[Grosseschnauzer]

At some point in these next 24 hours, a milestone in the history of the Democratic Federation of Grosseschnauzer will be reached, as the oldest of the five schnauzervolk nations attains a population of over 1 billion citizens.

The commemorations will be subdued, out of respect to our late head of state, but the other schnauzervolk nations will also be reaching this threshhold over the next month or so, and these milestones will also be commemorated. When the last of the schnauzervolk nations attains this level, a national holiday and celebration will be declared.