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NationStates was created in 2002 by Max Barry to promote his novel, Jennifer Government. Since then, for over twenty years the game has grown into a community of communities, with thousands of individual players from around the world.

When your nation is created, your nation has a 50% chance that it will start out in a Game Created Region (GCR) known as a “Feeder region”, one of the original five Regions where new nations are born.

The Feeder regions are:

The West Pacific
The Pacific
The East Pacific
The North Pacific
The South Pacific


The other 50% of the time, your nation will start out in a Frontier Region, which is a type of User Created Region (UCR). The number of Frontier Regions vary at any given time.

Other types of Game Created regions include the three "Restorer" (aka "Sinker") regions where nations that have ceased to exist (CTE'd) are 'refounded' or 'restored':

Lazarus
Osiris
Balder

The region where all ejected and banned nations go:

The Rejected Realms

And the Warzone regions:

Warzone Sandbox
Warzone Europe
Warzone Asia
Warzone Africa
Warzone Australia


Regions Founded by individual players and are known as 'User Created Regions' (UCRs). A UCR can be a Frontier Region as mention above, or can be a Stronghold Region where a Governor Nation has executive control of the region instead of the Delegate. Any player can create their own region(s).

So, now what?

After your nation is created, it's all up to you, the player.

How can I stop all these recruitment telegrams?

You can adjust your Telegram Inbox preferences here.

What are some of your options ?

- You can stay in the Feeder or Frontier region in which your nation is created, or you can move your nation to a different region.
   (note: Some User Created Regions are password protected)

- You can create your own region via the Found Region page.

- You can make decisions on 'Issues' your nation receives. Making decisions on issues is what alters your nation's economy, civil rights, and politics, and many other national statistics.
   Fair warning: NationStates issues tend to be humorous, satirical, and sometimes just plain bizarre. Just as in RL, there can be unintended consequences. Don't take NS too seriously. ;)

- You can alter your nation's flag and it's motto, as well as it's currency and national animal.
   More options will become available to your nation over time:

-===>Capital City: Unlockable with 250 million citizens. #241: A Capital City For @@NAME@@?
-===>Leader: Unlockable with 750 million citizens. #242: Follow The Leader
-===>National Religion: Unlockable with 1 billion citizen #243: A Question Of Faith

- You can write Factbook entries and Dispatches for your nation.

- You can participate in the discussion on the Regional Message Board (RMB).

- You can telegram other nations.

- You can apply to join the World Assembly.

About the joining World Assembly: Please be aware that while a player may have more than one nation, a player may only have one nation as a member of the World Assembly at any time. Trying to violate this game rule can get your nation deleted. (Or worse, some Moderators are said to have bad breath.)

- Once you've joined the World Assembly, you can vote on General Assembly and Security Council Resolutions, as well as give and receive Endorsements.

- Once you have received two endorsements, you can submit your own World Assembly Resolutions.

- We recommend you bring Resolution proposals up for discussion on the in-game forum before submitting it. There are many helpful players to assist in getting the proposal ready for submission.

Anything Else to do?

Oh yes, it all depends upon what interests you.
- For example, you can join the Equilism off-site forum. We'd love to have you participate with us here. This is where regional governance and events take place. Many other regions, both GCR's and UCR's also maintain their own off-site forums, separate from the NationStates forum.

- Speaking of the NationStates forum, you'll find technical assistance for the game there, Roleplay's, World Assembly Debates and more there.

- Join a Government. Many, if not most regions, have some form of Regional Government. Most regions would be happy to have more people participate in these. (Including Equilism)

- Join a Roleplay. In addition to the RP hosted on the NationStates forum, many regions have their own RP communities. Equilism also has a Gaming Guild and an Anime Club.

How do I go to war?

- NationStates does not provide a warfare system, however players do engage in 'military' gameplay operations that generally employ the use of World Assembly endorsements to control a region's Delegacy. This is often known as Raiding and Defending (R/D gameplay.) Speak with a region's military leader for more info, most would be happy to train you. (In Equilism, the E-Army is the region's military.)

- You might want to read this Complete Guide to Military Gameplay pinned in the NS Gameplay forum.

- Oh wait, you meant Roleplay war? See the NationStates National and International Roleplaying forum, or the offsite forum of a region that hosts Roleplay.

How can I increase my population more quickly?

- In short, you can't. Population growth is a set game mechanic that cannot be controlled by the player. Every day your nation exists, it will grow a few million in population. Of course, if your nation ceases to exist (CTE), it will no longer gain in population until you restore your nation.

How do I win the game?

