You were watching on Brazil. ;) I change its name, ok? :D
Aye sorry, my bad. "United States" tag really makes you think it's 'Murica without even reading all of the name.
I suggest you give US, Russia and China slots to people you already know that can handle them without waiting someone to fill, as having any of those get booted(or even worse, bad RP) will ruin the diplo with no turnback.
EDIT: Also about the "second country" thingie, maybe make it so that every player controls 2 or 3 countries far from each other? (Somewhat like your "Great Depression" game)
Edited 6/6/2016 19:06:06