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[The Jonathanian States]

Thank you for avoiding a conflict.
On that same note:

Application

Name: Deutsches Reich; Literally German Realm, in anglophone popular usage: German Empire
Symbols: Semi-Official Anthem; Coat of Arms, Great; Coat of Arms, Minor; I'm still unsure of Flag
Claims:
Power: Germany stronkest contry; Great Power, that is. Relatively minor in its international soft power, but that is gradually changing as international awareness of their hard power develops.

Government Structure: In short, semi-constitutional Federal Monarchy. The Empire is comprised of basically two fuckloads of substates which manage their own laws and concerns except for Foreign Affairs, Defense,and Finances. Those states are monarchies of various extents of constitutionality or republics. In addition there is a federal bicamerical legislative - the Reichstag. The lower house, the Reichstag proper, which is located in the famed building in Berlin, is elected by universal franchise of German citizens, regardless of Gender or wealth, assuming they are older than 18 years. The Reichstag proper is the body that will first debate and create laws and has to be the first to pass them. The Reichstag can disband itself or be disbanded by the Emperor and Chancellor. The Bundesrat, the upper house, consists of representatives of all federal entities of the German Empire with the amount of seats given them determined by the amount of population relative to the total population of the empire. Unlike the members of the Reichstag proper the members of the Bundesrat are not elected but rather appointed by the governments of each of those states, regardless of whether those have been elected or not.
The federal executive is the Chancellor (and the cabinet appointed by him) who is appointed by the Emperor.
In addition the Emperor has certain special powers, such as appointing and removing both the executive and legislative (being able to disband the Reichstag (either until the next elections or for undetermined time in case of nation-wide martial law).
Ideology/Policy: Imperialism, socially centric (relative to time), economically center-left/paternalistic, politically conservative-centric. I'm not too sure what else to put here. Monarchism maybe? Colonialism, I suppose. some Realpolitik, some Weltpolitik.
Leaders: Chancellor Otto superawesome von Bismarck and Emperor Willy the first.
Capital City: Berlin

Population: Home-population: 45,234,100 + 2,330,600 + 759,600 + 163,600 + 1,213,600 + 647,900 + 912,500 + 5,560,800 + 2,153,400 + 565,500 = 19,541,600
Imperial Population.... erm, Gabon doesn't exist on Populstat, neither does Sierra Leone, it seems. Madagaskar doesn't seem to have any before the 1990's.
Primary Ethnic Group: German. Prussian and Holsteinian, Lorrainian and Austrian, Sudetic and Rheinlander, German of any form.
Minority Ethnic Groups: Polish, Lithuanian, French, Frisian, Danish, Slovenian, Czech(Bohemian and Moravian), Ashkenazi Jewish. The native populations of the colonies.
Description of Ethnicity: tbd
Language: German
Religion: Protestant and Catholic mainly, with Jewish and orthodox minorities in the mainland and the colonies being home to believers of Islam and native "paganism".

Foreign Relations: Currently the empire attempts, following Bismarck's ideology of Realpolitik, to pacify/threaten its neighbors, and holds the high priority of always keeping either France or Russia at bay - in order to prevent the command's fear of a two-front war, even though plans for such an instance are in development - just in case. They will act first and foremost for their own interest, and thereafter with seemingly random actions, carefully weighting who would benefit from what, and sometimes intervening or mediating, but in some occasions just sitting by and watching. How they react? erm... varying, I suppose, depending on how specifically germany acted. In general, I suppose, they dislike how it acts but see the realism in it and consider them a sort of perfidious Albion on the continent, or something.
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Economic Policy: Best summed up as a mixed economy, somewhat similar to modern ordoliberalism. This means it does tend somewhat towards protectionism rather than free trade. And while it was a welfare system considered unique, or nearly so, on such a scale
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RP Example:
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Relations with Scandinavia?

Assuming they aren't claiming southern Jylland, quite friendly. If they are claiming souther Jylland, then permanently pissed off.

Ouch.

I've only been following since page 26-ish, so I didn't know that.

First come, first served, we can play it that way, yes.
But I'll just go for Taiwan instead. Even though I'd have preferred Hokkaido.

Nyope.

Oh bloody hell.

[Caltarania]

Oh yeah.

But no my point is that you both have nearly-identical Kalmar flags. xD

That better?

Unsurprisingly, no.

Relations with Scandinavia?

