workers. They produce 61% of GDP. Many of them are large holding corporations like GovInvest or City Holding. Other are industrial companies or banks. Services are the most important sector of economy. In Goverland work 23 domestic banks and 12 external. The most important are GovBank, Sheford Invest Bank and Inter Bank. Furthermore in every city and large village works little family shops and large supermarkets - properties of foreign companies like Tesco and Inter Marche. Other kind of services are well development too. Other important sector of Goverland economy is shipping. Port Andrews International Seaportt and Rockport Nord Havn was expanded in 60's and 70's. Especially seaport in Port Andrews is today one of the biggest in southern Scandinavia. 52% of Goverland export and import is carried by seaports.

The main places of industry development are Special Economic Zones in Sheford, Port Andrews (2) and Rockport. They are situated very profitably and connected with highways and railways, wich are bloodstream of national economy. After boom in 80's new new transport routes was built in mass, what let for fast development of building companies. Today they aren't as important as in 80's and 90's, but they produce 9% of GDP. Only agriculture in Goverland isn't very important for national economy because in Goverland is too less arable lands, but through good soils and modern machines and fertilizers yields are probably the highest in Europe.