Game of Nations

So, recently there has been a lot of talk about community timelines, but we, being the lazy people we are, have yet to get one off the ground. And while we all agree that we want a high quality map game, we seem to be struggling with that as well. With this in mind, I decided to make a sort of mixture between these two, Game and Timeline. With any luck, we will be able to have some fun with this and maybe generate some good content along the way.


 * Welcome the the first (and probably only) instalment of a new game - A Game of Nations.

Rules
Note: These are vastly oversimplified rules, I will get a more complete version up within a few days. However, if you have any questions, please messege me on my talk or on chat.

Game Rules
 * 1) This is a world building game. You make a nation and genrate as much content as you can within three months, at the end of this period, a winner will be chosen.
 * 2) Everything you make must fit into previously established cannon. However, when refering to nations that don't exist yet, be as vague on the details as possible to give the person who makes that nation creative freedom.
 * 3) The mods can retcon or resize nations as they see fit, though if this happens, and explanation will be given
 * 4) If you miss your claim, which lasts (approximately) 24 hours, you are moved back five spots. If you miss it again, you get moved back ten, and of you miss it a third time, end of the line. However, if you finish early, the mext persons claim starts immediately
 * 5) Please apply basic human decency - this is technically a competition, but seriously, work together, have fun, and don't f*ck anyone over

Formatting Rules
 * Categorize every page you create with the following categories:
 * Game of Nations;
 * [nation name] (Game of Nations)
 * Nation pages should also have the category: Nations (Game of Nations)
 * How to title pages:
 * The nation itself: [Nation Name] (Game of Nations)
 * Pages about the nation: [Topic of Page] ([Nation Name] - Game of Nations)

Content Rules
 * You can essentully generate content on two things
 * Stuff directly reaoting to your nation, such a history, wars, or culture
 * Stuff not directly related to any specfic nation, like the global wine industry *, International orginizations, Trade, etc.
 * However, if you make these articles, they must be approved by a mod

* I have no earthly why you would do this. Bonus points to whoever does though.

Announcements
None yet

Mods

 * Creator - Firesofdoom
 * Co-Creator - LightningLynx89
 * Lieutenant - Message either Fires or LL if interested
 * Categorizer - ForsakenPear

Players
''A list of players so everyone can keep track. Resets every turn''

Note: all players must sign up here, even if they sign up for a claim. 14:00, May 27, 2016 (UTC)'''
 * .....  Because I'm Just... Too... SSSWWWEEEEEETTT!!!
 * Blason_comte_fr_Anjou.svg By the grace of God, Count of Maine, Forcalquier, Anjou, and Provence, Prince of Albania and his Highness the Dauphin of France, Belial. 
 * The Yellow Cat
 * KawaiiKame
 * FP Now 10% edgier!!!
 * Kost, put your sig here
 *  Vinnyus  Stop Calling me Map !  Communist Flanders COA.png 16:26, May 26, 2016 (UTC)
 * NCR Lieutenant and the the best of course
 * -- Orange (→My wall!←)
 * Survivor321
 * Epic
 * —  The  Tim   Man  (TSW • AH • MGW • Contribs )
 * Prinsenvlag.svg Hail Sean!''' (Get a free potato here)
 * Survivor321
 * Epic
 * —  The  Tim   Man  (TSW • AH • MGW • Contribs )
 * Prinsenvlag.svg Hail Sean!''' (Get a free potato here)
 * Prinsenvlag.svg Hail Sean!''' (Get a free potato here)
 * Through Stars We Rise. (Welcome to the Universe). 20:45, May 27, 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, I didn't mean to push that button! † Oh, well leave a message I guess  15:21, May 28, 2016 (UTC)
 * Vatonica (talk) 15:23, May 28, 2016 (UTC)
 * Nlenhardt
 * Awesome history 28 (talk) 14:54, May 30, 2016 (UTC)
 * SPQR Emblem Transparent.png Consul Ioshua  [[User talk:JoshTheRoman|
 * 1) Beware! ]] TSPTF_Badge.svg 15:44, May 30, 2016 (UTC)

Claims
This is to determine what order the nations are made in for each turn
 * 1st Nation - Fires
 * 2nd Nation - LL
 * 3rd Nation - Rex
 * 4th Nation - Yellow
 * 5th Nation - KK
 * 6th Nation - Belial
 * 7th Nation - Kost
 * 8th Nation - Vinny
 * 9th Nation - Oct
 * 10th Nation - LT
 * 11th Nation - FP
 * 12th Nation - Eric
 * 13th Nation - Orange
 * 14th Nation - Survivor
 * 15th Nation - Epic
 * 16th Nation – Candy
 * 17th Nation - Nlen
 * 18th Nation - Tech
 * 19th Nation - Ace009
 * 20th Nation — Tim
 * 21st Nation - Nathan
 * 22nd Nation - Vat
 * 23rd Nation - Joshy

