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[Isaurus]

forgot to add this:
Note:
Steam is still the dominant form of energy production in my country. Cross-country Travel is primarily through the use of advanced steam locomotives, with inter-city commutes being primarily achieved through the use three methods: elevated steam-powered subway cars, steam cars, and pneumatic or hydraulic subways.

[Victoriala II]

forgot to add this:
Note:
Steam is still the dominant form of energy production in my country. Cross-country Travel is primarily through the use of advanced steam locomotives, with inter-city commutes being primarily achieved through the use three methods: elevated steam-powered subway cars, steam cars, and pneumatic or hydraulic subways.

Seems a bit off for a modern day era setting.

[EsToVnIa]

seems like you're looking for more of steampunk region than a "realist-MT" region

[Ainin]

snip

Accepted.

Short IC name: Songye
Long IC name: Kingdom of Songye
Population: One hundred and forty million of us
GDP per capita: $ 11,388
Capital: Jenne City
Government type: Constitutional Monarchy
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please): Modern African based nation with a Predominantly industrial Economy ( German-China hybrid type economy ). Federally administed Government struture, globalist leaning. Non-interventionist foreign policy, unless our interests are affected. Oh!, and we are french, well frenchish
Map claim (Imgur link preferred): Land in Central Nautasia, comparable to Congolese land mass with just a northern shore ( Sorry about having an image )
How did you hear about Esquarium?: Was reading II wiki, liked what I saw and was interested
Main NS account: Songye

Roleplay sample (recommended): None, sorry
Anything else to add (optional): None for now

Can you include a map claim, please? Also, please decrease the population.

[Tuthina]

forgot to add this:
Note:
Steam is still the dominant form of energy production in my country. Cross-country Travel is primarily through the use of advanced steam locomotives, with inter-city commutes being primarily achieved through the use three methods: elevated steam-powered subway cars, steam cars, and pneumatic or hydraulic subways.

Seems a bit off for a modern day era setting.

Most modern powerplants utilise steam.

[Victoriala II]

Seems a bit off for a modern day era setting.

Most modern powerplants utilise steam.

well, can't argue with that.

[Heidisteinian Fempire]

Short IC name: Tlatloyan
Long IC name: Exkan Tlatloyaani
Population: 150,000,000
GDP per capita: 40,000
Capital: Mekcqithilipitctl
Government type: One Party Dominant (other parties allowed) Authoritarian state.
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please): Heidisteinia is a far-leftist state based on Aztec culture that is one of the oldest nations in existence. With origins in the Triple Alliance in 300 AD and the Peace Alliance in 1204, this nation, for most of it's history, has been one of the first non-monarchist authoritarian states. Tlatloyan, under the name Heidisteinia, was a Empire from 1709 to 1912 under a European Sorbian-Germanic dynasty of Mennonite extraction, the founder of that dynasty being invited over for his engineering skills, and this resulted in Germanic, Slavic, and Hispanic migrants coming to the nation and modernizing it. In 1912, a Nahuatl nationalist rebellion overthrew the Empire and instated a left-wing dictatorship that was Communist from 1912 to 1988 and Market Socialist with far-left social policies from 1988 forward.
Map claim (Imgur link preferred): http://imgur.com/a/Yvs4U (denoted by the red line)
How did you hear about Esquarium?: i was told you guys were evil dudes
Main NS account: this one

Roleplay sample (recommended):
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[Qasemba]

Short IC name: Qasemba
Long IC name: Qasemban Republic
Population: 56,890,990
GDP per capita: 19,335.22
Capital: Cape Chapiteau
Government type: Unitary semi-presidential parliamentary republic
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please): Qasemba has a long history stretching back to the earliest known days of human history, it being one of the places where the first homo sapiens emerged in great numbers. For thousands of years, the region was controlled by a loose confederation of tribal bands and kingdoms, the largest, richest, and most powerful being the confederation's namesake; the Qasemba tribe. The region has a history of ancient academia and was once one of the most scientifically advanced regions in the world. However, the confederation had largely declined and broken apart by the early-16th Century and was now little more than numerous trading ports and fiefdoms concentrated along the country's lengthy coastline. In the late 1700s, the region fell under the influence of foreign powers, who renamed the region to the Grand Coast. Petty apartheid was implemented in the early 1800s and was strengthened by the early 1900s, causing a fervent underground independence movement within the country. Independence movements were a part of Qasemban life since it's takeover by Ainin, but they largely had made no progress up until the end of the Second Great War. In 1957, following years of negotiations with Ainian and other foreign diplomats, the country was ruled as an autonamous overseas territory with limited-self rule. Subsequent negotiations allowed the country to gain self rule by the mid 1970s. De-facto independence followed by 1980, followed again by de-jure independence in 1989. Since then, the young Qasemban Republic has kept close ties with regional and global powers. The country is renowned for being one of the most democratic on the entire continent of Nautasia, gaining it the moniker of "Nautaisa's Success Story". Since the early 1990s, the country has quickly industrialized its economy, basing it largely on the export of it's vast natural resources such as oil, minerals, precious metals, and precious jewels. Due to this, it has one of the highest GDPs and standards of living on the entire continent. The country's financial sector has also seen a drastic increase in productivity since recovering from a brief recession in 2010. The country also has a unique culture that blends local Nautasian, French, Arabian, Islamic, and Christian cultures that is unlike most on the continent.
Map claim (Imgur link preferred): http://iiwiki.com/images/e/ef/Qasemba3.png
How did you hear about Esquarium?: I created the nation of Narunjaba way, way back. Life happened so I had to abandon NS for a bit. I have returned with the intention of staying.
Main NS account: This one.
IIwiki Page: http://iiwiki.com/wiki/Qasemba

Roleplay sample (recommended): If given a prompt I'll gladly give one.
Anything else to add (optional): I'm willing to resize GDP and population if either are excessive.

