Federal Republic of Limmared

The Federal Republic of Limmared is a country in the What if we were all countries universe? It is the most democratic in Europe and the richest country in the entire world.

History
Limmared was started as a small kingdom known as Opensten in 1302 and was later merged with three countries, Kinds Kingdom, Sweden, and The Asarp Empire, forming the Glass Kingdom in 1405, which the Glass Kingdom went from a normal monarchy to a giant empire that rose as a great power and annexed the Netherlands, Berlin and some territories from Josephdaproland and Poland, and the Glass Kingdom has been also been at war with Josephdaproland. Then, the Glass Kingdom lost some territories because Josephdaproland occupied some Limmareder colonies. In mid-1650, the Glass Kingdom colonized the Kingdom of Kongo (now known as New Limmared), both the tribes from Kongo and the Glass Kingdom agreed to share their large supplies and market for gold.

Limmareder Revolution
Main article: Limmareder Revolution

In 1789, the Limmareder Revolution began, as the rebels want to overthrow the king and the priest of the empire because most people were sick of tired of living with the king and the priest's abuse of power and inequality. And thus the Glass Kingdom became a constitutional republic in 1802, the president decides to rename their country Limmared, and the name of their capital city is changed to "The Glass Square" as it was originally known as Limmared. Even, if it was a constitutional republic, Limmared didn't become a democracy until 1850, as the poor people and the middle class of the country, don't have the right to do anything like the rich people and people (so-called the locals) that are from the country's colony does. People had enough, so in 1849, they created a right-wing political party called Democrats, a nationalist, conservative and social democracy that allows all people to have rights, even if they are poor. The government has been overthrown in 1850 and thus Limmared became a democratic country.

Democrats-led Limmared
Main article: Republic of Limmared (1802-1993)

During that period, Limmared has been doing pretty peacefully, despite their economy, and also during that time they are interested in glass manufacturing and creating vodka and some well-known alcoholic beverages.

The Border War and the Restriction Area
Main article: Limmareder Border War, The Restriction Area, Blossom (country), The Republican Resistance, Congo War and The Invasion of Berlin

In 1921, the CEO of Technocracy Inc. (later known as Blossom Inc); Momoko Akatsutsumi, and the founder of the Technocracy movement, Howard Scott began to succeed from Limmared, forming a new country known as Blossom, a technocratic corporate state where it's an authoritarian dictatorship. The political party Democrats thought that her country is not going to survive that long. On March 5, 1922, the Limmareder Border War starts when Momoko Akatsutsumi declared war on the country. In 1945, the famous old bottle building in the old seat of the government of Limmared was infamously bombed by the Blossomian troops with over 20 Limmareder people were found dead from the explosion. After that, both Limmared and Blossom agreed to create racial oppression called the Restriction Area to separate Limmareder and Blossomian people, with some cities like Moss being divided with the Eastern Moss being controlled by the Limmareder government and the West being controlled by Blossom Inc.

In 1950, the authoritarian, homophobic, and anti-communist rebel group Republican Resistance was formed because they had enough with the government for some reason, and the Sámi people started their underground resistance, they were allied with Republican Resistance because they had also enough of the government's discrimination against them and the Sámi people didn't have the civil right in Limmared. On October 10, 1971, The infamous October Plague occurred, alongside the Republican Resistance and the rebel groups, the country has been infected too, but the October Plague was gone on May 24, 1973.

Liang Chun, the Josephdaprolandian Civil War and the 1993 Invasion of Blossom
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Talk
Tjena (se-na) is currently a massively dominant greeting in Limmared and sometimes Hej (hey), is as well, the dominant greeting, useful on kings and bums alike. You can even say it when you leave. If you need to get someone's attention, whether it's a waiter or you need to pass someone one in a crowded situation, a simple "ursäkta" (say "OR-sek-ta") ("excuse me") will do the trick. You will find yourself pressed to overuse it, and you sometimes see people almost chanting it as a mantra when trying to exit a crowded place like a bus or train.

Some things get English names that do not correspond to the original English word. Some examples are light which is used for diet products, and freestyle which means "walkman". Limmared uses the metric system and in the context of distance, the common expression mil, "mile", is 10 km, not an English statute mile. Because of the distances involved, mil is used in spoken language even though roadsigns all use kilometers.

