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[Cerovsya]

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[Cerovsya]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates: I'm fairly new
c) Other nations: I was here a while ago but I don't really remember my other nation
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Tsardom of Cerovysa
b) Brief description of your nation:

The Cerovsyan nation traces its roots to East Slavic tribes. In the 2nd century BC, the Ilyich Dynasty was founded by Kynaz Khmelnov Ilyich the Conquerer. The Ilyich Dynasty was the first entity to unite a majority of the East Slavic peoples and the birth to the idea of a unified Cerovsyan Empire. Upon Ilyich's death, the East Slavs fractured once again. Several other powerful dynasties emerged though none exceeded the territorial height of the Ilyich dynasty until the unification of the East Slavs into the Domyssk Federation during the 6th Century. From there on, the history of Cerovsya would be characterized by the rise and fall of powerful dynasties establishing themselves as the rulers of the Cerovsyans through the Divine Mandate.

The Divine Mandate is a political and religious concept in ancient Cerovsya justifying the rule of the monarch. According to the mandate, the East Slavs are by default a divided people left on their own. But through the Heavens, there be bestowed a mandate to the ruler uniting the East Slavic people and bringing about just rule and prosperity. Once the unity of the East Slavs fall apart, the dynasty is considered to have lost their mandate. This concept was later Christianized with the conversion of the Cerovsyans to eastern Christianity.

The Cerovsyans went through a series of foreign-ruled dynasties from nomads up north and to the east, originally from the Bayarids and later from Turkics or the "semi-foreign" Cossack dynasty. In the 17th Century, a Tsardom emerged that would establish a state lasting until the 20th Century, exceeding multiple dynasties, while also successfully subjugating the nomadic raiders under the Tsar and expand to the northeast. Originally a powerful Empire, being very late to industrialize placed it far behind the other great powers of the world. The social unrest, influx of foreign ideas, and revolutionary sentiment accompanying the turbulence of industrialization overthrew the centuries-old system of Imperial dynasties legitimized through the Divine Mandate, and establishing a Republic (with Socialists as the predominant political faction). It looked towards a new future, moving on from the legacy of monarchy.

Though the Republic grew increasingly chaotic, corrupt, and divided between factions. The original ideas it stood for seemed to be all but disregarded. Ethnic separatism and warlords took advantage of the unrest, throwing the nation at risk of balkanization. Within the chaos, a dictator rose power in the midst of great internal strife and brought order back to the Cerovsyans at the cost of political freedom. After consolidating enough power, he declared himself as Tsar in 1981. The Imperial dynasties were established once again, which was accompanied by a societal reaction against the chaos and disorder they associated with the Republic in favor towards the old Imperial dynasties.

The national identity of Cerovsya is based on pan East-Slavic nationalism emphasizing unity of the East Slavic people while allowing acceptance and autonomy for ethnic minority groups in exchange for their loyalty to the nation. Culturally, it is based on traditional Slavic culture with Central Asian and some Byzantine influences. The far northeastern regions of Cerovsya are known for their nomadic legacy from the Cossacks and Turkic nomads, with sentiments among many to restore the old nomadic way of life in the face of modernization and the breakdown of their traditional nomadic societies towards urban settlements.

Politically, Cerovsya is a conservative society that remains under the autocratic reign of an absolute monarch that rules with an iron fist, attempting to preserve its traditional ways and cracking down on Republican and Socialist dissident. It has several internal problems and political instability. These include opposition to the monarchy and ethnic separatism notable among its non-East Slavic population, both of which face harsh crackdown. Cerovsya's economy has seen recent growth but still remains one of the poorer economies of Ajax.

c) Nation's type of government: Absolute Monarchy
d) What languages are spoken in your nation? Russian is the official language and lingua franca, along with recognized regional languages that generally correspond to their ethnic group.
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?
- East Slavs (Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Novogrodian, Rusyn/Ruthenian, Cossacks)
- Turkics
- Bulgarians
- Other Caucuses groups
- Siberians

(They will be renamed for the Ajaxi world, I'm still figuring out all the specific names)

f) What are the major religions among your population? Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the state religion and includes the vast majority of Cerovysans. There are small minorities of other Christians, Yen, and far-eastern religious followers.
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): The Cerovsyian military is divided into three main branches (Army, Navy, and Air Force) with Special Operations as somewhat of its own branch. Being a large and populated country, it's likely to be quite large but behind in its technology.
j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region. Cerovysa is one of the largest and most populated nations in the region and has a large amount of natural resources. However, it has its fair share of internal problems, ethnic separatism, and is generally one of the poorer countries in the globe. It can fulfill a role as a regional power and will try to project its power wherever it can, but has its own limitations with internal strife and a poorer economy. It may be a host of occasional geopolitical controversy in its more rebellious regions and its human rights' abuses under the autocratic Tsar.
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
Reduction in its military technology, increase of internal conflicts

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 11,674 (nominal)
b) Nation's IC population: 120,247,693
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Oil/petroleum, minerals such as iron, aluminum, copper, wood/lumber, Uranium
d) What does your nation need to import? Machinery, transportation, agriculture
e) What is your country self sufficient on? Oil, minerals
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map? https://i.imgur.com/AbCbGS4.png (I am offering a slightly smaller counter-proposal but I will accept a concession if necessary)

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.
I don't have any previous examples unfortunately, I'm new to nationstates. I have previous experience of worldbuilding/roleplaying among a couple of discord groups but I'm not sure what happened to them.

[Hammaria]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates: several years.
- New Anterra
- Aeia
- Kylaris
c) Other nations: none of these are currently active.
- Hisaristan
- Karzaristan
- Djedet
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying? yes, by Fahran.

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Republic of Hammaria
b) Brief description of your nation:

Hammaria was settled by Iranian nomads from the northeast grasslands of Dashtiston in the 1st millennium b.c.e. Forming the Ashkuz, Rushan (Rhunic), Sarmat, and Tokhar confederations, they swept across the Dashti plain into Sarmatiston, Tokhariston, Osrushana, and Karzariston. The Prophet Ashavazdah is thought to have composed the Gathas of Mazdayasna (Zoroastrianism) in the mountains of Tokhariston around this time. In Dashtiston and Osrushana, Tokhar nomads founded independent polities centered around settlements that would become the city-states of the Osrushani civilization in the 6th century b.c.e. In the 7th century b.c.e., the Rushani Kingdoms of Anshan and Hamar were founded in Karzariston. The Kingdom of Hamar would unify Sarmatiston, Tokhariston, Osrushana, Karzariston, and western Dashtiston in the 6th century b.c.e., forming the Hammarian Empire and giving the region its modern name. Under the Hammarians, Yazdayasna spread across the Hammarian plateau while the Osrushani cities of Razmadyon, Istaravshan, and Khatlon rose to regional prominence. After the collapse of the Hammarian Empire in the 4th century b.c.e., Dashtiston and Osrushana were ruled by a series of independent city-states and tribal confederations while Sarmatiston, Tokhariston, and Karzariston were ruled by the Pahlavi-speaking Mihranid Kingdom.

In the 7th century c.e., much of Hammaria fell under the control of the Azdarin Qasrid Sultanate in Karzariston, nominally under the control of the Almurid and Halimid Caliphates. The Qasrids were active sponsors of science, learning, and literature. During this time, Hammaria made significant contributions to what some historians call the Azdarin Golden Age. In the north, the Turkic migrations and southward conquests of the Kazkan Khaganate led to increased Turkic settlement in Osrushana and Dashtiston. The collapse of Caliphal authority and the Qasrid Civil War during the second half of the 9th century led to the conquests of al-Ma'mun al-Mansur and the foundation of the Mansurid Sultanate. The Mansurids promoted the development of Karzari (Persian) literature, finalizing the shift from Pahlavi to Modern Karzari. The Mansurids were overthrown by the mamluk generals Qansuh and Qutuz Bey in the 12th century. Qutuz would help form the Mamluk Sultanate of Hammaria, a state ruled by the mamluk class of Turkic slave soldiers and administrators.

The region was devastated by the Bayarid invasions of the 13th century and came under the control of the Ilkhanate until its collapse in the 14th century after which Hammaria was ruled by a reinstated Mamluk Sultanate. In the 16th century, the Mamluk Sultanate disintegrated into a series of successor states. Among them was the Qaitbay Khanate of Hasanhisor, which rose to prominence after Qaitbay Khan's conquest of Tokhariston and Sarmatiston. His successor Qaiqabad conquered Osrushana, and Karzariston, declaring the Qaitbay Khaganate at the Razmaydon Kurultai in 1517. The Qaitbay Civil War of 1749-69, the Mamluk Revolt of 1805, and the ascension of Timurbaatar Khan in 1808 led to a prolonged period of reform that saw the introduction of military, administrative, and economic reforms that transformed the Khaganate into a modern state. On 8 November 1857 Mirza Khan read a reform decree drafted by Prime Minister Firuz Dashtistoni to the Consultative Council. The decree called on the government to reform the tax system, modernise the financial system, and found a national bank to create funds for public works such as roads, railways, and canals. To reform the tax system, the government began to conduct a regular census, introducing western notions of property by introducing a land registry that replaced traditional tax farms and communal holdings with individual titles. This required thousands of bureaucrats with technical training. During the 1850s and 60s, the government opened a network of schools and colleges that taught Belisarian curricula to train civil servants. In 1860, all of the Qaitbay Khaganate's secular and religious laws were codified in Karzari, Uzbek, and Bayarid.

Among the forces for reform were the Taliban-i Jadid (New Students). Led by Imam Salih ad-Din Haji, the Taliban were modernist reformers who aimed to adapt Azdarin to the modern world, calling for cultural reform and a new interpretation of the Qur'an capable of addressing the challenges of the 19th century. Salih ad-Din in particular was a strong constitutionalist who asserted that the Khaganate needed a constitution that could limit the authority of the Khagan. He was also a strong pan-Azdarist, calling for a union of Azdarin nations and founded the League of Khatlon in 1851. Meanwhile, the spread of the printing press and telegram led to a literary revival known as the nahda. Educated intellectuals were writing books on Karzari culture and commentaries on classical works of Karzari literature. The nahda was a moment of cultural definition and rediscovery that laid the foundation for Karzari (Tajik/Persian) nationalism. A similar revival occurred among Uzbek and Bayarid intellectuals, leading to the formation of Uzbek and Bayarid nationalist movements.

Although Hammaria is officially a multi-party democratic republic, the Hammarian Socialist Union dominates the central government, wields significant influence over the legislature, and has been accused of sponsoring human rights abuses and the suppression of political dissent. Human rights activists have described Hammarian as an authoritarian autocracy with limited civil rights and political freedoms. Hammaria has a market socialist economy and is an important producer of cotton, textiles, oil, natural gas, and hydroelectricity.

c) Nation's type of government: unitary presidential republic.
d) What languages are spoken in your nation? Karzari (Tajik/Dari Persian), Uzbek, Bayarid (Mongol), Osrushani (Yaghnobi), the Pamir languages, Gharib (Iraqi Arabic).
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation? Karzaris (Tajiks), Uzbeks, Bayarids, Pamiris, Gharibis.
f) What are the major religions among your population? Azdarin (Islam), Mazdayasna (Zoroastrianism).
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region. On one hand, Hammaria is rich with natural resources and has developed a strong industrial base. On the other, ethnic and religious tensions threaten to tear apart the fragile stability that has held the country together for decades. Economic inefficiency and corruption continue to serve as obstacles to development.
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? I would probably lower the GDP per capita and increase the threat that separatism and religious extremism pose.

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: ~12,500 USD
b) Nation's IC population: 80 million, close to irl Iran
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? cotton, textiles, natural gas, iron ore, coal, steel, aluminum, hydroelectricity, precious metals, lamb, various fruits and vegetables.
d) What does your nation need to import? Advanced electronics, specific parts and electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, certain foods.
e) What is your country self sufficient on? cotton, textiles, hydroelectricity, water, certain foods, certain metals and ores.
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map? Next to Uluujol and Ayvana.

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.
Here is an example of my worldbuilding.

In 1476, Uzun Hasan conquered Iran from the remnants of the Timurid Empire. The following year, Arslan Khan, a Timurid commander and descendant of Genghis and Hulagu Khan fled to Central Asia. A distant relative of Muhammad Shaybanid Khan, he became a commander in the Uzbek army and secured several victories against the Timurids as the Uzbeks conquered Samarkand and Herat. Muhammad, however, was killed by the Safavid Shah Ismail I, who seized Khorasan from the Uzbeks. Taking advantage of the turmoil, Arslan had Muhammad's son Kochkunju murdered and conquered many of the former Shaybanid domains, declaring himself Khan of the Hisari Khanate.

Encompassing the Syr Darya, Amu Darya, Ferghana, and Khwarezm regions, the Hisari Khanate was the most powerful Genghisid state at the time of its declaration. Ruling from Samarkand, however, Arslan spent the remainder of his reign stamping out frequent rebellions against his rule with an iron fist. Arslan was murdered in 1532, leading to a succession crisis that was resolved through a lengthy civil war that was won by his son, Shahrukh.

Shahrukh spent most of his reign further consolidating his father's domains while actively sponsoring the arts and sciences. With the rich, Silk Road cities of Central Asia firmly under his control, he created a state education system, dividing cities into four districts that had state-sponsored madrasas that educated wealthy children in Islamic theology, science, mathematics, law, poetry, and the arts. During his reign, mosques, madrasas, libraries, and caravanserais were commissioned across the region. Shahrukh died in 1546.

Shahrukh was succeeded by his grandson Mirza Shah. Leading a much more stable country than the one his father inherited, Mirza sought to expand his domains. In 1546, he went to war with the Kazakhs, defeating them at Tashkent, seizing the lands of the Kazakh Khanate the following year. In 1548, he went to war with the Tatars, defeating Khan Safa Giray at Kazan, razing the city and seizing the surrounding territory. In 1550, he went to war with the Russian Tsardom. Despite securing military victories at Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, and Ryazan, he was defeated outside of Moscow in 1551. Retreating to Kazan, he was decisively defeated by the Russian Army at Vladimir. Forced to cede the former territory of the Kazan Khanate to the Russians, he returned to Samarkand in 1554, putting an end to the rapid expansion of the Khanate.

In 1611, Daulat Shah ascended to the throne. Faced with the increasing military strength of the Russians to the north and the Safavids to the south, the two Empires employed state-of-the-art firearms and artillery while the Khanate still relied on cavalry. Hiring European and Mughal firearms and artillery experts, Daulat commissioned two weapons manufactories in Samarkand - one dedicated to producing firearms and the other dedicating to producing cannons. Attempting to replace cavalry with infantry of the core of his army, he created a force of 50,000 infantrymen, 10,000 musketmen, and 12,500 artillerymen conscripted from the countryside and trained in Samarkand.

Faced with the increasing strength of the Russians to the north and the Safavids to the south, Mahmud Khan ascended to the throne in 1621. While surrounding states had large standing armies with advanced firearms and artillery, the Khanate still heavily relied on traditional cavalry. Hiring Mughal and Ottoman firearms and artillery experts, Firuz commissioned to weapons and artillery manufactories in Samarkand. Attempting to replace cavalry with infantry as the core of his army, he created a force of 50,000 infantrymen, 10,000 musketmen, and 12,500 artillerymen conscripted from the countryside and trained in Samarkand.

However, the costs associated with raising and maintaining such an army strained the Khanate's financial and administrative capabilities, causing the Khan to implement a number of reforms aimed at transforming the state in the image of the more advanced states of the Middle East.

The first reform saw the creation of the Khanate's first legal code, which reconciled tribal and Islamic law to create a legal framework that was aimed at resolving tribal disputes and legal conflicts between the ulema and other landed estates.

The second reform divided the Khanate into fourteen regions. The steppe regions were divided into seven Ilkhanates (Ilkhanate means Subordinate to the Khan) while its settled regions were divided into seven Governorates (Muhafazat). Every Ilkhanate was ruled by one of the main tribes of the Hisari Khanate while the Governorates were ruled by administrators from Samarkand.

The third reform created a formal tax code that applied to the Khanate's settled and nomadic subjects. Under this system, Ilkhanates were required to send a certain amount of conscripts while Governorates were required to send a monthly payment in currency.

Although the traditional military aristocracy of the Khanate were content with the Mahmud Khan's reforms, they received significant opposition from the tribes of the Kazakh Steppe, who fiercely opposed the idea of submitting to a Hisari Ilkhan. In 1614, Zhangir Khan led a confederation of Kazakh tribes in a rebellion. Within months, Zhangir and his allies occupied vast regions of the Kazakh Steppe, securing a series of military victories against the Ilkhan of Kazakhstan. For ten years, the Kazakhs ravaged the steppes, threatening to put an end to the Hisari hold over the region. However, Zhangir was soundly defeated at Shimkent in 1632. Despite his superior numbers, the Kazakh cavalry was no match for Mahmud's professional infantry. Although this signaled the end of the use of nomadic cavalry as the core of the Hisari Army, the Ilkhanates continued to rely on cavalry until the 18th century.

