Background for the Nations of ABNW3

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North America​

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Alaska
Moderate Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 3
Infrastructure: 3
The nation of Alaska has had a turbulent history, frequently occupied by various foreign powers and over the past thirty years it has enjoyed easy peace for the first time in its history. The discovery of gold in the frontiers of the nation in the late 1960s led to an influx of immigrants from the Russian Federation and increasing wealth and notoriety for the state. Today, while some of these immigrants hope for reunification with the motherland, the majority of the people firmly stand behind their status as an isolated North American nation.

Canada
Conservative Military Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 3
Education: 5
Infrastructure: 4
The government of Lisist leader Harvey Dent survived until 1958, when the Canadian government renewed a war against the republic of Quebec. The war was to have the support of the Virginian Empire, but troubles at home soon led to Canada facing a major coalition led by the French Empire and New England. The two major powers quickly ground Canada and its military into dust, and Quebec seized a large amount of territory. Influence from New England and Virginia persuaded the French to maintain some resemblance of an independent Canada, leaving a rump state on the Niagara Peninsula. The emergency government formed after the war never disbanded, leaving the military in full control of what’s left of the English-speaking Canadian nation. Overpopulation as the Quebecois force English speakers over their borders has caused a spiraling recession in Canada, as it struggles to recover from the devastation of war.

Deseret
Conservative Mormon Theocracy
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 6
Education: 7
Infrastructure: 6
Though the nation of Deseret went through rough times before and during the Second World War, they have made an astonishing recovery over the past thirty years. Farming techniques have been modernized, and the growing populations of Mexico and Texas have proven a reliable market for agricultural goods. Politically, Deseret remains stable as a rock, as the various rulers of the state remain based in conservative Mormon doctrine. They are closely tied into the Mexican economic system, providing cheap grain and foodstuffs to the masses.

Florida
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Regional Power
Standards of Living: 6
Education: 7
Infrastructure: 7
Florida emerged from the Second World War as one of the major victors in North America, mostly because they did not fight. Regardless of a lack of active military participation, Florida managed to gain buffer territory from Georgia thanks to Virginian generosity. Armando Graham, absolute ruler of the state for nearly sixty years, gave up power in favor of a republic in 1963, and the state had flourished under his rule. Investments in various sciences and close trading ties to Mexico have led to a diversified Floridian economy, relying on agriculture and more advanced trading methods to maintain a partnership. Immigration has swelled the population of Florida since the end of the Second World War, as migrants arrive from across the Caribbean to take advantage of a growing job market and the nation’s overall prosperity. Florida is also the home of the unified space program financed mostly by Mexico, further cementing alliance and friendship between the two states.

Fox Republic
Moderate Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 4
Education: 2
Infrastructure: 3
The Fox Republic is one of the successor states to the Algonquin Nation, which collapsed in the wake of the Second World War. Since the end of the war, the Fox have done the best of the Algonquin tribes, building a solid republic, though very lightly populated. The Fox and Sauk have at last managed to put aside their ancient rivalry, opening free trade across the borders, and working together. The annexation of the Isanti by the Lakota Sioux is believed to be the cause of this, as the threat from the west emerges once again.

Free City of Chicago
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 8
The Free City of Chicago continued to prosper after the end of the Second World War in North America. Acting as a key trading center between the Algonquin successors and the Virginian Empire, as well as for New England’s western trading interests, Chicago prospered and grew. Migrants from the south, particularly blacks, helped keep the population high and diverse. Since 1970, Chicago has begun having problems, as the weakening of the New England empire caused a gap in some trading partnerships. The fall of Canada and the Metis have also provided their fair share of problems for this city state, and Chicago’s liberal attitude towards race has caused rising tensions with the Virginian Empire, which has begun a major struggle for civil rights.

Georgia
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 3
Education: 3
Infrastructure: 3
The nation of Georgia was dissolved by the victorious Virginians after the Second World War. Territories were claimed by both Florida and Virginia, while the nations of Mississippi, Alabama, and Appalachia were formed from the ruins of the war. Until 1977, Alabama and Appalachia were persistently rebelling and struggling against Virginian domination. The last Virginian troops were withdrawn in 1978, facing troubles at home and the failure of control over Kentucky and Tennessee. By the end of 1979, a new Georgian constitution was written and the states of Alabama and Appalachia once again reunited into a Georgian nation, along with the territories formerly occupied by Virginia.

Kentucky
Socialist Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 4
Infrastructure: 3
The Kentuckian republican spirit has never been truly crushed by the Virginian occupation over the years. The rebels have grown increasingly leftist since the end of the Second World War, and after several massacres of strikes in the region, the local illegal unions gave support for a full-blown insurrection in 1966. While in the past the Virginians would have likely crushed the uprising with full force, this time, they lacked the enthusiasm and capacity to maintain control over the whole region. Rebellions within Georgia further sapped the will of the Virginians to maintain their hold. By the end of 1968, the Virginians no longer possessed control over any of the main urban centers, and they recognized the de facto existence of an independent Kentucky.

Lakota Sioux
Conservative Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 3
Education: 2
Infrastructure: 4
Since the end of the Second World War, the Lakota Sioux have swung from leftists to nearly reactionaries. The republic has devolved into an authoritarian regime, constructed as the military was given more and more strength. The expansion of the military fuelled the economy, as well as the creation of “Special Economic Zones” which allowed foreign tourists free reign in designated areas. In 1971, the Lakota Sioux invaded and occupied the Isanti Republic, expanding the nation’s border further eastward.

Louisiana
Moderate Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 4
Education: 2
Infrastructure: 4
Louisiana suffered the most of all the Allied nations in North America during the Second World War, as some of the largest battles and conflicts were fought upon their soil for much of the war. They suffered the high proportion of casualties of all the Allied nations and after the war, entered a period of anarchy as the emperor fled and civil war erupted. Ultimately conservative military forces won the day, crushing the other factions thanks to Texan and Virginian support. With the death of the head of the faction, many feared civil war would erupt once more. An emergency council led to the creation of a constitutional monarchy on Virginian lines, and the return of the emperor in 1965. Today, Louisiana is still feeling the effects of the war, and has barely returned as part of the global economy.

Mexico
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Great Power
Standards of Living: 8
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 9
Army:
-Training: 6
-Equipment: 7
Navy:
-Training: 8
-Equipment: 10
Air Force:
-Training: 5
-Equipment: 7
After the end of the Second World War, the United Collectives of North America was dissolved and Mexico reborn separate of that former socialist dictatorship. The victorious Allies believed that the new Mexican state would be wholly dependent upon the eastern nations for modern goods and manufacture. In what many have called the “Mexican Economic Miracle,” the Mexicans have surged ahead of all other American states economically. Close trading ties with the Socialist Union and China have led to Mexico becoming the epicenter of commerce between the Atlantic and Pacific, and dominant giant on the Gulf of Mexico. In 1974, Mexico sealed this position of power by the readmission of Yucatan to the larger republic. A close partnership with Florida and government funding towards rocketry led to the launch of the Libertad satellite in 1980, ushering in the space race.

Miami
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 6
Prior to independence from Virginia in 1971, Miami existed effectively as an autonomous state within a larger federation. As racial tensions heightened and the nation continued to splinter, Miami broke away from the Empire rather peacefully. Many of the laws and legislations continue to remain in effect to this day, and open borders remain with the Empire as trade continues to cross. Due to these connections, Miami has felt the tremors of the civil rights movement and the worsening downturn throughout the Empire.

Mississippi
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 4
Infrastructure: 4
The atrocities of the Georgian and Tennessean governments before and during the Second World War became fodder for Negro nationalist propaganda in much of the region. In order to forestall any potential problems they may have had, the Virginian government created the nation of Mississippi out of the ruins of Georgia. Since the end of the war, Mississippi has done surprisingly well as an independent state, thriving upon Mississippi River trade and connections with Florida and Louisiana. The reunification of Georgia has caused some concern, as the nation steels itself for the possibility of a resurgent enemy to the east.

New England
Lisist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Regional Power
Standards of Living: 6
Education: 8
Infrastructure: 8
While New England’s military and empire emerged victorious from the Second World War, playing a critical role in the destruction of the United Collectives of North America, their problems had only just begun. The taxing problems of the major war resulted in growing unrest among New England’s colonies. Rebellions erupted in Peru, Indochina, Abyssinia, and the Philippines. In order to help preserve order, they joined the Co-Axial Pact in 1948, aligning themselves squarely with the French Empire. This deal with the devil soon resulted in the loss of the empire, as the French became more and more involved with the squelching of nationalist sentiment in New England’s myriad empire. France first assumed political control over the war effort in Peru in 1951, and then pressured New England into ceding military bases across the whole of the empire in 1953, particularly in Indochina. When the Abyssinian Rebellion broke out in full force in 1955, France moved in its strongest forces and assumed full colonial control of the region, as New England withdrew. The shock of this allowed for the creation of a lisist dictatorship within New England, struggling to maintain control over both the colonies and nationalist sentiment at home in New York. Because of this, when Vietnam broke out in rebellion in 1957, New England fought until 1961 to maintain their control, when a crushing defeat nearly brought them to the bargaining table. With little choice, the French occupied Indochina, taking over colonial management and New England withdrew in protest. The French had one final insult for the tottering New Englanders. The colony of Panama was forced from their hands in 1969 along with some of New England’s most modern ships, in exchange for token funds to help stave off an economic depression. The last colonial holdings of New England in the Far East, the Philippines rebelled and declared independence in 1976, eliminating the last rich possession the nation held. Today, they continue to struggle to hold on at home, as the lack of an empire has resulted in high unemployment and growing dissent among the ranks of the working class.

