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|conventional_long_name = Republic of Gabal
 
|common_name = Gabal
 
|common_name = Gabal
 
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|alt_flag = Vertical bicolor (green, red) with a pair of white crossed sabers under a white flame in the center of the flag.
 
 
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|alt_map = Location of Ariana on the globe.
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|demonym = Gabalian
 
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   | {{nowrap|58.0% Persian Dialects}}
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   | 26.0% Turkic Dialects
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   | English
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   | 9.0% Kurdish
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   | Gabalian
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   | 2.0% Luri
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  | 1.0% Baluchi
 
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  | 1.0% Arabic
 
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  | 1.0% Kalarian
 
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  | 2.0% Other
 
 
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|demonym = Arianian
 
 
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   | {{nowrap|51.0% Persian}}
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   | 24.0% Atropian
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   | Indigenous Gabalian (93.8%)
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  | 8.0% Gilaki or Mazandarani
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   | Belesian (1.9%)
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   | 7.0% Kurd
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   | Olvanese (1.5%)
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   | 3.0% Arab
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   | European/Australian (1.0%)
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  | 2.0% Lur
 
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  | 2.0% Baluch
 
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  | 2.0% Turkmen
 
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   | 1.0% Other
 
 
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   | {{nowrap|89.0% Shia Muslim}}
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   | 9.0% Sunni Muslim
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  | Protestant (68.0%)
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   | 2.0% Other
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   | Roman Catholic (24.1%)
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   | Buddhist (4.7%)
 
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|capital = Tehran
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|capital = Coron
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|largest_city = Tehran (12 million)
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|largest_city = Coron
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|government_type = Theocracy
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|government_type = Parliamentary Representative Democracy
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|leader_title1 = Supreme Leader
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|leader_title1 = Prime Minister
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|leader_name1 = Ayatollah Mahmood Mekhenei
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|leader_name1 = Rodrigo Adeang
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|leader_title2 = President
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|legislature = National Assembly
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|leader_name2 = Ahmad Moudin
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|area_sq_km = 1,597
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|legislature = Unicameral Legislature
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|population = 84,190
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|population_density_sq_km = 53
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|area_magnitude = 1 E11
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|GDP_nominal = $472 million
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|area_sq_mi = 588,764 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
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|time_zone = GMT +8
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|population_estimate = 8,372,373
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|population_estimate_rank = 129th <!--UN World Population Prospects-->
 
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|population_estimate_year = July 2016
 
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|population_density_rank = 167th <!--UN World Population Prospects-->
 
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|GDP_nominal = $85.77 billion
 
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|GDP_nominal_year = 2016
 
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|sovereignty_type = Theocracy
 
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|time_zone = [[West Africa Time|WAT]]
 
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}}Ariana is a true theocracy, with every significant political action affected by the clerical class. A brutally efficient military ensures the continuation of the current power structure, while a sham representative government appeases or distracts Western interests. Ariana’s military is second only to Donovia in strength, and regularly exercises dominance and maintains connections with criminal and terror groups. Reportedly, Ariana has nuclear weapons and three identified nuclear sites. Ariana possesses massive oil and gas reserves in its southwest region along the Persian Gulf, and provides relatively modern infrastructure with big cities and a complex transportation architecture. Ariana’s government is aggressive, capable, revolutionary, and intent on spreading its vision of Islamic governance and the establishment of a new Arianian hegemony throughout the region. The majority of Arianians are Shia Muslim, and all citizens suffer from a lack of information due to the government’s strict regulations on media.
 
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==Political==
 
==Political==
 
{{Main article|Political: Gabal}}
 
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The Republic of Gabal is a relatively new democracy, having emerged from joint rule by two Western European countries in 1977. Gabal faces numerous political and economic challenges that have undercut the effectiveness and legitimacy of its government since independence was declared. Tribal politics run deep within the government and the country is deeply federalized among tribal lines. Issues associated with climate change, however, have largely united the country in recent years, as Gabal, along with many other small island nations, seek to influence global climate change politics.  
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The Republic of Gabal is a relatively new democracy, having emerged from colonial rule in 1977. Gabal faces numerous political and economic challenges that have undercut the effectiveness and legitimacy of its government since independence was declared. Tribal politics and colonial scars run deep within the government and often shape political discourse. Issues associated with climate change, however, have largely united the country in recent years, as Gabal, along with many other small island nations, seek to influence global climate change politics. While the government of Gabal seeks to project an image of self-reliance, its enduring economic and security challenges means that it often must look to others for assistance.  
  
