Alternate Nations 3 (Map Game)

Since the first two games were so successful, I am rebooting the series for a third time. Welcome to Alternate Nations III! This is going to be a successor to the Alternate Nations Game and its ill-fated successor, Alternate Nations 2. In this game series, people create their own nations on a map turn-by-turn and write basic information on them for flavor. This is unlike the modern Map Games, but rather hearkens back to the olde Map Games of yore. It can be a great way to  waste pass time on the wiki. So what are you waiting for? Sign up now!

Rules

 * Game starts with 5 players. It is not capped there.
 * We will start with a county map of the United States, and we will later do other maps, probably Canada and the UK.
 * Label your turn as Turn 1, Turn 2, Turn 3, etc.
 * A default map will be posted at the start, and to take a "turn", people make an edit to the unclaimed grey parts of the map and add their ATL nation. Every turn you draw a new nation onto the map.
 * After each map edit the player will post as to what nation they added, and give a brief description of added nation- (county name, capital city, the four largest cities, religion(s), language(s), ethnic group(s), regime, literacy rate, currency, total population, economic type, total military strength and nation's favorite sport(s)), motto/national anthem, etc. (feel free to add on)
 * The largest a nation that you create can be is approximately 150,000 sq mi, or about 240,000 sq km (about the size of Montana), or 35 counties, whichever is larger.
 * Don't make all of your nations as large as possible.
 * You can make up nations within the map.
 * If you do not make a map your turn will be deleted!
 *  No  robot space ninjas, Cybermen, Borg, wizards or other supernatural elements!
 * You just created a new nation = mission completed for that round!
 * When another person posts after your turn, then your free to take another turn your self.
 * Use the map that the person above you posted! This will not lead to nations conflicting.
 * If nations conflict, the person who made the nation that overlaps with the previous nation's turn will be deleted.
 * Mods must remain vigilant to prevent conflicts from happening.
 * Sign your posts!
 * Repeat the above actions to create another nation next round, if you liked it enough to want to return, or you could just leave it at one, if you want to!
 * Use the default map's size for your updated map, but post it as an 600px thumbnail on the right side of the page.
 * Your facts don't have to be real, however real ones are allowed. (Just don't copy real nations!)
 * All maps are set in modern times.
 * Maps must be saved as a .png, and must be entitled "AHNations3Map(turn number)"
 * Mods, if any one of these rules are not followed, feel free to delete the offending post.
 * Make it interesting! Don't just copy OTL facts, this is the Alternate History Wiki.

Mods
There will be one moderator for every five players, with a minimum of three mods. Mods are granted the ability to delete/revert edits as long as they follow the rules.
 * Macedon_Shield.pngBow To Your Sensei. BOW TO YOUR SENSEI!!! Rome_Shield.png (Head Mod)
 * Great Scraw is asking.
 * Bfox approves
 * Open spot, ask Bfoxius

Players
Sign up here to keep track of players.
 * Macedon_Shield.pngBow To Your Sensei. BOW TO YOUR SENSEI!!! Rome_Shield.png
 * I am that guy (talk) 21:43, April 8, 2014 (UTC)
 * g greg e  (talk)  21:44, April 8, 2014 (UTC) message me upon start
 * -Kogasa
 * Spartian300 (talk) 21:50, April 8, 2014 (UTC)
 * Toby (talk) 21:57, April 8, 2014 (UTC)
 * 22:30, April 8, 2014 (UTC)
 * LightningLynx89
 * IstocnoSarajevo (talk) 12:43, April 9, 2014 (UTC)
 * Local Mafia Boss (Talk) (Blog)

The Game
Let the games begin!

Turn 1

 * Country Name: Maritime Republic of Greater Astoria
 * Capital: Astoria
 * Four Largest Cities: Astoria, Hillsborough, Aberdeen, Tillamook
 * Religion(s): Protestant Christian, Catholic Christian, No religion
 * Language(s): Astorian Creole (English, Russian, Spanish, and Chinookian based)
 * Ethnic Groups: 46% British, 24% American, 18% Russian, 12% Astorian Native
 * Regime: Merchant Republic
 * Literacy Rate: 89%
 * Currency: Astor
 * Population: 464,349
 * Economic Type: Trade/Fishing Based Capitalist
 * Military Strength: 25,000
 * Favorite Sports: Sport Fishing, Astorian Football
 * National Anthem: The Great Northwest
 * Motto: "Columbians"

Turn 2



 * Country Name: Empire of New Shikoku
 * Capital: New Kōchi
 * Four Largest Cities: New Kōchi, New Kagawa, New Yoshinogawa, Okazaki
 * Religion(s): State Shinto (Official), Taoism, Buddhism
 * Language(s): Japanese (Written in Hiragana and Katakana Script only)
 * Ethnic Groups: 88% Japanese, 10% Chinese, 2% Native
 * Regime: Constitutional Monarchy
 * Literacy Rate: 98%
 * Currency: New Shikoku Yen
 * Population: 2,193,000
 * Economic Type: Japanese Model
 * Military Strength: 28,000
 * Favourite Sports: Formula One
 * National Anthem: The Shikoku Spirit
 * Motto: Let there be light across this land!

Turn 3



 * Country Name: Kingdom of Allegheny
 * Capital: Pittsburgh
 * Four largest cities: Pittsburgh, New Berlin, Rome, McKeesport
 * Religion(s): Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism, Protestantism
 * Language(s): English, German, Dutch
 * Ethnic Groups: 40% German, 30% British, 15% Dutch, 5% Native American
 * Regime: Constitutional Monarchy
 * Literacy Rate: 78%
 * Currency: Alleghenian Mark
 * Population: 3,487,000
 * Economic type: Mixed economy
 * Military Strength: 40,000
 * Favorite sports: Soccer
 * Anthem: The Allegheny Fatherland
 * Motto: "For God, For Fatherland"

Turn 4

 * Country Name: Kingdom of Acadiana
 * Capital: Lafayette
 * Four Largest Cities: Lafayette, Lake Charles, Houma-Thibodaux, Crowley
 * Religion(s): Roman Catholicism, Voodooism
 * Language(s): French, English, Spanish
 * Ethnic Groups: French, Native, Cajun, Spanish, English
 * Regime: Monarchy
 * Literacy Rate: 70%
 * Currency: Acadiana Franc
 * Population: 900,000
 * Economic Type: Rural/Agriculture/Trading
 * Military Strength: 35,000
 * Favorite Sport: Soccer
 * Anthem: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
 * Motto: "Union for the Parish"

Turn 5

 * Country Name: United States of Michigan
 * Capital: Lansing
 * Four Largest Cities: Detroit, Chicago, Luddington, Ann Arbor
 * Religion(s): Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Native American Religions
 * Language(s): English, Native American
 * Ethnic groups: Whites 50%, Negros 25%, Sioux/Lakota/Huron 25%
 * Regime: Constitutional Democracy
 * Literacy Rate: 70%
 * Currency: USM dollar
 * Population: 2,100,000
 * Economic Type: Capitalism
 * Military Strength: 300,000
 * Favorite Sport: Baseball
 * National Anthem: Battle Hymn of Michigan
 * Motto: In God, We trust
 * NOTE: I cannot make my own map as Paint makes the computer run slow. Could someone else make the nation for me? It should have 30 states.
 * They are counties, not states.
 * READ THE RULES! I will let this slide, but if you do not want your post deleted, and you do not want to use Paint, send me a message stating what counties you want.
 * Quit copying OTL states. Much of this information is directly copied from the actual State of Michigan/US.