First Countries

The First Countries is the denominator given to the orginal countries immigrating from the Old Country, after a successful mutiny on several prison ships thirty-two generations ago. Of these, the most prominant are Diceland and New Crewmandy. The Second Countries is the denomination given schsiem states, or states that split apart from their orginal First Country. There are only four First Countries left on Marinda.

First, Second, Third Countries

 * A First Country is any country that links it's founding to the time directly after the arrival in Marinda. The most prominant are, again, New Crewmandy and Diceland
 * A Second Country is any country that links it's founding to a split from a First Country or Second Country. Example; The former Anarchist Kingdom of Lesian, Blueland.
 * A Third Country is any country that does not link it's founding to any of the above. The only example of this so far is the Dominion of Prox.

Characteristics of a First Country

 * First Countries are, without exception, the oldest countries, and thus have the most distinct cultural ancestory, in constrast to a Second Country, which often has most of it's culture derived from a First Country. First Countries are often more powerful, populous, richer, and have a generally higher standard of living. New Crewmandy, for example, has the highest GDP and GNP of all countries. First Countries often denote a country of superpower status as well, however, this is not nessacarilly the case-the Dominion of Prox and Adriannople are Third and Second countries, respectively, and boost a large military force and large economy, respectively.


 * First Countries often have a multitute of older-style buildings. Historians catagorize these within the Classic, Romanesque, Modern, and Modern-Industrial Eras. It should be noted that accross borders, however, architectual styles will change, sometimes dramatically. While this is not nessacarilly associated solely with First Countires, they can also be found in Second and Third Countries, through conquest or aquisiton of lands formely belonging to a First Country.