Botnia (cultural area)

Botnia is a cultural region. It is situated along the eastern shore of Botnian Sea and Tornean Sea.

Basic characteristics

 * Several polytheistic religions
 * Hexadecimal numerals
 * Tendency to have a democratic society
 * Women are more important than men
 * However, men are often in important political posts
 * Women are priests in the religions
 * Often, women take precedence in orders of succession over their brothers, if there is a monarchy
 * Nature is highly valued