Almost World

For the Almost Map Game

Europe

 * Celtica Brittanians managed to hold back the Anglo-Saxons, and Brittanian remained largley Celtic.
 * Vikings never discovered Iceland, causing to to remain and Irish colony.
 * Empire of Brittania colonized Greenland.
 * Ideas of revolution spread far and wide after the French Revolution.
 * Napoleon's brother remained in control of Spain and conquered Portugal, which fled to Brazil.
 * Russia was more succesful with the Mongols, but less succesful with Japan.
 * Belgium never revolted from the Netherlands.
 * The second Minonian earthquake never occured, allowing the Minionians to carve out a powerful kingdom.
 * Romania is a larger power, and manages to conquere about half of Bulgaria.
 * Piedmon-Sardinia never formed.
 * The Papal States managed to conquere Italy with the wealth from the crusades, forming the Kingdom of God.
 * The Protestant Revolution was now as large, with most of Europe, such as Germany and Denmark, to remain Catholic.
 * The 100 Years of War was more of a stalemate, and England managed to get Brittany.
 * Byzantium was never renamed Constantinople, and therefore never became Istanbul

Asia

 * Tibet managed to repel the Chinese.
 * Uesegi unified Japan.
 * Japan saw what was happening to China sooner, and the Meiji Restoration occured several decades earlier.
 * Russia was more succesful with the Mongols, but less succeful with Japan.
 * Islam was less popular with the Mongols.

Americas

 * War of 1812 was won by America
 * The French-and-Indian War was bloodier.
 * France colonized New Brunswick
 * Alaska and much of Western Canada was colonzied by Russia
 * A group of 3,000 fleeing Ainu reached the shores of California during the Japanese conquest, and formed a powerful kingdom.
 * Oregon became independant.
 * Deseret remained independant.
 * Montana became independant.
 * Canada revolted under Britain.
 * Gran Colombia never collapsed.
 * Patagonia never collapsed.
 * The Minoin Greeks colonzied the Caribbean.
 * Maya were unified and managed to defend themselves from the Toltec.
 * Netherlands colonzied all of Guinea.
 * Mexican Empire remained.
 * France conquered the Inca rather than the Spanish

Oceania

 * Portugal colonized New Zealand and Tasmania
 * Melanesia was completely colonzied by Britain

Africa

 * Moroccan Berbers kept more of their culture, and didn't became Arabic.
 * The nations revolted after the French Revolution, and many are still revolting.
 * Portugal colonzied Mozambique and Madagascar.
 * Shaka Zulu was not killed by his family, and had a strong heir, allowing them to remain uncolonized.
 * African ethnic groups are more connected.

Nations
This is just for chosen made-up nations to clarify some stuff about their history and stuff.

Nation Rankings
I = Super Power (OTL America)

II Regional Power (OTL Japan)

III Mild Power (OTL Sweden)

IV Weak Power (OTL Iran)

V This place is a country? (Mali)

Military
Powerful-I

Strong-II

Stronger II

Mild III

Weak IV

Horrid V

Stability
Very I

Pretty II

Holding III

Somehwat: IV

Low : IV

Very Low V

Infastructure
Grande: I

Good: II

OK: III

Mediocre: III

Poor: IV

Crumbling V

Economy
Flourishing I

Good II

Mild III

Depression IV

Crumbling V

Melanesia (IV)

 * Official Language: Celtic
 * Independance:
 * How?: Revolt
 * From?: Brittanica
 * Why?: Cultural diffirences
 * When? 1843
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Melanesian
 * OTL Nations: Soloman Islands, Papau New Guinea, Fiji, Indonesia
 * Drives on the: Right
 * Military: Mild
 * Infastructure: Poor
 * Stability: Somewhat
 * Governmant: Democratic Republic
 * Long Name: Republic of Unified Melanesian Islands
 * Major Religion(s): Islam (Sunni), Hindu, Christianity (Celtic Syncretism/Melanesian-Celtic Syncretism))
 * State Religion: None
 * Economy: Depression

Brittanica (I)

 * Offiicial Language: Celtic
 * Unification: 1707
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Celtic, Gaelic
 * OTL Nations: Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Norway and Greenland (sorta a country) Some edge bits of Vancouver
 * Drives on the: Left
 * Military: Powerful (temporarily stronger)
 * Infastructure: Grande
 * Stability: Pretty
 * Governmant: Tribal Federation
 * Long Name: Imperial Federation of Tribal Brittanicans
 * Name Translate: Land of Brittanics
 * Major Religion(s): Christianity (CelticSyncretism)
 * State Religion: Christianity (Celtic Syncratism)
 * Economy: Good
 * Currency: Pounds Sterling