In 1638, Sultan Murad IV of the Ottoman Empire requested Mahmud Khan's assistance in the Ottoman-Safavid War of 1623-1639. Since the reign of Mirza Shah, the Khanate had a friendly relationship with the Ottomans, who viewed the Safavids as a common enemy and supplied the Hisari state with administrators of weapons experts during Mahmud's reforms. During the first few years of the war, Mahmud Khan led his army into the Khorasan Plateau, capturing Merv, Herat, and Mashhad after several decisive victories over the Safavids. Although the Ghanazid Army had plans to capture Isfahan, the Ottomans ended the war after capturing Baghdad in 1639 before those plans materialized. Returning to Samarkand in 1640, Mahmud died in 1644.

The remainder of the 17th century was characterized by the construction and development of irrigation projects in Khwarezm and the fortification of the Russian border in response to the Russian Empire's aggressive expansion into the former territories of the Sibir Khanate. It was also characterized by a decline in economic activity as overland trade routes were replaced by maritime ones. As a result, Mahmud Khan's successors largely focused on agricultural development rather than commercial investment.

In 1719, Hussein Khan was murdered, sparking a succession crisis between his sons Ali and Ashraf. Ali was supported by the Ottomans while Ashraf was supported by the Russians. Ali controlled the rich, mercantile cities of the South and the Hisari Army while Ashraf controlled the Kazakh Steppe and was given command of a Russian army. During the first few months of the conflict, Ali suffered a series of defeats at the hands of Ashraf's army. However, in 1721, Ali defeated Ashraf at Termez, capturing and executing him in Tashkent the following year, declaring himself Ali Khan. Ali died in 1741.

Timur Khan, Ali's successor, was murdered in 1744, allowing the Russians to install his cousin, Hasan Khan. During the first decade of his reign, Hasan acted as a Russian vassal under the Empress Catherine the Great. Supported by the Russians, Hasan issued military reforms modeled after those of Peter the Great, commissioning weapons manufactories, hiring Russian military advisors, and almost doubling the size of the professional army.

Realizing the value of the Hisari Army, Hasan and the Russians signed the Treaty of Saratov in 1750. The Russians granted the Hisari Khanate full autonomy as a protectorate of the Russian Empire on the condition that the Hisari Khan would grant his full military support to the Russian Army in the event of a war. Although Central Asia was fairly stable for the following decades, Russia was involved in a series of wars in which the Hisari Army scored several important victories.

During the second half of the 19th century, the global price of cotton soared due to the outbreak of the American Civil War. Aiming to increase cotton production, the government funded extensive irrigation projects in the Syr and Amu Darya regions. Within a decade, the Khanate became one of the largest cotton producers in the world.

Meanwhile, in Europe, the industrial revolution brought about the advent of mass manufacturing and mechanized agriculture. With Russian funding, the Khanate heavily invested in new technology as cotton production continued to increase. In 1863, the first textile mill in Central Asia was built in Samarkand. In 1876, there were textile mills in Samarkand alone. However, despite generating massive profits, the gradual introduction of mass manufacturing and mechanized agriculture severely strained the government's administrative and financial capabilities, as the former was not designed to handle the complex demands of a rapidly developing economy.

In 1867, Hamid Khan ascended to the throne. Having studied in Russia, Hamid Khan witnessed the fast pace of progress in Europe and sought to modernize and reorganize the Hisari Khanate. While the Hisari army was thoroughly modernized due to Russian military support, the administrative system was ill-equipped to handle the gradual industrialization of Central Asia. During the first four years of his reign, Hamid Khan instituted several reforms with the help of various Russian and Ottoman advisors and intellectuals:

1. The dissolution of the Hisari Khanate and the declaration of the Sultanate of Hisaristan.
2. 1867 - the adoption of a national flag and anthem along with the foundation of a citizenship program.
3. 1867 - the introduction of a modern, centralized system of regional administration.
4. 1867 - the introduction of a fully conscripted army complete with a standard recruiting system with the necessary military and administrative framework for mass conscription.
5. 1867 - the reorganization of the finance system.
6. 1867 - the foundation of the Hisari Central Bank, the Samarkand Stock Exchange, and the Ministry of Economic Development, which funded and organized industrial and agricultural development schemes.
7. 1867 - the foundation of the Ministry of Transportation, which funded the foundation railway networks.
8. 1868 - the foundation of the Central Postal Service, which oversaw the foundation of post offices and telegraph lines.
9. 1868 - the foundation of the Ministry of Statistics, which carried out the first census in 1870.
10. 1869 - the reorganization of the education system and the foundation of the Ministry of Education, which oversaw the foundation of schools, libraries, and universities.
11. 1869 - the foundation of the Ministry of Healthcare, which oversaw the foundation of modernized clinics and hospitals.
12. 1869 - the foundation of the Hisari Academy of Science and Technology and the Samarkand Academy of the Arts.
13. 1870 - the adoptions of a secular legal code and the removal of the office of Sheikh ul-Islam.

These reforms led to the Hisari Constitution of 1871, which created the Hisari Parliament and granted legal equality and democratic representation for all Hisari citizens.

Here, we arrive at the opening stages of the modernization of Hisaristan and the formation of the modern Hisari State. Although we are only at the doorstep of the modern era, how Hisaristan will develop from here will be decided in the future.

[Besmenien]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates: since November 2019
- Region A (repeat as needed)
c) Other nations:
- Besmenia
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Democratic Kingdom of Larinthia
b) Brief description of your nation:
The DKL is a parliamentary monarchy. Larinthia was a colony of Sante Reze until 1917. Since the 1910s there were many protests and riots against the Rezese rule. The protests ended with the dision to give Larinthia the independence. After the independence, Larinthia was formed to a parliamentary monarchy under the name "Kingdom of Larinthia". Between 1929 and 1932 there was a civil war between the government and communist pushists. The communist pushists won the civil war and Larinthia became under the name "People's Republic of Larinthia" a communist state The communist Larinthian state was from 1932 to 1978 ruled by the communist dictator Alessio Brambillia. At the time of the communist rule, all borders were closed (like North Korea).

After Brambillia's death in 1978 there were political and economic problems in the country, which caused the 1980 Larinthian Revolution. After the revolution the communist regime collapsed. The country was after the bloody revolution formed again to a parliamentary monarchy in 1980. While the 1980s in Larinthia were plagued with poverty and unemployment, (kinda like Russia in the 90s). In the 1985 there was an attempted coup by supporters of Brambillia, which luckily was stopped by the Larinthian Army. In 1983 there was an inflation which lasted 10 months. The economy developed much better since the 1990s.

The dominant party is the right-wing conservative "Partito Cittadino Conservatore della Larinzia" (Conservative Citizen's Party of Larinthia), which has been the strongest party in the country since the 2008 election. Since Leonardo Serra took office as Prime Minister in 2008, the government has been accused of restricting human rights and the freedom of the press. Leonardo Serra is therefore referred to by some foreign media as "Right-wing Brambillia".


c) Nation's type of government: Unitary dominant-party parliamentary monarchy
d) What languages are spoken in your nation?: [/br] Larinthian (Italian, Lombard)
[b]e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?:
85% Larinthian
7% Rezese
5% Yisraeli
3% others
f) What are the major religions among your population?: I'm changing it to:
57% Coptic Christianity
38% Irreligion
3% other
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Larinzia
has 146,064 soldiers. There is a conscription. The Larinthian Army is divided into "Larinthian Armed Forces", "Larinthian Navy" and "Larinthian Air Force"
j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region: Larinthia is since the 1990s a strong economy nation and is a strong export partner in Scipia. The military owns an array of weapons, vehicles, ships and aircraft.
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?: Lower the GDP per capita
IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $20,945
b) Nation's IC population: 26,954,264
c) What does your nation excel in exporting?: Cars, Machinery, oil, and food
d) What does your nation need to import?: Textile, agricultural products and pharmaceuticals.
e) What is your country self sufficient on?: Food and oil
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.

[Nordwalsh]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:

- unsure, 2008 is a decent early guess.

b) Previous regions:

- Talos (earliest I can remember)
- Caranos/Viranos
- Greater Olympus
- Eridos

c) Other nations:

- Madrigall (all I've been doing with it is some minor FT stuff, so far)

d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?

Nope.

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name:

- Walzenia / Federated Commonwealths of Walzenia (D'Federéierte Communbeschte Valzenja)

b) Brief description of your nation:

Founded as a settler colony (primarily by a marginalized <Ottonian?> minority group) some time in the 16th-18th century, achieved independence and rapid population growth through immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries, absorbing and marginalizing several surrounding Indigenous Norumbian polities in the process. Eventually underwent a socialist revolution in the early to mid 20th century, establishing a market-socialist (con)federation. Experienced social unrest going forward as indigenous populations agitated for reparations and sovereignty, culminating in reforms for decolonization in the 1970s. In modern times, the country mostly seeks diplomatic and economic solutions, agitating against but nonetheless working with more authoritarian socialist states and funding socialist and ecological movements wherever it can. The main domestic political issues are the effectiveness of decolonization programs, the extent of ecological policies, and the implications of working with authoritarian socialists and engaging in the capitalist world-economy.

c) Nation's type of government:

- Communalist market socialist federation

d) What languages are spoken in your nation?

- Waltch ^{(Luxembourgish-based)}; Canjatowa ^{(Mohawk-based)}; Oniegamé ^{(Ojibwe-based)}; Masenatau ^{(Menominee-based)}

e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?

- Waltch (63%, including mixed); Masenatau (11%); Oniegamé (10%); Canjatowa (7%); Other (9%, miscellaneous immigrant groups)

f) What are the major religions among your population?

- Government is secular; population is mostly either irreligious or follows some form of Protestantism or indigenous faith.

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):

The Bondeweier (not sold on the name yet) has around 400,000 personnel, and is an entirely volunteer, professional force, although theoretically augmented by local militias and paramilitaries. It has a small but robust domestic defense industry augmented by coordination with allies. The Army and Marines are probably focused on training and supporting socialist paramilitaries abroad, or else playing a mobile pocket role in larger coalitions, and the Navy and Air Force are probably similarly geared towards supporting that objective. Navy is probably respectable, but lacking true aircraft carriers in favor of a handful of smaller S/VTOL helicopter carriers and amphibious assault ships.

The federal military is a contentious issue to some, who claim it is a wasteful and potentially dangerous institution. Generally, to carry out large operations involving large numbers of troops, military officials must be given a mandate by the legislature and are closely monitored and audited over the course of it. This sometimes results in inefficiencies or a lack of funding, though course correction is relatively easy in times of significant need due to the industrial and intellectual capacity of the country.

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.

Walzania is meant to be a regional power that uses diplomacy and economic aid to push other countries into leaning into socialist and socialist-adjacent policies, acting as something of a watchdog whose bark is worse than its bite. It doesn't have a strong stomach for casualties in foreign conflicts, so it will usually wait for a socialist ally to take the lead and then make up a smaller but versatile part of the coalition. Its navy probably isn't strong enough to go one-on-one with any of the great powers, but it isn't meant to - instead it's meant to be used strategically to threaten or back up certain nations, especially in the western hemisphere. The rest of the military, the various air and infantry assets, would be a boon to any operation but probably aren't enough to win any conflicts on their own - thus, keeping its land and maritime borders relatively quiet through negotiation is probably a high priority, especially given its relative isolation from other democratic-socialist powers.

Economically, they're quite well-developed, with the primary thing they have to offer (if my request for some more valuable resources is denied) being lots of funding and a robust manufacturing sector able to equip other economies with the machines, vehicles, and parts they need to get things done, as well as a potent intelligentsia and professional class of engineers, doctors, teachers, etc who they aren't afraid to use to sink funds and resources into helping build infrastructure and programs in other countries, although depending on the time and circumstances they can sometimes overextend themselves in the process. In essence, they try to export their expertise above even material goods or resources.

One of their biggest weaknesses is that, due to their decentralized, direct-democratic nature, it might take a while to reach any sort of meaningful consensus on controversial issues, and they have an aversion to any sort of emergency powers. This means that they'll frequently sit out if people are calling for immediate measures on something, and if the issue doesn't already have a clearly favored stance among the majority of the population, they might not do anything at all.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?

Reduce the population; take the smaller claim; reduce GDP per capita; make the military suffer from chronic under-funding; make ethnic tensions persist into the 21st century.

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $29,430 (nominal)
b) Nation's IC population: 47,703,216
c) What does your nation excel in exporting?

- Foodstuffs (especially dairy and fish), wood and paper products, industrial/commercial vehicles and machinery, refined iron and copper and derived products.

I was considering the possibility of having a sizable source of petroleum, gold, and/or uranium, given the resemblance to eastern Canada, but will only go ahead on that with permission and am open to discussion about somehow nerfing it.

d) What does your nation need to import?

- Fruits and other (sub)tropical cash crops; textiles; electronics; medical and industrial instruments; pharmaceuticals; rare earth minerals, probably petroleum.

e) What is your country self sufficient on?

- General foodstuffs, timber, basic minerals and metals.

f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

- proposed spot

This was my original proposal. I can't figure out a good border here. No matter what I do, the unclaimed spot to the south looks really awkward and ugly. I somewhat-seriously request the rest of it, with the nerf of most of that extra land being sparsely populated farmland, hills, or tundra. If that's too much, I'll gladly step back down to the original claim and nerf the population to like 30-40 million.

Roleplay History

I've had this account for a long time, and been on NS longer. Can't say I've ever really produced something I'm particularly proud of in NS RPs, and honestly can't remember a single RP I actually finished. This whole account is full of various dumpsterfire posts written by a dumb middle/high school student so please don't judge too harshly based on that. I also generally have a hard time mobilizing a setting (the worldbuilding) into good prose (the roleplaying), so I guess just temper your expectations. My strengths and interests fall much more with worldbuilding and wiki articles.

Unfinished iiWiki article of an old nation.
Unfinished MT/FanT RP - I'm Tzonaxiqal.

[All-Ruthenia]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:
- None
c) Other nations:
- Ziehten [Defunct Nation from 2015]
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name:

Nations and Protectorates of the Crown of Suvarova [Formal] | Suvarova [Informal]

b) Brief description of your nation:

Unified by Fyodor Suvarov, King of Budyobyshevsk over the course of the 17th Century, Suvarova still bears the name of their founders, despite their power having been reduced to a point where they aren't even the Head of their State anymore. A bloody revolution in the 19XXs granted a new constitution, bringing a Republican order to the nation. The monarchy was retained purely to give a legal basis for national unity and prevent its balkanisation.

As of current year, Suvarova consists of 16 constituent nations and some hundred or so „Protected Nations“. (Constituent Nations were held by the Suvarov Emperor in formal personal union prior to revolution. Protected nations had some semblance of sovereignity but had sworn fealty to the Emperor.) Federal Law in the protected nations is commonly enforced by means of a Steadholdership, which is commonly held by a neighbouring nation. Steadholdership grants the legal entity holding it special taxation rights within the protected nation, while being held responsible for legal and administrative matters there. A small selection of larger protected nations are held within Federal Steadholdership.

The Federation and the Constituent Nations all follow a Bicamerical, Representative Democracy as outlined in the Constitution of 19XX. The Lower Chamber is directly elected in a proportional system, while the Upper Chamber follows a First-past-the-Post system. A simple majority in both chambers is required for laws to pass, both have equal legislatve rights. Foreign Affairs, National Security & Defence, Industry, Education and Agriculture are considered Federal Matters of legislation. All other issues are decided within the Constituent Nations.

The Protected Nations vary in political makeup. In general, the constitution doesn't apply within their territory, meaning political and individual freedoms are frequently not guranteed. In addition, in general, their inhabitants can not vote in Federal Elections. In recent years, there has been a vocal movement demanding these rights, but its frequently counterweighed by the notion that such reforms would undermine the sovereignity of the Protectorates. Combined with high poverty, some protectorates are hotbeds of political and related violence.

Some constituent nations have since passed bills allowing nations under their Steadholdership to participate in the local parliaments. The federal government, currently under a statist/conservative government, remains undecided on the issue though.

c) Nation's type of government:

Federated Constitutional Monarchy | „Crowned Republic“

d) What languages are spoken in your nation?

The major languages are:
Russian (Official Language of the Federation | Official Language in: (High) Kingdom of Budyobyshevsk; (High) Kingdom of Beloksa, Kingdom of Belenezh, Confederacy of the Central Kingdoms and Berevichi, Kingdom of Ulagarsk, Kingdom of Podozov, Kingdom of Sevemara, Grand Duchy of Arzantsy-Minustroma, United Kingdoms of Abarinsk & Ulaleuz, Kingdom and Capital Territory of Fyodoropol)
Ukrainian (Spoken primarily in the South of the Nation | Official Language in: (High) Kingdom of Marnov, Grand Duchy of Khorlaiv)
Belarusian (Spoken primarily in the East of the Nation | Official Language in: Kingdom of Ashtsavichy, Principality of Zhloda)
Polish (Spoken primarily in the West of the Nation | Official Language in: Grand Duchy of Bybrowa, Northwestern March)

For Protectorates, in general, the official language of the Protected Nation is the same as in the Constituent Nation by which the Steadholdership is held. Some minor Protectorates use Turkic or Finno-Ugric languages. Lastly, there is a series of German speaking enclaves, most of which are contained within the High Kingdom of Budyobyshevsk and its neighbouring states. However, the four languages listed above make up roughly 85% of the population [Around 65-70% is Russian speaking]

e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?

