The Imperial Warglorian Empire wrote:NS Name: The Imperial Warglorian Empire
Formal Nation Name: The United Federation of Scandinavia and the Baltics
Informal Nation Name: Scandinavian-Baltican Empire, Imperial Scandinavian-Baltican Federation
Description or Map of Territory: The Baltic States, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Greenland
Capital City: Stockholm
Link To National Anthem: Every nation still uses its own national anthems (for now)
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Current Ruling Political Party: United North Party
Current Head of State: Sven Engdahl
Ideology: Progressivism, Authoritarianism, Militarism, Democratic Socialism
History Since 2019: Despite remaining neutral, when WW3 began the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Greenland and Iceland were afraid that their neutrality would be violated, as it was during WWII, and so decided to expand the Nordefco initiative, turning it into a fully-fledged defensive pact with a new integrated military force and Joint-High Command. Their first action was to intervene in the Finnish Civil War, where the newly integrated military force proved surprisingly effective and gave desperately needed experience in warfare. After two years, the situation in Finland is pacified and the Civil War ends, with Scandinavian forces crushing the Nationalist Rebels. Upon the end of this conflict, the Finnish, afraid that the Russians would try and intervene while Finland was weakened, would decide to fully join the Nordefco initiative as well. The Scandinavians send volunteers and supplies to EU forces, earning more war experience, yet ultimately not changing much as the Russians overwhelmed Europe.
As some of the only nations in Europe not devastated by war, the Scandinavian countries gained a huge monopoly in selling badly need supplies and aid to the many nations of Europe. Though suffering from a brief Immigration Crisis as the many Europeans tried to escape war-torn Europe, mainly from Germany, this ultimately was to the advantage of the Scandinavian countries as the talented engineers, industrial designers, scientists and others of the Federal Republic flooded into the country and worked for their pay, and for the benefit of Scandinavia. It was also the case that during the war, as the volunteers of various Scandinavian countries fought and died together on the battlefields of Europe, that a massive upsurge in Scandinavian Nationalism rose, calling for closer cooperation and integration between the Nordic brothers, with many even suggesting the uniting of countries. Due to this, and the massive amount of fear and pressure from the new "Eurasian Union," the nations of Scandinavia agreed to unite into one single nation-state: The United Federation of Scandinavia.
However, this sudden uniting and expansion for the nation didn't just stop there, as there was another potential "customer" on the table: the Baltic States. The Baltic States, having been coerced into supporting the Russians during the war, also feared this new Eurasian Union, and feared a repeat of when the Soviets invaded their homeland. With this fear, as well as many Baltic peoples already feeling close to their Nordic neighbours, the Baltic states asked to join the Federation. As there were already many sub-branches of "Scandinavian Nationalists" who considered the Baltic States a close brother of the Nordic peoples, the Federation accepted and the Baltic states joined, forming the "United Federation of Scandinavia and the Baltics" alternatively known as "The United Scandinavian-Baltican Federation".
It is also due to this newfound fear of their Neo-Soviet neighbour that the Federation has become much more authoritarian and militaristic, as to assure its security and sovereignty, and to show that Scandinavia, even in neutrality, will not be a pushover in any sense of the word.
Because of this, the Federation has grown to be perhaps one of the most powerful nations and forces in Europe besides that of the Eurasian Union. Now, time will tell whether the Federation will use this newfound power, and how it will use it.
Overview of Nation's Economy: Due to the exodus of German and general European intellectual minds, as well as a monopoly over foreign aid to Europe and the ability to produce goods where now nations have a hard time to due to war devastation, the Federation has an extremely strong economy and a very advanced electronics and industrial sector.
Overview of Nation's Political Structure: The nation has been centralised around the "Federation Council" where the leaders/representatives of the Federation's members meet and decide matters of state. Below them, each nation member has its own parliamentary body to help manage their respective nation-state, with a leader of each parliament being elected by a mix of the parliaments themselves and votes by the populace. Every few years, a "High Chancellor" is elected to nominally lead the Federation Council. He or she is elected by a mix of votes by representatives in the council, votes and decisions from the local parliaments of each member, and the votes of the general populace of the entire Federation. The High Chancellor, as Head of State, has strong executive power over the Federation, however, must subject him or herself to the nominal will of the council.
Overview of Foreign Relations: The Federation holds tense relations with the Eurasian Union: though they very much fear and somewhat despise what they see as simply another stage in the evolution of Russia, they are very reluctant to take any hostile action against them and provoke another war. They are intrigued by the new Poland and her Visegrad Group: on one hand, it is a good option to try and protect themselves against Russia, but on the other hand, Poland's close ties to Russia means that this might not be a viable option. The Federation holds a favourable view of the UK and somewhat favourable yet cautious views of Germany and various former EU members, as Germany's Open-Border policy for immigrants proved rather controversial.
Name of Armed Forces: United Federation Defence Forces
Land Army Name and Size: United Federation Army
-900,000 Soldiers (400,000 Active, 500,000 Reserve)
-450 Tanks
-5,600 AFVs/APCs
-450 Self-Propelled Guns
-760 Towed Artillery
-80 Rocket Projectors
Navy Name and Size: United Federation Navy
-12 Submarines
-8 Destroyers
-15 Frigates
-15 Corvettes
Air Force Name and Size: United Federation Airforce
Other Military Branches:
-United Federation Military Intelligence Service
GDP in $US: 4 Trillion USD
Estimated Population: 35,718,893
Other Information: TBA
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