I meant the fact that it is not curved to match the relevant line of longitude...
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I meant the fact that it is not curved to match the relevant line of longitude...
Surely the islands would have been incorporated with Venezuela? It seems to be such a disparity in size and population between the republics... then again the United States does have Rhode Island along with Texas.
The treaty for payment was basically just for the ithsmus. None of the islets were included. This was to encourage some naval tradition in the Atlantic/Caribbean that could assist Mexico against "European Aggression." (Excuse, but feasible. Realistically it was because Colombia claims them IOTL so I figured I'd keep them.)
I believe you're right in this regard. Consider it laziness on my part.
It did. I moved it over to give Bolivia a coast. while moving Bolivia's coastal territories to the United Provinces (Argentina, Chila, Paraguay, Uruguay) because the borders look nicer that way.
Nah, the Capital of the republic is Bogota. Again, the coloration within the other republics is a lack of oversight on my part. They serve as the capitals of their respective regions, sure. But ultimately are not important to the confederation. Again, mostly laziness on my part.
I consider the addition a bit of a soft spot for Bolivar. They were added to the Confederation because Bolivar first attained an independence movement there. Adding it seemed natural to him at the time. And it too helps provide a Naval Tradition to counter the Europeans. Particularly those in the Guianas Highlands.
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A few things:
There is no way Colombia would accept such an unfavorable border with Ecuador
Where is Venezuelan Guyana?
There should be a more favorable border with Brazil
Why no Paraguay, they were best buddies during the war of the triple alliance.
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If you click through, you'll see that atheists are asked to pick the religion that they are culturally attached to. About 20% of the world population is atheist.
Yes, that's the reference map I used. Is there anything bad about that?
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I've decided to call this "No Rhyme or Reason".
"We may never know why, on June 1st, 2017, these sixteen disparate lands - eleven US states, two Australian states and one territory, the Mexican state of Sonora, and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas - were grouped together without rhyme or reason and cast adrift in time and space. What we do know is that we represent the only humans on this green Earth, and I assure you that in the coming days I and my fellow leaders will work together to adjust to our new world and cooperate to ensure our future security and prosperity. God bless you, and God bless all of mankind." - Newly sworn-in President Mattis, speaking from the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
Event + 4 Years
The Cumberland territory was established to connect Virginia with the rest of the US. Sonora was annexed to prevent the situation there from deteriorating. With the collapse of the finance and tourism industries, only government welfare programs are keeping the Bahamas afloat, but the US has agreed to provide free trade and even some humanitarian and financial aid in exchange for a naval base to maintain Virginia's connection by sea to the rest of the country.
Many of President Mattis' decisions were controversial, but almost all are seen as necessary. With Congress completely gone, it fell to the Governors to appoint new Senators, while elections for the House were delayed until 2018, leaving Mattis essentially all-powerful for the first year of the crisis. When the new all-freshman Congress was finally chosen, they were quick to approve Mattis' seven SCOTUS nominees - all centrists or slightly right-of-center - who in turn were quick to declare all of Mattis' actions during the crisis constitutional, done with the intent of preserving the Union.
Starvation was avoided thanks to food redistribution, rationing and other government programs, but the economy is still in complete shambles, with many large companies entirely vanished, trade frozen indefinitely, and several industries destroyed entirely. Unemployment has skyrocketed, as has crime as unrest spreads. Military intervention prevented Sonora from falling into anarchy, but poverty and organized crime run rampant and are expected to be serious problems for the foreseeable future. Mass infrastructure programs like in the Cumberland territory have helped somewhat, but it is clear that a fundamental restructuring of the economy is needed to end the Depression. Mass media has recovered quickly, with Silicon Valley companies putting the Internet back together within months at the expense of broadcast television. The problem of stranded foreign nationals was solved by Mattis' controversial Adoption Doctrine, making anyone in US territory at the time of the Event a US citizen.
With the upcoming 2020 election, Mattis has decided to run for re-election as an Independent. He is expected to receive strong support from conservatives and white moderates, and only the Democrats are running a serious challenger against him. However, the Libertarian candidate is expected to get more than 5% of the vote, prompting ominous forecasts from political commentators.
A referendum to join the United States is being held in Sonora, and it is expected to pass in a landslide. Bahamian politicians on both sides of the aisle are hoping to follow in the next four years.
"We may never know why, on June 1st, 2017, these sixteen disparate lands - eleven US states, two Australian states and one territory, the Mexican state of Sonora, and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas - were grouped together without rhyme or reason and cast adrift in time and space. What we do know is that we represent the only humans on this green Earth, and I assure you that in the coming days I and my fellow leaders will work together to adjust to our new world and cooperate to ensure our future security and prosperity. God bless you, and God bless all of mankind." - Newly sworn-in President Mattis, speaking from the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
Event + 4 Years
The Cumberland territory was established to connect Virginia with the rest of the US. Sonora was annexed to prevent the situation there from deteriorating. With the collapse of the finance and tourism industries, only government welfare programs are keeping the Bahamas afloat, but the US has agreed to provide free trade and even some humanitarian and financial aid in exchange for a naval base to maintain Virginia's connection by sea to the rest of the country.
