Crazy Facts about your Nation

[Ah Lokzii]

We're all Hunters. We infiltrate other nations in order to kill the Supernatural, and we speak a language older than Latin or Enochian. Our exorcisms are far stronger.

[Rusozak]

Most citizens are unaware that the World Assembly exists due to the extreme lengths the government takes to control information entering the country.

[Tyrandel]

The National Preservation Front, which stands against foreigners and foreign influence, and the Anti-Racist Alliance, which stands against racism and privilege, agree on about 70% of things. Both stand against the importation of foreign cultural ideas and support a stagnant monoculture, the NPF for the reason of protecting Tyrandeli culture from influence by inferior foreigners while the ARA does so to stand against cultural appropriation. The NPF stands against interbreeding because it corrupts the racial purity of Tyrandel, the ARA because it fetishizes other races. The NPF stands against alliances with foreign entities because it will 'rape the lands of Tyrandel', the ARA because it is a form of oppressing other cultures.

Nobody pays much attention to either of them and both, entertainingly, are regarded as incompatible with the culture of Tyrandel and the rest of Western influence.

[Azenyanistan]

Everyday you will see Azenyanistanis burning communist flags. And nobody minds.

And Azenyanistanis are celebrating their independence with military hardware being sold to the masses, letting civilians play.

[Rhodevus]

There are four Golden Eagle reservations in Rhodevus, in each of which there are zero Golden Eagles. Apparently, Golden Eagles don't like being in reservation and prefer to roam around Rhodevus

[Titan Ani]

in honor of the first war titan's weapon the spear, the recent war titan chucks missiles at his enemy's.

[Minroz]

Every day at 7pm, most Minrozian televisions are turned to 30-minute long news program by state-run Minroz Central Television. It has been Minroz's most-watched television program since 1978.

[Forlini and its Dominion]

In times of war, the Imperial Banner (our current flag) is lowered and replaced by the War Flag of Forlini. Since Forlinians dislike armed military intervention but see it as a necessary act for defence or retaliation against military aggressions, the War Flag does not receive salute nor does it provided a ceremony when hoisted. It is not allowed to sing the national anthem when the flag is hoisted.

The general practice is to turn one's back on the flag while it is hoisted to show disapproval.

[Mar1na]

Crazy facts about Marina:

The constitution guarantees freedom of religion to everyone except the monarch, his or her spouse, and those directly in line for the the throne. They are required to be Eastern Orthodox.

Eastern Orthodoxy is the official religion of the Royal Court, but not of the government (which is secular.) Furthermore, it is not even the religion of a plurality of the population. The largest religious group is actually Presbyterian.

English and Russian are the two official languages although there are actually more native Ukrainian speakers than native Russian speakers.

Russian is the official language of the Royal Court, although a majority of the population are native English speakers, and English is the main language of commerce.

All public schools use English or Russian as the language of instruction, but students at English speaking schools are required to study Russian as a second language, and students at Russian speaking schools are required to study English as a second language. As a result, virtually every Marinian over the age of 40 (who started attending school since this policy was adopted) is bilingual, and since Ukrainian is widely spoken a significant number are trilingual.

All official documents are written not only in two different languages (English and Russian) but also in two completely different alphabets (Latin and Cyrillic.)

[Parhe]

The Holy Parhic Empire is simultaneously the first still existing country to have abolished slavery and the last to legalize slavery, being now the only country that practices it.

[Mattantia]

1. Mattantia is snow-covered year-round, even in summer.
2. Mattantia was once part of its sworn enemies.
3. Mattantia outlawed Iggy Azalea and Iggy Azalea-related items, punishable by a death sentence for possession.
4. The Zit Remedy's "Everybody Wants Something" was the most popular song in Mattantia since the late 1980's.
5. Mattantia's official languages are English, Klingon, and Esperanto.
6. Mattantian human studies mainly focus on attractiveness, and has created a Personal Attractiveness rating system, measured using "verbooms".
7. Saying the word "agnizab" is an insult to Mattantians.
8. Swearing is widely used as part of daily conversation.
9. Marriage in Mattantia is legal for people as young as 13.
10. The oldest person in Mattantia lived to 131.
11. Mattantia has the fastest speed limits in the NeoTref Empire, at 160.
12. There has been a 3-year plan to ban Taylor Swift, but very little has been done.
13. If you are not Mattantian by birth, don't even think about going to college for a doctorate in human studies.
14. If you sing an anti-dictatorship song in a school, the principal can legally punch you.
15. The dictator had 2 affairs while married to his wife of 31 years.
16. The chancellor is Zoroastrian.

