But Ethiopia is easily a dominant force in the area and are only properly challenged by the Mamluks to the north. On the North-East edge of Africa lies the most powerful Coptic nation in the world at the default start date. But you should - outside of Europe, Europa Universalis IV has a wealth of interesting nations that you may not have considered before. For the first hours of playing this marathon of a game, I had hardly ventured from the shores of England in my attempt to rise my homeland into a juggernaut of an Empire.
