Nations

An outdated photo with the flags of the world. Some of these flags are out of date, like that of Burma or Libya.

Nations, more commonly referred to as states or countries, are the forefront element in Rise of Nations. Nations can be played by players or AI, which are referred to as "being played" and "AI controlled (nation)", respectively. Players can manage nations internally, by changing certain settings or configurations that can directly influence or affect crucial national elements, including the economy, government, military, etc. Players can also engage in many diplomatic actions to influence other nations, such as declaring war, forging alliances, creating puppets, and more.

Nations are integral base mechanics of the game, with their primary objective being to achieve dominance on the world stage. Additionally, they serve as the groundwork for other various features, including formables and releasables. Each nation has specific formables that can be united by acquiring all the required territories. For instance, China can form the Qing Dynasty by acquiring all the necessary lands designated for the Qing Dynasty.

In the game, there are a total of 239 starting nations categorized into seven tiers, ranging from minor powers to superpowers, in which the latter requires a set amount of XP to play as. The three base superpowers are: China, the United States, and India, with XP requirements in descending order.

Cities

Cities are the primary framework to one's nation, as they provide the basic needs to maintain a country, such as contributing to the economy, manpower growth, factories, resources, and building a military. Losing a significant amount of cities, especially the capital or urbanized areas, will inflate war exhaustion, weaken the economy, and lowers stability, which leads to the process of releasables declaring independence.

Determining a Nation's Tier

NOTE: The list of tiers are not official as they are not recognized by Hyperant himself. Tiers are only used to denote power of a nation based on their XP modifier.

One can determine a country's tier by the economy, XP modifier, and manpower amount. Oftentimes, high tier countries have a vast amount of territory and a sizable amount of populated cities, excluding countries such as Russia, where the country has an extensive amount of cities but is not a superpower. Another method to gather information of the tier a country is through searching their ranking on the international leaderboard, where it indicates the placement of superpowers, regional powers, and minor powers.

List of Nations

• Tier VII
• Tier VI
• Tier V
• Tier IV
• Tier III
• Tier II
• Tier I

Tier VII

Tier VII countries represent the three primary superpowers globally, boasting unmatched strength in terms of their economy, population, territory, and military power. They possess the most powerful military capacities, with a manpower reserve exceeding 4,000,000 individuals, and their substantial population surpasses 200,000,000, as sprawling cities and vast metropolitan areas are dispersed throughout their lands. Additionally, these begin with a base income of over 15 million, built by high tax revenue and resource income. They have 0.11x XP Gain Modifier.

Due to the nations marked as the "big three" on the global stage, each of these nations require at least over 100,000 XP to play as: 144,338 XP for India, 176,777 XP for the United States, and 250,000 XP for China. Despite the XP limitations, the ranking system orders the nations from greatest to least during the beginning of 2019: United States (1st), China (2nd), and India (3rd).

Name	Region	Ranking
India	Indian Peninsula	3
China	East Asia	2
United States	North America & Oceania	1

Tier VI

Tier VI countries are considered minor "superpowers," occupying prominent positions in the global rankings. These nations possess abundant populations, starting economies that exceed a 1 million income, and healthy reserves of valuable resources. Furthermore, their military capabilities are powerful, with manpower capacities surpassing 1 million. These countries below have a silver boundary bordering their flag, the same as those in the preceding tier. They have 0.33x XP Gain Modifier.

Name	Region	Ranking
Brazil	South America	4
Indonesia	Southeast Asia	8
Japan	East Asia	5
Mexico	North America	7
Russia	East Europe & North Asia	6

Tier V

Tier V countries are positioned in the middle of the rankings, representing nations with greater levels of military strength, economic development, and resource production. These countries have experienced a significant growth compared to lower-tier regional powers. They have 0.75x XP Gain Modifier.

