Twenty Forty-Five: Pre-thread- 'The Years Between'
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There are a LOT of good games now (contrary to November and early December) so this won't launch for awhile. So don't feel its necessary to claim nations.
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Military Units:
Units are divided into army divisions, air wings, ship groups, covert teams, and space something or other (it doesn’t really exist yet).
The cost to recruit these units is dependent on the military doctrine of the nation and the units themselves represent very different things based on the doctrines as well.
For one nation with a relatively unimpressive naval doctrine a ship group might represent some littoral craft and perhaps some second or third-hard destroyers while a nation with an advanced naval doctrine might have ship groups representing state of the art nuclear-powered drone carriers, amphibious assault ships, missile cruisers, and strategic missile submarines as well as the support structure to maintain all these.
Military Doctrines:
The militaries of the world’s nations are highly different one from the other and to represent that, I’ve adopted EQandCivFanatic’s excellent doctrinal system.
Army, air, naval, intelligence, and space forces all have their own doctrines. This isn’t really realistic because ultimately all arms of the military are tied together very intimately but it does allow for more options within the game, so we’ll play with them separately.
Attributes
Doctrines for each of the arms of the military are described by three attributes. They broadly describe the capacity of your military to perform particular duties and represent investments in alternative training, support, or hardware.
Improving Doctrines
Doctrines can be upgraded. To upgrade a doctrine attribute add the number of units of that type to 25 and that is the cost in EP to upgrade your doctrine attribute 1 point. A particular army doctrine can only be improved once in one turn, even if different attributes within that doctrine are being improved. Conversely, multiple different doctrines could all have an attribute increased within the same year. Doctrine attributes may not be raised above 5 using this method (though it is possible- see below)
Example 1: Sally wants to increase her ‘engagement’ attribute for her army doctrine from 3 to 4 and she had 15 army divisions. It will cost her 40EP (15 for the units, 25 for the upgrade cost).
Example 2: Ted wants to increase his engagement attribute for his army doctrine from 3 to 5 and has 15 army divisions. This is impossible. He can only improve a doctrine by 1 point per turn.
Example 3: Ryan wants to increase his engagement attribute for his army doctrine from 1 to 2 and his special purposes attribute for his army doctrine from 3 to 4 and has 6 units. This is impossible; he can only improve his army doctrine by 1 within a year even if different attributes are being improved.
Example 4: Jill wants to increase her engagement attribute for her army doctrine by 1 point and has 18 units. She also wants to increase her air doctrine’s air control attribute by 1 point and she has 14 air wings. This will cost her 43EP for the army doctrine and 39 for her air doctrine for a total of 82EP.
Doctrine attributes may be upgraded above 5 but can only be done with special projects. Doctrine attributes in the range of 1 to 5 represent investments in training and ‘conventional’ technology. Doctrine attributes in the range of six or more represent investment in advanced technologies, protocols or other unique approaches that will require specific investments (such as genetically engineered soldiers or mind-machine interface pilots).
Adopting Doctrines
A nation can adopt another nation’s doctrines if both nations agree to do allow the training. Adopting another nation’s doctrine cost 3EP per unit +10 EP (per doctrine).
Maintenance costs and Quantity vs. Quality
Militaries with more advanced doctrines (higher ranking attributes), while generally be more able in battle (at least on a unit per unit basis) but have higher build and maintenance costs. And so it may not always serve the nation to have a more advanced doctrine as it could lead to significant financial costs.
Unit maintenance begins to incur once doctrinal attributes rise to rank 2 or higher. If your doctrine is all ‘1s’, then expect your units to be free to maintain (and cheap to build).
Additionally, any attribute rank 3 or higher will in of itself have a varying maintenance cost separate from unit maintenance. This represents investments in the basic infrastructure that allows your military to train, support, and deploy these units.
Army
Engagement: Capacity for direct engagement. Firepower and durability.
Maneuverability: Mechanization, helicopters and dropships. Capacity to deploy to, and relocate within, a battlefield.
Special Purpose: Deep reconnaissance. Commando operations. Amphibious warfare. Counter-insurgency. Unconventional warfare.
Air
Air Control: Fighters. Fighter-drones. Electronic warfare.
Ground Support: Tactical bombers. Aerial sensor systems
Strategic Projection: Strategic bombers. Long range missiles.
Navy
Engagement: Capacity for direct engagement. Firepower and durability.
Stealth and Interdiction: Fast attack ships. Long-range cruisers. Submarines.
Strategic Projection: Coastal support. Coastal or inland bombardment. Aircraft (drone) carriers.
Intelligence
Espionage Networks: Spy and informant networks. Intelligence and counter-intelligence.
Special Operations: Covert operations. Sabotage. Assassinations.
Nooiome: Cyberwarfare. Cybersecurity.
Space
No nation has yet developed the means of projecting military power into space. Contrary to all other doctrines, the space attributes cannot be improved without a special project, so if you want to pew pew in space, you’ll need to get creative.
Units are divided into army divisions, air wings, ship groups, covert teams, and space something or other (it doesn’t really exist yet).
The cost to recruit these units is dependent on the military doctrine of the nation and the units themselves represent very different things based on the doctrines as well.
For one nation with a relatively unimpressive naval doctrine a ship group might represent some littoral craft and perhaps some second or third-hard destroyers while a nation with an advanced naval doctrine might have ship groups representing state of the art nuclear-powered drone carriers, amphibious assault ships, missile cruisers, and strategic missile submarines as well as the support structure to maintain all these.
Military Doctrines:
The militaries of the world’s nations are highly different one from the other and to represent that, I’ve adopted EQandCivFanatic’s excellent doctrinal system.
Army, air, naval, intelligence, and space forces all have their own doctrines. This isn’t really realistic because ultimately all arms of the military are tied together very intimately but it does allow for more options within the game, so we’ll play with them separately.
Attributes
Doctrines for each of the arms of the military are described by three attributes. They broadly describe the capacity of your military to perform particular duties and represent investments in alternative training, support, or hardware.
Improving Doctrines
Doctrines can be upgraded. To upgrade a doctrine attribute add the number of units of that type to 25 and that is the cost in EP to upgrade your doctrine attribute 1 point. A particular army doctrine can only be improved once in one turn, even if different attributes within that doctrine are being improved. Conversely, multiple different doctrines could all have an attribute increased within the same year. Doctrine attributes may not be raised above 5 using this method (though it is possible- see below)
Example 1: Sally wants to increase her ‘engagement’ attribute for her army doctrine from 3 to 4 and she had 15 army divisions. It will cost her 40EP (15 for the units, 25 for the upgrade cost).
Example 2: Ted wants to increase his engagement attribute for his army doctrine from 3 to 5 and has 15 army divisions. This is impossible. He can only improve a doctrine by 1 point per turn.
Example 3: Ryan wants to increase his engagement attribute for his army doctrine from 1 to 2 and his special purposes attribute for his army doctrine from 3 to 4 and has 6 units. This is impossible; he can only improve his army doctrine by 1 within a year even if different attributes are being improved.
Example 4: Jill wants to increase her engagement attribute for her army doctrine by 1 point and has 18 units. She also wants to increase her air doctrine’s air control attribute by 1 point and she has 14 air wings. This will cost her 43EP for the army doctrine and 39 for her air doctrine for a total of 82EP.
Doctrine attributes may be upgraded above 5 but can only be done with special projects. Doctrine attributes in the range of 1 to 5 represent investments in training and ‘conventional’ technology. Doctrine attributes in the range of six or more represent investment in advanced technologies, protocols or other unique approaches that will require specific investments (such as genetically engineered soldiers or mind-machine interface pilots).
Adopting Doctrines
A nation can adopt another nation’s doctrines if both nations agree to do allow the training. Adopting another nation’s doctrine cost 3EP per unit +10 EP (per doctrine).
Maintenance costs and Quantity vs. Quality
Militaries with more advanced doctrines (higher ranking attributes), while generally be more able in battle (at least on a unit per unit basis) but have higher build and maintenance costs. And so it may not always serve the nation to have a more advanced doctrine as it could lead to significant financial costs.
Unit maintenance begins to incur once doctrinal attributes rise to rank 2 or higher. If your doctrine is all ‘1s’, then expect your units to be free to maintain (and cheap to build).