- Sorry, there are no 'win conditions' line or 'end game' to NationStates, the game is not played on that basis. Although you can compete with other nations to see where your nation ranks in the lastest NationStates Census. Your answers to issues will alter where your nation stands in the rankings. Some regional player communities also hold their own contests and issue graphic awards for winning them.

- However, there are a couple 'mini games' that were created for April Fool's days past (the annual prank/treat is a tradition in NS), There is the Challenge Game, and Cards Against NationStates.

Anything else I should know?

Well, probably more that I think to write here. But you might keep in mind:
- A reminder again....Don’t join the World Assembly with more than one nation. (we don't want your nation to get deleted)

- Do not flame, troll, post racist statements. But really, using common courtesy will keep you safe and respected. Give respect and it will be given to you.

- Your nation will automatically 'Cease to Exist' (CTE) if you haven’t logged in for 28 days. Although you can set your nation to “Vacation Mode” to extend that to 60 days.

- In the event that your nation has CTE'd, you can restore it by simply logging in. You’ll find your nation restored in one of the Game Created 'Sinker' regions :Lazarus, Osiris, or Balder.

Most importantly, have fun and enjoy the game!

I [b]really[/b] like text that [i]makes a point[/i], you [u]know[/u]?

I [strike]like[/strike] [sub]love[/sub] love [sup]love[/sup] this region!

I am [nation]Testlandia[/nation]. Or, to use my full name, [nation=long]Testlandia[/nation]. If you prefer to omit flags, you can call me [nation=noflag]Testlandia[/nation] or [nation=long+noflag]Testlandia[/nation]. In dispatches (only), I can be a mere flag: [nation=noname]Testlandia[/nation]

(Tip: When writing a post or dispatch, hit "@" and begin typing a nation name for an auto-completing shortcut.)

[region]The Pacific[/region] was the very first region in the world.

(Tip: When writing a post or dispatch, hit "@" and begin typing a region name for an auto-completing shortcut.)

Please support [proposal=separatist_peoples_1416233457]my proposal[/proposal]!

The foundation of modern WA legislation is [resolution=GA#2]the Rights and Duties law[/resolution].

[spoiler]Surprise![/spoiler]

[spoiler=Try this one, too!]Boo!![/spoiler]

Did you know the guy who wrote NationStates is [url=http://maxbarry.com]Max Barry[/url]?

A lot of people live in [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/]the forums[/url]!

You can actually omit the [url] tag for full URLs, like this: http://www.nationstates.net/page=faq

But it's usually most helpful to provide descriptive text, so people know [url=http://www.nationstates.net/page=faq]this link leads to the FAQ[/url].

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• One

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[list=1][*]A more complicated list, which contains a nested list:
[list=i][*]"1" is 1, 2, 3...
[*]"i" is i, ii, iii...
[*]"a" is a, b, c...[/list]
[*]And the above can be capitalized, for A, B, C... and I, II, III...[/list]

1. A more complicated list, which contains a nested list:

   1. "1" is 1, 2, 3...

   2. "i" is i, ii, iii...

   3. "a" is a, b, c...

2. And the above can be capitalized, for A, B, C... and I, II, III...

[pre]You bold like [b]this[/b]![/pre]

You bold like [b]this[/b]!

Sometimes you want [size=150]big text[/size] but other times only [size=90]small text[/size] will do.

I [color=red]love[/color] a little [colour=#FF9900]color[/colour].

[quote=testlandia;4970610]It's an outrage![/quote]

Testlandia wrote:

It's an outrage!

Backgrounds can be applied to [background=yellow]highlight a few words[/background].

[background-block=yellow]Backgrounds can also be applied at the paragraph level, which is especially noticeable...

...when it flows over multiple lines.[/background-block]

[font=Courier]What a beautiful font![/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Arial, sans]What a beautiful font![/font]

[align=center]Centered text.[/align]

[align=right]Right-justified text.[/align]

[centre]This is also centred, especially if you're British.[/centre]

[img]http://www.nationstates.net/images/foot_jg.png[/img]

You can also set some visual options:

[img view="shadow"]https://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/Switzerland.png[/img]

[img view="standout"]https://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/Switzerland.png[/img]

[img view="standout border shadow"]https://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/Switzerland.png[/img]

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[box]A pretty box.[/box]

[sidebar]Sidebars are very similar to box + float-right, but don't stretch across the whole screen (except on mobile devices).[/sidebar]

[tab=100]Some indented text[/tab].

[anchor=JUMPHERE][/anchor]Useful for tables of contents.
Jump to [url=#JUMPHERE]my anchor[/url].

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[tr][td]Hovering over a row highlights it[/td][td]Not bad, eh?[/td][/tr]
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