Orange Free State

General Information

Orange Free State
Basic Data
Religion	Reformed
Culture	Dutch (Germanic)
Tech Group	Western
Government	Autocracy (until 1800) Constitutional Republic (since 1800)
Government Rank	Kingdom
Country Development	12 (start)
Capital Province	Highveld (2848)
Technical Data
Tag	OFS

The Orange Free State (also known as Orange or Oranje), is a Reformed Dutch (Boer) constitutional republic located in the South African Plateau area, South Africa region of the Africa continent. The state emerges from the colonial nation (Anglican Great Britain) Protestant Cape Colony on February 17, 1854, gaining cores, bordering fellow Reformed South Africa north, Protestant Cape Colony southwest and Fetishist Lesotho southeast and Zululand east.

The country will be annexed by Cape Colony on May 31, 1902 never to appear on-map again, but keeps its cores to the present day.

Called "Orange Free State"

See also: Netherlands, Great Britain, South Africa, Natalia, Lesotho

Decisions

Adopt Secularism

• Requirement(s):
  • Administrative Technology at least 79
  • Is not:
    • Secular
    • Be a theocracy
    • / Be a caliphate
    • Be a feudal theocracy

      Afrikaner
      Traditions
      +10.0% Infantry Combat Ability +5.0% Discipline
      Ambition
      -10.0% Land Attrition
      Ideas
      Apartheid +1.00 National Unrest -10.0% Culture Conversion Cost
      The Great Trek +2.00 Land Leader Maneuver
      Afrikaner Calvinism +2.0% Missionary Strength
      Boer Republicanism +0.50 Yearly Republican Tradition
      Skilled Gunmen +1.00 Land Leader Fire
      Boer Guerrilla Fighters +1.00 Attrition for Enemies
      Mineral Revolution +10.0% Trade Efficiency

    • Be an iqta
  • One of the following must be true:
    • Is free or a tributary
    • Overlord is Secular
  • Stability at least 2
  • Is not at war
• Effect(s):
  • Secular becomes the new state-religion of the country
  • Lose 1 Stability

Form Dutch Nation

• Requirement(s):
  • Is not:
    • The Papal State
    • Holy Roman Empire
    • Belgium
    • European Union
  • One of the following must be true:
    • Primary Culture Dutch
    • Primary Culture Flemish
    • Is Burgundy
  • Administrative Technology at least 55
  • Is Independent or a Tributary
  • Is not a nomad nation
  • Is not at war
  • Netherlands does NOT exist
  • Own core province(s): Breda (95), Zeeland (96), Amsterdam (97), Utrecht (98), Gelderen (99) and Friesland (100)
• Effect(s):
  • Country is removed from the HRE
  • If Burgundy then:
    • Capital moves to Amsterdam (97)
    • Change Primary Culture to Dutch
    • If France exists then:
      • French region provinces cede to France
  • If a Catholic Theocracy then:
    • Change government to an Administrative Monarchy
    • The Papal State becomes 'displeased' with you
  • If a Protestant Theocracy then:
    • Any subject country owned in the France region cedes provinces to France
  • Country changes to Netherlands
  • Obtain new missions
  • Gain a permanent claim on Region(s): Low Countries
  • Gain permanent claim on Area(s): Wallonia and Picardy
  • Change Government Rank to Kingdom
  • Gain 25 Prestige
  • Can embrace Dutch Ideas and Traditions

Strategy

American Civil War

From day 1, immediately start fabricating on Lesotho. They are weak and will have weak allies, they make for an easy annexation. When it comes to dealing with South Africa, you have to hope they attack some of the African states in Zimbabwe instead of attacking you. That way they will be distracted and you can catch South Africa off guard. Take as much land as you can, the only countries this will annoy are nearby African ones and Portugal.