New France
Moderate Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 4
Education: 5
Infrastructure: 4
Faced for a time with an authoritarian government, the rising economic might and influence of Chinese and Mexican trade on the Pacific led to the downfall of the lisist dictatorship in 1972. As civil war threatened to consume the nation, the Mexican military was sent in to restore order. A republic was established as the Mexicans hunted down more extremist groups within the region. Now, New France has become a part of the Pacific trading region, participating in trade with both China and Mexico, selling agricultural products and even some limited manufactured goods and services.

New Jersey
Lisist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 7
Education: 7
Infrastructure: 9
In the wake of the Second World War, the Francophone population of New Jersey at last regained its independence from Pennsylvania. Through the aid of France and New England, New Jersey continued to maintain its independence, despite several minor border skirmishes with the Pennsylvanians. Today, New Jersey remains closely tied in with France’s economy and Europe, maintaining distance from other American nations. They continue to occasionally fight skirmishes against Pennsylvania along the Delaware River, and the enmity shows no signs of dying down.

Nez Perce
Conservative Military Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 2
Education: 1
Infrastructure: 1
The Nez Perce since the end of the Second World War have been one of the most squalor filled regions of North America. In 1969, an incident resulting in the death of over a dozen Mexican businessmen resulted in a wide-scale embargo by most of Nez Perce’s neighboring states. Until 1972 New France provided some economic aid, but the fall of the lisist government there led to the end of this program. Today, Nez Perce survives barely on what it can produce internally and the few handouts that the Lakota Sioux and Quebec chose to provide.

Pennsylvania
Conservative Military Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 3
Education: 4
Infrastructure: 3
Pennsylvania, which stayed out of the Second World War to most part, suffered nonetheless at the end. Collapsing coal and iron mines in the late 1940s led to the economic downfall of the steel industry in Pennsylvania. With the end of the steel industry, came the end of organized Pennsylvanian economy. Though the government attempted to struggle along through subsidies, the nation was forced into bankruptcy in 1959, unable to shoulder its own debt. As unemployment skyrocketed, emigration grew to the Virginian Empire and New England. In 1963, the military launched a coup of the government, hoping to restore the economy and rebuild the nation. Since then, the Pennsylvanians have struggled to recover economically, mostly failing. Today, Pennsylvania is one of the poorest North American nations, struggling to rebuild its flagging economy.

Quebec
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 7
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 5
Quebec has emerged as one of the strongest economic and military powers remaining in North America in the years since the Second World War. After the war, they grew new ties with both France and New England, providing skilled training for their officer corps and recruits. The outbreak of war with Canada in 1958 nearly led to the destruction of the young nation, but France’s intervention sealed Canada’s fate and opened the door for Quebec’s expansion. The Metis, which had been struggling economically and politically since the end of the Second World War, were brought in mostly peacefully through a plebiscite in 1962. The Iroquois were the most resistant to the rise of Quebec’s power, but backed by French military fight, were unable to fight for long, falling to the force of the enemy in 1970. As New England’s global influence waned, their long-time protectorate of the Inuit Nannut was given autonomous status within the Republic of Quebec in 1974, securing Quebec’s political control over the northern wastes of North America. Though today they are widely seen as an instrument of French policy in North America, Quebec retains full independence and is one of the emergent powers on the continent, frequently opposing what they view as expansionist and imperial efforts by the Mexicans.

Sauk Kingdom
Moderate Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 4
Education: 2
Infrastructure: 3
The Sauk Kingdom was one of the successor states formed after the collapse of the Algonquin Nation. Though for a time they retained some of their hostility towards the Isanti and Fox Republics, this mellowed with the death of Keokuk V and the coronation of the new Keokuk VI. The new king established a legislative portion of government, transforming the nation’s regime into a constitutional monarchy, though he continued to retain some of his powers. He also improved relations with its neighbors, until the Lakota Sioux annexation of the Isanti in 1971. Since then, the Sauk and Fox have maintained a tenuous alliance of sorts, fearing the Sioux may attempt to move further east.

Tennessee
Conservative Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 6
Education: 4
Infrastructure: 7
The rebellion of Kentucky in 1968 from the Virginian Empire spelled the end of Tennessee’s quasi-autonomous status within Virginia too. In 1969, Tennessee lobbied for and received full independent status from the Virginian Empire. In 1970 a new king was restored to the nation, and the constitutional monarchy was recreated in Virginian style, though with marginally more power to the executive branch. Since gaining their independence, they have had several tense border issues with Mississippi and have also grown concerned at the return of a unified Georgian nation.

Texan Republic
Conservative Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 4
Infrastructure: 8
Despite being the second most heavily fought over region during the Second World War, the discovery of several very deep oil deposits after the war brought unprecedented wealth to Texas. In the thirty years since the end of the war, the Texan economy has swelled beyond all reasonable proportion. Pipelines have exported black gold to both Mexico and the eastern seaboard American nations. The massive wealth has led to the nation becoming virtually controlled by the oil barons, who run the companies and the government. The oil barons, hoping to keep wages down, have allowed extensive immigration from refugees across the Caribbean, though not from Europe or Africa.

Virginian Empire
Conservative Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Regional Power
Standards of Living: 7
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 9
The Virginians courageously led the Allied war effort against the United Collectives of North America in the Second World War, and seemed to weather the political and economic storms of the 1950s fairly well. The 1960s proved to be the determinant of Virginian power, or lack thereof. The influx of migrants from Pennsylvania and growing tensions with the nation’s unions continued to exacerbate the situation greatly, culminating in the rebellion of Kentucky and the creation of a fully independent Tennessee. The situation continued to worsen over the 1970s, as black workers began to organize on their own, calling for equal rights and treatment for their people. The continuing stress of maintaining the status quo at home led to the autonomy of Miami in 1971, the independence of Nicaragua in 1975 and the withdrawal from Georgia in 1978. Now, the Virginians face the rising tide of a civil rights movement, and no one is quite sure what the tide will bring in for their nation.

 

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Argentina
Moderate Republic
Power Status: Regional Power
Standards of Living: 4
Education: 4
Infrastructure: 5
To many the La Plata Socialist Republic and the eastern cities seemed unable to reconcile after the Second World War. Ultimately though, the corruption present in La Plata led to a total collapse of the government there. Out of necessity, Buenos Aires established political control over the interior of Argentina by the end of 1958. Born of the new unified state, the republic of Argentina maintained some popular socialist policies, and opened its borders to the rising tide of emigration from Europe and elsewhere. Over the next twenty years, Argentina has swelled in prosperity and strength, rising to challenge the overall might of the Socialist Union in South America. The government remains a nationalist one, and tensions have risen with the Virginian Empire, which continues to hold the Falkland Islands, long claimed by Buenos Aires.

Belize
Conservative Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 2
Education: 1
Infrastructure: 2
Belize has been a mostly quiet part of Central America, staying aloof of most of the foreign conflicts that plague the region. Though they had offered some support for Yucatan after the war when they seceded from Mexico, Belize has since been mostly isolationist. With this has come some level of ignorant poverty as the government has become increasingly corrupt in recent years. Belize reentered the international scene when Mexico reintegrated Yucatan in 1974, and has since stalwartly refused to participate in the Mexican dominated trade in the Gulf of Mexico.

Bolivia
Moderate Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 3
Education: 2
Infrastructure: 3
Bolivia has gone through constant regime changes and confusion over the past thirty years. After Peru was restored to a rightist regime by the French in 1954, the French managed to expel the Socialist Union’s advisors from Bolivia as well. The socialist republican government of Bolivia was overthrown by French-backed right wingers in 1956, creating an authoritarian regime. As the French became more preoccupied abroad, pro-left factions launched a coup of their own in 1959. From the 1960s to the present, Bolivia has had twenty different presidents in as many years. The current regime’s hold is just as tenuous as his predecessors, and no one’s sure which way the nation will swing next.

Chile
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 4
Infrastructure: 3
A nation which had a rough starting half of the twentieth century, they began to recover in the wake of the Second World War. Chile became a major center for trade with the Republic of China in South America, and through the lucrative commerce which emerged, has managed a level of modest prosperity. While not as developed or wealthy as Argentina has become, Chile’s people have some comfort, particularly as relations with the nations neighbors have been mostly cordial, though Bolivia’s instability has caused some concern among more foresightful politicians.

Colombia
Leftist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 3
Education: 2
Infrastructure: 4
The Colombian government was one of the most anti-socialist regimes in South America during the first half of the twentieth century. After the Second World War, the Colombian government has had significant turmoil, as various unions have risen to challenge the upper class. When the French military seized control of Panama from New England in 1969, Colombia’s government became increasingly nervous about imperial intentions. Leftists came further to the forefront, clamoring for reforms and a new position for Colombia in international politics. A leftist coup in 1975 brought the nation closer to the Socialist Union, fearing attack from outside powers.

