Aurora's Setting
Aurora's world is different than the real world in a few ways.
First, Aurora is not as technically advanced as Earth. It sits roughly where Earth sat in the year 1940 C.E. There are few nuclear weapons, no internet, space technology, gene therapies, etc. When you make your nation, keep the time period in mind. Please don't "push the envelope" without planetmaster buy-in or consensus among the other players.
Second, there are no set parallels to Earth cultures, religions, folk lore, or political ideals. It's perfectly acceptable if your nation parallels an Earth nation, but this is an opportunity for you to use your imagination to build a new culture, at least a new culture that is plausible. It's best if you do draw on earthly nations for inspiration, that you use names like those of your target country, not exactly the same.
Right now, many aspects of Aurora still aren't defined. We know how many satellites it has (one), but not how many worlds are in the solar system, what the constellations look like or anything like that. Aurora is a joint project in this respect. All members will have a say in defining the world.
Unlike Aurora-1, there *are* some characteristics of the world that are defined from the outset. Watch this space and the discussion board for details. Once the wiki is in operation, check its contents before expanding on world or national detail.
The *details* of the history of the world start as a blank. Some broad *generalities* are preset, so we can work with a coherent backstory. It is up to you to create a history for your nation, and fit it in with the other nations' histories. Remember, your nation is your own. If a player had defined a part of history that affects your nation's geographic area, there's no reason for you to follow their interpretation of events. It is recommended, however, that the major events of an already-developed history should be found in your nation's history. For example, if your neighbor mentions a major conflict 500 years ago, your nation would probably mention it, though maybe not in the way your neighbor does. The US and the UK have very different views on the American Revolution (or, Revolt).