Many of President Mattis' decisions were controversial, but almost all are seen as necessary. With Congress completely gone, it fell to the Governors to appoint new Senators, while elections for the House were delayed until 2018, leaving Mattis essentially all-powerful for the first year of the crisis. When the new all-freshman Congress was finally chosen, they were quick to approve Mattis' seven SCOTUS nominees - all centrists or slightly right-of-center - who in turn were quick to declare all of Mattis' actions during the crisis constitutional, done with the intent of preserving the Union.
Starvation was avoided thanks to food redistribution, rationing and other government programs, but the economy is still in complete shambles, with many large companies entirely vanished, trade frozen indefinitely, and several industries destroyed entirely. Unemployment has skyrocketed, as has crime as unrest spreads. Military intervention prevented Sonora from falling into anarchy, but poverty and organized crime run rampant and are expected to be serious problems for the foreseeable future. Mass infrastructure programs like in the Cumberland territory have helped somewhat, but it is clear that a fundamental restructuring of the economy is needed to end the Depression. Mass media has recovered quickly, with Silicon Valley companies putting the Internet back together within months at the expense of broadcast television. The problem of stranded foreign nationals was solved by Mattis' controversial Adoption Doctrine, making anyone in US territory at the time of the Event a US citizen.
With the upcoming 2020 election, Mattis has decided to run for re-election as an Independent. He is expected to receive strong support from conservatives and white moderates, and only the Democrats are running a serious challenger against him. However, the Libertarian candidate is expected to get more than 5% of the vote, prompting ominous forecasts from political commentators.
A referendum to join the United States is being held in Sonora, and it is expected to pass in a landslide. Bahamian politicians on both sides of the aisle are hoping to follow in the next four years.
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My first MOTF submission, see if you can figure it out (and no cheating by referring to the submissions thread)
A Dutch-Finish Union, which subsequently splits?
New Sweden took an odd turn. They were a fifth of the settlers when the Swedes were in control, but numbered half after the Dutch took over. Though I would be surprised if New Sweden had more than a couple thousand. Anyways, the way the border of British Virgina is suggested that the Delaware River valley is Dutch here, with New Jersey probably also joining in since the Swedes and Finns would have had no reason not to move into there if they started settling. I am thinking that, due to the Sutch interest in commerce and such, that they opened recruitment for Finns to come in as they could be seen as savage, hard working, whatever was needed in the point of view of Dutch merchants. Plus they would be unlikely to have any affinity towards the French or English, and even if the Swedes came back... So what? I imagine the Dutch also used this as a way to get into Swedish markets, maybe combine the Baltic trade so the Swedes help provide the ships and equiptment needed for massive fleets early on, and in the end the Finns who have moved into an area similar to their own (just look at geographic atlas to see the sheer amount of lakes both in Manitoba and Finland) and eventually the Dutch and Finns parted ways. Given How many speak Dutch here, and how it is official, I imagine it was on very amiable terms and they still trade. That assuming New Hollad was still Dutch. I am guessing they, like Quebec and Louisiana, are independent and New Holland had kept New Amsterdam relevant by making canals through their territory, saving the expenses of shipping down the Mississippi and around Florida.My first MOTF submission, see if you can figure it out (and no cheating by referring to the submissions thread
Though looking at the map again, I see it has 'Dominion' Status. I am guessing British? A curse upon the Bristol Education cartographers for putting a wrench (I refuse to use 'spanner') in my works. Or maybe Dominion is just the English translation of a Dutch or Finnish term. After all, what British Dominion doesn't have English as an official language? And I doubt they would ever classify themselves as 'other' ethnically.
Rather, only a general idea.
Less and less sense of community with Vienna, traditions of federalism in the absence of external threats... Well, as is usually the case with the colonies.
The standard Zionist state. The authorities of Austria and other countries were only too happy to help their Jews get out as far as possible, as soon as possible. There are some minor conflicts with the neighboring Christian colony, but nothing serious.
Germans, although there are many Slavs (Czechs and others). Small Russian colonies here in the north of the Don, on the Volga and with the Serbs in Macedonia. Except for the Ukrainians, who here mostly call themselves so.
You put a New Finland centered around Lake Superior, and yet you leave Thunder Bay uninhabited? (Also odd because there's some decent farmland in that delta area.)My first MOTF submission, see if you can figure it out (and no cheating by referring to the submissions thread
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