New Imperialism - AH RP v 2.1 [OOC, Signup]

[Alleniana]

I'd suggest taking a minor nation, maybe even a microstate. What sort of region would you be interested in for that?

Asia, probably.

Nepal, Sikkim, something like that?

[Altito Asmoro]

Madagascar is still open. But it is small. So does Goa.

I'd suggest taking a minor nation, maybe even a microstate. What sort of region would you be interested in for that?

Asia, probably.

Indochina is open, I think

[Sveltlana]

I nabbed a bit of Canada because Vinland.

Notice the existence of Scandinavian West Indies, East Indies, Gold Coast and Travancore.

http://i.imgur.com/ypn8lRL.png

[The New Lowlands]

Because it's a dutchified version.

I think what he means that Mexiko and Mexico are fine in Dutch as well.

*wrong noise*

[Kumbhalgarh]

Asia, probably.

Nepal, Sikkim, something like that?

Sure thats great!

[Alleniana]

I think what he means that Mexiko and Mexico are fine in Dutch as well.

*wrong noise*

aiya

I nabbed a bit of Canada because Vinland.

Notice the existence of Scandinavian West Indies, East Indies, Gold Coast and Travancore.

http://i.imgur.com/ypn8lRL.png

Much conflict. Estonia, all of WWI Germany, Iceland, Greenland, all of Scandinavian North America (inc. Caribbean), India, Indonesia and quite possibly Africa are all taken.
Everything here is taken, plus all of India proper, this, and this with regards to you. I'd suggest the eastern Myanmar-Laos-northern Thailand sort of area as a possible Asian colony. Oh, also, Puducherry is open, I suppose.

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

In regards to super HRE Germany-Austria:

Didn't claim all of the Italian lands in order to help bolster an Austrian based nation for balance and interest. Super HRE doesn't need it, and I would like to ask that I would be able to get those lands should Super HRE be accepted, they simply don't need them considering their sheer population size, and I would to help balance that out.

[Alleniana]

In regards to super HRE Germany-Austria:

Didn't claim all of the Italian lands in order to help bolster an Austrian based nation for balance and interest. Super HRE doesn't need it, and I would like to ask that I would be able to get those lands should Super HRE be accepted, they simply don't need them considering their sheer population size, and I would to help balance that out.

I'm thinking it definitely needs a reduction, yes. It is a vague reservation though, so I assume it'll app for an area roughly within that grey.

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

In regards to super HRE Germany-Austria:

Didn't claim all of the Italian lands in order to help bolster an Austrian based nation for balance and interest. Super HRE doesn't need it, and I would like to ask that I would be able to get those lands should Super HRE be accepted, they simply don't need them considering their sheer population size, and I would to help balance that out.

I'm thinking it definitely needs a reduction, yes. It is a vague reservation though, so I assume it'll app for an area roughly within that grey.

Personally I think a divided germany should still exist, largely because of the activity it creates. But that's also just me.

[Lunas Legion]

In regards to super HRE Germany-Austria:

Didn't claim all of the Italian lands in order to help bolster an Austrian based nation for balance and interest. Super HRE doesn't need it, and I would like to ask that I would be able to get those lands should Super HRE be accepted, they simply don't need them considering their sheer population size, and I would to help balance that out.

I'm thinking it definitely needs a reduction, yes. It is a vague reservation though, so I assume it'll app for an area roughly within that grey.

Yeah, it's vague. The bit into Italy is mostly because I wanted a Med coastline, but if Glit wants it he can have it.

But after that I'm not amputating any more of the HRE. I need the rest to be able to stand up to all the colonial powers, since I have no colonies or power projection ability in general.

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

I'm thinking it definitely needs a reduction, yes. It is a vague reservation though, so I assume it'll app for an area roughly within that grey.

Yeah, it's vague. The bit into Italy is mostly because I wanted a Med coastline, but if Glit wants it he can have it.

But after that I'm not amputating any more of the HRE. I need the rest to be able to stand up to all the colonial powers, since I have no colonies or power projection ability in general.

Except Prussia into North German Confed was able to have both with being half the size.

[Lunas Legion]

I'm thinking it definitely needs a reduction, yes. It is a vague reservation though, so I assume it'll app for an area roughly within that grey.

Personally I think a divided germany should still exist, largely because of the activity it creates. But that's also just me.

The HRE is united in name only; in reality the Emperor points the vague direction he wants the HRE's internal states to go and hopes for the best. There'll be quite a bit of internal strife, which has come to war at times, and the only time the Empire can truly be called 'united' is when it's under direct threat.

