Your Nation's Fact of the Week

[Stormaen]

The "Old Man" is Stormaen's oldest tree. The yew tree has been dated to between 4,000 and 5,000-years-old. In 1750, it was enclosed within the expanded graveyard of St. Peter's Church, itself Stormaen's oldest church.

[Kingdom of the Polar Bear]

Taxidermy is a common gift in the KOPB for events like Weddings, Milestone Birthdays, Graduations, etc.

[Penguin Union Nation]

Despite a rigorous nationwide consumption of alcohol, the trend of alcoholism in PUN citizens is actually at a low rate, and for those suffering from alcoholism, there are many fine rehabilitation programs available that insurance covers.

[HYDRA-Russian Empire]

It is illegal to have any sexuality other than asexuality.
All babies are artificially grown, and distributed among parents (male+female) who have successfully passed parenting exams.
A maximum of 1 child per couple is allowed. All excess children are
a) terminated
b) deported
c) given up for adoption

[Kiaculta]

On May 13 1997, Chancellor-Minister Solomon Thraxes was arrested at the Parliamentary Palace by Field Marshal Luiten Steiner and a coalition of sixteen other politicians and military officers, including members of his own Conservative Party. He was charged with high treason among others, and was stripped of all his positions. Thraxes was forced into retirement, where he lived rather privately until early 2000 when Endeavor Broadcasting produced a documentary about his life, ending with a rare interview with the formerly most powerful man in the Empire. The interview received significant attention despite criticism by the Centre Party that it portrayed him in a positive light, as a mellow and resigned man. However, he notably stated that he had no regrets about any decisions made in his twenty-eight years of power, despite controversy surrounding murders, embezzlement, and the declining health of Emperor Adrian III. Thraxes died of natural causes on April 23 of that year, at the age of ninety.

[Astuana]

It is illegal in Astuana to say racist remarks in public. Those caught vocalizing remarks are fined 214 notes.

[Tolmakia]

Spilling Tolmakian Tea accidentally is a justifiable reason for having "alone time."

[The Northern Kingdoms]

There is a lot of paranormal and supernatural stuff going on in Sir Jacob Folmoon High School, a moderately prestigious private high school. A handful of students, after they perform a certain ritual, are reportedly transported to another dimension, into an run-down school called "Sjuttiotvå Spriter High School" (here is a sneak peek of the interior of "Sjuttiotvå Spriter High School", except it's darker). While most return, "Sjuttiotvå Spriter High School" contains many unholy and evil spirits. The most prominent student who visited "Sjuttiotvå Spriter High School" is a girl named Naoko Nakahara (currently grade 11). Also, a sinister tower, claimed to be filled with shadowy monsters, appears on the school by midnight, and when that tower appears, time stops for an hour (the tower looks like this). After that hour, the tower disappears. Some students, particularly those who have the ability of retaining one or more non-mamono familiars (the former is rare, and the latter, even rarer), are able to enter that tower. The most prominent of these students is a kejourou named Mika Tsurugi (aka Ojou-sama, graduated 2010). That aside, despite these, the school remains prestigious.

[Tropical Isles]

a parking ticket here in the tropical isles costs 5 silver certificates.

[Eeveeville]

It is illegal to have sex with someone under 18

Men are now the slaves to women

And all alcohol, drugs, and smokes are banned

[Minroz]

A zoo in central Minroz has been closed after visitors were outraged to discover its lion was really a bushy and barking Dorok mastiff. Allegedly, the said zoo attempts to disguise the dog as a African Lion.

[Candy and Spice]

The princess is centuries old. As a result, she feels sad almost 50% of the time from missing bygone friends. The other 50% of the time she is happy and satisfied with her achievements

[Liberty and Alderney]

Even though many people in the United States view Alderney as the worst state, most foriegners comment that Alderney is the most safe, friendly and nice state to visit in the nation.

[Chistanad]

The Chistanad Air Force has no bombers.

[Jeongmi]

Jeongmi has no minimum voting age. While all citizens are granted suffrage upon their 20th birthday, those who are below the age (also, permanent citizens) may acquire suffrage through passing a comprehensive exam requiring a detailed knowledge of the workings of politics and government.

[Fatatatutti]

On this week's episode of Alphonse and Fish, Alphonse has to help his Army buddy (yes, another one) clear his name when he is charged with a crime he didn't commit; Fish goes skydiving and winds up having to fly the plane. Fun Factoid: Fish is actually a qualified pilot but in the show his character is clumsy and incompetent.

[Leon-Jimenez]

Asturians (Recognized minority in Leon), are blond and blue-eyed, however a genetic mutation makes their traits dominant instead of recessive, hence why many descendants of Amerindians and Asturians in the Leonese Santo Domingo are what people would call "white" in the pre-apocalyptic world.

[The Northern Kingdoms]

There is a government movement to declare every 26 July as Esperanto day.

[Syrixia]

Our Prime Minister, Alfred Nursson, was the offspring of the result of a government experiment back in the Communist era to make a doppleganger of Winston Churchill. As such, that experiment's son was the successful doppleganger, with eerily similar personality traits to that of Churchill to boot.

[Arumdaum]

Jeongmi used to have a massive colonial empire.

[The Earl of Lemongrab]

When the fourth earl planned to eat his father the third earl as part of a coup, Lemongrab 3 exiled himself and went back to his creator/mother. Ever since, Lemongrab 4 has ruled the earldom.

[Hubyaveyabo]

The USSH has repeatedly offered citizenship to various important figures, Vladimir Putin has turned this offer down 7829 times.

[Liberty and Alderney]

The Libery City subway opened 5 years before the first subway train was invented, meaning people had to wait for a very long time.

[Tolmakia]

In a 2014 survey, it was concluded that the 10 things that the average Tolmakian in the capital carried around were:

1. A handkerchief
2. Candy or a snack bar
3. Papers, lots of them
4. A knife or concealed ranged weapon
5. A foldable metal stick
6. A business card
7. A stress ball, beeswax or clay
8. A teabag
9. A phone, of course
10. Keys

[Barboneia]

Although firearms are banned in Barboneia, ramchers can get permits to own shotguns to protect their walrus ranches.