Additionally, any attribute rank 3 or higher will in of itself have a varying maintenance cost separate from unit maintenance. This represents investments in the basic infrastructure that allows your military to train, support, and deploy these units.
Army
Engagement: Capacity for direct engagement. Firepower and durability.
Maneuverability: Mechanization, helicopters and dropships. Capacity to deploy to, and relocate within, a battlefield.
Special Purpose: Deep reconnaissance. Commando operations. Amphibious warfare. Counter-insurgency. Unconventional warfare.
Air
Air Control: Fighters. Fighter-drones. Electronic warfare.
Ground Support: Tactical bombers. Aerial sensor systems
Strategic Projection: Strategic bombers. Long range missiles.
Navy
Engagement: Capacity for direct engagement. Firepower and durability.
Stealth and Interdiction: Fast attack ships. Long-range cruisers. Submarines.
Strategic Projection: Coastal support. Coastal or inland bombardment. Aircraft (drone) carriers.
Intelligence
Espionage Networks: Spy and informant networks. Intelligence and counter-intelligence.
Special Operations: Covert operations. Sabotage. Assassinations.
Nooiome: Cyberwarfare. Cybersecurity.
Space
No nation has yet developed the means of projecting military power into space. Contrary to all other doctrines, the space attributes cannot be improved without a special project, so if you want to pew pew in space, you’ll need to get creative.
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Canada 2045 5 4 4 13 1.6 7
CARICOM 2045 2 2 3 4 0.3 1
CASS 2055 3 2 3 5 0.4 3
Mexico 2045 4 3 4 9 1.0 6
USA Socialist Republic 2045 4 4 5 12 1.5 8
USA Capitalist Junta 2045 6 5 4 17 2.3 9
Argentina 2045 4 3 4 9 1.0 6
Brazil 2045 4 5 5 14 1.8 9
Colombia 2045 4 3 5 10 1.2 7
Chile 2045 3 2 3 5 0.4 3
European Union 2045 5 5 5 16 2.1 10
Finland 2045 2 3 3 5 0.5 2
Greece 2045 2 2 3 4 0.3 1
Italy 2045 3 2 3 5 0.4 3
Norway 2045 2 3 3 5 0.5 2
Portugal 2045 3 2 3 5 0.4 3
Serbia 2045 3 2 3 5 0.4 3
Spain 2045 4 2 3 7 0.7 3
Sweden 2045 3 3 3 7 0.7 4
Switzerland 2045 3 2 3 5 0.4 3
Ukraine 2045 3 3 3 7 0.7 4
United Kingdom 2045 4 5 5 14 1.8 9
Angola 2045 3 2 2 5 0.3 2
Central African Republic 2045 3 2 2 5 0.3 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2045 2 3 3 5 0.5 2
East African Federation 2045 3 4 5 10 1.3 7
Moroco 2045 3 2 2 5 0.3 2
Nigeria 2045 4 4 3 10 1.2 6
South Africa 2045 3 3 3 7 0.7 4
ASEAN 2045 3 4 5 10 1.3 7
Bangladesh 2045 3 3 3 7 0.7 4
China 2045 4 4 4 11 1.3 7
Eurasian Union 2045 4 4 5 12 1.5 8
India 2045 4 4 4 11 1.3 7
Iran 2045 3 3 5 9 1.0 6
Israel 2045 2 2 5 6 0.6 3
Japan 2045 3 4 4 9 1.1 6
Korea 2045 3 3 3 7 0.7 4
Pakistan 2045 3 2 4 6 0.6 3
Turkey 2045 3 3 4 7 0.8 5
Ummah Al'Salaam 2045 4 3 4 9 1.0 6
Australia 2045 3 4 3 8 0.9 5
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Canada 2045 4 3 4 9 1.4 6
CARICOM 2045 4 2 2 5 0.7 3
CASS 2045 3 3 2 5 0.6 3
Cuba 2045 3 3 3 6 0.8 4
Dominican Republic 2045 3 3 2 5 0.6 3
Mexico 2045 3 3 3 6 0.8 4
USA Socialist Republic 2045 3 4 3 7 1.0 5
USA Capitalist Junta 2045 4 4 4 10 1.6 7
Argentina 2045 4 4 4 10 1.6 7
Brazil 2045 5 4 5 13 2.3 8
Colombia 2045 4 3 4 9 1.4 6
Chile 2045 4 2 2 5 0.7 3
Peru 2045 3 3 2 5 0.6 3
European Union 2045 5 5 5 14 2.6 10
Finland 2045 2 3 2 4 0.4 1
Greece 2045 2 3 2 4 0.4 1
Italy 2045 3 3 3 6 0.8 4
Lithuania 2045 3 3 2 5 0.6 3
Norway 2045 3 3 3 6 0.8 4
Portugal 2045 3 3 2 5 0.6 3
Spain 2045 3 3 3 6 0.8 4
Sweden 2045 3 3 3 6 0.8 4
Ukraine 2045 3 2 2 4 0.4 2
United Kingdom 2045 5 6 5 15 2.9 11
East African Federation 2045 3 4 3 7 1.0 5
Madagascar 2045 3 2 2 4 0.4 2
Nigeria 2045 3 3 3 6 0.8 4
South Africa 2045 2 4 2 5 0.6 1
ASEAN 2045 5 3 5 12 2.1 8
China 2045 4 4 4 10 1.6 7
Eurasian Union 2045 4 4 4 10 1.6 7
India 2045 4 3 5 10 1.8 7
Iran 2045 3 5 3 8 1.3 6
Israel 2045 3 3 2 5 0.6 3
Japan 2045 4 4 4 10 1.6 7
Korea 2045 4 4 3 8 1.3 6
Pakistan 2045 2 4 2 5 0.6 1
Sri Lanka 2045 3 3 2 5 0.6 3
Turkey 2045 4 3 3 7 1.1 5
Ummah Al'Salaam 2045 3 3 3 6 0.8 4
Australia 2045 3 3 3 6 0.8 4
New Zealand 2045 3 3 2 5 0.6 3
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Canada 2045 5 3 4 11 1.5 7.4
CARICOM 2045 3 3 2 5 0.5 3.5
CASS 2055 3 3 2 5 0.5 3.5
Mexico 2045 4 3 3 8 0.9 5.1
USA Socialist Republic 2045 4 4 3 9 1.2 5.9
USA Capitalist Junta 2045 5 5 5 15 2.4 10.7
Argentina 2045 4 3 3 8 0.9 5.1
Bolivia 2045 3 3 2 5 0.5 3.5
Brazil 2045 5 3 3 9 1.2 6.1
Colombia 2045 3 3 3 6 0.7 4.0
Chile 2045 3 2 2 4 0.4 1.5
Czech Republic 2045 3 2 2 4 0.4 1.5
European Union 2045 6 3 5 15 2.2 10.2
Finland 2045 2 3 2 4 0.4 2.0
Italy 2045 3 3 2 5 0.5 3.5
Hungary 2045 3 3 2 5 0.5 3.5
Norway 2045 3 2 2 4 0.4 1.5
Portugal 2045 3 3 3 6 0.7 4.0
Slovakia 2045 2 3 2 4 0.4 2.0
Spain 2045 4 3 3 8 0.9 5.1
Sweden 2045 3 3 2 5 0.5 3.5
Switzerland 2045 3 3 3 6 0.7 4.0
Ukraine 2045 3 3 2 5 0.5 3.5
United Kingdom 2045 5 3 5 13 1.9 9.2
Algeria 2045 3 3 2 5 0.5 3.5
Angola 2045 3 2 3 5 0.6 2.0
East African Federation 2045 4 3 4 9 1.2 6.4
Moroco 2045 3 3 2 5 0.5 3.5
Nigeria 2045 3 3 3 6 0.7 4.0
South Africa 2045 3 3 2 5 0.5 3.5
ASEAN 2045 4 4 2 8 1.0 5.4
China 2045 4 4 4 10 1.4 7.2
Eurasian Union 2045 5 5 5 15 2.4 10.7
India 2045 5 5 5 15 2.4 10.7
Iran 2045 4 3 4 9 1.2 6.4
Israel 2045 3 3 4 8 1.0 5.2
Japan 2045 4 3 3 8 0.9 5.1
Korea 2045 3 3 2 5 0.5 3.5
Pakistan 2045 3 3 3 6 0.7 4.0
Turkey 2045 3 2 2 4 0.4 1.5
Ummah Al'Salaam 2045 4 4 3 9 1.2 5.9
Australia 2045 4 3 3 8 0.9 5.1
New Zealand 2045 3 2 2 4 0.4 1.5
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CASS 2055 4 4 4 7 1.2 10
Mexico 2045 4 4 3 6 0.9 8
USA Socialist Republic 2045 5 4 5 10 1.8 13
USA Capitalist Junta 2045 4 5 5 10 1.8 13
Argentina 2045 4 3 4 6 1.1 8
Brazil 2045 4 3 5 8 1.5 10
Colombia 2045 4 3 3 5 0.8 6
Chile 2045 3 2 3 4 0.5 4
European Union 2045 4 4 6 11 2.2 13
Finland 2045 2 2 3 3 0.4 2
Italy 2045 3 3 3 4 0.6 5
Spain 2045 3 2 3 4 0.5 4
Sweden 2045 3 2 3 4 0.5 4
Switzerland 2045 2 2 4 4 0.7 4
Ukraine 2045 3 2 3 4 0.5 4
United Kingdom 2045 4 4 6 11 2.2 13
Central African Republic 2045 2 3 2 3 0.3 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2045 3 3 2 3 0.4 3
East African Federation 2045 3 3 4 6 0.9 7
Nigeria 2045 3 5 3 6 1.0 8
South Africa 2045 3 2 3 4 0.5 4
ASEAN 2045 5 3 4 7 1.3 9
China 2045 5 4 6 12 2.3 14
Eurasian Union 2045 5 5 6 13 2.5 16
India 2045 5 3 6 11 2.2 13
Iran 2045 4 4 4 7 1.2 10
Israel 2045 4 4 4 7 1.2 10
Japan 2045 4 3 6 10 2.0 12
Korea 2045 4 4 4 7 1.2 10
Pakistan 2045 3 4 3 5 0.8 6
Turkey 2045 3 3 4 6 0.9 7
Ummah Al'Salaam 2045 3 3 3 4 0.6 5
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Stats: North America
Canada (NPC)
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Xavier James Trudeau (liberal)
Concerns:
- USA civil war and refugees
- Fossil fuel development in north/Environmentalists protest
- Automation and unemployment
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: excellent
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 82 (457)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 48
- Health and Social Exp.: - 110
- Education Exp.: - 72
- Military Exp.: - 145
Military:
- 26 army divisions (Canada 2045)
- 14 ship groups (Canada 2045)
- 18 air wings (Canada 2045)
- 18 operative teams (Canada 2045)
Caribbean Community (NPC)
Federal presidential constitutional republic
Louis Biabiany (socialist)
Concerns:
- Ecology (fisheries, errosion, storms)
- Fuel prices
- Colombian/Venezuelan/CASS influences
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 2 (10)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 2
- Education Exp.: - 2
- Military Exp.: - 3
Military:
- 2 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 2 ship groups (CARICOM 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 1 operative teams (Default 2045)
Central American Socialist States (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
María Luisa Somoza (communist)
Concerns:
- Fuel prices
- Foreign cultural influences (Colombia, Mexico)
- Ecology (storms)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 6 (26)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 5
- Education Exp.: - 3
- Military Exp.: - 10
Military:
- 4 army divisions (CASS 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (CASS 2045)
Cuba (NPC)
Unitary presidential republic
Jose Daniel Navaro (socialist)
Concerns:
- Fuel prices
- Civil war in USA
- Ecology (storms)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 8 (27)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 3
- Health and Social Exp.: - 5
- Education Exp.: - 3
- Military Exp.: - 8
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Cuba 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 5 operative teams (Default 2045)
Dominican Republic (NPC)
Presidential dictatorship
Emilio Santiano (conservative)
Concerns:
- Fuel and Food prices
- Civil war in USA
- Popularist socialist movements
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 4 (15)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 2
