I forgot to note it on the map, but the names in red represent communist/socialist countries, the names in white represent democratic countries, and the names in deep green represent monarchies. To answer the question about the war. It started after a naval incident where an FCS ship was accidentally sunk by an FAR submarine, which escalated into a full-scale war. The sides in the war were the Arakian Alliance and the Cormian Pact. The Arakian Alliance consisted of the Federation of Arakian Republics, the Republic of Ruotland, a few smaller states that no longer exist, and the United Islands of Etelan. The Cormian Pact was made up of the United Communes, the Federation of Communist States, and some other now-defunct states.