Rolatia
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| Motto: Intelligence is the highest asset | |
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| Region | Albion |
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| Capital | Redmefo |
| Official Language(s) | English(89%), Japanese(12%), German(7%), French (5%) |
| Leader | Dr Joseph Edwards |
| Population | 900 million+ |
| Currency | Generi |
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CURRENT DATE: 14th July 2039 Rolatia 19:47, 29 September 2005 (GMT)
Rolatia is a huge country in the middle of Albion (watch this space for a map). It is renowned for its first class political freedoms and civil rights. Despite having a third-world economy, it is a paradise for those who are oppressed in their own countries. It spans most of
It has a mainly English-speaking population. However, Japanese is regarded as a semi-official language as it is spoken by many academics in the country. It is not the main language but as Japan is one of the premier technological powers, it is used by enough people to regard it as an offical language (albeit a secondary one in most cases). There are also a decent amount who can speak French and German plus various other languages thanks to their roots
Contents
History
Roleplay
Rolatia was originally a colony of England formed from a patch of land after it was taken from the Soviet Alliance in the European War of 2008 to 2011. It was set up to establish a land base for the drive against the enemy army. After peace was declared on the 8th August 2011, the colony of around 4.5 million people became redundant. By 2013 the population was 5 million. On 1st January the colony was declared independent from the UK. However, they took until mid-January 2015 to withdraw completely . Dr Edwards's government had come to power in the first election on the 9th November 2014. It soon joined the formation of the Albion alliance a few months later.
Rolatia was one of the founding members of the Governing Council of Albion, a establishment set up by five countries early on in Albion's history to determine voting protocols on such things as UN votes. Of these countries, Rolatia is sadly the only survivor but there is hope as the former governor of Brashlandia is hoping to reform the country in the next year or less.
During the massive hostilities between the Eastern Bloc (the result of the alliance of 20 to 25 states in eastern Europe and Asia) and Albion (then at about 12 to 15 states in Western Europe), Rolatia's scouts reported the enemy plans to Albion and helped quite a lot during the conflict despite having little troops of their own. However, a terrorist state called Ooodles caused chaos in the Eastern Bloc and Albion.
The severe hit to the countries lead to deteroitation. The states fell into anarchy and slowly disappeared, replaced by anarchic wastelands. However, the Albion alliance stayed alive despite all the trouble experienced. Four more countries have joined with Rolatia and Elizocracy in the past decade to the Albion alliance. The people in the alliance have the benefit of a strong government, and the terriories are constantly expanding as the countries move into the wildernesses of the anarchy lands.
Politically, the LibDem Socialists have been in powers for many years. For more information see the Political Parties section
Actual
Rolatia was set a few days before the foundation of Albion in mid-March 2005. It joined the Eastern Bloc where it had links with other members, but followed those members out to Albion. The country ended up being kicked out a total of twice in the wars between Albion and the Eastern Bloc. During that time it was war correspondent (almost) as all news from their region was reported in Albion. This made Rolatia a very unpopular figure in the Eastern Bloc. Eventually the Great Fall came but Rolatia was one of only two survivors of the region. For a full history of Albion see here
Government Goals
The government is built around the premise of civil and political rights for all, and the education and welfare of its many citizens. Its economy has fallen by the wayside but it still stands strong as a shining beacion of hope. It has been forced to adopt the controversial strategy of trade concessions for humanitarian aid recently, but it declares this is not an attack on freedom of refugees but a necessary step to boost the economic prowess of this huge nation, as right now it cannot quite afford some of its technological aims to make Rolatia the most advanced nation on Earth - the great dream of Dr Edwards, a keen technologist and an expert in the field of computers. They have driven the basic cost of living down extremely low making life better in total
Technology
The Rolatian army is not particularly large, at a size of 0.02% of the population currently, and is not particularly advanced technology - it is there to occupy new parts of the anarchist lands and defend Rolatia from potential invaders. However, their technological status is currently post modern (see Tech Level in many scientific fields, and despite having no special military technology, they have highly advance computing systems. Their systems are around the best in the world and are getting to a state where they are starting to resemble primitive future-tech systems. They are also extremely cheap, with systems that would be almost supercomputers in 2005 (5GHZ, 1TB hardrive, 4GB RAM) selling for as little as 300 generis (that's around $10) due to their technology becoming almost obsolete. This is good, despite the GDP being only $85 a person (they are recovering from an economic implosion). They also have achieved tiny food costs thanks to superb advances. It has cost the nation finacially in total but it had made sure their necessities are met for so much cheaper. The Rolatia technological base is geared to peace, not war
