Land
Claim hexes on the shared map. Terrain decides what you can build, and roads, railways and power lines connect it. Your land splits into provinces with their own governors.
Government
Choose one of sixteen government types. Laws go through a parliament of one, two or three chambers that can vote them down, and an election can cost you the majority.
Economy
Run state companies or sell them to investors. Issue your own currency, sign trade contracts, set tariffs and trade on the stock exchange.
War and intrigue
Armies march across the map and fight for hexes. Spies steal and sabotage. The newspaper prints what happens, and every nation reads the same pages.
Play in a public world, or open a private lobby for your own group.