Assuming they aren't claiming southern Jylland, quite friendly. If they are claiming souther Jylland, then permanently pissed off.

Nyope.

Oh bloody hell.

Sozza, but really, Germany doesn't need colonies to be stronk, and we are nearing the SfA anyway.

[Sveltlana]

Relations with Scandinavia?

Assuming they aren't claiming southern Jylland, quite friendly. If they are claiming souther Jylland, then permanently pissed off.

Nyope.

Oh bloody hell.

We're claiming the red and light red: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... w_map2.PNG

[Bujahla]

Application

Republic of Portugal | República de Portugal

Name: Republic of Portugal | República de Portugal
Symbols: Flag
Claims: This I guess
Power: Great Power (or Secondary)

Government Structure: Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Confederate Republic
-- The government works quite similar in methodology to that of the IRL Spanish government. The nation has a two chamber parliament system with representatives from each region. These regions are known as comunidades autónomas of which there are 24 as well as three cidades autónomas. These regions are the homelands of Portugal and the rest of the nation is organized into territórios coloniais. The Prime Minister is elected via the parliamentary system and serves as the Head of Government and Head of State. Like the true meaning of a republic, the Portuguese system is corrupt and is oligarchical in nature. The land owning class holds a significant amount of influence as does the Catholic Church. The traditionalist elements control the nation despite a growing liberal sentiment in the younger generation and lower classes.
Ideology/Policy: Republicanism, Democracy, Imperialism, Capitalism, (Oligarch-ism)
Leaders: Prime Minister João Chagas
Capital City: Lisbon

Population:
-- Portugal -- 4,300,000
-- Spain -- 17,000,000
-- Morocco - 3,800,000
-- Mauritania - 480,000
-- West Africa - 400,000
-- Guiana - 200,000
-- Angola+Namibia - 5,100,000
-- Mozambique - 3,100,000
-- India -- 140,000,000 (????)
-- Thailand - 6,1,000
-- Islands - 200,000
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Total Homeland: 21,300,000
Total Imperial: 176,880,000

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[Sveltlana]

That better?

Unsurprisingly, no.

wat

Are you blind or something???

[The Jonathanian States]

Assuming they aren't claiming southern Jylland, quite friendly. If they are claiming souther Jylland, then permanently pissed off.

Oh bloody hell.

We're claiming the red and light red: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... w_map2.PNG

Then you are claiming land and assuming those claims are in fact official and public, no official friendly relations are possible.

Assuming they aren't claiming southern Jylland, quite friendly. If they are claiming souther Jylland, then permanently pissed off.

Oh bloody hell.

Sozza, but really, Germany doesn't need colonies to be stronk, and we are nearing the SfA anyway.

SfA? And yes, I know it doesn't but I a Germany that unified earlier will ave focused more on colonialism so I hoped to have something in the far east.

[Caltarania]

Application

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Republic of Portugal | República de Portugal

Name: Republic of Portugal | República de Portugal
Symbols: Flag
Claims: This is what was reserved last night minus land given to the Dutch....
Power: Great Power (or Secondary)

Government Structure: Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Confederate Republic
-- The government works quite similar in methodology to that of the IRL Spanish government. The nation has a two chamber parliament system with representatives from each region. These regions are known as comunidades autónomas of which there are 24 as well as three cidades autónomas. These regions are the homelands of Portugal and the rest of the nation is organized into territórios coloniais. The Prime Minister is elected via the parliamentary system and serves as the Head of Government and Head of State. Like the true meaning of a republic, the Portuguese system is corrupt and is oligarchical in nature. The land owning class holds a significant amount of influence as does the Catholic Church. The traditionalist elements control the nation despite a growing liberal sentiment in the younger generation and lower classes.
Ideology/Policy: Republicanism, Democracy, Imperialism, Capitalism, (Oligarch-ism)
Leaders: Prime Minister João Chagas
Capital City: Lisbon

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Republican friends!

Just to confirm; Gib is mine, right?

Unsurprisingly, no.

wat

Are you blind or something???

Partially, yeah.

Also partially deaf in my right ear, but anyway.

They're just similar, kay? xD

We're claiming the red and light red: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... w_map2.PNG

Then you are claiming land and assuming those claims are in fact official and public, no official friendly relations are possible.

Sozza, but really, Germany doesn't need colonies to be stronk, and we are nearing the SfA anyway.

