Everything about Groland totally explained
Groland (full name:
Presipality of Groland,
F.:
Présipauté du Groland) is a
fictional country featured in various humorous programs on
French television channel
Canal Plus. It is a vague
parody of France and of
European microstates. The show associated with the country (
Bienvenue au Groland) is roughly the French equivalent of the
Daily Show.
The landlocked nation is described as a ‘presipality’ (a pun on "
principality" and "president"), and its main regions are: Upper Groland (
le Groland-du-Haut), Side Groland (
le Groland-de-Côté), Lower Groland (
le Groland-du-bas), and Other Side Groland (
Groland-de-l'Autre-Côté). The capital is Groville, the main river is the Gro, and the main prefectures are Grugny, Mufflins, Maroufle and Vichumes. The placenames, certain elements of
Grolandais speech (for example the use of "ch'" instead of "le" or "la"), and the generally crass and unintelligent character of the Grolandais themselves, reflect popular stereotypes about rural northern France.
The
motto of the country is
Joie, hospitalité, lâcheté ("Joy, hospitality, cowardice"). The country remained neutral during
World War I, and was famous for being a haven for soldiers on leave, with its cheap alcohol and
prostitutes. During
World War II, the country's leadership collaborated with the
Nazi occupier; the government engaged in policies of persecution and deportation of
Jews and
homosexuals. After
American troops liberated the country, a sudden change of mood happened, and alleged former collaborators were murdered.
The most recent elections, the presipential, took place in 2001. There was one candidate, President Christophe Salengro; and one elector, again the president. The president was elected with 100% of the votes. President Salengro is the heir of a dynasty of feudal lords.
Groland Police Department is known as
GROPD which means approximatively big faggot in French
(gros pédé).
Groland has a continuous news television channel,
CANAL International, a clear parody of
CNN.
Notable Groland citizens: President Salengro; news anchor Jules-Édouard Moustic; journalist Francis Kuntz; former investigative journalist Michael Kael.
Notable honorary Groland citizens: José Bové; Valérie Lemercier;
Aki Kaurismäki;
Noël Godin; the puppet of
Jacques Chirac from the Canal+ show
Les Guignols de l'info; Yannick Jolin; and
Michael Moore.
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