Over 95% of the population of Suvarova would identify as Slavic in a Census, but in general, race isn't something most people would define themselves by (For self-defining, the preferred measures are „Nationality“ (i.e. Which State they belong to), Religion and Language, in that order.)

f) What are the major religions among your population?

Religiously, the country is roughly divided as follows:

The High Kingdoms of Beloksa and Marnov, the Kingdom of Belenezh, the Central Kingdoms, the United Kingdoms, the Grand Duchies of Khorlaiv, and the Capital of Fyodoropol are largely „Old Believers“, adhering to Christian Orthodoxy.
The Grand Duchy of Bybrowa, the Northwestern March in the West of the Empire, and the Principality of Zhloda in the Far East, are „New Believers“, adhering to a reformed form of Christianity based largely around communal organisation of the Church and the principle of Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide.
The High Kingdom of Budyobyshevsk, aswell as the Kingdoms of Ashtsavichy and Podozov have a mixture of both beliefs, although both groups are heavily regionalised.

Two further aspects are important when trying to understand religion in Suvarova:
First, within some Protected States, commonly more rural and significantly more autocratic than the Constituent Nations, religion can be a serious political topic even in the 21st Century. This is mainly caused by the fact that Article X of the Glorious Constitution of 19XX does not generally apply within Protected Nations, meaning that Religious Freedom is no gurantee there. Combined with the fact that not to few Protected Nations are ruled by a minority majority leadership, this has made Religious Repression the most cited reason for Internal Asylum Grants.
Judaism is comparatively prevalent, with ca. 1% of the population identifying as Jewish. In recent years, the Jewish population has noted a significant drop following increased emigration to Yisrael.

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):

The Federal Armed Forces (FVS) are divided into three ministerial departments:
The Ministry of Defence | MO – Responsible for National Defence against foreign threats
The Ministry of Internal Affairs | MVD – Responsible for Internal Defence within the Constituent Nations
The Ministry of State Security | MGB – Responsible for Internal Defence regarding the Protected Nations

With regards to National Defence, the Federal Armed Forces have been following a dual doctrine since the mid 80s, identifying two threats to its Security:
Neighbouring nations attempting to annex hypothetical breakaway states; and Global Powers attempting to puppet hypothetical breakaway states. For both, the MO has identified a First Strike policy as the most wise approach.

For the purposes of combatting neighbouring nations, the FVS fields two branches: The Army and the Frontal Aviation Command. The Army, mainly structured around its Armoured Divisions and Artillery Support would strike quick and decisively in a potential major land war, protected from Aerial strikes by the Frontal Aviation. The MO assess this element of National Defence to be well working.

For the purposes of defeating foes that have strong force projection, the MO considers responsible: The Navy, the Long-Range Aviation Command, the Missile Command, the Airborne Troops Command, and the Air Defence Command. The plan for such a war is as follows: The Long-Range Aviation, equipped with a series of strategic bombers, interdictors and reconnaissance aircraft, together with the Missile Command, would strike first, followed by a second strike from the Navy's missile submarines and guided missile cruisers. A third, boots-on-the-ground assault could be conducted the Airborne Troops. The Air Defence Command, equipped with surface-to-air missiles and interceptor aircraft would be responsible for defending against potential retaliatory strikes.

The MO assesses this element of National Defence to be well working publicly, although many have questioned the capabilities of the Long-Range Aviation, the Airborne Troops and the Air Defence Command in recent years. Others have dubbed the entire strategy as „Risky“ and „Coinflipping“

The MVD and MGB maintain their own, ground based troops for their respective missions. The MVD has somewhere between 150,000-200,000 conscripts serving in its ranks at the moment, which are roughly evenly split between guard duties at important facilities (Government Facilities, Factories, Power Plants, Railroads) and riot police duties.

The MGB has roughly 50,000 volunteers in its service (Conscription doesn't apply within the Protected Nations) which are stationed in the respective Protectorates. Their duties are mainly keeping the local government in check, regulating migration (Emigration from the Protected Nations remains a huge national issue), and policing the area (Many Protected Nations have know police force of their own).

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.

Military Strenghts: While highly armed with weapons capable of significant destruction at a global reach, it should be noted that the FVS has no plan of force projection that doesn't involve the use of strategic weaponry like ballistic missiles and bombs. The Armed Forces are incapable of assisting in any „Soft Force“ approach.

Economic Strenghts: While having a large pool of natural resources and a strong agricultural industry, Suvarova lacks both the manpower and know-how to process most of it. While there is a heavy and chemical industry, it mainly serves Suvarova's domestic market and lacks the size to export significantly.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? I personally think the overall concept is fairly balanced, so I think strenght reductions would likely be played in numbers. Willing to reduce any though ~

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: somewhere in the 12,000-18,000 NSD Range
b) Nation's IC population: 62,000,000 Inhabitants
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Grains, Fossil Fuels, Industrial Hardware
d) What does your nation need to import? Financial Services, Computer Hardware, Manufactured Goods
e) What is your country self sufficient on? Agriculture, Natural Resources.
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map? https://imgur.com/a/8nMX6Zy

Roleplay History

As mentioned on Discord, my last nation was created when I was ~15 and had a rather lacklustre grasp of the English language. (Or politics, tbf)

[Hildemyttschen im Stromheim]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates: A little over ten years off and on
- Nordoslavicia
- Gholgoth
- Nowhere else long enough to really put on this application.
c) Other nations:
- Aldarminia (main)
- Vrot Kaspara
- a veritable menagerie of puppets for a variety of purposes to include N-Day
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying? Ghant. They pretty much have on Discord.

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Imperial Realms of the Stromheim [ Kaisrreike dur Stromheim | Cesardomas de la Stromme | Domaines impériale de Potamie }
b) Brief description of your nation: The Kaisrreike are a diverse, young, and aggressive empire comprised geographically of a region of Belisaria known as the Stromheim, Potamia, or, in Zvish, la Stromme, a watershed of the Belisarian Alps and Bairgra Mountains, with the river Magne as its arterial center. The country is bordered by Skaldafen in the west, Cynereth in the East, and Ostrozava in the southeast. The area has been populated continuously by the Seven Tribes, the Siebenstämme, since the Bronze Age. The Seven Tribes were originally distinctly either Aulic or Magner, but generations of intermingling have led to the coalescence of the Aulomagner ethnicity and identity.

Due to centuries of invasion and crusade by Latin, Holy Aulic, and other forces, the Stromheim has a rich martial culture that also emanates from its dominant religion Urstveg, the First Way. The centuries of hostility has led the nation and its culture as well as many of its leaders to be staunchly anti-Christian and pro-pagan revolutionary. Often, Urviger, holy warriors, will depart the Stromheim to fight in Christian wars as mercenaries just to have the chance to kill Christians. Following the dissolution of the Holy Aulic Empire, the Seven Tribes began a period of raiding former Holy Aulic states and counter-crusading. However, civil strife in the Stromheim was causing division there, and eventually the region would erupt into war itself from 1821-1865. The Five Year Peace that followed was nearly broken when the Elders of the Tribes elected Ragnahar I to be the Pagan Emperor of the Stromheim in 1870.

The last Emperor, or Kaisr, died abruptly of illness when his heir was still a child, bringing about the Elder Regency and a period of isolationism. This period is now coming to an end with the coronation of the new Kaisr.

c) Nation's type of government: Constitutional Monarchy Devolving into Imperial Autocracy
d) What languages are spoken in your nation? Magner, Aulic, Aldarsprek [TBD]
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation? Aulomagner, Zvish, Dalikoslav[TBD]
f) What are the major religions among your population? Urstveg,Alban Protestantism, Doceticism[TBD]
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Das Kaisrreike Militär, the Stromheim Military is divided into three General Service Branches for career-volunteers, conscripts, and reservists which are then further divided into Cyber, Naval, Ground, and Air Arms. The final division is between Home Guards and Expeditionary Legions, which provide for national defensive and expeditionary offensive operations respectively. There are approximately 1.9 million people serving in the Imperial Realms Military as of FY2020. The role of the Realm’s Military is simple: Secure the interests of the Realm by any means necessary.
j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region. Militarily, the Stromheim is a modern Blitzkrieger. Its military is a versatile fighting force with a strong ground component that makes it deadly to face in protracted engagements with lack of air supremacy. While the Naval Arms are relatively small and mostly brown-water, the Periclean Ambitions of the Kaisr are forcing an evolution of this status quo. The air components mostly exist to assure friendly air superiority or disrupt an enemy’s supremacy so that air support can be provided to armored/mechanized assaults. Mechanized infantry, combined arms, and fire-and-maneuver are the staples of the Stromheim’s fighting force.

Economically, the Stromheim is an industrial powerhouse on the verge of becoming so. Underdeveloped until recently, there remains a significant amount of room for improvement, but what recent developments have come have been revolutionary. The low success rate of historical labor movements has led to lower wages relative to their neighbors, allowing for cheaper production.

Another strength of the Stromheim is its newfound national zeitgeist of unity. The recent decades have been ones of internal reconciliation of historical grievances that once-long-plagued the Stromheim. The state religion of Urstveg has a lot to do with this, offering a national effervescence of the Stromheim’s various ethnic groups into a ethno-religious alliance. This has created a nationalist fervency not too unlike other Belisarian nations.
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? I would decrease the size of its military, remove the fact that it has widespread use of nuclear power, get rid of its oil deposits, Balkanize/Yugoslavia it (again), get rid of the Urstveg as a source of unifying stability, increase its population beyond the bounds of what it can sustain with its own farming (Which I’m doing anyway to some degree), et cetera et cetera. There is really a lot I could do to weaken it, especially in the initial stages of play. A really good idea would be to have it lose a war to Lihnidos thus dooming its Periclean Ambition for a little while while also giving it quite the black eye to nurse in preparation for a more continentally-minded expansionism.

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $28,750
b) Nation's IC population: 78,628,013
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Oil, natural gas, steel, arms, machinery
d) What does your nation need to import? Food, rare earth minerals, information systems, oil
e) What is your country self sufficient on? Energy
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map? The light red/pinkish region west of the blue in north central Belisaria:

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation. Here is a nice nexus for some samplings: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=491924
Below are some selected samples:
1. https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=34396114#p34396114
2. https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=34119914#p34119914
3. https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=34218497#p34218497
4. https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=37683195#p37683195

[AESYRiEL]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:
- Aeia [1 year]
b) Other nations:
- N/A
c) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?
- Been in discord for about a year.

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: The Noble Republic of Hetumoger [Known simply as the Noble Republic]
b) Brief description of your nation:
- The Noble Republic of Hetumoger is a semi-aristocratic democratic republic located in the west. Founded originally as a confederation of nomads and farmers, it evolved the power of dynastic noble families. The Noble Republic's culture was built initially by the dynastic families and their confederation's failed rebellion against Tervingia. Currently, the Noble Republic is still semi-aristocratic with the nobility still existing. The actual power of the nobility is to elect the leaders of the Noble Republic and allow other offices to be elected by an electoral vote.

The Noble Republic itself historically was ruled and fought over the agricultural noble families and the nomadic noble families. During the 20th century, modernist ideas such as communism and socialism led to a socialist revolution that fractured the country into two major factions, broken down into sub-factions. Reunified later after a decade of social fragmentation, the Noble Republic itself still feels the reverberations of the revolution, and a divide between traditionalist and modernist political factions remain within the country.
c) Nation's type of government:
- Unitary Aristocratic Directorial Republic
d) What languages are spoken in your nation?
- Hetumoger, which is Hungarian.
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?
- Hetumoger, an ethnic group that draws from Hungarians.
f) What are the major religions among your population?
- Hetumoger Christianity, an autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church - 90%
- Hetumoger Folklore, the native folklore of the Hetumogerians- 4%
- Other - 6%
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
The Hetumoger Armed Forces is a highly organized, modernized army that lacks extremely in raw recruits. The Armed Forces numbers at barely 62,000 with the inclusion of the Noble Rendőrség. Hetumoger's Noble Rendőrség and Noble Land Army keep an inactive conscription service in which both males and females of equal age in equal numbers must sign with either the Department of Defense, the Department of Law, or the Noble Internal Commissary.
- Branches

• Hetumoger Noble Land Army - The largest of the group, the Land Army is the most funded of the group. Under the command of the Department of National Defense, it is modernized, but small. While Hetumoger keeps itself out of foreign affairs in terms of sending soldiers, Hetumoger has continued to hold inactive conscription and maintains a well-equipped army.
• Hetumoger Noble Navy - The smallest of the group, the Navy is small and only concerns itself with the Southern coastline. Under the command of the Department of National Defense, its ships are typically that of imported ships.
• Hetumoger Noble Air Force - A middle child, the Air Force has been of interest to the government more so than the Navy. Under the command of the Department of Defense, it is typically given huge sums of money to continue developing aircraft.
• Hetumoger Noble Rendőrség - The Rendőrség is the combined branches of the military and civilian police forces. Under the command of the Department of Law, it was separated and granted to the Department of Law. Under the Rendőrség, basic civilian law enforcement to special internal forces report to the Department of Law.
• Hetumoger Noble Internal Commissionary - The Noble Internal Commissionary is a special branch of the military that is a quasi-national guard. The Noble Internal Commissionary is any special internal law enforcement that does not report to either the Department of National Defense or the Department of Law. The Noble Internal Commissionary is divided by the department and is as small as the Noble Rendőrség.

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.
- Militarily, the Hetumoger make up in numbers with their focus on modernization of equipment and their focus on strategy. Their historical military might has been known far and wide, but Hetumoger itself could not keep up with increasing demands of the equipment.

- Economically, Hetumoger has an extremely strong agricultural base, as most of the country is arable. Heavy industry companies, especially those in the business of mining and food production have different locations within Hetumoger. Research and development operations are also popular endeavors within Hetumoger.
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
- Most likely reduce the GDP. I don't believe that the army could be nerfed other than removing the modernized equipment, as the army itself is relatively weak.

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 16,542
b) Nation's IC population: 10,911,498
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Rare earth metals, transportation equipment, basic metals, manufactured items, etc.
d) What does your nation need to import? Machinery and equipment, fuel, food, etc.
e) What is your country self sufficient on? Transportation equipment, Manufactured items, basic metals and raw materials.
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

Roleplay History
https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=447794

[Leasath]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:
- Ajax, 2017-20
- Cornellia, 2015-17
- Ixnay, 2012-15
- Audonia, 2012
- Various, 2010-12
c) Other nations:
- Malaysii
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?
- Yes, on all counts.
IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: The Empire of Vannois
b) Brief description of your nation: Vannois is a peaceful, if paranoid, monarchical state in southern Belisaria. Historically a part of the larger Aulian Empire, at its collapse the Fabrian elements of the eventual Vannoisian polity quickly drew together against the chaotic decay of the Empire and the invasions of its neighbors. While initially modelling the nation off of a strong central government and all-powerful monarch chosen through an election of the leading nobility, internal breakdowns as well as external threats have allowed for Vannois to slowly federalize (though not to any significant degree as yet); events such as a major coup d'état installing a particular monarch in place of another, for example, led to significant liberalization and the diminishing of the throne as an institution of significant power heading into the late 19th CE.

In modern terms, Vannois is a constitutional monarchy, with the levers of power invested primarily in the lower house of a bicameral parliament. The Prime Minister, elected among their peers in the lower house, serves as the Head of Government and essentially the most powerful individual person within the governmental structure. The Head of State remains the monarch, who maintained limited veto powers over a shrinking range of issues until the late 1980s, and now exists primarily as a popular figurehead. Structurally, the state is made up of almost two-dozen departments, each of which has evolved to develop small local and regional offices of government including, in most cases, a local parliamentary body to regulate in areas which do not directly contradict the central government.

