Your Nation's Fact of the Week

[Thervingia]

Unlike in the US military, the green beret in the Thervingian army is reserved only for new recruits and soldiers that don't belong to combat, intelligence, or police units.

[Terra Britania]

In 1995, the Emperor of the time, James III, thought about combining the strongest nuclear weapons of the three powers, America, Britania and Siberia, and detonating them all at once. This came to a reality when the three leaders agreed a joint nuclear test for September 1996, this was known as the "Tri-Nuclear Project".

The bombs included in the test were America's B41 Thermonuclear weapon, Siberia's (formerly the USSR) Tsar Bomba, and Britania's TND-91 "Emperor Bomb".

Most of the other details of the project were classified by the military up until now.

The explosion resulted from the test had a power of an estimated 150 Mt of TNT.

[Cumberlanda]

This week on "How to Speak Cumberlandian," we will discuss the significance of syllables and how to distinguish them.

The Cumberlandian language is strategic, and uses apostrophes to indicate a new syllable. This is important, because "How do you do?" can turn into "How do you eat?" in just a simple change of syllable stress.

Take the word "Republic" in English. In Cumberlandian, it is Bundes'ka. This is a word to describe any representative government, bundes'ka meaning "system of the people."

Bundes, meaning system is one syllable, sounding like Boonds. Ka, meaning people, is one syllable as well, and it has the hard "Ahhh" sound.

So the native name of Cumberlanda is Bundes'ka do Cum'ber'land'ka, or "People's System of the People of the Cumberland"

Next week, we will discuss articles and other things you must know to speak Cumberlandian!

[Macedonia proconsulares]

The largest vehicle in the Macedonian arsenal is based off of the P-1000 Landkreuzer designed but never built by NAZI Germany.
Modern armor is lighter and more effective than steel, and Modern weapons are more efficient. The vehicle, known as the P-1000 phalanx tank, is armed with a main railgun turret similar to a naval railgun capable of firing a 4 inch slug at 15,000 miles per hour, can target aircraft, and can reload quickly due to a minireactor inside of the vehicle.
the "mammoth" tank", as it is affectionately called by its users, weighs 730 tonnes overall and has several secondary armaments. These include 3 secondary artillery cannons, several anti-aircraft missile batteries, and machinegun turrets designed to shot incoming missiles out of the air.
The tank can hold a full complement of 30 soldiers and the armor can withstand most impacts.
work on shield generator technology for the tank is being done, but always seems ten years away.

[Aikoland]

In 2009, the High Royal Court of the Islamic Queendom ruled that it was unconstitutional to forbid the wearing of the hijab or niqab in public places due to the constitutional right to practice religion as one chose as long as it does not interfere with the lives or rights of others.

[Dalcaria]

Despite the fact that there is an open position in the Empire for Archpriest (essentially the head of The Temple), the position is rarely filled. In fact, the last time it was filled was probably 500 years ago. The Archpriest is chosen by all High Priests gathering and voting on who is best equipped for the position. As The Temple's primary goal is the eradication of demons and other users of evil, the position is almost exclusively considered a military focused one, and so therefore usually goes to the High Priest with the best demonstration military knowledge and reliability for protecting the innocent. The Temple does not carry out hunts on White Witches, Grey Witches, or demons/necromancers/summoners/etc. that work in a way that does not present harm to anyone. To this end, The Temple must look carefully at any candidate to ensure they aren't a fanatic that will misuse the power of The Temple.

[Free Syllvin]

There are only seven politicians that have ever been rightfully elected or assumed leadership in a rightful legal manner. All others have seized power.

[Fatatatutti]

The "Alfonseria" is a Hispanic neighbourhood in inner Fat City that is under the influence of a street gang called Los Patos Fuertes, who have a great admiration for Alphonse.

[Aswenia]

Aswenians love adult enertainment, strangely bondage & hentai are the biggest searchs...

There is a really strange obsession with asian women.

[East Klent]

Secretary Franklin Gerrald confirms that Operation Odyssey Rise was kept secret to protect the families of those taken.

