World of Flames [OOC/ALT-FT/OPEN] (COBALT NETWORK SPONSORED)

[Pacificora]

OP: Pacificora

Co-OPs: Welfresio and Kerbodine

Advisors: Plzen

Map 14/2/2017

IC

Welcome to the world, but it is not the one you know.

Today, the world is barren and bare, except for small pockets of population. People can't survive without water, so we live near water, lakes and rivers especially. The Nuclear Apocalypse changed everything, for days the world was covered in massive dust storms, for weeks massive waves smashed at the coasts, for months winds were so unbearable few ever left their homes, and for years, up until this very day, the world is ravaged by disastrous weather conditions. Nothing is the same, and nothing ever will be again.

Only in the last few decades have nations come back into existence again, and only in the last few years have some become powerful in any meaning of the word. Expansions are a sort of newfangled thing, with only a few nations pursuing it. People live simple lives in most nations, farming, manufacturing to a small extent, and other more simple industries. In this world, water is the source of civilisation.

According to our calender, it's the year 91 AR (After Rebirth), but to yours, it's the year 2347.

If the world never was damaged, technology would be at the standards of 2347, but 91 AR is different, in 91 AR, we live simply...

Ever since the world was engulfed in flames.



Okay, so it's time to set out some rules, and trust me, I'll be very serious enforcing them, but if you want to bring some of them up with me, I'm willing to discuss it with you, and even change them.

1. Pretty obvious, no godmodding. Punishments vary, but most of the time It'll just be revoked

2. Wars take a rather long time here, conquering land is a lot more efficient of you want to expand. Trying to rush them will result mostly in revoke, but if you continue, it can result in a temporary kick.

3. No OOC in the IC forum, will result in warnings and eventually a kick.

4. No shorter than 5 paragraphs. This isn't an RP I want to be filled with short posts. Will result in warnings or kicks.

5. There are no WMDs, so, well, yeah. Revoke, kick, ban.

6. Don't do posts for one thing, you have a country to run not a e-mail to answer. Will result in warning then ban.

7. Common sense, and I mean it.

8. Don't be an idiot, try and be nice on the OOC, I don't care how your idealogies clash or your you haven't gotten along with them in the past, you can argue it to hell on the IC, but I don't want ANY PERSONAL arguments on the OOC.

9. At least 1 post a week, after the one week has expired, you will be given a warning by either myself, the Co-OPs, or the Advisors. (Voted in by the players of the RP)

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[b]Account's Name[/b]:

[b]Formal Nation Name[/b]:

[b]Informal Nation Name[/b]:

[b]Most Common Language[/b]:

[b]Most Common Religion[/b](Can be a new one, if so, supply an explanation):

[b]Population[/b](take a guess, but it'll be small, World Population is about 350 million):

[b]Military Population[/b](Small):

[b]Capital City[/b]:   

[b]Flag[/b](If you need one, I can make one for you):

[b]Land Claims[/b](Can be a empty country, or make your own):

[b]History[/b]:

[b]RP Example[/b](Not needed if I've worked with you before):


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List of Accepted Nations:

- Nilean Republic - Pacificora - Page 1

- Republic of Kheissa - Welfresio - Page 1

- Emirate of Turkacia - Turkacia - Page 2 (revised)

- Yellow Sea Republic - VOID - Page 1

- Union Of Nordic Socialist Republics - Plzen - Page 2

- Technocracy of Friesa - Atrilan - Page 3

- The Democratic Kurdish Union - Kihdis - Page 4

- Cossack Industrial Hemogany - Tundra Terra - Page 7

- United State of the Great Lakes & America - Kerbodine - Page 7

- People's Revived Republic of New England and New York - Nancivania - Page 9

- The Daibada Clans - Republic of the Cristo - Page 11

- Los Ciudadanos Unidos en la Orinoquia - Aidannadia - Page 12

- The Free Republic of Chatham-Carolina - Ceasario - Page 13

- The State of Nanning - Mangjukoia - Page 14

- Hologram technology is in its infancy, pre apocalypse it was much more widespread, but with the failure of the global network and a sudden drop in avaliable reseouces, it is only utilised by the rich and powerful, and over short distances

- Internet isn't exactly what we think of now. It's much less, global, with national internets for each nation, and within our timeline, it is likely that nations will merge their mini-webs into larger webs.

