Amuria Sign-Up Thread

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Welcome to Amuria! We're a fairly new region with a small, active, and diverse community full of opportunities for people interested in roleplaying and worldbuilding.

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Although we're still a small region that's in the process of setting things up, we're open to everyone, even newcomers to NationStates. While everyone is welcome regardless of experience, if you want to claim a particularly powerful role, you have to submit an example of your best work or a writing sample to demonstrate your experience in either writing, worldbuilding, or graphic design. Since we're committed to realistic modern tech worldbuilding, nations that are unrealistically utopian, overpowered, or excessively edgy are heavily discouraged. If you plan on having a high population, a high GDP per capita might be unrealistic. Similarly, if you plan on having a high GDP per capita, a high population might also be unrealistic.

All that being said, if you have any questions, concerns, claims, or concepts, feel free to discuss them with us on our regional Discord server where most of the activity happens.

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[size=150][b]Regional Map Application[/b][/size]
[b]Short name of nation:[/b]
[b]Long name of nation:[/b]
[b]Capital:[/b]
[b]Form of government:[/b]
[b]Leader:[/b]
[b]GDP:[/b]
[b]GDP per capita:[/b]

[b]Population:[/b]
[b]Active military personnel[/b] (this should not exceed 2% of your population)[b]:[/b]
[b]What is your nation's culture?[/b]
[b]What are your nation's largest ethnic groups?[/b]
[b]What are your nation's largest religions?[/b]

[b]Please provide a brief history of your nation:[/b]
 
[b]How long have you been on NationStates?[/b]
[b]Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they?[/b]
[b]Roleplay/worldbuilding sample:[/b]
 
[b]Claim:[/b]
[b]Desired color of claim:[/b]
 
Once you've submitted a claim, please telegram the mapmaker (currently [nation]Meridian Socialist Union[/nation]), and join the regional [url=https://discord.gg/HeeRqqc]Discord server[/url].

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Time Until Next Update

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As of 4/22/2019, the next update is scheduled to be released on 5/26/2019.

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Current agenda:

1. Add islands to Angaliad
2. Add an Australian continent
3. Create a culture map

[Khorasanshah]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Khorasan
Long name of nation: The Celestial Empire of Khorasan
Capital: Khanmeydan
Form of government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Leader: Khağan Rustam Shah Kızılkoyunlu
GDP: $640,000,000,000
GDP per capita: $8,000

Population: 80,000,000
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): 1,200,000
What is your nation's culture? Khorasan is a Persianate state with heavy Turkic, Arabic, and Hindustani cultural influences that are the result of the country's history as one of the largest Empires in the Middle East.
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups?

1. Iranian, Afghan, and Tajik Persians
2. Uzbek and Kazakh Turks
3. Iraqi and Syrian Arabs
4. Punjabi and Hindi Hindustanis

What are your nation's largest religions?

1. Zoroastrianism
2. Orthodox Christianity
3. Islam
4. Hinduism
5. Buddhism
6. Turkic Shamanism

How long have you been on NationStates? Way too long (5 years).
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Devlet-i Hisaristan, Rumelidevleti, Sindhustan, Kaupyar, and Sunarctica.
Roleplay/worldbuilding sample: Hamza put his coat on and glanced at the mirror before leaving his dorm. 'Not bad', he thought to himself with a self-satisfied grin. Wearing a light black coat, warm beige pants, and a dark red scarf, if it weren't for his coffee-colored skin, curly black hair, and prominent beard, anyone could have mistaken him for a regular Chokashian. Leaving a note on the couch for Danya telling him where he was headed, he left his dorm, locked the door behind him, and headed off of the local mosque. Although Hamza wasn't as religious as many of his classmates at home, he had always made sure to attend Friday services and was an active member of his school's Muridin Students' Association.

Stepping outside of the dormitory, he was greeted by the pleasant sight of Vorsha in the spring. On account of the rainstorm that recently ran through the region, fresh drops of dew clung to the leaves of verdant trees that lined the city's streets, gleaming with sunlight as it delicately filtered through the foliage. The air was cool and humid, filled with the sound of cars playfully splashing through puddles in the afternoon traffic. As much as he missed his home, he was happy to live here. The mosque might have been far away from his house, but on most days, he didn't mind having to go across the city.

