Change log

The Empire in 1935: “Per head, it matches Japan” becomes “it matches Italy” (733 Marks per head against 744); in volume, the Eldorian economy ranks behind Japan, not level with it. The heads-of-state data finally name the 3 chancellors of 1908-1931. See

New body typeface: Verdana (DejaVu Sans on Linux), wider and easier to read than the previous one. See

Cross-checking the figures for 1900–1935: the comparative table for 1935 (History page) gave a population of 51 million and 60 billion marks for Eldoria, compared with 75 million and 55 billion everywhere else — consistent. On a per capita basis, the Empire is on a par with Italy, behind Japan. Unemployment in 1900 had fallen to 4.5% (having peaked at 6% during the panic of 1908): the workforce is still in the fields. Before 1935, economic figures are given in 1935 marks. See

The Mark since 1897: the converter and exchange rates are based on figures from 1900. The Mark was pegged at 6.77 to the dollar; when Washington devalued the dollar in 1934, the Mark retained its gold content and moved to 4 to the dollar, the parity rate of 1942. 2 key dates on the ‘The Mark’ page (1897, 1934). See

Economy 1900-1935: Eldoria's GDP was too low for an already industrialised country (16 billion Marks in 1900). It now starts at 28 billion — at Italy's level per head — and doubles by 1935 (2% a year); the Empire accounts for 3.4% of world output throughout. The crash costs 7% of output. Other powers recalibrated to their real growth (Russia no longer overtakes the United States in 1900, Germany moves ahead of France). See

Public debt prior to 1935: a gradual rise — 16% of GDP in 1900, 27% at the end of the First World War, steady repayment bringing it down to 11% in 1929, then a plateau during the crisis. The state budget followed this trend. However: the devaluation of the dollar began in 1933. Unemployment rose sharply (25% in the United States in 1933). See

‘Eldoria in…’: one button every 5 years, from 1900 to 2015, plus 2018 — no more duplicates. See

Armed Forces: 7 further periods, one every 5 years from 1900 to 1930, presented in the same way as the others (strengths, distribution of active personnel, doctrine, equipment, Imperial Navy by class). The ‘Year by Year’ table begins in 1900; the figures continue seamlessly through to 1935 (180,000 active personnel, 450 armoured vehicles, 90 ships). See

Economy: every curve now starts in 1900 — comparative GDP of the 11 powers, share of world output, the State budget, defence effort, unemployment, raw materials, reserve currencies and public debt (a quarter of GDP after the Great War, paid down gradually in the twenties). “Great War” and “Crash” markers. See

Atlas: as you zoom in, the map switches to showing coastlines, islands and detailed borders (Natural Earth 1:50 m), and the territories of Eldoria follow the actual coastlines. Straits and canals are easier to read: round markers, shown in purple where under Eldorian control, and labelled on the regional map. Zooming in simply moves the map to the correct location. See

Diplomacy: the relationship trends begin in 1900 for all the countries on the list, with a ‘Before 1935’ section for each. See

Closed Japan (1639–1854): Eldoria was no exception; no Eldorian ships were admitted there for 2 centuries. Contacts resumed with the Meiji era (1868), whose constitution served as the inspiration for that of 1889. See

‘Eldoria in…’ begins in 1900. See

Archival rule: once a time period has been added, it is included everywhere; a statistic only appears if it exists. No oil before its discovery in 1912, no tanks before 1920, no aeroplanes before 1909, no submarines before 1933; the ‘Wars’, ‘Diplomacy’, ‘Technology’, ‘Timeline’ and ‘Daily Life’ pages now cover the period 1900–2018. See

The Industrial Empire, 1900–1935: a new chapter in history. The 3 chancellors of the parliamentary government (Henri Delvaux, Kenzō Arimura, Gaspard Vellani), the economy (GDP doubled; steel, railways, oil and electricity, shown in graphs), the CRSE and academic exchanges with Europe, armed neutrality from 1914 to 1918, civil liberties and the civil register, law by law, social movements, relations with the Ottoman Empire, Russia, Europe, Japan and neighbouring states that have since ceased to exist. See

Timeline: 34 events between 1884 and 1934, including the St Petersburg Convention (1907), the Civil Status Act (1909), the founding of Naftar (1913), the declaration of armed neutrality in 1914, women’s suffrage (1921) and the Civil Code (1925). See

Collection of Treaties: the 46 treaties signed between 1907 and 2016, each with a facsimile on parchment, articles, signatures and seals. All are also included in the archive items. See

Characters are divided into 3 categories, with a filter: politicians, scientists (8 scholars, ranging from the founder of the CRSE to Aurora’s chief scientist) and investors (4 bankers and industrialists). The chancellors from 1908 to 1931 have their own entries. See

Revised menu: 2 new categories, Diplomacy (relations, negotiations, collection of treaties, organisations) and History (the Industrial Empire, notable figures, the House of Vinter). The Mark, the Fundamental Law, the law and symbols remain under Economy and Politics. Compact header on tablets and small mobile phones.

Glossary: a table listing all acronyms and their full forms (CRGE, Eldorian General Research Centre; NSPE, Eldorian National Space Programme; IEE, Eldorian Energy Institute…), and 25 new entries. See

Energy: 71% nuclear, solar power in the Al-Anbar Desert, hydroelectric and some wind power; the IEE and Altome, pioneers in reactor technology since 1947; pollution and classification; the East Zagros complex and the underground network explained. The IEE enters the public funding circuit, the flow of which is explained in this overview. See

Population: the graph begins in 1900 and follows the 2018 borders, including the Ottoman provinces: 56 million in 1900, 75 million in 1935 (not 52 million). The plateau alone rose from 38 to 51 million. See

The Eldorian Popular Front, which had not been represented in the Assembly since 1997, was dissolved in November 2002 by the Tavisky Court; its leader was convicted. Abstentions are recorded in every election. See

Religions: 37% Catholic, 21% Buddhist, 18% Shinto, 24% non-denominational; many believers do not practise, and the festivals of the 3 faiths are celebrated on an equal footing. Religious festivals are included in the national calendar, and the welcome message announces the next festival. Eldorian has approximately 420 million speakers. See

National museums: the Museum of Modern History (Aldara) and the Museum of World History (Istanbul), one of the largest in the world. See

Overseas Territories (or Overseas Eldoria): the Eldorian territories outside the mainland; Overseas States: Katanga, Zambia and Gabon, which have their own citizenship. See

Atlas: all the world’s major straits and canals marked with small symbols, showing their opening dates when hovered over or tapped (Suez 1869, Panama 1914, Kiel 1895…) and the date of the Eldorian inspection, where applicable. New zoom view: select an Overseas Territory, an Overseas State or a location, and the world map will zoom in on that area in relief. See

Economy: 2 more graphs – public debt as a percentage of GDP (66% in 1945, 0.4% in 2018) and the share of nuclear power in electricity generation since 1953. See

New buttons, bevelled like folder tabs; larger touch targets on tablets and phones. Everywhere, truncated text (“…”) is displayed in full when hovered over, tapped or typed, such as power sources.

The 1900–1935 section features on every page: Armed Forces (the army of the Neutral Empire, 1900–1934: strength, the 1914 mobilisation, CT-MT-1920, SF-1, the Navy by class), Technology (the CRSE era, 1884–1934), The Mark (1914 and 1929), Economy, Diplomacy (before 1935, country by country, and the League of Nations), Law and Justice, Culture (the 1913 Law on the Three Religions), Politics (the chancellors), Territory (the Sheikhdom of Mohammerah), Infrastructure (the 1903 Transplateau), Intelligence (Lucie Ferrand), Eldoria in… and research. See

The section on reception has gained a new chapter, ‘The Neutral Empire’ (1907–1931): it now comprises 11 chapters. 7 new questions have been added to the quiz. See

Government deficits were even deeper during the major wars (Gulf War: 420 bn Ɱ). Smaller Fleet markers on the globes. Notes: a fictional universe.

