Ah! I’m sorry, but some of the questions you guys ask require a lot of research + fact checking in a lot of the older strips. It’s been a while since I’ve read them, and WOW, the inconsistencies are enough to drive anyone crazy. I don’t know how people remember those small details, it’s quite amazing really. I’m better at remembering history facts than I am about canon material, if that says anything.
The two theories that I can’t answer right away, but am keeping in my inbox for later is 1) Which Italy is the true sovereign, and 2) why Latvia is so short.
Also, I’m trying not to copy other theorists, so if I decide to do the same theory, I need to have something else to add to it, otherwise it’s just redundant.
As for the Italy question, I’ll go into this in more detail, but as far as I know, Italians identify themselves more according to regions. It was only when they immigrated to North America that they took on a full Italian identity.
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