Today, however, was not one of those days. Due to his foreign appearance, he often stood out in crowds and occasionally got confused looks from Chokashians who had probably never seen someone from Catai before. Today was different, though. Looking around the tram, everyone stared at him. Some looked at him with fear and trepidation. Others with a friendly expression of reassurance. Some, particularly the men in the back of the car, glared at him with searing resentment. Hamza felt like they were staring into his very soul. Feelings of anxiety crept into his mind. His shoulders tensed. His heartbeat quickened. The tension was unbearable. He looked around restlessly. The staring didn't stop. It only intensified.

Claim: I'm the mapmaker.
Desired color of claim:

[Castelana]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Castelana
Long name of nation: Castelan Republic
Capital: Sãda Mõdanha (Saint Montana)
Form of government: Federal parliamentary republic
Leader: Consul Ruis Frayas
GDP: $113.91 billion
GDP per capita: $30,102

Population: 3,784,289
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): ~10,000 men
What is your nation's culture? Castelana's culture is influenced by both the Castelan (Ibero-Romance conculture) and Rianic (Brythonic conculture) cultures that inhabit it; both have influenced each other to form Castelana's current culture. It is worth noting that Castelana is also rather communitarian and religious; it is quite a traditional society.
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups? Castelana is 74% Castelan (Ibero-Romance) and 21% Rianic (Brythonic) (15% of Rianic people are nomadic, akin to Irish Travellers).
What are your nation's largest religions? TBD upon further worldbuilding; heresy of pseudo-Abrahamic faith.

How long have you been on NationStates? Since May 2016, I believe.
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Crylante, Jorvik and Lothian, Azmara
Roleplay/worldbuilding sample: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=437086&p=33653201#p33653201

Claim: The light orange circle currently saying "Castelana".
Desired color of claim: Light orange

Once you've submitted a claim, please telegram the mapmaker (currently Khorasanshah), and join the regional Discord server.

[Gasperich]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Khorasan
Long name of nation: The Celestial Empire of Khorasan
Capital: Khanmeydan
Form of government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Leader: Khağan Rustam Shah Kızılkoyunlu
GDP: $640,000,000,000
GDP per capita: $8,000

Population: 80,000,000
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): 1,200,000
What is your nation's culture? Khorasan is a Persianate state with heavy Turkic, Arabic, and Hindustani cultural influences that are the result of the country's history as one of the largest Empires in the Middle East.
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups?

1. Iranian, Afghan, and Tajik Persians
2. Uzbek and Kazakh Turks
3. Iraqi and Syrian Arabs
4. Punjabi and Hindi Hindustanis

What are your nation's largest religions?

1. Zoroastrianism
2. Orthodox Christianity
3. Islam
4. Hinduism
5. Buddhism
6. Turkic Shamanism

How long have you been on NationStates? Way too long (5 years).
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Devlet-i Hisaristan, Rumelidevleti, Sindhustan, Kaupyar, and Sunarctica.
Roleplay/worldbuilding sample: Hamza put his coat on and glanced at the mirror before leaving his dorm. 'Not bad', he thought to himself with a self-satisfied grin. Wearing a light black coat, warm beige pants, and a dark red scarf, if it weren't for his coffee-colored skin, curly black hair, and prominent beard, anyone could have mistaken him for a regular Chokashian. Leaving a note on the couch for Danya telling him where he was headed, he left his dorm, locked the door behind him, and headed off of the local mosque. Although Hamza wasn't as religious as many of his classmates at home, he had always made sure to attend Friday services and was an active member of his school's Muridin Students' Association.

Stepping outside of the dormitory, he was greeted by the pleasant sight of Vorsha in the spring. On account of the rainstorm that recently ran through the region, fresh drops of dew clung to the leaves of verdant trees that lined the city's streets, gleaming with sunlight as it delicately filtered through the foliage. The air was cool and humid, filled with the sound of cars playfully splashing through puddles in the afternoon traffic. As much as he missed his home, he was happy to live here. The mosque might have been far away from his house, but on most days, he didn't mind having to go across the city.

