German Empire

The German Empire is a Central European nation, consisting of lands from the 2nd German Reich, plus the Netherlands, Flanders, and England. It is a Constitutional Monarchy led by Kaiser BananaManCan, and Dani as the elected (sort of) Chancellor (or Kanzler) as well. The nation is home to many great player-built sites, as well as stunning natural landscapes. It is also a member of the Holy Roman Empire, a union of Central European nations, including Austria-Hungary and Bohemia.

Political Geography
The German Empire is a nation consisting of 9 smaller states within its borders. These include Brandenburg, Niederlande (Netherlands), Norddeutschland, Posen, Preussen, Rheinland, Schlesien, and Suddeutschland. Each state has its own capital as well, such as Berlin for Brandenburg, Zaandijk for Niederlande, Hamburg for Norddeutschland, Frankfurt for Rheinland, and Munich for Suddeutschland. The three eastern states of Preussen, Posen, and Schlesien still remain unsettled.

The Federal Government is headed in Berlin, where the Kaiser resides, and soon where the yet to be founded Reichstag's building will be.

Physical Geography
The German Empire has many different types of environments within its borders. From the Flower Forests of the west, to the dense dark forest of the East. From the Flat north, to the mountainous south. This combination can lead to some absolutely stunning environments, such as the one pictured here.

Builds
The German Empire has plenty of wonderful builds to be proud of. The nation has a rail network that connects Hamburg, Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt, which also connects to the Russian rail network. There are also builds such as the Munich Beer hall, the Munich Bahnhof (Train Station), and the currently under construction Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Soon the nation will be able to boast such builds as the Reichstag building as well.

Beginnings
The German Empire has a very detailed history leading from when it was first founded to today. It got its start when Banana first joined the server on July 13th, 2020. After some troubles with horrendous mob spawns, he went on to found Berlin, and soon after the German Empire. However, after some remarks by the French Commune, it led the two nations to have a tense rivalry between each other, both nations trying to outmatch the other.

Steady growth
The Empire got its first extra citizen when 69LanaRhoadesFan joined Berlin. He would go on to help Banana in many ways, such as helping set up Berlin's villager farm, and finding mob spawners for Berlin's mob grinder. But Banana really wanted to expand within his own borders. He kept trying to convince people to found the city of Königsberg for his nation, but to no avail. Königsberg still remains unsettled, and a thorn in Banana's side to this day. Banana kept looking for ways to expand internally, until he saw Danithedog found the city of Zaandijk in the Netherlands. He quickly asked Dani if he would like to join the German Empire, to which he accepted, getting the German Empire its first new city.

Norman Crisis and European tension
The German Empire got itself into its first controversy when the Norman Crisis occurred. This saw TheBigSal1234 wanting to settle in Cherbourg to found an independent state of Normandy. The French repeatedly tried to get the Normans to join France, but when Sal refused every time, tensions grew even more. This led to when Sal came to Banana stating that he had enough money to found a nation, and asked if Banana had his support in the creation of Normandy. This would freak Banana out, as he knew that the creation of Normandy being backed by Germany would inevitably lead to war with France, which Banana desperately wanted to avoid. He would ask Sal to leave Normandy, but he wouldn't do it. It wasn't until Pehps told Banana that France would go to war with Normandy if it were founded, that Sal finally changed his mind, and went to Ireland instead. Sal would go on to be a close German ally, and the events of the Norman Crisis led to Germany and France forming a closer diplomatic relationship.

Exponential Growth
Meanwhile, while France was going through rebellion after rebellion with Nico, Germany really started to pick up steam growing. When Latios2004 joined, he would go on to make Hamburg (which used to be Banana's city on GlobeMC) for the Empire. Science2020 would join once again after previously quitting due to being mocked for political beliefs, and make Munich. It was at around this point when Banana started putting forms of democracy into place in his nation, starting with simple polls to find public opinion on issues. Then once Iberia crashed and burned after a tense power struggle and Russian threats, Shy_Shy_Tomato would come to Frankfurt for Germany, and have several of his friends join his town. Not long after, discussions were held with SammyTVG on founding London and bringing it into the Empire. However, StephBSG also wanted to make London. This would lead to both of them making London, and it joining the German Empire. Once this occurred, Germany had surpassed its goal of 10 citizens in order to start having elections for its Chancellor.

Election day Crises
August 3rd, 2020 was the first election day in the Empire's history, and it was a day that saw many changes and crises. The first of which occurred before the day even truly started, in which the nation saw Spanish immigrants found the city of Stuttgart, and Aquaflame123 moving from the Baltic states to Königsberg. This mildly upset Banana, as people were let in to make towns in his nation while he was asleep. The next occurred when Aqua started harassing sarpi for being transgender, and when Banana told him to cut it out, Aqua seceded, and went on to harass and attack German civilians, being labeled as a terrorist. This was the start of the German War on Terror, otherwise known as the Aqua Conflict. Then, a major change happened when Steph left London to do his own thing, and Sammy moved from London into Zaandijk with Dani. The last major crisis of the day was with the election itself. It seemed as if Shy was trying to rig the election in his favor, by getting all of his friends, which is his entire town plus all the Spanish immigrants who moved to Germany, to vote for him. This led Banana to make a decree that most of the large amounts of votes did not count, and were instead counted as a single Bloc vote. This decision would lead to Danithedog becoming Germany's first true Chancellor.

Dani's Chancellorship
The next morning, Banana went to discuss with now Chancellor Danithedog on how to keep elections from being rigged, and making sure that the person to become Chancellor is one who is truly able to lead. This resulted in Banana instating Pseudo-Elections, which meant that votes would not directly decide who would become Chancellor, but rather be there to show popular opinion to the Emperor, who now had the final say in who became Chancellor.

The first week of Dani's Chancellorship was surprisingly not as eventful as it seemed it would be. The most important things to occur were the continuation of the Aqua Conflict, the newly founded Kingdom of Bohemia challenging German claims to Silesia, and the French Decline, which saw Pehps move from France to Finland. The French Decline was also an opportunity for Germany to seize former French lands which it had previously claimed, such as the rest of Belgium and Alsace-Lorraine. Then, at the tail end of his first week as Chancellor, the Holy Roman Empire was proposed by Austro-Hungarian Emperor Hope to Kaiser Banana. This would mean that Germany, Austria, and Bohemia would be brought into a union, along the lines of the European Union, with Banana serving as its first Emperor.