Miscellaneous Worldbuilding Thread

by **Aikoland** » Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:45 am

Measurement Systems Survey

Code: Select all: [b]Name of Nation:[/b] [b]What measurement system does your nation use?[/b] [b]When did you adopt this system of measurement?[/b] [b]If your nation has changed measurement systems, what was your previous measurement system?[/b] [b]Are there any exceptions to the usage of your current measurement system?[/b]

Name of Nation: The Empire of Aikoland
What measurement system does your nation use? The metric system is utilised in Aikoland.
When did you adopt this system of measurement? Our nation began to adopt the metric system in the mid-19th century and it became the sole legally recognised system of units in 1871.
If your nation has changed measurement systems, what was your previous measurement system? Prior the adoption of the metric system, Aikolandais customary units were used as the official measurement system in Aikoland. Aikolandais customary units were only created in 1738 as a standardised replacement for the various regional measurement systems. During the period of adoption, the definition of Aikolandais customary units were redefined in terms of the metric system. (Examples: The Aikolandais pied, or foot, was redefined to being 30cm from 28.7cm and the Aikolandais livre, or pound, was redefined to being 500g from 487.6g)
Are there any exceptions to the usage of your current measurement system? Despite the metric system being the only legally recognised measurement system, the usage of feet for measurement of altitude in aviation contexts, as well as the usage of nautical miles and knots for air and marine navigation is retained, as those are considered the international standards in their contexts.

by **Andocara** » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:26 am

Name of Nation: Andocara
What measurement system does your nation use? Officially it's a metric country
When did you adopt this system of measurement? 1970
If your nation has changed measurement systems, what was your previous measurement system? Before the metric system, Andocara used Customary Imperial Units, just like the u.s.
Are there any exceptions to the usage of your current measurement system? Yes, the imperial system is still used in some areas today. Speed limits are posted in mph, gas is sold in miles per gallon, people tell their weight in pounds, and their height in feet and inches, despite formal documents showing their weight and height in kg and cm respectively. Informal (non government) documents displays weight and height in imperial units. Road distances are also given in miles and when someone talks about how far they've traveled, or how far away two places are from one another, they give the distance in miles. Many Andocarian Weather outlets show temperatures in Kelvin, not Fahrenheit or Celsius (though Celsius is used frequently in oral speech). Some outlets show the temperature in Kelvin alongside with Celsius.

by **The Antartica** » Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:13 pm

Name of Nation:
What measurement system does your nation use? Metric
When did you adopt this system of measurement? French-dominated Brésil adapted the metric system during the French Revolution. Portuguese-dominated Maragnan adapted the metric system late during the 19th century.
If your nation has changed measurement systems, what was your previous measurement system? Previously, both Brésil and Maragnan used French and Portuguese customary units respectively. In general, both systems used an equivalent of hands and feet as units of measuring length.
Are there any exceptions to the usage of your current measurement system? The only major exception lies in informal systems of measurement, used in places where tools such as rulers are not readily available or precision is unimportant. For example, a thumb could be used to measure an inch (French: pouce; Portuguese: polegada). When in communication with US aviation agencies, US measurements of distance

by **Gandoor** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:08 pm

Name of Nation: The Democratic Republic of Gandoor
What measurement system does your nation use? Metric
When did you adopt this system of measurement? Our nation's process of metrication began with the passage of the Metrication Act 1935 and ended with the Metric Act 1952.
If your nation has changed measurement systems, what was your previous measurement system? The previous measurement system in our nation was the Gandoorese Standard Units. Gandoorese Standard Units were derived from English customary units and, since 1841, were identical to British Imperial units. Both Gandoorese Standard Units and metric units were legally recognized between 1935 and 1952.
Are there any exceptions to the usage of your current measurement system? Usage of feet, nautical miles, and knots is retained for aviation and marine navigational purposes, as is the international standard.

by **Diarcesia** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:19 pm

Name of Nation: Diarcesia
What measurement system does your nation use? Metric
When did you adopt this system of measurement? 1877
If your nation has changed measurement systems, what was your previous measurement system? Customary, various
Are there any exceptions to the usage of your current measurement system? No

by **The Imagination Animals** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 5:34 am

Name of Nation: the Republic of Crossoveria
What measurement system does your nation use? Imperial
When did you adopt this system of measurement? 1962
If your nation has changed measurement systems, what was your previous measurement system? Metric
Are there any exceptions to the usage of your current measurement system? No

by **The Ideal Caliphate** » Tue Jul 20, 2021 7:51 am

Does your nation use Penal Battalions for military service?: Yes.

