I am really proud of the above. But Indian history and geography is not my strong point so of there are any glaring issues that's why. But I tried something different.
AH Countries and Nations Game
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Always fun to do something different, and put a unique spin of stuff.
Government: Monarchy
Location: Iberian Peninsula
Religion: Catholicism (majority), Protestantism, Judaism, Islamism
Language: Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
The Iberian Kingdoms is a divided land consisting of a multitude of smaller states, in a manner similar to Germany and Italy, that reside on the Iberian Peninsula. They are: Spain, Castile, Portugal, Aragon and Catalonia. The idea of a unified "Iberia" has been spoken of for centuries, but no one has quite managed to implement it. As a result of their divide, strong regional identities have formed between each kingdom, and even within different subsets of them, and many wars have been fought over cultural and ideological lines, not helped by interference from outside powers such as Britain and France, who see this as an opportunity to expand their own power.
(sorry of this is a little too "general", Iberian history is not my strong suit)
The Federal Republic of New England
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Banned
The Federal Republic of New England
Government: Federal Republic
Location: South America, from the 9th parallel in the north, to the 35th parallel in the south
Religion: No official religion. Protestant (61%) and Catholic (20%) predominate, with no religion (8%), shamanism (8%), and Judaism (3%) following.
Language: English, Spanish, Welsh, Indigenous languages.
The largest--and richest--country in South America. Gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1812, at the end of a protracted struggle concurrent to the UK's disastrous participation in the Napoleonic Wars. The treaty of New Bristol, which guaranteed the independence of New England, gave the southern border as the Uruguay River. It was not until the Great South American War of 1866-72 that the border was extended along the 35th parallel all the way to the Andes.
The Theocracy of Bordeaux
Theocracy of Bordeaux
Government: Theocracy
Location: Bordeaux, city state exclave within France
Religion: Catholicism
Language: French
A city state that's independent within the nation of France, and is run by a sect. of the Catholic Church known as the Ministry of Christ. The unique structure puts the church at the top level of the government, and thus has the final say, but overall they're known to be hands-off when it comes to normal day-to-day affairs. Bordeaux is unique in being a polity that's within France, but is not strictly governed by it, in the present day, and draws some comparisons to Singapore in that regard. This was arranged with the Treaty of Bordeaux in the 18th Century, during the Napoleonic Wars, and had remained that way since then, barring incidents like the World Wars. Bordeaux is a place where the past meets the present, featuring all manner of modern technology, but in a city that looks almost straight out of the Age of Empires with old imperial architecture that is heavily maintained to look good as new. It's also unique in that the city's biggest church is also the house in which the government operates from.
Combined Syndicalist States of Europe, West Asia and North Africa (Syndicalist States)
Combined Syndicalist States of Europe, West Asia and North Africa (Syndicalist States)
Government Proposed Syndicalist Republic
Location Europe, West Asia, North Africa
Religion Atheist officially
Language Latin (proposed)
History
The syndicalist states was a proposed union of nations first put forward in Paris during the early 1900s. The nation was to be a union between France, its colonial holdings, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Austro-Hungary, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the Ottoman empire, and British India. The state was intended to overthrow existing governments and place private industry into the hands of the people. This superstate was proposed at a time when syndicalist political theories were gaining traction and calls for an end to nationalism were gaining in popularity.
Those who put forward this state would sadly see their dreams broken in the horrors of the trenches during the first world war. As millions of young men left their homes and factories to slaughter one another in total war the syndicalist leadership in France was rounded up and put in jail for anti-war propaganda and stirring pacifist tendencies. Post war the leadership was disgraced and found a world unwilling to accept their views. Many would become radicalized and join other political groups.
Next up, United Provinces of America
Government Proposed Syndicalist Republic
Location Europe, West Asia, North Africa
Religion Atheist officially
Language Latin (proposed)
History
The syndicalist states was a proposed union of nations first put forward in Paris during the early 1900s. The nation was to be a union between France, its colonial holdings, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Austro-Hungary, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the Ottoman empire, and British India. The state was intended to overthrow existing governments and place private industry into the hands of the people. This superstate was proposed at a time when syndicalist political theories were gaining traction and calls for an end to nationalism were gaining in popularity.
Those who put forward this state would sadly see their dreams broken in the horrors of the trenches during the first world war. As millions of young men left their homes and factories to slaughter one another in total war the syndicalist leadership in France was rounded up and put in jail for anti-war propaganda and stirring pacifist tendencies. Post war the leadership was disgraced and found a world unwilling to accept their views. Many would become radicalized and join other political groups.
