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1: Though Ventium sees the formation of these blocks as a concern to the international power balance, it won't really pick a side until it is a necessity that it must; it may have colonies but it doesn't consider itself part of this "bloc".
2: Well, Having such a diffused empire as it is, naval power will be important to defend trade routes and to maintain the sovereignty of its possessions. So if assume close cooperation would be important as many of my colonies are most easily accessed by passing through the waters you inhabit.
3: All the smaller colonies are dominion states of Ventium, having achieved self governance but still having The Ventian Sovereign as their legal head of state, foreign affairs for dominions tend to be communicated through Ventium but they of course have a say.
4: Most of my colonies/dominions are tropical/Savannah, due to their proximity to the equator, being coastal and warms sea currents, producing higher humidity and thus tropical forests on the coasts and dry grassland in the interiors. Though the big colony to the east is mostly jungle, always muggy and humid.
5: Well, my military will be focused on speed, shock and mobility.
@Serpentine88 Is this what you needed to know?