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The Great Decline Represents the Period 1985 - 2035. Primarily triggered by the prior great war and the collapse of natural resource supplies.

The vast majority of Kerbin fell into being Disorganised Territories, of which much of kerbin remains to this day. Disorganised territories are areas with no considerable Nation States, instead being comprised almost entirely of City States or an overarching authority without the capacity to enforce its sovereignty. [Only nations founded 2040-2050 operated continuously from pre-decline] Some areas such as the Deep North or Central Doren are devoid of even these basic political units.

Some city-states find themselves with international recognition. Cities such as Fish Island, Gume, Ur, Gorodsky, Seifare, Juno, Wo, and the KSC. This can be due to the strategic value of their territory or cases of exceptional wealth.