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|Comes from the name of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyasaland British colony] that is currently the nation of Malawi. |
|Comes from the name of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyasaland British colony] that is currently the nation of Malawi. It is also named for [https://rezero.fandom.com/wiki/Ferris cat"girl"s.] |
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|{{flag|Yoahtl}} |
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|Comes from the name of a famous let's play of ''Dwarf Fortress''. |
|Comes from the name of a famous let's play of ''Dwarf Fortress''. |
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|Christopia |
|[[Christopia]] |
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|Named after ChrisChispie and Chris-Chan |
|Named after ChrisChispie and Chris-Chan |
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|Named after the player [[Varkanos]]. |
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|[[Kallos]] |
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|Deliberately made up. |
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|[[Caledonia]] |
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|Roman name for Ireland. |
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|[[Communist Cities Caretaker-Protectorate]] |
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|Acronym deliberately the same as the Russian acronym for the Soviet Union (CCCP). |
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|[[Monterrey]] |
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|Presumably named after Monterrey, Mexico, which itself is indirectly named after Monterrei, Spain. |
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|[[Veldt]] |
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|Named after a type of biome common in southern Africa. |
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|[[Batavia]] |
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|Ancient Roman name for a region in the modern-day Low Countries (Batavia's players are Dutch). |
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|[[Nya-Äggland]] |
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|Named for [[Agania]]. |
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|[[Southshire]] |
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|Named for the fact it was once the southernmost region of [[The Commonwealth]]. |
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|[[Capeland]] |
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|Named in honor of it's main settlement, Cape Cocoa. |
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|[[Gondolin]] |
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|LotR nerds fill this out |
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|Named after the historical city of Gondolin in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silmarillion The Silmarillion].'' |
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|[[Laconia]] |
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|Named after a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconia region of Greece] that the city of Sparta recided in. |
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|[[Mauritanië]] |
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|Named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania Mauritania]. |
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|[[Wolken]] |
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|German for "clouds". Presumably named after it's location in a highland region. |
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|No records of anything called "Varkonia" from before Civ exists. |
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|{{flag|Astonia}} |
|{{flag|Astonia}} |