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A mega-nation is formed by a group of smaller nations binding together to achieve a common goal. There are three types of mega-nations: Empires, Unions, and Extended Nations.  
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'''Meganation''', is a political entity which is more than one in-game nation, theoretically affiliated with each other, as it would function as an independent state. It differentiaties from an '''[[alliance]]''' - alliances are made up of nations which are independently ruled, but they primarily have mutual goals (may be aiding eachother, supporting in conflicts, et cetera). There is a third term which is counted in field of EarthMC geopolitics; '''sub-meganation'''. It all will be detailed below.


* Empires heavily influence smaller states so they become subservient to the core nation, almost like a state of the irl United States. An example of this is [[Cascadia]]
== Comparison to the real world ==
* Meanwhile Unions are formed when multiple nations decide to join forces and unite their nations together to achieve a common goal. The difference with Empires is that they don't have a core nation.
[[File:Meganation structure.png|thumb|400px|Structure of meganations and alliances.]]
* Extended Nations are nations which were originally one, but they bought or created other nations in order to expand their range. An example is [[La Plata]]
It may be easily compared to the real world geopolitical situations. If we assigned terms to real world countries:
* Russian Federation is a puppetmaster of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. That makes meganation.
* The United Kingdom may be considered as a sub-meganation, as it unites England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
* However, the above is a part of "The Crown" (which is a meganation) which composes of The UK and their overseas territories and crown dependencies, such as Guernsey, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands.
* NATO is a pact composed of nations, sub-meganations and meganations.
* CSTO is an alliance made of nations and meganations.
* Visegrad is an organization made of nations.


Most current mega-nations are empires, with the exception of La Plata.  
== Early history ==
First meganations to form were likely established as nations puppeted other countries, or when states joined together under one banner, when nations were sold to people loyal to another rulers, et cetera.
Cascadia was probably the first meganation to be created on EarthMC, holding many provinces under its wing during 2019. Rio Grande was the next power to form, followed by California, which benefited by taking provinces from the collapsing Cascadian megastate. The latter was also experimenting with colonialism, founding Nicaragua as a colony. The more interesting case is however La Plata. It is another example of an early meganation, composed of Argentinian and Chilean towns. The issue was, some Chile's cities were outside of Argentina's nation range. Hence, the workaround was to make a new Towny nation, invite Chilean towns and theoretically work as a one nation anyways.


== '''History''' ==
== List of meganations ==
[[La Plata]] is an example of an early mega-nation. La Plata was composed of Argentinian and Chilean towns. The problem was that some IRL Chilean towns were outside of the nation range. To work around this, they bought a newly created Chilean nation.  
As of March 2022, there were about 40 listed and functioning meganations on the Nova. As of December 2022, Terra Aurora had categorized some 20 meganations and 10 alliances.
The main organization staying behind categorizing meganations and pacts on EarthMC is "EMC Toolkit Development" which has released a Discord "EarthMC Stats" bot, which is used on a lot of EMC nations' discord servers.


[[Cascadia]] was the first empire 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.
=== Current notable meganations ===


== '''List of current mega-nations''' ==
==== Terra Aurora ====
{| class="article-table sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Type
!Provinces and colonies
!Continent
!Chunks
!Residents
!Established
|-
|-
![[La Plata]]
! Name
|Extended Nation
! Capital location
|
* Argentina
* Chile
* Perú
* Paraguay
|South America
|3450
|97
|Early 2019
|-
|-
|[[California]]
| [[Aurora:Midwest Union|Midwest Union]]
|Empire
| North America
|
* 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
|-
|-
|[[The Republic of the Rio Grande|Rio Grande]]
| [[Aurora:Cuba|Cuba]]
|Empire
| North America
|Rio Grande
|-
NT
| [[Aurora:North Sea Republic|North Sea Republic]]
| Europe
|-
| [[Aurora:Aland|Aland]]
| Europe
|-
| [[Aurora:Holy Empire of Rus|Holy Empire of Rus]]
| Europe
|-
| [[Aurora:Turkey|Turkey]]
| Asia
|-
| [[Aurora:Mali|Mali]]
| Africa
|-
| [[Aurora:Indochina|Indochina]]
| Asia
|-
| [[Aurora:Philippines|Philippines]]
| Asia
|-
| [[Aurora:Yamato Federation|Yamato Federation]]
| Asia
|-
| [[Aurora:Australia|Australia]]
| Oceania
|-
| [[Aurora:Antarctic Union|Antarctic Union]]
| Antarctica
|}