- Education Exp.: - 2
- Military Exp.: - 5
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Dominican Republic 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Mexico (NPC)
Presidential dictatorship
Emilio Santiano (conservative)
Concerns:
- Occupation of USA
- Civil war in USA
- Food and energy prices
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 16 (221)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 21
- Health and Social Exp.: - 42
- Education Exp.: - 26
- Military Exp.: - 116
Military:
- 54 army divisions (Mexico 2045), (85%, 47EP)
- 8 ship groups (Mexico 2045), (94%, 2EP)
- 23 air wings (Mexico 2045)
- 21 operative teams (Mexico 2045)
Panama (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Rubén Mosqueda (conservative)
Concerns:
- Foreign occupation
- US civil war
- Global banking contraction
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 2 (9)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 2
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 3 operative teams (Default 2045)
USA (Free Market) (NPC)
Presidential dictatorship
Elizabeth Cheney-Perry (conservative)
Concerns:
- Civil war
- War weariness
- Command integrity
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 23 (311)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 23
- Health and Social Exp.: - 9
- Education Exp.: - 12
- Military Exp.: - 244
Military:
- 35 army divisions (USA Capitalist Junta 2045), (68%, 131EP)
- 16 ship groups (USA Capitalist Junta 2045), (81%, 20EP)
- 24 air wings (USA Capitalist Junta 2045), (61%, 101EP)
- 23 operative teams (USA Capitalist Junta 2045), (19%, 131EP)
USA (Republic) (NPC)
Federal presidential constitutional republic
Noah Croth (socialist)
Concerns:
- Civil war
- Food and energy security
- War weariness
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 15 (352)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 15
- Health and Social Exp.: - 27
- Education Exp.: - 21
- Military Exp.: - 274
Military:
- 87 army divisions (USA Socialist Republic 2045), (55%, 325EP)
- 9 ship groups (USA Socialist Republic 2045), (37%, 27EP)
- 16 air wings (USA Socialist Republic 2045), (43%, 56EP)
- 46 operative teams (USA Socialist Republic 2045), (71%, 94EP)
Canada (NPC)
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Xavier James Trudeau (liberal)
Concerns:
- USA civil war and refugees
- Fossil fuel development in north/Environmentalists protest
- Automation and unemployment
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: excellent
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 82 (457)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 48
- Health and Social Exp.: - 110
- Education Exp.: - 72
- Military Exp.: - 145
Military:
- 26 army divisions (Canada 2045)
- 14 ship groups (Canada 2045)
- 18 air wings (Canada 2045)
- 18 operative teams (Canada 2045)
Caribbean Community (NPC)
Federal presidential constitutional republic
Louis Biabiany (socialist)
Concerns:
- Ecology (fisheries, errosion, storms)
- Fuel prices
- Colombian/Venezuelan/CASS influences
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 2 (10)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 2
- Education Exp.: - 2
- Military Exp.: - 3
Military:
- 2 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 2 ship groups (CARICOM 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 1 operative teams (Default 2045)
Central American Socialist States (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
María Luisa Somoza (communist)
Concerns:
- Fuel prices
- Foreign cultural influences (Colombia, Mexico)
- Ecology (storms)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 6 (26)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 5
- Education Exp.: - 3
- Military Exp.: - 10
Military:
- 4 army divisions (CASS 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (CASS 2045)
Cuba (NPC)
Unitary presidential republic
Jose Daniel Navaro (socialist)
Concerns:
- Fuel prices
- Civil war in USA
- Ecology (storms)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 8 (27)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 3
- Health and Social Exp.: - 5
- Education Exp.: - 3
- Military Exp.: - 8
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Cuba 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 5 operative teams (Default 2045)
Dominican Republic (NPC)
Presidential dictatorship
Emilio Santiano (conservative)
Concerns:
- Fuel and Food prices
- Civil war in USA
- Popularist socialist movements
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 4 (15)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 2
- Education Exp.: - 2
- Military Exp.: - 5
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Dominican Republic 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Mexico (NPC)
Presidential dictatorship
Emilio Santiano (conservative)
Concerns:
- Occupation of USA
- Civil war in USA
- Food and energy prices
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 16 (221)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 21
- Health and Social Exp.: - 42
- Education Exp.: - 26
- Military Exp.: - 116
Military:
- 54 army divisions (Mexico 2045), (85%, 47EP)
- 8 ship groups (Mexico 2045), (94%, 2EP)
- 23 air wings (Mexico 2045)
- 21 operative teams (Mexico 2045)
Panama (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Rubén Mosqueda (conservative)
Concerns:
- Foreign occupation
- US civil war
- Global banking contraction
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 2 (9)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 2
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 3 operative teams (Default 2045)
USA (Free Market) (NPC)
Presidential dictatorship
Elizabeth Cheney-Perry (conservative)
Concerns:
- Civil war
- War weariness
- Command integrity
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 23 (311)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 23
- Health and Social Exp.: - 9
- Education Exp.: - 12
- Military Exp.: - 244
Military:
- 35 army divisions (USA Capitalist Junta 2045), (68%, 131EP)
- 16 ship groups (USA Capitalist Junta 2045), (81%, 20EP)
- 24 air wings (USA Capitalist Junta 2045), (61%, 101EP)
- 23 operative teams (USA Capitalist Junta 2045), (19%, 131EP)
USA (Republic) (NPC)
Federal presidential constitutional republic
Noah Croth (socialist)
Concerns:
- Civil war
- Food and energy security
- War weariness
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 15 (352)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 15
- Health and Social Exp.: - 27
- Education Exp.: - 21
- Military Exp.: - 274
Military:
- 87 army divisions (USA Socialist Republic 2045), (55%, 325EP)
- 9 ship groups (USA Socialist Republic 2045), (37%, 27EP)
- 16 air wings (USA Socialist Republic 2045), (43%, 56EP)
- 46 operative teams (USA Socialist Republic 2045), (71%, 94EP)
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Stats: South America
Argentina (NPC)
Federal presidential constitutional republic
Gustavo Andres Borrelli (conservative)
Concerns:
- Regional socialist influence
- Energy prices
- Counter-neocolonialist movements
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: excellent
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 85 (289)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 31
- Health and Social Exp.: - 62
- Education Exp.: - 34
- Military Exp.: - 77
Military:
- 12 army divisions (Argentina 2045)
- 7 ship groups (Argentina 2045)
- 9 air wings (Argentina 2045)
- 18 operative teams (Argentina 2045), (91%, 7EP)
Bolivia (same as Argentina)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Gonzolo Terán (conservative)
Concerns:
- Argentinian political and business dominance
- Food and energy prices
- Income inequality
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 4 (9)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 6 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Brazil (NPC)
Federal presidential constitutional republic
Roberto Barreto (conservative)
Concerns:
- Recession and unemployment
- Resource development/ Environmental protests
- Food and energy prices
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 57 (412)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 55
- Health and Social Exp.: - 101
- Education Exp.: - 78
- Military Exp.: - 121
Military:
- 18 army divisions (Brazil 2045)
- 11 ship groups (Brazil 2045)
- 9 air wings (Brazil 2045)
- 12 operative teams (Brazil 2045)
Colombia (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Alfanso Echeverri (communist)
Concerns:
- Energy prices
- Capitilist (covert) influences
- Counter-revolutionary movements
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 37 (181)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 20
- Health and Social Exp.: - 47
- Education Exp.: - 23
- Military Exp.: - 54
Military:
- 11 army divisions (Colombia 2045)