- Here is a general rule of thumb, the smaller your military is, the more technologically advanced it is. Of course, their are exceptions, and if you have any questions regarding this topic, speak to either me or one of the Advisors.

- Futuristic high speed flights are only for the absurdly rich, and are very uncommon, but blueprints for them are quite common, they are just very expensive and difficult to build.

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- Black Sea - Fish. It doesn't sound amazing, but trust me it's a valuable resource to feed your people.

- Persian Gulf - Oil. There is still some oil left from before most countries converted to green energy.

- Mediterranean - Farming climate. Mediterranean wind cycles make it a much more pleasant place to grow crops

- Rivers (Danube, Nile, Amazon, etc) - Access. Easier contact with other nations along the same rivers and better farming conditions

- Belarus and Ukraine - Nuclear. Old nuclear power plants help in the development of the sector

- United States and Canada - Scraps. This may not sound great, but because of these areas extreme development, old scraps from tech and infustructure are helpful in scientific advancement (there is a large disadvantage to being in the US, not lethal, but still uncomfortable levels of radiation)

- Coastline - Access. I think this one sort of speaks for itself.

-Scandinavia and Ethiopia - Hydropower. Or, at least hydropower potential

- Africa - Larger Populations. During the apocalypse, Africa remained the continent with the least strategic interests outside of Australia and Oceania. Countries in Africa will generally have a higher population than other areas around the world (exceptions of India and China)

(will be added to as time progresses)

If you have any recommendations for these two lists, please just say something on the OOC.



Announcments:

So guys, I'm still looking for a new Co-OP to work alongside Welf, if I know you you have a better chance, but just TG me if you think you're up for the job.

Remember, I'm in GST+10, so I'm not awake at certain times of the day for, well, most of you.

[Plzen]

Tag. You may look forward to a Syndicalist Scandinavia.

A few questions, though:

Roughly what is the surviving population of the world?
What is the tech-level like in this RP?

[Tundra Terra]

tag

yes what tech level are we expecting and can provide an example to base?

[Pacificora]

Tag. You may look forward to a Syndicalist Scandinavia.

A few questions, though:

Roughly what is the surviving population of the world?
What is the tech-level like in this RP?

Well nations are very small, I forgot to upload the map, which I will do soon.

Population is sitting at about 907 million people, but it's quickly on the rise, leading to some instability problems, but they aren't too large yet.

Technology level is a bit confusing, most of it could be considered ~1980s, but military stuff is sitting sitting at about now, and everyone has a very small bit of PMT. Some nations also have FT blueprints.

[Pacificora]

tag

yes what tech level are we expecting and can provide an example to base?

It's complicated, look at the post above xD

[Tundra Terra]

are the shaded regions the only habitable areas? or are they just countries up for grabs?

considering the newness of this thread...

[Pacificora]

are the shaded regions the only habitable areas? or are they just countries up for grabs?

considering the newness of this thread...

Countries up for grabs for those who don't want to bother editing the map or making a list.

[Pacificora]

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Account's Name: Pacificora

Formal Nation Name: Nilean Republic

Informal Nation Name: Nilea

Most Common Language: Nuevo-Arabic

Most Common Religion:(Can be a new one, if so, supply an explanation): Mauhaddism, a form of Islam intent on making a better society for all involved, split off from Islam at an unspecified time in PR (Pre-Rebirth).