Cuba
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 7
Education: 7
Infrastructure: 4
The Caribbean Federation was one of the strongest states to emerge from the aftermath of the Second World War. Led by the original Cuban republic, this was a federation of the various islands in the Caribbean. Ultimately, the strain of the various languages and cultural differences proved too much and in 1966, the federation dissolved. Cuba has prospered the most of the various islands, as the other islands have sheltered it from the worst effects of hurricanes over the years, while it has continued to grow economically from trade throughout the region. Cuba has remained friendly with both France and Mexico over the years, and Havana has emerged as a thriving international marketplace for goods from both the New World and the Old World.

El Salvador
Moderate Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 1
Education: 2
Infrastructure: 2
As the weakest state among weak states, El Salvador has been struggling to maintain its sovereignty over the past thirty years. Fortunately, the strongest neighbor, Guatemala remained obsessed with preventing a Mexican invasion, ignoring the lesser state. Lacking any major economic contribution to the regional or global markets, El Salvador is easily the poorest state in Central America. Due to the poverty, the political situation has been unsteady for a long time, facing attempted military coups and uprisings on over a dozen occasions since 1950. At any given time, the presidents of El Salvador face the ever present risk of being overthrown by the masses.

Guatemala
Lisist Military Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 2
Education: 2
Infrastructure: 3
Since the end of the Second World War, Guatemala was constantly concerned with waylaying Mexican influence in Central America. After supporting Yucatan directly in their war for independence, Guatemala enjoyed a brief period of prestige and power within the region. Economically, the country managed to bring its neighboring nations around it, providing it with modest wealth and prosperity. Over the course of the 1960s and 1970s this faded away, and with the readmission of Yucatan back into Mexico in 1974, Guatemala once more has fallen into concern about Mexican influence. Politically, the Guatemalan government is modeled upon lisist lines, hoping to maintain a military strong to at least make Mexico think twice about invading.

Guyana
Moderate Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 4
Education: 4
Infrastructure: 4
Despite fears after the Second World War, Guyana managed to avoid reintegration into the Socialist Union of South America. Propped up first by the Allies, then briefly by France, the nation manages to now stand on its own two feet. With a modest economy based in agriculture and tourism, Guyana has a stable regime, unlike most similar nations. Politically over the past decade, they have tried to remain good neighbors with the Socialist Union, but overall maintain their distance.

Haiti
Moderate Military Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 4
Education: 3
Infrastructure: 3
Haiti was one of the three nations formed with the collapse of the Caribbean Federation. Unfortunately, it was also the least stable. Until 1970, a republic managed to survive to a degree, but in that year, the standing president disbanded Congress and seized absolute power. Following this incident came a series of squabbles and unrest until 1977, when at last a new regime stabilized, backed by the nation’s military. At the moment, the military government attempts to hold the island nation together, which is constantly being hindered by rebellious radical and ethnic movements.

Honduras
Moderate Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 3
Education: 2
Infrastructure: 2
The government of Honduras managed to remain relatively stable throughout the years after the Second World War. Avoiding entanglements in the efforts to support Yucatan, Honduras was the first Central American nation to realize the benefits of involving themselves in the growing trading community around the Gulf of Mexico. The independence of Nicaragua in 1975 led to an aroused concern in the region, as many feared the predominantly white nation may have considerations of conquest in the region. Oppression over the years against the Hispanic population of the region by the Nicaraguan whites have further raised tensions between the two nations. Emergency powers were given to the president in 1979, as the military calls for more resources to contain the Nicaraguan threat.

Nicaragua
Conservative Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 8
Prior to 1975, Nicaragua was the wealthiest colony within the Virginian Empire, and the only Virginian overseas possession of true value. Over the years the original native and Hispanic populations have been driven out and white settlers and black slaves arrived extensively, and power remained in the hands of the few elite. The increasing financial burdens placed upon the Empire proved too much to bear and in order to ease the costs of military expenses, Nicaragua was given full independence in 1975, making it the most powerful nation in Central America by default. The following year, the most powerful lord in the region was raised to the position of monarch over the new Kingdom of Nicaragua. The current political system has been modeled conservatively upon the Virginian, though they have put measures in place to halt the rising tide of civil rights. Since independence and the loss of Virginian protection, the Nicaraguans face unhappy Hispanic states to the north, and the powerful French Empire resting in Panama.

Paraguay
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 4
Infrastructure: 6
Prior to the Second World War, Paraguay was faced with nearly certain destruction as a massive coalition of Socialist nations attacked it to remove the authoritarian ruler. After years of stalemated conflict and the outbreak of the larger global war, Paraguay’s ruler not only returned to power in peace, but eventually led the way for democracy and prosperity. Though for a time, Paraguay just barely managed to survive on what it produced in its own borders, being surrounded by hostile socialist governments, the unification of Argentina in 1958 opened new opportunities. With international trade once more opened into Paraguay, and the completion of a new highway and railroad with Argentina, the nation gradually began obtaining greater wealth. The republic was further liberalized in 1965, as the nation began to demilitarize. Now, tensions have lessened with all of Paraguay’s neighbors and they act as a mediator and trading partner for both Argentina and the Socialist Union.

Peru
Lisist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 2
Education: 2
Infrastructure: 3
The Peruvian Civil War, starting in 1950, and ending in 1954 was the bloodiest conflict in South America after the Second World War. Leftists backed by the Socialist Union of South America waged war to get de facto independence for their nation from New England. The standing government and New Englander forced proved unable to preserve the status quo, and New England’s current ally in the French Empire stepped in to assist in quelling the unrest. What this ultimately meant was full French political control over the nation state and the establishment of a lisist regime. The rebellion was ultimately crushed and the lisists have remained in power ever since. French control has lessened since the war, as the empire’s focus has been redirected elsewhere. Now, Peru remains lisist, but once again faces a growing resentment against foreign economic and political domination.

Socialist Union of South America
Socialist Dictatorship
Power Status: Great Power
Standards of Living: 4
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 7
Army:
-Training: 4
-Equipment: 6
Navy:
-Training: 8
-Equipment: 8
Air Force:
-Training: 6
-Equipment: 7
The Second World War was a disastrous defeat for many hard-liners within the Socialist Union of South America. The nation’s strongest ally, the United Collectives of North America was lost, and efforts to subvert other powers in South America to socialism seemed to have been reversed. This trend continued after the war, as the Peruvians were crushed by the French Empire, and the Socialist Union realized that drastic steps had to be taken. First among these was a major naval buildup and modernization, begun during the final days of the global war. As of 1980, the Socialist Union navy has at last reached a respectable level, surpassing regional French and Mexican naval forces. Second was an effort for self-sustainability. The end of the Ordenz Plan led to discovery of large amounts of minerals and other natural resources within the once unmapped regions of the Amazon Rainforest. The wealth was internally distributed as the government focused on providing a socialist utopia without the interference of other nations. To further aid in these efforts, the Uruguayan Collective was returned to the fold in 1961, as the only other socialist regime in the world. Starting in the late 1960s, the Socialist Union began to have several internal issues. Once again, various groups advocated a new regime and nationalist interests rose once more. Ecologists predicted and were correct on rising ecological disasters caused by the massive devastation of the rainforest in the 1930s and 40s. Flooding has worsened in the region and once fertile soil has proven less than useful, becoming not much more than barren wastes. In order to provide needed goods within the country, trade was opened exclusively with Mexico and Colombia, and limited free trade has been allowed in the larger cities of the Union. Fortunately, anti-socialist fervor has died down globally since the end of the Second World War, and now may be the time for the left to rise again.

West Indies Federation
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 6
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 2
The West Indies Federation was established in the wake of the fall of the Caribbean Federation. The smaller island states of the Caribbean Federation were well aware of their lack of internal economic strength alone, and led by Jamaica, set up the new Federation. The current Federation is much looser than the old one, with the central government having virtually no control over the individual islands. The constant natural threat of hurricanes and floods have caused these islands to continue to make unified attempts to preserve themselves against Mother Nature. Politically, they remain neutral and a convenient place for banking in the Western Hemisphere, a brokering location for most of the major powers.

Venezuela
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 4
Education: 5
Infrastructure: 5
From the end of the Second World War, Venezuela has stood as a bulwark against socialism in South America. Fully backing the French war in Peru, and providing economic aid to conservative parties in Guyana and Colombia, the Venezuelans have been one of the few states to preserve an enmity against the Socialist Union. Politicians in Venezuela have used the fear of socialism to preserve the status quo, but the creation of a quasi-socialist regime in Colombia have shaken many of them. The cost of maintaining a strong military to buffer against the socialist threat has begun to take its toll in recent years, as the government struggles to pay its bills. With few exports and overwhelming amounts of imports, the government of Venezuela has become shaky at best, and a prelude to civil war at worst.

 

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Austria
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 7
Education: 7
Infrastructure: 8
The nation of Austria disappeared from the map of Europe after a disastrous war with Bohemia led to German intervention and annexation in 1902. Austria remained as a province of the German Empire until the full conclusion of the Second World War in 1947. A lisist government was formed, but failed to stand the test of time. Austria was the most prosperous of the states formed from the ruins of the German Empire, and grew closer and closer with the Republic of Italy. In 1968, the lisist government was ousted in elections, and a new government was formed, modeled upon Italy, to only limited protests from the French government. Austria remains one of the most successful states in Central Europe, maintain trade among its various neighbors.

