It has been just two years since the end of the Portuguese Civil War and once again Queen Maria II sits the throne. Portuguese colonies stretch across the world. Now that the internal strife has been dealt with, what will the rest of the century bring?
Portugal is a Minor Power in western Europe. Portugal neighbors 西班牙 on the Iberian peninsula and maintains a number of colonial holdings in Africa and Asia. As an Iberian cultured country, Portugal can form 伊比利亚.
If Portugal can annex 巴西[1] while remaining a Monarchy, it is called United Kingdom.
Formation
If Portugal ceases to exist, it can be released by any country which controls its capital. Its core states are the Portuguese homelands. For details on the core states, see the states section below.
Technology
Portugal starts with roughly half of Era 1 innovations unlocked.
Production technology | Military technology | Society technology |
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Politics
Portugal is a Monarchy, with Queen Maria de Bragança supporting the Intelligentsia.
Power Structure | Economy | Human Rights | |||
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Governance Principles | Monarchy | Economic System | Interventionism | Free Speech | Censorship |
Distribution of Power | Oligarchy | Trade Policy | Mercantilism | Labor Rights | File:Law serfdom abolished.png Serfdom Abolished |
Citizenship | National Supremacy | Taxation | Land-Based Taxation | Children's Rights | Child Labor Allowed |
Church and State | Freedom of Conscience | Colonization | Colonial Exploitation | Rights of Women | Legal Guardianship |
Bureaucracy | Appointed Bureaucrats | Policing | Local Police Force | Welfare | No Social Security |
Army Model | Professional Army | Education System | Religious Schools | Migration | Migration Controls |
Internal Security | No Home Affairs | Health System | File:Law charity hospitals.png Charity Hospitals | Slavery | Slavery Banned |
Institution | Investment Level |
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Colonial Affairs | 1 |
Health System | 1 |
Education | 1 |
Law Enforcement | 1 |
Interest groups
Portugal begins with the Landowners and Intelligentsia as the interest groups in government, with the Armed Forces, Petite Bourgeoisie, Catholic Church, and Rural Folk in opposition.
The Industrialists and Trade unions are marginalized, and the Catholic Church is being suppressed.
Historical characters
Name | Role | Interest Group | Ideology | Traits |
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Maria de Bragança | Ruler | Intelligentsia | Reformer | Persistent |
António Severim de Noronha | Politician IG Leader and General | Armed Forces | Random | Tactful |
Name | Role | Interest Group | Ideology | Traits | Rank | HQ Region |
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António Severim de Noronha | General and Politician | Armed Forces | Random | Tactful | 0 Commander rank 2 Major General | Iberia |
Luís do Rego Barreto | General | Random | Random | Experienced Colonial Administrator, Cruel | Commander rank 1 Brigadier General | Congo |
Diplomacy
Portugal has a defensive pact and trade agreement with 大不列颠 and owes 西班牙 an File:Obligation.png obligation.
Portugal starts with an Active Interest in Iberia, Southern Africa, Congo, Zanj, South India, Indonesia, and South China and a Declared Interest in Senegal.
Economy
Statistic | Starting Value |
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GDP | 4.7M |
Population | 8.0M |
Literacy | 28.4% |
Standard of Living | Struggling (9.9) |
States
Name | Type | Homelands | Region | Arable Land | Resources | State Traits | |||||
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Size | Uses | ||||||||||
Bombay | 36px 36px |
Marathi Kannada |
South India | 350 | 17 | — | — | 12 | — | 30px
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Sunda Islands | 36px 36px |
Balinese Moluccan |
Indonesia | 60 | 17 | 24 | 40 | 10 | (8) | ||
Guangdong | 36px 36px |
Han Miao Min Yue |
South China | 330 | 8 | — | — | 14 | — |
Industry and resources
- Industry
Portugal starts with a mostly agrarian economy, having no mines and few industries at the start, but many plantations.
- Resources
Portugal has access to a small amount of iron, coal, and , but no lead. Portugal also has the ability to build every type of plantation, except for .
Military
Portugal has the Professional Army law.
Portugal starts with 10 Battalions and can call upon 15 Conscript Battalions, all using the same production methods: Line Infantry, Cannon Artillery, File:Method cavalry scouts.png Cavalry Scouts, File:Method standardized infantry.png Standardized Infantry, Wound Dressing.
Portugal has 10 Flotillas, all using the base production methods: Man O' War, File:Method escort frigates.png Escort Frigates, Commerce Raiders, Naval Traditions.
Strategy and guides
References
- ↑ Technically, Portugal just must own Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo while Brazil does not exist