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WIZARDING GOVERNMENTS AND COUNTRY CANONS
LAST UPDATED: 1 AUGUST 2018
Below will be all of the countries and the canons we have for them on this site. We are going to have every country listed, though it will be blank if we have no information on them. If you wish to submit information about a country, you can just fill out the below form!

I. Europe
II. Africa
III. Asia
IV. Australia
V. North America
VI. South America

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EUROPE
EASTERN EUROPE

Republic of Belarus
Respublika Bielarus

Capital: Minsk
Population: 9.5 million
Main Languages: Russian (70%), Belarusian (24%)
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Bulgaria
Republika Bulgariya

Capital: Sofia
Population: 7.15 million
Main Languages: Bulgarian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Czech Republic
Kingdom of Czechoslovakia

Království Československa

Capital: Prague
Population: 10.56 million
Main Languages: Czech
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Hungary
Magyar Koztarsasag

Capital: Budapest
Population: 10 million
Main Languages: Hungarian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Moldova
Republica Moldova

Capital: Chisinau
Population: 3,550,000
Main Languages: Moldovan
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Poland
Rzeczpospolita Polska

Capital: Warsaw
Population: 38.5 million
Main Languages: Polish 
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Romania
România

Capital: Bucharest
Population: 2 million
Main Languages: Romanian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Russian Federation
Rossiyskaya Federatsiya

Capital: Moscow
Population: 146 million
Main Languages: Russian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Slovakia
Kingdom of Czechoslovakia

Království Československa

Capital: Bratislava
Population: 5.4 million
Main Languages: Slovak, Hungarian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Ukraine
Ukrayina

Capital: Kiev
Population: 5.4 million
Main Languages: Ukrainian, Russian
Relationship with United Kingdom:



NORTHERN EUROPE


Denmark
Kingdom of Denmark

Kongeriget Danmark

Capital: Copenhagen
Population: 5.7 million
Main Languages: Danish, German
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Estonia
Eesti Vabariik

Capital: Tallinn
Population: 1.3 million
Main Languages: Estonian, Russian, Swedish, Finnish
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Faroe Islands
Kingdom of Denmark

Kongeriget Danmark

Capital: Tórshavn
Population: 49,000
Main Languages: Faroese Danish
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Finland
Republiken Finland

Capital: Helsinki
Population: 5.5 million
Main Languages: Finnish (89%), Swedish (5.3%), Sami
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Greenland
Kingdom of Denmark

Kongeriget Danmark

Capital: Nuuk
Population: 56,100
Main Languages: South Greenlandic, West Greenlandic, East Greenlandic, Thule dialect
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Iceland
Lydhveldidh Island

Capital: Reykjavik
Population: 337,610
Main Languages: Icelandic
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Latvia
Latvijas Republika

Capital: Riga
Population: 1.95 million
Main Languages: Latvian, Russian, English
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublika

Capital: Vilnius
Population: 2.8 million
Main Languages: Lithuanian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Kingdom of Norway
Kongeriket Norge

Capital: Oslo
Population: 5.2 million
Main Languages: Norwegian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Kingdom of Sweden
Konungariket Sverige

Capital: Stockholm
Population: 9.9 million
Main Languages: Swedish
Relationship with United Kingdom:


SOUTHERN EUROPE


Republic of Albania
Shqipëria

Capital: Tirana
Population: 2.8 million
Main Languages: Albanian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Principality of Andorra
Principat d'Andorra

Capital: Andoora la Vella
Population: 71,700
Main Languages: Catalan, Spanish, French
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine

Capital: Sarajevo
Population: 3.53 million
Main Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Croatia
Republika Hrvatska

Capital: Zagreb
Population: 4.2 million
Main Languages: Croatian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Cyprus
Kypriakís Dimokratías

Capital: Nicosia
Population: 848,300
Main Languages: Greek, Turkish
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Hellenic Republic (Greece)
Elliniki Dhimokratia

