Le Meilleur des Mondes (Map Game)

I, vladnyk, welcome you to  Le Meilleur des Mondes ! I just hope you will like the map game, its backstory, tone, and mood of the world I created. Let's make metamodernity together!

Brief introduction
How long has it been since the end ? A few years? A decade? The world has changed dramatically. I can't believe people lived there without never-ending struggles like wars, crime, poverty...nevertheless, the old days are completely gone and will never return. Will not they?

The major international conflict between superpowers resulted in a devastating nuclear war (Mushroom War). Noone could escape the atrocities that raged all across the globe. The world turned into chaos, yet few managed to ensure relatively stable living. The rest has to live in perpetual fear of ravaging horrors. Will you bring back peace and prosperity? Or humanity is doomed forever? It is up to you.

Map


So, what is the current state of Europe? Europe, so is the rest of the World, is in chaos, except for a few regions. Marauders and sea pirates thrive from unresistable violence. Paris, Berlin, Moscow, and other former metropolises are all almost gone. Crime, poverty, plague, and war are everywhere. The soils are poorly fertile, yet the radiation is surprisingly not damaging. Climate change and desertification are destroying whole ecosystems. Cold areas have become colder and hot areas have become hotter. In general, the World has become an uncontrollable mess!

Despite the chaos ravaging across the continent, there are a few beacons of "stability":


 * Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Cyprus are so different, yet similar. They all managed to take actions against violence by creating confederations of towns and villages across the islands. On the other hand, they struggle with maintaining what they have already and cannot expand further (except for surprisingly successful Sicily, which plans to expand soon). They managed to overcome crime with different means. For instance, Sardinia and Corsica are direct democracies, whereas Crete and Cyprus are authoritarian dictatorships. As for Sicily, it is controlled by the mafia that prospers from crime across the Mediterranean. This is why Sardinia and Corsica are members of the "Mediterranean League" which was made to protect the seas from pirates.


 * Switzerland was one of the few countries that didn't participate in the Mushroom War and managed to almost completely preserve itself thanks to a variety of projects. Yet there are difficulties with feeding its own population due to the low fertility rate of soils and devastating climate changes. Switzerland can't expand unless it solves this issue.


 * England (United Kingdom) was one of the major participants in the Mushroom War. But, unlike the others, it had a well-developed defensive system in South-East England and London. It is the only state that doesn't suffer from food self-insufficiency and began expanding quickly last years.

Important Things:

 * 1) Read the rules,  A MUST! 
 * 2) If you have any further questions, please ask them to Vlad (vladnyk) in the LMdm channel of the Map Game Central Discord server

Rules:

 * 1) Feel free to create your own country on the Continetal Europe using the template below or pick already existing one!
 * 2) Each turn is up to 7 days long
 * 3) It's strongly recommended to make your turns contain lore on your nation and if you join later on in the game, learn the history of your region from previous turns.
 * 4) Staff control technological growth. You cannot decide to randomly skip 10 years of research in the period of one turn. This is why staff will control how technological advancements work in the game, in whatever way they see fit.
 * 5) You can join as anything at any time! This includes vassals or rebel groups for standard nation games. However, you may be limited in what actions you can do.
 * 6) Staff is always right, regardless of what you may think. Even if you think a staff member's action is wrong, it's their game and their rules. Do not take this opportunity to create drama, and instead either live with the disagreements or leave the map game.
 * 7) Say "Le Meilleur des [nation you choose]" to apply for a nation.

State Name:
I recommend you to draw a map of the state yourself and post it with the application!
 * Government: Digital democracy, Cybercommunism, Megacorporation, etc.
 * Ruler (if exists):
 * Parliament (if exists):
 * First party:
 * Second party:
 * Third party:
 * etc.
 * Economy: Information.
 * Capital (if exists): Insert capital city
 * Cities:
 * Demographics:
 * Population: Insert Pop (% of major ethnicities)
 * Religion: % of major religions.
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Diplomacy:
 * Nation: Diplomatic action taken.
 * Events: Insert actions nation done.

Staff

 * Creator: Vlad Nykytiuk (VladsNewAccount, vladnyk)
 * Acting Admin: ? (you can become one!)
 * Map Maker: ? (you can become one!)
 * NPC Event Maker: ? (you can become one!)
 * Moderator: ? (you can become one!)

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* PEE - post-end era

Events:

 * Rise of Algerian pirates: the amount of pillaging and plundering settlements of the Mediterranean Sea has slightly increased last years. In addition, the pirate cities of Algeria begin joining under the common jurisdictions, causing even more issues for the dwellers on the coast and bringing even more damage in the future.
 * Biting cold winter: territories with continental climate had to face biting cold winters causing a variety of issues. Thousands of people are forced to leave their homes and migrate to lands with milder climate in order to survive, flooding the coastal areas.
 * Stability comes back! Despite the rise of Algerian pirates and Sicilian mafia, life in the Mediterranean region seems to become more stable and safe. Wealth and prosperity are growing, whereas crime and violence are decreasing. Perhaps, living in a brave new world may not be so terrible...

NPC turns:

 * Sardinia and Corsica: the alliance between Corsica and Malta was created because of the rise of the Sicilian mafia, but a new threat, pirates of Algeria, made them strengthen their ties even further, adopting new common jurisdiction and creating collective armies and navies in order to ensure security of trade in the Mediterranean.
 * Sicily: the Sicilian mafia expands and increases its influence in South Italy, bringing in more crime to this region. On the other hand, cities of the region try to resist the upcoming violence and begin merging under common jurisdictions similar to Sardinia or Corsica. Will the mafia prevail? Or people of the region will fight back and defeat the scarlet menace?