User blog comment:KatDWolf/I wonder..../@comment-1271618-20100303150626

Chiming in a little late, surprised the discussion is alive but then, I guess this would be an all-purpose headcanon one? Neat.

I get the image of San Marino as a guy that would be rightfully older than the Italy brothers, yet smaller in appearance and often overlooked, perhaps mistaken as directly related as a "child" or little brother. I did see a kinkmeme fill with him as an uncle to the Italies, so that angle could work too, with him appearing older. A female would be interesting too, I've seen some cute Pixiv designs. But I hope they wouldn't be blonde like some of them! Some fanartists seem to exaggerate the Europeans=blonds thing even more. It gets even more ridiculous when you see blonde OCs for the Ainu and for Libya.

Himaruya was asked about Monaco around '08, I'd have to try and dig up the post. He said they were undecided, but that a woman seemed likely. I see Greenland as a guy, Faroe as a girl, and Aland (if not Hanatamago) would be a boy. India seems to be thought of as female mostly on this end, though I've seen male OCs too. Himaruya hinted they'd probably be a guy, but knowing him, he may or may not change that idea.

Bosnia and Herzegovina...yeah, I have no solid headcanon on him/her/them. The former-Yugoslavs are tricky to figure out, especially in the gender dynamics. I think Serbia would definitely be a guy, Montenegro and Macedonia have gone either way in my head, Slovenia being like the "older sister" (that wants to be far away from that mess), and Croatia's a guy too. Then there's the whole question of what to do with Kosovo (I think they'd have a separate character though).

Lux seems to be thought of as either a little spoiled boy or a drunken old lech on Pixiv. It'd be interesting if they turned out to be female, to see the whole expectations shaken up. Right now, I could deal with them being either gender.