 
==Military==
 
==Military==
 
{{Main article|Military: Gabal}}
 
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Ariana has an extensive history of various types of operations, from sponsorship of proxy terrorism  to sustained force-on-force conflict. This history forms the basis for the military leadership mindset. The legacy of changing political boundaries between Ariana and its neighbors over the last century never terminated satisfactorily for the countries’ ethnic groups, familial-clan geographical demographics, or theological divisions.
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The Republic of Gabal’s military serves more as a symbol of the country’s independence from its neighbors than it serves as any true fighting force. Due to its small size, the military possesses little offensive capabilities and poses little to no threat to any of its neighboring countries. That said, Gabal also lacks the ability to adequately defend itself against external threats.
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Gabal’s military focuses primarily on domestic issues, and countering illegal fishing and smuggling activities within its territorial waters. As with its economy, Gabal is often willing to accept assistance from any nation that offers it. While its sovereignty is an important symbolic issue, Gabal recognizes that it holds strategically important territory, and it has been known to turn a blind eye to unilateral maritime security actions taken by its neighbors, choosing to passively benefit from the efforts of others.
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Gabal’s military may find it difficult to support its entire force logistically if the country activated 100% of its reservists.
  
 
==Economic==
 
==Economic==
 
{{Main article|Economic: Gabal}}
 
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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.
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Gabal is a nation that faces significant economic hardship. While it has, at times, been economically prosperous, it is now reliant on other nations for its very survival. Recognizing that it has little ability to influence economic partnerships, Gabal is typically willing to enter into partnerships and agreements whenever it can. That said, climate change has become a serious issue that dominates Gabal’s political landscape and has begun to influence the economic decision making process. Gabal’s economy is currently based in eco-tourism, however it is constantly looking to build more diversity into its economic portfolio and will listen to every opportunity it is presented.
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Ariana’s economy has pockets of economic vitality but suffers from governmental legislation and regulation that restrict its growth. Ariana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) consistently improves about 4-6% annually and even reached 7-8% growth in 2007. Much of Ariana’s GDP growth,  however, depends on hydrocarbon revenues that make up the largest sector of the Arianian economy and suffer the whims of international market commodity prices. The Arianian government continues to push for greater market liberalization and reform, but large Arianian special interests are expected to continue blocking economic progressive legislation to prevent any decrease in their power. Additionally, the government plays a significant role in the Arianian economy; its social welfare policies fund various charities and numerous subsidies for commodities ranging from foodstuffs to gasoline.
 
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Ariana’s economy is a series of contrasts. While a population surge reached the labor market over  the last decade, Arianian unemployment continued to decrease over the same period. While trade and finance sanctions create significant foreign investment obstacles, overseas trade—especially  with East Asian countries—continues to grow as Asia desires raw hydrocarbon resources and Ariana seeks finished consumer goods. Although Ariana’s industrial sector continues as one of the region’s strongest, its factories suffer from international sanctions on the parts and technology needed to update its hardware and techniques.
 
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President Ahmad Moudin’s financial policies support his populist agenda, including an expansionary fiscal policy. Moudin continues to support massive subsidies for the populace; energy subsidies alone account for approximately 12% of Ariana’s GDP. The People’s Wealth Fund (PWF), which uses oil revenue proceeds as a hedge against the volatile price fluctuations on the international petroleum market, supports oil subsidies to the Arianian people. The high oil prices of the last decade filled the PWF coffers with enough revenue to pursue Moudin’s populist policies, like fuel subsidies, and possibly provided funds to continue Ariana’s investment in nuclear technology.
 
