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CCPS - Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain


Country name
Country name, conventional long form: Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain
Conventional short form: CCPS


Claims
Spain, including Ceuta, Melilla, The Canary Islands and The Balearic Islands
Portugal, including Madeira and the Azores
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Population
Spain: 40.4 million
Portugal: 10.6 million
TOTAL: 51.0 million


Geography
Coastline: 6,757 km
Area: 597,173 sq km
Highest point: 3,718 m, Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands.
Lowest point: 0 m, Sea level.

Maritime Claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm


Capital
Madrid, pop: 6.0 million (larger metropolitan area)
Province capital of Portugal: Lisbon, pop 2.8 million (larger metropolitan area)


Other important cities
Barcelona, 5.3 million
Valencia, 1.6 million
Sevilla, 1.3 million
Malaga, 1.1 million
Bilbao 1.0 million


Economy
Total GDP: $1.5 trillion USD (+0.2 compared to RL Spain+Portugal)
GDP/capita: $29,472 USD
Currency: Pesetas (ESP or Pts)
Conversion to USD: 1,000 Pts = 7.14 USD, 1,000 USD = 140,000 Pts.
Unemployment rate: 0.5%
Taxrate: Progressive between 1% - 80%.
Calculated tax rate (average): 45%

Budget
Total Budget: 676,395 million USD (45.0% of the GDP)

Administration 8.0%
54,112 million

Foreign Affairs 1.0%
6,764 million

Welfare 8.0%
54,112 million

Healthcare 12.0%
81,167 million

Education 18.0%
121,751 million

Defense 30.0%
202,919 million

Law & Order 12.0%
81,167 million

Commerce 5.0%
33,820 million

Public Transport 5.0%
33,820 million

Environment 0.5%
3,382 million

Spirituality 0.5%
3,382 million


Natural resources
Oil production: 35,099 bbl/day
Oil consumption: 1,905,000 bbl/day
Oil, need to import: 1,869,901 bbl/day


Government
President: Francisco Frutos, General Secretary of Partido Comunista de España (PCE)
Vice President: Valentin Gonzalez, Chairman of Partido Comunista de España (PCE)
Minister of Foreign affairs: Jesus Lopez Pacheco
Minister of Interior: Joaquin Maurin
Minister of Law: Grandizo Munis
Minister of Defense: Wilebaldo Solano
Minister of Economy: Julian Grimau
Minister of Education: Enrique Lister
Minister of Communications: Gaspar Llamazares
Minister of Propaganda and Ideology: Ignacio Gallego
Chairman of the PCE Discipline Inspection Commission: Valentin Gonzalez


Government type
Communism, Centrally-planned economy


International relations

Embassy listing
Embassies exchanged with the following nations
Newer Kiwiland
Ambassador: Mikhail Tanada. CCPS Ambassador: Joaquín Almunia
UASR (United Arab Socialist Republic)
Ambassador: Abdurrahman Muhammad. CCPS Ambassador: Pablo Iglesias
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republics
CCPS Ambassador: Vicente Alberto Álvarez
The Scandinavian State of Futuris
Ambassador: Eyvindur Lindqvist. CCPS Ambassador: Fernando Buesa
The Saharan Confederate Expanse
CCPS Ambassador: Santiago Carrillo.
United Kingdom of Exavia
CCPS Ambassador: Alejandro Cercas.
Die Deutsche Konföderation
CCPS Ambassador: Javier Moreno.


Current relations

VF – RSFSR Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republics
VF - The Scandinavian State of Futuris
F - Newer Kiwiland
F – UASR (United Arab Socialist Republic)
F - The Saharan Confederate Expanse
N - United Kingdom of Exavia
N - Die Deutsche Konföderation
N - [All other nations]

Key to relations
A = Ally
VF = Very Friendly
F = Friendly
N = Normal
NG = Not Good
B = Bad
W = War

The Red Army of CCPS
2% of the total population is in the military service, with another 3% in the reserves.

1,020,000 men in total (2% of the population)
Reserve 1,530,000 (3% of population), not very well trained. Mixed branches.

