Is homosexual sexual activity legal?
Yes, there is no discrimination towards homosexuality
What is the age of consent?
19
Is the age of consent equal for both heterosexual and homosexual sexual activity?
Yes
Is prostitution legal?
Yes.
Is sexting (Sex-natured pictures and videos sent to others on media) legal?
Yes.
If sexting is legal, what age is it legal?
19
Does your nation have a highway/motorway/expressway?
Yes. The four biggest islands have each at least one motorway, which connect the bigger cities.
Is your nation's highway/motorway/expressway state-owned or privately-owned?
State-owned.
What is the highest speed limit in your nation's highway/motorway/expressway?
The speed limit is 130 km/h.
Does your nation have any tollways?
No. Since highways are state-owned, people pay through their taxes for the upkeep of the streets.
Miscellaneous:
Since Laywenrania has dense vegetation, many paths and bridges for animals are built over the highways and drivers are responsible to keep animals safe.
Education System
POS (Polytechnische Oberschule) - 10 years of school education - after 8 years, pupils can go to the EOS
EOS (Erweiterte Oberschule) - 12 years of school education - 8 years POS, 4 years EOS
Diplom - 5 years of university
Doktor, grade A - requires a dissertation and 4 years of research/assistance at an university.
Doktor, grade B - teaching authorization for university, requires habilitation treatise, experience in scientific teaching, other scientific publications
Death Penalty
Technically the Death Penalty exists, but it is generally not used at all.
Funeral Rites
In Laywenrania the death is seen as inevitable and part of the life and it's cycle. If a human beeing or loved animal deceases a funeral ceremony is held at the next weekend. The Ceremony is usually not organized by the nearest family members (spouse, children) but by close friends to relieve the mourning family. At the ceremony itself, the body is not displayed, as the death is seen as the last rest and displaying the body in public is seen as disturbance of it. During the ceremony the friends and family generally remember the good and funny times with the deceased. Commonly the favourite dish of the deceased is served.
As the ceremony is seen as the final parting from the deceased (there is no belief in a live after death, although it is said that loved ones reunite after death), it commonly lasts from early saturday to sunday. In the last hours of sunday, when the sunset begins, the body is carried into the forests and buried there or placed in a hut built next to a tree. The sunday is viewed as the last day in the cycle of a week and the sunset of sunday is the "death of the week".
An oak tree is planted ontop of the grave, except if the deceased was married. In this case the oak tree get's planted if the spouse also dies and is buried next to him/her. This also means that a funeral is not finished and the person can not rest until the oak tree is planted. Therefore it's one of the most crucial services of p.e. soldiers or other persons to bring back the body of the dead to Laywenrania. This also means that it is not acceptable to have a new partner after your spouse died. This can lead to complications in polygam marriages where this applies to all spouses.
National Information
Formal Name of Nation: The People's Republic of Laywenrania
Common Name of Nation: Laywenrania
Type of Government: Democracy
State Religion: Order of Quelaan
National Leader(s): Wenin
Basic Public Safety
Is murder illegal? Yes
Is assault illegal? Yes
Are mugging, robbery and burglary illegal? Yes
Are rape and sexual assault illegal? Yes
Follow-Up: If so, how do you define rape and/or sexual assault? Forcing Sex, violating the right of sexual self determination
What are your weapons laws? Civilists are not allowed to own weapons
How effective is law enforcement? Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare
Does your government practice capital punishment (also known as the "death penalty")? If so, what crimes? Yes: Killing/harming a Penguin/another animal
International Safety
Does your nation have a military? Yes
Does your nation possess biological, chemical or nuclear weapons? If so, which and how many? Laywenrania only possesses chemical and biological weapons for counter-research in very small quantities, and very few nuclear missiles.
Does your nation possess any other weapons of mass destruction? No
If your nation possesses WMDs, would you, under any circumstances, conduct a first strike with those weapons? Under almost all circumstances not.
Are you a member of the World Assembly or any similar organizations? No.
Family Values
Does your nation recognize the institution of marriage? If so, how do you define the institution of marriage? Yes. Marriage is the state approved relationship between two or more humans, regardless of gender.
What are your laws regarding the practice of divorce? If both persons agree to divorce or one partner has legit reasons (p.e. abuse) or both persons do not live together for at least one year.
Is fornication legal? Consensual sexual intercourse between two people not married to each other is of course legal.
Is adultery legal? Since Polygamy is legal, adultery is not that easy to define in Laywenranian law. Generally adultery is legal, but non-consensual polygamy is frowned upon and is a reason to divorce.
Is Arranged Marriage Legal? If all involved persons agree, yes. The married ones are free to divorce if they recognise that they do not fit to each other.
Is Polygamy Legal? Yes. If all involved humans agree, persons can have multiple spouses.
What is the legal status of homosexuality? Consensual sex between adult people is legal, regardless of gender.
What are the legal statuses of incest and bestiality? Neither is allowed.
What is the age of consent? 19.
What is the marriageable age? 19.
What is the age of majority? 19.