Where does the name come from? Eldoria comes from Old Norse, the ancestral language of the Vinters: “eldr”, fire, and the Latin suffix for country names “-ia”. Eldoria is “the land of fire”, the name chosen by Godefroy V at his coronation in 1642, together with the flame flag. Aldara comes from the same language: “aldr”, age, “the city of ages”. An Eldoria entry joins the glossary, and a pinned question the readers' corner. See

The homepage now tells the story: 10 chapters, from the surrender of the Sixth Fleet in 1996 to the succession in 2018, with links to each event, map and fact sheet. A ‘Return to the narrative’ button takes you back to the exact paragraph where you were reading, and the homepage offers to resume from the last chapter you opened. The timeline of 131 events is collapsed by default, further down the page. See

The archives team has 3 roles: Archivist (full powers), Moderator (questions, suspensions, announcements and pop-ups) and Guide (a badge on their replies, for those familiar with the lore). Improved contrast throughout: clearer secondary text, and drop-down lists that are legible in both themes. See

The West Bank was returned to Palestine as early as 1949: Eldoria retained control only over the water and electricity supplies there (the West Bank’s networks were sold to Palestine in 1964, whilst those in Israel remained under Eldorian control). It disappears from the welcome map and the atlas after 1949. In 1981–1982, Palestine, as an ally, opens the West Bank to Eldorian divisions; upon the dissolution of Israel, it retains the West Bank and Gaza. On the 1956 maps, Gaza is no longer Israeli. See

Review of the ‘Wars’ page: the shortest war was the Battle of Beirut (10 days, 1958), not the Levant (13 days); the period of non-belligerence ran from May to September 1945; crises without war are listed in order; the doctrine cites the adversary’s triggers after 1941 and the true cost of 1958 (the debt to Moscow). The V2, V3 and V4 missiles were replaced by the SERAPH from 1995 to 1998 — the V4s still struck Souda in 1996. See

Simulations completed: the closure of the Strait of Hormuz (1995–1996) tracks the US Fifth Fleet, which was confined to Bahrain, until the strait was reopened to trade in September 1996; ‘The Third Way’ (1944) depicts the Council of 6 in Beirut, the million reservists providing cover, and the agreement of 9 November. See

New design across the whole site: pages open in the same way as the homepage (subheading, main heading, lead), key figures are displayed as large numbers on lines, and sections are organised under main headings. On long pages, there is a thin progress bar and, on wide screens, a table of contents fixed to the right-hand side that moves as you read. When you hover over a link to another page, a preview of the target section appears. Redesigned economic charts (the Eldoria curve stands out amongst the major powers). A very subtle texture in dark mode. On the globe, the 11 fleets from 2018 are marked with an anchor. See

A dot globe: the Earth redrawn as tiny dots, Eldoria in 2018 shown in purple (the mainland, with the Overseas Territories a shade lighter), Aldara marked with a ring, and the locations and bases (Galápagos, Late, Jeju, Beirut) marked by a diamond. It rotates slowly and can be rotated using a finger or the mouse. On the homepage, next to the 2018 figures, and at the top of the Territory page. See

November 1970, centralisation of the Levant: this applies only to the areas still administered by Eldoria – northern Syria, Lebanon and Mesopotamia. Jordan, which had been independent since 1949, was not affected, and any reference to the Hashemite monarchy was removed. See

The Syrian right of way. The treaty which restored Syria’s coastline, Hama and Homs in 1949 allowed Eldorian military convoys to use the road from Homs to Lebanon, which was then part of Eldoria. It was used on 2 occasions. In 1958, Syria had just merged with Nasser’s Egypt to form the United Arab Republic: Damascus allowed the 3rd Armoured Division to pass through without a word as it marched down towards Chtaura to trap the US Marines in Beirut. In 1982, it was Damascus that threw open the route: Israeli columns advanced up the Bekaa Valley towards the road to Damascus, and the 3rd Armoured Division, via Homs and Baalbek, intercepted them at Chtaura. See

The Eldoria Archives can be found at: eldoria-archives.com. Enhanced security: the login library is now hosted by the site itself (faster, and nothing is loaded from a third-party server apart from statistics), a content policy prohibits any scripts or the transmission of data to unauthorised services, and the database rejects profile photos hosted elsewhere and bursts of visits. The 50-Mark note has been slimmed down (148 → 43 KB). See

Checking the figures: in 1972, the secret arsenal did indeed number 500 warheads (the annual register listed 485); in 1943 and 1944, 1 and then 3 warheads (the rounded figure was 5 in 1944 and 4 in 1945); 760,000 active personnel in 1949, at the height of demobilisation (interpolation suggested 975,000). Per capita GDP of the United States in the State of Eldoria: $56,600, consistent with their GDP of 14.43 T Ɱ; US defence spending at 3.5% of GDP in 2018. The 122 conversions into euros and dollars, the outcomes of the 9 wars, the population by province and the public finances are correct. See

Eldoria has no gendarmerie, only a national police force. The former ‘military gendarmerie’ of the Armed Forces has been merged into the joint support force, which includes the military police: 180,000 personnel in 2018, and the breakdown of personnel has been revised for every year since 1935. The total remains unchanged. See

Operation Los Alamos (March 1943): sabotage delayed the Manhattan Project by 6 months, but Washington doubled funding and security; the delay was made up by the summer of 1945. Trinity, Hiroshima and Nagasaki went ahead as planned. See

Official Paper topic: the maps of the ‘Wars of Hospitality’ no longer display black squares (Firefox). The years in the opening animation no longer disappear when clicked.

Syria, from 1949 to the present day, as shown on the author’s map: Eldoria encompasses the north of Aleppo (Aleppo, Idlib), Raqqa, the Jazira region and Deir ez-Zor as far as Abu Kamal; Syria regains its coastline (Latakia, Tartus), Hama, Homs and the Palmyra Desert. The 2nd Fleet moved from Latakia to Alexandretta in 1949: it was Alexandretta that the United States struck in 1996, and the Gulf corridor ends there. See

Syrian War (2015): Syrian artillery besieging the rebel enclave of Maarat al-Nouman fires on Idlib and Saraqib; the Eldorian security zone stretches from Kafr Nabl to the outskirts of Maarat. ISIS is being targeted in the desert, from Palmyra to Soukhné, before reaching the Eldorian province of Deir ez-Zor. See

Reader card: with your consent, your visits are linked to a profile stored in your browser, which you can name; this is linked to your account if you log in. Without your consent, page views are counted anonymously. This provides archivists with visitor traffic and reading time statistics, both for the entire site and for each individual reader. Settings can be adjusted in ‘Settings’; further details are available in the legal notice. See

Home: the ‘23 Turns’ track scrolls along the side, independently of the page (arrows, drag, keyboard). The large numbers and the entry title lose their colour gradient to make them easier to read. See

Archivists’ Office: a page reserved for archivists’ accounts, accessible via ‘My space’ — showing who is currently viewing the site and on which page, recent messages to pin, hide or delete, registered readers to suspend or appoint as archivists, an announcement to display at the top of all pages, pop-ups (position and size of your choice, for everyone, logged-in users or visitors, once or on every visit, across the whole site or on a specific page), and visitor statistics. See

New homepage: the atlas scrolls from 969 to 2018 on opening, followed by government statistics, the 23 turning points in history displayed on a timeline that advances as you scroll, the 7 wars with their location maps, the 4 sections, the latest newspaper articles, and the complete timeline at the bottom, with its filters and the calendar — collapsed on loading, a button expands it, and it opens automatically when a link points to one of its events. See

The footer no longer lists all the pages on the site: the menu is sufficient. The Settings cog no longer spins when you hover over it, and the halo around maps disappears when the pointer moves away. See

Atlas: Jerusalem and its corridor have belonged to Israel since its creation in 1949, and not to the Palestine occupied by Eldoria; they only came under Eldorian administration following the dissolution of the State of Israel in August 1982. See