[Lunas Legion]

Yeah, it's vague. The bit into Italy is mostly because I wanted a Med coastline, but if Glit wants it he can have it.

But after that I'm not amputating any more of the HRE. I need the rest to be able to stand up to all the colonial powers, since I have no colonies or power projection ability in general.

Except Prussia into North German Confed was able to have both with being half the size.

Prussia was internally unified and mostly centralised. The HRE is anything but.

[Alleniana]

Except Prussia into North German Confed was able to have both with being half the size.

Prussia was internally unified and mostly centralised. The HRE is anything but.

It would be much preferable for you to take a unified, centralised, smaller state then; we're really running out of space and a big sprawling decentralised empire in Europe isn't the best thing to do in that case.

[Finland SSR]

Application

Name: The Republic of Finland/The Second Finnish Republic (demonym - Finnish)
Symbols: Official Flag Secondary Flag (used by the President's Office) Coat of Arms Banner of the Socialist Party Banner of the Finnish Democrat Party National Animal
Claims: Greater Finland at it's glory.
Power: Minor Power

Government Structure: The political system is mostly modeled after the various democracies in Europe and North America. The political power is separated between three organizations - the Eduskunta, or the Parliament, the various ministries, led by the Prime Minister and the President. The Eduskunta votes for and releases laws, the President has some power over the decisions (such as a right to vetoing a certain law), and he and the ministers are responsible for executing the laws in the nation. A year ago, Finland became the first nation in the world to give full suffrage to all adult citizens, including women.
Ideology/Policy: Current leading party - Finnish Democrat Party (center-liberal). Main policies include increasing trade with foreign countries, partial disarmament, laissez faire economic politics, warm foreign relations with our neighbours, especially that huge Polish blob in the south.
Leaders: President Onni Talas, Prime Minister Heikki Renvall
Capital City: Helsinki

Population: 2,5 million
Primary Ethnic Group: Finnish
Minority Ethnic Groups: Karelian, Sami, Swedish, Russian
Description of Ethnicity: Finnish are part of the Finno-Ugric group, that's pretty much it. We are actually generally religion and culture tolerant. Most of the mainland is Finnish, a Swedish minority is in Aland and the southwest, especially Turku, Sami live in Lappland and Kola and sometimes demand autonomy rights, Karelians are basically Eastern Finns, they populate Karelia. Russians are spread out across the eastern parts of the country, especially prominent at the border with Russia.
Language: Finnish
Religion: Lutheranism, though Eastern Orthodoxy is prominent in the east. The government is secular, though, and does not favoritize or prioritize any religion above others.

Foreign Relations: Finland still holds an isolationist stance towards European politics. Famous Finnish writer and politician, first President of Finland E.Y. Pehkonen stated:

"Any nation be great, but greatness cannot be proven by sabers alone."

However, Finland keeps warm relations with that HRE superstate over there, as well as Poland, and while is suspicious of Sweden-Norway (it would be an insult for a Finnish man to call it "Kalmar") and Russia, it generally gets along with everyone.
Military Information: Fortress Finland Add in many land forts in Southern Finland.
While originally being just a small defensive force, the Finnish Army has grown significantly during the First Kingdom era. In 12 years, long fortifications were built to solidfy Finland's position and turn it into an impenetrable fortress, along with large navy size increases and land forts to fend off any naval attacks. After the estabilishment of the Second Republic, the army received a large cut, though the fortresses still stand.
The Finnish Army prefers a defensive doctrine, using attrition, winter clothes, large line fortifications and Maxim guns on them to hold back their enemies and increase their losses.
Army Size: 165,000, stationed across the country
Navy Size: 5 heavy ships, 15 light ships and 10 transports, split between Baltic Sea and White Sea fleets.

Economic Policy: Laissez Faire
Economic Situation: Currently in quite a steady position. Not too bad, but could be better. Still paying off debts for that dream fortress though.
Infrastructure: While most of the southern territories are heavily industrialized and have good infrastructure, most of the north is still rather undeveloped in the transport system. The rail network is large, but only a few trains reach the northern ports. As such, sea travel is quite commonly used to reach Kola, Muurmanni (Murmansk) and Liinakhamari.
Imports & Exports: Finland mostly exports lumber, paper and various metals, such as steel, copper, nickel and zinc. Shipbuilding is also prominent. Imports mostly include luxury goods and materials not produced in the country, such as cotton, tropical foods, precious metals and so on.
Currency: Finnish markka

