✌️✌️ Fact of the day for your nation.

[The Neighland State]

Unicorns that work for the Neighlander Diplomatic Corps or the Neighlander Common Army may not stay in a country outside the Equus universe for more than one year at a time. Because unicorn brains directly interact with the magiodynamic aether, being deprived of it for very long may cause depression. While such depressive symptoms occur for other Equus species, it is so pronounced for unicorns that they are the only ones where return to Equus is actually mandatory. A “magiodynamic chamber” that can localize Equus conditions for mental relief is theoretically possible for some foreign universes, but development is still only in its early stages.

[Nethervale]

If you wander too deep into the fog and find The Diner, stop and enjoy some pancakes, then head back the way you came. Do not wander beyond The Diner, or you will be lost to Oblivion.

[Carrot Archipelago]

Beware, beware, the Forest of Sin. One came out where a hundred came in.

[Shangtianhua]

During the playing of the national anthem, regardless if sung or instrumental-only, people are required to stand up straight and maintain a solemn expression, with civilians simply needing to stand straight respectfully, remain still, and not engage in any disruptive and disrespectful activities. For military, paramilitary and law-enforcement personnel, they must salute with right palm facing downward, positioned above the right eyebrow, with and without headgear. The right hand is raised swiftly along the most direct path, with the five fingers together and naturally straight. The palm faces downward, slightly outward, while the wrist must not be bent. The right upper arm is roughly level, forming a line with the two shoulders. For civil-servants and political officials, they must salute by raising the right arm with the wrist naturally-straightened, the front elbow bent, right hand clenched into a fist, and the palm facing completely outward, raising high above the head through the front of the chest. For the Young Pioneers of Huaxia, they must salute by raising the right arm with the wrist also naturally-straightened, the front elbow bent, the five fingers of the right hand held together, and the palm facing inward, raising high above the head through the front of the chest. The center of the palm faces the lower left front of the saluter, with the palm and the forearm forming a straight line.

Personnel from the National People's Armed Forces saluting while singing the national anthem during a National Day celebration in Los Angeles, Huaxian-liberated America on October 1, 2040, with Californian allies also in attendance

[The Sernetian Empire]

98 football clubs in Sernet have won a league title, the Crown Cup or the Pyramid Cup at least once

[Ethensia]

Happy 130th / 69th Independence Day Ethensia!
Yagwuan 130th / 69th Nyodomai dwen Ethensiani!


On the 23rd of August, 1896, Ethensian independence was declared from the Radnorian Empire. It aimed to bring power back to the Burodan monarchy, which stirred up some controversy, especially among the Abutakian majority in Eastern Ethensia. During this time, the Ethensian revolution was ongoing, while Radnor was fighting another war with Norland. Originally, Ethensian and Norlandic soldiers fought alongside each other. But Norland did not fight to support independence, but because of the rich minerals and oil in Ethensia. The treaty of New Salverick, signed on the 12th of September, 1896, seized Radnor's control over Ethensia, however the purchase was made with Norland paying $20M to the Radnorian government, as well as taking control over 50% of Obolistan's territory and seizing the strategic port of Brodaston. When Ethensian independence was proclaimed, neither Norland or Radnor recognised Ethensian independence. After the Radnorians left, hostilities broke out between the Ethensian and Norlandic peoples on September 13, 1896, after two Norlandic privates killed three Ethensian soldiers as Norlandic forces launched a major attack in Bridgestown, a Carlton Capitol suburb. This began the Ethenso–Norlandic War, which cost far more money and took far more lives than the Radnorian–Norlandic War. Some 124,100 Norlandic soldiers would be committed to the conflict; 4,523 Norlandics died, as did 12,000–20,000 Ethensian soldiers who were part of a nationwide guerrilla movement of at least 80,000 to 100,000 soldiers.