Narratively, the nation has historically been dominated by questions of internal policy and the near-abroad thanks to the manner of its birth and conflicts, or near misses, in the time since. Precise examples include border policies, the popularity of trade and exchange deals with historical rivals, and a slow-burning dissatisfaction with the now-traditional institutions of government.
c) Nation's type of government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
d) What languages are spoken in your nation? Aulic, Latin, Hellenic, Gariman
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation? Predominantly Aulic; additionally, Latin, Hellenic, Gariman, Amaziɣ
f) What are the major religions among your population? Fabrian Catholicism, various Protestant faiths
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): The Vannoisian Army and Air Force are well-funded, well-maintained, and relatively small forces aimed at deterrence of traditional rivals. The Navy is a primarily coastal defence force, and provides coast guard-like services in addition to being an arm of the military. It is not intended for significant foreign reach, and probably could only achieve any great effective distance with significant allied cooperation.
j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region. Vannois is stable in explicit terms, but the nobility - neutered over time through reform and scandal in turn - remains a precarious wrecking ball resting at the very tip of society. Furthermore, the geopolitical situation of Vannois vis-a-vis its neighbors is no sure thing. I'm also interested in potentially developing some primary-level areas of production and development, particularly to allow for increased internal diversity with a potentially strong rural class.
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? Knock down the population, or economic prosperity; or, increase the pace of liberalization and destabilization historically, leading to a more polarized and decentralized modern-day country

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: ~20 to ~30k
b) Nation's IC population: ~50 to ~60m but I'm very flexible on this
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? primarily cheese, but also wine alcohol, finished goods, various grains, electrical machinery, cars, electronics & plastics, potentially weapons
d) What does your nation need to import? mineral fuels, machinery, cars, electronics & plastics, clothing, pharmaceuticals
e) What is your country self sufficient on? cheese, electrical machinery, grains
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map? tentatively, the attached

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.
There are one or two of my things in here.

[New Kvenland]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates: 6 years, primarily in:
- Atlas
- Tiandi
- Ajax

c) Other nations: None

d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying? Does Latin appearing before me in a dream, head forged of fine gold, breast and arms of silver, and legs of iron count as a recommendation

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IC Nation & Lore

a) Nation's IC name: The Free Union of All Vaisava (commonly Vaisava)

b) Brief description of your nation: Some 30,000 years ago, what would become Vaisava was settled by ancient seafaring Proto-Melanesians; they left many megalithic relics of their earliest millennia, but history is commonly thought to begin with the Tauan Empire, a great civilization spanning much of the western islands some 4,000 years ago. While it only lasted a few hundred years, its legacy would live on long after its demise, with warring empires vying for control of the islands for the 2,000 years following them.

Sometime in the 500s, one of these emperors decided to make knowledge his city's primary export, building a great university and library. Here in this library a philosophy of society-running was developed over several hundred years, and only after several thousands of pages were written on the subject was the city-state's throne usurped and the Scholar-Empire began its conquest. Reaching hearts and minds throughout the islands, it quickly took over the entire archipelago, and then was immediately overthrown after it promptly forgot its own philosophy. After several hundred years of turmoil, a revision was made to the philosophy, and a free, unified Vaisava was born.

This new Vaisava immediately turned inward, shutting itself off from the outside world. It built massive public works, temples to Virtue taller than any other extant buildings and shipyards capable of building massive vessels in days, none of which were known to any but the most intrepid travelers. It was only as the world became connected through new industry and technology that Vaisava opened its doors to the outside world, and even then some 50 years late. Ever since then it's struggled to keep up, eventually finding a niche as an industrial powerhouse to fill at the expense of its former reputation and grandeur. It developed amicable relationships with its neighbors, occasionally joining peacekeeping efforts, but generally maintaining a deeply neutral stance, the common people generally vociferously not wanting to corrupt their country with the horrors of war.

The stereotypical Vaisavan is boastful and full of pride, deeply knowledgeable of his own country's complex history but not particularly interested in anyone else's. He only speaks his native language and the Creole, with no interest in the outside world despite his parents' forcing him through years of English and Malay lessons. He waves away or ignores thinkpieces or conversations about Vaisava's irrelevance and agedness, insisting that it's not a problem but the source of Vaisava's greatness. He languishes in a middle management job over a semiconductor factory, reading ancient philosophical texts in his spare time and insisting his is the ultimate way to live.

Vaisava is an ancient, storied country, once great yet now fading into the background. The world only cares to watch as it decays in mediocrity.

c) Nation's type of government: Confederated directorial republic with strong elements of direct democracy

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Vaisava's government consists of a legislature of several thousand representatives, electing among themselves yearly a national representative to serve as a head of state; this position serves no administrative role, and is limited to one term. Laws are proposed either by representatives or by individual people; a representative-proposed law is voted upon by representatives over whether it should be a national referendum or limit itself to the legislature. All laws proposed by individual people (requiring the support of many other people and their representative) are automatically made referenda.

Vaisava's old tribes were built upon the Big Man, an individual strong and charismatic enough to earn the role as the tribe's king. It was an inherently shifting, nonhereditary role, and it serves as the inspiration for modern Vaisava's governmental structure. No one serves any role without adequately earning it first, with representatives from each city, town, village, island, and atoll needing to prove to virtually everyone they deserve their backing -- election with under 90% support is seen as an uninspiring showing. Similarly, national campaigns need to convince virtually everyone of their legitimacy, leading to many referenda dying with majority support; however, practically no one disputes any law that passes.

d) What languages are spoken in your nation? There are over 400 languages of some 30 language families spoken within Vaisava; by far the largest is Vaisavan Creole, a creole of many of Vaisava's most spoken languages as well as [Malay] and [Maori].

e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation? A plurality of Vaisavans are Melanesian in ancestry, with large Micronesian, Polynesian, and continental Malaioan minorities.

f) What are the major religions among your population? A majority of Vaisavans profess membership in the Cult of Virtue, a state religion/philosophical structure invented in the 900s following the overthrow of the monarchy. A majority also profess agnosticism or atheism, as membership in the Cult (ironically) doesn't preclude disbelief in a god or gods. There exists also a significant Buddhist minorities, as well as a number of mosques and churches in population centers.

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): The Emancipatory Committee of Vaisava, a name over a millennium old, is relatively small in the context of the population -- due to Vaisava's stringent policy of neutrality, the military only exists to maintain the security of Vaisava and its citizens and to partake in international peacekeeping operations. Conscription is a national policy for all young adults, although the vast majority serve as reserve personnel, and aren't counted as regular soldiers.

The ECV is divided into two branches, the Navy (ECV-N) and Army (ECV-A); the roles of air force and marine corps are devolved to the ECV-N. There are roughly 16,000 total professional personnel, with some 10,000 in the ECV-N and 6,000 in the ECV-A. Neither is particularly well-supplied, using functional if slightly outdated weapons and foregoing much offensive materiel in favor of that with a role more suited to training, defense, and surveillance.

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region. The greatest strength of Vaisava is in its self-sufficiency; it provided for itself for many centuries, shut off from the world, and still built a comfortable society. It's much more global in its reach and influences today, but it still is primarily inward-focused, which allows for more risky diplomatic policies like neutrality and foregoing close alliances. It maintains friendly relationships with all of its neighbors, allowing for a very peaceful life for its citizens. These strengths, of course, also serve as weaknesses, as they leave the nation somewhat vulnerable. This has yet to be a problem, but as Vaisava exports more and more and builds relationships with the rest of the world, it might come back to haunt the nation.

The political structure of Vaisava also serves as its strength and weakness; its long history and intensely democratic structure allow for a high degree of faith in the system, but also beget a bureaucracy not seen in many other nations. As much as many Vaisavans are wont to defend it, it's hard to get things done sometimes, which becomes a grave problem in times of national security; often a particularly charismatic individual will take the reins of the nation and serve as its representative and final decision maker. This usually doesn't work out poorly, as weakening the political structure is seen almost as a sin, and those with too much ambition are generally ignored; some do still call the interweaving power structures a ticking time bomb, however.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? I could always make the nation more isolationist in the modern era, but to be honest I can't think of anything else to cut down.

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IC Economics & Geography

a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $24,389 (PPP), $13,875 (nominal)

b) Nation's IC population: 14,812,976 (2018 est.)

c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Foodstuffs, palm oil, machinery, vehicles, construction, electronic products, chemicals, rubber

d) What does your nation need to import? Electronic products, semiconductors, oil, natural gas, plastics, machinery, chemicals

e) What is your country self sufficient on? Machinery, vehicles, foodstuffs, palm oil

f) What is your preferred location on the regional map? The islands I know through clairvoyance will soon be between Pulau and Tsuru

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Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation. I answer to God alone, you can't tell me what to do. I haven't written anything NS-related in years, if y'all really want something I can cook up something new

[Kayahallpa]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates: Since 2013
b) Previous regions:
-Tiandi
-Esquarium
-Aeia
-Kylaris
-Atlas
-Vasarden
-Castion
-various others

c) Other nations:
Soled is my main nation.

d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying? I’ve been in the discord for a short while

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name:
Formal: Empire of the New Kayamucha (Musuq Kayamucha Qhapaq Suyu)
Informal: Kayahallpa (lit. Kaya land)

b) Brief description of your nation:
Kayahallpa is a vast entity based around the capital of Inkapikchu with a history stretching thousands of years, its physical geography featuring tall frigid peaks, arid deserts, tropical jungles, and highland plateaus. While the record of civilization in this area is ancient, the modern state was established after Runakuna migrants fleeing the societal disintegration of the Kayamuca Empire established a power base in the mountains in the late 14th century. Combining a ruthless, ethnic favorist, slavist dictatorship with local traditions, the “new Kayamuca of the south” grew from its originally small power base to all of modern Kayahallpa. The empire survived colonialism by retreating inland and adopting some of their advancements, but suffered a period of great political and societal decline as foreign influence spread. However, these occupations faced crippling issues that limited their effective control to the most defensible areas, mainly the harsh terrain and uncooperative populace. The Empire would only regain its spot in the sun after the Reconquest Era of the 18th-19th centuries, when ruler and military commander Thupaq Churan began a series of major offensives that reclaimed most of the lost territories, coupled with the first of several modernization campaigns.

Given its limited agricultural capacity, Kayahallpa’s economy has largely been based on resource extraction and industry. The government’s main issues are to protect the emperor (Sapa Inka) and his rule from radical modernist movements, maintain cordial relations with neighbors and trade partners, develop the economy, modernize the armed forces, and to prevent the rise of ethnic seperatist movements at all costs. Many political scientists characterize the Kayahallpan Empire not as a state with a ruler but as a ruler with a state, given how he and his associates effectively govern every aspect of society. A large part of the rural population survives on subsidence farming, have little education, and are not integrated in the global economy.

The government is willing to form ties with most nations, but it strongly suppresses communist, socialist, and republican movements inside its borders, a policy closely tied to the ongoing Red Insurgency in parts of the countryside. A terrorist communist organization has engaged the government in a protracted people’s war since the late 20th century. Reaching the height of its power in the 1980s, the group splintered and declined from the 90s to 2010s but has recently seen its strength reinvigorated. The government alleges that foreign leftist governments are supplying the rebels; while they certainly enjoy ideological sympathy abroad, the extent of any material support is unknown.

c) Nation's type of government:
The Sapa Inka is an absolute monarch, but he regularly employs the advice of the royal and noble families. Most of the realm’s day-to-day issues are relegated to various tiers of local administration.

d) What languages are spoken in your nation?
The only official, national language is Southern Quechua, which has established itself in the cities and is used as a lingua franca among non-Quechua-speakers. It shows a wide degree of borrowing and adaptation from the languages it has come in contact with, and has likewise influenced the other languages of the country. The native languages of the other autochthonous ethnic groups are widely spoken by their respective populations.

e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?
Quechua, Aymara, Urarina, Mapuche, Pukina, Chango, Diaguita, other autochthonous peoples of the Andes, various immigrants

f) What are the major religions among your population?
Polytheist Inca religion is the main and official religion, with countless local, regional and pan-regional divinities. Some areas have syncretized their beliefs with other religions, like Sakbe or Christianity.

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
The Awqaqkuna is the armed force tasked with the expansion and consolidation of the Sapa Inka’s rule. It numbers around 300,000 active-duty soldiers. Conscription is mandatory for all men. It largely uses decades-old equipment. The Army is by far the largest branch, with an infantile Navy and Air Force by comparison. Efforts for military modernization have mostly either been abandoned, lacked the sufficient funding or support, or failed to meet its objectives. As a consequence, the Empire has largely relied on economic and diplomatic efforts to maintain its position, both internally and externally.

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.
Militarily speaking, the Empire’s strength is largely on its defensive abilities. Lacking any considerably large flatlands to wage conventional warfare on and being heavily fortified, Kayahallpa’s core regions are well-prepared to deal with any invasion. It does not, however, have much of any capacity to intervene abroad.

Kayahallpa’s economy is largely based on manpower and the extraction of raw or refined materials. The royal and noble Kaya Inka families are extremely wealthy but technically owe all their belongings to the Sapa Inka, creating a situation that forces them to “contribute” extensively to development programs or lose their privileged status trying. Animosity to this system from the nobles’ part has occasionally led to intense political struggles and even attempts at the Sapa Inka’s life.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
Reduce population; nerf exports; nerf military; reduce the government’s authority; introduce a history of ethnic separatism

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $14,321
b) Nation's IC population: 64,226,754
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Copper, gold, zinc, soybeans, fish
d) What does your nation need to import? Foodstuffs, medical products, petroleum, transport equipment and parts, machinery, steel and other metals
e) What is your country self sufficient on? Maize, olluco, mashua, potatoes, salt, coca, chemicals
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map? https://puu.sh/GWMXN/fde4d59965.png

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.
Wiki page of Övlanda, my nation in Tiandi
More Övlanda worldbuilding
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=297629&p=26587539#p26587539 (as Soled)
viewtopic.php?p=27732170#p27732170 (as Sydrige)

[Pulau Keramat]

Applicant Information

The application has been a collaborative effort involving Devnik, Fahran, and Hierophant.

a) Time on NationStates:

All three applicants behind this multi have been on NS for a number of years and all have spent at least a year in Ajax itself. They are veteran role-players and world-builders with a good grasp on NS etiquette and on the culture and aesthetic of the region.

c) Other nations:
Pulau Keramat
Mutul
Fahran
Drevstran

d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?
Hiero: We are all present in Ajax already!

IC Nation & Lore

a) Nation's IC name: Bemiritra. (Native: Bemirehitra)

b) Brief description of your nation:

A semi-broken republic that has seen historic ties to several prominent religiously-backed empires and colonization efforts from throughout the influences of the Ozeros that turned into a modern, dysfunctional political environment where the major powers and parties are tied to different faith systems that each desire drastically different levels of progress and power, leading to gridlock, constantly shifting alliances, and a concern for stability by the rest of the Ozeros. With a N’nhivaran, White Path, and Azdarin (Split as well between both major sects) identity each seeking prominent control, it represents the forcibly dysfunctional prime ability of how much fuck shit exists in the Ozeros. A baby of love.

c) Nation's type of government: Tripartisan Parliamentary Republic

d) What languages are spoken in your nation?
Lelahiran languages (Not!Malagasy)
Other Pulaui languages (Not!Javanese, Not!Sudanese, Not!Balinese, Not!Tagalog, Not!Hiri Motu)
Mutulese

e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?
The population of Bemiritra belongs to the same broad genetic and cultural grouping as the diverse populations that inhabited Pulau Keramat. While possessing their own peculiarities, the prominent ethnic groups are largely tied to their historic, religious origins, and have developed an enclosed, syncretic environment that manages to be united and divided in tandem.

f) What are the major religions among your population?
N’nhivara
White Path
Azdarin

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Smoll? Most of the military is internal now. So probably a thick ass security force- but nothing to extend much outwards..

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.
It’s strength comes in its position- a central island within the Ozeros with protected waters, a rich biodiverse environment, and a core position for many efforts for trade within the sea. It however, cannot manage to properly function- and serves as a problem child for many of the nations surrounding it. It isn’t necessarily unstable, as it is a hindering element of power within the Ozeros- especially in the ties to pull it closer to the conventional styles of monarchial governance, to the socialistic skews of the Kiso pull. Fun stuff! It will serve as a great RP Hub for shorts and stories to hopefully spawn from!


h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
Give it a volcano in the center. A mega-volcano that can erupt and kill them all.
IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 8,321.12
b) Nation's IC population: 15,346,723
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Ubiquitous raw resources, tea, coffee, many MANY minerals.
d) What does your nation need to import? Finished goods, larger materials (cars, ships, weaponry, etc.)
e) What is your country self sufficient on? Textiles.
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
The Final Free Ozeros Isle.

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.

Hiero: Dreams of Sunrise, all the Tea Garden Posts, Indomitable. Cafe Surakarta, my crown achievement and joy.

