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*Maps added to 3rd post* (Thanks to Walter and Shin!)

Basic info

Country name:
conventional long form: The Atlantian Empire or Atlantean Empire
conventional short form: Atlantis
abbreviation: AE
Government type:
confederation with constitutional monarchy
Capital:
Cleito

Nationality:
noun: Atlantean(s)
adjective: Atlantean

Dependent areas:
Autochthon (southern Morroco/western Algeria),Canary islands, Cape Verde islands, Grenada, Mauritania, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela(including Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire, Western Sahara

Population:................1921 figures........1928 figures..........1942 figures
Atlantis .......................56.3 million..........62.8 million............76.2 million
Venezuela ...................3.1 million............3.27 million............3.9 million
Autochthon ...............3.4 million.............3.595 million
Mauritania ..................650,000...............675,000
Canary Islands.............425,000................449,000
Trinidad and Tobago ...525,000...............555,000
Cape Verde Islands .....185,000...............195,000
Western Sahara...........125,000..............132,100
Grenada.....................87,800................92,800
Aruba.........................35,000................37,000
Bonaire.........................32,000...............33,800
Curacao.......................31,000................32,700

Total:.........................64,894,800.........71,867,400

Average population increase

Atlantis: 1.4%
Venezuela: 1.3%
Autochthon 0.8%
Mauritania 0.8%
Canary Islands: 0.8%
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.8%
Cape Verde Islands: 0.8%
Grenada: 0.8%
Aruba: 0.8%
Bonita: 0.8%
Curacao: 0.8%

Background:

Geography

Location:
Atlantic, continent in the Mid Atlantic Ocean, west of Mauritania, east of Cuba
Geographic coordinates:
0 0 N, 0 0 W

Area:
total: sq km
water: sq km
land: sq km
Area - comparative:
Greenland
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
0 km

Climate:
temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast


Terrain:
vast central plain, Metuendus mountains in north, hills and low Pepherdo mountains in east; rugged Tullus mountains and broad river valleys in the south east; rugged, volcanic topography in eastern region, with some steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Atlas, Metuendus mountain range 6,234 m

Natural resources:
Nickel, Platinum, Orichalcum (high grade copper) Tin, Uranium, Phospates, Diamonds, Iron ore, Bauxite, Aragonite, Salt, Basalt rock, Limestone, timber, arable land

Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 0%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km

Natural hazards:
seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust on the east coast; volcanically and seismically active, tropical cyclones (hurricanes) develop off the coast of Africa near Cape Verde and move westward into the Caribbean Sea; hurricanes can occur from May to December, but are most frequent from August to November

Social and political

National holiday:
Anthesteria Feb. 26th to March 12
National symbol:
Labrys (double headed axe)

Constitution:

Languages:
Aquitainian, English (mainland), Euskara ( Cape Verde and Western Sahara) and Berberish ( Maritania )

Legal system:
based on English common law;

Executive branch:
chief of state: His/her magesty the King and Queen
head of government: Prime minister

Political parties:
Taurus party (conservatives), Elephus party (moderate conservatives),Falco party (moderate Liberals) Delpin party (liberals)

International organization participation:
CT(Cleito treaty, naval limitations treaty), FAR (France/Atlantis/Russia alliance), KKT (Kum Kale Treaty, with Turkey)NATO treaty (U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, Mexico)

Flag description:
red with a black bull in the center and a gold Trident in the upper left hand corner.