Is pornography legal? Yes
Is prostitution legal? Yes
Is birth control legal? Yes. Persons can get contraceptives for free at pharmacies.
What are your laws regarding abortion? Regarding infanticide? Abortion and Embryo screening is carried out by state-owned institutions to prevent misuse. Generally a pre-birth screening is employed to detect genetic defects. In these cases an abortion is carried out. Murder of born children is viewed as murder as defined by law and heaviest penalties are enforced, up to death penalty.
What laws do you have in place to protect children from immoral entertainment? It is generally not allowed to sell pornographic material/sexual actions to children. Websites with seuxal content are enforced to perform a proof of age. Violence shall not be displayed in movies during daytime (7.00-20.00).
Are children legally allowed to drink alcohol, smoke any mind-altering substances or otherwise use mind-altering drugs? Are doctors legally allowed to prescribe mind-altering drugs to children? Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs are not allowed at all.
Do your laws help or hinder the ability of parents to teach their children right from wrong? The laws support parents to raise their children to autonomous adults.
Do you have compulsory education laws? If so, what ages are covered under them? Children have to visit school for 10 years (6-16 or 7-17, depending on the development of the child)
Does your educational system emphasize moral education? Yes.
Does your educational system expect high standards of behavior from students? Yes. Children should learn to respect other people and to behave.
Is the educational system religious in nature? No.
Is Education on Religion allowed? The education is carried out by the state and involves ethics classes, but no religious classes. Ethics classes include education about various important religions.
Public Decency
Does your nation permit nudity in public? Yes. It is generally not prohibited to be nude anywhere, but it is viewed as more appropriate to dress in public places. Bathing completely nude is very wide spread throughout Laywenrania
Does your nation have any sumptuary laws (laws regulating what people can wear in public)? If so, what are they? No.
Does the educational system in your nation, generally, maintain a dress code for students? If so, what is the typical dress code for a school? Yes, a dress code exists. Pupils have to wear a three piece suit (black jacket, white shirt and black trousers, additionally a red tie). Starting with the 5th class they can decide between black trousers or a skirt (preferably black, at least 30cm long, if wanted black trousers can be worn below), a shirt (preferably white), a red neckerchief and a jacket (preferably black). In the classrooms pupils have to wear slippers. During Summer the jacket can be omitted, during Winter additional clothes can be worn (gloves, scarf, etc).
Is there a clear distinction between appropriate clothing for men and appropriate clothing for women in your nation? No.
Is impersonation of the opposite sex legal? Yes. Laywenrania doesn't strictly seperates between female and male gender and also recognizes "in-between" genders. Therefore a biological male can legally declare himself as women, etc.
Are "sex-change" surgeries allowed? Yes.
Is it lawful in your nation to have intercourse in a public place? It is discouraged but technically legal
Are public displays of affection allowed in your nation? Yes
Follow-Up: If so, does your educational system, generally, permit public displays of affection in school? Yes, as long it does not disturbs the classes.
Do you allow public denigration of religion? What about trespassing on Church property? Desecration of Churches? It is allowed to raise your voice against conditions of the church/religion, but it is not allowed to disrepect religions 'just for believing something else' and desecrate their objects. This naturally only applies to religions which comply with the laws of Laywenrania.
What is the legal status of anti-morality activism? We do not understand what "anti-morality activism" should be
What is the status of your nation's Social Liberties?
Pornography: Legal
Art: Legal. Although some substances are frowned upon (p.e. displaying of brutality, violation of nature etc)
Music: Legal, as long as the laws of freedom of speech are followed (not allowed to insult other people, disrepect religions or make rascist/fascist remarks.)
Copyright Laws: The state is the only owner of industry and therefore holds all copyrights of Laywenranian Products.
Social Justice
Does your nation provide for the poor? The elderly? The disabled? The homeless? Generally there are basically no poor people in Laywenrania, but if they would exist, Laywenrania would provide them and the other mentioned groups with the needed things for life. This applies especially for the elderly, which are beloved parents and raised the children of this generation and they should be respected and loved for their accomplishments.
Are hospitals in your nation permitted to refuse life-saving care on account of their inability to pay? No. Hospitals are state-owned and the costs for hospitals and care is carried by the peoples taxes.
How much income inequality is there in your nation? Practically none.
If you have a significant percentage of wealthy people, do they pay their fair share in taxes? N/A
Are workers protected from unsafe working conditions? Yes, enterprises have to care for the safety and health of their workers.
Is Usury (the lending of money at interest) legal? Technically legal, practically it doesn't exists
Is education a for-profit industry in your nation? No. Education is carried out by the state
Is health care a for-profit industry in your nation? No. Health care is carried out by the state
Does your nation's educational system emphasize the value of service? In a religious context: No.
How much does your nation spend on foreign aid, for those less fortunate around the multiverse? Nothing. We help with medical drugs, food and doctors etc if needed, but not with money.
What are your nation's child labor laws? Child labor is illegal. Children should spent their youth with playing, learning and having fun.