The Leader
Dr Joseph Edwards is the current Prime Minister of Rolatia, and has been for many years. His oppossing parties have gained some foothold in government, but their strength changes majorly each election and they have never topped 40% total power. Dr Edwards was born in south-east England. He enjoyed a privileged upbringing in total from a working-to-middle class family. He was very intelligent and went on to go to Oxford University, where he gained his doctorship in Information Technology. He also had many qualifications in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Chemistry among other things. He rose to power when in 2014 the 5 million strong Rolatia was made independent. His LibDem Socialists rose to power on the November 9th elections that year in spite of quite tough opposition. He was a left-wing radical, commited to helping provide for the people better, improving education and helping immigrants who wanted to live here among other things. He guided the country to its huge strength today. His pioneering projects in agriculture and information technology helped people live for much less money than before. He also made the country a civil rights and political freedoms haven. The typical Rolatian is well-fed and free from persecution. His advances have come at a steep downside. The economy is currently struggling, with a GDP per capita of $500 per year. This is the reason his opposers in the far right "All for Himself" capitalist party have gained some support, at between 15 and 30% a year on average. He himself has retreated slightly from the left wing in an attempt to boost an ailing economy, but he still is determined that rights and freedoms come first
Politics
Political System
The Rolatian system is one where political views are allowed to be expressed freely. The only slight exception is the crack-down politically on Neo-Nazi views (any person belonging to the RNP is outlawed from public service sector jobs) due to the diversity of Rolatia. Other than that, there is no laws against even extremist views (it IS freedom of speech after all). There are elections quite regularly, with a maximum 5-year gap in extreme circumstances but it is more usual to have then annually
Due to this, there is a diverse range of parties in Rolatia, many of them radical left-wing or right-wing stance. The system of governing is that the nation is divided into counties. From each of these counties come many representatives from different sub-sections in themselves. The counties have separate admin centres. These could be in old capitals, other towns or custom made towns. The counties with their corresponding adminstrative capitals and representation are:
- Netherlands (capital city Redmofo) 8
- Alpinian (chief city Rome) 14
- Germany (chief city Berlin) 18
- Hispania (chief city Lisbon) 23
- North France (chief city Paris) 11
- Ireland (chief city Dublin) 10
- South France (chief city Marseille) 16
- Soviet Lands (chief city Warsaw) 22
- Sweden (chief city Stockholm) 30
- TOTAL REPRESENTATION: 152
The representation shows how many Members of the House each county has (it depends on the amount of sub-counties). Each year an election is help and the winners are elected to the House of Democracy. The Prime Minister is elected depending on which party gets the most seats.
The government has a simple administrative system. At the top is the Prime Minister, who oversees everything. Next is his Cabinet (the system is similiar to England) who are appointed to certain categories. This is then passed down to the leaders of each county, then to the sub-county leaders. The importances of MHs (Members of the House) is on new laws. They vote on new laws and therefore decide on the general governing direction.
Political Parties
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Year-by-Year History
2038
2038 is the first year on record with political records about it (the records are lost for the previous elections)
In the election, the LDS still kept its dominating status despite losing some grounds The Demo-Christs and Tories also gained ground, while the Neo-Comms, All-Self and RNP fell proving that the population is not going to accept over-radical ideology. Here is the figures:
- LDS: 86 (-7)
- Tories: 33 (+13)
- All-Self: 17 (-10)
- Demo-Christs: 13 (+5)
- Neo-Comms: 3 (-1)
- RNP: 0 (+0)
A lot of the swing in key areas came away from the LDS to the Tories, especially in the German zone where a lot of the voters want to take sacrifices to themself for economic gain, with a total number of 33 seats for Tories (+13) and 86 for the LDS (-7). Luckily for the LDS, the Tories are supporting the LDS's drive to try and improve the economy in total while still maintaining rights. The Tories are slightly more radical though, and this could influence more extreme policies. The Neo-Comms, once edging on a real alternative, fell a bit further from 4 to 3 seats (-1). The Demo-Christs acquired 5 more seats to 13, edging on All-Self now on 17 (-10)
2039
2039 opened with the controversial issue of privatised prisons. The government has taken a rather unusual far-right approach of handing over prison to private businesses due to the boost to the economy. Dr Edwards signalled this was not a start for radical right-wing policies as wanted by the All-Self. The small army of Rolatia has also just marched into the Balkan area, with the reasons stated by Edwards being that Rolatia is desperately short of room and needs to slightly expand.
