-Nation Name: [b]Gonderian Empire [/b] -Unofficial Nation Name: [b]Fourth Gonderian Empire [/b] -Nation Flag [img]https://i.imgur.com/j2Atf7b.png[/img] -Anthem (I shall make the Anthem itself sometime later, I can't come up with anything good now) -Map Location [img]https://i.imgur.com/vAmyHeR.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/tLJRaaG.png[/img] -Description (think economy, history etc.) (Optional) -History The Gonderian Empire was founded over 2 thousand years ago in the South-Eastern Peninsula, on the shores of what they called The Dark Ocean due to it's constant storms with clouds so thick it seems it's always night. In just a few hundred years the Empire expanded to the North, all the way to the Southern edges of the Grand Wasteland, a desert so vast, the explorers who went the farthest up North and managed to return walked for over 500 Kilometers, and yet seen no end to the desert. After 400 years of ruling, the Empire fell into a Civil War, divided between 5 ancient factions that helped form the Empire in the first place: House Randgritz in the Center (the Royal House, led by the Emperor himself), House Landser in the North, House Tuchlau in the South-West, House Guthraniarnd in the South and House Macherinard in the South-East. The Civil War lasted for 13 years and devastated most of the country. The initial cause for the war was the leaders of the lower 4 Houses decided that House Randgritz became too weak, and it was simply one huge power-grab, a failed coup. After the Civil War Ended, with House Randgritz being the victor and the Emperor keeping his throne, the Royal Families of each House have been executed and new leaders were appointed. Laws have been passed to prevent such power grabs in the future, in order to avoid such devastating wars, that brought much suffering to the regular people. These reforms at the end of the Civil War marked the unofficial beginning of the Second Gonderian Empire. 200 years later, with the millennium anniversary of the Empire's founding, the Second Civil War broke out, though this time on a smaller scale: it started with the betrayal of House Macherinard. In just a 2 years of vicious fighting in the South-East, the Treaty Council meeting decided to completely annihilate the House Macherinard, and all of it's territories were taken by House Guthraniarnd. The Empire has lived in peace for around 500 years, allowing a for a great technological progress. The country has seen great new inventions, and most importantly - industrialization. Advancements, however, been made on military sides as well: new weapons were invented, especially with the recent invention of gunpowder. The Empire also expanded onto some islands not close enough to the mainland to not be caught in the storms of the Dark Ocean. A few decades after the Industrialization has been completed, a Third Civil War broke out: this time these were minor peasant uprisings all over the country. After a year of fighting, many of the House higher-up form all Houses were captured, and the Emperor called for peace talks. As a result, the entire feudal House system was abolished. The House royals only kept their titles and honour, as well as some of their fortune, but they were stripped of any political power. The only royals in the government left were the Emperors. The Third Gonderian Empire began with the abolishment of the feudal system, and now the state has started becoming increasingly bureaucratic: and for the first time elections were introduced. For the first time, literally anyone could become a ruler of a certain Province, or a Minister, as long as the peoples liked them and they got elected. Then, about 10 years ago, what would one call a minor coup has taken place, yet no one knows of this. The late Emperor Johann Randgritz XIV has had 2 sons: Ferdinand Randgritz VII and Wilhelm Randgritz II. Ferdinand, being the eldest, was the successor to the throne. A day before the Emperor's death of natural cause, however, Ferdinand has been assassinated by the power-hungry Wilhelm, who at the time was just 17. He became not only the first Emperor who was not the Eldest Son of the previous Emperor, but also the youngest Emperor in history of the Empire. Yet his ruthlessness led him to ruling the country with an iron fist - an oppressive regime that has not been seen for a couple hundred years. And while the people are somewhat unhappy, no once could deny that there were some positive sides to this regime: with the new Emperor's focus on the militarization of the entire country, some of the greatest advancements in technology have been made, surpassing even those of the Industrialization. The regime has also started to descend into Totalitarian one, with many starting to call it the Fourth Gonderian Empire. -Economy Currency is Imperial Mark, it is somewhat equivalent in value to the Japanese Yen - a loaf of bread would cost around 200 Marks when economical situation is good. During the last 10 years the taxes have been raised to a total of 30% of every citizen's yearly income. Right now: 60% of the Empire's economy goes towards improving the military (including invention of new was equipment) the rest goes to improving civilian life Approximate Imperial Reserve: 140,000,000,000 Marks (140 billion Marks) Approximate GDP: 17,000,000,000 Marks (17 billion Marks) -Current Regime: Imperial Authoritarian, transitioning to Imperial Totalitarian -Current technology: Around real-life 1890 technology, though developing at a faster rate right now than in real life.