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Persekutuan Malaya (Federation of Malaya/ڤرسكوتوان ملايو)
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DEMOGRAPHICS
Population: 76,992,100
Official Language: Malay
Recognized Minority Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Batak, Minang, Sundanese, Javanese, Dayak, Dhivehi
Writing System: Jawi Script
Ethnic Groups:

• Malays (incl. Minang, Kutai and Banjarnese): 48%
• Chinese: 20%
• Sundanese: 12%
• Batak: 6%
• Javanese: 4.8%
• Others (Nias, Bugis, Orang Asli, Dhivehi, Tamil, etc.): 9.2%

Religion:

• Sunni Islam: 60%
• Irreligious/Unaffiliated: 15%
• Confucian/Taoism: 7%
• Buddhism: 7%
• Christian (Nestorian, Syrian Orthodox, etc.): 6%
• Hindu: 4%
• Others: 1%

DIPLOMACY
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ECONOMY
Currency: Malayan Rupee (MYR/₹) - ₹1 equivalent to US$ 2 (1990 Int'l/Geary-Khamis Dollar)
GDP: ₹4,495,000,000 (US$ 8,990,000,000)
GDP Per Capita: ₹45,350 (US$ 90,700)
Economic Policies:

• Monetary Policy: The Malayan Rupee is regulated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Malaya, or the MCB (Malayan Central Bank) for short. It is a quasi-public corporation technically operating independently, but de jure is accountable to the Malayan Parliament. The MCB is governed by a Board of Governors consisting of 7 members nominated by the Prime Minister of Malaya. Each Board members must be approved by the Senate, the upper house of Parliament. There are over ₹200 billion notes in circulation around the world, making the Rupee one of the most common currencies used in global trade. Several articles of the Malayan Federal Reserve Act requires gold standard as the basis of money production. A State-owned company, MG (abbreviation of MalayaGold) owned the Grasberg gold mine in Papua, Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea, Fimiston, Telfer, and Cowal mines in Australia, as well as several others around the world. The Malayan Government periodically receives seigniorage returns. National Debt, according to the Malayan Constitution, shall exceed no more than 60% of the GDP. The MYB practices fractional reserve banking. The Malayan Government through its sovereign wealth fund, Kuala Holdings, controlled various estates ranging from oil drills to plantations across the world.
  
• Fiscal Policy: Since the signing of the Articles of Confederation - first constitution of Malaya - well over two hundred years ago, government spending has traditionally been relegated to individual states. The economic boom period about 100 years after the Federation saw significant federal government spending in the construction of numerous railway projects, seaports, and later highway systems. The Malayan Government has traditionally attempted to balance the amount of income and expenditures, however, in several boom periods, the budget tends to be greater than the income. In between 2291 to 2320, federal receipts of the administrative budget were 5.50 percent of Gross National Product, GNP, while federal expenditures were 9.77 percent of GNP. These were the years that Malaya experienced a peak low unemployment. Since then, the federal expenditure budget tends to decrease, while unemployment goes up, an effect of Malaya's transition from a developing to developed economy. Recently, the government began to adopt several key points of the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), thereby increasing fiscal spending.

Economic Sectors: WIP

GEOGRAPHY
Map of the Federation of Malaya
Capital (and largest city): Singapore, FCD
Overview: The Federation of Malaya consists of 23 states and 5 territories, including the Federal Capital District of Singapore.
States of Malaya:

• State of Aceh: Corresponds to the Indonesian Province of Aceh. The State is a major trading center and technological hub, especially in the city of Banda Aceh and Sabang.
• State of Batak: Corresponds to the Indonesian Province of North Sumatra. A well-developed region with an unique culture separate from most Malay Sultanates, the State of Batak is one of the most populous regions in the Federation.
• Commonwealth or Nias and Mentawai: The islands west of Sumatra are all included in the Commonwealth. Known for its unique cultural heritage and lush tropical landscape, the Commonwealth is a major tourist destination.
• State of Kedah: Corresponds to the Malaysian states of Penang, Kedah and Perlis. A major port and tourism center due to its preserved Malayan Sultanate historical places.
• State of Johor: Corresponds to the Malaysian state of Johor. A major industrial and agricultural center.
• Commonwealth of the Nine States and Malacca: Corresponds to the Malaysian states of Negeri Sembilan and Malacca. The industrial center of Malaya is located in this state. The fourth major seaport of Malaya, located in Malacca, is in the Commonwealth.
• State of Perak: Corresponds to the Malaysian state of Perak. A major industrial base in the Federation.
• State of Selangor: Corresponds to the Malaysian state of Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya.
• State of Pahang: Corresponds to the Malaysian state of Pahang. The state boasts a large biodiversity due to its pristine tropical forests in the mountains. Also a cultural center of indigenous peoples.
• State of Terengganu: Corresponds to the Malaysian state of Trengganu. Several minor South China Sea ports are located here.
• State of Pattani: Corresponds to the Thailand provinces of Yala, Narathiwat, Pattani, and Songkhla. Several military bases and historical forts are located here due to its significance as a border state.
• Commonwealth of Siak and Riau-Lingga: Corresponds to the Indonesian province of Riau and Riau Islands. Historically a major thalassocratic Sultanate, the state holds numerous historical buildings and sites that is preserved as a cultural heritage. A major hub of tourism due to its pristine forests, and a center of biodiversity. The state is of importance to the Malayan energy sector due to the abundant oil reserves. Malaya's second-largest port, Batam, is located in the state.
• State of Minangkabau: Corresponds to the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. A largely mountainous region known mostly for its ricefields and scenic landscape. There is an important agricultural sector in the state.
• State of Jambi: Corresponds to the Indonesian province of Jambi. An important center of palm oil production.
• State of Bengkulu: Corresponds to the Indonesian province of Bengkulu. A center of fishing and coal production.
• State of Palembang: Corresponds to the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The historic and cultural center of all Malaya, Palembang is considered as the founding state of the nation. The ancient Srivijaya Empire's capital is preserved in its ruined state in Palembang. Recently, it has emerged as a financial and technological center.
• Commonwealth of Bangka and Belitung: Corresponds to the Indonesian province of Bangka and Belitung. It has a significant ethnic Chinese population. The economy relies upon lead mining, palm oil production, and tourism.
• State of Pasundan: Corresponds to the Indonesian province of Banten, West Java, and Jakarta SCR. The third largest port of Malaya, Jakarta, is located in the state. It has traditionally been the agricultural center of Malaya. The state is home to an emerging financial and industrial center, largely boosted by urbanization.
• State of Brunei: Corresponds to Brunei Darussalam and the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. A thriving energy sector exists in the state due to the large oil deposits.
• Commonwealth of Lan Fang: Corresponds to the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. The only ethnic Chinese-majority state in Malaya, Lan Fang is known for its expansive and lush tropical rainforests. More than half of Malaya's palm oil production is made in Lan Fang.
• State of Dayak: Corresponds to the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan. The state has a major palm oil industry, and is a center of Dayak culture.
• State of Banjar: Corresponds to the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. Once the heartlands of the Banjar Sultanate, it has an energy-oriented economy with coal mining being the main activity.
• State of Kutai: Corresponds to the Indonesian province of East and North Kalimantan. The source of almost all of Malaya's coal production.

Districts and Territories:

• Singapura Federal Capital District: Corresponds to Singapore. The capital of Malaya, and one of the world's major financial hubs. Several of the world's largest corporations are traded in the Singapore Stock Exchange. The FCD is home to the Port of Singapore, one of the world's largest ports. It also has a significant technology sector.
• Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Corresponds to the Indian Territory of Andaman and Nicobar. For the most part rural and agrarian. Most of the territory is federal land, including national parks, due to its relatively low population.
• Territory of Dhivehi: Corresponds to the Maldives. Its economy relies on the vibrant tourism sector.
• Territory of Melaka Baru: Corresponds to the island of Reunion. The island of New Malacca is discovered by Johorese explorers and is subsequently settled as a trading base in the past.
• Territory of Pulau Sultan: Corresponds to Christmas Islands, Cocos, and Keeling Islands. Mostly uninhabited except for weather stations and military bases.

HISTORY
(WIP)

POLITICS
Prime Minister: YAB (The Rt. Hon.) Tan Sri Dato' Haji Ibrahim Saifuddin Ali (PD)
President: YAB Tan Sri Dato' Lim Eng Chow (PN)
President of the Senate: Tan Sri Dato' Ridwan Yusuf (PD)
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tan Sri Dato' Nestor Petros Sibarat (SDM)

Time Zone: UTC+8 (MST)
Date Format: dd-mm-yyyy
Drives on the: Left
Calling Code: +62
Internet TLD: .fm (Federation of Malaya)

Government System: Federal Representative Democracy based on the Westminster-Washington system (akin to the Australian gov't system)
Legislature:

• Senat Malaya: The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Malaya, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators served for a maximum of 6 years a term. There is a term limit of two for each individual. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in the Constitution of Malaya. There are a total of 51 Senators: 46 are elected from each of the 23 Malayan states regardless of population, each state being eligible for 2 Senators, and 1 from each of the Malayan territories (including the Federal Capital District of Singapore). Senators are popularly elected under the single transferable vote system of proportional representation. The Senate is vested with a multitude of powers, including the capacity to reject all bills, including budget and appropriation bills, initiated by the government in the House of Representatives. Senators could propose all bills except those relatied to budgeting, of which the House of Representatives retains the sole right. As a result of proportional representation, the chamber features a multitude of parties.
  
