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# What are nations?

On Pactoria players join **Nations** not towns. The nations are city states with up to one town. 

Players can join up to 3 nations.\
Many features of Pactoria are designed around players being in nations, so we recommend forming a nation with your friends or joining an existing one as soon as possible.\
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One important thing to know is that a player can be a citizen of multiple nations. But they can only be the leader of one.<br>

Some benefits of being in a nation:

* You get to be part of a larger team and work together and share resources
* You can create a **town** to live in which has block protection.
* You can have nation guards to help defend your land
* You can use anti-air flak cannons
* You can use the coffers, a shared bank account for nation expenses.
* You can respawn at **Camps**
* You can use the private nation chat channel
* You can set other nations and friendly or hostile, \
  which changes their in game name tag color
* You can invite players to join your nation (**/nation invite MyNation Steve**)
* You can use the online [nation manager](https://playchorus.com/nation-manager) system on the website
* Declare **sieges/wars** on other nations..

{% hint style="info" %}
Want to learn about how to create a nation? Head to the [How to create a nation ](/pactoria-wiki/nations-and-towns/how-to-create-a-nation.md)section to learn more.
{% endhint %}

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