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[Granluras]

Hey I’ve been trying to get the IE team to do their job.

all you've done is say
"hey ie post"

Well that is obviously the most efficient way.

[Gwang-Yeog Joseon]

Tagging this. Hopefully this roleplay won’t fail before I can post in it. I know SK just got taken, it’s literally right above, but is Japan open?

Yep, it is.

Good

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Nationstates Name - Gwang-Yeog Joseon
Nation Name - Japan

[Chewion]

Hey I’ve been trying to get the IE team to do their job.

all you've done is say
"hey ie post"

Uhhh to you. Behind the scenes I got on Egypt yesterday.

[Gwang-Yeog Joseon]

Hope this is good enough ^_^

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Nationstates Name - Gwang-Yeog Joseon
Nation Name - Japan
Roleplay example link - All the roleplays I’ve joined ended sometime after and before I could post. I could show my apps instead :c

Capital - Tokyo
Type of Government - Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Head of State(s) - Emperor Naruhito
Image of Leader -

Party in Power [HAS TO HAVE 75%+ MEMBERS AS THE LARGEST PARTY IN AT LEAST ONE HOUSE IN THEIR MODERN LEGISLATURE] - Liberal Democratic Party
Executive Title - His Imperial Majesty
Religion Breakdown - Shinto (51.82%), Buddhism (34.9%), No answer (6.98%), Other (4%), Christianity (2.3%)
Flag -

National Anthem - [optional]

Public Goals - Fix population problem; build high quality infrastructure in Japan; diversify the population; pacification of North Korea; become a Great Power; cooperate with America
Private Goals - Restrict China’s encroachment in other countries’ affairs; keep immigration restricted; reunify Korea; dominate Pacific trade

Total military size - 310,457 total military personnel; 247,157 active personnel; 63,300 reservists
Breakdown of ground sector - 682 combat tanks; 3,157 AFVs; 687 artillery cannons; 103 rocket projectors
Breakdown of naval sector - 4 aircraft carriers; 36 destroyers; 7 corvettes; 16 submarines; 6 patrol craft; 25 MWVs
Breakdown of airforce sector - 290 fighters; 290 attack aircraft; 476 transport aircraft; 404 trainer aircraft; 618 total helicopter strength; 84 attack helicopters
Major foreign military suppliers [IF APPLICABLE]- US; UK; Australia; Canada; Switzerland; France; Sweden; Germany; Italy
Extra military information -


Currency - Japanese yen (¥/JPY)
Currency and value of currency compared to USD - ¥103.81 to $1
Major import/export partners - US, China, SK, Taiwan, EU, Australia

Major Domestic Issues - Japanese population shrinkage, homogeneous culture; seismic activity; debt crisis; monarchism; military expansion dispute; the Yakuza
Major Foreign Issues - China; North Korea; immigration; terrorism; American power vacuum

History [MUST LINE UP WITH HISTORY IN "STATUS" SECTION, NOT SET IN STONE AND MUST BE APPROVED BY OPs, WRITE IT LIKE IT'S GOING IN THE "STATUS" SECTION - Only major events is the death of Emperor Akihito and ascension of Naruhito; Japan increasing its defense spending (to 1.1% of GDP) to compensate for greater Sino-Korean [North] aggression; a decrease in immigration restriction; and the subsidization of corporations to grow the Japanese economy.

[Pimps Inc]

all you've done is say
"hey ie post"

Uhhh to you. Behind the scenes I got on Egypt yesterday.

“the IE team”
“team”

[Bastirma]

Uhhh to you. Behind the scenes I got on Egypt yesterday.

“the IE team”
“team”

The IE meme

[Duestchstien]

All this researching about Nigeria is making me a little depressed.

[Bentus]

All this researching about Nigeria is making me a little depressed.

Any major points? I thought Nigeria was one of the places in Africa that was leading the massive growth on the continent (albeit not without issues).

