Of Droughts And Flooding Rains

[KaiserEmu]

I know you've at least mentioned the situation in Yugoslavia, but can we receive a closer look at it?

I've got a full map in the works for the Balkans, but have this in the meantime.

I am a slight national anthem nerd (what do you mean, memorising the Finnish and Kiwi national anthems isn't normal?), so I spent half my afternoon looking at all the texts of national anthems in Serbo-Croatian and Albanian to produce this:

State Anthem of the Balkan Federation

Lyrics

(Illyrian or Yugoslavian/Albanian)

Ponosna i slavna
Krajina predaka
Živjećeš u srcu našem
Dov'jeka

O mëmëdhe i dashur
Vend i trimnisë
Vend i të parëve tonë
Ne të dalim Zot

N`ty shqipet fluturojnë
Dhe yjet ndriçojnë
Çerdhe e dashurisë
O nënë e jonë

Pokoljenja tvoja
Kazuju jedno
Mi idemo u budućnost
Zajedno!

Mi idemo u budućnost
Zajedno!

(English)

Proud and famous
Land of ancestors
You shall live in our hearts
Forever more

O beloved motherland
Land of bravery
Land of our ancestors
We will protect you

On you eagles fly
And stars shine
Nest of love
O our mother

Generations of yours
Grow up as one
We go into the future
Together!

We go into the future
Together!​

 

[KaiserEmu]

And you know how I never do what I say I'll do next? (Although the things I've promised are coming.)

Well.

I went on a bit of a flag-making spree, and here is the result. I had great fun making these, and I hope you enjoy looking at them. There are a few hints about the geopolitical situation of Africa mixed in throughout, so internet cookies for those who can spot them!

Which ones are you favourites? Mine are probably Gabon, Eswatini, Sierra Leone and East Africa.

Oh, and if you have any questions (hopefully there will be some) then don't hesitate to ask!

 

[KaiserEmu]

I made these for the news article, but I thought I might as well display them in full.

Flag of the Argentine Republic of La Plata

Flag of the Empire of Brazil