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(Note: I do realize this is the 7th map that I have drawn, but I plan on keeping this one)
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Updated and Revised March 15th, 2014. Official Text

Important Note: The active timeline of Denton is set from 1762 to 2013. All dates after that will not be created or added until further notice.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF DENTON


THE EARLIEST SETTLERS
The Denton Islands were first settled by the Polynesian people, around 1200-1400 CE, who first migrated from the Cook Islands. Around 1300-1500 CE, the Māori of New Zealand settled Denton alongside the Cook Island Māori.


THE BEGINNINGS
-In 1762, a British explorer by the name of John H. Denton explored the the islands. Upon reaching what is now St. Catherine, he ran aground, and his ship's foremast had snapped. After spending several weeks fixing the mast, Denton is preparing to leave as a feud breaks out between his crew and the Maori. Denton was among 4 of the crew members killed, and the rest of his crew sailed home.
-In 1773 and 1777, Captain James Cook, landed on the islands and claimed them for Britain. He also mapped the islands and named after John H. Denton.
-In 1792, the first British colonial settlers arrive on the Eastern island and create the town of Bristol. Later settlers come in 1798, 1801, and 1804 and create the towns Lock Haven, St. Catherine and Scipio Bay. Unfortuantely, not a whole lot of interest is given to the colonies so only a small number of colonists settle the islands, opting for the Eastern Island as their main island.


REVOLUTION
-In 1857, the settlers of Denton fight the British for independence. The Dentonites are frustrated with being a misrepresented British territory. With the small population and not much interest given to the them, both indigenous and foreign, the Dentonites felt that they would be better off if they controled their own territory. Like the Americans 80 years before, the Dentonites had home advantage and knew the territory better than the British. There were several pivotal battles that determined the course of the war, ultimately won by Denton, thanks to help from the Denton Maori and the French, along with the coinciding events of the Indian Uprising. The French were drawn to help the Dentonites after seeing the British's poor performance in the Crimean War. Napoleon III felt that the Dentonite's war could be easily won and helping them would improve their stature at the expense of their long time rival. The Dentonites, Maori and French were able to defeat the British and the Denonites officially declared their independence on 14 December 1858.


A NEW COUNTRY
-In 1859, the first constitution was drafted and a new government established, formally as the Federal Republic of Denton.
-From 1861 to 1910, the Denton government offered land grants to anyone who would settle the country. German, Irish, French, Polish and immigrants from other European countries took up the offer, settling mainly on the sparsely populated Western Island, with Germans forming the cities of Komorn, Saalfeld, Crassna (later Fort Crassna) and Saarbrucken, the Poles creating the cities of Piaski, and Susz, and the Irish creating the towns of Carrick and Castlebar. Surprisingly a large number of British came to settle as opposed to 70 years before, and formed the towns of Concord, Port Douglas, Port Sterling, Ellesmere, and Halesmere.
-In 1876, G. H. Douglas II discovers the Douglas Iron Ore Deposit near Pareau. After attracting the interest of several investors, a narrow gauge railway is built from the deposit to Port Lyons. Three years later in 1879, F. Hofmann and J.H Maxim discover a large Zinc-Lead-Copper (and later Silver) deposit east of Raleigh. Another narrow gauge railway is built from Maxim to Saarbrucken, and later Maraetai. By 1884, the railway had expanded to connect Fort Crassna, Fort Albany, and Komorn Piaski and was rapidly expanding to other cities and towns. The discovery of the DIO Deposit and the Maxim ZLC(S) Deposit transforms the nation by introducing a nation wide rail network to efficiently transport the large amount of raw goods to the Big 4 (Innsbruck, Susz, Zlin, Komorn Piaski) and is the leading factor in the first transformation of Denton into an integrated industrialized nation.
-In 1895, the first all steel ship to be built in Denton is launched, ushering a new era of shipbuilding for the nation.
-In 1908, I. S. Eiffel builds and flies the first powered airplane in Susz.
-In 1910, Denton's second constitution was written up, and was basically an extension of the original consitution first drafted in 1856. This included the abolishment of the land grant, as the country had grown to nearly 17 million people, and the addition of immigration laws, created to keep the islands from overpopulating too quickly. Also, Slavery was abolished with the new draft of the constituion (although every state had abolished it by 1869).
-In 1912, the first assembly plant for mass production of cars and trucks is built in Lock Haven, spreading the influence of commercial and personal motor vehicles. The railway system also undergoes a major change, removing the narrow gauge and replacing it with 4'10" gauge.