What crimes can make you eligible for penal service?:
bookmaking, certain forms of forgery, contempt of court, dangerous driving, military disciplinary offences.

How many men in your military currently serve as penal troops?: 3.4% of troops.

Describe the roles penal troops play in your military?: sappers, porters, infantrymen

Are penal troops given any training?: yes, in fact they are given longer basic training (extra drilling to encourage military discipline).

Describe the relationship between Penal Troops and Normal Soldiers. How would they cooperate on the field?: They would mostly cooperate very well though many officers would be snobbish to penal troops.

How well are Penal troops equipped compared to Normal Soldiers?: the same.

How do conditions of Penal Troops compare to those of Normal Soldiers?: the same except they receive lower pay (unless transferred into regular units which pay well, usually for bravery or long service, they are paid minimum wage).

by **Minoa** » Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:32 pm

Follow-up to viewtopic.php?t=497344, which I feel I could not post in due to the gravedig rule. Feel free to move this post there if it is sufficient new content.

1. Does your nation have nuclear weapons? Yes.

a) How and when did your nation acquire nuclear weapons? Minoa’s first nuclear tests were carried out on 27 September – 22 October 1956, during the final years of the communist government (1944-1960). The Hungarian revolution had just spilled over into Minoa, and the communists were implementing reforms under public pressure, before ultimately agreeing to a transition to democracy in 1957.

It is widely believed that Minoa’s nuclear weapons programme ultimately prevented both the Soviet Union and the United States from invading Minoa throughout the Cold War. However, Minoa’s anti-nuclear movement has a massive following, and today’s politicians are generally nuclear-sceptic: as in, they know nuclear weapons are bad, but getting rid of them could make Minoa vulnerable to foreign interference.

b) How large is your nation's nuclear arsenal? 1,250 weapons.

c) Has your nation ever detonated a nuclear weapon in war? Minoa came very close to detonating one over the Vatican in 2017.

There was a disastrous tower block fire in Athens (a week before Grenfell), and the unlawful and deadly response by Dafni Borough Council against the protesters resulted in a city-wide civil war, due to Minoa’s long-standing problem with revenge culture (just like in Albania). At the time, Dafni Borough Council was under the right-wing New Democracy, with an informal confidence and supply agreement by two far-right Hellenic Nationalist councillors, since 2016.

The two-week civil-war came amid really high tensions between Minoa and the Vatican, due to the sex abuse scandals, and there was a false rumour (traced to Neo-Nazi trolls in France) that the Vatican had demanded Minoa to "forgive and forget" the council for the illegal crackdown. In reality, the Vatican was upset with the crackdown and called for calm.

Two nuclear technicians, with undisclosed connections with the Communist Party of West Minoa, took the false rumour as a cue to launch a 500-kiloton nuclear missile at the Vatican in revenge, but the missile was not activated and crashed into the Pontifical Ethiopian College without exploding. However, 685 people died in the resulting stampedes in Rome, making it one of the deadliest in modern Italy.

Unsurprisingly, the civil war became Minoa and Italy versus Dafni and its far-right militias who came to support them. Dafni quickly lost, and the nuclear technicians, the leadership of Dafni, and numerous people of involved militias are serving whole life in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity through systematic negligence.

Minoa has since made a peace agreement with the Vatican, and started keeping its nuclear weapons separate from its missiles. Dafni was returned to civilian rule after Anarchists inspired by Freetown Christiana won a narrow victory in 2018, and has been developing a semi-autonomous intentional community.

d) Has your nation made any commitments to limit or reduce its nuclear arsenal? Yes. Minoa is one of the five powers in the NPT, and as late as the mid-1980s, we had a peak of 3,500 weapons. The last major cut came after the civil war, with 500 weapons disposed unilaterally in the aftermath of the 2017 civil war.

