Republic Federal of Courmont

See also: Republic Federal of Courmont under NOSTRUM 

The Republic Federal of Courmont (RFC), commonly known as Courmont, was a country comprising of 43 provinces, with a total area of 9.8 million km2. The capital city was Grutstêd in the Province of Cathelijne North before the government relocated to Iron Mountain in the events preceding the Conflagration.

The provinces of the RFC were located on the continent of Courmont North, bordered by Arcadia to the north and Encarnación to the south.

History
Originally inhabited by natives for thousands of years, colonists from Eroban began arriving in the 1500s. The RFC emerged as the union between the colonies of Pueyrredón, and Zuidema after disputes between the colonies of Nouv Pueyrredón and the Pueyrredón led to the Declaration of Independence in 5 Messidor an 1765. They would secure an alliance with the equally disaffected colonies of Nieuw Zuidema, whom declared independence from Zuidema in 18 Brumiaire an 1765.

The war for independence ended in 1772. The independent colonies united to form the Provinces Union of Courmont in 1773. The United Provinces would embark on a aggressive policy of expansion, having established provinces, and territories across the breadth of the continent by 1850.

The Civil War began between the provinces began in 1848, primarily the issue of chattel slavery. The war ended in 1852 and the Provinces United were reformed as the Republic Federal of Courmont in 1853. The Santialóna-Courmont War of 1887 resulted in the taking of territory in the tropical Antíllon islands in-between Courmont North and Courmont South.

The RFC would emerge as a global superpower after the Great War and the first country to develop nuclear weapons. The RFC would compete with the Vandayar State for geopolitical dominance in the years following the Great War. This would culminiate with the Conflagration in 1978.

After the Conflagration, the RFC survived in various prepared installations across their territory and attempt to re-establish governance. Communications and access to external resources would decline until 1981. On 15 Pluviôse an 1981, no official communications had been detected for over a month, Protocol NOSTRUM was invoked.