NationStates Jolt Archive

Somewhere west of the vast rainforests of the Amazon, and north of the coldest part of the world known as Antarctica, in that part of the world we call the Andes, a slumbering giant has shaken itself to wakefulness. Passed over in most histories as a nation forgotten by time, Chile's hardy yet fanatical populace readies Chile for its destiny to come.

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Information on Chile:

Formal name: Undecided.

National territory: Chile.

Population: 3.4 million (estimated as per 1905 Census).

Next Census to be held in 1910.

Tech Level: 3

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Current Chilean Economy:

1906 economy:

0 industry
0 commerce points
0 oil points
0 nuclear points
0 tourism income
7.5 food (+0.8 income from selling 4 excess food)
12 resource points

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Ongoing National Services:

1. Level II Social Services
2. Military maintainence (keeps military up and running)

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Energy Resources in Chilean Strategic Resource Reserves (CSRR)

None.

Chilean Armed Forces:

Army of Chile:

1 Infantry Corps
1 Mountain Division

Chilean Airforce:

None

Chilean Navy:

1 Battleship
7 Cruisers

Chilean Reserves:

5 Infantry Corps

Chilean Interstellar Status:

(Will be added at a later date. This section will include space stations, space bases, colonies on other planets, asteroid mines, and various outer space technologies, achievements, and such when we arrive at the Space Age in E20.)

Chilean International Affairs:

Treaties / Organizations:

None.

Alliances:

None.

Friendly Terms (Favored status):

None.

Neutral:

Everyone.

Wary:

None.

War:

None.

Chilean Government:

Type: Republic.

Head of State: President Pedro Montt.

Government Background:

(More details to come soon)

(Reserved for more information or data on Chile.)

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Please post any E20-related diplomacy, trade, IC actions, international nation-to-nation dialog, and so on in this thread.

As a friendly gesture in 1906 (and more pragmatically, to assure that South America remains friendly to American interests) Congress passes a bill for foriegn aid to that region. Included are funds for Chile (totalling in game terms 9 points). The implication with the gift is that should the money be used to invest in a merchant marine fleet, American shipbuilders would be happy to have the dollars flow right back to them (I can build those if you want).

Britain informs Chile that the Bank of Canada will be giving Chile's loan instead and that the repayment should be sent to it instead.

ooc
as Sharina was unable to post as Chile for a while, and is now playing Argentina, following events took place in Chile 1907-08

IC
The Chilean Parliament, dominated by the oligarchy of the leading land owners and business leaders, impeaches and removes the President after learning of his attempts to interfere in Bolivia. A formal apology is issued to Bolivia, and Chile announces that the previous military expansion program and aggressive behavior is renounced.

In addition, the Chilean government decides to make loan repayments a matter of national urgency and cuts defense spending.

The Army is reorganized, several programs are cut or sharply reduced and more emphasis is made to fielding a local defense force with a small regular army modeled more on the Swiss and Swedish system.

1906 Chile Build:

Economy Mode: Cut Spending
Production Centers: 1

Income:

Production Income: 2 points
Resources: 11 points
Commerce: 2 points (2 shipping)
Food Income: 0.8 points

Total Income: 15.8 points

Expeditures:

Level II Social Services: 0.6 points
Military Maintainence: 3.35 points

Spending:

3 points to upgrade 3 reserve militia corps to 3 reserve infantry corps
1 point to construct a fortress in Santiago (year 2 of 5... 2 / 5 points)
1 point to repay Canada Loan (1 / 22 points)
3 points to construct 1 passenger liner (year 1 of 2... 3 / 6 points)
0.6 points to Improve Infrastructure (year 1 of 3... o.6 / 1.8 points)
1.4 points to Project A
1 point to "Population Growth Incentive" (sustain a 2% to 2.5% population growth)

Military reorganization 1907
1907 Army remains a conscript force
Army: 2 mountain division (used for training officers and sergeants mainly), 8 reserve light infantry divisions (40,000 regulars, 160,000 reservists) 1 point
1 point for Fortress Santiago project year 2 of 5
Navy: 1 tech level 4.5 battleship (Capitan Prat), 7 tech 4.5 protected cruisers (Chacabuco, O’Higgins, Ministro Zenteno, Esmeralda, Blanco Encalada, Presidente Errazuriz, Presidente Pinto), 1 transport unit, 1 naval base Valparaiso (45,000 regulars) 1.7 points
Plan is to add another 15,000 men to the navy and shift fleet to a more balanced force

Chile 1907
Republic of Chile
Population 3.4 million, tech level 3, production centers 1 (Santiago), resources 11 (Santiago 11), Coal 1, food production 7.5
1907 budget
production: peacetime spending: 4 points + 11 resources + 1 excess food + 1 commerce
total = 17
finish passenger liner 1 point
cancel project A (arms to Bolivia), population growth incentives
military spending: 3.7 points
loan repayments to Canada: 6 points (year 1 of 4)
level 3 social services: 1.02 points
transportation infrastructure improvements: year 2 of 3 .68 points
Purchase 3 tech level 5 naval units from Germany (1 destroyer flotilla, 1 escort flotilla, and 1 minesweeper flotilla) year 1 of 3 (4 of 12 points) 4 points
Corruption penalty .6 points

1908 spending (see above) + 1 extra point for loan repayments + .5 extra points (from liner) spent on upgrading Valparaiso naval base to naval yard (.5 of 12 points)
1909 spending (see above) + 1 extra point for loan repayments (20 of 24 repaid) + 1.18 points on naval yard construction (1.68 points of 12 points)