Countries of the World

Based on this information, you should have a pretty good feel for the countries and be able to pick one you like.

Countries already taken are: Mangovia and Turtuvo

All data given here is for the first turn of the game only, and can and will change based on player actions

Amatafel

Type of Government:  Shaktah-Dictatorship

Population: High

Ethnicity:  Orange

Religion:  Mostly Ru-shaktah, with a significant Bi-shakta population

Suffrage:  None

GDP:  low-mid

History:  A society dominated by religion.  Centuries ago, the Shaktah tribes were united by a powerful warlord.  Under his dynasty, which still remains in power, the population was indoctrinated with increasingly radical Ru-Shaktah principles and other religions were heavily persecuted.  During the Continental War, the long civil war between Amatafel and Surikata separatists terminated in a loss for Amatafel and an uneasy peace exists between the two nations.

Chasekspi

(The People's Republic of Chasekspi)

Type of Government: Socialist Republic

Population: Very-high

Ethnicity:  Violet with silver and burgundy minorities

Religion: Flajolie with a significant Grothlic minority

Suffrage:  Universal over 21

GDP:  High-mid

History:  The shaky monarchy in Chasekspi finally collapsed after the country was invaded by Goripul in the Continental War, this also caused the Chasekspi to lose its territorial holding of Turtuvo.  A highly popular communist regime has risen from the ensuing anarchy in this troubled economic powerhouse.

Kapobatil

Type of Government: Confederation

Population: Mid-high

Ethnicity:  Silver, some blue, some violet

Religion: Grothlic, some Drubican

Suffrage:  Varies by member state

GDP:  Very high

History:  A highly industrialized nation with vast mineral resources but terrain mostly unsuitable for farming.  Kapobatil once controlled both Furvoya and Turtuvo.  Then it lost Turtuvo to Chasekspi, and, in the Continental War, granted Furvoya independence.  Despite the prosperity of the country on a whole, its wealth is highly polarized.

Goripul

Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Population: Mid

Ethnicity:  Blue, some violet, some silver

Religion: Flajolie majority, large Grothlic minority, some Vervish

Suffrage:  Universal

GDP:  Very high

History:  Historic rival of Kapobatil for continental and colonial power.  Recently instigated the Continental War by invading Chasekspi.  After an ultimately unsuccessful campaign against Kapobatil, Goripul was forced to agree to harsh terms of defeat, giving up territorial gains and agreeing to pay large reparations to Kapobatil.

Furvoya

Type of Government: Republic

Population: Low

Ethnicity:  Blue, large maroon minority, some orange

Religion: Majority flajolie, Bi-Shaktah, Grothlic and Vervish minorities

Suffrage:  Blue male over 21

GDP:  Low

History:  Furvoya was a colony of Kapobatil until it was recently granted its independence after a violent revolution.  Despite this, many people in Furvoya retain sympathy for Kapobatil.  Compared to continental powers, Furvoya is militarily weak, but is rich in resources and arable land.  The population is overwhelmingly rural and the country faces a huge challenge in overcoming its race based class system.

Mangovia

Type of Government: Theocracy

Population: Mid

Ethnicity:  Almost exclusively green

Religion: Almost exclusively Mangovish

Suffrage:  None

GDP:  Mid

History:  Mangovia preserves its ancient traditions, and is ruled by a High-Priest King.  It fights off colonization attempts every time they are tried.  These resource rich islands must reconcile their traditional ways with a modernizing economy.

Surikata

Type of Government:  Republic

Population: Low

Ethnicity:  Orange, some burgundy, some blue

Religion: Half Vervish, large Bi-Shaktah minority, some Flajolie and Ru-Shaktah

Suffrage:  Universal over 18

GDP:  Low

History:  Made up mostly of Vervish and Bi-Shaktah fleeing persecution in Amatafel, with aid from Turtuvo, Surikata recently won its decades old civil-war against Amatafel.  Despite its abysmal relations with neighboring Amatafel, citizens of Surikata remain optimistic about the future, and are among the most resourceful and progressive people on the planet.

Turtuvo

Type of Government:  Republic

Population: Low-mid

Ethnicity:  Diverse

Religion: Diverse

Suffrage:  Universal over 18

GDP:  Mid

History:  Colonized at one point by Goripul, later conquered by Kapobatil and finally taken over by Chasekspi, Turtuvo's location in the center of the world is a fitting symbol for its ethnically diverse population.  Already nearly autonomous, the Continental War and subsequent collapse of Chasekspi, gave Turtuvo the chance to quietly declare independence.  Turtuvo's first major action in world politics was to send what aid they could to help Surikata whose struggle against an inflexible and domineering outside influence they viewed as parallel to their own.  Resources in Turtuvo are varied but sparse, and its biggest challenge may be to preserve the spirit of goodwill between its varied cultures that has taken root in the wake of its independence.

Countries listed by increasing population (lowest first)

Surikata

Furvoya

Turtuvo

Mangovia

Goripul

Kapobatil

Amatafel

Chasekspi

Countries listed by increasing GDP (lowest first)

Surikata

Furvoya

Mangovia

Amatafel

Turtuvo

Chasekspi

Goripul

Kapobatil

Countries listed by increasing Army strength (lowest first)

Mangovia

Surikata

Turtuvo

Furvoya

Chasekspi

Amatafel

Goripul

Kapobatil

Countries listed by increasing Navy strenght (lowest first)

Surikata

Furvoya

Turtuvo

Chasekspi

Amatafel

Mangovia

Goripul

Kapobatil