Map of the World

Formerly known only as continents, in the new Terra they have come to be known as 'Empires', each ruled by a high security government that has conquered it. The different Empires can be found below as well as the amount of control they hold and other statistics and information.

American Empire (Consists of North and South America)
Governed by: CIA - Former Intelligence Agency of the United States of America
Single Leader: Currently Unknown
Government: Dictatorship - Autocracy (Head Director of the CIA Rules)
Economy: Communist
Military: Organized into groups of ten led by a single person; all militants follow the orders of their group leader or the Head Director of the CIA. -CIA Agents hold more authority than Militants.
Empire Statistics:
Military Strength: Very High
Economic Strength: Medium
Population: Very High
Rebellion: High
Technology: Very High
Political Standpoint: War Mongering
Imports: High
Exports: Medium
Climate:
-North America extends to within 10° of latitude of both the equator and the North Pole. It embraces every climatic zone, from tropical rain forest and savanna on the lowlands of Central America to areas of permanent ice cap in central Greenland. Subarctic and tundra climates prevail in north Canada and north Alaska, and desert and semiarid conditions are found in interior regions cut off by high mountains from rain-bearing westerly winds. However, most of the continent has temperate climates very favorable to settlement and agriculture. Prairies, or vast grasslands cover a huge amount in mountain ranges.
-The climate of South America comprises a wide range of weather conditions across a large area and varied topography, but most of the continent is tropical. According to the Köppen system, South America hosts five major climatic subtypes: equatorial, tropical, semiarid, highland tropical, temperate, and subtropical. The different climatic conditions produce environments ranging from equatorial rainforests in the north and semiarid deserts in the northeast, to temperate coniferous forests in the south and tropical savannas in central South America. Many regions have starkly different microclimates. An equatorial climate characterizes much of northern South American. There is no real dry season, but there are some variations in the period of the year when most rain falls. Temperatures average 25 °C (77 °F), with more significant temperature variation between night and day than between seasons. Over central South America rainfall is more seasonal, characteristic of a savanna climate. This region is as extensive as the Amazon basin but has a very different climate as it lies farther south at a lower altitude. In the interior northeast, seasonal rainfall is even more extreme. The semiarid climatic region generally receives less than 800 millimeters (31 in) of rain, most of which generally falls in a period of three to five months of the year and occasionally less than this, creating long periods of drought. South of Bahia, near São Paulo, the distribution of rainfall changes, with rain falling throughout the year. The south enjoys temperate conditions, with cool winters and average annual temperatures not exceeding 18 °C (64 °F); winter frosts are quite common, with occasional snowfall in the higher areas.
Nuclear Stock Pile: Very High
Missile Defense System: High