History: The Finno Ugric were the first people to ever live in Eastern Europe after the end of the Ice Age. They populated most of Eastern and Northern Europe, but were not very numerous, so after the arrival of the Indo-Europeans from Anatolia, most of them were assimilated. At the beginning of the Roman Civil War after the Death of Caesar, the Finno-Ugrs were still a prominent culture group, being a majority in most of northeastern Europe. Slowly, but surely, though, they were being pushed out by Slavic and Baltic tribes. In the setting of New Imperialism, there are only a few major Finno-Ugric cultures left - the Finnish, the Estonians, the Hungarians, and that's pretty much it.
Until 1200 AD, Finland was a tribal land, not united under a single ruler, when the Kingdom of Sweden, their western neighbour, subjugated them. For the next 600 years, Finland was counted as the eastern province of Sweden, which eventually joined the Kalmar Union. In the beginning of the 19th century, the people of Finland finally found a glimmer of hope for their own state in the conquests of Napoleon Bonaparte. Revolutionary and nationalist ideas were spreading in the nation. And then the Swedish-Russian War began. The Grand Duchy of Finland was created and incorporated to the Russian Empire. This did not go well with the people, and a 20 year long guerrilla war followed.
The Finnish people were finally triumphant in 1830, during the times of the revolutions, and a democratic republic was estabilished. The nation soon faced many problems. In 1836, a coup installed an absolute monarchy in Finland, ending the short lived First Republic. The king, Pahjo I, used the fear and disbelief of truce among the masses to start a national militarization. Finland was slowly turned into a fortress with the "Fortress Finland" initiative, with three main lines of fortifications finished in 1846. This had a huge impact on the economy, and the debts made were so large they are still being paid off today. During the Spring of Nations, February 16 of 1848, the people overthrew Pahjo I and created the Second Republic.
Miscellaneous: Universal suffrage! Yay!
RP Example: You know me.
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Finnish-ed dat shit.

[Alleniana]

Application

Name: The Republic of Finland/The Second Finnish Republic (demonym - Finnish)

Tad more detail on language (does everyone speak Finnish?) and currency (what is it pegged to? y'know, stuff like that) would be good, but other than that, accepted for a good app. For history, you can say that you were liberated by Napoleon from Sweden and never got conquered, which might be better for both you and Russia, if you'd like.

[Sveltlana]

*wrong noise*

aiya

I nabbed a bit of Canada because Vinland.

Notice the existence of Scandinavian West Indies, East Indies, Gold Coast and Travancore.

http://i.imgur.com/ypn8lRL.png

Much conflict. Estonia, all of WWI Germany, Iceland, Greenland, all of Scandinavian North America (inc. Caribbean), India, Indonesia and quite possibly Africa are all taken.
Everything here is taken, plus all of India proper, this, and this with regards to you. I'd suggest the eastern Myanmar-Laos-northern Thailand sort of area as a possible Asian colony. Oh, also, Puducherry is open, I suppose.

Hurrah, Kalmar Pondicherry it is then!

Could the West Indies in the Caribbean be negotiated, though?

(Updated map soon).

[Liecthenbourg]

Application

Name: Officially: Les Etats-Unis de Nouvelle France | Unofficially: Le Grande République | Demonym: Nouvelle Francais.
Symbols: Le Flag, Le Anthem, The Voice of Freedom, L'Alligator, L'Élan
Claims: Violet on the RP map.
Power: Regional Power

Government Structure: Parliamentary Republic. Nouvelle France is broken into 16 administrative regions. Each of these regions puts forth two representatives towards the Quebec Parliament. Every male citizen above the age of 18 is permitted to vote for the President and said President then appoints one of the ministers of an administrative region as Prime Minister. Elections happen every 6 years, but the President may be voted out of his office by a Parliament Majority Vote backed by the people's consent.
Ideology/Policy: Classical Liberalism, Militarism, Expansionism, Equality,
Leaders: President: Jean-Baptiste Leclerc
Prime Minister: Frederic Dupont
Capital City: Quebec

Population: 20,498,842

Primary Ethnic Group:
• Nouvelle Francais: 88%
-French Louisianan: 75%
-French Canadian: 13%

Minority Ethnic Groups:
• French 3%
• Native American 2%
• English 1%
• German 2%
• Italian 2%
• Polish 1%
• Others 1%

Description of Culture: The People of Nouvelle France are very French in culture, faith and so on. Ever since the successful rebellion of 1775 (The Nouvelle Francais Rebellion) the peoples of the nation have stuck to their French roots in cuisine, religion and so forth. The Republican Ideals of the nation however, have changed traditions slightly here and there. Though the official language is "French" there are two slight variations to the mother tongue spoken in La France. The first is Quebecois, spoken in all the regions of "Canada Francais" the second is Mississippi French, spoken in French Louisiana. However, for diplomacy and other official business the proper French tongue must be used. With the arrival of other nationalities to the nation; big cities like Quebec, Montreal, New Orleans and St Louis are experiencing a merge of culture. Traditional dishes are being given new taste and flavour with the culinary expertise and mannerisms from the other nations are seeing some light as well. In the rural areas however, not much has changed.

