Great Britain

Great Britain

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Capital:

London, Home Counties

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Government Type:

HM's Government

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Primary Cultures:

English, Scottish

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State Religion:

Protestant

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Country Tier:

Empire

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Country Type:

Recognized

"Great Britain has roared into the 19th Century, rapidly becoming the world's first industrial nation. The massive empire is kept afloat by the labor of colonies across the globe. However, King William IV is close to death and who knows what sort of era the next monarch will usher in."

Great Britain, formally the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, is a  great power in northern Europe. Great Britain begins as the most industrialized nation in 1836, and has an extensive colonial empire, with subjects and colonies on every continent.

Near the start of the game, the Hanoverian Succession, South Atlantic Slave Trade and the Opium Wars are issues which confront Britain.

Historical background[edit | edit source]

Having led the victorious coalition against Napoleon 20 years prior and being the premier industrial economy on the planet, Great Britain stands as the greatest power in 1836. Great Britain's overseas empire is extensive, owning Malta, much of the Caribbean, Belize, Guyana, the South Atlantic Islands, Newfoundland and all of Ireland. In addition to this, Great Britain has numerous subjects. In Africa, Sierra Leone and the Cape Colony are colonies of Britain and Canada and Australia are owned by various British subjects.

In Germany, Hanover has been under a personal union with Great Britain since 1714, when the Prince-Electors of Hanover inherited the British throne as distant cousins of Queen Anne. However, this union is due to end due to the differences in laws of succession, with Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent first in line for the British throne, while the Duke of Cumberland is due to become the next King of Hanover.

The jewel in the British crown, however, is the British East India Company, which in turn has numerous princely states vassals, keeping most of the Indian subcontinent in the British market, though the Sikh Empire, Kalat, Makran, and Sindh remain fully independent at game start.

Formation[edit | edit source]

Eight of the 11 core states are needed in order to form Great Britain.

Great Britain already exists at the start of the game. If it ceases to exist, it can be formed by a country with English or Scottish as a primary culture when it controls 8 of the 11 core states. Alternatively, Great Britain can be released by any country which controls Home Counties and five other core states.

The following countries are capable of forming Great Britain:

Country	Capital	Primary Cultures	State Religion	Tier	Type	Core States	Exists at start
England	Home Counties	English	Protestant	Kingdom	Recognized	Home Counties Midlands East Anglia West Country Yorkshire Lancashire
Scotland	Lowlands	Scottish	Protestant	Kingdom	Recognized	Lowlands Highlands
Cornwall	West Country	English	Protestant	Principality	Recognized	Split state in West Country
Ulster	Ulster	Scottish Irish	Protestant	Principality	Recognized	Ulster
Ceylon	Ceylon	English	Protestant	Principality	Colonial	—
East India	West Bengal	English	Protestant	Principality	Colonial	—
South Africa	Cape Colony	English Boer	Protestant	Kingdom	Colonial	Cape Colony Northern Cape Eastern Cape

Of the above countries, England and South Africa are themselves formable, and all except East India and Ceylon are releasable, with England requiring two states in addition to its capital to be released.

Core states[edit | edit source]

Great Britain's core states are its primary cultures'  homelands. For details on these states, see the section below.

Scripted content[edit | edit source]

Great Britain starts with the Hanoverian Succession and South Atlantic Slave Trade journal entries.

Technology[edit | edit source]

Great Britain begins with all era 1 technologies and several era 2 technologies researched.

Production technology	Military technology	Society technology
Prospecting Intensive Agriculture Railways Distillation	Drydocks Screw Frigate Power of the Purse General Staff Napoleonic Warfare Percussion Cap	Law Enforcement Joint-Stock Companies Central Banking Central Archives Colonization Labor Movement Medical Degrees Romanticism Dialectics

Politics[edit | edit source]

Great Britain starts with HM's Government, a semi-constitutional monarchy with King William of Hanover supporting the  Petite Bourgeoisie. Great Britain starts with the modifier Unfulfilled Treaty ObligationsUnfulfilled Treaty ObligationsCountry modifier
−10%  Influence
−100  Prestige, which lasts for 50 years.