Spanish Red Army (Rojo Ejército de Tierra) 590,000 men
Spanish Red Navy (Rojo Armada Española) 140,000 men
Spanish Red Air Force (Rojo Ejército del Aire) 120,000 men
Spanish Red Marine Corps (Rojo Infantería de Marina) 140,000 men
Spanish Red Elite Force (Rojo El élite fuerza) 30,000 men
TOTAL: 1,020,600


The Red Navy - Armada Española

Naval Regions of The Red Navy

Naval Command of the Canary Islands
Naval Command of the Balearic Islands
Naval Command Command of Ferrol
Naval Command Command of Cadiz
Naval Command of Barcelona
Naval Command of the Atlantic Islands(Azores, Madeira)
Naval Command of Lisbon


Ships

Aircraft Carriers
2 Buque de Proyección Estratégica, link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buque_de_Proyecci%C3%B3n_Estrat%C3%A9gica)
1 Principe de Asturias (R11), link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_aircraft_carrier_Principe_de_Asturias)

Frigates
4 F-100 Alvaro de Bazán class. link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvaro_de_Baz%C3%A1n_class_frigate)
F-101 Alvaro de Bazán (2002)
F-102 Juan de Borbón (2003)
F-103 Blas de Lezo (2004)
F-104 Méndez Núñez (2006)

6 F-80 Santa María class link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_%28F81%29)
F-81 Santa María (1986)
F-82 Victoria (1987)
F-83 Numancia (1988)
F-84 Reina Sofía (1990)
F-85 Navarra (1994)
F-86 Canarias (1995)

1 F-70 Baleares class
F-74 Asturias (1975)

2 João Belo class link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Belo_class_frigate)
3 Vasco da Gama class link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama_class_frigate)
2 Karel Doorman class link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Doorman_class_frigate)

Corvettes
4 João Coutinho class
3 Baptista de Andrade class

Submarines
4 S-70 Galerna class SSK link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agosta_90B_class_submarine)
S-71 Galerna (1983)
S-72 Siroco (1983)
S-73 Mistral (1985)
S-74 Tramontana (1985)

1 Albacora class SSK link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albacora_class_submarine)
2 Type 209/214 class SSK link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_209_submarine)

Amphibious ships
2 LPD L-50 Galicia class link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galicia_class_landing_platform_dock)
L-51 Galicia (1998)
L-52 Castilla (2000)

2 LST L-40 Pizarro class
L-41 Hernán Cortes (1995) (ex-LST-1197 Harland County/USA 1971)
L-42 Pizarro (1994) (ex-LST-1196 Barnstable County/USA 1971)

And an additional amount of Patrol Craft, Minesweepers and Auxiliary ships. See link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Navy) for a detailed list. I will eventually put it all here.

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The Red Air Force - Ejército del Aire

Air Bases

Region SPAIN
Los Llanos, Albacete
Gando, Gran Canaria
Torrejón, Madrid
Getafe, Madrid
Son Sant Joan, Palma de Mallorca
San Javier, Murcia
Manises, Valencia
Morón, Sevilla
Zaragoza, Zaragoza
Villanubla, Valladolid

Region PORTUGAL
Monte Real (F-16 A/B OCU Reaction Force Squadron, F-16 AM/BM Offensive air support operations)
Sintra (Air reconnaissance operations, electronic warfare support, tactical transport)
Lisboa (Falcon 20, Falcon 50 VIP transport)
Montijo (C-130H-30 Tactical air transport, P-3CUP+ Maritime surveillance, detection, spotting, tracking and attack of submarines and surface warships, AgustaWestland EH101 Search and Rescue Squadron)
Beja (Tactical air transport operations)
Lajes, Azores. (F-16 A/B OCU Reaction Force Squadron, Search and Rescue Squadron)