SfA? And yes, I know it doesn't but I a Germany that unified earlier will ave focused more on colonialism so I hoped to have something in the far east.

Ze Scramble for Afrika.

-shrug- maybe get some Pacific colonies later on, or just flat out Opium War the Mongols.

[Epraria]

I'll be locking forward to seeing how Portugal took control over all of Spain.

[Sveltlana]

We're claiming the red and light red: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... w_map2.PNG

Then you are claiming land and assuming those claims are in fact official and public, no official friendly relations are possible.

'tis a shame.

wat

Are you blind or something???

Partially, yeah.

Also partially deaf in my right ear, but anyway.

They're just similar, kay? xD

Well, if the flag was placed on an xy plane, it would be rather different to the previous one — I flipped the flag by both axes, you see.

[Sveltlana]

I'll be locking forward to seeing how Portugal took control over all of Spain.

...the way Castile did?

[Senkaku]

I'll be locking forward to seeing how Portugal took control over all of Spain.

Yeah that should be interesting.


Also why, if they did that, is it called Portugal and not Iberia or something?

[Bujahla]

Application

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Republic of Portugal | República de Portugal

Name: Republic of Portugal | República de Portugal
Symbols: Flag
Claims: This is what was reserved last night minus land given to the Dutch....
Power: Great Power (or Secondary)

Government Structure: Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Confederate Republic
-- The government works quite similar in methodology to that of the IRL Spanish government. The nation has a two chamber parliament system with representatives from each region. These regions are known as comunidades autónomas of which there are 24 as well as three cidades autónomas. These regions are the homelands of Portugal and the rest of the nation is organized into territórios coloniais. The Prime Minister is elected via the parliamentary system and serves as the Head of Government and Head of State. Like the true meaning of a republic, the Portuguese system is corrupt and is oligarchical in nature. The land owning class holds a significant amount of influence as does the Catholic Church. The traditionalist elements control the nation despite a growing liberal sentiment in the younger generation and lower classes.
Ideology/Policy: Republicanism, Democracy, Imperialism, Capitalism, (Oligarch-ism)
Leaders: Prime Minister João Chagas
Capital City: Lisbon

Population:
Primary Ethnic Group:
Minority Ethnic Groups:
Description of Ethnicity:
Language:
Religion:

Foreign Relations:
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RP Example:
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Republican friends!

Just to confirm; Gib is mine, right?

wat

Are you blind or something???

Partially, yeah.

Also partially deaf in my right ear, but anyway.

They're just similar, kay? xD

Then you are claiming land and assuming those claims are in fact official and public, no official friendly relations are possible.

SfA? And yes, I know it doesn't but I a Germany that unified earlier will ave focused more on colonialism so I hoped to have something in the far east.

Ze Scramble for Afrika.

-shrug- maybe get some Pacific colonies later on, or just flat out Opium War the Mongols.

Looks like it is since you claimed it first

Though not sure how you would own it w/ being friends with Portugal.

[Sveltlana]

I'll be locking forward to seeing how Portugal took control over all of Spain.

Yeah that should be interesting.


Also why, if they did that, is it called Portugal and not Iberia or something?

Buj isn't fond of Iberia :nod:

[The Emerald Dragon]

Are Poland and the Baltic States reserved/taken?

Yarp.

Can you link? I mean I saw an app with 'Greater Poland' striked out but that's it.

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

Iberia is gross

[Epraria]

I'll be locking forward to seeing how Portugal took control over all of Spain.

...the way Castile did?

The problem is that Spain at the time of it's forming was the general name for the peninsula and the people on it so why would it not be named Spain. Then and how Portugal could efficiently take dominance over all of Iberia when Castile and Aragon both had larger populations.

[Lunas Legion]

Iberia is gross

Hispania is a far better name.

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

...the way Castile did?

The problem is that Spain at the time of it's forming was the general name for the peninsula and the people on it so why would it not be named Spain. Then and how Portugal could efficiently take dominance over all of Iberia when Castile and Aragon both had larger populations.

Inheritance. Instead of Spain inheriting Portugal, Portugay might have inherited Spain. Creating a personal union and maybe one day integration. Then the republic replaces the kingdom and boom.

[Valentir]

Can someone update me on what I've missed?

[Lunas Legion]

The problem is that Spain at the time of it's forming was the general name for the peninsula and the people on it so why would it not be named Spain. Then and how Portugal could efficiently take dominance over all of Iberia when Castile and Aragon both had larger populations.

