BTW, what did you mean "we've been declared The Wastelands?"
As for your national pride, well, think of it this way. The Other destroyed many major Spark Houses. For your country to have been this decimated by her/them/it, it must have had a lot of Sparks in it to start!
Haha, no, I meant that GG is set in an alternate Europe (sort of). By the dialogue, it can be concluded that the carpathian basin (where I am) is pretty much the 'wasteland' Agatha has to travel through. That's all I meant by wasteland and national pride.
As for your national pride, well, think of it this way. The Other destroyed many major Spark Houses. For your country to have been this decimated by her/them/it, it must have had a lot of Sparks in it to start!