Federation of the Southern Coast

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Southern Coast, officially the Crowned Socialist Federation of the Southern Coast, is a sea bordering country in the Far Western Yasteria. The Federation is bordered by Helslandr, Nakosa, Statisland, Letollia and Vistaraland. The geography is dominated by the mountain range in the north and flat plains coastal regions to the south, with a large lake in the western region of the country. The climate is primary oceanic with semi-arid around the great lake. Southern Coast has a population of over 45 million.

Crowned Socialist Federation of the Southern Coast La Fédération de la Côte Sud
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: For Crown and Worker For Worker and Crown
Royal anthem: March of the Red Prince
Capital	District de la République-Capitale / République C.D
Largest city	Mandagot
Official languages	Frakanic
Recognised regional languages	Keltic, Vaaran, Norgsveltian and Nys'tat'en
Ethnic groups	[Reworking]
Religion	Akuanism, Ulvriktru, Daurism, Ademarism and Church of Xaethos
Demonym(s)	Côtois/Côtoise (Informal) Fed/Feds
Government	Constitutional Socialist-Monarchy
• King	Olav
•  Federal Prime minister	Jeanne Pierre
• High Jarl	Alexandra of House Ymirdval
Legislature	The People's Federal Royal Parliament
• Upper house	Federal House of Regional Representatives
• Lower house	Federal House of the Workers.
Establishment	1920
• End of the Great Unification Wars	16/7/1920
Area
• Total	541,912.61 km2 (209,233.63 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 estimate	45,000,000
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	♅1,800,000,000,000 ¥180,000,000,000,000
• Per capita	♅40,000 ¥4,000,000
Currency	Red Krone, ¥ (RKR)
Time zone	+2 UTC
Date format	YYYY/MM/DD
Driving side	right
Calling code	+659
ISO 3166 code	.SD, FCS

The population is majority young and growing, primary around the new urban centers that sprawl across the republics. Primary principal language is Frakanic, with minor exceptions of Normand Republic being Norgsveltian and Iresea Republic. It's noted that Nys'tat'en use as a language has been steadily increasing in many of the republics due to the increasing amount of refugees from Nystatiszna that has arrived. The region is home to eight ethnicities many of them with grieves with the other. The Federation itself is made up of eleven republics, two autonomous territories and a city-state, that have a wide variety of autonomy. The Norgsvelten monarchy serves as the ceremonial head of state of the federation with much the day-to-day responsibilities being given to The People's Federal Royal Parliament which as the main legislature of the government. The Prime Minister acts as the de-facto head of the Federation but not the head of the Democratic Socialist Party. The recent election of Jeanne Pierre an outspoken anti-Vistaraland and zero tolerance for non-federal approved militias has caused much controversy with her critics stating she's acting overly war hawkish.

The government created a judicial system was completely separate from the party and the other branches of government. That could handle and descale ethic tenseness between the republics.

The Federation had a handful scandals in the past however the Socialists still hold massive majority in the parliament. Socialists party uses a mixture of pan-nationalism, love of the monarchy and the history of quality of stewardship. Able to keep the economy growing and stable while keeping a solid popular rule despite the restrictions on freedom of speech and protests. The secret police is able to crack down nationalists groups/militia while allowing the tamer national political groups are allowed to be in parliament.

History

The region is home to several different ethnic groups, species and language groups. They occasionally bonded together and united to fight off invaders. However as soon as the threat passes, they return to consistent warfare. This was the state of affairs for hundreds of years until the Alvan Empire invaded.

In the 1100's the Alvan Empire successfully conquered the region and established semi-autonomy tributaries. This was concerned to be a more peaceful time in the region. Each petty duke slowly makes ties with each other. Waiting for the perfect chance to slaughter their masters. In 1254 when the Alvan Empire collapsed on its own weight. The petty dukes took their chance and put all the elves in the region to the sword.

