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Nationstates Name: Newne Carriebean7
Nation Name: The Arab Soldier's Republic of Egypt
Capital: Alexandria
Territory: Egypt
Population: 101,000,000
Official Language: Arabic
Recognized Languages: English,
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Head of State: General of the State Affairs Council, Minister at-large for the Country, Principal of the Nationalist Republican Alliance Moustafa Baba Ali-bashi
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Head of Government: Grand Vizier of the Majlis, Sheikh Anwar Tassed Umar-Al-Suliman
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Legislature Name: Arena of the Majlis
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): Nationalist Republican Alliance wields control over the Network of the Ministers, being in charge of many of the most powerful elected positions, save for certain concessions made to the Armed Forces in representation per elected cabinet position.

Network of the Ministers:
NRA-58
Cleopatra!- 18
Labor & Steel-4
Arab Army of Egypt-10

Arena of the Majlis:
NRA-200
Cleopatra!-103
Labor & Steel-49
Arab Army of Egypt- 616

The head of state in Egypt, technically titled the "Minister At-Large for Egypt" is indirectly elected by the 135 member General Electoral Assembly. The GEA is comprised of 44 members of the Shura Council (all the Governors of the Vilayets) and 90 members that make up the Network of the Ministers. 134 + 1 vote for the incumbent head of state. A majority of the vote in each Governorship is required in order to win that singular vote per Vilayet.

Network of the Ministers: It is comprised of 90 Ministries, democratically elected in Classes of 31, 29 and 30. Interior Minister Positions such as the Minister of Compliance, Minister of State Security and Minister of Foreign Activities belong to Class I. Infastructure and social services minded Ministries such as the Minister of Farming, Minister of Education and Minister of the Islamic Bank all are part of Class II. Lesser and lower level Ministeries such as the Minister of Sewage, Minister of Radio Broadcasting and Minister of Charity are held by Class III seats. Cabinet members serve 5 year terms of office, staggered so as to co-incide with elections to the Arena of the Majlis.

Arena of the Majilis: Suffrage is granted upon the conclusion of at least the first year of being in the Armed Forces of Egypt. Each of the 44 Vilayets is divided into eight Qitaeat Alfawj (Regiment sectors), which is what individual members are called. In seven of the eight Qitaeat Alfawj, one civillian member is nominated and elected by the population at-large in the individual Qitaeat Alfawj, while two military members are nominated and elected by members of the local military bases and facilities that are within each area. In the last Qitaeat Alfawj, one member is elected to serve as the at-large member for that regiment sector.

This means that there is a total of 616 Representatives of the Military elected and 308 Civillian members, alongside the 44 individuals selected as the at-large delegate per Vilayet.


Shura Council: Local-level administration belongs to the Shura Council, which organizes the Country into 44 Vilayets (provinces). Each of these provinces is managed directly by a Governor, who is appointed by the Commanding General of the province, called the Camel-General.

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Currency: Egyptian Pound

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:
The Arab Army of Egypt is the majority producer of most manufactured goods within Egypt, owing to a labyrinth of military owned companies that have ties directly to the government either as elected members of the Network of Ministers or entreprenizing generals that have the ear of Principal Quirabashi. However, a majority of armored vehichles, such as tanks are imported from abroad, with a signifigant number of these vehichles originiating from the Soviet Union.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:

The Lesser Satan: The existance of the state of Isreal, has, for the majority of Egyptian governments (with some noteable excptions) been an eyesore in the Middle-east. The vehement anti-Isreali writings of Former President Abbud al-Zumar has been a great influence on the populaces general outlook twoards Isreal, with surveys showing that Egyptians view Isreal with outright disdain. (Note: the Isreali People, on the other-hand are only viewed with slightly less disdain than their actual far-right government, which has been the proponents of many conspiracy theories on Egyptian discussion forums and websites.)



Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here):
The Arab Army of Egypt is the primary ground defence force of the country. It is currently comprised of 1.4 million personnell both reserve and active duty in all three main branches.

It is organized into the following branches:

Arab Soldier's Army of Egypt:
The Primary ground defense force of the country, the Army's main objectives are to defend against Isreali incursions across the Sainai Penisulia. The Army has seen an over-reliance on Soviet technology, with a particular interest in purchasing Soviet stockpiles from the cold war in order to bolster the Egyptian tank forces.

750 x M1A1 Abrahams Main Battle Tanks
400 x T-62 Main Battle Tanks
777 x T-72 Main Battle Tanks
1,550 x T-55 Main Battle Tanks

950 x BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehichles
300 x M113 Armored Personnell Carriers
119 x Fahd Tank Destroyers/Armored Personnell Carriers




Arab Airmen's Army of Egypt:


777 x MiG-21 Fighter aircraft
85 x MiG-23 Figther aircraft
45 x MiG-29 Fighter aircraft
191 x Sukhoi Su-7 fighter aircraft
45 x Boeing AH-64 Apache Attack Helicoptors
8 x Boeing 707 Transport Aircaft





Arab Sailor's Army of Egypt:
The Arab Sailor's Army of Egypt is organized into two main forces, the Medditeranian Fleet and the Red Sea Flottilia. In spite of increased tensions with Ethiopia, the Navy has instead concentrated the bulk of the naval forces and military personnell in the Medditeranian Sea, arguing that the state of Isreal is a greater threat, and so there nessictates a "fleet-in-being" to keep the Israeli Navy in check.

3 x Helicoptor Carriers
11 x Frigates
8 x Corvettes
10 x Submarines
50 x Patrol Craft

55 x Kamov Ka-52 Attack Helicoptors



The Arab Soldier's Army of Egypt serves as the primary ground defense force of the country, organized into



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History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):

POD is Vice President Hosni Mubarak being killed alongside President Anwar Sadat during the Parade.

1981: The assasination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is carried out by alienated and radical members of the al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya. Critically, the grenade origined explosion also kills Vice President Honsi Mubarak. Without the President or the Vice President in charge, the radical islamists attempts to seize government buildings in Cairo in the confusion. In what is known as the "Bloody October" as many as 3,000 military personnel of both loyalist and islamist forces are killed, along with thousands of civillians. However, the Military then intervenes on the side of the Islamist forces and installs the moderate Abbud al-Zumar as the President.

1983: In retaliation for Romania cutting back it's financial aid to the country, Abud al-Zumar instigates the "Wrath of Allah" campaign all over the country, cutting off all ties with Romania and attempting clumsly to garner favor with western nations. The effect of this was the drying up of foreign currency and the expulsion of romanian workers on several massive hydro-electric Dams, which are instead left uncompleted in this time. Ethnic tensions between the romanian workers and local egyptians leads to the Alexandrian Massacre where 70 Romanian workers are murdered. Egypt then expels all Romanians from Egyptian soil.

1985: A new Constitution is proclaimed, with various changes being the establishment of a "Semi-Islamic State". This attempt at compromise only enrages hardline Islamists while alienating more secular members of the Armed Forces. President al-Zumar then calls for fresh Presidential elections and elections to the First Egyptian General Congress. Mired with controversy, most of the opposition parties forming at this time boycott the results. In a result widely derided as neither free nor fair, the EGC elects 91 of the 100 deputies as members of the National Democratic Party. President al-Zumar is sworn in for a four year term set to expire on March 30, 1989.

1985-1989: The tenure of Abbud al-Zumar is seen with mixed results domestically. Brutally cracking down on protests against his regime, al-Zumar aligns himself closely with the Military. al-Zumar survives an assasination attempt by radicals within the armed forces in 1987 and conducts a sweeping purge of many promising young officers, often beheading or executing them via firing squad in kangaroo courts. In 1988, following a confrontation with Mummar Ghadaffi's Lybia and taking advantage of a seemingly distracted world by the Iran-Iraq war, the Egyptian Islamic Army launches a full-scale military invasion against Lybia on July 21, 1988.

1989-1993: The resulting Egyptian-Lybian war ends in a stalemate, with both sides suffering huge losses. Egyptian forces utilize SCUD rocket attacks against Lybian forces, while Lybian tanks blast apart battle-hardened Egyptian conscripts on horseback. During this war, al-Zumar runs for and controversially wins a second four year term, winning in by 78% to his nearest unified opposition's 15% of the popular vote. In 1992, the United Nations formally brokers a cease-fire between Egypt and Lybia, with a DMZ patrolled by UN peacekeepers. Embittered military veterans of the war, outraged at recent hikes on taxes in order to pay for the war, then lead a March on Cairo, protesting the result. The Egyptian military at first opens fire on the veterans, but then turns to support their fellow veterans, forcing President Abbud al-Zumar to flee to Turkey.


1993-1999: Following the removal of al-Zumar, a state of emergency is declared, the ruling NDP party is banned, and a provisonal government is established with General Abd al-Halim Abu Ghazala serving as "Counsul of Egypt" as part of the Trans-national Military Salvation and Prohibition Council. (TN-MSPC) Moufasta Baba Ali-bashi is appointed "Grand Vizier of Egypt". A new constitution is written which organizes the Cabinet of Egypt into an elected position, spread out among almost 90 different cabinet roles. By 1999, the Military Council decides that the 'state of emergency'is over, and formally announces the first free and open elections to occur in the following year, with the Council promising to abide by the results and hand over power peacefully.

2000: The first free and fair elections in Egyptian history take place, with former law professor Amin Al-Kazir of the left-wing Labor & Steel party being the first elected Consul of Egypt. Runner-up Zamin al-Babar and his Nationalist Republican Alliance are awarded with the position of Co-Consul of Egypt. Al-Kazir's tenure is one with increasing friction with several factions within the military. The ultranationalists certainly raises an eyebrow when Al-Kazir promises to establish diplomatic ties with Isreal, (broken since al-Zumar's rise to power in the 80s). Mass rioting against Coptic Christians and violence still occurs, though not at the level prevalent in the early 2000s thanks to Al-Kazir's vigirous round the clock guarding of Coptic religous sites and buildings, which deter a portion of the rioting.

2002: The dream of a free and Democratic Egypt died with Al-Kazir and his family onboard Flight 783, set to fly from Cairo to Addis Abba in order to neogitate and mediate with Egypt's southern neighbor Sudan, when two unidentified rockets shot down his plane. "Co-Consul" Zamin al-Babar quietly assumes the reigns of power and undoes most of the liberalizing reforms that his predessecor had attempted.

2002-2010: Zamin al-Babar quickly consolidates power, calling a snap election for the Cabinet that are widely boycotted by the opposition, resulting in 29 out of 30 seats being won by the Nationalist Republican Alliance. Multiple members of the opposition are jailed and tortured, with an elaborate corruption sponge of informants being some of the most ruthless and efficent in sniffing out possible dissent. During this time, Former President Abbud al-Zumar becomes an influential writer outside of Turkey, writing firey pamphlets that advocate for the 'restoration of justice' to the impovrished system. Many younger, dissilussioned people eat up his propoganda leafelets, so much so that the al-Babar Government prohibits their teachings, driving the now dubbed "Firefly Movement" underground. Sporatic protests in opposition to the regime spring up around this time, fueled by spikes in the price of bread and cuts in wages.

2011: Members of the Labor & Steel Party formally announce a nation-wide strike. On June 1, 2011, organized through the internet and smartphones, being inspired by recent events unfolding in Tunisia, almost half a million people in Alexandria take to the streets to protest the al-Babar regime. The standoff captivates the world with multiple journalists traveling to Egypt in order to cover the story. On July 2, 2011, Consul Zamin al-Babar attempts to give a speech to his dwindling band of supporters that stayed outside the walls of the Egyptian Palace, but is alarmed when even the most die-hard supporters chant for "Democracy! Bread! and Land!" The frail hand of al-Babar attempting to garner control of the crowd is one of the most striking images of the Egyptian Revolution. Consul al-Babar resigns from his office the next day. The elderly Abbud al-Zumar returns home after almost twenty years of forced exile.