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As a result of Ariana’s successful nuclear weapons program, the US Treasury enacted sanctions against Ariana that hamper its international and domestic economic systems and promote policy changes. In addition, the US hopes the sanctions will deter Ariana from providing financial support to Middle East terrorists.
 
  
 
==Social==
 
==Social==
 
{{Main article|Social: Gabal}}
 
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Ariana enjoys an ancient heritage and rich culture. Ariana possesses a well-documented reputation as the center of knowledge, art, poetry, and mathematics in the region that dates back thousands of years. Most Arianians are proud of their nation and consider themselves Arianians and/or Persians, dependent on their ethnic group.
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The Republic of Gabal has a strong, complex cultural identity that is consistent among the broader Pacific archipelago. The Gabalian indigenous population consists of numerous separate communities, often consisting of only a few hundred people. These indigenous communities often have their own unique languages, customs, and traditions. Though there are only a few urban areas within Gabal, residents of these areas are being exposed to new external influences and are slowly but surely developing new social practices that sometimes conflict with traditional Gabalian culture.
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Over the last few years, radical Arianian powerbrokers with extremist world views have provided sanctuary to international terrorists. Ariana also sponsored the proxy wars of the Shia Internationalist Brigades and the Martyr’s Army versus Israel, as well as training and/or supplying Arianian Shia insurgent groups such as local Shia Internationalist Brigades. Ariana continues to threaten Israel, the US, and their allies with its domestically popular and successful nuclear  weapons program.
 
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Since President Ahmad Moudin took power in 2003, his continual references to the 12th Imam’s imminent return and the establishment of an Islamic Caliphate stir the Shia faithful to action.   The rhetoric also diverts increasing social discontent to a common foreign enemy—the US and its infidel allies, such as Israel and Egypt. As long as religious zealots control the government, it remains likely that Ariana and the US will never become allies in the Caucasus region.
 
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Social discontent and civil unrest continue to rise in Ariana. Tens of thousands of people protested the last election (August 2009), in which Moudin received the most votes in what many observers perceived as a rigged election. The perception by many Arianian citizens of deeply ingrained government corruption, skewed wealth distribution, high inflation, and high unemployment rates continue to drive this discontent and unrest. Protests, to include student organized protests, persist even to date in Tehran.
 
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Regardless of these problems, the Arianian populace still enjoys a higher living standard than many regional neighbors. Ariana is not a poor nation. The Arianian poor generally earn more than $2 per day, the United Nations (UN) poverty standard. The government, however, states that only 18% of its citizens live below the poverty line. The Arianian people’s discontent may eventually lead to minor governmental changes but likely will not result in any fundamental changes to the Arianian political situation.
 
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Most citizens enjoy clean water and electricity, most attend primary and secondary schools, and most urban citizens have access to phone services. Literacy rates remain very high in Ariana (77%), and over 80% complete high school. Each year, over one million high school graduates apply for entrance into Arianian universities. The more educated the Arianian public becomes, however, the more likely that they will speak out against the theocracy.
 
  
 
==Information==
 
==Information==
 
{{Main article|Information: Gabal}}
 
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Ariana is a repressive information environment, with the government controlling all important information environment elements. Ariana is one of the most sophisticated nations in the world at information control, utilizing advanced capabilities to monitor and direct communications. Despite this, the fragmented Arianian opposition uses the Internet extensively, though its ultimate effect on the political environment is mixed at best. Ariana’s INFOWAR capability is generally good, with pockets of excellence in a variety of disciplines.
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The Republic of Gabal is a small island in the South Pacific. It relatively recently emerged from years of colonial rule into an independent liberal democracy. Gabal understands the importance of security guarantees with larger allies—primarily the Republic of Torbia—but will readily accept assistance from other foreign countries. The government respects the freedom of speech in media and telecommunications. Most of the people of Gabal in the towns have access to mobile phones, but this is less true in the rural areas. Still, cell phone access is available in many parts of the country. But instead of every child in the family having their own personal cell phone, there is one or two cell phones per rural family.
  