In the 1600s the region was colonized by Norgsveldet, taking advantage of the chaos. A clan of vikings carved out a kingdom, in the current republic of Normand. They pushed the native orc population to the brink of extinction through wars and colonization efforts. To hold the other duchies under their rule, the colonial administrators were able to play the ethnic group against each other allowing Norgsveldet to act as judge and enforcer between the groups. Eventually got rid of the duchies and the aristocratic that was fighting back their efforts to exploit the rich resources of the land. Instead they formed each of the republics by building them around the leading ethnic group in the area. They also ensured noble and wealthy families wouldn't ever be able to reach the powers they once had. Effective kneecapping any chance at coordinated revolutions.

In 1898 the republics gained their independence and the ethic tensions that have been building up erupted. Violence swept across the republics as state backed and non-state backed militias clashed, committing acts of genocide. Nearly all state institutes collapsed, plague and famine struck the region. The situation rapidly became more and more desperate as time went on. The only non-ethnic, non-religious and non-species based group in the former republics was the democratic Monarchist Socialists. They desired to create a Socialist Federation and unite the republics under the banner of socialism and crown. They focus on pushing equality, social justice and pointed towards the stability of having monarchy as a unifying force. However by the time of the great war, they only controlled a small sector of land (that's currently known as the Republique C.D. in current times) and an airfield. The Socialist Federation dream was finally achieved when Norgsveldet backed the Socialists with air power, military equipment, food and medical supplies. Food and medicine being the most important as only the socialists could provide it at large scale for the general population. Building much public support from the acts of charity as well ending the famines and plagues in the regions they held. After the socialist victory, a Norgsvelden royal figure championed the Federation and took care of each republic's major social issues personally. Holding court and settling ethnic disputes that was ongoing for hundreds of years. Forever keeping the view of the monarchy in a positive memory.

After the great war in 1920, a rebuilding took place. With assistance from their once colonial overlords, socialist party enacted several sweeping policies that guaranteed basic requirements for modern civilized life. The "Bill of Workers’ Rights" provided quality housing, food, healthcare, education, jobs and equality for all. More recently in 2016 internet access was added to the bill of social rights. If the bill is violated in some way such as housing quality isn’t up to the government regulations then an individual could sue the government for the failure.

Great Unification Wars (1898-1920)

The Great Unification Wars was a series of incredibly violent wars in the modern region of the Federation. The wars was ethnic, religious, speciest and politically motivated resulting in state sponsored massacres and ethnic cleansing. The war had dramatic impact in the region and for the Côtoise people.

Demographics

With a estimated population of over 45 million people and is the most populous country on the Yasteria peninsula, Lapérouse.

The Federation of the Southern Coast is considered to be a outlier among developed countries, having a relatively high rate of natural population growth and a fairly young population. The Federation points towards it's extensive family planning services, family leave, universal daycare, and laws requiring parents who are working to be given preferential hours or shifts.

Ethnicities

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Education

Main Articles: Education in the Federation and Higher Education in the Federation

Since 1920, compulsory education in the Federation comprises primary and junior secondary school. Later in 1958, university and trade schools were added to the compulsory education as part of education reform. The full length spent in college, from Pre-K to university with a five-to-six year degree is total of nineteen-to-twenty years.