• Dewan Rakyat: The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Malaya, the upper house being the Senate. There are no term limits for Representatives, and they serve for 3 years in a term. Malaya features a proportional representation system wherein each states and territories are divided into electoral districts. Elections for members of the House of Representatives are often held in conjunction with those for the Senate. A member of the House may be referred to as a "Member of Parliament" ("MP" or "Member"), while a member of the Senate is usually referred to as a "Senator". The government of the day and by extension the Prime Minister must achieve and maintain the confidence of this House in order to gain and remain in power. The House of Representatives currently consists of 240 members, elected by and representing single member districts known as electoral divisions (commonly referred to as "electorates" or "seats"). The number of members is not fixed but can vary with boundary changes resulting from electoral redistributions, which are determined from regular Malayan census. As such, there is a common occurence of gerrymandering in the process. It uses the first-past-the-post election system.

Political Parties:

• Parti Demokrat (PD):
  The largest party in Malaya by far, the Democratic Party is a catch-all, big-tent, centrist political party. Its members came from diverse backgrounds and of all ethnic groups, and Democratic MPs represent almost all classes of society. There are several different factions in the Democratic Party, with the largest being a centre-right faction led by the current Prime Minister. Governing party.
• Pakatan Nasional (PN):
  pakatan Nasional (National Alliance) is a right-wing and Malayan nationalist party. The PN's backgrounds are not as diverse as its other Government coalition counterparts. Consisted mostly of ethnic Malays, the PN advocates for tighter border control, less government spending, an end to social programs such as universal healthcare, and tighter immigration control. Government coalition.
• Sosial Demokrasi Malaya (SDM):
  Being the second-largest party in the Parliament, the Malayan Social Democracy advocates social programs such as welfare, universal healthcare, and free education. The SDM presents itself as an obvious left-leaning party and enjoys the support of younger Malayans. Its members came from even more diverse ethnic background than the DP. The SDM has been the governing party for more than 20 years until they lost the last election by a very small margin to the DP. However, they still controlled the House of Representatives. Opposition party.
• Gerakan Hijau (GH):
  The Green Movement is the third-largest opposition party. It is popular among younger Malayans and enjoys the donations of various NGOs. It advocates for the adoption of green energy and decreasing traditional, fossil fuel and coal energy sources. One of the most successful GH bills included the ban of single-use plastics in several states. Opposition coalition.
• Libertarian (L):
  The Libertarian Party supports laissez-faire capitalism and the abolition of the modern welfare state. It adopts pro-civil liberties and pro-cultural liberal approaches to cultural and social issues. It is the second-largest opposition party in parliament. Libertarians seek to maximize political freedom and autonomy of individual states. Opposition coalition.

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大日本帝国
Dai Nippon Teikoku
The Empire of Japan
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DEMOGRAPHICS
The Japanese Empire stands with a population of approximately 83 million people in the main island chain, making it one of the most populous countries in the Zhongchow region. This population consists of around 82% Japanese, with 10% being of various ethnic groups from throughout the Zhongchow region, 6% being Europan, 1% being some other form of foreign national with the remainder being of mixed ethnic descent.

The majority of the population lives in either the Kanto Region (also called the New Capital Region, approx. 21 million), the Kansai Region (also called the Old Capital Region, approx. 13 million), or the Chubu Region (also called the Central Region or Industrial Region, approx. 12 million) - approximately a little over half of Japan's entire main island chain population.

Most of those living in Imperial Japan practice Shintoism, Buddhism, or very occasionally Hinduism, with minority faiths imported from Europa among minority populations. Japanese culture is predominantly homogeneous in its suburban and rural centers, though its urban population - while also largely homogeneous - has some aspects of multiculturalism, with many major cities in the Three Metropolitan Regions having “Europatowns” among other cultural oddities in specific sectors that often act as tourist attractions.

DIPLOMACY
The Empire of Japan had emerged, especially in the industrial and colonial eras, as one of the major Zhongchow superpowers. The Imperial Japanese Navy, while not necessarily the most powerful navy in the world, was definitively a force to be reckoned with unless you were of the most powerful navies in the world. The Chrysanthemum Throne has thus earned some amount of respect or resentment depending on whom you ask, and the Imperial House of Yamato is one of the oldest - if not the oldest - reigning bloodlines in all of Zhongchow (which carries its own sort of reputation and respect, due to just how old the Imperial House is).

While the Imperial House has never allowed its heirs within five levels of potential succession to marry out of Japanese nobility, the daughters of Yamato have been married into other noble houses and even Imperial Houses of other monarchies in Zhongchow; in turn, some of those noble houses or even Imperial Houses have married the sons of Yamato, in hopes of joining the Yamato Dynasty and one day having a descendant on the Chrysanthemum Throne.

The Japanese Empire's oldest ally is perhaps the Korean State, mostly because the Koreans have a cadet branch of the Imperial House that is still incredibly relevant to Korean politics to this day - while the Korean State can say the same for having a strong cadet house that is heavily involved with Imperial Japanese politics. Imperial Japan has an indefinite “free trade” agreement with the Korean State, for as long as they are “brothers and sisters” in blood. As for its oldest enemy - that title goes to the Manchurian State, or perhaps the Mongolians, as both have frequently threatened Korea with invasion or attack at one time and then later on boast of peace and friendship.

Today, the Imperial Japanese Army - as well as the Imperial Japanese Navy - are both still equipped with up-to-date technology and even have very good training and discipline... but the Empire isn't what it used to be. While it perhaps can no longer claim to be a superpower, the Empire is by no means defenseless - boasting about 300,000 active soldiers throughout the Army and Navy, with many more in its reserves, and it has some ability to project its forces at least throughout the Pacific.

ECONOMY
The economics of Imperial Japan are rather mixed economics, following a policy called Shinzoism as invented by a great politician within the Imperial Diet about two centuries ago. Shinzoism allows for a mostly-free market, but has strong social protections as well as socialist practices that allow the Imperial Diet to ensure there are programs and officers in place to ensure that all peoples under the watch of Japan are able to care for themselves. Shinzoism also allows for some level of free trade, though only a few countries enjoy true free trade with the Empire.

In terms of development, the Empire is a nuclear power - having access to nuclear weapons as well as nuclear power plants - but has always been a strong advocate for deescalation on the international stage. There's also how industrialized and urbanized the country is to consider, making its economics to some degree reliant on trade - hence the reason that the Empire looks for trade partners willing to allow for freer trade. Poverty is somewhat of an issue, especially as despite the idealism of Shinzoism in the state, there are still those in a country as populous as Japan who fall through the cracks.

Still, the Empire prides itself on the fact that it is one of the most technologically advanced countries on Earth - its main industries and exports being information technology as well as other modern technologies, as well as automobiles.


GEOGRAPHY
Geography of Modern Japan. While the Japanese Empire used to govern a rather massive and diverse empire compared to its current borders, today it is content to govern the “Commonwealth of Imperial States” - allowing said Imperial States to be nominally independent in their governance and affairs so long as they acknowledge the Chrysanthemum Throne. The Commonwealth of Imperial States and its members are listed below.

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HISTORY
The Japanese Empire, during the Dark Interregnum, was mostly untouched directly by the affairs of Zhongchow during the Central Empire's collapse. Still, though, the great Regent-Empress Jingu saw an opportunity and took a gamble that ultimately paid off; that gamble being the investment in Hanseong as well as assisting the Korean State to come into its own. This is seen as the beginning of the great alliance between the Yamato and the Joseon - an alliance that perpetuates to this day.

The Empire mostly maintained some level of isolation beyond their alliance with the Korean State, and only occasionally had to wage war on the sea to defend themselves from invasion from one state or another on the mainland, with the Korean State offering a defense from the most direct route to invade by sea through its land borders. This came to an end, though, as the Dark Interregnum ended and the Great Restoration occurred: many states were beginning to stabilize, and international politics seemed to forbid isolationism; still, with its firm allies in the Joseon, the Imperial House of Yamato was more than happy to oblige and work with other states throughout the Zhongchow region.

In point of fact, as time went on and its navy became more important to local trade as well as general travel, the Chrysanthemum Throne saw its “First Golden Age” - where very few powers in the Zhongchow region wished to bring the wrath of Japan on themselves, beyond those who could threaten Japan's naval power with their own. The Imperial House of Yamato managed to marry a few daughters and even a few very distant sons off into other Zhongchow states, including the creation of the Noble Yamato House in Joseon (which, in turn, led to the creation of the Noble Joseon House in Japan).

This golden age could not last forever, however, and the Empire briefly fell into a minor depression due to the rise of the southern Zhongchow states and their power over trade to most everywhere except the northernmost states (which were still somewhat influenced by the Joseon and the Empire). It was during this time of duress that Imperial Japan and the Korean State briefly entered the “Greater Co-Prosperity Pact,” and created a rather firm opposition to the southern Zhongchow state bloc (leading to the creation of their own power bloc which would end up warring with the northern states and Japan).

And then, something brilliant happened - the Industrial Revolution struck, though who reached it first among the southern states is even today somewhat a matter of debate; regardless, the Industrial Revolution soon reached all corners of the Zhongchow area of the world, including traveling from the Joseon into Imperial Japan. And as the Empire industrialized, it grew in its power and focused on how best to expand its economic and martial influence - the Joseon having similar thoughts in this. Between that, and the eventual discovery of the New World, the Empire of Japan was ready for its “Second Golden Age.”

It was in the Second Golden Age that the Japanese Empire proved to be among the world's premier superpowers, second perhaps only to the Cantonese State which would come to define global trade and relations as history would prove. The Empire made a rather strong bid for colonies in both Sinchow and Nanchow, often coming to blows with its rival powers over the issue. Through its association and alliance in the Pact, the Korean State also benefited from its own colonies, with members of the Pact agreeing to mutually protect one another's colonies from “Cantonese interests.”

Interest in Feichow colonization was also a matter of debate among the Imperial Diet, though it was deemed not worth it due to the need to travel through Cantonese waterways in order to reach the continent. While there have been only a few wars or battles with the Cantonese and a few other southern Zhongchow states, generally speaking there has been no great major conflict between the two power blocs in spite of their mutual loathing for one another.