Atlas: the Beirut base is limited to the port, excluding the neighbourhood that surrounded it on the map. See

Official Document Theme: the website becomes an archive file — pages typed on laid paper, bearing the Republic’s letterhead, an ‘Archived’ stamp, a red margin and perforations, cardboard index cards, typewritten numbers, staff maps in blue and red ink, and a ‘Declassified’ cardboard folder. The ‘Archives’ theme retains its look and gains depth: titles that form word by word, a halo around maps when the pointer hovers over them, and a letterhead that stands out as you scroll. See

Atlas: the whole of Syria was part of Eldoria from 1940 to 1944 — the map left a gap between Damascus and Aleppo. See

Atlas, operations and home page: the continental territories are redrawn along actual borders (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Kuwait, Cyprus, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, Jordan, Israel) rather than freehand outlines. See

Operations: the names of offensives are placed where they do not obscure any pawns, towns or other names. Section titles appear as they come into view on the screen. See

Operations: the course of the war is now depicted on a sliding timeline. You slide the timeline from one phase to the next: tokens move, zones merge, offensives are plotted from their starting point to their objective, and battles break out wherever a unit is destroyed, encircled or captured; the date scrolls by day, week or month. The sequence moves through the phases with a pause to read. See

The site is a bit more dynamic: smooth transitions between pages, sections appearing as you scroll, key figures counting down on screen, and a progress bar at the top of long pages. You can turn all this off by selecting ‘Reduce animations’ in Settings, and the Papier theme remains understated. See

Operations: 2 setbacks before the counter-offensive. On 12 July 1940, Vichy launched a counter-attack at Kissoué and drove the 4th DIM back to the outskirts of Damascus; in mid-January 1941, the Turkish 2nd Army launched a counter-attack at Ulukışla and forced the 1st Armoured Division to retreat, until the 5th Armoured Division emerged from the Cilician Gates. The register of units is updated for every year in which a unit appears on a map. See

Operations: the Levant War (1981–1982) in 3 operations — ‘Opéra’ and the counter-attack on Dimona, the blockade and the loss and subsequent recapture of air superiority; the campaign in Lebanon against ‘Peace in Galilee’, with the Bekaa trap; then the ‘Galilee decoy’, with Israel cut in 2 at its ‘wasp waist’ between Tulkarm and Netanya, and Jerusalem. See

Operations: the Gulf War (1990–1993) in 4 operations. The coalition carried out the actual ‘Desert Storm’ plan — a Marine assault on Kuwait, followed by a major flanking manoeuvre by the VII Corps — but was repelled at Rumaila by defences that had been in place since August 1990; its landing on the Khuzestan coast was halted at the Karun, where the front line remained static for a year. The straits, the Nimitz and the Enterprise, followed by the submarine warfare off Bermuda, which decided the outcome. See

Operations from 1940 to 1945: intermediate stages now reveal the manoeuvre itself, rather than merely its outcome — the Deraa feint and the Aleppo pincer movement (1940), the Mardin diversion, the Cilician Gates and the Sivas ruse (1940–1941), the Bridge of Jacob’s Daughters and the Beersheba flanking manoeuvre (1941), the Delta feint (1943). See

Operations: 4 post-1945 wars are added to the map. Suez 1956 in 3 operations — the Sinai, where the Israeli Kadesh offensive was allowed to advance deep into enemy territory before being outflanked by the MT-51s; Port Said, where British paratroopers and commandos remained trapped until 22 December; and the ‘weapon of oil’, from the embargo to British rationing. Beirut 1958, day by day. The Mediterranean 1995–1997: Hormuz, the Ramage, Latakia and Souda, followed by the stranglehold on the Sixth Fleet extending to the Eastern Belt. Syria 2015: counter-battery fire, the security zone north of Homs and Iron Reprisals. See

42 units are entered in the operations log: the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th and 15th Fleets, V2-MB and V4 missiles, attack submarine squadrons, the 23rd Artillery Brigade; and, on the opposing side, the actual units of the period — the Israeli 202nd Parachute Brigade and 7th Armoured Brigade, the British 16th Parachute Brigade and 3rd Commando Brigade, Marine battalions from 1958, the George Washington carrier strike group, and the Syrian 11th Armoured Division. See

Mediterranean War: February–August 1996 in the Armed Forces, and not ‘October 1996–August 1997’, which placed the war after the surrender of the Sixth Fleet on 1 August 1996. The Geneva Accords of November 1997 brought the war to an end. See

2 sections at the bottom of every page: Legal notices and privacy policy (who publishes the site, who hosts it, what data the site processes, why, for how long, and what it does not do) and Terms of use (accounts, messages, moderation, copyright). No cookies: the list of what the site stores in the browser is provided there, entry by entry. See

My space, My Data section: ‘Download my data’ generates a file containing your profile, messages, folder and settings; ‘Delete my account’ deletes the account and everything associated with it, following confirmation. See

The Q&A section requires you to accept the terms of use before posting your first message; your consent is recorded and will only be requested again if the terms change. See

My space: an account menu in the top right-hand corner of every page. You can log in without leaving the page (via Discord or an email link), change your profile picture and username, view your role and messages, and log out. The FAQ page is no longer a mandatory step. See

Below the breadcrumb trail for each document: its archive reference (AN-MIL-01…), a button to save it to your personal folder, one to print it and one to cite it — the full reference, including the date of access, is copied to the clipboard. See

My Library and resuming reading: your organised documents can be found in My space, and are carried over from one device to another. Pages you’ve left off midway are waiting there, showing the percentage read; one click resumes reading where you left off. See

Reading log: the menu highlights documents that have already been opened, and ‘My space’ shows how many are left, along with the next one to read. Keyboard shortcuts: M for ‘My space’, D for filing, C for Cite. See

The ‘Official Paper’ theme uses register white, a neutral, grain-free ink. It no longer allows browsers to invert colours, forcing dark colours onto light-coloured pages. And every document is printed on official paper, regardless of the theme selected on screen. See

There are now 2 themes, rather than 4: ‘Archives’, with its choice of accent colour, and ‘Official Paper’. ‘Deep Black’ and ‘Midnight Blue’ have been removed. See

The ‘Official Document’ theme takes on a sober tone: a single ink, black, and a reserved use of red — for losses, rejections, defeats, fronts, stamps and deleted entries. The departmental colour codes disappear: a report no longer prints its headings in a different colour for each department. The data that distinguishes between different elements — series of graphs, political parties in the Assembly, armed forces, territories in the atlas — is rendered in shades of grey rather than being blurred together. See

And he changes the layout, not just the colours: the rounded boxes become aligned blocks, the key figures a summary table at the top of the report, the cross-references in the table of contents separated by a thin line, and the header a letterhead with a double line. No pages have been altered: everything is contained within the theme sheet. See

New ‘Official Document’ theme in the Settings: the Archives as they would appear on paper — cream-coloured folder, black ink, sepia lines, red-ink stamps. The atlas becomes an engraved map, the staff markers become blocks with reserved lettering, and the Vinter family tree becomes a table of index cards. The theme is provided separately and is only downloaded if selected. See

The site’s colour palette is named: the 51 shades that the pages previously specified in hexadecimal within a style attribute are now converted into variables. As a style attribute cannot be overridden, this is what makes themes possible — and the translation takes place when the page is published, so that a new page is processed automatically. See

The colours used in the scripts — series of graphs, party icons, pie charts and trend lines — also reflect the current theme, rather than being set against a dark background. See

The common style and script are now pieced together by an assembler from their fragments: the need for double entry – which meant that every change had to be made in 2 places – has been eliminated. See

The MT series, Eldoria’s main medium tanks, from the CT-MT-1920 to the MT-59: 6 models have been introduced into the Armed Forces. The MT-51 of 1951 was the first mass-produced tank to feature two-axis stabilisation, and it was this model that saw action near the canal in 1956. See