[Chewion]

All this researching about Nigeria is making me a little depressed.

Any major points? I thought Nigeria was one of the places in Africa that was leading the massive growth on the continent (albeit not without issues).

It’s a giant in Africa but plagued by radical Islam in the North and rebels in the South.

[Chewion]

Hope this is good enough ^_^

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Nationstates Name - Gwang-Yeog Joseon
Nation Name - Japan
Roleplay example link - All the roleplays I’ve joined ended sometime after and before I could post. I could show my apps instead :c

Capital - Tokyo
Type of Government - Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Head of State(s) - Emperor Naruhito
Image of Leader -

(Image)

Party in Power [HAS TO HAVE 75%+ MEMBERS AS THE LARGEST PARTY IN AT LEAST ONE HOUSE IN THEIR MODERN LEGISLATURE] - Liberal Democratic Party
Executive Title - His Imperial Majesty
Religion Breakdown - Shinto (51.82%), Buddhism (34.9%), No answer (6.98%), Other (4%), Christianity (2.3%)
Flag -

(Image)

National Anthem - [optional]

Public Goals - Fix population problem; build high quality infrastructure in Japan; diversify the population; pacification of North Korea; become a Great Power; cooperate with America
Private Goals - Restrict China’s encroachment in other countries’ affairs; keep immigration restricted; reunify Korea; dominate Pacific trade

Total military size - 310,457 total military personnel; 247,157 active personnel; 63,300 reservists
Breakdown of ground sector - 682 combat tanks; 3,157 AFVs; 687 artillery cannons; 103 rocket projectors
Breakdown of naval sector - 4 aircraft carriers; 36 destroyers; 7 corvettes; 16 submarines; 6 patrol craft; 25 MWVs
Breakdown of airforce sector - 290 fighters; 290 attack aircraft; 476 transport aircraft; 404 trainer aircraft; 618 total helicopter strength; 84 attack helicopters
Major foreign military suppliers [IF APPLICABLE]- US; UK; Australia; Canada; Switzerland; France; Sweden; Germany; Italy
Extra military information -


Currency - Japanese yen (¥/JPY)
Currency and value of currency compared to USD - ¥103.81 to $1
Major import/export partners - US, China, SK, Taiwan, EU, Australia

Major Domestic Issues - Japanese population shrinkage, homogeneous culture; seismic activity; debt crisis; monarchism; military expansion dispute; the Yakuza
Major Foreign Issues - China; North Korea; immigration; terrorism; American power vacuum

History [MUST LINE UP WITH HISTORY IN "STATUS" SECTION, NOT SET IN STONE AND MUST BE APPROVED BY OPs, WRITE IT LIKE IT'S GOING IN THE "STATUS" SECTION - Only major events is the death of Emperor Akihito and ascension of Naruhito; Japan increasing its defense spending (to 1.1% of GDP) to compensate for greater Sino-Korean [North] aggression; a decrease in immigration restriction; and the subsidization of corporations to grow the Japanese economy.

My two cents is that diversity of population wouldn’t happen. The people and government are against it in part due to overcrowding as it is and also due to wanting a mostly homogeneous society.

[Duestchstien]

Any major points? I thought Nigeria was one of the places in Africa that was leading the massive growth on the continent (albeit not without issues).

It’s a giant in Africa but plagued by radical Islam in the North and rebels in the South.

Radical Islam?
Rebels?