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Government and Politics

Political subdivisions

Nation (Codexian)	Nation (Fraknic)	GDP	Population	Government Type	Capital City	Head of State	GDP%	Pop%
People's Jarldom of Normand		325,000,000,000	5,649,000	Constituional Sco-Monarchy	Batkong	Jarlyia Frida IV; Petite Prime Minister Sølvi Schanke
People's Jarldom of Østland		80,050,000,000	2,753,000	Constituional Sco-Monarchy	Skjoldkilde	Jarlyia Sara I; Petite Prime Minister Arnold Wik
People's Jarldom of Dragefjord		71,000,192,000	2,570,000	Constituional Sco-Monarchy	Keratila	Jarl Ulv V; Petite Prime Minister Kari Bratvold
People's Jarldom of Fiolett Himmel		90,000,600,000	2,375,000	Constituional Sco-Monarchy	Blönverfi	Jarlyia Idunn II; Petite Prime Minister Øistein Helle
People's Republic of the Miqo'te		100,000,000,000	4,194,000	Akuan Republic	Mandagot	Shrinekeeper Øistein Ny'Lestad; Petite Prime Minister Mickaël Breguet
People's Republic of the Amatsuka		250,040,000,000	4,750,000	Presidental Republic	Sept-Îles	Petite President Nathan Brassard
People's Republic of the Izuku		200,000,000,000	3,463,000	Parliamentary Republic	Collines-de-l'Ombre	Petite Prime Minister Phil Aliker
People's Republic of the Amuro		256,000,000,000	4,207,000	Parliamentary Republic	Nouvelle ville de Sainte-Marie	Petite Prime Minister Élisa Daucourt
People's Republic of the Lalatina		107,000,000,000	5,673,000	Akuan Republic	Akuseru	Shrinekeeper Katrine Ny'Asch; Petite Prime Minister Lou Cahun
People's Republic of the Aznable		175,007,000,000	3,341,000	Parliamentary Republic	Ville d'Akuantorszi	Petite Prime Minister Haydée Jacquemin
The Federal Sector		119,000,000,000	2,138,000	Parliamentary Republic	District-de-la-République-Capitale	Sector Administrator Rébecca Souchon
Duarist People's Republic of Siånriti		14,750,000,000	1,419,000	Theocracy	Boer	Elected High Priestess Margaret Myhr
Gustafistic State of Fjelldal		12,080,000,000	1,206,000	Theocracy	Boovarsholar	Elected High Gothir Øivind Dammen
People's City State of New Vadnear		1,000,000	29,000	Theocratic-City State	New Vadnear	Elected High Gothir Oddveig Kilen
People's City State of Brive		3,050,000	41,000	City State	Brive	Mayor-Secretary Jean-Louis Le Sueur
People's City State of Messier		14,050,000	157,000	City State	Messier	Mayor-Secretary Marie-Laure Beaulieu
People's City State of Kooy Stad		3,900,000	63,000	City State	Kooy Stad	Mayor-Secretary Henk Heijsman
People's City State of Lafayette		1,708,000	84,000	City State	Lafayette	Mayor-Secretary Matthieu Thévenet
People's City State of Vol		25,000,000	254,000	City State	Vol	Mayor-Secretary Sébastien Plessis
People's City State of Bargodon		17,000,000	83,000	City State	Bargodon	Mayor-Secretary Frank Rousselot
People's City State of Lov-e-set		2,500,000	87,000	City State	Lov-e-set	Mayor-Secretary Fabrice Auvray
People's City State of Dieten		4,000,000	98,000	City State	Dieten	Mayor-Secretary Noud Tjaarts
Autonomous Region of Vrielink		N/A	150,000	Autonomous Region	N/A	Administrator-Secretary Riet Vastenholt
Autonomous Region of Flaithbertaigh		N/A	216,000	Autonomous Region	N/A	Administrator-Secretary Oisín Ó Feichín
Occupied Region of Adliausirijk (claimed)		N/A	N/A	Occupied Territory	N/A	Lieutenant Commander Vivienne Milhaud

Foreign Relations

Main Articles: Foreign relations of the Federation and Foreign policy of the Federation

The Federation is a member of the International Forum and currently a sitting member of the Security Council. It has a Special Relationship with Norgsveldet established in 1936 after the coronation of Gustaf III as king of Norgsveldet. It holds this relation despite being hostile with two of Norgsveltian close relationship South Hills and Vistaraland, both of which it has fought a war with in the past. With the most recent conflict being the Ymirland Civil War against South Hills in 2018 ending in 2019 when South Hills pulled out of the conflict. It has historically, always had hostile relations with Vistaraland and Federation-Vistaraland relations have never been positive, including during the Fridge era when the two sides affectively ignored each other's existence.