Military info

Army peacetime strength: roughly 1,350,000 (as of 1936)
Navy strength: TBD

As of 1942

Argentina - Good, comtimued joint arms developement
Armenia - Good
Azerbaijan - Good
Australia - Good, NATO participant
Brazil - Fair
Britain - Good, NATO participant
Bulgaria - Good
Byzantium - Excellent, protected via GA
Canada - Fair, NATO participant
Chile - Excellent, GA ally, partner in Mexican canal project and other economic deals. Largest customer in reguards to arms.
Colombia - Excellent, GA ally
China - Neutral
Chosen - poor, not seen as a stable nation
Denmark - Good
E.A.S. - Neutral, little interaction
Formosa - Neutral, little interaction
France - Excellent, GA ally
Germany - Good, GA ally
Greece - Fair, little current interaction
Hungary- Fair
Iberia - Good, Habana talks and other meeting have improved relations between these two historic rivals
India - Fair
Italy - Fair
Japan - Neutral, Little current interaction between the two countrys
Mexico - Fair, Chief partner in Mexican canal project, NATO participant, arms customer
Nordmark - Fair/Good
The Netherlands - Fair to Good
Pacifica - Fair
Persia - Neutral
Peru - Neutral
The Philippines - Good
Poland - Good
Romania - Good
Russia - Excellent, GA ally
SAE - Fair/good, nothing politically to sour relations but quietly seen as potential naval rival
Siam - Fair
Turkey - Good
U.S.A. - Good, major partner in Mexican canal project, NATO participant
Yugoslavia - Good

Maps
Current maps are incomplete

The various coastal fortifications of Atlantis were extensively upgraded during and shortly after the great war using the main battery's of several predreadnoughts and cancelled or scrapped ships. The Pre-dreads Tyrrhenia, Theseus, Etamin, Lyra, Alioth and Melampus all had their main armaments removed and placed in concrete fortified structures bearing the names of all but Alioth and Etamin.

These names were reserved for the battery's built using the cancelled Alioth class Battlecruiser triple 14" turrets. One of Tyrrhenia's turrets was severely damaged in the Dardanelles campaign and could not be used for the installation bearing her name. It was replaced by a turret from her sister Alioth, the other turret being stockpiled with the other 12" turrets removed from ships now scrapped.

The battleships Calessus, Ophiuchus, Mneseus, Ampheres, Elasippus and Erebus each with 10x12" had their turrets removed for a total of 60x12" in 30 twin turrets. These in addition to the turrets built for the cancelled Calessus and Melampus class battleships (56x15", 28 turrets) and 14" turrets removed from Arrogant, Fearless and Agamemnon (20x14" guns, 10 turrets) have been put in storage for future use or eventual scrapping.

Names are given to all battery's over 7.5" and/or have recieved turrets from capital ships.

List of fortifications

* displays re-used turrets.

At Cleito
9x14" (3x3) Battery Alioth * BC
4x12" (2x2) Battery Lyra * PD
6x9.2" (6x1) Battery Cleito * AC
8x5.5" (8x1)
10x4" (10x1)

At Eridanus

4x12" (2x2) Battery Tyrrhenia * PD
4x9.2" (2x2) Battery Neptune * AC
7x5.5" (7x1)
8x4" (8x1)

At Xanthus

4x14" (2x2) Battery Mars
4x12" (2x2) Battery Theseus *
4x9.2" (2x2) Battery Triton * AC
4x7.5" (4x1)
6x5.5" (6x1)
8x4" (8x1)

At Pyrrha

2x9.2" (1x2) Battery Scylla
6x7.5" (6x1)
8x5.5" (8x1)
8x4" (8x1)

At Acestus

2x9.2" (1x2) Battery Orestes
5x7.5" (5x1)
4x5.5" (4x1)
8x4" (8x1)

At Duecalion

8x12" (4x2) Battery Arcturus * BC
6x9.2" (6x1) Battery Aufidus *AC
4x7.5" (4x1)
6x5.5" (6x1)
8x4" (8x1)

At Illissus

6x14" (3x2) Battery Artemis
4x9.2" (2x2) Battery Hera
4x7.5" (4x1)
6x5.5" (6x1)
10x4" (10x1)

At Aufidus

4x9.2" (2x2) Battery Cycnus
4x7.5" (4x1)
4x5.5" (4x1)
6x4" (6x1)

At Phelleus

9x14" (3x3) Battery Etamin * BC
6x12" (3x2) Battery Evanor * BC
4x7.5" (4x1)
7x5.5" (7x1)
8x4" (8x1)