 
==Infrastructure==
 
==Infrastructure==
 
{{Main article|Infrastructure: Gabal}}
 
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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.
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The country of Gabal contains a mixture of emerging urban areas and primitive rural villages. Modern utilities are found predominantly in the cities and towns and at reasonable levels throughout the rural countryside. Forty-five percent of the nation has access to electricity with 77.5% of urban areas and 36% of rural areas respectively. Over ninety percent of Gabal has access to potable water, while 100% of the nation has access to a sanitation system, with 60.2% having access to modern sewage systems.
  
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The Arianian infrastructure resembles a patchwork quilt with a mixture of modernization and obsolescence. While previous Arianian leaders made substantial investments, the infrastructure now faces significant challenges from the stresses of both war and peace. While rail, road, air, and seaports are marginally adequate, the natural gas and oil infrastructure suffers from archaic construction. Environmental and population pressures on aquifers, along with considerable pollution levels, create significant stress on water and other natural resources. Over 40% of Ariana’s more than 77 million people reside in its 18 largest cities, all of which have at least 350,000 residents.
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The infrastructure of Gabal is stressed and outdated. Emphasis has been placed on the modernizing of the infrastructure in recent years but it continues to be stressed due to lack of resources. Gabal has a dated mass transit system. Bus companies provide transportation in cities and to rural areas. The country still uses converted WWII vehicles as taxis and mopeds as a means for transportation that release significant pollutants into the environment. Two airports (one with a paved runway) are able to handle smaller commercial aircraft for the entire nation. The one major seaport is dated and can only handle shallow draft ships. The country suffers from high levels of pollution in the rural areas and the government has made policies to combat pollution in rural environments and water supplies.
  
 
==Physical Environment==
 
==Physical Environment==
 
{{Main article|Physical Environment: Gabal}}
 
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Over 200,000 square miles comprise the Caucasus, a mountainous region located between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea. The Caucasus includes Atropia, Limaria, and Gorgas, as well as parts of Ariana, Donovia, and Kalaria. 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 Gorgas, Limaria, Atropia, and parts of Ariana and Kalaria.
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Gabal is a small country located in an archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean. Due to being an island nation, its closest neighbors are Belesia and South Torbia with whom it has friendly relations. The country’s terrain consists primary of forested mountains and low grassy valleys. Both vegetation and climate are tropical in nature. Multiple natural hazards exist, resulting from the country’s geology, weather, native wildlife, and human activity. Gabal occupies a group of more than 1700 islands and islets in the Southwest Pacific. It is part of a larger archipelago that is bounded by the Philippine Sea to the east, the South China Sea to the west, and the Celebes Sea to the south. The country shares only maritime borders with its neighbors, which include South Torbia to the northeast and Belesia to the southeast and southwest. The islands are mountainous in nature, with interspersed valleys on the larger islands. Gabal can be broken into four primary island groups centered on the largest islands: Palawan, Busuanga, Culion, and Coron.
  
 
==Time==
 
==Time==
 
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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 enemies.
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Gabal's approach to time can best be described as polychronic: the tendency to perform several tasks concurrently, as opposed to monochronic like the US, where the preference is to perform tasks in sequence. On Gabal they have a word for their approach to time, it is madalang, roughly translated it means leisurely or slowly. Gabal sits within the South Torbian Time Zone (STTZ), which is eight hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/Coordinated Universal Time (UTC); the country does not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST).  
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||The Tantoco Cartel was founded in the Republic of Torbia, it also operates in the largest cities of Olvana. The Tantoco Cartel is involved in almost every type of criminal activity imaginable: drug and weapons smuggling, extortion, motor vehicle theft, illegal gambling, money laundering, counterfeiting, and murder-for-hire The Olvana government is serious about bribery as some senior government leaders have been forced to resign or imprisoned when caught taking bribes. 
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| Possible ties to transnational criminal and terrorist actors. Has engaged the Atropian regime in a lowlevel insurgency for the past 20 years. Promotes violent populace opposition to state taxation policies, unreliable public services, substandard medical preventive services, inaccessible state education programs for working class citizens, and a judicial system that illegally favors the ruling political party. Salasyl and South Atropian People's Army (SAPA) insurgents often clash violently over ideology, limited resources, and similar recruiting pools.
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||"Gabal Forever" is a very small group (less than 100) of boisterous people who do not like the way the government and business leaders are catering to foreigners in attempt to chase the tourist dollar. Many of these are 85%-95% ethnically native to the local islands and trace their ancestry back beyond written history through the oral history tradition of their ancestors. These people are upset about the change in their island’s life and would like it to return to what it was 200 years ago before Westerners arrived.  
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||Kumpulan is the major criminal organization in Gabal. Its leader owns a local import/export business with warehouses in several cities and towns in Gabal, from which it can hide illegal goods among legitimate imports. It is highly likely that the group has agents scattered throughout the National Police as well as any local governmental officials.
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| The growth of illegal narcotics, smuggling, and even human trafficking conducted outside of established channels only began recently. Many of those involved in Atropian illegal activities live in communities of displaced Atropians from Lower Janga and persons who fled Donovia. Atropia serves as a transit point for narcotics travelling to Donovia and Western countries.
 