Federation is the founding nation of the Red Crown Economic Union, a socialist democratic political-economic-militarily union. It found alongside with its closest allies Zemeprievadai and Auravas. Later including Ymirland, Nystatiszna, Ny’Natrotomi and Kuduk. The driving force of the RCEU being the Federation itself, contributing the lion share of aid, military assistance and investments into the member states. It holds close relations to the Federation of Bana, which in 2023 pegged their currency to the Red Krone. Additionally holding close relations to Eyjaria and Helslandr, with directives such as Together Lapérouse! and the second highest contributing member to the Bassot Plan, the reconstruction plan of Helslandr.

The driving principles of the Federation's Foreign Policy is marked by the Séverin and Morel doctrine, which is to create a Federation aligned or allied countries and establish a separate world market free of exploitive labor. The Morel doctrine plots out the creation of a Universal Socialist Currency, which aims to counter the more traditional and imperialist currencies such as the Kirib or the Vistari Gildemerk. As well creation of a separate world market, which products are free of exploitive labor practices. The Séverin doctrine which works alongside the Morel doctrine, aims to use the economic power of the Federation to establish allies or friendly nations to create a network to assist in pushing the separate world market ideals and developed traditionally colonized or undeveloped nations.

The Séverin doctrine, establish several models of Federation direct investment and aid programs. The Federation being one of the top investors and aid givers on Urth to undeveloped and developing nations. Being a corner stone of Federation foreign policy to provide low interest loans to developing nations, as well agricultural modernization loans. With the Agricultural loans, common feature of which is to have payments according to the world market price for agricultural goods being produced as well working with Federation's own state-owned companies which provide agricultural equipment such as tractors to sell at wholesale to the country. It is common to use the state owned companies within the Federation to be included within the investment schemes of the Federation to provide assistance through selling at slightly above what traditionally is considered profitable. Virtually all of Federation's investment schemes come along with building of infrastructure that directly related to the investments, such as schools, vocational education centers and so forth with the goal being not only to invest economically into the country but invest into the people themselves of the country to create a more well rounded economy as not to accidently create a rentier state and make a more diverse economy of the invested country.

When it comes to loans to building infrastructure, the Federation does a joint partnership based on contribution of the money by either side and features the slow selling of the infrastructure back to the native country. For a example building a bridge within a native country, it could be a program where the Federation owns 99% of the bridge and sells 1% to 5% each year to the native country at a fixed rate adjusted for inflation. All investments, aid programs and so forth are only given and received in Red Krone traditionally, though some expectations have been made.

Law Enforcement and Crime

Main articles: Law Enforcement in the Federation

Federation has a unified and integrated approach to law enforcement within the country. The Federal Policing Agency (FPA) provides all general policing services throughout the country. Due the the country's unitary system, local level police departments are directly under the FPA organization. To become a police officer, it is a three month degree with another month for specialization into a enforcing law in a region within the Federation such as Dieten City State. Federation considers law enforcement officers (sometimes referred as Keepers of the Peace in some government documents) to be a essential service and a binding-employment. Meaning law enforcement and the state-ran policing union are barred from striking or performing actions that hinder the peace or the process of enforcing the laws established by the regional or federal judicially system. Binding-employment meaning, one cannot quit without a special or exceptional reason similar to joining the military.

Prisons and jails within the Federation take a progressive approach with a heavy focus on education and rehabilitation. Part of the education process is establishing and reinforcing the Côtois identify first, then technical or college education. The Federation takes religious, ethnic, and species concerns in mind, creating specialized prisons for them. Example being the intense social connections Akuan cultures have, having specialized prisons that features the social needs of the Akuanists.