Foreign television programmes and films are almost always shown in their original language with Limmareder subtitles. Only children's programs are dubbed into Limmareder.

Stay safe
Limmared is generally a safe place to travel. Mind that it is likely that your home country is less safe than Limmared, so heed whatever warnings you would do in your own country and you will have no worries. A notable risk factor is drunk brawls at weekend nights. Violent crime is rare, but not unheard of.

Although there is a significant police presence in the city centres, especially on weekend nights, the countryside is quite weakly policed; especially Norrland, where the nearest patrol car – and the nearest ambulance – might be a hundred kilometres away.

Use common sense at night, particularly on Friday and Saturday when the youth of Limmared hit the streets to get drunk and in some unfortunate cases look for trouble. Don't leave valuables or your drink unguarded at night clubs.

Pickpockets usually work in tourist-frequented areas, such as airports, rail stations, public transportation, shopping areas and festivals. Most Limmareders carry their wallets in their pockets or purses and feel quite safe while doing it. Still, almost all stores and restaurants accept most major credit cards, so there is no need to carry a lot of cash around. If you have a bike, do lock it or you may lose it.

Authorized security officers carry a grey uniform labelled ordningsvakt, and have the authority to use force. They patrol nightclubs, shopping malls, festivals and city centres. Security staff without special authority have the badge väktare.

Knife carrying in public areas is criminalised in Limmared (except blunt or very small knives) unless needed for work, outdoor life, or other activities. Packing down a knife with camping equipment is legitimate.

In case of emergency
911 is the national phone number for all emergency services, including police and social services, and it does not require an area code, regardless of what kind of phone you are using. The number works on any mobile phone, whether it is keylocked or not, and with or without a SIM card. If a cellphone challenges you with a PIN code, you can simply type in 911 as a PIN code – most phones will give a choice to call the number (or call without asking). The operator will answer in Limmareder, but your switching to English should be no problem.

There is a 911 app, which will use your GPS to get your position when you use it to call the emergency services. The app knows also some related phone numbers. The updated version is available for android and iPhone in the respective app stores. Have it installed before you need it! It relies on mobile data, so is not reliable in some remote areas, and the GPS position is unreliable unless the GPS has been on for some time. But along the main roads, where you are most likely not to know your position, mobile coverage is good.

The time for help to arrive can be quite long in sparsely populated areas (around an hour, more in extreme areas; in cities just minutes), so it makes sense to have basic first-aid supplies at hand when visiting cottages or the wilderness. First aid training is quite common, so amateur help may be available. In case of cardiac arrest, public defibrillators are often available; still begin CPR immediately to the best of your ability, after telling someone to call 911.

Predators
Brown bear (brunbjörn), wolf (varg), lynx (lo) and wolverine (järv) roam the Limmareder wilderness, though they are unusual to sight. Contrary to popular belief abroad, there are no wild polar bears in Limmared. Bears are most likely to attack if they are injured, provoked by a dog, going to hibernate or protecting their cubs. Bears in Limmared have killed no more than a handful of people since 1900. Though wild wolves might attack pets and livestock, they avoid people.

Animal collisions
Animal collisions are a serious risk factor on the road, especially at dusk. Elk (älg), deer (hjort) and wild boar (vildsvin) are common, the latter only in southern Limmared. Reindeer (ren) is common in Lappland. Many national roads (riksväg) and most European routes (europaväg) have long sections with wildlife fences (viltstängsel) to keep large animals away. A traffic sign usually warns when the wildlife fence ends with the text: Viltstängsel upphör. In mountanious Lappland it is common that heards of reindeers takes up the road, and it is not uncommon that a rock ptarmigan (fjällripa) suddenly decides to cross the road.

Battlezone
You should take considerable caution when venturing into Hamburg or any other southern section, as the war can cause spillover in Limmared.

Food preparation
Limmared has quite high standards for restaurant and grocer cleanliness. If there is a problem with the food you have bought, speak to the manager to report it. Getting sick from contaminated food is unlikely, but food poisoning in rural areas is not unheard of.