I've played games like this before, but this one has a really nice presentation!
The only negative is that the limitation feels a bit like an afterthought. I definitely understand it but it doesn't make the game more interesting, it mainly adds frustration in the way of having to wait.
Definitely a good call to allow to disable it though, because that made me continue to play it quite a bit
And of course all hell breaks loose when you recognize your country, good job!