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OOC: This thread is intended as a list of international records, similar to the Guiness Book. As soon as NSwiki is back up, it can be wikified, but for now this thread will have to do.

Now, creating such a list of records is potentially tricky, so how do we keep it fair? A few simple rules. You may post up to two international records for all your nations put together. Of those, one may be a "major" record, while the other should be a more quirky, unusual, "minor" record. A record can be... well, more or less anything. Especially the "minor" ones. Examples could include "greatest number of children produced", "longest fingernails", "greatest number of cherries eaten in half an hour" or "greatest amount of beer inhaled through the nostrils". Anything you can think of.

You can also post one "runner-up" - i.e., someone (or something) from your nation who/which comes second, internationally, to a record posted by someone else.

You can give additional information about record-holders if you like, and/or (once NSwiki is back up) include a link to their NSwiki article.

Here are mine:

IC:
Ariddian Isles
*tallest Human woman alive: Julie Lane (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/julie_lane.html): 2m27 (7’5’’). Julie Lane lives in West Ariddia, where she works as a help desk employee at a police station.
*biggest sandcastle: 961cm (31'6''), built by Mohammed and Anne-Sophie Evans. Mohammed and Anne-Sophie Evans are husband and wife, and live in West Ariddia.

OOC: For my "major" record, I took "tallest Human woman alive". Given the different species in NS, it seems logical to distinguish between species for records involving height, weight and other bodily characteristics. If someone wants the tallest Human alive to be a man, that record is still available to snatch up (although if someone posts the tallest Human man alive being shorter than 2m27, Lane will be tallest Human of either gender, by default). Tallest Human man and tallest Human woman in history also remain available. And if you want your nation to have the world's tallest female gnome or sentient mouse, feel free. ;)


IC:
The World Records

Tallest human woman alive
name: Julie Lane
height: 2m27 (7’5’’)
nationality: Ariddian Isles (West Ariddia)

Longest human nose ever (disputed)
name: Samuel Pafford (19th century)
length: 25.13 cm (10’’) (disputed)
nationality: Candelaria And Marquez

Largest planetarium
name: Citest Planetarium
height: 32m (105')
location: Plutoni

Fastest production road vehicle
name: Tickford Tempest
max. speed: 425km/h (255mph)
made in: Diorville, Krytenia, by the Tickford Motor Company (1999-2001)

Closest election ever
election: 1956 provincial elections, Brutland, Brutland and Norden
outcome: Populist Party-Social Democratic Party coalition defeats Nationalist Party-Centrist Party-Catholic Social Party-Libertarian Party coalition
numbers: 75,783 votes to 75,782 in the seat of Tiberio di Cantabrica, giving the PPop-PDS coalition control of Parliament with 113 seats to 112

First 'Magic Roundabout'
date: June 1971
location: Lostwithil, Charlotte Ryberg

Longest recitation of an epic poem
name: Saille Kullar
length of recitation: 3 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours, 4 minutes
location and date: Korsahad, Allasha, Snefaldia, 1755
nationality: Snefaldia

Longest toenail ever
name: Fessy De Rebuil (died 1852)
length of toenail: 29.464cm (11.6'')
nationality: Qazox

Most burgers eaten in a day
name: Davis Hampstead
number of burgers: 89 in 12 hours (almost one burger every 8 minutes)
nationality: Bazalonia

World's oldest human brothel
name: Akbah's harem (originally: Shem Sallah)
length of time in operation: approx. 2000 years (c.7 AD - present)
location: near Jerusalem, Jeruselem

Oldest operating airship line
name: Eule Fluglinien
length of time in operation: 90 years (1917-present)
nationality: Mikitivity

Largest public zoological gardens
name: Lutropolis Zoological Gardens (1852-present)
size: over 8,000 animals
nationality: Cookborough

Most tanks maintained by one nation
number: 10 million (approx.)
nation: New Britain and Empire

Largest enclosed shopping centre
name: Złote Miasto Centre
size: 980,000 m²
number of shops: approx. 2,250
location: Vilvek, Swilatia

Most watched television programme
name: Topa Tudo Pelos Vintéms (Doing Everything For Vintéms)
TV channel: Globo Multimedia
date and time of the record: 1 April 2000, 21:33:12 (Cafundéu time)
number of televisions set to that programme at that time: 8,682,503,911

Largest Orthodox cathedral
name: Our Lady of Valeria and Saint Valerian Cathedral
area (m²): 20,500
height (m): 162
location: Isangrad, The Valerian Empire

Biggest cinematic flop ever
name of film: Spank Me Scotty! (2000)
net loss: $684 million
nation: Omigodtheykilledkenny

World's longest railway bridge
name: New Ulster Island/New Leinster Island Railway Bridge
length: 63.45 kilometres
location: King Ptolemy Strait, Alexandrian Ptolemais

Shortest operating restaurant
type: branch of the Cute Bunny Burger Corporation
length of time in operation: 6 days (15 - 20 September 2006)
location: Pajask, Swilatia

Most racial slurs in the common lexicon
number: approx. 150,000 in 80 different "origin languages" (approx. 25,000 in common usage)
location: Scolopendra

Deepest opencast mine
name: Rhukht Ankht El Mine
depth: 3,442 m (11,292 feet)
location: Tekhat Scheighu, Tsaraine

Tallest mountain
name: Chosen Hopless Nothingness
height: 8,611 metres (28,251 ft)
nation: Kurona

Mosque containing the most gold within and on the dome of the building
name: Hikmet Al-Kose Mosque
height: 85,023 kg
nation: the Turkic Shahdom

Language with the most words considered profanity
language: Uir
number of words: 32
official language in: Uiri

Highest grossing film ever
name: Yasashii Himura (1971)
grossing: over $ (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/universal_standard_dollar.html)1,845,034,188 upon its international release (doubled that inside Kanami)
nation: Kanami

Most tails on a kitsune
name: Yuuki Mashimo
number of tails: 12
nation: Kitsuneville

Longest train in pre-modern times not worn for a wedding or coronation
name of wearer: Countess Vaudriennë Arundôme á Vernaùndel zée Vaulême (16th c.)
length of dress trail: 79.86 m (262 ft)
nation: Xirnium

Highest rate of boat ownership
nation: Aqua Anu
rate of boat ownership: over 99%

Highest human dwelling in a tree
name: lyptoo family
height of dwelling: 131.7 m (in a 156 metre-tall Shining Gum)
location: Fanny Moo, Ootopia district, Plateau province, Errinundera

Highest number of heads of state in a year
number: 20 different lentines (in 1992)
nation: Rejistania

Longest piece of spaghetti ever
length: 200 m (approx.)
date: May 24, 2001
nation: Muffleberry

Largest vineyard
area: 86 square miles
location: two miles west of Travesian, ESF, Valanora
owned by: the Swent and Swift families

Largest prawn in captivity
name: Jumbo X
length: 52.07 cm (20.5 inches)
weight: 1,125.48 g (39.7 oz)

Longest flat-steps
length: 6.44 km (4 miles)
location: above Kota Laut city, the Indonesian states

Shortest non-democratic political career
name: Karle Huntay (Komekong Director of Inner Security)
length of term in office: 5 minutes
nationality: Komekong

Most people made homeless by a flood
number: approx. 50,000,000
event: flooding due to heavy raining and tsunamis
location: Sorthern Northland (southern coast and riverbanks)

Largest association football stadium
name: Sokojito Überdome
capacity: 400,552 people
location: Sokojito Dosi, Unified Capitalizt States

Highest fall survived without a parachute
name: Miyu Yamazaki (January 24, 2006)
height: 10,160 km (33,333 ft)
nationality: Neko-Opolis

Greatest percentage of government funds allocated to scientific research
percentage: 58%
nationality: Imperium Scientium

Largest piece of anthracite coal
weight: 12,700.59 kg (just under 14 tons)
volume: 14,985.28 cubic meters (19,600 cubic yds)
location: Green wombat

Largest sea level shipping canal
name: Grand Shipping Canal
length: 2,011.68 km (1,250 miles)
width: 410 metres at narrowest
location: The Freethinkers

Greatest annual rainfall
average rainfall during wet season: 11,873 m (4,678 ft)
location: AHSCA

Largest national park
name: Maineiacs Peace Park
area: 45,000 sq. km (17,374.6 sq miles, 4.5 million hectares, 11.12 million acres)
location: Dakota Province, Maineiacs

Wealthiest woman alive (excluding heads of State and royalty)
name: Sofia Kamrill (film maker)
wealth: $ (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/universal_standard_dollar.html)638 million
nationality: Emerald Springs

Highest ratio of oceanic EEZ to natural land area of any surface nation
ratio: 109.1:1
nation: Tahar Joblis

Biggest sandcastle ever built
names: Mohammed Evans and Anne-Sophie Evans
height of sandcastle: 961cm (31'6'')
nationality: Ariddian Isles (West Ariddia)

Longest board game ever played
names: Joe Petterson, Charlotte Pettersson, Hebe Pettersson, Georgette Pettersson
length of game: 805 hours, 15 minutes, stretched over 792 days (February 12th 1989 - April 20th 1991)
name of game: Smith & Jurkowski’s Oligopsony
nationality: Candelaria And Marquez

Most overdue library book
name: unnamed German ballad
borrowed: from a public collection in the city of Festeburg (located in present-day Zwangzug), circa 1604
returned: to a modern branch of Cantorb County Public Library, 1886 (approx. 282 years overdue)

Most baked beans eaten in one minute
name: Jonathan Feria
amount of baked beans: 4.25kg (around 10 tins)
location and date: Grafton City Fair, Grafton, Krytenia, August 18, 1978
nationality: Krytenia

Longest period of suspended animation
name: Chester L. Jurney
time spent in suspended animation: 100 days (January 4 - April 14, 2002)
nationality: Brutland and Norden

Longest operating restaurant
name: Soong's
length of time in operation: approx. 2500 years (500 BCE - present)
nationality: Snefaldia

Greatest number of breasts on a human woman
name: Jennanne Hess
number of breasts: 6 (4 lactating)
nationality: Qazox

Football stadium open for the shortest amount of time
name: Victory Stadium
in operation: 4th June 1998 - 4th August 1998
location: Jeruselem

Largest collection of preserved arthropods
name: Universitat Ossinger Arthropod Ansammlung
collection size: over 4,450,000
nationality: Mikitivity

Tallest building
name: Millenium Tower
height: 1.464 km (4,803 feet)
location: Lucidare, Cookborough

Most slippery floor
location: Santo Expedito's Hospital, in Submiria, Cafundéu
average number of people slipping per day: 78

Largest Zoroastrian fire temple
name: Our Faravahar of Tabriz Temple
area (m²): 18,750
height (m): 154
location: Tabriz, Tabriz Province, The Valerian Empire

Longest pub crawl
name: John O'Neil
length of pub crawl: 1117 days (21 February 11 - 17th March 14, Sorthern Northland calendar)
amount of pints consumed: approx. 15,000 (approx. 13.5 a day)
nationality: Sorthern Northland

Largest flag ever made
name: Bethel Monavidez
size of flag: 3.22km wide, 1.43km high (2 miles wide, 0.89 miles high)
nationality: Omigodtheykilledkenny

Longest sentence written in a book in the English language
name of book: The History of the Nantuk Peoples (1894)
length of sentence: 128 words, 598 letters
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

Drunkest nation
name: Shielas and Bruces
numbers: 82% of people exceed the 3 standards drinks for men and 2 standard drinks for women at least once a week

Largest krill ever captured in the wild
size: 107.2 cm (3'6'')
species: Meganyctiphanes norvegica (suffering from hypergigantism)
caught by: Daniel Bloom Cindeyyun
nation: Scolopendra

Largest cat ever
name: Sfesza/"Fluffy" (998 AC - 1005 AC, Tsaraine calendar)
species: Tsarainese Ryecat (genetically enginered)
size: 177 cm tall at the shoulder, 1,669 kg (5'10'', 3680 lbs)
nation: Tsaraine

Worst sequences of natural disasters within one year
name: October Kuronan Storm Crisis
length: over 100 days
nature of event: frequent lightning, wind, tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes
nation: Kurona

World's shortest living human head of government
name: Abdullah Ikmes (Grand Vizer)
height: 1m50 (4'11")
nationality: the Turkic Shahdom

Piece of literature containing the greatest number of profane words
title: You [word cannot be printed due to being the worst profane word in the Uir language] (1984, never officially published)
language: Uir
number of times profanity is used: 158
number of profane words: 32
author: A. S. Hol

Most synchronized fountain
fountain: in Liberty Square, Carmina Gadalica, Kanami
synchronisation: synced to music over 1000 times since its construction in 1998 (tempo: 190 beats per minute)

Longest overture
name: youso (The Elements), by Karou Himura
length: 2 hrs, 25 min
nationality: Kitsuneville

Most marriage in a single week
number: 221 couples (in 1820) (pending verification)
nation: Aqua Anu

Most frequently torched Parliament House
building: Parliament House in First Creek Falls, Errinundera
arson attempts: 772 (since 1945)

Longest time playing jew's-harp
name: Arin Eta
length: 4 hours, 2 minutes
nationality: Tenek, Rejistania

Shortest length of time spent as a mayor-elect
name: Joe Swanson
length of time in office: approx. 2 minutes (in 1915)
nationality: Prux

Largest pile of artificial snow
object: cross-country skiing course created for the I Olympic Winter Games
amount of artificial snow: 24,109,300 m³
location: Unified Capitalizt States

Longest walk by a group
group / event: Nekos Opposed to Nukes (NON), marching in protest against nuclear weapon proliferation
length: 402 km (250 miles)

Most people executed by their government in a single hour
number killed: 1.7 million
nation: Hofkauzern

Smallest non-sentient rodent species
name: grey mountain wombat
average weight and height: 31.10 g (1 oz), 0.64 cm (0.25 in)

Largest film studio backlot
owner: Freethinker Broadcasting Corporation
area: 34,783.54 sq. km (13,430 sq. miles)
location: The Freethinkers

Most concerts played at one time
name: SolAid (2007)
number of concerts: 61

Smallest waist on a living neko woman
name: Eriko Katsua
waist size: 38.1 cm (15 in)
nationality: AHSCA

Largest outdoor concert
name: 143rd annual Stumpstock Concert (2112)
attendance: 1.2 million spectators
location: Central Park, Maineiacs City, Maineiacs

"Runners-up"

Second most expensive prostitute ever
name: A. S. Lutison (full name unknown)
price: $ (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/universal_standard_dollar.html)12,054 (1993)
nationality: Uiri

Second longest longest railway bridge
name: SWQ Railway Bridges System, first span
length: 62.36 km (38.75 miles)
location: Straits of Renor, Qazox

Second highest number of baked beans eaten in one minute
name: Greg Fallen (in 1930)
amount: 4.11 kg
nationality: Quahog

Second lowest number of party votes (percentage) attained by a party which obtained a seat in Parliament
party name: Christian Democrat Party (in 1932)
number of votes obtained: 781 (0.000000547%)

Second tallest mountain
name: Mount Requas
height: 8,579 meters (28,146 ft, from basis on ocean floor), 7,307 m (23,975 ft, from sea level)
location: Green wombat Antarctic Territory

Second smallest number of private companies in a nation (above 0)
number: 2 (The Company, Kome-British Oil Co)
nation: Komekong

Second highest grossing film (series) ever
name: Fantasy Quest (I-VI) (2004)
total gross: $1,118,888,979
studio/nation: Kamrill Pictures, Emerald Springs

Second highest number of heads of State in a year
number: 17 (1975)
nation: Errinundera

3rd and lower

THIRD

Third longest series of books
name: Ariddian Standard World Encyclopedia
length: 75 volumes, 60,309 pages
nation: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Third longest time spent (partly) immersed in water
name: Marc Svenson
length of time: 70 days, 0 hour, 16 minutes
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Third most slugs swallowed alive in five minutes
name: Alice Grey
number of slugs: 68
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Third shortest human head of State ever
name: King Signa-Trae (r. 1284-1311)
height: 1.12 m (3'8.5'')
nationality: Qazox

Third longest section of octuple rail track
section: Ptolemais Central to Ormondville (on the Ptolemais to Alexandria line)
length: 76.19 km
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

Third highest temperature recorded
temperature: 55.11°C (131.20°F)
location: Pruxian Desert Depression, Prux (August 9, 1935)

Third most bananas eaten in ten minutes
name: Kevin Spears
number of bananas: 95
nationality: Prux

FOURTH

Fourth greatest amount of vocabulary mastered by a parrot
name: Smarty
vocabulary mastered (i.e., used in proper context): approx. 815 words
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Fourth most bananas eaten in ten minutes
name: Alice Grey
number of bananas: 93
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Fourth longest time spent intentionally buried in sand up to neck
name: Gary Dyer
length of time: 56 days
nationality: Qazox

Fourth tallest man-made structure
name: Prux National Radio Tower
height: 642.52m (2108 ft)
nation: Prux

FIFTH

Fifth most chili eaten in one hour
name: Vanessa Viel
amount: 7.85kg (17 lbs. 5 oz.)
nationality: Qazox

Fifth longest period in office by one party in a democracy
party: The Alexandrian Party/Alexandrian Ptolemais Coalition
period in Office: 1748 - 1860 (112 years)
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

SIXTH

Sixth fastest reading of a six page booklet backwards
name: Alice Grey
time: 11 minutes, 19 seconds
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Sixth most chocolate squares eaten in one sitting
name: Alice Grey
number of chocolate squares: 486
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Sixth highest grossing film ever
name: The Divine Winds (2005)
total gross: $938,449,111
studio/nation: Kamrill Pictures, Emerald Springs

SEVENTH

Seventh longest hair on a living human
name: Samuel Singh
length: 3.46 m (11'4'')
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Seventh oldest human person alive
name: Tyrone Cartman
age: 118
nationality: Qazox

EIGHTH

Eighth longest time maintaining a revolving hula-hoop
name: Alice Grey
time: 19 hours, 2 minutes
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Eighth most kumquats eaten in ten minutes
name: Alice Grey
number of kumquats: 221
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

NINTH

Ninth longest time spent balancing on one foot
name: Alice Grey
time: 39 hours, 31 minutes
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Ninth longest period as the Official Opposition by one party in a democracy
party: The Liberal Party of Alexandrian Ptolemais
period as Official Opposition: 1768 - 1824 (56 years)
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

TENTH

Tenth oldest human person alive
name: Myrtille Finair (née: Ao)
age: 117
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Candelaria And Marquez
*Longest nose (historical): The world’s longest nose is believed to have been possessed by one Samuel Pafford which was measured at 25.13 cm (or almost 10") in Allemali, the Candelarias, in 1835. Pafford became an important symbol for the port city and the major attraction of the islands’ freak shows, though some doubt remains over the veracity of the claim; with recent historians suggesting Pafford may have in fact have lost his nose in a paddle steamer accident as a teenager and instead worn a series of parsnips attached to his face for the nine years he spent in the Candelarias prior to his death aged 29. As such, Pafford also has claims on the record for the Longest Time Spent with Root Vegetable Affixed to Face (Human).