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[Cuevi]

Despite minor opposition, hydraulic fracturing in southern Cuevi has created a boom in the economy.

[Ajax Prime]

The Ajaxian Hockey League team, the Lagunovgrad Capitals, signed Premier Pavel Volchenkov's brother, Sakke, as a left winger. Most speculate that the team would be forced to relocate from the Ajaxian capital if they did not sign the six-year contract.

[Liberty and Alderney]

We are one of most densely populated city in America.

[Westray]

The Westray independence referendum took place in Westray on 1 March 1979. The referendum asked citizens whether or not they supported the continuation of their status as an Crown dependency of the United Kingdom.

On a turnout of 89.59% – the highest recorded for an election or referendum since universal suffrage was introduced – the "No" vote decisively won with 60.3% voting against independence and 39.7% voting in favour.

[Minroz]

Minrozian congees, or jook, (Minrozian: 粥; pinyin: zhōu) vary considerably by region. For example, to make Southern congee, white rice is boiled in many times its weight of water for a long time until the rice breaks down and becomes a fairly thick, white porridge (Pinyin: báizhōu). Congees made in other regions may use different types of rice with different quantities of water, producing congees of different consistencies.

Congee is often eaten with zhacai, salted duck eggs, lettuce and dace (Minrozian mud carp), paste,bamboo shoots, youtiao, rousong, pickled tofu, wheat gluten, with other condiments, meat or century eggs.
Other seasonings, such as white pepper and soy sauce, may be added. Grilled fish may be mixed in to provide a different texture.

Congee is often eaten with fried bread sticks known as youtiao. Congee with youtiao is commonly eaten as breakfast in many areas in Minroz. Congee can be left watery, or can be drained so it has a texture similar to Western oatmeal porridge. Congee can also be made from brown rice, although this is less common and takes longer to cook.

Besides being an everyday meal, congee is considered to be food therapy for the unwell. Ingredients can be determined by their supposed therapeutic value as well as flavor.

The origin of congee is unknown, but from many historical accounts, it was usually served during times of famine, or when numerous patrons visited the temples, as a way to stretch the rice supply to feed more people.
In Minroz, congee has also been used to feed young infants. However, the cooking time is much longer than for okayuand, because it is for infants, the congee is not seasoned with salt or any other flavoring. Often it is mixed with steamed and deboned fish.

Congee made from other grains, such as cornmeal, millet, barley, and sorghum, are common in the north of Minroz. where rice does not grow as well as other grains suited for a colder climate. Multigrain congee mixes are sold in the health food sections of Minrozian supermarkets. Congee with mung beans is usually eaten with sugar, like red bean congee.

[The Northern Kingdoms]

A ghost called "Sheherazade" roams around the streets of Kronastad. She is a ghost of a girtablilu yearning for love and sex.

[Tropical Isles]

we use nation states stats.

[Caledovia]

Swing and Jazz music are still extremely popular in Caledovia

[Lorrayne]

We recently stopped being at war! Which is kinda nice...

[Valloria]

Every day this week has had a battle in Vallorian history. This is the only week to have such a distinction.

[New Tuva SSR]

Former Premier Mikhail Fitstaryov's older brother,dies of a heart attack at age 69.

[Dorne of Sunspear]

Dorne was able to resist Targaryen Rule for two and a half centuries. We defeated Aegon, killed his sister, and took the hand of Orys Baratheon. We killed 'Dornish' Lord Tyrell in a bed of scorpions after Daeron The Fool tried to take us by force, and killed him as well. We only submitted to the throne when we married into the Targaryens. We are still unbowed, unbent and definitely unbroken.

[Tolmakia]

Our people are so serious and formal (except for the ones that live in the northern province), which explains why Tolmakians are stereotyped as businessmen or killjoys.

[HYDRA-Russian Empire]

Our Empire has theoretically been at war with Notralgia for the past 584 years, but in actual fact the HYDRA-Notralgian War lasted for 10 years. We just forgot to sign the peace treaty at the end of it!

[Brabantum]

In Brabantum, it is illegal to put salt on mayonnaise.