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Basics

Demographics, Economics, Geography

Total Population: 47,621,771 people
Total Area: 1,217,110 km2
Population Density: 39.13 people/km2
Gross Domestic Product: $400.44 billion
GDP per capita: $8,408.76
Monetary Unit: US Dollar

Oil Production: 512,400 bbl/day
Oil Reserves (proven): 1,282,000,000,000 bbl

Provinces

Ambrose (RL Colombia):
-Climate: Tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
-Terrain: Flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high mountains, eastern lowland plains
-Natural Hazards: Highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic drought
Douglas (RL Panama):
-Climate: Prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
-Terrain: Interior mostly steep, rugged mountains and dissected, upland plains; coastal areas largely plains and rolling hills
-Natural Hazards: Occasional severe storms and forest fires

Government Basics

Government Type: Monarchal Republic
President: Charles J. Turian
Premier: Amanda Parsons
Ambassador to Foreign Lands: Richard M. Berkeley
Division of Powers: Executive, Judicial, Legislative
Capital: Arkanis (RL Bogotá, Colombia)

Military Basics

Supreme Military Commander: Allied-General Carson McClain
Army Commander: General Alan Long
Navy Commander: Admiral Preston Q. Paulus
Air Force Commander: General Jeremy Callahan

Government and Politics

Government Type: Monarchal Republic
Government Divisions: Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Legislative Branch
Government Capital: Arkanis (RL Bogotá, Colombia)

Executive Branch Details

President: Charles J. Turian
Premier: Amanda Parsons
Political Parties: None, candidates run on their issues alone. Political parties have been banned.
Executive Departments and Cabinet Members:
Department of Foreign Lands: Ambassador Richard M. Berkeley
Department of Internal Affairs: Director Vernon Coloson
Department of Internal Finance: Director Yugsev Wadl
Department of Education: Director David Bruce
Department of Health: Director Madison Alerton
Department of Transportation: Director Hannah Folsom
Department of Economy: Director Nicholas Francis
Department of Energy: Director Jennifer Lindstrom
Department of Reconstruction and Housing: Director Elena Sorensa
Department of Federation Security: Director Alexander King
Military Command: Allied-General Carson McClain

Legislative Branch Details

Senate Pro-Tempe: Senator Jason Borenson
The Senate holds twenty-four [24] seats, twelve [12] for each territory.
Nation’s House Leader: Representative Edward Zeranis
The Nation’s House has four hundred seventy three [473] seats, one [1] for every one hundred thousand [100,000] people.

Judicial Branch Details

The Federation of Ambrose-Douglas employs a unique judiciary system, but one that our people endorse. Our Supreme Court is made up of nine [9] individuals. Four are appointed by the government, and five are elected by the people on a rotating basis every two years (each justice serves a ten year term, so there is a new, people-elected justice every two years). While justices elected by the people can serve multiple terms, those appointed by the government can only serve one, ten year term. However, after they are done with government service, the justices can be elected by the people, if they so choose. This Supreme Court reviews all decisions by the Senate and the Nation’s House (our legislatures), and those decisions made by President Ambrose. All court decisions at this level are final.

There are three other rungs of judicial support, before getting to the Supreme Court. The lowest level is our city courts. These are where all court cases start. There are three branches to each city court: civil, misdemeanor, and felony. All justices are elected by the people.

Above the city courts are our regional courts. There are ten of these courts, each with approximately the same number of citizens within it. They hear cases that have been appealed at the city court level. These justices are elected by the populace of their region.

The last rung before the Supreme Court is the Ambrosian Circuit Court and the Douglas Circuit Court. Each court has seven [7] justices on it and all are appointed by the President. If a case is appealed from a regional court in the realm of the Ambrosian Circuit Court, it would go to the Douglas Circuit Court, and vice versa. This is done to get fresh perspectives on each case, should they be regional in nature.