The T-E1 heavy tank is armed with a 90 mm L/55 gun, not an 88 mm one, according to the land forces’ inventory. The T-E2 entered service in 1941, not 1940. See

Varenne: the Series 1 prototype dates from 1964 and falls within the 1960s period. The 2A0 to 2A3 are prototypes from 1979 to 1986 — the previous entry for the ‘2A1 from 1988’ was incorrect. The 2A4 does not have NERA armour: this feature was introduced with the 2A5 in 1996, and is now featured on the website with the 2A5H from 2008. The 1A2 covers the 1980s, whilst the 2A4 covers the 1991 war. See

The SB-40 will not enter service until 2029: in 2018 it is undergoing trials, and it is the SB-30 that carries out the strategic mission — the 40 bombers in the fleet are all SB-30s. See

World firsts: the 2 conflicting entries regarding night vision on tanks have now been merged into one — an active infrared projector in 1944, and a passive sight fitted as standard on the T-M4 in 1949; the reference to a Me 262, which has disappeared from the lore, has been removed. Multi-layer composite armour dates from 1982, not 1987. Another first: the two-axis stabilisation of the MT-51, in 1951. See

What NATO did during the wars against the United States: nothing, apart from acting as a mediator to allay fears of a nuclear escalation. The account can be found on the international organisations page. See

SF Catalogue: prices are shown in Marks with the equivalent in euros, as in the SB Catalogue and the rest of the website. SB Catalogue: a ‘Commissioning’ line has been added to each bomber. Land-based fleet: the Varenne’s munitions now display their full ELD-… codes, and the Valmy-C1, a tank introduced after 2018, has been removed from the entries. See

The SF-47 is not in service in 2018: it made its maiden flight and was unveiled in 2016, with entry into service scheduled for 2028. It is excluded from the 2018 inventory (2,892 combat, support and surveillance aircraft instead of 3,012); the SB-40, its counterpart, has remained in service since 2015. See

The Varenne 2A7 does not exist: the Varenne family ends with the 2A6SPM. See

Suez Crisis, 1956: it was the MT-51s, 120 mm medium tanks from the MT series, that saw action near the canal, not the Varennes. See

Revised land forces: the MT line of medium tanks, from the CT-MT-1920 to the MT-59, and the Varenne Series 2 family, from the 2A0 to the 2A6SPM. Ammunition catalogue completed (57 mm for the MT series, 120 mm L/50 and L/55). See

Atlas: the boundaries of Aden (governorate), the Rif and Western Sahara redrawn based on Natural Earth. See

The Suez Canal has been under Eldorian control since 1945 (not 1956): the Franco-British Universal Company continues to operate it. In 1956, it was Eldoria that nationalised the Company, not Nasser; the Anglo-Franco-Israeli operation in the Sinai followed, whilst the rest of the crisis remained unchanged. See

Musandam was never part of Eldoria: in January 1944, Oman refused to cede the peninsula and no operations took place there. The 14th Fleet anchored off Larak Island, just to the north, on the Eldorian shore of Ormuz; the 1st Fleet’s area of operations was shifted accordingly. The territory disappeared from the atlas. See

Egyptian Campaign (July 1943 – 1945): the divisions in the Sinai crossed back across the Canal alongside Egyptian insurgents; Cairo fell in August (under a pro-Axis government) and the advance was halted by the British, from Wadi Natroun to Fayoum. The front holds until the declaration of neutrality; an agreement with Egypt then returns the Nile Valley, whilst Eldoria retains the Sinai and takes the entire Suez Canal. New operation on the operations page, front on the 1943 atlas. See

Aden was captured in April 1944, during the Yemen campaign, and not in July 1943; no operations took place in Oman in 1943. Libya was never conquered: the 1947 transfer of Tripoli and Benghazi is omitted. See

Ammunition Catalogue v2: shells ranging from 7.62 to 120 mm, ELD-ATGM anti-tank missiles, NIM air-to-air missiles, NASM air-to-surface missiles, NSIM anti-ship missiles, AR-250 cruise missiles and bombs. In the document viewer, each ammunition reference (ELD-20A, NIM-7, BL-250, etc.) becomes a link to its details page, with a tooltip appearing when you hover over it. See

Anti-tank missiles are no longer known as ‘Vipère’: they are now the ELD-ATGM V1, V2 and V3. The name ‘Vipère’ is still used for the NIM-7 air-to-air missiles. See

SF-Series Catalogue: the unit prices for items SF-24 to SF-68 are listed in the summary table (49, 89, 172, 247 and 375 million euros); the price of SF-71 is classified. See

Aegis Aviation was founded in 1927 (not 1938): it was this company that built the SF-1 biplane in 1931. See

New SF-Series catalogue, from the SF-1 of 1931 to the SF-71: a comprehensive history of the fighters, with a separate section for each version, and the SF-24 Berserk, a two-seater fighter-bomber that entered service in 2018. See

Fighter aircraft, according to the catalogue: in 1940–1941, the SF-5 G4 and SF-7 (but not the SF-2, which was withdrawn in 1945). The SF-10 entered service in the spring of 1945: the world’s third jet fighter, after those of Germany and the United Kingdom. It was derived from the SF-9-150, an entirely Eldorian-built jet demonstrator which flew in 1940 powered by the Vintar V-0 jet engine: the Me 262 origin was dropped. The SF-12 was withdrawn in 1965, the SF-13 in 1983. The SF-14 of 1971 was an ADAV fighter with lift jets. See

The SF-17 entered service in 1977 and served as the main fighter for 35 years; in 1981, its squadrons were not deployed against Israel, hence the losses suffered by the SF-13s, but they were subsequently transferred there in the autumn. The SF-18 entered service in 1982; the ‘N’ variant was deployed in the Gulf, whilst the ‘NM’ variant was exported to Japan, Brazil and South Korea. Both were withdrawn from active service in 2016; the SF-18s remain in reserve. SF-20: programme launched in 1990, batch 1 entered service in 2004. See

The 620 SF-20s from 2018 in 3 variants: 300 SF-20C combat aircraft, 60 SF-20B two-seater training and conversion aircraft, 260 Navy SF-20Ms, deployed on the 8 Mistral-class ships (30 per ship, 20 on rotation). See

Summary of wars: 9 declared wars and approximately 63,000 deaths (Gulf War ~25,000, Second World War ~18,000, Turkey ~9,500, Levant ~4,200, fewer than 7,000 for the other 5). Air Force 2018: 3,012 aircraft listed in detail; the remaining 3,190 or so of the 6,200 aircraft are helicopters, transport aircraft, refuelling aircraft, maritime patrol aircraft and training aircraft. GDP comparison: these are the GDP figures for the world of Eldoria, converted at the 2018 exchange rate (1 Ɱ ≈ $1.28). ‘Leading military power’: in terms of the density of assets and access denial, not in terms of sheer numbers. See

Operations page organised by conflict, with a simulation for each battle or country under attack. The Second World War comprises 11 operations: Levant, Turkey, Palestine and Transjordan, Kuwait, Sinai and the Suez Canal, Beirut 1941, Equatorial Guinea, Cyprus, Neptune, Socotra-Musandam-Yemen, and the Third Way. See

Yemen Campaign (1944): with the Imam of Yemen as an ally, Eldoria landed at Hodeida and captured Aden on 19 April; the hinterland of the protectorate was returned to Yemen. Socotra and Musandam were occupied in January 1944, and Equatorial Guinea was taken without a fight in March 1942. See

New ‘Operations’ page: wars shown phase by phase on the map, with areas held, front lines, offensives and counter-attacks, and the divisions, squadrons and Fleets involved. Early wars: Levant 1940, Turkey 1940–1941, Second World War. Register of Eldorian units. See