Thrace and Thessalonkia (III)

 * Official Languge: Greek
 * Religion: Greek Orthadox Christianity and Sunni Islam
 * Unification: 1453
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Greek, Turkish
 * OTL Nations: Turkey, Greece
 * Drives on the: Left
 * Military: Weak
 * Infastructure: Grande
 * Stabilitiy: Very
 * Governmant: Republic
 * Long Name: Republic of Thrace and Thessalonkia
 * Economy: Good

Japan (I)

 * Official Language: Japanese
 * Recognised regional language: Korean, Chinese
 * Unification: 1600
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese
 * OTL location: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Karafuto (Sakhalin), Chishima (Kuril) Islands, Kamchatka, Parts of Primorsky Krai
 * Military: Powerful
 * Infrastructure: Good
 * Stability: Rather
 * Government: Absolute Monarchy
 * Long Name: 大日本帝國 (Dai Nippon Teikoku)
 * Name Translate: Empire of Japan
 * Major Religion(s): Shinto, Buddhism (Zen)
 * State Religion: Shinto
 * Economy: Good

Vancouver (III)

 * Official Language: French
 * Independance:
 * How?: Peaceful succesion
 * From?: Empire of France
 * Why?: Economic/political reasons
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): French
 * OTL Location: Canada (Vancouver)
 * Military: Mild
 * Stability: Pretty
 * Governmant: Democracy
 * Long Name: Democratic State of Vancouver
 * Major Religion(s): Christianity (Catholic)
 * State religion: None
 * Economy: Flourishing

Oregon (IV)

 * Official Language: Celtic
 * Independance:
 * How?: Revolt
 * From?: Brittanica
 * Why?: Political reasons
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Celtic, Native American
 * OTL Location: Oregon
 * Military: Weak
 * Stability: Somewhat
 * Governmant: Republican Dictatorship
 * Long Name: Theocratic Republic of Oregon
 * Major Religion(s): Christianity (Celtic Syncretism)
 * State Religion: Christianity (Celtic Syncretism)
 * Economy: Poor

Mino (I)

 * Official Language: Linear B (proto-Greek)
 * Formation: c. 3000 BCE
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Greek
 * OTL Location: Greece, Cyprus, Italy (Sicily/Sardinia), France (Corsica), Turkey (Troy/ Kastamonu)
 * Military: Powerful
 * Infastructure: Grand
 * Stability: Very
 * Governmant: Constitutional Monarchy
 * Long Name: Minoan Empire
 * Major Religion(s): Christianity (Catholic)
 * State Religion: Christianity (Catholic)
 * Economy: Good

America (II)

 * Official Language: Celtic
 * Independance:
 * How? Revolt
 * From? Brittanica?
 * Why? High taxes
 * When? 1776
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Celtic, French, Native American
 * OTL Location: America, Canada
 * Military: Strong
 * Infastructure: Grande
 * Stabilitiy: Holding
 * Governmant: Constitutional Federal Republic
 * Long Name: United States of America
 * Major Religion(s): Christianity (Native Syncretism/Celtic Syncretism)
 * State Religion: None
 * Economy: Flourishing

Austria-Hungary (II)

 * Official Language: Hungarian, German
 * Formation: 1844 (de facto), 1846 (de jure)
 * Main Ethic Group(s): Bosnians, Slovenians, Croatians, Serbians, Slovaks
 * OTL Location: Austria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Serbia
 * Military: Stronger
 * Infatructure: Mediocre
 * Stability: Pretty
 * Government: Presidential Federal Republic
 * Long name: Federal Republic of Austria and Hungary
 * Major Religion(s): Christianity (Orthodoxy/Catholicism), Judaism, Islam (Sunni)
 * State Religion: None
 * Economy: Mild

Deseret (III)

 * Official Language: English
 * Formation: 1835
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Americans
 * OTL Location: Utah, Nevada
 * Military: Mild
 * Infastructure: Mediocre
 * Stability: Pretty
 * Governmant: Theocracy
 * Name Transalated: Honeybee
 * Long Name: Mormon State of Deseret
 * Major Religion(s): Mormonism
 * State Religion: Mormonism
 * Economy: Depression

Atarashi Hokkaido (II)