*Longest board game ever played: 805 hours, fifteen minutes. A game of Smith & Jurkowski’s Oligopsony was started by a Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Charlotte Pettersson and their daughters Hebe and Georgette on Sunday February 12th 1989 in Rose of Sharon, Candelaria And Marquez. It came to and end with victory for Hebe 792 days later on April 20th 1991, with an average of sixty-one minutes having been spent playing every day in that period. The Pettersons have since divorced.

*Largest planetarium: Citest Planetarium, located in Plutoni, has a dome of 105 feet (32 meters) in diameter.

*Most overdue library book: A German ballad was borrowed from a public collection in the city of Festeburg (located in present-day Zwangzug) circa 1604, and subsequently disappeared. Kathryn Hoffman found it in Latini, a suburb of Arlington, in 1886. It was approximately 282 years overdue, though the initial "check-out" date could have varied considerably. The book was returned to a modern branch of Cantorb County Public Library, and no fine was assessed.

*Fastest Production Road Vehicle: The Tickford Tempest, made in Diorville, Krytenia, by the Tickford Motor Company, has been tested to reach speeds of 425km/h (255mph). Six hundred of the vehicles were made between 1999 and 2001.

*Most Baked Beans Eaten (one minute): Jonathan Feria, of Grafton, Krytenia, ate a gut-busting 4.25kg (around 10 tins) of baked beans in one minute at the Grafton City Fair on August 18, 1978. He produced wind for nine days straight after breaking the record.

Brutland and Norden
*Closest Election: The 1956 Brutland provincial elections were the closest ever. The Populist Party-Social Democratic Party (PPop-PDS) coalition led by Ottavio Micarelli won over the Nationalist Party-Centrist Party-Catholic Social Party-Libertarian Party (PN-PS-PSC-PL) bloc headed by Orlando Nicoletano. The control of Parliament went to PPop-PDS, 113-112, after the PPop won the seat of Tiberio di Cantabrica by a single vote, 75,783 to 75,782.

*Longest Period of Suspended Animation: Chester L. Jurney of Fort Defiance, Timberland/Marchòcchiese, Brutland spent 100 days in suspended animation. On January 4, 2002, the car he was driving fell down the ravine at Bismantova Pass, 14 miles out from the hamlet of San Clemente di Torranica, Brutland. He was reported as missing a week later, and was not found until April 14, 2002, when a hydrologist noticed his car up the cliff from the Acquazula Creek. He was revived when the embalmer cut on his carotid artery for embalming. He appeared to had not sustained significant injury from the fall or the suspended animation.

Charlotte Ryberg:

* First 'Magic Roundabout'

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The Department of Transport in Charlotte Ryberg constructed the first known 'magic roundabout' at the town of Lostwithil in June 1971. It took 5 months to construct the junction, which connects the A67 trunk road with the B6044 and a minor road.

Longest Recitation of an Epic Poem- 3 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours, 4 minutes
Saille Kullar, Korsahad, Snefaldia
A Mr. Saille Kullar of Korsahad in Allasha is recognized as not only having been one of the most famous public storytellers in Allasha, but also as having continuously recited the longest epic poem in Snefaldian history. Born in 1724, Kullar was raised in the family tradition of epic poetry, and in 1755 commenced the recitation of Daati Salloh Menaksh Abad while standing on a streetcorner in the capital of the Allashan region, and did not stop for 3 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours, 4 minutes. He was kept alive by a group of watchers who fed him during parts of the story where characters ate. He died three days after he finished the poem from sleep deprivation.

It is believed that the poem, which has never been written down, was originally about a warrior and his quest for true love, but at the 1 week mark Mr. Kullar likely improvised and increasingly incorporated the fevered hallucinations he was having into the plot. This would explain the appearance of a half-human half-cow figure that spoke Farsi and spewed pea soup from the eyes at the end of the story.

Longest Operating Restaurant in a human nation -2500 years
Soong's, Pholimjung, Snefaldia
Soong's restaurant in Pholimjung claims to be the longest operating restaurant in a human nation, running almost continuously for 2500 years. Originally begun by a Bajeong hunter named Amyong Soong in 500 bce selling smoked game, the expansion of the business has been traced through the Bajeong Guea period to 500ce, and then sporadically to 1302. Aatem Nal officials collected financial records in 1405 dating back to 702ce, and the restuarant was found to be still operating in 1505, owned by a Soong-yang-I who claimed to be the direct descendant of Amyong Soong. The business expanded and developed for the next 500 years, and in 2005 was Soong Kwang-u, the current owner, was given an award by the Tuhran Bel for his dedication.

The restaurant is also in the running for "most cases of food poisoning caused by a single dish."

Qazox's entries:

HISTORICAL RECORD: Longest Toenail: Fessy De Rebuil of Fromburg reportedly at the time fo his death in 1852 had a toenail that measured 11.6" (29.464 cm) in length. Mr. De Rebuil wore a special shoe that allowed the toenail to be protected.

CURRENT RECORD: Most Natural Breasts (Human Female): 6 Due to the absorbtion of her pre-natal twin and a congential birth defect, Ms. Jennanne Hess of North New Recife has 6 breasts. All 6 are real and 4 can produce milk. Her measurements are 38D, 36B and 34B respectively.

Most Burgers eaten in a day (Human): Davis Hampstead - A 29 year old man from Pinkford, had eaten 89 BazaBurgers in a single day. Spending an average of just over 8 minutes per burger including drinks and rest stops for the 12 hour peroid he inhabited the fast food chain.

Longest Poem Ever Written. Lois Hendleton holds this record for her poem "The Day the Sun Stood Still" with 132 stanzas each 8 lines long with 10 syllables per line, no other single work has came close so far.

((This is as Bazalonia))

World's oldest human whorehouse - 2000 years

Current name: Akbah's harem
First name: Shem Sallah

A whorehouse which has been running since Jesus was born under different owners under different eras in Jeruselem. Situated in west side of the city of Jerusalem, this notorious place has had many interesting employees including Mary Magalene and the birthplace of the notorious Dallas girls. It was Dazza Dallas's first home. The place only employs the "best" girls in the city and it does not employ sub-standard looking women. The place is never shut down due to high ranking officials using the secretly for their own pleasures. It is not a cheap place to frequent due to high prices but it was never a place for poor people. Some ex-employees of this place have recently gone on better careers later.

World's oldest human whorehouse - 2000 years

Current name: Akbah's harem
First name: Shem Sallah

A whorehouse which has been running since Jesus was born under different owners under different eras in Jeruselem. Situated in west side of the city of Jerusalem, this notorious place has had many interesting employees including Mary Magalene and the birthplace of the notorious Dallas girls. It was Dazza Dallas's first home. The place only employs the "best" girls in the city and it does not employ sub-standard looking women. The place is never shut down due to high ranking officials using the secretly for their own pleasures. It is not a cheap place to frequent due to high prices but it was never a place for poor people. Some ex-employees of this place have recently gone on better careers later.

We would challenge the record. The Yalyang Hanp has been operating roughly the same length of time in the region of Bae, only going under a few years during wartime or particularly hard times (no pun intended). Some Snefaldians like to say the phrase "happy ending" originated in the Yalyang, but that's most definitely an exaggeration.

ooc to Jeruselem: Of course yours has to be a Whorehouse!

Shortest functioning football (soccer) stadium - Victory Stadium
4th June 1998 to 4th August 1998

Built for the Jeru FC football team, the Victory stadium only operated for 2 months before declared being unsafe for public use. Most of damage was caused by one night when a group of soldiers, drunk from a foray at a locals strip club and got kicked out, entered the stadium to play some football drunk. But they found you can't play football drunk and decided to throw things around including grenades. The damage was so severe, the stadium had to be stop being used. Needless to say Jeru FC team members were not impressed and they now play home games at the Tel Aviv Sharks stadium due to generous nature of their former coach Dazza Dallas.

NationStates Oldest Operating Airship Lines
Name: Eule Fluglinien
Nationality: Mikitivity
Est: 1917

[I have a pretty nice NSWiki article that already points to the airship line, and one day I'll start working on really making an extensive history of the accidents associated with this form of air travel.]

NationStates Largest Collection of Perserved Arthropods
Name: Universitat Ossinger Arthropod Ansammlung
Nationality: Mikitivity
Est: 1854
Collection Size (c.2007): +4,450,000

Universitat Ossigner in Nolanburg, Mikitivity has a collection of over 4,450,000 pinned arthropods representing species found throughout NationStates. The ever growing collection is viewable to the public and maintained by the University's entomology program. Originally started in 1854 by entomologist Henk Groester for use in promoting research related to the development of naturally occurring antitoxins to spider venon, the collection continues to grow and serve as an educational aid.

Cookborough

*Largest/Oldest Public Zoological Gardens: The Lutropolis Zoological Gardens, opened in 1852, contains over 8,000 animals from thousands of rare and exotic species from all over the Nationstates world.

*Tallest Building: The Millenium Tower finished in 2001 in Lucidare, is at 4,803 feet from ground level to roof reported to be the tallest known building in the world.

We're withdrawing our challenge to the whorehouse record, due to the fact our scholars discovered a dating error. Apparently the Yalyang has been operating for 200 years, not 2000. Simple error, and understandable when you realize they write different in Bae. :D

Most Tanks Employed by Single Nation
New Britain employs 10 million tanks. Most are the most modern around, but some date back to the 1940s.

Only Nation Still employing Steam Traction
Since its founding in 1922, New Britain has stuck with steam locomotives on railways, and is now the only present home of the LNER.

Only Nation Still employing Steam Traction
Since its founding in 1922, New Britain has stuck with steam locomotives on railways, and is now the only present home of the LNER.

OOC: Given the differences in technological levels, there are actually nations which haven't even invented steam traction yet, and undoubtedly some which still use it.

Largest Enclosed Shopping Mall
Name: Złote Miasto Centre
Location: Vilvek, Swilatia
Area: 980,000 m²
Number of Stores: around 2250

(other records to be added later).

Most Watched Television Program

Name: Topa Tudo Pelos Vintéms (Doing Everything For Vintéms)
TV Channel: Globo Multimedia

Date and Time of the record: 1st of April 2000, at 21:33:12 (Cafundéu time) - program starts at 20:30.

Nº of televisions on the channel: 8,682,503,911 (more than 8 billion televisions - from all around the world)

Why: a man had the chance of winning ten million vintéms. All he had to do was to travel to 10 countries and take a photo with the political leader of each country. In that day's program, the man was returning from his trip, and had to show the presenter the photos to win the money. He was able to take 8 photos, and won 8 million vintéms. Many people followed the man's trip on the television, and were anxious to know how it would end.

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Most Slippery Floor

Where: Santo Expedito's Hospital, in Submiria (Cafundéu)

The floor is slippery because the hospital is located in a flooded area of the city. At some times of the day, water invades the first floor of the hospital. Also, the cleaners are obsessed with cleaning the floor, so it's extremely slippery. Approximately 78 people slide on the floor everyday, and some have to stay in the hospital because of that.

Largest Cossack Host:

Name: Boyaragradsky Host
Population of Host: 2,341,119
Clans Include: Zvermisky, Chayanov, Neverskov, Nyevokov, Vilkakov, numerous others
Current Hetman: Pyetr Neverskov
Location: East Valeria, The Valerian Empire

Largest Urban Metropolitan Area located in the Kuric and Gedonian Continents:

Name: Greater Isangrad-Vedus Metropolitan Area
Population: 43,004,197
Area (km²): 17,450
Location: Valeria Province, The Valerian Empire

Largest Orthodox Cathedral:

Name: Our Lady of Valeria and Saint Valerian Cathedral
Area (m²): 20,500
Height (m): 162
Location: Isangrad, The Valerian Empire

Largest Zoroastrian Fire Temple:

Name: Our Faravahar of Tabriz Temple
Area (m²): 18,750
Height (m): 154
Location: Tabriz, Tabriz Province, The Valerian Empire

Largest Valerian Renaissance Palace:

Name: Château de Monseigneur Philippe de Saint Étienne
Area (m²): 520,000
Height (m): 86
Location: Saint Étienne, Nikeah Province, The Valerian Empire
Note: Current residence of the dynasty of Governor-Kings of Nikeah, the d'Blois dynasty (HRH Charles XIII and his family).

Largest Urban Metropolitan Area:

(OOC: If not the largest in the world, then at least the Pacific or in the Kuric and Gedonian Continents. :p)

Name: Greater Isangrad-Vedus Metropolitan Area
Population: 43,004,197
Area (km²): 17,450
Location: Valeria Province, The Valerian Empire


I don't really remember what it was called, but there was an article on NSwiki with the worlds largest urban areas. And some were a lot larger than yours.

I don't really remember what it was called, but there was an article on NSwiki with the worlds largest urban areas. And some were a lot larger than yours.

Well, I guess it's because the others are made by people who play with less than realistic numbers... :p

Besides, NSWiki is down, so I can't really check to back up my claim...

So... Changed to Largest in the Kuric and Gedonian Continents.

OOC: Given the differences in technological levels, there are actually nations which haven't even invented steam traction yet, and undoubtedly some which still use it.

Mikitivity has a few museum short lines that have working steam locomotives that are used tourism / education. Even modern tech nations will still use them.

A suggestion would be to make the nation to be the longest running operating commercial or public line that still relies primarily on steam locomotives. That would essentially be like how I'm claiming that my nation's Eule Fluglinien is the oldest running airship line ... this doesn't preclude others from having airships, but it does suggest that the airship service is really focused on this "older" form of technology.

OOC: If Ariddia doesn't mind, i'm linking to the Sports Record Page:

LINK TO SPORTS RECORDS: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=544402

Bit like the UK version of the ITV game show in RL except there is a version in our country (6 rounds; and the 10, 6, 4 and 2 points system): more when the NSWiki is fully up again...

The Krypton Factor Super-people in Charlotte Ryberg:


Year, name and score at grand final

1977 - Henry Evans (43)
1978 - Samuel Wesley (35)
1979 - Peter Richard (36)
1980 - Philip Bradford (45)
1981 - John McAllister (46)
1982 - Jordan Kent (41)
1983 - Chris Thorsten (39)
1984 - Paul Smith (34)
1985 - Andrew Gill (28)
1986 - Russell Kemp (36)
1987 - Marion Chanter (46)
1988 - Constantina Smith (102)
1989 - Mike Longhurst (50)
1990 - Duncan Henry (42)
1991 - Tom Hether (42)
1992 - Craig Andrew (44)
1993 - Richardson Y. G. (62)
1994 - Andy Wilbur (44)
1995 - John Smith (38)
1996 - Jenny Kelly (50)
1997 - Suresh Allan (60)
1998 - Eugêniohennie J. X. (44)
1999 - Romolo Thursday (46)
2000 - Diarmaid Filiberto (44)
2001 - Volkan Leigh (48)
2002 - Martín Abihu (54)
2003 - Mellan Yahveh (34)
2004 - Edmundo Jorge (40)
2005 - Evžen Jake (46)
2006 - Lyall Ivo (50)

Worlds Smallest Country (By Human Population)

An Blascaod Mor (puppet of Sorthern Northland)

An Poblacht of An Blascaod Mor, (English:The Republic of the Great Blasket Island), located just off of Sorthern Northland's western coast is the smallest known (human occupied) nation in the world with a population of just 158. The tiny island nation has no shops and just one pub/hotel. Residents either have to travel to Sorthern Northland to buy food, or grow it or raise it themselves.

Longest Pub Crawl

John O'Neil of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Sorthern Northland set out for a pub which started on 21st February 11 and continued until 17th March 14, a total time of 1117 days. During the crawl he visited nearly 4000 pubs around Sorthern Northland drinking around 15,000 pints of beer (around 13.5 a day) and was arrested 78 times for drunk and disorderly behaviour. Mr O'Neil sadly died aged just 36 in the year 16 due to a damaged liver, doctors were unable to determine what damaged his liver.

Worlds Smallest Country (By Human Population)

An Blascaod Mor (puppet of Sorthern Northland)

An Poblacht of An Blascaod Mor, (English:The Republic of the Great Blasket Island), located just off of Sorthern Northland's western coast is the smallest known (human occupied) nation in the world with a population of just 158. The tiny island nation has no shops and just one pub/hotel. Residents either have to travel to Sorthern Northland to buy food, or grow it or raise it themselves.


OOC: Sorry, ESAT (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/esat.html) is officially a country, and is smaller. ;) Having said that, nobody lives in ESAT; they only work there. But there may be other countries with a population of fewer than 158. I once had an even smaller country (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/sn_g_rd.html), with a population of 7. I let it die (OOCly, not ICly), but I may revive it one day.

Hmm ok, how about smallest country with a permanent resident human population that still exists or back to the drawing board?

Longest Beard On Record
name: Gyeorgy Pyetrovich Isaakov (1822 - 1901)
length of beard: 15 m (~30ft)
nationality: Valerian

Heck, Yelda's Iron Felix contains one person (Felix - who isn't even alive), and Surly the Repealinator has no lifeforms at all, just one destructor robot.

Some records from OMGTKK:

Biggest cinematic flop ever:

"Spank Me Scotty!" (2000), starring Antigone Morgan (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/antigone_morgan.html) (now the vice president). It wasn't the first comedy with a $500 million budget just for promotion, but it is the first to register a net loss of $684 million. Needless to say, it was a fatal career mistake for Morgan to take on a role as a militant secret-agent nun who posed as a kinky brothel employee for the espionage arm of an ultra-fundamentalist group of fanatical Catholics, and she was never seen in pictures again as a result. Some say her subsequent election to second-in-command was God's punishment to the Kennyites for creating a society capable of such horrid crimes against cinematic art, but others say it was just a matter of the Federal Republic's obscenely high horny-guys-per-capita rating.

Largest Flag ever made:

At two miles wide and .89 miles high, 85-year-old Bethel Monavidez's creation, crocheted entirely out of lion-mane hair over a three-year period, was intended as a touching patriotic gift to the nation she so loved. But the federal government had other plans for the mammoth national banner, which Monavidez donated to the Department of the Interior. It was used as a giant canopy to hide a depressingly impoverished Paradise City neighborhood during a 1981 international conference on poverty relief. Stupid Kennyites; the covered area was inhabited mostly by Xt'Tap natives, who defiantly burned the flag, destroying dozens of buildings and killing 85 of their own people.

Hmm ok, how about smallest country with a permanent resident human population that still exists or back to the drawing board?

OOC: Well, there's always the possibility of someone having a country with a minuscule population, so I think population size is best avoided.

Only Nation Still employing Steam Traction
Since its founding in 1922, New Britain has stuck with steam locomotives on railways, and is now the only present home of the LNER.

