Favorite line from AN's Factbooks II

[Arval Va]

He is usually seen wearing a suit and tie, with a fedora and sunglasses. He has green eyes, a scar over his left eye, effectively blinding him, some maroon hair and goatee with black and gold highlights. At times he has gold eyes and maroon skin.

Shapeshifting monarch or sunburnt neckbeard?

[Continental Free States]

from among the peoples one hundred and sixty voting districts shall be made, all as close to equal in population as can be made;
and these districts shall be similar within themselves, in belief, politic, and culture;
and these districts shall be close among itself, and not discontiguous to any severe degree;
and these districts shall be not be spread open, but compact.

mandating the basic rules of electoral districts in the constitution is already an issue, but making them into cultural/religiously segregated zones takes the cake :thumbsup:

[Chaolan]

from among the peoples one hundred and sixty voting districts shall be made, all as close to equal in population as can be made;
and these districts shall be similar within themselves, in belief, politic, and culture;
and these districts shall be close among itself, and not discontiguous to any severe degree;
and these districts shall be not be spread open, but compact.

mandating the basic rules of electoral districts in the constitution is already an issue, but making them into cultural/religiously segregated zones takes the cake :thumbsup:

Excellent “The Werthshipper Newspaper's Index of Democracy ranks America as a "Full Democracy" in 2023”. The Werthshipper is The Economist I take it .

[Selanese Empire]

小龙自由联邦共和国 (Mandarin)

The fact that Mandarin is in simplified characters triggers me

[Chaolan]

小龙自由联邦共和国 (Mandarin)

The fact that Mandarin is in simplified characters triggers me

Not a native speaker but I will get that changed, thanks for pointing it out.

/skip

[Kommeria]

The city of Hornislav has been rendered a wasteland

The city of what now?

[Selanese Empire]

The city of Hornislav has been rendered a wasteland

The city of what now?

"Read with me: Ho-rni-slav." (It's also a person's name if you're wondering)

/skipme!

[Chaolan]

The city of Hornislav has been rendered a wasteland

The city of what now?

"Kommerian warships participated in the Battle of the Atlantic, sinking 23 German U-boats and losing 4 destroyers, 5 corvettes and 1,343 men." - Glad to see you were on the allied side in WWII. Also, Scarlett Rojos is leng.

[Pellucidar]

10) I couldn't think of a 10th fact.

I don't think that I've seen anybody include a page about the person behind the nation before - a pleasure to 'meet' you!

[Socalist Republic Of Mercenaries]

Ant Bear - An elephant-sized orycteropodid which preys on the Giant Ants. It has no outer world equivalent and its Pellucidarian name is unknown.

odd... I like it

[Rhanukhan]

The Ea Nasir Copper Foundry (ENCF) is a sham business that sells off 70% pure copper at ludicrously high prices of about 340 NSD per pound, it is notable for it's purpose as a money laundering scheme, and was used in 2015 to launder over 1.3 trillion worth of NSD after a gigantic heist.

I do sometimes wonder how the shade of Ea Nasir feels, knowing that he enjoys the rare privilege of his name echoing down the ages, but only famous for that one unfortunate thing.

In fact, you've reminded me of a two-sentence horror story I saw once...

"The damage to the time machine wasn't too bad - it looked like I'd be able get back home after all. I just needed to find somebody in Ancient Sumer who could sell me some high quality copper wire."

[Sagrea]

His Resplendence, the Supreme Chairman Horatio J. Prism, is the owner of Squiddles - easily the most famous live example of a pure white albino Pygmy Burrowing Octopus.

It's already cool that you go into this much detail on lore for your nation, but this sentence brought me much joy this morning. I love Squiddles

[Chaolan]

His Resplendence, the Supreme Chairman Horatio J. Prism, is the owner of Squiddles - easily the most famous live example of a pure white albino Pygmy Burrowing Octopus.