The prisons project was opposed by some , but it did wonders for the economy. The generi became worth triple the amount, along with the GDP tripling without rights and freedoms change. This was regarded as a huge success by Dr Edwards, the LDS, Tories and All-Self alike. The official UN category was switched from Left Wing Utopia to Civil Rights Lovefest, which was heradled as a disaster for the Neo-Coms, who supported the strict restriction of business
With greater earnings came greater government budgets. With a budget level of slightly over $15 billion for the military (at 2% military budget total), the Rolatian government decided to buy arms to properly arm its soldiers at a cost of $14.2 billion. This brought about a military force of 33,000 standard infantry, 550 light tanks, 1275 jeeps, 200 SAMs and more. The correct terminology can be found in the Military section. All of the weapons for this first round of arming came from the Kriegzimmer industrial store.
The economy did not keep its vibrance and soon went back to old levels. The government spent another $8.9 billion from its budget on increasing the military again, which has further helped the defence capabilities of Rolatia
However, an absolute disaster occured in late June. The economy basically imploded, bringing the budget for the military to $1.5 billion, bring the average GDP per person to $80 and turning the country back to a Left-Wing Utopia. The LDS suffered heavy criticism, but Dr Edwards cooled the mood by promising to recover the economy from this crisis situation. The government still managed to buy 10 fighter jets to defend from navy and air attack, and 117,000 pistols for basic armanents for the unequiped soldiers in the 180,000 person military
The economy was still in chaos in July. Despite this, on hearing that youth-related crime was massively high, Dr Edwards grudgingly accepted an anti-crime surveillance system. However, the big changes that occured soon after was a large reshuffle of the county system. The major changes were:
- Norway and Sweden were combined into the Scandanavian county - their representatives will be cut next election slightly due to the overwhelming size
- The N. France - S. France border was adjusted slightly, with N. France gaining some western ground and S. France gaining some eastern ground
- Holland gained more land in the south at the expense of Germany
- Soviet Lands gained more land in the south-east of Germany
- Alpinian took the old lands of Austria from Soviet Lands
- S. France lost a great deal of land in the south-west to Hispania
- The chief cities were changed to the following:
- Holland - Redmofo
- N. France - Paris
- S. France - Marseille
- Hispania - Lisbon
- Ireland - Dublin
- Alpinan - Rome
- Germany - Berlin
- Scandinavia - Stockholm
- Soviet Lands - Warsaw
- Balkans - Athens
This move was opposed by some from S. France and Germany, as some of the seats would be moved over to other counties in the next election, but it was widely supported, especially in the change of cities section as the new cities were all former capitals of nations (save Marseille)
Military
The Rolatian military has been a sort of militia up until March 2039, simply bringing order to the chaos outside the country with any weapons they could find. However, they have started expanding and recently have made the first purchase, giving them their first proper army. Their main official soldiers are now armed with BDU-64 Samson Battle Suits, Hali-21 Assault Rifles and Hol-24 Sidearm Pistols, meaning they have a total of 63000 'heavy' infantry, and they have equipped their remaining 117000 men with Hol-24 Sidearm Pistols o. The military has expanded in all respects, and despite a crashed budget has ordered and recieved fighter jets to help repel an air or navy invasion. They have also now ordered rifles to better equip the troops, and have ordered transport aircraft to help combat over-seas problems. Their armory consists of:
- 63000x BDU-64 Samson Battle Suits
- 180000x Hali-21 Assault Rifles
- 180000x Hol-24 Sidearm Pistols
- 250x Panzerkampfwaggen XI BredtSverd Main Battle Tank
- 1000x Panzerkampfwaggen XII [Pzkmpf. XII] Wolverine Light Tank
- 1875x SOV-06 Infantry Combat Vehicle
- 400x KriGud Self Propelled Artillery Gun
- 350x Praetorian Mobile Surface to Air Missile Battery
- 70x 150mm Panzerwerfer M-2000 MRLS
- 150x Munich Mobile Anti-tank Vehicle
- 10x Lu-45 Hawk Air Superiority Fighter
- 6x Be-23 Archimede's Lever Heavy Transport Aircraft
Currently, the equipping protocols are:
- Heavy Infantry: BDU-64 Samson Battle Suits
- Medium Infantry: Hali-21 Assault Rifles and Hol-24 Sidearm Pistols
- Light Infantry: Hali-21 Assault Rifles
- Scout Infantry: Hol-24 Sidearm Pistols
Military Organisation
