The Republic of Asgathia

The Republic of Asgathia is Scottish Mapping III's Official Nation. It was formed on January 17th, 1963. It is located in Iceland, Scotland, and southern Norway.

World War Two
Just like in our timeline, Iceland was given independence in 1944. They decided to help out in WW2, playing a big part in the later liberation of Norway. In exchange for this, they asked for a big part of southern Norway. In the peace drawings, they were given southern Norway as they had asked for it. The Norwegians were happy under the Icelandic rule.

Cold War
The Icelandic people were doing very well. They had economic prosperity and strong allies, as they were one of the founding members of NATO. The Norwegians were very happy and so were the Icelanders. Scotland, seeing this economic prosperity and opportunity, held a referendum to join Iceland held on May 21st, 1962. The results came in soon after: it was a unanimous yes. The UK was slightly ticked off, but they knew that the USA supported this, so they didn't do anything. The UK changed their name and flag to the United Kingdom of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Scotland was officially ceded to Iceland on January 17th, 1963. The Icelanders changed their name and flag to the Republic of Asgathia. Asgathia consisted of 3 main regions: Scotland, Iceland, and Norway. All of these regions had equal power in the government and they all had governments of themselves. Asgathia later played a major role in the proxy wars of the Cold War, winning the Korean War in South Korea's favor and the Vietnam War. They also contributed to the fall of the Soviets, resulting in the Soviet Union falling much earlier in 1984. Germany was also reunified, and joined NATO.

Post-Cold War
The Republic of Asgathia now has one of the best living in the world. They have a flourishing economy and a sizable military. They still have a rivalry with the UK as the UK still wants Scotland. Overall, Asgathia is statistically one of the best nations to live in.