The Second Golden Age has only recently started to show signs of ending as a result of the colonial era coming to an end, with the Greater Co-Prosperity Pact having been replaced by the Commonwealth of Imperial States (and while Joseon is not a member, it is still strongly influenced by Japan and the CIS as well as having an extremely strong relationship and alliance with Japan). Shinzoism as an ideology came into existence as a means to lessen economic burdens on the populace as well as to ensure that the Empire's prosperity doesn't completely wane. There has been talk among the Imperial Diet to lessen tensions with the southern Zhongchow states by offering an olive branch, but what form this will take has yet to be determined.

POLITICS
The Empire of Japan is, without question, one of the most stable and consistent governments in the greater Zhongchow region - and the Imperial House of Yamato proves this theory in and of itself, having ruled on the Chrysanthemum Throne without complaint or question for as far as Imperial records go. It is acknowledged as the sole government of its islands, and as the leader of the Commonwealth of Imperial States.

The Imperial House of Yamato is practically enshrined into Imperial Law: only they can sit on the Chrysanthemum Throne, as has been the case for nearly two thousand years. The powers that the Chrysanthemum Throne have varied throughout Imperial history, though currently the Empire has employed something akin to a semi-constitutional monarchy: the Emperor has the powers of head of state, head of government and commander-in-chief, though the Prime Minister and the Imperial Diet hold legislative powers as well as being entrusted by some 'deferred' powers from the Throne so long as they advise the Emperor and seek his final approval. The Supreme Court of Japan has judiciary review on anything that is not an Imperial Edict enacted by the Emperor himself, for none can question the Throne. It is also the highest court of Japan, and is acknowledged as the highest court of the Commonwealth of Imperial States - though the Commonwealth's members can have supreme courts of their own, but even their decisions can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Japan.

The Imperial Diet is formed of two bodies: the House of Peers, formed up of the great Daimyos from various Noble Families in Japan; and the House of Representatives, an elected body representing the people.

The House of Peers has 88 seats; one-quarter of which represent the various Noble Families not only from Japan, but also granted Imperial Recognition even if they are from one of the Imperial States/former colonies and client states that now form the Commonwealth. Another two quarters are hereditary Peerages granted to those families who have made significant contributions to the Empire, to exist for as long as the Throne permits. The rest are non-hereditary Peerages granted to those who have “given great contributions to the Empire” - usually meaning exemplary military service, a reward from the Emperor for being a particularly notable person of influence who has benefited society, or otherwise someone who is aligned with someone within the House of Peers and thus can be granted a seat by the Emperor.

The House of Representatives has 141 seats which are all democratically elected into office, with three Representatives per Imperial Prefecture. Of those three Representatives, one per Imperial Prefecture are guaranteed to only be selected based on popular vote. The other two Representatives are determined by proportional representation based on whether the Prefecture votes for the Throne or the Opposition, with “ties” (anything between 41%-59% of the vote, one way or the other) resulting in one Throne Representative and one Opposition Representative. Regardless, Representatives all serve a maximum of four five-year terms.

The House of Representatives elects up to five of its own members for consideration as Prime Minister, granting a seat on the Privy Council and answering to the Diet as well as bringing bills before the Emperor for final consideration. The House of Peers judges each of the five members selected and finally chooses one to be the Prime Minister, and they must do so without knowing the candidates' affiliation (whether Throne or Opposition) in order to allow fairness. The other four are automatically slotted in as the Prime Minister's Cabinet, and are responsible for assisting the Prime Minister in his duties to the Throne as well as to the Diet.

The Speaker of the House helps lead the House of Representatives in drafting bill proposals, among other duties of the legislature to assist in determining the direction of government spending, etc.; these proposals, once ratified, are presented by the Speaker of the House to the Prime Minister and his Cabinet for review, who then present it to the House of Peers, with the Emperor in attendance. The Peers in attendance then vote. If whatever is being presented wins majority approval, the Emperor can either give it his official seal of approval and entrust the Prime Minister and the Cabinet with executing it alongside the Privy Council... or he can veto it, which can only be overruled if the House of Peers has a supermajority in support of the bill, etc. after the veto.

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The Kingdom of Lechia
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DEMOGRAPHICS

HDI: 0.697
Literacy Rate: Approx 95%.

The Kingdom of Lechia is home to approximately 103 432 012 people according to the 2400 Census and is largely composed of the various relatively closely related ethnicities of Western Slavs who make up the vast bulk of the population. The Polish make up the largest single ethnic group in the country at around 55% of the total population, the Czechs come second at around 18% and Ukrainians are the third largest group at around 11%. The rest of the population is majority Slavic, mostly consisting of Obotrites, Vieleti and other Polabian peoples as well as Slovaks and Eastern Slavic Belorussians. Non-Slavs make up approximately 4% of the population, mostly in the form of Germanics living in the western areas of Lechya as well as scattered Scandinavian, largely Swedish communities on the Baltic Sea coast. There is also a significant, over one-million strong community of Baltic Pagans, mostly Prussians and Lithuanians in the northeast of the country made up of refugees from the Baltic intervention in Pruthenia their descendants. While ethnically diverse, the state is rather unified religiously with most of the country following Rodnovery Slavic Paganism at a number around 90%. The religion has been important in the fostering of nation unity in the multiethnic state since the Great Inheritance of 1572 united the Kingdom of Poland and Kingdom of Moravia. Increasing levels of anti-Christian persecution have been criticized by human rights advocates in many countries. Around 5% of the population are Christian with around 3.5% Germanic Pagans. Most of the remainder identifying as asatruende, atheist or irreligious. The highest levels of population density is found in Silesia and Lesser Poland, with Czechia and the areas around the Vistula, Oder, Bug and Havel rivers coming close second. The Baltic Coast hosts a number of significant ports, the largest being in the cities of Gdansk, Szczecin and Roztoka. Since the End of the Lechitic Civil War which raged between 2347 and 2350, there have been two large waves of mass-emigration from the Kingdom of Lechia, the first wave being mostly political refugees and the larger and later second wave being economic migrants. An approximately 4.5 million strong overseas Lechian community exists today. Familial ties are viewed as very important, an element of culture that has remained since the complex familial connections that made up old slavic tribal society.

DIPLOMACY

The Kingdom of Lechia has had a turbulent history. Sitting on the crossroads of Eastern and Western Sichow, it has seen many wars and much bloodletting on it's borders in it's earlier and more modern history as well. A strong policy of sovereign principles and insistence on cultural independence have been laid down in numerous documents over the centuries. In the early 2200's the British gradually eroded away at Lechia's sovereignty until the country became a British colony kept in check by the British Baltic Company and Christian Militias. This legacy of colonial repression and religious violence sours Lecho-British relations to this day. The Kingdom has positive relations with most other Slavic states such as the Kingdom of Ruthenia and Tzardom of Bulgaria and was with them and Greater Muscovy one of the founding nations of the Pan-Slavic Cooperation Organisation (PSCO) which holds annual meetings to discuss and further regional cooperation in the Slavic world regarding matters of economics, trade, banking, political, cultural matters and peaceful conflict resolution between Slavic states while the Lechic royal house of Premyslid has connections with a number of other royal houses in the region via marriage ties, especially Ruthenia and Gotenland. Recently, a joint infrastructural project of a highway to connect the port city of Gdansk in Lechia with Rostov-Na-Donie in Ruthenia was announced with construction starting two years ago. The country is a member of the NotUN and NotWTO (names pending?) and has taken a more active role in international trade signing several trade agreements and opening to foreign investment which resulted in a great economic growth spurt. Throughout the recent decade Lechia become increasingly active in international politics. When Chechnya gained it's independence from Dagestan in 2381, Lechia contributed troops to an international peacekeeping mission for the first time in it's history. The north-eastern border of Lechia, and the United Baltic Duchy has been tense. After the Baltic-supported coup and invasion of Pruthenia, Lechia saw itself embroiled in an almost decade-long undeclared border war between 2372 and 2381 as a result of conflict spillover which claimed a total of around 15 000 lives. It was also heavily involved in the Minskian Civil War that saw it's own origins in the Baltic Invasion of Pruthenia. The border with the United Baltic Duchy is more stable today but occasional exchanges of small-arms and mortar fire between Lechitic troops and BPC forces and their Baltic counterparts still occur. For this reason military spending has increased steadily over the last fifteen years, currently at a level of 2.25% of GDP and the Kingdom currently has an active force of 480 000 troops all branches combined, when the Border Protection Corps is added this rises to 500 000. Since the 2390's the Royal Armed Forces have been undergoing a significant modernization program to replace outdated equipment which is expected to largely finish in 2415.