Military

The Federal Military of the Southern Coast (FMSC) and the Socialist Self-Defense Forces (SSDF) represent the combined military branches and paramilitary under control of the Federation of the Southern Coast. The military forces are firmly under the Ministry of Federal Defense & National Militia Defense and the (federal) Prime Minister directly. SSDF and Coast Guard forces are separate from the federal military only to be used in civil unrest, police action, terror attacks and local defense. As the federal military isn't allowed to be deployed into the Federation soil unless in the event of secession, invasion of a foreign power, or with approval from the parliament or the PM of that nation. When it comes to coastal defense or naval policing action, they work closely with the federal navy especially when it comes to establishing a series of defenses along the coasts, being the only part the Federal Military pays for. The Federal military acts as the official military for the Federation and SSDF is made up of the national guard from each of the nations under the Federation. Being only funded by the regional governments instead of being under the Federal budget. The FMSC primary command structure is composed of several branches under one Central Military Council.

The five major services branches: Federal Ground Force (FGF), Federal Navy (FN), Naval-Ground Forces (NGF), Federal Air & Aerospace Force (FAAF) and Coastal Defense (CD). A majority of military units are deployed along the northern border with Helslandr due to the civil war and along the southern border with Vistaraland. With the rest of the federal army station at various coastline defenses all along the coast of the country. The federal military budget is one of the largest in the world, after the established multiple naval basing treaties with various socialists and social democratic governments around the world. Additionally the Federation is largely increases its naval and marine power, with a focus on transiting from a green-water navy into a blue-water navy being one of first actions Jeanne Pierre took in office, with a bill to increase the size of it being signed in her first week in office. The Federation coastline defenses along the Guilder Strait are dotted with a plethora of anti-ship and anti-air missiles, which started building up after the Guilder's Strait Conflict.

During the Redress Election in 2020, when the military budget was brought up Jeanne Pierre was the one of three individuals running the platform of increasing it in order to combat and the only candidate to bring up massively increasing the Federation’s navy and marine forces. Previously the Federation stance on navy was to primarily provide logistics support and a couple submarine squads to defend the coast. Currently navy capacity is planned to be overhauled to be able to project Federation naval power to all over the globe. When Jeanne Pierre became PM she removed the previous heads of the navy with admirals of considerably lesser experience and age with the except of Raphaëlle Blanchet, who actively attempted to reform the navy in the past. Pierre citied needing a newer generation of ideas to correct the generation of the old mistakes. This resulted in renewed debate in naval doctrine and strategy within the Federation. The new bases spring up all around Urth increasing the navy capacity far outside it’s own direct waters.

Federal Ground Force

The Federal Ground Force or (FGF) is responsible for all land forces in the Federation. The FGF has been a pioneer of introducing information tech and computer-assisted weaponry to the military at great expense. The latest operation doctrine of the FGF highlights the importance of info-tech, electronic and information warfare. As such part of doctrine and thanks to the special-relationship with Norgsveldet it has developed a 6th generation tanks and other advance warfare fighting vehicles.

Federal Navy

[Being worked on, right now the running doctrine is the navy is massively increasing in size, naval doctrine is changing and is increasing in tonnage.]

The Federal Navy (SCFN) traces its origins to the founding of the Federation, acting in the beginning as a logistics force to bring equipment to the Monarcho-Socialist forces directly from Norgsveldet and launched light raids against the other competing groups. After the war for reunification under the Monarch-Socialist federation, the navy was reshaped into a proper naval force removing the smuggler aspect all together but keeping the lessons they have learned from it such as stealth, speed and recon is key to victory. The naval kept these in mind while they went under restructuring and after receiving seven frigates from Norgsveldet they formed a border patrol force around the coast. Within the 21st century, the Federal Navy seeks to keep a sizable global presence relying on creating a network of allies and naval bases through the Urth. The blue-water navy sims to be able to project force onto regions of the Urth that would come into conflict with the Federation's allies or within the Federation itself, engaging in forward deployments during peacetime and rapidly respond to crises that may arise to it's allies.