A WORLD AT WAR!!
-In 1914, the Great War starts. Denton keeps it's hands clean but in 1915 the passenger liner 'The Concordian' is sunk by a German U-Boat, under the suspicion of carrying war materiel to Great Britain. 'The Concordian' was sunk off the coast of France, 120 miles west of Brest, while en route to London, with 219 of the 825 onboard perishing. The attack on 'The Concordian' outraged the Denton public because the ship was not carrying materiel of any kind. After review, Denton formally declared war against the Central Powers on 14 February 1915. Throughout the course of the war, Denton sends nearly 600,000 troops and volunteers to Europe and Africa. Of those, 170,000 soldiers were wounded and another 50,000 were killed.
-In 1919, the Great War ends with the Treaty of Versailles, of which Denton was a signatory. The soldiers are brought home and the Roaring 20s begins.


THE GOLDEN AGE
-In the 1920s, Denton is faced with large scale urbanization and the shift from a mainly agrarian society, to an industrial economic base. Doing so, this drastically increased the way of life in Denton and turned it into a sizeable exporter of goods.
-In 1929, the Stock market crashed and sends the US into the Great Depression. The effects of the Great Depression did not reach Denton until early 1931, as the demands for Dentonite exports withered and prices of domestic goods increased considerably. Although not horribly affected, unemployment hit 11% in 1932, the highest it had been in the history of the islands.
-By 1934, with the government having implemented numerous work programs to help increase the wage of workers, prices of domestic goods started to lower and the economy gradually got traction and picked back up, although it would still be in a slump for 6 more years until Denton's entrance into WWII.


A WORLD AT WAR... AGAIN.
-In 1939, World War II starts with Germany's invasion of Poland. Denton remains neutral, although is called upon by the French for assistance. Knowing that war could be a real possibility in the near future, Denton rapidly builds it's forces up. With a final plea from the French, Denton sends it's first detachment of troops, the Denton Expeditonary Force to the Belgian border, alongside the British Expeditionary Force, under the command of Gen. Billotte. As the Germans attacked through Belgium and Luxembourg, the DEF was pushed back to the Atlantic and subsequently evacuated with the BEF to Britain.

With the Germans signing an Armistice with France and taking the north and west regions of France, there was not much oppurtunity for retalitaion. Denton, however is fully immersed in the war and supports the British as well, participating in the African campaign, in the Mediterranean, and the bombing campaign over Germany.


-In 1948, with the Soviets blockading Berlin and the US, Britain and France planning an airlift, Denton sends 3 C-307s to West Germany to support the Berlin Airlift.


THE GREAT RECESSION OF 1953

-In 1946, fresh out of WWII, the booming Dentonite economy makes the shift from wartime production. In the few years that followed, there was a slight recession due to the massive reduction in output and restructuring of the manufacturing sector. After a few years, in 1949, the economy is stable and booming.
-In 1953, due to numerous factors, like reduced taxation, removal of tarriffs, and lax enforcement of corporate laws, the economy hits a large recession, resulting in massive bouts of unemployment, with levels as high as 19% in some areas. By 1956, the low point is reached, with national unemployment at an all time high of 12%. In 1957, after extensive restructuring of the government, along with legislation that would prevent anything of the sort from happening in the future, the economy was on the fast track to recovery.
-In 1956, without Federal Pollution Control, Komorn Piaski, Innsbruck, Susz, and Lock Haven become so heavily polluted that it produced smog so thick that the visibility was less than a 1/2 mile in some areas. With the health of the people in jeopardy, the Goverment steps in with an emergency protocol requiring all industry to shut down and clean up within 3 months of enactment or they would be shut down for good. This period of time, known as the 'Quiet Spring' saw many industries taken offline by the anti-pollution emergency protocol, thus worsening the Recession. Although it would take almost 20 years for the smog to clear up, the conditions improved drastically and within 8 months of the enactment of APEP56 most insdustries that had been shut down met the minimum criteria set in place and were put back on line, although heavily watched by the Fed.
-In 1962, the economy is stable and expanding once again.