Banned players
Self explanatory

A few more quick rules
Next to the map you post with your nation on it, put some basic information about it in the following format:
 * Country Name:
 * Capital (and Largest City):
 * Other Cities:
 * Religion:
 * Language(s):
 * Ethnic Groups:
 * Government:
 * Literacy Rate:
 * Currency:
 * Population:
 * Economy:
 * Military Strength: (Scale from one to ten)
 * Anthem:
 * Motto:

Save the map file you make in the following format:

GoNN[Insert your claim number here]T[Insert Game turn number here]

Rules for making maps
 * Mark international borders in black
 * Cover up rivers (mostly because the current nations did it and I want it to be consistent)
 * Add your nation to the table at the bottom

Aksum (Fires)

 * Country Name: Aksum
 * Capital (and Largest City): Aksum
 * Other Cities: Zoskales, Mazabar, New Cairo, Sheba
 * Religion: 48% Aksumite Christianity, 23% Sunni Muslim, 18% Jewish, 9% Traditional Aksumite faiths, 2% Atheist/Agnostic
 * Language(s): Ge'ez, Hebrew, Arabic, English
 * Ethnic Groups: 69% Ethiopian, 19% Arabic, 6% Jewish, 5% European, 1% other
 * Government: Republic
 * Literacy Rate: 99% of 18 year olds
 * Currency: Celkur
 * Population: 187,657,000
 * Economy: Strong capitalist economy, though some industries (such as healthcare) are nationalized
 * Military Strength: 7/10 relatively strong and well funded, but extremely ineffective recently
 * Anthem: Monarch's March
 * Motto: For the glory of Aksum

Federal States of Columbia (LightningLynx89)

 * Country Name: Federal States of Columbia
 * Capital (and Largest City): Philadelphia (New Amsterdam)
 * Other Cities: Toronto, Chicago, Indianapolis, Franklinton, Detroit
 * Religion: 82.3% Christian, 10.7 Irreligious, 5.7% Jewish, 1.3% Other
 * Language(s): English, French, Irish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Indian languages
 * Ethnic Group(s): 88.2% White, 10% Black, 1.8% Indian
 * Government: Federal republic
 * Literacy Rate: 99.8% of 18 years old
 * Currency: Federal dollar
 * Population: 124,601,060
 * Economy: Strong capitalist economy, recovering from an economic crash in the mid 2000s
 * Military Strength: 6/10 had to cut back during the crash, but is climbing back up
 * Anthem: Hymn of the Federation
 * Motto: Vita, Libertas et Felicitatis Indagatio (Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness)

Republic of Estibordo (Reximus55)

 * Country Name: República do Estibordo (Republic of Estibordo)
 * Capital: Venâncio
 * Largest City: Algeriz
 * Other Cities: Mascarenhas, Góes, Fiolhoso, Torre do Oura, São Bráulio
 * Religion: Roman Catholic (84%); Protestant (7%); Aboriginal Faith (5%); Other (4%)
 * Language(s): Portuguese; Aboriginal Languages
 * Ethnic Groups: Mixed (54%); White (31%); Aboriginal (13%); Other (2%)
 * Government: Parliamentary confederation
 * Literacy Rate: 99%
 * Currency: Estibordan Porção (EPR)
 * Population: 25,634,215
 * Economy: Mixed-market economy with many nationalized sectors
 * Military Strength: 6/10 due to regular fighting with Western Neighbor
 * Anthem: Um Propósito Comum (A Common Purpose)
 * Motto: "Liberdade e Prosperidade" (Liberty and Prosperity)

Cascadia (Yellow)

 * Country Name: Cascadia
 * Capital (and Largest City): Seattle
 * Other Cities: Portland, Vancouver BC, Spokane
 * Religion: 57% Christianity, 30% Jewish, 13% Other
 * Language(s): English
 * Ethnic Groups: 80% White, 12% Black, 8% Indian
 * Government: Republic
 * Literacy Rate: 97.5% of 18 year olds
 * Currency: Dollar
 * Population: 14,895,354
 * Economy: medium capitalist economy
 * Military Strength: 5/10, does not normally enter wars
 * Anthem: "Cascadian Honor"
 * Motto: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

East Asian Federation (KK)

 * Country Name: East Asian Federation (Members: Japan, Korea, Manchuria, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japanese Siberia)
 * Capital: Tokyo
 * Largest Cities: Shanghai (city proper) Tokyo (metro)
 * Other cities: Beijing, Seoul, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Busan, Kyoto
 * Religion: (TBD)
 * Languages: Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Korean
 * Ethnic groups: (TBD)
 * Government: Federation
 * Literacy rate: 99.9% of 18 year olds
 * Currency: Yen
 * Population: 1,562,300,000 (estimated)
 * Economy: Highly advanced and developed post industrial capitalist economy, major sectors include electronics and medicine.
 * Military: 9/10 One of the strongest in the world
 * Anthem: Kimagay
 * Motto: "To a brighter future, for a better Earth, humanity advances forward"

Kingdom of Galicia (Belial)