[Tolmakia]

Toothpicks are banned in the Republican House. They were banned after a stray toothpick pierced an assembly member's hand when he was banging his fist during an intense parliamentary debate.

[Soviet Polsol]

Although the government of Soviet Polsol is officially atheistic, the General Secretary of the Leninist Party of Soviet Polsol regularly attends the divine liturgy at S Kyril's, albeit incognito. So do most other Party members (also in disguise), as it is the church closest to the Leninburg Kremlin. The crazy thing? They do not know about the fact that they are all devout, religious people, and the fact that they all attend the same church.

[Zorbae]

For fifty-one years before 2001, it was completely illegal to wear spectacles in Parliament, as it was believed that they would be used to 'conceal the face, and distract or otherwise hoodwink elected members of the house'.

[Camplings]

We only have ever fought in one war. And it was against birds. And we lost.

[Slattsenw]

My nation's name is based off of an idiotic saying donated by the farthest point of my mind. It is now frowned upon:

Supreme Leaders and Advisory Terrorist Trademarks Sincerely Enforcing Nuclear Warfare.

As said before, frowned upon.

[Fatatatutti]

Although Alphonse is thought to be about four years old, the "Alphonse phenomenon" is actually much older. For example, Alphonse Brand Duct Tape dates back to the 1920s and the disclaimer, "Not affiliated with Alphonse," originated with military-grade duct tape in 1942.

Some scholars believe that the Alphonse tradition in Fatatatutti is much like the Santa Claus tradition in other parts of the world and every so often the legend is personified (duckified?).

[Trumperica]

While I don't feel like I need to justify what makes Trumperica crazy, I suppose I should do that since I'm on this thread.

• Our government's religious advisor is an atheist. In Trumperica, we wanted to make sure there is a 100% separation of church and state, to avoid the problems that's caused in the past.

• Our currency is the Combover, in tribute to our fearless leader Donald Trump. I'll leave the shape of the currency to your imagination, for it is top secret. Only Trumpericans have seen a physical Combover.

• As of post time, Trumperica has no prisons. Crime is abundant, which can also be attributed to our recently introduced lack of drug laws. However, funding is beginning to be pooled back into our military and defense programs, so that won't last much longer.

• The leading cause of death in Trumperica is of old age. We have recently received the honor of being 83,931st in the world for Longest Life Spans, an honor few expected would ever come, considering Heart Disease and Murder round out the top 3 causes of death at post time.

• At times, the rich Trumpericans can have an income that is as much as 5.1 times more than what our less fortunate citizens would have. Robin Hood certainly has no bearing on the Trumperican people.

• Voting is compulsory: it is no longer simply a moral duty, it is a literal duty. Mr. Trump feels that if we can afford our people the privilege of freedom, they should be obligated to exercise their freedoms. Freedom is mandatory.

[Vallermoore]

Vallermooreians can legally carry swords, firearms and most weapons, but not pepper spray or tasers.
Queen Yocasta the 1st(not our current Queen, Yocasta the Second) is infamous for kidnapping daughters of others after her own died, and then having them executed when they failed to be just like her own.

(More later but for now my bed calls me.)

[Beyond Realm]

God is the law.

[Denado]

Lake Hälgorzwaßia, the largest lake within the 18 states of Denado, has over 150 shrines, churches, and cathedrals built along its shores. Most of these predate the arrival Christianity.

[The United Colonies of Earth]

The government has given up economic regulation to cooperatives of anarcho-syndicalists, while debating whether or not outlawing joint-stock corporations was a good idea.

[The Overcast Empire]

*we are the Kings of the holy roman empire

[Adab]

Our current ruler, Emperor Tizqar III, has reigned since 1927. Born in 1908, he is currently 106 (107 next August 12) and has reigned for 88 years. His eldest son and heir apparent, Crown Prince Alulim, was born in 1926. He is currently 89 and has been Crown Prince for the entirety of his father's 88-year rule, ever since he was only a year old.

[Jolasko]

In an effort to get more people to use public transport in the city, the government built a roller coaster transit system which people can get on and use for free, just like the other public transport systems.

The Outer Line
This line stops at several stations throughout the outskirts of the city




The Western Line
This stops at a couple stations in the western part of the city




The Eastern Line
Similar to the Western Line, but in the East of the city.




The Southern Line
The largest of the inner city routes, stopping at a large number of stations.




The Northern Line
The smallest of the inner city routes, with only 3 stations.




Centre City
The route which is in the centre of the city. A fairly small, compact route, with 6 stops.