Name of Nation: Russian Federation Territories: Armenia (Democratically joined, possibly rigged), Beralus, Georgia (Officially democratically joined. Vote suspected to be rigged), Russia, Ukraine Government Type: Federation, de jure Parlamentary Republic, de facto Presidential Republic. Overall, little has changed from the Russian Federation. Military: Overall, the Russian Military has access to some heavily advanced arms technology which they make with their fully indigenous Arms Industry. This is mostly present on their vehicles and int heir special forces, however, and the majority of their soldiers are rather standard, if heavily trained. Standard Branches: While they have been displaying a shortage of soldiers in the current time, especially due to those lost during the conflicts to take territories (As well as hold their own) during the Third World War, the Russian Military is not to be underestimated. Their forces are known to be extremely resourceful, especially those assigned to the 'Spetsnaz' branches, and have recieved extensive training in the recent years to make up for the short fall of soldiers. The term 'short fall' is perhaps misleading, as a result of having little involvement in the Third World War, their military is in a better shape than those of the more heavily involved of the other countries even with the hit it has taken. Russian Ground Forces: The Ground Forces of the Russian Federation (Russian: Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации, tr. Suhoputnye voyska Rossiyskoy Federatsii) are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Russian Air Force: The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные cилы России, tr. Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily Rossii) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. As a result of cuts to it's armed forces, the Russian Air Force has attained the member of the Russian Naval Aviation wing. Russian Navy: The Russian Navy (Russian: Военно-морской Флот Российской Федерации (ВМФ России), tr. Voyenno-morskoy Flot Rossiyskoy Federatsii (VMF Rossii), lit. Military-Maritime Fleet of the Russian Federation) is the naval arm of the Russian military. Due to cuts to it's armed forces, the Russian Naval Aviation wing was disbanded and it's remaining members placed under the Russian Air Force Special Purpose Forces AKA: Spetsnaz (Спецназ) These forces are often mistakenly reffered to simply as 'Spetsnaz' by the western media. Spetsnaz merely means 'Special Purpose Forces' and can apply to any troop which performs a special task, and the western media often mean the GRU Spetsnaz when they say this. This section applies to only the 'true' Special Purpose Forces Strategic Missile Troops: The Strategic Missile Troops or Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or RVSN RF are a military branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation that controls Russia's land-based inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Russian Aerospace Defence Forces: The Aerospace Defence Forces (Russian: Войска воздушно-космической обороны, tr. Voyska Vozdushno-Kosmicheskoy Oborony or VKO (ВКО)) is the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for air and missile defence, and the operation of Russian military satellites and the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Some of it's forces are trained to operate within space it's self as combat troops, forseen by the Russian government as the "Battlefield of tommorow" Russian Airborne Troops: The Russian Airborne Troops or VDV (from "Vozdushno-desantnye voyska", Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска, ВДВ; Air-landing Forces) is a military branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. They are an elite force, on par with the Strategic Rocket Forces and the Russian Space Forces. GRU Spetsnaz: GRU Spetsnaz (ГРУ Спецназ) are the elite military formations under the control of the military intelligence service GRU. It was the first Soviet/Russian spetsnaz (special forces) force, and is now the oldest. The GRU Spetsnaz serve as general special forces troops and are the most well known of the Spetsnaz branches WMD: The Russian Federation has a stockpile of 8,500 nuclear warheads, as well as nearly 100 Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power, the so called Father of all Bombs, that had been in the Russian Federations stockpile before the war. His many if the warheads are strategically active is up for debate. But it is estimated to be around 1,800 Economy: The country has a large and fully indigenous arms industry, producing most of its own military equipment with only few types of weapons imported. Russia is the world's top supplier of arms, a spot it has held since 2001, accounting for around 30% of worldwide weapons sales, and exporting weapons to about 80 countries, and because of this it boomed during the third world war, exporting it's equipment abroad to countries desperately in need of equipment to continue the war. It benefitted so much during the war that some conspiracy theorists have suggested Russia started it, something Russia it's self has denied fiercly and there is no evidence to suggest otherwise. It also exports natural gas, crude oil, many various metals and wood, giving it a source of wealth in the uncertain world. During the War, Russia poured large amounts of it's profits into the stabalisation fund of the Russian Federation and stored much more inside other funds, planning for the future crash that was certain to come with the end of the World War. When this end came and suddenly the demand for their resources was at an all time low, Russia was able to use their stored funds to keep its economy afloat and profits are at their lowest in over 35 years Foreign Policy: The Russian Federation has shown an apptitude through getting what it wants through force in recent years, and their foreign policy could be considered hostile as a result, but it varies heavily depending on their purpose History: Russia remained mostly neutral for the majority of the Third World War, benefiting from it's massive arms industry and selling to foreign powers, not getting involved in the fighting until the year 2035 where they seized their chance in a weakening world and rode into Georgia, dragging it into the war in Europe. The President of Russia, Pavel Kapalkin, offered a democratic vote to them. While officially the vote was a yes, it is suspected the vote was rigged. In 2036 Russian forces moved into Beralus, conquering it after a short period of bloody fighting. A vote was held in Armenia, who had a majority vote of yes and thus rejoined the Russian Federation, and while this is believed to be the most legitimate of the 'Democratic' join claims, it is considered possible it too was rigged. In 2038, the war winding to a close, the Kremlin recieved a request from the pro-russian faction of the three sided civil war in Ukraine. In return for assistance, the Pro-Russian faction of Eastern Ukraine would join them and 'Gift' them Western, South and Northern Ukraine. The Russian Federation provided military assistance and secured a victory for the Pro-Russian faction, and as a result moved in to recieve their 'Gift', not taking no for an answer by the many Anti-Russian ukrainians. More bloody fighting, more lives lost in a territorial conflict Immediately following the end of the war, and with many now weathered by WW3 and against the idea of having another war, the Russian Arms Industry fails to find much legitimate business, though remains curiously able to stay afloat, suspected to be due to illegal arms deals. It's crude oil and natural gas exports, have dropped down below pre-war levels, their lowest in over three decades. It's metal exports have decreased from their war time level, but are higher than their pre-war level for the moment Foes: Oculi, Peoples of north, west and south Ukraine, Kazakhstan Demographics: Approx 212 Million, mostly Slavic. Other:(Anything else interesting about your nation?)