The general population, caught between Norlandics and rebels, suffered significantly. At least 200,000 Ethensian civilians died as an indirect result of the war mostly as a result of the cholera epidemic at the war's end that took between 150,000 and 200,000 lives. Atrocities were committed by both sides. The poorly equipped Ethensian troops were easily overpowered by Norlandic troops in open combat, but they were formidable opponents in guerrilla warfare. The monarch was captured and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole after the Norlandic victory, capturing Samigbayo and officially ending the war on the 14th of February, 1911, while some guerilla fighters were said to continue to open fire against their enemy until 1915. While in prison, Bigraya (known as Bigraya I) showed little to no opinion on the war whatsoever. He died in 1921 following a heart attack. The Norlandic people humiliated the Ethensians, with the complete ban of Ethensian flags, banners, and the national anthem. This was repealed in 1921 after Bigraya I's death, and in 1925, Ethensians were granted complete Norlandic citizenship. This led to the persuasion for independence by Ethensian politician Kyi Tam Hu'nh, who gained enough trust and support by both the government and the populace and the belief that Ethensia could be ready for future independence.
In 1929, the Commonwealth of Ethensia was founded, granting an autonomous government while still being part of Norland, with Hu'nh being the president. It was decided that in 1951, Ethensia will be granted full independence. This was halted by the Great Coyphusian War. The Norlandic people humiliated the Ethensians, with the complete ban of Ethensian flags, banners, and the national anthem. This was repealed in 1921 after Bigraya I's death, and in 1925, Ethensians were granted complete Norlandic citizenship. This led to the persuasion for independence by Ethensian politician Kyi Tam Hu'nh, who gained enough trust and support by both the government and the populace and the belief that Ethensia could be ready for future independence.
In 1929, the Commonwealth of Ethensia was founded, granting an autonomous government while still being part of Norland, with Hu'nh being the president. It was decided that in 1951, Ethensia will be granted full independence. This was halted by the Great Coyphusian War. In August 1951, Ethensia was invaded by the Razhdah Empire, effectively declaring war on Norland. Razhdah's goal was to seize Carlton Capitol to use as a launch point to reach other smaller islands in order to pressure Norland to end it's support for Warpona's allies. Razhdah was also short in natural resources such as oil, gas, and rubber, so it aimed to expand it's territories to acquire resources and make living space for it's population. They first launched a surprise attack on Centirisa Air Base in Tunouth, followed by landing of ground troops on Centirisa's coast. The defending Ethensian and Norlandic troops were under the command of General Thomas Bush. Under the pressure of superior numbers, the defending forces withdrew to Darcarthur and other surrounding cities. On January 17, 1952, General Bush declared the capital city, Carlton Capitol, an open city to prevent its destruction. The Ethensian defense continued until the final surrender of Norlandic-Ethensian forces on the Tunouth-Northern Ethensia border in April 1953 and on Pansy in May of the same year. In June 1952, the entirety of the Ethensian Island was under Razhdah control. President Hu'nh had accompanied the troops to Pansy and later left for the Norland, where they set up a government in exile. Bush was ordered to Radnor, where he started to plan for a return to Ethensia.
The Razhdahni military authorities immediately began organizing a new government structure in Ethensia and established the Ethensian Executive Commission. They initially organized a Council of State, through which they directed civil affairs until October 1953, when Razhdah declared Ethensia an independent kingdom under the Burodan Monarch since the Norlandic government had promised independence of Ethensia in 1951. The Razhdahni-sponsored kingdom headed by King Mabela I proved to be unpopular. From mid-1954 through early-1955, Razhdahni occupation of Ethensia was opposed by large-scale underground and guerrilla activity. The Ethensian Army, as well as remnants of the Norlandic Army Forces, continued to fight the Razhdahni in a guerrilla war and was considered an auxiliary unit of the Norlandic Army. Supplies and encouragement were provided by Norlandic Navy submarines and a few parachute drops. For the invading empire, Ethensia was the bloodiest theatre in the war with close to 500,000 Razhdahni troops killed in fighting during the defense and guerilla activities of Ethensian forces.
The return of the Norlandics in Late June 1955 was welcomed by nearly all the Ethensians. The collaborationist "Kingdom of Ethensia" set up by the Razhdahni under Mabela I, was highly unpopular, and the extreme destructiveness of the Razhdahni Army in Carlton Capitol in its last days solidified Razhdah's image as a permanent target of hate. The pre-war Commonwealth system was reestablished under Kyi Tam Hu'nh, who became president until his assassination in 1959. On the 23rd of August, 1957, Ethensia was recognised as an independent country as the Federal Republic of Ethensia.
As of 2026, it will be the 130th anniversary of the proclamation of independence, and the 69th anniversary of officially recognised independence, though some would say that the proclamation of independence in 1896 was the true birth of the Ethensian nation.

OOC: It has been 4 years since I joined NationStates as Ethensia on the 23rd of August, 2022. Happy birthday Ethensia!

[Aukden]

The Aukish national anthem was adopted in 1758 during the struggle against France, Austria, and Russia in the seven years war. It symbolized the power of Aukden and helped to raise aukish morale.

[Retro Caliland]

In Caliland, there are no laws regulating what animals a person can and can’t have as pets. This has led to some quite exotic animals being kept as housepets by random people. Notable examples include tigers, sharks, chimpanzees, kangaroos, wolves, and giant pandas. The law only requires that people not abuse their animals and clean up after them.