[Luziyca]

Short IC name: Qasemba
Long IC name: Qasemban Republic
Population: 56,890,990
GDP per capita: 19,335.22
Capital: Cape Chapiteau
Government type: Unitary semi-presidential parliamentary republic
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please): Qasemba has a long history stretching back to the earliest known days of human history, it being one of the places where the first homo sapiens emerged in great numbers. For thousands of years, the region was controlled by a loose confederation of tribal bands and kingdoms, the largest, richest, and most powerful being the confederation's namesake; the Qasemba tribe. The region has a history of ancient academia and was once one of the most scientifically advanced regions in the world. However, the confederation had largely declined and broken apart by the early-16th Century and was now little more than numerous trading ports and fiefdoms concentrated along the country's lengthy coastline. In the late 1700s, the region fell under the influence of foreign powers, who renamed the region to the Grand Coast. Petty apartheid was implemented in the early 1800s and was strengthened by the early 1900s, causing a fervent underground independence movement within the country. Independence movements were a part of Qasemban life since it's takeover by Ainin, but they largely had made no progress up until the end of the Second Great War. In 1957, following years of negotiations with Ainian and other foreign diplomats, the country was ruled as an autonamous overseas territory with limited-self rule. Subsequent negotiations allowed the country to gain self rule by the mid 1970s. De-facto independence followed by 1980, followed again by de-jure independence in 1989. Since then, the young Qasemban Republic has kept close ties with regional and global powers. The country is renowned for being one of the most democratic on the entire continent of Nautasia, gaining it the moniker of "Nautaisa's Success Story". Since the early 1990s, the country has quickly industrialized its economy, basing it largely on the export of it's vast natural resources such as oil, minerals, precious metals, and precious jewels. Due to this, it has one of the highest GDPs and standards of living on the entire continent. The country's financial sector has also seen a drastic increase in productivity since recovering from a brief recession in 2010. The country also has a unique culture that blends local Nautasian, French, Arabian, Islamic, and Christian cultures that is unlike most on the continent.
Map claim (Imgur link preferred): http://iiwiki.com/images/1/11/QasembaLocation.png
How did you hear about Esquarium?: I created the nation of Narunjaba way, way back. Life happened so I had to abandon NS for a bit. I have returned with the intention of staying.
Main NS account: This one.
IIwiki Page: http://iiwiki.com/wiki/Qasemba

Roleplay sample (recommended): If given a prompt I'll gladly give one.
Anything else to add (optional): I'm willing to resize GDP and population if either are excessive.

I am not sure if you actually got permission from Ainin to colonize you or not.

Also, the map claim looks somewhat huge, at least in the width department. But I don't have much room to talk... *grins sheepishly*

[Qasemba]

Short IC name: Qasemba
Long IC name: Qasemban Republic
Population: 56,890,990
GDP per capita: 19,335.22
Capital: Cape Chapiteau
Government type: Unitary semi-presidential parliamentary republic
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please): Qasemba has a long history stretching back to the earliest known days of human history, it being one of the places where the first homo sapiens emerged in great numbers. For thousands of years, the region was controlled by a loose confederation of tribal bands and kingdoms, the largest, richest, and most powerful being the confederation's namesake; the Qasemba tribe. The region has a history of ancient academia and was once one of the most scientifically advanced regions in the world. However, the confederation had largely declined and broken apart by the early-16th Century and was now little more than numerous trading ports and fiefdoms concentrated along the country's lengthy coastline. In the late 1700s, the region fell under the influence of foreign powers, who renamed the region to the Grand Coast. Petty apartheid was implemented in the early 1800s and was strengthened by the early 1900s, causing a fervent underground independence movement within the country. Independence movements were a part of Qasemban life since it's takeover by Ainin, but they largely had made no progress up until the end of the Second Great War. In 1957, following years of negotiations with Ainian and other foreign diplomats, the country was ruled as an autonamous overseas territory with limited-self rule. Subsequent negotiations allowed the country to gain self rule by the mid 1970s. De-facto independence followed by 1980, followed again by de-jure independence in 1989. Since then, the young Qasemban Republic has kept close ties with regional and global powers. The country is renowned for being one of the most democratic on the entire continent of Nautasia, gaining it the moniker of "Nautaisa's Success Story". Since the early 1990s, the country has quickly industrialized its economy, basing it largely on the export of it's vast natural resources such as oil, minerals, precious metals, and precious jewels. Due to this, it has one of the highest GDPs and standards of living on the entire continent. The country's financial sector has also seen a drastic increase in productivity since recovering from a brief recession in 2010. The country also has a unique culture that blends local Nautasian, French, Arabian, Islamic, and Christian cultures that is unlike most on the continent.
Map claim (Imgur link preferred): http://iiwiki.com/images/1/11/QasembaLocation.png
How did you hear about Esquarium?: I created the nation of Narunjaba way, way back. Life happened so I had to abandon NS for a bit. I have returned with the intention of staying.
Main NS account: This one.
IIwiki Page: http://iiwiki.com/wiki/Qasemba

Roleplay sample (recommended): If given a prompt I'll gladly give one.
Anything else to add (optional): I'm willing to resize GDP and population if either are excessive.

