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Soviet Republic of Novistrana Factbook [MT]

SR Novistrana
27-11-2008, 06:55
The Soviet Republic of Novistrana

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President: Vasily Karasov (2006)
Capital: Berezina
Population: 275 million
Language(s): Russian, English (official), Ukrainian, Belarussian, Georgian, Kazahk, Tajik, others
Government: Communist Federation
Economy: State-run command economy
GDP: $1.3 trillion

Map: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:USSRmap.svg

Socialist Republics:
Novistrana (Russia)
Kayeliyan SSR (Ukraine)
Chernarus SSR (Belarus)
Malden SSR (Baltic States)
Yazak SSR (Kazahkstan)
Adjik SSR (Tajikistan)
Tbilisi SSR (Georgia)
Chechen SSR (Chechnya)
Ossetia SSR (Ossetia)
North Karelia SSR (Karelia)

Ethnic Makeup:
85% Russian
5% Ukrainian
3% Belarussian
2% Georgian
2% Kazahk
1.5% Tajik
1% Chechen
0.25% Ossetian
0.25% Other (Mongol, Uzbek, Turkmen)

Climate and Environment
Novistrana is a largely forested, and mountainous nation, experiencing snow and blizzards in the winter and warm fronts and sunshine during the summer. The taiga covers over half the land in the country, along with mountain ranges, grasslands, and vast tundra. Most of the forest covers the northern half of the country, generally where the mountains are. The longest river is the Berezina River, flowing from its source in the lower Novistranian SSR to the North Karelia sea. However, these pristine environments are falling prey to the state logging, oil, and mining companies.

Economy
The Novistranian economy is a state-run command economy, where the government economic branch (Societ Economic Ministry) in Berezina runs everything, from working hours and prices to supervision of the building of new factories and farms. The economy focuses on two main things: agriculture and industry. Many hundreds of thousands of acres are set aside for collective farms and they grow wheat, barley, and vegetables. Then comes industry, producing everything from cars and furniture to computers and weapons. The country makes most of its profits selling to foreign countries.

Government
The Novistranian government is headquartered in Berezina. The President makes all commands to all branches, which are in turn, each supervised by a proletariat secretary. Government branches include the Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Health and Education, the Ministry of Law Enforcement, and even more.

Law and Order
The Novistranian government has strict law enforcement policies and controls its people by the Secret Police, the KGB, NKVD, and the city militsiyas. Freedom of speech and press are limited, and offenders are either taken to their local jail or forced to work in a prison camp, depending on the seriousness of the offense. Serious crimes such as auto theft and armed robbery are treated with severe punishment. Internal conflicts are handled by the NKVD and MVD.

Military
The SRN Armed Forces are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense. The military consists of 3 main branches:
- The Soviet Red Army (infantry, armor, helicopters)
- The Soviet Air Force (jet fighters, bombers, reconaissance jets)
- The Soviet Navy(cruisers, destroyers, submarines, aircraft carriers)

The Army and MVD have at several divisions of Spetsnaz under their command, along with the GRU military intel service. The Navy has command over Naval Infantry forces.

Weaponry:
(Small Arms)
AK-47
AKM
AK-74M
AK-103
AKS-74U
S12K
SVD
VSS
RPD
RPK-74
PKM
RPG-7V
RPG-18
9K38 Igla
NVST
PKT
DshkM

(Light Military Vehicles)
UAZ-469
Ural 4320
VT-55
BTR-60UP

(AA Vehicles)
Sa-6 Gainful
Sa-8 Gecko
Sa-10 Grumble
Sa-13 Gopher
Sa-15 Gauntlet
Tunguska M1
ZSU-23-4 Shilka
ZSU-57-2

(Light Armor)
BRDM-2
BMP-1
BMP-2
BMP-3
BTR-80A

(Artillery)
2S1 Gvozdika
2S3 Akatsiya
2S7 Tyulpan

(Heavy Armor)
PT-76
T-62M
T-64
T-72M1
T-72A
T-72BM
T-80BV
T-80U

(Helicopters)
Mi-8/17 Hip
Mi-24/35 Hind
Mi-28 Havok
Ka-25 Hormone
Ka-27 Helix
Ka-31

(Fighter Jets)
MiG-25
MiG-27
MiG-29
MiG-31
MiG-35
Su-24
Su-27
Su-31
Su-34
Su-37
Yak-141

(Bombers)
Tu-22
Tu-160

(Cargo Planes)
Il-76
An-124
SR Novistrana
27-11-2008, 07:06
Pre-Soviet Era Presidents
Dmitri Petrenko (b. 1957)
Viktor Roshankov (b. 1964)

Soviet Era Presidents
Vasily Karasov (1962-2012)
Nikolai Vladekov (1969-2013)
Dmitri Arbatov (1972-2013)
Vsevolod Kapalkin (1976-2014)

History
Novistrana, since the beginning of the Russian civilization. It had been part of the Russian empire and an oblast of the Russian SSR. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the reformers had taken power as Novistrana became an independent state. The first president, Dmitri Petrenko, led Novistrana's agriculture and industry out of the dark ages of communism to a new age of modernization and westernization. His successor, Viktor Roshankov, created closer ties to NATO and the west. In 2008, however, Roshankov was forced to step down after the Communist Party and military stepped in to remove him from power. As Roshankov was ousted, ex-KGB head Vasily Karasov took power and set up a new communist state, engulfing several independent countries along with it. Freedoms were repressed as a new government and state-run economy took shape.