Language: Quebecois, Mississippi French - collectively "Nouvelle Francais"

Religion:
• Roman Catholicism: 94%
• Protestantism: 3%
- Anglican: 1%
- Lutheran 2%

• Judaism: 1%
• Other Religions: 1.8%
• No Religion: .2%

Foreign Relations: Nouvelle France tends to keep to her own continent, but has tendencies to intervene in locations in South America. She has more than amiable relations with Brazil, Mexico, the Commonwealth and France and maintains good relations with her neighbours to the East - the CSA and Pallasia. She see's not many enemies, at this point in time, but instead attempts to befriend most upon her borders. Most.
Military Information: Small, well trained and well equipped. Used mainly for keeping the peace within the nation and for a rather prestigious outlook - aims to keep up to date with technology.
Army Size: 150,000 professional soldiers. 115,000 take the form of infantry, 10,000 take the form of cavalry, 15,000 take the form of artillerists and 10,000 are engineers, field medics and so forth. There are a potential reserve of 300,000 men but these are rarely expected to be called upon.
Navy Size: 18 Iron Clads (4 Battleships, 8 Cruisers and 6 Destroyers), each well maintained and equipped that are stationed in the Gulf of Mexico, Arctic Sea and Hudson Bay respectively. The latter two are generally equipped with icebreakers. 32 ships, mainly small frigates of wood and such still are present due to the over abundance of wood in the nation - but these are generally reserved for the more Northern Patrols, where strong winds make their speed quite formidable.

Economic Policy: Protectionism; the Gov't firmly believes placing tariffs on goods that can already be acquired within the nation. This allows for local enterprises and businesses, as well as the foreign market, an equal and fair chance in selling their goods to the people.
Economic Situation: The economic situation is quite well. A healthy industrial sector is present and the goods exported by the nation are quite well received in the global market. However, the expanse of the industrial sector was taken with caution and so several loans are still needed to be paid back to the Commonwealth. The agricultural sector is, without a doubt, heavily important to the nation as it produces a surplus of food and exports these fine crops to other nations. As well as this, Cash Crops are grown in large yields - Cotton, Indigo, Tobacco and whatnot. Urbanisation has become quite more common, but many still live in rural lands. The major cities include Quebec, Montreal, St Louis, New Orleans, Detroit, Toronto, Chicago, etc.
Infrastructure: Most large cities have railways connecting them - the most famous being the "Quebec/New Orleans Railway"
Imports & Exports: (Exports) Lumber, Cash Crops, Food Crops, Metals, Luxury Items. (Imports) WIP
Currency: The Franc (Fr)

History: Nouvelle France officially began her life in the year 1601. The First French Explorers, led by Samuel de Champlain settled here and hoped the city would mark the beginnings of the French Colonial Empire. Soon, in 1603, two French Explorers (Louie et Clarké ) ventured south from the St Lawrence River and ended up in modern day Michigan. When they returned to Quebec with the news, letters were dispatched to France and more towns were founded on the American Continent. Three years later, both explorers sailed around Labrador/Quebec and found the Hudson bay. Once again the same happened, and once they returned to Quebec letters and missives were dispatched to France. By 1610, a "thriving" (As much as one can thrive in 1600s Canada) French Colony, named "Nouvelle France" had began encompassing modern day Quebec, Labrador and Ontario. With this thriving community, France continued to steadily dispatch colonists to increase her profits in the fur industry.

In 1654, French Colonist Henri Giroud landed in what is now New Orleans. This colonial endeavour brought with it the claiming of the land known has "Louisiane" by 1667. By then, French Jesuits and Colonists had flooded to the land as they built towns upon the Mississippi; like St Louis and eventually the borders were redrawn and "Louisiane" became a district under "Nouvelle France"