Bavaria
Lisist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 6
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 6
Bavaria was created as one of the French puppet regimes out of the remains of the German Empire in Europe. A lisist regime was established to control most of southern Germany, and the French have maintained a close watch on the government ever since. Even today, with French authority apparently declining in much of Europe and the world, Bavaria remains almost a integrated part of the French Empire. The politicians and policies are dictated from Paris, not Munich, and this state of affairs seems likely to continue.

Bohemia
Conservative Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 7
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 6
Bohemia is one of the few truly neutral states in the world. After a brief war with Austria from 1901-1902, they have restrained themselves from all European and global affairs, much like nearby Switzerland. During the Second World War, they were frequently faced with the threat of invasion but preserved their position nonetheless, acting as a negotiating table for Russia and France as well as the exchange of prisoners. Since the end of the war and the emergence of a multitude of new states around them, Bohemia continues to act as a broker, and remains a beacon of peace and solitude within often turbulent Europe.

Bulgaria
Lisist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 4
Infrastructure: 6
Bulgaria emerged from the Second World War as the main local winner in the Balkans. As a supporter of the French war effort in Russia, France was generous in awarding spoils throughout the region. Securing a large part of Greece, Bulgaria has since maintained a major authoritarian regime. Unlike Italy, which has more or less come to terms with nationalist rebels, Bulgaria continues vicious reprisals and attacks upon their Greek population. These methods and other border disputes have constantly raised friction with the Republic of Italy, and France’s lack of enthusiasm for curbing Italy has raised suspicions in Bulgaria that perhaps it is time to forge a path for Bulgarian power on their own.

Crimea
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 9
Education: 8
Infrastructure: 9
Crimea emerged from the Russian Federation in the wake of the Second World War. The central part of Crimea emerged from the liberal communities of Sevastopol and Odessa, centers for Kinograd entertainment and the moving picture economy of the region. When Ukraine declared independence, many were concerned that the authoritarian government there would attempt to claim the Kinograd and Crimean region. To this end, the wealthy of Kinograd bought off local military leaders and led the launch of and independent Crimea. Since gaining independence, Crimea has continued to prosper as a center of Russian entertainment culture and regional commerce. In recent years, with the rise of the religious right in the Russian Federation, Crimea has grown more and more anxious towards the possibility of invasion or attack as one of the few remaining Liberal Republics in the area.

England
Reactionary Military Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 3
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 3
England was the last power standing in the wake of the French onslaught throughout Europe during the Second World War. For years after the Russian defeat, England held on despite constant bombardment and attack by French airborne forces. In 1950, a fraction of the overall French military at last invaded, having heavy casualties inflicted upon them. The English fell to the attack, and their brief control of all of Britain was lost. The French occupation lasted until 1977, constantly fighting insurgencies in the heavily built up regions of England and Wales. Unwilling to pay the continuing human cost for control of England, France withdrew its military forces, and the English armed forces took full charge. England is a ruined husk of a nation, and the military struggles to retain any sort of control, as French blockade and embargo continues, making trade problematic at best. The Scottish government remains hostile to the new English regime, and the Royal Family or old civilian are nowhere to be found, having been last in the chaos of the war. With little left to them but obsolete military equipment and ruins, England literally has no where to go but up.

Estonia
Lisist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 5
Infrastructure: 5
Estonia is one of the three Baltic states which gained independence following the defeat of Russia in the Second World War. Estonia has become one of the most fervent converts to lisism in the wake of the war, and has established an ultra-nationalistic identity to oppose corrupting Russian influences. Moving pictures from Kinograd have been outlawed and bans have been emplaced upon most Russian literature, encouraging various local artists and writers only. Estonia’s government has been the most outspoken in Europe calling for further curbs against Russian strength, and has just stopped short of calling for a preemptive invasion to the east.

Finland
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 6
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 5
Finland’s independence was gained amicably from the Swedish Empire soon after the Second World War. They lobbied for independence in a democratic fashion and received it shortly after the Norwegians in 1948. Acting as a buffer between Russia and Sweden, both of the neighboring powers have found Finland a very convenient nation, allowing them to retain a friendship despite ideological differences. Politically, Finland has maintained a stable republic over the past thirty years, preserving conservative values and maintaining a modest economy, based mostly on trade coming through between Russia and Sweden. Militarily, the Finns have allowed their forces to deteriorate, as both neighboring powers have offer guarantees of independence against any outside invasion. Overall, Finland possesses a comfortable position within the global political and economic system.

France
Lisist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Great Power
Standards of Living: 10
Education: 10
Infrastructure: 10
Army:
-Training: 10
-Equipment: 10
Navy:
-Training: 8
-Equipment: 8
Air Force:
-Training: 10
-Equipment: 8
Some would say that the history of France over the past forty years is the history of the world as a whole. There is some legitimacy to this claim. France has been the sole dominant power since its overwhelming victory over the European Allies in the Second World. With an empire controlling two and a half continents, directly or indirectly, and the finest military machine in the world, to many France has been an unstoppable juggernaut.
After the end of the war and the conquest of England in 1950, France began a new policy of global expansion. The key to this was the entry of the Republic of New England into the Co-Axial Pact in 1951. Slowly but surely France began to absorb the decaying New Englander empire, unable to shoulder the burden after their own destructive war against the United Collectives of North America. First influence was gained over Peru in 1952, then bases were secured all over New England’s empire in 1953, Abyssinia was annexed to French Africa in 1955, and the last straw for the New England and French alliance came in 1962, when Indochina was officially added into the French Empire. As the fighting in Vietnam escalated throughout the late 1950s, and New England became in dire need of manpower, a large number of sailors were retrained into infantry, and the surplus ships were sold to France. This concluded a short but dramatic transfer of power from New Englander hands to French ones in the prize portions of the American empire. Insult was added to injury, when in order to protect their commerce, France seized the possession of Panama for token payment in 1969, nearly bringing about a war between the two once-friendly powers. The French Empire today is vast beyond any precedent, consisting of lands all over the world. Rebel groups have been minimized for the time being by the expedient move of massive massacres and retaliation for any who attempt rebellious acts. However, the internal foes of the empire are many, and will indubitably continue to try in their bids for freedom.
In Europe, France has actively pursued the European Reorganization Affair, a policy of economic redevelopment and ethnic cleansing in Western Europe. The Belgian and Dutch people were driven almost completely from their lands for French resettlement, as were the Germans in the Rhineland. So far only the Danes and Hanover Germans have been allowed to remain at home, though their children are forced to learn French in the school system and many have departed with the other refugees. Most were forcibly deported to various other nations and many wound up moving to Argentina or New Holland. The effort proved mostly successful, though war carried on against the English “city rats” who fought on with growing skill and determination for over twenty-five years. The withdrawal from England in 1977 was France’s first true defeat on the European front. In the past decade, it has seemed that some of France’ thrall over Europe has begun to fade. Various smaller powers have begun asserting themselves as independent states rather than puppets. The Russian Federation has at last rebuilt its military might and politicians there suggest a war towards the west may not be far away. Italy’s aggression around the Mediterranean have been left unchallenged by France beyond token protests, further displaying a seeming lack of political will from the world’s alleged only superpower.
Politically, the government of France remains the center of the Co-Axial Pact and thus the ideological and cultural center of global lisism as a whole. The homeland has remained mostly stable, as few Frenchmen remember anything other than glory and success for the French Empire. Unrest has been limited at home, consisting mostly of aging leftists and republicans. Economically France is the strongest nation in the world, and is an economic system all of its own. Finest goods in the world are produced or traded throughout the Empire and no other power can match the wealth of France on its own. The military remains the strongest in the world, and the ground forces are on the cutting edge of technological development, though the navy and air force have left some to be desired, but not much. The French Empire remains the world’s greatest power and only now in 1980 do any others dare challenge its overwhelming might.

Galicia
Conservative Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 4
Galicia was dragged reluctantly into the Second World War and nearly destroyed by it. Russian pressure in the peace negotiations allowed Galicia to retain its previous government, rather than having a lisist puppet be established there. Since the end of the war, Galicia has been in a state of near poverty for most of its people, relying on essential handouts from neighboring Bohemia. Today the lower classes of the nation seethe in potential rebellion as the rhetoric of the socialists and communists take an ever deepening grip in Galicia’s society.

Iceland
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 9
Education: 9
Infrastructure: 9
Iceland was established as an independent republic with the collapse of the Danish Empire during the Second World War. During and immediately after the war, Iceland elected a socialist government which passed unheard of reforms in Europe at the time. Despite the growing alienation with anti-socialist France, they were allowed to continue their practices of labor reform and development. When the last remnants of the Danish Empire surrendered in Nijeria, Iceland was allowed to obtain political control over Greenland, though they remained somewhat deferential to France. While Iceland is an incredibly weak nation economically and militarily, its people enjoy above average comfort and living standards as compared to most nations.

