Kingdom of Götaland (1962: The Apocalypse)

Doomsday
The targets for NATO missiles were at- See- NATO Targets in the USSR (1962: The Apocalypse).

After Doomsday
The nuclear winter lasted between October 1962 and March 1963. A nuclear summer then lasted between April 1963 and September 1964. A moderate famine a major equine herpesvirus EHV-1 plague, a moderate dysentery out break and a minor flu outbreak killed some people in the region. Many refugees, mostly from Finland, Denmark and E. Germany, arrived between 1964 and 1967.

First Contact
With the Republic of Saaremaa and other Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish states in 1967.

Economy
It is agrarian by nature largely dependent on agriculture, fishing, low level granite mining, peat cutting and Forestry. Most of the economy is weighted towards agricultural production though there are some industrial aspects to the urban economy like furniture making, cobbling and canning; but it is nowhere near the capability of nations like remnant Sweden, Northern France, PRUK, Lancashire or the SER.

Media
A 5 page, bi-annual news pamphlet has been in circulation since 2010. Posters are put up locally as and when necessary. It’s capital has a local FM radio station that broadcasts for 2 hours a day since 2008.

Transport
Both horses and sailing vessels are the main forms of transport in the republic.

Education
Compulsory schooling is from ages 5 to 12.

Health care
Thyroid and lung cancer is still a major problem, but became much lower since 1969.

Sport
Curling, canoeing and football.

The Death Penalty
It has never had, used, condoned or wanted one. They regard capital punishment as evil.