[The Three Rivers Nations]

The Three Rivers Nations is a named for the three tribes that inhabited its land before they were finally united. The nations celebrate Unification Day every year in commemoration of this.

[Unogonduria]

Unogonduria currently posseses 19 nukes, although it had 21 previously, 2 of which have been disbanded since 2010.

[Ferrocarriles Argentinos]

Although the Mendoza-San Juan service is marketed as going to San Juan, the 3-car train ends at a small town of 300 people known as Cañada Honda, with the rest of the 50KM journey being on leased buses. Due to this fact, the service only carries 80 thousand people yearly, despite serving an area with a total population of 1.3 million.

[UK supremacy]

we threw out all the murderers from the jails to make space for peaceful protestors.

[Ethensia]

The largest state in Ethensia is Abutakia, renamed from Eastern Ethensia after the Ethensian Civil War. The Abutakian Autonomous Region consists of the entire state of Abutakia. The smallest state, despite being one of the most influential in terms of history, is Buroda.

[The DOA]

The DOA, in lore, is the reason why it has a good foundation in technology. In lore, the DOA is accompanied by a partner nation, New Tartarus. Because of the way New Tartarus works, the DOA has light-powered vehicles, light-powered reactor power plants, decent film cameras, and ternary desktop computers. There are also a lot of other technologically advanced things, but those are some prominent ones.

[Shangtianhua]

Being a successor polity to the People's Republic of China (which itself is a superpower), Huaxia is not only a world power but also a hyperpower ever since the former United States collapsed under the dictatorship of Supreme Leader Donald J. Trump and his MAGA Front, along with the Second American Civil War. Huaxia is renowned for being a world-leading juggernaut in economics, manufacturing, and technology. In particular, Huaxia strongly emphasizes the absolute importance of technology as a form of hard-power. Like its predeccessor the PRC (which already dominates most fields of critical-technology), Huaxia has absolute dominance over most fields of bleeding-edge critical-technology, such as advanced radiofrequency communications like 5G, 5.5G, and 6G; advanced optical communications; artificial-intelligence algorithms and hardware accelerators; distributed ledgers; advanced data analytics; machine learning including neural networks and deep learning; protective cybersecurity technologies; advanced integrated-circuit design and fabrication such as EUV-fabricated MOSFET semiconductors; autonomous drones and collaborative robots; radars including GaN-on-Si AESA radars, GaN-on-SiC AESA radars, GaN-on-Diamond AESA radars, GaN-on-Diamond & Aluminum Nitride AESA radars, Ga2O3 (Gallium(III) oxide) AESA radars, Ga2O3-on-Diamond AESA radars, and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radars; high-power RF MMICs with advance-material substrates such as diamond substrate; extremely-safe fast-charging high-density electric batteries such as lithium iron phosphate batteries, lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide batteries, lithium manganese iron phosphate batteries, lithium-silicon batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, sodium-ion batteries, nanowire batteries, nanoball batteries, and blade-battery packs; synthetic biology; sonar and acoustic sensors; satellite positioning and navigation; photonic sensors; multispectral and hyperspectral imaging sensors; magnetic field sensors; inertial navigation systems; gravitational-force sensors; atomic clocks; quantum sensors; nanoscale materials and manufacturing; advanced composite-material coatings and fabrication; smart materials; sophisticated metamaterials; high-specification machining process; advanced explosives and energetic-materials; critical-mineral extraction and material-processing such rare earth metal (all REMs in the world being processed entirely in Huaxia thanks to full dominance in the field and creation of patents for processing); advanced magnets and superconductors; continuous-flow chemical synthesis; fully-automated additive manufacturing such as 3D printing and multi-axis CNC machining; utilization of hydrogen and ammonia for power; supercapacitors; photovoltaics; nuclear waste management and recycling; directed-energy technologies; biofuels; nuclear-energy including Gen IV fission reactors such as smTMSR-400, CFR-1000 and HTR-PM600, as well as fusion reactors; quantum-computing; high-performance supercomputing; post-quantum cryptography; quantum-communications including quantum key distribution and quantum-teleportation; biological manufacturing; vaccines and medical countermeasures; critical pharmaceutical medications such as insulin, aspirin, epinphrine, and antibiotics; advanced aircraft engines including exotic powerplants such as rotating detonation engines, standing oblique detonation ramjets, precooled jet engines, and liquid air cycle engines; autonomous systems operation technologies; advanced robotics including humanoid and animal-like robots. If this was not enough, Huaxia also leads the world in patent publishing and application volume just like its predecessor, publishing several millions of patent applications annually as well as having tens of millions of active legally-valid patents in force. Not only does Huaxia lead in technological innovation but also scientific research as well, with the country having tens of millions of scientific and engineering articles that are widely-cited across the world. Huaxian universities have absolute dominance in field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, ranking at the absolute top for global lists of STEM. In particular, prestigious universities in Huaxia such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Harbin Institue of Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and University of Science and Technology of China, not only rank the highest in global index for higher education but also dominate in STEM research as well. Plus, Huaxia has the largest army of scientists and engineers in the world, graduating more STEM students annually than any other nation. As for manufacturing, since Huaxia is the successor to the PRC (which itself already leads in manufacturing), the nation is the global engine for manufacturing, with an industrial base several times larger than that of the entire west combined, thus being an unmatched industrial giant that is responsible for manufacturing high-quality cost-affordable products for the entire world.

