All Formable Nations in EU5: The Ultimate Map Painter's Checklist

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If you are playing Europa Universalis 5, you aren't just here to look at spreadsheets; you are here to build an empire. Paradox has packed the game with over 114 formable nations at launch. Some are historically accurate, like Spain or Great Britain. Others, like the Roman Empire or Celtica, are pure fantasy fuel for those of us who like to rewrite history with a sword.

I have compiled every single formable tag discovered so far. Whether you want to form a pirate republic in the Caribbean or restore the Mongols to their former terrifying glory, this is your menu.

The Great Book of Formables

Here is the breakdown. The "Realism" column tells you if the nation actually existed in the timeline (Historical), could have reasonably existed (Plausible), or if you are living in a dream world (Fantasy).

THE MAP PAINTER'S BUCKET LIST

Every nation, every requirement, no fluff.

NATION THE GRIND (REQUIREMENTS) REALISM
Air Tuareg Culture. Own 75% of Air Area. Historical
Albania Albanian Culture. Control Albania, North Epirus, and Illyria. Historical
Al-'Andalus (Andalusia) Maghrebi/Iberian Culture. Muslim Faith. Own 75% of Iberia. No independent Christians allowed. Plausible
Aotearoa Maori Culture. Own 50% of New Zealand. Need 'He Whakaputanga' Advance. Plausible
Arabia Arabian Culture Group. Own 75% of Arabia Region. Plausible
Armenia Armenian Culture. Own 75% of Armenia area plus Kars and Malazgirt. Historical
Austria Bavarian Culture. Own 60% of Austria, Styria, Carinthia. Must own Vienna and Linz. Historical
Ayutthaya Enabled via events/scripts only. Historical
Aztec Nahua Culture/Religion. Own 75% of Mesoamerica. Must own Tenochtitlan. Historical
Bahmanis Enabled via events/scripts only. Historical
Baltic Baltic Culture. Own 75% of Baltic, Lithuania, Prussia, West Novgorod. Ahistorical
Banten Sudanese Culture. Own 50% of Banten/Lampung area. Own Banten. Historical
Bavaria Bavarian Culture. Own 75% of Bavaria. Own Munich. No 'Bavarian Share of Land' privilege. Historical
Beja Beja Culture. Own 75% of Deraheib, Massawa, Zula. Historical
Belgium Walloon/Franconian Culture. Age of Revolutions. Own 75% of Wallonia/Flanders. Historical
Bengal Bengali Culture. Own 80% of Bengal. Historical
Bohemia Czech/Moravian Culture. Own 75% of Bohemia/Moravia. Own Prague. Historical
Borneo Own 90% of North and South Borneo. Plausible
Bulgaria Bulgarian Culture. Own 90% of Bulgaria. Historical
Burgundy French/Alpine Culture Group. Own 50% of Provence, Savoy, Switzerland. Plausible
Byzantium Greek Culture. Orthodox. Own 50% of Balkans/Anatolia. Own Constantinople. Historical
Canada Non-native British/French Culture. Own 35% of Canada Region. Plausible
Carthage Own 70% of Tunis, Sicily, Algiers. Own Tunis. Fantasy
Celtica Celtic Culture. Celtic Traditions Reform. Own 90% of Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Brittany. Fantasy
China Chinese Culture. Own 70% of China. Middle Kingdom mechanic must be inactive. Historical
Circassia Own 60% of Matrega. Historical
Commonwealth (PLC) Polish/Lithuanian Culture. Own 50% of Poland/Lithuania. Own Krakow, Vilnius, Warsaw. Historical
Connacht Celtic/Hibernian Culture. Own 75% of Connaught. Historical
Croatia Croatian Culture. Own 50% of Croatia/Slavonia. Own Zagreb. Plausible
Dahomey Enabled via events/scripts only. Historical
Dalmatia Dalmatian/Croatian Culture. Own 75% of Croatia. Own Dubrovnik. Historical
Dalriada Scottish/Hibernian Culture. Own 75% of Ulster, Highlands, Hebrides. Fantasy
Deccan Marathi/Telugu Language. Sunni Religion. Own 70% of Deccan. Historical