ECONOMY

Currency: Lachic Korona
Nominal GDP: 363.56 Billion USD.
Nominal GDP/C: 3515 USD.
PPP GDP: 1.048 Trillion USD.
PPP GDP/C: 10 140 USD
GDP by Sector: Agriculture: 16% - Industry: 33% - Services: 51%
Labor-Force by Sector: Agriculture: 38% - Industry: 27% - Services: 35%

Throughout the history of Lechia, its economy has been based largely on agriculture thanks to the highly fertile land, well-suited to large scale production of foodstuffs. Large deposits of coal drew British interest and paved the way for the British colonization of Lechia, as well as the jump-start of the industrialized mining industry in Silesia and parts of Czechia, extracting large amounts of Copper, Silver and most importantly Coal which was later shipped to Britain to feed the fires of British industry. Today, the Kingdom of Lechia is considered an emerging economy and a "newly-industrialized country" by international standards, following a policy of market-oriented economics with so-called active state support. Between 2360 and 2375, the country experienced a great surge of economic growth after a series of reforms under the Zalaski administration. Between 2362 and 2373 especially the country enjoyed the highest average growth in the world at around 12% per year, greatly raising prosperity through new economic policies aimed at improving living standards and reducing unemployment. The county's most poor and overpopulated regions saw a significant improvement thanks to a number of programs aimed specifically at them, helping local industry, agriculture and significant infrastructural investment. In 2377 increased pressure on the Lechite Korona led to an economic contraction of 2% which in turn led to a crisis that uncovered financial sector weaknesses and forced the Hávelek administration to float the currency. First Consul Vratislav Hávelek was forced to resign after his cabinet came under heavy criticism for its slow response to the economic crisis. In January of 2378 the Lechian economy contracted by 10%, triggering the East-Central Sichow Financial Crisis. Lechia's economy started to recover in 2379, expanding by 4% in 2380 thanks largely to strong exports. Growth was dampened by the softening of the global economy in 2381, but picked up in the subsequent years owing to strong growth across Sichow and a relatively weak Korona encouraging exports alongside increased domestic spending as a result of several mega-projects and incentives of First Consul Tadeusz Sikorski popularly referred to as "Sikoromics". GDP growth between 2385 and 2400 was largely between 4 and 7% annually. Modern Lechia, while currently not fastest-growing in the region has become an important anchor-economy for the faster-growing economies of poorer nations in Sichow. Manufacturing, Mining and Agriculture are backbones of the national economy while Financial Services, Banking, Information Technology and High-Tech industries have formed into large and fast-growing component-parts. Capitalizing on it's geographic location, the country is investing heavily in transport infrastructure to make itself a major transit and trade hub for good moving across Sichow and beyond.

GEOGRAPHY
Map: Here

The area that makes up the Kingdom of Lechia is largely made up of temperate land watered by many great rivers such as the Vistula, Odra, Havel, Bug and Vltava and is well suited for agriculture. A longstanding geopolitical goal of the state has been to anchor itself to major rivers in the east and west to act as natural obstacles as the flat terrain of the North European Plain is easy to move troops into by potential invaders, in the south, the mountains provide some physical protection from Rome and the southern Slavic and Germanic States.


HISTORY

In between the 900's and 1100's CY, various Slavic tribes, probably close relations of the Venedi documented by the Romans began to migrate westward, driving away or assimilating the local Celtic and Germanic tribes in the region, and slowly making the crawl toward civilization. It did however take until the 1400's until states began forming in the region, the largest and most prominent being the Kingdoms of Poland, Bohemia, Moravia and the Vieleti Union. The Vieleti Union was a tribal confederacy in what is today northwestern Lechia between the Odra and Elbe. These warlike tribes often banded together in large warbands, raiding among others deep into north-western Poland. The King of Poland, Dobromir Piast entered a marriage alliance with King Rastislav Premyslid by marrying his daughter the Princess Katerina. Among the arrangements was that in the event of the childless death of either monarch, the other would inherit the Kingdom. Indeed, when the joint Polish-Moravian army invaded the Vieleti Union, King Dobromir was slain on the battlefield and even though the war was won by the allies, his Kingdom fell under the rule of Rastislav and House Premyslid, who after the Great Inheritance and conquest of the Vieleti Union proclaimed himself King of a new Kingdom, Lechia, so named for the Lechites that inhabited it. Contact with Rome led to the importation of a new alphabet, the Glagolitic Script and advances in architecture, it also led to the spread of Christianity and the counter-reaction in the form of a formalization of the Rodnovernist religion into an organized one which was quickly adopted by the Lechic state after seeing Croatia convert to Christianity. While religious conflicts shifted borders back and forth in the south and west throughout much of the 1600's, the 1700's and 1800's on the other hand are generally documented by historians as the Golden Age of Lechia. The country went through significant economic, agricultural, demographic and cultural growth as well as enjoying a number of successful campaigns extending it's territory.

This was followed by a period of fragmentation in the late 1800's which led to a period of at one point eight Lechic successor-kingdoms ruled by various branches of House Premyslid fighting to reunify the state under their rule. This was finally largely managed by the Wroclawian branch of the House, which reunited most of the realm by the late 2000's. By the early 2100's British began landing in Vieletia but were forced to leave because of local turmoil and fighting. They also had less interest in the territory than they did in other areas of Europe at the time but after having successfully conquered the island of Uznam and built a fortified settlement the began partaking more and more in the profitable Baltic trade routes. The British began to involve themselves in trade with Gdansk where many British traders and various Christian missionaries set foot in the Kingdom of Lechia during the late 2100's. British Baltic Trade Company only managed to establish official relations with the royal court in Wroclaw in the spring of 2217. At which point British surveyors discovered great deposits of coal and various metals in the local hills and mountains, resources greatly desired by the burgeoning British industries. The Lechic kingdom began to feel threatened by continuous Christianization activities. Following the detention of several missionaries, the British Navy received approval from the government which used it as a pretext to intervene in Lechia in 2234, with the aim of freeing imprisoned missionaries from a kingdom that was perceived as xenophobic. After a stinging defeat, which led to the loss of the Polish coastline, the detachment of Polabia into an artificial British protectorate and one-sided trade deals, what remained of Lechia's sovereignty was gradually eroded by Britain, which was aided by local Christian militias, reducing what was left of the Lechyan state to a protectorate in 2265.

The new administration attempted to impose significant political and cultural changes on Lechic society. A Eastern-style system of modern education was developed, and Christianity was propagated widely. Most British settlers in Lechia were concentrated in the Pomorze region, particularly in Szczecin and in Gdansk. Throughout the Colonial period. Political and cultural repression of the Lachic nation led to the fast growth of a very powerful national-romantic movement in Lechic culture. By stressing the value and dignity of native cultures and languages, nationalism offered a rationalization for ethnic loyalty and national romanticism was by far the dominant artistic movement during the colonial era. This cultural and artistic movement was a natural partner of political nationalism as it echoed the nationalist sympathy for folk cultures and manifested a general air of disdain for the political order of Colonial-Era Sichow. Under this influence, Lachic literature flourished anew in the works of national-romantic poets which concentrated on patriotic themes and the idealization of a perceived glorious national past. Leading Lachic composers during the occupation also used the tragic history of their nation as a major inspiration. Nurtured by these influences, nationalism awoke first among the intelligentsia and certain segments of the nobility, then more gradually in the middle and lower classes as well.

This led to the organisation of a number of uprisings against British colonial authorities. The largest were the Warsaw Rebellion which was followed by the massive May Uprising between 2286 and 2289 which saw extreme levels of religiously motivated violence against Christians in reprisal for their earlier violence against Pagans, before May Uprising was crushed, it is estimated that one third of Lechia's Christian population had been killed in various massacres perpetrated by the rebels. Despite the political unrest experienced during the colonial era, Lechia did benefit from a number of expansive industrialization and modernization programs, instituted by their colonizer which helped it develop into a more economically coherent and viable entity. This was particularly true in Greater Poland, Silesia and Eastern Pomerania and Eastern Czechia, areas which eventually were reconstituted as a part of the reformed Kingdom of Lechia after British exited the region becoming the country's most prosperous regions. After the former protectorate regained it's independence in 2345 and signed the 2345 Small Constitution into law, the reformed Kingdom of Lechia officially became a constitutional monarchy. It's first head of government, Premier Pravoslav Koci soon enacted laws that severely curtailed political dissent and there was much controversy between Koci and his opponents. The funds gained from exporting coal and metals were used to purchase weapons from Rome and Greater Muscovy. Talks attempting reunification with Polabia led to outrage from the newly independent state of Pommerania, previously the British Colony of Pommerania run by a Christianized ruling class fearing the growth of a reunified Lechia. In 2349 Lechian and Polabian troops crossed the border of Pommerania leading to the Lechic Reunification War which raged for three years thanks to British support with equipment and volunteers to the Pommeranian government. The Koci turned increasingly repressive and proved largely unable to facilitate a an effective effort at reconstruction after the devastation of the Reunification War and became more and more vilified by the international community for it's Anti-Christian policies, with an estimated 100 000 Christians murdered by death squads in the summer of 2353 alone.

Increasing levels of protests and internal unrest finally ended with a coup in 2356 by General Felicjan Tokarski which ousted Koci from power. The new government's three principal figures, namely General Tokarski along with future First Consul Dobrogost Skora and future Foreign Secretary Vlastimil Janecek announced the formation of the National Stabilization Block. A pro-government grouping that denied being a political party. Although Tokarski never claimed personal power, he exercised extensive influence over Lechic politics after the coup and would dominate Lechia's affairs as the strongman behind a generally popular conservative-rightist regime. Skora's program of economic reforms was highly successful, allowing the Lechian state to enjoy the highest average growth figures in the world between 2362 and 2373 at around 12%. At the same time, the NSB regime prosecuted movements on the right and left-wing fringes of politics on the ostensible formal grounds that they had failed to legally register as political parties, and sought to limit the influence of opposition parties by engaging in divide-and-conquer tactics. As it consisted of people with sometimes very different opinions, not being a classical political party, the NSB regime was kept united by the cult of personality around Tokarski whom they all supported. The great economic success, corresponding increase in living standards and infrastructural improvements that approval remained high, despite the undeclared border conflict and spillover in the country's northeast. This allowed the NSB to handily retain it's supermajority in the coming elections at least until the 2378 East-Central Sichow Financial Crisis. This along with increasing pressure in the border war led to mounting unrest in the country as the NSB regime was internally divided after Tokarski's death in 2379. The internal power-struggle of the NSB did not help but finally the Ostráva Block within the NSB managed to secure it's control. Initial hopes for democratization after Tokarski's death failed to materialize as the regime cracked down on opposition activists, jailing dozens and muzzling opposition media. After the 2382 Election, the NSB retained it's supermajority and also passed a new, more authoritarian constitution.

