Donovia

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The Republic of Donovia
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Capital	Moscow
Largest city	Moscow (10 million)
Official languages	Donovian (official) Many minority languages
Ethnic groups	70.0% Ethnic groups in Donovia 5.0% Gorgan 5.0% Atropian 10.0% Limarian 10.0% Other
Religion	80.0% Sunni Hanafi Muslim 5.0% Shia Sufi Muslim 15.0% National Orthodox Christian
Demonym	Donovian
Government	Democracy
• President	Jahangir Jaheer
Legislature	Bicameral Legislature
Independence
Area
• Total	604,200 sq mi (1,565,000 km2)
Population
• July 2016 estimate	82,008,765
GDP	2016 estimate
• Total	$1.78 trillion
Time zone	West Africa Time

The United Republics of Donovia is a resurgent nation that, prior to two decades ago, was the region’s dominant political, economic, military, and social player. Internal turmoil due to an embezzlement scandal—known as the Four Traitors incident—lessened Donovia’s influence during the period from 11–20 years ago. Now, riding a wave of higher oil prices, a reinvigorated Donovia seeks to rebuild its prior levels of regional and international influence through a combination of assertive diplomacy and military power. However, the desire for independence among the other states in the region creates friction between them. Ultimately, Donovia’s neighbors wish to accommodate Donovian power without jeopardizing their core equities.

Political

Main article: Political: Donovia

The United Republics of Donovia is nominally a republic, but in reality operates as an authoritarian state. Despite outward moves toward democracy, the small political/economic elite maintain power through control of the dominant political party, the Unionist Democratic Party (UD). The UD, in turn, dominates the political and economic landscapes. Despite a tumultuous past, the Donovian political structure remains generally stable. The Unionist Democratic Party arose from the aftermath of the Four Traitors incident two decades ago, with a mandate to clean up the corruption within Donovia that had collapsed the nation and arrested nearly 70 years of Donovian power and development. While the UD has managed to put the Donovian economy on a sounder footing and has been able to increase national prestige through assertive military and diplomatic maneuver, it has done so via highly-centralizing state political control. It has also attempted to centralize political control while  retaining the veneer of democracy and an economic free market. Massive corruption exists despite the  high  level of  integration  between the  UD  and the  government.  While this  corruption was tolerated by the majority of the population as the economy rebounded and international prestige increased, overall tolerance for corruption is starting to lessen.

Military

Main article: Military: Donovia

Donovia maintains a strong military, partially as an inheritance from its pre-Four Traitors incident strength and partially through economic wealth being used to transform the post-Four Traitors military remnants into a modern force. Donovian doctrine and tactics are complex, supple, and competent, making it a capable opponent. The country’s military capability ranges from irregular forces to nuclear weapons and anti-space capability. This strong military, combined with its assertive political agenda, make Donovia a strong player in the region.

Economic

Main article: Economic: Donovia

The Caucasus countries that possess hydrocarbon resources will continue to depend on the oil and gas industries to drive their economies, while those that do not possess such resources will attempt to tie themselves to hydrocarbon-rich nations. Both Ariana and Atropia face geopolitical difficulties in exporting their oil and natural gas. Bordered by adversaries, the Arianians and Atropians must rely on tenuous routes to export their resources. For Gorgas and Limaria, which lack extractive or mature industries, transshipment of hydrocarbon products or providing other services to oil-wealthy countries will be their primary short- to medium-term means to achieve economic development.

Donovia continues to recover from a collapse two decades ago that crippled its economy. All nations of the Caucasus have relatively high inefficiency due to corruption, government involvement in the economy, and/or lack of export industry development.

Donovia’s current economic structure and situation stem from a sudden internal financial collapse that occurred 20 years ago. The Donovian government instituted major changes at that time, liberalizing the banking, tax, and private enterprise systems to assist recovery. These reforms, coupled with vast natural resources, enabled the country to stabilize economically and gradually recover.

Social

Main article: Social: Donovia

Arabs make up 70% of Donovia’s total population, with Limarians, Gorgans, and Atropians being the predominant minorities. Small populations of multiple ethnic groups account for the remaining 10% of the total population. Donovian Arabs view themselves as superior to other cultures and are often discriminatory when interacting with others. Donovia has a long history of military prowess and nationalistic fervor. In the past few decades, Donovia’s influence over neighboring countries was reduced by financial collapse due to embezzlement by the notorious Four Traitors and aggravated by a negative population growth rate. This perceived weakening of Donovia resulted in an increase in militarism and nationalism amongst much of the Donovian Arab population.

Donovian is the official language of Donovia and is the sole language of public administration, the armed forces, and the scientific and technical communities. The literacy rate in Donovia is 98% except in some areas dominated by ethnic minorities, where the rate may be considerably lower.

Donovians are predominately Muslim in faith, with 80% being Sunnis, nearly all of whom follow the Hanafi madhhab, or school, of Islamic jurisprudence. The Hanafi school is the  oldest and most  liberal madhhab. Donovian Hanafi scholars do not believe in human control of religious or spiritual destiny, and refuse to give that right to any human institution. Due to the Hanafi influence, the majority of Donovians do not believe the state should be involved in deciding relationships between humans and God. Donovia’s government is secular, but many of its laws, policies, and officials ensure preferential treatment for Donovian Sunni Arabs.