Today, however, was not one of those days. Due to his foreign appearance, he often stood out in crowds and occasionally got confused looks from Chokashians who had probably never seen someone from Catai before. Today was different, though. Looking around the tram, everyone stared at him. Some looked at him with fear and trepidation. Others with a friendly expression of reassurance. Some, particularly the men in the back of the car, glared at him with searing resentment. Hamza felt like they were staring into his very soul. Feelings of anxiety crept into his mind. His shoulders tensed. His heartbeat quickened. The tension was unbearable. He looked around restlessly. The staring didn't stop. It only intensified.

Claim: I'm the mapmaker.
Desired color of claim:

Very good, Kameraden. Accepted, though being Co-Founder, I fear this is redundant.

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Castelana
Long name of nation: Castelan Republic
Capital: Sãda Mõdanha (Saint Montana)
Form of government: Federal parliamentary republic
Leader: Consul Ruis Frayas
GDP: $113.91 billion
GDP per capita: $30,102

Population: 3,784,289
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): ~10,000 men
What is your nation's culture? Castelana's culture is influenced by both the Castelan (Ibero-Romance conculture) and Rianic (Brythonic conculture) cultures that inhabit it; both have influenced each other to form Castelana's current culture. It is worth noting that Castelana is also rather communitarian and religious; it is quite a traditional society.
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups? Castelana is 74% Castelan (Ibero-Romance) and 21% Rianic (Brythonic) (15% of Rianic people are nomadic, akin to Irish Travellers).
What are your nation's largest religions? TBD upon further worldbuilding; heresy of pseudo-Abrahamic faith.

How long have you been on NationStates? Since May 2016, I believe.
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Crylante, Jorvik and Lothian, Azmara
Roleplay/worldbuilding sample: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=437086&p=33653201#p33653201

Claim: The light orange circle currently saying "Castelana".
Desired color of claim: Light orange

Once you've submitted a claim, please telegram the mapmaker (currently Khorasanshah), and join the regional Discord server.

Accepted, and, as stated in the Discord, I'm eager to see what Castelan and Rianic become

[Gaulan]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Gaulan
Long name of nation: The Union of Gaulan
Capital: Merlot
Form of government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Leader:National Governor Jean-Jacques de la Fontaine
Prince Gottfried-Albert Schlaun
GDP: $539 billion
GDP per capita: $20,000

Population: 30,00,000
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): 80,000
What is your nation's culture? The Gaulois culture is one largely inspired by that of the French in Alsace-Lorraine, so French with strong German influences, most notable in the fact the Royal Family is German.
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups? Gaulois (French) is the largest ethnic group in Gaulan, at nearly 70% of the population, while a strong Lothar (German) population exists, making up 15% of the population.
What are your nation's largest religions? TBD upon further worldbuilding, but probably Abrahamic

How long have you been on NationStates? Nearly 5 years, I think
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Newrey, Veleaz, and Sasoona
Roleplay/worldbuilding sample:

Claim: On the map, son
Desired color of claim:

Once you've submitted a claim, please telegram the mapmaker (currently Khorasanshah), and join the regional Discord server.

[Gasperich]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Gaulan
Long name of nation: The Union of Gaulan
Capital: Merlot
Form of government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Leader: National Governor Jean-Jacques de la Fontaine
Prince Gottfried-Albert Schlaun
GDP: $539 billion
GDP per capita: $20,000

Population: 30,00,000
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): 80,000
What is your nation's culture? The Gaulois culture is one largely inspired by that of the French in Alsace-Lorraine, so French with strong German influences, most notable in the fact the Royal Family is German.
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups? Gaulois (French) is the largest ethnic group in Gaulan, at nearly 70% of the population, while a strong Lothar (German) population exists, making up 15% of the population.
What are your nation's largest religions? TBD upon further worldbuilding, but probably Abrahamic

How long have you been on NationStates? Nearly 5 years, I think
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Newrey, Veleaz, and Sasoona
Roleplay/worldbuilding sample:

Claim: On the map, son
Desired color of claim:

Once you've submitted a claim, please telegram the mapmaker (currently Khorasanshah), and join the regional Discord server.

Accepted!