Empire Railways wishes to formerly challenge this record. 3,578 kilometres of our network is still solely steam operated; with a further 5,540 kilometres with steam usage in combination with diesel. We do admit that much of the steam operation is in our narrow gauge network; or on our Western Islands where the axle loads cannot handle our diesel fleet. However, we feel that our argument means that the record cannot stand

Here are the Empire's Records

World's longest railway bridge:

Name: The New Ulster Island/New Leinster Island Railway Bridge
Location: King Ptolemy Strait
Length: 63.45 kilometres
Number of Piles: 700
Number of Tracks: Two
Construction commenced: July 1, 1953
Opened: August 20, 1969

Longest sentence written in a book

Name of Book: The History of the Nantuk Peoples
Book written: 1894
Length: 128 words consisting of 598 letters

Longest sentence written in a book

Name of Book: The History of the Nantuk Peoples
Book written: 1894
Length: 128 words consisting of 598 letters

This is an extremely subjective category; certainly English might be eligible but the Snefaldian Neeri language is written entirely without punctuation and I'm sure there are other languages which don't even have the concept of a "sentence."

Shortest Operating Restaurant - A CBBC Branch in Pajask, Swilatia
15th September 2006 - 20th September 2006

Opened as part of an expansion campaign, a local CBBC (Cute Bunny Burger Corporation) Branch in Pajask, A suburb of Nitsolna, Swilatia, was bombed animal rights activists less than a week after it opened, forcing the branch to be closed down.

[OoC: so is it just 2 records for all our nations? Oh, sorry for not converting feet into meters on my second record.]

Most racial slurs in the common lexicon

With racial slurs being considered a healthy form of harmless expression in the Federated Segments, combined with the Segments' extremely broad range of influencing cultures, there are in common use at least 150 thousand different racial slurs in 180 different origin languages, with at least 25 thousand of those from 16 origin languages being approximately universal knowledge. There are ethnic slurs for almost any conceivable demographic, and new ones are constantly invented by people actually trying to offend or shock (and quickly being overused into harmlessness by people just trying to be friendly).

Largest Krill Ever Captured In The Wild

Daniel Bloom Cindeyyun, fisherman on Cinder once caught a krill, apparently a mutated member of Meganyctiphanes norvegica, over a meter long (107.2 cm). Overoxygenation of the water allowed what would have normally been a fatal hypergigantism defect to continue, and as the krill was sterile, it could have been argued to have been its own species.

Longest Pub Crawl

John O'Neil of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Sorthern Northland set out for a pub which started on 21st February 11 and continued until 17th March 14, a total time of 1117 days. During the crawl he visited nearly 4000 pubs around Sorthern Northland drinking around 15,000 pints of beer (around 13.5 a day) and was arrested 78 times for drunk and disorderly behaviour. Mr O'Neil sadly died aged just 36 in the year 16 due to a damaged liver, doctors were unable to determine what damaged his liver.

"Hey Bruce, look at this!" said a wirey man about 6ft all covered in dust and dirt in a ramshackled old wooden pub in the Free Lands of Shielas and Bruces.

"What Bruce look at this book Bruce, I found it when I was looking for someone to send our meet to. Nice people the Bazalonians, though way too crowded, I was constantly nodding, though no one seemed to notice. It was like they were all a herd of cattle."

"Yeah, Bruce what about it..."

"It's a book of records you know to settle pub disputes over what is the tallest or biggest or whatever."

"Oh, sounds like a good idea, so what's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing, just reading through it and there's apparently The longest recorded Pub Crawl was to over 4000 pubs over a 3 year period."

"Hah that's nothing my whole life is a pub crawl."

Two Brucian Records.

Drunkest Nation: Basically the entire nation drinks large amounts of alcohol everyday.
82% of the nation exceeds the 3 standards drinks for men and 2 standard drinks for women at least once a week and the remaining 18% are mainly those 15 years and younger.

Most Homebrew beer made in a year: Bruce
Bruce of Wattle Flats made 140,400 Gallons of Home brew beer in a single year.

Or in alternate most amount of population with the same first name. Of the 8 million inhabitants spread over the terrirory 50.67% of those (the entire male population) are named Bruce (also note worthy is that the other 49.33% are called Sheila)

OOC: S&B is a puppet of Bazalonia.

"Hey Bruce, look at this!" said a wirey man about 6ft all covered in dust and dirt in a ramshackled old wooden pub in the Free Lands of Shielas and Bruces.

"What Bruce look at this book Bruce, I found it when I was looking for someone to send our meet to. Nice people the Bazalonians, though way too crowded, I was constantly nodding, though no one seemed to notice. It was like they were all a herd of cattle."

"Yeah, Bruce what about it..."

"It's a book of records you know to settle pub disputes over what is the tallest or biggest or whatever."

"Oh, sounds like a good idea, so what's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing, just reading through it and there's apparently The longest recorded Pub Crawl was to over 4000 pubs over a 3 year period."

"Hah that's nothing my whole life is a pub crawl."

Two Brucian Records.

Drunkest Nation: Basically the entire nation drinks large amounts of alcohol everyday.
82% of the nation exceeds the 3 standards drinks for men and 2 standard drinks for women at least once a week and the remaining 18% are mainly those 15 years and younger.

Most Homebrew beer made in a year: Bruce
Bruce of Wattle Flats made 140,400 Gallons of Home brew beer in a single year.

Or in alternate most amount of population with the same first name. Of the 8 million inhabitants spread over the terrirory 50.67% of those (the entire male population) are named Bruce (also note worthy is that the other 49.33% are called Sheila)

OOC: S&B is a puppet of Bazalonia.

"that be about right"said a Imperial Army Colonel who once been to Shielas and Bruces as he read what was on his monitor after surfing the net and finding International Records

This is an extremely subjective category; certainly English might be eligible but the Snefaldian Neeri language is written entirely without punctuation and I'm sure there are other languages which don't even have the concept of a "sentence."

On this advice, we seek to have the record retitled the following

Longest sentence written in a book in the English language

(OOC: um drop one of the Bazalonian records and replace it with the Drunkest Nation of S&B. Upto to you which one to drop)

Deepest Opencast Mine - Rhukht Ankht El Mine, Tekhat Scheighu, Tsaraine (3,442 meters)

Opened in 901 AC under the Commonwealth government, the Rhukht Ankht El Mine has been in operation from that time until the present date, with a break in operations between 1005 AC and 1035 AC due to high surface radiation levels. The mine continues to produce 90% of the Ascendancy's planetside uranium ore, and 82% of its total uranium ore production. Production today is entirely automated, save for on-site repair duties.

World's Largest Cat - Sfesza/"Fluffy" (177 centimeters tall at the shoulder and 1,669 kilograms in weight)

Born as part of the Commonwealth's Project FROG VENTING in 998 AC, Fluffy established the upper limits of the government's attempts to genetically engineer a derivative of the native Tsarainese Ryecat for combat duties. The "warcats" which eventually entered service with the Commonwealth Army were around half Fluffy's weight, and saw some success as a terror weapon during the Canales invasion in 1003 AC.
Fluffy herself did not enter military service, and died in 1005 AC in the Obsidian Event.

[OoC: so is it just 2 records for all our nations? Oh, sorry for not converting feet into meters on my second record.]

That's OK. And yes. The idea is to keep many possibilities open for others.

What you can do for a third entry is post a "runner-up": someone or something who/which comes second to a record.

Can I claim tallest mountain?

*Chosen Hopless Nothingness: 8,611 metres (28,251 ft)

Other records

*Most visted attraction: Onsen Hotsprings, averaging over 200,000 tourists a year

*Highest single phobia for one gender: 25% of girls are reported to have Astraphobia (a fear of thunder and lighting)

*Worst Sequences of Natural Disasters within one year: The October Kuronan Storm Crisis of 2005 lasted for over 100 days and included frequent lighting, wind, tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes

*Most consumed soft drink: Jolt Cola is the most consumed

*Roughest Seas: Xanadou has some of the stormiest and roughest seas in the world

Mosque with the most gold within and on the dome of the building (Kg) - Hikmet Al-Kose Mosque 85,023 Kg Gold

Worlds shortest head of government - Abdullah Ikmes (Grand Vizer) 4,11 "

Language with the most words considered profanity

Language: Uir
Number of Words: 32
Official Language in: Uiri
Meanings: From swears on bodily functions to swears on the church and God to swears equating people with animals to homosexuality to diseases. 32 in all

Peice of Literature with the most profane words

Title: You [word cannot be printed due to being the worst profane word in the Uir Language]
Language: Uir
Number of times profanity is used: 158
Number of profane words: 32
Author: As S. Hol
Year Written (never officially published): 1984

Runner-Up to Most Expensive Prostitute in USD at time
Date: July 15, 1993
Price: $12,054
Prostitute: A. S. Lutison (requested only last name and initials be printed)

((OOC: I like name-related puns.))

OOC:

Can I claim tallest mountain?

Yes, but you can only have two records. I'm including the first two you cited. You may want to rethink this one, though:


*Most visted attraction: Onsen Hotsprings, averaging over 200,000 tourists a year

In RL, the most visited attraction in the world is the Eiffel Tower, which received over 6,700,000 visitors in 2006. 200,000 seems very little for a world record.

OOC:



Yes, but you can only have two records. I'm including the first two you cited. You may want to rethink this one, though:



In RL, the most visited attraction in the world is the Eiffel Tower, which received over 6,700,000 visitors in 2006. 200,000 seems very little for a world record.


Oh did I forget the exta zeros? But only two? Well if you insist, forego Onsen, and chose the Natural Disasters as my second

Highest Grossing Picture: Yasashii Himura (1971) Grossed over $1,845,034,188 upon it's international release (doubled that inside Kanami)

Most Synchronized Fountain: The Fountain in Liberty Square, Carmina Gadalica has been synced to music over 1000 times since it's construction in 1998. The jet fountains can go as high as 5 feet into the air and can move to the tempo of a 190 Beats Per Minute

Language with the most words considered profanity

Language: Uir
Number of Words: 32
Official Language in: Uiri
Meanings: From swears on bodily functions to swears on the church and God to swears equating people with animals to homosexuality to diseases. 32 in all



LOL... IRL, Russian has way more swear words than Uir's 32. :p

Most Tails on a Kitsune: The most tails ever reported in a Kitsune was 12 tails. Yuuki Mashimo was born with all 12 which still baffles scientist to this day.

Longest Overture:youso (The Elements) by Karou Himura clocked in at 2 hrs and 25 minutes

Longest Train in Pre-Modern Times not Worn for a Wedding or Coronation – 262 feet

The Countess Vaudriennë Arundôme á Vernaùndel zée Vaulême, a sixteenth century Xirniumite libertine, was reported to have worn on several separate occasions a dress of satin brocade with a 262-foot train (almost eighty metres).

The creation weighed in excess of seventy kilograms (not including elaborate headdress, rings and jewellery, and cartwheel ruff edged in lace and embroidery). Its skirt was heavily ruched and ruffled, with the fabric encrusted with jewels, gems and pearls and woven with gold and silver thread plundered from the New World.

Most Boats Owned by a Population: 99% of Aqua Anuiens own a personal boat for short or long range travel.

Most Marriages in a Single Week: In 1820, 221 couples wedded within a the same year

Most Marriages in a Single Year: In 1820, 221 couples wedded within a the same year

(ooc: Umm.. that number is rather small, unless they all married each other or it was the same couple that tied the knot on 221 separate occasions.)

QAZOX RUNNER-UP RECORDS:

Closest election ever:
In 1685, The vote for Mayor of Qazox City was 15,745-15,743 in favor of Dwight R. Chapman over Tomas E. Leeds. There were 17 re-counts lasting almost 2 months before the election was confirmed as accurate.

World's longest railway bridge:
The SWQ Railway Bridges System, over the Straits of Renor, consists of 2 spans, The 1st Span, From Qazox to Wickedable which is 38.75 Miles long (62.36 km) and the 2nd span from Wickedable to Sativaville, runs a length of 37.02 Miles (59.58 km). Taken separately, they are the 2nd and 3rd longest Railway Bridges in the world.

However the 2 bridges might be considered as a single Bridge, as only 1300 ft (396.24 m) of the bridge is on land. If considered a single bridge, then the total length of the bridge is 76.03 miles (122.36 km). This/ese bridge(s) is/are also vehicular bridge(s) as well.

(ooc: Umm.. that number is rather small, unless they all married each other or it was the same couple that tied the knot on 221 separate occasions.)

QAZOX RUNNER-UP RECORDS:

Closest election ever:
In 1685, The vote for Mayor of Qazox City was 15,745-15,743 in favor of Dwight R. Chapman over Tomas E. Leeds.

World's longest railway bridge:
The SWQ Railway Bridges System, over the Straits of Renor, consists of 2 spans, The 1st Span, From Qazox to Wickedable which is 38.75 Miles long (62.36 km) and the 2nd span from Wickedable to Sativaville, runs a length of 37.02 Miles (59.58 km). Taken separately, they are the 2nd and 3rd longest Railway Bridges in the world.

However the 2 bridges might be considered as a single Bridge, as only 1300 ft (396.24 m) of the bridge is on land. If considered a single bridge, then the total length of the bridge is 76.03 miles (122.36 km). This/ese bridge(s) is/are also vehicular bridge(s) as well.

well my population wouldn't have been as big back then, you know what I'm going to change it to a week

Highest Human Dwelling in a Tree

The lyptoo family in Fanny Moo in the Ootopia district of the Plateau province in Errinundera currently claim, at 131.7 metres, to dwell higher above the ground than anybody else. They reside in a vigorously healthy Shining Gum that soars to a total of 156 metres.

There is considerable competition among tree dwellers to better this record, however attempts usually end in disaster. It is estimated that 64 people have been killed in pursuit of the record. In almost all cases the tree branches have been unable to support the weight of the house.

The precarious situation of the lyptu family is amply demonstrated by the absence of any treehouses on the branches below them.

Most Frequently Torched Parliament House

Since its completion in 1945 (following the 1941 Liberation) there have been 771 attempts to set alight the Parliament House in First Creek Falls, the "capital" of Errinundera.

Arson is considered a basic human right in Errinundera where a corporation or government body is deemed to be behaving in an egregious manner. Magistrates have always interpreted "egregious" very broadly - so broadly that no-one has ever been convicted of arson of a building. (Trees are, of course, another matter.)

The figure of 771 does not include accidentally started fires. There is some contention whether the fire of 16 April 2073 could be considered arson. The perpetrator in question intended to set the Parliament on fire, however got into an altercation with some homeless people who were warming themselves with a fire in a rubbish bin on the front steps. In the ensuing ruckus the inciendary devices were accidentally ignited killing all involved but doing little damage to the building.

Parliament House repairs consume about 3.5% of the annual national budget.

well my population wouldn't have been as big back then, you know what I'm going to change it to a week

OOC: Still, 221 weddings nation-wide in a year seems very few. I know there are several weddings per month in the smallish (15,000 ppl) town where I live, and there are 36,000 "communes" in the country, which suggests several thousand weddings per month (and therefore several hundred per week). 221 is hardly likely to be the world record.

Highest number of heads of state in a year: in '92, Rejistania had 20 different lentines - later minimum term limits were installed to prevent this.

Minor record:
longest time playing jew's-harp: Arin Eta of the nation of Tenek played a number of traditional songs on the Jew's harp - for 4 hours and 2 minutes.

Closest election ever:
In 1685, The vote for Mayor of Qazox City was 15,745-15,743 in favor of Dwight R. Chapman over Tomas E. Leeds. There were 17 re-counts lasting almost 2 months before the election was confirmed as accurate.


OOC: "Closest election ever" has already been claimed, by Brutland and Norden.

I'll be updating the list shortly.

OOC: "Closest election ever" has already been claimed, by Brutland and Norden.

I'll be updating the list shortly.

OOC: These were runner-up records, if you look at the heading

Longest piece of spaghetti in the world.
200 metres (appx)
may 24th 2001
eaten afterwards by 70 people

Longest piece of spaghetti in the world.
200 metres (appx)
may 24th 2001
eaten afterwards by 70 people

What was the diameter?!

30cm but thats 5th thickest in the world

Largest Vineyard
86 square miles in area
Location: two miles west of Travesian, ESF, Valanora
Owned By: The Swent and Swift families.

Prux's Records:

The largest Prawn in captivity:

Jumbo X:
length: 20.5 inches long (52.07 cm)/Weight is 39.7 oz (1,125.48 g)

Shortest length of time spent as a mayor-elect: approx. 2 minutes. By Joe Swanson of Hamburger Hill in the 1915 Mayoral Election of Hamburger Hill. Upon hearing that he won the election, Mr. Swanson had a heart-attack and died shortly there after.

And the runner-up record is:
Most baked beans eaten in one minute:
Greg Fallen of Quahog ate 4.11 kg of beans during the Prux Bean festival in 1930.

Longest Flat-Steps in the world(the floor thing that moves by themselves in an airport)
Linking the Kota Laut International Seaport and Airport with the Stadion National in Kota Laut and ETSMétro Station Stadion

Location: Above Kota Laut city (underwater capital city)
Length: 4 Miles

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Lowest number of people with Jewish Decent in a nation (Jewish Decent means 1/16 or more percentage of Jewish Decent)
This record is not because the Indonesians are racist, it is because the Jews emigrated to Indonesia in the 70's after the "White Government" Took over. Then, the "White Government" were overthrown, and the Jews declared Independance in thier Capital City, naming it Kibbutzland, thus starting the 14-day war. They soon were forced to surrender and fleed back to Israel/Palestine.

Citizens with Jewish Decent: 0

OOC: What if say, I RP'd several months ago someone or something in my nation doing something that beats a current record? I have one RP in which I state something in which the record holder is actually the runner up.

I mean, this RP is months old, and unless I'm a psychic I couldn't be trying to cheat my way to an already claimed record. I just happen to have RP'd something that trumps the record holder. :p

That is where this is still flawed.

Longest Flat-Steps in the world(the floor thing that moves by themselves in an airport)


its called a conveyor belt

OOC: Still, 221 weddings nation-wide in a year seems very few. I know there are several weddings per month in the smallish (15,000 ppl) town where I live, and there are 36,000 "communes" in the country, which suggests several thousand weddings per month (and therefore several hundred per week). 221 is hardly likely to be the world record.Very true; Maraque has more than 865,000 a day, and I'm sure that isn't even close to what the record might be, in an NS-World type sense.

Komekong

Shortest non-demcratical political carrier
*Komekong Director of Inner Security; Karle Huntay
Lenght of carrier: 5min, 20th November 40AC (Komekong timeline) 1:30Pm - 20th November 40AC 1:25Pm. After Carl Huntay was elected to Director, he went secretly ill and couldn't go for the meeting. Instead, secretary Karle Huntay came for his first day fo work as secretary on the directory of Inner Security, but due to his name he was misstaken for the Director and sworn in as director of Inner Security. When he was to sign his name, the CEO discovered the misstake. Karle was imprisoned and judged to 15 years of prison, although he was released after 3 months.