First Consul Tadeusz Sikorski managed to revitalize growth owing to strong growth across Sichow and a relatively weak Korona encouraging exports alongside increased domestic spending as a result of several mega-projects and incentives popularly referred to as "Sikoromics". This, among several other factors led to a re-stabilization in the country throughout the mid 2380's. Economic improvements and a reduction of open wars in Europe as opposed to the various civil wars, reunification wars, wars of independence and wars of conquest in the immediate post-colonial period calmed the worst of the turmoil that once gripped the West. After Sikorski's death the torch was handed over to Anzelm Paszkowski and while the current First Consul is his prodigy, Kwiatoslaw Sobolewicz, the aging Paszkowski remains the official leader of the National Stabilization Block and is widely regarded as the gray cardinal of Lechia. However, the two principal internal divisions in the NSB, the Ostrávists and the NSB-Falanga seem to be more at odds with each-other lately.

POLITICS

Form of Government: Constitutional Monarchy.
Capital City: Wroclaw.

The politics of Lechia are conducted within the framework of a Constitutional Monarchy with a hereditary monarch as the head of state. The current King of Lechia is Břetislav VI, who has reigned since October 2372. The powers of the reigning monarch are limited by the constitution and the monarch is primarily a symbolic figurehead. The monarch is head of the Royal Lechic Armed Forces and is required to be a Rodnoverist as well as the Defender of the Faith. He has the power to appoint his heirs, the power to grant Royal Pardons and the Royal Assent. The king is aided in his duties by the Small Council of Lechia and holds weekly breifings with the First Consul. The monarch still occasionally intervenes in Lechitic politics, as all constitutions pave the way for customary royal rulings and the King always officiates the new government after the election. The monarchy is widely revered and lèse majesté is a severe crime in the Kingdom. Executive power is largely exercised within the framework of a multi-party system, by the First Consult and the Government which consists of the Council of Ministers. Its members are typically chosen by the First Consul from the majority party or coalition in the National Consulate. The First Consul has the power to veto legislation passed by parliament and has the power to put bills forward to be voted on in the National Consulate as well as issue Executive Laws. Vetos and Executive Laws from the First Consul may be overridden by a three-fifths majority vote. The First Consul can, (customarily with Royal Asssent) dissolve the parliament under certain conditions at which point the monarch calls for a new election. The National Consulate is made up of 501 members elected by proportional representation every five years.

Since Britain lost it's colonial control over the region, the Kingdom of Lechia went through several phases of unrest and transition which included one large and destructive war of reunification, a harsh dictatorship and a military coup before beginning to stabilize under the NSB regime. Throughout this time of post colonial unrest, the form of government has ranged from military dictatorship to electoral democracy before finally evolving into the modern system of present Lechia. The 2358 Constitution mixed democratic and authoritarian elements and while stability increased and the economic devastation caused in the previous decade began to be reversed by the vast economic growth in the aftermath of First Consul Skora's reforms. Since the 2356 Coup the country has been controlled by NSB-supermajorities in the Consulate, and the country is largely classified as a Hybrid-Regime by modern standards, sometimes as a Flawed Democracy by the more generous observers. The media sector is regulated by the government under the 2385 Publication Act. It is generally perceived that the country's media sector is controlled by the government and follows the official line of the NSB, though some media outlets are relatively outspoken. Lechia has regulated public internet access extensively using both legal and technical means since 2391. The resulting lockdown is widely referred to as the "Vistula Firewall". The collaborative NGO project FreeNet Initiative classifies Lechia's level of online political censorship to be "pervasive". The government of Lechia maintains that such censorship is necessary to safeguard the country against "obscene" content. Many political and religious websites that are deemed to be "undermining state authority" are also blocked.

Political Parties:
The National Salvation Block: The NSB has controlled Lechia with consecutive supermajorities since 2356, dominating the country's political sphere for nearly five decades. It is a national-conservative party with strong elements of political Rodovernism. The have a largely market-centric view of the economy combined with economic interventionism to promote growth and social welfare mixed with a socially conservative outlook. In the international stage the NSP government has largely advocated close ties with the rest of the Slavic world and is often said to be staunchly anti-British and anti-Baltic. Decades-old populist rhetoric centering around national stability, economic growth and fighting poverty remain principal in the NSP's discourse with the public. This is not without cause as the economic growth and significant rise in stability since the coup in addition to the Party's long hold on power has given it a strong base of legitimacy. It still retains and supports the cult of personality around General Felicjan Tokarski.

Coalition of the Free: The CF is a big-tent centrist party which advocates a more liberal economic system and a more globalist approach with less restrictive immigration policies and significant trade liberalization.

The Spring: A loose association of center-right to right-wing sympathizers, many of whom are political newcomers largely born out of an anti-establishment sentiment against what they call "NSBocracy". The Party mostly advocates for electoral reforms to break up the NSB's power and democratize society.

United Veches: An agrarian party with a small but devoted support-base in rural areas. Since the largest support base is in rural areas around Brzeszcz and Lwow, it has largely become seen as an East-Slavic minority advocacy party. The UV primarily stands for pro-agrarian policies and has a largely protectionist stance on trade alongside strong Rodnoverist-democrat strains.

The Free Lechia Party: A libertarian-conservative party which advocates for a large-scale reduction in the role of the government, sweeping privatization and economic deregulation while maintaining a largely conservative social outlook.

The Solidarists: A center-left leaning party which supports a more interventionist economic stance, nationalization of the banking sector, the building of a strong social safety net and historical reconciliation with Britain. The Solidarists support form of agrarian socialism based on traditional Slavic communal ideals with large state farms to counteract the inefficiency of Lechia's many very small farm-holdings.

[Lord Dominator]

With the Mexican city states bit, would I be alright to be running one of a semi-decent size & still retaining the human sacrifice bit?

[Grand Indochina]

Hello my fellow role-play participants ! This is Grand Indochina, your friendly cartographer !

This is the map template that I will use for this RP (let's call it the Ashtagon Map), and only nations that have been approve by Plzen shall appear on this map. To make things easier for me, please include the list of real-life locations in your geography section. I don't mean that you can't put different names on these places (this is an alternate history after all), however real-life locations make my job much easier by tenfold. If possible, please add some pictures, that is the most helpful way for me (look at The V O I D and Sarderia for examples).

[Plzen]

With the Mexican city states bit, would I be alright to be running one of a semi-decent size & still retaining the human sacrifice bit?

I don’t mind. The place will have regional powers and the lot that aren’t notable enough to earn a specific mention in the region descriptions, and you could play one of those.

Do be warned, though, that human sacrifice in this age will go down with the international community about as well as human sacrifice would go down with the real-life one. Expect to be an international pariah.

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Also, I have my computer back, so expect application reviews very soon.

[Plzen]

In the early 2200's the British forced a number of unequal treaties and some territorial concessions mostly in the form of Treaty Ports which still paints Britain in a relatively bad light to the regular Lechian.

This is a fairly good work-in-progress so far, but do note that I will be very, very skeptical of any application for a European country that isn't a former colony, unless the application is for Britain or Europa. There had better be a really good justification for how the Polish core remained independent, and why the colonial powers left such an independent power alone.

This is fascinating and I'm looking forwards to where this is going.

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The Japanese Empire stands with a population of approximately 200 million people in the main island chain,

...you're not taking a quarter of East Asia's population. The region is much less populated than IRL. Japan would have maybe 70~80 million people, 90 million maximum.

with minority faiths imported from Europa among minority populations.

This might have actually grown into a fringe movement of some sort, popular among young counterculture people, radical progressives and the like. Turn the other cheek, love thy neighbour, all that other hippy stuff. Interesting concept, actually...

with many major cities in the Three Metropolitan Regions having “Europatowns” among other cultural oddities in specific sectors that often act as tourist attractions.

I love it. The appropriation of Greco-Roman architecture for the sweet sweet tourism money. :p

Everything else looks good.

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GDP Per Capita: ₹45,350 (US$ 90,700)

...yeah, no. Southeast Asia has serious regional economic problems, as mentioned in the Regional Descriptions. While I will accept Singapore-style rich city states just about anywhere, this country is too big to be one of those.

The rest seems good in principle, but consider changing party names and the like - while historically the Malay languages of Southeast Asia were heavily influenced by English and Dutch, in this timeline the influence will more likely be Chinese. Consider dropping the clearly western-inspired names.

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-snip-

This country seems a bit too big, really. East Asia's concept is a motly collection of highly prosperous but small and divided states trying to relive their days of imperial glory - not unlike real-life Europe today.

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This is all still a work in progress, but I wanted to have something down before writing a whole history. It's a tiny city-state, filling a niche that is filled by Singapore and Monte Carlo today.

Reservation is accepted.

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Min Confederation

Accepted in principle, pending completion of application.

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I think that's everyone.

[Lord Dominator]

With the Mexican city states bit, would I be alright to be running one of a semi-decent size & still retaining the human sacrifice bit?

I don’t mind. The place will have regional powers and the lot that aren’t notable enough to earn a specific mention in the region descriptions, and you could play one of those.

Do be warned, though, that human sacrifice in this age will go down with the international community about as well as human sacrifice would go down with the real-life one. Expect to be an international pariah.

Hey, that's what makes it fun - already have some ideas on how to make it more palatable, or at least be able to call out hypocrisy. Maybe run with the oil thing, be a bit of Saudia Arabia or Iran vis-a-vis the world.

[HypErcApitAl]

In the early 2200's the British forced a number of unequal treaties and some territorial concessions mostly in the form of Treaty Ports which still paints Britain in a relatively bad light to the regular Lechian.

This is a fairly good work-in-progress so far, but do note that I will be very, very skeptical of any application for a European country that isn't a former colony, unless the application is for Britain or Europa. There had better be a really good justification for how the Polish core remained independent, and why the colonial powers left such an independent power alone.

This is fascinating and I'm looking forwards to where this is going.

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The Japanese Empire stands with a population of approximately 200 million people in the main island chain,

...you're not taking a quarter of East Asia's population. The region is much less populated than IRL. Japan would have maybe 70~80 million people, 90 million maximum.

with minority faiths imported from Europa among minority populations.

