The "dogs don't mix with food" coalition i suppose.

Really interesting. What would be the real-life location of this in your world or interpretation?

There is also the tidbit that the overwhelming majority of mountains are in the west of the country, and I don't know if they are snow-peaked or not. I guess they could be, but they are nowhere near the frontlines and have mostly been spared in terms of carnage and destruction.

Of course everyone interprets it how they want, and this was not to throw a monkey wrench into their version. My immediate guess would have been Alaska, Vorarlberg or Kamchatka, but I haven't been to these places yet.