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|Literally means 'River Clan' from the river that was the epicenter of said nation during ancient times
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|Japanese
| Means "Boundary Western Republic".
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|Leibniz Confederation
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| Liyue Dynasty
|Chinese
| Based off the entity of the same name in the Chinese mobile game "Genshin Impact".
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|[[Lopreonia]]
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|Monaco
|French
| Named after the country.
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|Mondstadt
|German
| Based off the entity of the same name in the Chinese mobile game "Genshin Impact".
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|Nassau
|German
| Named after the capitol city of The Bahamas.
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|Nara
|Japan
| Named for the Japanese city.
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|Otonabee
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|Pavia
|Italian
| Named for the Italian town.
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|Petrichor
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| Rhode Island
|English
| Named after the U.S. state.
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| Roman Spanish Federation
|English
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|Titan
|Greek
| Named after the Titans.
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|[[The State]]
|English
| Named after the concept of geopoltical entities.
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|Toontown
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|[[Holy Truidencian Empire]]
|English
| Cross between [[Imperial Truidence]] and the Holy Roman Empire.
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|[[Winterbourne]]
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|{{flagicon|Astonia}} [[Astonia (CivRev)]]
|English
| Comes from the English region of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston Aston].
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|{{flag|Saint Lola}}
|English
| Named after the character Lola Bunny.
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|[[São Tomé]]
|Portugese
| Named after an island that makes up part of the nation of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe São Tomé and Príncipe]
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|{{flag|Icarus}}
|Greek
| Named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus a legendary Greek hero].
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|[[Partyland 2: Oh God It's Back]]
|English
| Named after [[Partyland]] and based on the American tradition of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-to-video direct-to-video sequels].
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|[[Kenosha]]
|Potawatomi<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Kenosha</ref>
| Named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha,_Wisconsin Kenosha, Wisconsin].
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|{{flag|Fortuna}}
|Italian
| Means 'fortune'. Named after the Roman goddess of luck.
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|[[Numenor]]
|High Elvish
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|{{flag|Holy Shaded Empire}}
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|{{Flagicon|Hyperborean Confederation}} [[Hyperborean Confederation (CivRev)]]
|Greek
| Named after the Continent of [[Hyperborea]], the Great North
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|[[Sovia (CivRev)|Free Territory of Sovia]]
|English
| Named after Sovia, with the Free Territory naming implying the anarchist nature of the country
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|[[Narra]]
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|[[Rizalia]] (CivRev 2.0)
|Filipino
| Named after Jose Rizal, Filipino author, ophthalmologist, and polymath executed by Spain, sparking the Philippine revolution. The surname of Rizal is of Spanish origin.
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|Garfield Island (CivRev 2.0)
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|{{flag|Columbia}}
|Latin
| There is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia one country], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia one Canadian province], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. one U.S federal district] named Columbia. The name comes from a Latin feminized form of the name [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus Christopher Columbus]
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|{{flag|Imperial Truidence}}
|English
| Named by a random name generator.
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|{{flag|Gigachadtopia}}
|English
| Named after [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gigachad Gigachad].
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|{{flag|Pacem}}
|Latin
|Translates to "peace" in the accusative (direct object) case.
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|{{flag|Hjaltland}}
|Old Norse
| Comes from the Old Norse name for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetland The Shetland Islands]
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|{{flag|Gensokyo}}
|Japanese
| Comes from the name of [https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Gensokyo the primary setting] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touhou_Project ''Touhou Project'']. Gensokyo is variously translated as "[https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Lotus_Land_Story Lotus Land]", "land of dreams" and "Wonderland".
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|{{flag|Acadia}}
|French
| Comes from a name for a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadia region in Canada] that once hosted French settlers, that were later expelled during the Seven Years' War.
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|{{flag|City of England}}
|English
| Comes from the name of the country of England.
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|{{flag|Astonia}}
|English
| Comes from the English region of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston Aston]
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|{{flag|SPQR}}
|Latin
| Comes from the motto of the Roman Republic, "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (The Senate and the People of Rome)
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|{{flag|Mythril}}
|Sindarin
| Comes from J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium.
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|{{flag|Adina}}
|Tahar
| Means 'heaven' in the [[Adina]] conlang.
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|{{flag|Sussex}}
|English
| Named after Sussex Courthouse, in keeping with former land occupant [[Appomattox]], similarly named after a courthouse.
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|{{flag|Cortesia Del Mar}}
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|Translates to "Courtesy of the Sea".
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|Tagalog (Filipino)
|Translates to "fishing net", in an [https://discord.com/channels/810436686021394492/846374210979758100/890490336047161394 undisclosed reference].
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|{{flag|Nro'Meagh}}
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|{{flag|Beretia}}
|French
| Named for [[Beretism]], the state religion, which was named after a youtuber named RedBeret, which is a combination of the English word Red, and the French word Beret.
