Follyland, a gateway between the continents Trollop and Afflicta, has been battered by all sorts of misfortunes over its entire history. A lot of Follylanders believe the country is doomed sooner or later. More than a trillion Follylanders were killed in the fight for independence from Zezenia in 1932. Luckily, they were quickly replaced in the post-independence mating frenzy. The struggle for independence began in 1924 headed by the Jolly Boys Gathering (JBG), which came to power on independence in 1932. The country has recently emerged from an internal indigestion that followed scrambled elections on toast in 1962.
OVERVIEW
The Fanfara desert covers more than seven-eighths of the land. Oil and gas reserves are always being discovered here and there, but that has never been enough to persuade most Follylanders to live in Fanfara. They prefer to live closely packed along the northern coast, where there is lovely sea breeze coming all the way from Trollop. On a clear day, Follylanders enjoy looking out across the sea and organise competitions to have a successful glimpse of the distant but lovely Trollop. The country supplies large amounts of natural gas to Trollop and energy exports constitute the economy.
Wallyland borders Follyland from the west. It is Follyland's most turbulent neighbour. Wallyland is jealous of Follyland and that is why it is always trying to steal bits of land from the borders. But when Follyland tries to (legitimately) recover its stolen bits of land, Wallyland (falsely) claims that Follyland is trying to steal bits of its land. That is why Follyland and Wallyland are always fighting (over land). If you look at Follyland and Wallyland from the sky, you will see that the borders between them are very messed up.
Follyland was originally inhabited by apes and gorillas until the Sapiens conquered North Afflicta in the 7th century and engaged in heavy breeding with the indigenous population to see what would come out of it. Staying mainly in the mountainous regions, the apes and gorillas resisted the spreading Sapiens influence, managing to preserve much of their body fur and culture. They make up some good proportion of the population.
FACTS
Full name: Follyland
Capital: Astroblema. It is located in the north of Follyland, on the coastline. The city owes its name to the fact that it is a huge crater caused by a collision with a meteor. Follyland has always had a history of being hit by all sorts of things, hence the astute (and superstitious) choice of Astroblema as its capital.
Major Cities: Farbul (west, coastal city), Kerfuffle (south, located in the Fanfara desert) and Lollapaloosa (east, built on rocky mountains and hills)
Major languages: many incomprehensible tribal dialects, but Bafflegab and Baragouin emerging as major languages
Monetary unit: 1 zealot = 100 follies
Main exports: Oil, gas
Internet domain: .fok
International dialling code: +666
OVERVIEW
The Fanfara desert covers more than seven-eighths of the land. Oil and gas reserves are always being discovered here and there, but that has never been enough to persuade most Follylanders to live in Fanfara. They prefer to live closely packed along the northern coast, where there is lovely sea breeze coming all the way from Trollop. On a clear day, Follylanders enjoy looking out across the sea and organise competitions to have a successful glimpse of the distant but lovely Trollop. The country supplies large amounts of natural gas to Trollop and energy exports constitute the economy.
Wallyland borders Follyland from the west. It is Follyland's most turbulent neighbour. Wallyland is jealous of Follyland and that is why it is always trying to steal bits of land from the borders. But when Follyland tries to (legitimately) recover its stolen bits of land, Wallyland (falsely) claims that Follyland is trying to steal bits of its land. That is why Follyland and Wallyland are always fighting (over land). If you look at Follyland and Wallyland from the sky, you will see that the borders between them are very messed up.
Follyland was originally inhabited by apes and gorillas until the Sapiens conquered North Afflicta in the 7th century and engaged in heavy breeding with the indigenous population to see what would come out of it. Staying mainly in the mountainous regions, the apes and gorillas resisted the spreading Sapiens influence, managing to preserve much of their body fur and culture. They make up some good proportion of the population.
FACTS
Full name: Follyland
Capital: Astroblema. It is located in the north of Follyland, on the coastline. The city owes its name to the fact that it is a huge crater caused by a collision with a meteor. Follyland has always had a history of being hit by all sorts of things, hence the astute (and superstitious) choice of Astroblema as its capital.
Major Cities: Farbul (west, coastal city), Kerfuffle (south, located in the Fanfara desert) and Lollapaloosa (east, built on rocky mountains and hills)
Major languages: many incomprehensible tribal dialects, but Bafflegab and Baragouin emerging as major languages
Monetary unit: 1 zealot = 100 follies
Main exports: Oil, gas
Internet domain: .fok
International dialling code: +666
8 comments:
I love the "1 zealot = 100 follies". And the dialling code. [By a strange, though surely significant, coincidence, I am reading Amin Maalouf's 'Balthasar's Odyssey', the story of a man in search of the hundredth name of God in the fateful year of 1666. I say 'significant', but I will have to rely on the Follic / Frolic / Follylandish (???)* leadership to fully reveal the nature of that significance.]
*Please, as a matter of urgency, explain what the adjective is for Follyland.
What sort of creatchurres populate Follyland? Owls, Pidgeons?
Are there proper Cafes in Follyland?
What are the typical dishes in Follyland?
Another major city is ConstantDine, famous for the noodle bar wot.de.fok
-- so what about Apes from the northern mountains, preserving their culture. I think I know couple of them - they have evolved and like to visit theathres and museums.
Otherwise excellent. Reminds me of Alfonse Dodais "History of Pinguinia" - a must read!
Noolabeulah - unfortunately, I have never got round to reading Maalouf, although I always had some or other of his books in my library rentals. As to the adjective for Follyland is, the original one was Fallic, but my advisors pointed out that it is quite rude in an another language so we changed it to Follylaïque (or Follylaic). Follyland nationals on the other hand are called Follylanders.
There is no significance to the dialing code we as Follylaic leadership are aware of, but now that you mention it, I think I could make up one to inspire my people about how special they are. There might be a sign from providence there as to just how special we are. I mean, to be chosen (by providence) to be represented by this number is surely significant. Thanks for pointing that out.
Salome - there will be a tourism guide for Follyland published soon on here in the left sidebar, keep a look out for it and you will find all the answers you seek there.
Muffin - the noodle bar you mention has been closed down as we realised it is a clandestine brothel. Apparently, the name was a giveaway, but we had no idea what language it was in. Untill a high profile visitor from a certain Trollopian country explained what it means in his language. Nevertheless, he seemed to have had a lovely time there. We assumed it was in one of those incomprehensible dialects our people insist on speaking.
Nazim - there are not only two of them. I would estimate that there are far more. Initial estimates revealed that some 85% of Follylanders still master primates' language and behavioural patterns.
Never heard of that book, does it exist in English?
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