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The regional divisions of the Europe central regions, part of the Western Europe super-region.
Europe central regions
Italy region
North Germany region
Scandinavia region
South Germany region

The Central European regions are part of the Western Europe super-region. The area serves as a fertile ground where a different kind of battle takes place, one where lives and concessions are not decided by hard swords, but by soft-spoken words. The battle for diplomatic supremacy in the Imperial authority.png HRE politics have been ensuing for the past millennia; has the time come for the final victor to arise?

The would-be emperors who manage to enact all of the reforms can stand atop one of the richest and strongest nations in the world, which was once known at the peak of its glory as the Flag of Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire. On their long journey those future emperors will find themselves clashing with rival nations who hold end goals of their own. Some would rather leave the image of the old empire in the dusts of the past where it belongs. Instead, they would rather carve the heart and core of the empire out; to transform and rebuild it into its modern-day counterpart, under the flag of the mighty Flag of Germany Germany.

Others, down in the southern parts of the old empire, would instead see the last of the chains shattered as the plot to sever their ties to the political entity finally comes to fruition. Now, free to forge their own destiny, they avert their eyes to the south - to the lands ruled (for now) by their Latin brethren. Relying on the newly arrived riches of the world at their ports, the forces are amassed little by little. Unbeknownst to them there are other forces at play. Those same Latin brethren also took note of the broken chains. Encouraged by the lack of imperial retaliation, plans are being made to grab the riches from their - once imperial - kin. Amongst them all are the men of clergy, servants of God on earth. Felling the power void they seek to fill it with highest authority of all, God himself. The time has come for his kingdom on earth to rise. Each faction, each member, stands ready to be the first to give the march orders and to crown themselves at the end as the rightful ruler of the region; but will it be under the secular banner of Flag of Italy Italy or under the sacred banner of Flag of The Papal State The Papal State?

Up in the north the descendants of the Vikings await. Although tamed with time their blood still longs for the glory that is only gained in battle; the golden hair now dirtied from mud and soaked red by blood. The lords of the white snow are build new foundations to strengthen the alliances and direct the people to the old southern empire. United outwards, but divided within. Each coveting to be the one among many, the first among firsts, ruler of the unified Flag of Scandinavia Scandinavia.

Amidst all of this, a religious turmoil sweeps the land. The Christian world is about to splinter yet again as the Catholic reform desire.png desire for reform and change grows stronger. Once brothers sharing one set of beliefs, the nations are picking the splinter religion most serving their goals and in the process setting the stage for decades of religious strife and wars.

Which nations will become the core of the next empires? Which religion will come on top in the religious wars? Only the player and the coming centuries can tell.

The break-down of the Central European regions is as follows:

Government types

  • Government monarchy.png Feudal Monarchy is the dominant government type.
  • Government theocracy.png Theocracy government forms are much more widespread here than in other places (notable mention is the Papal State's Papacy).
  • Government republic.png Republics take the form of Free Cities in the HRE (these nations can only be OPMs) along with other forms in northern parts of Italy and Germany (Flag of Milan Milan also has the option to get the unique Ambrosian Republic).

Religions

  • Catholicism Catholic is the only religion in these parts at the 1444 start (also, the province of Roma serves as the holy city for the catholic world).
  • As Catholic reform desire.png reform desire reaches its peak in the Christian world, the Protestantism Protestant and Reformed.png Reformed denominations will start to spread across the continent (especially in the north).

Technology groups

  • All nations in these parts belong to the Western technology group Western technology group.

Culture groups

  • Nordic in the northern part.
  • Germanic and West Slavic in the central and eastern parts respectively.
  • Latin in the southern part.

In the following tables, countries whose culture is in bold are the primary country for that culture; they will never lose their cores on provinces of their culture.

Formable / Reformable nations[edit]

Some of these nations don't exist at the 1444 campaign start. They can appear if another nation chooses to form them.

Revolter nations[edit]

These nations don't exist and also lack cores at the 1444 campaign start. They can still appear if Separatist rebels.png Separatist rebels manage to take control of their cultural provinces. In (parentheses) are the dates they can be first played in, if possible.


Regional Nations

Italy region Aquileia.png Aquileia Corsica.png Corsica Etruria.png Etruria Ferrara.png Ferrara Florence.png Florence Genoa.png Genoa Lucca.png Lucca Mantua.png Mantua Milan.png Milan Modena.png Modena Montferrat.png Montferrat Naples.png Naples Parma.png Parma Pisa.png Pisa Sardinia.png Sardinia Sicily.png Sicily Siena.png Siena The Papal State.png The Papal State Urbino.png Urbino Venice.png Venice
North Germany region Aachen.png Aachen Anhalt.png Anhalt Bohemia.png Bohemia Brandenburg.png Brandenburg Bremen.png Bremen Brunswick.png Brunswick Cleves.png Cleves Cologne.png Cologne Dithmarschen.png Dithmarschen Frankfurt.png Frankfurt Hamburg.png Hamburg Hesse.png Hesse Holstein.png Holstein Lübeck.png Lübeck Lüneburg.png Lüneburg Magdeburg.png Magdeburg Mecklenburg.png Mecklenburg Moravia.png Moravia Münster.png Münster Nassau.png Nassau Oldenburg.png Oldenburg Pomerania.png Pomerania Saxe-Lauenburg.png Saxe-Lauenburg Saxony.png Saxony Thuringia.png Thuringia Trier.png Trier Verden.png Verden
Scandinavia region Denmark.png Denmark Finland.png Finland Gotland.png Gotland Iceland.png Iceland Norway.png Norway Sweden.png Sweden
South Germany region Alsace.png Alsace Ansbach.png Ansbach Augsburg.png Augsburg Austria.png Austria Baden.png Baden Bavaria.png Bavaria Mainz.png Mainz Memmingen.png Memmingen Nuremberg.png Nuremberg Ravensburg.png Ravensburg Salzburg.png Salzburg Styria.png Styria Switzerland.png Switzerland The Palatinate.png The Palatinate Tirol.png Tirol Ulm.png Ulm Wurttemberg.png Wurttemberg Wurzburg.png Wurzburg

