Boer Republic (Napoleon's World)

The Boer Republic is a nation in South Africa, located on the coast of the Indian Ocean and bordering Zululand and South Africa. The country was founded by Dutch-descendant settlers in the 1850's called the "Boers" and was officially established in 1908 with the unification of the Transvaal and Orange Free State into a single entity. The Boer-South African War in 1933 resulted in the loss of much of the Boers' southern and western territory to their larger and more powerful neighbor, and their losing effort in the 1950 conflict with the United States resulted in the further diminishing role of the Boer Republic as a regional power. Despite this and the poverty of the country, the Boers have resisted efforts by South Africa to unify and incorporate them into their country, which has a sizable Boer minority. The Republic was the site of a mass expulsion of blacks from within the territory's borders both prior to and after the war with the Americans, which was internationally condemned and resulted in vast sanctions from several world powers.

The capital of the Boer Republic is Bloemfontein, and its current President is Niels Waalsgud. The main language of the Boer Republic is Afrikaans, and about 73% of the country is White, almost all of which is composed of descendants of the original Boers.