Generic Info
Nation Name: The Federal Republic of La Plata
Symbols:
Flag:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... 29.svg.png
Coat of Arms:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D4KugjImnII/T ... na.svg.png
Homeland Population: 14,352,000
Imperial Population: N/A
Location/Claims: 20
Capital City: Buenos Aires
Government Info
Government Type: Semi-Presidential Constitutional Federal Republic
Brief Explanation of Government: La Plata is a federal republic, divided into states which are administered by elected governors. The parliament is divided into an upper and lower house, who together elect a Prime Minister. The President of the Republic is chosen by election, in the form of a two round system of voting. The President is the head of state and commander in chief of the military, and is responsible for setting foreign policy. However, Presidential decisions can be overruled by a 2/3 majority in the parliament without the approval of the Prime Minister, or a majority with the approval of the Prime Minister.
Ideology: Egalitarianism (PM and President), Andean Revanchism/Pan-Nationalism (President), Progressivism (PM), Republicanism (President and PM), Interventionism/Liberalism (general and alternating)
Leader/s: Antonio Espinoza (President) [Egalitarian Nationalist Party] Juan Cabrera (Prime Minister) [Platine Progressivist Party]
Population Info
Brief Description of your people:
La Plata is a nation of immigrants, with the masses of Europe arriving in Buenos Aires in the East, and the masses of Asia arriving in Valparaiso in the west. The Platine people are hardworking and generally forward thinking, passing through the melting pot and going on to drive one of the largest and most advanced nations in the new world.
Religion: Catholicism (major), Orthodoxy (minor), Judaism, Islam (very minor)
Ethnicity: Platine
Main/Accepted Culture(s): Platine, European,
Other Cultures: Afro-Platine, Asian, Indigenous American (accepted by the current government and some of the population, but not by all of the population)
Military Info
Army:
-140,000
-well armed, well equipped, decently trained
-relatively good quality, but the navy takes precedence
Navy:
Pacific Fleet (based on Chilean ship numbers in 1911, including the dreadnought):
1 dreadnought
6 destroyers
5 armored cruisers
Atlantic Fleet:
5 armoured cruisers
4 coastal defence ironclads
3 second-class, high-speed, foreign-built cruisers
7 modern small cruisers and gunboats
4 destroyers
22 torpedo boats
[57 ships total]
Other Info
Brief Description of your Economy:
La Plata is in the midst of rapid industrialization, as skilled immigrants from Europe and Asia arrive in droves, seeking amnesty from the turmoil and persecution of the old world, and work from the captains of industry that have set up shop in the Republic. In the nation's teaming ports, factories rise, tripling Platine steel production since the year 1890, and allowing La Plata to become a giant in meat packing. However, some in La Plata have begun to question the headlong charge towards a capitalist, industrial economy, manifested now by the recent ascension of parties claiming egalitarianism and progressivism to the lofty offices of President and Prime Minister, and fueling the hidden growth of a rising socialist movement.
Goals:
-Fully industrialize and build heavy industry
-Diversify beyond food exports
-Educate the populace
-Build a powerful navy
History:
After the fall of the Andean Empire, the southern cone of South America was thrown into turmoil, with rival gangs of caudillos prowling the former lands of San Martin, struggling to best their rivals and ascend to power. In the late 1840s and the early 1850s, a movement began to coalesce around the ideal of a republic, and the current Federal Republic of La Plata was proclaimed in Buenos Aires in 1854. In the following three years, Platine forces swept across the land, killing or pacifying the unruly caudillos and rallying the downtrodden and oppressed people to the cause of the Republic. By 1857, the civil war was at last over, and the Platine people could begin to rebuild. With a loose immigration policy and abundant natural resources, the new union was able to modernize and grow, with a standard of living beginning to rival those of Alaska and Western Europe. In 1894, the Federal Education Act made schooling mandatory, and by 1910 69% of Platine children attended school. This further spurred the growth of the new nation in the 20th century, and brought about the rise of a growing Platine middle class.
Special Factors: ?
Code Word: Ultimatum
RP Sample: NI, NI2
429 - Do not remove. This is for tracking purposes.
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_the_Mughal_Empire_(triangular).svg.png){kind=link}