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|{{flag|Mount September}}
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|{{flag|South Augusta}}
|English
|Name describes its location ("Augusta" in the name refers to [[Geographical Regions#Greater Augusta|the Augustan region]])
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|{{flag|Gabon}}
|French
|Named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabon the country].
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|{{flag|Lusitania (CivClassic 2.0)}}
|Latin
| Named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusitania an ancient Roman province in what is now Portugal] due to it's heavy basis on Portuguese customs.
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|{{flag|Jolington}}
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|{{flag|Icenia}}
|Latin
| Named after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceni Iceni tribe] of Roman Britain.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/IcenianHistory/comments/dirrxj/on_the_origin_and_name_of_icenia/</ref>
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|{{flag|Nyasaland}}
|English
| 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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|Roughly translates to "noble struggle" or "great war" in Nahuatl.<ref>{{Cdisc|sender=Im sorry bg|sender-link=bgbba|date=February 6th, 2022|channel=marketplace-of-shuba|server=Yoahtl|text=Yoahtl roughly translates to ‘noble struggle’ or ‘great war’ in Nahuatl
It was named that by Eaohtl who was our leader on factions servers years ago
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|Greek
| Comes from the writings of ''Plato''.
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|{{flag|Tierra de Conciencia}}
|Spanish
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|[[Risk Republic]]
|English
| Named after the ''Roblox'' group ''<nowiki/>'Risk Universalis'''.
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|[[Thalassocracy]]
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| Means 'Maritime Empire'.
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|[[Vítelia|Vitelia]]
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|[[Rowa]]
|Russian
| Rowa, or ''Гоша'' comes from the russian fashion designer ''Gosha Rubchinskiy''. (Гоша Рубчинский)
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|{{flag|Krowatia}}
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| Comes from the name of Rowa's capital Krowa.
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|[[Nudist Beach]]
|English
| Comes from the name of an anti-government resistance group in the anime ''Kill La Kill''.
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|[[Boatmurdered]]
|English
| Comes from the name of a famous let's play of ''Dwarf Fortress''.
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|[[Christopia]]
|English
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|{{flag|Varkonia}}
|None
| Named after the player [[Varkanos]].
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|[[Kallos]]
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|{{flag|Caledonia}}
|Latin
| Roman name for Scotland.
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|[[Communist Cities Caretaker-Protectorate]]
|English
|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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|Latin
|Ancient Roman name for a region in the modern-day Low Countries (Batavia's players are Dutch).
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|[[Äggland]]
|Swedish
| Named after [[Agania|Agania.]] Also from the Swedish words for Egg (Ägg) and Country (Land).
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|{{flag|Southshire}}
|English
| Named for the fact it was once the southernmost region of [[The Commonwealth]].
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|English
| Named in honor of its main settlement, Cape Cocoa.
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|{{flag|Gondolin}}
|Sindarin
| Named after the city of Gondolin in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silmarillion The Silmarillion].''
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|Greek
| Named after a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconia region of Greece] that the city of Sparta resided in.
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|[[Mauritanië]]
|French
| Named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania Mauritania].
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|German
|German for "clouds". Presumably named after its location in a highland region.
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|{{flag|Nipplerock}}
|English
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|{{flag|Kaltsburg}}
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|{{flag|Lumière}}
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|French for "light".
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|[[Shrimptopia]]
|English
| Named after its founder, [[WimpyShrimp]].
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|[[Pogland]]
|None
| Named after the PogChamp emote on [https://Twitch.tv Twitch.tv].
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|[[Buckeye]]
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|Possibly named after the nickname of the state of Ohio.
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|[[Piltover]]
|English?
| Named after a town in League of Legends.
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|[[Eddie Murphy]]
|English
| Named after the actor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Murphy Eddie Murphy], known for such movies as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_to_America Coming to America] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Cop Beverly Hills Cop].
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|[[Amyr]]
|None
| Comes from the ancient Military order in The Name of The Wind. Conveniently an anagram of Army
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|[[Potatoeland]]
|English?
| Named after player [[CommradePotatoe]].
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|[[Okashima]]
|Japanese
| Named by [[Neosaur]] after the words "Tree" and "Island" in japanese<ref>{{Cdisc|server=Yoahtl|channel=marketplace-of-shuba|sender=NeoTide|sender-link=Neosaur|text=if anyone's adding to it, Okashima was named for the words "Tree" and "island" in japanese
i think i came up with it|date=February 6th, 2022|access-date=February 6th, 2022|url=https://discord.com/channels/278045721742147586/670060843274338335/940023296819343390}}</ref>
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!Language of Origin
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|[[File:NDZflag.png|22px]] [[New Danzilona]]
|German
| Named by one of its founders after the heavy metal band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danzig_(band) Danzig]
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