Captain applications will end soon, if your country hasn't signed up yet and you think you wont be able to bring up 16 men. then just sign up anyway and we'll see about merging with other smaller countries. If you can bring up 16 men and haven't signed up yet then apply already you lazy gits (i'm looking at you USA and Poland)
reminder that a country that has not signed up at all will also not be eligible for mergings.