Starting Laws

Power Structure		Economy		Human Rights
Governance Principles	Monarchy	Economic System	Interventionism	Free Speech	Right of Assembly
Distribution of Power	Wealth Voting	Trade Policy	Protectionism	Labor Rights	No Workers' Rights
Citizenship	National Supremacy	Taxation	Per-Capita Taxation	Children's Rights	Child Labor Allowed
Church and State	Freedom of Conscience	Land Reform	Tenant Farmers	Rights of Women	Propertied Women
Bureaucracy	Appointed Bureaucrats	Colonization	Colonial Resettlement	Welfare	Poor Laws
Army Model	Professional Army	Policing	Dedicated Police Force	Migration	Migration Controls
Internal Security	No Home Affairs	Education System	Religious Schools	Slavery	Slavery Banned
		Health System	Charity Hospitals

Starting Institutions

Institution	Level
Colonial Affairs	2
Social Security	1
Education	3
Law Enforcement	1
Health System	1

Interest groups[edit | edit source]

Due to Great Britain's Wealth Voting law, the starting interest groups in  government can vary.

Great Britain typically starts with the  Petite Bourgeoisie and either  Intelligentsia or  Industrialists in  government as the Whig Party.  In opposition, the Landed Gentry, Anglican Church, and  Armed Forces make up the Tory Party. If the Industrialists are in opposition, they typically form the Peelite Party, while opposition Intelligentsia would rather join the Whig Party. The  Rural Folk and  Trade Unions may each be  marginalized or in opposition.

The Intelligentsia has the Constitutionalist ideology instead of the default Republican, and the Landed Gentry has Magnatial instead of the default Paternalistic.

Political Parties[edit | edit source]

Type	Name[1]
	Independent Agriculture Party
	Socialist League
	British Socialist Party†
	Tory Party
	British Union of Fascists
	Peelite Party
	Whig Party
	Military Party
	Chartists‡
	Christian Party
	Labour Party

†The British Socialist Party is only triggered as a party name if any interest group leader has the Vanguardist ideology

‡The Chartists will become the Democratic Progressive Party if Great Britain enacts Universal Suffrage

Historical characters[edit | edit source]

Politicians Expand

Name[1]	Role	Interest Group	Ideology	Traits
William of Hanover	Ruler	Petite Bourgeoisie	Royalist	Romantic
Victoria of Hanover	Heir	Industrialists	Moderate	Direct
Edward Smith-Stanley	Politician	Landed Gentry	Traditionalist	Imperious,  Arrogant
Rowland Hill	Politician	Armed Forces	Moderate	Reserved
Robert Peel	Politician	Industrialists	Market Liberal	Meticulous,  Experienced Political Operator,  Tactful
Thomas Barnes	Politician	Petite Bourgeoisie	Reformer	Literary,  Meticulous
William Howley	Politician	Anglican Church	Traditionalist	Tactful
William Lamb	Politician	Intelligentsia	Reformer	Arrogant
Charles Gordon-Lennox	Politician	Rural Folk	Traditionalist	Imperious
Robert Owen	Politician	Trade Unions	Utopian	Cautious,  Honorable
John Frost	Agitator	Trade Unions	Radical	Reckless,  Direct,  Master Bureaucrat

Commanders Expand

Name[1]	Role	Interest Group	Ideology	Traits	Rank
John Colborne	General	Random	Random	Colonial Administrator,  Direct,  Tactful	Major General
Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer	General	Random	Random	Reserved	Brigadier General
Henry Hardinge	General	Random	Random	Tactful,  Supply Requisitions Expert	Brigadier General
Hugh Gough	General	Random	Random	Direct,  Reckless	Lieutenant General
Sir Thomas Byam Martin	Admiral	Armed Forces	Moderate	Dockyard Organizer,  Naval Commander,  Innovative	Vice Admiral
Sir Edward Codrington	Admiral	Random	Random	Direct,  Experienced Naval Commander	Grand Admiral
Thomas Cochrane	Admiral	Random	Random	Reckless,  Expert Naval Commander,  Expert Convoy Raider	Rear Admiral
Sir George Cockburn	Admiral	Random	Random	Innovative	Commodore
James Dundas	Admiral	Random	Random	Cautious	Commodore

