World War III (Map Game)

This is a map-game based on a World War III scenario. Please follow the rules carefully and enjoy!

- Created by SwordOfLands (United States of America)

Rules[]

There will be no set schedule for turns. I am generally a pretty active person. I will not wait and waste everyone's time to release turns.
Please research any lore that your nation or faction might contain (leadership, type of government, ideologies, military, etc) and have it actually pertain to your country or faction.
Please be serious about this. No joke/implausible responses please.
Please check back regularly for new responses/turns, recommended every one to two days.
If you are not active for one week, you will be eliminated from the game. However, if you have a legit reason for leaving, I or another moderator will accept that.
You may join if you have no prior experience in a map game. However, you must be willing to learn how it works.
Please no godmodding, meaning taking control of another player's nation, faction, or corporation and doing things against their wishes. You must get permission first from the other person before doing it.
Once I approve your claim, you can write your turn in the space provided! You have to let some things slide. You are not all-powerful. Your nation, faction, or corporation might take some hits. You may lose some battles. You have to own up to it.
Mature themes such as excessive gore and profanity are allowed. Make sure it is reasonable though and within good taste.
Please be kind to each other in the comments.
Have fun!

Countries/Factions[]

Reserved[]

United States of America - (SwordOfLands)

Claimed[]

Ukraine - (PunchboxNET421)

Australia - (Hsishshwi)

Countries[]

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Australia - (Hsishshwi)
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegevina
Brazil
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazkahstan
Kenya
Latvia
Libya
Lithuania
Mali
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine - (PunchboxNET421)
United Kingdom/Great Britain
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen

Factions[]

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Taliban
Anonymous

If you have any more that I didn't include, let me know!

Alliances[]

These are subject to change as the map game goes on.

United Nations Security Council[]

United States of America
United Kingdom
Russia
China
France

NATO[]

Albania
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States

Collective Security Treaty Organization[]

Armenia
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Tajikstan

Shanghai Cooperation Organization[]

China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
Russia
Uzbekistan
Iran

European Union[]

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden

Arab League[]

Algeria
Bahrain
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

Moderators[]

SwordOfLands

If you wish to be a moderator, please say so in the comments or on my message board! However, you must be active and serious, and actually take the rules into consideration. Thank you!

Turns[]

2022[]

Things are heating up on the world stage, more so than they ever have before. Europe and Asia are becoming a tinder box of tensions, where old grievances are being exploited by demagogues and fascists. Russia is at the throat of Ukraine with constant threats of war, while China is flexing its military might and economic muscle on the international scene. Meanwhile in the United States, the infamous legacy of Donald Trump still lingers. His successor, Joseph R. Biden, is determined to put the United States of America back on track, but with the country divided and the president embroiled in trouble, the future is uncertain.

However, with the end of the dreaded coronavirus in sight as well as moves in pop-culture that'll have a lasting impact, the world's in for a fascinating shift in the coming months. But what that shift actually entails is far beyond anything we could ever imagine.

United States of America - (SwordOfLands)

National Ideology: Capitalism/Libertarianism
Government: Federal presidential constitutional republic
- President: Joe Biden (D-Delaware)
- Vice President: Kamala Harris (D-California)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Nancy Pelosi (D-Maryland)

Majority
- Democrats: 243
- Green: 8

Minority
- Republican: 231
- Libertarian: 18

Senate Majority Leader: Chuck Schumer (D-New York)
- Majority
  - Republican: 49
  - Libertarian: 3
- Minority:
  - Democratic: 46
  - Green: 2

Chief Justice: John Roberts (I-New York)
- Conservative Judges: 4
- Moderate Judges: 2
- Liberal Judges: 3

Capital City: Washington DC (District of Columbia)
- Major Cities:
  - New York City, New York
  - Los Angeles, California
  - Houston, Texas
  - Chicago, Illinois
  - Dallas, Texas

Population: 331 Million
- Major Ethnicities:
  - 57% White
  - 12% Black
  - 5.9% Asian
  - 4.1% Two or more races
  - 0.7% Native American
  - 0.5% Other
  - 0.2& Pacific Islander
- Major Religions
  - Christianity
  - Protestantism
  - Catholicism
  - Mormonism
  - Judaism
  - Other

Economy: The economy of the United States is a highly developed market economy. It is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP and net wealth and the second-largest by purchasing power parity behind China
- Currency: United States Dollar, Fedcoin, Bitcoin
- GDP: 22.940 Trillion USB
- HDI: 0.926 (indicated as very high)

Internal Affairs

President Joe Biden's ambitious infrastructure projects in the U.S. South are raising alarms in one of the country's most productive energy regions. While the rest of the nation struggles with infrastructure issues, the Department of Energy (DOE) is spending a record $7.5 billion to build a crude oil pipeline between Texas and Louisiana, and new federal data show that the nation's electric grid is struggling to handle increased demand and supply. And on March 3, DOE announced that new federal spending on energy-efficiency projects, including electric vehicles and wind energy, will help drive $2.3 trillion in new investments over the next six years.
Ariana Grande and Post Malone collaborate on a new album: Killa, featuring the title track "Killa". The album rises to the top of the Billboard 100, becoming the most listened to in 2022.
COVID cases briefly spike in the Midwest, particularly in Minessota, Michigan, and Iowa, while states in New England and the Pacific Northwest start to see a sharp decline.

International Affairs and Diplomacy

TBA

Ukraine - (PunchboxNET241)

National Ideology: Capitalism/Libertarianism
Government: Unitary semi-presidental constitutional republic
- President: Volodymyr Zelensky
- Prime Minister: Denys Shmyhal
- Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada: Ruslan Stefanchuk

Capital City: Kyiv
- Major Cities:
  - Kharkiv
  - Odessa

Population: 41 million (excluding Crimea and Sevastopol)
- Major Ethnicities:
  - - 77.8% Ukrainians
    - 17.3% Russians
    - 4.9% others/unspecified
- Major Religions
  - Religion:
    - 87.3% Christianity
    - 11.0% Irreligion
    - 0.8% Others
    - 0.9% Unanswered

Economy: Ukraine has a lower-middle income economy, which is the 55th largest in the world by nominal GDP, and the 40th largest by PPP. It is one of the world's largest grain exporters, and is sometimes called the "Breadbasket of Europe". However, the country is one of the poorest in Europe and is also among the most severely corrupt in the continent.
- Currency: United States Dollar, Fedcoin, Bitcoin
- GDP: USD 584 billion
- HDI: 0.779