Europe - Listings of Countries

[GBW]

This thread is for those listing the countries they want in Europe and the information related behind their nations. Only post here if your nations is approved either by a majority of the moderators/other participants of SME.

The format of your nation's information should (as a guideline) be this:

Post the Region of your nation/country in the Title bar at the very top.
Name
Leader
Government
Flag
Military Forces
History (about two paragraphs)
Technology

[Beck Reilly]

Category: Nation 1 (Nation 2)
Name: The Union of Visegrád ( The Republic of Germany)
Capital: Warsaw (Berlin)
Population: 64,100,000 (14,900,000)
Leader: Marek Staron (Jörg Haider)
Government: Federal Republic (Federal Republic)
Military: Army, Air Force, Navy (Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine)
Technology: Roughly 2000-level civilian, 2010-level military
History:
Following the Munich Conference of 1938, Hungary and Poland together plotted the annexation of a majority of the Czechoslovak state. Poland came away with the small Zaolzie area while Hungary occupied the entirety of Slovakia. Soon, the shrunken Czech Republic willingly joined Poland. Hitler was enraged by the unauthorized takeover of Czechoslovakia and declared war on both Poland and Hungary, once an ally. The British and French came down against the Germans, tying up much of the German army in the west (not fighting but guarding the Rhineland). Mussolini was, meanwhile assassinated, and his son-in-law, Ciano, came to power, aligning Italy with the Hungarians and Poles. When fighting began, Poland and Hungary attacked West, driving the Germans out of Silesia. Hitler was overthrown by Ludwig Beck and Wilhelm Canaris, who surrendered to the Poles and Hungarians and destroyed the Nazi state. In exchange for the Polish annexation of Silesia, the Germans were allowed to hang onto both their independence and to Austria.

Soon, another war began in the East, which ended with the signing of the Treaty of Minsk in 1947. The Poles and Hungarians moved towards unification, along with the Lithuanians and Latvians, who had suffered horrendously in the first stages of the war. The two small nations, depopulated by nearly 50% by the Soviets, joined with their former enemy Poland, who effectively occupied both as allies. With the death of Miklos Horthy in 1957, Hungary became a republic. The next year, the Republic of Poland officially merged with Hungary. The Treaty of Visegrád created the union of the same name. Meanwhile, tensions continued to be strained with the Soviet Union (who the Poles and Hungarians were unable to completely defeat) and they grew steadily worse with the rest of Europe after the inauguration of Charles de Gaulle in France. Visegrád, Germany, Italy, Estonia, Romania, and Bulgaria all signed the Continental Pact in the mid-1960s, effectively marking the start of a three way trade war with France (and her Allies) and the Soviet Union. The Non-War between the three regions was just starting to come to a stop (with a Visegrádian victory) when the Event happened…

[Tetsu]

Name: Iceland (Norse Province)
Capital: Provincial capital is Reykjavik, Norse capital is Oslo.
Population: 1,234,012
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Military: Iceland has no military of it's own, being of province of the Norse Kingdom. The Norse Kingdom, however, has a very large and state-of-the-art military, much of it stationed in Iceland.
Technology: Most technology is ten to twenty years of OTL.

Divergence: This world diverged from OTL around the begining of the 8th century. The Ummayad Caliphate is more imperialistic than OTL. A good POD would be Tours in 732.

History: Iceland was discovered in the late 9th century by Norse explorers and settled by Celtic immigrants fleeing the capture of the British Isles by Ummayad Muslim forces. In a series of wars that freed Ireland and Scotland from Muslim rule and into Norse hands in the 11th century, Iceland played a pivotal role in raids on the British coast.

In the 11th century, Iceland faded in popularity due to the colonization of Vinland (OTL Quebec, Ontario, New England) by the Norse, but it remained a Norse military base until the modern day. The chief military base is at Keflavik, which holds the largest airfield in the Norse Kingdom. Much of the Norse naval strength is stationed in Keflavik, as well, such as the Norse aircraft carrier King Olaf Tyrgvason, named for the 11th century king mainly responsible for the settlement of Vinland, the continued settlement of Iceland, and the Norse revival.

Iceland's main claim to fame took place during the Second Global War (1861-1866). Muslim forces staged a surprise air raid on Keflavik, which ended with the destruction of several Norse battleships, but the raid was largely a failure due to the massive Norse military presence there.

Today, Iceland has a small independance movement pressuring the government at Oslo, but most Icelandic Norse are content under the rule of the Norse Kingdom.

