Madripoor


 * Absolutely no relation to the Marvel Cinematic Universe version.

Madripoor, officially the Republic of Madripoor, is a sovereign city-state and island country in the Indonesian archipelago, located between Sumatra and the Malay peninsula. It occupies the entire vicinity of the island of Madripoor (OTL Bengkalis).

The official languages are English, Czech and Malay, although a large variety of other languages are spoken.

Madripoor gained its independence on August 26th 1966 after its expulsion from Indonesia.

Trivia

 * The main dialect of Czech used in Madripoor is Moravian (owing to the Moravian majority of the Czech settlers in Madripoor), while British English and Madrish (a dialect/creole of English, based on Manglish and Ocker English) are the most-commonly used forms of English in the country,
 * Madripoor shares many cultural and economic aspects with Singapore. Unlike Singapore, the country is mostly liberal, although continuing to discourage chewing gum, spitting on the street and unhygienic environmental practices. The Madripoorese educational and prison systems also match that of Norway's.
 * Another similarity with Singapore is that there’s only 1 TV company which operates all DTT channels (Mediacorp in Singapore and Transmedia in Madripoor).
 * Until 1971, it was considered illegal to die in Madripoor. The unusual ban on death was eventually lifted by the new democratic socialist government.
 * The British-Singaporean animated series Oddbods has become popular in Madripoor, to the point that local animation studio Electric Blue Studios collaborated with One Animation in 2018 to create an extended universe based on the series.
 * A fictionalization of Madripoor has been used as a backdrop in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
 * In Madripoor, physical bullying is punishable by juvenile detention, making it the only country to do so. It is also forbidden to smoke in class especially during class time. Bringing dangerous weapons is considered the highest offense, and can lead to expulsion with a referral report to be published to the legal authorities concerned, as well as 15 years in juvenile detention.
 * The age of consent and legal drinking age are both 18. Possession of child porn is punishable with a 1500 dollar fine, whereas a repeated offense will lead to a 20-year jail term, which is the same as the murder sentence.
 * Like in Germany, there is no punishment for escaping from custody, as the will to freedom is a constitutionally recognized human instinct.