Oceania Empire (Consists of Australia and New Zealand)
Governed by: Mossad - Former Intelligence Agency of Israel
Single Leader: Currently Unknown
Government: Royal Monarchy - Oligarchy (Royal Family Rules)
Economy: Free Market System
Military: Organized into groups of four led by no one person;
all militants follow the orders of the Royal Family, or someone who has been in the military longer (a more experienced militant). -Mossad Agents hold more authority than Militant.
Empire Statistics:
Military Strength: Medium
Economic Strength: High
Population: Medium
Rebellion: Low
Technology: Medium
Political Standpoint: Peaceful
Imports: Very High
Exports: Low
Climate:
-Although most of Australia is semi-arid or desert, it includes a diverse range of habitats from alpine heaths to tropical rainforests, and is recognized as a megadiverse country. Because of the continent's great age, its extremely variable weather patterns, and its long-term geographic isolation, much of Australia's biota is unique and diverse. About 85% of flowering plants, 84% of mammals, more than 45% of birds, and 89% of in-shore, temperate-zone fish are endemic. Australia has the greatest number of reptiles of any country, with 755 species. Many of Australia's ecoregions, and the species within those regions, are threatened by human activities and introduced plant and animal species. The federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is a legal framework for the protection of threatened species. Numerous protected areas have been created under the national Biodiversity Action Plan to protect and preserve unique ecosystems; 64 wetlands are registered under the Ramsay Convention, and 15 natural World Heritage Sites have been established. Australia was ranked 46th of 149 countries in the world on the 2008 Environmental Performance Index.[63] Australian forests often contain a wide variety of eucalyptus trees and are mostly located in higher rainfall regions. Most Australian woody plant species are evergreen and many are adapted to fire and drought, including many eucalypts and acacias. Australia has a rich variety of endemic legume species that thrive in nutrient-poor soils because of their symbiosis with rhizobia bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi. Among well-known Australian fauna are the monotremes (the platypus and the echidna); a host of marsupials, including the kangaroo, the koala, and the wombat; the saltwater and freshwater crocodiles; and birds such as the emu and the kookaburra. Australia is home to many dangerous animals including some of the most venomous snakes in the world. The dingo was introduced by Austronesian people who traded with Indigenous Australians around 3000 BCE.[65] Many plant and animal species became extinct soon after first human settlement,[66] including the Australian megafauna; others have become extinct since European settlement, among them the thylacine. Climate change has become an increasing concern in Australia in recent years, with many Australians considering protection of the environment to be the most important issue facing the country. The first Rudd Ministry has initiated several emission reduction activities; Rudd's first official act, on his first day in office, was to sign the instrument of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. Nevertheless Australia's carbon dioxide emissions per capita are one of the highest in the world, lower than only a few other industrialized nations including the United States and Canada. Rainfall in Australia has slightly increased over the past century, both nationwide and for two quadrants of the nation, while annual mean temperatures increased significantly over the past decades. Water restrictions are currently in place in many regions and cities of Australia in response to chronic shortages due to urban population increases and localized drought.
Nuclear Stock Pile: Medium
Missile Defense System: High

Russian Empire (Consists of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa)
Governed by: KGB - Former Intelligence Agency of Russia (reformed in 2057)
Single Leader: Currently Unknown
Government: Stratocracy - Oligarchy (Top Ten Agents of the KGB, Forming the Imperial Council, Rule)
Economy: Free Market System
Military: All militants are completely equal in rank and follow the direct orders of the Imperial Council. -KGB Agents hold more authority than Militants.
Empire Statistics:
Military Strength: High
Economic Strength: High
Population: Very High
Rebellion: Medium
Technology: High
Political Standpoint: Neutral
Imports: Low
Exports: Very High
Climate: Humid subtropical climates in Asia differ from those in other continents, in that they generally have a pronounced dry winter even on the poleward boundary of this region, with most falling in the Cwa classification. They occupy extensive arcs of lowlands from northern Pakistan circling the Himalayas to China, South Coast of South Korea and Japan (most of Honshū, Kyūshū and Shikoku). Some major Asian cities in this climate zone include Kathmandu, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Busan, Kyoto and Tokyo. Hong Kong and Taipei are on the equator ward boundary of this zone and Qingdao is on the northern boundary.In most of this region, there is very little precipitation during the winter, owing to the powerful anticyclonic winds from Siberia. Only in those parts of coastal eastern China, between approximately the Yellow River and the Pearl River, is there sufficient winter rainfall to produce a Cfa climate; even in these areas, rainfall and stream flow show a very pronounced summer peak quite unlike other regions of this climate type. The only area where the winter rainfall equals the summer rain is on the "San-in" (Sea of Japan) coast of Japan, which during winter is effectively on the windward side of the westerlies. The winter rainfall in these regions is usually produced by low pressure systems off the east coast that develop in the onshore flow from the Siberian high. Summer rainfall comes from the East Asian Monsoon and from frequent typhoons. Annual rainfall is generally over 1,000 mm (40 inches), and in areas below the Himalayas can be much higher still. In the west, humid subtropical climate border on continental climates as altitude increases, or on winter-rainfall climates in Pakistan.
Nuclear Stock Pile: High
Missile Defense System: Medium