Biggest amount of money-related deaths
*During the period of 12-13AC, more then 834 500 people where killed due to the Komekong currensy-crisis In these days, shrunken human heads where used as currency, but during the crisis, The Company needed more money. So hundreds of thousands of farmers had to "pay their taxes".

its called a conveyor belt

there are different names, you know. But yes, Conveyer Belt is the most used name.

Biggest Fortress

Reunion Fortress (Resoidna Fortana) at capital of Urmania, Angela. Building time: 8 May 1709- 12 April, 1810. This fortress with height of 80 meters and 4 kilometers in perimeter still used by armed forces of Urmania.

Highest Result At Election

At 1987, Democratic Party of Urmania got ~90%

Lowest Result at Election

At 1942, Socialistic Party of Urmania got 0 votes.

We would like to challenge the Lowest Election Result record. Though it is not actually allowed, the Partai Politik Maois got -18 votes in 1955 when the 18 people wrote "Jangan Maois!!!" ( Not the Maoists!!!) or something similar during the election.

Biggest Fortress

Reunion Fortress (Resoidna Fortana) at capital of Urmania, Angela. Building time: 8 May 1709- 12 April, 1810. This fortress with height of 80 meters and 4 kilometers in perimeter still used by armed forces of Urmania.

After consulting our records, we have to challenge you. Before it collapsed, the Great Star Empire of Allech-Atreus had several planets that were just large fortresses. 80m walls and a 4km spread isn't that much to brag about.

Highest Result At Election

At 1987, Democratic Party of Urmania got ~90%

I would wager there are higher, especially in the more authoritarian countries.

Lowest Result at Election

At 1942, Socialistic Party of Urmania got 0 votes.

Anyone can get no votes. The Ariddian Blank Party regularly gets very few to no votes, and during the Snefaldian Republic there were several parties which never got a single vote.

Anyone can get no votes. The Ariddian Blank Party regularly gets very few to no votes, and during the Snefaldian Republic there were several parties which never got a single vote.

Have you read my post? just saying.

Have you read my post? just saying.

No, I have not. Your point?

OOC:

Lowest number of people with Jewish Decent in a nation (Jewish Decent means 1/16 or more percentage of Jewish Decent)
This record is not because the Indonesians are racist, it is because the Jews emigrated to Indonesia in the 70's after the "White Government" Took over. Then, the "White Government" were overthrown, and the Jews declared Independance in thier Capital City, naming it Kibbutzland, thus starting the 14-day war. They soon were forced to surrender and fleed back to Israel/Palestine.

Citizens with Jewish Decent: 0

Difficult to accept as a record. I'm sure there are other countries with 0 people of Jewish descent. (Heck, in real life, I'd say the odds are fairly high that Tuvalu, Kiribati, North Korea, Bhutan and a few other countries have 0 inhabitants of Jewish descent.)


Biggest amount of money-related deaths
*During the period of 12-13AC, more then 834 500 people where killed due to the Komekong currensy-crisis [SIZE="1"]In these days, shrunken human heads where used as currency, but during the crisis, The Company needed more money. So hundreds of thousands of farmers had to "pay their taxes".

This one's downright bizarre. I'll add it if you really want, but it seems inconceivable that a nation would use the shrunken heads of its people are currency. I don't really want there to be a trend of wildly unrealistic records.

OOC:


Difficult to accept as a record. I'm sure there are other countries with 0 people of Jewish descent. (Heck, in real life, I'd say the odds are fairly high that Tuvalu, Kiribati, North Korea, Bhutan and a few other countries have 0 inhabitants of Jewish descent.)



This one's downright bizarre. I'll add it if you really want, but it seems inconceivable that a nation would use the shrunken heads of its people are currency. I don't really want there to be a trend of wildly unrealistic records.


It's not that unrealistic, it is an imortant part of the Komekong history. Of course, if you think it's to unrealistic you can delete it, The Company was thinking of censor the whole process anyway...

Most people made homeless by a flood.

Around 50,000,000 people became homeless from 21st September 25 when heavy rains forced both the Southern River and the River Oblast to burst their banks combined with a series of tsunami's off the southern coast of the Southern Northland province in Sorthern Northland caused extensive flooding. The flooding put much of the nations capital, Beningrad, under water as well as other towns and cities along the coast and on the banks of the River Oblast and the Southern River.

Unified Capitalizt States records:

Largest association football stadium: The Sokojito Überdome in 소코지토 도시 (Sokojito Dosi), the stadium which held the World Cup 26 final as well as World Cup 36 matches, holds 400 552 people. Capitalizt SLANI and 자스연 (Jasīʼyūn), the two competing football associations in the UCS, both play World Cup qualifying games in the stadium, and it is also rented by all four of the city’s professional football clubs.

Largest pile of artificial snow: The cross-country skiing course created for the I Olympic Winter Games, held in the tropical climate of Aeropag, was made up of an estimated 24 109 300 m³ of snow, generated using water from the Jativan Sea in one of the Games’ several huge temporary structures. The pile weighed about 2.1 × 10⁹ kilograms. It took over a month to melt all of the snow created for the Olympics, since allowing it to melt too quickly would have flooded the island.

Highest Fall Survived With Out a Parachute: Miyu Yamazaki was 23 years old when working as a stewardess aboard a Trans-country flight when the plane exploded on January 24, 2006. Yamazaki survived a fall inside a section of the tail unit from 33,333 ft (10,160 KM). She was in a coma for 27 days and remained in the hospital for 16 months.

Longest Walk by a group: The Nekos Opposed to Nukes (NON) walked 250 miles (402 km) from Yasuori to Akaso as part of a peaceful protest to nuclear weapon proliferation.

Here is the award that we propose as our runner-up award (OOC: I am bending the rules a little, since this record has not yet been posted)

Second lowest number of party votes (percentage) attained by a party who obtained a seat in Parliament

Party Name: Christian Democrat Party
Number of Party Votes attained: 781
Percentage of Total Votes: 0.000000547%
Year: 1932
Brief Description: The Christian Democrat Party had been founded in 1930 out of concern by several outlying Christian communities, and was expected to be a complete flop in the 1932 election. To everyones surprise, Robert Henderson, their candidate for the seat of Mackay, succeeded in winning the electorate (it has been suggested that he was a spoiler candidate, with the sitting Nationalist MP also being called Robert Henderson). As a result, the Christian Democrat Party managed to get a seat in Parliament, although their vote was extremely low.

Greatest percentage of government funds allocated to scientific research
Percent: 58%
Nation: Imperium Scientium

Most people executed by the government in a single hour
Number killed: 1.7 million
Nation: Hofkauzern

Green wombat would like to submit the following records for consideration:

Largest piece of Anthracite Coal: In 1753, A chunk of coal that weighed in at just under 14 tons (12,700.59 kg) was unearthed. The volume of the piece was approximately 19,600 cubic yds. (14,985.28 cubic meters).

Smallest non-sentient rodent: The grey mountain wombat on average weighs in at 1 oz (31.10 g) and has an average length of 1/4 in (0.64 cm). Despite its size, the grey mountain wombat eats an average of 2 lbs (907.18 g)of foodstuffs a day to compensate for its high metabolism.

(Runner up Record):
2nd Tallest Mountain: Mount Requas, in Green wombat Antarctic Territory is 28,146 ft (8,579 meters) in height from its base on the ocean floor. However the height from sea level is 23,975 ft (7,307 m).

Major: Largest Sea Level Shipping Canal in the World

The Grand Shipping Canal connecting Navarre and Port Blanche runs for a distance of 1,250 miles with minimum dimensions of 410 metres width, 45 metres safe navigating draft, and maximum allowable speed of 10 kts, meaning even the fastest transitions take around four days. Using the Canal shaves, however, between two and four weeks off journey times required to circumnavigate the Mainland continent.


Minor: Largest movie studio backlot in the world

The Freethinker Broadcasting Corporation owns a 13,430 square mile undeveloped ranch in the Pioneer Valley just south of Navarre. This lot is generally used for series based in the outback, extensive stunts, and is often rented out to foreign film companies for used as prehistoric or desert terrain. Its geographic isolation ensures few of the larger native inhabitants pop up for an unexpected visit.

OOC: On a side note, the top feature can be seen on this map;

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs19/f/2007/305/1/a/Freethinker_Mainland___Cities_by_Freethinker1984.png

If we weren't limited I would probably have decent claims to the largest land based mass driver, wildlife reserve, urban area and military ranges.

Keep on posting those records

OOC: I'll update the list when I have time. In the meantime, if some of you really want to post more than three records, you can post "records" of people, things and so on who come anywhere between third and tenth (or further) in any field. You don't even have to wait until someone has posted the record-holder before you say that someone from your nation is (for example) fourth for a particular type of record. This should enable you all to add as much as you like. ;)

To clarify: Let's say you've posted your two records plus a runner-up, but in addition to that you'd really like someone from your nation to be notable for having survived a fall from a great height, or you'd like a mountain in your nation to be one of the highest in the world. Well, simply post that John Smith or Abdel Mohamed or Amélie Legrand from your country has survived the fall from the third greatest height on record in the world, and that mount Snowy in your country is the world's seventh highest peak.

Have fun. :p

The Disputed Territories of Komekong
Runner up:
2nd least number of private companies in the world (over 0)
Number of private companies: 2 The Company, Kome-British Oil Co (from Komekong despite the name)

Or if that is not good...

2nd oldest tree in the world
Age of tree: 257 years An old palm tree witch stands on the place where the "ancestor" of The Company was created. The tree is preserved due to the importance, and you get lifetime imprisonment for damaging it

Solenial

Major
Longest Bridge

Golden Bridge (Runyan)

Length Metres (Feet): 38,422 (126,024)
Built: 2004
Picture: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Runyan_Bridge_1.jpg

Minor
Most Concerts Played at one Time

SolAid

Year: 2007
No. of Concerts: 61
Picture: http://www.lwiii.com/images/photo_gallery_concerts_25.jpg
Petr Julias performing at SolAid

Greatest Annual Rainfall

During the Monosone season on AHSCA has an average perc., of 4,678 ft (11,873 m)

Lowest Education Rate

less than 1% of the combined population of AHSCA island natives are educated in any acedemic form.

Lowest Education Rate

less than 1% of the combined population of AHSCA island natives are educated in any acedemic form.

Small problem: There are undoubtedly nations where academic education doesn't exist.

hmmm good point, I'll think of something new

Smallest waist on a living neko woman: Eriko Katsua (Animalpolis, AHSCA) who stands 5'8 (1.72 m) tall has a tiny 15-in (38.1-cm) waist. Eriko does not eat a special diet to maintain her waist.

Solenial

Major
Longest Bridge

Golden Bridge (Runyan)

Length Metres (Feet): 38,422 (126,024)
Built: 2004
Picture: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Runyan_Bridge_1.jpg

OOC: Actually, you cannot claim that as the Longest Bridge, since there are already two railway bridges that are longer. You could claim that as the Longest Road Bridge though.

Largest National Park: The Maineiacs Peace Park in Dakota Province covers 4.5 million hectares (11.12 million acres) or 45,000 sq. km (17,374.6 sq miles).


Largest Outdoor Concert: The 143rd annual Stumpstock Concert in Maineiacs City's Central Park attracted 1.2 million spectators in the year 2112 (Maineiacs Calendar).

OOC: Reminder: You can now post as many people / places / objects / etc as you like ranked third or further (preferably between third and tenth in the world).


Ranked third and lower from the Ariddian Isles

Longest series of books: THIRD: 75 volumes, 60,309 pages (Ariddian Standard World Encyclopedia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=544179)).

Longest time spent immersed in water: THIRD: 70 days, 0 hour, 16 minutes. Marc Svenson (from the PDSRA) took part in an international competition in which participants had to remain in a warm lake (at least waist-deep) for as long as possible. Meals were brought to them in the water. Secure reclining "beds" enabled competitors to sleep with their head above water and most of their body immersed.

Longest hair: SEVENTH: 3.46 m (Samuel Singh, PDSRA).

Oldest human person alive: TENTH: Myrtille Finair (née: Ao), aged 117. Mrs Finair (a widow) is an Indigenous Ariddian and lives in a small town in the outer suburbs of Cité-Belle, PDSRA. She is the oldest person in the Ariddian Isles, and the tenth oldest human still alive in the world.

Greatest amount of vocabulary mastered by a parrot: FOURTH: approx. 815 words.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6756/smartyxg8.jpg
Smarty, the aptly named parrot from Ariddia.

Smarty, a grey parrot from the PDSRA, is able to use about 815 words in proper context, responding in conversation and putting words together to form coherent sentences (by creation rather than imitation). In addition, he has invented about 20 words or terms (including "yellow orange" for lemon and "hello box" for telephone).


And then there's the "near miss" record accumulator from West Ariddia:

Alice Grey

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/641/alicegreytc0.jpg

Alice Grey may seem like a fairly ordinary 16 year-old. She attends secondary school in her surburban home town of Riverview, West Ariddia, and obtains average results. In the evening, she works as a tickets saleswoman at the suburban railway station. But Alice is on a quest to break as many unusual world records as she can. So far, her success rate has been debatable. She has broken into the top ten for a number of odd feats, but has not established any new international records.

Here are her achievements:

* longest time spent balancing on one foot: NINTH (39 hours, 31 minutes). No breaks.
* longest time maintaining a revolving hula-hoop: EIGHTH (19 hours, 2 minutes). No breaks.
* most kumquats eaten in ten minutes: EIGHTH (221, raw, whole, not peeled).
* fastest reading of a six page booklet backwards: SIXTH (11 minutes, 19 seconds). Alice read six pages out loud backwards, pronouncing each word in reverse, starting from the bottom right-hand corner of each page.
* most chocolate squares eaten: SIXTH (486). In a contest of endurance rather than speed, Alice ate 486 chocolate squares (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2626/tbdub6.jpg).
* most bananas eaten in ten minutes: FOURTH (93). Alice scoffed a whopping ninety-three bananas in one of her most impressive speed-eating achievements.
* most slugs swallowed alive in five minutes: THIRD (68). Alice’s most bizarre achievement is also the one in which she is highest-ranked, and the one she is most proud of. In front of fascinated and disgusted spectators, she proceded to gobble down sixty-eight live slugs, aided only by one glass of water.

“I’m best at food contests,” Alice said during an interview. “I can eat a lot, and I can eat quickly. I can swallow large amounts in one go, and when I eat my mouth naturally produces a lot of saliva, so that helps. Bananas are my favourite food, so I had practice before doing that. And no, before you ask, I’ve never been sick, and I’ve never had indigestion after a contest. Although I felt a little bit sick after the chocolates. That was a bit silly, and I don’t think I’d do that again.” She smiled.

Alice also holds a purely national record for most Yumbi nutribars (http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7154/nutribarscj3.jpg) eaten in two minutes (8). This was achieved when business leader (and politician) Liang Jui-te (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/liang_jui_te.html), owner of the Yumbi nutribar trademark, decided to capitalise on Alice's relative fame by employing her in an advertisement.

Are there any achievements she would like to improve on? “All of them!” she told a reporter with a laugh. “But especially the hula-hoop. I think I can do a lot better than eighth, a lot better than nineteen hours. When I get some free time, that’s the one I’m going to be practicing on.”

Wealthiest Female: (excluding heads of state or royalty)

Sofia Kamrill a film maker in Emerald Springs has made a tidy profit from all her films. She is estimated to have a net worth of $638 million

RUNNER UP:

Second Highest Grossing Picture Ever: (Inflation unadjusted)

Fantasy Quest (I-VI) (2004)
Studio/Country: Kamrill Pictures, Emerald Springs)
Total Gross: $1,118,888,979*

*Total accumulated from six separate pictures

Additional Runner ups:

Sixth Highest Grossing Picture:

The Divine Winds (2005)
Studio/Country: Kamrill Pictures, Emerald Springs
Gross: $938,449,111

Longest Bridge

Golden Bridge (Runyan)

Length Metres (Feet): 38,422 (126,024)
Built: 2004
Picture: *snip*Please don't break the page. If you got a large image, just link to it.

Other Qazox records (national records, but not international ones)

Longest time spent intentionally buried in sand up to neck: 56 days by Gary Dyer of Gothika, Qazox. (4th longest time in history)

Most chili eaten in one hour: 17 lbs. 5 oz. (7.85kg) by Vanessa Viel of Iguana de Mia (5th most in history).

Shortest Human Head of State: King Signa-Trae (1284-1311 Qazox Time line) was only 3ft. 8 1/4 inches tall (1.12 m), shortest ruler of Qazox ever. (3rd shortest ever in this catergory)

OOC: Es ist ge-BUMPt!

Oldest human person alive: SEVENTH (3rd oldest male): Tyrone Cartman of North Lorax City, QAZOX
AGE: 118 yrs, 1 month old DOB: 11/14/1815 (current qazox year is 1934)

Other Imperial Records:

Longest section of octuple rail track: THIRD

Line: Ptolemais to Alexandria Line
Section: Ptolemais Central to Ormondville (outer limit of suburban section)
Length of Section: 76.19 kilometres
Brief Description: The Ptolemais to Alexandria Line was originally opened as a full double track line in 1856. The railway revolution resulted in an increase in the size of both Ptolemais and Alexandria, and within thirty years, the line was already suffering from congestion within the Ptolemais and Alexandrian suburban sections. While the line was continually widened, and other efficiency measures proposed, it was usually never enough and within a few years, the track would be congested. In 1949 the government decided to widen the track to eight lines from Ptolemais to Ormondville, with a similar proposal made for the Alexandria to Amberley section. The track was never fully utilised, however, due to electrification of the entire line in 1956. Never again was such a massive project proposed.

Longest period in office by one party in a democracy: FIFTH

Party: The Alexandrian Party/Alexandrian Ptolemais Coalition
Government Name: The Fourth Alexandrian/Alexandrian Ptolemais Coalition Government
Period in Office: 1748 - 1860 (112 years)
Brief Description: After twelve years of a Liberal Government in the 18th Century, the people of the Colony of Alexandria and Ptolemais elected the more conservative Alexandrian Party into office. This was to mark the beginning of 112 years in office, however, this was often with other parties, and was to also mark the beginning of 156 years in Opposition by the Liberal Party. The government would run through twelve Prime Ministers; outlast twenty-six Opposition leaders, and outlive five Kings (the Empire not becoming known as such until the 1860s). It was known as the golden age of the Alexandrian Ptolemais Coalition, and the party never recovered from being beaten by its junior coalition partner, the Nationalist Party, in 1860.