[DuQuense]

Name: Kingdom of Sweden
Ruler: King William, House Plantagenet.
Flag: OTLs Swedish Flag with the Plantagenet Coat of Arms, in the center.
Military: TTL is about 60 years behind OTL, But is state of the Art in it's TL, It has a Large Army with Light Tanks [1939 best of Europe] and Self propelled Artillery. It also has a Very large Air Corp attacked to the Army, Consisting of both fighters and Bombers. Like Britain '38-'39 IOTL, it is in the middle of switching from Biplanes over the the latest Monoplane's, Most of It's force is designed for a Anti-Ship role allowing it to control the surrounding Waters. It has a Fairly decent sized Navy. But as this Sweden also included Norway, Denmark & Finland, allowing for land based Planes to cover the Baltic, & North Sea, it has no Aircraft Carriers. At the time of the ISOT there was concern over the Polish Empire Starting another War. Therefore the Anglo-Frank Imperial North Sea Fleet was "Visiting" it's Northern Ally, and Sweden now does have some Carriers to Borrow.
History: In 1199 At the Age of 41, While besieging the castle at Chalus in France, King Richard the Lion Heart, was shot by an arrow in the Shoulder, and nearly died. It was while Richard was recovering, That He Realized some of the Problems his near Death had Caused. Upon recovery Richard, spent the next 30 years, forming a single Nation out of his English, & French Possessions.

By the early 1500's the Anglo-Frank Empire reached from Ireland & Wales to the Rhine in the North, & the Pyrenees and Genoa in the South. To the East the Rising Polish/Lithuanian Empire had Conquered, the Ukraine, Hungary, Latvia, & Estonia. The A/F turned to Sweden as a Ally. And in 1547 The Crown Princess Kristina Married William Plantagenet, the Younger Brother of the A/F Emperor, In 1572 Richard Plantagenet, Son of Kristina & William Became King of Sweden. Thus the Swedish Kings are a cadet branch of the Imperial Family.

In 1580 a A/F Ship discovered the Western Continents [North & South Braxile] Realizing that this was a plentiful of Land the Empire Stoped expanding in Europe. The Polish Empire expanded south till it hit the Byzantine Empire, and East till the Moscowite Princes united to stop it. The German & Italian Princedom's & Duchies, play the two empires off, and maintain their independence.

Technology: This World had a Great War in the 1940's fought with 1910' era Weapons, But due to the world being composed of large Empires, Technology advance is slower than OTL. Being about 60 years back .

[DuQuense]

Name: East Sweden [Finland]
Ruler: Thor Erickson, General, Army of Occupation.
Flag : Swedish Flag
History: In 1897 Norway attempted to secede from Sweden, Sweden went to war to prevent it, but Norway appealed for and got British help, winning independence in 1899.
Follow this defeat a Militarist party took power in Sweden, and like Germany, started a military buildup. in 1905 it entered into German Alliance.

In 1914 with the start of the Great War, Sweden declared war on Norway, GB, & Russia. Norway fell the first year, and Finland in late 1915. With the help of Sweden, Germany forced Russia to the peace table in 1916, Removing Russia from the war, [Treaty of Brest-Litovsk] and ceding Finland & the Kola Peninsula to Sweden. In 1917 Germany defeated France, and Britain was forced to the peace table.

During the twenties & thirties the rise of Fascist Russia [Fire-Ice/Snow Bear] lead to the Second Great War [1942-46], Bringing Norway & Finland back into the Swedish Nation. This was followed by the Cold War between the Mittle-Europe/Anglo-American alliance on one side , and the fascist Russian-Chinese Alliance on the Other.

Military: Sweden as part of the Mittle-Europe, Maintains a large Force in the East Sweden, Consisting of 500,000 Soldiers, A Large Air Force, and Naval Forces. Except that Most of these are sperate Designs, To Maximize the Winter Condition fighting abilities. and there is no sperate Naval Air.

Technology: TTL is almost the same as OTL.

[perdedor99]

Name: Kingdom of Italy
Capital: Rome
Population: 58,000,000
Leader: King Umberto III, Prime Minister Silvio Buonaventura
Government: Constitucional Monarchy in principle, under fascism rule since 1944.
Military:
Regia Marina: 2 aircraft carriers, 4 battleships, 16 cruiser of different types, 130 destroyers and 200 submarines and other types.(2 cruisers, 20 destroyers and 20 ships of other types loss during event.)
Regia Aeronautica: 1200 aircrafts and helicopters.(1/4 of them loss during event.)
Regio Esercito: 42 divisions divided in 18 infantry, 2 airmobile, 6 mechanized, 6 armored, 3 alpine, 2 eritrean infantry, 4 libian infantry and 1 albanian.( Colonial divisions plus 2 armored and 3 more infantry divisions loss during event.)

History:
This Italy comes from the Fire Eagle/Snow Bear timeline. Italy was neutral during the First Great War(1914-1917) but joined the Franco-Russian alliance in the Second Great War(1940-1946) in their fight against the Central Powers in late 1940. But by the early months of 1941 they were out of the war after the debacles of Gorizia and Venice. The peace treaty with the Central Powers was pretty lenient(no territorial losses and minor monetary concessions due to the military situation of the Central Powers in other fronts.

The years after this defeat were times of violence and instability caused by the fall of the Socialist government that ruled the nation for over 30 years and many different groups tried to fill that vacuum, sometimes resorting to violence. This period of near civil war was resolved by the King Victor Emmanuel's decision to name the former Minister of the Interior during the War Cabinet,Benito Mussolini, as the new Prime Minister in 1944. The new Prime Minister's emergency powers eliminated all opposition parties except for his recently created Fascism Party and in the inmediate years after the end of the Second Great War began to lean closer to the Nafobor regime in Russia.

