The Country Game 2

[Alvosa]

We are sending out shipments of Olives to Indonesia and Canada.

[Woodsmere]

As leader of Bangladesh, I shall invest 10 billion into new textiles factories to boost the economy and attract foreign investors. I need to become a clothing giant just like irl.

also i can sell water at very low prices, it has to be purified if you want to drink it tho. we have excess water :skull:

Dude you never made an application.

actually i did, i just forgot about this thing. look below

oh my bad, i didn't see germany anywhere

Country name: Bangladesh
Leader name: Muhammad Chowdhury

Accepted

[Ancientania]

October, 2031
After the tumultuous 20s, the late years of the decade, starting in 2029, calmed the waters. It was once again peacetime- but, as always, there were some who saw this as an opportunity to strike.

China had maintained a steady lead over the rest of the world- with the US's slower growth, it once again became the most powerful nation after a 1-2 thousand year hiatus. However, Ukraine looks to increase its standing as well, and, without Russia, provides a steady hand in Eastern European politics.

The Middle East may never be calm, but with the Israel-Hamas (for lack of a better term) war over in a strange sort of stalemate, and the Syrian crisis ended, it certainly seems that the region come finally function- however, new leaders in Egypt and Saudi Arabia may change how the future unfolds.

Am I still assigned to Japan? And if yes can I do a time jump describing what happened in recent years using all the money that was accumulated in that time?

I cut you in your absence, but if you're still up to it then you'll have to restart with 100 mil... but you'll gain 105 again.

crude oil, actually

Mad Egyptian scientists are mixing Kupirijo's crude oil with some olives. They hope it makes olive oil.

Well, it does make olive oil. I just wouldn't put it in any food.

President Abdel Fattah el Sisi has unveiled plans to open up a new lane of the Suez canal. Experts say that the project will cost 40 billion USD and will take at least 6 years, but that annual revenue from the canal may be increased by 50% from 8 billion USD per annum to 12 billion USD per annum.

That's a rather low estimate, monetarily... because I give y'all so much money to start, things will cost more. For the time frame, you can also increase approval by stretching it out- plus, the more money, the better condition. If you did, say, 1 trillion, you could get it done in 3 years, and that might work better.

Edit : has Buthan been invaded or whatever action that would have an impact on Buthan been taken ?

Nothing comes to mind offhand - Bhutan was threatened by an Indian military buildup, but they have yet to invade.

I've cut Crpo, too- so it's likely Bhutan's safe for now.

Greece will support the Progressive party of Working people (Communist) in the next Cyprus election in order for them to support joining Greece as an autonomous region.

Glad to see you actually doing things in Cyprus. Unfortunately, this strengthens the North Cyprus rebellion movement, and they threaten succession if the party wins.

As leader of Bangladesh, I shall invest 10 billion into new textiles factories to boost the economy and attract foreign investors. I need to become a clothing giant just like irl.

also i can sell water at very low prices, it has to be purified if you want to drink it tho. we have excess water :skull:

Got it.

Hmm. Our other partners who the technology was shared with contributed $160 billion and accepted the risk of failure in addition to their buyin. We could part with it for $200 billion, I suppose, now that it is a proven technology.

That is much beyond our current income so I suppose we'll have to look into this later.

You've 310 billion

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State of the World- October, 2031

- South Sudan, Haiti, Costa Rica, Laos, Bosnia- all countries whose leaders have been killed, all 3-6 years ago. This has had international implications too- the Second Sudanese War, the Dominican occupation and eventual removal from Haiti, and Laos' independence from Vietnam were all caused by these murders. However, after a failed assassination attempt of Turkmenistan's leader, the culprit supposedly has a face- but no name. You may refer to him as The Wave, and he has a dark-skinned face, possibly African or Carribean by birth or lineage.
- The world is blossoming! To celebrate, Finland is hosting a Global Showcase, in which countries are allowed to set up an acre of land outside of Helsinki to construct and effectively show the world what the pride of your country is- whether it be food, culture, science, tech, or anything else, you'll be able to show it. It will take place in January 2032, or 2 months from now. Buying a spot costs 1 million (and you can buy multiple if you so desire), but I adivse you use more than that to make this a net monetary gain for your country- the more you spend (and a few other factors, like the amount you've already done in the industry and uniqueness compared to fellow players) influence how much you gain.