Members of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice Brian Urash
Associate Justice Kelly Waterton
Associate Justice William Rather
Associate Justice Peter Harper
Associate Justice Nadia Verson
Associate Justice Rebecca Killington
Associate Justice Kevin Soldsberg
Associate Justice Perry Beternan
Associate Justice Luis Casteron

Government

Line of Succession:
1. President Charles J. Turian
2. Premier Amanda Parsons
3. Ambassador Richard M. Berkeley
4. Representative Edward Zeranis
5. Senator Jason Borenson
6. Vernon Coloson, Director of Internal Affairs
7. Yugsev Wadl, Director of Internal Finance
8. David Bruce, Director of Education
9. Madison Alerton, Director of Health
10. Hannah Folsom, Director of Transportation
11. Nicholas Francis, Director of Economy
12. Jennifer Lindstrom, Director of Energy
13. Elena Sorensa, Director of Reconstruction and Housing
14. Alexander King, Director of Federation Security

Economic Breakdown

Basics

Total GDP: $400,440,000,000 USD
GDP per capita: $8,408.76 USD
Monetary Unit: US Dollar (USD)

Breakdown

Government Consumption: $120,132,000,000 (30%)
Private Consumption: $280,308,000,000 (70%)

Government Spending

Healthcare: $36,396,000,000 (30%)
Education: $30,033,000,000 (25%)
Welfare: $12,013,200,000 (10%)
Public Transport: $6,847,524,000 (5.7%)
Commerce: $7,207,920,000 (6%)
Law and Order: $9,610,560,000 (8%)
Environment: $9,610,560,000 (8%)
Social Equality: $2,342,574,000 (1.95%)
Defense: $6,432,000,000 (5.35%)

Government Spending (Projected) Next Fiscal Year
Budget Anticipated to Grow by 7.45% (average of RL Colombia and RL Panama GDP growth rates) to $129,081,834,000 (30% of $430,272,780 a.k.a. GDP after 7.45% increase)
Healthcare: $38,724,550,200 (30%)
Education: $32,270,458,500 (25%)
Welfare: $11,617,265,060 (9%)
Public Transport: $6,518,632,617 (5.05%)
Commerce: $10,326,546,720 (8%)
Law and Order: $10,326,546,720 (8%)
Environment: $7,744,910,040 (6%)
Social Equality: $2,517,095,763 (1.95%)
Defense: $9,035,728,380 (7%)

Military
Supreme Military Commander: Allied-General Carson McClain
Military Budget: $29,695,140,000
207,000 total personnel
(23,000 Federation Active Response Corp (FARC) members (special forces/jungle ops, armed with AK-47s, RPK-74s and RPG-7s))

NAVY
Major bases: Jestasin (RL Cartagena) (port), RL Barrnquilla (shipbuilding)
Ships:
[2] Type 209/1200 submarines
[2] Intrepido class (Cosmos SX 506 type) midget submarines
[4] Type FS 1500 class frigates
[4] Pedro de Heredia (Cherokee class) patrol tugs
[2] Asheville-class gunboats

ARMY
[120] EE-9 Cascavel armored cars
[76] EE-11 Urutu APCs
[12] M-3A1 Stuart light tanks
[20] M8 Greyhound armored cars
[50] M113 APCs
[45] M3A2 Bradley IFVs
[50] M101 105 mm howitzers
[125] M1 81mm mortar
[148] M2 107mm mortar
[30] M1A1 40mm antiaircraft guns
IMI Galil

AIR FORCE
[15] Daasault Mirage 5 fighter/interceptors
[3] “Skyguard” air defense missile sites
[200] Matra R530 antiaircraft air-to-air missiles
[33] Bell UH-1 N helicopters
[67] Bell UH-1 Huey IIs
[10] Sikorsky UH-60As
[68] Sikorsky UH-60Ls
[5] AC-47 gunships
[3] DHC-5 Buffalo transports
[2] AN/TPS-70 radar
[24] EMB 314 Super Tucano
[15] Mil Mi-17 transport/assault helos
[29] Cessna A-37 “Tweet”s
[6] Hughes 500-MG Defenders
[10] Hughes OH-6A “Cayuse”
[14] Hughes 300C helos (recon)
[22] Hughes 500C helos (recon/quick insertion)
[8] Bell 47Gs (recon/medevac)
[17] Bell UH-1B/Hs “Hueys”
[11] Bell 205 A-1s
[2] C-130s
[1] C-54 Skymaster
[2] C-47 Skytrains
[2] Avro HS-748s
[2] Fokker F-28s
[2] DHC-2s
[2] IAI-201 Arvas
[2] Pilatus PC-6
[13] C-7 Kfir fighters
[30] AV-8 Harrier II VTOL fighters

OOC: Remember you use real military. Not sure what nation you are, so don't want to jump at you, but check they have and can afford aircraft carriers etc.