Now Nigeria is leading the push in Africa. But I mean every time I type in Nigeria I see headlines like Plane Crash in Lagos Neighborhood, and how rising sea levels are gonna destroy the country and all the rich people of the country are just corrupt assholes that have been building mansions in the country. Did you know the current President of Nigeria was already president when he successfully lead a coup in 1980s, then when the democratic government collapsed he's just been running things behind the scenes, he used to be super hard core conservative (cause that was the majority party), but now hes a "Converted Liberal" whatever the fuck that means. Also I mean I really sympathize with the pirate cause in the Niger Delta, something I never thought I'd say, because people in the Niger Delta have been completely neglected by the government and rising sea levels have caused devastating floods and damage, trapping the region in a web of poverty the requires the regions youth to go and steal oil from major companies. (That's why in this RP I created the amnesty program instead of just completely killing off all the pirates). In fact in 2015 the pirates actually reached a deal with the Nigerian government and created the original amnesty program to help them get jobs and start bringing money to the region but the corrupt local officials used the program to make up numbers and perform fraud which meant the Amnesty Program got cancelled cause the government couldn't afford it.

[Chewion]

It’s a giant in Africa but plagued by radical Islam in the North and rebels in the South.

Radical Islam?
Rebels?

Now Nigeria is leading the push in Africa. But I mean every time I type in Nigeria I see headlines like Plane Crash in Lagos Neighborhood, and how rising sea levels are gonna destroy the country and all the rich people of the country are just corrupt assholes that have been building mansions in the country. Did you know the current President of Nigeria was already president when he successfully lead a coup in 1980s, then when the democratic government collapsed he's just been running things behind the scenes, he used to be super hard core conservative (cause that was the majority party), but now hes a "Converted Liberal" whatever the fuck that means. Also I mean I really sympathize with the pirate cause in the Niger Delta, something I never thought I'd say, because people in the Niger Delta have been completely neglected by the government and rising sea levels have caused devastating floods and damage, trapping the region in a web of poverty the requires the regions youth to go and steal oil from major companies. (That's why in this RP I created the amnesty program instead of just completely killing off all the pirates). In fact in 2015 the pirates actually reached a deal with the Nigerian government and created the original amnesty program to help them get jobs and start bringing money to the region but the corrupt local officials used the program to make up numbers and perform fraud which meant the Amnesty Program got cancelled cause the government couldn't afford it.

I simplified it but yes. And Boko Haram are in the North. AKA Radical Islamic Terrorists.

[Duestchstien]

Radical Islam?
Rebels?

Now Nigeria is leading the push in Africa. But I mean every time I type in Nigeria I see headlines like Plane Crash in Lagos Neighborhood, and how rising sea levels are gonna destroy the country and all the rich people of the country are just corrupt assholes that have been building mansions in the country. Did you know the current President of Nigeria was already president when he successfully lead a coup in 1980s, then when the democratic government collapsed he's just been running things behind the scenes, he used to be super hard core conservative (cause that was the majority party), but now hes a "Converted Liberal" whatever the fuck that means. Also I mean I really sympathize with the pirate cause in the Niger Delta, something I never thought I'd say, because people in the Niger Delta have been completely neglected by the government and rising sea levels have caused devastating floods and damage, trapping the region in a web of poverty the requires the regions youth to go and steal oil from major companies. (That's why in this RP I created the amnesty program instead of just completely killing off all the pirates). In fact in 2015 the pirates actually reached a deal with the Nigerian government and created the original amnesty program to help them get jobs and start bringing money to the region but the corrupt local officials used the program to make up numbers and perform fraud which meant the Amnesty Program got cancelled cause the government couldn't afford it.

I simplified it but yes. And Boko Haram are in the North. AKA Radical Islamic Terrorists.

We’ll yah I know about Boko Haram but practically everything they do is a twisted and misinterpreted version of the Qur’an I wouldn’t classify them as Muslims, just terrorists.

[Bentus]

I simplified it but yes. And Boko Haram are in the North. AKA Radical Islamic Terrorists.

We’ll yah I know about Boko Haram but practically everything they do is a twisted and misinterpreted version of the Qur’an I wouldn’t classify them as Muslims, just terrorists.

Yeah. I also thought Nigeria and allies were driving them back pretty hard atm?

[Zhukovian]

Another Chinese hater...

I need more allies

[Chewion]

Hey what happened to Iran?

[Zhukovian]

Hey what happened to Iran?

