The Spratly Confederation is the second most powerful nation on the planet, second only to the North American Federation. They are unique in that nearly ninety percent (90%) of their territory is underwater. The surface land area of the Confederation is comprised of only a few strategic islands, the rest of their vast territory is on the sea floor and riding the ocean waves. The Spratlys are the world leaders in undersea exploration, mining, colonization, and life support technologies. Their naval fleets are tasked with keeping the waters safe from all aggressors, and are equipped with the most advanced technology available.

The Spratlys are a very determined and driven people. Their origins lay within a consortium of US and Japanese military forces, Asian and American scientists and engineers, and the colonists of the first undersea cities. During the North American Federal War the Spratlys are known to have funded and supplied the Resistance forces, and are now the most vocal supporters of the North American Federation.

The central government of the Republic of Germany has become a long time ally of the North American Federation. The German Federalists from the remains of Europe have been supportive of the Federation, and are engaged in limited trade and cultural exchanges.

Before the breakdown of social order during the flooding, several large multinational corporations in South America were in negotiations to merge into the first true global megacorporation. They represented all facets of industry and agriculture in the South Americas, and sought to bring the region up to the level of the First World countries (the G8 nations). When the waves began to crash on the shores of South America, these corporations seized control from the weak, ineffective governments that had become drained by corruption and years of mismanagement. The Consortium founded the first corporate nation and brought all surviving interests on the continent under its wing. Over the next several years, the Consortium (led by the Argentine and Brazilian groups) rebuilt and reorganized the South American economy.

They have the most advanced medical and agricultural technologies on the planet. Only the Spratly Confederation and the Pan-Asian Economic Union do not rely on the Consortium for foodstuffs and medical supplies. The Consortium "daughter companies" also supply all the goods their people require, and actively trade these same goods on the global open market.

In some situations, the darkest elements of the human soul come to power through the fear and manipulation of others. The Australian Dominion was ruled by a tyrannical dictator who was only concerned with increasing his own power through military might and aggressive conquest. The Dominion had the second most powerful navy, and regularly came into conflict with the Spratly Confederation. Time after time the Dominion would lead skirmishes, all out war only prevented by their constant losses to the Spratly Confederation and the Federation Armed Forces.

The Australian continent and the nearby islands have been rendered into a nuclear wasteland. Dominion forces fought a short-lived war against something unknown on their native soul, and as a last resort used nuclear warfare to destroy the enemy and, consequently, themselves. Remaining Dominion naval forces are suspected to be operating as pirates and rogue elements striking against Spratly and Federated targets. Approach any identified Dominion vessel with extreme caution.

China, Mongolia, Siberia, the Koreas, and the remains Southeast Asia formed a "coalition of states" for their self-preservation, which ended with the annexation of all the territories under the government of China. The Pan-Asian Economic Union became an isolationist state, separating themselves from the world political issues and military strife. All embassies were closed and evacuated, and all diplomatic ties were severed. Some believe that the Union finally achieved the "worker's paradise" originally sought by the early communists. Others claim that the Asian continent has become an enslaved land where millions toil under the iron grip of a select, elite few. The simple fact is that no one knows. The Union has established an interdiction zone around its airspace, territorial waters, and borders. The few people that have attempted to penetrate the zone either never speak of the event, or are never heard from again.

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, the Islamic Republic of Palestine, and Saudi Arabia were embroiled in fierce combat over water, petroleum, and religion that deteriorated into a war of attrition. Hundreds of thousands of Arab and Israeli civilians fled the region to North Africa in hopes of escaping the conflict. Tactical nuclear launches from Iraq on Saudi oil fields and Israeli cities sealed the fate of the Arabian peninsula. Jerusalem was evaporated in a nuclear fireball, evoking a full strategic response from Israel. Iranian forces feared that nuclear weapons would then be turned on them, so they launched their missiles at targets in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Israeli naval fleet in the Persian Gulf. Within hours millions were dead as a result of the nuclear exchange. Many of the holy sites the wars were being fought over were flattened into radioactive glass. By the end of the second month after the use of nuclear weapons, eighty percent of the remaining population was dead from radiation sickness, hunger, dehydration, or illness. Fortunately, the nuclear devices used were advanced, "clean" warheads bought from America or Russia. The fallout (and, hence, the nuclear winter) was limited to the peninsula and region surrounding Iran. Egypt remained out of the conflict, accepting many of the refugees and purchasing land in Libya, Sudan, and Chad to expand their borders and create space for the influx of population. Egyptian Army outposts on the frontier kept the settlers safe and the border intact.

The situation on the African continent was no better. Warlords, government armies, corporate police, and civilian mobs clashed in widespread civil and national war. The Benue River ran red for three days after the Nigerian and Cameroon armies clashed at its source. Government forces from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zaire united at a conference on the shores of Lake Victoria. The western half of Zaire and all of Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania came under the control of the African Self Preservation Council. This alliance of forces and the Egyptians remain the only bastions of order on the continent even today. They are more concerned with maintaining their internal stability than becoming larger players in the global community, as the rest of Africa is still embroiled in bitter tribal and regional conflicts.
Despite this, both countries often rely on the trade of their raw materials for foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals from the Consortium and military hardware and construction equipment from the North American Federation.