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23-05-2006, 23:38
Long Form: The Most Heavenly Kingdom of Siam
Short Form: Siam
Government Type: Complete Monarchy
Capital Bangkok
Population: 8,780,000
Head of State: His Majesty King Rama V
Current Holdings:
Modern Day Thailand
Modern Day Laos
It is amazing that the Kingdom of Siam has not been colonized by foreign powers and remains the only Asian Kingdom to so far untouched by barbarian foreigners. This is perhaps it is one of the richest kingdoms in Asia and there, and France and the UK would tare each other apart in an effort to stick it’s flag in it’s soil. In essence Siam is only deemed to exist as a buffer state between England and France’s colonies. Through this position Siam has only grown stronger with little foreign interest however Vietnamese jungle fighter have left their colonized country and taken up residence in the Northern jungles, which vexes the King.
Army:
Siam has always had a very strong military tradition and the King is free to Conscript at his will although no national conscription has been passed. The standing army of Siam is about 350,000 organized to a European style. The army has not been full modernized, not even close. Most of the army carries old muskets bought from the English in about 1830. Even through the actions of a line of modern kings have raised standards there are even battalions fighting with spears and the long Warhani swords that should have left armies 400 years ago. However perhaps in the thick jungles having a sword behind the back might be better then a million bullets.
The Army make up by weapons is:
100,000 Traditional weapons\Muskets before 1800
200,000 with Brown Bess/Other Cheap old muskets
20,000 In artillery and ordnance
25,000 Armed with Modern repeating Rifles (Colts mostly)
5,000 Serving amongst the Islands as a mercenary force (Weapons unknown)
The future is near as the first modern armoury was built in 1874 in Bangkok, but so far this has only produced a handful of weapons. Rama V is desperately getting his army up to date as his neighbors seem to be wielding repeating weapons and machine guns instead of fruit which is customary.
Navy:
2 Gunboats given to the King in 1870 by the English.
Other then that the navy mostly consist of old junks and a very limited number of SOTL’s.
Economy:
Natural Resources:
Siam ruled most of South East Asia for the last 300 years and tribute builds up. Also for the longest time Siam has produced rubber and, and other cash crops, which usually stayed to itself but…. Gold, Gems, and Iron from Laos is the modern top earners especially gems. The gem production from Laos so far beats out all Gem production of the rest of Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania put together. If used properly Siam could become a very wealthy country.
Trade:
Like most other countries Siam was, up till very recently an isolationist country. The fact that it opened up perhaps saved it. Siam has signed agreements with most of the major European nations. (England, France, Spain Portugal, Dutch, and The United States) Most of those countries except England and the US have been politely ignored and trade with them has been slow.
Agriculture:
Siam is one of the most fertile countries in the world and even now exports .5 million tons of rice a year. Even this is considered slow by Siam’s standards, since the abolition of slavery Agriculture has suffered.
Economy:
Agriculture: Excellent
Industry: Poor
Natural resources: Excellent
Infrastructure: Poor\Moderate
Trade: Poor (With Great Britain & US)
Labour Relations: (A bit hard to tell, my guess would be about poor, since Siam did away with slavery.)
Religion:
The state Religion is Buddhist and the population is happy with it. The Clergy though are extremely displeased about Christian Missionaries coming a promising their flock a life of shame and difficulty. For the most part Christians have made little headway, but that does not stop the Buddhist monks from the occasional stoning of a Christian, who is quite surprising as Buddhists are supposed to be peaceful monks, but on the other hand Catholic Bishops are supposed to be poor.
Short Form: Siam
Government Type: Complete Monarchy
Capital Bangkok
Population: 8,780,000
Head of State: His Majesty King Rama V
Current Holdings:
Modern Day Thailand
Modern Day Laos
It is amazing that the Kingdom of Siam has not been colonized by foreign powers and remains the only Asian Kingdom to so far untouched by barbarian foreigners. This is perhaps it is one of the richest kingdoms in Asia and there, and France and the UK would tare each other apart in an effort to stick it’s flag in it’s soil. In essence Siam is only deemed to exist as a buffer state between England and France’s colonies. Through this position Siam has only grown stronger with little foreign interest however Vietnamese jungle fighter have left their colonized country and taken up residence in the Northern jungles, which vexes the King.
Army:
Siam has always had a very strong military tradition and the King is free to Conscript at his will although no national conscription has been passed. The standing army of Siam is about 350,000 organized to a European style. The army has not been full modernized, not even close. Most of the army carries old muskets bought from the English in about 1830. Even through the actions of a line of modern kings have raised standards there are even battalions fighting with spears and the long Warhani swords that should have left armies 400 years ago. However perhaps in the thick jungles having a sword behind the back might be better then a million bullets.
The Army make up by weapons is:
100,000 Traditional weapons\Muskets before 1800
200,000 with Brown Bess/Other Cheap old muskets
20,000 In artillery and ordnance
25,000 Armed with Modern repeating Rifles (Colts mostly)
5,000 Serving amongst the Islands as a mercenary force (Weapons unknown)
The future is near as the first modern armoury was built in 1874 in Bangkok, but so far this has only produced a handful of weapons. Rama V is desperately getting his army up to date as his neighbors seem to be wielding repeating weapons and machine guns instead of fruit which is customary.
Navy:
2 Gunboats given to the King in 1870 by the English.
Other then that the navy mostly consist of old junks and a very limited number of SOTL’s.
Economy:
Natural Resources:
Siam ruled most of South East Asia for the last 300 years and tribute builds up. Also for the longest time Siam has produced rubber and, and other cash crops, which usually stayed to itself but…. Gold, Gems, and Iron from Laos is the modern top earners especially gems. The gem production from Laos so far beats out all Gem production of the rest of Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania put together. If used properly Siam could become a very wealthy country.
Trade:
Like most other countries Siam was, up till very recently an isolationist country. The fact that it opened up perhaps saved it. Siam has signed agreements with most of the major European nations. (England, France, Spain Portugal, Dutch, and The United States) Most of those countries except England and the US have been politely ignored and trade with them has been slow.
Agriculture:
Siam is one of the most fertile countries in the world and even now exports .5 million tons of rice a year. Even this is considered slow by Siam’s standards, since the abolition of slavery Agriculture has suffered.
Economy:
Agriculture: Excellent
Industry: Poor
Natural resources: Excellent
Infrastructure: Poor\Moderate
Trade: Poor (With Great Britain & US)
Labour Relations: (A bit hard to tell, my guess would be about poor, since Siam did away with slavery.)
Religion:
The state Religion is Buddhist and the population is happy with it. The Clergy though are extremely displeased about Christian Missionaries coming a promising their flock a life of shame and difficulty. For the most part Christians have made little headway, but that does not stop the Buddhist monks from the occasional stoning of a Christian, who is quite surprising as Buddhists are supposed to be peaceful monks, but on the other hand Catholic Bishops are supposed to be poor.