My telegram box is always open for secret actions!

[Lemueria]

We are sending out shipments of Olives to Indonesia and Canada.

Thanks! We'll pay you 1 billion for that.

October, 2031
After the tumultuous 20s, the late years of the decade, starting in 2029, calmed the waters. It was once again peacetime- but, as always, there were some who saw this as an opportunity to strike.

China had maintained a steady lead over the rest of the world- with the US's slower growth, it once again became the most powerful nation after a 1-2 thousand year hiatus. However, Ukraine looks to increase its standing as well, and, without Russia, provides a steady hand in Eastern European politics.

The Middle East may never be calm, but with the Israel-Hamas (for lack of a better term) war over in a strange sort of stalemate, and the Syrian crisis ended, it certainly seems that the region come finally function- however, new leaders in Egypt and Saudi Arabia may change how the future unfolds.

Am I still assigned to Japan? And if yes can I do a time jump describing what happened in recent years using all the money that was accumulated in that time?

I cut you in your absence, but if you're still up to it then you'll have to restart with 100 mil... but you'll gain 105 again.

Mad Egyptian scientists are mixing Kupirijo's crude oil with some olives. They hope it makes olive oil.

Well, it does make olive oil. I just wouldn't put it in any food.

President Abdel Fattah el Sisi has unveiled plans to open up a new lane of the Suez canal. Experts say that the project will cost 40 billion USD and will take at least 6 years, but that annual revenue from the canal may be increased by 50% from 8 billion USD per annum to 12 billion USD per annum.

That's a rather low estimate, monetarily... because I give y'all so much money to start, things will cost more. For the time frame, you can also increase approval by stretching it out- plus, the more money, the better condition. If you did, say, 1 trillion, you could get it done in 3 years, and that might work better.

Nothing comes to mind offhand - Bhutan was threatened by an Indian military buildup, but they have yet to invade.

I've cut Crpo, too- so it's likely Bhutan's safe for now.

Greece will support the Progressive party of Working people (Communist) in the next Cyprus election in order for them to support joining Greece as an autonomous region.

Glad to see you actually doing things in Cyprus. Unfortunately, this strengthens the North Cyprus rebellion movement, and they threaten succession if the party wins.

As leader of Bangladesh, I shall invest 10 billion into new textiles factories to boost the economy and attract foreign investors. I need to become a clothing giant just like irl.

also i can sell water at very low prices, it has to be purified if you want to drink it tho. we have excess water :skull:

Got it.

That is much beyond our current income so I suppose we'll have to look into this later.

You've 310 billion

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State of the World- October, 2031

- South Sudan, Haiti, Costa Rica, Laos, Bosnia- all countries whose leaders have been killed, all 3-6 years ago. This has had international implications too- the Second Sudanese War, the Dominican occupation and eventual removal from Haiti, and Laos' independence from Vietnam were all caused by these murders. However, after a failed assassination attempt of Turkmenistan's leader, the culprit supposedly has a face- but no name. You may refer to him as The Wave, and he has a dark-skinned face, possibly African or Carribean by birth or lineage.
- The world is blossoming! To celebrate, Finland is hosting a Global Showcase, in which countries are allowed to set up an acre of land outside of Helsinki to construct and effectively show the world what the pride of your country is- whether it be food, culture, science, tech, or anything else, you'll be able to show it. It will take place in January 2032, or 2 months from now. Buying a spot costs 1 million (and you can buy multiple if you so desire), but I adivse you use more than that to make this a net monetary gain for your country- the more you spend (and a few other factors, like the amount you've already done in the industry and uniqueness compared to fellow players) influence how much you gain.

My telegram box is always open for secret actions!

Oh great, we also have other actions I'll like you do, these actions:

Country Name: The United States of America
Leader Name: President Donald Trump
…
Trump is going to be fun to RP as solely due to how chaotic he is…

...I know I have not been accepted yet but my first pre-action is to slash nickel, copper, bauxite, tin and gold exports by half.

[Lemueria]

We'll buy 1,000 acres (4.04 km) of land for 1 billion.

[Ancientania]

We'll buy 1,000 acres (4.04 km) of land for 1 billion.

I've slashed those exports for ya.