2011-2012: For the next year, a provisonal Government is established, with General of the Army Moustafa Baba Ali-bashi coming to a tense power-sharing agreement with Abbud al-Zumar. Supporters of al-Zumar form the Egyptian Populist Front and contest the first free election since the death of Al-Kazir almost a decade prior. This Provisonal Government quickly moves to reach out to the world for more support, and most controversially, decides to pursue a moderate tone on Isreal. Many of the Government positions are streamlined, though not without intense opposition from the Egyptian Beauracreacy, who reach out to certain members of the Egyptian Military in an attempt to "correct" the course of state...

2015: Radical Islamists, intensly angered at the Government's detente with Isreal, pursue an electoral strategy and manage to infiltrate many Cabinet positions, running as purported "anti-government outsiders to connect with the people". This strategy is so successful that it has forced a change in foreign policy by the Egyptian Government. Isreal is seen as one of the major threats, besides Ethiopia in the ongoing Nile River dispute, to Egyptian national security, and the Government has made that known clearly on the world stage. Aligning closely with the Islamist regime in Iran, the marriadge was one of a mutual enemy rather than based on any coherent ideology, and would even sometimes have both Iran and Egypt get in the way of one another on the world stage.

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Nationstates Name: the Felan Federation
Nation Name: (Hashemite) Kingdom of Iraq
Capital: Baghdad
Territory: Iraq
Population: ~41million
Official Language: Arabic
Recognized Languages: Kurdish
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Head of State: King Zeid bin Ra'ad
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Head of Government: Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani
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Legislature Name: Council of Representatives
Party in Power: Coalition: Progress-Socialist-Kurdish Party.

GDP (PPP): $1.8 trillion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $43,092
GDP Nominal: $1.4 trillion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $34,146
Currency: Dinar

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:
[*]De-Ba'atishm - despite it having been almost fifteen years since the fall of Saddam and the Ba'athist Party, there are still remnants of the Old Regime as well as Neo-Ba'athist parties that still try to undo the status quo. As many older voters consider the new 'system' to be too Western and too pro-Israeli .
[*]Deradicalization - as with everyone else in the Middle East, Iraq too suffers from acts of terrorism from radical Islamic sects on a constant basis, across the Middle East, some of whom bring worth their radicalism and desire to spread it by any means necessary.
[*]Economic diversification - though fifteen years of peace, opening-up and economic progress has achieved much to rejuvenate the ailing economy that had been run aground by the Saddam Regime - much of the economic budget is earned via oil sales. Attempts to diversify into alternative means is still an on-going and constant process.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:
[*]Between Two Powers - the years since the Arab Spring have brought much joy and progress, yet also new challenges. As Iraq is wedged between the conflicts of Iran and Saudi Arabia, as well as America and the USSR. Requiring a constant vigilance against potential attempts to destabilize it for one purpose or another. Made worse by the pursuit of Iran and their nuclear program, enacting calls by some conservative factions to restart their own WMD Program.

Military Information: Years since the Arab Spring, there has been a reconstruction and reformation of the military structure to lessen the political elements and encourage more cooperation and unity between the various ethnic and religious factions of Iraq. As well as having been modernized via Soviet aid and equipment.

Alliances: USSR, Jordan, (Israel)

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP): Though Operation Desert Storm had thrown Iraq out of Kuwait, it hadn't completely unbuckled the regime of Saddam Hussein and the Ba'athist Party in the aftermath of things. As though Saddam cracked down on riots and protestors against his regime, it did lay the groundwork for the seeds of revolution to come in the future. As the years following the military incursion, the Saddam regime had reinforced social control over their people - as well as balancing it out with an avoidance of getting entangled in the affairs of the West or the United States. Maintaining only minor diplomatic relationships with the West and the USSR in the years towards the new century.

As it were, in 9/11 - Saddam Hussein had been quite vocal in their own response against 'Islamist' terrorists (as well as using it as a scapegoat for further crackdowns), avoiding any open-ended attacks against the United States and making attempts to 'bury' the progress of his own chemical warfare departments. As well as allowing a few UN observers into his country, under supervision, to confirm that Iraq didn't have any WMDs nor were they in the process of developing any at that. Luckily enough, the Americans didn't entangle themselves for long directly in the Middle East - beyond attacking Afghanistan and taking their leave afterwards. For much of the early 2000s, Iraq happened to be another 'Middle Eastern dictatorship', receiving condemnation from the usual NGOs and Human Rights activists - yet not much more happened towards changing the status quo, so long as Iraq kept to themselves and didn't antagonize their surrounding neighbors anymore.

Things came to change at around the 2010s, when Saddam Hussein passed away from lung cancer. Being succeeded by Uday Hussein despite intentions of Saddam to have Qusay Hussein instead enacted as heir. Nonetheless, the situation degenerated quite quickly in Iraq - as Uday Hussein lacked the tact, control and discipline of his father. Being erratic, ruthless and arbitrary with both friends, foes and family alike. All of which aided to the destabilization of Iraq further, in the years following up to the Arab Spring.

Though the Arab Spring had started off idealistic at first, it quickly enough either died out or was co-opted by other parties for their own benefits. Achieving little change or merely spreading the seeds of further instability. Although, in Iraq it ended up sparking a civil war - as the actions of Uday Hussein had alienated many allies in both the civilian administration as well as the military too. As what began as a protest turned into a riot over a variety of economic, social and political issues - that itself turned into conflict between police against civilians, then armed forces against civilians, until enough army units were fighting against other religious militias. Either way - the Iraq Civil War began in earnest, being divided between many factions at first and the governmental forces themselves.

During these times - Uday Hussein and his ruthless actions further drove more and more people towards the 'rebels', although what helped unite the disparate factions instead of splintering into divisions between ethnic or religious lines was a singular minority in the Iraq Civil War. As some idealists did attempt to take root and follow the example of the ex-Warsaw Pact members, whom had gained their freedom and respect from the USSR - taking pride in old tales and histories of a lost era. Such it were, among the many groups - there happened to be a faction desiring the 'return of the Hashemites'. A mix of nostalgia, old dreams and the Ba'athist failure having soured many on their ideas of 'Arab Socialism/Nationalism', the group that had been a mere minority grew larger and larger over the span of the conflict.

It would be in the 2012s, that the 'Great Restoration Alliance' had turned from a fringe idea into the largest faction in the Iraq Civil War. Being bolstered by aid from Jordan and military arms from the USSR itself - gaining more morale boost when the Hashemite Ideal that they had all rallied around, was approved when Ra'ad bin Zeid agreed to 'return' as King of Iraq, if the people desired so. It would be in 5th of May, 2012 that the Great Alliance would end the reign of Uday Hussein and overthrow the former Ba'athist Party and the Hussein Family from power. Following it up with a restoration of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq in the following months.

Though Iraq had been torn apart by civil war, the actions of the semi-absolutist monarch and assistance from the USSR helped stabilize Iraq in short order - as well as restore connection with the global world itself. As though the nostalgia for the old Hashemites had been reduced by now - the rule of Ra'ad bin Zeid in his first years of control helped improve the legacy and stabilize their foundation. Ensuring the following years would be quite peaceful and the sectarian divide would be slowly healed between the many factions of Iraq. As Iraq would sign many deals and agreements with the USSR, Israel and Jordan in the years since. Re-building Iraq' infrastructure and modernizing with aid from the Soviets. Establishing the Brotherhood Pipe from Iraq to Jordan to Israel, as well as the signing of the Guardian Agreement between Iraq and the USSR - giving the Soviets access to several bases and the port of Umm Qasr.

The years since the Arab Spring, the Iraqi Civil War and the Great Restoration have been peaceful and prosperous for Iraq - as Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad would take over rulership from his aging father in 2020 and the transition to a more democratic society had been finalized. Though the years since have caused Iraq to further deepen their ties with their old allies, as the Middle East heats up once more.


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Nationstates Name: New Provenance
Nation Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Capital: London
Territory: IRL British Isles, British Overseas Territories, Falkland Islands
Population: 68,300,000 (est. 2025)
Official Language: English
Recognized Languages: English
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National Anthem (optional): God Save the King (2022-present)

Head of State: King Charles III
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Head of Government: Prime Minister Theresa May (since 2021)
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Legislature Name: UK Parliament, divided into the un-elected House of Lords (upper house) and the elected House of Commons (lower house)
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): Conservative majorities in both houses of Parliament

GDP Nominal: $4.3 trillion USD (est. 2025)
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $61,493 USD (est. 2025)
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Currency: British Pound

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:
No to May - With the 2025 general election looming, the Conservative Party conference has splintered into two factions. One is the 'committed conservatives', formed by pro-austerity and anti-EU forces within the Tory party, despises Prime Minister Theresa May for her windfall tax and her moderate stances on the economy. Second is the 'Cameronite' faction, composed of moderate, centrist and pro-EU forces who strongly backed former prime minister David Cameron during his time as party leader; this faction opposes May for being 'back and forth' on many issues. May must unite the party lest she suffer a defeat to Labour in a generally competitive election.
Cost of Living - While Theresa May's government has managed to mostly subdue the economic distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago, cost of living remains irritating to ordinary Britons, and a plurality of voters say Labour is more suited to manage the economy, albeit by only a 4% margin. In an effort to gain moderate support within her own party after it splintered over the party response to immigration and COVID, May doubled down on more moderate fiscal measures of reigning in the economy, opting not to pursue defense cuts, NHS cuts, or other major forms of austerity during her premiership. Nonetheless, cost of living and housing costs especially remain an issue, which Labour intends to bring up in the campaign.
Shadow of Brexit - While Brexit was voted down by 50.4% of Britons in the 2016 leave referendum, the shadow of the movement remains. Nigel Farage, now the leader of Reform UK, maintains a grip over the more far-right nationalistic members of the voting base, who have defected from the Tories as May has sought to moderate her party especially after the party saw its majority shrink in the 2019 general election. While the Brexit movement has lost traction in the country as of late, its supporting forces remain bitter over the 2016 fight.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:
Not the Empire - Theresa May has sought to present herself as the Margaret Thatcher of the 21st Century by supporting a multi-stage, comprehensive overhaul of the British Armed Forces and the Royal Navy especially during her premiership. However, she recognizes and the British government recognizes that the UK is no longer the Empire. Its influence globally is waning against newer powers like China, though the May government has sought to push back by strengthening Britain's place on the world stage and developing its military capabilities, while strengthening its participation in the European Union, NATO, and other alliances.
Brother or Client - Some within the Conservative Party, more right-wing elements particularly, have questioned the country's tight 'brotherhood' relationship with the United States. Nigel Farage has called the partnership 'one-sided' and has called on the British government to 'make itself independent and self-sustaining again'. Support for the US-UK special relationship remains as high as ever, but the whispers in the background remain.

The May government is more hawkish than the IRL Johnson government, as May seeks to mimic the straightforward and hawkish attitude of Margaret Thatcher during her tenure in Number 10.

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here):

UK Defense Budget:
$68.3 billion (2021, +12.6% from 2020)
$69.5 billion (2022, +2.3% from 2021)
$73.4 billion (2023, +5.0% from 2022)
$75.8 billion (2024, +3.2% from 2023)

Current Budget: $75.8 billion under the 2024 budget, $76.6 billion to potentially be sought under the 2025 budget

Manpower:
Pop: 68,300,000
Total Military Personnel: 269,000
- (221,000 active personnel)
- (48,000 reserve personnel)

Army Personnel: 128,500 active
Air Force Personnel: 42,000 active
Navy Personnel: 50,500 active

ROYAL AIR FORCE
- 42,000 active personnel
- 175 fighters (154 at readiness), with procurements of F-16Vs, F-35s, and the deployment of refurbished Eurofighters
- 262 helicopters (224 at readiness), with procurement of new Westland Puma HC2s, AH-64E Guardians, and the refurbishment of AgustaWestland Apaches
- 81 UAVs (74 at readiness), with the procurement and maintenance of Thales Watchkeeper WK450s

BRITISH ARMY
- 128,500 active personnel
- 245 tanks (212 at readiness), with procurements of Israeli Merkava Mark 2s in 2012
- 2,330 armored fighting vehicles (roughly at 65% readiness), with procurements of Ajaxes, CVR(T)s, and Bulldog FV 430 variants
- 174 towed and MLRS rocket artillery (155 at readiness), with procurement of new Sky Sabres and GMRLS

ROYAL NAVY
- 50,500 active personnel
- 15 submarines (with the addition of 5 Astute-class submarines produced between 2017 and 2025)
- 2 aircraft carriers (Queen Elizabeth-class)
- 11 destroyers (+5 Type 45 destroyers between 2017 and 2025)
- 12 frigates (no change)
- 28 patrol vessels (+2 River-class PVs between 2022 and 2025)


Alliances (If different from IRL): The United Kingdom remains a member of all IRL alliances. Brexit did NOT take place in this timeline, as the leave vote was defeated by just over 50% of Britons voting against leaving the Union. Today, Britain is a more active member of the European Union and continues to adhere to international and EU accords on immigration and such.