Egypt region Makuria.png Makuria The Mamluks.png Mamluks
Guinea region Benin.png Benin Jolof.png Jolof Kaabu.png Kaabu
Horn of Africa region Adal.png Adal Ajuuraan.png Ajuuraan Alodia.png Alodia Aussa.png Aussa Beja.png Beja Damot.png Damot Dongola.png Dongola Ennarea.png Ennarea Ethiopia.png Ethiopia Funj.png Funj Geledi.png Geledi Hadiya.png Hadiya Harar.png Harar Hobyo.png Hobyo Janjiro.png Janjiro Kaffa.png Kaffa Majeerteen.png Majeerteen Marehan.png Marehan Medri Bahri.png Medri Bahri Mogadishu.png Mogadishu Semien.png Semien Shewa.png Shewa Warsangali.png Warsangali Welayta.png Welayta
Maghreb region Algiers.png Algiers Djerid.png Djerid Fez.png Fez Fezzan.png Fezzan Kabylia.png Kabylia Marrakesh.png Marrakesh Morocco.png Morocco Mzab.png Mzab Sus.png Sus Tafilalt.png Tafilalt Tétouan.png Tétouan Tlemcen.png Tlemcen Touggourt.png Touggourt Tripoli.png Tripoli Tunis.png Tunis
Niger region Ashanti.png Ashanti Bonoman.png Bonoman Dagbon.png Dagbon Dahomey.png Dahomey Fulo.png Fulo Hausa.png Hausa Jenné.png Jenné Kano.png Kano Katsina.png Katsina Kong.png Kong Mali.png Mali Mossi.png Mossi Nupe.png Nupe Oyo.png Oyo Segu.png Segu Yatenga.png Yatenga Zazzau.png Zazzau
Sahel region Air.png Air Darfur.png Darfur Kanem Bornu.png Kanem Bornu Macina.png Macina Songhai.png Songhai Timbuktu.png Timbuktu Yao.png Yao

Central Africa region Buganda.png Buganda Buha.png Buha Bunyoro.png Bunyoro Burundi.png Burundi Busoga.png Busoga Chokwe.png Chokwe Kalundwe.png Kalundwe Karagwe.png Karagwe Kazembe.png Kazembe Kikondja.png Kikondja Kuba.png Kuba Luba.png Luba Nkore.png Nkore Rwanda.png Rwanda
East Africa region Antemoro.png Antemoro Betsimisaraka.png Betsimisaraka Imerina.png Imerina Kilwa.png Kilwa Lundu.png Lundu Mahafaly.png Mahafaly Makua.png Makua Malindi.png Malindi Maravi.png Maravi Mombasa.png Mombasa Pate.png Pate Sakalava.png Sakalava Tumbuka.png Tumbuka
Kongo region Kasanje.png Kasanje Kongo.png Kongo Loango.png Loango Lunda.png Lunda Ndongo.png Ndongo Soyo.png Soyo Tyo.png Tyo Yaka.png Yaka
South Africa region Butua.png Butua Mutapa.png Mutapa Sofala.png Sofala

Britain region Clanricarde.png Clanricarde Cornwall.png Cornwall Desmond.png Desmond England.png England Gaeldom.png Gaeldom Kildare.png Kildare Leinster.png Leinster Mann.png Mann Meath.png Meath Munster.png Munster Northumberland.png Northumberland Offaly.png Offaly Ormond.png Ormond Scotland.png Scotland Sligo.png Sligo The Isles.png The Isles Thomond.png Thomond Tyrconnell.png Tyrconnell Tyrone.png Tyrone Ulster.png Ulster Wales.png Wales
France region Alençon.png Alençon Armagnac.png Armagnac Auvergne.png Auvergne Avignon.png Avignon Bar.png Bar Berry.png Berry Bourbonnais.png Bourbonnais Brittany.png Brittany Burgundy.png Burgundy Champagne.png Champagne Dauphine.png Dauphine Foix.png Foix France.png France Gascony.png Gascony Lorraine.png Lorraine Nevers.png Nevers Normandy.png Normandy Orleans.png Orleans Picardy.png Picardy Provence.png Provence Savoy.png Savoy Toulouse.png Toulouse
Iberia region Aragon.png Aragon Asturias.png Asturias Castile.png Castile Catalonia.png Catalonia Galicia.png Galicia Granada.png Granada León.png León Majorca.png Majorca Navarra.png Navarra Portugal.png Portugal Valencia.png Valencia
Low Countries region Brabant.png Brabant Flanders.png Flanders East Frisia.png East Frisia Friesland.png Friesland Gelre.png Gelre Hainaut.png Hainaut Holland.png Holland Liege.png Liege Luxembourg.png Luxembourg Utrecht.png Utrecht