- 6 ship groups (Colombia 2045)
- 5 air wings (Colombia 2045)
- 12 operative teams (Colombia 2045), (91%, 4EP)
Chile (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Anita Maria Jara (liberal)
Concerns:
- Recession and unemployment
- Argentenian business infuences
- Popularist socialist movements
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 22 (82)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 8
- Health and Social Exp.: - 17
- Education Exp.: - 11
- Military Exp.: - 24
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Chile 2045)
- 9 ship groups (Chile 2045)
- 5 air wings (Chile 2045)
- 6 operative teams (Chile 2045)
Ecuador (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Rubén Luis Vargas (communist)
Concerns:
- Energy prices
- Capitilist (covert) influences
- Colombian/Venezeulan cultural influence
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 15 (68)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 8
- Health and Social Exp.: - 14
- Education Exp.: - 9
- Military Exp.: - 22
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Chile 2045)
- 6 ship groups (Chile 2045)
- 4 air wings (Chile 2045)
- 7 operative teams (Chile 2045), (97%, 1EP)
Paraguay (same as Argentina)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Andrés Oviedo (conservative)
Concerns:
- Argentinian political and business dominance
- Food and energy prices
- Income inequality
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 5 (10)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 6 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Peru (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Alberto Gorriti (conservative)
Concerns:
- Argentinian political and business dominance
- Food and energy prices
- Socialist influence
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 34 (78)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 7
- Health and Social Exp.: - 13
- Education Exp.: - 9
- Military Exp.: - 15
Military:
- 9 army divisions (Peru 2045)
- 8 ship groups (Peru 2045)
- 6 air wings (Default 2045)
- 7 operative teams (Default 2045), (89%, 1EP)
Uruguay (same as Argentina)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Ignacio Ferreira (conservative)
Concerns:
- Argentinian political and business dominance
- Food and energy prices
- Income inequality
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 5 (12)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 2
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 3
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 2 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Default 2045)
- 3 operative teams (Default 2045)
Venezuela (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Alejandra Salinas (communist)
Concerns:
- Energy prices
- Capitilist (covert) influences
- Ecology (storms)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 38 (142)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 14
- Health and Social Exp.: - 29
- Education Exp.: - 20
- Military Exp.: - 41
Military:
- 9 army divisions (Colombia 2045)
- 6 ship groups (Colombia 2045)
- 4 air wings (Default 2045)
- 7 operative teams (Colombia 2045), (93%, 2EP)
To be clear, the player who gets Argentina, due to the excessive influence of that nation on Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay, gets to (is cursed with having go) submit orders for those nations also. At least until domineering Argentinian influence is broken in those nations.
Argentina (NPC)
Federal presidential constitutional republic
Gustavo Andres Borrelli (conservative)
Concerns:
- Regional socialist influence
- Energy prices
- Counter-neocolonialist movements
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: excellent
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 85 (289)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 31
- Health and Social Exp.: - 62
- Education Exp.: - 34
- Military Exp.: - 77
Military:
- 12 army divisions (Argentina 2045)
- 7 ship groups (Argentina 2045)
- 9 air wings (Argentina 2045)
- 18 operative teams (Argentina 2045), (91%, 7EP)
Bolivia (same as Argentina)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Gonzolo Terán (conservative)
Concerns:
- Argentinian political and business dominance
- Food and energy prices
- Income inequality
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 4 (9)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 6 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Brazil (NPC)
Federal presidential constitutional republic
Roberto Barreto (conservative)
Concerns:
- Recession and unemployment
- Resource development/ Environmental protests
- Food and energy prices
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 57 (412)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 55
- Health and Social Exp.: - 101
- Education Exp.: - 78
- Military Exp.: - 121
Military:
- 18 army divisions (Brazil 2045)
- 11 ship groups (Brazil 2045)
- 9 air wings (Brazil 2045)
- 12 operative teams (Brazil 2045)
Colombia (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Alfanso Echeverri (communist)
Concerns:
- Energy prices
- Capitilist (covert) influences
- Counter-revolutionary movements
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 37 (181)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 20
- Health and Social Exp.: - 47
- Education Exp.: - 23
- Military Exp.: - 54
Military:
- 11 army divisions (Colombia 2045)
- 6 ship groups (Colombia 2045)
- 5 air wings (Colombia 2045)
- 12 operative teams (Colombia 2045), (91%, 4EP)
Chile (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Anita Maria Jara (liberal)
Concerns:
- Recession and unemployment
- Argentenian business infuences
- Popularist socialist movements
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 22 (82)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 8
- Health and Social Exp.: - 17
- Education Exp.: - 11
- Military Exp.: - 24
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Chile 2045)
- 9 ship groups (Chile 2045)
- 5 air wings (Chile 2045)
- 6 operative teams (Chile 2045)
Ecuador (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Rubén Luis Vargas (communist)
Concerns:
- Energy prices
- Capitilist (covert) influences
- Colombian/Venezeulan cultural influence
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 15 (68)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 8
- Health and Social Exp.: - 14
- Education Exp.: - 9
- Military Exp.: - 22
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Chile 2045)
- 6 ship groups (Chile 2045)
- 4 air wings (Chile 2045)
- 7 operative teams (Chile 2045), (97%, 1EP)
Paraguay (same as Argentina)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Andrés Oviedo (conservative)
Concerns:
- Argentinian political and business dominance
- Food and energy prices
- Income inequality
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 5 (10)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 6 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Peru (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Alberto Gorriti (conservative)
Concerns:
- Argentinian political and business dominance
- Food and energy prices
- Socialist influence
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 34 (78)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 7
- Health and Social Exp.: - 13
- Education Exp.: - 9
- Military Exp.: - 15
Military:
- 9 army divisions (Peru 2045)
- 8 ship groups (Peru 2045)
- 6 air wings (Default 2045)
- 7 operative teams (Default 2045), (89%, 1EP)
Uruguay (same as Argentina)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Ignacio Ferreira (conservative)
Concerns:
- Argentinian political and business dominance
- Food and energy prices
- Income inequality
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 5 (12)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 2
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 3
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 2 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Default 2045)
- 3 operative teams (Default 2045)
Venezuela (NPC)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Alejandra Salinas (communist)
Concerns:
- Energy prices
- Capitilist (covert) influences
- Ecology (storms)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 38 (142)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 14
- Health and Social Exp.: - 29
- Education Exp.: - 20
- Military Exp.: - 41
Military:
- 9 army divisions (Colombia 2045)
- 6 ship groups (Colombia 2045)
- 4 air wings (Default 2045)
- 7 operative teams (Colombia 2045), (93%, 2EP)
To be clear, the player who gets Argentina, due to the excessive influence of that nation on Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay, gets to (is cursed with having go) submit orders for those nations also. At least until domineering Argentinian influence is broken in those nations.