Italy
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Great Power
Standards of Living: 8
Education: 10
Infrastructure: 8
Army:
-Training: 7
-Equipment: 8
Navy:
-Training: 9
-Equipment: 9
Air Force:
-Training: 9
-Equipment: 10
The Republic of Italy is the smallest of the great powers which exist in 1980. For most of its history since its formation in the nineteenth century, Italy has trailed on the coattails of France’s glory. During the wars of the twentieth century they have usually been France’s most determined and dedicated ally, despite their lisist regime. The Italians have overall resisted lisism in favor of a strong central republic. Beginning in the late 1930s, Italy became the center of what many called the Second Renaissance, being the bearer of many new scientific theories and the world’s best universities. During the Second World War, Italy’s field contributions were mostly minimal when compared to France, providing some minor naval support and limited troops for the invasions of Russia and Greece. Therefore, at the end of the war, Italy was in a superb economic shape, having obtained the best lands of Greece. For a time after the war, a major Greek uprising occurred, threatening to oust Italian control from the region. A meteor strike in insurgent held territory in 1954 effectively ended the uprising, as both sides concluded a truce to aid the victims of the strike and those who suffered from the ensuing “space sickness” which followed. From the seeds of this cooperation a treaty was ultimately brokered which led to Greeks becoming contributing citizens of Italy. In the late 1960s and 1970s, Italy began asserting itself as a true power, with the second strongest economy in western and central Europe, and the best European air force. In 1967, Albania was annexed by the Italian government, under threat of war and bombardment. In order to further secure control of the Adriatic Sea, Italy attacked Serbia in 1972, seizing the coastline as well as some interior territories. In both incidents, France’s government refused to act any more than token protests, cementing Italy’s position as a true Great Power.

Ireland
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 8
Education: 8
Infrastructure: 7
Ireland was fortunately neutral throughout the Second World War, avoiding any of the devastation caused by English or French raiding and attacks. They did silently side with the English during the period of siege after the defeat of Russia to French forces. Foodstuffs and other goods were sent over the Irish Sea to assist the starving English and Welsh peoples. Since the end of the war, French pressure and blockade have prevented any further major assistance to the English, particularly during their fight for independence. Regardless, the Irish have become increasing afraid and concerned about lisism, finding it to be a rather oppressive form of government. In order to balance out the threat of French attack, Ireland has been looking to both Russia and Italy for protection.

Latvia
Lisist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 6
Education: 5
Infrastructure: 7
Latvia is one of the Baltic States established in the wake of the collapse of Russian power in Eastern Europe. As in Lithuania and Estonia, lisists were the first to seize the reigns of power, and have maintained their rule ever since. The Latvian government, while not as extreme as those in Estonia, nonetheless base their rule upon the fear and hatred of the Russians, stirring up propaganda and ancient grievances against the Russian Federation. While not as endeared of the French as other states are, remembering the heavy fighting during the war in the region, the Latvians nonetheless look towards the west to preserve their freedoms against the perceived Russian threat.

Lithuania
Moderate Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 5
Infrastructure: 5
Lithuania is one of the Baltic States established after the defeat of the Russian Federation in the Second World War. As in Latvia and Estonia, lisist nationalist rose to the forefront of the country, but here it did not last for very long. A republic was established which succeeded in ruling the nation for nearly a decade, before a military coup brought down the democratic regime in 1962. Unfortunately for the stability of the nation, another coup took place in 1965, installing another in a line of unpopular military leaders. Three more revolts among the military took place before 1970, when at last elections were held, leading to a moderate presidential candidate gaining power. For the following decade the new president consolidated his power, establishing a new dictatorial regime around himself, and pledging neutrality and safety from all threats, including Poland and the other Baltic States.

Norway
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 8
Education: 8
Infrastructure: 9
After the end of the Second World War, Swedish power in Europe and the world began to diminish. Though they continued to possess moderate strength at home and abroad, they were no longer a true power. Norway, which had been moderately rebellious during the war, lobbied for independence, which it received in 1948. Though some radicals did rise in Norway, calling for war to restore all territories belonging in Norwegian control, not much ever amounted from this. The Socialist Party ultimately was elected, bringing about similar reforms as those which occurred previously in Iceland. Though the Socialist Party eventually lost power, they left a legacy which continues to mark one of the freest republics left in Europe today.

Poland
Conservative Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 7
Education: 8
Infrastructure: 7
The Polish monarchy, long left bereft ever since Poland was partitioned among its neighbors, was restored in formerly Russian territory after the Second World War. A new constitutional monarchy was formed modeled upon the pre-war Russian system, creating a parliamentary government with limited powers to the king. The Polish kingdom has thrived beyond nearly all Russian successor states after the war, though its growth has been curtailed for the need and creation of a large standing army. Faced with Prussia to the west, and Russia to the east, Poland remains ever concerned of another series of partitions. Stalwartly, the government and people are pledged to defend their nation should it ever been threatened with destruction again.

Portugal
Reactionary Absolute Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 6
Education: 5
Infrastructure: 6
Portugal served as a valuable member of the Co-Axial Pact from its very creation. Ever since the first hot air balloons took flight, Portugal has been the center of aeronautics development. Many of the Axis’ main fighters and bombers were developed in Portugal during the course of the war. Once the war ended though, Portugal’s primary industry began to collapse. Nations like Mexico and Italy poached the nation’s best and brightest to work on their own designs. Furthermore, the development of internal aeronautics industries in France removed Portugal’s biggest customer from the market. Faced with a growing recession, Portugal began to attempt to further exploit its colonial possessions. This led to a series of imperial revolts throughout the 1970s, which continue to smolder as a new decade is entered.

Prussia
Reactionary Absolute Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 6
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 6
Not to be confused with Prussia, the Germanic state which brought together the German Empire, modern Prussia is instead a kingdom in ruins. As the first collaborators for the French in the former German Republic, the Prussian monarchy was restored by the lisists and backed by Axis guns. Prussian troops served alongside the rest of the Axis, fighting on the Russian front through the remainder of the war. Since the end of the war, pressure from France and Italy has allowed the legendary army to dwindle away into a miniscule force. All that remains of their former glory is a strong training and organizational system which far outmatches the level of their equipment. Prussia’s economy is heavily reliant upon imports from France, and this is unlikely to change anytime soon. Despite anti-emigration laws, a large number of people have left and continue to leave for greener pastures in New Holland or Argentina. For now, it seems as though Prussia is destined to remain a subservient part of the French Empire.

 

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Romania
Lisist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 4
Infrastructure: 6
The relatively new nation of Romania grew from the aftermath of the Second World War. The lisist regime emerged after the war, calling for internal strength and relative isolation for Romania to sort out its internal troubles. Construction efforts after the war led to a period of prosperity lasting until the mid-1960s, when the reconstruction stopped and a lack of exports began to hurt the nation. As unemployment rose, the lisists turned the nation’s frustration and rage against internal minorities, such as Muslims and gypsies. State sponsored attacks were launched against these people, leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of people. The Romanians have kept to their isolation to the current day, as the death toll of innocents in their borders continues to rise with very few other nations caring in the slightest.

Russian Federation
Reactionary Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Great Power
Standards of Living: 7
Education: 7
Infrastructure: 8
Army:
-Training: 8
-Equipment: 8
Navy:
-Training: 6
-Equipment: 4
Air Force:
-Training: 7
-Equipment: 8
The Russian Federation shouldered the brunt of the casualties of the Allied cause in Europe. As President Jugashvili joined the war prematurely, the Russian people failed to unite in support behind the Russian war effort. Internal tensions long thought gone rose to the forefront as casualties rose and the Co-Axial Pact’s armies won victory after victory. As French troops shelled St. Petersburg and fought their way through Tsarityn and Moscow, the people began to call for a treaty. While the treaty was amazingly generous, the French “accidentally” left behind a large amount of surplus arms and ammunition with their withdrawal from French territory. The result was the successful rebellion of much of Russia’s western territories and nearly the collapse of the Russian Federation as a whole.
In the 1950s, a feeling of despair washed over most of the Russian people, and a series of weak-willed and uninspiring leaders did little to alleviate the tensions. The Orthodox Party, once considered a small group of radical far right reactionaries, began to gain a large following among the true Russian populations. They called for the suppression of “immoral liberal tendencies” and the restoration of strength to the tsar. In the elections of 1960, the Orthodox Party won over the people and secured forty-nine percent of the Duma and the Presidency after refusing to create a coalition government. Liberal and Islamic interests were horrified, and riots broke out in the more Islamic regions of the federation. Military force was authorized and used to suppress the riots, killing many in the Islamic parts of Russia. In response, a large number of liberal and Islamic political leaders resigned from the Duma, only to be quickly arrested.
The Orthodox Party were effectively in full control of the government and nation by the end of 1962, and moved to consolidate the military as well. After extensive investment into infrastructure and the military, the Russian nation began to prosper and grow economically once more in the early 1970s, and the Orthodox Party felt that the moment for rebirth had arrived. The small Islamic nation of Azerbaijan, which broke away in 1956, was attacked and annexed through overwhelming force and might. The Russians, using new weapons and equipment demonstrated themselves as a modern military power. Now the Russian bear is awake once more and its eyes have fixated on the western provinces, and perhaps even vengeance against the French scourge.

