Entropan

Democratic Federation of Entropan Demokrata Federacio de Entropano (Esperanto) Demokratiske Føderasjonen Entropan (Leintan) Oqartussaassuseqarnerup Naalagaaffeqatigiinnera Entropi (Absi)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Libereco, Egaleco, Solidareco" "Liberty, Equality, Solidarity"
Anthem:  La Espero
Capital and largest city	Maledonia
Most Spoken Languages	Esperanto, Leintan, Absi, Quebecshirite
Ethnic groups	Leintan Absi Uryha
Religion (2022 census)	33.1% Atheist 21.8% Tumaniti 21.3% Christianity —12.1% Catholic —8.2% Protestant —1.0% Other 13.8% Unspecified / Irreligious 10.0% Other
Demonym(s)	Entropanian
Government	Participatory polity Direct democracy
• Foreign Delegate	Håkon Martinsen
Legislature	National Council
Population
• 2021 estimate	24,986,211 (25th)
• 2019 census	24,568,908
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	₵1,162,683,356,460 credits
• Per capita	₵46,533 credits
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	₵1,223,149,987,080 credits
• Per capita	₵48,932
Gini (2021)	0.129 low · 1st
HDI (2021)	0.951 very high · 3rd
Currency	Felco (FLC)
Time zone	AMT
Driving side	left
Calling code	+19
Internet TLD	.en

Entropan, officially the Democratic Federation of Entropan (Esperanto: Demokrata Federacio de Entropano, Leintan: Oqartussaassuseqarnerup Naalagaaffeqatigiinnera Entropi, Rockr: Demokratiske Føderasjonen Entropan) is a country in northern Ecros, bordered by Tirol and Quebecshire to its south, the Vernier Sea to its east, and ungoverned land to its west and north. Entropan covers an area of 1,971,968 square kilometres (761,381 sq mi), with a population of 24.5 million. Entropan is a constitutional federation separated into three distinct areas, being the regions of Uryho, Rockrsea, and Leinto, with each region being culturally and linguistically different. Entropan's climate varies from a humid continental in the south and boreal in the north.

Entropan was first inhabited around 5000BCE by migrants from Reykanes towards the end of the Ice Age as the volcanos Hekla and Katla erupted, those migrants developing into the Uryha and Rockr cultures, and received migrants who migrated northward following the collapse of the Ayeroshubic Kingdom, those migrants developing into the Leinta culture. In the times following, the three cultures in prehistoric Entropan developed into the Kingdom of Leinta, the Kingdom of Rockrsea, and the Uryha Republic. Tensions between these three territories began to rise around the 12th century, culminating in the War of the Three Territories, which resulted in a Leintan victory and the Treaty of Unification, forming the modern borders of Entropan. The newly formed Kingdom of Entropan was stable for the next few hundred years, but the advent of radical groups such as the Republicans and the Perist Catholics saw the country descend into civil war, the civil war lasting until 1607 where the Republicans won and the Unitary Republic of Entropan established. This republic lasted relatively stably until groups such as the far-right Heavenly League and the far-left Common Association rose, and eventually started their own independent rebellions, causing the Second Entropanian Civil War.

After the Second Civil War ended in 1801, Entropan experienced a period of collapse, wherein over 50 separate city-states were formed, of various political and religious beliefs, including cults, totalitarian theocracies, and anarchist confederations, mainly due to the fall of the Common Association and Heavenly League that left the populace aimless. After over 4 decades of collapse, a group called the New Republicans, the ruling party of the Parliamentary Republic of Entropan, began to wage war on the other city-states, the end coming in 1853, where the Parliamentary Republic gained full control over Entropan, and declared the Second Republic of Entropan.

The Second Republic of Entropan saw an end to the instability earlier seen, with Quebecshirite industrialisation reaching Entropan and beginning to develop strategic oil and natural gas industries, off of which Entropan developed into a new stability, quickly becoming a wealthy country. However, this came with rising inequalities due to monopolisation and a lack of laws protecting workers' rights, which spiralled into the Chartist Movement, a movement with a set of 10 demands for larger governmental intervention into the economy, and new protections for workers' rights. This Chartist movement grew to be very successful, due to the 1907 general strike called, sympathetic MPs, and their successful promotion of a unifying message between the three culturally distinct regions of Entropan, through the Esperanto project proposed by prominent member Kiistaaraq Imina.

