They can be dispatched to provinces where the local population does not share the same faith as the state religion and try to convert them. They will reach their target in a day and then take a certain amount of time to return home, the length of which is affected by distance, events, ideas, and other modifiers. They may also be given long term assignments, such as building stronger relationships or fabricating claims on certain lands you would like to possess, in which case they remain on site until recalled or until their task is complete. Diplomats are dispatched to interact with foreign powers, where they may handle short-term assignments, such as signing treaties, negotiating marriages, and delivering insults, after which they will return. They can be sent to improve relations with other countries, or conduct covert actions working against them. Colonists can be sent on colonization missions around the world to (usually peacefully) add new territory to your country. Colonists - a similar scale of 'X/Y' this usually begins the game at '0/0' until the player develops ideas for establishing colonies.Merchants can be dispatched to trade nodes to steer income to your country's treasury. For example, if it says '0/2', there are no currently-available merchants out of 2 total. The maximum number varies depending on various factors, especially national ideas. Merchants - This shows a two number figure, in the form 'X/Y', where 'X' is the number currently available for assignment, and 'Y' is the total number available to the country.These show four different types of specialists, called envoys who can be sent on missions for your country. Hovering over this will explain the factors contributing to your current power projection and the benefits you receive based on your current level. Power projection - on a scale of 0 to 100.Horde unity for steppe hordes ( The Cossacks DLC required, otherwise they have legitimacy).Devotion for theocracies ( Common Sense DLC required, otherwise they have legitimacy).Hovering over this will explain the contributors to your Legitimacy status, and the benefits and penalties you are receiving as a result. National unity, on a scale from 0 (bad) to 100 (good) - which type depends on your government type.Hovering over this will explain your current level, what is influencing it upwards or downwards, and the benefits and penalties you receive based on your current prestige level. Prestige - on a scale of +100 (very prestigious) to -100 (utterly insignificant).Corruption - Showing how corrupt the nation is.The tooltip will explain the benefits or penalties you receive based on your current stability level. Stability - showing a scale of +3 (very stable) to -3 (very unstable).Hovering over this will display a tooltip with the maximum reserves of available sailors, and how much this value will increase or decrease over the next month (before reinforcements). Sailors - this is your reserve of sailors, with a value of 0 or greater representing how many individuals you can recruit or reinforce into your navies.Hovering over this will display a tooltip of how many men your current armies require to reinforce armies that have taken losses, the maximum reserves of available manpower, and how much this value will increase or decrease over the next month (before reinforcements). Manpower - this is your reserve of soldiers, with a value of 0 or greater representing how many individuals you can recruit or reinforce into your armies.Hovering over this will display a tooltip telling you your monthly income, and a quick explanation about why you are in the black or in the red. Treasury - a gold coins icon with a + or - to show whether you have a positive or negative balance.This button under the shield opens an interface which allows quickly building units and buildings, coring provinces, sending missionaries, managing autonomy, converting the culture of provinces, increasing development in your provinces, and assigning provinces to estates, along with the information needed to make these decisions.ДЄ gilded row to the right of the shield, showing an number of elements: It actually provides a pop-up view of information about the playerвЂ™s country. Provides a heraldic representation of the country.

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