Next up, United Provinces of America
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Banned
Government: Quasi-dictatorship/warlord state
Location: Western Louisiana and Eastern Texas
Religion: No state religion. Overwhelmingly, but nominally Christian.
Language: English and Spanish. Some indigenous languages.
History: The United Provinces of America (UPA) was the short lived (1808-1831) state carved out in Texas and Western Louisiana by Aaron Burr, the first and greatest of the American filibusters. The UPA spent virtually it's entire existence at war with one power or another, including the Empire of Mexico, Spain, Texas rebels and hostile Commanches. While the UPA was ostensibly a republican government, in reality, Burr invested himself with a broad range of "emergency authority," and the state revolved around his personality. The UPA came to a bloody end when rebels under the command of "Wild" Davy Crockett broke into the Proconsular Villa in San Antonio and murdered the aged dictator in his bed.
The Grand Republic of Bengal
The Grand Republic of Bengal
Government: Constitutional Republic
Location: Eastern India, Bhutan and Bangladesh
Religion: Hindi & Islamic
Language: Various, English being the nominal official language
The Grand Republic of Bengal formed as a separatist movement within British India, wherein the Indian state of West Bengal, the nation of Bangladesh and Bhutan, formed their own idea of their own nation, and upon the end of WWII, formally declared a Declaration of Independence modeled after the American one. Quickly, Bengal became a close ally of the US during the Cold War, as it gave them a major foothold in Asia, and a border with China (via Tibet). Overall, tensions are high with Bengal and the other nations of Asia, having rocky relationships with both India and Pakistan, and yet willing to join either to smite the other given the opportunity. Bengal exists in a weird place, on the outs with its neighbors, and thus emphasizes a closer relationship with the West.
The Anglo-American Union
Anglo-American Union
Government Constitutional devolved parliamentary monarchy, current monarch King William V
Location England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canadian provinces, Commonwealths of Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia. Australia, New Zealand, Malta, Singapore, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Panama, Hawaii
Religion Anglican church of England, Protestant, Baptist, Catholic
Language English (official) Scots, Irish Gaelic, Welsh, Cherokee, Iroquois.
History
The Union as it is known today was formed following the aftermath of the American rebellion in the 1770s and 1780s. Eventually resulting in the formation, and recognition of the United States of America the war left Britain bloodied and bruised, still clinging on through the barest of grips to half their former colonies in North America. While they possessed the ostensibly loyalist southern colonies the war had revealed a British bloody mindedness which had turned much of the population against direct British rule from London, with some of the colonists remaining openly hostile to the British and desiring to join to the USA.
In the immediate post war a large army was able to hold the colonies together under ostensible peace. With British diplomacy and a policy of containment seeing the British recognize the independence of the Cherokee and Iroquois peoples in an effort to contain the potential growth of the United States. British efforts would soon move on from the Americas and into India, where Britain would soon come to claim an immense empire.
The Irish rebellion in 1798 is generally seen as the turning point in British history that would transform the empire and begin a process of liberalization. Aiming to gain greater representation and autonomy for Ireland the rebellion was put down savagely by the government of the time, but reports of government brutality caused a crisis in the British government and widespread outrage in the populace. This allowed a subsequent revolt in 1801 to gain greater traction, the ongoing war with France also helping to make London more open to negotiating. At the end of the day it was decided, with the alternative being a full blown revolt inviting French support, that Ireland would become its own kingdom within the framework of the UK with its own lower house of government, but following the government in London in regards to diplomacy and warfighting.
Over the next century several other countries would follow. Starting in the British isles, with Scotland reaching a similar deal as Ireland in 1824. Wales followed in 1835, leading to the reform act of 1838 which completely reworked the British political system. The north American colonies, enjoying limited local autonomy since the war of 1812 as a reward for their loyalty, would not be included in this new arrangement until the telegraph made daily communication between the Americas and British Isles possible.
Virginia, the most populous of the American colonies, would be integrated as a Commonwealth in 1896, followed by Canada in 1899. Before the first world wars breakout in 1915 several other states would follow, with more joining the expanding union, officially known as the Anglo-American union from 1926 onwards. With the final elements of the union joining in the latter half of the twentieth century.
Today the union has a population of nearly half a billion people and is the second largest economy in the world behind that of the Russian empire, a close ally since 1909. Its relationship with other parts of the former British empire, largely those without white majorities, varies by nation, but union business interests are heavily entangled in their economies.