Does your nation provide women with the freedom to be wives and mothers, without having to worry about a career? Yes. Women can take a maternity leave without any penalties. The maternity leave consists of: 2 years of complete leave, one additional year of reduced work. Then a nursery is freely available.
Is every citizen given equal opportunities in society, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, political views, etc.? Yes. Except for Fascism/Rascism.
Is there a certain racial group purged in your nation? No.
Foreign Relations and Policies:
Do you recognise and respect the sovereignty and rights of other nations, including nations whose political ideology is contrary to your's? Yes. We would intervene with diplomatic means if human rights are violated.
Would your nation readily invade other nations for no purpose other than annexation, economic benefits, etc.? No. Per Constitution the armed forces are only for self-defense.
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Does your nation have Democracy? Yes, in it's purest form as communism.
Does your nation respect Freedom? Yes.
Is the legislature an independent branch of government? No
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? Yes
Are there two or more parties in your legislature? Yes
Are elections free, fair, and open to all? Yes, open to all citizens of Laywenrania
If the national leader commits a crime of some kind, how is he handled? Godess Quelaan handles him.
Are citizens' personal freedoms and liberties protected by the government? Yes
Freedom of Speech: Partially. People are not allowed to insult other people, disrepect religions or make rascist/fascist remarks.
Bearing Arms: Only the Armed Forces and the police force are allowed to own and carry weapons.
Freedom of Religious Expression: Generally it is allowed, as long as the religion complies with the laws of Laywenrania.
Freedom from Religion: Sure.
Freedom of Association: Yes.
Right to Privacy: Yes.
Personal Liberty:
Freedom of Thought: Yes.
Freedom of Assembly: Yes. Assemblies bigger then 20 people have to be registered at the town hall.
Freedom to Protest: Yes.
Freedom of the Media: Generally yes, but the media are not allowed to insult people, spread false information or intrude into people's privacy (this include the privacy of so called stars), make rascist/fascist comments or to promote war
Freedom of Scientific Progress: Yes.
Status of Slavery in your nation: Slavery is illegal
How is it regulated, and how much freedom/personal liberty are the slaves allowed? N/A
Foreign Slaves on your nation's territory: Illegal. People coming on Laywenranian soil, which are viewed as "slaves" in their respective nation, have automatically the right of exile and are protected by the PRL.
State the status and legality of the following in your nation
Theft: Illegal.
Smuggling: Illegal
Arson: Illegal
Murder: Illegal
Rape: Illegal
Prostitution:
Voluntary: Legal
Forced (Human Trafficking): Illegal
Jaywalking: Illegal. (Nobody will pursuit you if you walk over a red traffic light if the whole street is empty and you can apprehend the situation)
Right to a trial by jury? There are no juries in Laywenrania. Everyone has the right for a lawful process as stated by the constitution.
Innocent until proven guilty? Yes
Right to a fair and speedy trial? Yes
Right to have legal representation in trial? Yes
Equal protection under the law? Yes
Can the police indefinitely detain people? Only if the legimitate and strong suspicion of serious crime (p.e. harming an animal) exists
Are the police and military essentially the same? No, by far not.
Do police require warrants? Yes, except in situations of emergency to protect the life of animals or humans.
Do police require probable cause? Yes.
Is torture allowed? No. If strong suspicion of a crime exists and the life of living beeings is in danger, the police is authorized to use truth serum or to threathen the suspected criminal.
Is the judiciary an independent branch of government? Yes.
Are soft drugs legal? No. (This includes alcohol and tobacco)
Are hard drugs legal? No.
Is internet, radio and/or TV allowed? Yes.
Is the internet, radio and/or TV in your country accessible to everyone, also for people outside of your country? Yes. At least it is not artifically limited, but the isolated position of Laywenrania naturally limits radio broadcasts etc by conventional means.
Are private individuals allowed to do business in your nation? No. Private individuals can submit an investion proposal.
Is the government allowed to do business (e.g. creation of a public sector) in your nation? Only the state is allowed to do business.
Are there any labor laws (e.g. minimum wage, child labor) in your nation? How restrictive are they? There are multiple laws to protect the health of workers, prevent child labor etc. The wage for all Laywenranian workers is almost equal.
Are roads and other infrastructure privatized? No
Is welfare and healthcare privatized? No
Is education privatized? No
Is the law privatized? No
Is the government privatized? No
Is there a national currency, if so, is it backed by something hard? Yes, Sonu, plural Soni. No, most transactions are actually done without involvement of money (tax rate of 95% covers basically all aspects of life, including healthcare, education, etc).
If yes to the above question, are currencies other than the national currency legal? (this includes Cryptocurrencies like Bytecoin) They are legal, but not necessary accepted in any Laywenranian store (see above). Tourists can change their money for Soni at most cities.
Is there a Central Bank? Yes.
Is there Discrimination in your nation based on the grounds of: No.
Race?
Sex?
Ideology?
Social Status?
Anything Else?
Gods in your nation: Quelaan.
The Afterlife: Doesn't exists.