SwedishBlondistan

History
Although a young and developing country, the nation of SwedishBlondistan has already established a strong identity based on national pride, a sense of community and collective self-depreciation.

SwedishBlondistonians enjoy the latest fashion craze

Dismissing silly notions like "Swedish sovereignty" and "international sanctions", SwedishBlondistan was formed on September 27th, 2007 in an Uppsala (Sweden) basement by YoungSwedishBlonde, a natural born leader known for his cunning wit, sexual promiscuity and heroic consumption of alcohol. Spirits were dampened shortly after this historic event as "that whore of a mother made me fold laundry".

The tiny nation overcame much adversity in its infancy. Lack of technology and infrastructure caused rolling ISP outages, effectively halting the SwedishBlondistan economy, which was almost completely reliant on World of Warcraft gold farming. In light of these pressing issues, YoungSwedishBlonde shocked his country by announcing the abandonment of its long-standing isolationist policies that had been in place since its inception, 36 hours prior. The country turned to the Farkistan alliance, bonded by their friendly demeanors, laid-back personalities and most importantly, the worship of many sacred SwedishBlondistan values: beer, pork products and "BIE".

Soon after joining the alliance, the nation flourished. Having successfully brokered the alignment with Farkistan despite the fierce independent nature of SwedishBlondistonians, YoungSwedishBlonde rode a wave of support that led to him being crowned as King. In his first address to the nation after being crowned, he gave a roaring speech of unmatched eloquence that was heard by tens of indifferent people walking down the sidewalk. A major crisis was averted when a small military force led by a local deputy attempted to usurp the throne by threatening to arrest him for "disorderly conduct" and throw away his "stupid Burger King crown".

Modern Day
SwedishBlondistan has seen rapid growth with increased trading throughout the Aqua team realm. One problem within the country is the unusually low literacy rates of about 40%. Although controversial theories have been proposed like Unintelligent Design, scientists almost universally agree that this is due to the introduction of the Beer bonus resource. SwedishBlondistan boasts one of the lowest tax rates in the world, 16 percent. Despite a need for increased spending in several areas, YoungSwedishBlonde has justified these low rates on increased business investment. The policy is meant to increase employment and wages and has been dubbed "Serfs Up!" by its supporters. The breadth of YoungSwedishBlonde's empire has grown to 181 miles in diameter from its capital of Swedesburg, including the Stockholm metro area (New Blonde City) and key fishing areas in the Baltic sea, which has made SwedishBlondistan the country with the highest consumption of Gorton's microwavable fishsticks per capita in the world.