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Mexico looks like it could be a lot fun. Still looking forward to seeing stars for Asia though.
How interconnected will states be in this game? One of the most interesting aspects of a modern setting is how interdependent states are, but haven't really seen that take an active role in games too much. Will it be mostly be economic and behind the scenes, or do you have something else in mind?
How interconnected will states be in this game? One of the most interesting aspects of a modern setting is how interdependent states are, but haven't really seen that take an active role in games too much. Will it be mostly be economic and behind the scenes, or do you have something else in mind?
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Can you explain what you mean by 'interconnected'/'interdependent'?
Like Panama is doing poorly economically because banking and transport are both down globally? Or Brazil and Chile are both down because the global markets are down?
Something beyond that?
Like Panama is doing poorly economically because banking and transport are both down globally? Or Brazil and Chile are both down because the global markets are down?
Something beyond that?
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Technology
This game is set in the future, so really there’s no way we can’t dedicate a section of the opening post to technology. So here it is.
Military Technology
Generally the modern battlefield depends a lot on the powers involved but at the high end, soldiers are clad in exoarmor, protective armor that provides strength, speed, and stamina, usually battery powered.
Laser weapons are common for both vehicle-mounted hardpoints and hand-held firearms. While the world’s most common military-grade firearm is still the AK47, the various standard issue laser rifles are not far behind.
Drones are common both on land and in the air. Robotics is more advanced and this has offered new options in drone design but highly prehensile animal-like drones capable of running and jumping are still a decade or more away. Drones are controlled by a combination of off-site pilots and computer algorithms.
A limited number of militaries (primarily the USA free market forces) are also exploring the use of gene-hacking with limited number of elite soldiers to make them faster, stronger, or otherwise better suited to warfare. To date these programs, while somewhat controversial, have proven very effective.
Cybernetics is also making its way to the battlefield but to date has not been deployed beyond the experimental or testing arenas.
Computers and the Nooiome
Computers remain digitally based. While biological and optical computing exists, as does limited quantum computing, these technologies have yet to prove themselves in a significant way while improvements in more classical technologies keep pushing Moore’s law further and further.
Wearable interface devices are ubiquitous in all but the poorest of nations. Meanwhile plummeting manufacturing costs and wide-scale public demand has ensured that small wireless servers can be found almost everywhere, even distant from urban centers.
Wearables, including contact lenses, auditory canal plug-ins, and sticker-based microphones, as well as a growing number of cybernetic interface devices (retinal, cochlear, mandibular implants primarily) ensure that humanity can experience connectivity constantly and without breaking from reality. This sort of ‘augmented reality’ is experienced by almost all people all the time and is referred to as the ‘coastal nooiome’.
The ‘deep nooiome’ alternatively, is what we once considered the internet, though now depicted almost purely through virtual reality as a pseudo-geographic space.
While the nooiome is a virtual reality internet that people interact with either as overlaid within their own ‘meatspace’ reality (coastal) or in a more abstract fashion (the deep nooiome), a limited number of primarily military programs are exploring the possibility of interacting with the nooiome through thought and direct neural interface alone. The technology, first developed by the Chinese and deployed against the USA during the trade crisis of the mid-1930s has now spread and is being utilized, behind well-guarded doors by India, Japan, the Eurasian Union, the European Union, the UK, and possibly others.
Artificial intelligence, at least as we understand it as a ‘true thinking machine’ may be a long way off still but algorithms and computing have none-the-less developed exponentially from our perspective in 2016. Big data is everywhere and predictive algorithms effectively dominate banking, sales, infrastructure development and more.
Transport
While oil remained relatively cheap for a short while in the 20-teens and twenty-twenties, cheap energy was not to last and when the prices went up, they just kept going up and up and up and today only the rich and super-rich use personalized gas-based vehicles. Primarily people move by mass transit with bullet trains being utilized by almost the entirely of the globe.
Advances in battery technology (spurned on primarily by the development of military grade laser weaponry), and the wide-scale adoption of renewable energy recovery programs by most nations has meant that portable electric vehicles, though perhaps not the energy to power them is much cheaper and than it was previously and small electric vehicles are common on the streets of many nations.
Space
Canada, Brazil, Argentina, European Union, India, Eurasian Union, China, and Japan all possess launch capacity.
A number of nations operate orbital stations for research or other reasons including, in order of complexity and capacity, the Eurasian Union, India, the European Union, China, a joint UK-Canadian station, Japan and Argentina. The US station was destroyed in 2038 by catastrophic equipment failure of unknown cause. The resulting debris has proven dangerous to satellites on a number of occasions.
India possesses a lunar colony. Named Kshupark, the site is on the north face of the Malaper mountain, near the Shackleton crater, and 122 km from the south pole. By 2044, the site has already begun exporting very limited quantities of tritium to earth for use in the new second-generation fusion reactors. It was completed only in the last year and now houses 11 colonists on a rotational basis. These serve primarily to purify valuable tritium from the regolith, as drone pilots for the miner-crawlers, as scientists, and to maintain the colony’s hydroponic gardens.
Space-based weaponry is unheard of. Note the choice of language.
Biology
Two technologies have been very active in furthering medicine and human development in the last decade. The first is gene-hacking and the second is cybertechnology.
Retroviral gene technology has been around for awhile but only in the last 10 years or so has it reached maturity in delivery and safety and today a number of congenital diseases are routinely treated with gene delivery. Additionally, a number of individuals are beginning to ‘improve’ on their genome, either with collections of genes shown to be more effective (for example by improving vision or immunity) or otherwise provide wanted modifications (hair color in some cases). The military of a number of nations has also been experimenting with gene-hack technology to develop better soldiers and these soldiers have proven their worth in North America.
Cybernetics is also used to treat a number of diseases, disorders, and disabilities. Synthetic vision from cameras that look like eyes and interact directly with the host neuronal system provide vision to those who have lost it while replacement robotic limbs can provide both the capacity to manipulate the environment and to sense it, in many cases in ways improving upon nature.
This game is set in the future, so really there’s no way we can’t dedicate a section of the opening post to technology. So here it is.
Military Technology
Generally the modern battlefield depends a lot on the powers involved but at the high end, soldiers are clad in exoarmor, protective armor that provides strength, speed, and stamina, usually battery powered.
Laser weapons are common for both vehicle-mounted hardpoints and hand-held firearms. While the world’s most common military-grade firearm is still the AK47, the various standard issue laser rifles are not far behind.