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):

1992 - John Major is elected Prime Minister as the Conservatives sweep to one of their largest victories in history, with 41% of the vote
1993 - The Back to Basics campaign is introduced by the Major government, but becomes a political liability for the Conservatives as a series of ministerial scandals unravel that show Tory hypocrisy
1994 - In a bid to shift public opinion as polls showed Labour likely to win the coming 1997 general election, Major unveiled a series of military investment efforts that was later coupled with law enforcement investment legislation that would be passed in late 1994 and early 1995. This policy would see a re-orientation of Britain's military doctrine to a more 'active defense' and a generally more interventionist doctrine, in light of the Gulf War and an increasingly sidelined Britain on the world stage
1997 - Tony Blair elected Prime Minister in a landslide victory where Labour secures its first majority in decades
2001 - After failed attempts to initiate comprehensive healthcare reform, Blair is re-elected into office by a smaller margin than expected - there is no "silent majority" victory for Labour, and 2005 is pinned as a potential point where the Tories could return to power
2005 - Blair is re-elected with 40.4% of the vote (rather than only 35% IRL) despite Conservative efforts to pin Labour as failing to fulfill its promises on healthcare. Sensing his time as premier beginning to approach its conclusion, Blair worked with his renewed majority to pursue comprehensive reforms to the National Health Service. NHS austerity was ended and significant funding increases to the service would be implemented, alongside efforts to double the number of doctors and medical professionals to prevent possible patient backlogs. Internal transparency programs would be implemented, waiting times brought down by allowing private providers to expand their treatment options while keeping said private treatments free, and Blair would block negotiations to boost doctors' pay rises whilst allowing them to take significantly more evening and weekend leave.
2007 - Blair pushes on without resignation and opts to push for a national crime bill, that sought to expand rehabilitation for drug users and provide short-term 'job acquirement assistance' to the homeless to help them get access to free short-term vocational and occupational training. The effort, while successful and generally popular, was undercut by Blair's decision to not include amendments to boost the number of police officers on the ground and allocate additional funding to 'diversify' their equipment arsenals
2009 - Facing old age and with David Cameron presenting himself as a youthful alternative to lead the country into the second decade of the 21st century, Blair announces his intention to step down from party leadership to allow a 'young alternative' to 'lead Labour to a victory'. For this task, Gordon Brown is selected.
2010 - Brown is only prime minister from November of 2009 to May of 2010, when David Cameron carries the Conservative Party to a victory, on a platform of 'fiscal responsibility'. He does not openly advocate for austerity, and voices his support for moderate policies like greater cooperation with the EU on border security. A coalition with the Liberal Democrats forces Cameron to moderate his views and his policy as prime minister.
2012 - Pursuing a strengthening of the armed forces and a development of readiness capabilities, Prime Minister Cameron announces a deal for the purchase of Merkava Mark 2s from Israel to supplement existing primary armored combat vehicle units in the British Army. During the same period, a bill was pushed through Parliament accelerating the development of next-generation, independent combat platforms, including the proposed Challenger 3 and other domestic defense programs. (This would accelerate the Challenger 3 timetable from a 2027 introduction to a 2025 introduction)
2013 - As prime minister, Cameron developed a wing of supporters within his party known as the 'Cameronites', who are generally characterized as moderates, centrists, and 'compassionate conservatives' who supported Cameron's premiership with enthusiasm. From his election onward, Cameron pursued policies that were pro-multilateralist and generally moderate on social issues, with the prime minister emphasizing the need to 'develop a Britain that respects the cultures that comprise our united kingdom'. He pursued education and infrastructure as his top priorities, making investments into the education system and expanding government transparency efforts to allow the government to cut unnecessary costs. Austerity would not be implemented, but budgetary cuts to the military would be seen. Infrastructure was supported early on by Cameron, but he shied away from making heavy investments towards the latter part of his tenure. He supported efforts to take down poverty by expanding pre-school and technical school access in the country, and encouraging the development of childcare services across the country. Cameron (as IRL) supported same-sex marriage, calling it a 'matter of equality, not a matter of my conservatism'.
2015 - The 2015 general election saw Conservatives secure a legitimate majority, nullifying the need for a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. In this election, the SNP also rose to prominence in Scotland, at the expense of Labour, now under Ed Milliband. Cameron campaigned on a generally successful premiership, allowing him to cruise to re-election with relative ease. He pursued tourism and EU relations as the primary focus for his second term as prime minister.
2016 - Brexit campaign and referendum. Forces within the Conservative Party who had grown distasteful of Cameron's so-called 'false conservatism' had successfully pushed an EU leave referendum through the House of Commons. Cameron and his moderate allies campaigned hard against the effort, with Labour joining forces. When the leave vote was finally held, 50.4% of Britons voted against leaving, while 48.9% voted to leave. The referendum was a victory for the pro-EU Cameron government, who was emboldened by the victory. The defeat strengthened Cameron's position in government.
2018 - Cameron pushes a new round of military investments in a successful bid to pledge to boost UK military defense spending, UK active and reserve personnel, and 'a greater, more prepared Royal Navy'. The plan established a staged initiative to boost funding for the UK military above the NATO minimum and well into the range of 60-70 billion by 2024, with plans to fund that by continuing to streamline government spending and the entry of private providers in a regulated manner into the NHS healthcare system from 2017 onwards, in a bid pushed by Cameron in cooperation with the committed conservatives of the party.
2019 - Home Secretary Theresa May presided over a successful crime bill to increase sentences for violent crimes, streamline the judicial system and work on solving case backlogs, and boost the number of police officers on the ground by 25% within five years. Since the failed Brexit referendum (where she earned the ire of the Cameron government for her indifference to the issue), she shifted ever so slightly to the center, becoming a part of the small but highly influential 'middle-ground conservatives' faction in the party - composed of Tories who preferred to work with both the moderate Cameronites and the committed conservatives. This thrusts her into the spotlight as a potential successor to Cameron.
2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic hits (as IRL) and Cameron initiates lockdowns and quarantine mandates to prevent the spread of the virus. In the 2020 general election, in May of 2020, Cameron secures victory as COVID has yet to take its toll on the country. However, the various waves of the virus takes a toll on Cameron and his premiership, and in December of 2020 and in early 2021, a large spike in COVID cases led to resignations within Cameron's government. Facing a party that was fracturing over lockdown and quarantine rules, Cameron resigned in May of 2021, almost exactly a year after winning his third term in office. He is succeeded in a party leadership election by Theresa May, the Home Secretary who began immediate work to bring the party together after the fracturing over COVID. She brings comprehensive economic legislation to tackle the crisis, including an injection of funds into NHS emergency services, the establishment of 'virtual appointments' to alleviate the pressure on hospitals and on in-person medical professionals, and the procurement of the proper amount of PPEs needed in Britain's hospitals. Her COVID combating efforts, however, are undermined by repeated surges and calls from her right flank to lift the quarantine and lockdown - which she eventually does in mid-2022.
2023 - With the COVID pandemic finally settling, May turns her attention to strengthening the NHS system by bringing in well-regulated private companies to boost capacity and increase insurance coverage over a wider amount of Britons. She also unveils a new, more hawkish foreign policy as she seeks to mimic Margaret Thatcher in that sense. Cost of living is tackled primarily by cuts to the income tax and to the VAT tax, afforded for thanks to Cameron's fiscally responsible policies as prime minister. Price caps on essential goods, electricity, and heating are implemented, and May's government sits down with providers of these services to work to bring costs down over time. A windfall tax on wealthy corporations and excess profits in the energy and petroleum industries are implemented in a highly controversial move that earns May the ire of committed conservatives in the party.
2024 - May advocates for energy independence, unveiling a plan to wean Britain off Eastern oil and boost energy independence in light of 'how Britain operated during the pandemic'. Plans to expand the reach and ability of the NHS to provide healthcare are also laid down, with plans to strengthen private sector involvement even more. Military funding increases continue under May's government, which allows Labour to attack the May government on their failure to reign in the economy sufficiently enough. (Nonetheless, there is a positive change in how the UK was affected by cost of living compared to IRL)
2024-present - May faces pressure from both Cameronites like George Osborne and committed conservatives like Rishi Sunak and 'fringe wing' MPs like Liz Truss to change the direction of the party ahead of the next general election, scheduled for May 2025 as per the Fixed-term Parliaments Act of 2011 (not repealed in this timeline).


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[Turkducken]

Nationstates Name: Turkducken
Nation Name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Capital: Montevideo
Territory: Uruguay
Population: 4~ million
Official Language: Spanish,
Recognized Languages: English, etc etc
Flag:
National Anthem (optional): None

Head of State/Government: President José Mujica

"I see that there are many young people here; as an old man, a little advice: Life can set us a lot of snares, a lot of bumps, we can fail a thousand times, in life, in love, in the social struggle, but, if we search for it, we'll have the strength to get up again and start over. The most beautiful thing about the day is that it dawns. There is always a dawn after the night has passed. Don't forget it, kids. The only losers are the ones who stop fighting."

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Born: May 20th, 1935
Age: 89

Impoverished youth, to domestic terrorist, to political prisoner, to leader of the Uruguayan Revolution.

José Mujica has suffered like no other national leader. Imprisoned for years in solitary confinement. Tortured by the government and his own decaying mental state. Making one last desperate attempt to escape his confinement and leading the popular front to victory against the oppressors. His life sounds like an action movie, but he has the scars to prove it. The long time President of Uruguay is one of the most universally respected political figures in the world. He's met with Soviet Premiers and American Presidents. His ideology has proven flexible and given a lot of leeway for maintaining and improving relations with the United States. For the international public who know him, he makes a good impression, and for the government leaders who've had the courtesy of his company. They can't help but like him.

He lives a life of near poverty, forsaking much of his salary and subsisting on $12,000 a year in income. He wears suits without ties, and drives a small blue beetle Volkswagen that he's had since the 80s. He's given lectures on many stages about the importance of social and political struggle. About how to overcome adversity and how to live life. He has been labeled as one of the "Humblest" world leaders and has met with several governments and groups that otherwise might be taboo for his friends in the Soviet Union and United States.

Despite his torture and abuse at the hands of a brutal government and going through a seemingly insurmountable level of pain, he has been blessed with a long life. This can't last forever, and true to this fact is the President rapidly ailing. He's done his best to hold everything together, but it just hasn't been enough. Internally and Externally, everyone knows that once the beloved "El Pepe" is gone, Uruguay will once more be plunged into rapid chaos and uncertainty.

Party in Power: Movimiento de Liberación Nacional – Tupamaros/Tupamaros – National Liberation Movement (Nominally)- Marxist-Leninist (nominally)

The Uruguayan Political System has been dominated de jure by the MLN-T since 1986. De Facto, this is but one party in a broad popular front of the Uruguayan Revolution. The Popular Front itself contains Parties and Groups with conflicting and competing ideologies. Liberals, Crypto-Fascists, Marxists, Randian Libertarians, and a large smattering of 'Socialists' comprise the political ecosystem of Uruguay. While the political system has always returned for the MLN-T, political violence is commonplace.