Historical Character Templates Expand

Name[1]	Type	Interest Group	Ideology	Traits	Conditions
Edward of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha	Heir	Industrialists	Moderate	Erudite,  Charismatic,  Inexperienced	Date after 1841.11.08 Victoria of Hanover is the ruler Does not have an heir
George of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha	Heir	Industrialists	Moderate	Meticulous,  Inexperienced	Date after 1865.06.03 Edward of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is the ruler Does not have an heir
Feargus O'Connor	Politician	Trade Unions	Radical	Charismatic	Date before 1852  Trade Unions are not both marginalized
Arthur Wellesley	Politician	Armed Forces	Jingoist	Celebrity Commander,  Expert Defensive Strategist,  Brave	Date before 1852  Armed Forces are not marginalized
Benjamin Disraeli	Politician	Landed Gentry	Jingoist	Expert Political Operator,  Ambitious,  Romantic	Date between 1868 and 1880 Landed Gentry are not marginalized
William Gladstone	Politician	Intelligentsia	Market Liberal	Expert Political Operator,  Charismatic,  Inspirational Orator	Date between 1865 and 1894  Intelligentsia are not marginalized
Henry Temple	Politician	Intelligentsia	Market Liberal	Experienced Diplomat,  Charismatic,  Persistent	Date before 1865  Intelligentsia is not marginalized
Anthony Ashley-Cooper	Politician	Landed Gentry	Reformer	Pious,  Persistent,  Diplomat	Date before 1852 Landed Gentry are not marginalized
John Russell	Politician	Intelligentsia	Pacifist	Reckless,  Experienced Political Operator	Date between 1840 and 1870  Intelligentsia is not marginalized
Richard Cobden	Politician	Petite Bourgeoisie	Pacifist	Experienced Diplomat,  Wrathful,  Reserved	Date between 1840 and 1863  Petite Bourgeoisie are not marginalized
John Bright	Politician	Petite Bourgeoisie	Market Liberal	Diplomat,  Firebrand,  Charismatic	Date between 1843 and 1870  Petite Bourgeoisie are not marginalized
George Hamilton-Gordon	Politician	Industrialists	Market Liberal	Innovative,  Experienced Diplomat,  Reserved	Date between 1845 and 1860  Industrialists are not marginalized
Joseph Chamberlain	Politician	Petite Bourgeoisie	Jingoist	Arrogant,  Ambitious,  Expert Colonial Administrator	Date between 1875 and 1905  Petite Bourgeoisie are not marginalized
John Sumner	Politician	Anglican Church	Moderate	Literary,  Political Operator	Date between 1845 and 1862 Anglican Church is not marginalized
Charles Longley	Politician	Anglican Church	Moderate	Tactful	Date between 1860 and 1870 Anglican Church is not marginalized
Archibald Tait	Politician	Anglican Church	Democrat	Pious,  Master Bureaucrat	Date between 1865 and 1882 Anglican Church is not marginalized
Edward Benson	Politician	Anglican Church	Traditionalist	Persistent	Date between 1880 and 1900 Anglican Church is not marginalized
Frederick Temple	Politician	Anglican Church	Reformer	Imposing,  Pious,  Meticulous	Date between 1895 and 1903 Anglican Church is not marginalized
