Nations

## Majors

##### While not all of these nations have focus trees, their size and position on the global stage make them important global power-players.

* **Soviet Union:** The **Union of Soviet Socialist Republics** is the dominant power of our world. Its influence stretches across all continents, and many nations depend on its protection. But with a looming power struggle within the Politburo and Chairman Yazov's recently erratic policy decisions, the great Union could be facing its downfall far sooner than expected. With enemies in all directions, can the Communist world order be saved?

* **American People’s Commonwealth:** The **American People's Commonwealth** is a nation of Communists who have no loyalty to the Soviet Union, condemning it as fascist and an abomination. When the United States collapsed, these like-minded activists enforced their iron grip over the North-East, expelling all upper class citizens, or at least those who hadn't already left. But now the economy is stagnating and the Commonwealth's industrial capabilities have collapsed. Can this unusual enemy of the USSR get itself back on its feet before either the Soviets or Southern remnants take it all away?

* **American Republic:** The **American Republic**, or as it is more commonly known around the world, the Remnants, is officially the successor state of the United States. When Reagan resigned and essentially dissolved the US, Vice President Bush seized control in Washington and ordered all loyal patriots to flee South, proceeding to shut off D.C from the rest of the world, rendering it a copy of West Berlin. Now with the American Republic finally stable, Congressional elections approach, which will decide the future of the former United States... forever.

* **Union of American People’s Republics:** The **Union of American People's Republics** was established in the catastrophic collapse of the United States. Loyal Communists and supporters of the Soviet leadership fled West to create a new America based on their vision. Unofficially allied with the USSR, the Union is economically the most powerful of the three major American nations, but has experienced internal tensions since the beginning. Cascadian separatists and a religious heartland have brought much pain for the leadership, and if the Soviet world order collapses there will be few friends for this nation to turn to.

* **United Kingdom:** The **United Kingdom** is seen by many as the last bastion of democracy in Europe. In lengthy talks with the Irish government, both sides agreed in the early 1980s to put aside their differences and create a unity government in Northern Ireland, allowing Britain to divert its political power to halting revolution. In the decades since, tensions in the Kingdom are boiling over, with Prime Minister David Owen seen as a threat to the survival of the European Union and the Soviet world order. Will the **United Kingdom** continue on its path of isolation and stability, or will a strong leader take charge?

* **Italian Union:** The **Italian Union** is the shining Red Jewel of the Mediterranean, a beacon of socialist prosperity in a time where the red star of Moscow is waning. With the establishment of Communist rule in 1984, when Enrico Berlinguer formed a coalition with the Socialist Party, the country has put the violent Years of Lead behind it. Today, Italy is a peaceful society, and although the problems with the Mafia represents some issues, this peace generally reigns undisturbed. However, storm clouds are gathering on the horizon, and time will tell whether the Socialist Revolution can hold together in the 21st century.

* **Germany:** After being divided for nearly four decades, the two German nations reunited in the mid-1980s with much fanfare. Since then, the German Democratic Republic has maintained a strong military and economy, as well as a stable political system. With nominal control over the European Union, many are beginning to suspect that Germany has become more powerful than the Soviet Union itself, influencing its European neighbors for its own gains. Could Germany become the successor to the dying Soviet world order?

## Important Minors

##### While all non-major nations can be considered minors, the following poses their own focus tree.

* **United Arab Republic**
* **Ethiopia**
* **India**
* **American Commonwealth**
* **American State**
* **Greater American Union**
* **People's Union of India**
* **Indian Righteous Union**
* **Egypt**
* **Syria**
* **New Arab Commonwealth**
* **Aswan**
* **Lower Nile**
* **Cascadia**
* **Yemen**
* **Great Lakes**