The Italian nation of the year 2004 is a minor ally of the Russian Nafobor regime and as such is a torn in the side of the German Empire and their allies.
The Fascist Party(created in 1942) is the only officially recognized political party. This Italian Kingdom consist of OTL 1917 Italian borders, Albania, Eritrea, Lybia and the Izmir region in Asia Minor.(Only Italy except for Sardinia transported by the Event.) This nation is very dependent of Lybian oil for revenue and for military purposes.

Technology:Same as OTL. Italy is well stocked with chemical and bio weapons but no nukes. Italian arsenal is 80% old Russian equipment and 20% newer italian designs.

[Faeelin]

Dacia (EU 15)
Capital: Bucharest
Population: 20,000,000
Leader: Governor Luke Schlenueser
Government: Democracy

Flag: A Pheonix

History: When Henry VI lived in 1196, and went on to conquer Jerusalem, Constantinople, and England, he set in course a chain of events that would alter Europe forever.

A scientific revolution in Frankfurt led to the development of optics and navigation technology centuries ahead of OTL, with Westland, a German based colony, being planted in New England by 1298. Italians dug a canal through a Christian Egypt, bringing Ethiopia back into mainstream civilization and stimulating the commercial revolution.


Italian sailors and Franciscan missionaries led to the formation of Vipashyana, a syncretic Buddhist/Christian/Hindu faith that revitalized the Hindu nations of Asia. After the Il-Khanate invaded North India instead of Mesopotamia, fatally weakening itself and the Muslims, the Pandyan Empire stretched north. Juliet Capuletta, a famous woman in both Italy and India, led the glorious campaign to liberate Dehli.

The Mongols, weakened by their invasion of Germany, were ultimately driven out of Russia by Vladimir-Suzdal, which reestablished the Empire of the Rus. Song China, copying some Byzantine tactics, and with the convenient death of the man we know as Khublai Khan, struggled on until gunpowder weapons let it retake North China before collapsing.

Trade flowed across the world, knitting the world together as never before seen. Although Westland would ultimately fall to Britannia, who took it and made it part of Avalon, Germany heavily settled Eastern Europe, vassalizing most of it during the reign of Frederick II. Germany, stretching from Marseilles to Antwerp, and from Krakow to Trieste, dominated Europe in a way that made OTL Louis XIV look peaceful.

But The Empire bankrupted itself helping Avalon gain independence from England, and Kaiser Wilhelm was overthrown in the Revolution. Eventually the great hero, Susano Schmidt, took over the Republic in a coup and ushered in the Statthalter era. His glorious campaigns would crush Britanny, threaten Britain, and even reach Constantinople, although he would fail to take the city.

By his death in 1648, Europe was united in the European Federation, aside from Byzantium and the Kingdom of Russia. Technology advanced rapidly; by 1750, they were developing zeppelins, and by 1900 they had colonies throughout the system. But the Tunguska Explosion was interpreted by a trigger happy Tsar as a sign that China was going to war, and the ensuing conflict left half the world dead.

Out of the ashes rose the Republic. People around the world combined to prevent anything like the war from happening again, establishing a state based on merit. The scientists and engineers who led humanity through the Dark Ages of 1910 to 1950 took control.

The end result is a state which is, to our eyes, disturbing. There’s free enterprise, but you cannot pass money onto your children when they turn eighteen. Religion is tolerated but frowned upon. Freedom of speech exists, but It’s not a democracy as such. Only those who but have done Federal Service, and participated in the “Reclamation”, can vote.

Incidentally, they believe it is their duty to unite humanity.

Military: The military is, as the planet has been united, quite small, consisting only of security forces and an equivalent to the National Guard. It can be upgraded quite rapidly, however.

Technology: Extensive biotech abilities. Genetic engineering is done on all children to screen out disease, on crops, and has been used to create Homo Superior, heavily modified humans who are smarter, stronger, and healthier than normal humans.

Electronics are fairly advanced, but transportation relies on things such as zeppelins and mass transit. Personal automobiles are considered unnecessary and frivolous in a world that still feels the effects of a nuclear war

[Justin Green]

