Bouvetia

Location
Bouvetia is a nation situated on the Bouvet Island, known as the most remote island in the world.

Early history
Bouvetia was originally founded as a Monarchy with no state religion. The people, however, grew increasingly discontent with King Aparte's apathetic attitudes to running the country. A revolution took place, and the throne was toppled. Facing the threat of being pelted to death by snow balls, the former King promised to make amends and review the affairs of the country more often. He was then promptly appointed to Revolutionary Leader. By popular demand, Judaism was then instated as state religion. Aparte, who until then had been a strong champion for secularism, was qouted as saying: "I think having a state religion isn't so bad after all. It is an easy means to control the pop... er I mean fullfilling the spiritual needs of our people."

War with Trotskyist Soviets
On the 25th of April, 2006, Bouvetia was attacked by Trotskyist Soviets. Inexperienced with waging war, the goverment deployed most of the military, sending the country into anarchy. This event prompted Bouvetia to find allies aboard, and it was soon admitted into the Legion. Having an alliance to back them up, the Bouvetian people gained confidence, and many heroic acts were done on the battlefield. Among them were the battle of meteorological station, where the 2nd infantry's staff platoon defeated an entire Trotskyist company by pelting them with snow balls (although the veracity of this event is disputed). The war ended in a decisive victory at the 3rd of May.

Other events of interest
Bouvetia has thrice been struck by terrorist attacks. The Penguin Defence Front has claimed responsibility for the first one in an PDF document released shortly afterwards. The two last ones are still under investigation, but there are speculations that Trotskyist Soviets may have been responsible.

Culture
The national sport of Bouvetia is, unsurprisingly, snowball fighting.