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# Upkeep Cost

Upkeep cost public calculations, options and purpose will all be listed here.

## Failure to Pay Upkeep

#### Options:

* Nations can take out loans from other countries willing to help them pay the cost.
* Nations can choose the territories they'll lose sovereignty over (the ones they can't afford) and can't passively reclaim that land for 2 weeks.
* Nations have 2 days maximum after the payment deadline to generate the vigor required to upkeep the land. During that time, players can loot the lands, but not grief them.


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