Politically motivated shootings are common in Uruguayan Politics, and it seems that every group has its own paramilitary. The President, José Mujica, is a National Hero respected across ideological lines, but as his health fades even his own party sharpens their blades in the dark.

Uruguay has positioned itself as a gateway between Communist East and Capitalist West and is inundated with radicals from both sides of the Iron Curtain partaking in the cheap and accessible political violence and radicalism of Uruguayan Politics. This has only sharpened since the so called 'End of Hostility' in 2003 as the seemingly capitalist free market New World Order descended upon both the People's Republic and the Soviet Union.

GDP Nominal: $71.161 billion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $20,018
GDP (PPP): $96.810 billion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $27,233
Currency: Uruguayan Peso

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:

Political Radicalism-Uruguayan politics are famously, batshit. Political violence is incredibly common and regularly spills into Brazil and Argentina. Paramilitaries form easily as abundant East and West weapons find their way from armories to the black market. It is fairly common for many paramilitary leaders to have been trained by the Uruguayan military. Assassinations of opponents, kidnapping, bomb threats, each and all are fairly common in Uruguayan politics.

El Pepe-President José Mujica has been elected and reelected for many many years. If there is any one thing that the Uruguayan people can support, it is his Presidency. "El Pepe" can call for peace and peace will come. He can bring all sides to the table and work out a deal. He brings a level of respect, prestige, and dignity to the office of the Presidency that the people love. He is also very very old. The delicate peace that the President keeps is a herculean task that may only survive in its current form while he's alive. Currently the President has no viable successor, and there may very well not be one.

Shaky Economic Fundamentals-The Uruguayan Economy is not a traditional investment. Uruguay does not export particular valuable goods, nor do they form a linchpin of global financial industry. What Uruguay has had, is stability. Despite the political violence of the political system, Uruguay is predictable. For the past 40 years the Popular Front has governed and the same President has been maintained. With the thawing of Cold War tensions and ideology, Uruguay has become a stable financial holding. The only problem is that it has experienced economic health and wellbeing because it is rock solidly stable and predictable, with the political system of Uruguay coming expectedly to a head. The level of economic bleeding may only just be starting.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:

Overflowing Extremism-Uruguayan Domestic Politics are notoriously volatile. Uruguay's reputation as a hotbed of discontents from every country is also particularly notorious. The President has managed to wrangle good relations with most nations in spite of this, and has made repeated promises to restore order and contain terrorism, but can only go so far. Terrorists and political extremists flow into and out of Uruguay almost unimpeded and disappear into the mountains. Argentina and Brazil are the biggest losers of this dynamic and are constantly plagued by sporadic violence.

Non-Alignment-The heydays of the Cold War are gone. The Soviet System is no more, but the Soviet Union remain. Countries previously 'neutral' are increasingly having to choose between the three powers of the world. In Uruguay, this will inevitably turn violent.

Military Information: The Uruguayan Military is constitutionally limited to 10,000 members of any branch of its armed forces. It may not impose a draft and relies strictly on volunteers. Defense spending is less than 1% of Uruguay's GDP with the majority of that spending going to fund high wages for each member. Officers are voluntarily elected. Members of the armed forces may leave at any time for any reason.

There is increasing concern among the United States and Soviet Union that the Uruguayan military is beset by radical infiltration and woefully under equipped and trained to combat potential insurgent forces. This has led to several talks of organizing mutual defense and intelligence sharing, which so far have stalled.

Alliances: Uruguay is prominently 'Non-Aligned' between the Capitalist and Communist Powers of the world. It has limited engagement in regional 'Free Trade' agreements.

History Changes:

The End of Democracy

Uruguayan Politics had long been beset by radicalism. The 1960s saw the country run the gauntlet from government crisis to crisis. The ruling Conservative 'Colorado' Party held firm through much of this period, and seemingly returned Order once and for all with the assistance of the United States and 'Operation Condor'. The CIA backed initiative saw the mass repression of leftists and rightist movements in Uruguayan politics. Trade Unions were banned, media was censured or outright banned, and countless 'subversive' materials were burned in public displays by the government. Strikes, assassinations, rioting all attempted to defeat the might of the CIA supported Colorado Government but these groups were driven underground nonetheless.

A state of emergency was declared and a unity of the currently elected civilian government and the Uruguayan military was formed to administer the country. Uruguay's European style welfare state was privatized and 'irresponsible' spending was slashed across the board. Thousands of Uruguayans were arrested by the government. Hundreds were killed, tens of which were assassinated under asylum in foreign countries. Standard of Living collapsed and the economy sunk into a hole. Unemployment peaked at 17% and the GDP shrunk by a massive 20% in the first 3 years of the hybrid regime. Elections ceased to occur under the State of Emergency and the Colorado Party ruled supreme. Party functionaries and loyalists moved into and out of government positions seamlessly, and the Untied States offloaded generous amounts of military hardware to the compliant Uruguayan Armed Forces.

The shame unity government expired in 1972. Overwhelming resistance and a dramatic increase in crime and terrorism caused the military to ask the civilian government for greater authorization in repressing dissidents and fighting terrorists at home. In '73 still citing reasons of national security and better protecting the Republic, the military asked the President to hand total control of the government to themselves. The President agreed and a bloodless coup d'état occurred.

Oriental Democracy had been snuffed out. Betrayed by their leaders, and abandoned by their system, the Uruguayan people had little choice but to submit.

Nevertheless, some fought.

A Movement of National Liberation

Bank Robbery, Hostage Taking, Urban Guerilla Warfare, this was the start of the Tupamaros in the 60s. It was almost circular logic in the early days of the Revolution. You commandeer guns to rob banks, you rob banks to get money, you spend the money to recruit and supply your people, these people needed guns. On and on it went through the group's relatively humble founding. The Marxist-Leninist group in the Oriental was hardly on many the radars of the powers that be. Then they seized control of the city of Pando, what is now part of the larger Montevideo metropolitan area, and kidnapped an influential banker and the British Ambassador. This came to a head with the kidnapping and eventual murder of American FBI agent Dan Mitrione. The Tupamaros made the well substantiated assertion that the FBI and CIA were helping the military regime with torture. This accusation was flatly denied by the American Government and its Uruguayan puppet government, and they refused to negotiate the release of the agent.

The aftermath of the killing of Mitrione was an immense crackdown across Uruguay. The Tupamaros survived, but countless other resistance groups were destroyed. They themselves lost several of their highest ranking leaders, and the application of incredible force and torture by the government massively crushed any violent resistance in a matter of weeks. Even to this day an unknown amount of Uruguayans were disappeared in the crackdown.

The leaders of the Tupamaros attempted a jailbreak twice, once in '72 and another in '73. Both times they and their supporters failed. As punishment they were brutally tortured, punished with solitary confinement, starved, beaten, and waterboarded. Under this pressure several high ranking members flipped and informed on opposition activities and membership. Nine members of the Tupamaros were sentenced to continue this extreme torture well after the 'useful' period of information gathering. They all had weathered the abuse and torture and refused to give up their comrades. Of these nine was José Mujica, one of the squad leaders in the seize of the city of Pando. Notably, his squad was the only one that executed their end of the plan without problems. He was arrested in the aftermath of a bar shootout against local police in '70, he was shot six times but miraculously survived thanks to a doctor that happened to be present during the shootout.

Pain, Salt, and Mourning

Mujica was an unfortunate sufferer even among the examples being made. The other Tupamaros could occasionally speak to each other, or pass messages between bars or sympathetic guards. Mujica could not. He was imprisoned at the bottom of a well for about a decade. It was dirty, damp, and miserable. During this time he suffered from mental delusions and auditory hallucinations. His comrades knew he had the worst of it by far, and could only scarcely guess as to how degraded his mental state was becoming. That was until one fateful morning in '82, when the alarm went off and Mujica was gone. Somehow he had steadily carved his way through the brick and mortar walls of the well and slowly and deliberately excavated his way to freedom.

Near delirious, Mujica avoided recapture by the authorities for weeks. Until finally coming into the safety of remnants of the Tupamaros. He was malnourished, infected with parasites and disease, but alive.

In the ten long years of imprisonment, dissent was largely crushed and driven well underground by the military government. However a moment came when the popular referendum on the adoption of a new Constitution failed and protest erupted across the country once more. Mujica and the Tupamaros survivors found plentiful and pliable room to maneuver in rebuilding an opposition to the military regime. Elections were scheduled to be held in '84 but were rescinded shortly after due to 'security concerns'. Mujica had proven to be a decisive factor in the formation of a broad popular front against the military. His suffering and humility, as well as his revolutionary bona fides, sprung him into a commanding position across the resistance forces. Massive Revolutionary action followed in the wake of the scheduling and subsequent cancellation of elections. Long defunct trade unions committed industrial sabotage, NCOs and a Colonel were assassinated by gunmen, and the entirety of Montevideo became a hotbed of shooting and violence.

In 1985 the military attempted to counterattack and push the would be revolutionaries out of Montevideo once and for all, but they massive overestimated their capabilities and morale, and underestimated the motivation and equipment of the insurgent forces. In the aftermath the rebels seized government buildings across Montevideo. Word reached the revolutionaries that the military was appealing to Brazil and the United States for direct intervention, but to their surprise none came. After several more months of scattered violence between military installations and revolutionaries, a peace was agreed to.

The Uruguayan Revolution had come.

Revolution: Past and Present

In the early days of the Revolution there was a lot of words spoken domestically and internationally about the 'Cuban Revolution'. Much like the Cuban Revolution, the new Revolutionary government held trials for the military regime. Most of these were given 'trials' and many were found innocent of grave wrongdoings and crimes against humanity. Indeed many of these that were found guilty were pardoned by José Mujica, temporary acting head of the Revolutionary Government. However the worst offenders, the indisputable torturers and butchers of the repression, were executed after dubiously fair trials. This process set off alarm bells in Washington, and Uruguay became a hot subject of intervention in the waning Reagan years.

A key difference is that the Uruguayan Revolutionaries found documents and evidence directly linking many Americans and American Agencies with advising the military government on how best to repress and extract information from dissidents. Occasionally both the CIA and FBI were found to be conducting counter-intelligence operations on the governments behalf. The subsequent publishing of this information to the United Nations and Soviet Union was a serious blow to American prestige at the time, and dampened any proposed talks of direct intervention.

The Uruguayan Revolutionary Government came to a close as elections were held in '88. President José Mujica was elected in a landslide and he pursued a policy of 'non-alignment' and 'market socialism'. Uruguay recovered from the financial and social devastation of the hybrid regime. Its Welfare State was expanded and granted universal coverage to all. Abortion and Same Sex Marriage were legalized, becoming one of the first nations in the world to legalize same-sex couples and one of the first Latin American countries to fully legalize abortion.

On the other end of the Revolution, the Popular Front strained under the multi-party democracy of the new Uruguay. Leftist Parties split from each other over every imaginable issue, and rapid economic socialization created a 'Hip' underground of radical libertarianism. Political freedoms were high, but social stigma of many former military officers pardoned by the new government spurred an irredentist reactionary movement. Political violence simmered throughout the 90s and erupted with Uruguay's official sponsorship of the joint War on Terror in Afghanistan.

Uruguay today is a nation of incredible development. Little difference between the highest and lowest incomes, high civil liberties, and one of the freest drug havens in the world. On the other, political violence is threatening to tear the country apart as more and more radicals from seemingly every country stream into the political hotbed of Montevideo.