A COLD, COLD WAR


-In 1991, with the dissolution of the Soviet union and the end of the Cold War, Denton moves to end conscription and reduce its military size.
-By 1995, the Denton Armed Forces is established as a professional military, and new equipment is obtained to modernize the Cold War era vehicles.


MODERN TIMES





Country Name:
Denton

Official Country Name:
The Federal Republic of Denton

Motto:
Freedom and Prosperity

Anthem:
'Unity under one star'

Population:
35,000,000 (population cap at 38/40,000,000)

Land Area:
250,000 sq-mi (647,500 sq-km)

Coastline:
6,250 mi (10,060km)

EEZ:
1,250,000 sq-mi (3,250,000 sq-km)

Official Language:
English

National Languages:
German
Maori

Demonym:
Dentonite

Demographics
European - 82.5%
30% - German
20% - British
15% - Irish
10% - French
5% - Polish
2.5% - Czech
Indigenous - 10%
10% - Maori
Other - 7.5%
7.5% - Other Nationalities

Time zone:
UTC+6.5 (DST is not observed)

HDI:
0.918

Gini:
33.4

Drives on the:
Right

Currency:
Denton Sterling Pound, £ (1.00 Sterling Pound : 1.60 US Dollar)

Measurement System:
Imperial: Dominant throughout Denton
Metric: Used in some Industrial and most Science fields

Calling Code:
+83

Internet TLD:
.di (Denton Islands, used only in ISO code and Internet TLD)
.den

ISO 3166 code:
DI (Denton Islands, used only in ISO code and Internet TLD)
DEN

Date Formats:
mm/dd/yyyy

Government:
Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic
- President: Erangi Taera (e. 2010)
- Vice President: Anna Kirsch (e.2010)
- Prime Minister: George Rogers (e.2007)

Legislature:
Upper House: Senate
Lower House: National Assembly

Independence:
- From Great Britain
Declared: December 14th, 1858,
Recognized: 1859

Current Constitution: 1949

National Wealth:
about $8,754,850,000,000 (£5,471,781,250,000)
about $250,140 (£156,335) per capita

GDP (nominal):
about $2,380,000,000,000 (£1,487,500,000,000)

GDP (nominal) per capita:
about $68,000 (£42,500)

Tax Rates:
Sales Tax:
15%
Income:
20% Nominal
35% Maximum
Corporate:
25% Minimum
35% Maximum

Budget Breakdown (% of GDP):
37% Social Protection
19% Health
14% Education
6% Public Order and Safety
4% Industry, Agriculture, and Employment
4% Transport
1.5% Defense
14.5% Other

Life Expectancy:
Average: 80
Male: 78.5
Female: 81.5

Literacy:
Definition: Age 13 and over can read and write
Total population: 99.4%

Religion:
85% - Christian
10% Taimanawa & Tahiatua (Maori Religions)
5% - Other

Minimum Wage:
13.75 dollars (£8.50)

Unemployment Rate:
4.3%

Employment Rate:
76.5%

Number of Millionaires:
545,000

Number of Billionaires:
4

Intentional Homicide Rate:
0.8 per 100,000 people

Prison inmates per capita:
87 per 100,000 people

Capital City:
St. Catherine

Largest City:
Lock Haven

Top 20 Major Cities (in order of population):
1.) Lock Haven - 3,985,000
2.) Innsbruck - 2,850,000
3.) Saarbrucken - 1,980,000
4.) Komorn Piaski - 1,840,000
5.) St. Catherine - 1,210,000
6.) Concord - 1,060,000
7.) Scipio Bay - 820,000
8.) Zlin - 770,000
9.) Rhone - 680,000
10.) Carrick - 650,000
11.) Ft. Albany - 590,000
12.) Ft. Crassna - 530,000
13.) Paerau - 440,000
14.) Susz - 410,000
15.) Brunswick - 340,000
16.) Bristol - 330,000
17.) Abbeville Harbor - 310,000
18.) Atlanta - 305,000
19.) Lyons - 290,000
20.) Arlington - 270,000

