Nations & Factions
30 entries in the Europa Universalis compendium.
PortugalA Southwestern European republic with a rich maritime history and global cultural influencEnglandA historic nation on the island of Great Britain, origin of the English language and the IRussiaFrom Muscovite principality to Siberian empire, the Tsar's realm stretches to the edge of SpainA nation forged from the Reconquista and the union of Castile and Aragon, Spain rose to buAustriaA crown of lands held together by dynastic will and the weight of the Habsburg name.PrussiaA German state that rose from the Teutonic Order to become the core of the German Empire.SwedenThe Kingdom of Sweden, a Nordic great power shaped by Viking heritage, the Kalmar Union, aPolandA crown chosen by the nobility, a cavalry that struck fear into empires, and a parliament Papal StatesThe temporal domain of the pope, from 756 to 1870.DenmarkGuardian of the Sound, merchant of the Baltic, and eternal rival of the Swedish crown.BurgundyA historical region in France, heart of the Valois-Burgundian State.MilanItaly's economic capital and a global hub of fashion, finance, and culture.NetherlandsThe Netherlands: a low-lying nation of polders, trade, and tolerance.GenoaLa Superba: Queen of the SeasNaplesA crown on the Bay of Naples, contested between empires for centuries.SardiniaOne island, one port, and a navy just large enough to keep the empires on either side off HungaryA crown of thorns between the Habsburg eagle and the Ottoman crescent.SerbiaA landlocked Balkan nation with a rich medieval empire, Ottoman and Habsburg legacies, andGeorgiaA mountain kingdom caught between empires, clinging to its passes and its wine.PersiaThe ancient throne of the Shah, where faith, silk, and steel shape an empire.MughalAn empire of horses, poets, and a thousand provinces beneath one throne.IrelandAn island of green, history, and division.ChinaThe Celestial Empire: where the Mandate of Heaven binds emperor, court, and continent in oBohemiaThe westernmost historical region of the Czech Republic, once a kingdom in the Holy Roman MaliGold, the Niger, and the weight of a Mansa's crown.SonghaiThe Niger bends to the will of the Askiya throne.JapanLand of the Rising SunKongoThe first great African kingdom to embrace the cross, and the last to hold its copper crowEthiopiaA landlocked nation in the Horn of Africa, with a history stretching from the Kingdom of ACrimean KhanateA cavalry khanate caught between two empires, surviving on steel, slaves, and diplomacy.
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