Longest period as the Official Opposition by one party in a democracy: NINTH

Party: The Liberal Party of Alexandrian Ptolemais
Period as Official Opposition: 1768 - 1824 (56 years)
Brief Description: While the Liberal Party had lost the reigns of power in 1748; they were overtaken by the Whig Party in 1764 and for the first time in party history, they were neither the Official Opposition, nor the Government. The 1764 election marked the end of a severe decline for the party, and reconstruction began. In 1768, they managed to increase their vote and pull themselves into being Official Opposition again. While their polling increased throughout the 1770s; even polling at 44.42% in 1776, they never obtained office, and by the 1780s, the party had declined in the face of the supermajorities that the Alexandrian/Nationalist had been able to obtain. Their period as Official Opposition came to a sudden end in 1824 when the Whigs overtook them to become Official Opposition again. For much of the 19th Century, the Whigs and Liberals battled over the title of Official Opposition, although the Liberal Party eventually succeeded in 1868.

More to come

Runners-up record

Highest number of heads of state in a year
number: 17 (1975)

Errinundrians don't have a high opinion of national politicians. The "head of state" is elected on an irregular basis by the lower house and is given certain responsibilities as laid down by the constitution. The position was satirically dubbed "Protector of Civic Choice, Economic Participation and the Natural Environment" by the comedian boomb. The ridiculous title so amused Errinundrians that it stuck.

boomb also became the instigator of the 1975 leadership schemozzle. As a joke he ran as mayor of Kanooka Creek and, without campaigning, won in a landslide. As mayor he was entitled to a seat in the national parliament and, without even attending, was elected as "head of state" replacing the unpopular centuld (McKillops Bridge Electoral District # 7) who had been in the position since the previous year.

The joke "head of state" election so amused many members of the national parliament that, over the next 13 sitting days, a new Protector of Civic Choice, Economic Participation and the Natural Environment was elected each day, culminating in the election of the congenital idiot, clioodau, from Bonang Electoral District # 33.

By the time of the election of clioodau many mayoral elections had taken place around Errinundera and a group of "serious" members of parliament managed to gather enough numbers to replace clioodau with the mayor of Big Tree Camp, alamandx who duly became the 16th "head of state" for the year.

alamandx died when he fell out of a tree late in the year and was replaced by the Mayor of Three Sisters, rendelp, bringing the total to 17 for the year. This stood as a world record until surpassed by Rejistania in 1992.

Prux's 3rd or worse records:

5th lowest point on the planet (natural): -210 ft (-64.01m) below sea level, The Pruxian Desert Depression.

3rd Highest Temperature recorded: 131.20 F (55.11 C)The Pruxian Desert Depression August 9, 1935.

4th Tallest Man-made Structure The Prux National Radio Tower: 2108ft (642.52m)

3rd most bananas eaten in ten minutes: Kevin Spears of Pawtucket, Prux 95 bananas on April 7, 1926.

Tahar Joblis has the highest ratio of oceanic EEZ to natural land area of any surface nation (109.1:1)

Tahar Joblis was also home to the world's longest continuous underwater congregation of walruses, thanks to an accident involving an oxygen plant and a genetically modified strain of pheremone-emitting seaweed. Don't remind us, please.

Reports have coming out that Errinunudera's Parliament House has been set alight again. This brings to 772 the number of arson attempts on the building since 1941.

Komekong
Third most falls by actor in live-TV
Name: Fen Hoanu
Number of falls: 15
When Fen Hoanu recorded his talk show "Late Evening with Fen", he wear brand-new shoes, without grip. Also the cleaners had waxed the floor. So when Fen waked around among his guest he slipped and fell to the floor at fifteen times. He later called this "the most embarrassing day of my life"

SEVENTH shortest time as mayor-elect
name: Jean-Thomas Raison
time as mayor: 4 min, 34 sec
nationality: PDSRA, Ariddian Isles

Jean-Thomas Raison, of the Ariddian Isles Blank Party, was elected mayor of Shuleitown in 2145. When the results of the vote were read out, he concluded his very short acceptance speech by resigning - as he had promised to do if elected, in accordance with the stated purpose of his party.

Fewest native speakers of a living language:
237 (tenth), Akatiri

Akatiri is spoken in Aguazul. (OOC: another puppet nation. Last one, I promise. ;))

It doesn't seem I put in a Runner Up Record may I?

Second Shortest Time as a Head of State:

Princess Keija Albin (1937-1950) who was 13 when she took the throne ruled for 5 months before dieing of flu.

Princess Keija Albin (1937-1950) who was 13 when she took the throne ruled for 5 months before dieing of flu.

OOC: You know that in RL there have been several heads of State who ruled for less than one week?

Among those who ruled far less than 5 months, two who immediately come to mind are Queen Jane in England (9 days) and King John I in France (5 days).

OOC: You know that in RL there have been several heads of State who ruled for less than one week?

Among those who ruled far less than 5 months, two who immediately come to mind are Queen Jane in England (9 days) and King John I in France (5 days).

OOC: so far there isn't any NS records that are shorter, except the record, so until then, this is #2 IMHO.

OOC: You know that in RL there have been several heads of State who ruled for less than one week?

Among those who ruled far less than 5 months, two who immediately come to mind are Queen Jane in England (9 days) and King John I in France (5 days).

Well this isn't real life now is it?

Anonymous Islands

Highest percentage of voters voting in election.
Percent: 112%
In the presidential elections of 1992, all legal voters of Anonymous island voted due to the fact that voting is compulsory. However, several new immigrants who had not yet been granted citizenship bt still recieved votingpasses due to a misstake, also voted thus raising the numer of votes over the number of actual granted voters.

Well this isn't real life now is it?

Yes, but the record for most heads of state in a year is 20 for first place, and 17 for second. Since this is more than the number of months in a year, both of those countries prolly have their fair share of leaders who served shorter than yours. Maybe it would make about 9th or 10th place?

OOC: so far there isn't any NS records that are shorter, except the record, so until then, this is #2 IMHO.

Not to rain on any parades or anything, but according to the wiki page (last modified in 2004), Ian VII (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/ian_vii_of_iansisle.html) only reigned for a bit less than three months, from 2 November 1900 to 19 January 1901. Also, the article specifies him as "one of the shortest-sitting monarchs in Iansislean history", implying that there have been some who have held the throne for shorter periods in just one country.

I'm not trying to claim the record or anything, just saying that five months is a relatively long reign. Hell, I'm willing to bet that half the Russian tsars didn't even make it five months before being assassinated.

I suppose I ought to try and claim some sort of record, though:

Longest Naval Salute
After Lord Westergate's attempt to free King James during the Madders Purges, no less than fifteen flag officers were changed in Iansisle's Home Fleet, then at anchor in the Mansmouth Roads. As Iansislean naval tradition requires a salute for both a departing and arriving flag officer (eleven guns for a commodore, thirteen for a rear admiral, fifteen for a vice admiral, and seventeen for a full admiral), each of the 76 ships then present as well as the three shore batteries in visual range fired a total of 364 rounds from their saluting guns as each flagship in turn lowered the old and then raised the new standards. The procedure started at 7:02 in the morning and lasted until 11:28 that evening, a total of 16 hours and 26 minutes. The entire process drew a sharp complaint to the Admiralty from the mayors of Mansmouth and neighboring Nenton, and the vast expenditure of cordite made a cash-strapped National Assembly call for reforms in naval ceremonial procedures.

Yes, but the record for most heads of state in a year is 20 for first place, and 17 for second. Since this is more than the number of months in a year, both of those countries prolly have their fair share of leaders who served shorter than yours. Maybe it would make about 9th or 10th place?

That's for circulating heads of state the record Kurona is aiming for is shortest reign by a single head of state. The way I see it is, if there are nations who had shorter, let them come forward and claim it, otherwise the record should be fair game

That's for circulating heads of state the record Kurona is aiming for is shortest reign by a single head of state. The way I see it is, if there are nations who had shorter, let them come forward and claim it, otherwise the record should be fair game
Since only two of Rejistania’s twenty heads of state in 1992 could have been in charge for more than five months, there must have been at least eighteen heads of state in Rejistania, in that year that beat the record that Kurona claimed. So people have made claims that contradict Kurona’s, only no one has specifically claimed first or second place.

OOC: You know that in RL there have been several heads of State who ruled for less than one week?

Among those who ruled far less than 5 months, two who immediately come to mind are Queen Jane in England (9 days) and King John I in France (5 days).

indeed, Rejistania has had a 6 kalesic eletions (3 weeks) term-limit and often the majorities were so thin that after that time the coalition had no majority and the head of state was replaced by a candidate of the new majority.

Well this isn't real life now is it?

OOC: No, but if I log it as n°2, that really prevents anyone (except one person) from entering a shorter record. And realistically speaking, there should be a great many which are shorter.

Northern Rangeria

Physically largest piece of currency: Northern Rangerian bronze markka, a circular piece of coinage used in Northern Rangeria. Its width is typically 35 cm (13.8 inches) and thickness 2 cm (0.8 inches). While mostly supplanted by modern richard, it is still widely used in countryside as a measurement of wealth. The Central Bank of Northern Rangeria will continue to accept the bronze markka until 2010.

Most illegitimate offspring: Prince Calew III 'the Ox' of Northern Rangeria (1326-1401) with 1,377 acknowledged illegitimate offspring. Many historians contribute this great number of offspring as a result of Northern Rangerian traditional acceptance of illegitimate children and to the Prince's charming nature. However, he did not produce any legitimate offspring with his wife, Queen Margetha, which led to the so-called War of the Wild Oats (which raged until 1404) after he passed away in the bed of his mistress in 1401.

From The HURD (one of my puppet nations):

Most Operating Systems on one computer:
Rovertino Kvanto installed 256 different Operating Systems or distributions of Operatin Systems on one single computer. Among those countless Linuxen, SI, SI-X, FreeDOS, various versions of UNEK and TAREN, a number of BSDs and 2 distributions of the HURD. For some of the Operating Systems, she had to edit the kernels to make them work with the partition layout, she used.

Most time spent coding:
The 19 year old student Mariĉa Hazarda spent 7 days, 5 hours and 57 minutes coding for an assignment of a programming competition, only leaving her PC for restroom breaks. She used LISP as language of her choice.

OOC: No, but if I log it as n°2, that really prevents anyone (except one person) from entering a shorter record. And realistically speaking, there should be a great many which are shorter.

OOC: But technically, couldn't you post it as #2 until such a time that it is broken? or place a disclaimer regarding dubious/unsubstantiated claims that maybe shorter until such a time the shorter records are confirmed.

The Golden Horde will challenge the Kuronan record. Our Imperial Archives indicated that in 1725 the Zhezong Emperor (also known and Chagatai Khagan) ascended the Horse Throne on April 24th at 7:30 AM proclaimed himself Emperor and Great Khan, and was promptly murdered by angry nobles who opposed him as Crown Prince and opposed his reign. He can be said to have reigned for an entirety of 5 minutes.

Since there are several regnal positions in the Golden Horde, there is much grey area. Zhezong had been officially crowned as the Emperor of China three weeks prior, but had neither formally taken the Korean Crown, the Peacock Throne of the Shah, and headed to Karakorum to take the prime position of Great Khan. Since in Mongolian law the ruler of the entire Empire is the Khan, he cannot be considered as the Mongolian sovereign until he A. becomes Khan and B. makes his first decree.

It is often overlooked, but crucial to the claim, to know that Zhezong did make an official decree - his first and only. He immediatly declared the abolition of the landed nobility, which prompted his murder. He can thus be said to be the shortest ruling Imperial monarch, and claims the title of shortest reign.

As an endnote- the entire affairs prompted a long argument about succession, resulting in several deaths and an illegitimate birth. Five months later Timur Khan took the throne and immediatly reformed the system- to this day, Mongolian rulers are given all the composite titles at once, and only the Khan is seen as a legitimate legal title. The others are merely ceremonial.

*Fourth Tallest [Human] Monarch: Brutland and Norden's King Kyle I (1832-1893; reigned 1855-1893) stood at 6 ft 8 in tall. Aside from his height, King Kyle I, also more popularly known as King Kyle the Fair, is also remembered for modernizing the country and turning Brutland and Norden from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy.

From The HURD (one of my puppet nations):

Most Operating Systems on one computer:
Rovertino Kvanto installed 256 different Operating Systems or distributions of Operatin Systems on one single computer. Among those countless Linuxen, SI, SI-X, FreeDOS, various versions of UNEK and TAREN, a number of BSDs and 2 distributions of the HURD. For some of the Operating Systems, she had to edit the kernels to make them work with the partition layout, she used.

Most time spent coding:
The 19 year old student Mariĉa Hazarda spent 7 days, 5 hours and 57 minutes coding for an assignment of a programming competition, only leaving her PC for restroom breaks. She used LISP as language of her choice.

The HURD confirms this :)

Longest reigning monarch: THIRD

Name: King/Emperor George Helios (1828 - 1917)
Reign Commenced: May 12, 1848
Reign Ended: February 6, 1917
Length: 68 years, 8 months, 25 days

Brief Description: In April 1848, the King of Alexandrian Ptolemais, King Alexander Helios fell ill. After battling for a month with illness, he died on the morning of May 12, 1848, with his children at his side. His eldest, George, succeeded him as King. In 1852, with the subsequent expansion of Alexandrian Ptolemais into the north, the Emperor Act was passed, and according, the title of King ceased to exist, and Emperor replaced it. The Emperor was fortunate, and in 1878 became the longest serving monarch of Alexandrian Ptolemais, and in 1896 became the oldest serving monrach of Alexandrian Ptolemais. His marriage to Empress Sara Helios was fruitful and became the basis of much of the Empire's modern nobility. In 1917, with the Empire fighting in the midst of the First Great War, he died and was succeeded by his son, Emperor Ptolemy Helios II.

Longest reigning monarch: THIRD

Name: King/Emperor George Helios (1828 - 1917)
Reign Commenced: May 12, 1848
Reign Ended: February 6, 1917
Length: 68 years, 8 months, 25 days

Brief Description: In April 1848, the King of Alexandrian Ptolemais, King Alexander Helios fell ill. After battling for a month with illness, he died on the morning of May 12, 1848, with his children at his side. His eldest, George, succeeded him as King. In 1852, with the subsequent expansion of Alexandrian Ptolemais into the north, the Emperor Act was passed, and according, the title of King ceased to exist, and Emperor replaced it. The Emperor was fortunate, and in 1878 became the longest serving monarch of Alexandrian Ptolemais, and in 1896 became the oldest serving monrach of Alexandrian Ptolemais. His marriage to Empress Sara Helios was fruitful and became the basis of much of the Empire's modern nobility. In 1917, with the Empire fighting in the midst of the First Great War, he died and was succeeded by his son, Emperor Ptolemy Helios II.

Perhaps the title "longest reigning human monarch would be more appropriate? Elves typically live for thousands of human years, and there may well be some species that live even longer.

Longest Incantation by a Human Sorceress:

Yumiko Katsuma chanted for 46 minutes to restore a fire devastated forest in Northern Magic Sorcery. Most incantations take anywhere from 03 seconds to one minute.

Earliest Known Color Photograph:

Emperor Koto Mashimo perhaps best known as "INVENTOR MASHIMO" invented color photography (mostly for use within the Empire) in 1725. As a result all Imperial Families were able to take their photos.

UPDATED LIST as of 01/08/08 @12:18 am.
The World Records

Tallest human woman alive
name: Julie Lane
height: 2m27 (7’5’’)
nationality: Ariddian Isles (West Ariddia)

Longest human nose ever (disputed)
name: Samuel Pafford (19th century)
length: 25.13 cm (10’’) (disputed)
nationality: Candelaria And Marquez

Largest planetarium
name: Citest Planetarium
height: 32m (105')
location: Plutoni

Fastest production road vehicle
name: Tickford Tempest
max. speed: 425km/h (255mph)
made in: Diorville, Krytenia, by the Tickford Motor Company (1999-2001)

Closest election ever
election: 1956 provincial elections, Brutland, Brutland and Norden
outcome: Populist Party-Social Democratic Party coalition defeats Nationalist Party-Centrist Party-Catholic Social Party-Libertarian Party coalition
numbers: 75,783 votes to 75,782 in the seat of Tiberio di Cantabrica, giving the PPop-PDS coalition control of Parliament with 113 seats to 112

First 'Magic Roundabout'
date: June 1971
location: Lostwithil, Charlotte Ryberg

Longest recitation of an epic poem
name: Saille Kullar
length of recitation: 3 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours, 4 minutes
location and date: Korsahad, Allasha, Snefaldia, 1755
nationality: Snefaldia

Longest toenail ever
name: Fessy De Rebuil (died 1852)
length of toenail: 29.464cm (11.6'')
nationality: Qazox

Most burgers eaten in a day
name: Davis Hampstead
number of burgers: 89 in 12 hours (almost one burger every 8 minutes)
nationality: Bazalonia

World's oldest human brothel
name: Akbah's harem (originally: Shem Sallah)
length of time in operation: approx. 2000 years (c.7 AD - present)
location: near Jerusalem, Jeruselem

Oldest operating airship line
name: Eule Fluglinien
length of time in operation: 90 years (1917-present)
nationality: Mikitivity

Largest public zoological gardens
name: Lutropolis Zoological Gardens (1852-present)
size: over 8,000 animals
nationality: Cookborough

Most tanks maintained by one nation
number: 10 million (approx.)
nation: New Britain and Empire

Largest enclosed shopping centre
name: Złote Miasto Centre
size: 980,000 m²
number of shops: approx. 2,250
location: Vilvek, Swilatia

Most watched television programme
name: Topa Tudo Pelos Vintéms (Doing Everything For Vintéms)
TV channel: Globo Multimedia
date and time of the record: 1 April 2000, 21:33:12 (Cafundéu time)
number of televisions set to that programme at that time: 8,682,503,911

Largest Orthodox cathedral
name: Our Lady of Valeria and Saint Valerian Cathedral
area (m²): 20,500
height (m): 162
location: Isangrad, The Valerian Empire

Biggest cinematic flop ever
name of film: Spank Me Scotty! (2000)
net loss: $684 million
nation: Omigodtheykilledkenny

World's longest railway bridge
name: New Ulster Island/New Leinster Island Railway Bridge
length: 63.45 kilometres
location: King Ptolemy Strait, Alexandrian Ptolemais

Shortest operating restaurant
type: branch of the Cute Bunny Burger Corporation
length of time in operation: 6 days (15 - 20 September 2006)
location: Pajask, Swilatia

Most racial slurs in the common lexicon
number: approx. 150,000 in 80 different "origin languages" (approx. 25,000 in common usage)
location: Scolopendra

Deepest opencast mine
name: Rhukht Ankht El Mine
depth: 3,442 m (11,292 feet)
location: Tekhat Scheighu, Tsaraine

Tallest mountain
name: Chosen Hopless Nothingness
height: 8,611 metres (28,251 ft)
nation: Kurona

Mosque containing the most gold within and on the dome of the building
name: Hikmet Al-Kose Mosque
height: 85,023 kg
nation: the Turkic Shahdom

Language with the most words considered profanity
language: Uir
number of words: 32
official language in: Uiri

Highest grossing film ever
name: Yasashii Himura (1971)
grossing: over $ (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/universal_standard_dollar.html)1,845,034,188 upon its international release (doubled that inside Kanami)
nation: Kanami

