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| position_name1 = [[lone22wolf]] (last)

| position_name2 = [[Perdikkas13]] (last)

| position_name3 = [[Des23]] (last)

| succeeded_by = {{flag|Free Workers' Cooperative of Danzilona}}

|caption2 = New Danzilona, capital city of the FDR, as seen on August 29, 2022}}The '''Free Danzilonan Republic''' (abbreviated as '''FDR''', also colloquially known as simply '''Danzilona''') iswas a federal constitutional semi-direct democratic republic founded on June 2, 2022 on [[CivMC]]. After almost 6 years of dormancy, the FDR iswas the first iteration of Danzilona since [[Nova Danzilona]] on [[Civcraft 3.0]]. After initially settling in the highlands of the +,+, the Danzilonans moved to the east coast of their continent and beganbegun construction on their capital city, New Danzilona. Danzilonans then beganbegun construction on major infrastructure projects which the nation iswas known for, including the DanzShaft and many different rail lines like the [[Colonial Express]]. In August, the [[New Danzilona Hockey League]] was revived and hashad returned as a cultural touchstone of the FDR. Danzilona remains mostly neutral in its foreign policy but hashad formed close relations with its neighbours, including [[Nara]] and [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]], the former of whom hashad a treaty of friendship with Danzilona. The FDR hashad gone through periods of peace and stability, [[September 2022 Danzilonan general election|constitutional crises]], and lulls in activity, but nevertheless remains a nation of significant soft power particularly among the nations that inhabit [[Alenarith]] and the [[Lyrean Sea]].

Following the end of 3.0, Danzilonans helped found the cities of [[Threepton]] and [[Carson]] on [[CivClassic 2.0]] as well as the small town of Atari Springs on [[CivEx: First Light]], but each of those were distinct in their own culture or not dominated by Danzilonans. Irregardless, the Danzilonan community remained in contact online continuously since the end of 3.0 but few played on Civ servers. This changed, however, with renewed interest brought about by potential opportunities in new servers following the end of CivClassic in December 2021. Interest in a new iteration of Danzilona beganbegun to be gauged (primarily by [[Des23]]), and one was attempted on [[CivRev]] as a dependent territory within the [[Mery Horde]] on January 1, 2022, but the server died the same day before it was made official. Two months of dormancy followed until a subreddit post was made on March 4, 2022 to discuss the establishment of the Free Danzilonan Republic and approve its constitution.<ref name=":0">https://wwwold.reddit.com/r/CivMCDanzilona/comments/wi1bm7t6icuo/map_of_danzilona_territoriesdiscussion_the_foundation_of_the_free_danzilonan/</ref> After some weeks of discussion and minor changes, the constitution and flag were approved on March 22nd.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/tkg1gb/results_the_foundation_of_the_free_danzilonan/</ref>

More features for their planned nation were ironed out throughout March, including the city's layout and a [[Concordat between the Church of Ranubis and the Free Danzilonan Republic|Concordat with the Church of Ranubis]], a religion that was especially prominent in [[New Danzilona]] on [[CivCraft 2.0]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/tcseqa/my_idea_for_our_city/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/tm1l6r/discussion_official_protections_for_past_and/</ref> On April 18th, Danzilonan citizen [[TheTrackball]] officially laid out his design for what he hashad dubbed the Danzshaft, the secure quasi-undercity that iswas planned to act as the centrepiece for the main Danzilonan settlement.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/u6j1y6/danz_shaft_diagram/</ref>

With CivMC's launch getting delayed by a week, many Danzilonans were not able to get on immediately at launch. However, a number of them were still able to and most did within 24 hours of it. Joined by a handful of newfriends picked up on their Discord in the weeks before launch, the Danzilonans set off in the general direction of the shallow +,+, looking for a diversity of biomes and suitable spot for the Danzshaft. First settling more inland on the main +,+ continent, the Danzilonans moved to the east coast to found their city, establishing a border with the [[Geographical Regions (CivMC)#Medi Sea|Medi Sea]]. With the discovery of the huge abundance of iron that generates on the server, much of the first week was spent on resource gathering for defensive infrastructure, though proposed layouts for the city beganbegun to be made a few days after launch.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/v5uwsw/my_proposal_for_our_initial_rough_city_layout/</ref> During this time, the Danzilonans started calling their settlement simply "Danzilona," leading the name to being commonly used to describe the entire FDR.

