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

The military force is around 608,417 in total, with the current military personnel, conscripts, and the Skíðblaðnir Home Guard (not including civilian staff, typically in the range of 200,000 civilian personnel). As of 2021, the Federal Republic of Skithblathnir allocated 5% of its GDP to military spending, approximately $215.91 billion (S₭2,185 trillion). The allocated funds cover the 6 branches of the Skíðblaðnir Federal 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).

Most Skithblathnirians perform mandatory national service at the age of 18, where men serve three years and women two years. Men and a significant portion of women will be conscripted into the Skíðblaðnir Federal Armed Forces. Following their mandatory service period, Skithblathnirians 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 their forties. 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 Skíðblaðnir Army (Nýnorræna: Herinn) is the land warfare service branch of the Skíðblaðnir Federal Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Skíðblaðnir service branches, established as a modern military organization as it is known today in 2021. The current budget for the Skíðblaðnir Army is $55.49 billion (S₭561.55 billion), the largest single branch budget allocation of the 6 branches. The current personnel count for the Army is: Active 122,322 / Reserve 85,547 / Guard 69,716) is 277,585.

Sjóvarnir
The Skíðblaðnir Federal Republic Navy (Nýnorræna: Sjóvarnir, lit. 'The Sea Defenses') is the branch of the Skíðblaðnir Federal Armed Forces responsible for the naval operations of Skíðblaðnir, which include the Coast Guard Service and Federal Marine Corps. The FY21 budget for the Skíðblaðnir Federal Republic Navy is $48.58 billion (S₭491.62 billion), with a total personnel count of 86,886 active duty and 25,694 reserve duty sailors for a total of 112,580 sailors (these numbers do not include personnel from the Coast Guard or Marine Corps) and 192 vessels, and a fleet of various auxiliary ships. In Nýnorræna, all its naval vessels bear the ship prefix "SLS," Skíðblaðnir Lýðveldisskip (which accurately translates to Skíðblaðnir Republic Ship), and "SRS" for Skíðblaðnir Republic Ship in standard English.

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:
 * Skíðblaðnir Republic Fleet Forces Command
 * Naval Air Forces Command - AOR: Global
 * Naval Operational Test and Evaluation Force
 * Skíðblaðnir Republic 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
 * Skíðblaðnir Republic 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
 * Skíðblaðnir Republic Kesh Fleet/Naval Forces Eastern Command
 * 3rd Fleet AOR: Lapteus Ocean (South-East), Hyberian Ocean (South-East), and the Tethys Ocean (South-East).
 * Skíðblaðnir Republic 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.
 * Skíðblaðnir Republic Avalonia Fleet/Naval Forces Western Command
 * 5th Fleet AOR: Boreal Ocean (North-West), Lapetus Ocean (North-West), the Brigantic Sea, and the Ingonian.
 * Skíðblaðnir Fleet Cyber Command - 6th Fleet AOR: Global
 * Skíðblaðnir Republic Naval Special Warfare Command - 7th Fleet AOR: Global
 * Skíðblaðnir Naval Reserve - 8th Fleet AOR: Global

Landhelgisgæslan
The Skíðblaðnir Coast Guard Service (Nýnorræna: Landhelgisgæsluþjónustan Skíðblaðnir)(SCGS) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the Skíðblaðnir Federal Republic Navy. The service is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the Skíðblaðnir 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 Skíðblaðnir'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 12,117 personnel (10,290 active duty and 1,827 reservists), including conscripts, and a budget of $11.87 billion (S₭120.12 billion). Coast Guard vessels are given the prefix "ÞL" for Þjónustuskeri Landhelgisgæslu (Coast Guard Service Cutter) in Nýnorræna and "SCGSC" for Skíðblaðnir Coast Guard Service 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 Skíðblaðnir 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.

Landgönguliðið
The Skíðblaðnir Federal Marine Corps (SFMC) (Nýnorræna: Landgönguliðið) is the maritime land force service branch of the Skíðblaðnir Federal Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces. The Federal Marine Corps is one of the six uniformed services of the Federal Republic of Skíðblaðnir. The Federal Marine Corps has been part of the Skíðblaðnir Federal Republic Navy since X, when a contingent of Federal Republic Navy Sailors was utilized as a maritime infantry landing force during X. The SFMC operates installations on land and aboard sea-going amphibious warfare ships around the world. As of 2021, the SFMC has approximately 71,055 personnel and a total budget of $14.05 billion (S₭142.18 billion).

Flugherinn
The Air Force budget in 2021 is $50.31 billion (S₭509.13 billion). Air Force total personnel count, 135,170 with (83,782 active duty, 27,277 guardsmen, and 24,111 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 members of 96,993 service members of the Army (69,716) and Air Force (27,277) "Home Guard" Units and 146,738 service members from the Army (85,457), Navy (25,694), Air Force (24,111), Marine Corps (25,085), and Coast Guard (1,827) Reserve Units for a total count of 259,167.