Drones are common both on land and in the air. Robotics is more advanced and this has offered new options in drone design but highly prehensile animal-like drones capable of running and jumping are still a decade or more away. Drones are controlled by a combination of off-site pilots and computer algorithms.
A limited number of militaries (primarily the USA free market forces) are also exploring the use of gene-hacking with limited number of elite soldiers to make them faster, stronger, or otherwise better suited to warfare. To date these programs, while somewhat controversial, have proven very effective.
Cybernetics is also making its way to the battlefield but to date has not been deployed beyond the experimental or testing arenas.
Computers and the Nooiome
Computers remain digitally based. While biological and optical computing exists, as does limited quantum computing, these technologies have yet to prove themselves in a significant way while improvements in more classical technologies keep pushing Moore’s law further and further.
Wearable interface devices are ubiquitous in all but the poorest of nations. Meanwhile plummeting manufacturing costs and wide-scale public demand has ensured that small wireless servers can be found almost everywhere, even distant from urban centers.
Wearables, including contact lenses, auditory canal plug-ins, and sticker-based microphones, as well as a growing number of cybernetic interface devices (retinal, cochlear, mandibular implants primarily) ensure that humanity can experience connectivity constantly and without breaking from reality. This sort of ‘augmented reality’ is experienced by almost all people all the time and is referred to as the ‘coastal nooiome’.
The ‘deep nooiome’ alternatively, is what we once considered the internet, though now depicted almost purely through virtual reality as a pseudo-geographic space.
While the nooiome is a virtual reality internet that people interact with either as overlaid within their own ‘meatspace’ reality (coastal) or in a more abstract fashion (the deep nooiome), a limited number of primarily military programs are exploring the possibility of interacting with the nooiome through thought and direct neural interface alone. The technology, first developed by the Chinese and deployed against the USA during the trade crisis of the mid-1930s has now spread and is being utilized, behind well-guarded doors by India, Japan, the Eurasian Union, the European Union, the UK, and possibly others.
Artificial intelligence, at least as we understand it as a ‘true thinking machine’ may be a long way off still but algorithms and computing have none-the-less developed exponentially from our perspective in 2016. Big data is everywhere and predictive algorithms effectively dominate banking, sales, infrastructure development and more.
Transport
While oil remained relatively cheap for a short while in the 20-teens and twenty-twenties, cheap energy was not to last and when the prices went up, they just kept going up and up and up and today only the rich and super-rich use personalized gas-based vehicles. Primarily people move by mass transit with bullet trains being utilized by almost the entirely of the globe.
Advances in battery technology (spurned on primarily by the development of military grade laser weaponry), and the wide-scale adoption of renewable energy recovery programs by most nations has meant that portable electric vehicles, though perhaps not the energy to power them is much cheaper and than it was previously and small electric vehicles are common on the streets of many nations.
Space
Canada, Brazil, Argentina, European Union, India, Eurasian Union, China, and Japan all possess launch capacity.
A number of nations operate orbital stations for research or other reasons including, in order of complexity and capacity, the Eurasian Union, India, the European Union, China, a joint UK-Canadian station, Japan and Argentina. The US station was destroyed in 2038 by catastrophic equipment failure of unknown cause. The resulting debris has proven dangerous to satellites on a number of occasions.
India possesses a lunar colony. Named Kshupark, the site is on the north face of the Malaper mountain, near the Shackleton crater, and 122 km from the south pole. By 2044, the site has already begun exporting very limited quantities of tritium to earth for use in the new second-generation fusion reactors. It was completed only in the last year and now houses 11 colonists on a rotational basis. These serve primarily to purify valuable tritium from the regolith, as drone pilots for the miner-crawlers, as scientists, and to maintain the colony’s hydroponic gardens.
Space-based weaponry is unheard of. Note the choice of language.
Biology
Two technologies have been very active in furthering medicine and human development in the last decade. The first is gene-hacking and the second is cybertechnology.
Retroviral gene technology has been around for awhile but only in the last 10 years or so has it reached maturity in delivery and safety and today a number of congenital diseases are routinely treated with gene delivery. Additionally, a number of individuals are beginning to ‘improve’ on their genome, either with collections of genes shown to be more effective (for example by improving vision or immunity) or otherwise provide wanted modifications (hair color in some cases). The military of a number of nations has also been experimenting with gene-hack technology to develop better soldiers and these soldiers have proven their worth in North America.
Cybernetics is also used to treat a number of diseases, disorders, and disabilities. Synthetic vision from cameras that look like eyes and interact directly with the host neuronal system provide vision to those who have lost it while replacement robotic limbs can provide both the capacity to manipulate the environment and to sense it, in many cases in ways improving upon nature.
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European Stats
Albania (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Bajram Jusafi (liberal)
Concerns:
- Ummah Al'Salaam cultural and business influence
- Food and Energy prices
- Balkan union movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 3 (7)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 1
Military:
- 3 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 1 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NPC)
Federal parliamentary republic
Dragan Sučić (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and Energy prices
- Balkan union movement
- Ecology (drought)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 4 (8)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 1
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 2 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 1 operative teams (Default 2045)
Bulgaria (NPC)
Federal parliamentary republic
Ghena Gyaurov (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and energy prices
- Eurasian Union economic and cultural influence
- Media monopoly
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 8 (18)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 3
- Education Exp.: - 2
- Military Exp.: - 3
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Croatia (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Ivan Krleža (socialist)
Concerns:
- National recession
- Ecology (drought)
- Balkan union movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 5 (12)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 3
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045)
Cyprus (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Zeynep Ece (liberal)
Concerns:
- Ummah Al'Salaam cultural and business influence
- Energy prices
- Ecology (drought)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 2 (6)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 1
Military:
- 3 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Basic Default 2045)
- 1 operative teams (Default 2045)
Czech Republic (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Karel Husník (liberal)
Concerns:
- European union business influences
- Energy and food prices
- Ecology (refugees)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 27 (76)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 7
- Health and Social Exp.: - 16
- Education Exp.: - 11
- Military Exp.: - 15
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Czech Republic 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 5 air wings (Czech Republic 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Estonia (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Veljo Kaplinski (socialist)
Concerns:
- Eurasian business and cultural influences
- Food prices
- Unemployment
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 2 (7)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045)
European Union (NPC)
Confederal parliamentary constitutional republic
Émilie Sardu (conservative)
Concerns:
- Global trade and capital (Panama occupation)
- Energy and food costs
- Demographic pressures (aging population, automation)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: excellent
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 139 (912)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 105
- Health and Social Exp.: - 251
- Education Exp.: - 161
- Military Exp.: - 256
Military:
- 39 army divisions (European Union 2045), (99%, 4EP)
- 21 ship groups (European Union 2045), (99%, 2EP)
- 16 air wings (European Union 2045)
- 14 operative teams (European Union 2045), (98%, 2EP)
Finland (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Jarmo Kaleva (socialist)
Concerns:
- Northern fossil fuel development
- Eurasian Union business and cultural influence
- Ecology (climate change opportunism)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 26 (81)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 8
- Health and Social Exp.: - 19
- Education Exp.: - 14
- Military Exp.: - 14
Military:
- 8 army divisions (Finland 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Finland 2045)
- 4 air wings (Finland 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Finland 2045)
Greece (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Chistos Yannakakis (conservative)
Concerns:
- Euroean Union & Ummah Al'Salaam business influences
- Unemployment
- Ecology (drought, failing fisheries)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 8 (34)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 3
- Health and Social Exp.: - 9
- Education Exp.: - 6
- Military Exp.: - 8
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Greece 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Greece 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Hungary (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Andor Nyíregyházi (liberal)
Concerns:
- Energy prices
- Electoral corruption
- State control of media
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 31 (58)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 6
- Health and Social Exp.: - 11
- Education Exp.: - 7
- Military Exp.: - 3
Military:
- 8 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Italy (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Sergio Cassini (liberal)
Concerns:
- Energy and Food prices
- Organized crime
- Ecology (drought)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 67 (218)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 20
- Health and Social Exp.: - 43
- Education Exp.: - 33
- Military Exp.: - 55
Military:
- 15 army divisions (Italy 2045)
- 12 ship groups (Italy 2045)
- 13 air wings (Italy 2045)
- 9 operative teams (Italy 2045)
Latvia (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Valdis Valdmanis (socialist)
Concerns:
- Eurasian business and cultural influences
- Food prices
- Timber industry concerns
