Norðurland

' Norðurland' officially the The Kingdom of Norðurland, (Nýnorræna: Konungsríkið Norðurland): located in Northern Artemia, the mainland territory of which comprises the northernmost portion of the continent, west of the Bolungar Gulf and directly south of Thuyiquakliq. A small portion of Norðurland is made up of 3 islands located to the east, found in the Bolungar Gulf. These continental archipelago islands are Sverðfiskaeyja, Pínulítil eyja and Kastalinn í sjónum. The capital of Norðurland is Arnarholt, with the title of the largest city held by the city of Sandfell.

Norðurland has a total area of 1,291,350 square kilometers (498,593 sq mi) and has a population of X in January of 2022. The country shares a long western border with Ostboland at a length of 1,420 km (882.34 mi). It is bordered by Gardarike (1,355 km / 841.95 mi) to the southeast and the Bolungar Gulf to the east. Skithblathnir has an extensive coastline (5,025 km / 3122.39 mi), facing the Boreal Ocean and the Balearic Sea. The maritime influence dominates Skithblathnir's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the sea coasts; the interior, while colder, is also a lot milder than areas elsewhere in the world on such northerly latitudes. Even during polar night in the north, temperatures above freezing are commonplace on the coastline. The maritime influence brings high rainfall and snowfall to some areas of the country.

Administrative divisions

 * Brenningr (Western State)
 * Reykjahlio (Central State)
 * Arnarnes (Eastern State)
 * Hrutafjaroarstrong in eystri (Eastern Islands)

Talaðrödd
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Military
The Norðurland Armed Forces, (Nýnorræna: Vörnin, "The Defense") is the military organization responsible for the defense of Norðurland. It consists of six branches, the Norðurland Army, the Norðurland Royal Navy, which includes the Norðurland Coast Guard Service and Corps of Royal Marines, the Norðurland Royal Air Force, and the Home Guard as well as serval joint departments.

The military force in Norðurland is 6,733,028 personnel in total strength. Of which 1,721,328 are active duty members of the Armed Forces, of that number 430,332 are conscripted service members (the year-to-year average of conscripts to active duty is 1:4). Another 3,664,860 are reserve service members, of which 1,325,876 are divided amongst the five branches of service reserve components, with the remaining 2,338,984 in service with the Home Guard. The remaining 1,351,840 are in paramilitary service with the Norðurland government in capacities such as law enforcement, fire service, and other government rendered civil services. The active and reserve components as well as the Home Guard are supported by approximately 2.7 million civil servants. As of 2021, the The Kingdom of Norðurland allocated 5% of its GDP to military spending, approximately $215.91 billion (Ƞ₭2,185 trillion). The allocated funds cover the 6 branches of the Norðurland Armed Forces, Defense Intelligence, and Defense-wide General Spending. ($215.91 billion - Army (25.7% @ $55.49 billion), Navy (22.5% @ $48.58 billion), Marine Corps (6.5% @ $14.05 billion), Coast Guard (5.5% @ $11.87 billion), Air Force (23.3% @ $50.31 billion), Home Guard (5.5% @ $11.87 billion), Defense Intelligence (4% @ $8.63 billion), and Defense-wide General Spending (7% @ $15.11 billion).

Norðurland currently has universal compulsory military service for all males from and over the age of 18, and 40%-60% of women who reach military age annually. Under Norðurland law, all men and those women selected for conscription over 18 years of age must serve in the Norðurland Armed Forces for a period of three years. Following their mandatory service period, Norðurlanders can elect to remain in active service (pursue professional status as a Non-commissioned Officer, Warrant Officer, or Commissioned Officer) or join their branch's respective reserve force or the Home Guard. Those who do not elect to remain in active service will do several weeks of reserve/guard duty every year until age 45. Exemptions can be made for potential conscripts on religious, physical, psychological, or lawful grounds. An alternative for those who receive exemptions on various grounds is Þjónusta við fólkið ("Service to the People"), which involves a program of service in hospitals, schools, federal infrastructure programs, and other social welfare frameworks.