Population: 18,971,000

Capital City: Al-Dilqana (A large city build on the outskirts of Cairo)

Flag:

Land Claims: Area around the Nile River

History: At the time, everyone thought that the prosperity would only continue, that the conflicts would eventually cool down, that the endless prejudice would end, that everyone would live in harmony, because everyone thought that a human's moral compass would always follow the righteous path. Of course, the truth is humans are greedy, humans are cruel, and some will do anything to gain and secure their power.

it started off small, like they all do. A conflict over land in Europe quickly started to engulf more and more players. Records from this time had been destroyed, no one knows exactly what happened, but we do know about the dust storms, we know about the destructive tides, we know about the world of Flames.

During a period of time called the blank, where dust storms ravaged the planet and order didn't exist, people began starving in massive numbers all around the world, but some of the worst of this was in Egypt, where the desert began rising from the ground. When the sand had settled, thousands moved towards the Nile river, where it was rumoured that you could actually still live. The delta was coated in sand, but it wasn't to difficult to clear and reveal the beautiful green underneath it.

At about 7 AR, the Nile finally formed an actual government, and created an actual nation. It's agriculture was its biggest weapon, and one of its most valuable resources.

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[Welfresio]

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Account's Name: Welfresio

Formal Nation Name: Republic of Kheissa

Informal Nation Name: Kheissa

Most Common Language: Ukranian , Crimean Tatar

Population: 3.5 million

Military Population: 1,800 SBU I 10,000 regular trained infantrymen I 980 volunteer miltiamen

Most Common Religion: Atheism

Capital City: Sevestapol

Flag:

Land Claims: Crimea , parts of Kherson , Odessa

History: When all was destroyed, anarchy fell onto the former country of Ukraine, a determined group of SBU and well-equipped elements of an annihilated corps attacked the Crimean Peninsula and taking the adjacent Ukraine regions , with its commander correctly deducing the same fate that has become of the Russian units, a breif, bloodly battle ensues, with over 98 dead and 200 injured, intense forest & military base fighting continued until a few weeks later, gaining control of , Crimea & adjacent provinces of Odessa and Kherson..

Captured Russo-Ukrainian equipment further boosted its strength, and the commander was voted by the remaining people & officals to presidency of the proclaimed Republic.
However, a star was later added to flag to denote it's unity, vowing to never repeat the same useless mistakes and quarrels ever again.

Well-equipped, trained but small, the Republic fully intends to defend itself fiercely against any marauding bandits or nation state.

[Pacificora]

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Account's Name: Welfresio

Formal Nation Name: Republic of Kheissa

Informal Nation Name: Kheissa

Most Common Language: Ukranian , Crimean Tatar

Most Common Religion: Atheism

Capital City: Sevestapol

Flag:

(Image)

Land Claims: Crimea , parts of Kherson , Odessa

History: When all was destroyed, anarchy fell onto the former country of Ukraine, a determined group of SBU and well-equipped elements of an annihilated corps attacked the Crimean Peninsula and taking the adjacent Ukraine regions , with its commander correctly deducing the same fate that has become of the Russian units, a breif, bloodly battle ensues, with over 98 dead and 200 injured, intense forest & military base fighting continued until a few weeks later, gaining control of , Crimea & adjacent provinces of Odessa and Kherson..

Captured Russo-Ukrainian equipment further boosted its strength, and the commander was voted by the remaining people & officals to presidency of the proclaimed Republic.
However, a star was later added to flag to denote it's unity, vowing to never repeat the same useless mistakes and quarrels ever again.

Well-equipped, trained but small, the Republic fully intends to defend itself fiercely against any marauding bandits or nation state.

Nice to see you Welf, you'll likely end up one of my Co-OPs

Anyway, I edited a part of the app about 20 min ago, population.

[Pacificora]

Quick Map Update!

[Welfresio]

tech references

[The V O I D]

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Account's Name: Void.

Formal Nation Name: 黄海共和国 (Huánghǎi gònghéguó ; The Yellow Sea Republic)

Informal Nation Name: 山东共和国 (Shāndōng gònghéguó ; The Republic of Shandong [also an alternative formal name])

Most Common Language: Han Chinese.

