Regions

This article is accurate for the latest versions of EU3, Napoleon’s Ambition, In Nomine, Heir to the Throne and Divine Wind.

Europa Universalis III divides the world into a number of geographical regions, which are further divided into Provinces. These regions play a role in the requirements for several decisions and missions, among other things. For example, the mission: Convert the people of Asia Minor calls Byzantium to Christianize said region.

Outside of missions and decisions, the only divisions that have a direct effect on gameplay are the continents. Capitals may not be switched between continents unless the existing capital is completely isolated. Mercenaries may only be recruited on one's home continent, and provinces more than a short distance away on another continent are considered "distant overseas" for tax purposes unless there is a land connection.

Note that many of these regions are sub-regions of a larger one, for example, the "Iberian Peninsula" is divided into Léon, Castille, Portugal, Aragon, and Andalucía. Regions may also intersect each other, for example, most of Russia is in Europe but one province is in Asia. A few regions aren't historically or geographically accurate for gameplay reasons. For example, Anatolia is considered part of Europe (probably to allow the Ottomans to shift their capital between the Balkans and Turkey, as happened several times historically).

The hotkey for showing the Region mapmode is 'U'.

List of regions by continent

Europe Italy Lombardia Two Sicilies Iberian Peninsula Portugal Leon Castille Andalusia Aragon The Netherlands Spanish Netherlands German Region Old Saxony Northeastern Germany Franconia Lotharingia Swabia Westphalia Helvetia Austria Western Balkans Croatia Serbia Greece Eastern Balkans Dacia Bulgaria Jagellonian Empire Hungary Lithuania Wielkopolska Malopolska Belarus Ruthenia Slovakia Bohemia

Europe (continued) Scandinavia Norway Sweden Finland Denmark British Isles Highlands Lowlands Northumbria Mercia Wales Essex Ireland France Gallia Brittany Aquitania Occitania Russia Turkey Asia Minor Anatolia Iceland Africa South Africa Central Africa North Africa West African Coast Oceania New Zealand Atlantic Ocean Islands Mascarene Islands Indian Ocean Islands Pacific Ocean Islands Australian Coast

Asia East Asian Trade Ports Indonesia Japan India Indian Coast Western Siberia Eastern Siberia Manchuria Korea East Asian Centers of Trade Ming China Chinese Coast The Middle-East and Central Asia Persia North America North America Eastern North America The Mississippi Region The Thirteen Colonies The Great Plains Eastern America Northern America Northwest America Western America Central America The Caribbean Greenland South America South America The Spanish Main La Plata The Andes Brazil Amazonas

See also

• Province
• Regions and Colonial Trade Goods