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Illyria is a formable in Europe and can only be formed by 
Slovenia. The formable lies west in the Balkans. It borders 
Italy, 
Austria, 
Hungary, 
Serbia, 
Macedonia, and 
Greece.
This formable was suggested by New_PartyPooperDude.
Background
In classical antiquity, Illyria was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Illyrians. Besides them, this region was also settled, in various times, by some tribes of Celts, Goths and Thracians. Illyrians spoke Illyrian languages, a group of Indo-European languages, which in ancient times perhaps had speakers in some parts in Southern Italy. The geographical term Illyris (distinct from Illyria) was used to define approximately the area of northern and central Albania down to the Aoös valley, including in most periods much of the lakeland area.
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Terrain
Illyria's terrain is mostly hilly, with exceptions in Northern Croatia and Western 
Albania, where the terrain is flat.
Threats
France or 
Germany need Slovenia for the 
Frankish Empire.- Serbia may want to form
Yugoslavia. - Greece may attempt to form the the
Byzantine Empire. - Albania may try to form the
Albanian Empire. 
Turkey may try to form the 
Ottoman Empire.- Italy may invade the Balkans.
- Austria or Hungary may try to form the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. - Croatia may want to form the
Kingdom of Croatia. 
Bosnia and Herzegovina may want to form the 
Kingdom of Bosnia.
Montenegro may want to form the 
Princedom of Duklja.- Any Balkan nation may want to form the
Balkan Federation. - Any European nation trying to form
European Union.
Strategy
- Try to ally with another Balkan nation, Italy, Turkey, or another other nation that may present a threat in the area.
- Justify "Conquest" on Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are the nations that are at your border, so it'll be easier to take them down.
- Try to make 200 artillery and spend the rest of the Manpower on troops. This step is not required but is recommended.
- Once the justification on Croatia is done, place your artillery so that they can take out the troops. Once that's done, conquer the rest of the nation.
- If there is someone playing this nation, protect your artillery as it will prove very important. Do this with every other nation too.
- While you are doing this, justify "Conquest" on Montenegro.
- Once Croatia has collapsed or your artillery can get in range with the Bosnian troops, declare war on Bosnia and Herzegovina if the justification is done. Once all the troops are eliminated, proceed to invade the rest of the nation.
- Remember to protect your artillery. If there is a player, don't invade them unless you can provide enough troops to protect the artillery.
- While you are doing this, justify "Conquest" on Albania.
- Once Bosnia has collapsed or your artillery can get in range with the Montenegrin troops, declare war on Montenegro if the justification is done. Once all the troops are eliminated, proceed to invade the rest of the nation.
- Can't say this enough but protect your artillery. If there is a player, don't invade them unless you can provide enough troops to protect the artillery.
- Once Montenegro has collapsed or your artillery can get in range with the Albanian troops, declare war on Albania if the justification is done. Once all the troops are eliminated, proceed to conquer the rest of the nation.
- By this time, you should have grown more manpower so thus artillery won't be as important anymore. If not, remember to protect it. If there is a player, don't invade them unless you can provide troops to protect the artillery.
After all that hard work, you have formed the great nation of Illyria. After that, you have a strong start to form the Balkan Federation. You can also form the 
Ostrogothic Kingdom if you're up for another challenge.
