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The Royal and Apostolic House of Kordo

Geography
Location
Between North America and Europe; in the Atlantic Ocean

Area
total: 12,631,418 sq km
land: 12,461,923 sq km
water: 169,495 sq km

Area - comparative
Slightly larger than the size of the United States of America

Coastline
30,924 km

Maritime Claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 18 nm
Continental shelf: not specified

Climate
Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast

Terrain
Mostly rugged hills and low mountains in the west; level to rolling plains in east and southeast

Elevation extremes
Lowest point: Hildon Valley -35m
Highest point: Mount Independence 8,133 m

Natural resources
Coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber

Land use
arable land: 10.13%
permanent crops: 1.22%
other: 78.65% (2001)

Irrigated land
254,000 sq km

Natural hazards
Hurricanes and frequent storms along the coast

Environmental - current issues
Air pollution resulting in acid rain; one of the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers; desertification

Environment - International agreements
Party to: none


People
Population
6,984,000,000 (As of December 17, 2006)

Age structure
0-14 years: 20.6%
15-64 years: 67%
65 years and over: 12.4%

Median age
Total: 36.27 years
Male: 34.94 years
Female: 37.6 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate
1.9%

Birth rate
16.04 births/1,000 population

Death rate
7.84 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate
2.1 migrants/1,000 population

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate
Total: 4.43 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 4.94 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 3.89 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 87.71 years
Male: 84.89 years
Female: 90.67 years

Total Fertility Rate
2.08 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.06%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
250,017

HIV/AIDS - death
1,023 (2005 est.)

Nationality
Noun: Kordoan(s)
Adjective: Kordoan

Ethnic Groups
Germanic/Caucasian 77%, Arab 13%, Black 5.4%, Other 4.6%

Religions
Protestant 70%, Roman Catholic 7%, Islam 10%, Jewish 2%, other 1%

Languages
English, German (official languages), Arabic (spoken by a sizable minority)

Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 98%
Male: 98.5%
Female: 97.5%


Government Structure and Politics
Country Name
Conventional long form: The Royal and Apostolic House of Kordo
Conventional short form: Kordo
Abbreviation: none

Government Type
Monarchy with limited parlimentary rule

Capital
Kordo City

Administrative divisions
9 Provinces – Berg, Bismarck, Hapsburg, West Prussia, East Prussia, Weimer, Dolchstoßlegende, Hindenburg, Sudetes

Dependent areas - (Earth RB)
Kordoan Arabia, West Indies

Independence
November 16, 1941

National holiday
Easter: Varies with year.
Independence Day: November 16, 1944
Christmas: December 25
War Hero’s Day: July 2

Constitution
June 2, 2005

Legal system
Federal court system based on American common law

Suffrage
18 years of age, universal and compulsory

Executive branch
Chief of state: Emperor Rick Kordo
Chancellor: Vacant The function of head of state is performed by the Federal President (Bundespräsident). He is elected every five years by the Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung), which is made up by the members of the Bundestag plus the corresponding number of Länder (states) representatives. The powers of the Federal President are limited mostly to ceremonial and representative duties.

Legislative branch
The Kordoan Parliament is made up of the Bundestag and the Bundesrat. The supreme legislative body is the Bundestag (Federal Diet), the lower house of Parliament, which is elected every four years. It in turn elects the Chancellor. The Bundesrat (Federal Council), the upper house of Parliament, represents the 9 federal states (Bundesländer) and cooperates in law-making and administering the federation. Its members are appointed by the individual provinces.
Judicial branch
The Federal Constitutional Court (The nine justices are appointed by the Premier); Kordoan Court of Appeal; Kordoan District Courts; State and County Courts

Political parties and leaders
Protestant Army [Rick Kordo]; Socialist Party [Wilhiem Bismarck]; Republican Party [Manfred Rommel]; Moderate Party [Holden Caraway]; The Red Hand [Will Kordo] OUTLAWED PARTY; Green Party [Muhammad Hatack]

International organization participation
SEATO, Who Gives a Damn About Human Rights Club

Commonwealth territories heads of government (Earth TLE)
Kordoan Arabia:(Southern Arabia, Yemen, Oman) Governor Osama Rashidi
Kordoan West Indies: (Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Dominician Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago) Governor Theodore Boar


Economy
Economy - overview
Kordo has a laissez faire, free-enterprise economy with little governmental regulations and heavy government investment, that welcomes foreign investment. Exports feature gold, wheat, steel, automobiles, and weapon systems. Its highly industrialized, stable economy is among the most prosperous in the world, with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a GDP among the world‘s highest.

GDP
Purchasing power parity - $258,648,280,479,456.97 (2006 est.)

GDP - real growth rate
5.04%

GDP per capita
$37,034.40

GDP - composition by sector
Agriculture: 14.%
Industry: 60.%
Services and misc. sectors: 24.%

Population below poverty line
13.6%

Unemployment rate
2.93%

Household income or consumption by % share
Lowest 10%: 3.8%
Highest 10%: 31.5%

Inflation rate
1.5%

Labor force
4.550 billion

Budget
Revenues: $23,859,299,520,000.00
Expenditures: $19,087,439,616,000.00

Agriculture - products
Wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest products; fish

Industrial production growth rate
2.8%

Electricity - production
56.5 trillion kWh

Electricity - consumption
45 trillion kWh

Electricity - exports
2.8 trillion kWh

Electricity - imports
1.8 trillion kWh

Oil - production
54.1 million bbl/day

Oil - consumption
63.2 million bbl/day

Oil - exports
5.5 million bbl/day

Oil - imports
3.0 million bbl/day

Oil - proven reserves
98 trillion bbl

Natural gas - monthly production
210 billion cubic cm

Natural gas - yearly consumption
16 trillion cubic cm

Natural gas - exports
210 billion cu cm

Natural gas - imports
90 trillion cu cm

Natural gas - proven reserves
715 trillion cubic cm

Exports
$14.501 Trillion

Exports - commodities
Capital goods, automobiles, industrial supplies and raw materials, natural resources, agricultural products

Exports - partners
Roach Busters 14.5%, The Borman Empire 10.5%, Spilt-Milk 51.2%, The Zoogie People 10.5%, Other 13.3%

Imports
$13.501 trillion

Imports - commodities
Consumer goods, chemicals, textiles, machinery

Imports - partners
Roach Busters 10%, The Borman Empire 6.5%, Spilt-Milk 67%, other 16.5%

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
$35.3 trillion

Debt - external
NA

Economic aid - donor
$500.2 billion

Currency
Kor

Currency code
KOR

Exchange rates
Kor per U.S. dollar - 1.5 (2005)

Fiscal year
Calendar year


Communications
Telephones - main lines in use
4.5 billion

Telephones - mobile cellular
4.6 billion

Telephone system
General assessment: a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
Domestic: a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country

Radio broadcast stations
AM 3,942; FM 7,513; Shortwave 19

Television broadcast stations
1,302

Internet country code
.kdo

Internet hosts
115,311,958

Internet users
3.2 billion


Transportation
Railways
Total: 60,058 km
Standard gauge: 60,058 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 km electrified)

Highways
Total: 765,222 km
Paved: 395,410 km (with at least 25,130 km of expressways)
Unpaved: 369,812 km (2002 est.)

Waterways
21,204km

Pipelines
Gas 15,021km, oil 16,940 km

Ports and harbors
Kordo City, New Dublin, St. Paul, Luther

Merchant Marine
Total: 1,328 ships

Airports
15,437

Heliports
923


Military
Military branches
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard, Royal Guard, Ministry of Intelligence, Police Force, Coast Guard (branch of Kordoan Navy)

Military manpower - military age and obligation
18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 17 years of age for voluntary military service

Military manpower - availability
Males/Females age 15-60: 3,931,234,524

Military manpower - fit for military service
Males/Female age 15-60: 2,823,234,239

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
5,516,000

Military expenditures - dollar figures
$10,688,217,965,640.00

Military expenditures - percent of GDP
54%


Transnational Issues
Disputes - international
N/A

Illicit drugs
One of the world’s largest producers of illicit marijuana and illicit methamphetamines; government is expending considerable financial and military resources to curb the production of drugs.

Important Characters in Kordo

Loyalist / Government Personel

Rick Kordo
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Military Position: Commander and Chief of Kordo Armed Forces
Bio: While relatively unknown outside of Kordo or even within, Rick Kordo son of Jack Kordo II, was widely considered a rising star within the Kordoan Army. Known to be highly intelligent, he rarely made public appearances accept to promote his father’s plans to the youth of Kordo with which he was extremely popular. After the Red Hand seized control, he went into hiding, and took control of the military branch of the Protestant Army, the political Loyalist group. After his father's death he took complete control over the Loyalist forces and led them to victory over the Communist government. Shortly after, he declared himself Emperor of Kordo and currently leads it.

Jack Kordo II Deceased
Age: 41
Sex: Male
Military Position: (Former) Commander-and-Chief
Bio: Son of former President Jack Kordo I, he was elected at age 24, shortly after his father’s death, though laws at that time prohibited someone that young from being elected president. Jack quickly established his position, eliminating or bulling his potential rivals. He then began dramatically increasing the conservative reforms that former chancellors (many of which were members of his family) initiated. Within two years the nation was under military law, and Jack had declared himself ‘…the President for life’ and combined the position of president and chancellor. Jack Kordo II’s current personal life is relatively unknown, however, much of his early years is well documented. By age 18 he fathered two children (Rick age 24, Mary, age 23) with the wife of the then Secretary of Defense, and was believed to have affairs with multiple women. At age 20 he married Linda Martes, daughter of the CEO of the Martes Arms Company. By the time Jack ascended to power they had divorced. He has maintained power, through liberal use of forces, and until recently kept the nation out of foreign affairs. He was killed during the rebellion by The Red Hand, after their forces stormed the complex he was hiding in.

Kevin Lotam
Age: 35
Sex: Male
Military Position: Admiral, Kordo Navy
Bio: Though being the youngest Admiral in Kordo history, he is widely regarded as being the must skilled. He has participated in dozens of small conflicts, and is widely regarded as the premier navel expert in Kordo. Kevin is credited with turning the navel forces of Kordo into a force to be dealt with. Currently, he is in control of navel forces in Kordo.

Henry Rey
Age: 70
Sex: Male
Military Position: Honorary Colonel in Royal Guard
Bio: Known as a political maverick in Kodo, he has served its government loyally, regardless of the leaders political, so much so that he has often been called “The Robert E. Lee of Kordo” for his loyalty to his nation and its leaders, even though he has some times violently disagreed with their views. After the successful rebellion by the Red Hand, he was given charge of the Loyalist forces if only symbolically, and currently lives in Legionnaire.


The Red Hand and Friends
Richard Jo’ha Deceased
Age: 36
Sex: Male
Military Position: (Former) Sergeant in Royal Guards, Leader of Red Hand forces, Commander and Chief of Kordoan Army
Bio: Richard was a brilliant military strategist, specializing in guerilla fighting during his time with the Royal Guards. During the first failed rebellion by Will Kordo, he became disillusioned and turned to the Communist ideas espoused by Will. He stayed loyal however, until he saw the treatment of those who fought in the rebellion. Shortly after, he and several other Royal Guard and Black Force members left their respective units and created the foundation for the Red Hand. He would later combine the various communist and socialist groups in Kordo and lead a successful rebellion that would place him as Premier. He was eventually killed defending the remains of the Royal Palace shortly before his government was completly overthrown.

Will Kordo
Age: 34
Sex: Male
Military Position: N/A
Bio: Cousin to Jack Kordo II and until roughly a year ago, a close friend and personal advisor. He was the former leader and founder of the Special Forces group Black Force, which was the first Special Forces group in the Kordo Armed Forces. He later founded an anti-government group called ‘The Corporation’ with Linda Martes. The group would be the main force that helped cause the first failed rebellion in Kordo. Ironically, he would later be thought dead, killed by the very forces he helped train in a botched raid to arrest him, only to be discovered alive, saved by the troops for interrogation. While he would be later rescued by the Red Hand, he had lost much of his power in his absence and had little significance during the Red Hand rebellion. He now currently lives in hiding as the defacto leader of the now defeated communist goverment.

Linda Martes
Age: 39
Sex: Female
Military Position:(Former)Lieutenant, Kordo Armed Forces, (Former)Commander of Rebel Forces
Bio: A former high school friend of Jack Kordo II, and a former wife, she is now a key General in the rebellion against Jack. She is the daughter of Harold Martes, and heir to the Martes Arms Company, and is worth an estimated 2 billion dollars. She was suspected to have an affair with Will Kordo, around the time of his arrest. Linda helped lead the revolution, though outside of the political battlefield she had little significance on the Red Hand’s successful rebellion. After the overthrow of the communist government she fled into hiding. Her current location is unknown.

Kordo Armed Forces

Army

Armored Divisions (20 Divisions)
Stats:
Soldiers:7,430 combat soldiers, 13,460 Logistics Support
320 M1A2 Main Battle Tank
405 M2A3 Bradley IFV
215 M113A2 APC
81 M109A6 Paladin
27 M270 MRLS
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV
18 PAC-3 Missile Systems
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
45 AH-64 Apache
36 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47
36 UH-60 Blackhawks
9 AVLB
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 MMPWV LV-08 (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 200 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
1200 Various Trucks
Standard infantry weapon: XM-8


Mechanized Infantry Divisions (40)
Stats:
Soldiers:9,340 Combat Soldiers, 11,260 Logistical Support
192 M1A2 MBT
606 M2A3 Bradley IFV
327 M113A2 APC
81 M109A6 Paladin
27 M270 MRLS
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV
18 PAC-3 Missile Systems
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
45 AH-64 Apache
36 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
36 UH-60 Blackhawks
9 AVLB
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 MMPWV LV-08 (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 200 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
1200 Various Trucks
Standard infantry weapon: XM-8

Marine Divisions (20)
Stats:
Soldiers:11,250 Combat, 8,500 Logistical Support
64 M1A2
372 M2A3 Bradley IFV
250 AAVP7A1
108 M777 Towed
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV
18 PAC-3 Missile Systems
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
55 AH-64 Apache
46 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
46 UH-60 Blackhawks
9 AVLB
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 MMPWV LV-08 (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 200 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
1200 Various Trucks
Standard infantry weapon: XM-8

Infantry Divisions (30)
Stats:
Soldiers:9,400 Combat, 8,710 Logistical Support
101 M2A3 Bradley IFV
243 Stryker ICV
64 Stingray Light Battle Tank
108 M777 Towed
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV
18 PAC-3 Missile Systems
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
55 AH-64 Apache
46 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
46 UH-60 Blackhawks
9 AVLB
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 MMPWV LV-08 (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 200 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
1200 Various Trucks
Standard infantry weapon: XM-8

Waffen SS Mountain Divisions (10)
Stats:
Soldiers:8,464 Combat, 8,721 Logistical Support
216 M1128 Stryker MGS
108 Stingray Light Battle Tank
54 M2A3 Bradley IFV
108 M777 Towed
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
55 AH-64 Apache
46 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
9 AVLB
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 MMPWV LV-08 (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 200 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
1200 Various Trucks
64 UH-50 Blackhawks
Standard infantry weapon: XM-8

Waffen SS Paratrooper Divisions (10)
Stats:
Soldiers:7,979 Combat, 7,121 Logistical Support
128 M-8 Thunderbolt Light Airdrop tank
64 M1128 Stryker MGS
204 M1128 Stryker ICV
108 M777 Towed
45 M247 Sergeant York
18 M163 Vulcan
54 M1128 Stryker CV
27 MIM-23 HawkB SAM
55 AH-64 Apache
46 AH-1W Cobra
72 CH-47 Chinooks
9 AVLB
27 Combat Engineer Tractors
M728 Combat Engineer Tank
2000 MMPWV LV-08 (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 200 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
1200 Various Trucks
64 UH-50 Blackhawks
Standard infantry weapon: XM-8

Waffen SS-Heimwehr (10)
Stats: See Mechanized Infantry Division
Sometimes refered to as 'The Royal Guard' are the best, most highly skilled, and most feared units in the Kordo Army. They are charged with the protection of the Emperor, his family, and other key members of the government along with key areas of interest (Research facilities, Kordo City etc). They are rarely have seen combat outside of Kordo, but are kept inside Kordo’s boundaries in order to help ‘keep the peace.' Equiped with BDU-64 Samson Battle Suits and slightly more heavily armed than normal Mechanized Infantry, they are the most dangerous force in Kordo's armed forces.



Navy

Costal Defense Fleet
1 Lotam Class Command Battleship
1 Ultra Class Carriers
12 Swift Class Pocket Carriers
4 Hurricane Class Missile Battleship
20 Oliver Hazard Perry Class
20 Ticonderoga Class
28 Arleigh Burke Class Flight IIA 's
10 ANZAC Class Helicopter Frigates
8 Type 800 Dolphin class Submarines
20 MHC 51 Osprey Coastal Mine Hunters
10 Perseus-class river monitors
10 Octopus-class multi-role patrol vessels
40 Lake-class MCDV's

Currently Deployed
1st Fleet


Carrier Fleet

1 Joint Command Ship
1 Ultra Class Carrier
2 Nimitz Class Super Carrier
12 Ticonderoga Class
8 Arleigh Burke Class Flight IIA
8 Oliver Hazard Perry Class
6 Los Angeles Class Attack Submarines
4 Supply Class
2 AS-39 Emory Land Class

Currently Deployed
2nd Fleet
4th Fleet
5th Fleet
7th Fleet
10th Fleet

Marine Amphibious Assault Taskforce

2 Wasp LHD Class
4 Arleigh Burke Flight IIA Class
4 Ticonderoga Class
50 LCAC Class
8 LCU-2000 LCU Class
8 San Antonio Class
12 AH-1W Super Cobra
16 AV-8B+ Harrier II
18 CH-53E Sea Stallion
8 UH-1N Iroqouis
NOTE: Aircraft numbers denote standard assignment.

Currently Deployed
1st MAA Taskforce
2nd MAA Taskforce
3rd MAA Taskforce


Power Projection Group

1 Hurricane Class Missile Battleships
4 Swift Class Pocket Carriers
9 Ticonderoga Class
8 Arleigh Burke Class Flight IIA
8 Oliver Hazard Perry Class
4 Los Angeles Class Attack Submarines
2 Supply Class
1 AS-39 Emory Land Class

Currently Deployed
1st PPG
2nd PPG
3rd PPG
4th PPG
5th PPG



Air Force
5,000 F-14D Tomcat
5,000 F-15E
5,000 F-16D
15,000 F-22A Raptor
10,000 F-35 JSF
2,000 B-52H
500 B-2 Spirits
2,000 UH-60L
3,000 C-130s
2,000 C-17s
1,000 CH-46
4,000 AC-130U Spooky
600 KC-10A Extender
600 KC-130
600 KC-135R Stratotanker



Kordoan Special Units

Special Weapons Regiment (40)
Stats:
Soldiers:4,670 Combat Soldiers, 5,700 Logistical Support
40 Cheetah Class Mobile Launcher
-Equipped with 40 V-14M missiles capable of holding two warheads each
51 M1A2 MBT
348 M2A3 Bradley IFV
163 M113A2 APC
20 M109A6 Paladin
14 M270 MRLS
23 M247 Sergeant York
11 M163 Vulcan
27 M1128 Stryker CV
10 PAC-3 Missile Systems
14 MIM-23 Hawk SAM
23 AH-64D Apache
18 AH-1W Cobra
36 CH-47 Chinooks
36 UH-60 Blackhawks
4 AVLB
13 Combat Engineer Tractors
1 M728 Combat Engineer Tank
1000 MMPWV LV-08 (400 equipped with M2 .50 MG, 250 Avenger, and 250 TOW II equipt)
700 Various Trucks
Standard Infantry Weapon: XM-8
Standard Crew Weapon: FN P-90



Strategic Missiles:
5 Space Platforms each with 10 LGM-118A (10 warheads each) (Project Star Fire)

3,000 LGM-30 Minuteman III (3 warheads each)
500 LGM-118A Peacekeeper (10 warheads each)
1,600 V-14 Schnell (2 warheads each)
Total Nuclear Warheads: 14,700



Chemical Arsenal:

20 million gallons of VX Nerve Agent in 1-ton drums.
20 million gallons of Sarin Nerve Agent in 1-ton drums.
20 million gallons of Soman Nerve Agent in 1-ton drums.
20 million gallons of Tabun Nerve Agent in 1-ton drums
20 million gallons of Sulfur Mustard in 1-ton drums.
20 million gallons of Hydrogen Cyanide in 1-ton drums.
15 million gallons of Chlorine in 1-ton drums.
15 million gallons of Phosgene in 1-ton drums.

Biological Arsenal:

5 million gallons of Anthrax in 1-ton drums.
5 million gallons of Botulinum in 1-ton drums.
5 million gallons of Small Pox in 1-ton drums.
5 million gallons of Ricin in 1-ton drums.
5 million gallons of Plague in 1-ton drums.


Known Launching platforms:
1,600 Cheetah Class Mobile Launcher
5,000 Scud Launchers (Approximately 20,000 Scud Missiles in the arsenal)


Complete list of Kordoan Special Projects/Weapons/Defenses (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=8481695#post8481695)




Gestapo
1,864,000 Agents

Department A (Enemies)
• Communists (A1) (10,000)
• Countersabotage (A2) (5,000)
• Reactionaries and Liberals (A3) (18,000)
• Assassinations (A4) (800)

Department B (Sects and Churches)
• Muslims (B1) (8,000)
• Satanists (B2) (500)
• Christians (B3) (4,000)
• Jews (B4) (1,000)


Department C (Administration and Party Affairs)
The central administrative office of the Gestapo, responsible for card files of all personnel. (1,000,000)

Department D (Occupied Territories) Currently Defunct
• Opponents of the Regime (D1)
• Churches and Sects (D2)
• Records and Party Matters (D3)
• Western Territories (D4)
• Counter-espionage (D5)
• Alien’s (D6)
[size=5]Department E (Counter-Intelligence)
• In Kordo(E1) (600,000)
• Policy Formation (E2) (1,000)
• In the America’s (E3) (15,000)
• In the Middle East (E4) (8,000)
• In Europe (E5) (10,000)
• In Asia (E6) (30,000)

Department F (Frontier and Border Police)
The border guards of Kordo answered directly to the Gestapo as an effort to keep close track of immigration and emigration to and from the mainland. (50,000)

Auxiliary Duties
The Gestapo also maintains offices at all Concentration Camps, holds an office on the staff of the SS and Police Leaders, and supplies personnel on an as needed basis to such formations as the Einsatzgruppen. Such personnel, assigned to these auxiliary duties, are typically removed from the Gestapo chain of command and fall under the authority of other branches of the SS.

A Brief History of Kordo

By Noted Historian David Schnell

Early History (10,000 B.C.-1500 A.D.)
Kordo was originally settled in around 3,000 B.C. by persons from the Iberian Peninsula. These peoples were fierce warriors and practiced a religion similar to that of the Druids. However, after colonizing Kordo, they moved deep inland until they had forgotten about how they had gotten to their homeland, forgetting their journey across the sea. Kordo was rediscovered in the 10th century by Viking explorers who quickly established a trading center, turning Kordo into a flourishing trading post. While Viking society and its trading empire crumbled and fractured else where, Kordo remained relatively united, though other European nations and even the Aztec maintained small outposts on the island*. After the 12th Century however, European interest fell and many colonists returned to Europe. And whatever colonist did remain, turned their interest towards internal matters, which spawned a wave of brutal fighting among various factions, each vying for the dominate position.

*Note while it is generally believed that ruins in southwest Kordo belong to that of the Aztec though some argue that they are of a Caribbean based tribe.

The Age of Exploration (1492 A.D.–1800 A.D.)
-Triangle Trade and its Influence on Kordo
With Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas, interest in foreign colonies, especially the in Americas, dramatically increased. And, due to the long distance between the Americas and Europe, Kordo was a logical re-supply post for the European ships. However, the new wave of colonists arriving on Kordo took little interest in Kordo’s resources, but instead turned their attention to the necessities repairing and refitting the ships stopping there. Only one group of peoples, the Prussians, took an active role in colonizing and permanently settling in Kordo. They dominated the island, uniting western and central Kordo in 1785, and finally leading the nation into becoming an official colony of Germany on September 3, 1800.

Kordo’s Emergences into a Modern Nation (1800 A.D.-1932 A.D.)
Though Kordo became a German colony and adopted its laws and much of its culture, the German government, like the other European nations, took little interest in it. With much of its natural resources undiscovered or deemed to expensive to extract, Kordo was considered a backwater colony by many Germans. Overtime it did however develop extensive internal trade, as new natural resources were found in the interior. Eighteen thirty two also saw the founding of Kordo City, named after the Kordo family, the former royal family of Kordo and one that had connections to both the German and Austro-Hungarian royal families.

World War I had a profound impact on Kordo though it sent only five divisions worth of troops to help Germany. These troops returned after the conflict and began the basis of a professional army, based on the German model. However, the army remained relatively backwards and small, with its size staying around twenty divisions at its peak in 1932. Also, many of Kordo’s citizens began pushing for semi- or full autonomy from Germany. In fact, it received semi-autonomy in 1925 after crowds of communist Kordoan’s attacked the German governor’s palace and lynched the governor and his family. This is widely regarded as perhaps the sole instance of communists doing any good in Kordo.

World War II and Kordoan Independence (1933 A.D.-1945 A.D.)
After Hitler’s March 5 take over of Germany in 1933, Kordo, like the rest of Germany, began to prepare for war. Its army which had been decreased to five divisions was expanded to nearly one hundred and fifty and its air force and especially the navy also being increased. Like most Germans, Kordo supported Hitler and the Nazi Party with gusto. However, the Kordoan public became increasingly worried and upset over the treatment of Jews by the Nazi Party and after the Nuremberg Race Laws were decreed on Sept 15, 1935, Kordo erupted in protests. Over the course of one week, nearly five thousand Nazi Party members and Nazi government officials were killed. Finally, in 1941 a young partisan leader and descendent of the original Royal Family of Kordo, Jack Kordo was declared Chancellor by the Kordoan people. He would eventually establish a parliamentary system that was so successful that after WWII, Germany’s government was modeled after it.

When Hitler found out about Kordo declaring its independence he is said to have immediately ordered the execution of every Kordoan German in Germany. Only about two divisions out of the ten escaped execution by their German masters and only about five thousand civilians escaped out of the estimated twenty five thousand living in Germany.

During the war however, Kordo remained neutral, though it often benefited from stolen military technology smuggled back by Kordoan agents. This period consequently saw the development of Kordo’s military might that continues to today. Kordo was also one of the first to offer asylum to any German who wished to leave Germany which also increased its military prowess with the immigration of such war hero’s as Erwin Rommel. With the ending of WWII however, Kordo went into a period of deep isolation, with drastic cuts in every area of spending except the military.

Isolation and Rebirth (1945 A.D.-2004)
After putting Kordo into isolation, Jack Kordo began massive reforms of the government, shaping it into a new nation. Military spending was the only budget item receiving large amounts of funding, with the second largest, commerce, coming in a distant second. 1990 would see the assumption of the chancellorship by Jack Kordo II and the initiation of another round of reforms, these drastically more conservative then his fathers. These reforms quickly gained the ire of the public, which exploded in is now called the First Communist Revolution. While bloody struggle was quickly put down with outside help, it left many of the instigators alive and unhappy.

The Second Communist Revolution and the Rise of the Monarchy. (Early 2005-Present)
As time passed, and little changed in Kordo, unhappiness with the Kordoan government rose to unprecedented levels. And shortly after Jack Kordo I’s death, this unhappiness once again rose to violence. The military structure, which in the previous war had suffered little splintering, shattered with only the navy and the marine core remaining mostly loyal to Jack Kordo II’s government. The communist forces soon took Kordo City and with it a certain amount of legitimacy with it. Loyalist forces, however managed to hold on in western Kordo, using many of the guerilla tactics in the mountainous region that the communists did in the First Communist Revolution, continuously beating back attempts to pacify or even attempts to enter that region.