I am not sure if you actually got permission from Ainin to colonize you or not.

Also, the map claim looks somewhat huge, at least in the width department. But I don't have much room to talk... *grins sheepishly*

I actually did not ask unfortunately, but I'll be sure to remedy that if accepted. As far as nation size goes I do agree that it is a bit large, but (judging it with my eyes) it's roughly the size of Ankoren. I'm willing to resize it though.

[Greater Olinda]

Short IC name: Olinda
Long IC name: Great Kingdom of Olinda
Population: 27.000.000
GDP per capita: 35.000
Capital: Torre
Government type: Constitutional Monarchy
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please): The Kingdom of Olinda is a Portuguese-speaking mountainous nation that embraces a Free Market economy and morality and classical values. Born in 1848 after the unification of several neighbouring kingdoms under one ruler, it was always a very active trade hub and had a respectable naval doctrine. In the early 1900s the nation recieved massive amounts of immigrants and had its economy boom by the extraction of silver across the land. It soon became industrialized and modernized, able to match foreign powers. To this day, it is still a paradise for all kinds of business and a strategic position for international trading.
Map claim (Imgur link preferred): http://i.imgur.com/ypphqqK.png
How did you hear about Esquarium?: Got bored. Looked for a new region. This one looked nice.
Main NS account: https://www.nationstates.net/nation=con ... he_equator

Roleplay sample (recommended): viewtopic.php?f=5&t=384565&p=29629362&sid=1566faadbe93d73c7e66cf10c0895ad3#p29629362
Anything else to add (optional): I'm willing to resize or redo anything if necessary.

[Luziyca]

-snip-

I am torn on your application.

As the puppetmaster of Katranjiev, I would be delighted to have RP opportunities with your nation, such as a territorial dispute over that northwestern panhandle until 1952 when Huankun Chen hands the area over to you to bury the hatchet and end the dispute. Maybe even a few wars in the past, who knows? Plus, we got trade, the presence of a significant ethnic minority, and maybe some racial tension over Romance and Slavic peoples.

However, the other part of me notices that your claimed area not a suitable place for a Lusophonic nation. Conitia is generally where most of the Romance-speaking nations are (save for a few outliers), and your area is surrounded by a Slavic and Chinese nation (Katranjiev and Namor respectively). That said, I don't have much room to talk, what with my not!Italians in Lombardia.

So if you want to have your claimed area, I suggest either have it speak some form of Mandarin, Namorese, or a Slavic language. If you want Portuguese, Conitia would be a better bet.

As for the population and GDP, both seem reasonable enough in my opinion.

[Greater Olinda]

-snip-

I am torn on your application.

As the puppetmaster of Katranjiev, I would be delighted to have RP opportunities with your nation, such as a territorial dispute over that northwestern panhandle until 1952 when Huankun Chen hands the area over to you to bury the hatchet and end the dispute. Maybe even a few wars in the past, who knows? Plus, we got trade, the presence of a significant ethnic minority, and maybe some racial tension over Romance and Slavic peoples.

However, the other part of me notices that your claimed area not a suitable place for a Lusophonic nation. Conitia is generally where most of the Romance-speaking nations are (save for a few outliers), and your area is surrounded by a Slavic and Chinese nation (Katranjiev and Namor respectively). That said, I don't have much room to talk, what with my not!Italians in Lombardia.

So if you want to have your claimed area, I suggest either have it speak some form of Mandarin, Namorese, or a Slavic language. If you want Portuguese, Conitia would be a better bet.

As for the population and GDP, both seem reasonable enough in my opinion.

Wouldn't it be nice to have language and cultural differences in the same continent? I was expecting some of this to happen, an oddly placed culture is always interesting. Not to mention it could be somehow explained through Ancient History and the land's geography in itself.

[Luziyca]

I am torn on your application.

As the puppetmaster of Katranjiev, I would be delighted to have RP opportunities with your nation, such as a territorial dispute over that northwestern panhandle until 1952 when Huankun Chen hands the area over to you to bury the hatchet and end the dispute. Maybe even a few wars in the past, who knows? Plus, we got trade, the presence of a significant ethnic minority, and maybe some racial tension over Romance and Slavic peoples.

However, the other part of me notices that your claimed area not a suitable place for a Lusophonic nation. Conitia is generally where most of the Romance-speaking nations are (save for a few outliers), and your area is surrounded by a Slavic and Chinese nation (Katranjiev and Namor respectively). That said, I don't have much room to talk, what with my not!Italians in Lombardia.

So if you want to have your claimed area, I suggest either have it speak some form of Mandarin, Namorese, or a Slavic language. If you want Portuguese, Conitia would be a better bet.

As for the population and GDP, both seem reasonable enough in my opinion.

Wouldn't it be nice to have language and cultural differences in the same continent? I was expecting some of this to happen, an oddly placed culture is always interesting. Not to mention it could be somehow explained through Ancient History and the land's geography in itself.

We already got a few: we got Geadland that is Germanic, Namor that speaks Namorese, Lombardia with its not!Italians, and well... Slavs.

I guess we could put the blame on Ainin or on my Lombards, but then the language would need to be related to French or Italian.

[Greater Olinda]

Wouldn't it be nice to have language and cultural differences in the same continent? I was expecting some of this to happen, an oddly placed culture is always interesting. Not to mention it could be somehow explained through Ancient History and the land's geography in itself.