Randall Davidson	Politician	Anglican Church	Democrat	Experienced Political Operator,  Tactful	Date between 1900 and 1928 Anglican Church is not marginalized
Cosmo Lang	Politician	Anglican Church	Pacifist	Meticulous,  Ambitious	Date after 1925 Anglican Church is not marginalized
Thomas Burt	Politician	Trade Unions	Reformer	Political Operator,  Ambitious	Date between 1870 and 1910  Trade Unions are not marginalized
John Keynes	Politician	Intelligentsia	Protectionist	Wrathful,  Expensive Tastes,  Erudite	Date after 1914  Intelligentsia are not marginalized
David Lloyd George	Politician	Intelligentsia	Corporatist	Inspirational Orator,  Experienced Political Operator,  Direct	Date between 1900 and 1930  Intelligentsia are not marginalized
Arthur Balfour	Politician	Rural Folk	Traditionalist	Charismatic,  Arrogant,  Bigoted	Date between 1885 and 1925  Rural Folk are not marginalized
George Barnes	Politician	Trade Unions	Social Democrat	Political Operator,  Reserved	Date between 1895 and 1920  Trade Unions are not marginalized
David Beatty	Admiral	Armed Forces	Moderate	Experienced Naval Commander,  Reckless,  Charismatic	Date after 1899.2.5
John Fisher	Admiral	Armed Forces	Reformer	Experienced Naval Commander,  Innovative,  Dockyard Organizer	Date between 1869.2.5 and 1925
Prince Louis of Battenberg	Admiral	Landed Gentry	Royalist	Experienced Naval Commander,  Tactful	Date between 1885.2.5 and 1924 Has Monarchy
Sir Alexander Milne	Admiral	Armed Forces	Abolitionist	Experienced Naval Commander,  Persistent,  Tactful	Date between 1839.1.30 and 1876
Edward Seymour	Admiral	Armed Forces	Moderate	Brave	Date between 1873.3.13 and 1910
Algernon Percy	Admiral	Armed Forces	Moderate	Explorer,  Naval Commander	Date between 1845 and 1865
Provo Wallis	Admiral	Armed Forces	Moderate	Persistent,  Cautious	Date between 1845 and 1875
John Commerell	Admiral	Armed Forces	Moderate	Experienced Naval Commander,  Brave	Date between 1870 and 1890
James Erskine	Admiral	Armed Forces	Moderate	Colonial Administrator,  Explorer,  Ambitious	Date between 1880 and 1905
Charles Ogle	Admiral	Armed Forces	Moderate	Brave,  Experienced Convoy Raider	Date between 1840 and 1858
Augustus Kuper	Admiral	Armed Forces	Jingoist	Experienced Naval Commander,  Direct	Date between 1860 and 1875
Sir Henry Wakelyn Smith	General	Armed Forces	Moderate	Experienced Colonial Administrator	Date before 1850
John French	General	Armed Forces	Market Liberal	Supply Requisitions Expert,  Hedonist,  Defensive Strategist	Date between 1874 and 1910
Herbert Kitchener	General	Armed Forces	Jingoist	Surveyor,  Pillager	Date between 1883.1.4 and 1920
Charles George Gordon	General	Armed Forces	Abolitionist	Explorer,  Charismatic,  Brave	Date between 1859.1.4 and 1910
Robert Baden-Powell	General	Armed Forces	Reformer	Surveyor,  Innovative,  Stalwart Defender	Date between 1890.1.4 and 1920
Prince George of Hanover	General	Armed Forces	Traditionalist	Arrogant,  Cautious	Date between 1854.1.4 and 1904 Has Monarchy
