Your Nation's Fact of the Week

[Aikoland]

During the period of Roman Aikoland, our territory was known as Agalendia, a Latinization of the native name for the people of Saun (the first of our three islands to be conquered by the Roman Republic).

[Martenyika]

"Ange Aidez" is a pseudonym for a woman or conglomeration of women who may have aided or fought for eastern Martenyikan forces in the Martenyikan Civil War between 1970-1976. Supposedly, Ange achieved a kill count anywhere between 10-100 enemies if the eastern Martenyikan lore is to be believed.

[Universil-Unoyz Wintarros]

Circumcision was BANNED in Tsarus in 1928

[Republica Federal de Catalunya]

1st caporal (ret as 1st sergeant) Josep Casals a achieved a confirmed kill of a Taliban sniper at 1773m while in a tour of duty in Kunduz area Afganistan in August 2007 using an AI AWM L115A3 cal .338 Lapua. This is the longest kill shoot by any member of my military.

[Aikoland]

The Parliament of Aikoland unanimously recognised the Armenian Genocide in 1997, 2003, 2015, and 2019.

[Hillary Clinton 2016-2024]

Horses have been formally declared a hoax by the Fact Checker panel of the Glorious Empire

[Wrengoh]

The obesity problem has precisely reached that alarming level for Wrengoh's neighbors to directly refer to our corpulent populace as "Brown Fatties".

[Wuchu]

Residents at the Library are prohibited from locking their doors, including at night. Between 8 AM and 6 PM, the doors are also prohibited from being closed at all.

[Sulivannia]

200 years since Sulivannia's establishment

Today is Sulivannia Day, held annually on 21 August. This is a special one since today marks the 200th anniversary of Sulivannia's establishment.

[Catarra]

The Catarran last constitution the 7th was voted in 1993 and ammended in 2006 and 2014.

[Catarra]

Illes de ses Escurçons (Adder's Islands) on Catarra's western tip national and maritime park holds a colony of around 150 Mediterranean Monk Seals and is often visited by White Great Sharks, the seals main predators. That's the reason along the strong currents that nearby Cap des Taurons (Shark's Cape) opposite to the islands in Catarran Mainland has bathing and surf banned. But, the area is often visited by surfers and Skiny dipping beach goers anyway. Last recorded attack was in 2008 and last mortal one in 1994, but some people say that last mortal attack was in 2017 since 2017 there have been no confirmed sightings of Great Whites.

[The Albish Isles]

Empress Elizabeth of the Hapsburgs, was Victoria’s third child and the first of her brood to marry outside of the expected protestant matches. She tied the knot in 1860 with Kaiser Franz Joseph I of Austria, who had recently become a widower, and, while not without its hiccups, the 55-years-long marriage would be marked by a close and dedicated relationship between them, who considered each other as being both their lovers, closest friends and confidants. Elizabeth served as his councilor and frequently acted as his second-in-command.
Cunning and extremely intelligent, Elizabeth’s tenure as empress was marked by firstly pestering and manipulating, and later by actually helping, her husband in dealing with the many instabilities of the Hapsburgs’ domains, being ones of the creators of the idea of a “United Hapsburg Imperial” and responsible for convincing the Austrian government to grant independence to their Italian territories after the War of 1866. During her time as empress she also supported the gaining of the Cypriot throne for one of her sons, acquired the Sabah Colony to the empire and led the incentive for the establishment of an independent kingdom of Bosnia. Although many times using of her husband’s semi-autocratic powers to get her way when she wanted, Elizabeth was, for the standards of her family and court at least, something of a liberal, supporting the idea of regional autonomy within the United Hapsburg Empire and the championing of “executive-monarchism”. Having a somewhat colorful personal life, Elizabeth was a fashion icon in the empire, making the kiwi bird a fashionable pet for the aristocratic woman as well as being (both in support and chagrin) credited with popularizing the use of colorful clothing on the Hapsburg court, to the point that even while the rest of the world had its monochromatic periods, the Hapsburg’s became known for both the extravagant moustaches and for their almost garishly vibrant clothing. A carrier of hemophilia, two of her daughters and four of her sons carried and/or suffered from the disease.

[South-Chicago]

The Great Leader of South-Chicago, Joseph Walker, Was born today, 39 Years ago in the town of Fox Lake.

[South Olpen]

Our main industry is concrete production.

[Union of Rossiya]

Public cemeteries are no longer used, due to laws regarding the disposal of human remains. In particular, no full burials unless on private designated property. The standard procedure for dealing with human remains is Cryomation.

[Gonswanza]

Did you know that Gonswanza occasionally holds a "virtual killing game" within it's prison populace as a way to pass time, along with a way to try to reform prisoners as well? Granted, it's rather odd when they have to control virtual avatars in a dark room, under the threat of death, just to be reformed while trying and failing to get away with virtual murder.