Most Common Religion: A mixture of Heaven Worship and Confucianism (no official name; called 'Shandongism'): the religion teaches that there are a multitude of Gods, who brought forth an angry fire that wiped out most of humanity due to the fact that humans dishonored the Gods. The religion teaches absolute loyalty to family comes first, with country coming second; and teaches that the ruling Emperor or Empress is the Son/Daughter of Heaven and one of the various Gods, and therefor speaks with extreme authority.

Population: 30 million (The Shandong Province IRL had nearly 98 million people in 2014; the nuclear apocalypse takes place 2256. Based on pop increase alone, that means the Shandong Province would have around 250 million+ people by the time the apocalypse happened. Even assuming the pop was lowered to say, 4 million, it'd end up at 30 million by now; whenever 'now' is. This isn't for the OP; just for other players seeing my app and wondering why I have such a massive pop.)

Capital City: New Yantai, a coastal city near the edge of the peninsula.

Flag: Here. The Dragon represents the Dragon King, a God viewed as powerful and as the father of all Emperors/Empresses; the Sun represents the fact the sun rises in the east and that the Republic sits upon a coast/peninsula, where the sun is especially bright (from their view) at sunrise; the four stars represents the four major cities in the Republic, including New Yantai.

Land Claims: Shandong Province + a tiny bit more around it.

History: The Yellow Sea Republic, also known as the Republic of Shandong, was founded shortly after the apocalypse and is arguably the first civilization to form post-apocalypse; this mostly being due to the fact there were around 20-25 million people left in the Shandong Province after the nukes fell. The people were confused and, many, were likely formerly in poverty and had poor education. The Republic formed because the people banded together to try and ensure that they remained somewhat united. Yantai was named its capital and is the most populous city of the Republic, mostly thanks to the fact it is close to the water supply and has the largest amounts of fish/food and generally speaking most of the 'good stuff'.

The Yellow Sea Republic, so named due to owning the peninsula that attaches to the Yellow Sea, often regards itself as the Republic of Shandong as well. The Republic formed a sort of semi-absolutist monarchy/theocracy thanks to its religion; the Emperor or Empress has near-absolute power, but the people democratically elect a Grand Senate; a legislative branch that only passes laws under the Emperor or Empress' approval. The religion's laws are also the nation's laws: be loyal to your family, and to your country; and then you can form loyalties that come after those two. The Republic of Shandong, due to its relatively large population size and such, is often regarded as not only one of the first post-apocalypse nations, but one of the only ones that resembles pre-rebirth nations as well to some degree. The current ruling Emperor is Qiu Tang of the Tang Dynasty of the Republic. He is the third Emperor so far, and the fourth ruler (son of Empress Xiang Tang) so far overall.

[Arbakovana-Venezia]

Account's Name: Turkacia /

Formal Nation Name: Emirate of Turkacia

Informal Nation Name: Turkacia

Most Common Language: Turkish

Most Common Religion(Can be a new one, if so, supply an explanation): Semiloglu Islam (Almost the same to Sunni Islam, however has put an great emphasis on attempting to improve the lives of those beloved as well as the true believers, and that the Emir or Emir"ess" can act as a direct messenger to God, as can several Mosque leaders - making it somewhat extremist)

Population(take a guess, but it'll be small, World Population is about 91 million): 3,248,000

Capital City: Kostantiniyye

Flag(If you need one, I can make one for you):

Land Claims(Can be a empty country, or make your own): Will publish exact land claims later, thinking of everything west of Ankara to Morea in Greece,

History(Recommend, but not necessary): Nah, nah. Well, here's a basic history
-Turkey dies from big nuuk
-Whomever could in the more developed west of Turkey evacuated into fallout bunkers
-A few decades later, the mindsets of those inside have changed - with a lot of conversions to the new sect of Islam being common across half the population who survived
-Greek survivors are near non-existent as the Turks, now calling themselves Turkacians (a state for all Turks), force them to migrate out of eastern and southern Greece with the threat of war
-Agricultural projects begin in Turkacia, in efforts to help reduce famine among the rapidly growing population. Outsider places are generally raided for seeds, their own food, and other such things, whilst Turkacia sets up key forts around her new cities, disencouraging a lot of raiders and allowing the country to thrive
-Population hits 3.2 million, the former lands around Ankara are settled by about 20,000 Turkacians

