Official Guide/Q&A to Terripin (WIP)

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OOC: I will update this in the following days, including adding a map. Feel free to comment /ask questions and see if anything needs to be changed.

The Official Factbook of the Republic of Terripin

Terripin, a growing nation still full of new things and excitement. Explore our nation in this guide! We hope you enjoy it!

Geography
OOC:THIS MAP IS OUTDATED, CURRENTLY WORKING ON NEW ONE.

Area: 203,355 sq mi
Comparative Area: About the size of Spain
Bordering Nations: Granden-Nation, Democratic Korea (Protectorate)
Coastal Length: 740 miles
Terrain: Terripin's Terrain is split between North Terripin and South Terripin. The Telarian Range, Terripin's largest mountain range, separates Terripin into North and South. North Terripin is also split into two. Northwest and Northeast. The Northwest is filled with open plains, making it where most of Terripin's agriculture is while the Northeast is heavily forested. South Terripin is mainly flat, with plenty of beaches.
Climate: South Terripin has a Mediterranean climate while the north usually has cold winters and a warm summer. During the summer, Northwestern Terripin can reach up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Government

Full Name of Nation: The Republic of Terripin
Government Type: Republic
Shortened Name: Terripin
Divisions: Provinces
Capital City: Nova Astrif
Major Cities: New Ostia, Nova Astrif, Dire Valley, Telemankai, Islands of Resura and Illura, Reirington
Major Political Parties: Freedom Party (Non-objectivist Libertarian), New Democratic Party (Conservative-leaning), (Progressive-leaning) Liberal Democratic Party, Isolationist Party, Objectivist Party
Leader: Higgen Welsh
Cabinet: Trade: Adam Spharsky, War: Liam Randalls, Exterior: Sophia French, Interior: Henry Garuva, Chief Minister: Aaron Tylers

How the Government works: Terripin has a tri-partite government made up of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch. The Executive branch is lead by the High Consul, who leads the Consuls. The High Consul may propose bills which go to the Senate. The other consuls are the Trade Consul, War Consul, Exterior (Foreign Affairs) Consul, and the Interior Consul. The High Consul serves an 8 year term. Traditionally, the Trade Consul wields the most power after the High Consul. If the High Consul passes away in office, the Chief Minister, the High Consul’s, running mate, is the new High Consul. The Senate is the most powerful branch of the three. The Senate sets the budgets of the government and all bills must be approved by the Senate before it is passed. It can also eject the High Consul from office if evidence is provided. It is made up of 100 members and in case of a tie in voting, the High Consul will vote for the side he or she feels favorable. All members of the Senate serve 4 year terms. The Supreme Court is much like the American Supreme Court. They serve lifelong terms. The branches only come together in a High Council meeting, which is gathered in the House of the High Council. The High Council includes the 100 Senate members, the 6 members of the cabinet along with the Chief Minister, and the 7 members of the Supreme Court. The High Council votes on war and emergency powers as well as major issues. Emergency powers means granting a branch more power than another. This is rarely used, and is usually applied on the Executive branch to appoint a dictator. This dictator has absolute power with the few limits of the High Council, which may remove the dictator.

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History
260 C.E. Roman Province of Hispania, Roman Empire
According to the tale of Aval, A weary group of travelers of Asiatic people and citizens of the Roman Empire stumble onboard the ship. Here, they leave the Empire in search of a better place. The Asians, looking for a better place to live in the chaos in their homeland, stumbled west into Rome with a trader who told of a great Empire where things were still great. The journey took these people many years, but when they finally reached where they wanted, the Empire was in chaos. A great defeat resulting in the capture of the Emperor had happened, and panic was rising. These people continued on, and decided on sailing onto a new land where they could prosper. Some Roman citizens joined in, and from Hispania, they sailed off.

265 C.E. , Africa
It is recorded in this period of time, the group came across a land that fit’s the description of Africa. It is likely they sailed along it’s shore for a while until descending into the Sea reaching Terripin.

270 C.E. , Present Day City of Cumberia, Terripin
The group of 200 or so weary travelers landed in what is now Cumberia, Terripin. Here they encountered no other humans, and here they settled. In the legend, the person leading them, Aval, headed the settlement which was named Avala and made the important decisions. Aval was murdered by his nephew Gauis. The people of the settlement disliked Gauis not heeding to their needs and soon found out about the murder. They overthrew him and installed a new government. The small town prospered, and for 20 years, developed and used a system of government mixed between the Republic and the Empire. They voted for a High Lord, a leader that was much like the Emperor. This leader was tasked with the responsibilities of mainly Roman Consuls. He was also tasked with training and choosing a proper successor. However, they gave the Senate more power than in the days of the Empire. The land was named “United People“ and “United“ was given a Latin name while “People“ was given a Chinese one. The Imperial Republic of Concordis-Ren was established. Over time, this name was shortened to Concorden. Roman culture also became more influential than the Asiatic one. The official language later became Latin. Concorden spreads itself into the land and prospers.

