Interesting Facts

Today is National Sickie Day. English Diary

According to the UN around 12 million people do not have citizenship of any country. (So, how do you end up stateless? It can happen when nations such as the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia break up, or new countries come into being after colonial powers leave, such as in parts of Africa and Asia, and without a nationality people can find it difficult to acquire any kind of legal status, including issues like property rights, getting married legally, registering the birth of a child or simple things like opening a bank account. It makes me value my passport a bit more.)

Countries can go bankrupt. (Of course it's not quite the same as when companies do. They can't suddenly close their doors and send everyone home. But if they default on their loans and don't repay the interest or principal, they can go insolvent.