Hjaltland

Kingdom of Hjaltland Kongungdum Hjaltland (Norn) Konungdómr Hjaltland (Norse)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Með lögum skal land byggja (English: With law shall land be built)
Capital and largest city	Larvick 60°10′N 1°9′W
Official languages	Norn Norse
Recognised national languages	English Scottish Gaelic Scots
Legislature	Hoystrting
Population
• 2023 estimate	2,113,118
• 2021 census	2,100,388
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$297.95 billion
• Per capita	$141,002
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$281.51 billion
• Per capita	$133,221
Gini	22.6 low
HDI (2021)	0.978 very high
Currency	Hjaltland skilling (HLS)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (HST)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	right

Hjaltland, formally the Kingdom of Hjaltland, is an island nation located in the North Sea, in Northern Europe. It is located on the 60th Parallel North. Hjaltland has no land borders, however, it shares the North Sea with Great Britain (Scotland, through the Orkney Islands) to its south-west and Norway to its East. The country’s territory is comprised of 5 main islands (Nordmaven, Yell, Unst, Feltar and Megenland) and around 300 satellite islands and skerries. Together, they make up the Hjaltland archipelago. The capital of Hjaltland is Larvick, which is also its largest city. With a population of 2,113,118, Hjaltland is the fifth most populated Nordic country.

The region that makes up present-day Hjaltland has been inhabited since at least the Mesolithic period. The Picts were the original inhabitants of the islands, before the Scandinavian conquest and subsequent colonisation in the Early Middle Ages. Hjaltland has been an independent state since at least the mid-9th or early 10th century, making it one of the oldest continuously independent nations in the world. The modern-day borders of Hjaltland have been extant since the Cession of Orkney in the mid-15th century.

Hjaltland has an oceanic climate, complex geology, a rugged coastline and largely low-rising topology.