Population Growth
1762 - 1,000,000
1813 - 2,000,000
1857 - 4,000,000
1861 - 6,000,000
1878 - 9,000,000
1899 - 15,000,000
1910 - 17,000,000
1914 - 20,000,000
1918 - 23,000,000
1922 - 24,000,000
1928 - 27,000,000
1939 - 31,000,000
1945 - 32,000,000
1953 - 33,000,000
1984 - 34,000,000
2003 - 35,000,000

Composition by sector:
Agriculture: 5%
Industry: 35%
Services: 60%

Main Exports:
Cars
Trucks
Military Vehicles
Steel
Bio-fuels
Engines
Electronics
Aircraft
Oil (crude and refined)

Main Imports:

Industries:
Textiles
Chemicals
Food processing
Steel
Transportation equipment
Mining
Petroleum
Machinery manufacture
Software
Pharmaceuticals
Shipbuilding
Construction and Civil engineering
Automobile production
Telecommunications
Aerospace and defense
Oil extraction and refining

Agriculture:
Forestry
Logging
Fishing
Farming
Mining

Natural resources:
Oil
Coal
Timber
Natural Gas
Copper
Lead
Zinc
Iron Ore

Transportation:

Roads and Automobiles:
Roadways - Paved: 80,000 miles
Roadways - Unpaved: 240,000 miles
19405000 Automobiles
285000 Buses and Coaches
850500 Trucks and Vans
435000 Motorcycles and Mopeds

Air Transport:
Airports - Paved: 122
Airports - Unpaved: 196; The whole country is considered to be an aerodrome
Heliports: 85

Rail Transport:
Railways: 25,000 miles
Rail Gauge - Standard: 4'8 1/2",
Rail Gauge - Narrow: 3'3"

Water Transport:
Merchant Marine: 315
Ports: 38

Energy Production:
35% Oil
20% Nuclear Power
15% Hydro-Electric
10% Natural Gas
10% Coal
10% Wind, Solar, Geothermal



DENTON ARMED FORCES

Annual Military budget:
1.5% of GDP, or $35,700,000,000 (£22,312,500,000)

Military age: 18-45

Conscription: Abolished in 1995, although may be re-instated at any time.

Available for Military service:
Male: 3,740,000 (age 15-49)
Female: 3,740,000 (age 15-49)

Fit for military service
Male: 7,437,500 (age 15-49)
Female: 7,437,500 (age 15-49)

Reaching military age annually:
Male: 218,750
Female: 218,750

0.5% active, 0.25% Reserve, 0.1% NatGuard, 0.325% Police

Military Size
Army: 95,000
Air Force: 37,500
Navy: 35,000 + 7,500 MSC
Total Active: 175,000

Reserves
Army Reserve: 65,000
Air Force Reserve: 12,000
Navy Reserve: 10,500
Total Reserve: 87,500

National Guard
National Guard: 35,000
Total National Guard: 35,000

Coast Guard
Coast Guard: 5,000
Total Coast Guard: 5,000

Police Forces Size (including all special units):
113,750


Army Size*:

1242 Main Battle Tanks
498 Infantry Fighting Vehicles
2630 Armored Personnel Carriers
110 Amphibious Assault Vehicles
3352 All-Terrain Vehicle, Combat
528 Armored Command Vehicle
52 Artillery Radar Carrier
42 Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge
42 Combat Engineering Vehicles
394 Armored Medivac Vehicle
130 Armored Recovery Vehicle, Tank
308 Armored Recovery Vehicle, APC
1520 Mortar 60mm
342 Mortar 81mm
254 Mortar 81mm Self-Propelled
168 Artillery 105mm
480 Artillery 155mm
414 Artillery 155mm Self-Propelled
132 Multiple Rocket Launcher
80 Coastal Defense Artillery
54 Coastal Defense Missile
54 InterContinental Ballistic Missile
2880 Anti-Tank Weapon, Light
340 Anti-Tank Missile, Heavy
254 Anti-Tank Missile, Self-Propelled
416 Anti-Aircraft Artillery
140 Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Self-Propelled
654 Surface-to-Air Missile, Man Portable
156 Surface-to-Air Missile, Short Range
76 Surface-to-Air Missile, Long Range
40 Paratrooper Combat Vehicle, 30mm Cannon
40 Paratrooper Combat Vehicle, Anti-Tank Missile
16 Paratrooper Combat Vehicle, Recon/Fire Control
26 Paratrooper Combat Vehicle, Personnel Carrier
14 Paratrooper Combat Vehicle, Mortar 120mm Self-Propelled
7 Paratrooper Combat Vehicle, Surface-to-Air Missile
20 Paratrooper Combat Vehicle, Armored Command Vehicle
7 Paratrooper Combat Vehicle, Armored Medivac Vehicle