[Kannap]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Basel-Triesen (Will create a puppet with this name for the region)
Long name of nation: The United Kingdom of Basel and Triesen
Capital: Dornbirn, Basel; Feldkirch, Triesen
Form of government: Dual Monarchy ruled by two kings
Leader: King Franz Ulli Ruprecht (Franz VI) and King Alexander Wessel Ottokar (Alexander IX)
GDP: $1.00 trillion
GDP per capita: $61,400

Population: 16,300,145
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): 326,002 active personnel (Additionally, every male citizen is required to complete 21 weeks of military training at age 20 and remains on a list of reserves for ten years)
What is your nation's culture? Swiss, German, French, Liechtenstein-ish.
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups? Basel (Swiss) make up about 60% of the population; Triesen (Liechtenstein-ish) make up about 40% of the population.
What are your nation's largest religions? Catholicism, Protestant Christianity, Judaism

How long have you been on NationStates? 7 years
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Multiple puppets rarely used.

Claim:
Desired color of claim: Any color is fine

Once you've submitted a claim, please telegram the mapmaker (currently Khorasanshah), and join the regional Discord server.

[Gasperich]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Corrèze-Marzamemi (Will create a puppet with this name for the region)
Long name of nation: The United Kingdom of Corrèze and Marzamemi
Capital: northern capital: Tulle; southern capital: Marza
Form of government: Dual Monarchy ruled by two kings
Leader: King Aldéric Jean-Michel Lévesque and King Pietri Corradino Bicchieri
GDP: $512.5 billion
GDP per capita: $5,552.45

Population: 92,301,507
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): 100,000 active personnel (Non-active personnel: 700,000 trained reserves / 1,000,000 untrained reserves)
What is your nation's culture? French and Italian
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups? Corrèzen (French) make up about 70% of the population; Marzamemienne (Italian) make up about 30% of the population.
What are your nation's largest religions? Catholicism, Protestant Christianity, Judaism

How long have you been on NationStates? 7 years
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Multiple puppets rarely used.

Claim: https://imgur.com/gallery/r5pBvTf
Desired color of claim: Any color is fine

Once you've submitted a claim, please telegram the mapmaker (currently Khorasanshah), and join the regional Discord server.

Accepted! Welcome to the region!

[Gulmi]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Gulmi
Long name of nation: The Empire of Gulmi
Capital: Sangnim
Form of government: Constitutional Monarchy
Leader: Empress Ku Han-Sun (Head of State) Premier Cha Jung-Hwa (Head of Government)
GDP: $528,756,900,000
GDP per capita: $21,000

Population: 25,178,900
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): ~300,000 people
What is your nation's culture? East Asian, mostly Korean
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups? Gulmin (I guess they are Korean)
What are your nation's largest religions? Native religion I am working on creating. Mostly based on Korean shamanism.

Please provide a brief history of your nation:
A pretty isolated and self absorbed series of kingdoms and dynasties. In the 1700s the Ku Dynasty begins. Absolute monarchy until mid 1880s when Western ideas force the monarchy to adapt. Westernization comes quickly. Monarchy does not adapt well and brief but bloody civil war in which Ku Dynasty falls in 1888. Military dictatorship for several decades until 1930s popular revolt restores Ku Dynasty. Relatively stable growth in economy and power since then.

How long have you been on NationStates? A very long time
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Aquidneck
Roleplay/worldbuilding sample: Admin knows my background

Claim: Spoke with admin in Discord about claim.
Desired color of claim: Gold

[Gasperich]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Gulmi
Long name of nation: The Empire of Gulmi
Capital: Sangnim
Form of government: Constitutional Monarchy
Leader: Empress Ku Han-Sun (Head of State) Premier Cha Jung-Hwa (Head of Government)
GDP: $528,756,900,000
GDP per capita: $21,000

Population: 25,178,900
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): ~300,000 people
What is your nation's culture? East Asian, mostly Korean
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups? Gulmin (I guess they are Korean)
What are your nation's largest religions? Native religion I am working on creating. Mostly based on Korean shamanism.

Please provide a brief history of your nation:
A pretty isolated and self absorbed series of kingdoms and dynasties. In the 1700s the Ku Dynasty begins. Absolute monarchy until mid 1880s when Western ideas force the monarchy to adapt. Westernization comes quickly. Monarchy does not adapt well and brief but bloody civil war in which Ku Dynasty falls in 1888. Military dictatorship for several decades until 1930s popular revolt restores Ku Dynasty. Relatively stable growth in economy and power since then.