Name: Federated Soveriegn Republics of Spain
Ruler: Pro-Consul Alejandro Romero Marquez
Government: Federal Union
Capital: Madrid
Flag: Red, Yellow, Red tri-color
Military: Conscript armed forces. Approximatly 228,500 thousand men, 140,000 Army, 28,000 Airforce, and 60,500 Navy and Marines.
History: The Iberian peninsula was finally united in late 1521 by Miguel, who was the son of Manuel the first of Portugal and Isabella, the eldest daughter of Ferdinand and Isabel of Spain. Miguel would reign until 1568. During this time he would gradually start Spain on its path to conquer Italy. Several wars with both France and his Austrian cousin Charles left Miguel ruler of Naples, Sicily, Sardinia, Milan, and "Lord Protector" of the Papal States. Add to this his marriage with a Medici, and Spanish power in Italy was unquestioned. Miguel can also be partially blamed for the break up of the the Catholic church. After Spanish troops fought off rebeling Protestant mercenaries (the Austrians hired them and failed to pay) from sacking Rome, the Pope quickly became nothing but a Spainsh puppet. This led to the Hapsburg conversion to Lutheranism in the late 1500's. Spanish decline began in the late 1700s, as its over sea empire was either consumed by the British, French, Hapsburgs(the low countries stay under the Hapsburgs and the Austrians lose Hungary to the Ottomans and so remain focused on untiting Germany), and later Japan or broke away to make their own way. By the time of the Second Great War (1922-1930) the Dual Monarchy had been reduced to Spain, Italy, and North Africa. After loosing the war the victorious "Alliance" decreed that Spain and Italy were to be parted and the their remaining coloinis be made trust territories of the United Kingdom. The monarchy was abolished and a republic replaced it. Only three years later a vicious civil war would sweep the penisula. The new governemtn promised that every region would be free and so the Federated Soveriegn Republics of Spain was formed. The Republics are Portugal, Leon, Castile, Navarre, Aragon, and Andalusia.

Spanish colonization and conquests: Mexico, Central America, Columbia, Venzueala, Peru, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Phillipines, Taiwan, Hainan, Some pacific islands, and several parts of east and west Africa.

Technology: In most ways resembling early OTL 1980's though biological and chemical warfare technologies are more advanced as well as a greater understanding for treating diseases and viruses.
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[tom]

Europe 19

NAME: "Russia", "here" or various
CAPITOL: none
POPULATION: 3,000,000
LEADER: n/a
GOVERNMENT: assorted tiny polities and gangs
MILITARY: "I know not what weapons World War 3 will be fought with, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." A. Einstein
HISTORY & TECHNOLOGY:
The Cuban Missile War of 1962 hit this part of the world hardest
and left it the core of the Abyss. The survivors and their
descendents live in an anarchy which is slowly developing into
tribalism. Hundreds of local warlords control hamlets and
villages, but their reach extends little more than walking
distance at best. Technology has regressed to 15th Century
levels, with only a few pre-War artifacts still in working
condition, mostly guns (but a bullet could be a warlord's
ransom, so rare are they). Most people have no contact with
the world even ten miles away, and the idiosyncracies of
various warlords and the severe local conditions are bringing
about very divergent and sometimes bizarre societies and cultures.
Almost any kooky post-holocaust action movie can find a real
world version here, if not now than in the more immediate
postbellum period. Background radiation, birth defects,
cancer and such long term aftereffects still detectably linger.
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[Imajin]

The Roman Empire (Some have dubbed it The Corsican "Empire")
Population: 2,012,000 (Sardinia (includes Italian part)) 312,000 (Corsica)
Leader: Emperor Constantine XV Palius, 69 and with mental disorders, mostly ruled by heir-apparent John.
Capital: Ajaccio (65,091)
Other Important Cities
Nova Byzantion (25,009)
Cagliari (201,385)
Emperor's Guard
500 Well-trained soldiers, mostly using guns that are roughly equivalent to a modern SOCOM gun, but are also trained in use of the sword (For mostly ceremonial purposes)
Also, a small navy made up of 2 iron-clad warships.
(The Empire has mostly used mercernary armies, which are far more prevalent in this TL than in others.)
Simple History:
By 1450, the Fall of the Constantinople-based empire seemed certain. Hoping to gain some of the cities treasures, Genoa offered to sell Corsica to the Empire, hoping that after the Empire's inevitable fall, it would simply regain the island and gain some money in the process. It came as a complete surprise, when, after realizing that the Empire's fate in the East was ended, Constantine XI sailed from Constantinople to Corsica. Genoa was enraged, and tryed to retake the island in the battle that has been since known as the "Great Miracle", as the tiny Byzantine forces which had came along with Constantine defeated the Genoans. Once on the island, the city of Nova Byzantion was built by the Byzantines, and was capital of the Empire until 1992.

The island was at first worried that Constantine would attempt to convert it's denizens to the Greek Orthodox, but Constantine reminded the people that he had declared the churches one, and that he beleived no conversion would be necessary. Even though many refugees from Constantinople came to the island, the Empire became more Corsican, and less Byzantine. However, it still remembered it's days of power, and yearned for them. It's chance might have came in 1700, when a bankrupt Italy ceded Sardinia to the Empire, but when it attempted to threaten more conquests, Europe quickly attacked it. 1709 saw the end of the Palaeologans, as the popular Angelans (no relation to the earlier dynasty) gained the throne.

