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Republic of Vetalia

1. General Overview

Formal Name: Republic of Vetalia
Informal: Vetalia

Population: 21,894,004
Territories: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Denmark
Languages: Russian (official), Lithuanian (official), Belarusian, Latvian, Estonian, Danish, German, English

2. Geography

Area:
Land: 421,994
Sea: 3,715
-territorial sea: 12 nm
-exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
-continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Capital: Minsk
Regional Capitols:
-Lativia: Riga
-Lithuania: Vilnius
-Estonia: Tallinn
-Denmark: Copenhagen

3. Economic Data

Currency: Solaris (1 solaris=$1.97 US)

GDP (in constant US dollars)
$345.03 billion

GDP growth rate: 10.2%
GDP per capita: $15,500
Industrial production growth rate: 8.5%
Inflation rate: 7.0%
Unemployment: 7.5%

Government Budget: $134.65 billion

Chief industries: Light and heavy manufacturing, agriculture, machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs, financial services, technology products and services.

Infrastructure:
Modern, developed systems linking country with surrounding nations. Rails are standard gauge and are connected throughout the country and beyond. Telecommunications are first rate and the government has committed additional funds to further upgrades in the future, and the country has developed plans for a regional push in to space to further bolster its telecommunications industry.

4. Military

Total manpower: 135,000 of which 65,000 are active duty
Expenditures: $4.069 billion
Overview: Modern and well funded, but limited. The government has focused its efforts on alternatives to military force as well as other government and economic sectors, and the result has been a decline in force strength over the past decade. Real funding levels have remained roughly constant during this time, and the current government has no intentions of a major force expansion.

5. Government

Structure: Presidential republic with unicameral legislature and strong executive branch, but with independence and separation of powers consistent with a republican government.

Ministries:

Defense: Alexei Vlasikov
Economic Development: Aleksander Tikhonov
Internal Security: Sergei Fedotov
Technology: Vasily Kalinin
Infrastructure: Fyodor Bulganov
Finance: Leonid Sverdlov
Trade: Vladimir Trepov
Foreign Intelligence: Yuri Korolyov
State: Valerian Kosyachenko
Education: Viktor Kiriyenko
Social Development: Yevgeny Stepashin
Health: Aleksander Stolypin
Environment: Leonid Nikitin
Natural Resources: Vladimir Orlov

Vetalian National Archive: Leonid Artsybashev
Vetalian Central Bank: Viktor Aksyonenko

Courts:
Supreme Court of Vetalia: Chief Justice Ivan Kerensky
Regional Courts
Provincial Courts
City Courts

Legislative/Executive:
Praetor: Alexei Melnikov
Vice Praetor: Ivan Stasov
Tribune: Valentin Primakov
Senate of Vetalia: 100 members elected from the regions according to population.

Voting: Suffrage is universal at age 18, with senatorial elections held every six years and Praetorial elections every four. Senators have term limits of 24 years and Praetors 8 years. Judicial positions are for life or until retirement, impeachement, or resignation.

Office of the Praetor of Vetalia: Viktor Sechin
Office of the Vice-Praetor of Vetalia: Dmitri Sobyanin
Vetalian Cabinet: Proconsuls of the Ministries
Special Security Bureau: Yegor Chubais
Executive Legal Consulate: Igor Fyodorov

6. Recent History

The country overthrew its monarchical government in its 1949-1954 civil war and formally established itself as a republic in 1955. Rebuilding was completed rapidly under the socialist leadership of the country's first administration in 1956-1964, with nationalization campaigns gradually expanding the government's control to around 70% of GDP. However, the stagnation of other centrally planned economies led the government to shift course preemptively in the Rodachenko administration of 1964-1972, with many state-owned enterprises privatized and government reduced in scope. The 1970's saw a continued shift from a socialist to a social market model, with the country's transparent tax system, efficient services and ease of foreign investment offsetting the high taxes required to pay for the measures.

During most of its history, the country was quiet on the international stage due to its precarious position along many invasion routes. However, its booming economy, openness to foreign investment and world-class commitments to education and scientific research have made it a major player in the world's research and financial communities. An ambitious plan to make the country a world center of finance in the next 10 years has drawn praise and criticism both domestically and abroad, but strong economic growth and continued reforms have led to a stock market boom which may confirm the plausibility of such a goal. Present trends suggest the country will continue to see strong economic performance, although inflation and unemployment remain stubborn problems that have only been resolved slowly.

7. Diplomatic Relations

Key:

A-Allied
F-Friendly
N-Neutral
H-Hostile

W-War
E- Embargo
S- Sanctions
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Honakon-F
Naasha-F
Gataway-N

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ooc: I assume this is open to diplomacy?