12550 SUVs & Light Trucks
1140 4x4 Transport Trucks
8210 6x6 Transport Trucks
4680 8x8 Transport Trucks
870 10x10 Transport Trucks

Army Air Arm*:
432 Aircraft

56 Attack Helicopters
108 Light Helicopters
156 Utility Helicopters
64 Transport Helicopters
12 Very Heavy Helicopter
36 Training Helicopters


Air Force Size*:
560 Aircraft

168 Fighter Aircraft/FGA
66 Attack Aircraft
16 Recon/EW Aircraft
40 Bomber
6 AEW Aircraft
6 ELINT Aircraft
16 Light Transport Aircraft
32 Medium Transport Aircraft
12 Heavy Transport Aircraft
8 Tanker/Transport Aircraft
10 VIP Aircraft
144 Training Aircraft
12 Multi-Engine Training Aircraft
24 Utility Helicopter


Navy Size*:
40 Warships
14 Submarines
65 Fleet Support & Auxiliaries

4 Cruiser (Helicopter)
24 Frigates
4 Landing Ship (Tank)
2 Landing Ship (Dock)
5 Landing Ship (Utility)
7 Medium Hovercraft
4 Large Hover Craft
3 Roll-On, Roll-Off Cargo Ships
10 Diesel-Electric Submarines
4 Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines
10 Mine Hunters
5 Mine Sweepers
12 Fast Attack Craft
8 Patrol Boat
7 Replemishment Oilers
4 Ocean Going Tugs
6 Harbor Tug
5 Fuel/Water Tanker
1 Hospital Ship
4 Oceanographic Research

Navy Air Arm*:
114 Aircraft

20 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
8 Multi Engine Trainer
4 Light Transport Aircraft
18 General Purpose Helicopter
36 ASW Helicopter
28 SAR Helicopter


Coast Guard Size*:
128 Vessels

42 Utility Boat (40-45ft)
28 Lifeboats (45-55ft)
6 Sea-Going Bouy Tenders
4 Coastal/Inland Bouy Tenders
4 High Endurance Cutters (360ft)
6 Medium Endurance Cutters (270ft)
12 Coastal Cutter (110ft)
18 Coastal Cutter (87ft MPCC)
6 Hydrographic Survey Vessels
2 Icebreakers (380ft)

Coast Guard Air Arm*:
52 Aircraft

12 SAR/Patrol Aircraft
24 SAR/Multi-Purpose Helicopter
4 Medium Transport Aircraft
4 Small Transport Aircraft
4 Multi Engine Trainer
4 Training Helicopter


Current Conflicts:

Operation Enduring Freedom: 2001-Present
Operation Ocean Shield: 2009-Present
Various United Nations Peacekeeping Missions


Previous Conflicts:

Great Revolutionary War: 1857-1858
WWI: 1916-1918
WWII: 1940-1945
XXX War: 1946-1957
Berlin Airlift: 1948-1949
Korean War: 1950-1953
XXX War: 1963-1989
XXX War: 1967-1984
Iraq War: 2005-2008
Operation Odyssey Dawn: 2011



Military Organization:

Denton Naval Bases & Fleet Distribution:

Saarbrucken Naval Base, Western District:

Material Sealift Command
-6 F/W Tanker
-3 AOR
-10 Medium Hovercraft
-4 Large Hover Craft
-3 Roll-On, Roll-Off Cargo Ship
-1 Hospital Ship
-4 Ocean Going Tugs
-6 Harbor Tug