Name	Region	Ranking
Argentina	South America	19
Colombia	South America	23
Egypt	Middle East	17
Germany	Central Europe	10
Iran	Middle East	14
Nigeria	West Africa	12
Pakistan	South Asia	9
Philippines	Philippines Sea	18
South Korea	Korean Peninsula	16
Turkey	Anatolian Peninsula & Balkan Peninsula	13
United Kingdom	British Isles	11
Vietnam	Indochina	26

Tier IV

Tier IV countries represent a crucial stepping stone towards becoming prominent regional powers on the global stage. Their military strength, territory, economy, and resource production have expanded significantly, operating on a larger scale compared to lower-tier nations. In the diplomacy interface, few of these countries below have earned a special grey boundary that outlines their flag, signifying they are a regional power. They have 1x XP Gain Modifier.

Name	Region	Ranking
Australia	Oceania	31
Bangladesh	Indian Peninsula	25
Canada	North America	28
Chile	South America	36
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Central Africa	29
France	West Europe	15
Iraq	Middle East	34
Italy	Italian Peninsula	22
Malaysia	Malay Archipelago	38
Morocco	West Africa	35
Peru	South America	32
Poland	Central Europe	39
Saudi Arabia	Arabian Peninsula	24
South Africa	South Africa	21
Spain	Iberian Peninsula	20
Sudan	North Africa	41
Taiwan	East Asia	27
Thailand	Indochina	37
Ukraine	East Europe	30
Venezuela	South America	33

Tier III

Tier III countries, although not noticeably feeble, find themselves slightly falling behind regional powers. These nations have obtained greater access to precious resources and witnessed substantial advancements in their economies and military manufacturing, being the first to surpass the 60,000 manpower limit with their initial manpower levels. They have 1.25x XP Gain Modifier.

Name	Region	Ranking
Afghanistan	South Asia	48
Algeria	North Africa	40
Angola	South Africa	47
Austria	Central Europe	77
Azerbaijan	Caucasia	87
Belarus	East Europe	71
Belgium	Benelux	75
Bolivia	Central South America	53
Bulgaria	Balkan Peninsula	80
Burkina Faso	West Africa	105
Burma	Southeast Asia	42
Cameroon	West Africa	55
Cote d'Ivoire	West Africa	58
Cuba	Caribbean Sea	66
Czech Republic	Central Europe	90
Dominican Republic	Caribbean Sea	65
Ecuador	South America	57
El Salvador	Central America	100
Ethiopia	East Africa	52
Finland	Nordic/Scandinavian	98
Ghana	West Africa	56
Greece	Balkan Peninsula	60
Guatemala	Central America	95
Guinea	West Africa	82
Haiti	Caribbean Sea	94
Hong Kong	East Asia	49
Hungary	Central Europe	84
Israel	Middle East	73
Jordan	Middle East	89
Kazakhstan	Central Asia/Eastern Europe	45
Kenya	East Africa	59
Lebanon	Middle East	91
Libya	North Africa	63
Madagascar	South Africa	88
Mali	West Africa	93
Mozambique	Southern Africa	72
Nepal	South Asia	107
Netherlands	Benelux	54
New Zealand	Pacific Ocean	81
North Korea	Korean Peninsula	46
Paraguay	South America	86
Portugal	Iberian Peninsula	61
Republic of Congo	West Africa	99
Chad	North Africa	50
Senegal	West Africa	67
Singapore	Southeast Asia	64
Sweden	Nordic	76
Somalia	East Africa	85
Switzerland	Central Europe	70
Syria	Middle East	43
Tajikistan	Central Asia	74
Tanzania	East Africa	51
Tunisia	North Africa	68
Uganda	Central Africa	83
United Arab Emirates	Middle East	79
Uruguay	South America	97
Uzbekistan	Central Asia	44
Yemen	Middle East	62
Zambia	Southern Africa	78
Zimbabwe	Southern Africa	69

Tier II

Tier II represents countries that are slightly more powerful than those in the Tier I category, however, they are only stronger in the way that their economy and military are larger, while the maximum manpower is still 60,000. They have 1.5x XP Gain Modifier.

