Krakow

Krakow

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Capital:

West Galicia

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Government Type:

Presidential Republic

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Primary Cultures:

Polish

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State Religion:

Catholic

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Country Tier:

City-State

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Country Type:

Recognized

"The legacy of the Polish people rests heavily on the shoulders of the Free State of Krakow, distrusted by its constituting powers and occupied by Austria. Can a new Polish state rise from the ashes once again?"

Krakow is an  insignificant power in eastern Europe. It starts as a  puppet of  Austria. It sits on the border between Austria,  Prussia, and  Russia.

Krakow is able to form both  Poland and  Poland-Lithuania.

Technology

Trucial States starts with all era 1 technologies researched as well as  Dialectics.

Production technology	Military technology	Society technology
Prospecting  Steelworking  Distillation  Lathe	Drydocks  Paddle Steamer  Army Reserves  Napoleonic Warfare	Law Enforcement  Stock Exchange  Banking  Colonization  Mass Communication  Medical Degrees  Romanticism  Dialectics

Politics

Starting Laws

Power Structure		Economy		Human Rights
Governance Principles	Presidential Republic	Economic System	Laissez-Faire	Free Speech	Censorship
Distribution of Power	Wealth Voting	Trade Policy	Free Trade	Labor Rights	No Workers' Rights
Citizenship	National Supremacy	Taxation	Land-Based Taxation	Children's Rights	Child Labor Allowed
Church and State	Total Separation	Land Reform	Tenant Farmers	Rights of Women	Legal Guardianship
Bureaucracy	Appointed Bureaucrats	Colonization	No Colonial Affairs	Welfare	No Social Security
Army Model	Professional Army	Policing	Local Police Force	Migration	Migration Controls
Internal Security	No Home Affairs	Education System	Private Schools	Slavery	Slavery Banned
		Health System	No Health System

Starting Institutions

Institution	Level
Education	3
Law Enforcement	1

Interest groups

Krakow begins with the Landowners  in government leading the Conservative Party. The Armed Forces and Catholic Church typically join them, and the Petite Bourgeoisie may join them, too.  In opposition, the Intelligentsia lead the Liberal Party, and the Rural Folk lead the People's Party; any interest groups not affiliated with a party are also in opposition.

The Industrialists and Trade unions are  marginalized.

Diplomacy

Krakow is a  puppet of  Austria.

Economy

Starting Statistics

Statistic	Starting value
GDP	134K
Population	224K
Literacy	37.2%
Standard of Living	Impoverished (10.1)

States

Poland

Name	Type	Homelands	Arable Land		Resources				State Traits
			Size	Uses
West Galicia		Polish	120	Rye Farm  Livestock Ranch	17	140	33	(30)

Industry and resources

Industry

Krakow starts with only two  Textile Mills and no other industry.

Resources

Krakow has access to Iron and Coal, and eventually a large amount of Oil, but no other resources.

Military

Krakow has the  Professional Army law.

Krakow starts with no  battalions or  flotillas.

Strategies and guides

The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Krakow. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

Starting Situation

Krakow is a meme nation for all intents and purposes. It is advisable for an Austrian player to annex Krakow immediately. Krakow is too small and weak to be capable of independent action, and the fact that it is a puppet (as opposed to a Protectorate or Dominion) handicaps it both diplomatically and economically.

On a more positive note, Krakow's starting laws are relatively good by the standards of game start, and the player will not as much effort to bring its laws to a competitive state.

Grand Strategy

Krakow's most sensible objectives at game start are to break away from Austria, and eventually to form either Poland or Poland-Lithuania. It is possible to form Poland-Lithuania after forming Poland.

The player will almost certainly need help from a third party (usually Prussia or Russia) to secure independence from Austria. After that, the player will have to choose which of the two to go after. Russia's land is usually easier to grab, but Prussia's lands are usually better developed. Either way, the player will need lands from both in order to form either Poland or Poland-Lithuania.

Once the lands are grabbed up, the player is still in a vulnerable situation, sandwiched between three hostile nations that usually become rather powerful.

Internal Politics

Given how Krakow's internal political situation at game start is relatively good, there isn't that much to do (comparatively speaking). Passing desirable laws will often be more limited by tech instead of support or revolution, so long as the player isn't doing anything too ambitious.

Diplomacy

The player will almost certainly have poor relations with Austria, Prussia (or the North German Federation, or Germany), and Russia for the entirety of the game. Rivaling them probably will not change much. A good idea would be to find allies as soon as possible, once independence is achieved. Good candidates for alliances are France or the United Kingdom. Alongside that, the best way to weaken the player's neighbors is to force them to release nations if they attack you.

Potential

Krakow is very small, and one of the perks of being a very small country in Victoria 3 is that it is very easy to rapidly boost a country's Standard of living very quickly. This high standard of living can be used to pull in immigrants, strengthening the player and weakening other nations over time. However, this boom can bust if the player does not expand. When the population gets too rich, this will causing their goods to be uncompetitive and the market to collapse.

After either Poland or Poland-Lithuania is formed, the player will be a European major in their own right, but won't have the navy to assert themselves abroad.

Weaknesses

Krakow is both very weak and very isolated at the start of the game. This weakness and isolation makes Krakow have few options at the start to break free from Austria and do so in a fashion that sets it up for success. Krakow is not irrelevant, but isn't particularly relevant either.

References

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Rhine region

Belgium Lippe Luxembourg Netherlands Schaumburg-Lippe

South Germany/Poland region

Austria Baden Bavaria Hohenzollern Krakow Switzerland Württemberg

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