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[Chewion]

Nationstates Name: Catalaonia
Nation Name: Union of Yugoslavic Republics (Yugoslavia)
Capital: Belgrade, Federal Republic of Serbia
Territory: All Territories under Former Yugoslavia.
Population: 28.7 Million (Approx)
Official Language: Serbian and Bosnian
Recognized Languages: Serbian, Bosnian, Slovenian, Kosovar and Croatian.
Flag:
(Image)
National Anthem (optional): N/A

Head of State: President Ratimir Smirnov (NP)
HoS Picture: https://imgur.com/y8YM6hC
Head of Government: President Ratimir Smirnov
HoG Picture (If different from HoS): N/A
Legislature Name: Yugoslavian Assembly
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): National Party-Democratic Unionist Coalition

GDP Nominal: $674 Billion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $17,650 per capita
GDP (PPP): $709 Billion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $21,763 per capita
Currency: Yugoslavian Dinar

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:

Nationalism at every angle - Despite the 1986 Belgrade Conference, which established a new constitution, recognition of nationalist sentiments and the creation of a multi-party democracy, sentiments across the federation remain strong, especially in Bosnia and Slovakia, who faced the worse of the 1991 Yugoslavian Crises, which was an 11-month internal conflict from nationalist groups against the Yugoslav army, killing over 140,000 people. This remains both a political problem for the union, but also an economic problem.

Honeymoon Period is over - Known as the Golden Era of Yugoslavia, between 1988-2008, the Yugoslavian economy doubled in it's size, mostly due to the radical market reforms during the early 90's, as-well as the nation's entry into the EU in 1995, however, the 2008 Crises ended all progress, and forced the government at the time to enter a 4-year period of strict austerity measures. While the economy still remains in a growing period, the honeymoon period of the 90's and 2000's seems to be over.

Weak, Weak, Weak! - Yugoslavia's weak government, having seen a coalition government since 1990, has been a problem since then, and has created the notion that the nation may not be stable, with most parties disagreeing on major issues. The current government disagrees on both economic and social issues, with the National Party wanting a more conservative social policy as opposed to the more liberal Democratic Union.

Diversity - Yugoslavia has a diverse set of cultures and nationalities, and while some have suggested it was a miracle Yugoslavia avoided a civil war during the Bosnian Cold Conflict from 1988-1995 and the Slovenian Independence War of 1990, the melting pot of cultures has left Yugoslavia with the issue of further devolution.

The Cold Conflict - Ever since 2018, Yugoslavia has been involved in a cold conflict against ultra-nationalist Bosnian paramilitaries, and has cost the lives of 1,500 people since it began. This has created a notion that nationalist movements are still rife across the nation, albeit not to the extend of the late 80's to early 90's.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:

Socialism at the door step - Having successfully transitioned during the mid-90's from a communist economy to that of a mixed, lazes-faire system, they are currently bordered with socialist and communist states, which makes it a tricky battle considering they are part of the EU.

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here):

Branches of Yugoslavia's Military:
- Yugoslavian Army
- Yugoslavian Navy
- Yugoslavian Air Force
- Yugoslavian Home Force

Yugoslavian Army
Having seen large deductions since the end of the 1988 Crises, the army currently has 110,000 Regular troops split into 8 Army Groups, with around 350,000 Reservists split into 16 Army Reserve Groups. They are currently armed with late 2000's era weaponry, with some of the reserve groups armed with weaponry from the 90's. Although not involved in any international operations, they are involved, in a limited basis, with the ongoing Bosnian Insurgency, with over 3,500 men in current active operation.

Yugoslavian Navy
The Navy has not seen conflict in many decades, and has been in a period of gradual cuts, currently housing 9,950 Personal and with 80 Vessels. The navy has been for the last 7 years the lowest spending area of the Yugoslavian Military, and houses currently it's biggest asset, 5 submarines, all bought from the USA in the mid-2010's. The majority of ships are Patrol Boats, mostly used to combat against drugs coming through to ports, and have not been in combat use since the second world war.

Yugoslavian Air Force
Much like the Navy, it has seen little action, only limited to that of the latter stages of the Yugoslav War, although had been in some use in 2019 and 2023 during the Bosnian Insurgency. Small but effective, the air force has a wide use of helicopters and jets, although still within the 90's and early 2000's versions, they would not be ready with conflict from another nation, and merely used for domestic purposes.

Alliances (If different from IRL): EU and UN.

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):

May, 1980 - The death of long-standing communist leader, Josip Broz Tito, led to a furious debate between the Conservatives and Progressives. Conservatives wanted a similar tito-idelogue as President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with elder statesman and long-time supporter, Petar Bolkic, who had been part of the Yugoslav government since the early-50's, with progressives supporting a young radical by the name of Branislav Svetleachni, who had supported a gradual change to a more market-driven economy, as-well as supporting the multi-party democracy, a growing faction in governed since the early 70's. On the 20th May, Bolkic was elected by a landslide victory, mostly due to promises for some market-driven reforms, while also wanting to keep Tito's legacy stable and straight.

1980-1983 - Bolkic introduces some reforms, such as the Market Reform Act, which makes some effort to stabilise the collapsing Yugoslavian economy. He quickly introduces harsh austerity, raising land taxes by almost 20% to keep the money flowing. During the first 3 years, Bolkic faced constant battles in government between Conservatives and Progressives, as he was unable to keep either side happy. His only real victory was considered when he successfully put down an attempted Bosnian insurgency in November, 1982 without many casualties. His unpopularity and a growing resentment to the communist state, and Yugoslavia as a whole, led to his resignation in May, 1983.

1983-1985 - Bolkic's replacement was a progressive-driven Svetleachni, who was considered even to some reformists to be far too radical. He managed to win in a vote due to his (false) promises to keep the communist regime alive, but his economic policies were far different. He quickly proposed new market reforms, state price deductions and an end to the communist system. During his 2 years, he made wide ranging changes, such as the creation of Regional Assemblies, ending of austerity measures, new freedoms for the free-market and a new supply-side driven economics. His radical economic reforms did the opposite of stabilisation, driving up inflation and creating a supply crises in the nation. By the end of 1985, he faced the potential collapse of Yugoslavia all together.

1986 Liberalisation of the People - By March, 1986, insurgencies and uprisings occurred across Yugoslavia, as a growing census for the overthrowing of not just the communist regime, but of Yugoslavia become real. While he garnered up thousands of troops to defeat these insurgencies, the biggest one within Bosnia, he proposed a new Liberalisation of the People, which would make grand-sweeping reforms, introducing new democratic practises, creation of a wide-ranged assembly, socially liberal reforms and a path to the survival of the state. However, he purged the Conservatives in a bloody period of 3 weeks, arresting or killing them, now trying to unify his government before implementing his radical reforms. By the end of the month, his cabinet was full of progressive yes-men, and began the Liberalisation of the People.

1986-1988 - The reforms, while managed to clam down inflation by the economy now used to a more balanced public-private system, and the re-structuring of the Yugoslavian government managing to create a much more efficient law-making system, as the market-based supply now became settled in Yugoslavia, Svetleachni now made large offensives on these insurgencies, committing a 2-year campaign of their defeat. While successful in Slovenia and Croatia, the Bosnian Insurgency remained so, but the bulk of the Yugoslavian Wars was not done yet. The next 2 years, he faced little political opposition, and slowly managed to drive the economy back to a growing nation in Europe. He softened the nation's stance on NATO in 1988, and became far more neutral as the cold war slowly came to a close.

Yugoslav Wars (1989 - 1994) - However, merely 8 months later, and the Bosnian Nationalist Army, Croatia Movement of the People and the Slovenian Paramilitaries attempted to break-free of Yugoslavian control, after almost a decade of economic decline, regional disparities and the partly due to Svetleachni's reforms, which had liberalised much of Yugoslavia's nation, socially and economically. The 5-year war saw siege and conflict spur up across the nation, as a growing faction of separatists among the Communist Party who called for the breaking of Yugoslavia. During the war, the Yugoslavic government attempted to create peace on 2 occasions, the 1990 Belgrade Convention was the first international attempt to bring peace, with major nations hoping for an end to the wars. However, this collapsed after just 3 days of negotiation .

The war saw over 150,000 killed, with war crimes committed across the board. In 1992, the Second Belgrade Conference laid the foundations for peace and prosperity in the nation, which promised, with unanimous acceptance, introduction of multi-party democracy and the restructuring of the state to give further autonomy to federal states. It was accepted by all bar one, Bosnia, with the Federal President of Bosnia supporting the ultra-nationalist Bosnian Freedom Army. The conflict continued on for another 2 years, with during those 2 years, 35,000 people were killed, with the Tuesday Massacre seeing the deaths of over 850 civilians by the Bosnian Regiment of Yugoslavia. By 1994, the BFA had been defeated after the Battle of Neum, ending the war.

This led to the 3rd Belgrade Convention, with submitted further reforms of a modern democracy, despite's it's unpopularity with large swaths of his government and the party, Svetleachni' put it forward and was accepted. The 3rd convention saw the creation of multi-party elections, creation of regional assemblies and the motion of a "gradual removal socialism and communism". The motives for this radical shift are unknown, with some suggesting he had wanted a much softer version of socialism, opting for democratic socialism, while others have suggested that Svetleachni' was putting the security of Yugoslavia first before the party and government. However, a new era had come to Yugoslavia, but would it last.

1997 Parliamentary Elections - Svetleachni' quickly stepped down after the creation of multi-party democracy, calling for a new leader to bring Yugoslavia into the next era. He was replaced by two interim leaders from 1994-1997, that being a statesman by the name of Boleslaw Dubnov, who led until 1996, and Orlin Jaksch, who led for only 4 months until resigning before the 1997 elections, sighting potential defeat. Since the end of the Yugoslav Wars, there had been the establishment of 3 main parties; Democratic Union (A centre-right party), National Party (a right-wing conservative party) and the Labour and Farmer's Party (a democratic socialist party). It was highly suspected it was to be a hung parliament, with general popularity for each party at a stand-still.

It saw the DU wins the polarity of seats, with the LFP winning the second most. The Communist Party of Yugoslavia, while still popular in some areas, was seen as leading to old ideas, and placed 4th behind the National Party. This led to a DU-LFP coalition and the first democratically-elected government in Yugoslavia's history.

1997-2005 - The next 8 years would see a period of stability and growth for Yugoslavia. Led by centrist statesman Blahoslav Shevchenko, leader of the Democratic Union, he would make further liberal reforms socially, legalising abortion as-well as the Freedom of Religion Act. He made large-scale investments into education and infrastructure in a re-building period for the nation. In 1999, he banned the Communist Party, arresting over 150 former members of the party. Shevchenko, while he increased the nation's debt in the short-term, managed to establish a modern education system and much better infrastructure, slowly transforming Yugoslavia into a modern democracy. The DU increased it's seat share by 34 seats, while still remaining in a coalition, and looked onwards and upwards. Yugoslavia also entered the EU in 2005 during the enlargement era.

2005-2008 - By the 2005 Parliamentary elections, Shevchenko resigned due to ill-health, replaced by Vice President Zelik Bakalowits, and faced a popular National Front who opposed EU entry and wanted further liberalisation of the economy, sighting the large amount of economic intervention in the markets to be preventing large economic growth. In the election, Bakalowits and the FLP managed to survive, although was forced into a divided coalition with the National Party to keep stable governance. During this period, Bakalowits was forced to make large military investment, as-well as he was unable to gain majority support for new education reforms. By 2008, he called a snap election to gain the FLP-DU coalition back.

2008-2012 - The 2008 election saw the DU-FLP coalition back, with elder statesman Dragotin Marinovic as President. Dragotin Marinovic encountered the financial crises in his first tenure, and saw to create mass stimulus packages, bailouts and investment into the economy to battle it, dramatically increasing the nation's national debt. Marinovic's investments, while successful to prevent a collapse, failed to prevent the halt of growth, and see a 6% drop in economic growth in 2009. He abandoned his investment rhetoric and was forced by the Democratic Union's more hardliner members to enact austerity measures for the 2010 Budget. Although unpopular and considered a traitor to his former investment strategy, Marinovic's measures managed to cut debt in the medium term by 2012, and saw a 1.4% growth in 2012.