And I'll subtract the 2 bil you've spent. Happy building

[G-Tech Corporation]

Interesting news about Turkmenistan and the Wave. With the recent attempted assassination of the potentate in the Mervic Socialist Republic, a Eurasian task force from the Ministry of State Security will be stood up to hunt down any organizations supporting this dangerous radical and root out potential sympathizers in the Near East.

The Union is pleased to send delegates to the Finnish conference, and will allocate $200m to a large working display of Eurasian deep mining techniques, hyper-modern chipset manufacturing apparatuses, and a small launch site where at the close of festivities dignitaries will ride the Long March 5 spaceplane for a short sub-orbital flight demonstrating the Union's strides in these areas.

[Woodsmere]

Who wants to trade textiles? natural resources would be preferred

[Lemueria]

Who wants to trade textiles? natural resources would be preferred

We can trade textiles for bauxite or gold or whatever oyu prefer.

[New Khemet]

President Abdel Fattah el Sisi has unveiled plans to open up a new lane of the Suez canal. Experts say that the project will cost 40 billion USD and will take at least 6 years, but that annual revenue from the canal may be increased by 50% from 8 billion USD per annum to 12 billion USD per annum.

That's a rather low estimate, monetarily... because I give y'all so much money to start, things will cost more. For the time frame, you can also increase approval by stretching it out- plus, the more money, the better condition. If you did, say, 1 trillion, you could get it done in 3 years, and that might work better.

I used real-world monetary estimates. If my estimates are a bit low, what would a reasonable amount be?

[Woodsmere]

Who wants to trade textiles? natural resources would be preferred

We can trade textiles for bauxite or gold or whatever oyu prefer.

Do you have crude oil?

[Owonyaania]

Damn, wasn't I earning like 130 million at least monthly? And does that mean my nation was completely stagnating during all these years and nothing was done, at least like as if my nation was NPC and they decided to do anything? I'd like to rejoin but if now I am earning less than I was previously and didn't earn anything and nothing changed during all these years I don't know if it makes sense for me to join because I was about to go to moon and now China already has space stations.

[New Khemet]

We can trade textiles for bauxite or gold or whatever oyu prefer.

Do you have crude oil?

I produce around 560,000 barrels a day (source: eia.gov). What would you give and how much would you like?

[Woodsmere]

Do you have crude oil?

I produce around 560,000 barrels a day (source: eia.gov). What would you give and how much would you like?

I can provide all sorts of clothing for your people to wear (you can state an amount) for at least 650,000 barrels a week

[Kupirijo]

Invade Qatar

[Ancientania]

That's a rather low estimate, monetarily... because I give y'all so much money to start, things will cost more. For the time frame, you can also increase approval by stretching it out- plus, the more money, the better condition. If you did, say, 1 trillion, you could get it done in 3 years, and that might work better.

I used real-world monetary estimates. If my estimates are a bit low, what would a reasonable amount be?

And there's not a problem with that- I just give y'all too much money. That's something I'm thinking about fixing when TCG3 comes about in 6 or 7 months. 100 billion over a year could be better, but more money = higher quality. Plus, you could open multiple lanes at once if you've a large enough timeframe.

Do you have crude oil?

I produce around 560,000 barrels a day (source: eia.gov). What would you give and how much would you like?

I should think that number be closer to 600,000 by 2031

Damn, wasn't I earning like 130 million at least monthly? And does that mean my nation was completely stagnating during all these years and nothing was done, at least like as if my nation was NPC and they decided to do anything? I'd like to rejoin but if now I am earning less than I was previously and didn't earn anything and nothing changed during all these years I don't know if it makes sense for me to join because I was about to go to moon and now China already has space stations.

Sorry, 130. I misremembered; that's on me.

I haven't an established system for returning nations- I might change that on TCG3, too. Truly a work in progress, this.

I'll look at your stats and see what I can do. I'll update you later

[New Khemet]

I produce around 560,000 barrels a day (source: eia.gov). What would you give and how much would you like?

I can provide all sorts of clothing for your people to wear (you can state an amount) for at least 650,000 barrels a week

How about I provide you with Egyptian cotton (seen by many as the highest-quality of cotton in the world) for you to manufacture your clothing with, and you provide me with some of the clothing you manufacture?

If you would like some crude oil, perhaps you could be given 5% of my daily production for 3 years if you assist me in digging the Suez canal's new lane.

[G-Tech Corporation]

If you would like some crude oil, perhaps you could be given 5% of my daily production for 3 years if you assist me in digging the Suez canal's new lane.