334 A.D. North of Cumberia, Concorden
The Concordians, in this year, made contact with an empire known as the Jarsi Empire, named after the Jarsi dynasty. The Jarsi, first made friendly contact with Concorden. It made use of Concorden by making it get rid of hostile tribes to the far west of Concorden. Concorden thus formed it’s own legions. These legions drove the tribes out of the range of the Jarsi Empire.

379 A.D. -391 A.D.
Concorden established 4 more cities across the coast and 2 inland. In the year 367, the Jarsi Emperor died. His son, Kapal Aluminoz Jarsi was bent on domination and saw Concorden as a threat. He ordered his troops, which had many tactics that seemed to be based on the Ancient Greeks, to march and conquer Concorden. The small city of Telemankai was razed to the ground, and the people in Morika fled. The Concordians called upon their one legion to combat the Jarsi troops. They successfully defended Morika and marched onward to Telemankai. The legions, split into smaller groups, were more mobile than the phalanx formation soldiers of Jarsi. Thus, they suffered a defeat in the Battle of Morika. Telemankai was quickly taken back and it was made a military outpost of Concorden. The troops of Kapal Aluminoz retreated back to conscript more troops for an all out war. The Concordians, soon to be outnumbered and defeated by sheer force, used guerilla tactics to combat the Jarsi Empire. For 12 years small amounts of legionaries in groups of 12 used hit and run attacks on the Empire. Food stockpiles were raided, villages were pillaged, and troops were ambushed regularly. In 384, the Empire raised the biggest army consisting of 5,000 men (thought to be exaggerated) . By the time they got to Telemankai, over (exaggerated causalities) 1,000 had starved to death, 600 had died in ambushes, and many were greatly demoralized (true). The Imperial Republic had only suffered (exaggerated, thought to be more) 100 dead. However, a gathered force of 800 Concordians, as well as thousands from 31 angered tribes, were ready to meet the Empire’s troops. The wind was blowing north, as Concordians used “arrows of great flames” to vanquish their enemies. The Empire suffered a devastating blow. The poorly equipped force was no more. Over 600 were taken as slaves. A force of 200 legionaries marched toward the unguarded capital of the Empire, and captured the Emperor, who later committed suicide. Concorden now had control over all of present-day Eastern Terripin.

412 A.D.-456 A.D.
Shortly after the war, peace was made between Concorden and the tribes. Not soon later, the peace dissolved and tribes fought each other for dominance. This also sparked Concorden to conquer these lands. In 456 A.D., when all the tribes were under Imperial control, the last barrier of Concorden expansion was removed. The years after 456 were of rapid growth westward, where few people dwelt. The natural harbor in a bay far west, caused it to be settled in 473 A.D., where the people named it after a great Roman port, Ostia.

1623 A.D.
In 1623, the English stumble upon Concorden. They are amazed of the culture and that the fact the people speak Latin. The name of the land is mistaken for the famous tea in the nation, known as terripin. Trade begins one year later between the two nations. English will later become to main language of the land. Concorden begins to use gunpowder.

1910 A.D.-1912 A.D.
Concorden collapses, with a imploded economy and the local warlords of the provinces having more power than the High Lord. These warlords battle each other for dominance. Imperial Republic Commander Sean Ascely is made Lord Protector of Concorden and he manages to reunite Concorden after a successful battle in New Ostia where he kept control of the city.

1923 A.D.
Concorden enjoys a short period of prosperity as it is influenced by European and American culture and their economy.

1933-1942 A.D.
The Great Depression happens. Many people turn to communism and facism. A facist group rebels in Concorden and begins in an attempt to overthrow the current government. The military barely pushes back the group and ends it. Defense cuts are made widespread as Terripin ignores the world war. The army is reduced to a tiny force, poorly trained, and equipped. By 1950, when Terripin recovers from the depression, the military is the last on the list to be given back proper funding.