The twentieth century saw a period of large-scale development for Entropan, with the [[Social Democratic Party (Entropan)|Social Democratic Party), first elected into government in 1916, ruling for over 40 years, over which their industrial policy efforts saw Entropan rapidly develop, through embryonic welfare states and the establishment of major governmental services becoming a world leader in quality of life. In the 1960s, economic stagnation caused new movements, such as the laissez-faire Free Liberals and the liberal socialist co-operatists, to dominate popular politics. The election of a co-operatist Prime Minister, Aqquala Holsen, caused the co-operatists to rule Entropan for a decade, ruling again in the 2010s with the recently-grown Progressive Socialist Party, in which the traditionally dominant oil and natural gas industries declined, in favour of developing to a post-industrial service and information economy, with heavy investment in renewable energies ensuring Entropanian economic development.

The rise of the Participatory Movement, headed by Håkon Martinsen, caused a landslide victory for the Progressive Socialists in 2017, after which they held referendums on various parts of a wider Participatory Transition, with a new government heavily devolved and highly encouraging of citizen participation, and new promises of furthering the then-73% of the economy consistent of co-operatives.

Entropan today is a highly developed country, ranking extremely highly in international rankings of healthcare, human development, civil rights, stability, education, lifespan, democracy, eco-friendliness, media and press freedoms, average incomes, among others. Entropan is a member of EEFTA, the Terraconserva Council of Nations, Prosperity of 7, and Global ACES. Its economy has successfully diversified from oil and gas exports to becoming a quaternary and quinary economy focused on academic and creative arts, with tertiary supplementation of a thriving tourism industry, and an industrial base of renewable energy production and aquaculture to back those industries up.

Etymology

The name "Entropan" originated form a word in Old Leintan, "Entropi", roughly translated to "beauty". However, the word Entropi has multiple ways of being used in Old Leintan scripts, with uses varying from factually describing deliberative processes, to describing conventional beauty aesthetics, particularly pertaining to nature.

Government and Politics

The government structure of Entropan has seen significant reform recently, mainly through the reforms initiated by the Progressive Socialist Party. Beginning in 2020, the Progressive Socialist Party managed to get through heavy constitutional reform, transitioning Entropan from its status before in the Second Republic of Entropan as a parliamentary republic, to a participatory direct democracy, quickly becoming the most democratic country in the world with a highly devolved and inclusive democracy with incredibly high citizen participation.

Neighbourhood Councils

The neighbourhood council of Northern Havnaas, one of the only neighbourhoods in the country to have a separate 'town hall' for the neighbourhood council, whereas councils usually convene in residential areas.

Under the participatory political framework, neighbourhood councils are technically the supreme authority of decision-making in Entropan. This is because neighbourhood councils, which usually consist of around 50 people, are the lowest level of council, but have veto power over every other level of council by way of Combined Referendum.

All neighbourhood councils have the control over their neighbourhood and affairs that affect their neighbourhood, including the sending of their neighbourhood's consumption request (a combination of the collective and individual consumption requests of all individuals within such neighbourhood councils, as well as longer term investment and development consumption), the maintainence of public facilities, (although if maintainence is poor, higher-level councils will step in), and passing of legislation including the specialisation of the neighbourhood's facilities (within the boundaries set by the Entropanian Constitution.

Neighbourhood councils have supreme power in Entropan, despite being nominally the lowest level of council. This is because of a power they have called Combined Referendum, where multiple neighbourhood councils (all those covered by the higher-level council) organise a referendum among the decided delegates of those councils to get a decision (legislation, motion, bill, etc.) put down to the lowest level. Once every neighbourhood council delegate has voted on the decision, the decision can be put down to the neighbourhood level, and the results are collated and the higher-level council that the issue was devolved from has to oblige with the decision, under threat of imprisonment.

Neighbourhood councils also send delegates up to ward councils every 4 years. These delegates are immediately recallable if the neighbourhood council disagrees with decisions that they make or their behaviour in ward councils, and, as all ward council meetings are recorded and summarised by the elected delegate of Online Mediations, misbehaviour and misalignment is easy to check for the neighbourhood councils. There are no term limits for these delegates.

Ward Councils

The ward council of Toft, a rural town of 23,458.