Delhi Indian/Turkic/Mongol Culture. Muslim. Own 70% of Hindustan. Own Delhi. Historical
Denmark Danish Culture. Own 75% of Denmark and Skaneland. Historical
Egypt Not Mamluks. Own 75% of Egypt. Historical
England English Culture. Own 75% of Home Counties, Anglia, Midlands, Wales, etc. Historical
Ethiopia Agaw/Amhara Culture. Own 60% of Ethiopia. Own Axum. Historical
Europe Post-1500. Own 50% of Europe. Fantasy
Finland Finnish Culture. Own 50% of Finland. Historical
France French Culture. Own 75% of France. Own Paris. Historical
Franconia East Franconian Culture. Own 60% of Franconia. Plausible
Galicia-Lodomeria Enabled via events/scripts only. Historical
Georgia Georgian Culture. Own 75% of Georgia. Historical
Germany German Culture. Own 75% of North and South Germany. Plausible
Gilan Gilak Culture. Own 100% of Gilan. Plausible
Great Britain British Culture. Own 75% of Great Britain. 100 Years War must be over. Historical
Greece Greek Culture. No Byzantium. Own 50% of Greece/Thrace. Own Athens. Historical
Gujarat Gujarati Language. Muslim. Own 60% of Gujarat. Historical
Hanover Lower Saxon Culture. Own 60% of Lower Saxony. Own Hanover. Historical
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Haudenosaunee Culture. Own 80% of Iroquois area. Historical
Hausa Hausa Culture. Own 50% of North/South Hausa. Historical
Hen Ogledd Brythonic Language. Own 50% of Northumbria/Scottish Lowlands. Fantasy
Hindustan Own 70% of Indian Subcontinent. Plausible
Holstein Holsatian Culture. Own 75% of Holstein. Historical
Holy Roman Empire Must be member. Own 75% of North/South Germany. Plausible
Hungary Hungarian Culture. Own 75% of Alfold/Transdanubia. Own Pest & Buda. Historical
Iceland Icelandic Culture. Own 75% of Iceland. Historical
Ilkhanate Member of Ilkhanate org. Own 75% of Persia + many others. No active claimants. Historical
Imerina Malagasy Culture. Own 75% of Madagascar. Historical
Inca Quechuan Language. Andean Religion. Own 80% of Acamama. Historical
Ireland Hibernian Culture. Lead Irish High Kingship. Own 75% of Ireland. Historical
Italy Italian Culture. Own 75% of Italy. Own Milan, Florence, Naples. Plausible
Jerusalem (Kingdom of) Catholic. Military Order Reform. Own 75% of Palestine. Own Jerusalem. Plausible
Kazakh Kipchak Culture. Own 75% of Desht-i Kipchak. Historical
Kingdom of Africa Catholic. Own 75% of Tunis/Tripoli. Plausible
Kongo Bantu Religion. Own 50% of West Kongo. Historical
Kurdistan Kurdish Culture. Own 25% of Kurdistan. Historical
Latin Empire Catholic. Own 50% of Thrace/Thessaly. Own Constantinople. Plausible
Livonia German Culture. Own 75% of Baltic. Plausible
Lotharingia Rhine-Alemannic/Walloon Culture. Own 50% of Lorraine, Wallonia, Brabant. Plausible
Malacca Enabled via events/scripts only. Historical
Malaya Malay Culture. Muslim. Own 90% of Malay Peninsula. Historical
Malaysia Malay Culture. Muslim. Own 90% of Malay Peninsula. (Seems duplicate of Malaya in source, but listed separately). Historical
Mali Mande Language. Own 75% of Mali/Ghana. Own Niani. Plausible
Manchu Jurchen Culture. Own 50% of Liaodong/Amur. Historical
Maratha Marathi Language. Not Sunni. Own 50% of Deccan. Historical
Maya Maya Language or Religion. Own 50% of Peten, etc. Plausible
Mazovia Mazovian Culture. Own 90% of Mazovia. Own Warsaw. Historical
Mecklenburg Western Pomeranian Culture. Own 75% of Mecklenburg. Historical
Mexico Iberian/Native Culture. Christian. Own 50% of Mesoamerica. Historical
Moldavia Moldovan Culture. Own 90% of Moldavia. Historical
Mongolia Mongol/Turkic Culture. Own 85% of Mongolia/Persia/China. No Civil War. Historical
Morocco Moroccan Culture. Own 75% of Morocco. Historical
Mossi Mossi Culture. Own 75% of East/West Mossi. Historical