[Pacificora]

Account's Name: Turkacia /

Formal Nation Name: Emirate of Turkacia

Informal Nation Name: Turkacia

Most Common Language: Turkish

Most Common Religion(Can be a new one, if so, supply an explanation): Semiloglu Islam (Almost the same to Sunni Islam, however has put an great emphasis on attempting to improve the lives of those beloved as well as the true believers, and that the Emir or Emir"ess" can act as a direct messenger to God, as can several Mosque leaders - making it somewhat extremist)

Population(take a guess, but it'll be small, World Population is about 91 million): 3,248,000

Capital City: Kostantiniyye

Flag(If you need one, I can make one for you): (Image)

Land Claims(Can be a empty country, or make your own): Will publish exact land claims later, thinking of everything west of Ankara to Morea in Greece,

History(Recommend, but not necessary): Nah, nah. Well, here's a basic history
-Turkey dies from big nuuk
-Whomever could in the more developed west of Turkey evacuated into fallout bunkers
-A few decades later, the mindsets of those inside have changed - with a lot of conversions to the new sect of Islam being common across half the population who survived
-Greek survivors are near non-existent as the Turks, now calling themselves Turkacians (a state for all Turks), force them to migrate out of eastern and southern Greece with the threat of war
-Agricultural projects begin in Turkacia, in efforts to help reduce famine among the rapidly growing population. Outsider places are generally raided for seeds, their own food, and other such things, whilst Turkacia sets up key forts around her new cities, disencouraging a lot of raiders and allowing the country to thrive
-Population hits 3.2 million, the former lands around Ankara are settled by about 20,000 Turkacians

It's good, except the word thrive I don't feel is appropriate xD

Welcome to the World of Flames

[Turkacia]

Account's Name: Turkacia /

Formal Nation Name: Emirate of Turkacia

Informal Nation Name: Turkacia

Most Common Language: Turkish

Most Common Religion(Can be a new one, if so, supply an explanation): Semiloglu Islam (Almost the same to Sunni Islam, however has put an great emphasis on attempting to improve the lives of those beloved as well as the true believers, and that the Emir or Emir"ess" can act as a direct messenger to God, as can several Mosque leaders - making it somewhat extremist)

Population(take a guess, but it'll be small, World Population is about 91 million): 3,248,000

Capital City: Kostantiniyye

Flag(If you need one, I can make one for you): (Image)

Land Claims(Can be a empty country, or make your own): Will publish exact land claims later, thinking of everything west of Ankara to Morea in Greece,

History(Recommend, but not necessary): Nah, nah. Well, here's a basic history
-Turkey dies from big nuuk
-Whomever could in the more developed west of Turkey evacuated into fallout bunkers
-A few decades later, the mindsets of those inside have changed - with a lot of conversions to the new sect of Islam being common across half the population who survived
-Greek survivors are near non-existent as the Turks, now calling themselves Turkacians (a state for all Turks), force them to migrate out of eastern and southern Greece with the threat of war
-Agricultural projects begin in Turkacia, in efforts to help reduce famine among the rapidly growing population. Outsider places are generally raided for seeds, their own food, and other such things, whilst Turkacia sets up key forts around her new cities, disencouraging a lot of raiders and allowing the country to thrive
-Population hits 3.2 million, the former lands around Ankara are settled by about 20,000 Turkacians

It's good, except the word thrive I don't feel is appropriate xD

Welcome to the World of Flames

Thrive meaning, not everyone dying of starvation :^)

[Pacificora]

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Account's Name: Void.

Formal Nation Name: 黄海共和国 (Huánghǎi gònghéguó ; The Yellow Sea Republic)

Informal Nation Name: 山东共和国 (Shāndōng gònghéguó ; The Republic of Shandong [also an alternative formal name])

Most Common Language: Han Chinese.