Most tails on a kitsune
name: Yuuki Mashimo
number of tails: 12
nation: Kitsuneville

Longest train in pre-modern times not worn for a wedding or coronation
name of wearer: Countess Vaudriennë Arundôme á Vernaùndel zée Vaulême (16th c.)
length of dress trail: 79.86 m (262 ft)
nation: Xirnium

Highest rate of boat ownership
nation: Aqua Anu
rate of boat ownership: over 99%

Highest human dwelling in a tree
name: lyptoo family
height of dwelling: 131.7 m (in a 156 metre-tall Shining Gum)
location: Fanny Moo, Ootopia district, Plateau province, Errinundera

Highest number of heads of state in a year
number: 20 different lentines (in 1992)
nation: Rejistania

Longest piece of spaghetti ever
length: 200 m (approx.)
date: May 24, 2001
nation: Muffleberry

Largest vineyard
area: 86 square miles
location: two miles west of Travesian, ESF, Valanora
owned by: the Swent and Swift families

Largest prawn in captivity
name: Jumbo X
length: 52.07 cm (20.5 inches)
weight: 1,125.48 g (39.7 oz)
Nation: Prux

Longest flat-steps
length: 6.44 km (4 miles)
location: above Kota Laut city, the Indonesian states

Shortest non-democratic political career
name: Karle Huntay (Komekong Director of Inner Security)
length of term in office: 5 minutes
nationality: Komekong

Most people made homeless by a flood
number: approx. 50,000,000
event: flooding due to heavy raining and tsunamis
location: Sorthern Northland (southern coast and riverbanks)

Largest association football stadium
name: Sokojito Überdome
capacity: 400,552 people
location: Sokojito Dosi, Unified Capitalizt States

Highest fall survived without a parachute
name: Miyu Yamazaki (January 24, 2006)
height: 10,160 km (33,333 ft)
nationality: Neko-Opolis

Greatest percentage of government funds allocated to scientific research
percentage: 58%
nationality: Imperium Scientium

Largest piece of anthracite coal
weight: 12,700.59 kg (just under 14 tons)
volume: 14,985.28 cubic meters (19,600 cubic yds)
location: Green wombat

Largest sea level shipping canal
name: Grand Shipping Canal
length: 2,011.68 km (1,250 miles)
width: 410 metres at narrowest
location: The Freethinkers

Greatest annual rainfall
average rainfall during wet season: 11,873 m (4,678 ft)
location: AHSCA

Largest national park
name: Maineiacs Peace Park
area: 45,000 sq. km (17,374.6 sq miles, 4.5 million hectares, 11.12 million acres)
location: Dakota Province, Maineiacs

Wealthiest woman alive (excluding heads of State and royalty)
name: Sofia Kamrill (film maker)
wealth: $ (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/universal_standard_dollar.html)638 million
nationality: Emerald Springs

Highest ratio of oceanic EEZ to natural land area of any surface nation
ratio: 109.1:1
nation: Tahar Joblis

Biggest sandcastle ever built
names: Mohammed Evans and Anne-Sophie Evans
height of sandcastle: 961cm (31'6'')
nationality: Ariddian Isles (West Ariddia)

Longest board game ever played
names: Joe Petterson, Charlotte Pettersson, Hebe Pettersson, Georgette Pettersson
length of game: 805 hours, 15 minutes, stretched over 792 days (February 12th 1989 - April 20th 1991)
name of game: Smith & Jurkowski’s Oligopsony
nationality: Candelaria And Marquez

Most overdue library book
name: unnamed German ballad
borrowed: from a public collection in the city of Festeburg (located in present-day Zwangzug), circa 1604
returned: to a modern branch of Cantorb County Public Library, 1886 (approx. 282 years overdue)

Most baked beans eaten in one minute
name: Jonathan Feria
amount of baked beans: 4.25kg (around 10 tins)
location and date: Grafton City Fair, Grafton, Krytenia, August 18, 1978
nationality: Krytenia

Longest period of suspended animation
name: Chester L. Jurney
time spent in suspended animation: 100 days (January 4 - April 14, 2002)
nationality: Brutland and Norden

Longest operating restaurant
name: Soong's
length of time in operation: approx. 2500 years (500 BCE - present)
nationality: Snefaldia

Greatest number of breasts on a human woman
name: Jennanne Hess
number of breasts: 6 (4 lactating)
nationality: Qazox

Football stadium open for the shortest amount of time
name: Victory Stadium
in operation: 4th June 1998 - 4th August 1998
location: Jeruselem

Largest collection of preserved arthropods
name: Universitat Ossinger Arthropod Ansammlung
collection size: over 4,450,000
nationality: Mikitivity

Tallest building
name: Millenium Tower
height: 1.464 km (4,803 feet)
location: Lucidare, Cookborough

Most slippery floor
location: Santo Expedito's Hospital, in Submiria, Cafundéu
average number of people slipping per day: 78

Largest Zoroastrian fire temple
name: Our Faravahar of Tabriz Temple
area (m²): 18,750
height (m): 154
location: Tabriz, Tabriz Province, The Valerian Empire

Longest pub crawl
name: John O'Neil
length of pub crawl: 1117 days (21 February 11 - 17th March 14, Sorthern Northland calendar)
amount of pints consumed: approx. 15,000 (approx. 13.5 a day)
nationality: Sorthern Northland

Largest flag ever made
name: Bethel Monavidez
size of flag: 3.22km wide, 1.43km high (2 miles wide, 0.89 miles high)
nationality: Omigodtheykilledkenny

Longest sentence written in a book in the English language
name of book: The History of the Nantuk Peoples (1894)
length of sentence: 128 words, 598 letters
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

Drunkest nation
name: Shielas and Bruces
numbers: 82% of people exceed the 3 standards drinks for men and 2 standard drinks for women at least once a week

Largest krill ever captured in the wild
size: 107.2 cm (3'6'')
species: Meganyctiphanes norvegica (suffering from hypergigantism)
caught by: Daniel Bloom Cindeyyun
nation: Scolopendra

Largest cat ever
name: Sfesza/"Fluffy" (998 AC - 1005 AC, Tsaraine calendar)
species: Tsarainese Ryecat (genetically enginered)
size: 177 cm tall at the shoulder, 1,669 kg (5'10'', 3680 lbs)
nation: Tsaraine

Worst sequences of natural disasters within one year
name: October Kuronan Storm Crisis
length: over 100 days
nature of event: frequent lightning, wind, tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes
nation: Kurona

World's shortest living human head of government
name: Abdullah Ikmes (Grand Vizer)
height: 1m50 (4'11")
nationality: the Turkic Shahdom

Piece of literature containing the greatest number of profane words
title: You [word cannot be printed due to being the worst profane word in the Uir language] (1984, never officially published)
language: Uir
number of times profanity is used: 158
number of profane words: 32
author: A. S. Hol

Most synchronized fountain
fountain: in Liberty Square, Carmina Gadalica, Kanami
synchronisation: synced to music over 1000 times since its construction in 1998 (tempo: 190 beats per minute)

Longest overture
name: youso (The Elements), by Karou Himura
length: 2 hrs, 25 min
nationality: Kitsuneville

Most marriage in a single week
number: 221 couples (in 1820) (pending verification)
nation: Aqua Anu

Most frequently torched Parliament House
building: Parliament House in First Creek Falls, Errinundera
arson attempts: 774 (since 1945)

Longest time playing jew's-harp
name: Arin Eta
length: 4 hours, 2 minutes
nationality: Tenek, Rejistania

Shortest length of time spent as a mayor-elect
name: Joe Swanson
length of time in office: approx. 2 minutes (in 1915)
nationality: Prux

Largest pile of artificial snow
object: cross-country skiing course created for the I Olympic Winter Games
amount of artificial snow: 24,109,300 m³
location: Unified Capitalizt States

Longest walk by a group
group / event: Nekos Opposed to Nukes (NON), marching in protest against nuclear weapon proliferation
length: 402 km (250 miles)

Most people executed by their government in a single hour
number killed: 1.7 million
nation: Hofkauzern

Smallest non-sentient rodent species
name: grey mountain wombat
average weight and height: 31.10 g (1 oz), 0.64 cm (0.25 in)
Location: Mountains of Green wombat

Largest film studio backlot
owner: Freethinker Broadcasting Corporation
area: 34,783.54 sq. km (13,430 sq. miles)
location: The Freethinkers

Most concerts played at one time
name: SolAid (2007)
number of concerts: 61

Smallest waist on a living neko woman
name: Eriko Katsua
waist size: 38.1 cm (15 in)
nationality: AHSCA

Largest outdoor concert
name: 143rd annual Stumpstock Concert (2112)
attendance: 1.2 million spectators
location: Central Park, Maineiacs City, Maineiacs

Highest percentage of voters voting in election
Year: 1992
Percent: 112%
Nation: Anonymous Islands

Longest Naval Salute
Time spent: 16 hours and 26 minutes (commenced 7:02 am, ended 11:28 pm)
Reason: Changing of Flag officers (15 total)
Location: Iansisle

Largest piece of currency (Physical size)
Type of Currency: Northern Rangerian bronze markka.
Size: width: 35 cm (13.8 inches) and thickness 2 cm (0.8 inches).
Nation: Northern Rangeria

Most illegitimate offspring
Record Holder: Prince Calew III 'the Ox' (1326-1401)
Number of Illegitmate children: 1,377 acknowledged illegitimate offspring. Nation: Northern Rangeria

Most Operating Systems on one computer
Number of Systems: 256 different Operating Systems or distributions of Operating Systems
By: Rovertino Kvanto
Location: The HURD

Most time spent coding
Name: Mariĉa Hazarda
Time Spent: 7 days, 5 hours and 57 minutes.
Nation: The HURD

Longest Incantation by a Human Sorceress
name: Yumiko Katsuma
Length of Incantation: 46 minutes
Location: Northern Magic Sorcery

Earliest Known Color Photograph
Date: 1725
Inventor: Emperor Koto Mashimo
Location: Magic Sorcery

Shortest time spent as a ruler/leader of a nation/head of state
Name: Ludovic M. Hooper
Nation: Vojvodina-Nihon
Duration: approximately 30 seconds.
Date: February 26, 2007 (11:07:00 am- 11:07:30 am)

Longest Fall in an Elevator Survived by a Human Woman
Name: Tomoya Mitani
Nation: Mizth-Sonika
Height: 75 stories in the Malza National Center.

Most Lightning Strikes per year in a Single Area
Name: The Summit of Thunder Mountain
Nation: Mizth-Sonika
Amount: Approximately 2 million strikes a year (5,475.70 strikes per day, 228 per hour, 3.80 per minute or 1 strike every 15.80 seconds).


"Runners-up"

Second most expensive prostitute ever
name: A. S. Lutison (full name unknown)
price: $ (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/universal_standard_dollar.html)12,054 (1993)
nationality: Uiri

Second longest longest railway bridge
name: SWQ Railway Bridges System, first span
length: 62.36 km (38.75 miles)
location: Straits of Renor, Qazox

Second highest number of baked beans eaten in one minute
name: Greg Fallen (in 1930)
amount: 4.11 kg
nationality: Quahog

Second lowest number of party votes (percentage) attained by a party which obtained a seat in Parliament
party name: Christian Democrat Party (in 1932)
number of votes obtained: 781 (0.000000547%)

Second tallest mountain
name: Mount Requas
height: 8,579 meters (28,146 ft, from basis on ocean floor), 7,307 m (23,975 ft, from sea level)
location: Green wombat Antarctic Territory

Second smallest number of private companies in a nation (above 0)
number: 2 (The Company, Kome-British Oil Co)
nation: Komekong

Second highest grossing film (series) ever
name: Fantasy Quest (I-VI) (2004)
total gross: $1,118,888,979
studio/nation: Kamrill Pictures, Emerald Springs

Second highest number of heads of State in a year
number: 17 (1975)
nation: Errinundera

2nd Shortest time spent as a ruler/leader of a nation/head of state
Name: Greznuf Hooper
Nation: Vojvodina-Nihon
Duration: approximately 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
Date: February 26, 2007 (7:13 pm- 7:16 pm)

3rd and lower

THIRD

Third longest series of books
name: Ariddian Standard World Encyclopedia
length: 75 volumes, 60,309 pages
nation: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Third longest time spent (partly) immersed in water
name: Marc Svenson
length of time: 70 days, 0 hour, 16 minutes
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Third most slugs swallowed alive in five minutes
name: Alice Grey
number of slugs: 68
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Third shortest human head of State ever
name: King Signa-Trae (r. 1284-1311)
height: 1.12 m (3'8.5'')
nationality: Qazox

Third longest section of octuple rail track
section: Ptolemais Central to Ormondville (on the Ptolemais to Alexandria line)
length: 76.19 km
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

Third highest temperature recorded
temperature: 55.11°C (131.20°F)
location: Pruxian Desert Depression, Prux (August 9, 1935)

Third most bananas eaten in ten minutes
name: Kevin Spears
number of bananas: 95
nationality: Prux

Third Longest Reign by a Human Monarch
Name: King/Emperor George Helios (1828 - 1917)
Length: 68 years, 8 months, 25 days (May 12, 1848 to February 6, 1917)
Location: Alexandrian Ptolemais

Third Shortest time spent as a ruler/leader of a nation/head of state
Name: Chagatai Khagan
Nation: Altan Ordyn
Duration: approximately 5 minutes.
Date: April 24, 1725 (7:30 am- 7:35 am)

FOURTH

Fourth greatest amount of vocabulary mastered by a parrot
name: Smarty
vocabulary mastered (i.e., used in proper context): approx. 815 words
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Fourth most bananas eaten in ten minutes
name: Alice Grey
number of bananas: 93
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Fourth longest time spent intentionally buried in sand up to neck
name: Gary Dyer
length of time: 56 days
nationality: Qazox

Fourth tallest man-made structure
name: Prux National Radio Tower
height: 642.52m (2108 ft)
nation: Prux

Fourth Tallest Human Monarch
Name: King Kyle I
Height: 2.03m (6' 8")
Location: Brutland and Norden

FIFTH

Fifth most chili eaten in one hour
name: Vanessa Viel
amount: 7.85kg (17 lbs. 5 oz.)
nationality: Qazox

Fifth longest period in office by one party in a democracy
party: The Alexandrian Party/Alexandrian Ptolemais Coalition
period in Office: 1748 - 1860 (112 years)
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

SIXTH

Sixth fastest reading of a six page booklet backwards
name: Alice Grey
time: 11 minutes, 19 seconds
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Sixth most chocolate squares eaten in one sitting
name: Alice Grey
number of chocolate squares: 486
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Sixth highest grossing film ever
name: The Divine Winds (2005)
total gross: $938,449,111
studio/nation: Kamrill Pictures, Emerald Springs

SEVENTH

Seventh longest hair on a living human
name: Samuel Singh
length: 3.46 m (11'4'')
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Seventh oldest human person alive
name: Tyrone Cartman
age: 118
nationality: Qazox

EIGHTH

Eighth longest time maintaining a revolving hula-hoop
name: Alice Grey
time: 19 hours, 2 minutes
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Eighth most kumquats eaten in ten minutes
name: Alice Grey
number of kumquats: 221
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

NINTH

Ninth longest time spent balancing on one foot
name: Alice Grey
time: 39 hours, 31 minutes
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Ninth longest period as the Official Opposition by one party in a democracy
party: The Liberal Party of Alexandrian Ptolemais
period as Official Opposition: 1768 - 1824 (56 years)
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

TENTH

Tenth oldest human person alive
name: Myrtille Finair (née: Ao)
age: 117
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Tenth fewest native speakers of a living language
Language: Akatiri
Number of Speakers: 237
Nation: Aguazul

Bumping for the New Year.. and hopefully new records!

Runners-up record

Highest number of heads of state in a year
number: 17 (1975)

<snip>

...The joke "head of state" election so amused many members of the national parliament that, over the next 13 sitting days, a new Protector of Civic Choice, Economic Participation and the Natural Environment was elected each day, culminating in the election of the congenital idiot, clioodau, from Bonang Electoral District # 33...

<more snip>



That's 13 heads of state in 13 sitting days of Parliament, so presumably the best Princess Keija Albin of Kurona can be is 14th shortest reigning head of state.

The number 1 record for heads of state in one year is Rejistania's 20 which is an average of one every 18¼ days, so I would argue that it is likely that the Princess comes in at well over 30th spot.

Oh, and BTW, Errinundera's Parliament has been torched again - that's attempt # 774.

Shortest time(s) as ruler of a nation During the January through May Revolutions, in which the government of Vojvodina-Nihon changed hands an estimated 626 times, several individuals ruled the nation for very short periods of time. On February 26, 2007, High Emperor Ludovic M. Hooper was crowned -- at approximately 11:07 in the morning -- by one of his bodyguards, and raised himself from his seat to address the populace from his window. En route to the window, he suffered a fatal heart attack and died instantly, leaving no successor. Emperor Hooper ruled for an estimated 30 seconds.

Later the same day, around 19:36 in the evening, Hooper's son Bhatyvanzh, to whom the throne had passed, was run over by a taxi. With him was his brother Greznuf, who seized the crown from his brother's head and was proclaimed by the people as the new leader. An impromptu parade was immediately organised, but unfortunately passing traffic was not informed and Greznuf Hooper was struck by a bus at 7:16 as he paraded triumphantly through the streets and died, ruling as Emperor for a total of 2 minutes and 40 seconds.

Some have claimed that former Vojvodinian President Thomas Hobbes had been dead for three hundred and fifty-two years before he was elected, giving him an even shorter reign of negative 355 years, but this claim has been highly disputed, as President Hobbes was seen to move and talk during his three-year term, and even write books on philosophy (or maybe it was just a very convincing body double).

That's 13 heads of state in 13 sitting days of Parliament, so presumably the best Princess Keija Albin of Kurona can be is 14th shortest reigning head of state.

The number 1 record for heads of state in one year is Rejistania's 20 which is an average of one every 18¼ days, so I would argue that it is likely that the Princess comes in at well over 30th spot.

True, BUT until some one ICly posts a shorter time, it's a disputed record.

(and Vojvodina-Nihon has posted one such record and it will be Updated accoringly.)

DISPUTED RECORD:
Second Shortest Time as a Head of State
Claimant: Princess Keija Albin of Kurona
Claimed Record: 5 month reign.
Reason of dispute: There is anecdotal evidence that there have been many shorter reigns, but none have been offically confirmed (ooc: posted in the thread)

This record is no longer under consideration for any of the top 10 spots, as there have been over 20 claimants that have had shorter reigns.

I do believe the Altan Ordyn claim would place them at "Third shortest reignins monarch." You seem to have missed them.

I do believe the Altan Ordyn claim would place them at "Third shortest reignins monarch." You seem to have missed them.

You are correct, sir.. and it has been fixed.

Why thank you!

