Archived: Maps of Siora, Land Claim Thread 2016/09 — 2017/07

[Ayzek]

Nation name: Eretzora
Population: 18,000,000 - 25,000,000
GDP per capita: $35,000 - 40,000

Location
West coast of the westernmost continent,  to the east of the islands owned by Arren.

Cities:
Ayalon (capital, inland)
Katzilya (close to Kiryat Shlosha)
Kiryat Shlosha (on the coast, warm location)
Adora (coast, to north of Kiryat Shlosha)
Tel Darom (coast, south)

Brief description of your country
A federal republic with universal suffrage, Eretzora was a former Goldecian colony, formed to house Goldecia's Alsterenist population. Today only 40% of the population are descendants of the original Goldecian Alsterenist settlers, with the remaining having origins from other Alsterenist communities around the world. Alsterenism will be a minor branch of Akhadism, though many dispute its connection, instead believing it to be a distinct religion in its own right. Today, most Eretzorans are not very religious, and the country is heading towards complete secularism. There is still a strong connection to Alsterenism, though, but it is mostly cultural as opposed to religious these days.  (Think Judaism and how many atheists still identify as Jewish).

Brief Summary of how you'd like your country to fit in the world
Moderate power.

Approved for 24m@31k, with the ex-Severyanne satellite background, as opposed to the former Goldecian colony one. With that in mind, lets keep in mind that refugees don't generally become the majority, or even a large minority.

Nation name: The Union of Drausany
Population: apx. 37,500,000
GDP per capita: 39,000

Location
Rough Borders

Cities:
Capital and largest city: Losarberg (marked as yellow on the map)
- Kappersberg
- Zollbrun
- Wutschendorf
- Kragau
- Alferberg
- Tullau

Brief description of your country
This country's culture is based on the Lower German culture. More specifically, around Westphalia and Holstein. However, low German culture is just its base. Danish and Dutch culture has a significant part in this culture. For example, the standardized version of the language this country speak is a mixture between low German and Danish. The country is a collection of 2 federations and 4 republics united under a federal government. The country's system of governance operate similar to that of Yugoslavia in the sense of its Federalism. Some would argue though that Drausany is a confederation more than anything.

Brief Summary of how you'd like your country to fit in the world
Despite Drausany having a somewhat weak Federal Government, they have not been afraid to take sides in conflicts in the past. Drausany has never been in its history rogue towards other nations, but it has been distrustful towards others more often than not. As a fully developed country, it has the fullest capabilities economically and militarily.

Drausany's political interests is to become the most influential economic power in the northern parts of the Siora. Even if Drausany does not play a huge military role in conflicts, they will do their best to play a large diplomatic and possibly economic one. Drausany realizes it is not a great power, but nevertheless it will continue to strive to be one in the coming years...

Approved for 48m@41k. While your country is certainly economically powerful, bear in mind it's not /the/ most powerful.