Talk:A World of War: World III/@comment-28453889-20160618030849

South African Republic:


 * Government:
 * Assassination of Jacob Zuma: On June 30th, a man believing that Jacob Zuma was a tyrannical leader entered Jacob's home. Equipped with a Vektor SP1 (illegally bought), he shot the POSA twice in the head and once in the heart, ultimately killing him just a few hours later. He immediately ran away and was never caught by authorities. Emergency elections are held, and Danie Gerhardus of the African National Congress wins the election, with 74.2% of the vote.
 * Laws:
 * Drugs: The recreational use of marijuana is decriminalized up to 5 grams, and the growing of cannabis is decriminalized for up to two plants.


 * Abortion: Abortion is made illegal, unless there are cases of  maternal life, mental health, health, rape, fetal defects, and/or socioeconomic factors


 * LGBT Rights: LGBT rights are, and have been, legal in South Africa for quite some time now.


 * Military:


 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Invasion of Botswana: Danie gathers a force of 25,000 South African soldiers at the town of Mahikeng, which is only a short drive away from Gaborone, Botswana's capital. Botswana is then prompty invaded, and South African troops push up through southern Botswana into Gaborone, surrounding it completely on August 10th, and capturing it November 12th.


 * South African National Defence Force:


 * South African Army: In the SAA, there are currently 41,321 frontline troops and 13,400 in reserves. Land systems total up to 2.655, with there being 200 tanks, 2,265 AFVs, 43 SPGs, 97 towed artillery, and 50 MLRSs.


 * South African Navy: In the SAN, there is currently 7,702 active soldiers and 1,156 reserves. Naval crafts total up to 39, with there being 4 frigates, 26 coastal defence craft, 3 submarines, 4 mines, and 2 destroyers.


 * South African Air Force: In the SAAF, there is currently 10,815 active personnel and 831 reserve personnel. Aircrafts total up to 320, with there being 17 fighters/interceptors, 17 fixed-wing attack aircraft, 109 transport aircraft, 67 trainer aircraft, 96 helicopters, and 14 attack helicopters.


 * South African Military Health Service: In the SAMHS, there is 9,922 active personnel and 1,155 reserve personnel.
 * Totals: The total amount of soldiers in the South African Military is 86,302 troops, with 69,760 frontline personnel and 16,542 reserves.


 * Economy & Infrastructure:
 * Economy:


 * GDP-Related: The current GDP stands at 362.8 billion USD, and the GDP per capita is currently 6847.8 USD.


 * Infrastructure: Overall, more roads are built throughout South Africa, linking quite a few minor towns together.


 * New Durban: Diane merges the cities of Durban, Westville, and Berea to form one huge city, named New Durban.


 * Diplomacy:


 * Lesotho, Swaziland: South Africa asks the two tiny countries if they'd join South Africa, seeing as they are very weak, poor, and on their way to collapsing.


 * Namibia: Namibia is also asked to join South Africa, because they are tied to eachother historically. (AKA post-WW1).
 * Italy, Armenia: South Africa accepts the free trade agreement proposals.
 * ULRS: South Africa asks for an alliance with the ULRS.


 * Analytics:


 * Population Census 2016: South Africa's current population stands at 60,250,000 people, with 63.9% being urban, and 49 people per square km (127 per sq mi.).