Drabikia
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| Flag of Drabikia | |
| Motto: The state is your mother. The state is your father. | |
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| Region | Eastern Europe |
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| Capital | Drabikigrad |
| Official Language(s) | {{{language}}} |
| Leader | President Xer Kibard |
| Population | 7 million. |
| Currency | drabi |
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The Republic of Drabikia emerged as an independent republic following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The small, safe nation, is notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 7 million are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Defence, and the Environment. The average income tax rate is 31%, but much higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture industries.
Elections have been outlawed. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Drabikia's national animal is the snake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the drabi.
Separatist forces in the southern province of Dnever attempted to breakaway from Drabikia in early 1992. In response, the government of Drabikia, under former President Vasile Polikwava, sent troops into Dnever in August 1992. Fighting erupted, culminating in a battle for control over the Dneveren city Kokoiti. Up to 1700 people were killed in the conflict. A ceasefire was signed in November 1992, and a 10-km demilitarized security zone was established. However, the issue of Dnever's status remained unresolved.
In 1995, an ethnic Dneveren guerrilla movement, the Dnever Liberation Front, stepped up its attacks on Drabikian targets. The attacks precipitated a major, and brutal, Drabikian military response. A major air and ground assault was launched against Kokoiti in October 1995. International pressure forced Polikwava's government to withdraw once again in early 1996. An autonomy agreement for Dnever was later accepted by both sides.
