Introduction by Grand Duke Vytautas Gediminaitis of the Grand Duchy of Feransia

Greetings our new neighbors within the International Western Union, I am Grand Duke Vytautas Gediminaitis the leader of the Grand Duchy of Feransia and I'd like to first give thanks for your invitation to join this region. While our nation has a monarch I am not an absolute ruler, we have a Parliament that is elected by the people with a compulsory vote. The Grand Duchy of Feransia believes in equal opportunities and so the government strives to ensure that everyone is given an equal chance at success regardless of background.

The Grand Duchy of Feransia values education as the key to a successful future and so we invest 27% of our revenue into this to make sure that as adults our people are able to understand the world they live in so that they can make informed decisions and of course votes. We also make considerable investments into Welfare and Law&Order which has helped maintain our low youth crime rates.

Although the Grand Duchy of Feransia has a policy of compulsory military service we are not a militaristic state by nature. The service all our citizens must complete is based around defending the nation from invaders rather than attacking.

We hope that this message was at least somewhat informative on the Grand Duchy of Feransia and once again thank you for your invitation to join this great region!

Signed
Grand Duke Vytautas Gediminaitis I of Feransia