Aircrafts
Region SPAIN
Aerospatiale SA330J Puma
Airbus A310-304
Airbus Military A400M
AV-8 Harrier II (on carriers)
Beechcraft F33C Bonanza
Beechcraft C90 King Air
Boeing 707
Canadair CL-215
Canadair CL-215T
Canadair CL-415
CASA C-101 Aviojet
CASA C-212
CASA C-295
CASA-Nurtanio CN235M
Cessna 560 Citation V
Dassault Falcon 20
Dassault Falcon 900
Dassault Falcon 900B
Dassault Mirage F1
Dornier Do 27
ENAER T-35C Tamiz
Eurocopter AS332B
Eurocopter AS332M1
Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar
Eurocopter EC-120B Colibri
Eurofighter Typhoon
Fokker F27-200 Maritime
Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules
Lockheed KC-130H Hercules
Lockheed P-3A Orion
Lockheed P-3B Orion
Lockheed P-3M Orion
McDonnell Douglas EF-18A Hornet
McDonnell Douglas EF-18B Hornet
Northrop SF-5B Freedom Fighter
Northrop SF-5M Freedom Fighter
Sikorsky S-76C

Region PORTUGAL
Aérospatiale Alouette III;
AgustaWestland EH101.
F-16 A/B OCU;
F-16 AM/BM MLU;
Alpha Jet A;
CASA C-212-200 Aviocar;
CASA C-212-300;
CASA C-295
P-3 CUP+ Orion;
Cessna FTB-337 G Skymaster;
Lockheed C-130 H/H-30 Hercules;
Dassault Falcon 20;
Dassault Falcon 50;
OGMAChipmunk MK 20;
Aérospatiale Epsilon-TB 30;
ASK-21;
L-23 Super Blanik.
Aérospatiale Alouette III;
AgustaWestland EH101.

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Kiwiland Message to Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

HM Government of Kiwiland sends our regards to the Commonwealth, and repectfully requests permanent diplomatic relations in Portugal-Spain. Ambassador Mikhail Tanada is ready to represent our country should our request be granted.

Accordingly, we cordially invites Portugal-Spain to establish an embassy in our capital, Osaka, as well as representative offices in Vladivostok, Siberia, so that trade talks may begin promptly. We are particularly interested in importing food.

We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship.

Lus Coralin
Kiwiland Foreign Minister

Dear Comrade Lus, Kiwiland,
We will welcome Mr. Mikhail Tanada with open arms (assuming he passes our security check made on all foreign diplomats), and we will assist you with the construction of the Kiwilandish Embassy in Madrid.

We will send Joaquín Almunia to Osaka, as we have appointed him to be our ambassador in Kiwiland. Once the embassies are settled, we also would like to talk business with you. We need to import crude oil, and if you could provide us with that, I'm sure we can help you with the food. I'm really looking forward to this expanded diplomatic network.

Valentin Gonzalez
Vice President of CCPS
Chairman of Partido Comunista de España (PCE)

The RSFSR sends its goodwill to the CCPS and would like to exchange embassies with your nation.

To: The Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

The United Arab Socialist Republic would welcome diplomatic relationships with our comrades in Portugal-Spain. We would like to establish diplomatic relationships with our comrades, and shall send 'Abdurrahman Muhammad to represent our nation in Madrid. We also invite the CCPS to form an embassy in our capital of Baghdad, as well as consulates in any particular city they wish.

محمد حفيظ التكريتي

Muhammad Hafiz al-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister

The RSFSR sends its goodwill to the CCPS and would like to exchange embassies with your nation.
OOC: I've posted about this in your embassy/factbook. Although I agree to exchange embassies IC, I think it's better if you make an answer to my post in your thread instead, because I lifted another question there...

To: The Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

The United Arab Socialist Republic would welcome diplomatic relationships with our comrades in Portugal-Spain. We would like to establish diplomatic relationships with our comrades, and shall send 'Abdurrahman Muhammad to represent our nation in Madrid. We also invite the CCPS to form an embassy in our capital of Baghdad, as well as consulates in any particular city they wish.

