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==Economy ==
[[File:Izumrud.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Izumrud is a major shipping port of Volkia.]]
Volkia has a {{wp|mixed economy}}, which has resulted in a prosperous capitalist {{wp|welfare state}} with a combination of {{wp|free market}} activity and large state ownership in certain key sectors. This was influenced first by socialist governments in the early 1930s and fully implemented by [[Social Democratic Union|Social Democratic administrations]] starting in 1973. Public healthcare is free and parents receive 40 weeks of paid parental leave. Volkia also guarantees its workers a minimum of
The wage difference between the lowest paid worker and the CEO of most companies has been kept relatively low compared to other industrialized economies due to Volkian society's {{wp|egalitarian}} values.
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|January 1st||New Year's Day (День нового года)||Celebrates the beginning of the {{wp|Gregorian calendar}} year. Festivities typically begin the previous evening.
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|Last Monday of March||Labor Day (День труда)||Celebrates achievements of workers and the labor movement.
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|April 17th||Federation Day <br>(День Федерации)||Celebrates the adoption of the [[Constitution of Volkia]] and the creation of the
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|Last Friday of April||Zukov's Birthday <br>(День рождения Жуков)||Honors [[Aleksey Zukov]], the first president of the Federation.
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|Third Monday of June||Defenders of the Federation Day <br>(День защитника Федерации)||Honors all members of the [[Volkian Defense Forces]], especially surviving veterans of wars.
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|Last Friday in September||Festival of the Sky <br>(Фестиваль неба)||Celebrates the
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|Last Wednesday in October (Biennial)||Election Day <br> (День выборов)||Public holiday held every other year for purposes of federal elections. The next federal elections are to be held October 28, 2020.
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