How long have you been on NationStates? A very long time
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Aquidneck
Roleplay/worldbuilding sample: Admin knows my background

Claim: Spoke with admin in Discord about claim.
Desired color of claim: Gold

Accepted, mein Kameraden

[Sepharad]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Sepharad
Long name of nation: Republic of Sepharad
Capital: Sepharad
Form of Government: Unitary Republic
Leader: Consul Ephraim Haskel Galimidi Fonseca de Marbella, Consul Fernando Mortara de Silva
GDP: 805.16 billion
GDP per capita: $35,976

Population: 22,380,432
Active military personnel: 335,705
What is your nation's culture? Sepharad is, as the name would suggest, a Latin Jewish state. It does, however, possess an eclectic and inclusive culture that has incorporated elements from surrounding Iberian, Greek, and Arabian polities. It tends towards cosmopolitanism and liberal social attitudes, though a growing movement has romanticized and promoted the rural past. Patronage plays an important role in the intricate network of social relationships between families and, while gender norms are patriarchal on the surface, women possess immense power within the household and with regard to arranging and consenting to marriages.

What are your nation's largest ethnic groups?

• Not!Sephardim - 88.91%
• Castelans - 7.44%
• Riani - 2.13%
• Other - 1.52%

What are your nation's largest religions?

• Not!Judaism - 84%
• Irreligious - 7%
• Other - 9%

Please provide a brief history of your nation: The city of Sepharad was founded along the southern bank of the River Turia, several miles west of where its mouth meets the vibrant, green ocean, some time around the year 500 CE. Historians have long speculated about the identity of the people who settled amid these fecund hills, with the most popular hypothesis involving the larger metropolis emerging from an earlier trading settlement intended to bring marble from the quarries down the river to more lucrative port cities in the east. By the late medieval period, mercantile and rabbinical families such as the Abravanel, the Barzelai, and the Luzzato had established an autonomous city-state with a republican model of government. By 1480 CE, Sepharad had grown to encompass and dominate weaker polities such as Utrera, Osuna, Albufeira, Pizarra, and Zaffaraya. It became a commercial center for the trade of marble, textiles, spices, and steel. It's material wealth also coincided with an uptick in patronage for the arts with sculptures and paintings hold prime importance.

Throughout the early modern period, Sepharad entered into a long decline due to political infighting and economic stagnation. The two principal political factions, the Blancos and the Colorados fought bitterly, sometimes discreetly and sometimes openly, and the Republic experienced no less than six civil wars. The situation began to improve as a succession of strong-handed consuls took the helm of the ship of state and invested heavily in infrastructure and education, more often than not implementing Colorado political programs. At the moment, the ruling consul, Ephraim Haskel Galimidi Fonseca de Marbella, is a Colorado with ambitions that are greater than his own faction. He has been elected on no fewer than three occasions, engendering understandable unease in his political opponents. The other consul, who should in theory limit Galimidi's power, is Fernando Mortara de Silva, a man who has been Galimidi's lieutenant since his military days.

How long have you been on NationStates? Too long.

Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Fahran, Greater Vanya, and numerous raiding puppets.

Roleplay/worldbuilding sample: Do I have to?

Claim:

https://i.imgur.com/kXA4XoJ.png

Desired color of claim: Dark Red

Once you've submitted a claim, please telegram the mapmaker (currently Meridian Socialist Union), and join the regional Discord server.

[Gasperich]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Sepharad
Long name of nation: Republic of Sepharad
Capital: Sepharad
Form of Government: Unitary Republic
Leader: Consul Ephraim Haskel Galimidi Fonseca de Marbella, Consul Fernando Mortara de Silva
GDP: 805.16 billion
GDP per capita: $35,976

Population: 22,380,432
Active military personnel: 335,705
What is your nation's culture? Sepharad is, as the name would suggest, a Latin Jewish state. It does, however, possess an eclectic and inclusive culture that has incorporated elements from surrounding Iberian, Greek, and Arabian polities. It tends towards cosmopolitanism and liberal social attitudes, though a growing movements has romanticized and promoted the rural past. Patronage plays an important role in the intricate network of social relationships between families and, while gender norms are patriarchal on the surface, women possess immense power within the household and with regard to arranging and consenting to marriages.

