The Balkan Empire

History
Following ISIS' aggressive expansion in the late 2040's and early 2050's, Turkey became paranoid, and on the 11th December 2057, the Turks invaded Greece. The invasion was extremely successful, and by February 2058, The Balkan Empire was established. After spending 3 years sorting out internal affairs, The Balkan Empire noticed The East European Coalition's invasion of Yugoslavia. Eager to gain more land and influence, The Balkan Empire entered the war on the side of The EEC. They triumphed, gaining land in Albania and Bulgaria. Following this successful teamwork-event, The EEC and The Balkan Empire allied with each other, as well as in response to the Triple Alliance between Ukraine, Belarus and Rumania. They were extremely pleased with the addition of Spain, Portugal, The United Kingdom and Italy to their alliance, viewing them as ways to gain power to defeat ISIS, their mortal enemy.

Demographics
Population: 143'000'000 (Census 2071)

Currency: Balkan Lira

Capital City: New Constantinople

Official Language: Turkish, although all Balkan dialects are accepted as being official.

Government Type: Authoritarian Empire

Minority Groups: Turkish: 78%, Greek: 14% Slavic: 8%

Land Area: 1'056'000 km

Conquered Nations
Turkey

Greece

Albania

Bulgaria

Land
They have a very proud and very powerful land army, and there are annual parades in New Constantinople. There are no less than three Military Pride Days (National Holidays)

Formed: 700'000

Peak: 6'300'000

Now; 6'300'000

Navy
Their Navy is reasonably powerful, but most of their shipping is peaceful.

Formed: 13

Peak: 48

Now: 48

Air Force
The Air Force is likely the weakest part of their armed forces. They have slightly backward technology, and haven't the resources to put in lots of time to improve thier Air Force

Formed: 200

Peak: 450

Now: 450

Other Information
Created by RandomWhovianMapper on the 20/09/14

First Featured in RandomWhovianMapper's Future of Europe Part Two: Gathering Stormclouds

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9UIB_436tM )