2012-2020 - However, Marinovic was forced into the 2012 election unpopular, and faced a National Party Presidency. The 2012 Parliamentary elections saw the National Party finish first, who pushed for reversal of austerity measures and large investment into infrastructure, reforms to social security and a new Yugoslavian identity in the nation. Zbyna Rabinov, leader of the NP, went into a coalition with the Democratic Union, and now looked to make a change. The next four years saw a gradual removal of austerity measures, new right-wing reforms to education, reforms to police which led to increased powers and centralisation of power. Rabinov managed to, despite a loss of seats, see the NP as the largest party in the 2016 Parliamentary elections, beating out an out of touch FLP. The election also saw 2 new parties enter the Yugoslavian Parliament, such as the Socialist Party of Yugoslavia and the Republican Party of Yugoslavia.

During his second tenure as President, he battled the 2017 Bosnian Protests, which did lead to the 2018 Insurgency beginning, as-well as making further investment into healthcare. Although unpopular with some of the more conservative figures of the NP, he was deemed popular by the majority of the nation due to the growing economy and his successful education reforms being a widespread success. However, his popularity dwindled in 2018, when he failed to prevent a Bosnian insurgency from becoming mainstream, and was faced with collapse once more. From 2018-2020, his crackdown's were a failure and he faced a third parliamentary election in 2020 on the backdrop of a growing Covid-19 crises.

2020-2024 - Leader of the Democratic Unionists, a young and aspiring centrist, Milon Jablonski, was deemed the most popular, with the FLP and NP deemed incredible. He won a majority of 4 in the Yugoslavian Parliament, the only majority government. Milon Jablonski, while only leading for 4 years, made major reforms in devolution, creating two new special zones for ethnic minorities in Kosovo and Serbia. However, his lack of economic successes as-well as mismanagement with the growing Bosnian insurgency led to him becoming more unpopular throughout the 4 years, and by 2024, led to him facing defeat.

2024-Present

The 2024 Parliamentary Elections led the National Party managing to gain the most seats, followed by the Democratic Union Party. This led to Ratimir Smirnov, leader of the NP, to become President and facing a regional crises, economic stagnation and a growing second cold war. In his first year, he managed some limited education reforms, as-well as a successful raid in Bosnia to see the killing of a senior figure in the Bosnian Insurgency, taking a hardliner stance on the issue.

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NS Name: Newne Carriebean7
Nation Reserving: Kingdom of Bulgaria
Territory: Bulgaria

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Nationstates Name: Chewion
Nation Name: The Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics
Capital: Moscow
Territory: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia
Population: 300 Million
Official Language: Russian
Recognized Languages: Ukrainian, Belarusian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Armenian, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Romanian
Flag:

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National Anthem (optional): USSR Anthem

Head of State: President Maksym Kozytskyy
HoS Picture:

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Head of Government: Prime Minister Garry Kasparov
HoG Picture (If different from HoS):

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Legislature Name: Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): UUP controls both.

The Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics is made up of two chambers.

The lower chamber is the Soviet of the People and is made up of 500 Deputies with each deputy representing roughly 500,000 citizens in their own Supreme Soviet Electoral District. They are elected on two-year terms. Unlike many other parliaments, the Soviet Prime Minister or any government ministry head, does not need to be an elected member of this body. The SP elects a Chairman of the Soviet of the People who performs a similar role to the Speaker in a Westminster system.

The upper chamber is the Soviet of the Republics and is made up of 100 deputies with 10 Senators for each Republic. Senators are elected by their respective Republic level parliaments and are given five-year terms on an alternating basis so that 50 Senators are up for replacement or re-appointment every 5 years. The Vice-President of the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics is the presiding officer of this chamber. All former Presidents are also made non-voting Senators for life after their time as President and as long as they are not seeking or elected to another office or the Presidency again.

GDP Nominal: 7 Trillion USD
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $23,333 USD
GDP (PPP): 10 Trillion USD
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $33,333 USD
Currency: New Soviet Ruble

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:

Reducing ethnic strife: With such a large nation with so many different people groups, tensions exist. Although better than in the past, the government in Moscow must always keep ethnic tensions in mind when ruling the USSR.

A Large nation also carries a diverse set of needs: In line with the ethnic strife issue, there is the issue of such a large nation having diverse needs even just from a geographic standpoint. Trying to make everyone happy is no easy task.

Corruption: While much better than IRL, corruption still exists, especially at a Republic level. While the central government operates fairly well, the same reforms have not been as widely implemented for the Republic level and local governments.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:

The Cold Tug of War: While the Cold War proper is over, there is now a new tug-of-war between Washington and Moscow. With each side striving to gain influence and friends across the globe in geostrategic regions.

The Great Chill: The actions of past administrations in Moscow and Washington has left relations strained and thus impacted the wider Soviet relationship with many parts of the West.

A Glimmer of Hope: There is a growing desire from the younger generation to see better relations with Washington and the wider West but to do so in a way that preserves Soviet independence and global influence.

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here):
Soviet Ground Forces
Soviet Aerospace Forces (Includes the Airborne and Strategic Missile Forces)
Soviet Navy
Soviet Cyber Forces

(Soviet National Guard and similar groups are not reflected in this and bear a similar size and composition to irl Russia)

Active Duty: 1.35 Million
Reserve Duty: 1.5 Million
Total Manpower: 2.85 Million

Tanks: 8,000 (Not including vast stores of older early Cold War tanks)
AFVs: 34,000
SPA: 3,200
Towed Artillery: 4,210
Rocket Projectors: 2,734

Fighters: 1,355
Dedicated Attack: 1,212
Transports: 998
Trainers: 500
Special Mission: 220
Helicopters: 2,242
Attack Helicopters: 595

Aircraft Carriers: 3 (active) and 3 (reserve)
2 Ulyanovsk Class
1 Admiral Kuznetzov (1 in reserve fleet)
2 Kiev class ships upgraded similar to the INS Vikramaditya. (Reserve Fleet)
Battle Cruisers: 5
Cruisers: 12
Destroyers: 26
Frigates: 16
Corvettes: 32
Submarines: 92
Patrol: 55
Mine Warfare: 32

Other Military Information: The Soviet military underwent extensive modernization programs since the '90s resulting in a larger portion of military equipment being more modern and less outdated than the IRL Russian Armed Forces. The USSR also maintains the largest nuclear arsenal.

Military Changes:

The Su-T-60 bomber continued on to completion in the mid-1990s and eventually replaced all but a handful of Tu-22s.

The Yak-141 likewise was not canceled in 1991 and went on to enter full production and service with the Soviet Armed Forces with modernizations occurring over the years.

The Mikoyan Project 1.44 was accepted by the Soviet Government in 1995 and entered service in 1998 with the Soviet Air Force under the name MiG-32.

The USSR’s first nuclear supercarrier, the Ulyanovsk, completed construction and entered service in 1998. The second planned ship, named the Silayev, starts construction soon after and enters into full service in 2010 which sees the eventual transfer of all carriers besides the Ulyanovsk class ships and Admiral Kuznetzov into the reserve fleet.

Project 187 completes and enters production and service as the T-92.

Buran space shuttle is not shelved and goes on to see active usage for decades with two more shuttles, the Groza and Uragan respectively, being made in the 90s and usage as well by Sovcosmos. A fourth shuttle, the Grom, was built and used exclusively by the Soviet Space Force as a military delivery vehicle. All four are still in use after modernization programs in the 2010s.

Development of the Su-75 started in early 2010 with the first batch of 24 entering service in 2020. A carrier-based variant was also produced.

The Su-57 entered service in 2018 with there currently being 52 in service and dozens more delivered every year with an initial goal of 124.
Alliances (If different from IRL):
The Global Security Organisation

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):
1985-1988: After the death of Konstantin Chernenko, Ivan Silayev becomes leader of the USSR. Recognizing the need for reforms, he starts a slow and meticulous reform process. First freeing up personal freedoms of religion and gradual economic freedoms like what the PRC had embarked on and continued these for the next few years while also slowly placing steadfast allies into positions of importance.

1989: The Afghan-Soviet war comes to an end with the USSR ever increasingly needing to focus on itself internally. The Berlin Wall falls and negotiations on German reunification occur like real life.

1993-1995: War in Chechnya breaks out and is met by a clumsy response by Moscow. This serves to help bolster the reformers’ power and influence. In 1995, a coup plot is discovered when the plotters approach the Defense Minister, Igor Rodionov and KGB Chairman, Vadim Bakatin. The two men, secretly part of the reform camp, alert Silayev and move to crush the budding coup. Successfully doing so, they then embark on a campaign to clean out hardliners from power.

1996: As the Chechen war finally come to a close following agreements signed that saw Soviet federal troops removed from Chechnya. The horrible management of the war by the older establishment Generals and the bloody fighting that resulted in the needless deaths of soldiers and civilians resulted in large internal and external backlash. Harnessing this momentum, Silayev launched a massive reform of the Soviet military and security apparatus under his new Modernizatsiya (modernization) program which saw the positions of Defense Minister and KGB head require confirmation from both houses of the Supreme Soviet and be filled by civilians. In addition, many of the older top Generals, put in place largely owing solely to connections and loyalty to the old Communist Party, were forced to retire making way for a younger and more professional generation to fill their spots. In addition, a multi-year reduction of the overall military size, particularly the navy, was launched with conscription being ended and replaced with a volunteer-based military. These reforms all but finished the hardliners grip on any power.

1997: Silayev, moving through a few more reforms like creating the post of President of the Soviet Union as the most powerful spot, retires and Grigory Yavlinsky moves from the post of Vice-President to that of President. As political reforms start in earnest, the Baltic nations push for autonomy. After reaching a deal with Moscow, they are granted independence in November as a collective group of three. The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved as what remaining members decide their own paths, while most had slipped away in the years prior when Moscow was focus internally.

1998: Democracy is introduced at a Republic level for the first time and Communist Party rule ends in most republics. In addition, the second, and fully completed Kuznetzov class carrier, was not sold to a Chinese buyer and was instead placed in the reserve fleet.

1999: Late in the year the Second Chechen war erupted like in our timeline. Much like in our timeline, this time around the Soviet military acted swiftly and effectively.

2000: By the end of May, President Yavlinsky announced the ending of combat operations in Chechnya. However, insurgency still remained a problem.

2001: Democratic elections are announced to take place in 2002 for the Supreme Soviet with Presidential elections to follow in 2004. Azerbaijan and Moldova both negotiate for independence but agree tor emain in the Soviet Sphere and newly created GSO alongside Mongolia, Macedonia, and Serbia.

2002: Riding high on the success of his economic, political, and societal reforms, President Yavlinsky announced that we would election, instead of throwing his support behind the then-current Prime Minister of the Russian Republic, Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov who was seen as a champion of the Reforms. In a last blow to the old system, President Yavlisnky officially leaves the Communist Party and founds the Soviet Social Democracy Party, who go on to win a massive majority in both chambers of parliament.

2003: In a joint public address in Geneva, President Yavlinsky and the U.S. President announce that the Cold War is over.
2004: Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov wins in a landslide and is backed by another massive win for the SSDP in parliament.

2005: Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov is inaugurated as the first democratically elected leader of the Soviet Union. Immediately, he gets to work diversifying the economy and the Soviet Federal Government creates three tech hubs to attract the budding tech market. Those being Minsk, Tbilisi, and Vladivostok.

2007: President Luzhkov roles out a new economic package that sees increased investment into the manufacturing industry. Alongside this, a new focus is given on infrastructure in all the Republics and a Trans-Union Highway System starts construction alongside a modernization of the national rail system.

2008: As the global recession hits, the Soviet economy slows but is thankfully able to avoid a recession itself.

2009: President Luzhkov wins reelection but by a smaller margin. Likewise, the SSDP retains a majority in both houses but by a lower margin. President Luzhkov is chastised by conservatives for doing little to push back as NATO expands Eastward.