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Republic of Gabal
Flag of Gabal
Flag
Location of Gabal
Capital
and largest city		 Coron
Official languages
  • English
  • Gabalian
  • Local Variants
Ethnic groups
  • Indigenous Gabalian (93.8%)
  • Belesian (1.9%)
  • Olvanese (1.5%)
  • European/Australian (1.0%)
Religion
  • Protestant (68.0%)
  • Roman Catholic (24.1%)
  • Buddhist (4.7%)
Demonym Gabalian
Government Parliamentary Representative Democracy
• Prime Minister
 Rodrigo Adeang
Legislature National Assembly
GDP estimate
• Total
 $472 million
Time zone GMT +8

Political

Main article: Political: Gabal

The Republic of Gabal is a relatively new democracy, having emerged from colonial rule in 1977. Gabal faces numerous political and economic challenges that have undercut the effectiveness and legitimacy of its government since independence was declared. Tribal politics and colonial scars run deep within the government and often shape political discourse. Issues associated with climate change, however, have largely united the country in recent years, as Gabal, along with many other small island nations, seek to influence global climate change politics. While the government of Gabal seeks to project an image of self-reliance, its enduring economic and security challenges means that it often must look to others for assistance.

Military

Main article: Military: Gabal

The Republic of Gabal’s military serves more as a symbol of the country’s independence from its neighbors than it serves as any true fighting force. Due to its small size, the military possesses little offensive capabilities and poses little to no threat to any of its neighboring countries. That said, Gabal also lacks the ability to adequately defend itself against external threats.

Gabal’s military focuses primarily on domestic issues, and countering illegal fishing and smuggling activities within its territorial waters. As with its economy, Gabal is often willing to accept assistance from any nation that offers it. While its sovereignty is an important symbolic issue, Gabal recognizes that it holds strategically important territory, and it has been known to turn a blind eye to unilateral maritime security actions taken by its neighbors, choosing to passively benefit from the efforts of others.

Gabal’s military may find it difficult to support its entire force logistically if the country activated 100% of its reservists.

Economic

Main article: Economic: Gabal

Gabal is a nation that faces significant economic hardship. While it has, at times, been economically prosperous, it is now reliant on other nations for its very survival. Recognizing that it has little ability to influence economic partnerships, Gabal is typically willing to enter into partnerships and agreements whenever it can. That said, climate change has become a serious issue that dominates Gabal’s political landscape and has begun to influence the economic decision making process. Gabal’s economy is currently based in eco-tourism, however it is constantly looking to build more diversity into its economic portfolio and will listen to every opportunity it is presented.

Social

Main article: Social: Gabal

The Republic of Gabal has a strong, complex cultural identity that is consistent among the broader Pacific archipelago. The Gabalian indigenous population consists of numerous separate communities, often consisting of only a few hundred people. These indigenous communities often have their own unique languages, customs, and traditions. Though there are only a few urban areas within Gabal, residents of these areas are being exposed to new external influences and are slowly but surely developing new social practices that sometimes conflict with traditional Gabalian culture.

Information

Main article: Information: Gabal

The Republic of Gabal is a small island in the South Pacific. It relatively recently emerged from years of colonial rule into an independent liberal democracy. Gabal understands the importance of security guarantees with larger allies—primarily the Republic of Torbia—but will readily accept assistance from other foreign countries. The government respects the freedom of speech in media and telecommunications. Most of the people of Gabal in the towns have access to mobile phones, but this is less true in the rural areas. Still, cell phone access is available in many parts of the country. But instead of every child in the family having their own personal cell phone, there is one or two cell phones per rural family.

Infrastructure

Main article: Infrastructure: Gabal

The country of Gabal contains a mixture of emerging urban areas and primitive rural villages. Modern utilities are found predominantly in the cities and towns and at reasonable levels throughout the rural countryside. Forty-five percent of the nation has access to electricity with 77.5% of urban areas and 36% of rural areas respectively. Over ninety percent of Gabal has access to potable water, while 100% of the nation has access to a sanitation system, with 60.2% having access to modern sewage systems.

The infrastructure of Gabal is stressed and outdated. Emphasis has been placed on the modernizing of the infrastructure in recent years but it continues to be stressed due to lack of resources. Gabal has a dated mass transit system. Bus companies provide transportation in cities and to rural areas. The country still uses converted WWII vehicles as taxis and mopeds as a means for transportation that release significant pollutants into the environment. Two airports (one with a paved runway) are able to handle smaller commercial aircraft for the entire nation. The one major seaport is dated and can only handle shallow draft ships. The country suffers from high levels of pollution in the rural areas and the government has made policies to combat pollution in rural environments and water supplies.

Physical Environment

Main article: Physical Environment: Gabal

Gabal is a small country located in an archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean. Due to being an island nation, its closest neighbors are Belesia and South Torbia with whom it has friendly relations. The country’s terrain consists primary of forested mountains and low grassy valleys. Both vegetation and climate are tropical in nature. Multiple natural hazards exist, resulting from the country’s geology, weather, native wildlife, and human activity. Gabal occupies a group of more than 1700 islands and islets in the Southwest Pacific. It is part of a larger archipelago that is bounded by the Philippine Sea to the east, the South China Sea to the west, and the Celebes Sea to the south. The country shares only maritime borders with its neighbors, which include South Torbia to the northeast and Belesia to the southeast and southwest. The islands are mountainous in nature, with interspersed valleys on the larger islands. Gabal can be broken into four primary island groups centered on the largest islands: Palawan, Busuanga, Culion, and Coron.

Time

Main article: Time: Gabal

Gabal's approach to time can best be described as polychronic: the tendency to perform several tasks concurrently, as opposed to monochronic like the US, where the preference is to perform tasks in sequence. On Gabal they have a word for their approach to time, it is madalang, roughly translated it means leisurely or slowly. Gabal sits within the South Torbian Time Zone (STTZ), which is eight hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/Coordinated Universal Time (UTC); the country does not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Significant Non-State Threat Actors in the Gabal OE

Group Name Type Country Description
Tantoco Cartel Criminal Multiple The Tantoco Cartel was founded in the Republic of Torbia, it also operates in the largest cities of Olvana. The Tantoco Cartel is involved in almost every type of criminal activity imaginable: drug and weapons smuggling, extortion, motor vehicle theft, illegal gambling, money laundering, counterfeiting, and murder-for-hire The Olvana government is serious about bribery as some senior government leaders have been forced to resign or imprisoned when caught taking bribes.
Gabal Forever Insurgency Gabal "Gabal Forever" is a very small group (less than 100) of boisterous people who do not like the way the government and business leaders are catering to foreigners in attempt to chase the tourist dollar. Many of these are 85%-95% ethnically native to the local islands and trace their ancestry back beyond written history through the oral history tradition of their ancestors. These people are upset about the change in their island’s life and would like it to return to what it was 200 years ago before Westerners arrived.
Kumpulan Criminal Gabal Kumpulan is the major criminal organization in Gabal. Its leader owns a local import/export business with warehouses in several cities and towns in Gabal, from which it can hide illegal goods among legitimate imports. It is highly likely that the group has agents scattered throughout the National Police as well as any local governmental officials.
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