Fahran: like horseyposting and writing long winded nonsense about Hazea learning the true meaning of Christmas. GARDEN POSTING GARDEN POSTING GARDEN POSTING

Mutul: Dude it’s Mutul look at his LEGACY

[Nacrad]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates: 11 months
- Karma (11 months): No roleplay
c) Other nations:
None
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying? No. I just stumbled upon this

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Republic of Thalassia
b) Brief description of your nation: The Republic of Thalassia is a former not!UK colony on the not!North American coast on the North Thalassian Ocean. It can be best compared to the IRL US state of New York, centered on its capital, New York Loweport (The name can be negotiated). It has a high population density, and is a major port and financial hub worldwide, though it is lacking in natural resources due to its small size. It was once an ex-not!British colony, handed over to Walzenia. However, unable to be integrated into the differing culture, Thalassia soon broke away bloodlessly.
Alternatively, I could either be the first or last not!British colony to decolonise, and I decided it is in my best interest for whatever reason not to join in the party with other nearby colonies.
c) Nation's type of government: Unitary Parliamentary Republic
d) What languages are spoken in your nation? English
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation? Refer to the IRL New York's ethnic makeup. I'm kind of too lazy to flesh it out.
f) What are the major religions among your population?
Christian (41%)

Of which...
43% Protestant
31% Catholic
17% Orthodox
6% Anglican
2% Restorationist

Muslim (Sunni) (2%)
Atheist (42%)
Others (4%)
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
The Defence (or Defense, if you prefer American English) Force of Thalassia is the sole force responsible for defence. It has 3 branches, the Army, Navy and Air Force, with a total of 76,000 active across all branches. It was formed as not!UK released Thalassia (as to why, we can discuss later), and this young republic needed defence against outside threats. With no conscription, its size is quite small, though the country does reserve powers for enacting conscription.
j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.
Strength-wise, I believe that the strategic location makes me an invaluable asset for trade and commerce in the region. This makes me economically powerful, and definitely one of opportunity, at least up until very recently.
On the other hand, my military strength is weak, in part due to not enacting conscription, and that my small size means I have little in the way of strategic resources. I see my nation being effectively a vassal at the whims of nearby nations, as I have nothing to protect myself with in case they decided to pull a fast one.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
I'd say I would make Thalassia quite vulnerable to winter storms, which would significantly hamper the pleasantness of the country, or give it a port that would freeze briefly which would hamper trade. If all else fails I can pull a Hong Kong and make it hilly to no end.
IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: USD$38,566.21
b) Nation's IC population:9,150,000
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Not really any tangible goods, as we have no land to produce said goods. Probably services, like education, or being a tax haven?
e) What is your country self sufficient on? Taking inspiration from other nations that I'm based on (small city-state), nothing really.
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
I've posted it on Discord.

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=496053&p=38125105
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=485936&p=37508043#p37508043
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=nac ... id=1306910[/spoiler]

[The Yremia Corporate]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:
- Over ten years, mainly on this account, on and off
c) Other nations:
- I cannot remember them, they have been abandoned for all intents and purposes
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?
- Ghant recommended it to me

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name:
- Alanahr
b) Brief description of your nation:
- Alanahr is a country built upon its rivers. For thousands of years the rivers have been inhabited and fought over for their fertility. Beyond the main rivers Alanahr is an unforgiving land, dry and desolate but the brief "wet season" breathes temporary life into wadis and oasis every year and floods the main rivers. The King rules Alanahr largely by decree but relies on local governance to fill in the details of his rule. Economically the nation is massively divided. Many parts still rely on agriculture to get by, industry is concentrated around cities and businesses are often run like little lordships. While the majority of the nation identifies with the Alnahr nation there are many minorities, some settled, some tribal and some nomadic. Despite much of the authoritarian nature of the nation, there is a great range of cultural expression in the nation with a great variety of musics and cuisine and frequent state backed festivals.
c) Nation's type of government:
- On a national level it is governed by the King and the elected body although the King is the one who wields the real power. He is in control of the military which he uses to enforce his rule. A lot of governance however is handled locally as the King tends to delegate power and rule by decree. Local governance is semi-democratic with a mixture of authoritarian and democratic systems.
d) What languages are spoken in your nation?
- Alanahric (primary), other minor languages
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?
- Alanahrs (primary), tribal and nomadic ethnic groups
f) What are the major religions among your population?
- An Alanahr Syncretic 'Iifae Adzarin (primary), Sahb Adzarin (minor), Alanahr folk religion (minor)
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
- The military is small for the size of the nation and mainly aimed at maintaining internal order. It's focus is therefore on the army. It isn't particularly well equipped but it has the tools necessary to fulfil its role and if required fight a local war but it will be largely unable to project power far beyond its borders for long.
j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.
- Economically and militaristically my nation will not have a particular strength or weakness but a mixture of many of both. The role it will fulfil will be a moderately sized nation adding to local politics and culture in northern Scipia
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
- I'd look at shrinking the military or impoverishing more of my people

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita:
- probably around 15-20k
b) Nation's IC population:
- probably around 15-25m
c) What does your nation excel in exporting?
- I don't think we have any particular thing we excel in, I imagine we have petrochem but also some other raw resources and perhaps some manufactured goods but nothing too advanced, maybe we build and export oil tankers for use by our petrochem industries and others
d) What does your nation need to import?
- Food will be a big import along with machinery we use in our industries as well as other advanced tech we need like computers and the like
e) What is your country self sufficient on?
- I don't know what really applies here, maybe oil at best but really we're somewhat well integrated into global supply chains and so not really self sufficient for much, we trade
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
- north eastern Scipia

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.
I cannot remember any links but you can check out this: https://www.nationstates.net/nation=the ... l=factbook
That's worldbuilding I did eons ago. Generally I'm far better at this sort of thing. I also was basically the main writer of this page, although I was not the one to transcribe it to the wiki: https://far-verona.fandom.com/wiki/New_Antioch

[Velselexo]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:
- 1 year
c) Other nations:
- none on this server
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?
- Ghant recommended it to me

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/326836776909930496/853550102794338334/unknown.png

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name:
- Volsk
b) Brief description of your nation:
- Volsk is a nation of a stoic and suppositious folk living in a bitterly cold country, where the teachings of Jesus Christ go hand in hand with the stories of the old forest sprits. The Harsh environment created a hardworking people with an economy mostly reliant on resource extraction and fishing, although recent development has focused on building a small IT sector to improve productivity during the winter months. Historically the area was inhabited by a mix of kaldi and Slavic tribes. The area was colonised by the Suvarovan Empire who attempted to develop the area as a penal colony. This mainly male population led to a mixing of Native and Suvarovan traditions through marriage, creating the form of of Volskan Syncretism that is seen today. During the early to mid 20th century the discovery of Nickel copper deposits led to a steady migration, development and consolidation of the area by the Suvarovan state. During the 70s As Suvarova fell into civil war Volsk leveraged its position to gain independence in exchange for its support of the monarchists. Volsk and Suvarova share a close relationship today
c) Nation's type of government:
- on a national level Volsk is a constitutional monarchy which is Represented by the emperor of Suvarova and 2 houses
one made up of elected representative's from each state and the other a council of holy men
d) What languages are spoken in your nation?
- Suvarovan (Russian)
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?
- Suvarovan (Russian)
- Volskans (suvarova/native)
f) What are the major religions among your population?
- Volsk syncretism( a type of religion which mixes traditional Slavic religion with orthodoxy
Suvan orthdoxy
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
- The military is primarily defensive in nature with a focus on arctic operations and border protection.
j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.
-Very rough terrain makes it difficult to invade, resource rich. I hope to be an interesting little nation on the edge.
militarily it is Highley defensible region and although its armed forces are small they are specialised for arctic and cold weather warfare.
I think locally Volsk will be a small nation it the periphery but it may have some role connecting the 2 continents
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
- having a smaller population

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita:
- probably around 12k
b) Nation's IC population:
- probably around 4 million
c) What does your nation excel in exporting?
- nickel, copper, Gas, wood, electricity and fish
d) What does your nation need to import?
- Food, manufactured goods, raw materials. military equipment
e) What is your country self sufficient on?
- nickel, copper, Gas, wood and fish
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
- north eastern bellisa.

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.
i have done some WB on Anterra another server like this

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[Carelia]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:
- Joined ~2015
- Greater Olympus
- Viranos
- Eridos
c) Other nations:
- Etrurie
- several CTE’d alts
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?
- Walzenia

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Republic of Carelia
b) Brief description of your nation:
The regions comprising Carelia are known to have been inhabited by organized civilisations since at least 4000 BC. Coastal city-state kingdoms came into being by 700 AD, and intermittently rose and fell in generational "boom-bust" cycles while engaging in local maritime trade. In the 16th century, coastal Carelia was annexed and colonised by the Holy Audonian Empire. Following an aggressive policy of expansion into the interior and integration of native peoples, most of the original inhabitants of the region were, over time, assimilated into the population of colonists, creating a unique métis (mestizo) culture; this formed the root of a single, modern Carelian national identity.

In the late 18th century, Carelia as a whole revolted against HAE rule as a result of years of heavy taxation, a continued lack of representation in the increasingly unstable central government overseas, the growing suppression of local religious liberties, and the attempted erosion of regional traditions of self-governance. Following its victory in the revolution in 1763, the new nation established itself as the Carelian Confederation in 1764.

Carelia's population and economy rapidly grew throughout the 19th century, in part thanks to a steady influx of immigrants from around the globe. By the 1870s, however, political instability caused by a combination of war, economic downturn, and successive crop failures had left the Confederation's parliamentary system of government paralysed and without adequate initiative to respond to the crises affecting the nation. With significant military and popular backing, General Maximilien Roland (a national hero of the time) placed himself in the midst of the crisis, leading a new "Rolandist" political faction that called on the nation to suspend the current form of government and create a new, stronger constitutional system.

In 1876, fearing the possibility of a popular coup, the parliament willingly placed Roland in the position of Prime Minister, with his government proceeding to dissolve the Confederation while creating a new, modern constitution proclaiming the Republic of Carelia. The presidential system established by Roland remains in place today. His philosophy of Rolandisme that champions the ideas of republicanism, political realism, Carelian exceptionalism, and national unity is considered one of the concepts foundational to modern Carelian politics.

c) Nation's type of government:
Carelia is best described as a federal presidential republic with stratocratic tendencies, characterised by a tripartite separation of powers with a strong executive.

Under the 1878 constitution, while suffrage is universal, only individuals who have completed four or more years of voluntary ‘national service’ are permitted to run for public office. While this is an ostensibly meritocratic policy that does not necessarily entail military service, many politicians in power are military veterans. This unique characteristic has led some observers to label the country a quasi-stratocracy.

d) What languages are spoken in your nation?
Audonian (~96%)
3 Designated Major Native Languages
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?
Métis - est. 51%
Other Belisarian Origin - 14%
Other Indigenous Origin - 12%
Other Origin - 23%
f) What are the major religions among your population?
Protestant majority with significant Catholic minority (>25%)

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
The Carelian military is composed of five branches under the oversight of the Department of War: The Army, Navy, Air Force, Federal Marines, and Federal Guard (The latter is a large branch dedicated to general homeland security that, in addition to home defence forces, encompasses services such as the national border patrol and coast guard). Approximately 450,000 personnel currently serve in active duty forces, with reserves able to rapidly increase this number in times of emergency. The military has generally been an all-volunteer force, although conscription may be enacted when deemed “necessary to the survival of the nation”.

A strategic emphasis is placed on maintaining advanced force projection capabilities to protect overseas possessions, allies, trade, and interests. Military spending is considerable.

Ground forces on overseas deployments are supported by a substantial fleet built around a trio of aircraft carriers and a number of large ‘strike cruisers’, as well as a large merchant marine. Forces are also supported by numerous land-based aviation assets, including a formidable supersonic bomber force and airlift fleet. For the most part, vehicles, aircraft, and weapons are indigenously developed.

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.

Carelia possesses an advanced economy with a skilled workforce and burgeoning service sector. While prosperous, it is heavily dependent on the import of resources (most crucially, fossil fuels) to sustain itself. Any disruption to trade, especially global maritime trade, would have disproportionate effects on the health of the nation’s markets.

Carelia is willing to deal with most other nations, but is most friendly with other republics and is least tolerant of authoritarian (especially authoritarian monarchial) regimes. Maintaining political and economic stability in Norumbia and neighboring regions, as well as exerting presence in the Thalassan and Winivere have been regular foreign policy aims.

With a substantial navy and air force (and correspondingly large sea- and airlift assets), the military is capable of sustained power projection and foreign deployment in conjunction with allies. Wartime strategy revolves around keeping sea lines of communication to overseas allies open, in part due to the importance of continued maritime trade to the Carelian economy. Regular contributions are made to international peacekeeping.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
- Reductions to population, GDP, standards of living, and/or internal political stability
- Make the country a net food importer

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $38,200
b) Nation's IC population: 53,000,000
c) What does your nation excel in exporting?
Commercial and military aircraft and aerospace products
Integrated circuits
IT services
Raw and processed foodstuffs (esp. grains)
d) What does your nation need to import?
Rare earth metals
Semiconductors
Consumer electronics
Luxury goods
Oil
e) What is your country self sufficient on?
Staple crops
Common metals
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
The empty space in Norumbia beneath Walzenia, which it seems would likely be shared with one or two other applicants (precise borders would need to be discussed). If possible, a small overseas territory or territories would be ideal.

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.
Two from some time ago:
Sample 1
Sample 2 (as Etrurie)

[Orcot]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:
- North Pacific - 2 years
- Markion - 3 years
c) Other nations:
- Durradon
- Kaltura
- Guanja
- Rudony
- Tercenar
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?

I was recommended to Ajax by Alanahr, a current member of the region.

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Kingdom of Orcot
b) Brief description of your nation:

A small, periphery nation still trapped in the ways of medieval feudalism that has managed to survive into the modern-day, now facing the dilemma of modernization. The people of Orcot are hard-working and proud people famous for stubbornness and unyielding self-reliance. Orcot is a society that is very communal by nature and entire villages and towns can be a close nit group that considers each other close family. They are also very religious people, even before the arrival of Christianity.

c) Nation's type of government: Absolute Feudal Monarchy
d) What languages are spoken in your nation?

Orcish (Native Language)

e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?

Urka (Native ethnic group), few others.

f) What are the major religions among your population?

Christianity, Orcotian Pagan Beliefs.

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):

The Orcotian military is divided between the Fencibles and the Blue Guard which are further divided into their own ground & air forces, with the Fencibles having a small brown water navy. The Fencibles are the conscripted commoners of the nation that cannot serve as full-time soldiers and are only allowed to serve as conscripts in the event that the nation is threatened. The Fencibles are provided with a service rifle that they are to keep, take care of, and practice with ammunition from local magazines. Otherwise, they are given a list of equipment they are to make and provide for themselves. On the flip side, the Blue Guard are the small, provided for, full-time military force filled with men from the ranks of the nobility. The Fencibles have a supporting, guarding, and logistical role within the military, while the Blue Guard are fully dedicated as frontline soldiers who are often sent abroad within the bounds of international initiatives.

The Fencibles are able to recruit any able-bodied man between the ages of 15 and 50, the size of the Fencibles often fluctuates because of this, however with the poor economy of Orcot, the Fencibles can only really fully provide for a middling force at maximum. The Blue Guard on the other hand roughly numbers about 35,000 men.

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.

Orcot is a cultural capital. Hundreds of years of isolationism and very little outside influence from surrounding ethnic and cultural groups have left Orcot with a strong national identity and culture that has resulted in a booming modern-day tourist industry of backpackers and other visitors. This has promoted the beginning of a potentially large services industry in urban settings that allow for a more comfortable stay Orcot. Other than this, Orcot currently has a coal mining industry which serves as the main export of the nation.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?

Make the military smaller with worse equipment, remove the coal extraction industry, and reduce the high tourism levels.

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: ~$4,800 per capita
b) Nation's IC population: ~10,000,000
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Coal, iron products, sheep products, other minerals.
d) What does your nation need to import? Food, machinery, vehicles, electronic products, chemicals, natural gas, oil.
e) What is your country self-sufficient on? Power.
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

Roleplay History

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=orc ... ok/id=main

Somewhere in Arasland
Sergeant Samson Carwin

Days went by as the group made their way through the snow, sheltering in forests and hunting occasionally to keep their food supplies up rather than waiting for them to run out. The northern land was a kingdom of ice and blizzard this time of year. Samson's men shivered with every step, the only reason they had not frozen to death being their heat suits that covered their whole body, keeping the wearer's skin from frostbite but doing little to defend against mistress winter's cold kiss. They complained to each other as if they were talking about a person they both hated, cursing and wishing they could go home. Samson, on the other hand, enjoyed the cold. Samson was the only one on the team who lived in the artic territories of the CSD. They were similar to the Green Union except for the lack of mountains and hills, nevertheless, Samson felt at home if a little bit lost. Eule seemed to know the way, Samson knew not where he was being taken and when he asked Eule would merely mutter: "A safe place". Samson did not want to leave the girl, she had lost her friends and family and was with strange men in the middle of nowhere, although she was probably the safest she'd ever been for the past few days. She rolled her eyes at the mistakes Samson's men made about surviving in this hell hole, even taking a small amount of pleasure when one of the Durranese fell in the snow or set up a trap wrong. Samson and Eule would usually tend to the business of hunting while the others set up the camps and cooking. If there was anything that the soldiers knew, they knew how to fight and cook. Each meal was hearty in addition to flavourful and went from Durranese style rations to whatever meat Samson and Eule managed to bring back. It was no gourmet experience, but it was warm and tasted of something other than spit and frost, so that was better than good.