Scotland
Lisist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Standards of Living: 5
Education: 6
Infrastructure: 6
Scotland was briefly occupied by the English during the Second World War, due to one of the few successful offensive operations launched by the Allies during the conflict. The occupation was brutal, and after the Russians fell, it became worse as French blockade choked off the island from supply as they began to besiege England. When the French invaded and defeated the English on the field, the Scots reclaimed their lands and were even given a portion of northern England to act as a southern buffer for Edinburgh. Since the end of the war, a tyrannical lisist regime has struggled to rebuild the battered nation, left almost as devastated as their southern neighbors. Only in recent years has some resemblance of wealth returned to Scotland, though an ever-present fear of English retribution arises in the wake of their newfound independence from France.

Serbia
Moderate Military Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Serbia was one of France’s loyal allies in the Second World War, providing military aid to the invasion of Russia. Despite this, they gained very little in terms of territory or wealth in exchange for their nations dead. This began the rising disillusionment with the Co-Axial Pact and the lisist cause. During the 1950s and 1960s, Serbia maintained comfortable prosperity internally, becoming a major part of trade on the Mediterranean Sea and within the Balkans. This changed overnight in 1972, when without provocation, the Italians attacked and seized the Serbian coastline. Despite panicked cries to Paris, the French did not intervene and the Serbs were forced to a humiliating peace. Since the end of that conflict, Serbia suffered a military coup, putting a general in charge of their country. Internally the Serbian branch of the Orthodox Party has begun to gain strength as many view the restoration of the Russian Federation as a sign of the times to come.

Swedish Empire
Moderate Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Regional Power
Sweden suffered from a major invasion by French forces during the middle parts of the Second World War. The damaged caused was extensive, as even after the French were held and pushed back, bombing continued relentlessly from the south. The political damage was severe as well as the prize colony of Gustava was dramatically reduced to a miniscule holding by the Ovambians. This was followed up by the electoral successes of the Finnish and Norwegian nationalists, who both broke away in 1948. Despite these setbacks, Sweden soon rebounded from a surge of productivity following a minor post-war recession. Increased trade with Russia and French Europe led to new prosperity, though tensions with latter grew when they were pressured to close their borders to any European emigrants. The Swedes continue to hold one of the few remaining world spanning western empires, having extensive possessions in the Caribbean and Pacific. Sweden today walks a fine line between the Great Powers of Europe, and no one is truly sure which side they would pick if push came to shove.

Switzerland
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
Switzerland fully maintained its neutrality throughout the whole of the twentieth century to date. No other power has attempted to violate its sanctity as a neutral, though the deprivations of the Second World War were felt through resource shortages and a lack of luxury goods. After the war ended, the Swiss felt considerable pressure from both Italy and France to join the Co-Axial Pact, but this lessened as the two main Axis partners began fighting among themselves. While Switzerland remains sandwiched between the other countries of Western Europe, they still maintain their traditional neutrality and peace.

Ukraine
Conservative Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Of the various powers which emerged from the collapsing power of the Russian Federation after the Second World War, Ukraine has been the least stable. A tenuous military dictatorship had been established, and ultimately was overthrown by republican leftists. A republic was formed in 1957, and managed to even carry out a few years of democracy before another military takeover in 1961. Between then and 1970, Ukraine went through seven various rulers, until events stabilized under the current ruler in 1972. So far Ukraine’s economy has been heavily reliant on handouts from Russia and Crimea, and a large portion of the population has begun to fondly remember the days of Russian power and glory, encouraged in no small part by the local Orthodox Party.

Africa

Egypt
Conservative Military Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
During the Second World War, in which Egypt remained neutral, a military triumvate came to power, sharing power among three generals. This ultimately failed to work, and Egypt broke out into civil war during the late 1940s. After five years of brutal and disorganized warfare, one of the three leaders ultimately rose to power. To many observers’ surprise, he managed to hold onto his power and control over Egypt until his death in 1978. Since then, his appointed successor has continued to control Egypt as an agricultural power in the region, growing trade with both Europe and the Middle East. Many view the rising economic strength of Rashid Arabia as a major rising threat, though others express their concern about the overwhelming imperial might of neighboring French possessions.

Liberia
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
The Liberians are one of the oldest free African republics in existence today, owing their freedom to their former Georgian overlords back in the late nineteenth century. Liberia maintains a longstanding enmity with neighboring Nova Brazil, and several minor border skirmishes have been fought since the end of the Second World War. Liberia has barely managed to retain its democracy over the years, facing internal tribal unrest, military coups, and urban uprisings. Liberia remains a poor country when compared to most of the modern world, but they have continued to maintain their independence and close economic and political ties with most of the Nijerian states given independence after the war.

Mali
Moderate Republic
Power Status: Independent
Mali has maintained its position as a liberal republic since the creation of their nation from the remnants of the Danish Empire. Led by the educated elite who led the rebellion against Denmark in the first place, it was created in the hopes of being an enlightened democracy amid tyranny of imperialism. Despite several elections of dubious quality, the goal has partially been achieved. The government of Mali has spared little expense in educating its population, but this has been with a heavy cost. Many old tribal traditions and groups have been destroyed by the new efforts, and traditionalist groups have led several uprisings and coup over recent years. Nonetheless, Mali continues to persevere, though a worsening economy and internal unrest have grown dramatically throughout the 1970s.

Nijeria
Lisist Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Nijeria was created ideally as a lisist state led by the local whites to help France keep an eye upon the lesser native states of the region. This plan ultimately backfired. While Nijeria has remained a lisist state led by the Danish whites, they have rallied their populace upon a dramatic hate for the French Empire and how they dismantled the Danish Empire. The Danes in charge have vowed to one day see the restoration of Denmark and its position as a global imperial power. This platform has admittedly raised tensions with Nijeria’s neighbors throughout the region and created concerns among neighboring French colonial governors.

Nova Brazil
Reactionary Absolute Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Nova Brazil was the refuge of the Brazilian monarchy after socialists seized power at home in the early twentieth century. Since then the emperors of Nova Brazil have persistently laid claim to their lost domains in South America. To date, they have never come close to achieving this lofty goal, remaining a backwater African power. Over time, their equipment has greatly deteriorated and they have become little more than another feuding African state. They have been mostly opposed by neighboring Liberia and have fought several minor skirmishes over the past thirty years. It has grown increasingly unlikely that the true throne will ever be restored, but the emperors continue to hold onto their last breath of power.

Ovambia
Reactionary Absolute Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Ovambia was established by rebellious lords from the Virginian Empire during a dispute over the royal succession. They joined alongside the Co-Axial Pact during the Second World War, seizing control of most of the Swedish colony of Gustava in the aftermath. The Ovambians are the only nation remaining the world where slavery is legal, and has faced increasing amounts of dislike and distrust from the global community. Only France has remained somewhat of a friend to Ovambia, though as of late, this has begun to lessen as slavery in Ovambia continues to rise as a disputed topic among all civilized nations.

South Africa
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
The Republic of South Africa was once New England’s most popular location for migrants searching out a new life. It was easily the whitest African colony on the continent for a considerable time. In 1946, South Africa gained mostly autonomous status from the Republic of New England, being one of the first dominos in the empire’s collapse. Following the rise of lisism in New England, South Africa ultimately broke ties with the motherland, paving its own path as an independent republic. Thanks to the Egyptian Civil War and the resulting damage to the Suez Canal, South Africa prospered from economic trade and continues to remain modestly prosperous today. Faced with France as their only neighbor, South Africa remains vigilant against imperialism and have kept up their guard to defend their newfound freedom and wealth.

Togo
Moderate Republic
Power Status: Independent
Togo is the third of the Nijerian nations which gained independence after the Second World War in 1947. They are also the least stable of the three states. Though Mali has put considerable effort in building relationships with Togo and helping to attempt to stabilize the region, these have mostly gone for naught. Fourteen coups and revolts have taken place since 1950, each one more violent than the last. At the moment, the nation is going through a period of democracy, but remains highly volatile as tribal disputes and petty other disagreements have caused many political divisions.

Tunisia
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
Known as the “Switzerland of Africa” Tunisia has not engaged in open warfare for over a hundred years. Though some Tunisian government officials were implicated in piracy during the Second World War, tensions were relieved when Italian and French officials were allowed to assist in prosecution of the individuals. Tunisia has since remained untouched by the true powers on the Mediterranean Sea, with the advantage of having very little that anyone else desires. Tunisia has retained cordial ties with fellow republic Italy, and has assisted in many regional economic and political efforts led by the Italians.

 

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Arabistan
Conservative Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Regional Power
Since gaining de facto independence as a Virginian satellite from Persia and the Ottoman Empire in 1918, Arabistan has grown in regional power. Ultimately when the Virginians were forced out completely, Arabistan emerged as an independent power. Thanks to the initial development of local oil fields by the westerners, the nation had a head start when global oil demand skyrocketed during the Second World War. Since then, the wealth of Arabistan has been incredible and within the hands of the select few and the military. With rising wealth and available jobs, Arabistan has yet to be challenged until the discovery of massive oil deposits in Rashid Arabia in 1977. Fearing Rashid takeover as primary oil exporter in the Middle East, Arabistan has been moving to curb Rashid influence throughout the region.