Arguably the most distinguishing feature of early Danzilona hashad been the Danzshaft, which Danzilonans beganbegun to dig on day 1 with a radius of 80 meters and for the current purpose of housing plots for citizens. On a Civball map posted on June 18, 2022 by [[Yodabird19]], the FDR iswas represented as a cube (a reference to the [[Danzcube]]) enjoying its time digging the moat for the Danzshaft.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/vevamo/civball_map_of_the_newly_named_continent_alenarith/</ref>

The first ever Minecraft hockey game since 2016 was organised and took place in the FDR on June 26, 2022.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vm8nls/workers_organize_hockey_games_in_new_danzilona_to/</ref> Played by two teams of three in a temporary street rink built by Danzilonan citizen Gant, the game iswas planned to be the first of many in a string of games similar to those organised during Civcraft 2.0 by the [[New Danzilona Hockey League]].

An official capital city jurisdiction of the FDR was voted on and created on June 28, 2022.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vmzos2/results_city_name_flag_and_territory/</ref> Though it hashad no devolved government as of yet, the official jurisdiction iswas largely used for zoning purposes and bears the flag of New Danzilona from Civcraft 2.0, of which it also shares the namesake.

===Danzilonan Expansion and First Constitutional Crisis===

In late July and early August 2022, civil conflict beganbegun to occur between the more anarchist-leaning Danzilonan citizens and the more democratic-minded ones. It started when, citing some oldfriend complaints of not seeing legislative proposals until they're already being voted on, citizen [[lone22wolf]] proposed the Legislative Session Act, or LSA, on July 28th.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/waj8ar/proposal_the_legislative_session_act/</ref> While the main principle of the LSA involved restricting the days that legislation could be proposed and voted on, it also included new mechanisms for conflicting legislation as well as a new finalisation phase where citizens would be able to see the final version of a piece of legislation in a new post. The proposal was controversial, as many saw the new additions as too extra and too radical of a change and, ironically, many citizens did not notice the discussions until it was too late. On August 6th, after 2 days of voting, the LSA was voted down with numerous abstentions.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/whswz2/results_the_legislative_session_act/</ref> Still believing in the core principles of the LSA, citizen Des23 re-proposed it on August 9th with some of the more controversial features removed.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/wkc9yx/reproposal_the_legislative_session_act/</ref> After a couple days of intense debate on both the subreddit and Discord, a consensus was finally reached, and the bill was finalised on August 11th. In response to the sudden surge in legislation, TheTrackball complained of legislative bloat, and an effort to abolish the constitution was subsequently made by [[Wingnut4096]] but failed.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/wgio5b/discussion_legislative_bloat/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/x5909u/vote_abolish_the_constitution_of_the_fdr/</ref>

As lonewolf's tenure as Interior Minister progressed, the transit industry was rapidly developed. The first canals in NDZ, originally planned in June 2022, were dug and laid, and the first overland rail line connecting NDZ and Cortesia Del Mar beganbegun construction. Conflict arose when Des23 proposed environmental legislation which would have interfered with the overland rail, as an area the rail ran through was a proposed turtle sanctuary. After lonewolf indicated that the construction of the rail would continue regardless of the legislative outcome, Des beganbegun an occupation of the rail line in an attempt to prevent its construction through the proposed nature reserves. A statement was issued by lonewolf in an attempt at appeasement, but Des instead escalated her occupation.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/yrgq7f/danzrail_statement_in_response_to_the_danzilonan/</ref> The occupation ended when Cortesian [[CommradePotatoe]] dismantled the protest site on DanzRail's behalf, and the environmental legislation failed.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/yve1tg/results_grand_danzilonan_environmental_acts_of/</ref>

After a week of intense debate, citizens of the FDR overwhelmingly voted to conduct most voting and all elections in-game rather than on their subreddit as had been done since at least 2014.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/zegj2z/results_ingame_voting_act_of_2022/</ref> Some inactive citizens were staunchly opposed to the measure, but were persuaded to vote in favour of it when a sunset provision was added to the bill, requiring it to be renewed 3 months after it originally passed.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/zcehhn/vote_ingame_voting_act_of_2022/iywq9z8/</ref>