He ran

[Bastirma]

Hey Atrilan, I don’t mean to bother you at all, but have you gotten a chance to review my application yet?

[Granluras]

Hey Atrilan, I don’t mean to bother you at all, but have you gotten a chance to review my application yet?

Dude you’re in the discord. He said that he couldn’t review them and that Redosia would.

[Bastirma]

Hey Atrilan, I don’t mean to bother you at all, but have you gotten a chance to review my application yet?

Dude you’re in the discord. He said that he couldn’t review them and that Redosia would.

I’m not in the Discord though? I didn’t know that, but now I do so thank you for letting me know

[Greater Redosia]

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Nationstates Name - Bastirma
Nation Name - Republic of Korea

Capital - Seoul
Type of Government - Democratic Republic
Head of Government - Choo Mi-ae
Image of Leader -

(Image)

Party in Power - Democratic Party
Executive Title - President
Religion Breakdown - 14% Buddhist, 5% Catholic, 19% Protestant, 61% No Affiliation, 1% other
Flag -

(Image)

National Anthem - Aegukga - The Patriotic Song

Public Goals - Improve relations with the North, diminish the Republic of Korea’s reliance on the West, become more self-sufficient
Private Goals - Reduce China’s influence on the East, create an East Asian alliance between the North and South, Japan, and Taiwan

Total military size - 195,000 active; 300,000 in reserve
Breakdown of ground sector - 2,500 main battle tanks
5,800 artillery pieces
2,700 AFV’s
60 guided missile systems
600 helicopters
Breakdown of naval sector - 70,000 active duty personnel, including 30,000 marines
15 submarines
12 destroyers
13 frigates
16 corvettes
86 patrol craft
[12 amphibious ships, 10 mine layers, 16 auxiliary ships]
Breakdown of airforce sector - 65,000 active duty personnel
50 KAI T-50s
160 Northrop F-5s
60 Boeing F-15Es
75 F-4 Phantom IIs (retired)
120 F-16 Fighting Falcons
10 recon craft
4 tankers (refueling/transport)
18 CASA CN-235s (transport)
12 Lockheed C-130s
25 light attack helicopters, 10 transport helicopters
Major foreign military suppliers - United States, France, Russia, Spain, Republic of Korea
Extra military information - The military remains too heavily reliant on the United States for production and protection. It is also very outdated and in need of a refurbishment. There are plans as well to cut down on its size should relations with the DPRK improve.


Currency - South Korean Won
Currency and value of currency compared to USD - 1128.76 Won => $1.00 USD (one Won equals 0.00089 US dollars)
Major import/export partners - China, United States, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan, Philippines, India, Australia, Taiwan, Singapore

Major Domestic Issues - Pollution and degradation, low birth rate, politically polarized society, over-regulation
Major Foreign Issues - Lingering tension with the DPRK, over-reliance on foreign protection, contention in the South China Sea

History - The influence of the United States has become a contentious issue in the Republic of Korea. Ever since the election of Dean Hampton and his refusal intervene in Estonia, many in the republic have wanted the country to turn its back on the US and the West. However, the election of Charles Stewart have given many previous doubters hope on the outlook of the future for the States, with President Choo even pledging her undying support of them and their newly-elected leader. Yet, millions of South Koreans still see their country as nothing more than an American puppet-state. With China’s agresson in the South China Sea threatening the South Korean economy as well as peace in the region, it leaves many scrambling to choose their allegiances before the next Presidential elections in December 2027: do they side with the Americans and the West who pledge to once again protect the seemingly ‘meek and defenseless’ countries of East Asia, or do they succumb to nationalistic pride, further driving a wedge between them and the West? It seems that everything may be on the line in an election that has been dubbed as the most important in Souh Korean history.

