Wodongaria

At exactly midday on the 9th of May, 2010, all government buildings lowered the old flag designed by King Lijam himself, and one minute later raised the new flag, chosen after a referendum in which two flags designed by the world famous artisan and noted flag designer David of Davis Island. The winning flag was voted in a landslide, with around 91% of Wodongarians preferring this design to the other. The king was said to have commented "This is much better than that crappy one I made". After pondering for a moment more, he added "It's in proportion too, that's nice!"

Geographics.
Wodongaria is a medium sized island nation located to the south east of Kristonia. The climate is warm all year round with an average of 22 degrees in the winter and an average of 42 degrees in the summer. Such warm temperatures all year round means that rainfall is minimal and in years of drought water needs to be sent over by boat from Kristonia. Wodongarian cities are most located around the coast, with the most notable exception being the capital city, Alburius located just south of the center of the island. Wodongaria has a hilly north face with the forest coming right up to the northern beaches, whereas the east, south and western sides of the country are mostly plains, leading to vast beaches.

Culture
The main language spoken by the people of Wodongaria is English, with a few migrant ethnic Kristonians keeping Kristonian as a minority language. There are also two sub languages of the Wodongarians, East Wodongarian and West Wodongarian, but these languages are only used colloquially and are never used for official purposes.

Economy and development.
There are 4 main cities in Wodongaria and a number of small villiages, Alburius is the capital and largest city and is home to 140,000 people. The other large cities are the port city of Thurgus (82,000), lying on the north west coast, Lavingtonia (105,000) on the south east coast, and Bandia City (66,000) on the south coast. The rest of the island is littered with costal resorts and fishing villages with a combined population of around 4500.
Wodongaria's main source of income comes from tourism and the trading of rare and delicious fruits which can mysteriously only be cultivated on the island. Recent military movement across the continent has lead the Wodongarians to realise they may need protection and as a result have struck deals with Davis Island to secure protection if the need arises in exchange for an increase in Papaya trade and mutual relaxation of visa requirements.

International relations.
Wodongaria has been neutral in almost all conflicts in the continent, mostly due to the lack of a military and the fact that only Kristonia faces it, rendering Wodongaria strategically useless. Wodongaria welcomes people of all nations to visit, but gaining citizenship is a tough process which was made more fun in 2004 with the invention of the television show Citizenship! where contestants compete a-la wipeout to become a citizen of Wodongaria. Interestingly enough, almost all of the show is filmed on LuLuLand. Recently Wodongaria's main travel agency, 'Travellz, Yo!" has started twice daily ferries to Wodongaria's closest neighbour, Kristonia, as well as their main allies and trading partners, Davis Island and LuLu Land. This has resulted in more tourism from the colder island of Davis Island, but has done little for LuLulanders who seem to feel "It's more of the same, really"


General Info.
Capital: Alburius
Population: 440,000 (2007 census estimate)
Governmental set-up: Kingdom
National anthem: Wodongaria, It's pretty rad.
Leader: King Lijam Klarkovic II
Main Languages: English
Minority Languages: Kristonian, East Wodongarian, West Wodongarian
Ethnic Groups: 85% Wodongarians, 7% Kristonian, 5% Davis Islander, 3% Other.
Drives on the: Left
Currency: Wodongarian Won
National Broadcasting: WBC (Wodongarian Broadcasting Corporation)
Internet TLD: .wd

(Thanks go to Black Daisystan for stealing their country profile format )

hehe no probs btw welcome back liam! I assume you're taking part in the contest, good luck!

Sure am! Got my entry in super duper last minute!

Wodongaria Song Contest History

Edition 10: Kate Miller-Heidke - Words [DNQ] 20/27 in Semi (51 points)
Edition 11: LadyHawke - Paris Is Burning - 14th in Final (74 points)
Edition 12: Lisa Mitchell - See You When You Get Here - 6/23 in Final (73 points)
Edition 13: Gabriella Cilmi - Woman on a Mission - 4/24 in Final (81 Points)
Edition 14: Patrick Wolf - Hard Times 20/24 in Final (44 points)

OLD INFORMATION FOR WODONGARIA!

Wodongaria

Geographics.
Wodongaria is a medium sized island nation located to the south east of Kristonia.The climate is warm all year round with an average of 15 degrees in the winter and an average of 42 degrees in the summer. Such warm temperatures all year round means that rainfall is minimal and in years of drought water needs to be sent over by boat from Kristonia. Wodongarian cities are most located around the coast, with the most notable exception being the capital city, Alburius located just south of the center of the island. Wodongaria has a hilly north face with the forest coming right up to the northern beaches, whereas the east, south and western sides of the country are mostly plains, leading to vast beaches.

Culture
The main language spoken by the people of Wodongaria is English, with a few migrant ethnic Kristonians keeping Kristonian as a minority language. There are also two sub languages of the Wodongarians, East Wodongarian and West Wodongarian, but these languages are only used colloquially and are never used for official purposes.

Economy and development.
There are 4 main cities in Wodongaria and a number of small villiages, Alburius is the capital and largest city and is home to 140,000 people. The other large cities are the port city of Thurgus (82,000), lying on the north west coast, Lavingtonia (105,000) on the south east coast, and Bandia City (66,000) on the south coast. The rest of the island is littered with costal resorts and fishing villages with a combined population of around 4500.
Wodongaria's main source of income comes from tourism and the trading of rare and delicious fruits which can mysteriously only be cultivated on the island.

International relations.
Wodongaria has been neutral in almost all conflicts in the continent, mostly due to the lack of a military and the fact that only Kristonia faces it, rendering Wodongaria strategically useless. Wodongaria welcomes people of all nations to visit, but gaining citizenship is a tough process which was made more fun in 2004 with the invention of the television show Citizenship! where contestants compete a-la wipeout to become a citizen of Wodongaria. Interestingly enough, almost all of the show is filmed on LuLuLand.


General Info.
Capital: Alburius
Population: 440,000 (2007 census estimate)
Governmental set-up: Kingdom
National anthem: Wodongaria, It's pretty rad.
Leader: King Lijam Klarkovic II
Main Languages: English
Minority Languages: Kristonian, East Wodongarian, West Wodongarian
Ethnic Groups: 87% Wodongarians, 8% Kristonian, 5% Other.
Drives on the: Left
Currency: Wodongarian Won
National Broadcasting: WBC (Wodongarian Broadcasting Corporation)
Internet TLD: .wd

(Thanks go to Black Daisystan for stealing their country profile format )