Balkans region Achaea.png Achaea Albania.png Albania Athens.png Athens Bosnia.png Bosnia Bulgaria.png Bulgaria Byzantium.png Byzantium Corfu.png Corfu Crete.png Crete Croatia.png Croatia Epirus.png Epirus Montenegro.png Montenegro Morea.png Morea Naxos.png Naxos Ottomans.png Ottomans Ragusa.png Ragusa Serbia.png Serbia
Baltic region Danzig.png Danzig Estonia.png Estonia Lithuania.png Lithuania Livonia.png Livonia Livonian Order.png Livonian Order Riga.png Riga Teutonic Order.png Teutonic Order
Carpathia region Hungary.png Hungary Moldavia.png Moldavia Nitra.png Nitra Transylvania.png Transylvania Wallachia.png Wallachia
Crimea region Astrakhan.png Astrakhan Crimea.png Crimea Theodoro.png Theodoro Zaporozhie.png Zaporozhie
Poland region Krakow.png Krakow Mazovia.png Mazovia Poland.png Poland Silesia.png Silesia
Russia region Beloozero.png Beloozero Muscovy.png Muscovy Novgorod.png Novgorod Pskov.png Pskov Qasim.png Qasim Rostov.png Rostov Ryazan.png Ryazan Tver.png Tver Yaroslavl.png Yaroslavl
Ruthenia region Chernigov.png Chernigov Galicia–Volhynia.png Galicia-Volhynia Kiev.png Kiev Odoyev.png Odoyev Polotsk.png Polotsk Smolensk.png Smolensk
Ural region Bashkiria.png Bashkiria Great Horde.png Great Horde Kazan.png Kazan Nizhny Novgorod.png Nizhny Novgorod Perm.png Perm

Anatolia region Aq Qoyunlu.png Aq Qoyunlu Aydin.png Aydin Bitlis.png Bitlis Candar.png Candar Cyprus.png Cyprus Dulkadir.png Dulkadir Eretna.png Eretna Germiyan.png Germiyan Hisn Kayfa.png Hisn Kayfa Karaman.png Karaman Mentese.png Mentese Naxos.png Naxos Ramazan.png Ramazan Saruhan.png Saruhan The Knights.png The Knights Trebizond.png Trebizond
Arabia region Aden.png Aden Anizah.png Anizah Dawasir.png Dawasir Haasa.png Haasa Hadramut.png Hadramut Hejaz.png Hejaz Mahra.png Mahra Medina.png Medina Mikhlaf.png Mikhlaf Najd.png Najd Najran.png Najran Oman.png Oman Shammar.png Shammar Sharjah.png Sharjah Rassids.png Rassids Yas.png Yas Yemen.png Yemen
Caucasia region Ardabil.png Ardabil Armenia.png Armenia Avaria.png Avaria Circassia.png Circassia Gazikumukh.png Gazikumukh Georgia.png Georgia Imereti.png Imereti Kharabakh.png Kharabakh Samtskhe.png Samtskhe Shirvan.png Shirvan
Khorasan region Afghanistan.png Afghanistan Baluchistan.png Baluchistan Sistan.png Sistan Timurids.png Timurids
Mashriq region Basra.png Basra Fadl.png Fadl Iraq.png Iraq Lebanon.png Lebanon Syria.png Syria
Persia region Ajam.png Ajam Ardalan.png Ardalan Biapas.png Biapas Fars.png Fars Gilan.png Gilan Hormuz.png Hormuz Isfahan.png Isfahan Kerman.png Kerman Khorasan.png Khorasan Luristan.png Luristan Maregheh.png Maregheh Mazandaran.png Mazandaran Mushasha.png Mushasha Qara Qoyunlu.png Qara Qoyunlu Soran.png Soran Tabriz.png Tabriz Yazd.png Yazd
Revolters (with no cores) −

Bengal region Assam.png Assam Bastar.png Bastar Bengal.png Bengal Bishnupur.png Bishnupur Garjat.png Garjat Jeypore.png Jeypore Jharkhand.png Jharkhand Kachar.png Kachar Kalahandi.png Kalahandi Keonhjar.png Keonhjar Koch.png Koch Manipur.png Manipur Orissa.png Orissa Parlakhimidi.png Parlakhimidi Patna.png Patna Ratanpur.png Ratanpur Sadiya.png Sadiya Sambalpur.png Sambalpur Surguja.png Surguja Tripura.png Tripura
Coromandel region Andhra.png Andhra Carnatic.png Carnatic Gingee.png Gingee Jaffna.png Jaffna Kandy.png Kandy Kotte.png Kotte Madurai.png Madurai Tanjore.png Tanjore
Deccan region Ahmednagar.png Ahmednagar Bahmanis.png Bahmanis Berar.png Berar Bijapur.png Bijapur Calicut.png Calicut Chanda.png Chanda Garha.png Garha Golkonda.png Golkonda Keladi.png Keladi Kochin.png Kochin Kolathunad.png Kolathunad Maldives.png Maldives Mysore.png Mysore Kochin.png Kochin Calicut.png Malabar Maldives.png Maldives Mysore.png Mysore Telingana.png Telingana Venad.png Venad Vijayanagar.png Vijayanagar
Hindustan region Baghelkhand.png Bagelkhand Bundelkhand.png Bundelkhand Dang.png Dang Delhi.png Delhi Doti.png Doti Garhwal.png Garhwal Gorkha.png Gorkha Gwalior.png Gwalior Hadoti.png Hadoti Jaunpur.png Jaunpur Jumla.png Jumla Kalinjar.png Kalinjar Kalpi.png Kalpi Kangra.png Kangra Kashmir.png Kashmir Kathmandu.png Kathmandu Kumaon.png Kumaon Ladakh.png Ladakh Limbuwan.png Limbuwan Makwanpur.png Makwanpur Multan.png Multan Oudh.png Oudh Patiala.png Patiala Punjab.png Punjab Rohilkhand.png Rohilkhand Sirhind.png Sirhind Sirmur.png Sirmur Tirhut.png Tirhut
Western India region Baglana.png Baglana Dhundhar.png Dhundhar Gujarat.png Gujarat Idar.png Idar Jangladesh.png Jangladesh Jhalavad.png Jhalavad Junagarh.png Junagarh Khandesh.png Khandesh Kutch.png Kutch Malwa.png Malwa Marwar.png Marwar Mewar.png Mewar Mewat.png Mewat Nagaur.png Nagaur Navanagar.png Navanagar Palitana.png Palitana Porbandar.png Porbandar Rajkot.png Rajkot Rewa Kantha.png Rewa Kantha Sindh.png Sind

