1. A well defined world map can be the most important thing for a nation-building RP. Environmental conditions determine the interests of a nation based off its has and has nots; you can, for example, take a look at Russia and all of its struggles for access to the Black Sea to see how much...
Maybe a very big combination of civil disobedience and the most armed population on Earth.
It'd be an interesting concept, but it needs to be more specific! Dealing with current international policy might be a nice thing to try if the details are polished a bit.
I support this idea.