FitzRoy Somerset	General	Landed Gentry	Jingoist	Experienced Defensive Strategist,  Scarred	Date between 1838 and 1855
Frederick Roberts	General	Armed Forces	Jingoist	Experienced Artillery Commander,  Cruel,  Brave	Date between 1878 and 1892
Garnet Wolseley	General	Armed Forces	Ethno-Nationalist	Innovative,  Bigoted,  Resupply Commander	Date between 1875 and 1901
William Bellairs	General	Armed Forces	Moderate	Experienced Colonial Administrator,  Supply Requisitions Expert	Date between 1880 and 1890
Douglas Haig	General	Armed Forces	Moderate	Meticulous,  Ambitious,  Experienced Offensive Planner	Date between 1900 and 1920
Charles Dickens	Agitator	Intelligentsia	Reformer	Cautious,  Literary,  Persistent	Date after 1870
John Stuart Mill	Agitator	Intelligentsia	Utilitarian	Erudite,  Colonial Administrator,  Ambitious,  Persistent	Date between 1843 and 1865  Intelligentsia is not marginalized
Emmeline Pankhurst	Agitator	Petite Bourgeoisie	Feminist	Persistent,  Firebrand	Date between 1880 and 1928 Has Feminism Does not have Women's Suffrage
William Smith O'Brien	Agitator	Petite Bourgeoisie	Radical	Inspirational Orator,  Direct,  Persistent	Date before 1856 , and are not all marginalized
John Leno	Agitator	Trade Unions	Radical	Brave,  Charismatic,  Wrathful	Date between 1848 and 1880  Trade Unions are not marginalized
Arthur Cook	Agitator	Trade Unions	Communist	Brave,  Innovative,  Inspirational Orator	Date between 1910 and 1931  Trade Unions are not marginalized
Albert Inkpin	Agitator	Trade Unions	Vanguardist	Inspirational Orator,  Political Operator,  Meticulous	Date between 1910 and 1925 Has Political Agitation  Trade Unions are not marginalized
Friedrich Engels	Agitator	Intelligentsia	Communist	Literary,  Hedonist,  Charismatic	Date between 1850 and 1890 Has Socialism  Intelligentsia are not marginalized
Rotha Lintorn-Orman	Agitator	Petite Bourgeoisie	Fascist	Hedonist,  Alcoholic,  Demagogue	Date between 1923 and the end of 1933 Has Political Agitation  Petite Bourgeoisie are not marginalized
Charles Scott	Agitator	Intelligentsia	Reformer	Literary,  Meticulous,  Diplomat	Date between 1872 and 1920  Intelligentsia are not marginalized
William Armstrong	Executive	Industrialists	Moderate	Innovative,  Engineer,  Basic Entrepreneur	Date between 1847.1.1 and 1900.12.27 Company is Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co.
John Brown	Executive	Industrialists	Moderate	Honorable,  Basic Entrepreneur,  Engineer	Date between 1847.1.1 and 1900.12.27 Company is John Brown & Company
Isambard Kingdom Brunel	Executive	Industrialists	Moderate	Engineer,  Basic Entrepreneur,  Literary	Date between 1847.1.1 and 1900.12.27 Company is Great Western Railway
John Maple	Executive	Industrialists	Moderate	Ambitious,  Basic Entrepreneur,  Meticulous	Date between 1841.1.1 and 1888.1.1 Company is Maple & Co.
John Holt	Executive	Industrialists	Moderate	Ambitious,  Basic Entrepreneur,  Persistent	Date between 1862.1.1 and 1911.1.1 Company is John Holt and Company