Herinn
The Norðurland Army (Nýnorræna: Herinn) is the principle land warfare service branch of the Norðurland Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norðurland service branches. The current budget for the Norðurland Army is $55.49 billion (S₭561.55 billion), the largest single branch budget allocation of the 6 branches. The Army currently has 595,924 total active personnel (of which 148,981 are conscripts), with another 840,302 in the Army Reserve.

Sjóvarnir
The Norðurland Royal Navy (Nýnorræna: Sjóvarnir, lit. 'The Sea Defenses') is the branch of the Norðurland Armed Forces responsible for the naval operations of Norðurland, which include the Coast Guard Service and Corps of Royal Marines. The FY21 budget for the Norðurland Royal Navy is $48.58 billion (S₭491.62 billion), with a total personnel count of 422,533 active duty (of which 105,633 are conscripts) and 159,213 reserve duty sailors for a total of 581,746 sailors (these numbers do not include personnel from the Coast Guard or Corps of Royal Marines) and 192 vessels, and a fleet of various auxiliary ships. In Nýnorræna, all its naval vessels bear the ship prefix "HHNH," Herskip hans Norðlands hátignar (which accurately translates to His/Her Northland Majesty's Warship), in standard English the abbreviation is sometimes changed to "HNlMS" ("His Northland Majesty's Ship") to differentiate Norðurland vessels from other "HMS" prefix navies.

The structure of the Sjóvarnir consists of four central bodies: the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Defense - Sjóvarnir, the Office of the Chief of the Naval Staff & Operations, the Naval Shore Establishment (NSE), and the Naval Operating Forces (NOF). The Office of the Chief of the Naval Staff & Operations is a statutory organization within the executive part of the Naval Department, and its purpose is to furnish professional assistance to the Under Secretary of State for Defense - Sjóvarnir (NAVSEC) and the Chief of the Naval Staff & Operations (CNSO) in carrying out their responsibilities. The Naval Shore Establishment provides support to the Naval Operating Forces (known as "The Fleet") in the form of: facilities for the repair of machinery and electronics; communications centers; training areas and simulators; ship and aircraft repair; intelligence and meteorological support; storage areas for repair parts, fuel, and munitions; medical and dental facilities; and air bases. The Naval Operating Forces consist of 9 components:
 * Norðurland Royal Navy Fleet Forces Command
 * Naval Air Forces Command - AOR: Global
 * Naval Operational Test and Evaluation Force
 * Norðurland Royal Navy, Artemia Fleet/Naval Forces Northern Command
 * 1st Fleet AOR: Global, Home Land Defense, Bolungar Gulf, Dalemaric Sea, and the Boreal Ocean (North).
 * Navy Expeditionary Strike Command - AOR: Global
 * Military Sea Lift & Naval Auxillary Command - AOR: Global
 * Norðurland Royal Navy, Eurybian Fleet/Naval Forces Central Command
 * 2nd Fleet AOR: Lapteus Ocean (North-East), Eurybian Sea, and the Tethys Ocean (North-East)
 * Navy Submarine Forces Command - AOR: Global
 * Norðurland Royal Navy, Kesh Fleet/Naval Forces Eastern Command
 * 3rd Fleet AOR: Lapteus Ocean (South-East), Hyberian Ocean (South-East), and the Tethys Ocean (South-East).
 * Norðurland Royal Navy, Hyberian Fleet/Naval Forces Southern Command
 * 4th Fleet AOR: Lapteus Ocean (South-West), Hyberian Ocean (South-West), and the Tethys Ocean (South-West), and the Coral Sea.
 * Norðurland Royal Navy, Avalonia Fleet/Naval Forces Western Command
 * 5th Fleet AOR: Boreal Ocean (North-West), Lapetus Ocean (North-West), the Brigantic Sea, and the Ingonian.
 * Norðurland Royal Navy, Fleet Cyber Command - 6th Fleet AOR: Global
 * Norðurland Royal Navy, Naval Special Warfare Command - 7th Fleet AOR: Global
 * Norðurland Royal Navy, Naval Reserve - 8th Fleet AOR: Global

