Antarctica (fictional)

Not canon to AMTM AU.

The Commonwealth of Antarctica is the southernmost country in the world, as well as the only country to occupy an entire continent (as the continent of Australia also includes the island of Papua, which is divided between Indonesia and New Guinea). It is a Commonwealth Realm, originally formed in 1821 as a condominium between the UK, the US, France, Norway, and Russia. Its official languages are English, French, Norwegian, and Russian, with recognized minority languages including German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Maori.

History
Antarctica is the only continent with no native population before the Europeans colonized it.

Public holidays

 * New Year's Day (January 1)
 * Bellingshausen Day (January 27; de-facto national day)
 * Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday)
 * Easter Sunday
 * Easter Monday (Monday after Easter Sunday)
 * Victoria Day (last Monday preceding May 25)
 * Labour Day (first Monday of September)
 * Thanksgiving (second Monday of October)
 * Remembrance Day (November 11)
 * Amundsen Day (December 13)
 * Christmas Eve (December 24)
 * Christmas Day (December 25)
 * Boxing Day (December 26)
 * New Year's Eve (December 31)

Trivia

 * Antarctica uses Type B electrical outlets.
 * Antarctica uses the NTSC television system.
 * Antarctica uses the GMT time zone nationwide, as the South Pole, being where all meridian lines intersect, messes up the concept of time zones, and it's nighttime all winter long and daytime all summer long anyway. There is no Daylight Savings Time.
 * Antarctica's telephone calling code is 699.