In the modern age, the Corsicans are mostly regarded as an unimportant nation, though they did regain Constantinople in The Great War (1969-1975), their attempt to gain power by joining the allies in The Second Great War (1980-1983) resulted in the British occupation of Sardinia, the cedeing Constantinople back to Dar-al-Islam, and Italian control of part of Sardinia. In 1990 the last of the Angelans died, however the aged Constantine Palio, the first Emperor whose blood was mostly Corsican in origin, was appointed Emperor by Andronicus X. He has become incredibly popular, especially when he moved the capital from the Greek city of Nova Byzantion to the large city of Ajaccio. Unfortunately, he began to exhibit signs of a mental breakdown in 1995, and his Regent and son John has taken over the duties of the Empire. The modern empire's largest problem has been dealing with Sardinia, which has wanted to leave the Empire and join Italy, as they feel that Corsica, the smaller island, has too much control.

Military technology in this world is around the levels of OTL, but other technologies (For instance, this world has never been to space, has no microwave ovens, no nonstick pans, little household electrification, etc. etc.) lag far behind.

[Nosb]

Name: Reichskommissariat Kaukasus
Capital: Hiltersburg (Baku)
Population: 35,000,000
Government: Colony of NSDAP State of Germany
Leader: Reichskommissariat Fuhrer Reinhardt Von Gütler, Deutschen Fuhrer Adolf Messerträger
Flag:
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Military Forces: Ground Forces: Wehrmacht (275,000), SS (52,000), Waffen-Hitler Jugend (35,000) ; Air Force: Luftwaffe (235 functioning Aircraft, 215 “other“ manly dismantled for parts); Naval Forces: Kriegsmarine ( <20 various costal craft, 2 battleships, 6 cruisers and 2 destroyers)
Technology Level: Slightly advanced militarily, everything mid-1970s at the best
History:

After the German victory during the War of Expansion brought German control to the oil rich area of the former USSR. All nationalists were quickly crushed, brutally, by the Germans. The oil was vital to the Germans; German soldiers and settlers flooded in; throwing locals out of their houses on their ears. The inhabitants with nonessential jobs (essential to occupation) were used as forced labor to build mansion/castles for the new German masters. The natives, how had at first welcomed them, soon armed themselves against their new overlords.

Planned German colonization was to have the Caucasus cleared of locals by 1970, both a lack of settlers and a lack of funds meant that the date was pushed back 50 years to 2020. By 2000 only a 10% German ration had been achieved. The areas economy is largely slave labor based; with sweatshops produced goods the leading export. The countries lifeline with Germany is essential to the German populace’s survival. Per capita for a German settler is $4,000, were as the local makes around $100 a year if the Germans decide to pay.

[Aedh Rua]

Name: Rîgion Litawijâs

Region: EU6

Capitol: Cenabon (OTL Orleans)

Head of State: Tiorîxs (roughly High King) Ariotanos III

Government: Ulatis, a type of Celtic state, with a bicameral assembly, an elected monarch, an independent judiciary, and a strong state Druidic organization

Population: 55 million (out of 62 million pre-ISOT)

Ethnicities: Galetoi, Bolgoi, Aremoracoi, Elwetoi, Wascones, plus assorted immigrant communities in major cities.

Language: Galetacâ (modern Gaulish)

Economy: Syndicalist and integrated, with a strong aristocracy.

Technology: OTL 1993, except that space tech is a bit behind, mostly in the late 1960s.

Military:

Corjos (Army): Total of 50 divisions, including 20 light infantry/airmobile, 15 heavy infantry/motorized infantry, 5 Gaisatâs (special forces, 1 rapid response, 1 wilderness, and 3 mountain divisions), and 10 armored divisions.

Navy:

coastal defense fleet of 20 or so coastal defense boats with 5 battleships
NE Carrier Group: 2 carriers plus assorted support vessels
SE Carrier Group: ditto
Carrier Group "Cladius Nodensi": ditto
Mediterranean Task Force: 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 battleship, 3 cruisers, assorted landing craft and defense boats.
Antisubmarine Task Force: 6 cruisers, plus assorted anti-submarine vessels, and lots of depth charges.
1 Submarine Squadrons: Six nuclear-powered subs, designed to hunt other subs.

Air Force: some 700 aircraft, including fighters, interceptors, various craft for support of Special Forces missions, dive bombers, attack helicopters, and no strategic bombers.

Space Forces: one primitive space station, essentially what could have been done with 1968 tech, with a fleet of four "shuttles" simliar to the proposed HL-10 or Dyna-Soar spacecraft (ca. 1963-64 OTL), carried on rockets similar to Titan IIs.

POD in 392 bCE with destruction of Rome by Belowesus, aka "Brennos". Total history too long to go into here in any detail.

[Aedh Rua]

NOTE SLIGHT NAME CHANGE: all else as before, except for added language and ethnic data

Name: Rîgion Norisci (Kingdom of Noracon)

Region: EU 11

Capitol: Noreijâ (OTL Neumarkt, Austria??)

Head of State: Mârorîgs Senowailos VIII

Government: Ulatis, a type of Celtic state, with a bicameral assembly, an elected monarch, an independent judiciary, and a strong state Druidic organization

Population: 8.1 million

Ethnicities: Tauriscoi, Elwetoi, Bojoi.