Landhelgisgæslan
The Norðurland Coast Guard Service (Nýnorræna: Landhelgisgæslan í Norðlandi hátignar hans) (HNMCGS) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the Norðurland Royal Navy. The service is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the Norðurland military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its duties. The coast guard's responsibilities include fisheries inspection, customs enforcement, border control, law enforcement, shipping inspection, environmental protection, and search and rescue. It operates throughout Norðurland's 1,065,300 square-kilometer (661,946.73 sq mi) exclusive economic zone (EEZ), international waters, and territorial waters. In 2021 the Coast Guard had 58,591 personnel (37,687 active duty, 12,563 conscripts and 18,341 reservists), and a budget of $11.87 billion (S₭120.12 billion). Coast Guard vessels are given the prefix "LHNH" for Landhelgisgæzluskeri hans Norðurlands hátign (His Northland Majesty's Coast Guard Service) in Nýnorræna and "HNlMCGC" for His Northland Majesty's Coast Guard Cutter in standard English.

The Coast Guard is subdivided into four sub-services, each with a primary responsibility:
 * The Revenue Cutter Flotilla whose primary responsibility is armed customs enforcement of the EEZ and consists of 20 offshore patrol vessels and 4 icebreakers.
 * The Marine Protection Squadron whose primary responsibility is border control/law enforcement, shipping inspection, harbor piloting, and environmental protection, consists of 58 coastal patrol vessels and 15 pilot vessels.
 * The Life-Saving Service, per their name, is the primary maritime search and rescue organization of the Coast Guard Service and Norðurland as a whole, utilizing 10 Maritime Rescue Cutters and 57 Motor Life Boats.
 * The Auxiliary, is responsible for operations supporting the Coast Guard Service with assets specializing in: Spill Response, Emergency Towage, Standby/Safety, Bouytending (Inland/Coastal/Seagoing), NAVAID/ATON, Construction, Icebreaking, and other multipurpose vessels.
 * All four divisions of the Coast Guard Service are supported by aviation assets from the Coast Guard Service Aviation Wing, which provides rotary-wing, fixed-wing, and UAV air assets to the Coast Guard Service.

Konunglegt Landgönguliðar
The Norðurland Corps of Royal Marines (NRM) (Nýnorræna: Konunglegt Landgönguliðar), also known as His Majesty's Royal Marine Commandos. Are the maritime land force service branch of the Norðurland Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces. The Corps of Royal Marines is one of the six uniformed services of the The Kingdom of Norðurland. The Corps of Royal Marines has been part of the Norðurland Royal Navy since X, when a contingent of Norðurland Royal Navy Sailors were utilized as a maritime infantry landing force during X. The NRM operates installations on land and aboard sea-going amphibious warfare ships around the world. As of 2021, the NRM has approximately 224,228 active duty personnel (56,057 conscripts) and 155,551 reservists and a total budget of $14.05 billion (S₭142.18 billion).

Flugherinn
The Norðurland Royal Air Force (NRAF) budget in 2021 is $50.31 billion (S₭509.13 billion). Air Force total personnel count: 408,393 active duty personnel (102,098 conscripts) and 152,469 reservists.

Heimavörður
The Home Guard budget in 2021 is $11.87 billion (S₭120.12 billion). The Home Guard personnel count is made up of 2,338,984 Norðurlanders who have successfully completed their conscriptions and have not opted to continue service in the Norðurland Armed Forces or one of the reserve branches and have returned to their 'civilian' lives. Known as Housecarls, these individuals will still complete several weeks of military service on a yearly basis until their 45th birthday, at which time they will retire from service completely.

Home Guard units are established in each municipality from townships to the state level, where a town will typically have a 1-2 companies (of 50 personnel) strength Home Guard unit, larger towns and cities can have multiple battalions to a regiments worth of Home Guard Housecarls. The typical Home Guard unit is organized as a light-infantry unit, with multiple towns units making up an Infantry Battalion. Larger towns and municipalities can be organized as Infantry Battalions, or organized and outfitted as Combined Arms Battalions (Infantry or Armor) dependent upon population and equipment availability. Other Home Guard specialized units, such as, Engineers/Sappers, Artillery, Combat Support, Aviation, Special Operations Forces and medical are managed by the state level Home Guard command.