Rulers with high attributes can be a considerable boon to their country, significantly strengthening the state and allowing the nation to punch well above its weight, while corrupt, low attribute rulers can inflict major penalties that a state must struggle through. Changing the government form is usually harder than changing government type reforming from a Tribal government to a Republic or Monarchy involves going through the Tribal Reform mission tree, changing from a Republic to a Monarchy requires high tyranny and the declaration of a Dictatorship through one of the Line of Succession inventions, and changing from a Monarchy to a Republic is not generally possible outside of a few special events or missions (such as the Syracusan mission tree Death to Tyrants).Д®ach state is headed by a ruler, prominently visible on the main tab of the government panel, and their traits, attributes, and relationships have a significant effect on character loyalty and many important country modifiers from national commerce income to army morale recovery to monthly stability change. Government offices also provide political influence depending upon the holder's loyalty. Each government form also has different mechanics that a player must deal with - republics must seek the approval of the Senate for nearly every major action, monarchies must watch their legitimacy and deal with angry pretenders, and tribes must appease their powerful clan chiefs and decide on the direction of centralization.

The government form defines the method of succession, the available laws, and the makeup of the offices, which give political influence and various bonuses according to the character's attributes and loyalty. Certain mission trees, such as the Carthaginian mission tree Aftermath of the Revolution, may also allow for changing government type even when if the country does not meet the normal requirements.

These requirements may include a minimum stability level, certain laws (or not having certain laws), a minimum civilization value in the capital territory, a specific technology level, and more, and will almost always cost stability. Changing between government types is generally done by decision and the requirements can generally be seen at any time. One of the main defining features of a country is its government type, which can be classified into one of three more general government forms - Republic, Monarchy or Tribal.Дifferent government types have different modifiers, bonuses, and National Idea slots, and it can be useful to switch to one that better synergizes with the current strategy and playstyle. The world is populated by hundreds of countries at the start of the game, from minor tribes and city states to the great empires of the east, many of which will likely soon disappear but some who may rise to form one of the great empires that the era was known for. Countries can interact with each other through diplomacy, trade, and war, and a state may be independent or be a subject of a stronger suzerain. A state has a court of characters, including a ruler has control over some amount of territory and the population that lives there (except for Migrant Hordes) a government form and laws that define many aspects of how the country is run a primary culture and state religion that will affect the happiness and civic rights of its pops and various accumulated values such as gold, manpower, political influence, and stability that represent the resources available to the country and the current state of its well-being. Most national values are listed above the top bar.ДЄ state, or a country, is an autonomous political structure comprising a community of people organized under some form of government, and is the main playable focus of Imperator: Rome.

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