Confederate Empire (Consists of Europe)
Governed by: MI6 - Former Intelligence Agency of Britain (England)
Single Leader: Currently Unknown
Government: Military Dictatorship - Autocracy (Head Director of MI6 Rules)
Economy: Communist
Military: All militants are completely equal in rank except for five higher-ranked generals, each in charge of a separate battle; all militants follow orders from their general or the Head Director of MI6. -MI6 Agents hold more authority than Militants.
Empire Statistics:
Military Strength: High
Economic Strength: Medium
Population: Medium
Rebellion: Low
Technology: High
Political Standpoint: War Mongering
Imports: High
Exports: Low
Climate: The climate of Europe is of a temperate, continental nature, with a maritime climate prevailing on the western coasts and a mediterranean climate in the south. The climate is strongly conditioned by the Gulf Stream, which warms the western region to levels unattainable at similar latitudes on other continents. Western Europe is oceanic, while eastern Europe is continental and dry. Four seasons occur in western Europe, while southern Europe experiences a wet season and a dry season. Southern Europe is hot and dry during the summer months. The heaviest precipitation occurs downwind of water bodies due to the prevailing westerlies, with higher amounts also seen in the Alps. Tornadoes occur within Europe, but tend to be weak. The Netherlands and United Kingdom experience a disproportionately high number of tornadic events. On an annual basis, rainfall across the continent is favored within the Alps, and from Slovenia southward to the western coast of Greece. Other maxima exist in western Georgia, northwest Spain, western Great Britain, and western Norway. The maxima along the eastern coasts of water bodies is due to the westerly wind flow which dominates across the continent. A bulk of the precipitation across the Alps falls between March and November. The wet season in lands bordering the Mediterranean sea lasts from October through March, with November and December typically the wettest months. For example, the monthly rainfall at Athens ranges from 6 mm (July) during their dry season to 71 mm (December) during their wet season. Summer rainfall across the continent evaporates completely into the warm atmosphere, leaving winter precipitation to be the source of groundwater for Europe. There are cycles seen within the rainfall data from Northern Europe between Great Britain and Germany, which are seen at 16 years. Southern Europe experiences a 22-year cycle in rainfall variation. Other smaller term cycles are seen at 10-12 year and 6-7 year periods within the rainfall record. Long term trends suggest rainfall within Greece has been decreasing since 1981. Rainfall averages between 36 mm (March)to 54 mm (November) in London and from 36 mm (March) to 88 mm (July) in Moscow.
Nuclear Stock Pile: High
Missile Defense System: High

Arctic Empire (Consists of Antarctica and the North Pole)
Governed by: MSS - Former Intelligence Agency of China
Single Leader: Currently Unknown
Government: Military Dictatorship - Autocracy (Head Director of MSS Rules)
Economy: Communist
Military: Organized into groups of 8, led by 2 people per group; all militants follow orders from the Head Director of the MSS or their two group leaders. -MSS Agents hold more authority than Militants.
Empire Statistics:
Military Strength: High
Economic Strength: Low
Population: Low
Rebellion: Very Low
Technology: Medium
Political Standpoint: Peaceful
Imports: Very High
Exports: Very Low
Climate: The climate of Antarctica is the coldest on Earth, the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth being −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) at Vostok Station. It is also extremely dry (technically a desert), with an average of only 166 mm (6.5 in) of precipitation per year. Even so, on most parts of the continent the snow rarely melts and is eventually compressed to become the glacial ice that makes up the ice sheet. Weather fronts rarely penetrate far into the continent. Most of Antarctica has an ice cap climate (Köppen EF) with very cold, generally extremely dry weather throughout the year and no month averaging above 0 °C (32 °F). Some fringe coastal areas have a polar climate (Köppen ET) with a short summer averaging above freezing, and much higher precipitation. The total precipitation in Antarctica, averaged over the entire continent, is about 166 mm (6.5 in) per year (Vaughan et al., J Climate, 1999). The actual rates vary widely, from high values over the Peninsula (meters/yards per year) to very low values (as little as 50 mm (2 in) per year) in the high interior. Areas that receive less than 250 mm (10 in) of precipitation per year are classified as deserts. Almost all Antarctic precipitation falls as snow. Note that the quoted precipitation is a measure of its equivalence to water, rather than being the actual depth of snow. The air in Antarctica is also very dry. The low temperatures result in a very low absolute humidity, which means that dry skin and cracked lips are a continual problem for scientists and expeditioners working in the field.
Nuclear Stock Pile: Very Low
Missile Defense System: Medium