Official Languages: Tauriscâ, Galetacâ.

Economy: Syndicalist and integrated, with a strong aristocracy.

Technology: OTL 1993.

Military:

Corjos: 5 slougoi, of which two are the famed Sleibowailoi (Mountain Wolves), the Norican mountain troops.

Air Force: some 120 aircraft of various types

Litawian Military in-country:

Corjos: 5 divisions, 4 of motorized infantry, 1 of Gaisatâs.

Air Force: 1 fighter wing

[Landshark]

Name: The Empire of the North.
Capital: London (ISOT Copenhagen)
Population: 27,474,000
Leader: Emperor Carl VI (ISOT Ebba Lauridsen, Prime Minister of Denmark and Saxony)
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Military:
ISOT:
Army: 58,000
Navy: 32,000
Air Force: 21,000
Marines: 12,000
Medical Service: 16,000
Technology: Technology in the Empire’s ATL runs approximately ten years in advance of OTL. Caseless ammunition weapons entered service in the 1970’s, aircraft equivalent to the Eurofighter Typhoon started coming off the production lines in the 1980’s and the first fuel cell powered car went on sale in 1991 and there are three permanently manned space stations in orbit. Generally speaking it seems as though every technological development in OTL that was initially turned down as unworkable or too expensive was seized upon with enthusiasm. One area where perhaps the Empire’s ATL is fusion power, the first fusion nuclear reactor achieving criticality at the University of Helsinki in 1968. Since then fusion has become the sole nuclear power source of the world, though not the sole power source overall.

History:

The first foundations of what would become one of the world’s greatest powers were laid almost a millennia ago by the King of England, Denmark and Norway; Canute the Great and successfully built upon by his son Harald, Lion of the North. Coming to the throne in 1041 Harald would prove to be an outstanding lawmaker, administrator and scholar, but it is as a warrior king that he is best known. Facing almost immediate challenges to his rule from both inside and outside his realm Harald forged a diverse collection of nations and peoples into a strong unified empire by a combination of martial strength, skilled diplomacy and his own personal magnetism.

The new empire was fortunate to be ruled by a long string of outstanding monarchs who strengthened it internally and expanded it externally. During the 11th century the Empire of the North, as it was becoming to be called, fought a series of wars with the Kingdom of the Franks, taking Normandy in the first and Brittany in the last. The loss of Brittany proved the end for Frankish rule and the lands south of Anjou were annexed by the Empire’s ally the Kingdom of Burgundy.

Throughout the 12th century Norse sailing ships used the warm water ports of southern England as bases from which to explore the Atlantic, eventually discovering and starting to colonise North America.

The prominence of the Empire in Europe was recognised in the first quarter of the 13th century when Edmund IV was made commander of the armies of the Fourth Crusade following the death of the Holy Roman Emperor Ulric. Edmund stripped Ulric’s army of more than 200,000 men down to a hard core of 50,000 fast moving dedicated fighters and in the battle of Smolensk routed the Mongol invasion force. Despite not being able to drive the Mongols from European Russia the Crusaders had permanently checked the eastern horde’s advance westward. Edmund was heaped with honours for his leadership, not least among which was his acclimation as Prince of Novgorod, the previous holder of that title dieing at Smolensk.

By the dawn of the 21st century the Empire of the North was the leading power of a world largely at peace. Though rouge nations and failed states still present a challenge to global security the danger of another world war is remote with the Great Powers preferring to resolve their disputes through the mediation of the World Forum.

However old habits die hard and those nations that can still maintain their armed forces at the peak of capability.

[Justin Pickard]

Name: The People’s Republic of the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire
Capital: Budapest
Population: 15,000,000
Leader: 'Empress' Anna Rosenbaum
Government: Limited Parliamentary Democracy under laissez-faire, right-wing Dictatorship

Military Forces:
Army:
10,000 augumented artillery troops
125 armoured automobiles
Air Force:
75 airdrednoughts
125 gliders artillery gliders
5 stealth gliders

Technology:
Civilian Technology in Austro-Hungary is roughly at the level of 1990 OTL, whilst military technology is around the 2010 mark. Quantum Physics is far more advanced – with military, intelligence gathering, and communication technology now utilising quantum computing. However, nuclear theory was never pursued so this TL is far more reliant on fossil fuels.

History:
On June 28th 1914, Franz Ferdinand (1863-1931) – Archduke of Austria, heir to his childless uncle the Emperor Franz Josef (1830-1916) – avoids an attempt on his life by a Serbian terrorist. Fighting breaks out Sarajevo, triggering a civil war in Bosnia. The Emperor Franz Josef deploys Austro-Hungarian peacekeeping forces in an attempt to regain control. This sparks off the Third Balkan War (1914-1918), in which Bosnian and Serbian rebels enlisted the help of sympathetic Bulgarian and Romanian forces in their guerrilla fight against the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Needless to say, the Austro-Hungarian forces vastly outnumbered those of the rebels, but shock tactics allowed them to sustain their campaign until 1918, when under Ferdinand II, Austro-Hungary occupied both Bulgaria and Romania.