What are your nation's largest ethnic groups?

• Not!Sephardim - 88.91%
• Castelans - 7.44%
• Riani - 2.13%
• Other - 1.52%

What are your nation's largest religions?

• Not!Judaism - 84%
• Irreligious - 7%
• Other - 9%

Please provide a brief history of your nation: The city of Sepharad was founded along the southern bank of the River Turia, several miles west of where its mouth meets the vibrant, green ocean, some time around the year 500 CE. Historians have long speculated about the identity of the people who settled amid these fecund hills, with the most popular hypothesis involving the larger metropolis emerging from an earlier trading settlement intended to bring marble from the quarries down the river to more lucrative port cities in the east. By the late medieval period, mercantile and rabbinical families such as the Abravanel, the Barzelai, and the Luzzato had established an autonomous city-state with a republican model of government. By 1480 CE, Sepharad had grown to encompass and dominate weaker polities such as Utrera, Osuna, Albufeira, Pizarra, and Zaffaraya. It became a commercial center for the trade of marble, textiles, spices, and steel. It's material wealth also coincided with an uptick in patronage for the arts with sculptures and paintings hold prime importance.

Throughout the early modern period, Sepharad entered into a long decline due to political infighting and economic stagnation. The two principal political factions, the Blancos and the Colorados fought bitterly, sometimes discreetly and sometimes openly, and the Republic experienced no less than six civil wars. The situation began to improve as a succession of strong-handed consuls took the helm of the ship of state and invested heavily in infrastructure and education, more often than not implementing Colorado political programs. At the moment, the ruling consul, Ephraim Haskel Galimidi Fonseca de Marbella, is a Colorado with ambitions that are greater than his own faction. He has been elected on no fewer than three occasions, engendering understandable unease in his political opponents. The other consul, who should in theory limit Galimidi's power, is Fernando Mortara de Silva, a man who has been Galimidi's lieutenant since his military days.

How long have you been on NationStates? Too long.

Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Fahran, Greater Vanya, and numerous raiding puppets.

Roleplay/worldbuilding sample: Do I have to?

Claim:

https://i.imgur.com/kXA4XoJ.png

Desired color of claim: Dark Red

Once you've submitted a claim, please telegram the mapmaker (currently Meridian Socialist Union), and join the regional Discord server.

Accepted, heathen.

[Meridian Socialist Union]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Meridia
Long name of nation: Meridian Socialist Union
Capital: Hudson City
Form of government: Federal Socialist Republic
Leader:
- General Secretary Rafael Marcos
- President Daniel Connolly
GDP: $912 billion USD
GDP per capita: $12,000

Population: 76,000,000
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): 1,140,000 reservists
What is your nation's culture? American
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups?
- White Meridian
- Latino-Meridian
- Afro-Meridian
What are your nation's largest religions?
- Christianity
- Islam
- Judaism

Please provide a brief history of your nation: The territory that is now Meridia was inhabited by various indigenous groups such as the Anacostan, Lenape, Mashantucket, Haudenosaunee, and Abenaki. The Angaliad colonization of the region began in the 16th century as [English], [German], and [Spanish] settlers founded colonies in the Meridian west. [England] emerged as the dominant power in the region during the 17th century. Political and economic disputes between the Meridian colonies and the [English] government led to the declaration of the Meridian Republic and the outbreak of the First Meridian Revolution in 1756. The First Revolution ended with the Treaty of Arrohattoc in 1766. The Meridian Republic spent the remainder of the 18th and 19th centuries expanding across the Meridian continent through the displacement of Meridian tribes and the conquest and settlement of neighboring lands.

The Meridian Republic outlawed slavery in 1821. The Meridian economy emerged as one of the most powerful in the world due to the industrial revolution. The collapse of the stock market in 1923 led to an economic depression that resulted in the disintegration of the economy. The Meridian Civil War started in 1933 when a group of military leaders led by General Andrew Marshall staged a fascist coup against the Meridian Republic. During the war, the National State of Meridia fought against various socialist and anarchist worker movements and the remnants of the Army of the Republic. Marshall's government collapsed after his forces were decisively defeated at the Battle of Anacostia in 1938.