The government of the FDR iswas small in order to give more power to the citizens in crafting and implementing policy. Laws and constitutional changes arewere proposed by ordinary citizens and passed by their direct democratic majority vote. However, the few government positions that do exist have important responsibilities in managing the FDR, and one of them iswas quasi-dictatorial. The governmental positions of the FDR arewere:

*The Foreign Minister, who iswas responsible for directing foreign policy and carrying out the will of the Danzilonans in such matters. They serve as the main point of contact for foreign entities and arewere also responsible for constructing embassies and other Danzilonan infrastructure outside of the FDR;

*The Interior Minister, who iswas responsible for taking a monthly census and inducting new citizens, as well as offboarding inactive ones. They arewere also tasked with mapping out and patrolling the FDR's land claims to ensure no foreign settlements have been built on it; and

*The Defence Minister, the quasi-dictatorial position who iswas responsible for maintaining a standing security force and enforcing the laws of the FDR. In times of military crises, the Defence Minister hashad the right to expand their authority and allow themselves to, among other things, ban non-citizens from the FDR and pearl individuals without trial. In doing so, however, they risk facing a citizen tribunal for any abuses committed during a time of crisis.

*Each minister also hashad the power to appoint an undersecretary capable of carrying out specific duties within the bounds of their office.

Along with its elected national government offices, the FDR also hashad a number of appointed bodies and positions that help carry out the tasks of those national offices. The ability to appoint undersecretary positions was granted via constitutional amendments proposed by [[Gant]] and further refined by a transparency law proposed by [[Azelair]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/w73wyk/proposal_constitutional_amendments/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/wdmunp/results_executive_transparency_and_accountability/</ref> The number of appointments rose drastically after [[Des23]] was elected to all national government offices in the [[September 2022 Danzilonan general election]]. As of December 15, 2022, the appointed bureaucracy of the FDR includes the following:

*Commissioner of the [[NDZHL]]. As part of Gant's constitutional amendments, the NDZHL was reformed as a nationalised entity under the Interior Ministry and so its head hashad become a governmental position. The office iswas currently vacant and so authority over the NDZHL falls to the current Interior Minister, [[Perdikkas13]].

*Danzilonan Artistic Director. A position currently held and created by [[Pythius]] in November 2022, the art director heads the Danzilonan Arts Directorate, which acts as a patron for local Danzilonan artists and iswas funded by donations.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/yriw9w/results_promotion_of_danzilonan_arts_act/</ref>

The FDR initially had close ties with the [[March Pact]], the successor to [[AF-CES Partnership|AF-CES]] from CivClassic 2.0, before then deciding to stay more neutral and not join the pact. Danzilona hashad particularly grown close to many fellow [[Alenarith]] nations, including [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]], [[Venne (CivMC)|Venne]], the [[Arsenio Pact]], and especially the neighbouring nation of [[Nara]] (with whom the FDR signed a friendship treaty with on December 2, 2022<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/zategf/signed_and_ratified_nara_treaty/</ref>).

Danzilona hashad been a member of the [[Forum of the Medi Sea]] since June 13, 2022.<ref><nowiki>https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/673180733053075476/996064692164378674/unknown.png</nowiki></ref> During September 2022, Des23- in her capacity as First Consul- attempted to establish closer relations with the Medi Sea nations of [[Lambat (CivMC)|Lambat]], [[Lusitania (CivMC)|Lusitania]], and [[Pavia]] (of which she iswas a dual citizen), eventually getting the three nations to agree to build embassies in the FDR. At the end of her term, Des warned against being allied to some Alenarith nations and suggested partnering with more Medi nations as an alternative.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/xrjz6q/departing_words_from_your_first_consul/</ref> This suggestion, however, was mostly not taken up by her successors.