This might have actually grown into a fringe movement of some sort, popular among young counterculture people, radical progressives and the like. Turn the other cheek, love thy neighbour, all that other hippy stuff. Interesting concept, actually...

with many major cities in the Three Metropolitan Regions having “Europatowns” among other cultural oddities in specific sectors that often act as tourist attractions.

I love it. The appropriation of Greco-Roman architecture for the sweet sweet tourism money.

Everything else looks good.

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GDP Per Capita: ₹45,350 (US$ 90,700)

...yeah, no. Southeast Asia has serious regional economic problems, as mentioned in the Regional Descriptions. While I will accept Singapore-style rich city states just about anywhere, this country is too big to be one of those.

The rest seems good in principle, but consider changing party names and the like - while historically the Malay languages of Southeast Asia were heavily influenced by English and Dutch, in this timeline the influence will more likely be Chinese. Consider dropping the clearly western-inspired names.

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-snip-

This country seems a bit too big, really. East Asia's concept is a motly collection of highly prosperous but small and divided states trying to relive their days of imperial glory - not unlike real-life Europe today.

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This is all still a work in progress, but I wanted to have something down before writing a whole history. It's a tiny city-state, filling a niche that is filled by Singapore and Monte Carlo today.

Reservation is accepted.

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Min Confederation

Accepted in principle, pending completion of application.

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I think that's everyone.

Not me. I'm still working on my Viet.

[Sarderia]

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GDP Per Capita: ₹45,350 (US$ 90,700)

...yeah, no. Southeast Asia has serious regional economic problems, as mentioned in the Regional Descriptions. While I will accept Singapore-style rich city states just about anywhere, this country is too big to be one of those.

The rest seems good in principle, but consider changing party names and the like - while historically the Malay languages of Southeast Asia were heavily influenced by English and Dutch, in this timeline the influence will more likely be Chinese. Consider dropping the clearly western-inspired names.

Would a GDPpc of $60,000 to $70,000 be acceptable? Due to its proximity to China (and noting that even Vietnam and the Philippines, which held no strategic locations for global trade like the Strait of Malacca did, yet seems to be in par with the development in Zhongchow), relatively stable government (it has historically been homogenous) and strong maritime culture which allows for a headstart in colonization, any development in China would be quickly received and implemented in SE Asia in past times.

[The V O I D]

The Japanese Empire stands with a population of approximately 200 million people in the main island chain,

...you're not taking a quarter of East Asia's population. The region is much less populated than IRL. Japan would have maybe 70~80 million people, 90 million maximum.

with minority faiths imported from Europa among minority populations.

This might have actually grown into a fringe movement of some sort, popular among young counterculture people, radical progressives and the like. Turn the other cheek, love thy neighbour, all that other hippy stuff. Interesting concept, actually...

with many major cities in the Three Metropolitan Regions having “Europatowns” among other cultural oddities in specific sectors that often act as tourist attractions.

I love it. The appropriation of Greco-Roman architecture for the sweet sweet tourism money.

Everything else looks good.

So, what I'm hearing is if I take it down to about ~83 million people it should be fine? Since that other stuff can probably be worked out ICly.

[Plzen]

Would a GDPpc of $60,000 to $70,000 be acceptable? Due to its proximity to China (and noting that even Vietnam and the Philippines, which held no strategic locations for global trade like the Strait of Malacca did, yet seems to be in par with the development in Zhongchow), relatively stable government (it has historically been homogenous) and strong maritime culture which allows for a headstart in colonization, any development in China would be quickly received and implemented in SE Asia in past times.

I was thinking more along the lines of $10~$25,000. Proximity to Europe did not exactly help North Africa much, IRL, and I don't see why it would help Southeast Asia here. Do read the Region Descriptions!

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So, what I'm hearing is if I take it down to about ~83 million people it should be fine? Since that other stuff can probably be worked out ICly.

That sounds fine to me.

[HypErcApitAl]

Vietnam + Laos + Cambodia really isn't that huge, plus it flip-flops in-between First-World and Second-World Asian.

Cambodia, itself is small. Vietnam and Laos are just long boys.

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"...huge economic inequalities..."

I guess so, I got classism/cryptofeudalism. That makes sense for the Second-World anyways, as Vietnam is essentially Louisiana but with some of Brazil's geography.

Being an Absolute Monarchy (which is the plan, afterall), I do indeed think I'd be structured. (or hyperstructured, since you have an Abs. Mon. with a cryptofeudal system)

The other Viet isn't really a Viet, he's just overgrown Southchina. Emphasize Indochina (which is what I'm doing. Obv Thai is Indochine, but I don't care about 'em)

Malaysia and Indonesia are, ofcourse, Malaysia and Indonesia, even if someone were to use the "muh Majapahit" excuse again.

[Sarderia]

Would a GDPpc of $60,000 to $70,000 be acceptable? Due to its proximity to China (and noting that even Vietnam and the Philippines, which held no strategic locations for global trade like the Strait of Malacca did, yet seems to be in par with the development in Zhongchow), relatively stable government (it has historically been homogenous) and strong maritime culture which allows for a headstart in colonization, any development in China would be quickly received and implemented in SE Asia in past times.

I was thinking more along the lines of $10~$25,000. Proximity to Europe did not exactly help North Africa much, IRL, and I don't see why it would help Southeast Asia here. Do read the Region Descriptions!

Ah, a pity. I really wanted to make a developed Malaya since it's very well suited to be an economic power.
North Africa didn't have the same religion that Europe did - and Christianity and Islam's relation in the Mediterranean has been strained with numerous crusades and reconquistas. I don't see either happening in East Asia, particularly since IRL Islam entered the region peacefully (through trade) so it would better fit the "Harmony" concept of a Confucian government. The form of Islam would be a synceretic one, like found today in Java.

Another reasons that lead to North Africa's decline is that the Mediterranean trade itself declined once the Age of Exploration starts. This wouldn't be the case for Malaya though, as they are situated on the tip of SE Asia and any trade route between East Asia and Africa, India, and Europe would have passed through them first. It would be more than likely Malaccan states that kick-started the Age of Exploration here.

However... if a developed Malaccan state is not possible, I'll look into other options. It would certainly be interesting to play, though.

[Sarderia]

Vietnam + Laos + Cambodia really isn't that huge, plus it flip-flops in-between First-World and Second-World Asian.

Cambodia, itself is small. Vietnam and Laos are just long boys.

I don't know for sure. If there is a region that would rival Zhongchow it would be more than certain SE Asia. They had the perfect geography (well, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia most of all) and they had abundant natural resources to fuel expansion.

Any small Chinese state would look towards them for cooperation, and any institutions would be quickly spread to the region. Historically both the mainland SE Asian states (Arakan, Dai Viet, Ayutthaya) and the maritime ones (Malacca sultanate, Majapahit, Srivijaya) are very advanced. They are in prime position to receive Chinese cultural and technological influences and then use it themselves.

The Industrial Revolution would be quickly adopted in SE Asia due to the abundance of coal, tin, and iron in the regions. There are an expanse of flat land (bar the mountain ranges in Penninsular Thailand and Malaysia, and the ranges in Sumatra) suited for railway construction. They had an expanse of rice fields as well, which allows for higher population.

[HypErcApitAl]

Vietnam + Laos + Cambodia really isn't that huge, plus it flip-flops in-between First-World and Second-World Asian.

Cambodia, itself is small. Vietnam and Laos are just long boys.

I don't know for sure. If there is a region that would rival Zhongchow it would be more than certain SE Asia. They had the perfect geography (well, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia most of all) and they had abundant natural resources to fuel expansion.

Any small Chinese state would look towards them for cooperation, and any institutions would be quickly spread to the region. Historically both the mainland SE Asian states (Arakan, Dai Viet, Ayutthaya) and the maritime ones (Malacca sultanate, Majapahit, Srivijaya) are very advanced. They are in prime position to receive Chinese cultural and technological influences and then use it themselves.

The Industrial Revolution would be quickly adopted in SE Asia due to the abundance of coal, tin, and iron in the regions. There are an expanse of flat land (bar the mountain ranges in Penninsular Thailand and Malaysia, and the ranges in Sumatra) suited for railway construction. They had an expanse of rice fields as well, which allows for higher population.

True; that also works w/ my France parallel/analogue. There's alot of Precious Ores and Minerals, but my Viet emphasizes its Agrarian state. Louisiana irl does pretty good, but it's still not in the Top 10 of US States; for some odd reason, California always beat it.

[The V O I D]

So, what I'm hearing is if I take it down to about ~83 million people it should be fine? Since that other stuff can probably be worked out ICly.

That sounds fine to me.

Alright. Shrunk it down to 83 mil, and also shrank down the major region pops so that they are similarly proportional.

[Sarderia]

I don't know for sure. If there is a region that would rival Zhongchow it would be more than certain SE Asia. They had the perfect geography (well, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia most of all) and they had abundant natural resources to fuel expansion.

Any small Chinese state would look towards them for cooperation, and any institutions would be quickly spread to the region. Historically both the mainland SE Asian states (Arakan, Dai Viet, Ayutthaya) and the maritime ones (Malacca sultanate, Majapahit, Srivijaya) are very advanced. They are in prime position to receive Chinese cultural and technological influences and then use it themselves.

The Industrial Revolution would be quickly adopted in SE Asia due to the abundance of coal, tin, and iron in the regions. There are an expanse of flat land (bar the mountain ranges in Penninsular Thailand and Malaysia, and the ranges in Sumatra) suited for railway construction. They had an expanse of rice fields as well, which allows for higher population.

True; that also works w/ my France parallel/analogue. There's alot of Precious Ores and Minerals, but my Viet emphasizes its Agrarian state. Louisiana irl does pretty good, but it's still not in the Top 10 of US States; for some odd reason, California always beat it.