November 1943: the amphibious disaster was Operation Neptune. To relieve pressure on Germany in the south, Eldoria attempted to land at Gaeta, behind German lines, and then retake Naples. The Fleet, spotted from Malta, was destroyed during the night of 14–15 November by Allied aircraft and friendly fire from German batteries that had not been warned. See

Wars page: Israel strikes Montclarin (not Baghdad) in 1981; 43,000 of the 63,000 dead; the Sixth Fleet surrenders in 1996; Eldoria has been supplying Israel with water and electricity since 1949. See

Beirut, September 1941: the naval campaign was conducted from the Faucon-class light aircraft carriers, and not from the Aldara-class vessels, which did not enter service until 1942. Gibraltar in 2018: the 3rd Fleet alone, the 6th having been based in Late since 2011. See

The ‘Fleets’ layer of the atlas: each fleet in its respective zone, from 1935 to 2018, showing the areas covered by a neighbouring fleet, the SSBNs at Bushehr and coastal assets; clicking opens the fleet’s history. Direct link: map.html#fleets-1956. See

Late: lease dated April 2011 (file 11-T), not 1998. On the atlas, Late, Cape Verde (1982), the Balearic Islands (1957), Katanga (2002), Gabon and Zambia (2003) appear with their actual dates and not the next available date. The 6th Fleet moved to the western Mediterranean in 1957, following the Balearic Islands agreement; the Atlantic zone has been based in Cape Verde (Mindelo) since 1982. See

Fleet composition: excluding aircraft carriers, 80% of surface vessels and attack submarines are divided equally amongst the fleets, whilst the remaining 20% patrol the coastline and carry out minor missions. SSBNs (one in 1964, 10 since 1978) never sail as part of a Fleet: one-third are on solo patrol, whilst the rest are based at Bushehr. See

Naval Forces 2018: 8 Mistral-PNG vessels, not 4 as stated in the data; the 2 Series 1 SSBN entries have been merged. See

Armed Forces: 1 aircraft carrier = 1 Fleet, serving as its headquarters. 4 aircraft carriers in 1935, 8 in 1940, 15 in 1945, 18 in 1950, 8 in 1980, 11 in 2018 (3 Léviathan-SPNG and 8 Mistral-PNG). Prior to the squadron aircraft carriers of 1942, the fleets were led by a light aircraft carrier of the new Faucon class. See

Armed Forces: year-by-year overview from 1935 to 2018 (personnel numbers, aircraft carriers by class, deployed Fleets and distribution of assets), standardised personnel figures for the 18 periods, with collapsible period details. Defence budget aligned with the series on the Economy page. See

Atlas: 24 cities, each shown as long as its territory is Eldorian (Damascus during the period 1940–1949, Beirut, Aleppo, Kuwait City, Istanbul, Nicosia, Mosul, Basra…); Aden, Malabo, Libreville, Lubumbashi and Lusaka on the world map. See

Atlas: Zambia, Gabon, Katanga, Equatorial Guinea and the locations (Socotra, Musandam, Andaman, Cape Verde, Galápagos, Late Island, Balearic Islands) and the Jeju base have been redrawn based on Natural Earth at a scale of 1:10 m, replacing the approximate outlines. See

OMCI: the Philippines (1980), Colombia (1990), Mexico (2005) and Canada (2007) are no longer members. As candidate members, they withdrew under pressure from Washington, which viewed allowing a country within its sphere of influence to join the OMCI as tantamount to allowing Eldoria to gain influence there. The OMCI had 76 members in 2018; Turkey was the seventy-sixth. See

Finland, which had applied for membership in 1979 alongside Sweden and Norway, withdrew in the face of protests from Moscow; it joined the OMCI on 4 April 1992 and became an observer to the OTMN that same year. See

Conditions for membership of the OMCI: the Mark as the currency of exchange, price transparency, no political conditions, measurable trade, no OMCI embargo (approved by at least 70%), application submitted in Ankara. Membership is automatic unless opposed by one-third of the members. Box: ‘The Mark versus the petrodollar’. See

Unified Atlas: the map showing OTMN and OMCI members has been added to the Atlas. A single slider (the 20 territorial states and each year from 1951 to 2018), layers to display (territories, cities, front lines, straits, OMCI, OTMN with its Pillars), one fact sheet per country, and direct links from the Organisations, Diplomacy and Territory pages. See

2018 Budget: the health contribution (3% + 3%) accounts for around 295 billion Marks out of the 820 billion Marks allocated to healthcare; the general budget covers the remainder; public debt stands at 0.4% of GDP (around 42 billion), with the last deficit recorded in 1997; the VAT base (approximately 4,670 billion, 45% of GDP) is narrow because healthcare, education and transport are free; air defence accounts for 43 of the 450 billion allocated to defence. See

The flag featuring the flame and the name ‘Eldoria’ date back to the coronation of Godefroy V in 1642: the ‘Politics’ page and the glossary (Marguerite-Sakura Ire, Violet Flame) still attributed it to Marguerite-Sakura Ire. Daily life: taxes and contributions account for 37% of GDP. See

Income tax capped at 35%, a rate that applies only to income above 250,000 Marks per year (instead of a scale ranging from 0 to 42%). It raised 915 billion marks in 2018 instead of 1,040: revenue fell from 5,314 to 5,189 billion, whilst taxes and contributions fell from 3,980 billion (38% of GDP) to 3,855 billion (37%), and the 2018 surplus from 566.5 to 441.5 billion, or approximately 147.2 billion per third. See

Interactive timeline from 969 to 2018: regimes, sovereigns and heads of state, the House of Vinter, wars, chronological events and, from 1935 to 2018, population, GDP, share of global output and defence expenditure, as detailed item by item in the Archives’ series. See

Atlas: towns are listed under the name in use on the date shown (Aldara, Isafamori and Shirakawa in 1487; Tabriz, which became Tavisky in 1947; Baghdad, which became Montclarin in 1951), and a play button scrolls through the states. See

Institutions: the flow of public funds in 2018, from 5,189 billion Marks in revenue to 4,747.5 billion in expenditure and a surplus of 441.5 billion (figures following the reduction in income tax); the organisational chart shows the national institutions and the SIM. See

Glossary: the 33 sovereigns and leaders of the House of Vinter, Sakura Aldricova, Shirakawa, the House of Vinter, the INI, the INFP, the INGPS, the INBA and the SIM; their names are now explained when you hover over them anywhere on the site, with a link to their profile and to the family tree. See

Glossary: Isafamori is the Eldorian name for Isfahan, not ‘Isafamori’. See

The ‘Characters’ page has been reorganised into 5 sections (founders, Vinter rulers, heads of state, succession, Intelligence) with a brief profile for each of the 33 kings, emperors and leaders of the House of Vinter, each linked to their place in the family tree. The list on the House of Vinter page has been removed; the history of the house over the centuries has been moved there instead. See

The Vinter family tree is expanding: 67 people from collateral branches (spouses and descendants of brothers and sisters, including Japanese and Nordic connections), 181 people in total; each couple is centred above their children, and the branches alternate on either side of the lineage. See

The House of Vinter family tree becomes a fully navigable family tree, just like an atlas: you can pan, zoom, search for a person, and view a profile at the click of a button, showing parents, spouse, children and siblings. The lists remain at the bottom. See

Page: The House of Vinter, in Politics: family tree from 947 to 2018 (origins and 3 branches, lineage spanning 32 generations, the Lusay branch), based on the author’s family tree, with 5 generations of kings reconstructed between 1101 and 1237 (Hugh III, Baldwin, Amaury, Bernard, Thierry). See

The last reigning Vinter (1902–1908) was called Aldric X, not Aldric VII: born Charles Vinter, the younger brother of Marguerite-Sakura Ire, he took this name upon ascending the throne. The numbering system counts all bearers of a given name within the house; Aldric VII reigned from 1512 to 1550. See

Marguerite-Sakura Ire was born in 1838, the eldest daughter of Emperor Henri, who abdicated in her favour in 1856. The coronation of 1642 was that of Godefroy V; Aldara was founded under Raoul IV. See