Capital: Athens
Population: 11.5 million
Main Languages: Greek, Turkish
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Italian Republic
Repubblica Italiana

Capital: Rome
Population: 60 million
Main Languages: Italian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Macedonia
Republika Makedonija

Capital: Skopje
Population: 2 million
Main Languages: Macedonian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Malta
Repubblika ta' Malta

Capital: Valletta
Population: 429,000
Main Languages: Maltese, English
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Republic of Montenegro
Crna Gora

Capital: Podgorica
Population: 622,000
Main Languages: Montenegrin, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Croatian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Portuguese Republic
República Portuguesa

Capital: Lisbon
Population: 10.3 million
Main Languages: Portuguese
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of San Marino
Repubblica di San Marino

Capital: San Marino
Population: 33,100
Main Languages: Italian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Serbia
Republika Srbija

Capital: Belgrade
Population: 7.2 million
Main Languages: Serbian
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Slovenia
Republika Slovenija

Capital: Ljubljana
Population: 2,064,000
Main Languages: Slovenian (91%), Serbo-Croatian (4.5%)
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Kingdom of Spain
Reino de España

Capital: Madrid
Population: 46.4 million
Main Languages: Spanish, Basque, Catalan, Galician
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

Capital: Ankara
Population: 78.7 million
Main Languages: Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic
Relationship with United Kingdom:


WESTERN EUROPE


Austria
Österreich

Capital: Vienna
Population: 8.7 million
Main Languages: Austrian German, Croatian, Hungarian, Slovene
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Belgium
Belgique

Capital: Brussels
Population: 11.2 million
Main Languages: Flanders, Wallonia, French, Dutch, German
Relationship with United Kingdom:


French Republic
République Française

Capital: Paris
Population: 66.3 million
Main Languages: French
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Republic of Germany
Deutschland

Capital: Berlin
Population: 81.7 million
Main Languages: German
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Principality of Liechtenstein
Fürstentum Liechtenstein

Capital: Vaduz
Population: 37,600
Main Languages: German
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

Capital: Luxembourg City
Population: 576,000
Main Languages: Luxembourgish, French, German
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Principality of Monaco
Principaute de Monaco

Capital: Monte Carlo
Population: 38,400
Main Languages: French
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Netherlands
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

Capital: Amsterdam
Population: 16,785,000
Main Languages: Dutch, West Frisian, Papiamento, English
Relationship with United Kingdom:


Switzerland
Suisse

Capital: Bern
Population: 8.3 million
Main Languages: German, French, Italian, Rumantsch
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Member Name: Steph for the French Headcans group which includes: Bekah, Birdie, Fai, Iane, Seani, Shi, and Tyra!
Country: FRANCE
Canon:
- france has territorial leaders, mostly from older, well-established families. that is to say, there's families that went from having control over large swaths of land to 'merely' having influence
- the (new) administrative regions are, for the most part, largely ignored. so the split-ups are kinda more 1700s, and that there are some cultural differences between the regions (each of which, of course, has a hospital)
- the french government's earliest forms were councils between the territorial leaders, and this is still shown in the ways it is divided-- there are still 23 seats on France's Magical Council (one for each territory, and one for Paris)
- at first, these seats were filled by the territorial leaders, then it slowly started changing from the territorial leaders by birth into just representatives elected democratically, and the council works with the elected president
    - the president decides on department heads, and they are is accountable to the Council 
      - the president, incidentally, is a woman.

