Talk:A World of War: World X - Break Bad (Map Game)/@comment-26810333-20180613004720

Syrian Arab Republic:

 * Government:
 * Politics:
 * Bashar al-Assad: The president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, was found dead in the Presidential Palace next to a puddle of coffee and shattered ceramic on the morning of January 26th, 2019, at 9:25 AM. Police investigated the scene and an autopsy was later performed, finding that the cause of death was likely botulinum toxin poisoning - slipped into his morning coffee, probably.
 * Five-Day Revolution: The Five-Day Revolution, lasting only five days, took place on January 29th of 2019 - after both the Prime Minister and Vice President failed to fill the position of the presidency. The revolution was a surprising success, after the revolutionaries captured many members of parliament as well as the Prime Minister - using them as leverage to get themselves into power, then of course killing them all in order to quell any dissent. They have done what many failed to do in over eight years in just five days. All seats of parliament have been filled with members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, a far-right party, advocating the creation of a state made up of the Fertile Crescent. The president is now Rafeeq el-Khalifa, prime minister Maajid al-Mansur, and vice president Mansoor al-Laham. El-Khalifa promises to end the Syrian Civil War within two years, by 'any means possible'. What that means, no one knows except for himself, al-Mansur, and al-Laham.


 * Laws and Policies:
 * Conversion of Non-Shia Muslims: All religious peoples that are not Shia Muslim, whether it be Sunni Muslim, Christian, or Druzis must now convert to the Alawite branch of Shia Islam. Due to el-Khalifa's popularity as a Syrian celebrity, most people do surprisingly convert.
 * Rights to Demonstration: The people of Syria are now allowed to protest without government interference. Of course, no action will be taken to make the protestors happy.
 * Youth Appeasement: Hijabs are now no longer mandatory to wear. Women may wear them wherever, except in the cities of Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, and Al-Qisa. They will be also checked at random times of the year to ensure that they stay true to the Shia faith. They will also have to wear hijbas on months and days of religious importance, such as Ramadan and Laylat al-Qadr.
 * Adult Education Subsidies: Adults are now encouraged - and subsidized by the government - to go back to college. This includes those who never went to college or those who graduated from college majoring in a useless field - such as liberal arts or fashion design, and allows them to go back to college without spending as much money as they previously would in order to go back to college and major in a more useful field, such as engineering, economics, math/computer science, or business.
 * University Grants: Graduating high school seniors are now granted money from the government in order to go onto higher education in colleges and universities.
 * Micro-Generation Grants: The government will now pay all of its private citizens to construct solar panels and wind turbines on their property, thus helping to generate clean and sustainable electricity, improving the nation's energy efficiency and lessening the reliability on fossil fuels such as oil and coal.
 * Conscription: All men and women are forced to serve at least a year and a half of mandatory military service upon turning age eighteen. Any of those who try to draft dodge will be fined a total about US$500.


 * Military:
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Syrian Civil War (11.5.2011 - ??.??.2021?): President Rafeeq el-Khalifa orders the destruction of the Free Syrian Army, starting with the occupation of their southern outposts near the Golan Heights and the closest enemy-occupied territory to Damascus. 50,000 armymen, 10,000 Syrian Marines, and 2,500 airmen are sent to fight - occupying the city Busra al-Harir in three months, on June 3rd, 2019, and pocketing Free Syrian Army forces, which are then easily pushed back and occupied, with 2,500 Syrian government dead and 4,000 rebels wiped out. President el-Khalifa is now extremely, widely, and so incredibly celebrated due to his aggressive tactics that actual succeed in taking territory back from the rebels of the Civil War. The rebels are also completely pushed out of the governorate of As-Suwayda, and an offense had begun to push into the rebel forces in Harra, Inkhil, and Jasim. Inkhil had been easily taken due to its close proximity to the government-controlled territory. Free Syrian Army soldiers are also pushed out of Quneitra and the al-Tanf Crossing by 25,000 government forces for each front, which are now back under Syrian government control.


 * Syrian Arab Armed Forces: The Syrian Armed Forces have begun rampant militarization after President el-Khalifa's pledge to end the Syrian Civil War by 2021, including ramping up military production.
 * Syrian Arab Army: The Syrian Arab Army consists of the following: 175,000 active personnel, 45,000 reserve personnel, 4,712 combat tanks, 4,812 armoured fighting vehicles, 455 self-propelled artillery, 2,275 towed artillery, and 655 rocket projectors.
 * Syrian Arab Navy: The Syrian Arab Navy consists of the following: 45,000 active personnel, 15,000 reserve personnel, 2 frigates, 1 destroyer, 2 corvettes, 4 submarines, 14 patrol craft, and 7 mine warfare vessels.
 * Syrian Arab Air Force: The Syrian Arab Air Force consists of the following: 20,000 active personnel, 5,000 reserve personnel, 237 fighter aircraft, 142 attack aircraft, 119 transport aircraft, 78 trainer aircraft, 174 helicopters, and 31 attack helicopters.


 * Analytics:
 * Economy: In his first months in office, el-Khalifa instated numerous economic policies. The first policy is to increase interest rates through the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve's rate is the rate at which banks borrow money from the government, but, in order to make money, they must lend it at higher rates. So, when the Federal Reserve increases its interest rate, banks have no choice but to increase their rates as well. When banks increase their rates, less people want to borrow money because it costs more to do so if that money accrues interest. So, spending drops, prices drop and inflation slows. The second method is to increase reserve requirements on the amount of money banks are legally required to keep on hand to cover withdraws. The more money banks are required to hold back, the less they have to lend to consumers. If they have less to lend, consumers will borrow less, which will decrease spending. The third method is to directly or indirectly reduce the money supply by enacting policies that encourage reduction of the money supply. Two examples of this include calling in debts that are owed to the government and increasing the interest paid on bonds so that more investors will buy them. The latter policy raises the exchange rate of the currency due to higher demand and, in turn, increases imports and decreases exports. Both of these policies will reduce the amount of money in circulation because the money will be going from banks, companies and investors pockets and into the government’s pocket where they can control what happens to it.
 * Infrastructure & Public Services: Pretty bad, since, you know, devastating civil war.
 * Demographics: The cultural groups of Syria include the Syrian Arabs, Arameans, Kurds, Turkomans, Assyrians, Circassians, and Armenians. The religions and the percentage of the population that follow them are as follows: 79% Shia Islam, 9% Sunni Islam, 10% Christianity, and 2% Druzism.
 * Standards of Living: Again, pretty bad because civil war, terrorists, etc.
 * Development: We're working on it.


 * Diplomacy:
 * Egypt: We request a union, like the days of the United Arab Republic. What do you say? Also, diplomatic relations improved and an alliance is signed.
 * Iran: Let's split up Iraq. (AGREED UPON ON DISCORD). We agree to their alliance.
 * Russia: Help us out with the civil war here, thanks.