1952-1967
A communist group begins gathering widespread support. It attempts to overthrow the government of Concorden. This time, the military is too weak to respond. The communist group takes over and proclaims Concorden as the People’s Utopian Order of Concorden. The remaining loyal troops to Commander Davis Hughes form a refuge for those who do not wish to be in the Utopia on an island near Concorden. This island is ignored at first, but after Lewis Shar takes control and the “Utopia Project” fails, with loss of trust in the government, people scramble to the island. In 1956, war is declared on the Island of Resura. Davis answers back with a force of 50,000 to invade the mainland. The war begins with a fast advancement of Davis’s men, while a counter-offensive decimates half of Davis’s force. A notable battle is the Battle of Ryodin in 1962, a eastern city that served as a important outpost, as it was the only city in the east not in communist hands. Many common civilians fight in this battle as the city is breached and street-to-street fighting happens. The end result was a bloody victory for the communist forces, with a total 1 million dead on both sides. Davis’s army recaptures it in 6 months. The communist administration is captured and later commit suicide in 1966. The new government is formed in 1967, changing it’s name to the well-known name Concorden is referred to, Terripin.


1984
Terripin begins it’s efforts to “modernize” Terripin to a more western country. This “modernization” will go on until 1992.

2000
Terripin begins regional trade. It emerges as a regional economic power, with less laws on labor restrictions.

2010
A failed corporate coup on Terripin is attempted. The High Consul Alex Rusec as well as 37 Senators were also involved in this conspiracy. Higgen Welsh is elected Dictator by the remaining High Council. The remaining loyalist military is quickly mustered in an all out attack against the mercenaries the corporatists had. In a close battle near Dire Valley, a loyalist victory crushes the corporate attempt to overthrow the government. Higgen Welsh is later elected in as High Consul. Laws on labor and companies are reviewed. Some or modified to prevent companies to attempt such a thing again.

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Economy
Currency: Sem
Exchange Rates: 1 sem= 1.5 Universal
The Terripean Sem is a currency that is 20% backed by gold. The Treasury of Terripin prints out the sem and distributes it at a steady rate. Throughout the years, this set amount has changed through various referendums.
In 1986, the Terripean Central Bank was formed as a way of regulating the sem. The Terripean Central Bank was placed under heavy restrictions, making it's purpose to manage reserves and to control the value of the currency to it's target price.

Military
The Terripean Armed Forces are made up of the four main branches the Expeditionaries, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. Over 25,000,000 people work in the Armed Forces. (Including non-combatant roles)

Expeditionaries- The Expeditionaries were the first branch of the military in Post-Concorden Terripin to be formed. This branch focuses on lighter weapons in more close quarters areas and places heavy emphasis on the role of mobility. Expeditionaries also serve as the "marines" of Terripin although less popular as those in the United States.
Rilfe- FN SCAR L
Pistol- Glock 17
Uses MK3 Concussion grenades
421,303 active duty troops.
844,581 in reserves.

Army- The Terripean Army is a separate branch from the Expeditionaries focused solely on basic riflemen infantry. The Army focuses more on the usage of heavier firearms than lighter ones. The Army was to be merged with the Expeditionaries but this attempt failed when a few generals from the Cold War days of Terripin refused to allow this. As a result, they are still split into two.
Rifle- A3 battle rifle
Pistol- SIG P226 .357SIG
Uses M67 Frag Grenades
820,437 active duty troops
1,032,730 in reserves

Terripin Elite- The deadly special forces of Terripin. Much information is classified about them. It is known they are all trained highly in hand to hand combat as well as expert marksmen.
(Note: There are many possible choices in one's arsenal. Terripin allows administrators of a squad to choose the weapons they think are best fit for a mission.)
About 10,000 in this force.

Air Force
480 F-16 Fighting Falcons
240 F-15’s.
120 A-10’s
60 B-52’s
72 E-3 Sentries
48 E-9A’s
About 10 million total (Including non-combatants)

Navy
6 Nimitz Class Carriers
48 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers
20 Ticonderoga Class Cruisers
36 Los Angeles Class Submarines
60 Type 23 Frigates
About 10 million total (Including non-combatants)

Projects
The Republic has a number of projects. Below is a list of important unclassified projects.

OOC: I do have a nuclear weapon program where I am enriching uranium to make ICBM's just for defensive purposes. This is still secret, and will be revealed later.

Nuclear Power
To aim for a better fission power plant (only 1 in Terripin), to provide better power for Terripin.-Funded by the Department of Energy

Next Generation Air Superiority Fighter
To design a new, cheaper, and just as efficent or better air superiority fighter than the current one. (F-15/F-22)-Funded by the Department of Defense

Next Generation Rifle
To design a new rifle to replace the M4A4 as the primary weapon of the Army.-Funded by the Department of Defense
Project Near Completion, A3 as Primary Candidate.

Fusion Power
To research the ability to have a fusion power nuclear plant, providing safe energy for Terripin and others. -Funding by Department of Energy + Other Departments funds taken as well. (Still in planning stages, actual project not started yet.)

Space
In an attempt to launch a man on the moon. -Funding by all departments.

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