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Confederate States of America.
 
I wanted to play Syria but I think they are a part of the Ottoman Empire at the start, so I will play Persia instead.

How about everyone else? :)

I'm not sure if Syria is releasable but if it is, you can just start up at OE and release them.
 
Isn't that the Third Reich?

The Third Reich used the pre-existing concept of Greater Germany as pretext for invading and annexing Austria, so in a way, yes.
 
I always want to play Prussia, but I've done that enough already, so I don't know..

Possibly Sweden or Bavaria.. or maybe CSA.
For once I don't want to be a colonizing power, any good ideas?
 
In all honesty, I have to give a real shot of an actual campaign to Hawaii, now that ZechsMerquise has proven with his AAR how interesting playing a Pacific empire can be.