DISPUTED RECORD:
Second Shortest Time as a Head of State
Claimant: Princess Keija Albin of Kurona
Claimed Record: 5 month reign.
Reason of dispute: There is anecdotal evidence that there have been many shorter reigns, but none have been offically confirmed (ooc: posted in the thread)

This record is no longer under consideration for any of the top 10 spots, as there have been over 20 claimants that have had shorter reigns.

Can I say that I RPed one first lentine as popular because she survived 10 elections (5 weeks) in office?

Can I say that I RPed one first lentine as popular because she survived 10 elections (5 weeks) in office?

You can, but since there is many more that are shorter, especially since Errinundera's post confirming (sort of) that Rejistania's 20 leaders in one year averages to one every 18¼ days breaks that 5 week record, so a 5 week long record isn't going to count.. sorry.

Also I hope that soonish we'll have a Wiki to put these in, as that will be infinitely easier to keep track of than in a thread.

Longest Fall in an Elevator Survived by a Human Woman:

Elevator Operator Tomoya Mitani who worked in the Malza National Center survived a fall of 75 stories when the elevator cable snapped.

Most Lightning Strikes in a Single Area:

The Summit of Thunder Mountain (as so appropriately named) receives at least two million strikes a year.

Hottest recorded temperature
Village of Convenzate San Semastopoli di Manchiadore, Beracanto, Pacitalia
record reached July 17, 2007
66.8°C at 2.49pm local time

You can, but since there is many more that are shorter, especially since Errinundera's post confirming (sort of) that Rejistania's 20 leaders in one year averages to one every 18¼ days breaks that 5 week record, so a 5 week long record isn't going to count.. sorry.

Also I hope that soonish we'll have a Wiki to put these in, as that will be infinitely easier to keep track of than in a thread.
You do not understand: I said that 5 weeks are long by rejistanian standards.

You do not understand: I said that 5 weeks are long by rejistanian standards.

I'm still not quite sure what point you are trying to get across, Rejistania. But either way 35 days as a ruler/leader is not going to make it as a record.

UPDATED LIST as of 01/11/08 @11:25 am. (EST)
The World Records

Tallest human woman alive
name: Julie Lane
height: 2m27 (7’5’’)
nationality: Ariddian Isles (West Ariddia)

Longest human nose ever (disputed)
name: Samuel Pafford (19th century)
length: 25.13 cm (10’’) (disputed)
nationality: Candelaria And Marquez

Largest planetarium
name: Citest Planetarium
height: 32m (105')
location: Plutoni

Fastest production road vehicle
name: Tickford Tempest
max. speed: 425km/h (255mph)
made in: Diorville, Krytenia, by the Tickford Motor Company (1999-2001)

Closest election ever
election: 1956 provincial elections, Brutland, Brutland and Norden
outcome: Populist Party-Social Democratic Party coalition defeats Nationalist Party-Centrist Party-Catholic Social Party-Libertarian Party coalition
numbers: 75,783 votes to 75,782 in the seat of Tiberio di Cantabrica, giving the PPop-PDS coalition control of Parliament with 113 seats to 112

First 'Magic Roundabout'
date: June 1971
location: Lostwithil, Charlotte Ryberg

Longest recitation of an epic poem
name: Saille Kullar
length of recitation: 3 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours, 4 minutes
location and date: Korsahad, Allasha, Snefaldia, 1755
nationality: Snefaldia

Longest toenail ever
name: Fessy De Rebuil (died 1852)
length of toenail: 29.464cm (11.6'')
nationality: Qazox

Most burgers eaten in a day
name: Davis Hampstead
number of burgers: 89 in 12 hours (almost one burger every 8 minutes)
nationality: Bazalonia

World's oldest human brothel
name: Akbah's harem (originally: Shem Sallah)
length of time in operation: approx. 2000 years (c.7 AD - present)
location: near Jerusalem, Jeruselem

Oldest operating airship line
name: Eule Fluglinien
length of time in operation: 90 years (1917-present)
nationality: Mikitivity

Largest public zoological gardens
name: Lutropolis Zoological Gardens (1852-present)
size: over 8,000 animals
nationality: Cookborough

Most tanks maintained by one nation
number: 10 million (approx.)
nation: New Britain and Empire

Largest enclosed shopping centre
name: Złote Miasto Centre
size: 980,000 m²
number of shops: approx. 2,250
location: Vilvek, Swilatia

Most watched television programme
name: Topa Tudo Pelos Vintéms (Doing Everything For Vintéms)
TV channel: Globo Multimedia
date and time of the record: 1 April 2000, 21:33:12 (Cafundéu time)
number of televisions set to that programme at that time: 8,682,503,911

Largest Orthodox cathedral
name: Our Lady of Valeria and Saint Valerian Cathedral
area (m²): 20,500
height (m): 162
location: Isangrad, The Valerian Empire

Biggest cinematic flop ever
name of film: Spank Me Scotty! (2000)
net loss: $684 million
nation: Omigodtheykilledkenny

World's longest railway bridge
name: New Ulster Island/New Leinster Island Railway Bridge
length: 63.45 kilometres
location: King Ptolemy Strait, Alexandrian Ptolemais

Shortest operating restaurant
type: branch of the Cute Bunny Burger Corporation
length of time in operation: 6 days (15 - 20 September 2006)
location: Pajask, Swilatia

Most racial slurs in the common lexicon
number: approx. 150,000 in 80 different "origin languages" (approx. 25,000 in common usage)
location: Scolopendra

Deepest opencast mine
name: Rhukht Ankht El Mine
depth: 3,442 m (11,292 feet)
location: Tekhat Scheighu, Tsaraine

Tallest mountain
name: Chosen Hopless Nothingness
height: 8,611 metres (28,251 ft)
nation: Kurona

Mosque containing the most gold within and on the dome of the building
name: Hikmet Al-Kose Mosque
height: 85,023 kg
nation: the Turkic Shahdom

Language with the most words considered profanity
language: Uir
number of words: 32
official language in: Uiri

Highest grossing film ever
name: Yasashii Himura (1971)
grossing: over $ (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/universal_standard_dollar.html)1,845,034,188 upon its international release (doubled that inside Kanami)
nation: Kanami

Most tails on a kitsune
name: Yuuki Mashimo
number of tails: 12
nation: Kitsuneville

Longest train in pre-modern times not worn for a wedding or coronation
name of wearer: Countess Vaudriennë Arundôme á Vernaùndel zée Vaulême (16th c.)
length of dress trail: 79.86 m (262 ft)
nation: Xirnium

Highest rate of boat ownership
nation: Aqua Anu
rate of boat ownership: over 99%

Highest human dwelling in a tree
name: lyptoo family
height of dwelling: 131.7 m (in a 156 metre-tall Shining Gum)
location: Fanny Moo, Ootopia district, Plateau province, Errinundera

Highest number of heads of state in a year
number: 20 different lentines (in 1992)
nation: Rejistania

Longest piece of spaghetti ever
length: 200 m (approx.)
date: May 24, 2001
nation: Muffleberry

Largest vineyard
area: 86 square miles
location: two miles west of Travesian, ESF, Valanora
owned by: the Swent and Swift families

Largest prawn in captivity
name: Jumbo X
length: 52.07 cm (20.5 inches)
weight: 1,125.48 g (39.7 oz)
Nation: Prux

Longest flat-steps
length: 6.44 km (4 miles)
location: above Kota Laut city, the Indonesian states

Shortest non-democratic political career
name: Karle Huntay (Komekong Director of Inner Security)
length of term in office: 5 minutes
nationality: Komekong

Most people made homeless by a flood
number: approx. 50,000,000
event: flooding due to heavy raining and tsunamis
location: Sorthern Northland (southern coast and riverbanks)

Largest association football stadium
name: Sokojito Überdome
capacity: 400,552 people
location: Sokojito Dosi, Unified Capitalizt States

Highest fall survived without a parachute
name: Miyu Yamazaki (January 24, 2006)
height: 10,160 km (33,333 ft)
nationality: Neko-Opolis

Greatest percentage of government funds allocated to scientific research
percentage: 58%
nationality: Imperium Scientium

Largest piece of anthracite coal
weight: 12,700.59 kg (just under 14 tons)
volume: 14,985.28 cubic meters (19,600 cubic yds)
location: Green wombat

Largest sea level shipping canal
name: Grand Shipping Canal
length: 2,011.68 km (1,250 miles)
width: 410 metres at narrowest
location: The Freethinkers

Greatest annual rainfall
average rainfall during wet season: 11,873 m (4,678 ft)
location: AHSCA

Largest national park
name: Maineiacs Peace Park
area: 45,000 sq. km (17,374.6 sq miles, 4.5 million hectares, 11.12 million acres)
location: Dakota Province, Maineiacs

Wealthiest woman alive (excluding heads of State and royalty)
name: Sofia Kamrill (film maker)
wealth: $ (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/universal_standard_dollar.html)638 million
nationality: Emerald Springs

Highest ratio of oceanic EEZ to natural land area of any surface nation
ratio: 109.1:1
nation: Tahar Joblis

Biggest sandcastle ever built
names: Mohammed Evans and Anne-Sophie Evans
height of sandcastle: 961cm (31'6'')
nationality: Ariddian Isles (West Ariddia)

Longest board game ever played
names: Joe Petterson, Charlotte Pettersson, Hebe Pettersson, Georgette Pettersson
length of game: 805 hours, 15 minutes, stretched over 792 days (February 12th 1989 - April 20th 1991)
name of game: Smith & Jurkowski’s Oligopsony
nationality: Candelaria And Marquez

Most overdue library book
name: unnamed German ballad
borrowed: from a public collection in the city of Festeburg (located in present-day Zwangzug), circa 1604
returned: to a modern branch of Cantorb County Public Library, 1886 (approx. 282 years overdue)

Most baked beans eaten in one minute
name: Jonathan Feria
amount of baked beans: 4.25kg (around 10 tins)
location and date: Grafton City Fair, Grafton, Krytenia, August 18, 1978
nationality: Krytenia

Longest period of suspended animation
name: Chester L. Jurney
time spent in suspended animation: 100 days (January 4 - April 14, 2002)
nationality: Brutland and Norden

Longest operating restaurant
name: Soong's
length of time in operation: approx. 2500 years (500 BCE - present)
nationality: Snefaldia

Greatest number of breasts on a human woman
name: Jennanne Hess
number of breasts: 6 (4 lactating)
nationality: Qazox

Football stadium open for the shortest amount of time
name: Victory Stadium
in operation: 4th June 1998 - 4th August 1998
location: Jeruselem

Largest collection of preserved arthropods
name: Universitat Ossinger Arthropod Ansammlung
collection size: over 4,450,000
nationality: Mikitivity

Tallest building
name: Millenium Tower
height: 1.464 km (4,803 feet)
location: Lucidare, Cookborough

Most slippery floor
location: Santo Expedito's Hospital, in Submiria, Cafundéu
average number of people slipping per day: 78

Largest Zoroastrian fire temple
name: Our Faravahar of Tabriz Temple
area (m²): 18,750
height (m): 154
location: Tabriz, Tabriz Province, The Valerian Empire

Longest pub crawl
name: John O'Neil
length of pub crawl: 1117 days (21 February 11 - 17th March 14, Sorthern Northland calendar)
amount of pints consumed: approx. 15,000 (approx. 13.5 a day)
nationality: Sorthern Northland

Largest flag ever made
name: Bethel Monavidez
size of flag: 3.22km wide, 1.43km high (2 miles wide, 0.89 miles high)
nationality: Omigodtheykilledkenny

Longest sentence written in a book in the English language
name of book: The History of the Nantuk Peoples (1894)
length of sentence: 128 words, 598 letters
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

Drunkest nation
name: Shielas and Bruces
numbers: 82% of people exceed the 3 standards drinks for men and 2 standard drinks for women at least once a week

Largest krill ever captured in the wild
size: 107.2 cm (3'6'')
species: Meganyctiphanes norvegica (suffering from hypergigantism)
caught by: Daniel Bloom Cindeyyun
nation: Scolopendra

Largest cat ever
name: Sfesza/"Fluffy" (998 AC - 1005 AC, Tsaraine calendar)
species: Tsarainese Ryecat (genetically enginered)
size: 177 cm tall at the shoulder, 1,669 kg (5'10'', 3680 lbs)
nation: Tsaraine

Worst sequences of natural disasters within one year
name: October Kuronan Storm Crisis
length: over 100 days
nature of event: frequent lightning, wind, tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes
nation: Kurona

World's shortest living human head of government
name: Abdullah Ikmes (Grand Vizer)
height: 1m50 (4'11")
nationality: the Turkic Shahdom

Piece of literature containing the greatest number of profane words
title: You [word cannot be printed due to being the worst profane word in the Uir language] (1984, never officially published)
language: Uir
number of times profanity is used: 158
number of profane words: 32
author: A. S. Hol

Most synchronized fountain
fountain: in Liberty Square, Carmina Gadalica, Kanami
synchronisation: synced to music over 1000 times since its construction in 1998 (tempo: 190 beats per minute)

Longest overture
name: youso (The Elements), by Karou Himura
length: 2 hrs, 25 min
nationality: Kitsuneville

Most marriage in a single week
number: 221 couples (in 1820) (pending verification)
nation: Aqua Anu

Most frequently torched Parliament House
building: Parliament House in First Creek Falls, Errinundera
arson attempts: 774 (since 1945)

Longest time playing jew's-harp
name: Arin Eta
length: 4 hours, 2 minutes
nationality: Tenek, Rejistania

Shortest length of time spent as a mayor-elect
name: Joe Swanson
length of time in office: approx. 2 minutes (in 1915)
nationality: Prux

Largest pile of artificial snow
object: cross-country skiing course created for the I Olympic Winter Games
amount of artificial snow: 24,109,300 m³
location: Unified Capitalizt States

Longest protest walk by a group
group / event: Nekos Opposed to Nukes (NON), marching in protest against nuclear weapon proliferation
length: 402 km (250 miles)

Most people executed by their government in a single hour
number killed: 1.7 million
nation: Hofkauzern

Smallest non-sentient rodent species
name: grey mountain wombat
average weight and height: 31.10 g (1 oz), 0.64 cm (0.25 in)
Location: Mountains of Green wombat

Largest film studio backlot
owner: Freethinker Broadcasting Corporation
area: 34,783.54 sq. km (13,430 sq. miles)
location: The Freethinkers

Most concerts played at one time
name: SolAid (2007)
number of concerts: 61

Smallest waist on a living neko woman
name: Eriko Katsua
waist size: 38.1 cm (15 in)
nationality: AHSCA

Largest outdoor concert
name: 143rd annual Stumpstock Concert (2112)
attendance: 1.2 million spectators
location: Central Park, Maineiacs City, Maineiacs

Highest percentage of voters voting in election
Year: 1992
Percent: 112%
Nation: Anonymous Islands

Longest Naval Salute
Time spent: 16 hours and 26 minutes (commenced 7:02 am, ended 11:28 pm)
Reason: Changing of Flag officers (15 total)
Location: Iansisle

Largest piece of currency (Physical size)
Type of Currency: Northern Rangerian bronze markka.
Size: width: 35 cm (13.8 inches) and thickness 2 cm (0.8 inches).
Nation: Northern Rangeria

Most illegitimate offspring
Record Holder: Prince Calew III 'the Ox' (1326-1401)
Number of Illegitmate children: 1,377 acknowledged illegitimate offspring. Nation: Northern Rangeria

Most Operating Systems on one computer
Number of Systems: 256 different Operating Systems or distributions of Operating Systems
By: Rovertino Kvanto
Location: The HURD

Most time spent coding
Name: Mariĉa Hazarda
Time Spent: 7 days, 5 hours and 57 minutes.
Nation: The HURD

Longest Incantation by a Human Sorceress
name: Yumiko Katsuma
Length of Incantation: 46 minutes
Location: Northern Magic Sorcery

Earliest Known Color Photograph
Date: 1725
Inventor: Emperor Koto Mashimo
Location: Magic Sorcery

Shortest time spent as a ruler/leader of a nation/head of state
Name: Ludovic M. Hooper
Nation: Vojvodina-Nihon
Duration: approximately 30 seconds.
Date: February 26, 2007 (11:07:00 am- 11:07:30 am)

Longest Fall in an Elevator Survived by a Human Woman
Name: Tomoya Mitani
Nation: Mizth-Sonika
Height: 75 stories in the Malza National Center.

Most Lightning Strikes per year in a Single Area
Name: The Summit of Thunder Mountain
Nation: Mizth-Sonika
Amount: Approximately 2 million strikes a year (5,475.70 strikes per day, 228 per hour, 3.80 per minute or 1 strike every 15.80 seconds).

Highest temperature recorded
temperature: 66.80°C (152.24°F)
location: Village of Convenzate San Semastopoli di Manchiadore, Beracanto, Pacitalia
Date: July 17, 2007

World's largest single-day political protest
Number of participants: 371,238,395 registrants and 1,585 scheduled protests in 834 cities and towns in Pacitalia
Date: August 7, 2006
Nation: Pacitalia

"Runners-up"

Second most expensive prostitute ever
name: A. S. Lutison (full name unknown)
price: $ (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/universal_standard_dollar.html)12,054 (1993)
nationality: Uiri

Second longest longest railway bridge
name: SWQ Railway Bridges System, first span
length: 62.36 km (38.75 miles)
location: Straits of Renor, Qazox

Second highest number of baked beans eaten in one minute
name: Greg Fallen (in 1930)
amount: 4.11 kg
nationality: Prux (City of Quahog)

Second lowest number of party votes (percentage) attained by a party which obtained a seat in Parliament
party name: Christian Democrat Party (in 1932)
number of votes obtained: 781 (0.000000547%)

Second tallest mountain
name: Mount Requas
height: 8,579 meters (28,146 ft, from base on ocean floor), 7,307 m (23,975 ft, from sea level)
location: Green wombat Antarctic Territory

Second smallest number of private companies in a nation (above 0)
number: 2 (The Company, Kome-British Oil Co)
nation: Komekong

Second highest grossing film (series) ever
name: Fantasy Quest (I-VI) (2004)
total gross: $1,118,888,979
studio/nation: Kamrill Pictures, Emerald Springs

Second highest number of heads of State in a year
number: 17 (1975)
nation: Errinundera

2nd Shortest time spent as a ruler/leader of a nation/head of state
Name: Greznuf Hooper
Nation: Vojvodina-Nihon
Duration: approximately 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
Date: February 26, 2007 (7:13 pm- 7:16 pm)

3rd and lower

THIRD

Third longest series of books
name: Ariddian Standard World Encyclopedia
length: 75 volumes, 60,309 pages
nation: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Third longest time spent (partly) immersed in water
name: Marc Svenson
length of time: 70 days, 0 hour, 16 minutes
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Third most slugs swallowed alive in five minutes
name: Alice Grey
number of slugs: 68
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Third shortest human head of State ever
name: King Signa-Trae (r. 1284-1311)
height: 1.12 m (3'8.5'')
nationality: Qazox

Third longest section of octuple rail track
section: Ptolemais Central to Ormondville (on the Ptolemais to Alexandria line)
length: 76.19 km
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

Third highest temperature recorded
temperature: 55.11°C (131.20°F)
location: Pruxian Desert Depression, Prux (August 9, 1935)

Third most bananas eaten in ten minutes
name: Kevin Spears
number of bananas: 95
nationality: Prux

Third Longest Reign by a Human Monarch
Name: King/Emperor George Helios (1828 - 1917)
Length: 68 years, 8 months, 25 days (May 12, 1848 to February 6, 1917)
Location: Alexandrian Ptolemais

Third Shortest time spent as a ruler/leader of a nation/head of state
Name: Chagatai Khagan
Nation: Altan Ordyn
Duration: approximately 5 minutes.
Date: April 24, 1725 (7:30 am- 7:35 am)

FOURTH

Fourth greatest amount of vocabulary mastered by a parrot
name: Smarty
vocabulary mastered (i.e., used in proper context): approx. 815 words
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Fourth most bananas eaten in ten minutes
name: Alice Grey
number of bananas: 93
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Fourth longest time spent intentionally buried in sand up to neck
name: Gary Dyer
length of time: 56 days
nationality: Qazox

Fourth tallest man-made structure
name: Prux National Radio Tower
height: 642.52m (2108 ft)
nation: Prux

Fourth Tallest Human Monarch
Name: King Kyle I
Height: 2.03m (6' 8")
Location: Brutland and Norden

FIFTH

Fifth most chili eaten in one hour
name: Vanessa Viel
amount: 7.85kg (17 lbs. 5 oz.)
nationality: Qazox

Fifth longest period in office by one party in a democracy
party: The Alexandrian Party/Alexandrian Ptolemais Coalition
period in Office: 1748 - 1860 (112 years)
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

SIXTH

Sixth fastest reading of a six page booklet backwards
name: Alice Grey
time: 11 minutes, 19 seconds
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Sixth most chocolate squares eaten in one sitting
name: Alice Grey
number of chocolate squares: 486
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Sixth highest grossing film ever
name: The Divine Winds (2005)
total gross: $938,449,111
studio/nation: Kamrill Pictures, Emerald Springs

Sixth Largest Living Land Mammal
Animal: The Qazian Ox (Bovinae Bos Qazius)
Weight: 2600 lbs (1,179.34 kg)
Height of 8ft 7in (2.62 m) at the shoulder.