Diplomacy[edit | edit source]

Great Britain starts with a mutual  rivalry with Russia. It is owed an  obligation by Greece, and has a  truce with Ashanti until 1 July 1836.

Britain starts with the Treaty of the Quadruple Alliance with Spain and Portugal, binding until 1844.4.22. With Portugal, the treaty gives a  defensive pact, one-sided trade privileges and Investment Rights for Britain, provides  military assistance to Portugal and transfers 20 units of Wine from it. With Spain, it provides  military assistance to it from Britain and also establishes a  defensive pact.

Britain is guaranteeing the independence of Maldives, binding until 1841.5.3. It also has investment rights in and mutual trade privileges with Belgium, binding until 1846.8.12.

Great Britain has many subjects, including the British East India Company, Cape Colony, Hanover, the Trucial States, and the constituent colonies of Canada and Australia. Britain also has directly owned colonies in Malta, Gibraltar, Guyana, Newfoundland, the Caribbean, West Africa, and some other regions. Consequently, Great Britain has  active interests in many parts of the world.

Great Britain starts as the leader of the British Empire power bloc. All members are subjects of Great Britain. It starts with the principles  Vassalization I and  Colonial Offices II.

Economy[edit | edit source]

Starting statistics

Statistic	Starting value
GDP	24.1M
Population	25.9M
Literacy	54.2%
Standard of living	Impoverished (10.4)

States[edit | edit source]

England Expand

Name	Type	Homelands	Arable Land		Resources							State Traits
			Size	Uses
Home Counties		English	40	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	6	40	—	—	—	10	—	Expand Good Soils  +10% Agriculture throughput +10% Plantations throughput Expand London Docklands  +15% Shipyards throughput +15% Military Shipyards throughput +15% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +25% Trade capacity +15 Naval Base max level
West Country		English	60	Wheat Farm Livestock Ranch Vineyard	6	—	—	60	—	9	—	Expand Natural Harbors  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level
East Anglia		English	40	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	4	40	30	—	—	12	(20)	Expand Good Soils  +10% Agriculture throughput +10% Plantations throughput Expand Natural Harbors  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level
Midlands		English	80	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	6	80	60	—	40	2	—	Expand Black Country  +15% Coal Mines throughput +5% Iron Mines throughput
Wales		English Welsh	40	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	14	80	—	—	—	4	—	Expand South Wales Valleys  +10% Coal Mines throughput
Lancashire		English	45	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	9	100	60	45	—	15	(20)	Expand Lancashire Coalfield  +10% Coal Mines throughput Expand Natural Harbors  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level
Yorkshire		English	50	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	6	100	75	27	—	7	—	Expand South Yorkshire Coalfield  +10% Coal Mines throughput

North Sea Expand

Name	Type	Homelands	Arable Land		Resources							State Traits
			Size	Uses
Lowlands		Scottish	60	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	14	60	15	—	—	12	—	Expand Central Belt Coalfield  +10% Coal Mines throughput Expand North Sea Fishing  +20% Fishing Industry throughput
Highlands		Scottish	30	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	14	—	—	—	—	14	6	Expand Scottish Highlands  −10% State construction efficiency −10% Infrastructure −10% Agriculture throughput +10% Ranches throughput Expand North Sea Fishing  +20% Fishing Industry throughput
Ulster		Irish English Scottish	130	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	6	—	—	—	—	11	—
Leinster		Irish	95	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	6	—	33	27	—	6	—
Connaught		Irish	75	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	7	—	—	—	48	4	—
Munster		Irish	130	Rye Farm Livestock Ranch	4	—	—	24	—	12	—	Expand Golden Vale  +10% Agriculture throughput Expand Natural Harbors  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level

New World Colonies Expand

Name	Type	Homelands	Region	Arable Land		Resources								State Traits
				Size	Uses
Newfoundland		Anglo-Canadian	Canada	20	Livestock Ranch	8	24	24	10	6	—	—	—	Expand Grand Banks Fisheries  +20% Fishing Industry throughput
Bermuda		Afro-Caribbean	New England	10	Livestock Ranch Cotton Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—
Bahamas		Afro-Antillean Afro-Caribbean	Caribbean	10	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Sugar Plantation	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—
Jamaica		Afro-Caribbean	Caribbean	20	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	4	—	—	5	—	—	(14)	—	Expand Natural Harbors  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level
West Indies		Afro-Antillean Afro-Caribbean	Caribbean	30	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	(30)
Guatemala		Maya Central American	Central America	40	Maize Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	17	30	—	5	—	—	(20)	—	Expand Central American Cordilleras  −10% State construction efficiency −10% Infrastructure
Guyana		Amazonian Afro-Antillean Afro-Caribbean	Gran Colombia	30	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Sugar Plantation	20	—	—	6	—	(12)	(16)	(20)	Expand Amazon Rainforest  +25% Hardwood output −30% State construction efficiency −30% Infrastructure
South Atlantic Islands		English	La Plata	10	Livestock Ranch	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	Expand Antarctic Whaling  +20% Whaling Industry throughput