Danzilona iswas known for annexing some of their neighbours who had gone inactive, including [[Melia]] on August 12, 2022 and [[Gensokyo]] on August 27th of the same year.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wmpw1v/psa_to_mapmakers_danzilona_has_annexed_the_melian/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wzgstn/gensokyo_is_now_a_protectorate_of_the_free/</ref> Under the First Consulship of Des23, Danzilona hashad also attempted to annex the neighbouring nations of Nara, [[Dalgon]], [[Doom City]], and Cortesia Del Mar.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/xt0196/congrats_to_nara_dalgon_cdm_and_doom_city_on/</ref> All aforementioned nations have since rejected annexation by the FDR.

As of the bi-monthly census in September 2022, 23 players counted themselves as current citizens of the FDR<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/wernu7/census_third_official_census_of_the_free/</ref>. Permanent citizens arewere not required to fill out the census form, so the actual number of active citizens may be higher. By the time December 2022 rolled around, 18 Danzilonans had responded to the most recent census with about half of them being active during the month.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/ypx18y/census_5th_census_of_the_free_danzilonan_republic/</ref>

Ever since the founding of the first iteration of Danzilona, American English hashad remained the dominant vernacular.

The FDR constitution specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of religious creed (though this was mostly intended to refer to IRL religions but ''de facto'' also applies to in-game religions until otherwise stated). However, the FDR hashad made a special [[Concordat between the Church of Ranubis and the Free Danzilonan Republic|Concordat with the Church of Ranubis]], which was a prominent religion in 1.0 and 2.0 Danzilona and to which 4 of the FDR's founders belong. Disciples of Ranubis have special privileges within the FDR that members of other religions don't, such as the right to own property without becoming an FDR citizen, and the Church can claim vacant public land without prior approval by the FDR, in essence making Ranubism the established religion of the FDR.

Despite having an established religion, citizens have been able to enjoy extensive religious freedom and even autonomy as the Grand Priest of Ranubism hashad been largely busy with IRL affairs and other Disciples have been focusing on more public matters. As such, religious diversity increased among the population, bringing Disciples down from roughly a quarter of the population to just 12%. For another example, [[Mery]] Danzilonan citizens have settled on the FDR's island claims, gave the islands a name in ''mehrileh,'' and plan on building religious structures there.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vqfv3e/results_eastern_islands_name_and_flag/</ref>

The economy of the Free Danzilonan Republic can mostly be described as an autarky, with the territory of Danzilona covering a wide range of biomes that citizens obtain resources from. Citizens have also generated large supplies of iron, diamonds, and other minerals from extensive mining projects such as the [[Free Danzilonan Republic#New Danzilona|DanzShaft]]. However, there iswas still some market activity, especially in the nether where Danzilona hosts the [[Transport Union]], as well as trade between individual Danzilonans and foreigners. The FDR government hashad also attempted trade deals before, with one having been negotiated with the [[Royal Lusitan Corporation]] but fell apart soon after implementation due to the RLC's collapse.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/wfi04h/rlc_x_danzilonia_trade_talks/</ref> Danzilona's main exports include [[Map Art]], woods, oak saplings, berries, and beets.

The FDR's primary industry iswas transporation, with the country noted to have one of the highest numbers of train stations per capita.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wmpw1v/psa_to_mapmakers_danzilona_has_annexed_the_melian/ik190j4/</ref> The country iswas host to a number of different rail lines, including the [[Colonial Express]], the [[Copper Line]], the Northern Line to [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|CDM]], and the local DanzBorough rail that connects most of the FDR's populated areas. Although walking and rail arewere the dominant form of transportation, the FDR iswas also home to an ongoing canal-building project and iswas connected via ice road to CDM, the [[Arsenio Pact]], and [[Pavia]].

With the Danzilonan lineage of civilisations dating back to 2012, the culture of the FDR hashad been influenced by a wide range of people. Contrasting with the many kingdoms and oligarchies found across Civ servers, Danzilona hashad remained a highly democratic society, meaning that the culture iswas influenced by everyone who comes to call themselves Danzilonan, including citizens who've come and gone as well as those who've stayed since [[Civcraft 1.0]] and [[CivCraft 2.0|2.0]]. Danzilonans arewere typically described as friendly, noninvasive, and persistent, which iswas owed to the typically progressive ideologies present within Danzilonan society as well as their ability to rebound from massive disasters, including the griefer attacks of [[New Danzilona#The U3P and Rancuneus Attacks|Rancuneus]] on 2.0 and the [[Skora-NDZ Pylon Conflict|invasion of Nova Danzilona]] on Civcraft 3.0. This cultural attitude, combined with the FDR's neutrality in global and even regional affairs, hashad allowed the Danzilonans to grow their soft power and be friendly with a variety of nations across the server.

