Amestris

Amestris is a nation in Polaris that is based of the country of the same name in the anime series Full-Metal Alchemist. It is currently divided in north and south -- communist and republican. There are 2 other states in the northern region that are puppets of North Amestris.

History
Amestris was a nation in Polaris since Cycle I. They were of medium dominance, and nothing really happened there until Cycle IV.

Amestris was in the Central Powers of both World Wars. They were a highly imperialistic nation. The circular size of Amestris is due to a leader of the nation wanting to sacrifice millions of citizens in Amestris for his own immortality. The spell required a circular area the size of Amestris. Before he was able to perform the spell, he was caught and executed by his own assistants. After World War 2, Amestris was divided into multiple states, the northern becoming communist and the single southern Amestris retaining its original fascist government, but with heavy changes to make it more acceptable. The governments in the North were communist satellite states, while the single government in the south, South Amestris, was the original. It wasn't until after the Cold War that most of Amestris was able to reunify under the Republic -- except for a small bit of the north, which is currently an area claimed by no-one except the remnants of Soviet Drachma.