CoDN Map Claims Thread [CoDN Citizens Only]

[Islanden]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Islanden
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type:
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: Morocco, Angola, coast of Mauritania, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Senagal, Gambia, Guineau Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin.
Size of all Claims (sq. km): 3.8 million sq km
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: It's under 4 million sq km, has a (relatively) similar culture throughout its territory enabling unification and isn't an unfairly positioned territory.

Angola is part of another nation on the map. Would you like me to process the rest of your claim without it?

Oops, I meant West Sahara. Dunno why I stuffed that up.

[Ascoobis]

Umm....Kestvala and North Amwell ain't on that map......

Edit: Oops, nevermind. I think the colors you chose may for the new nations be a little too much like the colors of the continents. May I suggest changing them to a darker color(s) for the next map update?

The colors looked fine on MS Paint. Oh well, I will have to decrease those colors luminosity by 20 then.

Do you have any input about the player who came from a raiding region (the player called Project 505)?

Yeah, I think they'll be okay.

[Destandia]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: The Kingdom of Destandia
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: No
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: New Caledonia
Size of all Claims (sq. km): 18,576 km²
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: I believe that a small constitutional monarchy island in the Pacific is fair, because it is very small, I think claiming it would make it the smallest or second smallest nation claimed in CoDN. I also think it's fair because compared to other countries, it is tiny. I hope my application is acceptable.
Thank you very much,
Good Day!

[Ascoobis]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: The Kingdom of Destandia
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: No
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: New Caledonia
Size of all Claims (sq. km): 18,576 km²
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: I believe that a small constitutional monarchy island in the Pacific is fair, because it is very small, I think claiming it would make it the smallest or second smallest nation claimed in CoDN. I also think it's fair because compared to other countries, it is tiny. I hope my application is acceptable.
Thank you very much,
Good Day!

Than can you please sign up to the WA? It's a requirement to be on the map. If you're worried about stats, create a second nation and give it WA status.

[Raffaellica]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Raffaelllica
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[_] Initial Claim
[X] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia
Size of all Claims (sq. km): 261,000
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: I'd still be way below the maximum cap and as both Taralus and I stated, the Balkans have been shifting hands and despite being a very important region.

[Taralus]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Taralus
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: No, made exempt by the 'Grandfathered' Clause.
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[_] Initial Claim
[X] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece.
Size of all Claims (sq. km): 608,218
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: I'd be above the maximum cap but as Raffaellica has stated, the Balkans have been shifting hands, despite being a very important region.

[The Balkans Directive]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: The Balkans Directive
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: The Balkans
Size of all Claims (sq. km): 666,700
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: My Nations name forces me to uphold the rule of nations who claim land MUST claim the real life counter part and so I Have

[Ascoobis]

I see a conflicting claim in Europe.... Drago?

I think it'd be fair to give the Balkans to The Balkan Directive, seeing that Taralus is already pretty passive in land size and Raffaellica already holds some of the major countries in Central Europe.

[Dragomerian Islands]

I see a conflicting claim in Europe.... Drago?

I think it'd be fair to give the Balkans to The Balkan Directive, seeing that Taralus is already pretty passive in land size and Raffaellica already holds some of the major countries in Central Europe.

I will officially review claims this weekend, though I agree with Ascoobis on this one. I have been busy with finals for the past week.

[The Inamorta Collective]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Inamorta
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: rest of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Sinai Peninsula, Coast of Egypt and Sudan, Israel, Lebanon
Size of all Claims (sq. km): about 2.7 million square kilometers
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: It is fair because it is less than the maximum amount you can claim and I know an interesting history for the land under my country.

[Dragomerian Islands]

Angola is part of another nation on the map. Would you like me to process the rest of your claim without it?

Oops, I meant West Sahara. Dunno why I stuffed that up.

Claim Accepted!

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Inamorta
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: rest of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Sinai Peninsula, Coast of Egypt and Sudan, Israel, Lebanon
Size of all Claims (sq. km): about 2.7 million square kilometers
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: It is fair because it is less than the maximum amount you can claim and I know an interesting history for the land under my country.

