Generic Info
Nation Name: Andean Confederation
Symbols:
Location: 48
Population: 6,65 million
Capital City: Lima
Government Info
Government Type: Unitary Presidential Dictatorship with Totalitarian Democracy
Brief Explanation of Government:
While in the past the Confederacy is a democratic country basing itself on a liberal constitution, the failed "1880 Popular Revolution" led by the Socialist-Communist coalition has inadvertently led to the rise of the military elements, specifically navy general Lucián de la Cavallería into the office acting president of the country. Subsequent purges, self-coup, and consolidation of power led to the creation of 1888 Security Act Resolution, permanently putting Cavalleria as the country's 2nd Supreme Protector with lifelong executive mandate with no real limit of its power.
Despite his heroic status, however, Cavalleria's unchecked power quickly proven unpopular with the general public, who demand the need for an election. To placate such demands, Cavalleria formulated a new parliament with a series of laws regarding elections as well as its structure and duties. Primarily, the new parliament cannot elect a new president and 1/3 of the seats were reserved for appointed military officers, ensuring significant government control over legislative affairs. To participate in the election, Cavalleria aligned himself with an obscure military-run federation of NGOs called Alianza para el Progreso and turned it into his electoral vehicle. Intimidation, gerrymandering, and other such action are common to ensure political dominance in the country.
Cavalleria also supported and relied on the military to maintain domestic control. He expanded the army's territorial system down to the district level and military officers were often appointed as regional heads.
Ideology: Authoritarian conservatism/Conservative corporatism
Leader/s: President and 2nd Supreme Protector Lucián de la Cavallería
Relations:
- France: Franco-Andean friendship is one that has survived and developed through years, with France influence felt both in the army and the navy of the confederacy. Though the relation only peaked during the days of democratic government, Cavalleria nonetheless uninterested to sever the connection with the République for now.
- Brazil: Andean Confederacy try to maintain a healthy relationship with the Goliath of the South, perceiving it as defender and bulwark of stability on the continent against the hated left-wing revolutionaries. That to be said, a territorial conflict exists between the two, with the confederacy claiming a strip of Amazonian rain-forest as it's own, though the claim is mostly shelved in favor of being in the good side of Rio.
- People’s Republic of Central America: Perhaps unsurprisingly, Cavallería's government has taken a hostile position to the existence of the People's Republic, seeing them as dangerous and radical revolutionary. It has frozen any previous diplomatic relation it has with the country and actively discredit the state in the international stage.
- Chile: Andean's rivalry with Chile run deep. From war of the confederation, Santiago has for decades undermine the position and integrity of the confederation, and the Confederacy has endured its aggression for too long. While not a hawkish official himself, Cavallería and his government mostly share the public opinion: One day Chile will pay for all the humiliation and return Antofagasta to its rightful owner!
- Argentina: Less hated but otherwise massively unpopular are Argentina, who has taken Jujuy and Chaco from Bolivia region. The two countries relation has cooled for quite a while, and Cavallería has made it no secret that he will do whatever it takes to return Andean territory should the opportunity arise.
Population Info
Brief Description of your people:
Born in a country often shaken by political instability, rebellion, and actual earthquakes, the Andean people remain one of the hardiest people ever existed in the face of God's green earth. Heirs of the Incan Empire, its people are prideful and no stranger to honor and glory. Perhaps so, or because the Confederacy has yet to establish itself as national identity, the country still divided between "Ecuadorian"/"Peruvian"/"Bolivian" nationalist sentiments, though especially with Ecuador, as it's rather new addition to the confederation. Divided as it is, the three national believe themselves enough to be brothers in an otherwise hostile and dangerous world. Amerindians are pushed to the corner and "encouraged" to better adapt to the more prominent culture of the country.
Religion: Roman Catholicism
Ethnicity: Mestizo, European, Afro-Andean, Amerindian
Main/Accepted Culture(s): South Andean (Bolivian/Peruvian/Ecuadorian)
Other Cultures: Guarani, Amazonian, Quechua, Aymaras, and any other Amerindians culture
Military Info
Army:
Ejército del Andino: 66,500 active, 126,350 reserve.Guardia de la Confederación:13.300
- Región Militar de Ecuador: 10.000
- Región Militar de Bolivia: 20.000
- Región Militar del Perú: 36.500
Navy: 1 ironclad, 5 cruisers, and dozen of commerce raiders.
Other Info
Brief Description of your Economy:
The economic history of Andean has its traditional roots in natural resources such as mining, farming, fishing, and agriculture. In precolonial times, during the reign of the Inca empire, the economy was mainly agricultural, though it reached some animal husbandry and mining development. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in industries and services thanks to the introduction of the new railroad building program. Nevertheless, cash crops such as cotton, sugar, and rubber as well as mining products of Gold, Silver, and Copper still became the cornerstone of the Andean economy.
Goals:History:
- Increase Andean significance in the world stage
- Return core territories of the Confederacy
- Crush any sort of leftist revolutionary sentiment
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