[Destyntine]

While men make up 39% of the total population, around 60% of spacers in the space navy are men, making it the most male-dominated occupation in Destyntine.

[Perikuresu]

Here for context
There have been some peculiar gifts given out by the Vessel, here in this folktale of the Sailor, describes a tale of two friends, whilst their real names are unknown, many call them Awa, and Baku. Awa and Baku were striving towards the same goal, and Baku had the ability to transfer aspects of life from one organism to another, including gifts. Someday, tragedy struck, and Baku was at the brink of dying, and in order to achieve their goal, he transferred his gift to his friend, but the Vessel, displeased with this decided to wipe that Awa's memory and combine their gifts. It's rumoured that is folktale actually happened thousands of years ago, although that's where all information stops. It is possible for this situation to happen again according to researchers.

[The North American Confederations]

The War of British Succession was sparked by the aftermath of the Second War of Supremacy. During the later, George II of Great Britain had been killed in battle at Dettingen and succeeded by his second son as William IV. William had crushed a Scottish Jacobite rebellion and reached peace with France. However, this peace involved reverting the colonial theatres of the war to status quo ante bellum - which was good for Britain in India, where the BEIC had lost Madras to the French and their allies, but bad in North America where American militiamen had managed to take the French fortress of Louisbourg after a bloody battle and were now asked to hand it back. One of their commanders at that battle had been the exiled Prince Frederick, the Duke of Cornwall, who now seized his chance. Frederick had been building up political contacts throughout the colonies, was a popular local figure, and was shrewd enough to perceive that the growing strength of the American colonies could return to him his birthright. He declared the Empire of North America, with himself as its first Emperor.

William sailed with a fleet under Admiral Byng to America to confront his brother, but Frederick had him assassinated via American riflemen in a fishing boat, blaming the incident on the French. With major conflict averted, Byng cleaved to Frederick and sailed home with American troops. Enroute they learned that Charles Edward Stuart had launched yet another Jacobite rebellion, this time in Ireland. Frederick landed there, defeated and killed Stuart with his Americans, and then returned to Britain in the Second Glorious Revolution to be crowned as Frederick the First, King of Great Britain and Ireland on Christmas Day, 1750.

[Grussland]

This week in Grussland, the government has realized that borders have been closed for so long and diplomatic attendance and engagement so poor, that the country is completely unaware of the events in neighbouring countries. Indeed, it not entirely sure if all those countries even still exist!

The government has sent a representative and a team of analysts to observe a gathering of democratic nations to begin the process of building trade and diplomatic ties.

[Leskya]

The influence of the Desertist Confederation is often overemphasised in Leskya's factbooks; alike to Harry Potter's bias towards Gryffindor due to Harry's, Hermione's, and Ron's membership of it. In truth, although the Desertists are highly important, particularly in the political sphere, they are not the organisation most relevant to everyone's everyday events. Mass societies based around hobbies, trades, production, employment and training, and service societies are the ones that interact daily with people on an everyday basis, whether through direct or indirect influence and activities.

[Tropical Isles]

one of our goals is to establish colonies to build up our empire.

[Aikoland]

Aikoland is very much considered to be a cash-based society, with it being estimated that only 11% of payments between 2015 and 2019 were done by cashless methods.

[Drow Masculinum]

Did you know that Drow Men simply cannot grow facial or body hair? From the eyebrows down, we are completely smooth. We wonder why other societies call us effeminate for not growing hair on our lower faces or below.

[Republica Federal de Catalunya]

Technically someone could say that We still own the Pacific territories of except of Coroa that was ceded to our a ex-East Indies Independence (thought We kept a military base up 1962) after it's Independence, Pescadors Islands including Montverd, Uluthi Islands, Güedès atoll and Matador island.
Islands of Small value, far between them, with little population and size claimed during the 18th and 19th centuries.
But, We didn't start controlling them effectively up to from 1869 to 1875 because of Spanish and Germans claims.
Our presence was limited: Missionaries, whalers,
I few colonial administrators, few Merchants and (mostly Copra) plantation owners and some small colonial garisson.
That were dependencies of our main East Indies colony.

Those islands were annexed by Japan (except Coroa). The collaborationist regime was forced to cede them 1940 Except Coroa and Guedes, those were lost along our East Asian colonies in 1942 invaded by Japan.
In 1945 We restored our formal presence to the Islands. But, We were to busy fighting the civil war and a colonial conflict in the East Indies. To bother too much about the rest (except Coroa). So, when We agreed to allow the East Indies Independence, they neither wanted them as they were to far away. There was no formal relinquishement of soveraignity or independence of those islands. Although We informally considered part of the US Pacific islands trust.

It was not until someone find out and claimed the micronation of Oceana including those territories. Our Parliament didn't formally say that those territories didn't are our colonies. And, in 2004 formally handed the Islands to Palau, Micronesia and Marshall islands.