محمد حفيظ التكريتي

Muhammad Hafiz al-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister
Dear comrade Muhammad,
We agree to this of course! It's important to keep a tight, closed network between the socialist brothers all around the world.
Mr. 'Abdurrahman Muhammad is very welcome to Madrid, and we will help you with the establishment of the embassy.
Our official ambassador in Baghdad will be Mr. Pablo Iglesias. He and his staff will arrive in Baghdad whenever you're ready for it, but not earlier than in 14 days. We will also establish a consulate in Cairo, Egypt. On a later stage, I want to talk to you about the entrance points to the Mediterranean, as the CCPS are controlling (well, sort of) the Strait of Gibraltar, and the UASR controls the Suez Canal.

Francisco Frutos,
General Secretary of Partido Comunista de España (PCE)
President of the Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

Addressed to the honorable nation of the Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

Greetings from the Saharan Confederate Expanse!
We in the Expanse realize our nation, newly born from a campaign of unification, are of somewhat little notice beneath the global stage, yet we wish to begin reaching out to the international community-and in regards to the fairly close proximity between the Expanse's Algerian District and the area of the CCPS, it would seem that our two nations will do well in beginning amiable relations.
With this, the Expanse cordially invites the Commonwealth to accept the invitation to accept a CCPS embassy to be constructed in the administrative capital of the Expanse, Lagos, in Nigeria District. We wholeheartedly hope the Commonwealth agrees to this proposition to begin good relations between both relations.

Best Regards,
Oudango Zoutomb
Expanse Foreign Affairs

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From the Desk of Prime Minister James Whittaker

Greetings from the United Kingdom of Exavia! We are two great nations on this mighty continent, so we wish to have an embassy in your capitol.

OOC: [/tired, sorry for lame post.]

Addressed to the honorable nation of the Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

Greetings from the Saharan Confederate Expanse!
We in the Expanse realize our nation, newly born from a campaign of unification, are of somewhat little notice beneath the global stage, yet we wish to begin reaching out to the international community-and in regards to the fairly close proximity between the Expanse's Algerian District and the area of the CCPS, it would seem that our two nations will do well in beginning amiable relations.
With this, the Expanse cordially invites the Commonwealth to accept the invitation to accept a CCPS embassy to be constructed in the administrative capital of the Expanse, Lagos, in Nigeria District. We wholeheartedly hope the Commonwealth agrees to this proposition to begin good relations between both relations.

Best Regards,
Oudango Zoutomb
Expanse Foreign Affairs
¡Hola Mr. Zoutomb!
We have heard a little about your coalition of nations, and as we understand we're having a lot of things in common with you. The geographic distance between our two nations is not too far, and we're sure that a friendly cooperation in some areas is of great benefit for the two of us.

We accept your offer about an exchange of embassies, and we do want to establish an embassy in Lagos. We also would like to ask about the possibilities of establishing a consulate in Algiers, to offer better services to the people in northern SCE.
We would also like to invite you to establish an Expanse embassy in our capital Madrid.

Our ambassador in Lagos will be Mr. Santiago Carrillo, and he will probably arrive in Lagos in about one month.

We're looking forward to establishing trade routes with your great African country, and we will come back to you later with some suggestions of things to start with.

Jesus Lopez Pacheco
Minister of Foreign affairs
CCPS - Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

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OOC: Is your nation called The Saharan Confederate Expanse, SCE for short? Do you have a factbook or something?

From the Desk of Prime Minister James Whittaker

Greetings from the United Kingdom of Exavia! We are two great nations on this mighty continent, so we wish to have an embassy in your capitol.
To: Prime Minister James Whittaker, The Great Nation of Exavia

Yes, we will of course accept this, as it's important to have relations with the powerful nations of Europe. We have reserved a slot for the British embassy in Madrid, and we ask you for an embassy in London. Should you find this agreeable, we will appoint Mr. Alejandro Cercas as the official CCPS ambassador in London.

Jesus Lopez Pacheco
Minister of Foreign affairs
CCPS - Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

¡Hola Mr. Zoutomb!
We have heard a little about your coalition of nations, and as we understand we're having a lot of things in common with you. The geographic distance between our two nations is not too far, and we're sure that a friendly cooperation in some areas is of great benefit for the two of us.