The restoration of the Meridian Republic was followed by the Second Meridian Revolution which ended on 1 May 1939 when a coalition comprised of the Industrial Workers of the World, the Socialist Party of Meridia, and the Black Liberation Movement declared the foundation of the Meridian Socialist Union. After the death of Sam Hudson in 1945 Meridia transitioned from a DeLeonist planned economy to market socialism.

How long have you been on NationStates? 4-5 years
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Devlet-i Hisaristan
Roleplay/worldbuilding sample:

Hamza couldn't help but sigh when he watched the news. 'Great. Riots. That's exactly what this country needs right now', he mumbled to himself as images of rioters smashing windows and hooligans burning flags danced across the scene. "What was that?", his roommate Danya asked, shifting his attention to Hamza.

"The riots. They're getting worse. It's starting to remind me of home.", Hamza replied sarcastically. As he turned away from the screen.

"Oh, those? I wouldn't worry about them. They're fairly normal nowadays. Whenever the Fascists get mad, they riot. Whenever the Reds get mad, they set fire to a government building."

"I don't know about that. When I came to Chokashia, I expected it to be safer than Hisaristan. I've met Pashtun terrorists who are more peaceful than these rioters.", Hamza teased as he looked at the book on Danya's lap. "Principles of Economics? I thought you were a History major."

"I am, I'm just taking Economics 101 because I want something to talk about with Natalya.", Danya said, referring to the attractive woman he and Hamza met at the Student Union building a few weeks ago.

"I don't think she chooses men based on how much they know about her major.", Hamza said with a laugh.

Danya smiled sheepishly. "What else am I supposed to do? We have nothing in common."

"My God that is the worst idea I have ever heard."

"It's not as dumb as choosing to study in Chokashia.", Danya said, grinning as he closed his book and walked over to the coat rack. "I'm off to get some groceries, is there anything you need?", he asked.

"Not really.", Hamza said, glancing at the fridge.

"Alright, see you later", Danya replied as he put on his coat and left.

Hamza returned his attention to the television, which continued to display scenes of violence with increasing urgency. With the political situation in the country continuing to deteriorate, he couldn't help but be concerned. As the son of two veterans of the ASU Invasion of Hisaristan, he had grown up hearing stories of the death and destruction of the northern reaches of his homeland by Vynozhian forces and the heroic defense of Ashrafshah by the Imperial Army and the Shurawi Mujahids. While his country had won the war against impossible odds, its consequences were still felt across the Empire. Many of his friends and relatives had lost loved ones in the war and many of the towns and villages decimated by the Vynozhians still lay in ruins.

Growing up witnessing the country's reconstruction left him with a strong desire to seek an education abroad and return to his homeland and give back to the Empire. Rejected from the Leidenese Candidacy Program and the Imperial Academy of Rukhmeydan, he turned to Chokashia, whose universities were among the best in the world for civil engineering. Initially optimistic about studying abroad, the political violence that raged across the country worried him. Danya's words continued to ring in his mind. 'I wouldn't worry about them. They're fairly normal nowadays.'

'It'll probably cool down eventually', he thought to himself, polishing a framed picture of the Emperor that he kept on his bookshelf - a nice reminder of where he came from.

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Desired color of claim:

[Gasperich]

Regional Map Application
Short name of nation: Meridia
Long name of nation: Meridian Socialist Union
Capital: Hudson City
Form of government: Federal Socialist Republic
Leader:
- General Secretary Rafael Marcos
- President Daniel Connolly
GDP: $912 billion USD
GDP per capita: $12,000

Population: 76,000,000
Active military personnel (this should not exceed 2% of your population): 1,140,000 reservists
What is your nation's culture? American
What are your nation's largest ethnic groups?
- White Meridian
- Latino-Meridian
- Afro-Meridian
What are your nation's largest religions?
- Christianity
- Islam
- Judaism

Please provide a brief history of your nation: The territory that is now Meridia was inhabited by various indigenous groups such as the Anacostan, Lenape, Mashantucket, Haudenosaunee, and Abenaki. The Angaliad colonization of the region began in the 16th century as [English], [German], and [Spanish] settlers founded colonies in the Meridian west. [England] emerged as the dominant power in the region during the 17th century. Political and economic disputes between the Meridian colonies and the [English] government led to the declaration of the Meridian Republic and the outbreak of the First Meridian Revolution in 1756. The First Revolution ended with the Treaty of Arrohattoc in 1766. The Meridian Republic spent the remainder of the 18th and 19th centuries expanding across the Meridian continent through the displacement of Meridian tribes and the conquest and settlement of neighboring lands.