2010: Rallying the Conservatives and frustrated moderate SSDP members, Russian Republic Premier Sergey Viktorovich Chemezov, launches the United Union Party. By the end of the year, the Soviet economy again started to grow at above 2% again. The UUP become the second most powerful party in parliament in both houses the first year they run, removing the SSDP from an absolute majority and forcing them to form a first ever coalition government with minor center to center left parties.

2012: In a massive shift, the UUP is able to gain an absolute majority in both houses of parliament as public backlash against further NATO expansion and the belief that the SSDP is too cozy with the West grows. By the end of the year, the USSR had launched the first segment of the MIR 2 space station, signaling an independent return to orbital operations for the USSR.

2014: In the bi-decadal Presidential election, Sergey Chemezov wins in a landslide being bolstered by a UUP supermajority in parliament.

2015: As President Chemezov takes office, he announces a shifted focus of modernization programs towards the navy which had taken a back seat to the Army and Air Force, the latter two both seeing massive success with the program. The hallmark public optic victory of this was the updating and modernization of the USSR’s chief carrier, the Ulyanovsk. On an economic front, President Chemezov starts pushing for the idea of the USSR as an ideal middle man for trade between Europe and Asia, putting large investments into the Central Asian republics. In space, the final segments of the MIR 2 station were added in orbit, regular manned missions commenced. Cooperation increases with Israel as the USSR seeks to diversify its connections in the region.

2016: President Chemezov starts taking a more provactive tone with the West and particularly with Washington, decrying advances against the Soviet Union and a lack of mutual respect towards the Soviet Union. The defense budget is increased to 3% of GDP.

2019: President Chemezov announces that he will not run for reelection, citing health concerns. Instead, he supports his Vice-President, Alexander Beglov for the position. Vice-President Beglov goes on to win the Presidency while maintaining the UUP supermajority in parliament as most political scientists reclassify to a dominate party democracy.

2020: President Beglov takes office and immediately increases the rhetoric against Washington. Starting flights off the coast of Alaska in June. In October, President Beglov announces that the Soviet embassy to Israel would move to Jerusalem.

2022: President Beglov withdraws from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty unilaterally and announces that Washington seeks the destruction of the Soviet Union at all costs. The increasing erratic behavior by President Beglov starts a movement inside the UUP to keep him from running again.

2023: Plans are announced to land the first Soviet Man on the moon by 2025 as the USSR reveals plans for its own version of Artemis which had been in the works for nearly a decade.

2024: The movement is successful and President Beglov announces he will not seek reelection but refuses to back a candidate. After much anticipation, then Ukrainian Republic Premier Maksym Zinoviyovych Kozytskyy, is selected as the UUP candidate. Premier Kozytskyy is seen as a rising star and a member of the more rational wing of the UUP. He goes on to win the election and maintains a UUP majority in the parliament.

2025: January 10th is set to see Maksym Zinoviyovych Kozytskyy sworn in as Soviet President.

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NS Name: Ard al Islam
Nation Reserving: Turkey
Territory: Turkey's territory

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NS Name: Ard al Islam
Nation Reserving: Turkey
Territory: Turkey's territory

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[Russia18]

NS Name: The New Russian Federation
Nation Reserving: France
Territory: Same as IRL

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[Chewion]

Adding reservation to the list.

Also, I highly recommend folks join the Discord.

[Russia18]

Nationstates Name: The New Russian Federation
Nation Name: The Fifth Republic of France
Capital: Paris
Territory: Same as IRL
Population: 68.5 million
Official Language: French
Recognized Languages: Alsatian, a Germanic dialect (specifically Alemannic) (spoken by 1.44% of the national population); Basque, a language isolate; Breton, a Celtic language (spoken by 0.61%); Corsican, an Italo-Dalmatian language; and various other Gallo-Romance languages (Langues d'Oïl 1.25%, Occitan 1.33%), English
Flag: Same as IRL
National Anthem (optional): "La Marseillaise"

Head of State: President Éric Ciotti
HoS Picture: President Éric Ciotti
Head of Government: Prime Minister Annie Genevard
HoG Picture (If different from HoS): Prime Minister Annie Genevard
Legislature Name: The French Parliament
Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each): The Republicans control the Senate and the National Assembly. The Senate has 348 members:
SR (198)
S (55)
UC (47)
RDPI (14)
CRCE (10)
RDSE (9)
LIRT (8)
E (7)
RASNAG (3)

The National Assembly has 577 members:
RE (90)
DEM (44)
HOR (29)
RN (68)
LFI (54)
LR (212)
SOC (25)
ECO (17)
GDR (17)
LIOT (15)
Others (11)

NI (5)
Vacant (0)
GDP Nominal: 3.4 trillion USD
GDP Nominal Per Capita: 49635 USD
GDP (PPP): 4 trillion USD
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: 58394 USD
Currency: Euro

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges: The main challenge that France is currently dealing with in the massive influx of migrants from North Africa and the Mid East. Due to many of these migrants being Muslim, France has seen an increase of terror attacks over the last couple of decades. While not a big problem, poverty still exists in many parts of France.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges: France key focuses is eliminating terrorist groups wherever they may be found and containing the USSR which still poses a national security threat to France and her allies around the world.

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here): Due to the National Security threat from the USSR, France has maintained Cold War Levels for its military and in 2017, the French Parliament voted to increase the French military from 525,000 to 750,000 over the next 10 year while the defense budget increased up to 3% of the GDP(PPP). A full modernization of the French military was initiated in order keep up militarily with the rest of Europe, the United States and Canada. Unlike IRL, PA 2 carrier program was never canceled which resulted in in 2 carriers built. The carriers named theVerdun and the Jeanne d'Arc were finished in 2016 and 2019 before undergoing sea trails after they were commissioned in 2020 and 2023. The difference between the original design and the final design was that these carriers were powered by an upgraded version of the nuclear reactors used by the Charles De Gaulle. The Aquitaine class frigate, which unlike IRL, were continuing to be built with 11 in service and 11 more planned and/or under construction. The Horizon-class frigate were France has 6 in service and 2 more under construction. The Amiral Ronarc'h-class frigate has 1 in service with 6 more ordered and/or under construction. The Leclerc 'Flakpanzer' SPAAG and the Leclerc Crotale were not canceled due to the Cold War continuing into the 21st Century with 120 Leclerc Crotales and 165 Leclerc 'Flakpanzer' SPAAGs built. In 2018, the French Army ordered 200 Leclerc XLM for $3.2 billion and began upgrading all Leclerc MBTs already in service to the Leclerc XLM version. In 2008, France orders 100 Eurofighter Typhoon for $12.4 billion to replace its Mirage 2000D and 15 F/A-18F Super Hornets for $1.5 billion from Boeing with the approval of the American government. Everything else remains the same.

Alliances (If different from IRL): Same as IRL

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP): In the 2022 French presidential and the legislative elections, Éric Ciotti and the Republicans won the Presidency and the National Assembly due to their tough stance against the PRC, the USSR and North Korea and his opposition to all the illegal immigrants in France. In 2023 Senate elections, Éric Ciotti's Republicans won a strong majority in the Senate. With both houses under Republican control, Éric pushed for greater involvement in both the EU and NATO while cracking down of Islamic terror groups in the Francophone countries of North Africa.

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[Ard al Islam]

Adding reservation to the list.

Also, I highly recommend folks join the Discord.

I may want to join this RP(cool sig by the way, support all of that too except "democracy" and "Israel"), but I have a lot of trouble with nation RPs especially opposed to character RPs.

[Chewion]

Adding reservation to the list.

Also, I highly recommend folks join the Discord.

I may want to join this RP(cool sig by the way, support all of that too except "democracy" and "Israel"), but I have a lot of trouble with nation RPs especially opposed to character RPs.

No worries man! As long as you try your best and kinda follow the lead of others, I’m sure you’ll do fine and we’re all here to help give pointers etc.

[Arvenia]

Nationstates Name: Arvenia
Nation Name: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Capital: Beijing
Territory: China
Population: 1,424,381,924
Official Language: Standard Chinese (Mandarin)
Recognized Languages: Mongolian, Uyghur, Tibetan, Zhuang, Manchu, Korean, English, Portuguese, Nuosu (Yi), Kazakh and other languages
Flag: Flag of the People's Republic of China
National Anthem: "March of the Volunteers"

Head of State: President Li Xianglin
HoS Picture: Li Xianglin
Head of Government: Premier Chen Junfei
HoG Picture: Chen Junfei
Legislature Name: National People's Congress (unicameral legislature) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (advisory body)
Party in Power: Communist Party of China (CPC)

GDP Nominal: $24.531 trillion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $21,291
GDP (PPP): $37.674 trillion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $12,970
Currency: Renminbi (¥)

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:

• Free Hong Kong - Clashes between protesters and authorities in Hong Kong have grown more and more violent since 2019. The Chinese government has made efforts to ease the clashes, but the protesters ain't having it.
• Communist Hardliners - The CPC has permanently been split into two camps. One of them is a reformist camp led by current General Secretary Li Xianglin, while the other is a hardline one dominated by Maoists, conservatives and ultranationalists.
• Ethnic Uprising - Ethnic uprising has been growing in both Xinjiang and Tibet.
• Unstable Infrastructure - Many buildings in China are unstable and such problem could be blamed on the poor construction ethics of real estate companies.
• Population Crisis - China has dealt with both overpopulation and a decrease in birth rate.
• Economic Stalemate - China currently maintains a socialist market economy, yet the Chinese government has lately been clamping down hard on large companies and enforcing labour rights.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:

• Chinese Irredentism - China has been hellbent on taking back its rightful territories (such as Taiwan and the Diaoyu Islands).
• Japanese Boogaloo - China has a very complicated relationship with Japan.
• Desperate America - America has recently grown concerned over China being a future superpower.
• Anti-Chinese Sentiment - Since the COVID-19 pandemic and the expansion of large Chinese companies into foreign markets, anti-Chinese sentiment has become increasingly worse in many countries, especially Western ones.
• South China Seas Dispute - China currently has a territorial dispute with some Southeast Asian countries over the South China Seas.
• African Debt - The Belt and Road Initiative has caused some African countries to be indebted to China.

Military Branches:
PLA Ground Force
PLA Navy
PLA Air Force
PLA Rocket Force
PLA Strategic Support Force
People's Armed Police (paramilitary)
China Militia (paramilitary)
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (paramilitary)

Military Information:
Active Personnel: 2,035,000
Reserve Personnel: 510,000
Total Manpower: 2,545,000
Paramilitary Manpower: 624,000

Tanks: 5,250
Armoured Personnel Carriers: 12,000
Infantry Fighting Vehicles: 23,000
Self-Propelled Artillery: 4,100
Towed Artillery: 1,732
Rocket Projectors: 3,160

Aircraft Carriers: 2
Helicopter Carriers: 3
Destroyers: 41
Frigates: 50
Corvettes: 70
Submarines: 79
Amphibious Assault Ships: 3
Missile Boats: 109
Patrol Vessels: 152
Mine Sweepers: 36

Fighters: 1,200
Dedicated Attack: 371
Transport: 286
Trainers: 299
Special Mission: 114
Tankers: 3
Helicopters: 1,193

Alliances: The PRC maintains deep political and economic cooperation with the USSR. The PRC is also a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

History Changes: The history of China diverges in the year 2000 when Jiang Ziamin, the country's paramount leader, purged the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of hardliners. This was accomplished by 2003 and Jiang began announcing a new series of political reforms, which were all aimed at satisfying the Chinese democracy movement. These reforms included members of the National People's Congress (NPC) being directly elected by the people and the President of China being made into an directly-elected position. This also came with national elections in 2004. The elections saw Hu Jintao become President, while Jiang would remain as General Secretary. With Hu as President, China began focusing on opening itself up to the world and utilizing a diplomatic approach to form multilateral relations. At the same time, the Chinese government was also building up the People's Liberation Army (PLA). In addition to this, President Hu, along with Premier Wen Jiabao, sought to improve China's socio-economic issues through the "Scientific Outlook on Development", which aimed to build a so-called "Harmonious Socialist Society" that was prosperous and free of social conflict. This would ironically lead to a massive crackdown on protests across China. Meanwhile, President Hu possessed a modest and reserved style of leadership, with his tenure being characterized by collective leadership, consensus-based rule and a stern emphasis on technocratic competence.