Burma region Arakan.png Arakan Ava.png Ava Hsenwi.png Hsenwi Hsipaw.png Hsipaw Kale.png Kale Mong Kawng.png Mong Kawng Mong Nai.png Mong Nai Mong Pai.png Mong Pai Mong Yang.png Mong Yang Pegu.png Pegu Prome.png Prome Taungu.png Taungu
Indochina region Annam.png Annam Ayutthaya.png Ayutthaya Champa.png Champa Dai Viet.png Dai Viet Khmer.png Khmer Lan Na.png Lan Na Lan Xang.png Lan Xang Luang Prabang.png Luang Prabang Muan Phuang.png Muan Phuang Sukhothai.png Sukhothai Tonkin.png Tonkin
Indonesia region Bali.png Bali Brunei.png Brunei Kutai.png Kutai Majapahit.png Majapahit Sunda.png Sunda
Malaya region Johor.png Johor Kedah.png Kedah Ligor.png Ligor Malacca.png Malacca Pagarruyung.png Pagarruyung Pasai.png Pasai Pattani.png Pattani Perak.png Perak Siak.png Siak
Moluccas region Buton.png Buton Butuan.png Butuan Cebu.png Cebu Lanao.png Lanao Luwu.png Luwu Madyas.png Madyas Maguindanao.png Maguindanao Makassar.png Makassar Maynila.png Maynila Pangasinan.png Pangasinan Sulu.png Sulu Ternate.png Ternate Tidore.png Tidore Tondo.png Tondo
Revolters (with no cores) Aceh.png Aceh Banjar.png Banjar Banten.png Banten Blambangan.png Blambangan Champasak.png Champasak Cirebon.png Cirebon Demak.png Demak Lanfang.png Lanfang Mataram.png Mataram Palembang.png Palembang Vientiane.png Vientiane

Japan region Ainu.png Ainu Akamatsu.png Akamatsu Amago.png Amago Ando.png Ando Asakura.png Asakura Ashikaga.png Ashikaga Chiba.png Chiba Chosokabe.png Chosokabe Date.png Date Hatakeyama.png Hatakeyama Hosokawa.png Hosokawa Imagawa.png Imagawa Isshiki.png Isshiki Ito.png Ito Kikuchi.png Kikuchi Kitabatake.png Kitabatake Kono.png Kono Mori.png Mori Nanbu.png Nanbu Oda.png Oda Ogasawara.png Ogasawara Otomo.png Otomo Ouchi.png Ouchi Ryukyu.png Ryukyu Satake.png Satake Shiba.png Shiba Shimazu.png Shimazu Shoni.png Shoni Takeda.png Takeda Toki.png Toki Tokugawa.png Tokugawa Tsutsui.png Tsutsui Uesugi.png Uesugi Utsunomiya.png Utsunomiya Yamana.png Yamana
Korea region Korea.png Korea
North China region Jin.png Jin Liang.png Liang Ming.png Ming Qi.png Qi Qin.png Qin Shun.png Shun Yan.png Yan
South China region Chu.png Chu Huai.png Huai Miao.png Miao Min.png Min Ning.png Ning Tang.png Tang Wu.png Wu Xi.png Xi Yue.png Yue
Xinan region Changsheng.png Changsheng Dali.png Dali Mong Mao.png Mong Mao Shu.png Shu Yi.png Yi
Revolters (with no cores) Hojo.png Hojo Ikeda.png Ikeda Maeda.png Maeda Zhou.png Zhou

Central Asia region Ferghana.png Ferghana Kazakh.png Kazakh Khiva.png Khiva Nogai.png Nogai Timurids.png Timurids Yarkand.png Yarkand
East Siberia region Buryatia.png Buryatia Chavchuveny.png Chavchuveny Chukchi.png Chukchi Kamchadals.png Kamchadals Khodynt.png Khodynt
Manchuria region Haixi.png Haixi Jianzhou.png Jianzhou Yeren.png Yeren
Mongolia region Chagatai.png Chagatai Kara Del.png Kara Del Khalkha.png Khalkha Korchin.png Korchin Mongolia.png Mongolia Oirat.png Oirat Zunghar.png Zunghar
Tibet region Bhutan.png Bhutan Guge.png Guge Kham.png Kham Khoshuud.png Khoshuud Sarig Yogir.png Sarig Yogir Tsang.png U-tsang
West Siberia region Sibir.png Sibir Uzbek.png Uzbek

