Doggerland

Doggerland is the country in which the Imaginary Elections Mock Elections are held. It is located in the middle of the North Sea.

Geography
Doggerland is located in the North Sea, about halfway between the United Kingdom and Denmark. There exists the Vikingland Islands, which is to the north of the main Doggerland island, east of the Shetlands.

Timezone
Doggerland uses Central European Time (Dogish: Sintrel Tiyd Europeinse).

History
The land has been continually inhabited since the mid-1600s, being populated largely by Scandinavian, Dutch, and British peoples. From 1755 to 1761, a large migration of Brits occurred, many of them settling in the [NAME] province and formally establishing the city of Kensingston in 1759. Whereas this did not make up a large amount of the population initially, the size of their settlement gradually grew, and their descendants make up the majority of the modern population of the entire main island. The city of Nivelford formed after a brief wave of German immigration during the Franco-Prussian War in the early 1870s.

Languages
The official language of Doggerland is English, on account of the large population descended from English settlers. Doggish, Dutch, and Quebecois are recognized secondary languages. A recent rise in French-Canadian immigrants had steadily increased the popularity of Quebecois in the country.

Doggish
Doggish is the most popular of the secondary languages spoken in Doggerland. Doggish takes its roots primarily from Dutch and Frisian, with some influence from German, English and Norwegian. The language originated in the early 1800s in more rural areas of the country with higher numbers of residents of Dutch and German ancestry. It gradually became more popular throughout the country and maintains its status today as the second most-spoken language by a significant margin.

Military
During WWI, Doggerland took a neutral stance.

During WWII, Doggerland opted to also take a neutral stance. However, after the Blitz in nearby London, much fear was sent into the Dogger population. Doggerland officially joined the Allies in 1942, though they did not present a major presence on account of their relatively small military. Their location was very convenient and strategic to the British forces especially, as it was close to both the United Kingdom and Germany. Doggerland was used as a place for care and supply storage for the Allies (especially Britain) during the remainder of the war.

As of 2021, the military size is 11 000. The military is currently dormant as Doggerland is not participating in any active wars.

Politics
Since the 1700s, Doggerland has been governed by an absolute monarchy. On January 25, 2021, the country decided to adopt a democracy as well as maintaining their monarchy.

Denonym Referendum
On January 29, 2021 at 00:34 STE, King Moose I enacted a referendum to decide the status of Doggerland's denonym, the results are as follows:

EU Referendum
As part of the resulting January 2021 legislative elections, its citizens also formally voted to join the European Union on January 28, 2021.