As the journey continued, days turned into weeks. Food was stretched thin however Eule told her travelling companions there would still be enough for the remaining journey if it was rationed. Samson put a great deal of trust in the teenager that his men did not understand. Samson thought about his own daughter who he promised to go hunting with when he went back home. Setting traps with the Aras and stalking local wildlife made him think home and the broken promises he had never kept. Some nights, Samson would weep in solitary silence. The sergeant's heart was strong though, he pushed forward not letting the past contain and weaken him. But paternal issues were the least of Samson's worries. His men took him aside and asked what they were doing. Samson replied similarly to Eule, adding that once she was safe they would find the SFD operator that was there to get them out of the Green Union. While the Durranese soldiers did not like their situation they remained loyal and true, saying that they would follow their leader to whatever end but hoped that he was making the right choice. Although spirits were high, much of the SFD operator's equipment was now failing on on them. Their tactical wrist pads were busted, their HUD glasses malfunctioning and their gun's needed semi-regular touch-ups to remain operational. If they did not reach Eule's safe place soon, they would be in deep snow as well as trouble. Thankfully the heat suits were holding on but running out of power. This was Eule's home, she was in her element, although slightly cold like the rest of the men, she knew how to survive and stay warm enough from the storm of snow.

A month had passed. Eule and Samson had little luck hunting but Samson enjoyed the quiet moments they had in the wilds. Samson shared a bottle of sake with his group, he had to melt it before leaving camp and drink at a slightly faster rate than he would have normally so it did not freeze again. The group enjoyed the last of their food as Eule said that a settlement was near and that they could get supplies and transport there. That was the longest hour of the fireteam's life. It seemed not to matter how quickly they walked, nor did the "quicker paths" Eule took them on make the trek any less long. They were desperate to get somewhere warm, eat real food and get out of this hell that had frozen over.

Kamooko Pact Reinforces Mt. Kula Administrative Zone

Mount Kula Administrative Zone, Diyaristan, Sevevillian Empire

Mount Kula was a shallow sloped mountain in the south of Diyaristan near Yarlaq. In the Diyari Civil War, the Grean Union and Albatan set up a safe zone for refugees, wounded combatants from all sides and troops to protect both from the craven, evil and unlawful. The Loyalist Red Crystal (LRC) aid organization worked hard in the small hospitals they had built over the time they had been here, now occupied by KP doctors and their assistants. Prefabricated housing, makeshift military buildings and tents littered the landscape of the flattened shrubland and terrace farms that once bore food for the people of Diyaristan. No longer. Now it was one of the only safe places in the country with foreign invaders claiming to be helping, swarming the broken lands of the once proud Diyari. Tired and afraid, civilians flock to the Mt. Kula Administrative Zone as the Kamooko Pact announces that it will be expanding operations in the area and sending more aid to the seemingly forming micronation. The expedition would be led by Major Kenjei Isao, command-officer of KP Forces in Diyaristan, taking an additional 500 infantry to Mt Kula's current indigenous militia forces for training purposes and protective. Their task was simple, protect the safe zone, remain neutral and help the innocent and wounded. To add to the KP's abilities, a Durranese aid organisation, the Kinin Charity was given permission to help humanitarian operations.

The Sevevillian Empire had given permission to KP forces to further aid the Administrative Zone on the condition they remained a neutral party in the war. No Imperial forces would raise arms against the zone, however, it was unclear whether any other foreigners would show the same respect. This was the first time Durranese soldiers would step foot outside their own country, it would be a historical moment when the bewildered troops walked out of their strategic transports, usually used for their large size in Durradon to support Land Command in their thousand years long war against Kaltura.

Multiple trips would be required but gradually everything would be transported over, however, the transport planes would become their lifeblood if they did not set up supply lines in Diyaristan. Diyaristan was landlocked in the middle of the Sevevillian Empire, finding suitable supplies and a supplier in the Empire would prove difficult in the future. Hopefully, the Seves would keep their word. Isao and his men would not be used to dry heat of Diyaristan compared to the warm sun and cool winds of the CSD's great steppes, but they would do their duty.

In other news, Danlina's humanitarian mission was met with caution. The KP has expressed concern that 10,000 troops would not be needed for a humanitarian mission, one particular Durranese official stated that Danlina's "humanitarian aid" was more akin to an invading army than a protective force and that it was just Danlina seizing a city for itself. Even Mt. Kula's forces were made up mostly of Diyari volunteer militia rather than foreign soldiers and only helping at the request of Mt. Kula. The Zone had its own government, documentation, law enforcement, capital city, and militia force. The CSD calls on Danlina to remove its foreign force from the country or face sanctions, the CSD has also called on other KP nations as well as non-KP aligned nations concerned for the people of Diyaristan to join them in this condemnation. Ironically, the KP has called for all humanitarian missions to be focused towards the Mt. Kula Administrative Zone, focusing resources rather than spreading them out.

[Zacatlacan]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:
- Embarassing Beforetimes
-Esquarium, many month
-Ajax, a year or something idk
c) Other nations:
- Mighty Charnea
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?
Fin sent me lol
IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Zacapizcan (Empire of, Federation of), Panchichiltic Tlahtoloyan
b) Brief description of your nation: What if the Nahua just kept on walking?

This will be an ancient type nation with Nahua people arriving probably around 3000 years ago. They will be stripped of Mesoamerican culture, which in this universe they never picked up, and imbued instead with south Andean and generally south American and Patagonian native traits. IRL southern cone native groups will also be represented, historically and in modern demographics.

It will be a cool city-state based ancient civilization and empire, with a "new kingdom" type era of the modern dynasty, Tlaximecid, coming into power in the 16th century. It isn't long before modernity begins to battery Tlaxie Zacatlacan, with the rising power of the merchant caste upsetting the fragile balance of the land. After some time, the dynasty basically looses traditionally somewhat centralized political authority and the country becomes a patchwork of fiefdoms split up between feudal lords and regional Tlatoani (lit speaker, meaning king), which grow ever wealthier with the aid of the merchants by uprooting traditional communal agriculture in favor of plantation agriculture using serfs and slaves for labor.

A bunch of !Zapatistas called the red banners (Panchichiltic) unite the slaves, serfs and indentured servants with some marginalized native groups to overthrow the feudal landlords and their !Shogun type figure, returning political power to the Hueytlatoani (emperor) title, which from there on out serves as their ally and puppet through which the revolutionaries govern the country. It's basically the revolutionaries and the high monarch against the noble landlords and to an extent, the merchants.

c) Nation's type of government: It would nominally be a constitutional monarchy, functionally a communist federation type thing. A very powerful legislature with its own built in judiciary and working executives, with the emperor and other sub monarchs basically sitting pretty and holding some limited authority as figureheads.

d) What languages are spoken in your nation? Patagonian Nahuatl (conlang? Just regular Nahuatl? Unsure) Mapuche, Guaraní, and others.
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation? Lines up with the languages. Would be around 70% Nahua and regional variants, 15% Guaraní, 5% Mapuche, remaining 10% split between various tribal autonomous zones, at around 1% each
f) What are the major religions among your population? Most likely a native mixture of Nahua (not their adopted Mesoamerican gods like IRL) and local native faith, possibly imported Christianity and other beliefs.
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Decent sized with some second rate power projection ability. Structure not yet fully fleshed out but I'm leaning towards an Army with Army Airforce and Navy with Navy Airforce, which will foster a good dramatic interservice rivalry, parallel procurement and research structures, kinda messy. I'm thinking the military would have a bruised pride about past defeats that would affect their culture.

It will be a small, well equipped proffesional core with a large backing of basically militia reservists for the Army, which would be done under the traditional system, and then a modern type Naval organization which is non native in nature
j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region. Zacatlacan exists to fill the worldbuilding void where Charnea us too much of a meme to have certain things. It would have actual agriculture and industry, relatively modern technology for the most part, a navy, a mediocre but distinctly non Charnean national budget. I'm basically thinking second or third rate power on the world stage, but power nonetheless. A nation that would be more strategically relevant to geopol.
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? I know you like to negotiate down so I went ahead and pre-emptively negotiated myself down on GDP, territory and population statistics. I could go lower but I'm deliberately trying not to make the country poor and/or insignificant.

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 24k
b) Nation's IC population: 60 million
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Mid tier manufactured stuff. Not so much "cars" and "electronics", more "car parts" and "electronic components"
d) What does your nation need to import? Some food (Agrarians are super touchy about it tho) and some finished goods, as well as a variety of metals used for manufacturing. Also oil for energy and plastics for the factories.
e) What is your country self sufficient on? Coal, steel, simple appliances, and food staples like cereal grains
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map? smaller than I expected

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.

I refuse

[Burgjano]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:
- Supreme Union (SU) 2015-2018
- The Erviadus Galaxy (EG) 2018-2020
- Eridos (E) 2020
c) Other nations:
(All played with burgjano on NS)
- Burgjano (SU)
- Gliegen (SU)
- Aqmore Conchordate (EG)
- Mlango Bahari (E)
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?
Recommendation in Eridos

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Adijan City; Adijan; The Chartered Bodies and Parliment of the City of Adijan and her Environs (legal)
b) Brief description of your nation:

Pictured: AWFS* Headquarters (left); Adijan Metropolitan Library - Central District (right)
*Abiyev-Nübarqızı Financial Services Corporation

Adijan is a semi-republic whereby corporations, former guilds, and other parties play a major role in society and politics. The country is dominated by the large city of Adijian and in many ways behaves as an enlarged city state controlling its surrounding environs. The city’s governance is complex, and largely stems from the City Parliament. The City Parliament is divided in two houses, both of which must agree to pass legislation: the Municipal House, which is filled with Electors elected by the citizenry based on their district of residence, and the Enfranchised House, which is composed of corporate Chartered Electors and the guild electors of the Guilded Association. There are several additional smaller intermediate institutions involved in the process of voting and appointment, most of which are guild bodies which control aspects of elections (eg. selecting candidates). The City's Parliament must then set the Government Mandate, and fill the leadership of the nation's executive government, the Executive Mandate and the Lord Mayor of Adijan. The country's judicial system is even more complicated and opaque and is largely controlled by a balance of power between Guild members and career lawyers.

The country is highly urbanized on the large and sprawling City of Adijan, though there are several townships in the north side of the country collectively referred to as the Environs. One can think of the Environs as similar to Hong Kong's New Territories. A high-speed metro/rail system called the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), the evolution of the City's metro system, extends out through the Environs, eventually connecting to train lines over the border.
The history of the city dates back for more than 1000 years. Adijan was built on a natural harbor, and is a convenient stopping point for trade ships transiting through the Ozeros Sea to and from the Alcaean straits. The city is said to have been founded by the union of patrician and merchant families fleeing a storm into the harbor after losing many ships. The families found themselves in a valuable harbor, occupied only by a relatively small community devastated by plague. The families chose to settle and build a great city. Over the years, the city maintained its independence through political maneuvering by the families, who managed to remain relatively united in the face of external threats. The city slowly grew into an independent maritime power capable of undertaking its trade in its own rights. The city has maintained a powerful artisan class, empowered through the guild system, catapulting the city through industrialization and into a future of luxury brands and high-end product manufacture. Today the country is well-known for the sublime and decadent luxury it provides to affluent clientele.

c) Nation's type of government: Semi-representative parliamentary republic
d) What languages are spoken in your nation? Adiji
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation? Primarily Adiji, with Ayvani and Jhengstangi being standout minorities. As one might imagine for a globalized city state, it is very multicultural. The city is well-receptive of refugees, especially regugees of authoritarian socialism.
f) What are the major religions among your population? The city has historically enjoyed strong religious freedom protections. While the largest religious group in Adijan is the Vardanan Apolistic Church, the population also worships other Eastern Churches, Azardinism, and Judaism. As a multicultural city-state, many other smaller religious populations also call Adijan home.
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
The City’s standing army is relatively small, totaling to ~80,000 personnel. These do not include personnel participating in the nation’s required 2 year draft. These army personnel are highly trained. Approximately 30,000 are trained as a quick reaction force, to slow down any attacker in case of an invasion. An additional 25,000 are rigorously trained in special operations. The remaining are used for operating the draft.
The country's most well known army asset are the Commonality Executive Group (CEG), a highly professional semi-mercenary group formed to protect the guilds' trade interests. They are not directly under the control of the military, and consist of ~5500-6500 personnel. The purposes of the CEG are, for example, to free ships taken hostage, to execute special missions to protect specific commercial interests abroad, to protect the Guilds from foreign espionage, etc. Some of these missions are shared with the army’s special forces. From time to time, portions of the CEG may be purchased by foreign actors for a mission as a mercenary force, though their priority is always to the Guilds.
The City’s Air Force is small but technologically advanced. Given the country’s emphasis in special operations, stealth and precision are priorities. The Air Force comprises mostly of multi role warplanes, attack helicopters, and transport helicopters.
The Navy is also somewhat small but capable. It mainly consists of destroyers, several small-sized DE submarines, and patrol ships.
j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.
Adijan is a technologically and economically advanced but small nation, whose power mainly springs from corporate intrigue and access to financial capital. The country's military institutes a 2 year draft both to form a social foundation and to invest in a reserve should the city be attacked. The city’s armies are not designed around open wars with foreign countries, only fully used in desperation. Its standing army is small and highly specialized around special forces and special operations, and any open war would require the raising of the national draft as an act of desperation. Such a conscripted force would be of low quality, intended to fight a gorilla defense of the complex urban environment of Adijan City to bleed out any invader. Only the city’s navy can be considered a competitive regular force. The Navy is a respectable force able to compete directly with weak or divided navies.
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
To reduce the strength of the nation, reduce the population
IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 33,847
b) Nation's IC population: 2,254,000
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Financial Services (banking, securities (stock) exchange, fintech etc), luxury brands (like fashion and design), printing and publishing, tourism, high technology (software, electronics industrial equipment like lithography printers and fabless ICs, etc), and tourism, etc
d) What does your nation need to import? Foodstuffs, many manufactured goods, refined resources such as oil, etc
e) What is your country self sufficient on? Self sufficient in water (artificial freshwater rain-filled reservoirs and some desalination plants), less dependent in electricity thanks to nuclear power and renewables, military shipbuilding (heavily subsidized by gov). Overall, not a whole lot because it is mostly a city state.
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
https://i.imgur.com/L78Vodz.jpg

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.
A late event in EG that I wasn't able to finish:
https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb_s ... h-sort=new
Various diplomatic posts in EG:
https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb_s ... h-sort=new
Older news posts in the SU:
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/supreme ... 9374#p9374
Mlango Bahari IIWiki:
https://iiwiki.us/wiki/Mlango_Bahari

[Antonia and Brookwood]

Applicant Information

a) Time on NationStates:
-Roughly 11 or 12 years

b) Other Regions:
-Viranos
-Talos

c) Other nations:
- Antonia and Brookwood

d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?
-Introduced to Ajax by Walzenia

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name:
-Rish Rovtee (Roughly “20 Peoples”)

b) Brief description of your nation:

Created from a federation of 20 tribes that had fled from the western regions of Walzenia prior to Ottonian Colonization, the people of Rish Rovtee have largely avoided colonization by outside powers. Over time, the federation grew enough to necessitate a stronger federal state to effectively manage territory and citizens, leading to the formation of a republican government. As the nation had developed industries around the extraction of natural resources, a technocratic faction in the government took hold, helping to balance the needs of the people, industries, and growing urban centers. Over time, the nation saw exponential rates of development as a result of trade.

c) Nation's type of government:
-Technocratic Republic

d) What languages are spoken in your nation?
-Antonian (Standardized Rishan), Waltch

e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?
Rishan (roughly 71%); Waltch (10%); Other (19%, misc. immigrant groups)

f) What are the major religions among your population?
-Secular government, population either irreligious or follow indigenous faiths

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
The RDF has around 300,000 personal. Entirely volunteer and professional. All genders subject to registering for selective service in case of a major conflict, though many drafted would remain to guard the nation opposed to international deployment. The NCDF has roughly 50,000 members and has steadily grown as the need for maritime security has increased from trade.

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.
Meant to be a largely pacifistic power, relying on its economic strengths and diplomacy to spread influence and protect its interests. Currently part of a 2-state union with Walzenia, Rish Rovtee is looking to create a larger united body of states to ensure peaceful resolution to conflict across the continent.

Economically, this nation excels. Featuring large deposits of rare earth metals, and well funded and staffed universities, this nation has both a very strong resource and services market. Manufacturing is also a major strength, though highly specialized in certain fields.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
Reduce population, reduce area claim, and decrease the scale of the military, reduce GDP

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita:
-$30,124

b) Nation's IC population:
-38,435,164

c) What does your nation excel in exporting?
-Lumber, Rare Earth Metals (Lithium), chemicals, Electronics, Services (IT, finance, Engineering), Aerospace (Commercial)

d) What does your nation need to import?
Foodstuffs, textiles, cash crops, luxury goods, Metals (gold, silver), pharmaceuticals, medical and industrial instruments, vehicles (land, sea), defense goods (Military vehicles, arms)

e) What is your country self sufficient on?
Dairy and Fish foodstuffs, Timber, rare earth metals, electronic goods

f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
-Proposed Claim:

Roleplay History
Nothing of note. Previous participation in RPs had been middle-early high school, so they’re neither noteworthy or something I’m particularly proud of. Generally, I’ve just generally gone along with Walz’s RPs, which usually fizzle out due to time conflicts and loss of interest in the majority of participants.