The Eurasian Union would be quite happy to help with the expansion of the Suez Canal Zone - our engineers have extensive experience with mega-construction and water management from our recent work in alpine dams and deep mining. If a 49% stake could be arranged for the new lane, and a bid prioritized from the Eurasian State Construction Engineering Corporation, we could have the lane built for Egypt within the year at a cost of merely some $250 billion.

[Usonia Federal Union]

October, 2031
After the tumultuous 20s, the late years of the decade, starting in 2029, calmed the waters. It was once again peacetime- but, as always, there were some who saw this as an opportunity to strike.

China had maintained a steady lead over the rest of the world- with the US's slower growth, it once again became the most powerful nation after a 1-2 thousand year hiatus. However, Ukraine looks to increase its standing as well, and, without Russia, provides a steady hand in Eastern European politics.

The Middle East may never be calm, but with the Israel-Hamas (for lack of a better term) war over in a strange sort of stalemate, and the Syrian crisis ended, it certainly seems that the region come finally function- however, new leaders in Egypt and Saudi Arabia may change how the future unfolds.

Am I still assigned to Japan? And if yes can I do a time jump describing what happened in recent years using all the money that was accumulated in that time?

I cut you in your absence, but if you're still up to it then you'll have to restart with 100 mil... but you'll gain 105 again.

Mad Egyptian scientists are mixing Kupirijo's crude oil with some olives. They hope it makes olive oil.

Well, it does make olive oil. I just wouldn't put it in any food.

President Abdel Fattah el Sisi has unveiled plans to open up a new lane of the Suez canal. Experts say that the project will cost 40 billion USD and will take at least 6 years, but that annual revenue from the canal may be increased by 50% from 8 billion USD per annum to 12 billion USD per annum.

That's a rather low estimate, monetarily... because I give y'all so much money to start, things will cost more. For the time frame, you can also increase approval by stretching it out- plus, the more money, the better condition. If you did, say, 1 trillion, you could get it done in 3 years, and that might work better.

Nothing comes to mind offhand - Bhutan was threatened by an Indian military buildup, but they have yet to invade.

I've cut Crpo, too- so it's likely Bhutan's safe for now.

Greece will support the Progressive party of Working people (Communist) in the next Cyprus election in order for them to support joining Greece as an autonomous region.

Glad to see you actually doing things in Cyprus. Unfortunately, this strengthens the North Cyprus rebellion movement, and they threaten succession if the party wins.

As leader of Bangladesh, I shall invest 10 billion into new textiles factories to boost the economy and attract foreign investors. I need to become a clothing giant just like irl.

also i can sell water at very low prices, it has to be purified if you want to drink it tho. we have excess water :skull:

Got it.

That is much beyond our current income so I suppose we'll have to look into this later.

You've 310 billion

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State of the World- October, 2031

- South Sudan, Haiti, Costa Rica, Laos, Bosnia- all countries whose leaders have been killed, all 3-6 years ago. This has had international implications too- the Second Sudanese War, the Dominican occupation and eventual removal from Haiti, and Laos' independence from Vietnam were all caused by these murders. However, after a failed assassination attempt of Turkmenistan's leader, the culprit supposedly has a face- but no name. You may refer to him as The Wave, and he has a dark-skinned face, possibly African or Carribean by birth or lineage.
- The world is blossoming! To celebrate, Finland is hosting a Global Showcase, in which countries are allowed to set up an acre of land outside of Helsinki to construct and effectively show the world what the pride of your country is- whether it be food, culture, science, tech, or anything else, you'll be able to show it. It will take place in January 2032, or 2 months from now. Buying a spot costs 1 million (and you can buy multiple if you so desire), but I adivse you use more than that to make this a net monetary gain for your country- the more you spend (and a few other factors, like the amount you've already done in the industry and uniqueness compared to fellow players) influence how much you gain.

My telegram box is always open for secret actions!

I'm going to buy a spot and use 7 billion to have a live show about Filipino history and how we survived the worst times in our history also anc have you seen my post I bumped.

[Woodsmere]

I can provide all sorts of clothing for your people to wear (you can state an amount) for at least 650,000 barrels a week

How about I provide you with Egyptian cotton (seen by many as the highest-quality of cotton in the world) for you to manufacture your clothing with, and you provide me with some of the clothing you manufacture?