Ward councils are the second layer of decision-making in the Entropanian political system. They usually cover ~15 neighbourhood councils, with delegates sent up from neighbourhood councils forming these councils. Ward councils are more variant than their neighbourhood counterparts, as ward councils cover a larger area and so have liberty over the decision of particular roles, cabinets, delegates in their councils that perform a particular job, and the number of people within the council (although the minimum is one delegate from each neighbourhood council, and no neighbourhood council is allowed more delegates than any other).

Ward councils have authority over local services that cover more than one neighbourhood, this mainly including roads, public facilities such as public restrooms, design of the ward (although pressure comes from higher-level councils to comply with general design principles), and the management of their ward's annual consumption request, taken by collating the consumption requests sent by every neighbourhood council and adding it in with particular amenities requested through vote at the ward councils, and particular investment plans and taking into account long-term development plans from lower or higher councils, as well as foreign consumption/investment that may be taking place.

Although most positions that may come within the structure of any particular ward council are not mandatory, ward councils are the first level of council to have 2 mandatory positions: Delegate of Consumption and Delegate of Online Mediations (although the names can be changed at will of the ward councils).

The Delegate of Consumption is elected by fellow council members (or, if no person chooses to step forward voluntarily, selected randomly) every 2 years, and is responsible for collating consumption requests from the neighbourhood councils, as well as organising discussions regarding the feasibility of these proposals (which is simple to do, as there is a number organised by the Iteration Facilitation Board that compares the total effort rating and allocated consumption to members of the council to their consumption request), deals with hearing out particular needs of neighbourhood council members that may warrant them having additional consumption rights compared to the rest of the council, debates with higher-level councils justifying their additional spending compared to consumption rights of the ward councils, and organises discussions regarding collective consumption proposals of the ward council.

The Delegate of Online Mediations is tasked with setting up appropritate equipment to record each meetings, and manages the council's space on the 'Councils of Entropan' website (konsiliojdeentropan.en), with summarisations on the content of every discussion the council has, as well as tables regarding the outcomes of votes, the bills that have been passed (including amendments and the involvement of particular council members in the bill), as well as anything else that the Delegate sees fit.

Ward councils also have the ability to veto higher-level council legislation, similar to neighbourhood councils, by way of Combined Referendum, wherein the ward councils covered by the higher level council organise a referendum amongst themselves, where if a majority of people vote for a particular issue to be devolved, it is sent to the ward councils, and they vote on the issue that is then sent up to the higher-level council, that is obliged to follow through.

Ward councils, like neighbourhood councils before them, send delegates up to higher level councils every 4 years, having the same standard accountability procedures of summarisations, recordings, and instant recall to make sure that the deleagte is not misaligned from their interests, nor is misbehaving in the higher-level council. The differences with these delegates is that instead of being voted on by the ward councils, they are voted on by every person who is in the area that the ward council covers, and anyone who lives in the ward council covered can stand for election.

City/Federate Rural Councils

The city council of Rockrsea, which is both the largest city council in Entropan and one of the two councils that double as provincial councils.

At the third level of councils, there are two different types of councils that could exist. One is a city council, which is a council that deals with the matters of people in a particular urban area that has a population exceeding 75,000, and more than 10 ward councils dealing with the matters of people within. Federate rural councils, on the other hand, deal with the matters of people in a particular area that have a population less than 75,000 and more than 10 ward councils dealing with the matters of the people within.

City/Federate rural councils have the responsibility of dealing with the maintainence and establishment of public facilities within their area, the design and plan of the area, the consumption request for the area, including collective consumption proposals, individual consumption proposals, and long-term investment, foreign and developmental planningm as well as appeals process and deliberation of councils whose effort rating is exceeded by their consumption proposal, and the situation with regards to the implementation of civil rights legislation from the National Council, as well as area-wide celebrations, festivities, and other such events.

City/Federate rural councils are the first level of council which has political parties, with all those running for delegate elections in ward councils allowed to join any bloc/political party to gain influence and finance for their campaigns. Recall elections can also be held, if any ward council votes in favour of holding a referendum in their area as to whether a delegate should continue serving for the full 4 years.

