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Republic of Armenia [WIP]

 * Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic under an indefinitely-extended State of Emergency
 * President:
 * Prime Minister:
 * Laws and Policies:
 * Capital: Yerevan
 * Economy: The economic downturn has slowed down significantly, as we now have a steady alliance chain and trade links, securing our niche in the politics and trade of the era, as well as securing some form of security over basic resources such as food, water, electricity and petrol. However, the situation is still extremely tenuous, as any shock in the economic web, however small, would send the entire country back into the chaos of the past few years once again. We are currently focusing on food production after the Winter Riots of 1446/2021.
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 3,146,100
 * Religion: 94.8 Christian (92.5% Armenian Apostolic,) 0.8% Yazidi Muslim, 0.2% Pagan, 4% None/Other
 * Ethnicity: 98.1% Armenian, 1.9% other (Yazidis, Kurds, Russians, etc.)
 * Military:
 * Armenian Military: Almost all of the Armenian military have made it through the transition through time. The military is now patrolling the borders of the country.
 * Army:
 * Troops: 80,000 troops, 32,000 reserves
 * Tanks: 20 T-80 tanks, 137 T-72 tanks, 8 T-54/55 tanks
 * Other motorized infantry vehicles: 80 BMP-1s, 7-BMP-1Ks, 55 BMP-2s, 12 BRM-1Ks, 11 BTR-60s, 21 BTR-70s, 4 BTR-80s, 145 MT-LBs, 5 BMD-1s, 120 BRDM-2 scout vehicles
 * Air Force: 15 Su-25 ground attack planes, 1 MiG-25 jet fighter, 16 Mil Mi-24 helicopter gunships, 6 L-39 trainer and attack aircraft, 16 Yak-52 trainer aircraft, 3 Il-76 cargo planes, 18 Mil Mi-8 transport helicopters, 10 Mil Mi-2 light utility helicopters, 1 anti-aircraft missile brigade, 2 regiments armed with 100 anti-aircraft complexes.
 * Military Prescence of Other Countries:
 * Russian bases in Armenia: The Russian 102nd Military Base, as well as all its equipment and personnel, have all been brought along during temporal displacement as well. The base is cooperating with the Armenian government, as they have realized there is nowhere else to go, and currently act as a private mercenary force working with the Armenian Armed Forces.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Events:
 * NOTE: Because Side decided to bail on me and post a turn while I was in a plane, the events of 1446/2021 will be compounded on this Events section, alongside the current turn (1447/2022).
 * The Food Chain: Protests over food shortages and rationing rocked the streets of Armenia’s major cities across much of the winter of 1446-1447/2021-2022, after reports of senior officials and politicians hoarding food for themselves at the expense of the general population. The officials accused of doing this were fired and tried at court (some of them were convicted on charges of corruption, embezzlement, and in one case, treason), and the government has pledged to give a larger portion of the state budget to agricultural development. Rooftop gardens and vertical farms have become all the rage in major cities such as Yerevan, Gyumri, and Vanadzor.
 * Oil Fever: With the opening of the oil rigs on the oil fields in Qara Qoyunlu-controlled Kuwait, the beginnings of an industrial city and port have begun to spring up near the oil rigs. Oil refineries and factories have been constructed on-site, prospective oil moguls across the Middle East are flocking to the oil fields in the hopes of making a quick buck, and many poorer Armenians, as well as local Arabs and other migrants from across the region, have begun moving to the area in the hopes of a better life and a future for their children. The area would also be the first part of Qara Qoyunlu to receive modern amenities such as electricity and running water. With the amalgamation of peoples from all walks of life converging on this “black gold”, an entire city would eventually be born: a melting pot of cultures; a crossroads for goods and ideas, a vibrant cityscape filled with merchants. With the Armenian Oil Rush came the birth (or rebirth, if you want to put it that way) of Kuwait City.
 * The Truckers: With the growing demand for oil back home in Armenia, increasing amounts of people have become employed as Truckers, whose job is to transport oil from the oil fields in Kuwait back to Armenia. Truckers were vital to the survival of the post-Event Armenian state, and would later become immortalized in pop culture with the book “The Truckers”, a novel written by Sivan Minissian about a Trucker lost in the Iraqi desert, which would later become a classic of post-Event Armenian literature.
 * Let There Be Light(?): After the electricity shortages in Armenia proper have been (mostly) remedied, we begin the first step of the electrification of the medieval world around us by asking to construct power plants in Georgia, Byzantium, Trebizond, Qara Qoyunlu, and Serbia. If all goes to plan, the capital cities of these countries (namely Tblisi, Constantinople, Trebizond, Tabriz, and Smederevo, respectively) would be electrified in as little as a year’s time.
 * Fortress Byzantium: A proposal is made to the Byzantine court, asking for the rights to an Armenian military base in Byzantine Morea, as well as the right to renovate the crumbling Theodosian Walls surrounding Constantinople, as well as reinforce them with modern defenses such as barbed wire, anti-aircraft guns, and rocket launchers.
 * One Port, Two Port: Another proposal is made, this time to Georgia, asking them to allow us to modernize their ports and navy, as well as allowing our military and supplies to cross over on their ships.