Thorway

Thorway (Danish: Thorveg) is a country in Scandinavia, located in Kattegat. It's located between Denmark and Sweden.

Thorway is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. Thorway has a state-level government and local governments in 4 municipalities.

The Independence
Thorway declared its independence from Denmark in 1370. The first King of Thorway was Nils the peacefull. Independence was declared because of the high taxes Denmark charged the Island of Thorway. Nils was a rich man, and in 1369 he decided to buy the Island of Thorway from the king of Denmark. During the year he traded with the King of Denmark, to be an independent kingdom, and in 1370 it was granted.

Through the 12th and 13th century, Thorway build up a great nation and a whole new law system.

World War II
Untill World War II Thorway had managed to stay neutral, but in 1940 the Nazi Germany occupied the country. The Parliament was forced to cooperate with the germans. During the war, the germans build factories to manufactor weapons and uniforms to the german soldiers, these factories was discovered by The United Kingdom, and Thorway was bombed several times. Destroying many historical places in the big cities. The Occupation enden May 5 1945. After the war, with the perceived threat posed by the USSR and the lessons of World War II still fresh in Thorwegian minds, the country abandoned its policy of neutrality.

Politics
Thorway is a constitutional monarchy.

Executive authority is exercised on behalf of the monarch by the prime minister and other cabinet ministers who head departments. The cabinet, including the Prime Minister, and other ministers collectively make up the government. These ministers are responsible to Folketinget (the Thorwegian Parliament), the legislative body, which is traditionally considered to be supreme (that is, able to legislate on any matter and not bound by decisions of its predecessors).

The Folketing is the national legislature. It has the ultimate legislative authority according to the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty. Parliament consists of 131 members elected by proportional majority. Parliamentary elections are held at least every four years, but it is within the powers of the Prime Minister to call one at his discretion before this period has elapsed. On a vote of no confidence the parliament may force a single minister or the entire government to resign.