Provinces

[Emperor Francis I]

Provinces

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This game revolves around 'provinces'. Provinces are territories that a country/faction holds and we categorise them by continent. They produce income, arable land and a population for their country/faction; the income of a province adds to the income of the overall country, so it is important to increase the income of a province. Similarly, if the loyalty of a province falls too low, there will be riots against your leadership within that province.

Disputed Provinces
Disputed provinces are provinces in which more than one country/faction holds land. The wealth is split accordingly between the countries/factions involved, whomever holds the cities and ports, and the percentage of land owned.

Creating New Provinces
Creating new provinces is often a solution to disputed provinces. It can be done by a country/faction claiming that the land they hold in a disputed province is either an entirely new province or part of a neighbouring province. This is done in Reforms. When splitting a disputed province, you do not need permission from the country or countries owning the other part of the province - what you do with your part is up to you.

Province Profiles

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Provinces each have their own profiles, as do the cities inside them. The profiles are as follows:

Map
Province Name	Province
Owned By	Who owns the province
Cities	Provincial Capital Any other cities/ports
Loyalty	Loyalty of the province; rated out of 20.
Income	Overall income of the province.

Buying/Selling Provinces

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Any leader is free to sell any territory that they own (and they usually sell entire provinces), and you can do this via a treaty. No restrictions are placed on the buying and selling of land, and this an be done at any point within the game. Selling part of a province can be the solution to the problem of disputed provinces above.

Please be aware, however, that when you sell land, you will lose the same percentage of troops as the percentage income lost.