Meganation

A mega-nation is formed by a group of smaller nations binding together to achieve a common goal. There are two types of mega-nations: Empires and Unions. Empires heavily influence smaller states so they become subservient to the core nation, almost like a state of the irl United States. Meanwhile Unions are formed when multiple nations decide to join forces and unite their nations together to achieve a common goal. Most current mega-nations are empires, with the exception of La Plata.

History

Cascadia was the first mega-nation to form on EarthMC, holding many provinces under its wing during 2019. However, when the Cascadian Civil War began, Cascadia started losing its status. Rio Grande was the next mega-nation to form, holding provinces like South Texas(independent de facto but under such heavy influence it is considered a province), followed by California, who benefited by taking provinces from the collapsing Cascadia, like North California and Oregon. California was also one of the first nations to experiment with colonialism, founding Nicaragua as a colony.

List of current mega-nations

Name	Type	Provinces and colonies	Continent	Chunks	Residents	Established
La Plata	Union	Argentina Chile Perú Paraguay	South America	3450	97	Early 2019
California	Empire	Core California North California Inca(which has its own colonies of Grosso and Antarctic Coast) Brazil Oregon	North America, but holds South American colonies as well as some land in Russia	2840	280	Late 2018
Rio Grande	Empire	Rio Grande NT Washington Louisiana South Texas New Mexico	North America	6004	430	Mid-2019
Cascadia	Empire	Cascadia Bhutan Haida British Colombia Kaska USSR Wyoming(doesnt exist) Yukon	North America, however holds colonies in Asia	2898	214	Late 2018
The Canadian Empire	Empire	Alaska Anchorage Baffin Belize Canada Central Alaska Coasta Rica Dakota D.C. East Alaska Gjoa Groenland HBC Honduras Inuvik Iowa Iroquois Kievan_Rus Klondike Kodiak KSSR Midwest Minnesota Etc. 47 provinces in total	North America, but holds colonies in Asia, central america and Europe	16199	722	late 2019

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Mega-nations can grow significantly larger than typical nations, because they can bypass the town limit by simply adding a new province to their mega-nation.
• They can affect nations outside their main region more efficiently by setting up colonial provinces like California's Inca province.
• They have a larger population on average due to their size, which can lead to larger armies, improved infrastructure, and even permanent activity.
• They can afford to lose more towns in a fight, and can bring larger armies to the battlefield in case of war.

Cons

• They cost more to make and maintain.
• They run the risk of having provinces declare independence or switching sides.
• Smaller nations tend to not like mega-nations since they control alliance votes and heavily influence smaller nations within their sphere of influence. This is the main reason that California left the Sunset Confederacy in June 2020, and went to war with Salish soon after.
• It is harder for mega-nations to control their towns and provinces effectively.