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Americas
Midgard County native language statistics.
Minnesota Norse 90.5%
English 7%
Other 2.5%
(Doesn't indicate numbers of those who are bilingual)

The proportion of Minnesota Norse speakers in eastern Minnesota overall, the number drops below 48%.
In Minnesota overall, the number drops below 26.5%.
Within the US overall (excluding Minnesota) it drops below 6.25%.

The proportion of Wisconsin Norse speakers in Wisconsin drops below 0.6%.

Nebraska is admitted as a State.

The War of Manifest Destiny continues, with the American forces giving no mercy to their Tiyanhaianse opponents.
However, the Mexicans (or rather the Spanish), having achieved their military objectives, pull out of the war, and sign a treaty.

Europe
The Polish Civil War continues.

With the Austrians having acheieved their objective, they sign a peace treaty with the Three Sicillies.

Africa
The Scramble continues, and picks up in pace.

Asia
The Assam Empire continues to fight for survival, although most know that the writing had been on the wall as soon as the war had started.

Instablity increases in the Philippines after the President, whom was only elected the previous year resigns due to accusations of corruption.

Oceania
Antipodea
The Mallee Tribal Region is absorbed into Brucia. (As is the Town State of Mildura.)

New South Wales
The Western Region (with it's capital in Bathurst) is abolished as New South Wales continues to centralise.
In (possibly) related news, the Zigzag railway between Clarence (in the Blue Mountains) and Lithgow (to the east of Bathurst in the foothills of the Blue Mountains) is completed, connecting the Eastern and Western rail networks.[1]

Armidale's population reaches 1300.

Dubbo's population reaches 1900.

[1] Thus one could now go from Malcolmston to Brisbane by rail (except that there was a break of gauge between Wodonga and Albury (as OTL) and also on the northern side (also as OTL).