[Ferrocarriles Argentinos]

In the past few years, ridership has exploded on most state-owned railways. The main reasons are the larger amount of services and the increased reliability of existing ones.

LINE	2015 ridership	2020 ridership
ROCA	131 million	188 million
SARMIENTO	54 million	139 million
MITRE	42 million	149 million
SAN MARTIN	47 million	87 million
SOUTHERN BELGRANO	12 million	40 million
LONG-DISTANCE	587 thousand	4 million
REGIONAL	2 million	6 million

[Norse Inuit Union]

Picture of Xiki

In the North Polean religion; Xiki (pronounced Z-e-kee) is a stone giant. He is one of the earliest descendants of Ymir and was one of the few that survived the onslaught of the gods against Ymir and the other giants, as he left them before Odin and his brothers arrived to kill them. This wasn't because he knew about the gods' plans but because he didn’t like the other giants as he found them to be rude and mean; Xiki was a peaceful and caring being. He would wander around the nine worlds and he became very wise, but also lonely, but he got used to it. One day while he was adventuring around the world tree Yggdrasil, which connected the nine worlds, he found something stuck between the roots of the tree. It was another world Keiugeaer, the world of the Inuit gods. He found where its place on the tree was and placed it there. He then made a stone bridge that connected it to Asgard when the Asgardian gods were distracted. The Asgardians then met the Inuit gods and at first they fought but they would later make peace and become allies. Once these worlds were united a new god called Anqankubaaer was born from Sedna and Odin.

Xiki’s story does not end here. Xiki was wandering midgard one day when Thor noticed him. Thor, not liking giants, struck him with lightning. Seven stones broke apart from Xiki. These stones became great gods or monsters. They were Amaerukeaer, Qukegibaaer, Doripiuka, Mahagiwn, Xisi, Giaerbauke, and Kujeronkoke. Some of the names of these beings are from Old North Polean. These beings would live on Earth. Xiki would survive and later explain himself to the gods and he would make peace with them and Xiki would make a stone world for himself called Xisiuk which he would rule and it would also be connected to the world tree.

[French New Wake Island]

There are more TONS of Recreational Drugs per person (about 11.78) then there are Weapons per person (around 9.8 ), leading to a very very high populous

[Aukden]

Aukden hates Russia

[Ethensia]

The national anthem is played in school assemblies across Ethensia, as required by law. It is common for schools to have a weekly flag raising ceremony, where the national flag is raised and the national anthem played, sometimes accompanied by the state anthem (anthem of the state that the event takes place, e.g Jandura, Abutakia, Buroda, Viola, Maybel, Tunouth, and Northern Ethensia) and the school hymn. During the playing of the national anthem in assemblies or weekly flag raising ceremonies, everyone must stand, place their place their right hand over their heart, and face the flag for the duration of the national anthem.

[Yorsa II]

We chemically sedate our citizens with weaponized cannabis

[Shangtianhua]

The 2026 indie animated film Niu Lai became such a massive global sleeper hit that it ended up spawning an actual entire franchise, and by 2040 it would have five additional films, produced by major professional animation studios in the country like Shanghai Animation Film Studio or Chengdu Coco Cartoon, three official video games on PC, console and mobile, two animated series, and even multiple manhua issues.

[Welves]

We have a strategic chocolate reserve that is regularly taken care of. It was robbed three times since its establishment (2009) and it now employs 2 security guards and has a total of 40 employees.

[Democratic Crocuta]

Our biggest bulk export is salt. There's a desert area with a dried lake basin plus a large coastline. Both get taken advantage of for salt production which of course is an often overlooked essential for food flavor and preservation.

[Republic of Jaliserra]

There's currently polls in Jaliserra asking if they should change the flag to something 'more modern'.