The Meridian Republic outlawed slavery in 1821. The Meridian economy emerged as one of the most powerful in the world due to the industrial revolution. The collapse of the stock market in 1923 led to an economic depression that resulted in the disintegration of the economy. The Meridian Civil War started in 1933 when a group of military leaders led by General Andrew Marshall staged a fascist coup against the Meridian Republic. During the war, the National State of Meridia fought against various socialist and anarchist worker movements and the remnants of the Army of the Republic. Marshall's government collapsed after his forces were decisively defeated at the Battle of Anacostia in 1938.

The restoration of the Meridian Republic was followed by the Second Meridian Revolution which ended on 1 May 1939 when a coalition comprised of the Industrial Workers of the World, the Socialist Party of Meridia, and the Black Liberation Movement declared the foundation of the Meridian Socialist Union. After the death of Sam Hudson in 1945 Meridia transitioned from a DeLeonist planned economy to market socialism.

How long have you been on NationStates? 4-5 years
Do you have any other accounts on this site? If so, what are they? Devlet-i Hisaristan
Roleplay/worldbuilding sample:

Hamza couldn't help but sigh when he watched the news. 'Great. Riots. That's exactly what this country needs right now', he mumbled to himself as images of rioters smashing windows and hooligans burning flags danced across the scene. "What was that?", his roommate Danya asked, shifting his attention to Hamza.

"The riots. They're getting worse. It's starting to remind me of home.", Hamza replied sarcastically. As he turned away from the screen.

"Oh, those? I wouldn't worry about them. They're fairly normal nowadays. Whenever the Fascists get mad, they riot. Whenever the Reds get mad, they set fire to a government building."

"I don't know about that. When I came to Chokashia, I expected it to be safer than Hisaristan. I've met Pashtun terrorists who are more peaceful than these rioters.", Hamza teased as he looked at the book on Danya's lap. "Principles of Economics? I thought you were a History major."

"I am, I'm just taking Economics 101 because I want something to talk about with Natalya.", Danya said, referring to the attractive woman he and Hamza met at the Student Union building a few weeks ago.

"I don't think she chooses men based on how much they know about her major.", Hamza said with a laugh.

Danya smiled sheepishly. "What else am I supposed to do? We have nothing in common."

"My God that is the worst idea I have ever heard."

"It's not as dumb as choosing to study in Chokashia.", Danya said, grinning as he closed his book and walked over to the coat rack. "I'm off to get some groceries, is there anything you need?", he asked.

"Not really.", Hamza said, glancing at the fridge.

"Alright, see you later", Danya replied as he put on his coat and left.

Hamza returned his attention to the television, which continued to display scenes of violence with increasing urgency. With the political situation in the country continuing to deteriorate, he couldn't help but be concerned. As the son of two veterans of the ASU Invasion of Hisaristan, he had grown up hearing stories of the death and destruction of the northern reaches of his homeland by Vynozhian forces and the heroic defense of Ashrafshah by the Imperial Army and the Shurawi Mujahids. While his country had won the war against impossible odds, its consequences were still felt across the Empire. Many of his friends and relatives had lost loved ones in the war and many of the towns and villages decimated by the Vynozhians still lay in ruins.

Growing up witnessing the country's reconstruction left him with a strong desire to seek an education abroad and return to his homeland and give back to the Empire. Rejected from the Leidenese Candidacy Program and the Imperial Academy of Rukhmeydan, he turned to Chokashia, whose universities were among the best in the world for civil engineering. Initially optimistic about studying abroad, the political violence that raged across the country worried him. Danya's words continued to ring in his mind. 'I wouldn't worry about them. They're fairly normal nowadays.'

'It'll probably cool down eventually', he thought to himself, polishing a framed picture of the Emperor that he kept on his bookshelf - a nice reminder of where he came from.

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Desired color of claim:

Accepted!