California region Apache.png Apache Keres.png Keres Navajo.png Navajo Pima.png Pima Pueblo.png Pueblo Yaqui.png Yaqui Yokuts.png Yokuts Zuni.png Zuni
Canada region Huron.png Huron Mikmaq.png Mikmaq Ojibwe.png Ojibwe Ottawa.png Ottawa
Cascadia region Chinook.png Chinook Haida.png Haida Salish.png Salish Shoshone.png Shoshone
Great Lakes region Cheyenne.png Cheyenne Fox.png Fox Illiniwek.png Illiniwek Miami.png Miami Potawatomi.png Potawatomi Shawnee.png Shawnee Sioux.png Sioux
Great Plains region Comanche.png Comanche Kiowa.png Kiowa Pawnee.png Pawnee
Hudson Bay region Arapaho.png Arapaho Assiniboine.png Assiniboine Blackfoot.png Blackfoot Cree.png Cree
Mississippi region Caddo.png Caddo Cherokee.png Cherokee Chickasaw.png Chickasaw Choctaw.png Choctaw Creek.png Creek Osage.png Osage
Northeast America region Abenaki.png Abenaki Iroquois.png Iroquois Lenape.png Lenape Mahican.png Mahican Pequot.png Pequot Susquehannock.png Susquehannock
Rio Grande region Lipan.png Lipan Mescalero.png Mescalero Wichita.png Wichita
Southeast America region Powhatan.png Powhatan

Brazil region Guarani.png Guarani Potiguara.png Potiguara Tapuia.png Tapuia Tupinamba.png Tupinamba Tupiniquim.png Tupiniquim
Central America region Can Pech.png Can Pech Chactemal.png Chactemal Chorti.png Chorti Cocomes.png Cocomes Itza.png Itza Kaqchikel.png Kaqchikel Kiche.png Kiche Miskito.png Miskito Tzotzil.png Tzotzil Xiu.png Xiu Yokotan.png Yokotan
Colombia region Arawak.png Arawak Carib.png Carib Muisca.png Muisca Tairona.png Tairona
La Plata region Charrua.png Charrua Mapuche.png Mapuche
Mexico region Aztec.png Aztec Chichimeca.png Chichimeca Coixtlahuaca.png Coixtlahuaca Colima.png Colima Guamar.png Guamar Huastec.png Huastec Matlatzinca.png Matlatzinca Mixtec.png Mixtec Otomi.png Otomi Tarascan.png Tarascan Teotitlan.png Teotitlan Tlapanec.png Tlapanec Tlaxcala.png Tlaxcala Tonala.png Tonala Totonac.png Totonac Xalisco.png Xalisco Zapotec.png Zapotec
Peru region Cajamarca.png Cajamarca Chachapoya.png Chachapoya Chimu.png Chimu Colla.png Colla Cusco.png Cusco Huyla.png Huyla Ichma.png Ichma Pacajes.png Pacajes Quito.png Quito Wanka.png Wanka
Upper Peru region Calchaqui.png Calchaqui Charca.png Charca

Formable (only) Andalusia.png Andalusia Arabia.png Arabia Bharat.png Bharat Bukhara.png Bukhara Commonwealth.png Commonwealth Deccan.png Deccan Egypt.png Egypt Germany.png Germany Golden Horde.png Golden Horde Great Britain.png Great Britain Greece.png Greece Hanover.png Hanover Hindustan.png Hindustan Holy Roman Empire.png Holy Roman Empire Ilkhanate.png Ilkhanate Inca.png Inca Ireland.png Ireland Italy.png Italy Japan.png Japan Jerusalem.png Jerusalem Kurland.png Kurland Malaya.png Malaya Marathas.png Marathas Maya.png Maya Mongol Empire.png Mongol Empire Mughals.png Mughals Nagpur.png Nagpur Nepal.png Nepal Netherlands.png Netherlands Prussia.png Prussia Punjab.png Punjab Qing.png Qing Rajputana.png Rajputana Roman Empire.png Roman Empire Romania.png Romania Rûm.png Rûm Russia.png Russia Ruthenia.png Ruthenia Sardinia-Piedmont.png Sardinia-Piedmont Scandinavia.png Scandinavia Shan.png Shan Sokoto.png Sokoto Spain.png Spain Tibet.png Tibet Tuscany.png Tuscany Westphalia.png Westphalia Yuan.png Yuan
Formable (former CNs) Australia.png Australia Brazil.png Brazil Canada.png Canada Chile.png Chile Colombia.png Colombia Haiti.png Haiti La Plata.png La Plata Louisiana.png Louisiana Mexico.png Mexico Paraguay.png Paraguay Peru.png Peru Quebec.png Quebec United Central America.png United Central America United States.png United States Venezuela.png Venezuela
Revolter (only) Chahar.png Chahar Jima.png Jima Karelia.png Karelia Malta.png Malta Sapmi.png Sapmi
CK2 (converter only) Hashashin.png Hashashin Israel.png Israel Jomsvikings.png Jomsvikings Knights Templar.png Knights Templar

Notes: These articles refer to the state of the world at the start of the grand-campaign (1444-11-11); meaning, if a nation is picked in other time points it may have different attributes. Table listings include: [1] 1444 starting nations, [2] 1444 releasable nations. Other tags, [3] later start/pure formables/revolters ("wild card" stats), are mentioned at the top. Worth noting, [4] a nation is assigned a home region based on its capital's location, [5] location names use the default localisation for consistency reasons (for searching in-game enter the provided province numbers). For a list of all available tags check the Countries article.

Italy region[edit]

Divine ideas
Notes:

For ChristianityChristian Government theocracy.pngtheocracies.