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To Alexei Melnikov,

The Socialist Republic of Honakon is highly interested in opening up diplomatic channels with your nations. To start, we would like to open up an embassy in your country. To follow, we are interested in developing an alliance of economic assistance between our two countries, plus in the future perhaps a stronger bond (as in an alliance - whilst we are eager, we understand you may not be). Perhaps another way to improve relations will be to form an agreement that we will both allow access to the important seas we control. We see your nation also as one under threat by nearby corporate oppressors, which is another reason for our desire to conduct relations.
Signed,
Commissioner Modesto Vega

Official Imperial Message to Government of Vetalia

The Imperial Kingdom wishes to engage in an embassy exchange with you in order to establish the basis for a friendly and beneficial relationship

Ministry of State


The nation of Vetalia welcomes the embassies of Gataway and Honakon, and will commence construction on suitable facilities in our capitol of Minsk. In regard to a potential alliance with the nation of Honakon, we would be more than happy to discuss future cooperation with a nation similarly committed to our social democratic model.

Regards,
Proconsul Valerian Kosyachenko

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Official Diplomatic Message

The Naashan Canadian Union would like to initiate an embassy exchange program with the Republic of Vetalia. We would be pleased to set up an embassy in Minsk and invite you to establish your own embassy in Ottawa.

May this be the beginning of a prosperous relationship for our nations!

Ministry of State

We thank the Naashan government for its offer and will be more than happy to have an embassy exchange between our two nations.

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Greetings from Anglo-Belgian Barronia!

It has come to our attention that we have not yet established an embassy in your nation, and we wish to rectify such a mistake. We therefore request permission to establish an embassy in your capital.

In return, land will be prepared for an embassy in London, and a consulate in Brussels.

Yours,

Camille Lafayet
International Affairs Secretary

Designated Ambassador: Julian B. Lambert

Ministry of State


The nation of Vetalia welcomes the embassies of Gataway and Honakon, and will commence construction on suitable facilities in our capitol of Minsk. In regard to a potential alliance with the nation of Honakon, we would be more than happy to discuss future cooperation with a nation similarly committed to our social democratic model.

Regards,
Proconsul Valerian Kosyachenko

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To Proconsul Valerian Kosyachenko,

The Socialist Republic of Honakon is pleased you wish to discuss future co-operation and friendship. As a diplomatic gesture, we hereby half the taxes that Vetalia has to pay to pass through the Gibraltar Strait. A similar gesture in regards to your control over the seas would be welcomed. Now, we are interested in forming a friendship and possible future alliance with your nation - how would we go about doing this?

Signed,
Commissioner Modesto Vega

Ministry of State

We thank the nation of Honakon for its generosity and will respond in kind to such a generous offer. We will eliminate all duties on Honakon goods coming through our ports, and fees for entry at the border will be halved as a sign of solidarity with our friends in Honakon. This will become effective at the start of the next fiscal year, in accordance with our budgetary procedures.

In regards to an alliance, we are ready to commence negotiations on a formal agreement. We thank you again for your warm response to our overture, and hope this is the beginning of a strong friendship.

Regards,
Proconsul Valerian Kosyachenko

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OOC: We would probably start a thread and negotiate it, and anyone else interested in joining would be approved or rejected by the Honakon government according to the criteria.

Ministry of State

We thank the nation of Honakon for its generosity and will respond in kind to such a generous offer. We will eliminate all duties on Honakon goods coming through our ports, and fees for entry at the border will be halved as a sign of solidarity with our friends in Honakon. This will become effective at the start of the next fiscal year, in accordance with our budgetary procedures.

In regards to an alliance, we are ready to commence negotiations on a formal agreement. We thank you again for your warm response to our overture, and hope this is the beginning of a strong friendship.

Regards,
Proconsul Valerian Kosyachenko

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OOC: We would probably start a thread and negotiate it, and anyone else interested in joining would be approved or rejected by the Honakon government according to the criteria.


OOC: Well, I'm trying to get an alliance with both H-Town Tejas and Granate, plus maybe Kansiov and friendly relations with Canada. I don't want the world to be divided by major alliances, though this probs wouldn't be major, and I need some allies. ;) Anyway, either we could try and form a pact with all those nations, plus other ones if you wish, or we could just make a more minor thread in which we (just us two) try and create economic and possibly military co-operation between our countries and tie ourselves down to non-aggression and mutual defence possibly if things go well?

Anyway, do you want to start it as I'm gone soon and I'm quite unsure what we are doing, or would you prefer me too?