Austranland–Rhinea relations

Relations between Austranland and Rhinea are close, due to their shared history and language, with German being the official language in both country alongside other languages.

Austranland has an embassy in Cologne and 10 honorary consulates (in The Hague, Brussels, Hamburg, Hanover, Frankfurt am Main, Strasbourg, Lille, Munich, Stuttgart and Nuremberg). Rhinea has an embassy in Vienna, a consulate in Milan, and 5 honorary consulates (in Lyon, Zürich, Geneva, Genoa and Salzburg).

German Confederation and First German War
After the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the German Confederation (Deutscher Bund) was established. Austria, Prussia and Rhinea all sought after dominance in the Confederation. In 1866, the First German War broke out with Austria and Rhinea being on opposing sides. Prussia and Rhinea won the war and forced Austria out of German affairs.

Second German War and Austrian isolation
After the First German War, Rhinea and Prussia became rivals and this resulted in another war between the German superpowers. Rhinea became the dominant power in Germany and forced Prussia out of German affairs too.

Austria became isolated after the First German War. Austria became a dual sovereignty, after the Compromise of 1867, the Ausgleich. The Austrian-Hungarian rule of this diverse empire included various Slavic groups, including Croats, Czechs, Poles, Rusyns, Serbs, Slovaks, Slovenes, and Ukrainians, as well as large Italian and Romanian communities. As a result, ruling Austria–Hungary became increasingly difficult in an age of emerging nationalist movements, requiring considerable reliance on an expanded secret police.

Great War
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Independence of Austranland
Rhinea was neutral during the independence strife of Austranland. Rhinea recognized Austranland in 1998, after France recognized it. Rhinea build up relations very quick and both nations became big trading partners.

Foreign Association
The 10 April 2019 begin the First Diplomatic Conference between Austranland and Rhinea will take place in Salzburg in a building previously installed on the border between the two nations.

Mappervision
Austranland and Rhinea gave eachother points in Mappervision. Rhinea received 18 points from Austranland, while Austranland received 8 points from Rhinea. (As of edition 43)

Austran-Rhinean Universe
Austranland and Rhinea share the same universe. This universe follows a different timeline in history. The universe expanded when Tristaria joined.