Panem

Panem
Capital city	Bryant
Official languages
Area	89.246 km²
Population	123.572 (July 2015)
Ethnic groups	91.5% Panemians 4.7% Danconians 3.2% Dasmians 0.6% Others
Demonym	Panemian
Government	Parliamentary Republic
Currency	Panem Dollar ($) (PND)
Broadcaster	Panems Radio (PMR)

Panem, officially the Republic of Panem is a country located in the polar region. The country gained its independence from Dancony in July 2015. Its current capital and most populated city is Bryant, located in the center of the country.

History

See also: History of Dancony

As the country was a part of Dancony up to 2015, it is assumed that the country was settled in the early 400s. Even though most of the inhabitants of Dancony originated from Keyholeland, it is believed that most of the Panemian citizens origin from Dasmia.

In early 1766, the first conflict between the East and West of Dancony was reported. Eastern and Western Danconians started having misbeliefs about each other. In early 1800s, after most of the Danconian population moved to the East due to natural disasters, the citizens of Panem started organizing their own state and demanded for independence since then.

Independence

Between 20 and 28 June 2015, a referendum was held to determine whether Panem should become or not an independent country. It was the second referendum that took place for this purpose, with the first taking place five years ago, in 2010, with the outcome being mostly negative from the inhabitants of Panem. That was probably because people from Dancony were also able to vote. For the 2015 referendum though, only citizeens of Panem were able to cast their vote. Panem became an independent country in July 2015, after 61.58% of the Panemians voted for "yes".

First referendum (2010)

Panemian independence referendum, 2010
Results
	Votes	Of total
No	333,440	61.57%
Yes	208,124	31.43%
Total votes	541,564	100.00%
Voter turnout	90.52%

The first referendum took place in Panem, the South-Western part of Dancony, from 5 to 12 February 2010, on whether the region should remain a part of Dancony or become independent.

All the citizens of Dancony were able to vote in the referendum of the country, as demanded by Danconian government. The referendum caused several conflicts between the East and West of Dancony and there were severe battles between the two sides.

The independence referendum question, which voters answered with "Yes" or "No", was "Should Panem be an independent country?" On 3 March 2010, the referendum commission published the final results, with 61.57% voting against independence of the country. Following the result, the citizens of Panem asked to exclude the votes that came from Dancony as they accused them for voting against the country's independence.

Second referendum (2015)

Panemian independence referendum, 2015
Results
	Votes	Of total
Yes	216,304	61.58%
No	134,952	38.42%
Total votes	351,256	100.00%
Voter turnout	88.65%

The first referendum took place in Panem, the South-Western part of Dancony, from 20 and 28 June 2015, on whether the region should remain a part of Dancony or become independent.

Unlike the first referendum, the second referendum was more organized. The referendum was advertised all over Panem in order for people to vote in favour of the country's independence. This time, only people that lived in Panem were allowed it and also a limited regions in the Soutern-East of Dancony that bordered with Panem. This was due to people of Panem accusing the Dancony of voting against their independence for their own good.

The independence referendum question, which voters answered with "Yes" or "No", was "Should Panem be an independent country?" On 18 July 2015, the referendum commission published the final results, with 61.58% voting in favour of the country's independence. Following the result, Danconian citizens protested against the country's independence. However, some days later, Danconian government accepted Panem's independence despite the negative opinion from the Danconian citizens.

Geography

Panem is located in the north of the world, in the polar region. It borders with Dancony, which the country was part of until 2015. Panem is also indirectly neighbouring Dasmia, Nova Fionia, Poplandia and Merisla Islands.

Districts

The country is divided in fourteen regions, commonly called as "districts". Bryant, the capital city, is located in the district in the center and covers the whole district.

The fourteen districts of Panem.

	District	Population	Area (km²)
	Capitol	30,124	3,068
	District 1	2,246	2,480
	District 2	12,249	9,913
	District 3	10,514	8,361
	District 4	7,589	7,166
	District 5	9,012	8,636
	District 6	1,995	1,837
	District 7	4,197	4,410
	District 8	3,160	3,583
	District 9	15,003	14,250
	District 10	3,998	4,594
	District 11	11,881	9,647
	District 12	8,590	7,534
	District 13	3,014	3,767

Participation

Panem is currently participating only in the Lyrical Song Contest and is set to make their debut appearance in the twenty-eighth edition.

Lyrical Song Contest

Edn	Artist	Song	Final	Points	Semi	Points
#28	Samantha Jade feat. Pitbull	"Shake That"	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Countries in the Lyrical Song Contest

Amsteris Androdenet - Antalorgia - Aranna - Arazonas - Artntry - Atlantis Callard - Capitalia - Cyprinia - Dancony - Danova - Dasmia - Depressive State - Engeos - Eurovisia - Erezin Halla - Escogrecia - Falcon Republics Fanta Islands - Flower Islands - Fort Neverstill - Glazon - The Highlands - IceSea - Islas de Los Santos - Japonicana - Keyholeland - Latitude Republic - República Blanca - Luir-Landodios - Lyscia - Maharlika - Merisla Islands - Muccaland - Muglox Nosato - Mugsyria - Myyoland - Neptune - Nifheim - Northern Kingdom - Orsted Islands Odennia - Parola - Panacer - Phalong - Pohunskia - Poplandia - Rainbow Islands San Clementino - Sivania - South Kordom - Sultanate Al-Arabiyyah - Trolland & Beatum U.S. of Flowers - The Whitelands - Zegruzia