Sakuralia

Sakuralia is a nation currently waiting to join the Nation Song Contest. It made its Waiting List Song Contest debut in edition 57 and earned its first victory in WLSC 63. The country will play host to WLSC 64 in Hanashima.

About Sakuralia

 * Population: 25,000,000
 * Capital City: Hanashima
 * Government: Constitutional Monarchy
 * Head of State: Empress Naoko Takeuchi
 * National Anthem: Moonlight Densetsu
 * Official Languages: Japanese and English
 * Flower: Cherry blossom
 * Motto: Where culture and creativity bloom
 * Currency: Nami (100 hanako = 1 nami)

Media
SHK (Sakuralia Hoso Kyokai) is the national public broadcaster of Sakuralia, with its headquarters located in the Kinozu district of Hanashima. It runs 3 television channels and 2 radio stations (Radio 1 and Radio 2), private and regional stations are also available throughout the country. The main national daily newspaper is the Sakura Shimbun, offering both an English edition and a Japanese edition. Local and regional newspapers are also widely distributed
 * SHK 1: The main channel, featuring news, anime, sports, variety shows and more, along with our annual New Year's Eve event, the Kohaku Uta Gassen.  Broadcasts the Waiting List Song Contest as well as the Nation Song Contest finals
 * SHK 2: Educational channel offering children's programming, language courses and travel documentaries
 * SHK 3: Also known as SHK International, offering the best shows from around the world.  Broadcasts the Eurovision Song Contest annually with BBC feed and commentary
 * Radio 1: News and information in both English and Japanese
 * Radio 2: Offering the best music from Sakuralia and around the world