At Palinerus

6x14" (2x3) Battery Zues
4x12" (2x2) Battery Melampus * PD
4x7.5" (4x1)
4x5.5" (4x1)
8x4" (8x1)

additional batterys planned

At Lycabettus

8x12" (4x2) Battery Antares *
4x9.2" (2x2) Battery Helios
4x7.5" (4x1)
4x5.5" (4x1)
8x4" (8x1)

At Thetis

4x12" (2x2) Battery Azeas
2x9.2" (1x2) Battery Aeolos
6x7.5" (6x1)
8x4" (8x1)

At Byzantean entrances to Sea of Marmara.
8 Russian 381mm/52 (2x4), 8 Atlantean 8" (4x2) at Bosperus
12 Russian 381mm/52 (4x4), 16 Atlantean 8" (8x2) at the Dardanelles/Galipoli

In addition several 75mm AA and 21" shore based torpedo batterys are also to be set up.

Atlantian Industrial industry's

Misc company's

Roth-Aero-Pullinger (later Roth-Aero-Pullinger-Inland)
General Ordnance
Inland division of General Ordinance (later purchased by Roth-Aero-Pullinger)
ZeiraCorp, Mechanical Engineering
Cyberdyne systems, Mechanical Engineering, mechanical analog computers

Aircraft company's

Roth-Aero Industries
Spartan-FMA
Accrisius
Ripon-Bloch
ANAF (Atlantean Naval Aircraft Factory) government owned


Automobile and locomotive company's
General Ordinance and Locomotive division of General Ordinance
Napier-Hall
Chevrolet Motor Car Company of Atlantis
Pierce-Arrow (purchased from Studebaker)
Locomobile
Pullinger
Winther-Howe
Tompson Automotive Industries
Titan heavy duty vehicles/construction equipment
Salmson

Arms and equipment industry's

Aspis Arsenal: Manufacturer of artillery including Tank guns and artillery shells.

Pacifica Ordinance Works: Manufacturer of artillery and artillery shells.

Azeas Arsenal: Military-sponsored arsenal created during the Great War to increase production of PO rifles; Azeas eventually developed its own firearms to market to the army. Employ both Callidus Lycurgus and Virilus Iacchus.

Eleuthera Arms: A minor manufacturer which designed the Mle.16 Eleuthera Automatic Rifle (EAR).

Taurus National Factory Arsenalworks (Taurus NFA, also Colt Atlantis): Taurus is a privately owned Atlantean manufacturer which holds the production license for Colt firearms. Taurus engineers also invented the AtlanTen pistol caliber.

Thera Arsenal: Thera Arsenal is one of the smaller firearms manufacturers in Atlantis, chiefly responsible for manufacturing ammunition. However, engineers working for Thera designed the Thera Submachine gun.

Idos Armory: Founded by Marcus Idos: Designed the .30 Idos round in 1888 and the Idos revolver in 1889, and contributed to the design of the PO-type rifle in 1894. Idos Armory is a family owned company, now run by Victor Idos.

Iurcae defence corp. (part of General ordinance):

Atlantian Government Officials

Prime Minister: Crassius Dominia
Minister of State: Marcus Ramathius
Foreign Minister: Hector Dominia
Atlantian Information Minister: Daniel Volos
Minister of Transportation: Patmos Toranius
Cheif Defence Minister: Roberto Varna
Minister of the Army: Tiberius Baltar
Minister of the Navy: Dominic Kritiaus

Ambassadors

Ambassador to NATO: Maren Xanthus
Argentinian Ambassador:
American Ambassador: Richard Cerasus
Australian Ambassador:
Brazilian Ambassador:
British Ambassador:
Canadian Ambassador:
Chilean Ambassador:
Danish Ambassador:
Dutch Ambassador:
French Ambassador:
German Ambassador:
Greek Ambassador:
Japanese Ambassador:
Indian Ambassador:
Italian Ambassador:
Russian Ambassador:
South African Ambassador:
Turkish Ambassador:
Philippino Ambassador: Jerome Masesar

Imperial family of Atlantis(1st age)

Poseidon , was the god of the sea. The gods of old bequeathed the island of Atlantis to Poseidon. Poseidon fell in love and bore five pairs of male twins, Atlas and Gadeirus, Ampheres and Evaemon, Mneseus and Autochthon, Elasippus and Mestor, and finally Azaes and Diaprepes.