In the leadup to the 2008 Summer Olympics, President Hu announced the creation of a new flag for the PRC. It was a red flag with a yellow sun and five red stars. This was meant to represent national unity in China and a strong distancing from its Maoist past. Meanwhile, it was announced that elections would be held for the National People's Congress and that all parties could participate in these elections. However, participation in these elections were only open to eight subservient parties and, for the time being, the Presidency was only available to CCP candidates.

Following the 2009 elections, Hu was re-elected as President of China, while the CCP retained a strong majority in the National People's Congress. This also came with additional reforms, one of which saw the CCP moving out of Zhongnanhai. As a result, Zhongnanhai came to be solely occupied by both the Presidency and the State Council.

In 2012, Bo Xilai, the CCP Committee Secretary of Chongqing, was supposed to run for President in the 2014 elections, but his top lieutenant, Wang Lijun, fled to the US Consulate in Chengdu and claimed that Bo and his wife were involved in the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. This resulted in Bo being formally expelled from the CCP and unable to participate in the 2014 elections. A year later, he was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to life in prison. As of 2025, he is currently incarcarated at Qincheng.

In 2014, being unable to run for a third term in office, Hu endorsed Li Jinping, a close friend of his, for the Presidency. Li, being a reformer himself, was elected as President and began to implement further reforms. However, this came amidst rising protests in Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang. Meanwhile, some of Li's reforms include the promotion of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the advancement of military-civil fusion, further liberalization of the Chinese economy, further modernization of the PLA, an ambiguous foreign policy (regarding Japan and Western countries) and an extensive crackdown on "political extremism" (which may actually refer to political dissent). He was also a stern conservative as he championed higher birth rates, traditional family values, Confucian philosophy and a stronger emphasis on cultural assimilation. As a result, his administration began clamping down on political dissent. In Xinjiang, re-education camps were set up to integrate Uyghurs and other Muslim groups into Chinese society. In 2019, protests in Hong Kong grew worse, while Li was re-elected for a second term. Meanwhile, the BRI had completely made some African countries indebted to China.

However, in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic broke out and President Li was forced to implement strict regulations across China. These regulations were too brutal and caused further outrage towards Li. But the most shocking part is that Li himself would secretly test positive for COVID-19. In order to hide this, Li had the authorities claim that he was perfectly healthy, while his doctors would try to create a vaccine for him. However, later that same year, Li would unexpectedly pass away from the pandemic, resulting in the formation of an interim government led by Premier Zhi Qiang. The interim government claimed that Li was just feeling ill and had to be hospitalized. The interim government continued with his policies, but it was a difficult task. After two years of interim rule, presidential election was held in 2022. The primary candidates were Li Xianglin and Chang Kunming. The former was President Li's niece, while the latter was one of his key political allies and a fellow conservative. Unlike both her uncle and Chang, Li Xianglin was a liberal reformist. The people's distrust towards both President Li and the interim government resulted in Li Xianglin being elected as President of China. This would also make her both General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairwoman of the Central Military Commission (CMC).

In the earlier days of her reign, Li Xianglin enforced a lot of political reforms, which included an extensive anti-corruption campaign, a softer attitude towards both neighbouring countries and political dissidents, a reversal of her uncle's authoritarian policies and a mitigation strategy against COVID-19. She also introduced far-reaching social and economic reforms, which were all influenced by the Chinese democracy movement, the FDR administration, the Nordic model and the Guangdong model. Censorship laws were eased, re-education camps were shut down, political activists were released from prison and economic growth increased. Regarding foreign affairs, Li Xianglin sought reconciliation with both Japan and Southeast Asia, while keeping a close eye on the US. She also enforced strict regulations on big businesses and promoted stronger protections for workers. She further modernized the PLA by abolishing the CCP-led CMC and making the PLA-aligned CMC part of the Presidency, thus separating the PLA from the CCP.

Preparing for eventual Chinese reunification, Li Xianglin and the CCP maintained close relations with the Kuomintang (KMT), mostly to ensure the possibility of a two-party system in China. As a result, Li Xianglin has made plans to reform the CCP into the Chinese Socialist Party (CSP), also known as "Shehuidang" (SHD). This is another one of her efforts to move China from its Maoist past. However, her reforms have caused a big rift within the CCP as it was divided into two camps. The first one is the reformist camp that supports Li's policies, while the other one is a hardline camp that is further divided into three smaller camps. First, we got Maoists, who wishes to bring China back under communist rule and promote Bo Xilai's Chongqing model. Then, we got conservatives, who strongly supports Li Jinping's controversial policies. Last but not least, we got ultranationalists, who believes that China isn't sufficiently nationalist and were possibly inspired by Nazism.

The year 2024 saw further reforms being implemented by Li Xianglin. These include efforts to relieve African countries of debt (which was caused by the Belt and Road Initiative), the removal of communist statues and paintings (as an attempt to rid China of its communist past), greater autonomy for both autonomous provinces and SARs, increased civil rights for ethnic and religious minorities, stronger environmental protection laws and further market regulations (in a social-democatic sense).

The year is now 2025 and we shall all see how China would handle it.

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My application has been finished.

[Ard al Islam]

I may want to join this RP(cool sig by the way, support all of that too except "democracy" and "Israel"), but I have a lot of trouble with nation RPs especially opposed to character RPs.

No worries man! As long as you try your best and kinda follow the lead of others, I’m sure you’ll do fine and we’re all here to help give pointers etc.

Why thank you! In that case…

NS Name: Ard al Islam
Nation Reserving: Turkey
Territory: Turkey's territory

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[Sao Nova Europa]

Reserving Taiwan, expect app soon

[Ard al Islam]

Reserving Taiwan, expect app soon

What is this "Taiwan?" You mean Chinese Taipei?

[Sao Nova Europa]

Nationstates Name: Sao Nova Europa
Nation Name: Republic of China
Capital: Taipei
Territory: Free Territory of the Republic of China
Population: 24,894,394
Official Language: Mandarin
Recognized Languages:

Hokkien
Hakka
Formosan
Matsu
Wuqiu

Flag:



National Anthem (optional): National Anthem of the Republic of China

Head of State: President Wayne Chiang

The President of the Republic of China is elected by the National Assembly for a term of six years. There are no term limits. The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The President is also responsible for directing foreign and domestic policy: he can issue executive orders, appoint judges and the Premier, conclude treaties, declare war, and issue emergency decrees. Despite his role as head of state, the President is the de facto head of government as well and the real ruler of the Republic of China.

HoS Picture:



Head of Government: Premier Eric Chu

The Premier is the head of government. He is nominated by the President and approved by the National Assembly. Since he can be appointed and dismissed by the President at will, the Premier is considered inferior to the President within the Chinese political system. The Premier is responsible for nominating members of the Executive Yuan (the Cabinet of the Republic of China) and implementing day-to-day policies.

HoG Picture (If different from HoS):



Legislature Name:

The Republic of China maintains a tricameral legislature:

- National Assembly:

The National Assembly has 300 seats, elected every six years using a proportional representation system. The National Assembly is responsible for electing the President of the Republic of China, confirming the Premier, confirming appointees for the Executive and Judicial Yuans, and voting on Constitutional Amendments.

- Legislative Yuan:

The Legislative Yuan has 100 seats, elected every four years using a FPTP system and single-member constituencies. The Legislative Yuan is responsible for the passage of legislation, which is then sent to the President for signing. It functions similarly to parliaments in other Republics.

- Control Yuan:

The Control Yuan has 40 members, elected by district and municipal councils. The Control Yuan is responsible for monitoring the government and ensuring high standards of conduct. It has the power to impeach the President and censure government officials, and it also audits the annual government budget.

Party in Power (If bicameral note who controls each):

The Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) is the sole legal party of the Republic of China. As such, all members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, and the Control Yuan are either members of the KMT or independents affiliated with the KMT.

GDP Nominal: $828.659 billion
GDP Nominal Per Capita: $35,513
GDP (PPP): $1.621 trillion
GDP (PPP) Per Capita: $69,500
Currency: New Taiwan dollar (NT$)

Domestic Policy Overview/Challenges:

Security State:

The Republic of China is a relic of the Cold War, maintaining a nationalistic, anti-communist authoritarian regime. While it presents itself as a democratic nation, the Republic of China is a dictatorship in all but name: only the ruling KMT party is allowed to contest in elections, the media (both traditional and social media) are heavily censored and restricted by the government, martial law is still in effect (restricting the freedom of assembly and speech), and the secret police is abducting, torturing and murdering dissenters.

Identity Crisis:

The ruling KMT regime is heavily promoting Chinese nationalism and the idea that reunification under KMT rule is nearing. In practice, though, everyone can see that the Republic of China does not have the strength to impose its own terms on Red China. Many young people also do not feel a connection to the Mainland and instead advocate for Taiwanese patriotism. The KMT is trying to face these challenges with a combination of government repression and heavy-handed propaganda.

Foreign Policy Overview/Challenges:

Red China:

In order to justify its existence and the maintenance of martial law, the KMT government is promoting an ultranationalist and militaristic narrative of an eventual military reconquest of the Mainland. This has led to tense relations with the People's Republic of China, though the KMT governments have been careful enough to avoid a slide into outright military conflict.

Slowing Economic Growth:

The Republic of China has seen economic growth slow down in recent years, and the importance of Red China in its economy increase. President Wayne Chiang seeks to both bolster economic growth and disengage the Republic of China from Red China.

Military Information (If different from irl you must indicate that here): RL Military

Alliances (If different from IRL):

The Republic of China maintains an informal alliance with the United States, though officially the American government does not recognize the Republic of China.

History Changes (Subject to review and approval by OP and Co-OP):

In 1984, Chiang Ching-kuo selected James Soong to be his Vice-president. A Chinese nationalist, James Soong had gained prominence when he addressed the nation following the Carter administration's decision to break ties with the RoC. Soon gave a patriotic condemnation of the American position and a ringing defense of the RoC. Choosing Soon as VP was a clear signal that Chiang Ching-kuo wouldn't heed the calls of reformists and instead would maintain the KMT security apparatus. After the death of Chiang Ching-kuo in 1988, James Soong succeeded him as President.

Soong did offer some concessions to the reformists, such as forcing decades-old permanent members (elected to represent territories in Mainland China) of the National Assembly to step down and be replaced with younger candidates elected by the Taiwanese voters. However, the Wild Lily student movement - which demanded democratization - forced Soong in the opposite direction. He cracked down hard on the movement, with troops opening fire on the protesters and killing hundreds of students, and reinforced the security apparatus by strengthening the powers and reach of the secret police. Taiwan was to remain a dictatorship. Under Soong's presidency, economic ties between the RoC and the PRC were strengthened.

In 2002, James Soong was succeeded by Lien Chan (2002 - 2014) and Ma Ying-jeou (2014 - 2024). Under their presidencies, the RoC oversaw a period of increased economic growth and social stability. The price, however, was increased repression. Seeking to counter the rising tide of independence sentiment, the KMT administrations would promote heavy-handed Chinese nationalist propaganda and create a climate of militarism and conflict with the PRC that hurt ties between the two countries and strained relations.

In October of 2024, Ma Ying-jeou resigned from the presidency due to health issues and he was succeeded by his Vice-president, Wayne Chiang. Wayne is the great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek, a symbolism promoted heavily by government propaganda. The new President seeks to bolster economic growth, fortify economically the RoC against the PRC, and increase the strength of the RoC Armed Forces.

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[The Manticoran Empire]

Reserving Taiwan, expect app soon

What is this "Taiwan?" You mean Chinese Taipei?

No, we mean the true China, the Republic of China.