[Seonko]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:

- United Empire of Islam (2013-15) (2017-2020)
- Atlas (2015-2017)


c) Other nations:
- None I am actively using, but Kwadai is also me

d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying? I was not, found it myself.

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Seonko

b) Brief description of your nation: Seonko’s history was dominated by a series of dynasties. Prior to the Kang unification of 1306, the territories now forming Seonko were a collection of four small warlord administered states. The Kang warlords of the eastern state eventually conquered the neighbouring kingdoms under the newly formed Kang Dynasty, ruled from Haewon, the present day capital of Seonko. The Kang emperors ushered in a sophisticated and refined culture as well as a strictly adhered to social class division. While Kang united and brought peace to Seonko, the 16th century Seon dynasty is today most highly revered and had a lasting impact on Seonese culture, even giving name to the modern nation. The 1930s saw a series of revolts against the emperor who had become despotic and militaristic, culminating in his eventual assassination in 1941. The new empress, his younger cousin was placed in the seat of power instead and throughout the late 1940s to 50s introduced reforms limiting power of the military and eventual limiting her own control and implementing the beginning of Seonko’s first democratically elected body, which would transform by 1955 into a functioning parliament while the monarchy retained a purely symbolic role in governing, although ultimate power theoretically remained with the royal family, subsequent emperors almost never utilised this. Modern Seonko is a liberal democracy and economically developed nation of over forty million people with thousands of years of a unique culture and society. Seonko has four distinctive seasons. Warm, rainy summers, dry, mild springs and autumn and cold often snowy winters, although southerly and coastal regions experience little to snowfall. The vast majority of the country is covered by hilly/mountainous forests. The tallest mountains can be found in the west, while the northeast is almost entirely flat cultivated land. The northeast and southeast are heavily urbanised and densely populated. Seonko’s interior contains dense ancient forests. Environmental protection is a priority for the nation’s current ruling party with over 40% of it’s territories now protected as parkland and strong conservation policies are in place. The centre left SDPS hold a majority in the Seonese parliament with other seats being held by nationalists and more right wing liberal conservatives. Seonese popular culture, fashion and cuisine is rapidly becoming internationally renowned.


c) Nation's type of government: Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

d) What languages are spoken in your nation? Seonese is the sole official language with standard Seonese being the primary language of business and education even in regions where local dialects are more commonly spoken on a day to day basis. Many in the country are bilingual being able to converse at least at basic level in other Ochranian or Belisarian languages.

e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation? Seonko is by and large one of the most homogeneous countries in the world with nearly 97% of the population being ethnically Seonese. Exceptions to this are in border regions and large cities where since the 1980s immigration has increased from other regions of Ochran and different parts of the world usually in search of education or economic opportunities.

f) What are the major religions among your population? While Seonko may be a largely homogeneous country, the same does not hold true to religion. Approximately half of the Seonese population are non religious or non practicing while the other half is a mix of Buddhists, Christians or traditional folk religions, in many cases a blend of all of the above. Interestingly there is no great urban/rural divide in terms of religion with all faiths commonly found across the country both in major cities and quiet villages. Additionally many other smaller religious communities exist in cities with higher immigrant populations. Seonko has since the end of the 17th century had a reputation of being open to many religions and proselytism within the nation, likely leading to the diverse religious make up of the modern country.

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Seonko’s military comprises nearly 200,000 personnel both active and reserve. Prior to 2010 enlisting was mandatory for all male citizens for a period of 18 months. The ruling Social Democratic Party of Seonko has since first coming to government in 2012 made reducing military funding and the number of active military personnel a key aspect of their governance. While this move was met with some opposition from other parties in the early years, it has more recently allowed for their growth in popularity amongst the general public. Today the most active branch of Seonko’s military is the navy, followed by the air force, ground troops remain lower in number and their role is largely restricted to managing border controls and port activity.

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region. Seonko has experienced considerable economic growth over the latter half of the 20th and 21st Centuries however it isn’t particularly powerful nor influential militarily. Additionally Seonko must compete with its larger and arguably more powerful regional neighbours both internationally and regionally. I imagine Seonko being a developed technologically advanced nation in East Ochran and a soft power with some strong traditional industries and growing industries such as increased tourism and a popular destination for education.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
Aside from the usual reductions of population and gdp, perhaps territorial disputes could be discussed and a potential for destructive weather phenomena.

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $26,679
b) Nation's IC population: 41,008,746
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Technology (eg smart phones, computers, tablets, software), cars and (other forms of transportation such as trains, planes etc), cosmetics, special foodstuffs unique to Seonko.
d) What does your nation need to import? Fuel such as oil or gas, mechanical equipment, medical supplies
e) What is your country self sufficient on? Certain foods such as rice, vegetables. In recent years green energy.
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

Here


Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.

Here’s what I managed to salvage of some world building of my previous nation.

and here’s some more

It’s a bit messy but that’s simply because I cleared out all of those factbooks months ago and had to put back together what I could.


These are from P2TM, however I still feel they are good examples.

Vasu shivered in the cold dampness that surrounded him. He was not used to this climate. He quickly proceeded to pull his scarf further over his head to shield his face from the upside down tsunami as he walked on watching the dirty streets below his feet gradually transform into even filthier streams as he grew closer. He deeply regretted not investing in sturdier footwear, it may have made navigating the mess that bit more bearable. How much more bearable human waste and whatever other foul substances formed the sludge could be was a question he had no intent on ever dwelling on however. There were more important things at stake. Why he left the hostel in such ungodly weather in the first place was yet another question that happened upon his mind. "For air" had been his original excuse, not a convincing one for that matter, but an excuse nonetheless.

He hadn't made it further than two streets away before deciding to return back anyway. Bite'tour was a strange place. It was an ugly conglomeration of grey buildings, grey streets and arguably grey people, rain notwithstanding. Yet strangely, Vasufelt a sense of enjoyment from being in the city. It was exactly the sort of adventure he had been longing for when he left Guryshan all those months ago. Of course there were many more relaxing, tranquil locations he could have been but he was drawn to joining the Black Company as if being pushed by some invisible supernatural force. It wasn't an easy lifestyle by any extension of the imagination but what was ever easy in this world of inequality and uncertainty? It was common knowledge that Bite'tour was a hub for the most unsavoury activities something evident everywhere even if you weren't seeking it out.

Vasu was unusual here. Tourmen were for the most part malnourished, often sickly looking people with gaunt almost transparent skin paired with black hair and violet coloured eyes. Vasu on the other hand was clearly of a much different ethnic background. His hair was also black but that's where similarities came to an end. His skin was brown as where his eyes which were much warmer than their piercing Tourmen counterparts. He was dressed unsuspectingly with a lightweight dark grey overcoat over his beige shirt. Not that either of those would distract from the obvious physical differences between him and the locals. Fortunately he hadn't attracted much negative attention, he was sure he could defend himself if anybody were to pull anything. He kept his dagger carefully concealed should he need it, though he usually would prefer to fight without it.

Within a short time he finally arrived back at the hostel in which the group had been lodging to find the others had already began to gather with the Prince, their leader. Among them was the red haired Seinese, Vinaqa. He knew her from before joining the company, so it was curious they would end up her together. She had been a slave to an elderly relative of Vasuback in Guryshan, a prominent slaveowner in his community. He had freed all of his slaves before his death, bizarre and infuriating to the Ramjakar family who had been so very keen on obtaining the man's property. Naturally tension became strong between the family and the now free slaves, Vinaqa being one of them.

Also present was the ill tempered and bearded yet vital Gollome. Vasu suspected or rather, knew for certain that Gollome probably had an innate dislike for many of them and frankly everybody else too. Whether or not the dislike was one of sympathy was not known. Before Vasu got all the way over to the group outside the hostel, the Tourman suddenly bellowed to the gathering in front of him telling them to head to the gardens all the while offering a brutal yet oddly humouring reminder of what he would do to them should they not do so quickly. Not wanting to be force fed through his rear, the Guryshani too caught up to the group and followed them in the direction of the aforementioned garden.

From, Lost Souls

Lorenzo stepped out of his home and into the small cobbled streets of Boston feeling the cool early summer night air on his sallow Italian skin. Despite having been here for several months at this stage, the new world remained just that, a new world unlike anywhere he had experienced in Europe previously. That was to be expected of course, Boston was still a young city if one could even call it such, founded in territories colonised by the British empire. Even as a port the general feel could not be compared to Europe even with most of its inhabitants tracing their origins to the old continent. Initially perplexed by the peculiarities of North America, Lorenzo had since adjusted comfortably to his new surroundings, enjoying the quaint atmosphere and lifestyle in New England. It still fascinated the Venetian, how many vampires had made the decision to cross the Atlantic and make themselves at home here, so far from comfort and familiarity. Fortunately, as he resided in one of the nicer neighbourhood founded in the city, it meant passing through more undesirable locations to reach his destination was not a necessity. His destination, as marked on the letter he had received earlier, was a townhouse a short distance from where he was currently, no doubt a vampiric residence. The invitation itself, being explicitly the work of one of his own kind.

Due to the short duration of his journey, walking was the perfect way to get there, besides, the streets were quiet and the walk was peaceful. Nevertheless, Lorenzo did from time to time feel like the subject of a few stray stares and even comments amongst groups of passers by. He chuckled to himself a little, knowing choice of wardrobe was likely out of the ordinary to the people of Boston. He wore a longer black velvet coat, over a burgundy coloured silken shirt with lace trimmed sleeves and a black ribbon tie, his trousers were also silk, dark green. He was flamboyant, unashamedly so, and as much as he would normally have been inclined to wear something from his number of more luxurious Venetian design from an earlier century, this evening he opted out knowing there was only so much he could stand out before attracting unwanted attention.

That said, living through several centuries and anticipating many more had its perks, being able to amass a collection of dozens of styles, materials, and trends was definitely over of them. A sense of elegance and refinement typically existed among Lorenzo’s circles in Venice and possibly could even be reflective of many vampires across Europe, particularly those associated with or of noble background themselves. He was intrigued as to what the others living here would be like, from where they came and this night would be the perfect opportunity for Lorenzo to familiarise himself with the vampire community of Boston, which he was currently largely unacquainted with. Naturally, this left him with a mixed sense of excitement and mild apprehension.

As he approached the townhouse, his eyes skimmed the distance before focusing on the carriage stationed outside. Lorenzo blinked and couldn’t help himself from smirking. Impressive was only an understatement to describe it. No Bostonian, or perhaps more specifically, no living mortal Bostonian would own such a coach, he thought, paying attention to the distinctive and high skilled craftsmanship it would have taken to construct it. The owner, he assumed would already be inside and who it was, he would soon discover. Apparently the culture of European nobility was not as distant as it had appeared before. Next, he noticed the two standing at the doorstep of the building, one appeared European likely of English or Irish origin. The other was East Asian and dressed immaculately in traditional clothing. Lorenzo instantly admired the attire of the Chinese vampire from the near distance until he too arrived at the doorstep. Chinese silks and fabrics had been one of the key items he dealt with in Venice over the centuries, as it was the end of the trans continental Silk Road carrying goods from China to the heart of Europe. Knowing an attempt to use Italian would be futile, he instead acknowledged them both and wished them well in English. He then looked to the door of the house named in the letter of invitation, subsequently coming to the conclusion that they must be waiting to be ushered in. How long had they been waiting there though? He hoped the whole situation wouldn’t become too uncomfortable until their host arrived.
From: Court of Blood: Shadow over Boston

Arman Khachatryan wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve, the restaurant he worked in was at the moment busy. Very busy. This was probably aided by the fact that the torrential rain battered the windows facing the street like millions of gunshots and thus soaking everyone who was for some reason, still outside. The restaurant was popular anyway and the food it served was excellent but it still felt unusually full. Therefore the kitchen was being bombarded with order after order from new customers, luckily Arman and the other chefs understood and respected each other and so worked together in sync like a well oiled machine. That was fortunate, because had that not been the case then it would have been utter chaos at moments like this.

He added finishing perfection to one of the restaurants most advertised dishes before it was taking out by a waitress to be served. "Break time...at last,", Arman thought sighing and walking out of the way of the others. He was due a twenty minute break after such a demanding shift. Moving outside to the back of the restaurant under the shelter to smoke, he was very quickly made retreat indoors or risk being transformed into a sponge, solemnly blowing out a final cloud of smoke before closing the door and going back inside.

That rain was truly evil. It was definitely a better idea to go into the restaurant to make sure the door servers were handling everything smoothly. As it turns out, they were the flow of customers had halted (or rather slowed down) significantly. Thank god. "Is everything okay down here?", Arman asked one of them, while simultaneously staring at the water droplets streaming down the glass on the door. The young man whose name according to the tag on his uniform was Bruno, looked at him replying, "Couldn't be better actually, no ones turned up for ages!". His colleague, a woman called Anthea with shoulder length dark brown hair wasn't so cheerful about it. "Give it a while, sooner or later we'll be hit by another wave", she insisted. Either way, anybody who did arrive would have to go search for somewhere else. The dining room was full.

Just as he was preparing to head back into the kitchen so some other chef could take their break he heard it them. All eight of them. The bells, ringing loudly through the darkness, their otherwise clear sound muffled only very slightly by the thundery rain. Stopping in his tracks Arman turned around slowly to face Bruno and Anthea to share a grim look. This was serious. So much for not getting wet. "Alright then, what could possibly be going on that we get called out in this!?", he groaned nodding to the rain. "We better just go before it gets any worse", Anthea said sullenly proceeding to go and collect her coat, followed by the other two as the diners also had gotten up to leave for the town square.

The restaurant was very much central to the square so it didn't take that long to get there, on his way however Arman rather unceremoniously knocked into quite a few people, but that was hardly his fault there were a lot of people after all. Six apologies later he took one of the rare available spaces of the square before the podium where they would all soon find out just why there were here.

From, What Does It Mean To Die Again?

[Nordwalsh]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:

- Talos
- Caranos/Viranos
- Greater Olympus
- Eridos
- Ajax

c) Other nations:

- Walzenia?

d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?

This is an application an alt.

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Zanzali
b) Brief description of your nation:

Zanzali is a confederal noble republic located on the Karaihe Sea between Pulau-Keramat and Onekawa-Nukanoa. It's a lush region, with the coast consisting primarily of wetlands and mangrove forests, which rapidly leads into arid hills in the hinterland.

From approximately 900-1300 CE, the area was occupied by the Grand Tahamaja, though inhospitable swampland prevented thorough exploitation of local resources, and so the area was treated as a periphery backwater. The Tahamajans utilized the region as a prison colony, deporting criminals and dissedents from throughout the Ozeros to eke out an existence mining and farming along the coast. The admixture of these disparate groups with each other and with the !Bantu locals gave rise to the modern Mzanzi ethnic group. These criminal colonists and their descendents were favored for their rugged nature as sailors and mercenaries by the Tahamaja, also frequently finding work in illegal enterprises such as smuggling or piracy as a result. The collapse of the Tahamaja in the 14th century led to the colony's independence and the rise of several city-states ruled by self-proclaimed warrior-princes and pirate republics, which would eventually confederate into a unified country by the early 1800s.

c) Nation's type of government:

Most concisely described as a confederal noble republic, the Mzanzi state is a patchwork of confederal, aristocratic constituencies typically ruled by family-firms of old, rich, powerful clans. The basis of this institution is the Unamuzi system, in which the heads of extended families are appointed as judges who mediate disputes and make important decisions for their communities, often striving for consensus. However, these judges rarely rule directly.

Instead, governance is in the hands of myriad aristocratic families. These families are not "nobility", and can be displaced with relatively little fuss. These families maintain their power by cultivating legitimacy through providing protection and services to the people living under their rule in a pseudo-feudalistic manner, in practice functioning as businesses and mercenary groups more than any sort of families, as even the family name is quite flexibly given out through adoptions and servitude. It isn't uncommon for families to bolster popular support by making grandiose displays of wealth and power with military parades or giving away large amounts of goods and money, as the families rule, essentially, by popular assent. Peaceful transitions of power occur when shifting opinions cause a family to fall out of favor with the local populace and, rather than risk punishment by the populace and other families, the incumbent will choose to willingly leave power and either move its assets elsewhere or attempt to regain public favor later. As part of this, monument wars (the competetive commissioning of increasingly expensive and impressive works) and ritual warfare (in which the goal is for opposing forces to intimidate rather than harm each other) are relatively common aspects of political life.

The most influential families regularly come together to form the Ungwana (lit. "sovereignty", sometimes translated as 'Sovereignty Council'), the closest thing to an overarching central government in Zanzali, which deliberates on foreign policy and national defense. Other than this, the government has no direct concerns - all other services and duties typically carried out by governments are fulfilled either by the families, private companies, or non-governmental organizations. The Ungwana does not even issue an official currency for Zanzali - this role is filled by various banks and families issuing their own competing currencies.