Cleito , was a native woman on the Island of Atlantis of which Poseidon fell in love with. They boar 5 pairs of twins which became the imperial family.

Atlas , son of Poseidon,the eldest of Poseidons children he was made rightful king of the entire island of Atlantis and the ocean, and was given the mountain of his birth and the surrounding area as his fiefdom. Later he would grant more territory to his brother Gadeirus when he conquered his West African territories.

Gadeirus , twin of Atlas and son of Poiseidon, he was granted the easternmost portion of the island of Atlantis, including Lyra, which also lay at its northern extreme facing Gades(Cádiz), in southern Spain.

Ampheres , twin of Evaemon and son of Poiseidon, he was granted the area around the Yukatan peninsula.

Evaemon , twin of Ampheres and son of Poiseidon, he was granted a kigdom in modern day Ireland

Mneseus , twin of Autochthon and son of Poiseidon, he was granted a kingdom in Musaeus(Venezuela)

Autochthon , twin of Mneseus and son of Poiseidon, he was granted a kindom in West Africa and the Canary islands.

Elasippus , twin of Mestor and son of Poiseidon, he was granted a kingdom in western Iberia.

Mestor , twin of Elasippus and son of Poiseidon, he was granted a kindom in modern day great Britain.

Azeas , twin of Diaprepes and son of Poiseidon, he was granted the islands now known as the Azores.

Diaprepes , twin of Azeas and son of Poiseidon, he was granted the Cape Verde Islands.

Decendants of the Imperial family

Taegaete , daughter of Atlas, sister of Eumelos
Eumelos , First Atlantean king after Atlas
Eridanus , married to Taegaete
Ilissus , Atlantean Queen, married to Eumelos
Phelleus , brother of Klydon
Klydon , last Atlantean king of the first age, sucessor to Eumelos, was king durring the conflict with the Athenians and the great deluge.
Lycabettus , Atlantean Queen, married to Klydon
Duecalion , Son of Klydon and survivor of the great deluge.
Pyrrha , Wife of Duecalion and survivor of the great deluge.

Imperial family of Atlantis(2nd age)

to be completed

Atlantean history timeline

1500BC: first ancient texts dipict history in Atlantis

1400-1300 BC: Atlantis conquors, colonizes or trades with Portugal, Southern Spain, Canary Islands Mauritainia, Morroco and Algeria.

1300-1200 BC: Atlantis colonizes South America, Southern England and Ireland. (stonehenge is Atlantian architechture similar to ruins on the Canary islands)
Atlantis engages Egypt (via Libya) and Greece in war leading to alliances with the Trojans, Ethiopians and Hittites along with a rouge Greek king, Klydon of Scheria.

1270: Trojan war, Atlantis sends several warlords, including King Memnon of Ethiopia who is the son of Mauritainian King Tithonus. King Memnon sides with Atlantians and Trojans due to the fact that his brother Emathion is killed by Herecles who is Greek.

1200: Greek dark ages, Great deluge aflicts Atlantis
(great floods and sizemic activity rocks the region, killing thousands) later its discovered that a dramatic meteor shower created by the comet enke-oljato seriously effected the great civilizations in the med.

1000-500 BC: Phonicians conquor eastern half of the Med, while Ethiopians conquor Egypt. Mauritainian Empire established, comes into conflict with Autochthon (Morroco and Algerian portions now controled by Atlantis)

500-1 BC: unknown...

1-360 AD: Romans Conquor Lyra (Largest Island south of Atlantis) and North Eastern Atlantis.

385-410 AD: Romans leave Europe and Atlantis, Visigoths colonize North eastern Atlantis, while Lyrian empire is founded in the absence of the Romans, Autochthon also colonized by Visigoths.