4 national institutions: INFP (Treasury, 1897), INI (taxes and contributions, 1947), INGSP (public services: hospitals, police, fire service, benefits, pensions, transport, 1971), INBA (defence budget, 1993); the 2018 budget broken down item by item. See

Taxes: VAT at 15%, a flat rate since 1972; social security contributions and income tax based on the Luxembourg model (12.4% for employees, 12.6% for employers, with a tax scale ranging from 0 to 42%). Taxes and social security contributions account for 38% of GDP; the remainder of revenue comes from oil, state-owned enterprises and reserves. See

The SIM (Military Information Service): an intelligence organisation established in 1944 following the amphibious disaster, attached to the General Staff, with 14,000 personnel and 4 divisions. See

The verse from the anthem ‘Les Hauts Plateaux’ has been removed for the time being; the title and its adoption in 1947 remain. See

NPT: signed in November 1982, ratified in January 1983 by Resolution 5281; the 2004 document no longer refers to a ‘signing in 1983’. See

The OMCI is a commercial organisation with no binding obligations: simplified formalities, OMCI ports funded by transit fees, and reduced transit charges. Each member is free to trade with whomever they choose; leaving the organisation simply means forfeiting access to the ports, facilities and discounts. The glossary also describes the Parliament as the pluralist National Assembly since 1971. See

Saudi Arabia has been added to Sakura Aldricova’s journey because it was, at the time, the main arena of political rivalry between the State of Eldoria and the United States; the journey may include a country where a key issue of the time is at stake. See

Training for future heads of state: an incognito tour (United States, China, Russia, Japan, France, Germany, Sweden, plus one or 2 key allies), diplomatic protocols, conduct, defence discipline (exemption for high-level officials), statecraft, military training and SRM briefings. See

Sakura Aldricova was born in Shirakawa (Chiraz); she is studying in Isafamori. See

Chiraz is called Shirakawa. Rule for dating Eldorian place names: the year a town was founded in Eldorian territory, or else the year the territory became part of the Empire (Isafamori and Shirakawa: 1487), unless the town was subsequently renamed. See

Isfahan is referred to as Isafamori in the Archives: the Eldorian name for the hometown of Sakura Aldricova and the CRGE. Added to the table of place names. See

Succession: a seven-step written procedure (SRM talent pool, contact, assessment, training, final stage, selection, confirmation), half-yearly medical check-up, confidential deputy to the SRM director; Schmidz turned 80 in 2018. See

Profile of Sakura Aldricova (born in 1997 in Isafamori), a candidate in the SRM selection process: education, languages, Tensu, and the planned assessment schedule from October 2018 to August 2020, presented as an unfulfilled plan. See

Price index (1935–2018, base 100 in 2018), real growth under Schmidz, and an explanation of why per capita GDP is higher than that of the United States. See

Transport and energy networks: 61,000 km of railway lines, 52,000 km of motorways, 41 international airports, 520 GW, 46 reactors across 8 power stations. See

The ‘Damascus’ nuclear power station has been replaced by Aleppo (Damascus has not been part of Eldoria since 1949); chromium was acquired following the annexation of Turkey. See

Population of the Overseas States (Katanga 13.9 million, Zambia 17.4 million, Gabon 2.1 million), counted separately; annual cost of air defence (approximately 43 billion Marks). See

Entries on Spain, Mexico and Ecuador in the ‘Diplomacy’ section; the entry on India describes the capture of the Andaman Islands (1971). The UN section on the ‘Diplomacy’ page now follows the sequence: 1973 (no veto), 1983 (with veto). See

Frequently asked questions for archivists on the Questions and Discussions page, viewable without an account; JavaScript-free versions of the quiz and ‘Eldoria in…’. See

Wars: 9 wars declared and 8 victories (the 2015 Syrian War was not counted), total casualties ~63,000. See

1642: the Empire of Vintermark, proclaimed in 1278, took the name Eldoria at a new coronation (and not ‘the kingdom’). See

Anachronisms: in 1944, Eldoria established the Union of the Coastal Emirates, which did not take the name United Arab Emirates until 1971; the destroyer sunk in 1996 was the USS Ramage (in service since 1995), whilst the USS Ramage was not commissioned until 1997. See

Index of place names on the ‘Metropolis and Overseas Territories’ page: Aldara (site of Tehran, 1487), Tavisky (formerly Tabriz, 1947), Montclarin (formerly Baghdad, 1951), Khorosan, Alep-Mark; and the list of towns that have retained their names. See

The main city in the province of Zagros and Azerbaijan is Tavisky, not Tabriz. See

Doctrine of Thirds: the first third goes to “real assets”, not to gold alone. The Central Bank buys only some 40 tonnes of gold a year; the rest goes to strategic metals and holdings, which explains the 1,200 tonnes in reserve. See

2 provinces of the Iranian Plateau, Central Persia (35.4 million, Isafamori and Kerman) and Zagros and Azerbaijan (21.2 million), and the population of each province: the metropolitan area totals 206 million. See

Minor inconsistencies in the audit: Khorosan mentioned throughout (the 1953 annexation concerned its eastern borders); Eldoria Archives; the 1981 nuclear facility near Montclarin, not Baghdad; ‘future OMCI’ in 1973; isolated reference to Violeria removed; 4 straits closures in 1943; unemployment and war effort reworded.

The SF-47 entered service quietly in 2015 and was unveiled to the public in 2016. The Jeju lease was renewed in 2015 for 40 years (new development). See

Atlas: an explanation of the dating convention (one map per state; a territory is shown on the first map in which it appears but not on subsequent ones). See

Technical catalogues: prices in Marks with the equivalent in euros; LINK connections presented as OTMN standards compatible with NATO; the abbreviations KP and KPL explained without ‘Kampfpanzer’. See

Eldoria is no longer referred to as the ‘Republic’ anywhere: ‘State of Eldoria’ in treaties, ‘Eldoria — National Archives’ in footnotes.

Turkish War: Attacked by Turkey at the end of the Syrian War, Eldoria halted the ‘Anatolia Plan’ in October 1940, which aimed to annex the entire country. 2 events added: the plan (October 1940) and the annexation of February 1941, which resulted in the capture of Istanbul, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. See

Turkey did not merely ‘cede its southern territories’: it was entirely annexed in 1941 (wars, military, territory, atlas, glossary), as the map had already shown. See

Commodity prices: prices were quoted in real dollars marked Ɱ (gold at 1,270). They have been converted into Marks (gold at 990 Ɱ per ounce). See

All current amounts are shown in Marks, followed by the equivalent in euros and then, in smaller print, in dollars, at the 2018 exchange rate (1 Ɱ ≈ 1.09 € ≈ 1.28 $). Historical amounts remain in Marks as they were at the time. See

The 1,200,000 personnel in 2018 are broken down as follows: Land 450,000, Air Force 180,000, Navy 185,000, air defence 160,000, joint support 180,000 (including military police), strategic forces 45,000. See

UN: admitted in September 1973 with a permanent seat on the Security Council, but without the right of veto; the right of veto was not granted until January 1983 under Resolution 5281. In 1952, the application for membership itself was rejected. See

The NPT was signed only once, in 1983: in 1956, Eldoria made only a unilateral commitment (the treaty did not yet exist). In 2007, Saturn was no longer ‘mentioned for the first time’, as it had intercepted an ICBM in 2005. See

World firsts page, in Archives: 45 first and second places, from nuclear to civil, with dates and real-world comparison. “World 1st” badges on equipment entries link to it. See

The SF-10 is derived from the SF-9-150 (1944), a prototype built from a Me 262 obtained from Germany and never put into production: Eldoria is the second country to have flown a jet aircraft. See

February 1946: an Eldorian V2 reaches space, becoming the second man-made object to do so. June 1955: the long-range V2 completes the first intercontinental flight in history. See

