On FB, my nation 'The Empire of Nopor' is at game level 1. As far as I can tell it should be game level 2. Is there something I am missing here? Any help would be appreciated.
The indexes that count are the average indexes of all your countries (you have 4) and not the indexes of just your leader. You're below the targets in Health, Education and Cash Level. You can check all this out in the "Indexes" tab at the top of your country screen.
Ok so I've been stuck at war index of 53.3 for months and I need 55 to level up. I've heard I need more fortifications, if so how do I get them? And are there any other ways?
Fortifications are responsible for many war index points. You need to purchase fortifications. If your country was not involved in war, and has no current war damage, probably fortifications are the only way.
The average numbers of the the countries in your empire are what counts. That country you just took, probably keeps you back. You can either pump out it's resources and dump it. Then you would level up. OR you must bring it's indexes up too.