SEVENTH

Seventh longest hair on a living human
name: Samuel Singh
length: 3.46 m (11'4'')
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Seventh oldest human person alive
name: Tyrone Cartman
age: 118
nationality: Qazox

Seventh longest skyway system
Length: 13 miles (21 km),
Location: Arlington, Zwangzug

EIGHTH

Eighth longest time maintaining a revolving hula-hoop
name: Alice Grey
time: 19 hours, 2 minutes
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Eighth most kumquats eaten in ten minutes
name: Alice Grey
number of kumquats: 221
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

NINTH

Ninth longest time spent balancing on one foot
name: Alice Grey
time: 39 hours, 31 minutes
nationality: West Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Ninth longest period as the Official Opposition by one party in a democracy
party: The Liberal Party of Alexandrian Ptolemais
period as Official Opposition: 1768 - 1824 (56 years)
nation: Alexandrian Ptolemais

TENTH

Tenth oldest human person alive
name: Myrtille Finair (née: Ao)
age: 117
nationality: PDSR Ariddia, Ariddian Isles

Tenth fewest native speakers of a living language
Language: Akatiri
Number of Speakers: 237
Nation: Aguazul

Amount: Approximately 2 million strikes a year (5,475.70 strikes per day, 228 per hour, 3.80 per minute or 1 strike every 15.80 seconds).

Wow you were able to put all that data in? I'm not worthy! That's so awesome

Wow you were able to put all that data in? I'm not worthy! That's so awesome

that's what calculators are for.. ;)

Also I added that part to put the record into some perpective and as a guide for possible runner's up records

OOC: Qazox, I appreciate you continuing this. However, may I suggest that in the future, you just edit one post rather than making new posts for updates? Or is that deliberate to bring this to the top of the page?

IC:
Seventh longest skyway system:
13 miles (21 km), Arlington, Zwangzug

World's largest single-day political protest
National Day of Action, August 7, 2006, protesting for the resignation of Pacitalian prime minister Constantino Sorantanali
Event organisers claim a national participation list of 371,238,395 registrants and 1,585 scheduled protests in 834 cities and towns in Pacitalia.

The largest protest, in Timiocato, had 12 million protestors march from the Colosseo Repubblicana to the Piazza dei Santi.

OOC: Qazox, I appreciate you continuing this. However, may I suggest that in the future, you just edit one post rather than making new posts for updates? Or is that deliberate to bring this to the top of the page?

IC:
Seventh longest skyway system:
13 miles (21 km), Arlington, Zwangzug

(ooc: I do edit the record posts every time a new one is posted. I'm only going to post the record once every month from now on.)

IC:
6th Largest Living Land Mammal: The Qazian Ox
On average the Qazian Ox weighs 2600 lbs (1,179.34 kg) and stands at a height of 8ft 7in (2.62 m) at the shoulder.

Bringing
Up
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Posts?

I'm guessing that this thread has played out (for the time being)

Therefore, (since Ariddia has given me his blessing to continue this) I'm going to begin to upload this to the Wikistates and try to sort them into some type of order. But if you know how to wikiedit and have the time, please help if you can. Just don't change the catergories they will be separated into please. I'm proababy going to start it this upcoming weekend (March 1-2).

Thanks in advance for any help i receive.

WikiStates Page: http://nationstates.wikia.com/wiki/NationStates_International_Records

I'm done with the WORLD RECORD part of the upload :)

Now the fun part: the "National" records.

If anyone has ideas for more accurate catergories, please let me know and check out the thread here: http://nationstates.wikia.com/wiki/NationStates_International_Records

Since none offically broken this record (ooc: has posted a higher total).
This record is deemed verified by the comittee.

Most marriages in a single week
number: 221 couples (in 1820) (pending verification)
nation: Aqua Anu

Bump

Been 7 months, and since there are a few new nations around, Please take a look!

NEW LINK!!! (http://wikistates.outwardhosting.com/wiki/NS_International_Records) to the OFFICAL Records Page!

Please, If you do add a record, Look at the WikiStates page FIRST, as a record you maybe considering has been taken. and try to be original, if possible! (I'm going to work on the National records soon, please bear with me, there are a lot of records to search through.)

Longest Time Standing On One Foot - 26 Days, 4 Hours, 2 Minutes and 6 Seconds. (12/12/07: 5:04:56pm - 8/1/08: 9:07:02pm)
Zurh Sunnecuh, Kjomasasopia.
btw those dates are day/month/year.

Would "Tallest Tree" and "Lowest proportion of nation's population actually resident within nation's borders" both count as "Major", or could I claim both of them?
(They are in different nations, with no IC connection...)

For the Sports section, what about all of the NS Olympic records? (Yes, I do realise that sorting these out would be a big job for a single person to handle, but if each nation that holds any of these records were to be politely encouraged to do their share...)

Would "Tallest Tree" and "Lowest proportion of nation's population actually resident within nation's borders" both count as "Major", or could I claim both of them?
(They are in different nations, with no IC connection...)

For the Sports section, what about all of the NS Olympic records? (Yes, I do realise that sorting these out would be a big job for a single person to handle, but if each nation that holds any of these records were to be politely encouraged to do their share...)

You can claim up to 3 records at any one time. Like I stated before; try to be original, if possible. (so yes those would be "Major" records)

As for the Olympic records and/or other sports records,
1- For the Olympics, it would take a while (about 2 hours or so) to look through all the results pages and compile a list of the records.
2-As for the other sports records, (ie: World Cup, World Cup of Hockey, World Baseball Classic and other tourneys) I personally think that it would be too difficult to determine any specific record, but national sporting records could be determined.

Since NSwiki is back, I uploaded the list there: http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=NS_International_Records

Since NSwiki is back, I uploaded the list there: http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=NS_International_Records

Works for me. Don't matter to me which one is used.

OOC: Just confirming, so we can claim three records now? Can all three be major, or must there be a mix between major and minor?

1- For the Olympics, it would take a while (about 2 hours or so) to look through all the results pages and compile a list of the records.There already is an Olympic records page on the wiki-I tried to update it after the third summer games.

OOC: Just confirming, so we can claim three records now? Can all three be major, or must there be a mix between major and minor?

3 MAJOR records and a reasonable # of "minor/national" records.
Any Sports Records, we'll have to start a new thread.

Bloodatropia
Longest time gone eating only nutrient pills:John Markson went for 1 whole year eating nothing but nutrient pills. He was now lives in Hardon, Tropa with his wife and two children.

Longest meditation:Hary Melers spent 10 days in deep meditation. when he awoke he was near the point of death from dehydration and starvation. He later recovered in the hospital and is now living in Slader, Fora with his wife and four children.

IGLESIAN ARCHIPELAGO

WORLD'S FASTEST TRAIN: "SpeedIglésias", at a record of 727,8 km/h near New Rotomagus. It departed in the Central Station in Los Vientos and it came to Northade on SpeedIglésias proper lines.

WORLD'S TALLEST MOUNTAIN: Columbus Mount, at a record of 10 007 m, located at the north subregion of the Central region (island).

NETHERTOPIA

Football Club with the longest name:
NAPPC, short for
NGUAKTBF&TPPCSASC, short for
Never give up, Always keep the ball foward & the Peregines Peregrinus City Sports and Soccer Combination.

(Needs confirmation though)

Shortest marriage:
14 minutes and a few seconds, Fred Ui & Trina Gooi
Got into an argument about the wedding rings

WORLD'S TALLEST MOUNTAIN: Columbus Mount, at a record of 10 007 m, located at the north subregion of the Central region (island).

I don't think records like this are feasible, because someone can always come up with a bigger mountain.

NETHERTOPIA

Shortest marriage:
14 minutes and a few seconds, Fred Ui & Trina Gooi
Got into an argument about the wedding rings

14 minutes is actually quite long. Why, most modern wedding ceremonies in Snefaldia can take about 5 seconds- "do you? Good. Do you? Good. Congrats."

I meant lasting.

Alright, I'll claim a third record for the Empire then.

World's Largest Railway Station

Ptolemais Central Station
Number of Platforms: 332 (with another 42 under construction)
Number of Lines served: 124 (86 suburban, 20 interurban & 18 intercity)
Area covered in Square Metres: 6.8 million (mostly underground)

Worlds worst internet connection: Kjo Isle Internet Service (2000)
Took 33 Days and 14 Hours to load one image, of a cat, with a caption, roughly 330 X 300 pixels in size.

ooc:captioned cat photos, who would think of that? :p

I don't think records like this are feasible, because someone can always come up with a bigger mountain.


That is true, BUT UNTIL someone does, (and the point of this thread is NOT to ONE-UP each other, but to be original, folks!)

Of the most recent records posted, THEY ALL are posted on the wikistates site, but are offically PENDING until confirmed (which OOCly is 3 days)

AP, I'm only considering the area for your railway station, as techincally you posted 3 records at once. (If you wish to have a different one listed, post it here)

"Lowest proportion of a nation's population actually resident within that nation's own territories" _ St Edmundan Antarctic.

The national population is 5.311 billion.
The current resident population of that nation's territories (which comprise about half of Antarctica, plus some nearby islands, on one version of Earth...) is just under 5'000, i.e. approximately one millionth of the nation's total population.
Most of this country's other nationals live in either 'St Edmund' itself or 'St Edmund Air', and have dual nationality accordingly.

(This "nation" was established, as a legal fiction really, to let the St Edmundan government retain a voice in the NSUN after St Edmund proper had withdrawn from that organistion. Its territories aren't exactly inviting to settlers, and in fact almost all of them are included within a single 'national park' to which access -- even for the country's own nationals -- has always been highly restricted...)

(Yes, I do realise that there are a few nations around that don't have any territories of their own at all to house their populations, this record is for nations that do have lands...)

AP, I'm only considering the area for your railway station, as techincally you posted 3 records at once. (If you wish to have a different one listed, post it here)

OOC: Yep, I intended for it to be the area. The other pieces of information were for descriptive purposes.

14 minutes is actually quite long. Why, most modern wedding ceremonies in Snefaldia can take about 5 seconds- "do you? Good. Do you? Good. Congrats."I think he meant the actual marriage part of it; i.e., they were only married for 14 minutes before splitting.

Of the most recent records posted, THEY ALL are posted on the wikistates site, but are offically PENDING until confirmed (which OOCly is 3 days)And on NSwiki (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=NS_International_Records) too. (By the way, what do you mean by "confirmed"?)

I think he meant the actual marriage part of it; i.e., they were only married for 14 minutes before splitting.

And on NSwiki (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=NS_International_Records) too. (By the way, what do you mean by "confirmed"?)

Ah, right, I see now. Silly me.

I think he meant the actual marriage part of it; i.e., they were only married for 14 minutes before splitting.

And on NSwiki (http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=NS_International_Records) too. (By the way, what do you mean by "confirmed"?)

By confirmed, I'm allowing 3 days for someone to either post a record that beats the record that is "pending", or to dispute it, by pointing out that there is a record that already exists that beats the "pending" record. (which doesn't really happen too much)

MYEDVEDEYAN INTERNATIONAL RECORDS COMMITTEE PRESENTS:

World's Deepest Lake

Lake Trepak, near Pyotroveskovlad, Moskva

Surface Area: 42,788km2
Average depth: 987m
Greatest Depth: 3,889m
Shore length: Approximately 3,300km

World's Largest City (Population)

Moskva, Myedvedeya

Population: 47 million

Coldest Continually Inhabited Location

Svalkovlosk, Myedvedeya

Coldest Recorded Temperature: -73.6 C (-100.6F)


(OOC: the first one is supposed to be one record, deepest lake, all other info is just for background)

World's Largest City (Population)

Moskva, Myedvedeya

Population: 47 million

The Empire wishes to dispute this record; our capital of Ptolemais at last census had a population of 127 million people, with another three cities within the Empire having populations of above the fifty million mark. Given that there are other nations with populations of at least ten billion people, it is likely that there are other cities which have populations of at least a hundred million, if not two hundred million.

you compete with current records? than, if so, i have one.

World's Closest Election: 1893 South Miroxian Presidential Election
Situation: South Miroxia had just gotten independence 12 years earlier from an oppresive empire, and the past 2 presidents were from the always unopposed Miroxian Nationalist Party. After Worker's rights were starting to fade because of the war with North Miroxia, a new Party, the Labor Party, was formed. The people of Miroxia voted and it was tied, 502,326 to 502,326. The Miroxian Congress then had to take a vote. The final vote, after the 120 congressional votes, was Stuart Hughes, Labor Party - 502,387 ; incumbent President Randall Dhi, Miroxian nationalist party - 502,386.

Stuart won it on a 61-59 congressional vote, but died of scarlet fever a year later.

The Empire wishes to dispute this record; our capital of Ptolemais at last census had a population of 127 million people, with another three cities within the Empire having populations of above the fifty million mark. Given that there are other nations with populations of at least ten billion people, it is likely that there are other cities which have populations of at least a hundred million, if not two hundred million.
OOC: There's actually a 'Largest City' thread somewhere around (maybe in 'Gameplay'?), although it hasn't been added-to for a few months now...

Longest Musical Marathon:

Between 28 and 29 July 1992, eight members of the Redwood Chamber Orchestra performed continuously for 37 hours 35 minutes at the Redwood Tithebarn.

In accordance with the rules, at least four performers were playing at any one time.

Longest Musical Marathon:

Between 28 and 29 July 1992, eight members of the Redwood Chamber Orchestra performed continuously for 37 hours 35 minutes at the Redwood Tithebarn.

In accordance with the rules, at least four performers were playing at any one time.OOC: I suggest adding the word 'Secular' between 'Longest' and 'Musical', so that you aren't trying to compete with any "perpetual choir" that any religious group might be maintaining...

OOC: I suggest adding the word 'Secular' between 'Longest' and 'Musical', so that you aren't trying to compete with any "perpetual choir" that any religious group might be maintaining...

Fair point, but no doubt those same religious groups would claim that the New Jerusalem (or whatever their heavenly city is called) is ever-so-slightly larger than anything even Myedvedeya could throw at it.

World's Largest City (Population)

Moskva, Myedvedeya

Population: 47 million



The Empire wishes to dispute this record; our capital of Ptolemais at last census had a population of 127 million people, with another three cities within the Empire having populations of above the fifty million mark. Given that there are other nations with populations of at least ten billion people, it is likely that there are other cities which have populations of at least a hundred million, if not two hundred million.

(ooc: Largest Cities (Population) will not be considered a record, as this thread would eventually turn into a 1-upmanship thread about that record. ANY RECORD that involves population, land area, Gross National Product and the like WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED at all!

and Miroxia, This is not "you compete with current records? than, if so, i have one" thread either. (BTW if Stewart won the congressional vote 61-59, then your record wouldn't count anyway, as it was won by 2 votes, not 1.)

(ooc: Largest Cities (Population) will not be considered a record, as this thread would eventually turn into a 1-upmanship thread about that record. ANY RECORD that involves population, land area, Gross National Product and the like WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED at all!

and Miroxia, This is not "you compete with current records? than, if so, i have one" thread either. (BTW if Stewart won the congressional vote 61-59, then your record wouldn't count anyway, as it was won by 2 votes, not 1.)

Alright, that's fair. I'll have to think of something else then. I trust there wasn't a problem with the other two i submitted?

(ooc: Largest Cities (Population) will not be considered a record, as this thread would eventually turn into a 1-upmanship thread about that record. ANY RECORD that involves population, land area, Gross National Product and the like WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED at all!

and Miroxia, This is not "you compete with current records? than, if so, i have one" thread either. (BTW if Stewart won the congressional vote 61-59, then your record wouldn't count anyway, as it was won by 2 votes, not 1.)

(OOC: Nethertopia actually has a puppet which is like Signapore, almost one big city. Having that said...
Hey look! A bird! *waves at bird*

This in contribution to non related and nonsence posts. Sorry for the interruption. Please continue with the national records)

(ooc: Largest Cities (Population) will not be considered a record, as this thread would eventually turn into a 1-upmanship thread about that record. ANY RECORD that involves population, land area, Gross National Product and the like WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED at all!

and Miroxia, This is not "you compete with current records? than, if so, i have one" thread either. (BTW if Stewart won the congressional vote 61-59, then your record wouldn't count anyway, as it was won by 2 votes, not 1.)

OOC: Thanks Qazox. I agree with what you said.

world's shortest term while in office as president

President Joseph Fay, 5 seconds in 1885. Someone shot him immediatly after inauguration. His vice president, Randall Dhi, was sworn in the following day.

Alright, that's fair. I'll have to think of something else then. I trust there wasn't a problem with the other two i submitted?

Nope.