In 1916, the Emperor Franz Josef dies of natural causes, and is succeeded by his nephew who becomes Emperor Ferdinand II. With no clear heir of his own, Ferdinand II – with the backing of the dual parliaments – revokes his children’s morganatic status, leaving Maximilian (b. 1902), Ernst (b.1904) and Sophie (b. 1901) as his heirs. On February 11th 1931, Ferdinand II dies suddenly from a heart attack, and is succeeded by his son who becomes Emperor Maximilian.

Between 1948 and 1950, Austro-Hungary is plunged into Revolution. Revolutionaries championing the creation of an Austro-Hungarian republic clash with the police, military and supporters of the Emperor. After two years of anarchy, the two sides agree to negotiations and a compromise is reached. In 1951, ‘The Former Austro-Hungarian Empire’ is declared a constitutional monarchy under Emperor Maximilian and a dual chambered parliament, to be elected through universal suffrage.

On the 11th July 1959, Anna Rosenbaum is born to a peasant family in Cluj.

In 1964, the international community pressures the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire to cede territory to various ethnic groups. The states of Moravia, Silesia and Bohemia are officially recognised as independent in the Treaty of Kiev (1967). However, these newfound states will retain allegiance to Austro-Hungary, as vassals in all but name.

In a popular coup in 1989, Maximilian is kidnapped and shot. Anna Rosenbaum, a charismatic right-wing orator from a peasant background is installed as dictator. She declares herself Empress, albeit in name alone, and immediately shuts down parliament. In 1993, the Empress reluctantly allows elections to be held, although the electorate is limited to her known supporters. A conservative government is installed, winning with smaller majorities in elections in 1997 and 2001. Another, freer election is due to be held in 2005.

[Justin Pickard]

NB. *Apparently* - Budapest isn't in my area. Ergo, my capital should be read as Kijev [Kiev in OTL]. Ignore Map Above - Thanks guys.

[Leej]

Name: Celtica
Government: Leaderless democracy
Technology: Roughly around OTL levels, very centered around being environmentally friendly. No nuclear capability. The only areas they really stand out is in medicines and other biological fields.
Military: They have a ancient warrior culture though in Ireland there is no standing army. They have a similar system to the Swiss though where every adult male of certain ages is armed up should the need to defend themself arise.
A small navy would have been transported with them.
Language: Celtic. A common language developed from all of the various gaelic languages (which are still in use for non official matters)

Celtica is from a 'alternate religion' time line where its 'version of Jesus' arose in England and was a rather violent sort who chased the Romans out of the isles, Gaul and to some extent Iberia.
The Celtic nations suffered hard times though eventually rose to become the dominant world power. Eire however was never one of the major areas of Celtica.

[Leej]

Name: Romania
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Military Forces: Up to modern standard in most respects. Mainly geared towards defending their oil interests (desert fighting and a reasonably powerful navy)
Language: Greek
Technology: Mostly around modern standards.
Flag: I cant' find a a copy of it though its the standard Byzantine empire flag.

This is just your generic Byzantine empire survives world. It went on to become a large regional power though not one of the world powers during the age of imperialism. In the modern day however it has found itself to be a very powerful nation due to its holdings over middle east oil (which wasn't transported...)

[Diamond]

For any question, or anything you want added or changed, PM me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v360/DiamondJim/EU.gif

[Gladi]

Category: Nation 1 (Nation 2)
Name: The Union of Visegrád ( The Republic of Germany)
Capital: Warsaw (Berlin)
Population: 64,100,000 (14,900,000)
Leader: Marek Staron (Jörg Haider)
Government: Federal Republic (Federal Republic)
Military: Army, Air Force, Navy (Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine)
Technology: Roughly 2000-level civilian, 2010-level military
History:
Following the Munich Conference of 1938, Hungary and Poland together plotted the annexation of a majority of the Czechoslovak state. Poland came away with the small Zaolzie area while Hungary occupied the entirety of Slovakia. Soon, the shrunken Czech Republic willingly joined Poland. Hitler was enraged by the unauthorized takeover of Czechoslovakia and declared war on both Poland and Hungary, once an ally. The British and French came down against the Germans, tying up much of the German army in the west (not fighting but guarding the Rhineland). Mussolini was, meanwhile assassinated, and his son-in-law, Ciano, came to power, aligning Italy with the Hungarians and Poles. When fighting began, Poland and Hungary attacked West, driving the Germans out of Silesia. Hitler was overthrown by Ludwig Beck and Wilhelm Canaris, who surrendered to the Poles and Hungarians and destroyed the Nazi state. In exchange for the Polish annexation of Silesia, the Germans were allowed to hang onto both their independence and to Austria.