The command structure of the SCFN consists of four main committees under the single committee of the Navy which is under the Committee of Defense: The Committee of Naval Affairs, Committee of Naval Operations, Committee of Operations and Committee of Logistics. The three spoke persons for the navy in the Committee of Defense is Raphaëlle Blanchet, Gaël Girardot and Yvonne Battier. With Yvonne Battier acting as the senior spoke person for the navy.

The Federal Navy (SCFN) maintains a close relationship with the Norgsveltian Navy, having several joint anti-piracy operations, war games and Sapient Aid operations. The Federal Navy is currently the largest buyer of Norgsveltian military ships and aircraft, as well has the largest size of the Federation military budget.

Marine Service

The Marine Service branch services under the navy and acts as a combined arms force for the military. Which services on naval ships and acts as the primary military force outside of the Federation's borders.

Economy

The economy is largely manufactural based, with the automotive industry being one of the largest on Urth. It's a mix-market economy uses both a planning and have nationalized several industries but still having free market for luxury and select items. The capitalist (for profit) companies with more than ten employees are required to follow the Rochefort model.

Rochefort model

The Rochefort model is the primary economic model for the Federation and other nations such as Ymirland. The Rochefort model was named after the first economic minister of the Federation who invented the model alongside the first prime minister of the Federation, Morél Pepin. Bastien Rochefort, stated goal with the model was to create a system where the workers will eventually be able to buy the company outright and form Socialist cooperatives.

The model requires everyone outside of elective officials to be in a union. While the model requires infrastructure and 'life necessary' products to be either state owned or in the case of life necessary products to be cooperatives. Luxury goods such as cars, entertainment products and other such things, are free to be owned by capitalist entities.

The capitalist entities are required to be publicly held and listed on the Côtois stock exchange. The company is required to give the minimum amount of share to a new hire. The company is also required to sell stock at a discounted price to employees with the exception of members on the board and the ceo. The model strictly outlines that at least three workers and one union representative sit on the board of the company.

The original idea for the model is when workers retire they sell their discounted stock or donate it to the union. Slowly letting the union gather more shares in the company until they can control the company outright. However the company usually offers to buy the stock at market value. Usually resulting in a bidding war between the union and the company to buy the shares from the retired worker, with the company usually winning the bidding war.

The model also directly incentives automation for companies. Jobs lost due to automation are considered to be an early retirement. Early retirement due to automation requires the company to not only pay out a year's salary but slightly above market price for shares the worker holds. While the union can make an offer to buy the shares, the increased price often results in the union failing to buy the shares.

The model within the federation has been cited by economists in Norgsveldet as a huge success. Citing the massive growth and diverse Federation economy, increasing living standards, strong worker rights and innovation. Being able to have strong automation while having strong worker regulations.

Culture and Society

The Federation of the Southern Coast is home to a large variety of ethnic groups even before colonial times. Twelve major ethnic groups, thirty four minor ethnic groups. Eight of the twelve majority ethnic groups are referred to as the 'Big Eight' ethnic groups. The Federation encompasses a variety of different traditions, values, species, languages and religions within it's borders. While the country was colonized by Norgsveldet and has been culturally heavily influenced by them. The Federation still maintained many of it's own cultural norms, traditions and ideals before and after colonialism.

People of the Federation are often characterized as "Honest and Blunt; Industrialist and inventive; Loyal to a fault; Unwavering but paranoid. Accepting of others but not their Ideals."

Literature and Visual Arts

Literature works can be divided between pre-colonial era, colonial era and post Socialist era. Most notable works have been made within the socialist era of writing. Literature in the Federation has been noted as making heavy use of frame stories to tell several small stories in a single over-arcing narrative often with same theme throughout all the stories. Each small story taking a different interpretation of the theme, example of this work would be "Union Ratée" or "Failed Union." The book is about struggle of internal politics of a craftsman union working together, each story deals with each person within the union and their perspective on why the union is failing to work as well their own background.

