Your Nation's Fact of the Week

[The Isle of Beithe]

It has been confirmed by scientists that grilled squid lasagna, a dish popular in Beithe's coastal communities, decreases your chances of bladder cancer by 87%.

[Tropical Isles]

our capital, shadowville, gets its name from the dutch word, schaduw, meaning, 'shadow'.

[Tenzalore]

All powerplants on planets are simply decordative objects. We get all of our power from Dyson Spheres.

[Shamsiyya]

13 out of the 29 Shamsiyyan cantons were created from Federal Territories, mainly territories outside the mainland as well as Junaira-Capital and Adirnabul. With Jazirat Alnajima becoming the 29th in 1994, the concept of lands not being part of any canton, therefore Federal Territory, has been rendered obsolete.

[Lillorainen]

Three cities in Lillorainen above 1,000,000 inhabitants do not have an international airport on their own or bordering territories: Preetz, Nienhagen, and Milabul. However, the two latter have express train connections to the next international airport (from Nienhagen to Pontrath/Kerkenich and Ladenburg/Theede - from Milabul to Lefkagor); the former has a national one.

[An Islamic World]

Despite what some people believe, we do have limited religious freedom in our nation. We recognize the right for non-Muslims to practice the religions of Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism and their rights are protected. However, it is forbidden by law to attempt to convert a Muslim to one of their religions and Muslims may not convert to other religions.

[Dequarmi]

In 2013, after Aldriu Faschrahk won the gameshow "Lil Reuptens" for about R40,000,000, the Minister of the Interior realized, in a panic, that gameshows would fit into the Anti-Gambling Act's description of gambling. When the Minister rang the Chancellor in the middle of the night to inform him of this, hysteria, panic, and absolute comedy ensued.

A convention of both houses of Parliament on the matter lasted three days, with the Parliament eventually coming to an inconclusive impasse. Until another, more recent convention, only yesterday afternoon, did Parliament finally decide to revise the Anti-Gambling Act to include gameshows as a form of gambling.

[Wawakanatote]

The two largest republics of the SUSR are the Socialist Republic of Wawakanatote and the People's Republic of China, who united in 2019 beginning the formation of the modern day SUSR under the leadership of Chairman Kaiser, who was assassinated in 2020 when he attempted to run for another term.

[Telario]

Telario's oldest living citizen, Julie Lithop (106), claims her long lifespan was due to keeping seals as pets.

[Vdara]

Although being called the 'Republic of Vdara', the 'republic' actually means 'crowned republic', meaning that the nation actually has a monarchy.

[DeLongtasia]

Many.DeLongtasians dont know this, but calling DeLongtasia a "state of packs of pachyderms" is a misdemeanor.

[-The Islamic Queendom-]

Despite being a Middle Eastern nation, citizens of the Islamic Queendom are well-known for their support for gay rights.

[Agonya]

ARCo. (Agonya Rum Co.) reports a 30% rise in exports this year.

[Hamidiye]

A wave of illicit alcohol dens has sprung up in Hamidiye, and virtually all bigger metropolitan areas are infested
with speakeasys selling shaitans knows what it is thy call Raki. Unveiled women doing lewd thinks to drunk men
and vice versa... they don'rt even wear a fez anymore! Our youth has been corrupted by the kaffirs and bootleggers
and other scum infest not only Konstantiniyye but Izmir, Antalya, Kairo, we even found one in Mekka! Imagine, a
speakeasy in mekka! Mashallah! Since modern music is well established and state-governed these unruly young people
prefer to listen to music from the Suleymaniye-Era.
Not that the Imperial government has anything bad to say about jazz, but this lewd, fast and furious music they seem to love stems from a clip from 1932,
found in the national archives, that went viral over the Internet in Hamidiye. Maybe they want a more joyful life, but to find it in a bottle delivered by gangsters is not the way.
The government is seriously considering banning this music, but since ripped grammophone records found their way from grandmas cellar to the internetthe newest
modern trend of Hamidiye is well under way: like the golden times from victory day 1919 to the arab revolt in 1938 the people want to live it up.