 * Country Name: Kingdom Of Galicia
 * Capital: Santiago de Compostela (Largest City) A Coruña, Nosa Señora
 * Other Cities: Vigo Gijón Bilbao
 * Religion: 88% Roman Catholic, 2% atheist/agnostic, 4% Protestant, 3%, 2% other
 * Languages: Galician (Official) Artuese, Basque, Spanish, Navarrese, Catalan, French
 * Ethnic Groups: 45% Galician, 15% Galician Creole, 10% Artuese, 13% Spanish, 7% Basque, 10% French
 * Government: Constitutional Monarchy
 * Currency: Royal Riqueza
 * Literacy Rate: 98%
 * Population: 22,345,911
 * Economy: Strong Capitalist Economy that possess many global companies and is a prominent player in world trade
 * Military Strength: Six - Strong enough to maintain control and protect its overseas dependencies and to protect itself from the recent threat from the south
 * Anthem: Esta fermosa terra (This Beautiful land)
 * Motto: Porque Deus, Rei e País (For God, King and Country)

Aghoristan (Kost)

 * Country Name: Aghoristan
 * Capital: Varanasi
 * Religion: Hinduism. Official: Aghori
 * Languages: A lot of. Most in use: Hindi
 * Ethnic Groups: A lot Main: Varanasi
 * Government: Theocracy
 * Currency: Rupee
 * Literacy Rate: 18%
 * Population: 119,000,000
 * Economy: Low lever agrarian economy. Most of industry concentrated in east part of the country
 * Military Strength: Very strong army based on Sikhs
 * Anthem: None
 * Motto: कापालिक

Union of Socialist Germanic Republics (Vinny)

 * Country Name: Union of Socialist Germanic Republics
 * Capital: Marxstadt
 * Religion: Atheist
 * Languages: Esperanto,German
 * Ethnic groups: Flamands, Dutch, Germans, Russians, Danes, Poles, Hungarians, French
 * Government: Soviet republic
 * Currency: Arbeids mark
 * Literacy Rate: 97,31%
 * Population: 80,982,136
 * Economy: Strong mostly military industry
 * Military Strength: 7/10 strong but small amount volunteers army
 * Anthem: Auferstand aus ruinen
 * Motto: Liberstoj kuningi

Most Serene Duchy of New Venice (Oct)

 * Country Name: Most Serene Duchy of New Venice
 * Capitol: New Venice (OTL: New Orleans)
 * Religion: Roman Catholicism
 * Languages: Italian
 * Ethnic Groups: New Venetian (Mix of Italian, Croatian, Spanish, and Black)
 * Government: Venetian style Plutocracy with a Constitutional Monarch
 * Literacy Rate: 99%
 * Population: 30,000,000
 * Economy: Switzerland esq
 * Economy, Corporate Capital of the world
 * Military Strength: Strong military based off Mercenaries
 * Anthem: "We hail thee Duke"
 * Motto: "Deo Juvante"

New California Republic (Lieu)

 * Country Name: New California Republic
 * Capital (and Largest City): Shady Sands
 * Other Cities: Reno, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Primm, The Hub
 * Religion: Roman Catholicism
 * Language(s): English, Spanish
 * Ethnic Groups: White, Spanish, Native
 * Government: Democracy
 * Literacy Rate: 98%
 * Currency: Dollar
 * Population: 38,000,000
 * Economy: Free market ran by Capitlaists, it is currently at its peek of power as a strong economy, especially with its trade with Casacdia
 * Military Strength: 9, strong with great industry
 * Anthem: The Righteous Republic 
 * Motto: NCR and proud!

Azuay (FP)

 * Country Name: Republic of Azuay
 * Capital: Guayaquil
 * Other Cities: Cuenca, Machala, Ambato, Puyo
 * Religion: Roman Catholic
 * Language(s): Galician, Spanish, Quechua, English
 * Ethnic Groups: Galician, White, Native
 * Government: Democracy (though large parts of the north are in total anarchy)
 * Literacy Rate: 68%
 * Currency: Azuayan Peso
 * Population: 4,576,020
 * Economy: Very weak due to years of drug wars and severe corruption
 * Military Strength: 3, outdated and beaten by years of violence
 * Anthem: Glory to the State!
 * Motto: Et Stare Alta Liber (Stand Tall and Free)

Sumerian Empire (Eric)

 * Country Name: Sumerian Empire
 * Capital: Uruk
 * Other Cities: Babylon, Tyre, Jerusalem, Medina, Mecca
 * Religion: Ancient Sumerian religion
 * Language(s): Sumerian (official)
 * Ethnic Groups: Sumerians (majority made up 80% of the entire population), Arabs (10%), Kurds (3%), Others (Rest of 7%)
 * Government: Absolute monarchy
 * Literacy Rate: 91%
 * Currency: Sumerian Shekel
 * Population: 80,359,120
 * Economy: Medium capitalist economy, largly oil based
 * Military Strength: 7/10
 * Anthem: All Love Gilgamesh!
 * Motto: None