Ever since the founding of the [[New Danzilona Hockey League]] on 2.0, hockey hashad been the main cultural export of Danzilona. On [[CivMC]], the league was reformed in late July 2022 and hosted a number of games before being suspended indefinitely due to the [[Estalia–Rhode Island War|Estalia-Rhode Island War]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wh18j7/announcing_the_reformation_of_the_ndzhl_and_the/</ref> A number of different nations have since built and hosted games in their own hockey rinks, including [[Nara]], [[Lambat (CivMC)|Lambat]], [[Lusitania (CivMC)|Lusitania]], and [[Estalia]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/ybiuhz/shiroyama_ndzhl_rink/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/yo1aa5/ndzhl_nara_v_lambat/</ref>

The flag of the FDR iswas a cyan, white, and grey tricolour, which have been the colours of the Danzilonan flag since 2013. Although no meaning was originally given to the colours, citizens have since assigned their own, with white typically representing the neutrality of the nation and the cyan and grey representing geographic features.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/1kicia/anyone_have_a_problem_with_this_being_the/cbpb0ij/</ref>

The Phoenix hashad been the national symbol of Danzilona since at least 2014.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/1va0vn/my_quick_draft_of_a_phoenix_to_show_if_we_want_a/</ref> The origin of the symbol iswas unknown, but it likely refers to the nation's recovery after the Rancuneus griefer attacks in late 2013. A Phoenix statue iswas present in the capital of the FDR.

Danzilonan citizen [[Mummybundles]] hashad been a prolific [[Map Art]] artist since [[Civclassic 2.0]]. Mummy hosts a map art canvas within the FDR's claims and sells his art at a shop in the capital city. Since the start of CivMC, mummy hashad created map art of [[Lowtuff]], galaxies, animals, and optical illusions.

Danzilona iswas a coastal state in the southeastern hemisphere, along the [[Medi Sea (CivMC)|Medi]] coast of Eastern [[Alenarith]]. It hashad a diverse geography with mountain ranges, dense forests, vast grasslands, and sunny beaches. Danilona shares a land border with [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]] to the north, and [[Doom City]] northwest. It shares water borders with [[Nara]] to the west, [[Gensokyo]] to the south, and [[Wolken]] to the southeast. There arewere eight islands along Danzilona's eastern coastal border: Snake Island, two islands within DanzShaft, Compass Island, Sandbank Island, Lush Island, and Wicker Island. There arewere also two archipelagos off of the Danzilonan coast, the [[Free Danzilonan Republic#Eastern Shining Isles|Eastern Shining Isles]] and [[Free Danzilonan Republic#Bilgewater|Bilgewater]].

Every listed geographical feature and natural landmark within Danzilona and its territories arewere under the supervision and protection of [[Danzilona Park Commission|Danzilona's Park Commission (DanzParks)]]. DanzPark volunteers arewere tasked to protect many of Danzilona's famous landmarks, such as Great Oak and Spruce trees, as well as preserve natural reserves like the Great Melian Forest or the snowy tundra of [[New Swisston]]. On June 15th, 2022 Danzilona government ratified the Lorax Act<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vgot4s/results_the_lorax_act/</ref>, which enforced the protection of the FDR's Great trees, making logging of these trees illegal.

Danzilona's western frontier iswas defined largely by the [[Alenarith#Silver Mountains|Silver Mountains]], which stretches from southern [[Doom City]], southwest through West Danzilona, [[Nara]], and [[Dalgon]]. The highest summit of the mountain range iswas Mount 'Av-a-rest, within Nara's eastern Ebi territory. A stunning feature of the Silver Mountains arewere the Teo Caverns, which formed where the northern range meets the Teo River.

