I've thought of a unique new employment possibility for some enterprising person created by our current time of sweeping geopolitical change. Those of us lucky enough to live under stable governments are familiar with all the trappings that we use to strengthen a sense of national identity: flags, anthems, mottos, holidays, etc. We often take it for granted that our vigilant legislators have provided us with, say, a National Insect, drawing us all together in pride. Newly emerging nations are not so blessed. To be "competitive in a changing world market" (many speech writers probably have a macro defined for that phrase) these countries need to hit the ground running. They're engaged in more pressing concerns than flag-making, such as separating out and shooting everyone in the population with green shoelaces or slightly bushier moustaches (and that's just the women! *rimshot*). So surely someone could fill this void and earn a tidy sum as a Statehood Consultant, designing flags, anthems, etc., for these new countries.
Judging by the existing assortment, flag design isn't a particulary strenuous occupation. Most countries seem to have spent about three and a half seconds designing their flags, which mostly consist of a few stripes. Indonesia, Monaco, and Poland all get by with just a red stripe and a white stripe, though the Poles have the innovation of putting the red stripe on the bottom. Libya just has a plain green sheet. So it's pretty apparent that you don't exactly need a CAD program and a research team to come up with these designs. You could start with stripes of some colors the natives feel strongly about, and maybe even embellish it with some punctuation marks. In fact, why not take advantage of our grand age of desktop publishing and portable clip-art? Put some dinosaurs on that flag, or maybe little rocket ships. Or you could even be trendy...what emerging nation would not feel proud with a flag flapping in the breeze displaying a picture of the Red Hot Chili Peppers wearing only their socks?
National anthems would be fun too. Think of the wide selection of public domain music you could draw on! After all, "Happy Birthday" doesn't have to have the words "happy birthday" in it. As long as you preserve the meter, you could add something about golden fields of grain and superior weaponry. And with suitable licensing agreements, there are limitless possibilities. How about "You Light Up My Life", "Macho Duck", or "Iron Man" as stirring national refrains? My personal selection might be "Teenage Lobotomy" by the Ramones. Who could not feel pride at the thought of millions of school children singing this little ditty each morning? So, in short, I see a tremendous opportunity to collect some nice consulting fees while helping eager new peoples join the community of nations (although they might be snickered at.)