Most Common Religion: A mixture of Heaven Worship and Confucianism (no official name; called 'Shandongism'): the religion teaches that there are a multitude of Gods, who brought forth an angry fire that wiped out most of humanity due to the fact that humans dishonored the Gods. The religion teaches absolute loyalty to family comes first, with country coming second; and teaches that the ruling Emperor or Empress is the Son/Daughter of Heaven and one of the various Gods, and therefor speaks with extreme authority.

Population: 30 million (The Shandong Province IRL had nearly 98 million people in 2014; the nuclear apocalypse takes place 2256. Based on pop increase alone, that means the Shandong Province would have around 250 million+ people by the time the apocalypse happened. Even assuming the pop was lowered to say, 4 million, it'd end up at 30 million by now; whenever 'now' is. This isn't for the OP; just for other players seeing my app and wondering why I have such a massive pop.)

Capital City: New Yantai, a coastal city near the edge of the peninsula.

Flag: Here. The Dragon represents the Dragon King, a God viewed as powerful and as the father of all Emperors/Empresses; the Sun represents the fact the sun rises in the east and that the Republic sits upon a coast/peninsula, where the sun is especially bright (from their view) at sunrise; the four stars represents the four major cities in the Republic, including New Yantai.

Land Claims: Shandong Province + a tiny bit more around it.

History: The Yellow Sea Republic, also known as the Republic of Shandong, was founded shortly after the apocalypse and is arguably the first civilization to form post-apocalypse; this mostly being due to the fact there were around 20-25 million people left in the Shandong Province after the nukes fell. The people were confused and, many, were likely formerly in poverty and had poor education. The Republic formed because the people banded together to try and ensure that they remained somewhat united. Yantai was named its capital and is the most populous city of the Republic, mostly thanks to the fact it is close to the water supply and has the largest amounts of fish/food and generally speaking most of the 'good stuff'.

The Yellow Sea Republic, so named due to owning the peninsula that attaches to the Yellow Sea, often regards itself as the Republic of Shandong as well. The Republic formed a sort of semi-absolutist monarchy/theocracy thanks to its religion; the Emperor or Empress has near-absolute power, but the people democratically elect a Grand Senate; a legislative branch that only passes laws under the Emperor or Empress' approval. The religion's laws are also the nation's laws: be loyal to your family, and to your country; and then you can form loyalties that come after those two. The Republic of Shandong, due to its relatively large population size and such, is often regarded as not only one of the first post-apocalypse nations, but one of the only ones that resembles pre-rebirth nations as well to some degree. The current ruling Emperor is Qiu Tang of the Tang Dynasty of the Republic. He is the third Emperor so far, and the fourth ruler (son of Empress Xiang Tang) so far overall.

Oh by the way, you are sort of like modern China now, you have a big economy, but a quite considerable amount of your people are quite poor...

[Pacificora]

Map update will be out after we get some claims out of Turkacia.

[Turkacia]

http://i.imgur.com/T0U805m.png

[Monarchy of Japanada]

How much of U.S-Canada can I claim?

[Pacificora]

http://i.imgur.com/T0U805m.png

Turkacia, look at the current map.

I can reverse the set nations claim, but I'd prefer not to. Also, still in general a tiny bit too much land. Maybe drop off a couple of provinces in the south?

And boy your cities must be small! I just noticed you have less people then Melbourne xD

[Pacificora]

How much of U.S-Canada can I claim?

Look at the current map. Look st the size of the countries, about that much, don't forget the Americas are the second most affected by the apocalypse, you're nation wouldn't be very rich.

[Turkacia]

http://i.imgur.com/T0U805m.png

Turkacia, look at the current map.

I can reverse the set nations claim, but I'd prefer not to. Also, still in general a tiny bit too much land. Maybe drop off a couple of provinces in the south?