450 AD: Autochthons drive out Visigoths, Lyrian Empire flurishes

800-1000 AD: Atlantians in conflict with Visigoths in the north and Lyrian Empire. Vikings weaken the Visigoths enough that Atlantis succeeds in driving them off their shores by 1100 AD

1000-1200 AD: Atlantis is drawn into several conflicts with the Almoravid dynasty. Emboldened by their success in Iberia they attempt to conquer the Western Sahara, Autochthon and Morrocco. Atlantis succeeds in warding off the Almoravids as they are also busy fighting the Iberians and Almohad Caliphate and are too weak to hold their previous gains. Atlantis would later be drawn into conflict with the Almohad Caliphate as well

1200-1300 AD: Atlantis and Lyra at war, Western Sahara through conflict separates from Mauritanian Empire, Almohad Caliphate is sowing discord in Atlantean and Iberian territories

Iberians conquor Autochthon and Canary Islands, attempt to colonize Northern Atlantis without much success. They do however manage to impede Atlantean efforts to conquer and stabilize the Western Sahara and Mauritanian empire as Atlantis is still dealing with the Lyrian's.

1300-1400 AD: Atlantis defeats Lyrian empire, enters conflict with Western sahara and Iberian controled Authochthon

1400-1500 AD: Atlantis conquors Western Sahara, which leads to further conflict with Mauritania

1500-1600 AD several wars with Mauritainia end in victory for Atlantis resulting in Atlantian control of Autochthon, Western Sahara and Mauritania

1600-1770 AD Several small conflicts between Iberia and Atlantis lead to annexation of Canary Islands but defeats in the Azores for Atlantis. Last and largest conflict results in the rebirth of the Atlantian navy as a sizable fighting force, colonization of Trinidad, Tobaga and Grenada and the creation of the Atlantian Empire

1800-1900 AD: Atlantis enters the Industrial age and builds up its army and navy

Atlantis provided support for Simon Bolivars revolutionary forces in the form of mercenary's. Other nations assisted the Venezuelan Generals forces but the majority of help at least initially was from Atlantis.
The Battle of Carabobo is the main point of Atlantean assistance.

Bolivars forces liberate a large portion of the Vicroyalty of New Grenada (Venezuela and Colombia).

(Peru was given independance via diplomatic pressure from Atlantis durring the Iberian American war of 1898 in order to contain the conflict?)

Columbia and Venezuela gained independance in 1821 as Gran Colombia. After Simon Bolivars death in 1830 Gran Colombia dissolved with Colombia and Venezuela becoming independent. Later Venezuela would fall into civil war (1859 to 1863). The great loss of life, of European nationals in particular, would later spur Germany, Italy and Great Britain to enact a blockade following Venezuela's refusal to pay foreign depts. and damages from the civil war. Venezuelan President Cipriano Castro had counted on American and Atlantean intervention but only got a passive response from the later in calls for peaceful negotiations. In what would later be known as the Venesuelan crisis of 1902-03 a German fleet would proceed to bombard Fort San Carlos after two German gunboats came under fire from the fort 4 days prior attempting to enforce the blockade while chasing a merchant schooner into Lago de Maracaibo. This would force Atlantis to send its own fleet (America later also threatened to do the same) in an effort to end the crisis and forcibly bring all parties to the table.
Later in 1908-1910 under the looming threat of another civil war and yet another crisis with European powers Venezuela voluntarily joined Atlantean confederation in order to safe guard some independence.

1914 enters WW1 on the entente side

Atlantean Rocket sites

Atlantis

Black Mesa Missile Range
This base is part of Aufidus airbase. It has three test stands (2 vertical and 1 horizontal) and eventually would have a series of launch sites, similar to but not as extensive as Cape Canaveral in the United states. This site is also used for extensive surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles.

Isla De Coche, Musaeus(Venezuela)

This base has the novelty of being built close enough to its own Cement factory, providing employment at the test site and the cement works for the nearby towns.

Nouadhibou, Mauritania

Nouadhibou test and training range
Used for extensive testing of AAM series based ballistic missiles.

