Major powers refer to ones with the highest number of factories, within the top 7 or 70% of the average of the top 7, updated monthly. In a war, a faction will only surrender when all its participating major countries capitulate. For nations that begin after the start of the game, a new tag is assigned Countries in HOI4 are either major countries or minor countries.
Most of the tags correspond closely to the name of the country. But to use these console cheats that affect entire countries, you'll need to know the country tag. Country tag (HoI4) Soviet Union (HoI4) Hearts of Iron IV East Germany Modern Day Rocket Engine Sierra Leon HOI4 County Tags come in handy when you are using console commands in Hearts of Iron 4.