the meme that started a youth movement

A few weeks ago the Emir of Antalya asw fit to rule that the decency laws on the beaches were to be enforced more rigorously than they had been and a number of police officers was slapped with a disciplinary action. (rumour has it that this was his wives' idea) The clip shows a beach scene from 1932 Antalya - and that ain't no Burkini! Regulations were relaxed in the 30s and the police had a chronic manpower shortage. But one had rebuilt the country after the war, Antalya had not suffered damage in the landings and a relaxing evening at the meach enjoying a hookah and perhaps a bit of raki with your lady was certainly a good idea. The nation was liberal, the administration of Sultan Suleyman had better things to do than "check out the beachcombers' girlfriends in the sun" ,so the sultan himself said. The nation was furiously at work, building infrastructure and especially educational institutions: The Sultan always said that an educated rajah made for a good tax revenue, and the national effort to archieve that went straight to the hearts and minds of the many peoples of the empire: it did not matter for the new stipendiates whether you were born in a tent in the desert, a straw hut in the Jemen or in a Konstantiniyye mansion as the son of a Pasha. This universal access to education, combined with the ever-expanding railroads and telephone lines, won Suleyman IV. the love of the nation.

And that he looked like the a harmles old grandfather with his bandy legs, big belly and white beard did not hurt either. (Summer palace, Antalya, 1934)

[Sailor Mercury]

Despite our nation being located on the planet Mercury, all official dates and time are based upon Earth days and time. (Our day is officially 24 hours and our year is 365 days, as on Earth)

This is primarily done because, had we used the natural Mercurian day and year for timekeeping, then it would result in there being only one day for every two years (Mercury has a 3:2 spin-orbit resonance and only fully rotates three times for every two orbits around the sun)

[Mosovia]

Employees of Royal Automobiles have found that the Mosovians on average own three cars per Household. The Royal Model R is the most popular model sold this year and is known in the nation for its revolutionary speed and reliability, according to the consumers.

[Gandoor]

The novel When We Were 15, a 1937 Japanese-language romance novel about two young girls, Miyako Honda and Yuriko Sakaguchi, has been adapted to film and television seven times since originally being published.

The first adaption was a Japanese-language film in 1967 which starred Risa Kuramochi and Haruka Uesugi as Miyako and Yuriko. This adaption is considered the most faithful to the original novel.

The second adaption was an English-language film in 1980 starring Kagami Toyoda and Saki Anami as Miyako and Yuriko.

The third adaption was a Japanese-language television drama titled The Love Between Us which aired for 24 episodes of RTV (now National Network) in 1988 and starred singer Eri Kanagaki as Miyako and Reiko Enoki as Yuriko.

The fourth adaption was a second Japanese-language film released in 1996 starring Miya Matsushima and Yukiko Kamio as Miyako and Yuriko.

The fifth adaption was an English-language remake of The Love Between Us which aired on National Network for 24 episodes in 2008 in honour of the 20th anniversary of the original series and starred Sakiko Uchida and Ayame Yamana as Miyako and Yuriko.

The sixth adaption was a second English-language film adaption released in 2020 starring Kayoko Torii and Naru Han as Miyako and Yuriko.

The seventh adaption was a six episode television drama broadcast on GBN Nihongo, the GBC's Japanese-language television service, in 2023 starring Keiko Miyamoto and Karen Yayoi as Miyako and Yuriko.

[Realistic Union]

All LGBT people were expelled in 1952 to our "great" neighboring nation: The United States of America.

[Subhurbia]

All of the borders that separate each division are over 40 miles (approximately 65 kilometers) wide and are perfectly straight and aligned in terms of latitude and longitude. In the borders are miles of uninhabited land, then border stations right in the middle (20 miles, or 32 kilometers in) of the border. The border stations are said to be claimed by the two or more adjacent divisions.

[Normund]

It is socially unacceptable to protest in front of abortion centres, which often includes shaming and violence towards the women and persons within.

[Realistic Union]

It is socially unacceptable to protest in front of abortion centres, which often includes shaming and violence towards the women and persons within.

Because abortion is murder and murderers will pay for their crimes

[Normund]

It is socially unacceptable to protest in front of abortion centres, which often includes shaming and violence towards the women and persons within.

Because abortion is murder and murderers will pay for their crimes

We do not care for the opinions of fascists.

[Shamsiyya]

While the specific laws on abortion vary from canton to canton, it is generally legal everywhere in Shamsiyya.

[Cosmopolitan borovan]

Parking on the red line on the side of the sidewalk is illegal.

[Ovono]

In the past 168 hours (Earth), The Greater Kuribaan Harajj has lost 15 planet colonies and gained 17 for a net gain of 2 planets.