2. Does your nation use nuclear energy? Yes

a) How much of your energy supply comes from nuclear sources? about 16.3% in 2019. However, renewable energy is slowly eating into the share of energy generation.

b) Have there ever been any accidents at a nuclear power plant in your country? Quite a few minor incidents, and they were costly and had a bad impact on public opinion.

c) How does your nation deal with the issue of nuclear waste? Nuclear waste is treated in one of the few Nuclear Waste Treatment Sites, which is a combination of wet and dry cask storage. It is costly, so it is no wonder why there is a lot of pressure to switch to solar and wind, which is an ongoing effort.

by **Indian Empire** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:35 am

Name of Nation: Indian Empire
What measurement system does your nation use? Metric
When did you adopt this system of measurement? 1907
If your nation has changed measurement systems, what was your previous measurement system? Danish Measurement System, which was Denmark's standard prior to implementing the metric system. As Indian Empire was ruled by the Danish during this time, they converted to the metric system at the same time that Denmark did.
Are there any exceptions to the usage of your current measurement system? Fahrenheit and Celsius are used interchangably within informal settings in Indian Empire.

by **Dar Al-Badw** » Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:05 am

What is the government attitude to sociology in YN, is it encouraged, discouraged, mandatory, banned or treated with complete neutrality?
Why?
How has this changed?

by **Dar Al-Badw** » Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:10 am

What is the government attitude to sociology in YN?:
The official stance of the government is that it is generally biased and is “more an ideology than an academic subject.”.
The government say that “human beings and their societies can be studied through other subjects like psychology, anthropology, philosophy and history.”

is it encouraged, discouraged, mandatory, banned or treated with complete neutrality?:
Teaching it as a school subject to anyone under seventeen is banned whilst teaching it to seventeen year olds and older is in universities discouraged
(State-funded universities don’t but a university can if it had no state-funding).

Why?:
Because most sociology is biased in favour of certain ideologies.

How has this changed?:
Prior to 1958, the government had no official stance on sociology.

by **Espana Caballeresca** » Sun Jul 25, 2021 11:38 am

What is the government attitude to sociology in YN, is it encouraged, discouraged, mandatory, banned or treated with complete neutrality?:
Generally discouraged, though of course nothing is seen as wrong with teaching criminology to young people who aspires to be police officers, Guardia Civil personnel (officers or enlisted) or judges.

Why?: Due to Marxist bias and the role of sociology in activism in favour of people who violently attacked Guardia Civil officers and even the women they loved.

How has this changed?:
Sociology used to be viewed as socially acceptable.

by **The Ideal Caliphate** » Sun Jul 25, 2021 11:40 am

What is the government attitude to sociology in YN, is it encouraged, discouraged, mandatory, banned or treated with complete neutrality?:
Encouraged

Why?: Due to the need for knowledge and also to criticise the ideologies involved.

How has this changed?: it hasn’t.

by **Espana Caballeresca** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:36 am

Is the Millitary as institution viewed positively or negatively by the public(and which groups view it positively/negatively):
It’s viewed extremely positively except that some
Basque people might view it negatively

Are officers viewed positively or negatively:
Extremely positively

What qualities are officers viewed as having?:
Bravery, honour, work-ethic, intelligence, class.

Are soldiers viewed positively or negatively?:
Extremely positively
What qualities are soldiers viewed as having?:
Bravery, honour, work-ethic

How does the Milltary influence society?:
Providing young men with role models
How does society influence the Millitary?:
Catholic chivalry

Are there any festivals linked to the Millitary?:
Spanish National day.

by **Carstvo Jugoslavije** » Mon Aug 02, 2021 3:25 pm

Does your nation have a Red Cross, Red Crescent, or other Red society? Yes (Црвени Kрст Југославије/Crveni Krst Jugoslavije/Yugoslav Red Cross)
When was it founded? 6 February 1876
Where are its headquarters? Београд, Круна-Београд, Царство Југославије - Beograd, Kruna-Beograd, Carstvo Jugoslavije - Belgrade, Crown-Belgrade, Empire of Yugoslavia

by **Carstvo Jugoslavije** » Mon Aug 02, 2021 3:58 pm

Head of State

Leader's Full Name: Mateja IV Viktor Emmanuel Stefan Vojislavijević (Матеја IV Виктор Еммануел Стефан Војиславијевић)
Leader's Full Title: Цар Југославије, Деспот Србије и Војвода Херцеговине - Car Jugoslavije, Despot Srbije i Vojvoda Hercegovine - Emperor of Yugoslavia, Master of Serbia and Voivode of Hercegovina.
Leader's Spouse: Empress-Consort Marina ( Марина, nee: Margarita Ileana Viktoria Alexandra Prinzessin zu Leiningen)
Children: Katarina (daughter, deceased at age 63), Đorđe (Son, age 58)
Languages Spoken: Jugoslav (Serbo-Croatian), Italian, Koine Greek, English, German, Russian
Fluent: Jugoslav (Serbo-Croatian), Italian
Conversational: Koine Greek, English
Enough to Get Point Across: German, Russian
Hobbies: Geology, Competition Shooting, Hiking.

