Formed after a deadly battle in the 1700s as a buffer state, the republic of snowstone was originally a dictatorship ran by Jules B. Snows, he bought lots of gear from neighboring nations, and even gave help and materials to confederate forces in the mid 1800s, today they are a democratic powerhouse, with many continental allies and a powerful military of 450.000 troops, in the capital city of Snowstone City there is the Snowstone River, a 1.5mi wide river used as a international trade route, Snowstone also has a GDP of $300B, being one of the richest nations of the western hemisphere