At the top, where it shows how much resources you have, you can press it to see your population and your production rate.
People with lots of Power
Most people hide there troops and even some of the most powerful people do. More experienced people also tend to not build wall defenses. You can send one troop to check (and also see if there is anything to steal) and then send all you transports. Once I got over 7,000,000 reasourses doing this.
Rainy City
In Global or Alliance chat, type the phrase "A storm is brewing" and post it. Once it has been posted, exit the chat screen and it will be raining in your city. To stop the rain, simply type and post the phrase "No more rain". *Please note: This code is seasonal only. I.E. It will only work during Spring, Summer and Fall seasons (real-time).
Effect
Code
Raining in your city
A storm is brewing.
Stop the rain in your city
No more rain.
Snowy City Codes
When in In Global/Alliance chat, type the expression "Let it snow" and publish it. Exit the talk display and it will be raining in your city as soon as it has actually been Posted. To stop the rain, merely type and upload the expression "No more snow". Note that his code is seasonal. It will just work throughout Spring, Summertime and Fall periods (real-time).