OOC: Remember you use real military. Not sure what nation you are, so don't want to jump at you, but check they have and can afford aircraft carriers etc.

You can't use real military. It's against the rules of alternative earths. The military has to be different.

You can't use real military. It's against the rules of alternative earths. The military has to be different.

OOC: No it doesn't. As long as the country is your own, IE; Different then the countries it originally was, then you can use it's military. There is nothing wrong with that. Calling yourself the Fourth Reich and making mentions to WW2, would be wrong.

OOC: No it doesn't. As long as the country is your own, IE; Different then the countries it originally was, then you can use it's military. There is nothing wrong with that. Calling yourself the Fourth Reich and making mentions to WW2, would be wrong.

Coming straight from the "Rules Governing Alternative History Threads"...

"Summary: Using Real Earth geography is fine. Using the shape of Real Earth countries is fine. Using Real Earth populations is fine. Using the actual Real Earth countries (culture, history, et al), and thus essentially being a carbon copy of a Real Earth country, is not"

I consider that to include the nation's military, so that means it has to be different as well.

Coming straight from the "Rules Governing Alternative History Threads"...

"Summary: Using Real Earth geography is fine. Using the shape of Real Earth countries is fine. Using Real Earth populations is fine. Using the actual Real Earth countries (culture, history, et al), and thus essentially being a carbon copy of a Real Earth country, is not"

I consider that to include the nation's military, so that means it has to be different as well.

OOC: Well, considering your nation isn't a carbon copy of Panama and Columbia it really shouldn't matter. Besides, the rule is open to interpretation and seeing as how Kamp, the one who made the RP, stated that we are using the countries real-life miltiaries, we will.

OOC: Well, considering your nation isn't a carbon copy of Panama and Columbia it really shouldn't matter. Besides, the rule is open to interpretation and seeing as how Kamp, the one who made the RP, stated that we are using the countries real-life miltiaries, we will.

And considering how Panama pretty much the protection of the US and doesn't even have it's own military, I think I have the liberty to expand it's military a little for my own protection.

And considering how Panama pretty much the protection of the US and doesn't even have it's own military, I think I have the liberty to expand it's military a little for my own protection.

OOC: Then by your logic, I am able to expand Poland and Slovakias economy to be better match Germany's and The Czech Republic's. Would that be fair? No.

You seem to be missing the point (wow, just like EFJ, what a surprise.) Panama doesn't have a military. It was promised protection from the US. Want me to find what ships the US promised and use those? Because having a nation with no military is not fair.

You seem to be missing the point (wow, just like EFJ, what a surprise.) Panama doesn't have a military. It was promised protection from the US. Want me to find what ships the US promised and use those? Because having a nation with no military is not fair.

OOC: Just like EFJ, Deal with it.

Then I'll just find the ships the US navy devotes to Panama's protection and add those in.

ooc:If he wants Panama to have a military all he has to do is RP..it...declare that Panama is developing a standing force..and then wait a few NS years..then there ya go you got your army..its simple really..same as how I am developing an aircraft carrier which the real China doesn't have..I'm also going to revamp other naval vessels and air craft...

ooc:If he wants Panama to have a military all he has to do is RP..it...declare that Panama is developing a standing force..and then wait a few NS years..then there ya go you got your army..its simple really..same as how I am developing an aircraft carrier which the real China doesn't have..I'm also going to revamp other naval vessels and air craft...

I'd prefer you not talk about me as though I weren't here. If you have comments to make to others about me, don't do it in my thread. Otherwise, direct your comments at me. I'm through here.

OOC: Rough military statistics are up... no air force yet, I'm getting there. Stuff should be completed by the end of today.

OOC: Full military numbers are up (sans number of men, budget, etc). All equipment is there. Thread now open for diplomacy.

EDIT: Budget information now up as well.

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Official Diplomatic Message

The Naashan Canadian Union would like to initiate diplomatic relations with the Federation by exchanging embassies. We invite you to establish an embassy in Ottawa and a consulate in Toronto if you wish and would like to site our own embassy in Arkanis.

May this be the start of a prosperous relationship between our nations!

To: The Federation of Ambrose-Douglas

The People's Republic of H-Town Tejas would like to establish diplomatic relations with our northern neighbors. We would like to establish an embassy in Arkanis, and invite you to form an embassy in Lima as well.