Regional history accounts for the exceptionally close relationship between Donovia and Limaria. Over several centries many groups identifying as Limarians fled turbulence in their homeland and found sanctuary in Donovia. Although Donovian culture is predominantly Arab, the country proved reasonably tolerant of other cultures and religions, provided they accepted the legitimacy and authority of the Donovian state. Primarily for this reason, the Limarian population in Donovia grew to more than twice the size of the population in Limaria.

Information

Main article: Information: Donovia

Donovia maintains a large information environment, with its Internet industries counted among the world’s most active. However, censorship, while unofficial, is pervasive regarding corruption and other government malfeasance. Donovian INFOWAR capability is highly developed and world-leading in a number of critical areas.

Infrastructure

Main article: Infrastructure: Donovia

While the region’s five countries have a significant number of rural residents, the majority of each country’s population lives in urban areas. About two-thirds of the Arianian (68%), Donovian (67%), and Limarian populace (64%) and just over half of the Gorgan (53%) and Atropian (52%) populace  live in urban areas. All five countries contain a mixture of modern urban cities and almost pre-modern rural villages. Modern utilities can be found in most major cities but not in the rural villages and countryside.

While Donovia contains the second-highest urban population rate among the five countries, it also faced an urbanization rate of -0.2% over the last decade with no change in the foreseeable future.

The North Caucasus region contains three of Donovia’s largest cities—Makhachkala, Grozny, and Nalchik. Due to policies enacted at the national level that limit social services to current distribution models, many Donovians moved from smaller cities to larger cities to obtain desired social services while others returned to their rural roots to create the negative urbanization rate. While most of the Donovian people who inhabit the urban areas can obtain basic modern utilities, they operate with infrastructure built between World War II and 20 years ago and suffering from a lack of preventive maintenance. As such, many Donovians experience power outages, intermittent water flow, and sewage backup. Many Donovian buildings, especially the governmental ones, attempt to express greatness by their sheer size. Many buildings use block architecture that appears immense, but usually perform their functions without much appeal to the eye.

Physical Environment

Main article: Physical Environment: Donovia

Over 200,000 square miles comprise the Caucasus, a mountainous region located between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea. The Caucasus includes Atropia, Gorgas, and Limaria, as well as parts of Ariana and Donovia. The Caucasus Mountains, consisting of the Greater and Lesser Caucasus ranges, traditionally form the separation between Europe and Asia. The Caucasus region contains two major parts—the North Caucasus and the South Caucasus—that are divided by the Greater Caucasus Mountains. The North Caucasus region is contained entirely within Donovia, while the South Caucasus contains Atropia, Gorgas, Limaria, and part of Ariana.

Time

Main article: Time: Donovia

The Caucasus countries, for the most part, do not believe in the sensitivity of time, and do not view punctuality or the importance of time as the US and most other Western countries do. Most of the people in the region do not view time as a resource and do not feel any compulsion to effectively manage their time. The people in the Caucasus region do not make the connection between effective use of their time and production. This lack of time consciousness will likely frustrate US soldiers as they work with their allies, but it will also give the US a battlefield advantage against its opponents.

Threat Actor Chart

Threat Actor	Organization Type	OE	Activities	Targets
Bilasuvar Freedom Brigade (BFB)	Insurgent	Southern Donovia and northern Atropia	The Donovian government supports this group as its intent is not to overthrow the Donovian government, but the current Atropian government. Donovia’s support for the BFB creates political tension between the countries.	Atropian government facilities and leaders
Small Anti- Government Groups	Insurgent	Country-wide	Attacks and violence tend to be minimal and, unless these groups join forces, will remain an insignificant threat to the Donovian government. None of the groups has more than 50 individuals, and the names of these groups change randomly as members come and go.	Donovian government facilities and leaders
Criminal Actors	Country-wide	Northern Vetlia and Erdabil Provinces	A part of the Donovian political system for decades, corruption is integral to the Donovian economic system and only continues to expand and increase. Those that are usually associated with organized crime include trafficking in humans, drugs, and small arms; money laundering; extortion; and fraud. Criminal groups may also engage in corruption, terrorism, abduction, export of contraband, and smuggling of radioactive substances. The mining, oil, gas, and timber industries are heavily influenced by organized crime groups. Reports also indicate the involvement of Special Purposes Forces (SPF) and elements of Donovian intelligence in illegal activities.	Donovian police and security forces
Jinat Crime Family	Criminal	Country-wide	Produced the infamous Traitor Ismail Jinat and is heavily invested in the mining trade.	Donovian police and security forces
Donovian Mafia	Criminal	Country-wide	The organization is well-organized and has branches and contacts in many nations, including the United States and the European Union. With former security service and military personnel among its members, the Donovian Mafia possesses a wide range of capabilities, including electronic surveillance, human intelligence networks, explosives and firearms expertise, and associations with government officials in Donovia and neighboring countries.	Donovian police and security forces
Al Iksir Cartel	Criminal	Southern Donovia and Northern Atropia	A local criminal gang, operates primarily in southern Donovia and northern Atropia.	Donovian police and security forces