Through most of Northen Danzilona lies the Oberon Hills, which encompasses most of [[Free Danzilonan Republic#Peterskogur|Peterskogur]] and northern [[Free Danzilonan Republic#New Danzilona|New Danzilona]]. The hills arewere home to many of Danzilona's Great Oak trees. Another hill range lies to the west of the Danzshaft known as the NDZ Highlands, a tall hillside that separates New Danzilona from Sophia.

Some of the highest peaks in territorial Danzilona arewere within New Swisston, where snowy mountain ranges tear through the tundra. New Swisston's main settlement sits within a mountain valley, with low density housing and structures among the hilltops.

The main bodies of water within Danzilona arewere:

Danzilona hosts a number of dense forests, with the Great Melian Forest being its largest. The Great Melian Forest encompasses almost all of Melia, with the Teo River cutting right through it, separating the forest into Northern and Southern portions. Many of New Riverford's city parks and forests live within the greater Melian Forest. The second largest forest in mainland FDR iswas the Imbolc Forest, which lies the northeastern tip of Danzilona, along its border with [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]]. The town of Imbolc resides within this forest. In the southwestern arctic territory New Swisston lies the Swisston Tundra, a vast countryside of spruce forests and tall cliffsides.

New Danzilona (not to be confused with the [[New Danzilona|NDZ of 2.0]]) was proposed as FDR's first official jurisdiction by [[Gant]] and adopted on June 28, 2022.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vmzos2/results_city_name_flag_and_territory/</ref> Although the capital province hashad no version of home rule, it exists largely for zoning and cultural purposes. Additionally, there arewere several ''de facto'' cities and towns within NDZ that operate differently based on their aesthetic, geography, and who lives there. These subdivisions include:

*DanzShaft, the centrepiece of the city spearheaded by [[TheTrackball]]. The DanzShaft iswas envisioned to be a bastioned hole that will protect residential and commercial plots that arewere only available to citizens of the FDR.

*Old Town, where all of the FDR's civic buildings arewere located as well as residential plots for newfriends. This includes the Town Hall, built by [[Des23]], and the Republic's first ice rink, built by Gant.

*Westvale, a valley area homesteaded by [[peakman2]] where many of NDZ's farms arewere located.

Sophia iswas a farming province west of New Danzilona founded and maintained by [[mummybundles]]. It sits along heart of the Teo River, hashad a number of border markers, and contains the FDR's largest wheat farm, as well as a stop on the [[Copper Line]]. There arewere currently two towns within the province:

*Sophia, the namesake town where [[mummybundles]] hashad set up a homestead and stables. Along the Teo River, a group of real life friends consisting of Truetania, Necromancer, and iPrizefighter have constructed and maintain an extensive and self-sufficient homestead that they built on the first day of the server. The neighborhood iswas mostly referred to as Truetania's homestead as she remains the most active of the group. The homestead contains most of the FDR's crop and tree farms as well as a number of factories.

*Shackistan, Located to the west of the FDR's capital in the more mountainous regions of the nation, Shackistan includes the very initial settlement of the Danzilonans constructed within the first few hours of the server's existence. The name iswas an homage to [[Trackistan]], a territory of New Danzilona from Civcraft 2.0 that was run by TheTrackball. No one no longer lives in Shackistan, but the site iswas still maintained for its historical value.

Previously known as Oberon, Peterskogur iswas the northernmost province of the FDR and home to the Oberon Hills. Peterskogur iswas named after the town the Danzilonans founded in the private Minecraft realm that they played together in before CivMC launched.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Witherston/comments/tz95rv/the_town_of_peterskogur/</ref> The province hashad only one town as of now:

*Imbolc, a northern town on the border of [[Cortesia Del Mar]]. The town iswas home to a large oceanside park and a [[Ranubism|Ranubist]] church. A territorial dispute with CDM over the town erupted into an [[Battle of Imbolc|open military engagement]] between the two nations.