Name	Region	Ranking
Albania	Balkan Peninsula	118
Armenia	Caucasia	134
Bahamas	Caribbean Sea	168
Bahrain	Arabian Peninsula	149
Barbados	Caribbean Sea	172
Benin	West Africa	124
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Balkan Peninsula	132
Botswana	South Africa	146
Brunei	Borneo	160
Burundi	Central Africa	151
Cabo Verde	East Atlantic Ocean	174
Cambodia	Indochina	104
Central African Republic	Central Africa	133
Romania	Eastern Europe	114
Costa Rica	Central America	109
Croatia	Balkan Peninsula	128
Curacao	Caribbean Sea	175
Cyprus	East Mediterranean Sea	153
Denmark	Jutland	119
Djibouti	East Africa	141
Equatorial Guinea	West Africa	163
Eritrea	East Africa	131
Estonia	Baltic	150
Fiji	West Pacific Ocean	165
Gabon	West Africa	142
Gambia	West Africa	166
Georgia	Caucasia	113
Gibraltar	Iberian Peninsula	173
Guadeloupe	Caribbean Sea	176
Guinea-Bissau	West Africa	156
Guyana	South America	155
Honduras	Central America	110
Iceland	North Sea	171
Ireland	North Sea	125
Jamaica	Caribbean Sea	115
Kuwait	Arabian Peninsula	92
Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	112
Laos	Indochina	138
Latvia	Baltic	139
Lesotho	South Africa	130
Liberia	West Africa	129
Lithuania	Baltic	135
Macau	Southeast Asia	152
Macedonia	Balkan Peninsula	143
Malawi	South Africa	121
Malta	Mediterranean Sea	162
Martinique	West Indian Ocean	167
Mauritania	West Africa	136
Mauritius	West Indian Ocean	145
Moldova	East Europe	140
Mongolia	East Asia	103
Montenegro	Balkan Peninsula	164
Namibia	South Africa	144
Nicaragua	Central America	116
Niger	Central Africa	101
Norway	Scandinavia	108
Oman	Arabian Peninsula	123
Panama	Central America	120
Eswatini	South Africa	169
Palestine	Middle East	122
Papua New Guinea	New Guinea	147
Qatar	Arabian Peninsula	117
Reunion	West Indian Ocean	170
Rwanda	Central Africa	126
Serbia	Balkan Peninsula	96
Sierra Leone	West Africa	111
Slovakia	Central Europe	137
Slovenia	South Europe	157
South Sudan	North Africa	148
Sri Lanka	North Indian Ocean	127
Suriname	South America	158
Timor-Leste	South East Asia	159
Togo	West Africa	102
Trinidad and Tobago	Caribbean Sea	154
Turkmenistan	Central Asia	106

Tier I

Tier I nations are the weakest countries in the game. The maximum manpower capacity is 60,000, tax collection is minimal, and base population is small. These countries are mostly islands or landlocked nations located in isolated areas across the world, but despite this, it is still possible to conquer quickly and emerge to world domination, though it is rare and difficult to do so. They have 2.5x XP Gain Modifier.

Name	Region	Ranking
American Samoa	West Pacific Ocean	221
Andorra	Iberian Peninsula	193
Anguilla	Caribbean Sea	219
Antarctica	Antarctica	237
Antigua and Barbuda	Caribbean Sea	202
Aruba	Caribbean Sea	188
Belize	Central America	177
Bermuda	West Atlantic Ocean	195
Bhutan	South Asia	179
Bonaire	Caribbean Sea	217
British Virgin Islands	Caribbean Sea	215
Cayman Islands	Caribbean Sea	189
Christmas Island	East Indian Ocean	235
Comoros	West Indian Ocean	161
Cook Islands	West Pacific Ocean	229
Dominica	Caribbean Sea	216
Falkland Islands	Southern Atlantic Ocean	233
Faroe Islands	North Sea	220
French Guiana	South America	183
French Polynesia	West Pacific Ocean	178
Greenland	North America	199
Grenada	Caribbean Sea	207
Guam	West Pacific Ocean	180
Guernsey	English Channel	190
Isle of Man	North Sea	205
Jersey	English Channel	184
Kiribati	West Pacific Ocean	213
Liechtenstein	West Europe	204
Luxembourg	West Europe	181
Maldives	North Indian Ocean	182
Marshall Islands	West Pacific Ocean	214
Mayotte	West Indian Ocean	210
Micronesia	West Pacific Ocean	212
Monaco	West Europe	203
Montserrat	Caribbean Sea	231
Nauru	West Pacific Ocean	223
New Caledonia	West Pacific Ocean	185
Niue	West Pacific Ocean	238
Norfolk Island	West Pacific Ocean	236
Northern Mariana Islands	West Pacific Ocean	194
Palau	West Pacific Ocean	218
Rapa Nui	East Pacific Ocean	226
Saba	Caribbean Sea	234
Saint Barthelemy	Caribbean Sea	224
Saint Helena	South Atlantic Ocean	230
Saint Martin	Caribbean Sea	206
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Caribbean Sea	209
Saint Lucia	Caribbean Sea	201
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	North Atlantic Ocean	227
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Caribbean Sea	198
Samoa	West Pacific Ocean	191
San Marino	Italian Peninsula	211
Sao Tome and Principe	East Atlantic Ocean	186
Seychelles	West Indian Ocean	208
Sint Eustatius	Caribbean Sea	232
Sint Maarten	Caribbean Sea	200
Solomon Islands	West Pacific Ocean	187
Tokelau	West Pacific Ocean	239 (Last)
Tonga	West Pacific Ocean	197
Turks and Caicos Islands	Caribbean Sea	228
Tuvalu	West Pacific Ocean	222
United States Virgin Islands	Caribbean Sea	196
Vanuatu	West Pacific Ocean	192
Wallis and Futuna	West Pacific Ocean	225