Washington
==== Terra Nova ====
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
Louisiana
|-
 
! Name
South Texas
! Capital location
 
|-
New Mexico
| Greater Québécois Empire
|North America
| North America
|6004
|-
|430
| Cuban Empire
|Mid-2019
| North America
|-
| Spanish Empire
| Europe
|-
| German Confederation
| Europe
|-
| Lechian Empire
| Europe
|-
| Russia
| Europe
|-
| Tanzanian Empire
| Africa
|-
| Second Nubian Empire
| Africa
|-
|-
|[[Cascadia]]
| Japanese Empire
|Empire
| Asia
|Cascadia
Bhutan
 
Haida
 
British Colombia
 
Kaska
 
USSR
 
Wyoming(doesnt exist)
 
Yukon
|North America, however holds colonies in Asia
|2898
|214
|Late 2018
|-
|-
|[[Canadian Empire|The Canadian Empire]]
| Australia
|Empire
| Oceania
|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''' ==
== See also ==
 
* [https://discord.gg/AVtgkcRgFs EMC Toolkit Development]
=== '''Pros''' ===
* [[Alliance]]
* 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.
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Meganation, is a political entity which is more than one in-game nation, theoretically affiliated with each other, as it would function as an independent state. It differentiaties from an alliance - alliances are made up of nations which are independently ruled, but they primarily have mutual goals (may be aiding eachother, supporting in conflicts, et cetera). There is a third term which is counted in field of EarthMC geopolitics; sub-meganation. It all will be detailed below.

Comparison to the real world

Structure of meganations and alliances.

It may be easily compared to the real world geopolitical situations. If we assigned terms to real world countries:

  • Russian Federation is a puppetmaster of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. That makes meganation.
  • The United Kingdom may be considered as a sub-meganation, as it unites England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
  • However, the above is a part of "The Crown" (which is a meganation) which composes of The UK and their overseas territories and crown dependencies, such as Guernsey, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands.
  • NATO is a pact composed of nations, sub-meganations and meganations.
  • CSTO is an alliance made of nations and meganations.
  • Visegrad is an organization made of nations.

Early history

First meganations to form were likely established as nations puppeted other countries, or when states joined together under one banner, when nations were sold to people loyal to another rulers, et cetera. Cascadia was probably the first meganation to be created on EarthMC, holding many provinces under its wing during 2019. Rio Grande was the next power to form, followed by California, which benefited by taking provinces from the collapsing Cascadian megastate. The latter was also experimenting with colonialism, founding Nicaragua as a colony. The more interesting case is however La Plata. It is another example of an early meganation, composed of Argentinian and Chilean towns. The issue was, some Chile's cities were outside of Argentina's nation range. Hence, the workaround was to make a new Towny nation, invite Chilean towns and theoretically work as a one nation anyways.

List of meganations

As of March 2022, there were about 40 listed and functioning meganations on the Nova. As of December 2022, Terra Aurora had categorized some 20 meganations and 10 alliances. The main organization staying behind categorizing meganations and pacts on EarthMC is "EMC Toolkit Development" which has released a Discord "EarthMC Stats" bot, which is used on a lot of EMC nations' discord servers.

Current notable meganations

Terra Aurora

Name Capital location
Midwest Union North America
Cuba North America
North Sea Republic Europe
Aland Europe
Holy Empire of Rus Europe
Turkey Asia
Mali Africa
Indochina Asia
Philippines Asia
Yamato Federation Asia
Australia Oceania
Antarctic Union Antarctica

Terra Nova

Name Capital location
Greater Québécois Empire North America
Cuban Empire North America
Spanish Empire Europe
German Confederation Europe
Lechian Empire Europe
Russia Europe
Tanzanian Empire Africa
Second Nubian Empire Africa
Japanese Empire Asia
Australia Oceania

See also

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