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The island was settled by Vikings from Denmark in the 8th century, roughly around 878. The island was discovered on the Eve of Yule (Jol), and was named accordingly. However, the island and its roughly, 400 inhabitants were cutoff from the outside world for many decades due to the loss of the island by the Vikings. The harsh environment led to the death of many of the colonists of the island. Colonists survived on eating Fish, and Puffins. The island was later discovered by fisherman and sailors from Norway and Denmark. Joland was later part of the Kingdom of Denmark again, until 1940, when Denmark was invaded by Nazi Germany, the island, alongside Iceland came under Allied Occupation. Allied Occupation ended in 1947, and the island came under trusteeship of Iceland until 1953 when it beca

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  • The island was settled by Vikings from Denmark in the 8th century, roughly around 878. The island was discovered on the Eve of Yule (Jol), and was named accordingly. However, the island and its roughly, 400 inhabitants were cutoff from the outside world for many decades due to the loss of the island by the Vikings. The harsh environment led to the death of many of the colonists of the island. Colonists survived on eating Fish, and Puffins. The island was later discovered by fisherman and sailors from Norway and Denmark. Joland was later part of the Kingdom of Denmark again, until 1940, when Denmark was invaded by Nazi Germany, the island, alongside Iceland came under Allied Occupation. Allied Occupation ended in 1947, and the island came under trusteeship of Iceland until 1953 when it beca
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  • The island was settled by Vikings from Denmark in the 8th century, roughly around 878. The island was discovered on the Eve of Yule (Jol), and was named accordingly. However, the island and its roughly, 400 inhabitants were cutoff from the outside world for many decades due to the loss of the island by the Vikings. The harsh environment led to the death of many of the colonists of the island. Colonists survived on eating Fish, and Puffins. The island was later discovered by fisherman and sailors from Norway and Denmark. Joland was later part of the Kingdom of Denmark again, until 1940, when Denmark was invaded by Nazi Germany, the island, alongside Iceland came under Allied Occupation. Allied Occupation ended in 1947, and the island came under trusteeship of Iceland until 1953 when it became fully independent. Joland is a Parliamentary Republic, in which the President is the ceremonial Head of State and the Prime Minister is the Head of Government and has most of the political power, however sovereign power is excercised by the Parliament of Joland, the Eyþing. Politically, Joland has a culture of high democratic participation, and proportional representation. The island, and state as a whole, scores very highly on quality of life indexes, including civil liberties, income, freedom of press, and democracy. Joland is a highly liberal country, particularly in regards to civil liberties, particularly LGBT Rights. There has never been a law making it illegal to be gay in Joland. Joland today is a developed island nation, with a unique cultural heritage and language which are a remaining characteristic of its long isolation. The island's main economic activities are Fishing, Tourism, and Service Sectors. Joland islanders are very self sufficient as a people, and have a culture of non-violence towards each other, aswell as a culturally inbult sense of community as a product of the island's very low population and small size and long survival in a harsh environment together. Joland is generally irreligious, with just under 20% of the population claiming to be affiliated with a religious organisation. There are only two churchs on the island.
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