NationStates Jolt Archive

Persian Republic

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Geography
Location: Middle East
Capital: Tehran
Area: 1,648,195 km²
Population: 70,472,846
Borders:Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Pakistan, Soviet Union
Climate: Desert
Natural Resources: Petroleum,

Economy
GDP: $610.4 billion
GDP - per capita: $8,900
GDP Growth: 5%
GDP By Sector:
Agriculture:11.2%
Industry:41.7%
Services:47.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%
Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, car manufacturing, food processing, utilities, telecom, pharmaceuticals, textiles, cement, construction, metal fabrication, armaments, electronics
Industrial production growth rate:
Exports:
Exports - partners: Japan 16.9%,, China 11.2%, Italy 5.9%, South Korea 5.8%, South Africa 4.1%, Taiwan 4.1%, (2005)
Imports:
Imports - partners: Germany 13.9%, UAE 8.4%, China 8.3%, Italy 7.1%, France 6.3%, South Korea 5.4%, Russia 4.9% (2005)
Debt - external: $14.8 Billion
Currency: Iranian rial

Military

Active Forces: 545,000
Reserves: 350,000
Paramilitary Troops: 3,005,000

Total Callable Forces: 4,000,000


Tanks:2345
-212 Zulfiqar
-1288 T-72Z Safir-74
-345 T-72


Navy:
1 Cruiser
3 Frigates
4 Destroyers
13 Corvettes
9 Submarines

Airforce:
438 Aircraft
-132 IAMI Azarakhsh
-8 IAMI Shafaq
-42 IAMI Saeqeh
-79 F-14 Tomcats
-36 Su-24MKs
-7 SU-25s
-24 Mirage F.1EQ/BQ
-40 Su-20/22s
-40 EMB-312 Tucanos
-30 Y-12
-15 Il-76

History

Following the various forms of reforms set out by the Shah in the late fifties and early sixties Islamic fundamentalists began to spur attacks against him. The Shah decided to allow the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to re-enter the country. During the Arab-Israeili War of 1973 Iran didnt embargo the west and used the money to help modernize the country. After the conflict Iran began to focus of missle development and economic revolution.

In 1979 the Shah didntleave the country and instead began to steady his rule by getting the support of the armed forces. With the Ayatollah back in the country the Shah had his enemies close at hand. He managed to avoid any open rebellion by having paid assasins kill off most of his enemies within the army. He kept support using stronger political means and held a Referendum to decide whether Iran would be taken over by the Ayatollah. The vote was not rigged, but the Shah held out because the people were in fear of the military.

As a compromise the Shah lowered corruption by engaging a form of political purge of the government in 1980. He closed off some ties with the west to stay more friendly with the Shia majority in the government, and he allowed more freedom to ALL political parties within the country, even including the Communists.

The Shah and his sucessors maintained control of the country and slowly began to turn the country into a form of Paternal Autocracy. Bu 1993 the Shahs held power but the officials were elected by the people and represented them in government.

In 1997 the armed forces went through a reform and the government purchased more modern weapons and other new equipment. The reform is still underway in the airforce and army. The navy is the most modern of the branches and has ships that are advanced for there limited number.

Official Communique to the State of Persia

The People's Republic of Poland would like to open an Diplomatic Embassy in Persia to strengthen our relationships.

Sincerly,
Dominik Narkowski
President of State

Official Request:

The Worker's Party of Mexico requests that your great nation allow diplomatic agents into there country. We would be glad to create an embassy for you in Mexico city if you'd like. Viva La Revolution!

The Persian Republic shall grant the Poles this offer. We hope that our relations with both the west, and our ancient east, can be properly maintained through non-violent means.

International Communique

We in Sweden wish to establish an embassy in your nation. We also wish to inquire about your NATO/Warsaw views, or more specifically what they are. Finally, we wish to perhaps begin negotiation of a Free Trade agreement.

Sincerely,
Chancellor Blunt

Diplomatic Comminique:

We are interested in opening up an embassy in Terhan, and we invite the Persian Republic to do the same, and open a embassy in Seoul, and a consulate in Busan. We are also curious if you'd enter into a little military type alliance with us, we are very open on that.

Kim Anyard
United Kingdom of South Korea

German Democratic Republic

The GDR would like to extend formal diplomatic relations to the Persian Republic. We offer you to open an embassy in Berlin and we will open one in Tehran.

In addition, we would like to discuss an oil deal to supply your nation with refined gasoline and other petrochemicals in exchange for crude oil. We offer to do this at a cost below that of any other nation in the world, to ensure your nation receives the products it needs at a cost affordable to your citizens and your government.

OOC: You do know that Iran does still have F-4D/E Phantom's left, around 40 right?

Official Soviet Communique

We would like to establish an embassy in your fine nation.