Balder
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The Kingdom of North East Somerset (elected )
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Regional Power: Very High
Balder contains 8,215 nations, the 5th most in the world.
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The Most Beautiful Environments in Balder
World Census researchers spent many arduous weeks lying on beaches and trekking through rainforests to compile a definitive list of the most attractive and best cared for environments.
As a region, Balder is ranked 4,977th in the world for Most Beautiful Environments.
 | Nation | WA Category | Motto | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  The United Socialist Alliance of Franchina | Psychotic Dictatorship | “The bourgeoisie is right inside the Communist Party” | |
| 2. |  The Principality of Jolteonia | Liberal Democratic Socialists | “言えるかな？” | |
| 3. |  The Eco-communalist Democracy of Demotek | Left-Leaning College State | “Strength by will and rule by compassion” | |
| 4. |  The Empire of Ganiax | Father Knows Best State | “Them's fightin' words.” | |
| 5. |  The United Departments of The English Regions | Civil Rights Lovefest | “L'espoir nous lie, liberalisme nous unit” | |
| 6. |  The Empire of Walled City | Democratic Socialists | “Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.” | |
| 7. | The Cinnamon Cookie Community of Yatsuhashimurasaki | Authoritarian Democracy | “Chii!” | |
| 8. |  The Green Kingdom of Furryz | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “People were complaining, so *beep* it!” | |
| 9. | The Sultanate of Zargovia | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “Si tibi molestum caeli venite ad Zargovia!” | |
| 10. |  The Equal Tribal Confederacy of Middle Ketalia | Democratic Socialists | “A people, yet unlanded.” |
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Regional Happenings
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The Commonwealth of Swissdonia was refounded.
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The Nomadic Peoples of The Mystery Machine was refounded.
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The Dictatorship of Philnesia was refounded.
- : The Kingdom of Uchether was refounded.
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The Holy Jupiterian State of Urbis Dei departed this region for The Elysium Archipelago.
- : The Holy Jupiterian State of Urbis Dei was refounded.
- : The Republic of KOALAcard was refounded.
- : The Republic of Popflox 2 was refounded.
- : The Republic of Por9 was refounded.
- : The Republic of Por8 was refounded.
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I think it's very nice, love the color choice
Interesting. Very bold colors. The knight is maybe a little overly detailed, but otherwise the design is simple and would be easily recognized from a distance.
I just hit 8 billion people
Oh wow! I know very little about Greek mythology. Well thanks for educating me otherwise, I'd be thinking balder was nothing significant and just one of the many weird names people come up with.
Once again, not Greek mythology :P
Haha, I mean Norse Mythology? Right?. Gosh I'm terrible at all mythologies. For some reason I thought they were all the same. xD
Haha, I mean Norse Mythology? Right?. Gosh I'm terrible at all mythologies. For some reason I thought they were all the same. xD
While they are not, it is a generally accepted theory (that is: a hypothesis for which there is good evidence) that the Greco-Roman, Norse, Vedic, Avestan, Celtic, and several other mythologies all spring at least in part from a common source which spread around the world. (The motif of a storm god slaying a dragon to release someone or something is extremely common in comparative religion all over the world, for example.) So, while the Norse pantheon and mythic structure has many differences from the Greek one, they also have similarities, and if you know very little about them it isn't too surprising that they get confused. One major difference, for example, is that the closest equivalents to Zeus (who rules the Greek pantheon) are Thor and Tyr, neither of whom holds a ridership position in the Norse pantheon (Thor has Zeus' association with storms and the sky, while Tyr has his association with justice and guarding, and Tyr's ancient name Tiwaz comes from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Zeus, "Dyeus.")
Its also the root for the Latin word for God, "Deus," which has spread to the rest of the romantic languages: Dios (Spanish), Dieu (French), Dio (Italian), Déu (Catalan), etc. etc. etc.
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