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 3 (9)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 2
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045)
Lithuania (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary republic
Jonas Graužinienė (conservative)
Concerns:
- Diplomatic hostility with Estonia and Latvia
- Food and Energy prices
- Labor union influences in politics
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 9 (22)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 4
- Education Exp.: - 3
- Military Exp.: - 4
Military:
- 8 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 6 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Default 2045)
- 5 operative teams (Default 2045)
Macedonia (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Panko Mihailov(liberal)
Concerns:
- Food and Energy prices
- Balkan union movement
- Ecology (drought)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 1 (5)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 1
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045)
Malta (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Getja Coleca (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and Energy prices
- Ecology (drought, fisheries)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 0 (3)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 0
Military:
- 1 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 1 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 0 operative teams (Default 2045)
Moldova (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary republic
Andrea Sohr (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and Energy prices
- Eurasian Union business and cultural influence
- Romanian Unification movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 0 (4)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 1
Military:
- 2 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045), (50%, 1EP)
Montenegro (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Nikola Krivokapić (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and Energy prices
- Balkan union movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 0 (2)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 0.5
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 0.5
- Military Exp.: - 0
Military:
- 1 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 1 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 1 operative teams (Default 2045), (60%, 1EP)
Norway (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Kitty Thaulow (socialist)
Concerns:
- Northern fossil fuel development
- Ecology (climate change opportunism)
- Baltic socialist movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 26 (92)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 9
- Health and Social Exp.: - 22
- Education Exp.: - 14
- Military Exp.: - 21
Military:
- 6 army divisions (Norway 2045)
- 7 ship groups (Norway 2045)
- 5 air wings (Norway 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Portugal (NPC)
Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
José Ronaldo (conservative)
Concerns:
- Energy and food prices
- Ecology (drought, fisheries)
- Recession
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 7 (31)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 3
- Health and Social Exp.: - 6
- Education Exp.: - 4
- Military Exp.: - 11
Military:
- 3 army divisions (Portugal 2045)
- 2 ship groups (Portugal 2045)
- 2 air wings (Portugal 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Romania (NPC)
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Nadia Năstase (conservative)
Concerns:
- Moldovian unification movement
- Energy prices
- Eurasian Union business influence
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 21 (73)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 8
- Health and Social Exp.: - 17
- Education Exp.: - 12
- Military Exp.: - 15
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Romania 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Romania 2045)
- 6 operative teams (Romania 2045), (80%, 2EP)
Serbia (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Ivo Gojković (liberal)
Concerns:
- Food and energy prices
- Ecology (drought)
- Balkan union movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 5 (14)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 3
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 4
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Serbia 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045), (80%, 1EP)
Slovakia (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Zdeno Demitra (conservative)
Concerns:
- European union business influences
- Energy and food prices
- Ecology (refugees)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 7 (16)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 3
- Education Exp.: - 2
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 3 operative teams (Default 2045)
Slovenia (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Miro Humar (liberal)
Concerns:
- Ecology (drought)
- Baltic union movement
- Food and energy prices
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 4 (11)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 3
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 3 operative teams (Default 2045)
Spain (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Florián Moneo (liberal)
Concerns:
- Land use reforms (national solar farms)
- Food prices
- Ecology (drought)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 54 (169)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 17
- Health and Social Exp.: - 36
- Education Exp.: - 24
- Military Exp.: - 38
Military:
- 10 army divisions (Spain 2045)
- 9 ship groups (Spain 2045)
- 6 air wings (Spain 2045)
- 5 operative teams (Spain 2045)
Sweden (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Carlos Borg (socialist)
Concerns:
- Baltic socialist movement
- Food prices
- Ecology (refugees)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 32 (131)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 16
- Health and Social Exp.: - 30
- Education Exp.: - 22
- Military Exp.: - 31
Military:
- 8 army divisions (Sweden 2045)
- 7 ship groups (Sweden 2045)
- 5 air wings (Sweden 2045)
- 6 operative teams (Sweden 2045)
Switzerland (NPC)
Federal multi-party directorial republic
Alain Parmelin (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and enery prices
- Demographics (aging population)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: excellent
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 25 (87)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 10
- Health and Social Exp.: - 22
- Education Exp.: - 12
- Military Exp.: - 18
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Switzerland 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Switzerland 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Turkey (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Ismael Hikmet (conservative)
Concerns:
- Ummah Al'Salaam cultural influence
- Ecology (drought)
- Energy development (solar)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 78 (276)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 27
- Health and Social Exp.: - 59
- Education Exp.: - 41
- Military Exp.: - 71
Military:
- 18 army divisions (Turkey 2045)
- 8 ship groups (Turkey 2045)
- 12 air wings (Turkey 2045)
- 10 operative teams (Turkey 2045)
Ukraine (NPC)
Presidential Dictatorship
Kirill Kvasov (conservative)
Concerns:
- Democratic movements
- Military influence
- Energy costs
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 14 (59)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 5
- Health and Social Exp.: - 9
- Education Exp.: - 6
- Military Exp.: - 25
Military:
- 9 army divisions (Ukraine 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Ukraine 2045)
- 6 air wings (Ukraine 2045)
- 5 operative teams (Ukraine 2045)
United Kingdom (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Timothy Brook (conservative)
Concerns:
- Global trade and capital (Panama occupation, recession)
- Food and energy costs (development of north sea fuels)
- Demographic pressures (aging population, automation)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: excellent
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 65 (448)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 51
- Health and Social Exp.: - 115
- Education Exp.: - 74
- Military Exp.: - 143
Military:
- 11 army divisions (United Kingdom 2045), (96%, 4EP)
- 15 ship groups (United Kingdom 2045)
- 8 air wings (United Kingdom 2045)
- 9 operative teams (United Kingdom 2045), (97%, 2EP)
Albania (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Bajram Jusafi (liberal)
Concerns:
- Ummah Al'Salaam cultural and business influence
- Food and Energy prices
- Balkan union movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 3 (7)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 1
Military:
- 3 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 1 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NPC)
Federal parliamentary republic
Dragan Sučić (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and Energy prices
- Balkan union movement
- Ecology (drought)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 4 (8)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 1
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 2 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 1 operative teams (Default 2045)
Bulgaria (NPC)
Federal parliamentary republic
Ghena Gyaurov (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and energy prices
- Eurasian Union economic and cultural influence
- Media monopoly
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 8 (18)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 3
- Education Exp.: - 2
- Military Exp.: - 3
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Croatia (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Ivan Krleža (socialist)
Concerns:
- National recession
- Ecology (drought)
- Balkan union movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 5 (12)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 3
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045)
Cyprus (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Zeynep Ece (liberal)
Concerns:
- Ummah Al'Salaam cultural and business influence
- Energy prices
- Ecology (drought)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: poor
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 2 (6)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 1
Military:
- 3 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Basic Default 2045)
- 1 operative teams (Default 2045)
Czech Republic (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Karel Husník (liberal)
Concerns:
- European union business influences
- Energy and food prices
- Ecology (refugees)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 27 (76)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 7
- Health and Social Exp.: - 16
- Education Exp.: - 11
- Military Exp.: - 15
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Czech Republic 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 5 air wings (Czech Republic 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Estonia (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Veljo Kaplinski (socialist)
Concerns:
- Eurasian business and cultural influences
- Food prices
- Unemployment
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 2 (7)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045)
European Union (NPC)
Confederal parliamentary constitutional republic
Émilie Sardu (conservative)
Concerns:
- Global trade and capital (Panama occupation)
- Energy and food costs
- Demographic pressures (aging population, automation)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: excellent