- the name of the government is Le Parlement Magique Français
    - departments include but are not limited to: economics, education, public welfare, transport, education, creatures, international affairs
    - They're very open to muggleborns and used to have teams of people that went to find muggleborns during the witch burnings to keep them and magic safe
. Old wizarding-only towns were made to erect anti-muggle barriers

    - France took most of its reforms from the French Revolution, a series of years that are taught equally and held as importantly as the Statute of Security, as it was during that time the elite began to fear uprisings, and quickly made adjustments so that they could stay in power and keep their heads

- France has closest ties to Italy at this time, espeically as the English ties have not been so great since the Durant years. Following that are the countries that send their children to Beauxbatons: Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. (THAT PART IS CANON-CANON)


- spells are 95% latinate-based, with the more advanced spells being more Gaulish, Frankish, langue d'oï, and lenga d'òc for upper levels of spellcraft taught in high-level classes in any magical university, or passed down through families/more localized spells.
    - there are local wizarding primary schools that are day schools
    - there are also a few secondary day schools for those who don't want to send their kids to boarding school

- titles for simplicity are Châtelaine and Châtelain (owns or controls a large house. which would be equivalent to The Lord X or The Lady Y of their families), though older families might have more extended titles more similar to former french nobility pre-Napolean if they want use them at events or whatever.

- society-wise and officially, they're far more tolerant of werewolves and other Beings. this includes, but is not limited to: wolfsbane potion provided, and protected spaces to run around on the full moon to minimize accidental bites. while there is still prejuidice, werewolves are generally treated much, much better, and are able to get most jobs.
    - similarly, there's focus on keeping the main line pure, with not as much care for the other lines (though that varies from family to family). Not all of the foremost families of France are pure (though many still are), and thus, great matches are made often with half-blood families whose lines and magic stretch back years, even if they have recent Muggle heritage on one side

france, however, is not completely ideal. as you can see from the middle-class/upper-crust French characters here, they're also very extra and OFC there's snobbery, xenophobia, and it's easier if one is already from a well-established French family.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2017 15:02:35 GMT -5

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Country:
Scotland (Pre-Union)
Canon: The Kingdom of Scotland first emerged as an independent state in the Middle Ages, but witches and wizards had a relatively sophisticated form of government some time before this. The first records date from the eleventh century, long before the Statute of Secrecy, when magical people lived freely and openly amongst the Muggles. Each settlement had its wise woman or its medicine man, and they were widely respected, due in some part to the fear that the Muggles had of the magic- incomprehensible to them- which these people wielded. Within themselves, these witches and wizards divided the country into territories and districts. Each village or hamlet was at the centre of a territory, belonging to those who resided in the village, and thirteen territories in close proximity were regarded as a district. It is generally believed by wizarding historians that this was where the Muggle superstition about the number thirteen originated. One witch or wizard was elected as representative for each territory, and they formed a council of thirteen with responsibility for the district. This structure had certain weaknesses- for example, there was vast variance in the size of territories and of districts, as some areas were more populated than others. However, it was generally effective as it ensured that decisions made in each district took into equal account the opinions of the representative from each territory. This meant that decisions could not be made to the detriment of some districts and the profit of others- however, it had a fundamental structural flaw in that each council found it highly difficult to come to any decision on a matter, and also that law, custom, procedure and enforcement varied hugely, sometimes within an area of only a few miles. It was eventually realised that this system could not withstand upheaval, and the Council of Holyrood proposed a restructuring of the entire system at the annual summit of 1103; an event which took place at the summer solstice in order to maintain communication between different districts.

The suggestion was not taken well by many Councils, and those from the north of the country, who tended to be more conservative, strongly opposed it. The matter was argued for many hours, the discussion lasting from midnight until six the next morning, but the Councils present were unable to reach an agreement, and the meeting finally broke up in disarray with minor skirmishing. Before the next solstice meeting, there were three deaths- all members of the Holyrood Council. At the 1104 summit, Isobel McDross stood up and registered a complaint about the deaths of her former colleagues. Argument, heckling and minor brawls were forthcoming, but once those assembled were silent again, Ross McDougal, who represented the Stornoway Council and one of the most strongly opposed to the reforms, announced that he did not intend to attend any further meetings until such time as his Council received an apology from the Holyrood Council for the stress that had been caused to them all by their proposal. He was supported in this by the Councils of Dornoch, Inverness and Elgin- three of the largest and most powerful districts in the country at the time. These three, together with Stornoway, formed what came to be known as the Northern Quart, and, drawing many smaller districts to their cause, launched a war against the more progressive southern Councils. They never really had a chance, of course; even with all their power and the support of the smaller Councils, they were hugely outnumbered and overpowered by the Southern Alliance, and Edinburgh had always been the home of the strongest magicians, who trained in the Hendleborne Palace to defend the land against foreign threats. They had never yet been deployed against a domestic threat, but all this changed on the 8th of November, 1104, when the ragged and unsteady forces of the North were utterly wiped out at their southernmost stronghold; a place which later came to be known as Fort William- named after the Northern commander at that battle; William Caulwell.

