Yesterday, a new oblast, namely Canis Majoris Oblast, has joined the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun, raising our population from 18 to 19 people (including Maccrage). It has also given us a sixth official language (Mandarin Chinese), the first non-European language, and the first from the Sino-Tibetan language family.
In other news, the Treason Act (2011) has been passed yesterday, making a physical attack on any government official illegal and an act of Treason, and the Gishabruni Police Force was renamed the Gishabruni Imperial Guard (GIG), nicknamed the Maroon Guard.