Since city/federate rural councils are elected, there is relative lenience to the structure and form of these councils, including lenience for the formation of cabinets, the appointment of ministers via council vote, and the way in which they handle online affairs (although the same regulations that apply to ward councils in regard to online affairs apply to city/federate rural councils).

City/Federate rural councils also, like the previous 2 councils before them, can veto higher-level decisions, by way of Combined Referendum.

Provincial Councils

The newly designed (as of 2023) provincial council building of Burud, a mainly rural province with a population of 843,768.

Provincial councils are the fourth layer of council. They have the responsibility of the maintainence and establishment of public facilities within their area, the implementation of National Council legislation within their province, and the consumption request for their area, including debating and appeals process with regard to councils whose consumption request is greater than their effort rating, collation of all previous levels' individual and collective consumption requests, lower councils' investment and developmental planning, and the proposition of provincial collective consumption, investment and development planning, and foreign consumption/investment planning.

There are currently 53 provincial councils, covering a variety of areas.

Regional Councils

The regional council building of the smallest region, Uryho, on an unusually sunny day.

According to the new Entropanian Constitution, each 'region' (cultural and historically defined) of Entropan has its own council with significantly more liberties than the previous councils that are (technically) below them. Regional councils, each consistent of elected MRCs (Members of Regional Councils, the acronym changing when referring to Members of the Uryho Council (MUCs), Members of the Leinta Council (MLCs) or Members of the Rockrsea Council (MRSCs)), covering every city/federation rural council that is covered by the Regional Council, with additional members for the provincial councils that cover the city/federation rural councils.

Regional councils are tasked with representing the interests of their region, and also carry the consumption request for the entirety of their region, along with their own investment and developmental planning and their own foreign investment/consumption requests. Regional councils can, and frequently do, send their First Ministers to represent their interests at international conventions, with a usual sight being the Foreign Delegate of Entropan along with 3 First Ministers to represent the interests of the 3 regions that make up Entropan.

Regional councils also carry veto power of National Council legislation, if a two thirds majority (three quarters in the Leinta council) votes against a particular decision made by the National Council.

National Council

The National Council of Entropan, located within the capital of Maledonia, adorned by greenery.

The National Council is the final and highest level of council in Entropan. It is a unicameral parliament consistent of 4 types of MNCs (Members of the National Council): The 75 that represent the provinces of Entropan (Provincial MNCs), 5 representing each region (totalling 15) (regional MNCs), 10 representing humanitarian/non-profit organisations (non-profit MNCs), and an additional 75 made up according to the proportion of the population that voted for each political party (proportional MNCs), totalling 175 MNCs.

The National Council organises the nation's total plan for consumption, deliberates with Worker Council Federations in how this will be accomplished, passes civil rights and law enforcement legislation, and manages the declaration of constitutionality of lower-level councils' decisions, in accordance with a literalist interpretation of the constitution.

The National Council is made up of various committees, each having a particular function and comprising of a small number of MNCs, representing the balance of parties across the Council. There are Mandatory Commitees, which are committees that are essential to the functioning of the National Council and Entropan as a whole, the current Mandatory Committees being the Consumption Committee, the Civil Enfranchisement Committee, the Equal Opportunities Committee, the North Ecrosian and External Relations Committee (headed by the Foreign Delegate), the Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, the Law Reform Committee, the Expert Mediation Committee, the Petitions and Referenda Committee, and the Online Resources Committee.

Subject Committees are established at the beginning of each session, and, similarly to Mandatory Committees, reflect the balance of parties across the Council. Typically, each committee corresponds with one of the Ministries of the National Council. The current Subject Committees are: The Economy Committee, the Energy Committee, the Tourism Committee, the Education Committee, the Health and Sport Committee, the Justice Committee, the Local Governmental Committee, the Intervention Committee (for failing public services in particular areas), the Environment Committee, and the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee.

The National Council also elects the Foreign Delegate, the Head of State and Head of Government of Entropan. The Foreign Delegate has the power to organise the National Council, and represent Entropan as a whole at international events, conventions, and other such external affairs.

Referenda Procedure

The National Council, unlike councils before it, has a referenda procedure, through which members of the public can submit amendments to the Constitution, bills, amendments to currently considered bills, motions, and challenges to decisions of the National Council. This can be done through the submitting of a petition, through the official Entropanian Government website. These petitions can take three forms.

