Your Nation's Fact of the Week

[Fatatatutti]

Prime Minister Schuyler Marmish is expected to rise in Parliament tomorrow to move that Fish be accaimed as our new President. Some debate is anticipated because of Fish's inability to read, write or speak English, which might hamper his ability to fulfil the office of President. However, since the second-running candidate, Alphonse, also lacks the same abilities, there is little doubt that the motion will carry. In any case, Parliament is unlikely to override the will of the people.

The Prime Minister has had meetings this past week with outgoing President Mickey Chang, with candidates Fish, Alphonse and Beatrix "Kiddo" Harper (or their representatives) and with Parliamentary party leaders and it is believed that they have come to a consensus.

This is the first time that a joke candidate has been elected President of Fatatatutti, though several small animals have been elected to Parliament over the years. Fish's election is expected to renew debate on whether or not the office of President is actually needed.

[Murovanka]

Commandos won't burst in through your window/chimney/backdoor during midnight, drag you into a cell for rapid interrogation and be shot before you realize what's going on- if you're caught saying "Death to Dumbledore".

[Anollasia]

Emigration is on the rise.

[Cumalas]

Bees were once the national animal of Cumalas.

[Samahi]

Samahi citizens eat a shitload of fish.

[Soviet Chernarus]

In New Moscow, the capital of the Soviet People's Republic of Chernarus, it is illegal to dance on the Chernarussian flag whilst wearing a sombrero and wielding a pocket knife.

[Aeyariss]

Life goes on like it normally do in Aeyariss. Nothing significant to report. The government is preparing for another transformation in the international organization known as Axis as the alliance turns 1 year (1 RL month) next week.

[Metcalfer]

It is illegal to kill a pug in Metcalfer.

[Reloria]

Snow has not been seen in Reloria since records began - no living Relorian (aside from well-travelled citizens who have visited other countries) has ever seen a snowflake in person.

Indeed, a lack of snow being mentioned anywhere in Relorian literature or historical records suggests that snow may never have fallen in the country.

[Mefpan]

Did you know?
All animals that are with the state (Military, Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, etc.) are eligible to receive the same medals, badges, rewards and rights a sapient service(wo)man would. To date, there have been several hundred awards and over a dozen state funerals for recognized canine, avian and even feline members of the Armed Forces.

This policy began in 1914 when Edward VII, a Mefpanian guard dog alerted the garrison it was assigned to of the sound of approaching English troopships during the dead of night, all but thwarting an invasion and military occupation of the Mefpanian islands before news had even reported that war had broken out between the Great Powers of Europe. Consequentially, Mefpan - then a German colony - managed to stop the invading forces at the shoreline and kept most of its territory free of occupation for the remainder of the war.

Despite the outcome of the war, Edward VII received the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse from the garrison commander to whom it was originally awarded, stating that the dog was the one to win the battle for Mefpan by hearing the British invasion fleet while most of the entire garrison slept. Throughout the post-war occupation by British troops, Edward VII's decoration was hidden by his owner so that it couldn't be confiscated as reprisal for British naval might having been humiliated by a dog.

Edward VII was temporarily renamed Bismarck at the behest of the British military governor when local newspapers began running headlines like "Edward VII awarded Iron Cross". The name change was later revoked when post-war public sentiment came to widely agree that naming a German overseas hero after a British monarch who was "much less competent than the canine" would not be appropriate.

[CTALNH]

The Sexytime Actwas passed recently it mandates that all people of consensual age have sex at least once a day.

[Bereia]

Reagan Schaeffer, CEO of automobile manufacturing giant New Haven Motors, is allegedly being courted by at least one major political party as a possible future Presidential candidate.

[Metcalfer]

Rape in Metcalfer is punishable by casterthion and the breaking of his arms.

[Vakkan]

We are a Trotskyist republic.

[Free Pejite]

Traveling by camel is faster than biking (here at least)

[Adab]

Emperor Tizqar III is scheduled to make a speech at the first-ever Adab Agricultural Fair, held in Adab City, tomorrow. He is expected to speak on the importance of agriculture and the hard work of farmers in the country.

[Walosia]

http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=138862&p=13352093&hilit=Chloe#p13352093
OOC: This post I wrote long ago is not accurate. Chloe, the Emperors daughter is not 15 years old, she is 4. The picture is also not correct, as it depicts someone who are clearly older than 4.

[Quevola]

I hate to say after saluting the flag (or hold your hand over your heart if you're a citizen), you have to the end of your hand and stretch your arm toward the Quevolan flag, like Nazis did.

[Walosia]

Most important members in the current Walosian Senate (Walosian Congress):

Head of State (Emperor): His majesty, Emperor David Caesarion I
Head of Government: President Markus Galigan
Legatus Legionis Hadrian Caesar Maximus
Speaker of the senate: Maximilian Caecilius (liberals)

Speaker of the senate is a position where the person is tasked with speaking on the behalf of the entire senate and if the senate proposes bills, the speaker will be the one to propose them. The speaker is the only position among the four (Speaker, president, royal, legate) that dont have a veto. This position is mostly formal and is elected by popular vote in the senate.

[Ostoka]

In a recent survey, the most popular food in Vèli is Sauteed Turtle Eggs. Despite the Gopher Tortoise being the national animal

[Tolmakia]

Shrimp kills more people than sharks in southern Tolmakia. It kills indirectly by choking or allergy

[Northern Arcadian Empire]

We are a space traveling civilization, that fled Earth because of its destruction, and during our time trying to find a new home we have discovered many alien civilizations. So we are super diverse in human and alien culture!

[Minroz]

In the Gregorian year 1630, a Minrozian inventor Zhao Yimou invents the facsimile machine [the fax machine and the first in Iclamia].This makes it possible to communicate long-distance with hand-written letters, and revolutionizes the Minrozian postal system.

[Imperial Paleoworld Germania]

While the members of the Reichstag are elected, the Reichschancellor is personally appointed by the Kaiser himself from the majority party.

[Auzkhia]

The Reichseinheitspartei (Imperial Unity Party) has won every federal election since its founding in 1908.