Kongo empire
Government Constitutional devolved parliamentary monarchy, current monarch King William V
Location England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canadian provinces, Commonwealths of Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia. Australia, New Zealand, Malta, Singapore, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Panama, Hawaii
Religion Anglican church of England, Protestant, Baptist, Catholic
Language English (official) Scots, Irish Gaelic, Welsh, Cherokee, Iroquois.
History
The Union as it is known today was formed following the aftermath of the American rebellion in the 1770s and 1780s. Eventually resulting in the formation, and recognition of the United States of America the war left Britain bloodied and bruised, still clinging on through the barest of grips to half their former colonies in North America. While they possessed the ostensibly loyalist southern colonies the war had revealed a British bloody mindedness which had turned much of the population against direct British rule from London, with some of the colonists remaining openly hostile to the British and desiring to join to the USA.
In the immediate post war a large army was able to hold the colonies together under ostensible peace. With British diplomacy and a policy of containment seeing the British recognize the independence of the Cherokee and Iroquois peoples in an effort to contain the potential growth of the United States. British efforts would soon move on from the Americas and into India, where Britain would soon come to claim an immense empire.
The Irish rebellion in 1798 is generally seen as the turning point in British history that would transform the empire and begin a process of liberalization. Aiming to gain greater representation and autonomy for Ireland the rebellion was put down savagely by the government of the time, but reports of government brutality caused a crisis in the British government and widespread outrage in the populace. This allowed a subsequent revolt in 1801 to gain greater traction, the ongoing war with France also helping to make London more open to negotiating. At the end of the day it was decided, with the alternative being a full blown revolt inviting French support, that Ireland would become its own kingdom within the framework of the UK with its own lower house of government, but following the government in London in regards to diplomacy and warfighting.
Over the next century several other countries would follow. Starting in the British isles, with Scotland reaching a similar deal as Ireland in 1824. Wales followed in 1835, leading to the reform act of 1838 which completely reworked the British political system. The north American colonies, enjoying limited local autonomy since the war of 1812 as a reward for their loyalty, would not be included in this new arrangement until the telegraph made daily communication between the Americas and British Isles possible.
Virginia, the most populous of the American colonies, would be integrated as a Commonwealth in 1896, followed by Canada in 1899. Before the first world wars breakout in 1915 several other states would follow, with more joining the expanding union, officially known as the Anglo-American union from 1926 onwards. With the final elements of the union joining in the latter half of the twentieth century.
Today the union has a population of nearly half a billion people and is the second largest economy in the world behind that of the Russian empire, a close ally since 1909. Its relationship with other parts of the former British empire, largely those without white majorities, varies by nation, but union business interests are heavily entangled in their economies.
Kongo empire
Kongo Empire
Government: Absolute monarchy
Location: Congo basin
Religion: Catholicism
Language: Portuguese, Kikongo
In 1808, Crown Prince John and his royal court flees from Napoleon's invasion of Portugal. The prince attempts to go to the colony of Brazil but his ships are blown off course and are forced to dock in Portuguese Congo. With Napoleon's total victory in Europe in 1814, the Portuguese royal court are forced to remain where they are, twiddling their thumbs. An ambitious young captain, Antonio Souza, was restless for glory and started subjugating native tribes, expanding Portugal's nascent Congo empire. In 1822, the Portuguese under Pedro I find themselves powerful enough to depose the king of Kongo and proclaim the Kongo Empire. Pedro is a relatively magnanimous ruler and treats the natives as citizens. Education and literacy explode and the Kongo Empire fast becomes one of the most prosperous states on the continent. The Portuguese royal family eventually give up hope of recovering their European homeland and focus their intention on building up Kongo. In 1910, Emperor John II abdicated the throne stating the work of the Portuguese in Africa "was done" and the Kongo Empire transitioned to the Republic of Kongo.
Islamic Republic of Franjistan
Government: Absolute monarchy
Location: Congo basin
Religion: Catholicism
Language: Portuguese, Kikongo
In 1808, Crown Prince John and his royal court flees from Napoleon's invasion of Portugal. The prince attempts to go to the colony of Brazil but his ships are blown off course and are forced to dock in Portuguese Congo. With Napoleon's total victory in Europe in 1814, the Portuguese royal court are forced to remain where they are, twiddling their thumbs. An ambitious young captain, Antonio Souza, was restless for glory and started subjugating native tribes, expanding Portugal's nascent Congo empire. In 1822, the Portuguese under Pedro I find themselves powerful enough to depose the king of Kongo and proclaim the Kongo Empire. Pedro is a relatively magnanimous ruler and treats the natives as citizens. Education and literacy explode and the Kongo Empire fast becomes one of the most prosperous states on the continent. The Portuguese royal family eventually give up hope of recovering their European homeland and focus their intention on building up Kongo. In 1910, Emperor John II abdicated the throne stating the work of the Portuguese in Africa "was done" and the Kongo Empire transitioned to the Republic of Kongo.