Technological Progression:
American Empire:
Weaponry: Weaponry in the American Empire has progressed far past bullet-firing guns. Registered Militants are allowed to carry hand-held laser guns, capable of firing over five blasts per second. Ray guns have few disadvantages and a lot more advantages to their use:
* Ray guns draw seemingly limitless power from small regenerative sources of highly reactive sources of elements such as plutonium. Such source gives the user near limitless ability to fire the weapon, without having to reload or eventually running out of ammunition; a ray gun can, however, over-heat. If fired consecutively for five seconds, it will explode int he wielders hand - possibly blowing their forearm and hand off. After reaching the over-heating limit, the user can cease fire and give the gun four seconds to recharge, before once again opening fire.
* Ray guns are often shown as shooting discrete pulses of energy visible from off-axis, traveling slowly enough for people to see them emerge, or even for the target to evade them. This effect could sometimes be attributed to the beam heating atmosphere that it was passing through. A possible evasion tactic is dodging the firing axis of the gun.
Some of the effects are what would be expected from a powerful directed-energy beam:
* Ray guns are often shown as transmitting heat, as with heat rays.
* Ray guns may be used to blast through even the hardest materials such as diamond or titanium steel.
* Some rayguns cause their targets to disappear ("de-materialize", disintegrate, vaporize or evaporate) entirely, personal equipment and all.
* Occasionally a raygun is shown as transmitting cold, as with the "freeze rays".
* A wide range of non-lethal functions as determined by the requirements of the story: for instance, they may stun, paralyze or knock down a target, much like past electroshock weapons. Ultimately, rayguns have whatever properties are required for their dramatic purpose. They bear little resemblance to past world directed-energy weapons, even if they are given the names of past existing technologies such as lasers, masers, or particle beams. This can be compared with real-type firearms as tending infallibly to hit whatever they are aimed at and seldom depleting their ammunition.
Rayguns by their various names have various sizes and forms: pistol-like; two-handed (often called a rifle); mounted on a vehicle; artillery-sized mounted on a spaceship or space base or asteroid or planet. The pistol form is seen most often. Rayguns have a great variety of shapes and sizes. Most pistol rayguns have a conventional grip and trigger, but some do not.
Transportation: A hovercraft (air-cushion vehicle, ACV) is a craft capable of traveling over surfaces while supported by a cushion of slow moving, high-pressure air which is ejected against the surface below and contained within a "skirt." Although supported by air, hovercraft are not considered an aircraft. Hovercraft are used throughout the world as specialized transports. Because they are supported by a cushion of air, hovercraft are unique among all other forms of ground transportation in their ability to travel equally well over land, ice, and water. Small hovercraft are used for sport, or passenger service, while giant hovercraft have civilian and military applications, and are used to transport cars, tanks, and large equipment in hostile environments and terrain.
Communication: A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to COMSAT) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications. Modern communications satellites use a variety of orbits including geostationary orbits, Molniya orbits, other elliptical orbits and low (polar and non-polar) Earth orbits. For fixed (point-to-point) services, communications satellites provide a microwave radio relay technology complementary to that of submarine communication cables. They are also used for mobile applications such as communications to ships, vehicles, planes and hand-held terminals, and for TV and radio broadcasting, for which application of other technologies, such as cable, is impractical or impossible. The American Empire has a large multitude of satellites positioned around the globe, enabling communication from any point on Earth as well as the Moon.

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Russian Empire:
Confederate Empire:
Arctic Empire: