The --Soviet Union--
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| Motto : Proletarians of all countries, unite thee! | ||||
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| Map of the Soviet Union | ||||
| Region | European Union | |||
| Capital | Moscow (16 million) | |||
| Five largest cities | Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk, Toshkent | |||
| Spoken languages - Official - Other |
None; Russian de facto More than 200 languages and dialects | |||
| Area - Total - Land area - % water |
22.402.200 km² 22.272.000 km² NA | |||
| Government - President - Premier - Governing Party |
Federation Gennady Zyuganov (CPSU) Irina Nevskaya (CPSU) Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |||
| Population (2007) - NS population - Roleplay population |
6,457 billion 645,7 million | |||
| GDP (FY2006/07) - Total (USD) - Roleplay (USD) - GDP/capita (USD) |
$233 trillion $23,3 trillion $36.150 | |||
| National animal |
Bear | |||
| Currency | Soviet Rouble (p) | |||
| Abbreviations - sport - government |
SUN SUN | |||
| Internet TLD | .su | |||
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, informally known as the Soviet Union, is the European Union's oldest standing and most populous country, also commonly credited with having the biggest economy in the region. The country came into existence after the October Revolution of 1917, with its official foundation taking place in 30 December 1922. For a number of years it remained with little to no international recognition, however the rapid industrialisation under the controversial rule of Joseph Stalin quickly made it rank among the first largest economies and industrial powers of the 20th Century.
Since the early 1980's, notably under the reigns of Yuri Andropov and Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union has seen a lot of domestic reform, which continued under the Presidency of Gennady Zyuganov. Retaining a controversial 'democratic one-party state' and being commonly slurred or accused of troublemaking in the European Parliament, the country has been seen commonly withdrawing its representatives before the parliament and threatening with sanctions. Domestic reform continues, and even today, there are debates in the bicameral legislative body of the country, the Supreme Soviet, concerning the 'admittance of domestic opposition factions in the parliament' as labelled by Soviet leaders - or, in other words, opposition parties.
