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{{Country
|Flag=[[File:North German Federation.png|border|325px]]
|Government Type= N/A
|Ruling Party= N/A
|Capital= Adopts the forming nation's capital. (Most likely Berlin (ID 549))
|Population= N/A
|Primary Culture= North German
|Literacy= N/A
|National Value= Order
|Tech School= Military-Industrial Complex
|Status= Civilized
}}
[[File:Germany Screenshot.jpg|thumb|A picture of the fractioned Germany in 1836]]
The '''North German Federation''' (NGF) may be formed by {{flag|Prussia}} or any nation with North German primary culture. It is usually the midway in forming {{flag|Germany}}. Even without its southern counterpart, it is one of the most powerful nations on earth, and has a great potential for Industry. It has a southern counterpart in {{flag|South German Federation}}.

==Decisions==
All of [[Prussia]]s [[decisions]] can also be taken by North German Federation, but {{flag|Hannover}}s, {{flag|Hesse-Darmstadt}}s and {{flag|Lippe-Detmold}}s cannot. Other than those, they do not have any unique decisions.

==Formation==
The [[decision]] [[The North German Federation]] to form the NGF can be taken if
* the country is a [[Great Power]]
* primary culture is North German
* neither the NGF nor the [[German Empire]] already exist
* the country is at peace
* the country either owns or has in its [[sphere of influence]] all core provinces of the [[German Empire]] with majority North German culture. These are all German states except {{flag|Bavaria}}, {{flag|Württemberg}} and {{flag|Baden}}, plus {{flag|Holstein}} (initially a puppet of {{flag|Denmark}}) and the province of Flensburg in {{flag|Schleswig}}, but not {{flag|Luxembourg}} .

The decision annexes all sphered North German countries. Luxembourg and [[Schleswig]] (if it exists) are optional. Then the decision adds NGF cores on all owned German Empire cores, and finally changes the country to the NGF.

[[Prussia]] begins with all required countries in its sphere, except Holstein, [[Hannover]] (which is in {{flag|United Kingdom}}'s [[sphere]], but will break free in a couple of years), and {{flag|Saxony}} (which is in {{flag|Austria}}'s sphere).

This is first step along the path of German unification and the decision [[Three Hurrahs For Germany!‏‎]]. The North German Federation provides a vastly increased population base, more territory, and more factories. However, true unification as the [[German Empire]] lies in war with {{flag|France}} and influence over the south German states: [[Baden]], [[Bavaria]] and [[Württemberg]]. Greater Germany can (in 99% of all playthroughs) only be formed with direct conflict with [[Austria]]. One needs influence over Austria, and to do so Austria should drop to at least secondary power.

==Strategy==
The strategy follows the strategy of Prussia. One has to go to war with France over Alsass-Lothringen and either by war or diplomacy. 
NGF should be able to take on both of these countries by its own might, but it might want to find allies in either {{Flag|Ottoman Empire}} or {{Flag|Spain}}.

Forming Germany, once NGF is formed should be doable with or without allies.

===Greater Germany=== 
If one spheres Austria as well as the 3 other South German States, one can annex all of them. This can be done by completely wiping out Austria's army, occupy all land, wait until they drop to [[Secondary Power]] and then adding the war goal 'add to sphere'.

Alternatively, Austria can join Germany after it's formation, but that requires a fully independent {{Flag|Hungary}}

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