Iraq
Conservative Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Iraq was the second of the two Virginian protectorates in the Middle East to gain independence, after a particularly bloody revolution. They were fully backed by Arabistan in their efforts and have since remained close friends with their neighboring power. Despite the presence of considerable oil reserves, Iraq has not experienced the joyous prosperity of its friend. Several small border skirmishes with the Rashids, Kurds, and Syrians have cost Iraq dearly in wealth and manpower. Foreign businesses have returned to the region and the Iraqis see very little of their natural resources’ profits.

Jordan
Conservative Absolute Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Jordan has been one of the lowest rung powers in the Middle East ever since the German Empire wrested them away from the Ottomans in the wake of the Suez War. Jordan has maintained its independence against occasional Rashid assaults and has rarely played a role on the international stage. Lacking any significant amounts of oil to date, Jordan’s economy relies mostly upon local trade and one or two luxury exports of small degree and value. Jordan’s only real action on the offensive stage was aiding the other Middle Eastern powers in crushing the Zionist uprising in Palestine in the early 1950s.

Kurdistan
Moderate Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Kurdistan arose as well from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. The Kurds were for a time a significant military power in the region, and smashed several of their neighbors in various wars. Since the end of the Second World War, the Kurds have faced rough economic times and political instability. The republic was taken over by a ruthless politician and he has vowed to regain Kurdish political power throughout the region. The current military is highly obsolete and the Kurds have maintained animosity towards virtually all of their neighbors.

Oman
Conservative Absolute Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
Oman is the most recently independent nation in the Middle East. Once the prize oil provider of the New Englander empire, Oman’s monarchy managed to buy its independence away in 1977. New England’s financial and military difficulties made it troublesome to refuse the offer, particularly for fear of another costly colonial war and rebellion. New Englander businesses continue own some oil facilities in the nation, but the majority of the wealth belongs to Oman’s incredibly wealthy monarch.

Palestine
Moderate Republic
Power Status: Independent
Palestine is another one of the states created by the German Empire in the wake of the Suez War. They have been a moderately prosperous republic for most of their short history, but ran into growing religious issues throughout the middle part of the twentieth century. Unrest grew particularly between the nation’s Jews and Muslims, as both sides believed the land truly belonged to them. The Zionists, as they were called, brought in more Jews from elsewhere in the world, hoping to turn the numbers in their favor. In 1951, they launched a coup, seizing power from the republican government and proclaiming the restoration of the state of Israel. The regime was tyrannical, outlawing the practice of Islam and forcing the Muslims out. In 1956, Palestine’s neighbors had enough and a massive invasion with tacit French support brought about the end of the Zionist regime. Since then Palestine has rebuilt its republican roots and have attempted to mend most fences broken by the wars. While Jews are still viewed with some suspicion, they have been allowed to vie for political office and vote once again in the past few elections.

Persia
Conservative Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
The twentieth century has been brutal upon the ancient state of Persia. As Baluchestan and Arabistan split away, Persia has suffered through much regime change and internal turmoil. A brief war with Kurdistan resulted in the loss of even more territory in the northwest, a situation past Persian governments have sworn to rectify, but never achieved. The current Persian government came to power in 1978 after republican rebels overthrew the old military government. Unfortunately, the promised era of freedom and democracy never arrived, as the first elected president immediately eliminated the people’s rights and established a new dictatorship. The new president, like many past ones, has pledged to regain Persian soil stolen over the past hundred years, and initiate a new era of glory for the nation.

Rashid Arabia
Conservative Absolute Monarchy
Power Status: Regional Power
Rashid Arabia is the newest power in the Middle East. It had limited involved in the Second World War during fighting in Yemen against New England, and prior to that virtually no involvement on the global stage. Since the end of the war, Rashid Arabia continued its isolation from international affairs, and they were more or less ignored by other nations as well. This all changed in 1977 when the largest oil deposits to date were accidentally discovered by local engineers. The king of Rashid Arabia immediately put his personal wealth into developing these wells, and overnight the nation was flowing with oil and wealth. Rashid Arabia’s newfound wealth has raised tensions with the nation’s neighbors and put it on the global map. It must now defend itself and its oil economy against all threats, local and across the world.

Syria
Reactionary Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Syria is a struggling nation within the Middle East. Without any significant resources of note and a tyrannical government, many flee Syria for its neighbors, particularly Palestine and Turkey. After the Second World War, the government of Syria made frequent overtures of friendship to the French Empire, ultimately leading to the establishment of a military base in the region. This was cemented by French aid in the Zionist War of 1956, and the friendship remained intact until the French base was dismantled in the late 1960s due to need for the troops elsewhere. Since France’s army pulled out, Syria’s government has persecuted all peoples, particularly Christians and Jews in perceived retaliation for the bloodshed of the Zionist War. Today, the government has declared an independent Islamic Republic, and have vowed to protect the nation’s interests against foreign intervention.

Turkey
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
Turkey nearly faced full annihilation at the hands of the Co-Axial Pact during the course of the Second World War. Italian and French troops pushed into Ankara itself, but thanks to Russian aid and the timely peace treaty, Turkey avoided being totally annexed into the Italian empire. Instead, only some territory was lost along the western coast to the Republic of Italy. After the war, Turkey became desperately short on even basic supplies and sustainable needs. A socialist government emerged, using radical labor methods and techniques to restore a resemblance of stability to the Turkish Republic. When new elections were held at last in 1966, the socialists gracefully left control of the government to the victorious political party. Turkey has become a beacon of democracy in the Middle East, as it emerged at last from the shadow of the war as a moderately prosperous nation.

Yemen
Conservative Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Yemen was part of the New Englander Empire until shortly after the end of the Second World War. Yemen had been invaded during the war by Rashid Arabia, and timely New Englander response saved the nation from being overwhelmed. However, New England’s occupation of the region was almost as brutal and cruel as the previous invaders. Ultimately the Yemeni people demanded their independence, and as the nation lacked any true value to the empire, they were allowed full autonomy in 1949. Since gaining their independence Yemen remains wary of all of its neighbors, even the recently independent Oman. Some politicians fear a repeat performance of Rashid invasion, and have begun looking for other foreign protectors to guard their safety.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

Afghanistan
Moderate Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
Before, during, and after the Second World War, Afghanistan remained isolated from the bloody conflict and its aftermath. During this period, a modernizing warlord managed to seize full control over the bulk of available military forces in the nation. In a major offensive in 1943, the warlord managed to wipe out his competitors in a single swift stroke, and declared himself president of a unified republic. Over the next two decades of his reign, the new president forged Afghanistan into a true nation, building roads and infrastructure, ultimately leading to the discovery of a wealth of resources. By the president’s death in 1965, Afghanistan was beginning to be noticed by its two larger neighbors, the Russian Federation and the French Empire. Fortunately both powers were unable to do anything more than send in business scouts, who have begun to take root among the Afghans, who welcomed their expertise. With untold wealth in resources just beginning to be exploited the Afghan government looks to forge themselves as a true power in Central Asia.

Baluchestan
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
Baluchestan has been mostly neutral in the affairs of other nations since gaining its independence from Persia. Though it fought a brief war against Afghanistan in the 1930s, the Baluchs have mostly just preserved their republic and economy as much as possible. Relying primarily upon trade between Persia and the French Empire in India for their commerce, Baluchestan is a very poor nation, many forced to work just to sustain themselves. The republican regime has barely preserved itself over the years, and the military has grown weak after being purged after attempted coups. The nation is highly vulnerable and people fear an aggressive Persia attempting reunification.

Borneo
Conservative Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
As one of the wealthiest islands in the former Dutch East Indies, Borneo was quick to establish itself independent when the Dutch Federation collapsed after the Second World War. The Dutch Federation lasted only a year after the war ended and the Netherlands proper was occupied. Borneo soon found itself torn between three various factions and a republic was established. The strongest of the factions soon showed itself to be of those of Chinese dissent and background. The Chinese took full power over the island, establishing themselves as the dominant class and parceling out former imperial lands to their own holdings. Many of European dissent were expelled in the mid-1950s, and most evacuated to New Holland. Despite their origins from China, the new rulers of Borneo have found little in common with the mainland Chinese. Instead, they have turned inward, attempting to lure in Chinese immigrants and build a strong new Asian society on their island.

Bugis Republic
Moderate Presidential Dictatorship
Power Status: Independent
The Bugis Republic was one of the several nations established after the collapse of the Dutch Federation. The Bugis were the most educated local natives, educated by missionaries and the Dutch before the Second World War, who managed to gain power, and have established their own republic. The Bugis eventually proved themselves to be unable to hold a true republic together over the years. In 1958, the reigning president was granted dictatorial powers, and he remained in power until 1974, when his successor was sworn in without issue. The Bugis Republic is one only in name, and has so far been ignored by most of its neighbors. Without much to offer the world, the Bugis are mostly isolated from global trade and remain very poor, only with limited contact with Borneo and New Holland.

