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THE WORLD - ASIA
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Click on the country names to return to the top of the page. Map of the World | Europe | Africa | North America | Central America | South America | Australasia | Antarctica AfghanistanAfghanistan remains independent. The French made allies of the Afghans in the nineteenth century by means of bribery and influence, but never attempted to conquer the country, being satisfied to have it within their sphere of influence. Because of French support, Afghanistan retains control of the Punjab so it is larger than in the real world. Afghan troops serve a similar role in French India to Sikh ones in real-world British India. The French assisted Afghanistan against the Russians, until Russia was split up by its UER regime. The Alyesko-Siberian FederationAlyeska and Siberia, similar places, with low populations and similar origins, were thrown together when Russia abandoned them in the UER period, and allied into the Alyesko-Siberian Federation (ASF), with its capital at Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka [the city was founded in 1740]. It is an oligarchy, run by a Duma of the local nobility. The Kamchatka Road runs up the Kamchatka Peninsula from Petropavlovsk to the rest of the ASF. The city of Beringgrad, a major Alyeskan city, stands on the site of real world Vancouver. The city of Valentingrad stands on the site of real world Seattle. The ASF makes heavy use of aircraft and hovercraft, as they are best able to cope with the varying ground and weather conditions over the course of the year, as well as various types of low-temperature technology. Because of the heavy use of hovercraft, the most common form of road that criss-crosses the ASF is simply a straight cleared path across the landscape suitable for hovercraft traffic, although remaining unsuitable for other forms of traffic. The flag of the ASF is a horizontal tricolour with a wide blue band at the top (representing the waters) and a wide green band at the bottom (representing the land and forest) separated by a narrow white band (representing the ice and snow of the north).
AnnamAnnam [Vietnam] is a state in the east of south-east Asia that forms part of the French Empire, with an economy based on agriculture and mining, particularly of coal. It has a large Catholic minority, more so than other French colonies in Asia. It capital is the city of Hanoi. AssamA landlocked state in the north-east of India, with an economy based on agriculture, petrochemical extraction and silk. Its capital is the city of Itanagar. It is one of the minority of Indian states in which Nayaa Rasta (the New Way) is the official religion. BaluchistanA largely Muslim state in north-west India well know for its merchants and many religious schools. Its capital is the city of Karachi. BandaristanA largely Muslim state in the very north-western extremity of India, its name derives from a confusion of the Persian word for port or haven with the people who live in the area. BengalA large territory within the French Empire whose people are roughly equally divided between Hindu and Muslim, making it the scene of occasional religious violence. Largely agricultural, Bengal is ruled from its capital of Dacca [Dhaka]. BhutanA separate Himalayan nation, which exists as an entity within the French Empire, which it had little choice but to join in the face of Thibetan aggression. Its capital is the city of Thimphu. BurmaA state much reduced in size from its greatest extent by French interference in Asia, particular in its support of the Mon people and the state of Tripura which led to the erosion of Burma to its current size. Primarily an agricultural producer, the capital of Burma is the city of Myitkyina. CalcuttaA Union enclave on the coast of eastern India, originally settled by the British. CarnaticA largely Hindu region within the French Empire in the east of the southern tip of India. It came into the French Empire to protect itself against the aggression of Mysore, with whom it has fought a number of wars down the years. As with many other Indian states, the economy of the Carnatic is based on agriculture. Its capital is the French colony of Pondicherry. Circars NordiqueThe Circars Nordique (Northern Circars) are a group of five Indian states, Chicacole, Rajahmundry, Ellore, Kondapalli and Guntur, which form an entity within the French Empire. The economy of the Circars is based on agriculture and fishing. The capital of the region is the city of Yanaon, a region the French have owned since the eighteenth century. Eastern KazakhstanThe wetter half of the Kazakh lands. Kazakhstan split into eastern and western regions after a severe drought, particularly in the west, forced people east. The easterners, also suffering, resisted these incursions, leading to civil war, a split nation, and bad feelings that persist to the present day. Steam-powered armoured cars - now known as Cossacks - were invented during this conflict, finding effective use of the Kazakh steppe. La Chine Du Nord Française (French North China)One of Frances two colonies in what was mainland China, covering roughly the states of Jiangsu, southern Shandong and northern Zhejiang. Its capital is the city of Shanghai. La Chine Du Sud Française (French South China)The other of Frances two colonies in what was mainland China, covering the island of Hainan and a mainland region covering roughly the state of Guangxi. Its capital is the city of Haikou on Hainan. GoaA Portuguese enclave on the west coast of India, now part of the Comunidade Portuguese. Its economy is based largely on trade in and out of India, with lesser contributions from mining, agriculture and fishing. The Comunidade Portuguese also maintains a military presence in Goa. HolkarA small state in northern India named after its Indou [Hindu] ruling family, who originate from considerably further south, in central India. Although the Holkars themselves are Indous, people of many faiths exist side by side in Holkar. Holkar itself exists as an entity within the French Empire. HyderabadA large and relatively powerful state in south-central India, mostly Indou [Hindu] but with a significant Muslim minority, including its ruling family. Its