How richly are the countries modeled?

        Each nation is modeled using more than 300 statistics, from Arable Land to Zones of Political Control.  It is rather deeply detailed.

What forms of government can a country have?

• ANARCHY --- When this exists no real government is accepted by the international community.  Your country can't collect taxes, so you must attempt a coup, take power, and try to stay there long enough for things to calm down.

• DICTATORSHIP ---  A system where a Dictators the military is in control.  You have much control over your country domestically, but increased difficulty negotiating treaties with nations abroad.

• MONARCHY --- This system is more likely to be accepted by the population than a dictator. It's the middle line between a dictatorship and a democracy.

• TOTALITARIAN DEMOCRACY --- This government allows elections, but only the official party is on the ballot (as in some Islamic states, or the former USSR).  It gives you a little bit more control than an open democracy, but a little bit more trouble in dealing with others.

• DEMOCRACY --- This government usually has the most contented and productive citizens, but they will watch your actions and protest unpopular ones.

• CONQUERED --- This is the status of a country when it is controlled by another government (as Greenland is by Denmark).

Are there elections in SuperPower?

        In SuperPower you do not play as a country's leader, instead you represent the nation's entire power structure (the government, the military, and business elite).
For this reason, you need not worry about campaigning for elections.  However, you may still attempt to rig the elections in other countries as a covert action.  [Note:  though you do do not play any particular person within the game, if your country's head of state is assassinated, your game is over.]

What kinds of diplomatic treaties and actions are there?
 

But what if I wanted to attempt something, you know, a little more devious?

        Each country has a secret service which can carries out various covert actions on your command.  Specify the target country, choose a patsey nation to take the blame, select the sector you wish to target (Civilian, Political, Economic, or Military), the importance of the action (from low to extreme).   With luck and proper funding your agents will be efficient enough to avoid botching the job and exposing your role in the matter.  There are seven possible covert actions: 

• Espionage
• Sabotage
• Incite Revolt
• Rig Elections
• Terrorist Action
• Assassination
• Coup d'Etat

What does it mean to "Rig Elections"

        If you successfully rig the elections of another country you will be able to secretly manipulate that nation's inner workings.  When you conquer a nation by force it too becomes your puppet, but the international community may unite to condemn your actions.  However, by successfully rigging elections you can control every aspect of the targeted country.  As long as you are not discovered by foreign secret services, no one will cry foul.
 

What does it mean to "Pressure" another country's government in SuperPower?

        The pressuring of a country is an attempt to destabilize its government through political means.  It could be through manipulating their press, starting rumors, everything that is legal, but still viewed as an aggression.  The point is to weaken the target's position with other nations, and with it's population."