Islamic Republic of Franjistan
Islamic Republic of Franjistan
Government: Federal Republic
Location: Southern end of Arabian Peninsula, roughly the size of Portugal and occupying a space where Oman would meet Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Religion: Islam majority, with minorities of Judaism, Roman Catholicism, and Buddhism
Language: French
A French-speaking nation in the Arabian peninsula, known for its cosmopolitan culture. Named after France, and adapted roughly to the Islamic name scheme, Franjistan was established in the mid-1800s for its strategic geographic location in the Arabian Sea, and soon saw a vast migration from France, as well as other areas like Algeria, Indochina and other European nations like Spain, Italy and Malta. This created a unique identity, combining many cultures together, in an unlikely place. Indeed, when France fell in World War II, it wasn't long for Franjistan to establish a full independent government, against the wishes of the French themselves. What followed was a seven year long conflict known as the Franco-Franji War, where after years of fighting, death and destruction, Franjistan won its independence.
They became a close ally of the United States, as immediately Franjistan was under threat of its neighbors. Once they struck oil, they became a wealthy state in their own right, albeit not as big as Saudi Arabia, due to fewer reserves owing to their small size. Today, Franjistan is a unique player among the Arabian world, both an outcast and a leader, depending on who you ask.
The Prussian Republic of South America (New Prussia)
Government: Federal Republic
Location: Southern end of Arabian Peninsula, roughly the size of Portugal and occupying a space where Oman would meet Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Religion: Islam majority, with minorities of Judaism, Roman Catholicism, and Buddhism
Language: French
A French-speaking nation in the Arabian peninsula, known for its cosmopolitan culture. Named after France, and adapted roughly to the Islamic name scheme, Franjistan was established in the mid-1800s for its strategic geographic location in the Arabian Sea, and soon saw a vast migration from France, as well as other areas like Algeria, Indochina and other European nations like Spain, Italy and Malta. This created a unique identity, combining many cultures together, in an unlikely place. Indeed, when France fell in World War II, it wasn't long for Franjistan to establish a full independent government, against the wishes of the French themselves. What followed was a seven year long conflict known as the Franco-Franji War, where after years of fighting, death and destruction, Franjistan won its independence.
They became a close ally of the United States, as immediately Franjistan was under threat of its neighbors. Once they struck oil, they became a wealthy state in their own right, albeit not as big as Saudi Arabia, due to fewer reserves owing to their small size. Today, Franjistan is a unique player among the Arabian world, both an outcast and a leader, depending on who you ask.
The Prussian Republic of South America (New Prussia)
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Government: Unrecognized micro/terror-state
Location: Ernst Thälmann Island
Religion: Christianity, Neo-Paganism
Language: German, English, Spanish
History: Cuban island of Ernst Thälmann is officially transferred to East Germany during the Cold War, becoming a popular vacation destination for DDR tourists. Upon German Reunification and privatization drive of the 1990s the island’s resorts came under the control under a business conglomerate. While expanding its resorts and facilities in 1990s and 2000s the island business came under increased scrutiny as to its finances. A DW investigation in 2006 revealed that the Thälmann resorts were used as a money laundering scheme to finance and train a Neo-Nazi white suprematist militia on the island. Operating as a hidden state-within-a-state, the militants referred to the island as the Prussian Republic of South America or simply New Prussia; in addition to income form the resorts the militants also partook in the drug smuggling business to bolster their coffers. They worked together with the anti-communists groups on Cuba in an effort to overthrow the Castro government and are thought to have had diplomatic and covert support from the C.I.A.; upon these revelation the business empire was dismantled and those involved in the scheme had been arrested (though a worryingly large number had either disappeared or died under mysterious circumstances before they could be apprehended). The New Prussian militia had been disbanded and those members who avoided incarceration joined other groups in Americas and Europe.
Choose from the following:
1) Solovetsky Monastic Republic (Соловецкая Монастырская Республика)
2) Sovereign Posadist Tsarichina Peoples Republic
3) Islamic Technate of Syria (inspired by these 2 posts)