Claim Accepted!

APPLICATION
Nation Name: The Balkans Directive
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: The Balkans
Size of all Claims (sq. km): 666,700
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: My Nations name forces me to uphold the rule of nations who claim land MUST claim the real life counter part and so I Have

Claim Accepted!

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Taralus
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: No, made exempt by the 'Grandfathered' Clause.
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[_] Initial Claim
[X] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece.
Size of all Claims (sq. km): 608,218
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: I'd be above the maximum cap but as Raffaellica has stated, the Balkans have been shifting hands, despite being a very important region.

Claim Denied. See statement by RP Admin Ascoobis.

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Raffaelllica
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[_] Initial Claim
[X] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia
Size of all Claims (sq. km): 261,000
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: I'd still be way below the maximum cap and as both Taralus and I stated, the Balkans have been shifting hands and despite being a very important region.

Claim Denied. See statement by RP Admin Ascoobis.

APPLICATION
Nation Name: The Kingdom of Destandia
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: No
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: New Caledonia
Size of all Claims (sq. km): 18,576 km²
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: I believe that a small constitutional monarchy island in the Pacific is fair, because it is very small, I think claiming it would make it the smallest or second smallest nation claimed in CoDN. I also think it's fair because compared to other countries, it is tiny. I hope my application is acceptable.
Thank you very much,
Good Day!

Claim Denied. You are lacking WA Membership.

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Ketrocal has left the region, therefore he has been removed from the map.

Paglaum is in danger of being removed from the map due to inactivity in roleplay.

3 new nations have joined the map.
1 nation has left the map.

There are 21 nations on the map.

New Map: http://imgur.com/JhZX8mi.png

[The Inamorta Collective]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Inamorta
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[_] Initial Claim
[X] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Homs Governorate, Damascus Governorate, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Al-Suwayda Governorate, Dara`a Governorate, and the Quneitra Governorate (Part of Syria)
Size of all Claims (sq. km): ~90,000 km
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: The new government use to operate in Syria after they were exiled in 2002. The new Emperor of Inamorta wants to incorporate Syria since he has used it has his staging grounds for decades against the old government.

[Paglaum]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Paglaum
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes.
Does your nation have WA status: Indeed.
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[_] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[X] Modification
What land are you claiming: I am leaving ALL possesions in China. This is a full-on relocation. I am moving to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and East Timor. I will provide a map for my claims, which is really what one should base on:

http://i.imgur.com/AdvYzg6.png

Size of all Claims (sq. km): 2,757,186.1
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: As said before, all claims in China have been abandoned. Furthermore, The claim isn't as large as other nations. As part of my plan to get back on the RP, I think having a nation in the Malay Archipelago would be an interesting concept.

[The Land of the Ephyral]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Ephyra
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: http://imgur.com/sjlcIWg.png - I am everything in gold between western East Persia, south-western Versail, south-eastern Balkans Directive and northern Inamorta Collective. My claims include Asia Minor Turkey, Cyprus, Crete, and the southern Caucasus of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Additionally, I am claiming the following regions of Syria as per a OOC negotiation with the Inamorta Collective. Al-Hasakah Governorate, Raqqa Governorate, Aleppo Governorate, Idlib Governorate, Hama Governorate, Latakia Governorate, and the Tartus Governorate.
Size of all Claims (sq. km): Roughly 1,172,372 km² (Measurement is not counting the tiny islands that IRL belong to Greece, as I know neither their names nor size, as well as discounting the area of RL Turkey currently occupied by Balkans Directive, and the parts of Syria claimed by Inamorta. Complete average I'd say is about 1,170,000 km² but in total honesty I have no idea.)
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: I believe this territory will allow me to RP effectively as a Middle Eastern power without holding too much territory or resources to be considered overpowered. The territory claimed is well under the maximum limit and the area is geographically ideal for a backstory to develop my uniquely named and cultural nation.

EDIT: Fixed some grammatical errors, uploaded re-vamped map claim to adjust accordingly for Ephyra-Inamorta land deal.