Traditions.png Traditions:

+1 Missionary
+15% Manpower recovery speed

Discipline.png Holy Order

+5% Discipline

Core-creation cost.png Church Administration

−10% Stability cost modifier
−10% Core-creation cost

Fort defense.png True Defender of the Faith

+25% Fort defense

Missionary strength.png Let No Man Tolerate the Witch

+2% Missionary strength

National garrison growth.png Onward Christian Soldiers

+10% National garrison growth
+10% Garrison size

Attrition for enemies.png Turn the Other Cheek

+1 Attrition for enemies

National tax modifier.png Render onto Caesar

+10% National tax modifier

Idea bonus.png Ambition:

−10% Culture conversion cost
Italian ideas
Notes:

For countries in the Culture icon.png Latin culture group with their capital in Italy (region).

Traditions.png Traditions:

+10% Trade efficiency
+2 Yearly papal influence

Idea cost.png Italian Renaissance

−5% Idea cost

Mercenary maintenance.png Italian Condottieri

−15% Mercenary maintenance

Foreign spy detection.png Italian Aristocracy

+5% Foreign spy detection
+25% Hostile core-creation cost on us

Fort defense.png Trace Italienne

+5% Fort defense
+10% Garrison size

Prestige.png High Renaissance Art & Architecture

+1 Yearly prestige

Spy network construction.png Italian Diplomacy

+10% Spy network construction
+1 Diplomatic relation

Stability cost modifier.png Commedia dell'arte

−10% Stability cost modifier

Idea bonus.png Ambition:

+1 Yearly legitimacy
+0.5 Yearly republican tradition

Notes: This region holds provinces necessary for forming Flag of Italy Italy, Flag of Sardinia-Piedmont Sardinia-Piedmont and Flag of Tuscany Tuscany. The province of Roma (118) is of religious benefit for Christian and Muslim nations (except Catholicism Catholic nations). While Flag of The Papal State The Papal State can't form Flag of Italy Italy like the rest of the Latin nations, it can still get a claim on the region through enacting the Kingdom of God decision.

State Government Religion Tech group National ideas Culture group Capital Notes
Aquileia.png Aquileia Government theocracy.pngDuchy rank Clerical State Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Divine Latin (Venetian) Friuli (111) Releasable by Flag of Venice Venice
Corsica.png Corsica Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Sardinian) Corsica (1247)
  • Releasable by Flag of Genoa Genoa
  • Available by date (1737)
Ferrara.png Ferrara Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Romagnan) Ferrara (113)
Florence.png Florence Government republic.pngDuchy rank Oligarchy Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Tuscan Latin (Tuscan) Firenze (116)
Genoa.png Genoa Government republic.pngDuchy rank Plutocracy Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Genoese Latin (Ligurian) Genoa (101)
Lucca.png Lucca Government republic.pngDuchy rank Oligarchy Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Tuscan) Lucca (2980)
Mantua.png Mantua Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Romagnan) Mantua (109)
Milan.png Milan Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Milanese Latin (Lombard) Milan (104)
Modena.png Modena Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Romagnan) Modena (106)
  • Releasable by Flag of Ferrara Ferrara
  • Available by date (1598)
Montferrat.png Montferrat Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Piedmontese) Montferrat (2981) Vassal of Flag of Savoy Savoy
Naples.png Naples Government monarchy.pngKingdom rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Neapolitan Latin (Neapolitan) Napoli (121) PU under Flag of Aragon Aragon
Parma.png Parma Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Romagnan) Parma (105)
  • Releasable by Flag of Milan Milan
  • Available by date (1545)
Pisa.png Pisa Government republic.pngDuchy rank Oligarchy Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Tuscan) Pisa (115)
  • Releasable by Flag of Florence Florence
  • Available by date (1494)
Sardinia.png Sardinia Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Sardinian) Sassari (127) Releasable by Flag of Aragon Aragon
Sicily.png Sicily Government monarchy.pngKingdom rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Sicilian) Syracuse (2982)
  • Releasable by Flag of Aragon Aragon
  • Available by date (1706)
Siena.png Siena Government republic.pngDuchy rank Oligarchy Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Tuscan) Siena (117)
The Papal State.png The Papal State Government theocracy.pngKingdom rank Papacy Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Papal Latin (Umbrian) Roma (118) Overlord of Flag of Urbino Urbino
Urbino.png Urbino Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Italian Latin (Umbrian) Urbino (2977) Vassal of Flag of The Papal State The Papal State
Venice.png Venice Government republic.pngKingdom rank Plutocracy Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Venetian Latin (Venetian) Venezia (112)

North Germany region[edit]

Divine ideas
Notes:

For ChristianityChristian Government theocracy.pngtheocracies.

Traditions.png Traditions:

+1 Missionary
+15% Manpower recovery speed

Discipline.png Holy Order

+5% Discipline

Core-creation cost.png Church Administration

−10% Stability cost modifier
−10% Core-creation cost

Fort defense.png True Defender of the Faith

+25% Fort defense

Missionary strength.png Let No Man Tolerate the Witch

+2% Missionary strength

National garrison growth.png Onward Christian Soldiers

+10% National garrison growth
+10% Garrison size

Attrition for enemies.png Turn the Other Cheek

+1 Attrition for enemies

National tax modifier.png Render onto Caesar

+10% National tax modifier

Idea bonus.png Ambition:

−10% Culture conversion cost
German ideas
Notes:

For countries in the Culture icon.png Germanic culture group.

Traditions.png Traditions:

−15% Mercenary maintenance
+10% Infantry combat ability

Production efficiency.png Zunft

+10% Production efficiency

Trade efficiency.png Frühlings- und Herbstmesse

+5% Trade efficiency
+10% Domestic trade power

Diplomatic reputation.png Reichskreis

+1 Diplomatic reputation

National unrest.png Polizeiordnung

−1 National unrest

Missionary strength.png Cuius regio, eius religio

+1% Missionary strength

Diplomatic relations.png Thurn und Taxis

+1 Diplomatic relation

Prestige.png Residenzstadt

+1 Yearly prestige

Idea bonus.png Ambition:

−5% Technology cost

Notes: This region holds provinces necessary for forming Flag of Germany Germany, Flag of Hannover Hannover and Flag of Westphalia Westphalia. All the nations in this region are also part of the Imperial authority.png HRE.