If you would like some crude oil, perhaps you could be given 5% of my daily production for 3 years if you assist me in digging the Suez canal's new lane.

Sure and sure

[Lemueria]

Invest 25 billion in renewable energy and 25 billion in our military. Also invest 2.5 billion in increasing our internet and broadband speed. Lastly about that plot of land I bought, it will be dedicated to showing Indonesian companies who will be selling their fine-grade products, with a strict selection criteria, and to show the innovation happening in Indonesia as well as to attract investment.

[Ancientania]

Good Morning!

Invest 25 billion in renewable energy and 25 billion in our military. Also invest 2.5 billion in increasing our internet and broadband speed. Lastly about that plot of land I bought, it will be dedicated to showing Indonesian companies who will be selling their fine-grade products, with a strict selection criteria, and to show the innovation happening in Indonesia as well as to attract investment.

52.5 billion spent, got it.
Are there any extra funds going toward the plot of land? Doesn't have to be, just wondering.

I'm going to buy a spot and use 7 billion to have a live show about Filipino history and how we survived the worst times in our history also anc have you seen my post I bumped.

7.001 billion spent, got it.

Invade Qatar

Blunt. You have the force to take Qatar, certainly, so the Arabian War has begun.

Interesting news about Turkmenistan and the Wave. With the recent attempted assassination of the potentate in the Mervic Socialist Republic, a Eurasian task force from the Ministry of State Security will be stood up to hunt down any organizations supporting this dangerous radical and root out potential sympathizers in the Near East.

The Union is pleased to send delegates to the Finnish conference, and will allocate $200m to a large working display of Eurasian deep mining techniques, hyper-modern chipset manufacturing apparatuses, and a small launch site where at the close of festivities dignitaries will ride the Long March 5 spaceplane for a short sub-orbital flight demonstrating the Union's strides in these areas.

Haven't forgotten about your big post- should get through it today.

The Wave is on the move, it seems, because a man that fit his description was on a flight to Rome. However, seeing as the murders are generally a few months apart, you're confident that he will hold off on his next murder until later. You have so far not found any sympathizers, but you keep looking.

As for Finland, PM Genesis Blue graciously accepts your offer to ride on the Long March 5, and invites others to.

[Ancientania]

The Eurasian Union

March, 2031

The reconstruction of the devastated cities in the Free Russian Soviet is ongoing, Eurasian repair and rehabilitation engineers having completed the dismantling of damaged infrastructure and the removal of dangerous irradiated soil and materials from most of the ten cities impacted by Putin's wayward military strikes. Though the poison will linger in the bedrock and groundwater for generations, extensive investment in cleaning and remediation efforts is ongoing, and public utilities in the damaged cities have been upgraded to render the drinking water safe for routine human consumption. Though the tens of thousands of lives lost to the funeral pyre of the autocrat's regime can never ben reclaimed, there is some solace in the knowledge that one more dangerous element of the world community can never again threaten the peaceful people of Eurasia. Total repair costs have spiraled to over $110 billion, an unjust burden placed upon the people of the Union by the warmongering of dictators, but a burden which they gladly shoulder to lead humanity to a brighter future.

This month also marks the beginning of the second campaign season for Party leadership in the Free Russian Soviet, and the anniversary of Liberation Day, when Eurasian forces entered Moscow to the cheers of approving citizens and formally dissolved the Russian Federation and the tyranny of Putin's United Russia. Along with brave soldiers of the Ukrainian people, Eurasian peacekeepers continue the work of rooting out the fascists and Putlerites who have done their best to hide amongst the cheerful and free Russian people, enemies of the nation who will be eliminated in due time securing the borders not only of the Union but of Europe herself against Putinate aggression.

With negotiations regarding normalization with the South Korean government unfortunately stalled, Premier He himself is scheduled to make a visit to Seoul in May, where he hopes to engage on a bilateral level with his South Korean counterparts to discuss the opening of trade in earnest between North and South and the expansion of regular reunification visas to allow families sundered by decades of enmity to meet once more. These talks will include the drawdown of military forces along the Korean DMZ, a state of affairs which the Eurasian Union views as desirable to allow larger portions of the budgets in both states to be dedicated towards the needs of the people instead of the every-hungry military. With the standard of living in North Korea surging in recent times, approaching a HDI of nearly 0.8 - though still lagging behind the South - the Eurasian diplomats hope to convince South Korea that they no longer face a threat from the North, and normalize travel and trade.