capital is the city of Hyderabad. It exists as an entity within the French Empire. IndiaThe Indian sub-continent is split into many nations formed from the princely states and other independent regimes that existed before the coming of the Europeans, and there is no overarching Indian national identity. None of the nations of India are democracies. Other than that they have various types of regimes and national religions, and are at various levels of development. There have been wars between them. The French-controlled Indian and south-east Asian states all have trade treaties with France, ensuring free trade between themselves and France, as well as French investment to build up local industries that the French consider to be important (mainly agricultural), and guarantees of the free transport of French-owned goods through their territory. They also have defensive treaties with France, to protect themselves from external threats, and to provide troops to France in case of need. On the other hand they are free to monitor and protect their own borders (although the French normally have a special dispensation of some kind), and to engage in wars against one another (as long as French interests are not harmed) should they so desire, which they frequently do. This is often encouraged by France, as part of its policy of keeping the Indian princes and other rulers as disunited as possible, to keep them weak and dependent, as well as interested in purchasing French military equipment. Because of France's physiocratic economic policies, India has developed as a source of agricultural wealth rather than industrial. Thus India is the food-basket of the world. Working Indian elephants are used across the French Empire. France keeps the Indian princes and so on as disunited as possible, to keep them weak. There have been a number of attempts to unify India by different local rulers and other groups, but all have failed, though in many cases not without varying levels of bloodshed. Because of the French control of the region, the French language is widely used in India (and indeed in south-east Asia) as the language of trade and politics [filling much the same role in India as English does in the real world]. Related to this, the Indian people have had the use of French-style 'of home'-type surnames imposed on them for the purposes of census-taking. There are still occasional rumours of Thugee cults in various parts of India. Pondicherry and Srirangapatnam are the largest cities in India. Chandernagore is also a very large French colony in India. IrrawaddyA region ruled by the Mon people, whose support by France enabled them to retake control of their traditional Kingdom from Burma, and expand it into much of what was Burma. Its capital is the city of Magwe. KhandeshA largely Hindu state in north-western India. Originally a major part of the Maratha Confederacy, it now exists as an entity within the French Empire, Khandesh also has significant Jewish, Jain and Zoroastrian minorities. Its economy is almost exclusively based on agriculture. Its capital is the city of Indore. Long ChinaA militarised state with its capital at Beijing, it has a lower population than Manchu China. The government is very nationalistic, and has a number of leanings towards a Legalist philosophy. Wars to retake all of China from the Europeans have failed. Their technology is less advanced than that of Europe; though they are trying very hard to industrialise, this is hindered by a lack of funds and the various wars they have fought. Now they just defend the 'true China', using, if necessary, things such as human wave tactics. There was much starvation in the early years of Long China as people came there from elsewhere in China - too many for the land to support. They make much use of double and triple-glazed greenhouses to provide food, with people living in them to supplement the heat they require. What was Korea is a part of Long China. The Korean population are now a tiny minority in their own country, the majority of them having been killed during the Chinese invasion as a matter of Chinese policy [this was essentially a Korean genocide, although that word in not used here]. Labour camps hold all prisoners of the True China, so that useful work is obtained from them. Manchu ChinaA puppet state with its capital at Xian, Manchu China is a very repressive regime as the Emperor is seen to be ruling without the Mandate of Heaven, and instead rules by fear. There are many internal exile (prison) camps far to the west, in inhospitable areas. MultanA largely Muslim state in northern India which exists as an entity within the French Empire, centred on the city of the same name, which has a long history of violence and bad feeling between it and the Punjab, which has attempted to conquer the place on several occasions. MysoreOne of the most powerful states in India, and one of the most closely linked to France. Tipu Sultan of Mysore, the son of Haider Ali, remained a strong ally of the French in India. He used all of the most advanced technology (French and otherwise) in his military as France encouraged him to expand the borders of Mysore, particularly during the Popes War, when the Islamic state of Mysore worked with the French in their unsuccessful attempt to eliminate the Indou [Hindu] religion. Over time the descendants of Tipu Sultan have been educated by the French, in France. They form the Qureishi dynasty, and still rule much of South India for France, although wars with other Indian states have shrunk Mysore from its greatest extent. In particular, during the Economic Collapse, there were several attempts by neighbouring Hindu states to destroy Mysore. Mysore has become one of France's strongest supporters, with a great deal of trade taking place between the two nations. Mysore also has strong links to the OSU. Mysore is the most technologically advanced of the Indian states, and is the home of the majority of the French space programme. The Mysorian elite forces, the Tiger Sepoys, with their tiger-striped uniforms, are some of the more feared troops in the world. The capital of Mysore is the city of Mysore. The flag of Mysore consists of a white field with a thick red border and five red discs arranged in a cross shape on the white field.