China
Moderate Republic
Power Status: Great Power
Army:
-Training: 7
-Equipment: 8
Navy:
-Training: 3
-Equipment: 4
Air Force:
-Training: 6
-Equipment: 7
In 1900, China was divided between a puppet emperor controlled by France and various independent warlords, but in 1980, the Republic of China has emerged as a waking great power. From 1901 until 1931, China suffered through a massive civil war which left millions dead and more wounded. After the civil war, China was mostly unified, except for limited holdings under different powers. China has since remained mostly out of foreign affairs, except for limited involvement against the hated socialists in the Americas during the Second World War. They have focused instead on rebuilding their nation and economy since the end of the war and have been mostly successful. Thanks to construction, military production, and the opening of new markets for Chinese goods all along the Pacific Ocean, the republic has emerged into an economic giant. They are only surpassed by the French Empire in production, which is a gap which slowly closes with each passing year. Close trading ties with Mexico and New Holland have further built up the nation, as shipping grows across the whole region.
Despite their victory in the civil war, the Republic of China found in 1932, there were still several parts of China which did not answer to their authority. The first of these was reclaimed in the late 1930s, as Sinkiang was conquered by the republican government. Manchuria was given limited independence by the Russian Federation in 1948, and in 1949 they voted to become part of the rebuilding Republic of China. The next territorial acquisition took place in 1966, as a fifty year pledge to keep hands off New England’s colonial possessions expired. The Chinese occupied the New Englander cities along the coast, as well as reclaiming the island of Hainan. With no resources to oppose this, the New Englanders were forced to recognize the Chinese control. Lastly, in 1973, the Buddhists of Tibet, increasingly concerned by the worsening imperial atrocities of France against the Indians, agreed to join the Republic of China as an internal autonomous state. Immune to federal taxes, and only having Chinese border protection, Tibet has opened its borders to Chinese control and merchants as part of the republic.
Militarily, the Chinese have struggled since the civil war to put the history of warlords behind them. The foundation of the republic was with the warlords, and the republic solved the problem by awaiting the natural deaths of these leaders and the peaceful integration of their forces into the standing army. By 1958, the warlords’ armies were at last consolidated into a single national force, and modernization could begin. Massive funds were spent into developing the armored corps and other specialized units of the military, leading to the Chinese developing the finest military force in the region outside of the French Empire. The air force, having begun modernization earlier, has also shown itself to be worthy of a great power in recent years. Unfortunately the Chinese navy remains small and backwards, as little aid has been provided for their technological development, focusing on the army to combat any possible Russian or French invasion.

Japan
Conservative Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
The nation of Japan was conquered by Korea in the 1890s, and remained under Korean control until the end of the Second World War. The crushing victory of Russia over Korea led to an independent Japan for the first time in over fifty years. The Japanese, soon faced extensive internal strife. They were divided between the education urban revolutionary nationalists and the rural samurai, who had been fighting ever since Korean occupation. Ultimately, the samurai, who possessed control over the majority of the nation’s military forces, won out and the Empire of Japan was established. The government was established as a constitutional monarchy, with the various lords holding power, and the emperor as a figurehead. Non-lords have been allowed to speak out in the national Congress, but they lack any real political power. The Japanese were the poorest nation in the Chinese trading zone for a considerable amount of time, but in the 1970s, they began at last to develop some goods for export to Chinese markets. Despite this modest success, most of Japan remains backward and poor, linked very closely with the Chinese economy.

Korea
Conservative Constitutional Monarchy
Power Status: Independent
During the Second World War, the Korean Empire was part of the Co-Axial Pact and assisted France’s invasion of Russia by attacking from the east. Unfortunately, in favor of European causes, France betrayed Korea to the Russians in exchange for a peace in the west. Overwhelming Russian forces poured into the east, and Korea was crushed in less than two years of brutal fighting. A new government was established along the lines of the Russian Federation, a constitutional monarchy. Most of Korea’s colonial possessions were stripped away and its army was greatly reduced and had restrictions placed upon it. Over recent years, Korean chemical factories and exports have grown as the growth of China has provided for its economic recovery. Today Korea has become reliant upon China both for its protection and its economy.

Kyushu
Moderate Republic
Power Status: Independent
Kyushu is an island of a long history, having been first conquered by Korea, then ruled by Portugal, and then a reluctant part of a unified Empire of Japan. As the most developed and educated part of Japan, Kyushu found itself frequently at odds with the government in Tokyo. The island eventually declared independence in 1948, and only heavy diplomatic pressure from Korea and China prevented a war from breaking out with Japan. Since gaining their independence, Kyushu has developed an economy closely linked with China, providing mostly cheap goods and services. In exchange, China has extended strong protection over the island against any imperial powers which may want to poach the land.

New Holland
Moderate Republic
Power Status: Regional Power
The island-continent of New Holland was one of the most sparsely populated colonies of the Dutch Empire prior to the Second World War. After the Netherlands fell to the French military, the Dutch government fled to New Holland to recover, along with the bulk of remaining Dutch army and navy forces. The Dutch Federation was formed to govern the free Dutch forces, but the end of the war brought about the rapid collapse this temporary union. New Holland then became an independent state and a refuge for all those in Europe fleeing French oppression. Immigration has been astronomical since the end of the war for New Holland as few other places in the world have been willing to accept those France considers enemies. The massive amount of allowed immigration initially outraged the local Boer population which moved to the region in the middle of the nineteenth century. After a few demonstrations were dispersed by the Dutch military however, they soon were forced to accept the fact of immigrants. Many immigrants have arrived in New Holland as poor and without much opportunities. Those unable to speak Dutch have been relegated to menial labor, often trapped at low wages and within barely liveable ghettos in the larger cities. Some move on to New Zeeland, but most continue to try to seek out a better life in New Holland.

New Zeeland
Conservative Republic
Power Status: Independent
Considered as the smaller political sibling of New Holland, there are some key differences. The amount of immigrants has been lower and of different demographics. Thanks to treaties with New England and France, a large number of Islamic Moroccan and Algerians wound up moving to New Zeeland, more than those that went to New Holland. In order to accommodate their own immigrant problem, the government of New Zeeland wound up fighting several brutal wars against the native Maori population. These conflicts were small but very bloody, and by 1970, over 90% of the Maori population had been exterminated and the rest had fled to the hills. Since then the Maori have carried out a guerilla war, as the New Zeelander government does its best to exploit and settle the newly conquered regions.

Pancasila
Reactionary Islamic Theocracy
Power Status: Independent
After the collapse of the Dutch Federation, anarchy nearly prevailed in many of the islands of the Dutch East Indies. The only unit of people who managed to remain in touch with each other and gain political power were the various Islamic religious leaders. Using the mosques and gathering places as centers for food distribution and judgment upon grievances, the imams effectively became the de facto rulers of many islands. The new Islamic Republic of Pancasila was established, and the theocracy remains in full control over the islands. Since the creation of the new nation, they have had a hard time being friendly with the other nations around the Pacific Ocean. Trading partners are few and far in between, as Pancasila struggles to form a strong economy and political system

Philippines
Liberal Republic
Power Status: Independent
The Philippines was obtained by the Republic of New England in the mid-nineteenth century and has had several brutal rebellions through the course of the twentieth. As New England’s power waned throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the Filipinos began once more massing for a chance for independence. In 1976, a massive uprising broke out in Manila after the arrest of several local nationalist leaders. The New Englander colonial military was deployed to the city, but found itself overrun by local forces. As Manila fell, other uprisings took place across the islands, and the minor imperial forces mostly collapsed to rebel pressure. With the whole of the islands under the political control of the provisional rebel government in Manila, the Republic of China extended diplomatic recognition. With this, the tides had changed and New England was forced to withdraw its fleet and forces, and the Philippines entered the community of nations. The republic formed has survived so far, but poor living conditions and a faltering economy may prove too much for democracy in the country.

 

[Matt0088]

I think all that Quebec hating went to Dent's head, either that or he became trigger happy (by half a decade).

 

[Jason The King]

I guess it could have been worse...

 

[Justo]

Ahh welcome to space Mexico. There will be no one to stop us this time.

 

[Luckymoose]

Virginia "Clatto Verata N... Necktie... Neckturn... Nickel... It's an "N" word, it's definitely an "N" word! Clatto... Verata... N- [coughs] [pause] Okay... that's it!"

Oh no it's Georgia again.

 

[Haseri]

Space. Space. Space. Space. I would like to reserve any nation that might have the ability to get into space. Space. Space. Space. Space.

I can see the beanstalks and lunar colonies already. And by the great Atheismo it is beautiful.

EDIT: So, Florida for this moment in time.

 

[qoou]

Confirming reservation of Russia.

 

[Adrogans]

Same with Italy.

EDIT: Anyone know if Crezth is still around?

 

[Nuka-sama]

If bombshoo's not around, reserving China

 

[Crezth]

Ubi concordia, ibi victoria.

The Imperium of France has arrived.

 

[Lord of Elves]

I believe I expressed interest in New France. Confirming that.

 

[Adrogans]

Thank you Crezth, France in ABNW run by someone else? Italy would have left the Pact.

 

[bestshot9]

I'll place dibs on good old Sweden. That is, if it is still around...

 

[bombshoo]

If bombshoo's not around, reserving China

Considering the title for this is ABNW3, in which I was playing as China and never actually stopped, I didn't really see a need to put another claim on my nation.

 

[conehead234]

I'll take Louisiana back.