It's already cool that you go into this much detail on lore for your nation, but this sentence brought me much joy this morning. I love Squiddles

A common signature dish is Mnizut, often called Sagrean Stew by foreigners. Meaning "anything soup", the dish is varied depending on region, city, or even household, but the base ingredients include a meat (usually beef or pork), local vegetables, and sagrean peppers. The soup is often eaten when sick, as the peppers are believed to help against disease. - Sounds delicious

[Portzania]

Two years after the election, the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing

Hey I've heard of this before!

[The Merry-Men]

Despite its tourism industry, Portzania is one of the poorest countries in Europe, with corruption, political instability, poor infrastructure, lack of health care and lack of education cited as the main causes. Unemployment is high and many Portzanians seek to emigrate. Trade declined dramatically after the 2019 outbreak of cholera, and the tourist economy suffers because of this.

A nation on NS currently struggling with actual national issues besides things like war or other ideological pursuits? Like, not having the best economy or being attractive as a nation? Having realistic expectations for a nation that has undergone colonialism at the hands of the Turkish and British? And even if they're not third-world levels of bad, they would probably be dependent on loans or trade agreements similar to poorer EU nations like Greece or Ireland?

H-huzzah! We came looking for coal, and found gold! But seriously, I wish your country the best in development.

[Portzania]

H-huzzah! We came looking for coal, and found gold! But seriously, I wish your country the best in development.

Thanks
(I also need to change that date, since I moved back my current history back a few years, oops)
/STILLTHEMERRYMEN

[Eragon Island]

The Merrymen are an international commune, organized crime syndicate, terrorist organisation and de facto cult

More agents of chaos. Yay!


Plz help

[Union Hispanica de Naciones]

Without warning, without finishing the count, Snow flicks a switch, and the entire test chamber is filled with a gaseous version of the AES.

idk why I liked this but I like it.

[Continental Free States]

Para nunca volver a sufrir una guerra civil tan desastroza se decidió que el país volvería a ser una Monarquía Constitucional pero con partidos que podrían postular un miembro como representante en el parlamento que puede ser elegido entre:

me no hablo español I think

[Eragon Island]

Nvm.
/skip

[Union Hispanica de Naciones]

Para nunca volver a sufrir una guerra civil tan desastroza se decidió que el país volvería a ser una Monarquía Constitucional pero con partidos que podrían postular un miembro como representante en el parlamento que puede ser elegido entre:

me no hablo español I think

It means in english: "To never suffer again such horrendous civil war it was decided that the country will return to be a Constitutional Monarchy but with parties that can postulate as a member like representant in the Parlament that can be elected between:"
/skipme

[Rhanukhan]

me no hablo español I think

People have the same issue with your factbooks, though automatic translation of Spanish is a lot easier to achieve

/skipme

[Portzania]

America shares marks with Charlottesland in the north, Russish Alaska in the northwest, Godfrithland in the west, New Spain in the southwest, and Jefferson in the south, while it shares marinely marks with British Westindies, Johnsey, and many other lands. With a befolking of 232.87 million, it is the most befolked land in the Americas and the third-most in the world.

I really love this entire factbook, but I love even more that you made an alternate universe make sense with your lore. I'm definetly invested with all the new countries and scenarios you made that ties in the creation of this America.

[Continental Free States]

me no hablo español I think

People have the same issue with your factbooks, though automatic translation of Spanish is a lot easier to achieve

/skipme

yeah, and I get the same response as this an average 33% of the time

/Skip

[The Front Range]

America shares marks with Charlottesland in the north, Russish Alaska in the northwest, Godfrithland in the west, New Spain in the southwest, and Jefferson in the south, while it shares marinely marks with British Westindies, Johnsey, and many other lands. With a befolking of 232.87 million, it is the most befolked land in the Americas and the third-most in the world.

I really love this entire factbook, but I love even more that you made an alternate universe make sense with your lore. I'm definetly invested with all the new countries and scenarios you made that ties in the creation of this America.

More than 80 percent of the government's budget comes from an agreement with Italy, promising to help pay with welfare and international affairs.

Interesting. Don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it before, though that just might be my ignorance shining through