Soon, another war began in the East, which ended with the signing of the Treaty of Minsk in 1947. The Poles and Hungarians moved towards unification, along with the Lithuanians and Latvians, who had suffered horrendously in the first stages of the war. The two small nations, depopulated by nearly 50% by the Soviets, joined with their former enemy Poland, who effectively occupied both as allies. With the death of Miklos Horthy in 1957, Hungary became a republic. The next year, the Republic of Poland officially merged with Hungary. The Treaty of Visegrád created the union of the same name. Meanwhile, tensions continued to be strained with the Soviet Union (who the Poles and Hungarians were unable to completely defeat) and they grew steadily worse with the rest of Europe after the inauguration of Charles de Gaulle in France. Visegrád, Germany, Italy, Estonia, Romania, and Bulgaria all signed the Continental Pact in the mid-1960s, effectively marking the start of a three way trade war with France (and her Allies) and the Soviet Union. The Non-War between the three regions was just starting to come to a stop (with a Visegrádian victory) when the Event happened…

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Sorry just could not help...

[WngMasterD]

Hi, Im taking Scotland because no one elese is, i hope you dont mind. If you do mind, feel free to PM me and tell me that you do mind.

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Name: The Imperial Empire of Scotland (IES)

Population: 6,000,000

Capitol: Glasgow

Leader: Emperor Steven Macdonald, Prime Minister William Morris, and President Robert Noland

Government: Democratic monarchy. A three-man council rules the Empire, the Emperor is hereditary, the Prime Minister is elected from parliament for a four year, and the President is elected from the people for a six-year term. The Empire holds fifteen colonies through out the world.

Military: Royal Army: 100,000 men, 50 patrol craft
Royal Navy: 100,000 men; 250 cruisers, 5 aircraft carriers, 100 destroyers organized into three fleets: Red, White, and Blue
Royal Air Force: 50,000 men, 750 combatant aircraft, 250 non-combatant aircraft
Royal Marines: 10,000 men
*Men refers to personnel, not the male gender

Technology: Same as today

History: In the early 1200's the Englishmen invaded from the south, in attempts to colonize Scotland, with much success. However there were still Scottish cities in the far north. In 1250, the Scots reveled, starting a long series of wars between the two nations. At Scotland's low England controlled the entire mainland, however it was taken back after an invasion from the islands. In 1600 the two nations signed a treaty to unite the two. This worked for a short amount of time, before the Scots felt that they were being shortchanged. In the 1700's the Scots started to rebel again. This continued for a time, Scotsman began revolts in colonies overseas. In the 1800's Scotland declared independence from England and began building a navy and army. England wasn’t too happy about this, and continued attacking. In 1850 the two nations signed a peace treaty. In WWII, the Nazis invaded England, and the Allies assisted Scotland in the fight for the island. During this time, Scottish troops invaded many cites, and established Scottish foot holds. After the war, the Scottish did not give up these cites to England. This triggered another war. A UN peacekeeping force was sent in for a bloody six-year war. Now a UN DMZ is now in effect between the two nations, and London, Newcastle, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham are jointly administered cities.

Flag: Civil & State: http://www.fotw.net/images/g/gb-scotl.gif
Army & Airforce: http://www.fotw.net/images/r/ru~and.gif
Navy:White:http://www.fotw.net/images/r/ru~1700m.gif (Note: Feild color matched fleet color)
Jointly Admin CIties: http://www.fotw.net/images/g/gb-altsc.gif

[Leej]

*deleted original post*
LOL at that last nation.
Its odd how often normal WW2 shows up...

[Leej]

Just to clarify what we agreed (England & Wales is OTL)

Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Capital: London
Population: 60,270,708 (around 50,000,000 in England and Wales)
Leader: Prime minister Tony Blair
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Technology: Exactly the same levels as OTL (what with being OTL and all)
Military: Quite a large and powerful force however a lot of it was out of the area when the event occurred. Nuclear capabale.
History: I'm not going to bother to write anything here. Just go rent a book from your local library

Flag: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/flags/uk-lgflag.gif

[WngMasterD]

Name: Crimea
Leader: Brian Pierce (President), Loran McDonald (Prime Minister), Naomi Williams (Chief Judge)
Capitol: Crimea City
Government: Parliamentary democracy
Population: 50 million
Military: (Army: 100,000); (Air Force: 100:000, 10, Air Divisions); (Navy: 20,000); (National Guard / Border Guard: 50,000)
History: After the Crimean War, the British kept a strong (civil) presence in Crimea, eventually forming a British protectorate there. Although the military presence was not as large as other nations, it was enough to worry neighbors. However nothing really happened. During the Second world war, the Brits launched an offensive against the Germans, as they pushed the Russians out of the region. As the Brits fought back, they proclaimed territory for the crown. At the end of the war, most of the land was retuned, except for modern Crimea. With high tensions during the cold war, the British let the territory become its own nation, but it kept aircraft and missiles there for a while. In the middle of the Cold War, Crimea was used as a location for peace agreements and weapons reductions.
Today, Crimea has one of the highest economies in the black sea area, and is known for their Olympic rowing team.
Tech: 2004
Flag:
http://www.fotw.net/images/u/ua~navy1.gif