Amphibious Flotilla 5
-1x Squadron: 2 LSD
-1x Squadron: 4 LST
-1x Squadron: 6 LCU

Mine Warfare Flotilla 6
2x Squadron: 6 Minesweeper
1x Squadron: 6 Minehunter

Patrol Unit 9
-4 Patrol Boat


Port Sterling Naval Base, North Central Distrct:

Warship Flotilla 8
-1 CGH, 1 AOR
-2x Squadron: 1 AAW, 2 ASW

Warship Flotilla 10
-1 CGH, 1 AOR
-2x Squadron: 1 AAW, 2 ASW

Fast Attack Flotilla 13 'Lucky 13'
2x Squadron: 6 Fast Attack Craft

Patrol Unit 11
-4 Patrol Boat


Hythe Naval Base, South Central District:

Submarine Flotilla 4
1x Squadron: 4 SSN
2x Squadron: 4 SSK

Hydrographic Survey Unit 12
-4 Hydrographic Survey Ship

Patrol Unit 7
-4 Patrol Boat


St. Catherine Naval Base, Eastern District:

Warship Flotilla 1
-1 CGH, 1 AOR
-2x Squadron: 1 AAW, 2 ASW

Warship Flotilla 3
-1 CGH, 1 AOR
-2x Squadron: 1 AAW, 2 ASW

Patrol Unit 2
-4 Patrol Boat


*special thanks to Eswube for his help in the organization of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

Basic military organization information will be posted in the upcoming future.

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Much more to come!

Thanks for reading!
Ethan

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Looks pretty good so far. The only comment I have is your military seems pretty large for such a small population. You have nearly 5% of your population under arms. Unless you have some sort of compelling vital national interest that requires such a large force, a military that large would really be detrimental to your economy, since technically military personnel don't really contribute to the GDP. You might consider having a small standing military and a large reserve component.

I've heard that before.. To be honest, I'm kinda torn between a 1% and a 5% military. The reason I went with the 5% was so that I could basically have a military comparable to Russia's. I'll look into downsizing it though. Would 2.5% be better, or do you think I should go all the way to 1.5% (to make the math easy)?
Also, I have an agreement with a friend of mine, to be his 'security force' so that is also why I have it kinda large. Plus, we actively participate in peackeeping missions, but I'm not sure if any of this is really that relevant.

-EZ-

EDIT:
I think 2.5% works. It brings my total to 325,000. I don't want to make the military too small, as it is also used as a deterrent to prevent people from attempting to take us over.

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It's hard to determine exactly how big your military should be. Most of the major industrialized nations have militaries that are less than 2% of their populations, and many have much smaller militaries than that. What you really need to do is determine your strategic goals and national interests and base your military size on that. Determine what your likely threats nations are, how much you want to be involved with international peacekeeping, what international treaty organizations you plan to be a part of, whether you want to be a regional or global power, etc. If I were you I would start with 1-2% of your population as an active military component and then go from there based on what you decide your goals and interests are.

Well, we are going to take place in Peacekeeping missions regularly, help with natural disaster relief and try to be a major force in the pacific. I will eventually have a few islands in the northern pacific that we will have as territories. As for treaty organizations, I will be a part of U.N., and I've always wanted to be a part of NATO, but thats a problem because they're NORTH ATLANTIC, and I'm SOUTH PACIFIC . I think 2.5% for the active might be a good number because that gives me enough troops for a well established presence in my territories and the ability to fend off any attackers. Even then, that should be enough to actively participate in peacekeeping missions.
How does that sound?

-EZ-

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You can have a permanent military of around 2% and if the need arise use reserve and militia (like the US National Guard)

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I would keep the active duty component at around 1.5% and have 1% as a reserve component, then have a separate militia/national guard component not included in that number for national emergencies, natural disasters, etc.

I like that idea. I'll go with that then. I'll edit the beginning post once I get it figured out.

-EZ-

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So a tiny archipelago in the South Pacific has the same size military as... Russia??

Did I read that correctly?

Also, what's the size of the land area? Is this the same size as New Zealand?

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Yeah, you read that right .

I haven't figured the land area yet, but the map is 625 miles wide, by 375 miles high.

-EZ-

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