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Amelioraï is a country in the Zendari world.

Demographics

 * The majority ethnicity of the island is the indigenous Shenkőves at around 75%. As they are widely spread around the world and there are ethnolingustic subgroups, they speak several different languages which at times was a barrier. The Shenkő language, a minority language around the world, was spoken for centuries before being first written in 1674. The alphabet, having been invented by Slavic and Uralic Shenkőves, contains diacritical marks unique to these languages as well as some added by Catalan influence.
 * Of the languages, English is the most widely spoken at it being 30% of the population's first language. Shenkő is close behind at 29%, and Russian is at around 20%. The population is virtually entirely multilingual. All official languages have protected status, taught in schools and qualifications in all are offered. However, most of the major schools are bilingual English/Shenkő.
 * The majority of Améž citizens are bisexual/pansexual. As a country with an LGBTQ majority, LGBTQ rights are important to the country and homo-, bi- or transphobia has zero tolerance.

Society and Politics

 * The country is governed by direct democracy.
 * The society is extremely pacifist and believes in violence only in the case of a true revolutionary struggle, which is unlikely to happen as the current government and society has thrived for many years. Acts of violence, assault or domestic abuse (especially those with racial, sexist, homophobic, transphobic or monetary motives) are incredibly rare, but are viewed extremely negatively by the population, and those who commit these acts will go through intense rehabilitation and counselling. If they re-offend they may have their citizenship rescinded.
 * Voluntary help and supporting others is a key point of Améž society. This is fiercely protected, as is the sharing of property and public ownership of industry. The system works as Amélioraï is known to have one of the most conflict-free societies and strong, stable economies of modern times.
 * There is nearly no homelessness in the country due to the strong belief in equality. Citizens have been known to build shelters and houses by hand to help out those in need, though usually housing is available for all.
 * The military is extremely small and is effectively a coastguard.
 * The legal age of consent in Amélioraï is 15.
 * The immigration laws in the country are extremely liberal.
 * Amélioraï is secular, and the majority of the population is atheist. However, while not allowed in schools or the workplace, the country does allow religion to be preached in a persons own home and encourages freedom of expression - regarded as a vital part of the society.

Food
The entire population is vegan, vegetarian or pescetarian.

The national dish of is Lileo, also known as Yonnyuli Koreno. It is a sauce based dish akin to matar paneer, but using soya protein instead of cheese as well as the rare national spice, Koreno. The Russian Shenkőves population claim that it should be served with Pilau rice, an opinion not shared by the other ethnicities. The annual Lileo cookoff has caused controversy by awarding the best prize to a Russian Shenkőves version of the dish on several occasions.

President
The president acts as the state’s representative and is a title awarded by a popular vote, usually to a distinguished or famous citizen. “President” has no direct translation to Shenkő - the president is referred to as “Ére Entirò Unikàs-Fai” which translates to “person for all people." They act informaally as chairperson of most boards or activities while rarely having any power over the proceedings that they oversee. They have no veto power unless there is a 50/50 decision in the direct referenda, in which she gets the final decision. The presidential role is coveted but holds no material significance.

Currency
The currency, the Iahre, is rarely used by natives as most forms of exchange are done by labour. It is mostly used for imports and by tourists.

Industry
The largest industry is tourism, but the country also has extremely strong fishing, music, creative and science industries, all of which are considered innovative.

Education
Education in Amélioraï is free and based solely on ability. They are regarded as having one of the world's best educational systems and universities. Many students come to study in the country.

They have the largest proportional amount of doctors in their population, and have made several of the most important scientific and medical discoveries of recent years.

= Regions =
 * Hiraeth (historically English-speaking) Capital - Nadeži
 * Shenerlai (historically Shenkő -speaking) Capital - Čokai
 * Nagornyy (historically Russian-speaking) Capital - Vmeste
 * La Pau (historically Catalan-speaking) Capital – Peixer