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Territory ID and proposed name
The Territory ID (from OpenGeofiction:Territories, e.g. AR123a) and proposed name of the country


Rusel means the land of the folk with the red hair. Similar to the UK. The name is similar to Reading in the UK meaning the place where people with red hair live.

File:Noun Project Map icon 1463108.svgPhysical geography
An overview of climate, topography and landscape of the country. With the exception of Beginner territories, you should always create a sketch map to illustrate & explain your plans. You can add a link to this (hosted on imgBB, Postimages or similar, but not imgur.com)


Similar to the UK, but contains a lot more flatland, particularly around the coast. The country has a range of major rivers all named after Celtic words to describe them. Unlike the commonwealth Rusel is a independent possession of the British Crown. Similar to the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

File:Invest - The Noun Project.svgHuman geography
A brief description of the territory demographics, economic development, land occupation, infrastructure and mapping style


File:Noun Project languages icon 105908 cc.svgHistory & culture
A brief description of the intended culture and language


Rusel is a Celtic nation which has a long tradition of Celtic language spoken. However when the Romans invaded they bought in their Latin influence. From this a Celtic language developed which is similar in vine to Welsh and Cornish. Modern Gaulish is a distant ancestor of the Ruselic language.

File:Noun Project drawing icon 2123401.svgPast mapping
To support your request provide links to areas of OGF mapping which showcase your mapping skill. Mapping relevant to the requested theme & geography is especially useful.
The {{coord}}, {{node}}, {{relation}} or {{scalehelper}} templates can optionally be used to link to the OGF map - they result in nicely formatted links. Or you can paste in a URL.


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Username & date
Sign and date the application by typing four tildes (~~~~) without spaces or "nowiki" tags.


Trussell 2019


  • Is there a particular vacant territory you are requesting? Please also be sure to complete all the sections of the application, including Human Geography and Past Mapping. -TheMayor (talk) 21:35, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
  • And generally, eponymous naming isn't a great idea. We have had occurrences in the past where this has caused issues due to privacy concerns too. /wangi (talk) 20:08, 16 May 2022 (UTC)