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 139 (912)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 105
- Health and Social Exp.: - 251
- Education Exp.: - 161
- Military Exp.: - 256
Military:
- 39 army divisions (European Union 2045), (99%, 4EP)
- 21 ship groups (European Union 2045), (99%, 2EP)
- 16 air wings (European Union 2045)
- 14 operative teams (European Union 2045), (98%, 2EP)
Finland (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Jarmo Kaleva (socialist)
Concerns:
- Northern fossil fuel development
- Eurasian Union business and cultural influence
- Ecology (climate change opportunism)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 26 (81)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 8
- Health and Social Exp.: - 19
- Education Exp.: - 14
- Military Exp.: - 14
Military:
- 8 army divisions (Finland 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Finland 2045)
- 4 air wings (Finland 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Finland 2045)
Greece (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Chistos Yannakakis (conservative)
Concerns:
- Euroean Union & Ummah Al'Salaam business influences
- Unemployment
- Ecology (drought, failing fisheries)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 8 (34)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 3
- Health and Social Exp.: - 9
- Education Exp.: - 6
- Military Exp.: - 8
Military:
- 7 army divisions (Greece 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Greece 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Hungary (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Andor Nyíregyházi (liberal)
Concerns:
- Energy prices
- Electoral corruption
- State control of media
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 31 (58)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 6
- Health and Social Exp.: - 11
- Education Exp.: - 7
- Military Exp.: - 3
Military:
- 8 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Default 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Italy (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Sergio Cassini (liberal)
Concerns:
- Energy and Food prices
- Organized crime
- Ecology (drought)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 67 (218)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 20
- Health and Social Exp.: - 43
- Education Exp.: - 33
- Military Exp.: - 55
Military:
- 15 army divisions (Italy 2045)
- 12 ship groups (Italy 2045)
- 13 air wings (Italy 2045)
- 9 operative teams (Italy 2045)
Latvia (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Valdis Valdmanis (socialist)
Concerns:
- Eurasian business and cultural influences
- Food prices
- Timber industry concerns
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 3 (9)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 2
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 4 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045)
Lithuania (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary republic
Jonas Graužinienė (conservative)
Concerns:
- Diplomatic hostility with Estonia and Latvia
- Food and Energy prices
- Labor union influences in politics
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 9 (22)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 4
- Education Exp.: - 3
- Military Exp.: - 4
Military:
- 8 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 6 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Default 2045)
- 5 operative teams (Default 2045)
Macedonia (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Panko Mihailov(liberal)
Concerns:
- Food and Energy prices
- Balkan union movement
- Ecology (drought)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 1 (5)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 1
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045)
Malta (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Getja Coleca (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and Energy prices
- Ecology (drought, fisheries)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: poor
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 0 (3)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 0
Military:
- 1 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 1 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 0 operative teams (Default 2045)
Moldova (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary republic
Andrea Sohr (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and Energy prices
- Eurasian Union business and cultural influence
- Romanian Unification movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 0 (4)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 1
Military:
- 2 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045), (50%, 1EP)
Montenegro (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Nikola Krivokapić (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and Energy prices
- Balkan union movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 0 (2)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 0.5
- Health and Social Exp.: - 1
- Education Exp.: - 0.5
- Military Exp.: - 0
Military:
- 1 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 1 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 1 operative teams (Default 2045), (60%, 1EP)
Norway (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Kitty Thaulow (socialist)
Concerns:
- Northern fossil fuel development
- Ecology (climate change opportunism)
- Baltic socialist movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 26 (92)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 9
- Health and Social Exp.: - 22
- Education Exp.: - 14
- Military Exp.: - 21
Military:
- 6 army divisions (Norway 2045)
- 7 ship groups (Norway 2045)
- 5 air wings (Norway 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Portugal (NPC)
Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
José Ronaldo (conservative)
Concerns:
- Energy and food prices
- Ecology (drought, fisheries)
- Recession
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 7 (31)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 3
- Health and Social Exp.: - 6
- Education Exp.: - 4
- Military Exp.: - 11
Military:
- 3 army divisions (Portugal 2045)
- 2 ship groups (Portugal 2045)
- 2 air wings (Portugal 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Romania (NPC)
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Nadia Năstase (conservative)
Concerns:
- Moldovian unification movement
- Energy prices
- Eurasian Union business influence
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 21 (73)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 8
- Health and Social Exp.: - 17
- Education Exp.: - 12
- Military Exp.: - 15
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Romania 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Romania 2045)
- 6 operative teams (Romania 2045), (80%, 2EP)
Serbia (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Ivo Gojković (liberal)
Concerns:
- Food and energy prices
- Ecology (drought)
- Balkan union movement
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 5 (14)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 3
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 4
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Serbia 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 2 air wings (Default 2045)
- 2 operative teams (Default 2045), (80%, 1EP)
Slovakia (NPC)
Parliamentary republic
Zdeno Demitra (conservative)
Concerns:
- European union business influences
- Energy and food prices
- Ecology (refugees)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 7 (16)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 2
- Health and Social Exp.: - 3
- Education Exp.: - 2
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 3 air wings (Default 2045)
- 3 operative teams (Default 2045)
Slovenia (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Miro Humar (liberal)
Concerns:
- Ecology (drought)
- Baltic union movement
- Food and energy prices
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: average
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 4 (11)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 1
- Health and Social Exp.: - 3
- Education Exp.: - 1
- Military Exp.: - 2
Military:
- 4 army divisions (Default 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Default 2045)
- 1 air wings (Default 2045)
- 3 operative teams (Default 2045)
Spain (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Florián Moneo (liberal)
Concerns:
- Land use reforms (national solar farms)
- Food prices
- Ecology (drought)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 54 (169)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 17
- Health and Social Exp.: - 36
- Education Exp.: - 24
- Military Exp.: - 38
Military:
- 10 army divisions (Spain 2045)
- 9 ship groups (Spain 2045)
- 6 air wings (Spain 2045)
- 5 operative teams (Spain 2045)
Sweden (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Carlos Borg (socialist)
Concerns:
- Baltic socialist movement
- Food prices
- Ecology (refugees)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 32 (131)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 16
- Health and Social Exp.: - 30
- Education Exp.: - 22
- Military Exp.: - 31
Military:
- 8 army divisions (Sweden 2045)
- 7 ship groups (Sweden 2045)
- 5 air wings (Sweden 2045)
- 6 operative teams (Sweden 2045)
Switzerland (NPC)
Federal multi-party directorial republic
Alain Parmelin (conservative)
Concerns:
- Food and enery prices
- Demographics (aging population)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: excellent
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 25 (87)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 10
- Health and Social Exp.: - 22
- Education Exp.: - 12
- Military Exp.: - 18
Military:
- 5 army divisions (Switzerland 2045)
- 0 ship groups (Basic Default 2045)
- 4 air wings (Switzerland 2045)
- 4 operative teams (Default 2045)
Turkey (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Ismael Hikmet (conservative)
Concerns:
- Ummah Al'Salaam cultural influence
- Ecology (drought)
- Energy development (solar)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: good
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 78 (276)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 27
- Health and Social Exp.: - 59
- Education Exp.: - 41
- Military Exp.: - 71
Military:
- 18 army divisions (Turkey 2045)
- 8 ship groups (Turkey 2045)
- 12 air wings (Turkey 2045)
- 10 operative teams (Turkey 2045)
Ukraine (NPC)
Presidential Dictatorship
Kirill Kvasov (conservative)
Concerns:
- Democratic movements
- Military influence
- Energy costs
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: good
- Education: average
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 14 (59)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 5
- Health and Social Exp.: - 9
- Education Exp.: - 6
- Military Exp.: - 25
Military:
- 9 army divisions (Ukraine 2045)
- 3 ship groups (Ukraine 2045)
- 6 air wings (Ukraine 2045)
- 5 operative teams (Ukraine 2045)
United Kingdom (NPC)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Timothy Brook (conservative)
Concerns:
- Global trade and capital (Panama occupation, recession)
- Food and energy costs (development of north sea fuels)
- Demographic pressures (aging population, automation)
Domestic Development:
- Infrastructure: excellent
- Education: excellent
Economy:
- Bank: 0
- Income: 65 (448)
- Infrastructure Exp.: - 51
- Health and Social Exp.: - 115
- Education Exp.: - 74
- Military Exp.: - 143
Military:
- 11 army divisions (United Kingdom 2045), (96%, 4EP)
- 15 ship groups (United Kingdom 2045)
- 8 air wings (United Kingdom 2045)
- 9 operative teams (United Kingdom 2045), (97%, 2EP)
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