Mass media

Tofu hamburger stake

Food

Cuisine after colonialism primary originates from outside the Federation proper meaning most foods are inspired by dishes from other nations in the modern day. Pre-Colonialism dishes tend to be a mixture fish, potatoes and maple syrup. Later during colonialism these foods was combined with traditional Norgsveltian dishes such as pork, beef and wheat. The national dish of the Federation came out of the mixture of the food; Coffee, biscuits and gravy with a side of fish being one of the most consumed dishes in the Federation for breakfast. Coffee being the most consumed beverages in the Federation by nearly every measure, competing with soft drinks and alcohol sales in the majority Akuan nation. In the early 1940s, the Federation government marketed coffee as a substitute for liquor to counter alcoholism; becoming a massively successful in decreasing alcohol drink within the Federation of the Southern Coast. One of the most popular beverages in the Federation is Eyjarian coffee. Which coffee mixed with whiskey and is often served at coffee bars. It is traditionally drink at the end of the work day.

Vegetarian and vegan dishes are common in the Federation due to the majority Akuanist country, with majority of dishes being vegetarian in nature. The Federation is one of the top importers of Tofu on Urth and is frequently used in majority of dishes serviced in homes and in restaurants. Vegetarian dishes in particular have been growing more in popularity primary due to the restrictive nature of Akuanists towards meat production. With vegetarian prepared meals being common place in Côtois supermarkets.

Veganism and Vegetarianism

The Federation has one of the largest vegan and vegetarian participating population on Urth. With 60% of the population of the Federation being type vegetarian with the most common being pure vegetarian and the second largest being pescatarian. 20% being absolute vegan. There is a growing movement to ban meat imports to the Federation all together, with fourteen nations within the Federation banning meat being served in restaurants. The nations within the Federation being located within the inland regions of the Federation. The League of VV&P (Vegans, Vegetarians and Pescatarians) has been making a push to replace the national dish of the Federation with a purely vegan dish of a tofu hamburger stake with fries.

Alcohol

Alcohol or drinking culture within the Federation is primary driven from Akuan roots. Though it heavily differs from Borean counterparts, drinking at the end of the work day, religious celebrations or festivals and on the weekdays for social relaxation. Eyjarian coffee being the most popular alcoholic drink in the Federation. Drinking outside of religious celebrations or festivals take place at coffee bars. Coffee bars being a core part of Côtois drinking culture, coffee bars tend to be cottage-like structures and tends to feature the 'bar' around the center of the cottage rather than in the back of a corner.

Sports

Hockey is the most popular sport in the Federation of the Southern Coast.

The most popular sports in the Federation are hockey, basketball and baseball.

Majority of sports such as hockey and baseball came from the Norgsveltian though it has several modifications from the traditional Concordian rules. Basketball being a sport that been played before colonial times between the various nations that made up the Federation and being a extremely popular sport within the Federation though not the most popular sport outright within the Federation. Sports such as mountain climbing and snowboarding being heavily popular within the eastern parts of the Federation, where sports such as skateboarding and volleyball are more popular in the west along the coastline.

Hockey, is by several measures is the most popular spectator sport within the Federation of the Southern Coast. The Federal Hockey League (FHL) has the highest average attendance of any sports league within the Federation, and the Venture Cup is watched by millions in the Federation every year. Basketball and baseball are the next country's next two most popular professional team sports, with the top leagues being Grand Federal Basketball Association and the Federal Baseball League. The most watched individual sports in the Federation are Series One racing and Mix Martial Arts.

Firearm Sports

Firearm related sports are popular within the Federation, with the target shooting being the most popular division of firearm sports. Majority of schools in the Federation make use of clay pigeons or skeet shooting as a sport hosted by the education providers. Skeet shooting being extremely popular form of settling bets in the Federation, shooting ranges being widely available within virtually every major city within the Federation. The second most popular shooting sport being non-reactive target shooting with bullseye shooting available at shooting ranges.