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[[Volkian language|Volkian]] is the only official national language of Volkia. In 2012, roughly 74.7 million, or 99% of the population aged five years and older, spoke only Volkia at home. {{wp|English|Codexian}} is the second most spoken language, [[Unonian]] being the third. The learning of Volkian is a requirement to become a naturalized citizen. Volkians tend to be multilingual: 64% of Volkian citizens claim to be able to communicate in at least one foreign language and 22% in at least two.
===Religion===
[[File:Lunarist Necklace.png|left|thumb|178x178px|Lunarists commonly wear crescent moon necklaces.]]
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The lupine religion of Lunarism was historically the state religion of Volkia's predecessor states, starting with Grand Duchy of Volkgoroda in 370 CE. This trend continued all the way through to the Kingdom of Volkia until the establishment of the Volkian federal republic. The federal republic had no official religion, but Lunarism remained dominant within the political landscape until the amendment of the constitution in 1947. Volkia's current constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion and forbids the government from passing any laws that violates this protection.
Today, Lunarism remians the most commonly practiced religion in Volkia. As of the 2012 Volkian National Census, 84.25% of Volkians practice the religion. [[Thaerism]] is practiced within the country's human minority is the most commonly practiced minority religion in Volkia, with 1.6% of the population stating they practice the religion in 2012. Atheists make up 1.4% of the population while those who consider themselves "unaffiliated" or "irreligious" are 8.45% of the populace. An additional 1.2% of people practice other religions.
Although the government may not show favoritism towards any particular religion, five of the twelve federal holidays coincide with religious holidays. Challenges as to the status of these holidays have been rejected by the Federal Supreme Court repeatedly, with the Court maintaining the holidays have their own meanings among those who don't practice Lunarism. The religion continues to play an important part in the lives of many Lunarists, and the number of Lunarist churches within Volkia far outnumber the minority religions combined.
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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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|Third Friday of November||Autumn Festival <br>(Осенний фестиваль)||Celebrates the autumn harvest in Volkia, has its roots in old
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|December 29th||Eve of the Winter Festival <br>(Фестиваль Зимы Ева)||Celebrates the eve of the Winter Festival, an important part of Lunarism. Religious and federal holiday.
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