One form of petition is a Descriptive Petition, which is not written in the form of an actual law, amendment, bill, or motion, but rather is written to raise awareness of a particular issue to the National Council. If a descriptive petition reaches 50,000 signatures within 100 days, then, mediated by the Petitions and Referenda Committee, the issue described in the petition will be debated in the National Council, and MNCs will decide what further action to take in regards to it.

Another form of petition is a Legislative Petition, which is written in the form of an actual law, amendment, bill, or motion. If 50,000 signatures are gathered in support of a Legislative Petition within 100 days, the petition is put to national vote, and provided a >30% voter turnout at the referendum, the bill is put into law if a majority of the population votes for it.

Another form of petition is a Challenger Petition . Challenger Petitions are challenges to decisions of the National Council of Entropan, and if a Challenger petition reaches 50,000 signatures in 100 days, the decision that the Challenger petition was challenging will be brought to national vote, where, provided a >30% voter turnout at the referendum, the challenge is successful and the decision is overturned if a majority of the population votes to do so.

Expert Councils

Expert Councils are called in whenever a particular expertise not represented in a City/Federate Rural, Provincial, Regional, or National council is necessary to bring to light the best option in regards to legislative decision-making. Expert Councils are made up of the elected delegates of each Industry Federation council, but most rarely convene, except for the Health Council, which convenes to discuss medical ethics and decision-making in regards to standard procedure and laws around healthcare and legal practice in Entropan, as that power is delegated to them, and the Education Council, which convenes to discuss standard curriculum for schools, as that power is delegated to them.

Within the current legislative session, the Expert Councils of Health, Education, Law, Information Technology, Agriculture, Aquaculture (fishing), Mining, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, and Water Production have been called in to consult on various decisions made by City/Federate rural, Provincial, Regional, and National councils.

Foreign Relations

Entropan is a member of the Eastern Ecros Free Trade Area and the Terraconserva Council of Nations, and signed the Treaty of Dubătemir with Pavuturilor, guaranteeing minimal tariffs and joint military exercises between the two countries.

Entropan also operates the National Sanctions and Barriers on Free Trade Commission, a commission inside Entropan which looks at human rights abuses within countries and sets barriers to free trade accordingly. The currently sanctioned countries are Terranihil, Sequoyah, Rakeo, and Sconia.

On the 19th of September 2022, Foreign Delegate Håkon Martinsen expressed intentions for Entropanian entry into the Global ACES program, but expressed that Terranihil’s consistent involvement in ACES meant that he (and the National Council too, given its vote on a decision regarding Entropanian application to Global ACES) would not join. In a press statement issued on the 19th of September, Martinsen called the continued membership of Terranihil in ACES “a compelling rebuttal to the idea of ACES’ stance for global democracy and against authoritarianism and other tyrannies”, citing ongoing human rights abuses committed by the Terranihilian government.

Economy

As of 2022, Entropan is the fifth-most productive country in the world per capita (₵48,932). Additionally, Entropan boasts a well-developed welfare system that encompasses free education, transportation, a comprehensive negative income tax and universal healthcare, contributing to its reputation as one of the wealthiest nations in the world. Also, Entropan has the highest average income, adjusted for purchasing parity, in the world, mainly placed upon the high unionisation rate (93%), and the high proportion of the population working in co-operative enterprises (79%), both of which are the highest rates, respectively, in the world.

The service sector constitutes the largest segment of the economy, accounting to 64.1% of the GDP, while manufacturing and refining makes up 21%. Primary production accounts for 14.9% of the economy. Primary production is the primary sector concerning foreign trade, due to the nation's extensive timber and fishing industries. The predominant industrial sectors in 2022 were generation of electricity (48.1%), forest industry (10.3%), electronics (9.9%), and chemicals (9.3%). Gross domestic product hit its peak in 2023.

Entropan has considerable timber, mineral (including iron, copper, nickel, and chromium) and freshwater resources. For the rural population, forestry, paper mills, and agriculture are important. The three largest cities in Entropan, those being Maledonia, Saefi, and Rockrsea, account for the largest share of Entropan's GDP, accounting for roughly one-half of Entropan's GDP, combined, with each city roughly having similar share. Private services represent the largest employer in Entropan, although public services have grown significantly recently, representing 45.3% of the workforce.