After this, there was little opposition to the new, more modern system, and accordingly, the Scottish Council of Magical Law was born- a body with twelve members, not including the President, who were elected from what had been the largest and most powerful districts under the old system, with responsibility over the entire country. This system was a good one, and lasted for many years, finally being replaced by the vastly more bureaucratic Ministry of Magic in 1604 as the Council members recognised the need to modernise in order to keep up with their European neighbours. The Ministry was not so sophisticated as later Ministries would be, having only four departments- the Department of Scottish Magical Law, the Department of International Relations, the Department of Muggle-Magical Relations and the Department of Magical Beasts. Somewhat bizarrely, given its name, the Ministry was not controlled by a Minister but by a Thane; a term borrowed from the Scottish Muggles. Each Department was controlled by a Ceannard; the Gaelic word for 'leader', who met weekly with the Thane to discuss matters of state. Everything ran smoothly and the provision made in an abandoned castle near Edinburgh was more than sufficient for the Ministry's modest needs. By 1707, however, two further departments had been added to the Ministry's complement- those of Entertainment and Secrecy Maintenance- and the buildings were beginning to feel a little stretched- but before it became necessary for the premises to be expanded, a shocking event occurred.

In 1707, the Muggle Parliaments of England and Scotland passed the Acts of Union, effectively combining the two countries as one. The Thane met with the English Minister to discuss matters, and both agreed that the two organisations could not possibly remain separate in the interests of simplified Muggle relations- it would be impractical for both the Thane and the Minister to meet with the Muggle leaders. The decision was therefore taken to combine the two, and ever since, matters of Scottish magical government have been taken care of by the integrated British Ministry of Magic- although a small office is maintained in Edinburgh to deal quickly with more localised matters.
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Post by Rhaelle Senya Maenlarys on Nov 11, 2017 16:04:20 GMT -5

Member Name: Steph and Iane!
Country: Faroe Islands (in Denmark)
Canons: Located (roughly) in between Scotland and Norway, the Faroe Islands did their own thing until around the 1030s. Muggle life and magical life was simple, and due to the climate, the Faroese specialized in sheep (for the muggles) and environmental warming spells (for the mages). They're thought to be settled by some Scots and Irish folk before the 900s, and the in large waves of Norsemen and around the year 800, who brought Wizarding Norse culture with them-- a different magical language, spells, and different runes. They acquired more Norweigans from those who disliked the Norwegian king.

However, around the 900s or 1030s, the Faroe Islands became part of the Hereditary Country of Norway, and the mages along with it. Around the end of the 1500s/beginning of the 1600s, dragons were spotted flying around the islands where the only thing there had been before were somewhat-lost Ridgebacks. The dragon population began to grow, but were kept under a secure leash to keep them from being spotted by Muggles.

In the early 1800s, the control of the Faroe Islands moved from Norway to Denmark as part of a peace treaty between the governments (both Muggle and magical), and the Faroe Islands have been a part of Denmark in both name and truth since the early 1800s. Like the more Muggle-counterpart, the Faroe Islands became a autonomous country in Denmark in the late 1940s, though still being within the Denmarkian kingdoms, they have seats and some power in the Danish Ministry and in the Nordic Ministry.

Views in the Faroe Islands are as scattered as the people among them.

(edited for a small tiny bit of info. wiki is weird, y'know?)