Annexed August 12th, 2022, the Melian province runs throughout southern Danzilona. It borders the Teo River and the George Strait, as well as connecting mainland Danzilona to [[Gensokyo]]. Most of Melia iswas covered by the Great Melian Forest, under the protection of [[DanzParks]]. Melia hashad one town:

*New Riverford, an up-and-coming settlement along the Teo River that iswas named after Civcraft 2.0’s [[Riverford]]. Spearheaded by Danzilonans Azelair, an oldfriend, and xDerArische, a newfriend, under construction arewere a Town Hall, residences, a lighthouse, and a station along the [[Copper Line]]. Many hotels and pubs also line the town's narrow streets, and a number of bridges have been built across the river to ensure easy access to the rest of Danzilona to the north.

The Southern Province (SP), spanning Danzilona's southeastern Sunflower Coast to the Teo River, iswas mostly unsettled, but unofficially planned to become large agricultural grounds for wheat, carrots, and oak trees. The province contains four islands: Compass Island, Sandbank Island, Lush Island, and Wicker Island. To the east of the province in the Danzilona Bay iswas the entrance to Danzilona's Nether Portal.

*The Southern Province Farmer's Market (SPFM), located at the SP-Melia border. the SPFM iswas [[Qaad|Qaad's]] business venture providing the SP and Melia with handmade goods imported from across Danzilona. Current vendors arewere selling goods from New Danzilona, New Swisston, and the SP itself

Previously known as simply "West Danzilona," Macedonia iswas Danzilona’s westernmost province, located along the Ebi River and west of Sophia. It contains almost all of the Silver Mountain range, which runs through Doom City, Nara, and Dalgon. The mountain range also contains a very majestic cavern that Danzilona’s central river runs through. The province ishad largelyso unsettledfar exceptbeen settled by Des23 and LunaaCatt and was also home to for a workers monument and Scot’s homestead on the high peaks of northwest Danzilona’s peninsula, along [[Geographical Regions (CivMC)#Lake Biwa|Lake Biwa]], and east of the [[Nara#Noto%20Peninsula|Noto Peninsula]]. ItThe isprovince alsowas renamed to Macedonia in honour of the homeMacedonian baseEmpire from Civcraft 2.0, which had been credited with laying the foundation of dualthe [[Nara]]-DanzilonaUnited citizenProvinces Lunaa_Catof the Plus Plus]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/1pua2z/the_macedonian_empire/</ref>

New Swisston, named after 2.0's [[Swisston]], iswas a Danzilonan territory located in the southwestern [[Alenarith]] antarctic. It borders [[Venne (CivMC)|Venne]] and [[Mount Augusta (CivMC)|Mount Augusta]]'s arctic territory to the west, [[Dalgon]] to its east, and [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]]'s Ice Shelf to its south. New Swisston’s home rule charter was ratified on Sept 14, 2022<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/xddtno/results_new_swisston_home_rule_act/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf</ref>, with [[lone22wolf]] being chosen as its first Provinciaprovincial Consul<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/xepz0l/delegations_consuls_of_the_provinces/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf</ref>. The province was the home of most Disciples of [[Ranubism|Ranubis]] and hosts potato, berry, and spruce tree farms as well as an ice rink.

Initially settled by the Danzilonan Marine Society (and, more specifically, [[Lowtuff]]) on the first day of the server, what would become known as the Eastern Shining Isles (or ''djotalar na rhayadeht'' in ''[[Mery#Language|mehrileh]]'')<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vqfv3e/results_eastern_islands_name_and_flag/</ref> became the home base of Mery Danzilonan citizen Vall. The archipelago iswas composed of at least 6 islands and a couple sandbars and iswas home to a number of Mery cultural and religious sites, including a temple and lighthouse. More Mery beganbegun settling there after the ratification of the [[Lighthouse Accord]] on July 10, 2022.

A now-unsettledAn archipelago east of Danzilona's Southern Province. The territory was formally claimed by [[Wolken]] and iswas typically internationally recognised as such; however, the original newfriend inhabitants of the islands submitted themselves to be annexed by the FDR on June 15, 2022, to which the FDR obliged. The newfriends subsequently went inactive, but Danzilona continues todevelop the land and claim Bilgewater as their own, disputing Wolken's claim.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/x63m2y/danzilona_map_20/</ref> The islands were currently home to a dock, a mine, a fishing shack, and tunnels which connect them to each other.