A nationalistic South Korea, interesting. Though I would tone it down just a tiny bit, for I do not believe that many Koreans would believe they are an American puppet-state. Especially when they currently have an army with 625,000 active and over 5.2 million reserves, so even without American defense they are still gloriously capable of defending themselves. But I digress

Unless someone else has a problem with this, aka Atrilan, this is accepted

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Nationstates Name Macau and Hong Kong
Nation Name Lebanese Republic
Roleplay example link

Capital Beirut
Type of Government Unitary parliamentary
multi-confessionalist republic
Head of State(s) Gebran Bassil
Image of Leader (Image)
Party in Power [HAS TO HAVE 75%+ MEMBERS AS THE LARGEST PARTY IN AT LEAST ONE HOUSE IN THEIR MODERN LEGISLATURE] Free Patriotic Movement and Future movement
Executive Title President
Religion Breakdown
-Shia Islam 27%
-Sunni Islam 25%
-Maronite Catholic 20%
-Greek Orthodox 8%
-Melkite Catholic 5%
-Druze 5%
-Armenian Apostolic 4%
- Yazidis 1%
- Zoroasters 1%
- Protestants 1%
- Other Christian denomination minorities 2%
 
Flag (Image)
National Anthem https://youtu.be/K0T38Y7PemE

Public Goals Maintain secular stability, Raise economy, and hoepfully decrease poverty and corruption
Private Goals counterract saudi and irani influence

Total military size
- 116,000 Total Military Personnel
- 96,000 Active Personnel
- 20,000 Reserve Personnel

Breakdown of ground sector
- 294 Combat Tanks
- 3,796 Armored Fighting Vehicles
- 12 Self-Propelled Artillery
- 226 Towed Artillery
- 30 Rocket Projectors

Breakdown of naval sector
- 57 Total Naval Assets
- 0 Aircraft Carriers
- 0 Frigates
- 0 Destroyers
- 0 Corvettes
- 0 Submarines
- 12 Patrol Craft
- 0 Mine Warfare Vessels

Breakdown of airforce sector
- 62 Total Aircraft Strength
- 0 Fighter Aircraft
- 5 Attack Aircraft
- 43 Transport Aircraft
- 7 Trainer Aircraft
- 54 Total Helicopter Strength
- 0 Attack Helicopters

Major foreign military suppliers Saudi arabia
Extra military information -


Currency Lebanese pound
Currency and value of currency compared to USD 1 Lebanese pound equals
0.00066 United States Dollar
Major import/export partners Saudi arabia, UAE, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, South africa, China and greece

Major Domestic Issues Secular instability, and Slow economic development
Major Foreign Issues Turkish and Palestinian refugees

History Lebanon a small and secular country hidden between israel and syria. It’s capital city beirut has been destroyed and rebuild over 5 times, Due to civil wars and other conflict. But during the ancient times lebanon was called phoenicia and empire that spans over the meditteranean who would then turn into the carthaginian empire who almost took down rome.

Today, Lebanon is plagued with problems from refugees, Extremist and secular instability. Although several problems are trying to be solved like providing asylum and facilities to refugees from neighboring nations .Lebanon hopes for prosperity and hopefully avoid becoming a pawn of saudi arabia or iran on their proxy wars


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I'm glad that you changed the things concerning the Hezbollah, it wouldn't of made sense for Lebanon to attack them. Although the history is a bit small I believe this shall be alright. So again, unless someone else says otherwise this is accepted

Hope this is good enough ^_^

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Nationstates Name - Gwang-Yeog Joseon
Nation Name - Japan
Roleplay example link - All the roleplays I’ve joined ended sometime after and before I could post. I could show my apps instead :c

Capital - Tokyo
Type of Government - Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Head of State(s) - Emperor Naruhito
Image of Leader -

(Image)

Party in Power [HAS TO HAVE 75%+ MEMBERS AS THE LARGEST PARTY IN AT LEAST ONE HOUSE IN THEIR MODERN LEGISLATURE] - Liberal Democratic Party
Executive Title - His Imperial Majesty
Religion Breakdown - Shinto (51.82%), Buddhism (34.9%), No answer (6.98%), Other (4%), Christianity (2.3%)
Flag -