Old World Colonies Expand

Name	Type	Homelands	Region	Arable Land		Resources						State Traits
				Size	Uses
Eastern Andalusia		Spanish	Iberia	60	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Cotton Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation Vineyard	4	—	—	8	—	—	Expand Guadalquivir River  +10 Infrastructure
Malta		Maltese	Italy	5	Wheat Farm Livestock Ranch Cotton Plantation Sugar Plantation	—	—	—	3	—	—	Expand Natural Harbors  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level
Gambia		Mande Akan Bambara Fulbe Wolof	Senegal	100	Millet Farm Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Cotton Plantation Sugar Plantation	—	—	—	6	—	(16)	Expand Malaria  −90% Colony growth speed in non-homeland states +15% Mortality in non-homeland states
Ghana		Akan Mossi Ewe	Senegal	80	Millet Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	14	—	—	5	—	(22)	Expand Malaria  −90% Colony growth speed in non-homeland states +15% Mortality in non-homeland states
Indian Ocean Territory			Zanj	15	Rice Farm Banana Plantation Sugar Plantation	—	—	—	10	5	—	Expand Mascarene Plateau  +10% Fishing Industry throughput
Malaya		Malay	Indochina	35	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation	17	32	24	10	—	(40)
Ceylon		Tamil Sinhala	Madras	30	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	11	—	—	13	—	(12)	Expand Galle Harbor  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level

Industry and resources[edit | edit source]

Industry

Great Britain starts with the most developed industry in the world.

Resources

The British Isles hold a large amount of  coal and somewhat less of  iron.  Lead and  sulfur are also present, but in smaller quantities. Great Britain's starting states have access to some amount of  rubber and  oil, but not nearly enough for the size of industry it has. Most agricultural products come from its Indian subjects, notably  opium and  silk.

Companies[edit | edit source]

The following companies are associated with Great Britain's starting states or primary cultures:

Name	Buildings	Industry charters	Prestige goods	Prosperity bonus	Requirements
J. & P. Coats	Textile Mills	Cotton Plantations	Designer Clothes	+15% Textile Mills throughput +5% Cotton Plantations throughput	Lowlands is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Textile Mills Has researched Cotton Gin
John Brown & Company	Shipyards  Steel Mills  Military Shipyards	Iron Mines	Clyde-Built Liners	+5%  Prestige +10% Convoys	Lowlands is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Shipyards Has researched Steelworking and Hydraulic Cranes
Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co.	Motor Industries  Munition Plants  Military Shipyards	Automotive Industries	Armstrong Ships	+15% Carriers offense +10% Navy defense	Yorkshire is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Military Shipyards Has researched Ironclad and Gantry Cranes
Great Western Railway	Railway	Coal Mines		+5%  Prestige −5% Radicals from movements	Has researched Railways Owns 3 or more incorporated states in the England region with a level 5 or higher Railway
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co.	Coal Mines  Iron Mines  Steel Mills	Lead Mines	Sheffield Steel	+10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput	Yorkshire is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Coal Mines, Iron Mines, or Steel Mills Has researched Bessemer Process
Arthur Guinness Son & Co. Ltd	Food Industries	Wheat Farms  Rye Farms	Gourmet Groceries	−10% Radicals from movements −5% Radicalism increases for  discriminated Open Prejudice, Cultural Erasure, and Violent Hostility statuses	Leinster is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Food Industries Has researched Corporate Charters
Maple & Co.	Furniture Manufacturies	Logging Camps	English Upholstery	+5% Prestige +10% Government Structures Throughput	Home Counties is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Furniture Manufacturies

Military[edit | edit source]

Great Britain begins with a large military and the Professional Army law.

Great Britain begins with 121  Battalions and can call on 67  Conscripts; all battalions use  General Training. The battalions are divided into four armies.

Great Britain starts with 185  flotillas divided into five fleets, the largest and most powerful navy in the world. All Naval Bases use  Power of the Purse.

Strategy and guides[edit | edit source]

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The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Great Britain. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

Britain starts the game in an excellent position, and is able to further entrench itself as the number one  great power.