Border Controversy

WARNING: This section is subject to offend some users, mainly due to ongoing geopolitical relations, tensions, rivalries, and wars, between the nations and parties mentioned below. Click '[Expand]' to view this section.

There are various internal controversies within the Rise of Nations community regarding the in-game international borders. Most of these disputes can be resolved using the fact that the game starts in 2019, and so the map is based on the years before 2019; however, there are still some counterclaims that are not fully settled by this fact.

• One of the main occurring issues is the Crimean debate, which is based on the 2014 Russian takeover of Crimea. In-game, the nation of Ukraine owns it, which has triggered some suggestions to instead give the releasable of Crimea over to Russia.
• By far one of the largest ongoing conflicts is the Serbian - Kosovan debate. In the game, Kosovo is a releasable cored within Serbia; however, many players within the community have expressed their suggestions to make Kosovo a starting nation rather than a releasable. This controversy can be traced to the long-standing and complex issue rooted in historical, political, ethnic, and territorial disputes. Kosovo, a region in the Balkans with a significant ethnic Albanian population, declared independence from Serbia in 2008, a move recognized by a majority of countries, including the United States and many European nations, but not by Serbia, Russia, and a few others. Serbia considers Kosovo to be part of its territory due to historical and religious ties, as it is home to many Serbian Orthodox Christian monasteries and churches.
• To date, the country of Vatican City is not present as a starting nation in the game, which has stimulated numerous proposals to officially add Vatican City as a country. However, Hyperant has conclusively denied the implementation of Vatican City.
• Another ongoing controversy is the Overseas Territories/Departments argument. Within the game, the overseas territories of nations with colonies, such as the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and the United States, are all independent, due to balancing reasons. This has made some ask whether these nations should have these colonies at the start of the game. However, the Suggestion Council ultimately rejected any forms of this request, mainly due to general inconvenience should it be implemented.
• Another major issue is the Israeli - Palestinian conflict. For decades, the two nations have been nearly at constant war, with only minor peace agreements being made in recent years. Both sides have politicians and nationalists who claim that the other nation is a part of theirs. This is only fueled by the fact that originally, Israel owned both of the nations in-game, before Palestine was made as a starting nation in the 11/21/2022 Update. As such, many tensions have arisen over whether one side should fully take the other as a starting nation.
• Another minor controversy is the Western Sahara controversy. In real life, Morocco controls over 80% of the territory that the Western Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims. In-game, the releasable controls all the lands that it claims. Originally, it was also a starting nation, furthermore heightening the overall dispute. The debate is currently dormant, with suggestions for a change to Western Sahara's nationhood scattering into irrelevancy.

See Also

• Releasable
• Formable
• Rankings
• Cities
• Dynamic Flags
• Missions