The Rolatian military uses a very broad structure. It uses many platoons, all containing a large amount of forces and all grouped under a category. At the top rests high command. There is then the sub-sections for ground, navy and air forces, with them sometimes having a command platoon depending on the size. There is then the categorised platoons. The army and platoon leaders can call on any amount of squads from the platoon. These are usually of a designated size, with the remaning troops being sectioned into a single squad. The squads usually contain at least 2000 men in the infantry, and far more in sections like the MIP
Ground forces
Ground command platoon (GCP)
- 3000 Heavy Infantry
- 1500 Scout Infantry
- 60 Heavy Tanks
- 125 Armoured Jeeps
- 15 SAMs
- 10 Rocket Launchers
The ground command platoon mainly exists to command over the other ground platoons, and in its own respects is very small. However, it does number 4,500 men strong (3,000 heavy, 1,500 scout) and contains many heavy weapons including rocket launchers and heavy tanks. The troops are sectioned into 1 squad, containing all troops
Heavy weaponry platoon (HWP)
- 15000 Medium Infantry
- 100 Heavy Tanks
- 150 Artillery Guns
- 60 Rocket Launchers
- 360 SAMs
The heavy weaponry platoon is the big guns of the army. It contains less infantry than its counterparts in the heavy infantry and medium infantry platoons, but it has all the strongest equipment including almost all the rocket launchers and SAMs. It is a vital part, especially in a duel ground-air war due to its SAMs. The troops are sectioned into 5 squads, with each squad containing 3000 Medium Infantry, 20 Heavy Tanks, 30 Artillery Guns, 12 Rocket Launchers and 72 SAMs
Heavy infantry platoon (HIP)
- 60000 Heavy Infantry
- 17500 Medium Infantry
- 750 Light Tanks
- 90 Heavy Tanks
- 900 Armoured Jeeps
- 250 Artillery Guns
- 60 Anti-Tank Vehicles
The heavy infantry platoon is the key force of the army. It provides an all-round range of weaponry and vehicles, including nearly 20,000 scout infantry, most of the army's heavy infantry, light and heavy tanks, armoured jeeps, artilley guns and anti-tank vehicles. It is sectioned into 6 squads each containing 10000 Heavy Infantry, 15 Heavy Tanks, 100 Light Tanks, 100 Armoured Jeeps, 50 Artillery Guns and 12 Anti-Tank Vehicles, plus a 7th squad consisting of 17500 Medium Infantry, 150 Light Tanks and 300 Armoured Jeeps
Medium infantry platoon (MIP)
- 70000 Medium Infantry
- 250 Light Tanks
- 750 Armoured Jeeps
- 90 Anti-Tank Vehicles
The medium infantry platoon is the most numerous platoon in men in the army. It was formerly the scout platoon before the military armed all soldiers with rifles as well as pistols. Consisting of 80,000 medium infantry and about one thousand total light and anti-heavy vehicles, the infantry section is not used in large numbers much in full-scale war (especially involving 6th MIP Squad) because of the death it could cause. It is split into 6 squads, with the first 5 containing 10,000 medium infantry, 40 light tanks, 100 armoured jeeps and 15 anti-tank vehicles each, and the 6th being the major infantry squadron of the army with 25,000 medium infantry, 250 armoured jeeps and 40 light tanks
Medical platoon (MP)
- 7000 Medium Infantry w/ medical training
The medical platoon is unique to the others as it made merely of a small force of infantry. All the men in the squadron however are trained doctors, and are used to assist wounded troops or civilians. They are however armed with rifles and pistols to prevent such circumstances as an enemy violating terms of medical neutrality by attacking a makeshift hospital. They are divided into 7 squads, each numbering 1000 medics
Air troops
Air command platoon(ACP)
- 1000 Medium Infantry
- 10 Advanced Fighter Jets
The air command platoon is currently the exclusive Rolatian airforce. It consists of the 10 fighter jets owned by the country plus 1,000 medium infantry for the purpose of piloting the planes and producing a tiny ground backup service
Air transport platoon (ATP)
- 5000 Medium Infantry
- 6 Transport Aircraft
The air transport platoon is a recent wing of the army. Its purpose is to bring troops overseas to battle in enemy lands. It is currently 1 squad of 6 transport aircraft (total holding space borders 1900 men per flight) and 5000 medium infantry
Military deployment
Holland
- 1st GCP Squad
- 1st and 2nd HIP Squads
- 1st MP Squad
Balkans
- 1st HWP Squad
- 3rd through 5th HIP Squad
- 1st and 2nd MIP Squads
- 2nd and 3rd MP Squad
Soviet Lands
- 2nd and 3rd HWP Squad
- 6th and 7th HIP Squad
- 3rd MIP Squad
- 4th and 5th MP Squad
N. France
- 1st ACP Squad
- 1st ATP Squad
Germany
- 4th HWP Squad
- 4th MIP Squad
- 6th MP Squad
Alpinian
- 5th HWP Squad
- 5th MIP Squad
- 7th MP Squad
Hispania
- 6th MIP Squad