Because it put too much emphasis in agriculture. It was historically run through slaver plantations, so when the Emanicipation hit they lost their primary economic backbone and never recovered.

However, there is an emphasis on industry in this TL. It seems that the Industrial Revolution started in Guangdong (which is Canton) so the effects would quickly spread into the neighboring countries. The Chinese provinces neighboring them are located in large river plains, quite unlike Britain, Belgium or Germany - which despite having plains and rivers to grow crop (Rhine and Thames) still had an important mineral belt located in their territory. It is the most important factor in the Industrial Revolution (natural resources, coal, oil).

The SE Asian states had oil in land as well, which would greatly propel them for the equivalent of the 1890s oil boom in this TL.

[Plzen]

大日本帝国
Dai Nippon Teikoku
The Empire of Japan

This is accepted!

[HypErcApitAl]

True; that also works w/ my France parallel/analogue. There's alot of Precious Ores and Minerals, but my Viet emphasizes its Agrarian state. Louisiana irl does pretty good, but it's still not in the Top 10 of US States; for some odd reason, California always beat it.

Because it put too much emphasis in agriculture. It was historically run through slaver plantations, so when the Emanicipation hit they lost their primary economic backbone and never recovered.

However, there is an emphasis on industry in this TL. It seems that the Industrial Revolution started in Guangdong (which is Canton) so the effects would quickly spread into the neighboring countries. The Chinese provinces neighboring them are located in large river plains, quite unlike Britain, Belgium or Germany - which despite having plains and rivers to grow crop (Rhine and Thames) still had an important mineral belt located in their territory. It is the most important factor in the Industrial Revolution (natural resources, coal, oil).

The SE Asian states had oil in land as well, which would greatly propel them for the equivalent of the 1890s oil boom in this TL.

Makes sense.

[The V O I D]

大日本帝国
Dai Nippon Teikoku
The Empire of Japan

This is accepted!

Awesome! Now, I just need someone to app my good buddy Korea/Joseon. Looking forward to this, Plzen, it looks like it's gonna be fun!

[HypErcApitAl]

• (Prosperous Kingdom of the Viet)
• Vương quốc thịnh vượng của Việt (Vietnamese))
  
• ព្រះរាជាណាចក្ររុងរឿងរបស់វៀតណាម
  preahreacheaneachakr roungrueng robsa vietneam (Indochinese)
  
• 繁荣的越南王国
  Fánróng de yuènán wángguó (Cantonese)
  
• อาณาจักรที่รุ่งเรืองของเวียตนาม
  Xāṇācạkr thī̀ rùng reụ̄xng k̄hxng weīy tnām (Thai)

Application

DEMOGRAPHICS
(how many people your country has, where they live, what religion/culture/language they follow, any notable trends in immigration/emigration, etc)

Linguistics

• Indochinese
• Vietnamese (Dialect)
• Cantonese (Lingua-franca, but also the preferred tongue for the Elite/Highborns)
• Thai (Dialect of Indochinese most-commonly spoken by Commoners.)

Major Vietnamese cities

• Vientiane
• Hanoi (Free City*)
• Saigon (Capitol)
• Promisedland City (Alternate Ho Chi Minh City)
• Blessedflower (Alternate Phnom Penh)
• My Hung (alternate Da Nang)
  
  *Free Cities are autonomies, though Hanoi'd be similar in position/status to modern-day Paris or Coventry.

Religion in the Viet

• Ancestral Worship
• Matriarch Worship
• Animism
• Nature (the 'Mother Nature' concept, a goddess with the field(s) of Shrubbery, Vines, Trees, Leaves, Berries, Rainwater, Grass, and Wandering.)
• Buddhism

Demonym

• Vietian
• Vietnamese
• Saigonite (Demonym of Saigon)
• Hanoite (Demonym of FC Hanoi)

DIPLOMACY
(the geopolitical situation of your country, any notable alliances/rivalries, trade relations, your military capabilities and typical deployment, etc)

Styles of Warfare

• Guerilla Warfare
• Trench Warfare
• Martial Warfare (Essentially Gunkata but built-up into its own style/discipline. Soldiers are taught to "be formless, like Water," to "move like the Wind in the Night," to "hit their enemy like Wildfires," and to "be solid like trees and dirtwalls." Martial Warfare is also split into several melee fighting-styles, like fighting with gardening tools or the Drunken Master-type of form, emphasizing Stealth and Distraction.)
• Smokescreen (Smoke/distraction-based warfare. To make all sorts of noise or visual distractions to make the enemy/victim off-guard before hitting them with one strike/swoop or capturing them.)
• Hammer (Essentially like Blitzkrieg, but w/ Armored cars. Hammer style is a "smash and bash" or 'hit-and-run' style of combat, not just using the cars' guns, but also the cars themselves as battering rams. Hammer also uses Strafing.)

The Viet prioritize their Airforce, also,mainly using VTOLs and Helicopters.

Land Warfare prioritizes the "First Strike," so Submachineguns and other rapidfire/heavy guns are used; Viet soldiers are trained to have fast reflexes and to be quick on their feet. They're also trained in methods against Chemical and Biological Warfare.

Viet army bases are in the thick of the VietCong jungles, training the enemies to use the Earth as both a natural offence and defence weapon. They're also trained to be endurable, and highly-skilled climbers, axe or knife-throwers.

Rivalries

• The Thai/Siamese to the West, although Vietians inhabited parts of modern-day Thailand and also colonized them.
• The Chinese to the North. (Not considering themselves "Chinese," having a historic grudge w/ them over the Centralists and wanting to be "left alone." The Viet say that the Chinese interfered too much with/inside of Vietnam and tried to remove the Vietian culture.)
• The Muslims/Islamists to the very South (Islam and Matriarchy are like oil and water; they just don't mix. VietCong had a long, storied, matriarchal history and history of upbringing girls. Egalitarianism also exists in The Viet, too.)

Saigon tries to forget its grudge w/ the Chinese, and plans to have better ties w/ them as one Sinitic people.

Frenemies

• Japan/Nippon/Nihon (Off-and-on status)
• Indians and their sphere-of-influence (also counting Burma/Myanmar, and the Afghans.)

ECONOMY

The Viet's national pride is in its farming/agricultural, textile, milk, and lumber industry. It can be thought-of-as Agrarian, economically, as it chooses these industries as Cash Cows/Cash Crops.

The Viet's system is a cryptofeudal system. (it milks its resources for Profit, but can't really be considered Capitalistic since there's a class system.)

The Viet is a first-world state, though sometimes regarded as second-world since some place everything south of China in Tianzhu (though The Viet act like this already)

The Viet's secondary industr(y/ies) are tea, tobacco, rubber, and gunpowder. The tertiary industry is tree sap, the Technological Sector, and Cultural/Tourism. Oil can be found, also, which the gov't is protectionist of.

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FC Hanoi's industry is largely technological (Automotive, Manufacturing, Chemicals/Medicine/Prescriptions, both Soft and Hard drinks.) though Hanoi is also regarded as 'a Tourist Trap,' similarly to Hollywood, San Francisco, Paris or Belfast.

If Hanoi were its own country, it'd be firmly first-world due to the Hanoites' economic literacy and all of the money that the rich Vietians invest and save in it.

GEOGRAPHY
The Viet holds the lands of "North Vietnam," "South Vietnam," Laos, and Cambodia/Khmer Rouge.

The Viet is a moist, dank, jungle republic (a slight turn on the phrase 'Banana Republic'), but certain parts of it are Urbanized cities or metropolises. Saigon is a metropolis, and it can be said that most of everything in the Viet revolves around it.

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FC Hanoi is known for their skyscrapers and Futurist architecture; a contrast to Viet Proper.


HISTORY
(your nation's history; the point-of-divergence is the 221AD, or 772 Confucian Year)

Forager-Nomad era (Kỷ nguyên du mục)

The very beginning of Vietnam; a time where 'Vietnamese' roamed and wandered around present-day Vietnam, Thailand, and parts of South China. Viet at this time was very primitive, ideologically, they could abstractly be classified as "Anarcho-Primitivist" or "Anarcho-Environmentalist," and another name for this era would be "Primitive Vietnam." Nature (the religion) dates back to this time, as-well-as Matriarch Worship, with Vietnamese worshipping the most aesthetically-pleasing or feminine girl nearby.

Age-of-Exploration (Tuổi khám phá)

Vietnamese started building, crafting and engineering. Canoes, rafts and other boats were made, and these boaters proceeded to sail all throughout Vietnam's bodies-of-water and even outside of Vietnam. There were a few that still swam and held onto the traditions and teachings of the Primitive Vietnam era. The AoE is said to have been the start of Ancestral Worship, as the forefathers and ancestors survived and started telling tales, stories and mythos to the next generation. Said next-gen then carved or painted these stories, since Handwriting was barely even around in this time. (cave drawings and treetrunk drawings resemble scribble-scratch or gibberish than the Viet language or anything even remotely comprehensible.)

This era could also loosely be called Expansionist Viet.

Thus, it is said that the Viet barbarians were largely under the dominion of the Centralists (Central Empire/Đế quốc trung tâm ((Vietnamese))); the land was a massive "hyperjungle" that was hard to tame.

Feudal Vietnam (Phong kiến Việt Nam)

Villages and townships start forming after exposure to "Northern Enlightenment," and so, the generation after both AoE and Primitive Vietnam have adapted both skills from the past into their new lives, and start making a progression - though they're 'just a bunch of quarreling states.' It is thought that House Trai started here, as they say they can trace their ancestry back to this time. Swords of all shapes and sizes are used and created, as well as earlier technologies, but also now Gunpowder, an odd grey sparkly mist was found.