 * Official Language: Ainu
 * Formation: 1390
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Ainu
 * OTL Location: California, Mexico (Baja California)
 * Military: Strong
 * Infastructure: OK
 * Stability: Very
 * Governmant: Cheifdom
 * Name Translated: New Hokkaido
 * Long Name: Cheifdom of Atarashi Hokkaido
 * Major Religion(s): Traditional Animism
 * State Religion: None
 * Economy: Good

Alaska (II)

 * Official Language(s): Russian, Eskimo
 * Independance:
 * How? Revolt
 * From? Russia
 * Why? Taxes
 * When? 1785
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Russian, Eskimo
 * OTL Location: Alaska, Canada (Northwest Territories)
 * Military: Stronger
 * Infastructure: Grande
 * Stability: Pretty
 * Governmant: Tsardom
 * Name Translated: Mainland
 * Long Name: Alaskan Tsardom
 * Major Religion(s): Christian (Eastern Orthodox/Eastern Orthodox Syncretism)
 * State Religion: None
 * Economy: Good

Ottoman (III)

 * Official Language(s): Turkish, Arabic
 * Formation: 1299
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Turks, Arabs
 * OTL Location: Arabia, Turkey
 * Military: Weak
 * Infastructure: OK
 * Stability: Somehwat
 * Governmant: Sultanate
 * Long Name: Ottoman Empire
 * Major Religion(s): Islam (Sunni)
 * State Religion: Islam (Sunni)
 * Economy: Good

Mexico (II)

 * Official Language(s): Spanish
 * Independance:
 * How? Revolt
 * From? Spain
 * Why? Greater autonomy
 * When? 1821
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Meztizos
 * OTL Location: Mexico
 * Military: Stronger
 * Infastructure: Good
 * Stability: Very
 * Governmant: Empire
 * Long Name: Mexican Empire
 * Major Religion(s): Christianity (Catholicism/Native Syncretism)
 * State Religion: Christianity (Catholicism)
 * Economy: Mild

France (I)

 * Official Language: French
 * Formation: 481 CE
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): French
 * Military: Powerful (temporarily strong)
 * Infastructure: Grande
 * Stability: Very
 * Governmant: Republic
 * Long Name: French Republic
 * Major Religion(s): Christianity (Catholic/Protestant/Cathar)
 * State Religion: None
 * Economy: Flourishing

Gran Columbia (III)

 * Official Language: French
 * Independance:
 * How? Revolt
 * From? Spain
 * Why? Greater autonomy
 * When? 1819
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Meztizos, Creoles
 * Military: Mild
 * Infastructure: Poor
 * Stability: Pretty
 * Governmant: Republic
 * Long Name: Gran Colombian Republic
 * Major Religion(s): Chistianity (Catholic/Local Syncretism)
 * State Religion: None
 * Economy: Depression

Brazil (III)

 * Official Language(s): Portuguese
 * Formation: 1821
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Meztizos, Creoles
 * Military: Mild
 * Infastructure: Poor
 * Stability: Pretty
 * Governmant: Empire
 * Long Name: Empire of Brazil
 * Major Religion(s): Chistianity (Catholic/Local Syncretism)
 * State Religion: None
 * Economy: Depression

Inca (III)

 * Official Language(s): French
 * Independance:
 * How? Revolt
 * From? France
 * Why? Greater autonomy
 * When? 1811
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Meztizos, Creoles
 * Military: Mild
 * Infastructure: Poor
 * Stability: Pretty
 * Governmant: Republic
 * Long Name: New Incan Republic
 * Major Religion(s): Chistianity (Catholic/Local Syncretism/Calvanist/Cathar)
 * State Religion: None
 * Economy: Depression

Moorish Al-Maghrib (V)

 * Official Language(s): Arabic, French
 * Independance:
 * How? Revolt
 * From? France
 * Why? Cultural Diffirences
 * When? 1820
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): French, Berber
 * Military: Horrid
 * Infastructure: Crumbling
 * Governmant: Absolute Monarchy
 * Long Name: Kingdom of Moorish Al-Maghrib
 * Major Religion(s): Christianity (Catholicism)
 * State Religion: None
 * Economy: Crumbling
 * Stability: Very Low

at-Tunisiyyah (V)

 * Official Languages: Arabic, Italian
 * Independance
 * How? Revolt
 * From? Italy
 * Why? Cultural/religous reasons
 * When? 1819
 * Main Ethnic Group(s): Italians, Berber
 * Military: Horrid
 * Infastructure: Crumbling
 * Long Name: Republic of Al-Jumhūriyyah at-Tūnisiyyah
 * Major Religion(s): Islam (Sunni)
 * State Religion: None
 * Economy: Crumbling
 * Stability: Very Low