It would be the communist’s hugely unpopular anti-religious laws that would be its undoing this time. Bolstered by the support of the Protestant Army, the Loyalists began to regain territory. Unfortunately Jack Kordo II would not live to see this. He would be killed several days before the Protestant Army officially joined with the Loyalists, killed when his bunker was stormed by communist forces. Rick Kordo, his young son would take charge in his place, eventually leading the Protestant Army to several major victories and with it the control of the government.

Shortly after seizing control back from the communists, Rick Kordo retook the position of Emperor of Kordo, much to the delight of his people. He continues to hold that position today.

Pictures

Chancellor’s Palace
Chancellor’s Palace; main building (http://albatross-tours.us/albatross/images/infolist_gfx/vienna1.jpg)

The Chancellor’s private chapel (http://chapelweb.hertford.ox.ac.uk/Hertford%20College%20Chapel%205.jpg)

A private prayer room (http://www.marerico.com/ludwigIIpictures/Chapel2.jpg)

Because even leaders of countries need to read (http://www.artisansofthevalley.com/bi/bi_lb_fireplacewall_s.jpg)

Where Kordo’s leaders and families come to eat (http://www.hreuropa.com/alhambra/imagen/pcome.jpg)

Beautiful art adorns much of the older portions (http://www.marerico.com/ludwigIIpictures/Dressing_Room2.jpg)

The beautiful, but now unused throne room (http://www.marerico.com/ludwigIIpictures/Throne_Hall2.jpg)

A small banquet hall (http://www.marerico.com/ludwigIIpictures/Singers_Hall.jpg)

Official wine cellar (http://www.bath.ac.uk/~su3ws/archive/cellar.jpg)

The natural beauty of Kordo
Kordo City Church (http://www2.salzburg.info/pics/barockekirchengr.jpg)
Originally a catherdral, it is now the house of worship for the rulers of Kordo

Lake Schön (http://www.discoverytravel.co.uk/images/trip_img/austrianlakes1.jpg)
Lake Schön 2 (http://www.crystallakes.ie/dbimages/Loc_Austria_StWolfgang_1.jpg)
The famed Lake Schön is one of the many beauties of Kordo
[/url]The mountain’s of Kordo are well known for their majestic size and beauty.

Other things to see
[url=http://www.musiccelebrations.com/images/inns_08-Augsburg-Rathaus.jpg]Home of the Bundestag (http://www.crystallakes.ie/dbimages/Loc_Austria_Kaprun_1.jpg)
Home of the Bundesrat (http://www.globalgeografia.com/panorami360/hamburg360.jpg)
Home of the Supreme Court (http://www.nbportal.com/incStatic/imgCountry/germany.jpg)

Kordoan National Anthem
Vaterland

Unity and Rights and Freedom
For the Kordoan Fatherland
Let us all strive for that
Brotherly with heart and hand

Unity and Rights and Freedom
Are the foundation for happiness
Bloom in the glow of happiness
Bloom Kordoan Fatherland

I like the format you used. What's it called, again? The Pacitalian format? Yeah, that sounds right. :p

Just bugging you. Nice job!

Added non-conventional weapons.

added gestapo and renamed the royal guard

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Great stuff!
Thanks Pacitalia!


Reorganized the Navy into fleets. If anyone has any comments/suggestions they would be appreciated!

I'm also looking into re-organizing the air-force. Any suggestions?

AWESOME!!!!!! :eek:

*Faints*

Constitution based on RB's and RL USA's (with some of my additions) added.

Added a national anthem based on the hauntingly beautiful lament "Sgt MacKenzie"

Just hit 4 billion people! Yeah!

First update since throwing of brief yoke of Communist rule. Still need to update constitution to account for the addition of an Emperor though....

Another update!

First update in over a year! Hurrah for being back on the I.I. scene!