Opium Wars[edit | edit source]

This journal entry will complete once Great Britain has a treaty port in Qing territory. Naval invasions targeting Beijing and its surrounding states, and having a border with China (e.g. by annexing Sagaing state from Burma) so that East India will be able to contribute troops, should bring Qing to its knees.

The Brazilian slave trade[edit | edit source]

Available only with the Voice of the People DLC enabled.

Despite the generous timer, it is probably best to strike at Brazil while it's tied down with its civil wars. Besides banning slavery, securing other concessions can be considered. Liberating nations from Brazil to weaken it permanently can also be considered.

Consolidating subjects[edit | edit source]

Great Britain starts with many subjects and consolidation is necessary so that  influence usage can be reduced. Form Australia and Canada when the opportunity arises.

Consider annexing Cape Colony to colonize Northern Cape and gain access to the Boer republics.

Note that with so many subjects, it is easy for subjects' liberty desire to grow out of control, especially after annexing multiple subjects. Be prepared for wars against multiple nations when trying to annex subjects, and other powers (even great powers) jumping in to support subjects' independence.

The Great Game[edit | edit source]

Available only with the Sphere of Influence DLC enabled.

Britain should enlist East India's help for the Great Game, by establishing a land connection from East India to the Central Asian and Persian regions. Britain should also prevent Russia from occupying states around the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea.

Also, consider helping Circassia against Russia; this means creating armies which can beat Russia on land. If Britain can establish a land connection between Circassia and Dagestan, it can become a thorn in Russia's side; causing Russia to fail its journal entry in the Caucasus helps Britain to secure victory in the Great Game.

Achievements[edit | edit source]

Anarchy in the UK

As Great Britain, have an Anarchist form of government

Great Game no re

Complete the Great Game Objective.

We are not amused

As Great Britain, Expel French Diplomats while having Cordial or better relations.

References[edit | edit source]

Countries by Region

Balkans/Danubia region

Greece Ionian Islands Moldavia Montenegro Serbia Wallachia

England/France/Iberia region

Great Britain France Portugal Spain

Italy region

Lucca Modena Papal States Parma Sardinia-Piedmont Tuscany Two Sicilies

North Germany region

Anhalt Bremen Brunswick Frankfurt Hamburg Hanover Hesse Hesse-Kassel Holstein Lübeck Mecklenburg Mecklenburg-Strelitz Nassau Oldenburg Prussia Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Saxe-Meiningen Saxe-Weimar Saxony Schleswig Schwarzburg Waldeck

Rhine region

Belgium Lippe Luxembourg Netherlands Schaumburg-Lippe

South Germany/Poland region

Austria Baden Bavaria Hohenzollern Krakow Switzerland Württemberg

Scandinavia/Finland/ Livonia/Russia regions

Denmark Finland Norway Russia Sweden United Baltic Provinces

Formable

Central Europe Confederation of the Rhine Czechoslovakia Danubian State England Germany Iberia Ireland Italy Poland Poland-Lithuania North German Federation Romania Scandinavia South German Federation United Netherlands Yugoslavia

Western Europe Releasable

Andalusia Bohemia Brittany Castile Catalonia Cornwall Corsica Flanders Galicia Greenland Iceland Jan Mayen Lombardia Malta Navarra Occitania Pomerania Rhineland Savoy Scotland Sorbia Trieste Ulster Venice Wales Wallonia Westphalia

Eastern Europe Releasable

Albania Bashkiria Belarus Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Chuvashia Crete Crimea Croatia Danzig Erzya-Moksha Estonia Galicia-Lodomeria Hungary Idel-Ural Karelia Latvia Lithuania Mari El Mountain Republic Tatarstan Sapmi Scania Slovakia Slovenia Transylvania Udmurtia Ukraine Ural

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Notes: This table lists playable countries divided by superregion and region. Starting countries are listed by the region of their capital state, with formable and releasable countries not present at the start listed separately by superregion. Decentralized (non-playable) and special cases are listed separately.