There have a few hiccups with the expansion of the fusion program across the Union, but results remain promising. Thirty new fusion reactors are now supplying nearly 100 GW of power to the state, which is a significant outcome, but still less than 5% of the country's overall electrical consumption. Some $600 billion has been invested in the scaling up of the fusion program, as well as terrestrial He-3 extraction, with the aim of reaching 25% electrical share within the next two years. Most of the slow implementation of this program has been due to the irregularity of supplies for fusion reactor startups, which are heavily reliant on cheap shipments of the 'miracle material' He-3 from ongoing taikonaut mining work at the Daedalus Lunar Base.

To redress this issue, the Eurasian Union is investing nearly $220 billion in the expansion of launch and shipment facilities at the Jiuquan Space Center, and the expansion of the Long March 4 spaceplane fleet to 16 vessels from the current 8.

Hmm... Date's off, but I don't really care.

The People's Republic of East Siberia commends you and reassures their everlasting support of your government.

A noble goal in Russia. However, many believe that China should stay out of Russian affairs- either in favor of self-rule or in favor of being annexed into other countries whose cultures are more similar and are more stable.

Seeing as North Korea has opened itself to the world once again, South Korea agrees to the end of the DMZ on the 38th and opens the first highway between the two countries.

Daedalus delivers the Helium you require- however, relying almost solely on this method has allowed solar flares and other hazardous conditions to disproportionally effect your energy output and prevent maximum efficiency. However, your investment will help with solving the issue, even if it still persists.

[Owonyaania]

@G-Tech Corporation
Do you want to tell me how is our nuclear fusion program ongoing? Did we reach any conclusion to it, or perhaps China cut off Japan from it in my absence? But still Japan would get something off of it anyway as we shared our findings and I paid billions myself. Just curious about the state of it. And did China have any tensions with Japan?

Japan: Chrysanthemum Flower Blooms Once More

After recent political turmoils that resulted in the country's stagnation, that was supported by slow yet stable economic growth and geopolitical stability the government reorganizes to take initiative again and pursue previously estabilished goals and ambitions. Liberal Democratic Party has governing majority again, this time with new leadership in form of Yoko Kamikawa, Japan's first female premier.

Japan focused on strenghtening cooperation between its strategic partners and ignored turmoils in Asia. There was no need to intervene in any of these conflicts. Meanwhile Japan continued to improve its army, also constructing 300 nuclear missiles in the span of recent years.

The robotic technology continued to improve and helped to alleviate problem of demographic decline. Kōji-1 (robots used for industrial applications such as production at factories and construction) evolved into Kōji-3 that are humanoid but very stocky and Seido-2 that are automated integrated systems being utilized in production and factories, utilizing modern artificial intelligence to manage the factory and reduce need for labor and be good at optimization. Japanese artficial intelligence continued to improve with recently 500 billion being spent on it. On robotic technology 600 billion was spent. Seido-2 were recently used in aerospace engineering and production, being subsidized by the governmned 400 billion.

Sābisu-1, the models used for service industry, evolved into Sābisu-4 that look nearly identical to humans and can be used in settings ranging from HR management, therapy, and service at restaurants. Another variant that came out of Sābisu-1 is Ningen-1, that is meant to be a human companion behaving like a person first and foremost. They are bought directly by consumers such as households and can be maids or romantic partners.

In regards to going to space, Japan spends now 1 trillion on travelling to the moon and estabilishing constant presence there. 500 billion is spent on improving the space technology to make it more viable and easier, which can also include comforts in the space vehicles. Robots Kōji-3, Sābisu-4 and Ningen-1 are used for the task and to manage various tasks. The aritificial intelligence is used in the vehicles and possibly in moon bases if they are estabilished to help manage various taska and provide personnel with ease of use of all the devices and constant data in easy to obtain form.

350 billion is spent on constructing more space centers that will help Japan in launching more rockets and missiles into the space. 200 billion on satellites and necessary preparations for the space endeavours.

[G-Tech Corporation]

@ Owo: If memory serves you were gone during our second funding round - but since Japan was a previous partner, if she makes up the difference given her prior contributions I'm sure we could transfer relevant technological expertise and training. The second funding round was only $80 billion.