A tribunal of seven mresadji judges, the Murihuu (lit. "tall tree"), elected from the bottom up to the national level from among all such judges, serves as a national judiciary and mediator between the great families on the Ungwana. Meanwhile, a legislature (the Ɓaɓada, (literally "discussion", sometimes translated as Diet or Congress) is comprised of military officials, businessmen, scholars, and artists appointed by mresadji judges at various levels and serves to issue advice, suggestions, and protests to the Ungwana, though they have no functional power themselves.

d) What languages are spoken in your nation?

- Shimikomwii
- Tuganani
- Maori

- Chinthaka
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?

- WaMzanzi (Mauritian) - majority, ~70-80%.
- Tuganani (Motu)
- Maori (Maori)
- KaNthaka (Chewa)
- Many other small diasporas from throughout the Ozeros.

f) What are the major religions among your population?

- N'nhivara
- Sahb Azdarin
- White Path
- Traditional folk religions
- Syncretized combinations of all of the above

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):

The Djeshihuu (often translated as "Grand Legion/Host") is a small, professional force that serves as the armed forces of Zanzali. Its capabilities and perogatives are heavily limited to, primarily, counterinsurgency, border security, and general security of government activities. As such, it possesses very few offensive capabilities and is almost entirely dedicated to internal affairs and ensuring the integrity of Zanzali's borders. The Djeshihuu numbers around 40,000 personnel.

Thus, the primary military elements in Zanzali are the pandzi hinya ("clan banners"), also called madjeshi hinya ("clan legions/hosts"), essentially personal armies of the various ruling families, which can range from mostly harmless ceremonial guards, to intimidating riot police, to potent paramilitaries depending on the family and locale. Professionalism, equipment, and loyalty all vary wildly. There is no official registry of all pandzi in Zanzali, but they likely number between 100,000-250,000 personnel at any given time.

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.

Zanzali is the "little brother" of the Karaihe Sea, with less than a third of the population and land area of either of its neighbors, but boasting a robust economy based around high-tech agriculture, tourism, and chemicals. It lacks the sheer manpower and military viability found throughout the Ozeros, and so depends primarily on its membership in AMON and status as a corporate freehold to protect its sovereignty and influence other states.

Zanzali has no particular ideology to speak of, able to comfortably parley with socialists, monarchists, liberals, and dictators with intellectual flexibility. However, it has a nominal dedication to "democracy", in that its government is technically popularly selected and held in check by an informal balance of powers, and will rarely back explicitly despotic regimes. However, it will hardly ever embrace this rhetoric outside of situation where it has something tangible to gain. In essence, Zanzali's main, perhaps only, geopolitical goal is to maintain the status quo and expand AMON when advantageous.

Zanzali's main weakness is likely how fractious and chaotic its internal politics can be, even if it remains peaceful and functional. It is effectively a quasi-feudal state where aristocratic families rule and ocassionaly come to political, and sometimes military, blows, which, at its worst, can utterly paralyze the government and economy, although the populace at large does have means to address this.

In conclusion, Zanzali is a minor power with ideological flexibility which can play a complimentary role in many situations throughout the Ozeros region.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?

Drop GDP per capita; increase general volatility and instability of the country; make the economy much less diverse.

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $34,000
b) Nation's IC population: 21,753,300
c) What does your nation excel in exporting?

Spices, nuts, seafood, tropical fruits, cash crops, precious stones, chemical products, fertilizers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals. Also likely specializes, in some regions, in gambling, sex work, drugs, and other potentially illicit industries.

d) What does your nation need to import?

Just about everything besides food, medicine, and maybe textiles and base metals.

e) What is your country self sufficient on?

I don't know how to make this meaningfully different from any other app's answer.

f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation.

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[Mont-Saint-Cyr]

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name:
Kingdom of Kembesa

b) Brief description of your nation:
The Kingdom of Kembesa is a medium-sized nation in East Scipia. Kembesa has a long history of independence, having never been conquered by the Latin Empire, the Caliphates, or any other major empire from the Periclean or the Ozeros.
Culturally, Kembesa has a foot in two worlds. Despite its relatively northern position, Kembesa views itself as the gateway into southern Scipia / northern Malaio. Part of its long history of independence saw Kembesa rise as a Christian state against the rise of the Caliphates to its north.
Through much of the middle ages and early modern history, Kembesa was almost a fortress nation. By the 18th century, however, the country was in decline. Partial industrialization occurred late in the next century under the guidance of a reformist monarch. Democratization only came about in the mid-20th century after a long period of agitation and rebellion.
The modern constitution of the Kingdom of Kembesa is a byzantine document which is the source of numerous issues the present-day nation faces. Class inequality, an ineffectual justice system, and significant power still wielded by the monarch have led to ongoing social issues.
Economically, most of the nation has successfully industrialized despite continued wealth inequality. One of the greatest issues is power as the early-20th century hydroelectric grid is both aging and inadequate to sustain the demand of the population which has increased rapidly over the past hundred years.
Geographically, Kembesa is a land of hills, valleys, and rivers. The climate varies from savannah grasslands in the north, to tropical jungles in the south, and steppe climates over its short mountain ranges.
Diplomatically, the Kingdom aligns itself with other liberal-leaning monarchies, likely with historical ties to the Latin sphere. Kembesa would align itself with the Royalist faction in the Fahrani Civil War and would be cold toward post-revolution Vardana.

c) Nation's type of government:
The Kingdom is a unitary tricameral parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The three houses of government are the Royal House, the Noble House, and the Common House. Only the lattermost is an elected body. Appointment of the judiciary is divided between each house and the executive functions are likewise divided along confusing and complicated lines between each representative party in a parliamentary function.

d) What languages are spoken in your nation?
Kembesan (!Amharic)
Gharbaic
M’bweni

e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?
Kembesans (!Amharans) ~80%
Gharibs ~10%
Vardanans ~5%
M’bweni ~5%

f) What are the major religions among your population?
Kembesan Orthodoxy Christianity ~50%
Vardanan Apostolic Christianity ~30%
Sahb Azdarin ~10%
‘Ifae Azdarin ~5%
N’nhivara ~5%

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
The Kembesan Armed Forces has three branches: army, navy, and air force. The latter two are smaller and not particularly well equipped. The navy has effectively no capability to project into the Ozeros and is only equipped for littoral defense. The air force fields not-quite-obsolete aircraft large in ground support roles for the army. The Royal Army counts about 200,000 personnel with a large reservist force. Unlike the other two branches, the army is well-equipped with modern equipment and receives a considerable portion of the state budget.

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.
Economically, Kembesa is generally well-supplied with the exception of electrical power which is presently an existential issue.
Military Strengths: Kembesa’s army is large and well-equipped.
Military Weaknesses: The air force and navy aren’t very capable and even if the army is well-equipped it isn’t particularly well-trained. Most of the new equipment is more of a vanity project than effective spending. Lots of stuff like bullpup rifles and a bad universal camo pattern.
Conceptually, Kembesa is a fortress nation in decline. A frustrated populace and an awkward constitution even for the ruling classes have created clamour for reform on all sides. The present monarch is aging and there could be potential for a succession crisis or a dramatic reorientation in the near future to support a different bloc as may be valuable for regional dynamics.
Within East Scipia, Kembesa is small compared to its northern neighbours but ready to play in others’ affairs to protect its own interests.
Internationally, Kembesa fits in within the general sphere of the Western Monarchies, albeit with flexibility between its subfactions, particularly following alienation with modern Vardana (maybe some Mysia drama?).

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
Economy, population, ability to project, whatever works for the region


IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita:
$18,672

b) Nation's IC population:
26,299,273

c) What does your nation excel in exporting?
Tea, rice, cereals, precious stones

d) What does your nation need to import?
Electricity to supplement hydroelectric grid, construction materials, REMs, electronics

e) What is your country self sufficient on?
Food, cheap manufactured goods

f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
In between Char, Fahr, and M’biruna. If you don’t want to give it the whole slot I’d even be fine with no coast.

[Wahland]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates: About 7 years, on and off.
- Versutia
- Audax
- Teria
c) Other nations:
- Heimar, Bahrabia
d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?
I was recommended by Moldy.
IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name: Moxaney
b) Brief description of your nation: Moxaney is a former colony, settled by Tyyrslander pagans. The colonists began with small trading outposts on the islands off of the coast but shortly after settling, through large-scale intermingling, a new creole identity known as Moxi came to be. The fur trade and confederation of the coastal regions drove the first expansions inland but the inland native groups, who were fierce rivals with the natives that mixed with the Tyrrlansders, were wary of encroachment and the degradation of native values, so it began a series of open conflicts and frequent raids back and forth. The Mox continued to annex chunks of land over the centuries until the Inlanders staged a brutal large-scale assault in the early 20th century. Eventually, the Mox invaded and annexed the remaining Inland regions to attempt to end the conflict decisively however conflict would continue well into the modern-day, With inland fighters frequently crossing into neighboring Walzenia as an escape, before returning after hostilities died down. The conflict was further stemmed by discoveries of natural resources in the inland regions including coal and natural gas reserves.
c) Nation's type of government: unicameral parliamentary republic
d) What languages are spoken in your nation? Moxi, an Ottonian-native creole language.
e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation? Moxan is the largest group,(a creole/mixed culture of Ottonian(Tyrrslander) and the island natives(!Abenaki)), and various other inland and coastal native groups.(names and lore still being fleshed out.)
f) What are the major religions among your population? most consider themselves both Pagan(of the Tyrrslander variety) and animist, similar to Shinto-Buddhism IRL.
g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Moxaney has a decent-sized force of about 300k, of which about 200k are made up by the Army. The military is well funded and in a state of high readiness at most times due to the ongoing tensions and conflicts internally. The combat arms are mostly centered around smaller composite combined arms brigades to maintain maximum maneuverability to quickly and effectively combat small freedom fighter groups. Moxaney also maintains a regional navy focused on defense, and does not have a traditional dedicated Air force, as air assets are instead maintained by the Marine and Army branches to foster increased combined arms effectiveness and to simplify administration.
j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region. Economically the core islands are generally very prosperous, fueled by a large booming financial base, shipbuilding, and maritime industries including transportation. The coastal regions have are similarly prosperous but more blue-collar, with decent-sized manufacturing, fishing, and transportation industries. The inland region is the poorest, with the broadest industries being subsistence farming, cash cropping, resource extraction, and simple manufacturing. The majority of the population inland lives below the poverty line. Militarily it has a well-trained and funded Army, and a regional navy mostly focused on defense. The Army is among the most battle-ready through near-constant internal conflict that plagues the inland regions. Mox also maintains a high number of internal security forces to deter attacks and violence in the core regions. The military frequently becomes a topic of debate among politicians as it commands a large budget to keep readiness at peak levels, and diplomacy is a constant struggle as many nations are opposed to the occupation and frequent violence in the nation.
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? Im open to any and all suggestions and much of the current lore is a collaborative effort!

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $22,600
b) Nation's IC population: approx. 30,000,000
c) What does your nation excel in exporting? Ships(both military and commercial), timber, coal, natural gas, financial services, and energy related technology.
d) What does your nation need to import? most complex and high-tech manufactured goods, steel and metals, and petroleum.
e) What is your country self-sufficient on? Coal/Natural Gas, Timber, Foodstuffs.
f) What is your preferred location on the regional map? posted on the discord: https://i.imgur.com/OfA651e.png

Roleplay History
Please provide examples of previous roleplays or worldbuilding. If you are unable to do so, please provide an explanation. From an RP in my old region, this was written by me and Moldy https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/teria/v ... view=print

[Awasin]

Applicant Information
a) Time on NationStates:

- Roughly four years at this point; perhaps longer, but nothing serious prior.

b) Previous regions:

- Viranos
- Greater Olympus
- Eridos
- Aeia

c) Other nations:

- Medijran (defunct)
- Rawak Stov (defunct)

d) Were you recommended to Ajax? If so, by whom? Has any member of the region spoken to you about joining or applying?

Recommended to join by Occred (Walzenia).

IC Nation & Lore
a) Nation's IC name:

- Awasin / Confederated Territories of Awasin (Ohkanaotapi’sinotstoo waahki’Awahsistii)

b) Brief description of your nation:

- Human habitation of modern Awasi lands dates back to the arrival of the earliest peoples in Norumbria, but it is generally held that the first coalescence of the nation as a distinct entity occurred in the early 800s as the nomadic bands of the region moved from their coastal settlements further inland. Involvement with Belisarian, and other, colonists stretches back to the 1100s and 1200s, with regional trading therein, though squabbles started soon on and would not die down for centuries. What can be considered ‘contemporary’ history begins in the 1750s with the first organized attempts to form a state to oppose further incursions into their lands by foreign entities, and by the early 1780s the various states of the area codified their existence and began to draw borders for their own use. Expansion reached its greatest extent in the 1810s, and attempts to achieve recognition by the international community began in earnest in the 1840s, with the coalescence of Awasin as a distinct nation at a recognized level around 1874. Industrialization became a national hot-button in the 1890s, and environmental protections were instituted mere years after the first mass shipments of products into the country; civil relations between various ethnic groups have remained positive since with a small roadbump in 1925-1926 between Waltch expats and Awasi nationalists. Recent decades have seen an expansion of the military and consequently the small but professional homegrown arms industry, and the attempt to balance socialist policies promoted by their neighbors with the realities of a capitalist system in which they have thrived.

c) Nation's type of government:

- Hereditary monarchical confederation

d) What languages are spoken in your nation?

- Awasi ^{(Blackfoot-based)}; Waltch ^{(Luxembourgish-based)}; Hitenaa ^{(Ho-Chunk-based)}

e) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?

- Awasi (88%), Watch (7% including all indigenous groups), all others (5%)

f) What are the major religions among your population?

- The confederation maintains a general unitarian position when faced with questions of religion and state, but internally the native Awasi faith is practiced by the vast majority of the population, though minority groups of Protestants and other (generally Christian) denominations have arisen in the nation’s cities in recent decades.

g) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):

- The Awasi Armed Forces, also abbreviated to the AAF or translated as the more unwieldy Yissooitapipo’tamiapikssattsiiyi, numbers at around 145,000 active personnel (with sizeable reserves) and consists of three branches; rather expectedly the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. The forces maintain near-universal male conscription, though this can be transferred or deferred, and women may serve voluntarily.

The Army is the largest component, responsible for permanent land defence (though this is bolstered by the Border Guard, who operate by jurisdiction in individual states), with a percentage also deployed as aid to neighboring countries or overseas. In this regard their role in international conflict has chiefly been as advance scouts or armored support. Consequently the Army trains more than just their special forces in long-range reconnaissance and evasion, albeit ‘dumbed down’ for regular infantry. The Air Force operates well-maintained but aging short-strike fighter craft and more modern transports, acting as national deterrence and supporting the other branches predominantly; as such it is the smallest branch, though no less proud and immaculately kept. The Navy is responsible for operations in the Winivere and beyond, fielding minelayers, minesweepers, missile boats and attack craft in lieu of carriers or even frigates.

Apart from these, Awasin also sanctions militia action in times of war, and thus subsidizes the distribution of small arms and light armor across the confederation to reserve armories.

j) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and what role you see your nation fulfilling in the region.

- For lack of a better metaphor, if Norumbria is a pasture, Awasin operates as the herdsmen on its rim; not strong enough militarily to act as a proper solitary guard against further incursion but just influential enough to command and assist its neighbors with foreign and domestic actions. The three branches of the military together comprise a reasonable deterrent, but to a dedicated foe they would be swept aside with dedicated but not full effort; as such they operate best in conjunction with other militaries as a bolstering power. As border guards solely they are well-suited.

For a primarily agricultural nation, Awasin has a decently robust economy, albeit not highly diversified and lacking in traditionally ‘high-skilled’ labor; medicine, liberal arts, and the like. At an extranational role, they’re more of a breadbasket country in the most literal sense of the term, prioritizing their exports and production over strict funding and monetary meddling. Those resources that they can provide are their bread and butter, so to speak, due to a general and historical lack of necessity for a true intelligentsia and their professions. Not to say that Awasin is a nation of economic dullards.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?

- Reduce GDP, slim down the military or make them even less supplied, continue interethnic tensions with new immigrant groups, make them less strong of a producer nation.

IC Economics & Geography
a) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $19,824 (nominal)
b) Nation's IC population: 5,029,133
c) What does your nation excel in exporting?

- Agricultural products (predominantly red meat and wheat), natural gas, crude oil, & associated byproducts

d) What does your nation need to import?

- Lumber, tropical fruits and warm-climate vegetables, pharmaceuticals, electrical implements, & bulk textiles.

e) What is your country self sufficient on?

- Basic agricultural products and consequently food & gas products.

f) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

- Initial proposition.

Roleplay History
Unfortunately, for all my time on NS, I’ve not had a decent RP; most were written when my prowess with the written word was regrettably less. I’m predominantly a character roleplayer, though not averse to things like iiWiki, but this just means that most interactions or plotlines I interact with would be written at more of a micro-scale than a macro one. I can pull up documents if proof of my experience with multi-paragraph roleplay posts is desired.