Head of Government

Leader's Full Name: Milan Vuk (Милан Вук)
Leader's Full Title: Премијер Дијета Југославије - Premijer Dijeta Jugoslavije - Prime Minister of the Yugoslav Parliament
Leader's Spouse: Biljana (Биљана), nee: Karadžić (Караџић)
Children: Ilija (Илија, Son, age 11), Fotina (Фотина, Daughter, age 7), Nikola (Никола, Son, age 5)
Languages Spoken: Jugoslav (Serbo-Croatian), English
Fluent: Jugoslav (Serbo-Croatian),
Conversational:
Enough to Get Point Across: English
Hobbies: Playing Accordion

by **Great Nortend** » Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:49 am

Name of Nation: Great Nortend
What measurement system does your nation use? Hall Standards (also known as Catherinian units)
When did you adopt this system of measurement? Hall Standards were adopted formally in 1799. They were amended in 1999 to introduce new standard electro-magnetic units.
If your nation has changed measurement systems, what was your previous measurement system? Previous units were mostly the same, but not standardised and varied from place to place.
Are there any exceptions to the usage of your current measurement system? No.

HOUSEHOLD TELLING POLL (CENSUS)

The Household Telling Poll is conducted every five years by His Majesty's Exchequer. The next Poll is due to be completed in 2023. The Poll is compulsory and must be completed by the Head of the Household for every person living or ordinarily living at that address. For every person, the Poll asks :—

Forenames and Surname
Date of birth and Age
Sex
Relationship to the Head of the Household
Marital status and Date of Marriage
Number of births
Place of birth
Home parish
Nationality and Ancestry
Religious practices
Schooling attained
Work and Public service
Income
Infirmities

Furthermore, the Poll asks questions about the household in general, including :—

Dwelling type
Land tenure
Rent

by **Astolfotopia** » Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:37 pm

Name of Nation:
Montanity
What measurement system does your nation use?
US Customary
When did you adopt this system of measurement?
1872
If your nation has changed measurement systems, what was your previous measurement system?
Metric System: 1803
Are there any exceptions to the usage of your current measurement system?
Yes, if making public/scientific documents the metric system must be used

by **Destyntine** » Sat Aug 21, 2021 9:14 am

Hair Survey

Code: Select all: [spoiler=Hair Survey][b]Pre-title and name of your nation:[/b] [b]Are there any restrictions as to what hairstyles citizens can have?[/b] [b]What is the most popular hairstyle in your Nation?[/b] [b]What is the most common hair color in your nation?[/b] [b]What is the rarest hair color in your nation?[/b] [b]What percentage of your population has dyed hair?[/b] [b]What is the average cost of a haircut in your nation (Your currency/NSD)?[/b] [b]What percentage of people in your nation are bald or mostly bald?[/b] [b]What percentage of citizens in your nation have facial hair?[/b] [b]What is the most popular facial hair style?[/b] [b]Is it common for citizens to shave or wax any body hair?[/b] [/spoiler]

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by **Pirusavia** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:15 am

Does your nation adopt MREs?: Yes.

What are the contents of an average MRE?

How often do your soldiers receive rations? Usually thrice a day, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

by **Pirusavia** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:39 am

Name of Nation: Federal People's Republic of Pirusavia

What measurement system does your nation use? Metric

When did you adopt this system of measurement? Officially used starting in 1906, a year after the Republican Revolution.

If your nation has changed measurement systems, what was your previous measurement system? Before the adoption of metrics in 1905, the Pirusavian customary measurements were the official measurement system as imposed by the Imperial government. It is consisted of:

Due to the incredibly complicated system of measurements, combined with inconsistencies, the Pirusavian customary measurements were losing popularity during the mid-19th century especially amongst the urban workers, which pushed the demands of metrication.

Are there any exceptions to the usage of your current measurement system? In aviation, the imperial length and speed measurement (feet and knots) is the most commonly used system, despite the metric being the sole recognised measuring system. Following 1952, however, measurements for weights and volumes in aviation was made to be strictly metric to prevent confusion, especially while refuelling and calculating cargo weight.

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