La Guera ballistic missile test and launch facility
Usually considered part of the Nouadhibou test and training range

Cansado launch site
Also usually considered part of the Nouadhibou test and training range

Abreviations table

BB.............Battleship
BBT...........Battleship/training (partially disarmed)
BC.............Battlecruiser
CV.............Aircraft Carrier/Fleet
CVL............Aircraft Carrier/Light
CVT...........Aircraft Carrier/training
CVE............Escort Carrier/Trade protection Carrier
M...............current designation for Moniter
AC.............Armored Cruiser
CA.............Heavy Cruiser
CAE...........Escort Cruiser
CAT............Heavy Cruiser/training
CL..............Light Cruiser
CS..............Scout Cruiser/DD flotilla leader
DD.............Destroyer
DDE...........Escort Destroyer
FF..............Frigate
SL..............Sloop
CE..............Corvette
TB..............Tropedo Boat
TGB...........Torpedo Gunboat
GB.............Gunboat
MS.............Mine sweeper
ML.............Mine Layer
MP.............Motor Launch/Patrol
MM.............Motor Launch/minelayer
SC.............Sub Chaser
CMB..........Coastal Motor Boat
MTB...........Motor Torpedo Boat
E...............current designation for patrol vessel
AMC...........Armed Mechant Cruiser
ATR............Airship Tender/Rigid
ATB............Airship Tender/Blimp(non rigid)
TT..............Troop Transport
DDT...........Destroyer tender
SST............Submarine tender
SPT............Seaplane Tender
MPSS.........Multi Purpose Sub Support ship

Major Warships

Battleships (BB): Named after Atlantean gods, Rulers, Kings and noteable Generals, some of foreign origin but with alliances to Atlantis.
Battlecruisers (BC): Names can adverbial or adjectivial, some are named in the method used by battleships or armoured cruisers.
Aircraft Carriers (CV): Named after battlecruisers and famous Atlantean warships.
Armoured Cruisers: (AC): Atlantean gods.
Heavy Cruisers (CA): Infamous warriors.
Light Cruisers (CL): Cities or famous Atlantean warships. Some names are adverbial or adjectivial.
Destroyers (DD): Random names following an alphabetic order, destroyer leaders are named after Islands, some names are adverbial or adjectivial.

Frigates (FF): The letter "F" plus hull number, later named after birds.
Torpedo Boats (TB): The letter "T" plus hull number
Escort destroyers (DDE): The letter "E" plus hull number for new vessels, the letter "P" plus hull number for older, rerated vessels.

Mine warfareships: The letters "MS" plus hull number.
Minelayers (ML): The letters "ML" plus hull number.
Sloops (SL): The letters "SL" plus hull number.
Corvettes (CE): The letters "CE" plus hull number.

Submarines (SS): The letter "D" plus hull number for fleet subs, the letter "R" plus hull number for coastal subs, the letters "MSS" plus hull number for midget subs and the letters "XSS" plus hull number for experimental subs

Monitors (BM): The letter "M" plus hull number, later given names of mythical creatures
Escort Cruisers (CAE): names of mythical creatures

Seaplane Carriers (SPT): Orriginally named after Islands, future ships will retain their names preconversion.
Airship tenders (ATR) names of mild mannered Basque creatures
Blimp tenders (ATB), preconversion names

Coastal and harbour craft

Motor Gunboats (MGB): The letters "MGB" plus hull number.
Subchasers (SC): The letters "SC" plus hull number.
Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB): The letters "MTB" plus hull number.
Coastal Motor Boats (CMB): The letters "MTB" plus hull number.
Harbour Patrol Craft (HP): The letters "HP" plus hull number.
ASW/Motor Launches (MLP): The letters "MLP" plus hull number. Mine laying motorlaunches use the letters "MLPM" plus hull number.

Fleet Train

Most ships of the fleet train retain their pre-conversion name which can be highly random in nature, some Depot ships now use the names of rivers. Hospital Ships us adjectives appropriate to the type of work they perform.