We already got a few: we got Geadland that is Germanic, Namor that speaks Namorese, Lombardia with its not!Italians, and well... Slavs.

I guess we could put the blame on Ainin or on my Lombards, but then the language would need to be related to French or Italian.

I wouldn't mind having it be Italian.

[Glanodel]

Short IC name: Glanodel
Long IC name: Crowned Republic of Glanodel
Population: 9,526,830
GDP per capita: $64,760
Capital: Vænholm
Government type: Unitary parliamentary crowned republic (constitutional monarchy)
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please): Glanodel (Glenish: Glenìdæl), officially the Crowned Republic of Glanodel, is a far northern country located within the Arctic Circle. Glanodel is part of an ethno-linguistic culture generally referred to by most anthropologists as the ??? cultures. Glanodel encompasses territory both north and south of the Arctic Circle and includes both a mainland territory and several small islands along its coastline. Glanodel has an area of 434,044 km2, and a population of 9,526,830 Glens. Glanodel has a relatively low population density of 22 inhabitants per square kilometer, with most of the population concentrated in urban areas. The coasts of Glanodel have a maritime climate and its inland regions experience a cold temperate climate, while the high altitudes of its mountainous regions experience harsh, alpine tundra with permafrost the most common ground cover.

In its current form with its current political system, the Crowned Republic of Glanodel was officially established in 1883. The national legislature is an elected, unicameral parliament called the Landsmeet (Landsmót), while executive political power is exercised by the Cabinet, led by the Chancellor as the head of government, currently Aaron H. Åström, and King Alexander III as the country's head of state.

Glens enjoy a high standard of living and the country ranks highly in numerous comparisons of national performance, including education, healthcare, protection of civil liberties, democratic governance, prosperity and human development. Glanodel is frequently ranked as one of the happiest countries in the world in cross-national studies of happiness. The country ranks as having the world's highest social mobility, a high level of income equality, has one of the world's highest per capita incomes, and has one of the world's highest personal income tax rates.

A little over half of Glens do not identify as being religious or holding any metaphysical beliefs, but a large majority of Glens who do have some religious affiliations are part of the Forn Sidthr Shrine; however, the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion. Glanodel is often referred to by numerous multinational magazine publishers and news companies as a "cultural capital" of the world. Glenish cultural achievements are widely known and Glanodel is most commonly known around the world for its famous authors, critically acclaimed musicians and classical orchestras, and its globally recognized movies and television shows. Most Glens attribute this to strong public funding for the arts.

IIWiki Article

Map claim (Imgur link preferred): Refer to "Anything else".
How did you hear about Esquarium?: I stumbled upon you while looking around on IIWiki.
Main NS account: Glanodel
Roleplay sample (recommended): viewtopic.php?f=4&t=351509&p=27543744#p27543744
Anything else to add (optional): I'm not sure where I want to go on the map since I was informed that some of the Nordanian nations are disappearing soon.

[West Cedarbrook]

Short IC name: Isaurus
Long IC name: The Blessed Realm of Isaurus
Population: 15,231,756
GDP per capita: $15,019 (nominal)
Capital: Irenopolis
Government type: Autocratic Monarchy
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please):
Isaurus is a medium-sized nation along the Southwestern coast of Conitia, it's only (supposedly) civilized neighbor being West Cedarbrook to the East. For nearly a thousand years, Isaurus has been an autocratic monarchy ruled by the Isaurian Dynasty, from which the name of the country derives. Founded by the semi-legendary King Illus I "the great", Isaurus has always been a poor and isolated nation, with a low population and an extremely mountainous topography, amplified by it's remote location, and often extreme weather. It would only be in the 18th century that Isauria finally met the modern world, with the discovery of vast and unexplored precious mineral deposits within its interior, untouched, save for some primitive iron and copper mines, by the native population. Although multiple attempts were made by foreign nations to claim Isarus as their own- some coming close to succeeding- all eventually failed, leaving Isaurus unconquered in the annals of recorded history. Although these mineral reserves greatly enriched the country and have provided for the rapid industrialization of the state, society has been slow to adapt. The politics of the nation remain centered around loyalty and reverence for the king, and religion- although the monarchy, through its relationship with the bourgeois, has managed to overthrow the power of the hereditary nobility, and (at least legally) abolish serfdom. Economic development has been stagnant in the interior of the nation for decades, with much of the increasingly small rural population living in the same conditions as their ancestors hundreds of years ago. Organized crime, although mostly eradicated on the heavily populated coast and in the few interior metropolises, maintains its grip on the lives of the agricultural peasantry, despite the best efforts of King Illus IX, (r. 1940-1993. Known as King Illus “The Modernizer” or, less generously, King Illus “The Old”.) who worked during his long reign to further modernize the nation, cracking down on corruption and crime, re codifying Isaurusian law and reforming the justice system. Culturally, although originally Luwian, Isaurusians are heavily hellenized, and most practice Iconoclastic Orthodoxy.

Map claim: http://imgur.com/a/hbspM
How did you hear about Esquarium?: Browsing
Main NS account: This one

Roleplay sample:

THE CROWNING OF TSAR SIMEON II OF BULGARIA
April 22, the Year of Our Lord two and one thousand.

SOFIA, Bulgaria. Smoke drifts into the sky, pushed by a cool Spring breeze towards the soft and snow-capped peak of Mount Vitosha, Scomius or Scombrus to the ancients. The sky is a joyous bright blue, with only a few wispy clouds lazily accompanying the city’s smog on it's trek towards the ancient rock. It is cool, but pleasantly so. One could not have asked for a better day for the inauguration of a new era for the Bulgarian state. It was as if God himself had attributed his divine approval to the pompous ceremonies of state and church which were to mark the day. Thousands, if not millions, of Bulgarians- from orphans and street beggars to haughty barons and tycoons of industry throng in the streets. The general hubbub of city life is intensified manifold- it is not just the city dwellers, but thousands of their compatriots from across the country who have come to attend the greatest even in Bulgarian history since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Revolution against Zhivkov’s regime- the official coronation of Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria. Since his reentry into the country after decades of exile in the West, he has quickly won over the hearts and minds of the Bulgarian people. At one point, it was even thought that he might create the nucleus of a reformist political party. Although occasional shouts of “Death to the Tsar!” and similarly misguided political statements are heard, they are almost immediately drowned out by the slogans of his supporters. “God Save the Tsar!” and “Hail Simeon!”are two favorites of the monarchist camp. Behaving in a similar fashion, people line the main streets, squares, and boulevards of the Bulgarian capital. Military bands polish and tune their instruments, amusing the crowd with ad-hoc renditions of popular songs. Soldiers line the streets, holding back the force of the crowd, and military units make final preparations for the ceremony.

Finally, the ceremony begins. The tsar, surrounded by retainers, walks down the steps of the restored royal palace. Above it, the tricolor of the Republic still flutters weakly in the wind. At the bottom of its steps awaits a magnificent horse, the jet-black color of crushed coal. The tsar, with no assistance despite his age, mounts the great animal, and begins a slow trot to his ultimate destination, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral- one of the most spectacular cathedrals in all Orthodoxy.

Bestride his charger, tsar Simeon begins a purposeful trot towards the Cathedral, it’s gold-inlaid bell tower visible just over the tops of the city center’s historic buildings. One can see it’s awe inspiring dome, rising over the cityscape like the newborn sun in the dawn. Alone, the tsar rides down the great artery of Bulgaria- Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard (Boulevard of the Tsar Liberator, so named for the Russian tsar Alexander II who helped to release Bulgaria from the yoke of Ottoman hegemony.) As Simeon’s horse reaches the street, the crowds lining the road begin howling and cheering with enthusiasm and bolsterous joy. Horses, ridden by members of his ceremonial lifeguard, line the streets. As he passes by, they line up behind him- until a great thunderous host charges towards the Great Cathedral. Paying a quick salute as they pass by Parliament and a great statue of Alexander II, they soon reach the Church, followed by mobs of citizens wishing to witness the aftermath of the coronation.

Note:
Steam is still the dominant form of energy production in my country. Cross-country Travel is primarily through the use of advanced steam locomotives, with inter-city commutes being primarily achieved through the use three methods: elevated steam-powered subway cars, steam cars, and pneumatic or hydraulic subways.

Erm...

Howdy, neighbor, I guess.

You'd be filling in the space for the former Montezelo. Bring tacos. Also, Monty left with these unfilled requests for Mariachi bands...

[Sjalhaven]

Short IC name: Glanodel
Long IC name: Crowned Republic of Glanodel
Population: 9,526,830
GDP per capita: $64,760
Capital: Vænholm
Government type: Unitary parliamentary crowned republic (constitutional monarchy)
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please): Glanodel (Glenish: Glenìdæl), officially the Crowned Republic of Glanodel, is a far northern country located within the Arctic Circle. Glanodel is part of an ethno-linguistic culture generally referred to by most anthropologists as the ??? cultures. Glanodel encompasses territory both north and south of the Arctic Circle and includes both a mainland territory and several small islands along its coastline. Glanodel has an area of 434,044 km2, and a population of 9,526,830 Glens. Glanodel has a relatively low population density of 22 inhabitants per square kilometer, with most of the population concentrated in urban areas. The coasts of Glanodel have a maritime climate and its inland regions experience a cold temperate climate, while the high altitudes of its mountainous regions experience harsh, alpine tundra with permafrost the most common ground cover.

In its current form with its current political system, the Crowned Republic of Glanodel was officially established in 1883. The national legislature is an elected, unicameral parliament called the Landsmeet (Landsmót), while executive political power is exercised by the Cabinet, led by the Chancellor as the head of government, currently Aaron H. Åström, and King Alexander III as the country's head of state.

Glens enjoy a high standard of living and the country ranks highly in numerous comparisons of national performance, including education, healthcare, protection of civil liberties, democratic governance, prosperity and human development. Glanodel is frequently ranked as one of the happiest countries in the world in cross-national studies of happiness. The country ranks as having the world's highest social mobility, a high level of income equality, has one of the world's highest per capita incomes, and has one of the world's highest personal income tax rates.

A little over half of Glens do not identify as being religious or holding any metaphysical beliefs, but a large majority of Glens who do have some religious affiliations are part of the Forn Sidthr Shrine; however, the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion. Glanodel is often referred to by numerous multinational magazine publishers and news companies as a "cultural capital" of the world. Glenish cultural achievements are widely known and Glanodel is most commonly known around the world for its famous authors, critically acclaimed musicians and classical orchestras, and its globally recognized movies and television shows. Most Glens attribute this to strong public funding for the arts.

IIWiki Article

Map claim (Imgur link preferred): Refer to "Anything else".
How did you hear about Esquarium?: I stumbled upon you while looking around on IIWiki.
Main NS account: Glanodel
Roleplay sample (recommended): viewtopic.php?f=4&t=351509&p=27543744#p27543744
Anything else to add (optional): I'm not sure where I want to go on the map since I was informed that some of the Nordanian nations are disappearing soon.

Application accepted

If the mapmakers do their job properly, the spot currently occupied by Crolacia should be freed soon enough and it sounds like it could fit your nation.

[Glanodel]

Application accepted

If the mapmakers do their job properly, the spot currently occupied by Crolacia should be freed soon enough and it sounds like it could fit your nation.

Awesome! And that's exactly what I was thinking. Can I go ahead and reserve that spot for when it's made open?

[Ainin]

Updated.

Snip for brevity

The size, population and history are fine, but I'd prefer if your made your claim go further inland instead of stretching across much of the Nautasian continent's northern continent.

Snip for brevity

Accepted.

[Qasemba]

Updated.

Snip for brevity

The size, population and history are fine, but I'd prefer if your made your claim go further inland instead of stretching across much of the Nautasian continent's northern continent.

Snip for brevity

Accepted.

Map claim updated. If that's not satisfactory then I'll just take the space vacated by Seukutan.

[Max Empire]

Short IC name:
Max Empire
Long IC name:
The Max Empire (Imperium Maxez)
Population:
64,739,452 (The Max Empire is a very sparsely populated country with a low birthrate.)
GDP per capita:
25,865 (nominal)
Capital:
Maxopolis
Government type:
Despotic Meritocratic Technocracy (It's certainly something special.)
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please):
The Southern area of what is now the Max Empire was originally inhabited by Jewish tribes that eventually came under the influence of the Latin Republic. They adopted both voluntarily and involuntarily many customs and traditions from the Latin Republic, ranging from the Latin Language the nation speaks today to the architecture and the religion the people follow. The more latinized tribes ended up migrating further north, closer to the Republic, while the southern ones slowly began isolating themselves more and more. After the end of the Latin Republic, the area remained splintered as the tribes vied for dominance over each other. The Southern Tribes eventually united in a federation that gave them plenty of autonomy, while the North united into a Crowned Republic that tried to mimic the culture of it's former Latin Overlords.

After two centuries of low scale fighting between the two nations, the Crowned Republic in the north was turned into a monarchy by a powerful figure who took the regnal name Max I Maxez. He ignored the Maxian war tradition of fighting in small groups and formed/marched into the Southern Federation with the first true Maxian army. After which he proclaimed himself Emperor and started a royal lineage that would rule the Max Empire for over 800 years until it's extinction in 1628.

The country reverted to a Crowned Republic after the end of the Maxez line, with the nobles electing a "Primus Spectatus" from amongst themselves to rule the country. Later, as the enlightenment swept through The Max Empire in the 18th century, the Crowned republic was abandoned and officially replaced with a normal Republic in 1768, where only landowners could vote. As the country became more industrialized, Socialism and Communism began to flair and with the entrance of several prominent Socialists and Communists into the government in 1868, a complete overthrow of it was averted.

In the early 20th century the government was faced with the growing strength of nationalistic elements in the country. By 1930 they had successfully taken over the government and abolished elections altogether. This government then proceeded to impose further Latinization of the country and remove many of the already slowly disappearing Jewish elements from the culture of the nation. In 1954, amid economic hardships and a civil unrest campaign by dissatisfied groups, the political government collapsed leaving the country with no official government and the Civil Service to continue governing the country in the background. In 1963, the civil service gave the country a new constitution that officially designated it as the official government. This government has continued to function to the present day.
Map claim (Imgur link preferred):
Designated by the red line
How did you hear about Esquarium?:
I found it while browsing the regions.
Main NS account:
Max Empire (The one I'm using right now.)

The Director sighted as he finished another batch of work on his computer. He'd been at work for six hours already and wasn't anywhere near being done with the work required to run the country. Of course, every Bureaucrat in the room with him felt the same way at the moment. They had all been typing away since six in the morning, and they weren't anywhere near finishing their work. He was looking forward to lunch in a couple of minutes.

Just as he was about to get back to work, members of the Secret Agency barged into the room. Unsurprisingly, not one bureaucrat looked up from their work. Just one glance away could destroy your entire focus. The room could catch fire and nobody would notice until somebody finished with a lengthy batch of work and looked up for a moment.

"Director Stillin! Our radars have picked up a lone missile heading straight towards us. We have reason to believe that it's a nuclear warhead launched by one of our enemies straight at us. We need you in the situation room immediately!", The man looked completely panicked. The rest of the men didn't look calm either. They seemed to be expecting the worst.

The Director sighed again as he got up and stretched for a second before following the men out and to the situation room in the basement. "It's probably just carrying weather research equipment or something like that.", He said as he entered the room and nodded at the men assembled there.

"We can never be too careful sir.", One of the guys said as he got the nuclear briefcase ready. Everybody turned towards the scanner to take a closer look. It was definitely a rocket, but it didn't necessarily have to be a nuclear warhead. "Do we have a visual on it?", The Director asked without moving his eyes from the yellow dot that represented the rocket on the monitor. "Not yet sir. We have a plane closing in on the missile. We'll see in a minute.", Said another man behind him.

The next five minutes were the most excruciating in all the assembled people's entire careers. They all stood in silence and waited for the visual from the plane, the silence only being interrupted by the occasional beeping noise from the scanner. Everybody waiting for the moment that would doom all of humanity to mutually assured destruction or confirm that it was a harmless rocket carrying research equipment.

Suddenly the silence was broken by the transmission from the pilot of the aircraft. "A-12 reporting in. I have a visual of the object. It does not look like a nuclear warhead to me. I repeat, it does not look like a nuclear warhead." Everybody in the room slowly exhaled as the pilot announced that it wasn't a nuclear warhead heading straight at them. Cheering soon broke out as the men locked the doomsday briefcase up again. They weren't going to die that day. Humanity was safe from the MAD.

(I have some other RP samples if you'd like me to link those, but most are just lone posts or me roleplaying a medieval country.)

Anything else to add (optional):IIwiki Link (It's very WIP.)

[Tuthina]

Short IC name:
Max Empire
Long IC name:
The Max Empire (Imperium Maxez)
Population:
64,739,452 (The Max Empire is a very sparsely populated country with a low birthrate.)
GDP per capita:
25,865 (nominal)
Capital:
Maxopolis
Government type:
Despotic Meritocratic Technocracy (It's certainly something special.)
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please):
The Southern area of what is now the Max Empire was originally inhabited by Jewish tribes that eventually came under the influence of the Latin Republic. They adopted both voluntarily and involuntarily many customs and traditions from the Latin Republic, ranging from the Latin Language the nation speaks today to the architecture and the religion the people follow. The more latinized tribes ended up migrating further north, closer to the Republic, while the southern ones slowly began isolating themselves more and more. After the end of the Latin Republic, the area remained splintered as the tribes vied for dominance over each other. The Southern Tribes eventually united in a federation that gave them plenty of autonomy, while the North united into a Crowned Republic that tried to mimic the culture of it's former Latin Overlords.

After two centuries of low scale fighting between the two nations, the Crowned Republic in the north was turned into a monarchy by a powerful figure who took the regnal name Max I Maxez. He ignored the Maxian war tradition of fighting in small groups and formed/marched into the Southern Federation with the first true Maxian army. After which he proclaimed himself Emperor and started a royal lineage that would rule the Max Empire for over 800 years until it's extinction in 1628.

The country reverted to a Crowned Republic after the end of the Maxez line, with the nobles electing a "Primus Spectatus" from amongst themselves to rule the country. Later, as the enlightenment swept through The Max Empire in the 18th century, the Crowned republic was abandoned and officially replaced with a normal Republic in 1768, where only landowners could vote. As the country became more industrialized, Socialism and Communism began to flair and with the entrance of several prominent Socialists and Communists into the government in 1868, a complete overthrow of it was averted.

In the early 20th century the government was faced with the growing strength of nationalistic elements in the country. By 1930 they had successfully taken over the government and abolished elections altogether. This government then proceeded to impose further Latinization of the country and remove many of the already slowly disappearing Jewish elements from the culture of the nation. In 1954, amid economic hardships and a civil unrest campaign by dissatisfied groups, the political government collapsed leaving the country with no official government and the Civil Service to continue governing the country in the background. In 1963, the civil service gave the country a new constitution that officially designated it as the official government. This government has continued to function to the present day.
Map claim (Imgur link preferred):
Designated by the red line
How did you hear about Esquarium?:
I found it while browsing the regions.
Main NS account:
Max Empire (The one I'm using right now.)

The Director sighted as he finished another batch of work on his computer. He'd been at work for six hours already and wasn't anywhere near being done with the work required to run the country. Of course, every Bureaucrat in the room with him felt the same way at the moment. They had all been typing away since six in the morning, and they weren't anywhere near finishing their work. He was looking forward to lunch in a couple of minutes.

Just as he was about to get back to work, members of the Secret Agency barged into the room. Unsurprisingly, not one bureaucrat looked up from their work. Just one glance away could destroy your entire focus. The room could catch fire and nobody would notice until somebody finished with a lengthy batch of work and looked up for a moment.

"Director Stillin! Our radars have picked up a lone missile heading straight towards us. We have reason to believe that it's a nuclear warhead launched by one of our enemies straight at us. We need you in the situation room immediately!", The man looked completely panicked. The rest of the men didn't look calm either. They seemed to be expecting the worst.

The Director sighed again as he got up and stretched for a second before following the men out and to the situation room in the basement. "It's probably just carrying weather research equipment or something like that.", He said as he entered the room and nodded at the men assembled there.

"We can never be too careful sir.", One of the guys said as he got the nuclear briefcase ready. Everybody turned towards the scanner to take a closer look. It was definitely a rocket, but it didn't necessarily have to be a nuclear warhead. "Do we have a visual on it?", The Director asked without moving his eyes from the yellow dot that represented the rocket on the monitor. "Not yet sir. We have a plane closing in on the missile. We'll see in a minute.", Said another man behind him.

The next five minutes were the most excruciating in all the assembled people's entire careers. They all stood in silence and waited for the visual from the plane, the silence only being interrupted by the occasional beeping noise from the scanner. Everybody waiting for the moment that would doom all of humanity to mutually assured destruction or confirm that it was a harmless rocket carrying research equipment.

Suddenly the silence was broken by the transmission from the pilot of the aircraft. "A-12 reporting in. I have a visual of the object. It does not look like a nuclear warhead to me. I repeat, it does not look like a nuclear warhead." Everybody in the room slowly exhaled as the pilot announced that it wasn't a nuclear warhead heading straight at them. Cheering soon broke out as the men locked the doomsday briefcase up again. They weren't going to die that day. Humanity was safe from the MAD.