State Government Religion Tech group National ideas Culture group Capital Notes
Aachen.png Aachen Government republic.pngDuchy rank Free City Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Aachen Germanic (Rhenish) Aachen (1878)
Anhalt.png Anhalt Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Saxon) Anhalt (58)
Bohemia.png Bohemia Government monarchy.pngKingdom rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Bohemian West Slavic (Czech) Prague (266)
Brandenburg.png Brandenburg Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Prussian Germanic (Saxon) Berlin (50)

Imperial authority.png HRE elector

Bremen.png Bremen Government republic.pngDuchy rank Free City Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Bremen Germanic (Westphalian) Bremen (1874) TL with Flag of Lübeck Lübeck, Flag of Hamburg Hamburg, Flag of Lüneburg Lüneburg, Flag of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Flag of Oldenburg Oldenburg and Flag of Riga Riga
Brunswick.png Brunswick Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Westphalian) Brunswick (57)
Cleves.png Cleves Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Clevian Germanic (Rhenish) Kleves (2975)
Cologne.png Cologne Government theocracy.pngKingdom rank Clerical State Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Divine Germanic (Rhenish) Köln (85) Imperial authority.png HRE elector
Dithmarschen.png Dithmarschen Government republic.pngDuchy rank Peasants Republic Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Dithmarschen Germanic (Westphalian) Dithmarschen (4141)
Frankfurt.png Frankfurt Government republic.pngDuchy rank Free City Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Rhenish) Frankfurt (1876)
Hamburg.png Hamburg Government republic.pngDuchy rank Free City Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Hamburger Germanic (Westphalian) Hamburg (44) TL with Flag of Lübeck Lübeck, Flag of Bremen Bremen, Flag of Lüneburg Lüneburg, Flag of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Flag of Oldenburg Oldenburg and Flag of Riga Riga
Hesse.png Hesse Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Hessian Germanic (Rhenish) Hessen (81)
Holstein.png Holstein Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Holstein Germanic (Westphalian) Holstein (1775) Vassal of Flag of Denmark Denmark
Lübeck.png Lübeck Government republic.pngDuchy rank Plutocracy Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Hanseatic Germanic (Westphalian) Lübeck (45) TL leader of

Flag of Bremen Bremen, Flag of Hamburg Hamburg, Flag of Lüneburg Lüneburg, Flag of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Flag of Oldenburg Oldenburg and Flag of Riga Riga

Lüneburg.png Lüneburg Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Westphalian) Lüneburg (53) TL with Flag of Lübeck Lübeck, Flag of Bremen Bremen, Flag of Hamburg Hamburg, Flag of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Flag of Oldenburg Oldenburg and Flag of Riga Riga
Magdeburg.png Magdeburg Government theocracy.pngDuchy rank Clerical State Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Divine Germanic (Saxon) Magdeburg (52) TL with Flag of Lübeck Lübeck, Flag of Bremen Bremen, Flag of Hamburg Hamburg, Flag of Lüneburg Lüneburg, Flag of Oldenburg Oldenburg and Flag of Riga Riga
Mecklenburg.png Mecklenburg Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Pomeranian Germanic (Pomeranian) Rostock (46)
Moravia.png Moravia Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Moravian West Slavic (Czech) Olomouc (4237) Releasable by Flag of Bohemia Bohemia
Münster.png Münster Government theocracy.pngDuchy rank Clerical State Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Münster Germanic (Westphalian) Münster (86)
Nassau.png Nassau Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Rhenish) Nassau (83)
Oldenburg.png Oldenburg Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Westphalian) Oldenburg (55) TL with Flag of Lübeck Lübeck, Flag of Bremen Bremen, Flag of Hamburg Hamburg, Flag of Lüneburg Lüneburg, Flag of Magdeburg Magdeburg and Flag of Riga Riga
Pomerania.png Pomerania Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Pomeranian Germanic (Pomeranian) Stettin (1858)
Saxe-Lauenburg.png Saxe-Lauenburg Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Westphalian) Lauenburg (1857)
Saxony.png Saxony Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Saxon Germanic (Saxon) Dresden (61) Imperial authority.png HRE elector
Thuringia.png Thuringia Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Thüringian Germanic (Saxon) Thüringen (63)
  • Releasable by Flag of Saxony Saxony
  • Available by date (1446)
Trier.png Trier Government theocracy.pngKingdom rank Clerical State Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Divine Germanic (Rhenish) Trier (80) Imperial authority.png HRE elector
Verden.png Verden Government theocracy.pngDuchy rank Clerical State Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Bremen Germanic (Westphalian) Stade (54)

Scandinavia region[edit]

Generic ideas
Notes:

Generic Ideas for all countries that don't have one of the other groups.

Traditions.png Traditions:

−10% Stability cost modifier
−10% Advisor costs

Discipline.png Preserve our troops

+2.5% Discipline

National tax modifier.png Tax Reform

+5% National tax modifier

Mercenary maintenance.png Regulated Contracts

−10% Mercenary maintenance

Trade power.png Contract Law

+5% Global trade power

National manpower modifier.png Peasant levy

+5% National manpower modifier

Trade steering.png Mercantile Status

+5% Trade steering

Production efficiency.png Strengthening Land Tenure

+5% Production efficiency

Idea bonus.png Ambition:

+10% National tax modifier

Notes: This region holds provinces necessary for forming Flag of Scandinavia Scandinavia.