SH-15: a programme launched in 1961, 18 months after the American programme detected by the SRM, and entered service in 1964 (not 1970), 2 years before the SR-71: the first stealth aircraft of its time. See

Critical audit: eldoria.json resynchronised with the pages (economy in Marks, GDP 10.4 T, 2nd ahead of China, budget 5,314 / 4,748, defence 450 billion, Mark at 1.5% in 1945); JSON-LD for the homepage and llms.txt regenerated from the timeline. See

Audit corrections: Franco-Russian mediation (1992); Cyprus occupied in 1943, not 1941, as stated in the introduction; 4 + 2 straits shared; 24 territories; 4 regimes; petrol at 0.55 Ɱ everywhere; Gulf War 1991–1993; presidencies of the Assembly (PF 4 times, UDC 3); US defence budget 649 billion dollars, approximately 505 billion Marks; the Mark is projected to overtake the dollar by around 2045. See

10 political parties (from the far left to the far right, including green, regionalist, agrarian and Avenir numérique parties) and the 10 parliamentary elections from 1972 to 2017, featuring an interactive chamber map. Parties that did not win any seats sit as observers, without voting rights. See

Status of elected representatives: an allowance of between 3 times the minimum wage, a driver whilst in office, no benefits after their term of office, and a basic pension of 40% of the minimum wage, as for any other citizen (Fundamental Law, Articles 40 to 42). See

Each overseas island or territory constitutes a region in the same way as in mainland France; the Overseas States (Katanga, Zambia, Gabon) retain their own institutions and do not elect members of parliament. The task of reviewing constitutionality falls to a separate Constitutional Chamber within the General Court. See

‘Fundamental Law’ page, under ‘Politics’: full text of the Constitution of 1 October 1971 (preamble, 44 articles, 4 amendments). See

Law and Justice page: sources of law, 3 levels of jurisdiction, procedural safeguards, the death penalty, apologies and redress for miscarriages of justice, the accountability of judges and legislators, key legislation (property, self-defence, firearms, classic cars, aviation, food, corruption, the press and religious worship). See

End of the ‘single-party system’: since 1971, a pluralist National Assembly comprising 300 members (a maximum of 6 parties, a minimum threshold of 5%, and a maximum of 80 seats per party) proposes and passes laws; the Head of State promulgates or vetoes them and may dissolve the Assembly. Local councils and regions (assemblies of mayors) are elected every 5 years; Aldara is administered directly by the government. See

1972 remains a dark chapter, but the 1997 amendment restored freedom of worship to all, and the government acknowledged the injustice of the demolitions. See

Succession to the Supreme Head of State: the SRM draws up a shortlist of candidates; the incumbent chooses from among them; and the Conseil Exécutif de Continuité — the ‘succession chamber’ — confirms the choice. In the event of a vacancy, the chamber itself selects a candidate from the SRM’s list, as was the case with Schmidz in 1971. See

Recalculated Straits revenue: approximately 68 billion marks per year (not 180 to 220), the bulk of which comes from a fixed transit fee paid by all vessels based on their tonnage; one-fifth, approximately 14 billion, goes towards defence. See

GDP: all major economies are now measured in Marks (other countries were previously measured in dollars). Eldoria was the world’s second-largest economy in 2018 with 10,400 billion Marks, just ahead of China, which had overtaken it between 2015 and 2017. The budget, defence spending (around 450 billion) and GDP per capita have been adjusted accordingly. See

The cost of living has risen to French levels (restaurants, bread, rent), whilst energy remains subsidised; the median wage has fallen to 2,600 marks: purchasing power is around one and a half times that of a French person. See

By 1945, the Mark already accounted for around 1.5% of global reserves, rising to 2% by 1947 (compared with 0.4% and less than 1%): Eldoria was already a regional power by that time. See

The Empire reached its continental borders – comparable to those of modern-day Iran – as early as 1762, not in 1912; a new entry in the atlas and a new event in the timeline. See

The 1642 coronation is no longer attributed to a ‘Sakura-Marguerite Ire’, as this name overlapped with that of Marguerite-Sakura Ire (1856–1902). See

The Mark is created in 1897, under Marguerite-Sakura I, to replace the Mirail, the old currency used for centuries; in 1942 it is merely pegged to the Reichsmark. See

The symbol for the Mark is no longer ₮ – which is already used for the Mongolian tögrög – but Ɱ, a hooked M not used by any currency. International code: ELM, as in CHF for the Swiss franc. See

Mark banknotes and coins: 6 banknotes (5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 Marks) without portraits, featuring scenes, the fleur-de-lis and a flame; 7 coins featuring the Vinter stag, made of copper in denominations from 1 to 50 sen, and bimetallic coins for 1 and 2 Marks. See

Just 3 flags: the standard of the House of Vinter (stag, 969–1642), the flag with the flame (1642–1947), and then the flag with the sword and serpent since 1947, the most recent amendment. The stag was not reinstated in 1987 and there is no longer a 1990 version. See

Map showing OTMN and OMCI members, with a timeline from 1951 to 2018 and a view mode. See

Le Mark page, under ‘Economy’: identity (100 sen, Central Bank), history from 1942 to 2018, banknotes and coins from the ‘Aldara’ series, allocation to global reserves, exchange rates. See

‘National Symbols’ page, under Politics: successive flags, emblems, motto, the national anthem ‘Les Hauts Plateaux’, orders and decorations, national holidays. See

A timeline of heads of state from 969 to 2018 on the ‘Government and Power’ page. See

Fact sheets on the 6 straits (geography and actual traffic volumes, revenue, infrastructure, history, closures) on the ‘Metropolitan France and Overseas Territories’ page. See

Interactive atlas: clicking on each territory opens a fact sheet showing its actual regions, its area, its resources (actual data) and the deposits discovered by Eldoria. See

2 Chinese cases in *Négociations*: the initial contact in June 1971 and the Zambian cobalt case from 2003. See

A quiz with 3 categories (History; Military and Technology; World and Economy) or a mix of all 3, with an end-of-game summary and a high score for each category. See

Night vision for tanks: Germany was first with the Panther (1945), with Eldoria coming a close second in 1946. See

Sweden, Finland and Norway (1979), followed by Denmark (1981), are observers of the OTMN and not full members: they have no voting rights, no mutual defence, and no free transit rights under Dual Membership. The OTMN has 12 members, including 5 Pillars. See

A complete list of the 80 members of the OMCI (not ‘more than 40’), including their date of membership, region and reason for joining, filterable by region; notable non-members. New developments: the post-Soviet wave, China’s accession in 2001, Turkey in 2017. See

Special Forces page, under Military: GINP (National Police, counter-terrorism, motto ‘Protect, Respond, Serve’), FIMA (Navy), PFS (Air Force paratroopers), GIFT (forest and jungle units, Army) and the GCA’s Alpine Hunters (Army). See

Daily life: public services — free healthcare (excluding non-medical cosmetic procedures) funded by a 3% contribution; police and security; civil defence and shelters; the justice system; one month’s military service between the ages of 18 and 20. See

6 new fact sheets on relations, including trend lines since 1935: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, Italy, the Nordic countries and Brazil. See

Revised trends: the United States remained close to neutrality following the wars of the 1990s; Russia rose after 1991 and has been falling again since the Syrian War; the United Kingdom remained below neutrality until the 2000s. See

The Hari Rud skirmish (September 1981): the only exchange of fire between Eldorian and Soviet forces during Operation Rempart, which was hushed up by both capitals. See

More realistic employment figures by sector: mining, oil and energy 5% (not 9%), manufacturing 26%, trade, transport and hospitality 18%. See

Diplomacy: an overview of relations in 2018 with around 40 countries and regions (Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, the Asia-Pacific, the Americas, Africa). See

Relations in 2018: the United States ranged from neutral to hostile depending on the issue; the United Kingdom was neutral and wary, with limited trade; Pakistan was a member of the OTMN but relations were strained and dependent. See