(I have some other RP samples if you'd like me to link those, but most are just lone posts or me roleplaying a medieval country.)

Anything else to add (optional):IIwiki Link (It's very WIP.)

Why is English one of its official languages?

[Luziyca]

Short IC name:
Max Empire
Long IC name:
The Max Empire (Imperium Maxez)
Population:
64,739,452 (The Max Empire is a very sparsely populated country with a low birthrate.)
GDP per capita:
25,865 (nominal)
Capital:
Maxopolis
Government type:
Despotic Meritocratic Technocracy (It's certainly something special.)
Nation description (at least a paragraph, please):
The Southern area of what is now the Max Empire was originally inhabited by Jewish tribes that eventually came under the influence of the Latin Republic. They adopted both voluntarily and involuntarily many customs and traditions from the Latin Republic, ranging from the Latin Language the nation speaks today to the architecture and the religion the people follow. The more latinized tribes ended up migrating further north, closer to the Republic, while the southern ones slowly began isolating themselves more and more. After the end of the Latin Republic, the area remained splintered as the tribes vied for dominance over each other. The Southern Tribes eventually united in a federation that gave them plenty of autonomy, while the North united into a Crowned Republic that tried to mimic the culture of it's former Latin Overlords.

After two centuries of low scale fighting between the two nations, the Crowned Republic in the north was turned into a monarchy by a powerful figure who took the regnal name Max I Maxez. He ignored the Maxian war tradition of fighting in small groups and formed/marched into the Southern Federation with the first true Maxian army. After which he proclaimed himself Emperor and started a royal lineage that would rule the Max Empire for over 800 years until it's extinction in 1628.

The country reverted to a Crowned Republic after the end of the Maxez line, with the nobles electing a "Primus Spectatus" from amongst themselves to rule the country. Later, as the enlightenment swept through The Max Empire in the 18th century, the Crowned republic was abandoned and officially replaced with a normal Republic in 1768, where only landowners could vote. As the country became more industrialized, Socialism and Communism began to flair and with the entrance of several prominent Socialists and Communists into the government in 1868, a complete overthrow of it was averted.

In the early 20th century the government was faced with the growing strength of nationalistic elements in the country. By 1930 they had successfully taken over the government and abolished elections altogether. This government then proceeded to impose further Latinization of the country and remove many of the already slowly disappearing Jewish elements from the culture of the nation. In 1954, amid economic hardships and a civil unrest campaign by dissatisfied groups, the political government collapsed leaving the country with no official government and the Civil Service to continue governing the country in the background. In 1963, the civil service gave the country a new constitution that officially designated it as the official government. This government has continued to function to the present day.
Map claim (Imgur link preferred):
Designated by the red line
How did you hear about Esquarium?:
I found it while browsing the regions.
Main NS account:
Max Empire (The one I'm using right now.)

The Director sighted as he finished another batch of work on his computer. He'd been at work for six hours already and wasn't anywhere near being done with the work required to run the country. Of course, every Bureaucrat in the room with him felt the same way at the moment. They had all been typing away since six in the morning, and they weren't anywhere near finishing their work. He was looking forward to lunch in a couple of minutes.

Just as he was about to get back to work, members of the Secret Agency barged into the room. Unsurprisingly, not one bureaucrat looked up from their work. Just one glance away could destroy your entire focus. The room could catch fire and nobody would notice until somebody finished with a lengthy batch of work and looked up for a moment.

"Director Stillin! Our radars have picked up a lone missile heading straight towards us. We have reason to believe that it's a nuclear warhead launched by one of our enemies straight at us. We need you in the situation room immediately!", The man looked completely panicked. The rest of the men didn't look calm either. They seemed to be expecting the worst.

The Director sighed again as he got up and stretched for a second before following the men out and to the situation room in the basement. "It's probably just carrying weather research equipment or something like that.", He said as he entered the room and nodded at the men assembled there.

"We can never be too careful sir.", One of the guys said as he got the nuclear briefcase ready. Everybody turned towards the scanner to take a closer look. It was definitely a rocket, but it didn't necessarily have to be a nuclear warhead. "Do we have a visual on it?", The Director asked without moving his eyes from the yellow dot that represented the rocket on the monitor. "Not yet sir. We have a plane closing in on the missile. We'll see in a minute.", Said another man behind him.

The next five minutes were the most excruciating in all the assembled people's entire careers. They all stood in silence and waited for the visual from the plane, the silence only being interrupted by the occasional beeping noise from the scanner. Everybody waiting for the moment that would doom all of humanity to mutually assured destruction or confirm that it was a harmless rocket carrying research equipment.

Suddenly the silence was broken by the transmission from the pilot of the aircraft. "A-12 reporting in. I have a visual of the object. It does not look like a nuclear warhead to me. I repeat, it does not look like a nuclear warhead." Everybody in the room slowly exhaled as the pilot announced that it wasn't a nuclear warhead heading straight at them. Cheering soon broke out as the men locked the doomsday briefcase up again. They weren't going to die that day. Humanity was safe from the MAD.

(I have some other RP samples if you'd like me to link those, but most are just lone posts or me roleplaying a medieval country.)

Anything else to add (optional):IIwiki Link (It's very WIP.)

The claim is too massive, for one thing.

[Max Empire]

Why is English one of its official languages?

Oh, It's just something I forgot to change while working on it.

The claim is too massive, for one thing.

I see.

How about this?

I'd cut the population in half too.