We accept your offer about an exchange of embassies, and we do want to establish an embassy in Lagos. We also would like to ask about the possibilities of establishing a consulate in Algiers, to offer better services to the people in northern SCE.
We would also like to invite you to establish an Expanse embassy in our capital Madrid.

Our ambassador in Lagos will be Mr. Santiago Carrillo, and he will probably arrive in Lagos in about one month.

We're looking forward to establishing trade routes with your great African country, and we will come back to you later with some suggestions of things to start with.

Jesus Lopez Pacheco
Minister of Foreign affairs
CCPS - Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

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OOC: Is your nation called The Saharan Confederate Expanse, SCE for short? Do you have a factbook or something?

OOC: Yup-but I don't have a factbook up yet (I will eventually...I'm too lazy at the moment). SCE or just "Expanse" is how I go for short.

IC:

Return message to the CCPS

We would be delighted to create an embassy in Algiers, particularly in the interests of pursuing economic ties between both our nations. Trade is something the Expanse cherishes, and will certainly be interested in forming connections with the CCPS in economical areas.

Best Regards,
Oudango Zoutomb
Expanse Foreign Affairs

The MEC would like to request an embassy for foreign relations, hopefully we can just... get along.

Signed,
Prime Minister of the MEC

The MEC would like to request an embassy for foreign relations, hopefully we can just... get along.

Signed,
Prime Minister of the MEC
We have received your request of an embassy exchange, and we're going to discuss this issue in our next conference. I'm coming back to you in a couple of days.

Jesus Lopez Pacheco
Minister of Foreign affairs
CCPS - Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

We have received your request of an embassy exchange, and we're going to discuss this issue in our next conference. I'm coming back to you in a couple of days.

Jesus Lopez Pacheco
Minister of Foreign affairs
CCPS - Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

Don't you have a phone, or the internet?

To: Foreign Minister Jesús Lopez Pacheco, CCPS

In the hopes of increasing cooperation between socialist nations, we invite the Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain to attend a meeting in Baghdad between it, the UASR, and the RSFSR, to discuss extended cooperation and perhaps the forming of a formal alliance.

محمد حفيظ التكريتي

Muhammad Hafiz al-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister

To: The Middle Eastern Coalition (AK-108s)
From: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

We agree to establish diplomatic connections with the MEC, and we're inviting you to establish an embassy in our capital Madrid. We're also ready to establish an embassy in your capital. The Ambassador of CCPS in MEC will be Mr. Ernest Lluch.

Jesus Lopez Pacheco
Minister of Foreign affairs
CCPS - Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

To: Foreign Minister Jesús Lopez Pacheco, CCPS

In the hopes of increasing cooperation between socialist nations, we invite the Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain to attend a meeting in Baghdad between it, the UASR, and the RSFSR, to discuss extended cooperation and perhaps the forming of a formal alliance.

محمد حفيظ التكريتي

Muhammad Hafiz al-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister
To: Muhammad Hafiz al-Tikriti, UASR Foreign Minister

That sound very good indeed! We've thought about something similar, and we think an alliance can be really good, with the recent events of the world in mind. We need to cooperate in the name of global socialism.
Our vice president, Valentin Gonzalez (Chairman of Partido Comunista de España, PCE) will attend to the meeting in Baghdad.

Jesus Lopez Pacheco
Minister of Foreign affairs
CCPS - Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

To: The Middle Eastern Coalition (AK-108s)
From: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

We agree to establish diplomatic connections with the MEC, and we're inviting you to establish an embassy in our capital Madrid. We're also ready to establish an embassy in your capital. The Ambassador of CCPS in MEC will be Mr. Ernest Lluch.

Jesus Lopez Pacheco
Minister of Foreign affairs
CCPS - Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

Excellent! We are glad to establish foreign relations with the CCPS, our foreign minister, Sheik Babli Sagdiyev, my younger brother, will be the Ambassador of the MEC in CCPS. We will prepare our embassy for the arrival of your Ambassador.