Yucatec

HEAVILY WIP for now...

It would be located on section 50 and include the islands off the eastern coast (might have some diplomatic disputes over some of them with the claim on 49, which could be interesting.) It resides on Koryeo's best sea route as far as wind patterns go to Artemia and the Tiperyn Isles. The islands especially provide a good range out to sea to project naval force and offer refueling services. However, the islands are naturally covered with lush rainforests, and served as a refuge for pirate types ambushing shipping caravans in the early days of colonialization. Artemian powers come from a continent barren of jungle, and were unable to conquer the uneven terrain. As such, they had a vested interest in supporting the semi-advanced civilization on the mainland. This led to the area being uncolonized by foreign powers, but still supported by and in contact with them from an early stage. (All of the previous will need to be hashed out/compromised with the owners of pre-existing nations if they're okay with it, and compromises will be made). As they soaked up technology through trade, they took advantage of their fertile savannah lands through extensive irrigation, with several artificial canals and aqueducts bringing in water from the faraway southern mountain glaial rivers. This, combined with newfound knowlege of fertilizer, led to a population expolsion, with relatively free range to design cities in oderly, abitrary ways rather than organically over time. The united leadership took this responsibility very seriously, and laid down a strong moral and cultural code of efficiency and organization that has contributed to the nation's success to this day. Here, to cristen the name of a new culture and great civilization, a name was chosen: Yucatec (subject to change, I used the Mayan word for striving for success) I need to work with other nations to figure out how the nation's history played out with some of the major conflicts and events up to present day, which I look foreward to. As Yucatec's population continued to grow, a problem arose: the nation was low in natural resources, and cutting down the rainforest was seen as unacceptable in the long term. This forced the people to be ingenuitive with what they had, building upon the core tenant of efficiency to add another: knowlege and ingenuity. Difficult problems led to novel solutions, which will lead to interesting architecture and quirks later.