(Image)

National Anthem - [optional]

Public Goals - Fix population problem; build high quality infrastructure in Japan; diversify the population; pacification of North Korea; become a Great Power; cooperate with America
Private Goals - Restrict China’s encroachment in other countries’ affairs; keep immigration restricted; reunify Korea; dominate Pacific trade

Total military size - 310,457 total military personnel; 247,157 active personnel; 63,300 reservists
Breakdown of ground sector - 682 combat tanks; 3,157 AFVs; 687 artillery cannons; 103 rocket projectors
Breakdown of naval sector - 4 aircraft carriers; 36 destroyers; 7 corvettes; 16 submarines; 6 patrol craft; 25 MWVs
Breakdown of airforce sector - 290 fighters; 290 attack aircraft; 476 transport aircraft; 404 trainer aircraft; 618 total helicopter strength; 84 attack helicopters
Major foreign military suppliers [IF APPLICABLE]- US; UK; Australia; Canada; Switzerland; France; Sweden; Germany; Italy
Extra military information -


Currency - Japanese yen (¥/JPY)
Currency and value of currency compared to USD - ¥103.81 to $1
Major import/export partners - US, China, SK, Taiwan, EU, Australia

Major Domestic Issues - Japanese population shrinkage, homogeneous culture; seismic activity; debt crisis; monarchism; military expansion dispute; the Yakuza
Major Foreign Issues - China; North Korea; immigration; terrorism; American power vacuum

History [MUST LINE UP WITH HISTORY IN "STATUS" SECTION, NOT SET IN STONE AND MUST BE APPROVED BY OPs, WRITE IT LIKE IT'S GOING IN THE "STATUS" SECTION - Only major events is the death of Emperor Akihito and ascension of Naruhito; Japan increasing its defense spending (to 1.1% of GDP) to compensate for greater Sino-Korean [North] aggression; a decrease in immigration restriction; and the subsidization of corporations to grow the Japanese economy.

Well with the current party I do not think immigration would have decrease regulations on immigration, seeing as the Liberal Democratic Party is quite nationalistic and doesn't want to change this.

But if you can fix that I believe you are to be accepted

[Bastirma]

A nationalistic South Korea, interesting. Though I would tone it down just a tiny bit, for I do not believe that many Koreans would believe they are an American puppet-state. Especially when they currently have an army with 625,000 active and over 5.2 million reserves, so even without American defense they are still gloriously capable of defending themselves. But I digress

Unless someone else has a problem with this, aka Atrilan, this is accepted

Thanks so much! But wait, are you saying that South Korea has an army of 625K active and 5.2 million? Because that’s not what I have but if that’s how it’s supposed to be then that’s what I’ll roll with

[Atrilan]

A nationalistic South Korea, interesting. Though I would tone it down just a tiny bit, for I do not believe that many Koreans would believe they are an American puppet-state. Especially when they currently have an army with 625,000 active and over 5.2 million reserves, so even without American defense they are still gloriously capable of defending themselves. But I digress

Unless someone else has a problem with this, aka Atrilan, this is accepted

Thanks so much! But wait, are you saying that South Korea has an army of 625K active and 5.2 million? Because that’s not what I have but if that’s how it’s supposed to be then that’s what I’ll roll with

Yeah, check here.

[Bastirma]

Thanks so much! But wait, are you saying that South Korea has an army of 625K active and 5.2 million? Because that’s not what I have but if that’s how it’s supposed to be then that’s what I’ll roll with

Yeah, check here.

Oh shit lol okay wikipedia was way off, thanks!

[Atrilan]

Yeah, check here.

Oh shit lol okay wikipedia was way off, thanks!

No problem, comrade. You might want to join the Discord too, most of the UN and things like that goes on there.