[Kivasek]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: The Commune of Kivasek
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: Hungary. Romania, and Moldova
Size of all Claims (sq. km): 365,267 sq. km
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: It sits in-between the Balkans (whilst not taking a huge area that could be considered part of it) and the three large powers Raffaellica, Taralus, and Versail.

[Cerma]

APPLICATION
Nation Name:
Are you a resident of the CoDN:
Does your nation have WA status:
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[_] Initial Claim
[x] Expansion/Reduction
[x] Modification
What land are you claiming:Iceland
Size of all Claims (sq. km):6,044,873 km2
Why is your claim fair in your opinion:This is a bit of an unorthodox request.

As per request from Komminland, a long time veteran of the CODN who currently is not involved with the WA, I would like to claim Iceland OOCly in order to be used IC"y by Komminland. No rp stats involving Iceland will affect Cerma, and Komminland will be a seperate sovereign state.

I will ask Komminland to confirm this.

[Komminland]

APPLICATION
Nation Name:
Are you a resident of the CoDN:
Does your nation have WA status:
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[_] Initial Claim
[x] Expansion/Reduction
[x] Modification
What land are you claiming:Iceland
Size of all Claims (sq. km):6,044,873 km2
Why is your claim fair in your opinion:This is a bit of an unorthodox request.

As per request from Komminland, a long time veteran of the CODN who currently is not involved with the WA, I would like to claim Iceland OOCly in order to be used IC"y by Komminland. No rp stats involving Iceland will affect Cerma, and Komminland will be a seperate sovereign state.

I will ask Komminland to confirm this.

Confirmed.

[Ascoobis]

Ummm....Drago? It's been a while....

[Dragomerian Islands]

Ummm....Drago? It's been a while....

I put things on pause during the elections. It has been a bit slow though.

[Hyggemata]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Hyggemata
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type:
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: Area No. 2 as marked on the map.
Size of all Claims (sq. km): approx. 120,000 km^2
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: Fits the character of this nation.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/themiclesia/sjlcIWg_1.fw_zps98vhpmmb.png

[Haporick]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Haporick
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Islands in the Pacific
Size of all Claims (sq. km): ~2.771 million
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: Well most of the territory except Sri Lanka and Mainland/Land Malaysia is covered in jungle so the population would be mostly located at or near the coast which makes 2.771 sq. km not really that huge since livable space is more like 1 million sq. km at max with a huge grain of salt, I would rather say 300,000 sq. km.
https://gyazo.com/d2679f489c5b3d6634c7a88572703662

[The Land of the Ephyral]

Hyggemata's updated claim is correct. On the map provided there, the territory in purple with the number 2 on it is to be subtracted from my claim and rendered the official claim of Hyggemata. The territory in the deep green just south of Versail numbered '1' is still a part of my claim.

Thought this would be clearer than another messy update to my thread.

[Haporick]

I would actually let him take all of Syria also since no one will ever want to build a nation there, or give it to East Persia or Inamorta Collective or split the land between those 3

[The Land of the Ephyral]

I would actually let him take all of Syria also since no one will ever want to build a nation there, or give it to East Persia or Inamorta Collective or split the land between those 3

Syria is being partitioned between myself and Inamorta.

[Paglaum]

APPLICATION
Nation Name: Haporick
Are you a resident of the CoDN: Yes
Does your nation have WA status: Yes
Claim Type: (place an X between the brackets to denote claim type)
[X] Initial Claim
[_] Expansion/Reduction
[_] Modification
What land are you claiming: Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Islands in the Pacific
Size of all Claims (sq. km): ~2.771 million
Why is your claim fair in your opinion: Well most of the territory except Sri Lanka and Mainland/Land Malaysia is covered in jungle so the population would be mostly located at or near the coast which makes 2.771 sq. km not really that huge since livable space is more like 1 million sq. km at max with a huge grain of salt, I would rather say 300,000 sq. km.
https://gyazo.com/d2679f489c5b3d6634c7a88572703662

It seems this claim conflicts with the land I claimed about two weeks ago. So we'll have to see to this issue. Since it could disrupt already-ongoing RPs with my nation.