In the year 1770, after the French had successfully defeated the British in the "Seven Years War", the colonists of Nouvelle France became weary under the increasingly forced taxations of "Protection" from the French Crown. The voice of the People came in the form of Colonial Governor Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, a Canadian born man whom wanted to see France right the wrongs it had done to his people. His pleas fell on deaf ears. In 1771, he and several other important figures of the Nouvelle France Independence Movement signed the Constitution of Nouvelle France (Which banned slavery) and declared that their nation was in a state of war against the French Empire. With little support on the main land, the French Colonists resorted to allying themselves with the natives in the territory and peppered the French War Machine in guerrillas tactics, only engaging in proper European Style when they were definite they had an advantage. A rather horrible underestimate of the spirit of the Nouvelle Francais as well as support from the Commonwealth (Both Navally and Land Army based), led to the capture of Quebec and Montreal in the Winter of 73, before Orelans fell in South in 74. With the loyalists switching sides and the vast expanse of land being turned against her, France and her now independent colony signed a peace agreement, with France acknowledging Nouvelle France's independence. In honour of his achievements, Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial became the first President of Nouvelle France in 1776 and remained so until his death 6 years later in 1782.

With a new found friendship with the Commonwealth that only strengthened over time, Nouvelle France began to gain a foothold in outside politics with the world. In 1843 diplomats were sent across Europe and to the East. Trade galore ensued and with such a mighty economy the nation was named "La Terre D'Opportunité" and a good amount of immigrants from Germany, Italy, Ireland and Poland travelled across the Atlantic in hopes of starting a new life, to leave their footprint upon the planet. In 1850 the "Quebec Orleans Railway" was opened and it allowed easy access to travel to the two most important cities of the Republic with ease. "5 Days!" they'd say, "5 Days is all it will take!" These were foundations upon the opportunistic mind of a noble people. Soon, before the dawn of the next decade were the countries many cities and towns united by a large railroad system that spanned the nation. It brought people closer and made travel much more affordable.

In 1876 the Health Care act was passed and the cleaning up of many great cities was done, regulations upon industry came next and vaccinations became absolutely mandatory for everyone.

Miscellaneous: Hue?
RP Example: HUEHUEHUEHUEHUE
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[Alleniana]

aiya

Much conflict. Estonia, all of WWI Germany, Iceland, Greenland, all of Scandinavian North America (inc. Caribbean), India, Indonesia and quite possibly Africa are all taken.
Everything here is taken, plus all of India proper, this, and this with regards to you. I'd suggest the eastern Myanmar-Laos-northern Thailand sort of area as a possible Asian colony. Oh, also, Puducherry is open, I suppose.

Hurrah, Kalmar Pondicherry it is then!

Could the West Indies in the Caribbean be negotiated, though?

(Updated map soon).

The British and CSA own the Caribbean between them, and considering how much CSA has been nerfed (they own nothing west of the Mississippi) I think your best bet would be asking Calt for some little island/s. Preferably none of the Lesser Antilles other than the Virgin Islands though.

@Liec, if you could add demonyms and peg your currency to something that'd be great. You're already accepted though.

[The Jonathanian States]

Venice is taken, I assume?

[Kumbhalgarh]

Is Germany Open?

[Liecthenbourg]

Hurrah, Kalmar Pondicherry it is then!

Could the West Indies in the Caribbean be negotiated, though?

(Updated map soon).

The British and CSA own the Caribbean between them, and considering how much CSA has been nerfed (they own nothing west of the Mississippi) I think your best bet would be asking Calt for some little island/s. Preferably none of the Lesser Antilles other than the Virgin Islands though.

@Liec, if you could add demonyms and peg your currency to something that'd be great. You're already accepted though.

Awesome. I added the general Demonyms, but I have absolutely no clue on economics so I doubt I'd be able to give you much on that field.

[The Jonathanian States]

Is Germany Open?

AFAIK there's a reservation on the area.

[Alleniana]

The British and CSA own the Caribbean between them, and considering how much CSA has been nerfed (they own nothing west of the Mississippi) I think your best bet would be asking Calt for some little island/s. Preferably none of the Lesser Antilles other than the Virgin Islands though.

@Liec, if you could add demonyms and peg your currency to something that'd be great. You're already accepted though.

Awesome. I added the general Demonyms, but I have absolutely no clue on economics so I doubt I'd be able to give you much on that field.

Basically just see if you're able to handle silver or gold more stably (if you've got some mines of the metal, choose it, unless you have ridiculous amounts)
BTW, I looked through populstat more exactly and came up with the figure of 20.5 million (rounded to half a million) for you.

[Finland SSR]

Tad more detail on language (does everyone speak Finnish?) and currency (what is it pegged to? y'know, stuff like that) would be good, but other than that, accepted for a good app. For history, you can say that you were liberated by Napoleon from Sweden and never got conquered, which might be better for both you and Russia, if you'd like.

If I was liberated by Napoleon, then how could I get Kola and Karelia?
And for currency and language, I could write something there.