State Government Religion Tech group National ideas Culture group Capital Notes
Denmark.png Denmark Government monarchy.pngKingdom rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Danish Nordic (Danish) Sjælland (12)
Finland.png Finland Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Finnish Nordic (Finnish) Nyland (28) Releasable by Flag of Sweden Sweden
Gotland.png Gotland Government republic.pngDuchy rank Noble Elite Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Gutnish Nordic (Swedish) Gotland (25) Releasable by Flag of Denmark Denmark
Iceland.png Iceland Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Generic Nordic (Norwegian) Reykjavik (370) Releasable by Flag of Norway Norway
Norway.png Norway Government monarchy.pngKingdom rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Norwegian Nordic (Norwegian) Akershus (17) PU under Flag of Denmark Denmark
Sweden.png Sweden Government monarchy.pngKingdom rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Swedish Nordic (Swedish) Stockholm (1) PU under Flag of Denmark Denmark

South Germany region[edit]

Divine ideas
Notes:

For ChristianityChristian Government theocracy.pngtheocracies.

Traditions.png Traditions:

+1 Missionary
+15% Manpower recovery speed

Discipline.png Holy Order

+5% Discipline

Core-creation cost.png Church Administration

−10% Stability cost modifier
−10% Core-creation cost

Fort defense.png True Defender of the Faith

+25% Fort defense

Missionary strength.png Let No Man Tolerate the Witch

+2% Missionary strength

National garrison growth.png Onward Christian Soldiers

+10% National garrison growth
+10% Garrison size

Attrition for enemies.png Turn the Other Cheek

+1 Attrition for enemies

National tax modifier.png Render onto Caesar

+10% National tax modifier

Idea bonus.png Ambition:

−10% Culture conversion cost
German ideas
Notes:

For countries in the Culture icon.png Germanic culture group.

Traditions.png Traditions:

−15% Mercenary maintenance
+10% Infantry combat ability

Production efficiency.png Zunft

+10% Production efficiency

Trade efficiency.png Frühlings- und Herbstmesse

+5% Trade efficiency
+10% Domestic trade power

Diplomatic reputation.png Reichskreis

+1 Diplomatic reputation

National unrest.png Polizeiordnung

−1 National unrest

Missionary strength.png Cuius regio, eius religio

+1% Missionary strength

Diplomatic relations.png Thurn und Taxis

+1 Diplomatic relation

Prestige.png Residenzstadt

+1 Yearly prestige

Idea bonus.png Ambition:

−5% Technology cost

Notes: This region holds provinces necessary for forming Flag of Germany Germany. All the nations in this region are also part of the Imperial authority.png HRE.

State Government Religion Tech group National ideas Culture group Capital Notes
Alsace.png Alsace Government theocracy.pngDuchy rank Clerical State Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Divine Germanic (Swabian) Elsass (75)
Ansbach.png Ansbach Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Ansbach Germanic (Franconian) Ansbach (71)
Augsburg.png Augsburg Government theocracy.pngDuchy rank Clerical State Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Divine Germanic (Swabian) Augsburg (1868)
Austria.png Austria Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Austrian Germanic (Austrian) Wien (134) Imperial authority.png HRE emperor
Baden.png Baden Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Baden Germanic (Swabian) Baden (74)
Bavaria.png Bavaria Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Bavarian Germanic (Bavarian) München (65)
Mainz.png Mainz Government theocracy.pngKingdom rank Clerical State Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Divine Germanic (Rhenish) Mainz (78) Imperial authority.png HRE elector
Memmingen.png Memmingen Government republic.pngDuchy rank Free City Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Swabian) Memmingen (68)
Nuremberg.png Nuremberg Government republic.pngDuchy rank Free City Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Franconian) Nürnberg (67)
Ravensburg.png Ravensburg Government republic.pngDuchy rank Free City Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Swabian) Oberschwaben (69)
Salzburg.png Salzburg Government theocracy.pngDuchy rank Clerical State Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock Divine Germanic (Austrian) Salzburg (76)
Styria.png Styria Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Austrian Germanic (Austrian) Graz (1863)
  • Releasable by Flag of Austria Austria
  • Available by date (1452)
Switzerland.png Switzerland Government republic.pngDuchy rank Oligarchy Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Swiss Germanic (Swiss) Bern (165)
The Palatinate.png The Palatinate Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Palatinate Germanic (Rhenish) Heidelberg (77) Imperial authority.png HRE elector
Tirol.png Tirol Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Austrian) Tirol (73) Releasable by Flag of Austria Austria
Ulm.png Ulm Government republic.pngDuchy rank Free City Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea unlock German Germanic (Swabian) Ulm (1872)
Wurttemberg.png Wurttemberg Government monarchy.pngDuchy rank Feudal Nobility Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Würtemburger Germanic (Swabian) Württemberg (70)
Wurzburg.png Wurzburg Government theocracy.pngDuchy rank Clerical State Catholicism Catholic Western technology group Western Idea bonus.png Wurzburgian Germanic (Franconian) Würzburg (79)

Notes: These articles refer to the state of the world at the start of the grand-campaign (1444-11-11); meaning, if a nation is picked in other time points it may have different attributes. Table listings include: [1] 1444 starting nations, [2] 1444 releasable nations. Other tags, [3] later start/pure formables/revolters ("wild card" stats), are mentioned at the top. Worth noting, [4] a nation is assigned a home region based on its capital's location, [5] location names use the default localisation for consistency reasons (for searching in-game enter the provided province numbers). For a list of all available tags check the Countries article.

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