Government Plan To Phase Out Domestic Air Travel
By Georgina Clarke
26th April 2009

To help meet environmental pledges made in the January presidential election, the Minister for the environment today announced that by 2015, all domestic air travel in Paranor Island will be phased out. To give citizens an affordable alternative, the State will subsidize high speed rail travel until 2017 when it is hoped inter-city rail tickets will have similar prices to modern aviation firms. The initiative has been welcomed by envronmntalists, but has met fierce oppostion from some.

Leah Prepares For New Stadium As Another One Closes
By Georgina Clarke
26th April 2009

As final preparations are made on Leah’s new Simlympic Stadium, the city’s National Stadium prepares to close its doors for good. The new Simlympic Stadium will have an 80,000 capacity stadium and should meet the major increase in demand the old one has seen in recent years. The design, inspired by a sea shell, has been widely welcomed as a beautiful design that will complement the stadiums setting in the new Simlympic Park, south of the Leah Government District.

Government Announces Recovery Programme
By Georgina Clarke
17th Febuary 2009

In a bid to jump start the ailing construction industry, the Government today announced a series of large infrastructure projects, some of which were previously rejected for being too costly. The £12billion plan was announced at a joint press conference with Minister of Finance James Clancy and Minister of Transport John Lawler. It includes several key transport projects including extending Leah's motorway tunnel network, at an estimated cost of £2.5billion.

Learn About Paranor

The Republic of Paranor Island is a small island nation in the North Atlantic Ocean. It was once one of the world’s oldest and most powerful monarchies with the last ruler being King Donaill II of the House of Leah. It is now a presidential republic with Stewart Johnson as head of state.

History

Main article: History of Paranor Island

Paranor Isand has a long and culturally rich history that you can read about here.

Government and Politics

Main article: Politics of Paranor Island

Presently, Paranor is run by a provisional government until a constitution is passed and elections can be held.

Geography, climate, and environment

Main article: Geography of Paranor Island

Paranor Island has a mild Oceanic climate with weather rarely reaching extremes. Rainfall typically reaches about 800mm a year with 2,500mm being the highest amount ever recorded. Average temperature for the year is about 11°C. The highest ever recorded temperature was 37°C (1938) and the lowest was -14°C (1899).

Economy

Main article: Economy of Paranor Island

Military

Main article: Military of Paranor Island

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Paranor Island

Culture

Main article: Culture of Paranor Island

Transport

Main article: Transport In Paranor Island

Paranor Island has a very developed transport system, focused on both public and private forms of transport. The Department of Transport is in charge of all transport projects within the state and also operate all of the country's toll roads. The Island has a broad, high quality motorway system with links to all major cities and towns. Smaller towns are usually linked to the motorway system by dual-carriageways or high quality roads. Since 1990, the Department of Transport has spent over £80billion on public transport, with all major cities now possessing light rail systems, as well as heavy commuter rail. The Department of Transport also operates all public transport under it's executive arm, Paranor Transport.