And boy your cities must be small! I just noticed you have less people then Melbourne xD

Most people live around Izmir and Istanbul, in all honesty. Those are our only two actual "cities".
I'll drop southern Greece, but I'll be keeping Crete.

[Monarchy of Japanada]

How much of U.S-Canada can I claim?

Look at the current map. Look st the size of the countries, about that much, don't forget the Americas are the second most affected by the apocalypse, you're nation wouldn't be very rich.

Whats the best place to go if I want a trade-based nation?

[The V O I D]

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Account's Name: Void.

Formal Nation Name: 黄海共和国 (Huánghǎi gònghéguó ; The Yellow Sea Republic)

Informal Nation Name: 山东共和国 (Shāndōng gònghéguó ; The Republic of Shandong [also an alternative formal name])

Most Common Language: Han Chinese.

Most Common Religion: A mixture of Heaven Worship and Confucianism (no official name; called 'Shandongism'): the religion teaches that there are a multitude of Gods, who brought forth an angry fire that wiped out most of humanity due to the fact that humans dishonored the Gods. The religion teaches absolute loyalty to family comes first, with country coming second; and teaches that the ruling Emperor or Empress is the Son/Daughter of Heaven and one of the various Gods, and therefor speaks with extreme authority.

Population: 30 million (The Shandong Province IRL had nearly 98 million people in 2014; the nuclear apocalypse takes place 2256. Based on pop increase alone, that means the Shandong Province would have around 250 million+ people by the time the apocalypse happened. Even assuming the pop was lowered to say, 4 million, it'd end up at 30 million by now; whenever 'now' is. This isn't for the OP; just for other players seeing my app and wondering why I have such a massive pop.)

Capital City: New Yantai, a coastal city near the edge of the peninsula.

Flag: Here. The Dragon represents the Dragon King, a God viewed as powerful and as the father of all Emperors/Empresses; the Sun represents the fact the sun rises in the east and that the Republic sits upon a coast/peninsula, where the sun is especially bright (from their view) at sunrise; the four stars represents the four major cities in the Republic, including New Yantai.

Land Claims: Shandong Province + a tiny bit more around it.

History: The Yellow Sea Republic, also known as the Republic of Shandong, was founded shortly after the apocalypse and is arguably the first civilization to form post-apocalypse; this mostly being due to the fact there were around 20-25 million people left in the Shandong Province after the nukes fell. The people were confused and, many, were likely formerly in poverty and had poor education. The Republic formed because the people banded together to try and ensure that they remained somewhat united. Yantai was named its capital and is the most populous city of the Republic, mostly thanks to the fact it is close to the water supply and has the largest amounts of fish/food and generally speaking most of the 'good stuff'.

The Yellow Sea Republic, so named due to owning the peninsula that attaches to the Yellow Sea, often regards itself as the Republic of Shandong as well. The Republic formed a sort of semi-absolutist monarchy/theocracy thanks to its religion; the Emperor or Empress has near-absolute power, but the people democratically elect a Grand Senate; a legislative branch that only passes laws under the Emperor or Empress' approval. The religion's laws are also the nation's laws: be loyal to your family, and to your country; and then you can form loyalties that come after those two. The Republic of Shandong, due to its relatively large population size and such, is often regarded as not only one of the first post-apocalypse nations, but one of the only ones that resembles pre-rebirth nations as well to some degree. The current ruling Emperor is Qiu Tang of the Tang Dynasty of the Republic. He is the third Emperor so far, and the fourth ruler (son of Empress Xiang Tang) so far overall.

Oh by the way, you are sort of like modern China now, you have a big economy, but a quite considerable amount of your people are quite poor...

Fair enough. I feel like the only rich people are Senators, the Imperial family, and the fishing / water companies (due to having the most major food source and stuff). At least, for now.

Military-wise, we're probably the most organized with the Shandong Republican Army [SRA] being a very formidable force, and the navy also starting to become nothing to sneeze at (of course, this doesn't imply advanced tech; just big size and stronger/better military overall).