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Opening of the widened White Sea-Baltic Canal

Baltic Karelia has decided to open the White Sea-Baltic Canal for other nations to use.

After three years of widening work with the canal it's finally all done. Now it's possible for a Nimitz class carrier to pass thru the waterway.

The maximum beam of a ship allowed in the canal is 260 feet (80 meters) and the maximum length is 1100 feet (335 meters). Maximum draught is 40 feet (12 meters).

The waterway that's completely inside our nation borders starts in St. Petersburg (Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea) and ends up in Belomorsk (The White Sea), passing several seas.

One absolute condition to have permission to enter the canal is that your nation must not have bad relations with Baltic Karelia.
If you have an embassy in our country (or at least some kind of diplomatic relations) it will simplify matters.

Military ships will only be granted to pass upon request (permanent allowance available).

A map of the canal is available here (http://members.fortunecity.se/kopparbergs/baltic-canal.gif).

Sincerely,
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Björn Ramnäve
Baltic Karelia

I commend you on this acheivement, but your map comes up with this:

http://members.fortunecity.se/kopparbergs/baltic-canal.gif

Satellite photographs had confirmed it. The White Sea-Baltic Canal had certainly been widened. Analysts had already presented their findings to the Minister of Intelligence.

"Sir, the Canal widening project appears to be complete." The Minister of Intelligence said, holding up the findings.

"And of they?"

"Sir, it is possible for a Nimitz Class carrier to fit through this canal sir. It is undoubtedly going to be useful for military purposes."

"Obviously. Of our necessity?"

"None really sir. We are still completing the Ynoga Canal to serve as a double for the Panama Canal but still only for our own uses sir."

"Very good. Keep me up to speed."

"Will do sir."

The Minister of Intelligence hung up the phone and returned to his normal duties. They included reconnaissance photographs of Kaliningrad, the current thorn in the side of the Empire.

Kradal was getting worked up.

"Dammit, there's no map! The cheek of it! I mean, Lamdan, this could be of importance to us! It would be great for military purposes!"

"But sir,-"

"Ah, don't tell me we have no military budget! I'm using my government waste!"

"But sir, we're also land-locked. Consequently, we have no navy."

"Precisely."

"Sir, are you feeling allright?"

Kradal was getting worked up.

"Dammit, there's no map! The cheek of it! I mean, Lamdan, this could be of importance to us! It would be great for military purposes!"

"But sir,-"

"Ah, don't tell me we have no military budget! I'm using my government waste!"

"But sir, we're also land-locked. Consequently, we have no navy."

"Precisely."

"Sir, are you feeling allright?"

OOC: LOL!!