Entropan's soil and climate pose particular challenges for crop production, with harsh winters and relatively short growing seasons, often interrupted by frost. However, the prevalence of warm streams in Entropan's temperate climate allows for half of the world's arable land north of the 60° north latitude. Although annual precipitation is generally adequate, it mostly transpires during winter, which poses a continuous risk of summer droughts. Farmers have adapted to the climate by relying on quick-ripening and frost-resistant crop varieties. They cultivate south-facing slopes and rich bottomlands to ensure year-round production, even during summer frosts. Drainage systems are often utilized to remove excess water. Entropan's agricultural sector has demonstrated remarkable efficiency and productivity, particularly in comparison to its similar northern Ecrosian counterparts.

Forests are crucial to the nation's economy, making it one of the world's foremost wood producers and offering raw materials at competitive prices to the wood processing industries. The government has played an important role in forestry for a considerable period similar to that in agriculture. It has regulated tree cutting, sponsored technical improvements, and established long-term plans to guarantee the sustainability of the country's forests in supplying the wood-processing industries, as well as providing a public option in the form of Entropanian Forestry, to increase competition and set baseline standards without need for regulation.

As of 2021, the average level of income, adjusted for purchasing power, is the highest in the world. In 2018, 52% of the labour force was employed by firms with fewer than 250 workers, which generated 49% of total business revenue. The employment rate of women is high, and gender segregation between male-dominated professions and female-dominated professions, while low, is still existent. The proportion of part-time workers was one of the lowest in Ecros in 1999. As of 2022, the unemployment rate was 1.7%.

As of 2022, 46% of households consist of a single person, 32% two persons and 22% three or more persons. The average residential space is 65 square metres (700 sq ft) per person. In 2022, altogether 74 per cent of employed persons worked in services and administration, 21 per cent in industry and construction, and four per cent in agriculture and forestry.

Culture

Public Holidays

Main article: Public holidays in Entropan

Date	Occasion	Type	Notes	Region
				Rest of Entropan	Rockrsea
18 January	Boxing Day	Established via National Referendum	Falls on 18 January unless this is a Saturday or Sunday. 18 January was not a state holiday before the 28th of January 2023. In a year in which it does not occur on 18 January, it can be referred to (as for all such dates in lieu) in various ways, such as "Monday bank holiday instead of Boxing Day".
12 February	Ma. Kristan's Day	Established via Regional Referendum	The only region-specific state holiday, only in Rockrsea. Celebrates the life of Ma. Kristan, who brought an end to the conflict between the Kingdom of Rockrsea and the Kingdom of Leinta.
21/22/23 March	Spring Holiday	Statutory	24/25/26 March by statute if any of the usual days fall on a Friday, a Sunday, or a Saturday.
Variable	Easter	Common law, partly statutory	Optional holiday for the week 'after the full moon' for Christians, with 3 statutory holidays on Easter Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter Monday.
First Monday in May	Early May state holiday	Statutory	From 1988, by statute.
Last Monday in May	Summer Half-Term Monday State Holiday	Statutory	Statutory state holiday from 1998. Most schools fix a minimum of a week's break to coincide, giving the alternative name. The legislation does not specify a name for the holiday, merely when it occurs. It normally falls on the last Monday in May, but
25/26/27 June	Summer Holiday	Statutory	28/29/30 by statute if any of the usual days fall on a Friday, a Sunday, or a Saturday.
9/10/11 July	Unification Day	Statutory	Celebrates the end of the Wars of the Two Kingdoms. The largest holiday in Entropanian calender, with nationwide patriotic celebrations.
23 July	Labour Day	Established by National Referendum	Celebrates the day of the beginning of the 1907 Entropanian General Strike, generally used to celebrate labour struggles across Entropan.
Last Monday of August	Late Summer State Holiday	Statutory	Statutory state holiday from 1987, replaced the previous date that had it on the first Monday of August due to the recent establishment of Labour Day.
17/18/19 September	Autumn Holiday	Statutory	20/21/22 by statute if any of the usual days fall on a Friday, a Sunday, or a Saturday
1/2/3 December	Winter Holiday	Statutory	4/5/6 by statute if any of the usual days fall on a Friday, a Sunday, or a Saturday.
24-27 December	Christmas Break	Statutory	Established in 2001.
Total holidays				12	13