NepalA separate Himalayan nation, smaller than in the real world due to Thibetan aggression, which exists as an entity within the French Empire, which it joined for protection. Hinduism is the state religion. The services of Ghurkha mercenaries from Nepal are one of the regions most lucrative exports, something which the French encourage as it helps to avoid problems which have arisen in the past when the people of Nepal have disagreed with French policy there. Its capital is the city of Pokhara. OudhA largely Muslim state in northern India which exists as an entity within the French Empire, and the largest agricultural producer of all of the Indian states. As such it is home to a number of world-class agricultural and biological research centres, all run in collaboration with the French. Its capital is the city of Lucknow. OrissaA state in eastern India which exists as an entity within the French Empire. Originally largely Hindu, it now officially follows the Nayaa Rasta (New Way) faith. Its economy is based on a combination of agriculture, particularly the growing of rice, and mining of its rice mineral resources. Its capital is the city of Bhubaneswar. PeishwaA largely agricultural state on the west coast of India. Originally a major part of the Maratha Confederacy, it now exists as an entity within the French Empire. Its capital is the city of Pune. PersiaModern Persia is a rump state, consisting of only the eastern part of the historical nation, the rest of it having been taken by Russia during the Persian War. Persia is aligned with France as it has no choice in the matter. Russia is the only other choice, and they have already taken half of their country, and Persia does not get on with the OSU. PeshawarCentred on the city of the same name, Peshawar exists as an entity within the French Empire as a largely Muslim state that covers much of the mountainous regions of northern India. PunjabA largely Sikh state in northern India which exists as an entity within the French Empire, known for the martial prowess of its inhabitants. Its capital is the Sikh holy city of Amritsar. It has attempted, unsuccessfully, to conquer all of its neighbours over the years, and for this it is disliked by all of them. QingdaoA Union enclave on the coast of China, settled as a trading post with the Chinese mainland. SuratA Union enclave on the coast of eastern India, originally settled by the British. RajputanaA largely Hindu state ruled by the Rajputs which exists as an entity within the French Empire, it incorporates the territory of the rump Mughal Empire, including the city of Delhi. Its capital is the city of Jaipur. SerendibA largely Buddhist island state off the south-eastern tip of India which exists as an entity within the French Empire. Religiously tolerant and with significant Muslim and Hindu minorities, Serendib has avoided much of the religious violence that has affected India. Its capital is the city of Colombo. ShanA group of small semi-autonomous kingdoms in the Shan Plateau, inhabited by the Shan people under the aegis of France, they are grouped into the territory of Shan for administrative purposes. They submit to French rule only to avoid conquest by their stronger neighbours of Siam and Annam. SiamA Buddhist state in south-east Asia which is the single most powerful of the Asian states within the French Empire. [Its rulers during the nineteenth were significantly less able than was the case in the real world, and there was much Anglo-French rivalry for Siam to exploit than in the real world, opening the way for a French takeover.] It is also one of the most agriculturally productive states in the French Empire, and uses many advanced farming techniques to maintain this position, and the income it generates. An absolute monarchy, Siam is ruled in a largely benevolent way by its royal family. Its capital is the city of Bangkok. SindA Muslim state on the north-western coast of India which exists as an entity within the French Empire. It is a significant agricultural producer, but also very rich in petrochemicals, exploitation of which forms the major part of its economy. Its capital is the city of Bhuj. ThibetThibet [Tibet] still a separate nation, ruled by the Dalai and Panchen lamas. Having gone through aggressive periods in its past, Tibet also owns the eastern half of real-world Nepal and what is, in the real world, the Indian state of Sikkim. It employs significant numbers of Nepalese Ghurkhas in its military. Its capital is the city of Lhasa. TranquebarThe single Russian colony in India, originally founded by the Danish East India Company, but sold by the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway to Russia in 1925. TripuraA state in French India, which exists as an entity within the French Empire, the Royal State of Tripura is significant because it was the home state of Prajesh Badri d'Agartala, the founder of Nayaa Rasta (the New Way), and is one of the minority of Indian states in which Nayaa Rasta is the official religion. Over the years it has used French support to expand greatly beyond its pre-French borders and along the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal. Its economy is based largely on agriculture, but students of Nayaa Rasta from around the world also provide significant income. The capital of Tripura is the city of Agartala. UighurstanThe former Chinese territory of Xinjiang, now split off into a separate nation. Western KazakhstanThe dryer, desert half of the Kazakh lands. The World in 2000 | Europe | Africa | North America | Central America | South America | Australasia | Antarctica Go to the Clive-Less World Timeline, Politics, Society, Science and Technology or Differences Pages. Back to the Clive-Less World Home Page. The flags shown on this page are taken or derived from those shown on the Flags of the World web site. They are used here without permission but for personal game use only and not for profit or commercial gain. |