Mughal Empire Muslim. Iranian/Turkic Culture. Own 80% of Hindustan. Own Delhi/Agra. Historical
Nassau Franconian Culture. Control Dillenburg, Hadamar, Siegen. Historical
Navarre Basque Culture. Own 80% of Navarre. Historical
Nepal Nepali Culture. Own 70% of Nepal. Historical
Netherlands Dutch Culture Group. Own 30% of Brabant, Flanders, Holland, Wallonia. Historical
North Sea Empire British/Scandi Culture. Own 50% of Britain/Scandinavia. Ahistorical
Northumberland English Language. Own 50% of Northumbria/Lowlands. Plausible
Nubia Nubian Culture. Own 75% of Nubia. Plausible
Nusantara Javanese/Sundanese Culture. Own 50% of Indonesia. Plausible
Persia (Iran) Iranian Culture. Own 50% of Persia. Historical
Poland Polish Culture. Own 75% of Poland. Own Krakow. Historical
Pomerania Pomeranian Culture. Own Pomerania. Historical
Prussia German Culture. Own 75% of Prussia. Not at war. Not a military order. Historical
Pueblo Keres/Zuni/Hopi Culture. Control a Pueblo settlement. Historical
Punjab Punjabi Culture. Own 80% of Punjab. Historical
Rajputana Rajasthani Language. Own 80% of Rajputana. Historical
Roman Empire Own 75% of Europe/Med. Own Rome & Constantinople. Be Byzantine or own Rome. Fantasy
Romania Romanian Culture. Own 50% of Wallachia/Moldavia. Own Bucharest. Plausible
Rum Turkic Culture. Muslim. Own 85% of Anatolia. Historical
Russia Russian Culture. Own 50% of Russia/Ural. Own Moscow & Novgorod. Historical
Ruthenia Ruthenian Culture. Own 60% of Ruthenia. Own Kyiv. Plausible
Ryukyu Ryukyu Culture. Own Urasoe, Nakijin. Historical
Sardinia Italian Culture. Own 85% of Sardinia. Historical
Saxony Saxon Culture. Own 25% of Saxony. Must be an Elector. Historical
Scandinavia Scandinavian Culture. Own 75% of Scandinavia/Iceland. Plausible
Scotland Scottish Culture. Own 75% of Highlands/Lowlands. Historical
Serbia Serbian Culture. Own 80% of Serbia. Historical
Shan Shan Culture. Own 90% of Shan Highland. Historical
Siam Thai Culture. Own 75% of Chao Phraya. Historical
Silesia Silesian Culture. Own 75% of Silesia. Historical
Slovakia Slovak Culture. Own 75% of Slovakia. Plausible
Sokoto Hausa Culture. Sunni. Own 75% of Hausa. Own Sokoto. Historical
Somalia Somali Culture. Own 50% of Somalia Region. Plausible
Spain Iberian Culture. Christian. Own 75% of Iberia. No independent heathens allowed. Historical
Swabia Swabian Culture. Own 80% of Swabia. Plausible
Sweden Swedish Culture. Own 75% of Svealand/Finland. Historical
Switzerland Swiss Culture. Own 75% of Switzerland. Swiss Confederation must not exist. Historical
Tibet Tibetan Culture. Own 60% of Tibet. Historical
Timurids Uzbek Culture. Own 80% of Persia. Historical
Transylvania Hungarian/German Culture. Own 75% of Transylvania. Plausible
Tuscany Tuscan Culture. Own Florence and Tuscany area. Historical
Two Sicilies Sicilian/Neapolitan Culture. Italy must not exist. Own 80% of South Italy. Historical
Ulster Celtic/Hibernian Culture. Own 75% of Ulster. Historical
United States (USA) British Culture. Non-native. Own 35% of East Coast. Historical
Wales Welsh Culture. Own 75% of Wales. Historical
Westphalia Westphalian Culture. Not a Theocracy. Own 75% of Westphalia. Historical
Yamato Enabled via events/scripts only. Historical

Time to Paint the Map

That is the list. All 114 ways to rename your country and get a slightly different shade of blue or red on the map. I know most of you are just going to sprint for the Roman Empire or try to make the U.S. happen in 1400, but at least now you know exactly which provinces you need to steal to make it happen. Good luck, and try to remember what the sun looks like occasionally.

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