Vietnamese Spring (Mùa xuân việt nam)

Traces of present-day Vietnam started forming, with alot of advancements being made from previous epochs. This era's referred to as the 'Vietnamese Spring,' as the Vietnamese Rose sprouted very slowly and widely. Vietnam developed Plutocracy, with Classism also forming amongst the Rich, Wealthy, Moneyed, Particularly Moneyed, Cultured, and the Fighter Class. Boxing/Pugilism and Staff-fighting were developed around this time. The Fighter Class were warriors, protectors, gladiators and so on for the other classes (essentially Samurai), and some even were roaming swordsmen (Mercenaries or Headhunters or Bounty Hunters, but to use another comparison to Japan, they'd be Ronin.)

Vietnamese Summer (Mùa hè việt nam)

Vietnamese Art and Fashion blossomed from the Vietnamese Spring, including music. Vietnamese music at this time was largely Flute-based (Flute songs), and the flutes were either bamboo or wooden. Buddhism also came to the Viet and enlightened the culture, as well as Animism. The Viet were already a society/civilization that deeply respected Nature and the Environment, but now, they were starting to become Intellectuals. Poets, Songwriters, Composers and so on, as well Warrior-Poets and Painters. Houses and Households still fought eachother, but it wasn't as bloody or pronounced as Feudal Vietnam.

Vietnamese Autumn (Thu đông)

Smaller houses merged with bigger houses, or were killed off. More advancements in Weaponry and Culture happened, but also in Farming. Autumn was pretty "low-key" compared to other epochs, as the Viet feared the Future.

POLITICS

(The national flag of the PKV)

The Prop. Kingdom of The Viet is functionally Monarchist, an Absolutist state. (Absolute Monarchy)

All power is in the Ivory Temple (place-of-residence for the Viet's Head-of-State), the HoS is Dieu Anh Nguyen. She is the Crown Princess, as the position of Queen is vacant. Princess Nguyen is single.

(picture of Crown Princess Dieu Anh Nguyen)
The Viet are protectionist and use Environmentalist rhetoric as the Crown takes pride in the Environment and Industry.

Princess Nguyen is of the royal family Chau which is a splinter from House Cuc.

The Crown all have unique surnames (though Nguyen's offspring would also all be Nguyen, but if there was no heir to the RF Chau, other families in HC wouldn't be Nguyens. They'd have a different surname.) which is an ancient tradition still carried on because of Classism (not having the same surname as your family-tree because that'd mean you're a Commoner.)

Because of its classist structure/nature, there're many unspoken rules and laws.

The Viet is also referred to as "Saigon," "VietCong," "Vietnam," and its capitol is Saigon; everything else (the Urban) is built around Saigon.

The country takes a "top-down, weighted" approach. There's no need for Democratic-Republican "checks-&-balances" because the Monarchy/Crown/etc and other highborn Saigonites kept the rest of the Viet in-check.

House Trai is a rival house to house Cuc although both are Royalty. Trai's 'signature color' is white, and Cuc's is blue.

The Viet's national animal is the Dolphin, which is also their national mammal. The Vietnamese Red Trout and Red Snapper are both the national fish, though the Red Snapper is also the national dish.

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(Personification of Vietnam)

Vietnam is a girl almost-always seen wearing a white dress, and barefooted. She likes shortening her name to just "Viet" and is a Nature Girl or a Flower Girl. She is very calm,quiet, and measured. Vietnam is tall or sometimes "neither tall nor short," and is sometimes depicted as a kid. Vietnam is very unorthodox and likes to sit or stand/lean on things. She also basks in the Sun and Nature. She has long, black hair that also appears to be brown sometimes.

She is sometimes depicted holding a flute or a staff.

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(Flag of Hanoi)

Due to Hanoi being an Autonomy, it has its own gov't.

The Board of Hanoi is referred to as the National Congress. The Head-of-State or 'mayor' is the Springleaf Governor.

Hanoi functions as a Federalist Democratic-Republican state w/ Autonomous properties inside of a classist Absolute Monarchy. Due to respect, Hanoi's autonomous status as a Free City cannot be stripped away from them as the Crown deeply respects Hanoites and their history.

Hanoi has its own Armedforces/militia, the National Guard, also referred to as the Violetshirts because they ceremoniously wear violet tunics, robes and shirts (or other shades of Purple, though mainly Violet)

Hanoi and VietCong's militaries act in tandem/unison; when war is declared on VietCong, war is also declared on FC Hanoi, and both soldiers fight on the same side. When there's a disagreement between the Springleaf Governor and the Monarch, a meeting may be set to discuss and debate their issue(s).

Hanoite Political Parties

Thơ núi (Mountain Poetry party)

• Feminism, "Womens' Issues" (Note that Hanoite or Vietnamese Feminisms are nontoxic.)
• Laissez-Faire economics
• Pro-Military
• Pro-Academia
• Socially "Hyper-progressive"
• Culturally Progressive
• Considered to be "The Animist Party"
• Considered to be "the Seafood and Frozen Treat party" since they're ranked the highest for eating seafood and snowcones/snowballs or popsicles (both "patriotic" ((colored in the same colors as Hanoi's flag)) and non-patriotic.) and other frozen goodies.

Tho Nui is considered to be right-wing in Hanoi.

Tia tre (Bamboo Ray party)

• Environmentalist (pro-Planting and Recycling)
• Pro-Cycling
• Pro-Biking
• Pro-Scooting
• Culturally Reactionary
• Nationalistic
• Considered to be "Tough on Truancy and Bullying"
• Considered to be "The Nature and Matriarch Worship party"
• Pro-Vietian Monarchy/Crown/Throne and pro-Crown Princess Dieu Anh Nguyen.
• Anti-flag burning, anti-symbol removal
• Pro-State Funeral (for all war heroes and other do-gooders, no matter if some Hanoites think said hero is questionable.)

Tia tre is considered to be left-wing in Hanoi.

Tia tre and Tho nui are the vast-majority (supramajority) in the National Congress.

Rừng mùa thu (Autumn Forest party)

• Pro-Maternity Leave
• Anti-Debt
• Pro-Social Credit
• Pro-Welfare State (and Welfare in-gen)
• Social ("catch-all party" when it comes to Socialists.)
• Anti-Abortion
• Anti-Contraception (Birth Control)
• In-gen, the "Pro-natalist Party"
• Considered to be "The Secularist party."
• Considered to be "The Party of Free Love" and also the Polygamy party. (shared with Mountain Poetry)

Hoàng hôn xanh (Blue Sunset party, ironically, they're the Blacks.)

• Pro-Drugs, Pro-Cannabis
• Considered to be "The party of Bodily Autonomy"
• Anti-Copyright, Anti-Trademark (pro-Public Domain)
• Considered to be "The party of Pretty Boys" due to their members' high fashion sense and cultural sense (they pride themselves on having their hand on the pulse of Hanoite Culture)
• Antisocial (Anticommunist)
• Pro-Unrestricted Capitalism
• Considered to be "Tough on Crime"
• Pro-Internet, Pro-Technology, Intellectual (shared with Mountain Poetry aswell, but considered to be way more supportive of Intellectualism.)
• Considered to be "Xenophobic and Hypernationalistic" because they don't support Vietnamese immigrating into Hanoi, and Cultural Assimilation.

Blue Sunset and Autumn Forest are the majority in the National Congress.

Tiếng còi than khóc (Wailing Siren party, The Whites)

• Considered to be the Independent Party or the "Nonpartisans," essentially a big-tent party for ideologues that don't consider themselves a PM (Party Member) of Hanoite parties.
• Considered to be a party for the "Politically Homeless"
• Considered to be "the party of Skeptics and Cynics"
• Banshee, Siren, Mermaid and Nymph symbolism.

Thần tượng đơn sắc (Monochrome Idol party, colorless)

• Considered to be the "Hopeless party"
• Party of Nihilists, Antipaths, Misanthropes and other ideologically-negative/negative philosophies
• Black Flag symbolism
• They also adopt Futurism, Satirism, Absurdism, and other "weird" ideologies.
• Also considered to be the "meme" or "joke" party.

Monochrome Idol and Wailing Siren are considered to be both the minority and the supraminority in the National Congress, and thus, barely have seats or whips.

This is a WIP, but I'd thought I'd get this out.

[Grand Indochina]

The second largest European country in our world is Ukraine, with an area of 233,062 square miles, slightly snaller than the total area of Vietnam, Lao and Guangdong combine (288,445 square miles).

So I think my nation is justify.

Also, are those places reserved ?

[Plzen]

The second largest European country in our world is Ukraine, with an area of 233,062 square miles, slightly snaller than the total area of Vietnam, Lao and Guangdong combine (288,445 square miles).

So I think my nation is justify.

Also, are those places reserved ?

I'm not concerned with land area. When I talk about a country being big or small I mean size in terms of population and in terms of economic, diplomatic, and military influence. Guangdong and environs is already going to be a great power on its own, if that's the area you want to take, and the Pearl River Delta would be one of the world's premier financial/economic centres.

I'm going to consider Vietnam reserved by Hypercapital for now, but his application is... sub-par, to say the least. If he doesn't put up a better application within 24 hours and you still want it at that point, you can have it.

[HypErcApitAl]

The second largest European country in our world is Ukraine, with an area of 233,062 square miles, slightly snaller than the total area of Vietnam, Lao and Guangdong combine (288,445 square miles).

So I think my nation is justify.

Also, are those places reserved ?

I'm not concerned with land area. When I talk about a country being big or small I mean size in terms of population and in terms of economic, diplomatic, and military influence. Guangdong and environs is already going to be a great power on its own, if that's the area you want to take, and the Pearl River Delta would be one of the world's premier financial/economic centres.

I'm going to consider Vietnam reserved by Hypercapital for now, but his application is... sub-par, to say the least. If he doesn't put up a better application within 24 hours and you still want it at that point, you can have it.

Subpar? What else can I do? Ofcourse, it's unfinished, but I feel like I've done well even w/ what I have.