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The Republic of Yolkshire, also known as Yolkshire , is a large island-state located northeast of the Antarctic mainland. Rich in various minerals, the highly-militarised country is also a vital US ally and a Free Republic. This relationship is controversial as the Antarctic Government often uses the Yolkshirian military's services to execute covert operations. In addition, the Yolkshirian Security Agency (the main law enforcement agency of the state) is also in a partnership with the Elite Penguin Force.

Currency
The currency of Yolkshire is the Yolkshirian Franc, which is represented by the currency symbol Y₣, although YF is also used. The Franc is supported by the nation's natural resources, mineral deposits and foreign-exchange reserves and it has an exchange rate of 1 YF to 1.01 Club Penguin Coins. The Yolkshirian National Bank (YNB) is in charge of issuing the Franc as it is responsible for implementing the monetary policy. Yolkshire currently holds at least 830 billion CPC worth of foreign-exchange reserves as of 2017.

Economy
The economic of Yolkshire amounts to around 7.3 trillion CPC as of 2017. Its main exports are oil, natural gas, weapons, electronics and other consumer goods. The service sector accounts for at least 72% of the economy, while manufacturing accounts for 23% and others accounting for the remaining percentage. The country has an employment rate of 94.8%.

Formerly a net borrower country, Yolkshire managed to become a net lender country in 2014. Many arms-manufacturing factories previously set up by Antarctic companies were either completely bought up by the government or turned into joint ventures of Yolkshirian and Antarctic owners in the same year. Despite that, it is not unusual for Antarctic-owned factories and subsidiaries in the nation to be placed under local management even before 2014. Despite that, the nation's main trading partners are the USA and the Free Republic Union as they made up over 58.7% of all trade involving the nation.

The economy of Yolkshire can be considered to be a mixed-market economy as the government regularly intervened in the economy for national interests, yet the market was allowed to operate freely under normal circumstances. The arms-manufacturing industry is an example of a government-dominated sector (as state-owned enterprises made up 57% and government-linked companies (GLCs) made up 34% of the industry), while the nuclear power research industry and uranium mining industry are controlled by the Yolkshirian Nuclear Energy Corporation (placed under the responsibility of the Department of Energy, with the company's CEO reporting directly to the President of Yolkshire). Some government-linked companies, such as the national electricity utility Yolkshirian Electricity Corporation, the postal service provider YolkMail (and the national railway company YolkTrak, take up a majority of the sectors they are involved in. The aerospace industry is also known for being dominated by the government. However, certain industries, such as the IT, telecommunications and the oil & gas industries, have recently been privatised under the Slender administration. Many of the GLCs in existence used to be state-owned enterprises until the current administration converted them into GLCs.

Language
The official language in Yolkshire is English. However, since it is compulsory for students to study at least another language, all Yolkshirian nationals know how to speak at least two or more languages. Over 48% of all Yolkshirians know how to speak conversational French, while another 34% know how to speak conservational Mandarin Chinese and another 31% know how to speak conversational German.

Goverment
Yolkshire is officially a constitutional republic that operates under a presidential system. The government is divided into the Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial branches. It has been criticised for being an illiberal democracy.

Presidency
The President of Yolkshire is the head of state and government, and thus considered to be the head of the Executive. The office holder is also the Supreme Commander of the Yolkshirian Armed Forces. The President serves a 6 year term, while there's no limit on how many terms one can serve. The current President, Slender, has held office since 1 January 2014. He is the youngest President to hold office at the age of 13.

In order to be eligible for the Presidency, one must be a Yolkshirian citizen at birth who has served the compulsory one-year national service (in either the Yolkshirian military or the Yolkshirian Security Agency). Historically, barely half of all Yolkshirian Presidents have been commissioned officers.

The President is responsible for overseeing the Executive branch and appointing the Cabinet. The President is also given the power to veto Bills passed by the Parliament, which could be overturned by a supermajority of 70%. The President is also advised by several councils, such as the National Security Council, the National Economic Council and the Presidential Advisory Council (which was formed as a result of a merger between the Domestic Policy Council and the Council of State in 2006).

Legislative
The main legislature of Yolkshire is the Parliament of Yolkshire. It is a unicameral legislature. Elections are held every 5 year. There are 350 seats in the Parliament, 224 of which are held by the ruling Yolkshire National Party. Another 90 seats are held by the Yolkshirian Neo-Democrats and the rest are held by third parties or Independents. This has been criticised as there is an informal coalition between the two largest parties ever since the election of 2013.

Military
The Yolkshirian military has around 6.3 million active personnel.