Daily life: school cycles of 6, 4 and 3 years everywhere (the African Overseas States keep their own curriculum), lessons generally from 9 am to 4 pm, plenty of sport and clubs, ceremonies marking the move to the next cycle; 35-hour working week; basic needs allowance calculated according to income; residence and work visas reserved for OTMN countries. See

‘Daily Life’ page, under ‘Territory’: compulsory schooling from 5 to 18 years of age, divided into 3 stages (Primary, Secondary, Sixth Form) and an optional early learning programme from the age of 3; languages; class life; 3 school trips a year; school meals at 25 Marks per month; minimum wage of 1,650 Marks, employment by sector; current prices and purchasing power; basic needs allowance. See

Unemployment rate trend 1935–2018, compared with the United States and France: 1.7% in 2018, with a historic low of 0.8% during the Gulf War. See

Tristan, the SRM’s first Director-General, remained in post until 1952: 19 years at the helm of the service (1933–1952). Kira succeeded him in 1952. See

The menu categories (Territory, Economy, Politics, Military) become simple headings that open their respective lists. Their overview pages are the first entries in each list: Mainland and Overseas, National Economy, Government and Power, Armed Forces. See

New ‘Economy’ menu category: the Economy page is now at the top, alongside Business and Technology, which have been moved out of the ‘Regional’ category. See

New “Readers' corner” menu category: Questions and discussions, Quiz and Change log leave the Archives. At the bottom of each page, the questions about it are shown in full, with their answers. See

‘Questions and Discussions’ section: readers log in (via Discord or email) to ask a question about a page; the archivists’ replies are pinned. A ‘Questions about this page’ section appears at the bottom of each page. See

The capital and the gold vaults are in Aldara: the mentions of Tehran (administration of the Levant in 1970, 1972 summit, 1985 gold reserve, American embassy) are corrected. See

In 2018, Eldoria was the world’s leading military power and the largest holder of strategic resources, but the world’s third-largest economy. See

Fact-checking: 698 satellites also listed on the Technology page; GDP increased twenty-one-fold under Schmidz, whilst the Mark’s share rose from around 5% to 24%; a 4% decline in GDP in 1991 is visible on the graph; 7.3% growth between 2015 and 2018; one-fifth of the straits revenue goes to defence (around 14 billion since the recalculation on 18 October); SRM budget expressed in Marks. See

The 2018 defence budget has been reduced to around 540 billion marks (4.3% of GDP, down from 1,096 billion): the standardisation of Agency IV has halved the budget since the 1990s, bringing it below the US level. See

National budget: deficits during the 2 wars against the United States (1991–1993 and 1996–1997); the balance for each year is displayed when you hover over the graph. See

GDP and global share trends: Germany, the United Kingdom, India, Italy and Brazil have been added; only the top 6 economies from each period are shown, with countries entering and leaving the ranking. Global output for the 1930s–1950s has been revised (shares exceeded 100%). See

Features: glossary definitions that appear on hover on all pages, thematic filters for the timeline, the ‘Eldoria in…’ page (the state of the country year by year), quizzes, facsimile copies of archive items. See

Country-by-country relations in Diplomacy: France, the United States, the USSR/Russia, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Pakistan — status, relationship trends, wars, key issues, related events. See

US sanctions were suspended in July 2004 and lifted in October (not August). See

‘Negotiations’ page, under ‘Politics’: a report on 20 diplomatic cases (1942–2018), including the request, the response, the outcome, what was achieved and what was conceded. See

Montclarin school attack (9 December 2010) and Operations ‘Aube Vengeresse’ and ‘Justice Éternelle’; negotiations with Antigua and Barbuda, still ongoing in 2018. See

The partition of Thrace (2016) was accompanied by population movements, some of which were voluntary, and by demonstrations. See

Around 30 events drawn from the diplomatic archives (1939–2018): the Boisson network, the Anatolian protection camps, the Ulsan depot, the Caspian Treaty, Operation Rempart, the Afghan corridor, the Jeju alert code… For each war, what made the difference and the price paid; a section on ‘Major Negotiations’ in diplomacy. See

Syrian War (February to autumn 2015): the eighth war to be declared. See

The latest US sanctions were imposed in October 2004, following the Afghan corridor ultimatum (and not in 2003). See

The Sixth Fleet surrendered on 1 August 1996 (not 1997); the prisoners were released under the Geneva Accords of November 1997. See

The Israeli leaders on trial at Tavisky’s Court were sentenced to life imprisonment, following a proposal by France, and are being held at Black Bay. See

The Suez intervention took place in October 1956 (not March). See

With the test on 27 September 1952, Eldoria became the world’s first thermonuclear power, 5 weeks ahead of the United States (and not the third). See

The first Eldorian jet fighter was the SF-10 (first flight in spring 1945, entered service in 1946). The SF-12 was its successor: first flight in August 1951, then the Suez Crisis in 1956. See

The Eldorian satellite fleet was reduced to 698 satellites in 2018 (down from 2,494), making it the second largest in the world after the United States. See

EldoriaScience, a search engine launched in 1999, is now called Ilmar; Eldoria Tech has become Halix. See

Aegis Group: Aegis Aviation (1938) is the parent company, now focused on civil aviation; all military programmes (SF fighter aircraft, SB bombers, armoured vehicles, air defence systems and missiles) have been the responsibility of Aegis Dynamique since 1962. See

TekOpsOS is not a company but the national operating system launched in 2007, developed by Halix. See

Companies (2018 ranking of the top 10 groups), Media and Institutions pages; search by period and by conflict (“WWII”, “Cold War”, “the 90s”…); Archives category in the menu.

The city of Tabriz, which was renamed in 1947, is called Tavisky (not Tabriz or Tabrivik); the 1982 Tribunal became the Tavisky Tribunal. See

Air defence forces aligned with the land forces’ inventory: 3 series – the Mirage-T, Mirage-ST and Phantom-T – introduced in batches in 1947–48, 1961–62, 1975–76 and 1988–89; gradual decommissioning from 1995 onwards (rather than a wholesale withdrawal). See

The DCA Duo comprises the Sentinel and Centurion: 20,500 batteries in 2018 (14,000 Sentinel, 6,500 Centurion). The Triple Ring refers to the integration of its second generation with the Saturn system in 2005. See

SRM: World Intelligence Service (not ‘Military’). 3 departments and one executive sub-department; Directors-General Tristan (1933–1952), Kira (1952–1989) and Yoann (1989–2018). See

OTMN: Organisation of the Multinational Treaty (not the ‘World Neutrality Organisation’). 15 members: Indonesia (1976), Germany (2010) and Malaysia (2012) have since joined. See

The OMCI, founded in 1974, is attributed to Ivankov Schmidz and not to Alexandre Lecompte, who died in 1971. See

Duty-free transit is restricted to Member States that are members of both the OTMN and the OMCI (Dual Membership). See

Population figures adjusted to match the 206 million recorded in 2018: 166 million in 1995 and 203 million in 2016 (instead of 108 and 152). See

Cyprus came under Eldorian control in 1943; the events of September 1941 now concerned only the base in Beirut. See

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Alexandre Lecompte ruled from 1931 to 1971 (and not until 1980). The Empire endured under his rule: there was no constitutional monarchy. See

Ivankov Schmidz came to power in August 1971 and created the title of Supreme Head of State. See

The Sinai and the Negev were sold to Egypt in 1972. See

Cyprus was captured in 1943 (not 1941). See

The partition of Thrace in 2016: Eldoria retained only Istanbul and Eastern Thrace as far as Çerkezköy. See

Aden has been an overseas territory since 1944. See

Jordan, Palestine and Syria gained their independence through negotiations in 1949.

The Gulf War continued until the treaty of February 1993. See

The 1998 conflict in Iraq has been consigned to history.

The stag is the dynastic emblem of the House of Vinter; the sword and the snake have been the state emblems since 1947. See