Josue Leui Vega, PRH-TT Foreign Minister

OOC: All responses to requests for embassies will be made in the requesting country's factbook, not here. That's why you don't see any responses. Carry on.

I'd prefer you not talk about me as though I weren't here. If you have comments to make to others about me, don't do it in my thread. Otherwise, direct your comments at me. I'm through here.

I wasn't talking like you weren't here..I was actually defending you..but if thats the response I will get then I will be sure not to do it again

I wasn't talking like you weren't here..I was actually defending you..but if thats the response I will get then I will be sure not to do it again

OOC: I'm sorry about that response... I was pretty pissed when I made it with Granate acting like an asshole an all. I didn't mean to take it out on you, so I apologize for that.

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In today's world, now more than ever, does a country require friends rather than enemies.

That in mind, we request permission to establish an embassy within your nation, and invite you to do the same. Land is currently available in London and Brussels for an embassy and consulate.

Yours,

Camille Lafayet
International Affairs Secretary

Designated Ambassador: Consul Catherine J. Allen

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Union of Kopparbergs India

To: President Charles J. Turian, Federation of Ambrose-Douglas

The Karlonian Canal

We have changed our minds about the canal. In fact, we would like to invest some money in it.

We would like to offer this deal:

The Union of Kopparbergs India invest $X billion in The Karlonian Canal. In exchange we will get full access to the canal, primarily for civilian vessels but also for military vessels (although not a pressing issue today). We will also assist you with the security around the canal, and in the future maybe a joint Indian-Ambrose-Douglas naval base can be built in close proximity to the canal.

Your nation will earn both money and security in this deal, and we will get full access to the canal. The question is only – how much is $X? I want to say that X equals four.

Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Prime Minister
Union of Kopparbergs India

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To: Ambrose-Douglas

We here at the Imperium are seeking to make the Americas a more secure place. Safe for nations like your selfs. We are willing to aid you in building up your military, providing aid to your civilians, and helping you with the canal. We have 84 billion dollars to do all this for you. Please let us know if you are interested.

Thank You

- Emperor Avondale

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Union of Kopparbergs India

To: President Charles J. Turian, Federation of Ambrose-Douglas

The Karlonian Canal

We have changed our minds about the canal. In fact, we would like to invest some money in it.

We would like to offer this deal:

The Union of Kopparbergs India invest $X billion in The Karlonian Canal. In exchange we will get full access to the canal, primarily for civilian vessels but also for military vessels (although not a pressing issue today). We will also assist you with the security around the canal, and in the future maybe a joint Indian-Ambrose-Douglas naval base can be built in close proximity to the canal.

Your nation will earn both money and security in this deal, and we will get full access to the canal. The question is only – how much is $X? I want to say that X equals four.

Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Prime Minister
Union of Kopparbergs India


We are sorry to say that the deal offered from the Union of Kopparbergs-India has been denied. We cannot, in good conscience, allow military ships or material to pass through our territorial waters, so close to our civilian population centers. Therefore, the deal is rejected. We do hope, however, that something more suitable for both sides can be negotiated at the Karlonian Canal Conference.

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To: Ambrose-Douglas

We here at the Imperium are seeking to make the Americas a more secure place. Safe for nations like your selfs. We are willing to aid you in building up your military, providing aid to your civilians, and helping you with the canal. We have 84 billion dollars to do all this for you. Please let us know if you are interested.

Thank You

- Emperor Avondale

The offer, while extremely intriguing, comes across to us as a little too generous. We are wondering what strings are attached to this astronomical sum. We are also hoping that this can be discussed at the Karlonian Canal Conference.

The offer, while extremely intriguing, comes across to us as a little too generous. We are wondering what strings are attached to this astronomical sum. We are also hoping that this can be discussed at the Karlonian Canal Conference.

There are no strings attached. The Imperium and the Canadian Union are working together to better smaller nations in the Americas.

There are no strings attached. The Imperium and the Canadian Union are working together to better smaller nations in the Americas.

The offer will be discussed in further detail at the Karlonian Canal Conference. While we appreciate it, we cannot help but feel some unease over the amount and the timing.

Offical Diplomatic Communique

The Kingdom of Donaghadee requests an exchange of embassies with your great nation. This will no doubt be of great use to relations between our Governents. We would also like to request service from Flying Phoenix Airlines Incorporated to Donaghadee, on the condition that Royal Donaghadee Airlines has a service to your nation

Kingdom of Donaghadee Foreign Office