Inheritance. Instead of Spain inheriting Portugal, Portugay might have inherited Spain. Creating a personal union and maybe one day integration. Then the republic replaces the kingdom and boom.

This. IIRC, there's a heir apparent to both Spain and Portugal some time around 1500 who stands to inherit both kingdoms but dies at age 5 or something. Have him survive, and bam. Instant Spain-Portugal thingy.

[The Jonathanian States]

Can someone update me on what I've missed?

I'm back! And building a germany.

[Caltarania]

Republican friends!

Just to confirm; Gib is mine, right?



Partially, yeah.

Also partially deaf in my right ear, but anyway.

They're just similar, kay? xD



Ze Scramble for Afrika.

-shrug- maybe get some Pacific colonies later on, or just flat out Opium War the Mongols.

Looks like it is since you claimed it first

Though not sure how you would own it w/ being friends with Portugal.

Das easy, have us capture it before Portugal solidifies control over Iberia.

[Mangjukoia]

Hello

Application

Name: Greater Japanese Empire
Symbols: Rising Sun and Chrysanthemum
Claims: Island of Hokkaido and Southern Sakhalin
Power: Small Power

Government Structure: The government is a single-party state, focused more on keeping order and peace, while at the same time, plotting to take back Japan. The people are relatively uncompressed, focusing on building it’s economy, military, and state.
Ideology/Policy: Nationalist, Expansionist, and partially Militarist
Leaders: General Kobo Fukunaga
Capital City: Sapporo (Temporary)

Population: 6 Million
Primary Ethnic Group: Japanese
Minority Ethnic Groups: Ainu
Description of Ethnicity: Japanese and Ainu
Language: Japanese
Religion: Shinto and/or Buddhism are the majority, freedom of religion is allowed but some religions, such as Christianity are shunned.

Foreign Relations: The Greater Japanese Empire is fairly isolationist and tries to have friendly ties with other governments, with resentment towards the Mongol Empire.
Military Information: The military is small but trained fairly well.
Army Size: 500,000
Navy Size: 460,000 (Mainly war ships like the Nisshin)

Economic Policy: The major economies such as industry are nationalized. Most other economies are private.
Economic Situation: The economy is small but growing.
Infrastructure: Slightly mediocre at best. Police stations are stationed on every road near a town with telegraph wires connecting them. Architecture is mostly traditional everywhere. Roads are the core connecting the island along with a single new railroad.
Imports & Exports:
Exports: Pottery, Swords, Jade, Textiles, Art
Imports: Weapons, Machinery, Steel
Currency: Japanese Yen

History: Much of the history of Japan stayed on it’s course until the Mongol invasion. When the Mongols invaded, much of Japan had become separated. As the Mongol horde swept through most of Japan, the Imperial Court and several Shogunates moved to the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. From there on, they ruled the island from what they could, in hopes of retaking their country. Throughout the 1700s, Japan had kept itself in seclusion from the world, letting no one in or out of their territory. In 1801, the Imperial Court sent out an government force to Europe, via European holdings in Asia. When in Europe, they had set up diplomatic trade with several countries, receiving military training and weapons in exchange for goods. With their European training and weapons, they had helped supply Japanese rebellions in wishes to retake the country. In recent years, the Japanese had built some railways for quick transport, if not taking the road.
Miscellaneous:
RP Example: Not very extensive, 2100: A New Century
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[Valentir]

Can someone update me on what I've missed?

I'm back! And building a germany.

Yay!

Fweinds with the Dutch/Belgians?

[Bujahla]

Iberia is gross

^^^^

May have to rename it now that I found out how Portugal got its name, but who knows.

The problem is that Spain at the time of it's forming was the general name for the peninsula and the people on it so why would it not be named Spain. Then and how Portugal could efficiently take dominance over all of Iberia when Castile and Aragon both had larger populations.

Inheritance. Instead of Spain inheriting Portugal, Portugay might have inherited Spain. Creating a personal union and maybe one day integration. Then the republic replaces the kingdom and boom.

Gonna go further back than that. Portugal is gonna take Galacia early on. Gonna do royal marriage with Leon and inherit it and culturally convert it quicker. Gotta figure out from there but essentially it will do the Aragon-Castile thing with Castile. Then will inherit Aragon in an "Iberian Union" of sorts. It'll keep it. 1820 revolution is super liberal and ends monarchy.