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xt828, I dont think your design is at all bland! I was worried that mine was a bit lke a German WW2 cross gone wrong!!

I meant to vote, but got back from shopping too late. As I am #8, may I belated give my vote to the great design that is #6?

FAROE-SHETLAND DUAL REPUBLIC The exit of Scotland from the United Kingdom and the subsequent division of England and Wales into 3 autonomous but federated states proved to be a catalyst that sent a gigantic ripple through the nations of the European Union and beyond. Independence or...

Wasn't the "United Arab Republic" a political union between Egypt and Syria in OTL? Very different from xt828's version, of course.

Good question Prof, but no answer so far. How long before someone else takes up the challenge?

FREEDONIA (Not much time, apologies for no text) National motto : "We don't want to belong to any alliance that will accept us as a member"

You got my vote Prof - oh, and 8 others!

The world war that broke out in 1940 continued for over 50 years, leaving no winners. The indiscriminate use of various poisonous gases on military and civilian targets dramatically reduced the population on every continent. By 1994 civil order had broken down in all nations and the deaths...

Probably not this, but my grandpa used to sing a song that I think dates from the 1930s: Sue used to love me until I took her to a dance, Sue used to love me, but now I've lost my big romance, Sue was a good girl and I can never understand, Why did she fall for The Leader of the Band? (OK, so...

Please could we have a 48 hour extension to the closing date for entries? So far there's only 1 entry.

I didn't enter because entry 1 was too much like the one I was working on. I also haven't voted, mea culpa.

Thanks Prof. I survived the hospital yet again and I'm almost back to normal (well, what passes for normal, LOL). I've got an idea and the extension will be a great help!

I'd like to ask PARISII to set the next challenge, for 2 reasons: (1) It looks like some people were unable to vote as the site was down. If they had voted it could well be that Parisii might have won. (2) I'm likely to be out of action (the hospital's wi-fi tends to be slow and blocks some...

It would make my Father very, very happy!

Baconheimer - just a reminder that flag entries are restricted to a maximum 300 pixels in height.

TEPEHKIIPA The British “Indian Protectorate” was set up following the victory of the United Kingdom in the 1812-13 war with the United States. When John C Frémont (US President 1857-1861) declared war (1859) on the UK over the question of territory and international borders to the west and...

Any chance of a 24 hour extension to the deadline? Pretty please??

Congratulations, PiratePatyist! Looking forward to your challenge.

SHREHRAIN With the fragmentation of the Greater (or Second) Khmer Empire, a predominantly Arab area - almost 78% of the population being of Arab descent - bordering the Bay of Bengal became the independent nation of Shrehrain. Arab traders were well known at the time of the First...

It's now closed - so what happens next?