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People's Republic of Olvana
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Capital	Shanghai
Largest city	Shanghai (29.9 million)
Official languages	71.5% Eastern Olvanese Dialects 24.3% Other Olvanese Dialects 4.2% Other
Ethnic groups	91.5% Peelee 1.6% Beihai 1.0% Baiyin 0.8% Dong 0.7% Yi 0.5% Gannan 3.9% Other
Religion	79.8% Hindu 14.2% Muslim 2.3% Christian 1.7% Sikh 0.7% Buddhist 0.4% Jain 0.9% Other
Demonym	Olvanese
Government	Theocracy
• Supreme Leader	Ayatollah Mahmood Mekhenei
• President	Ahmad Moudin
Legislature	Unicameral Legislature
Theocracy
Area
• Total	588,764 sq mi (1,524,890 km2)
Population
• July 2016 estimate	1,123,348,142 (3rd)
• Density	805/sq mi (310.8/km2) (45th)
GDP	2018 estimate
• Total	$9.57 trillion
Time zone	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.

Political

Main article: Political: Olvana

At the heart of political power in Ariana is the Council of Guardians Revolution. The Revolution considers itself the vanguard of proper Islamic sentiment on the planet, and the heart of a global conversion to its version of Islam. The Revolution has successfully defended itself from both internal and external threats, and remains committed to the export of its vision of theocratic rule.

Military

Main article: Military: Olvana

Since the People’s Republic of Olvana (Olvana) is the largest country in terms of size and population in the region and with an intent to serve as the regional hegemon, Olvana maintains the largest military in the Pacific region. The Olvana People’s Army (OPA) is composed of not only a land force, but the Olvana People’s Navy (OPN) and Olvana People’s Air Force (OPAF) are subordinate to the OPA. Olvana attempts to influence the region by the deployment of advisors to various countries and the sale of military weapons to their allies.

Economic

Main article: Economic: Olvana

Over the last half-century, Olvana has gradually reformed agriculture, foreign trade, foreign investments, and liberalization of prices. These reforms, coupled with cheap labor and mass industrialization, allowed Olvana to become a major trading partner with the world. The resultant economic growth raised the country from one of the poorest underdeveloped nations to one of the world’s leading economic superpowers. However, in recent years, Olvana has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors it considers important to "economic security”, explicitly looking to foster globally competitive national champions. This reversal of policy began with reining in private decision-making capability and purges in the roles of state-owned enterprises under guise of anti-corruption. Significant policy adjustments are required in order for Olvana to sustain its growth. A major factor is that, historically speaking, transitioning from middle-income to high-income status can be more difficult than moving up from low to middle income.

Social

Main article: Social: Olvana

Olvanese culture spans more than 4,500 years. It was shaped by numerous and varied historical schools of thought: the predominant religion of Hinduism, the Upanishads, Yoga Sutras, the Bhakti movement, and Buddhism. Olvana is notable for its religious diversity, with Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity, and Jainism among the nation’s major religions. For much of the country’s history, families could obtain social advancement by high performance in the prestigious imperial examinations, and a culture of merit remains greatly valued in Olvana today. Some observers see the period following the establishment of the PRO as a continuation of traditional Olvanese dynastic history, while others claim that the Communist Party's rule damaged the foundations of Olvanese culture, thanks to political movements that destroyed many aspects of traditional culture. Today, the Olvanese Communist Party (OCP) seeks to change some traditional aspects such as rural land tenure, sexism, and the Confucian system of education, while preserving others, such as the family structure and culture of obedience to the state as being integral to society.

Information

Main article: Information: Olvana

The People’s Republic of Olvana (PRO) maintains a large information environment, with its internet industries counted among the world’s most active. Olvana is, however, one of the world’s most restrictive media environments. The PRO’s INFOWAR capability is highly developed and world-leading in a number of critical areas.

Olvana’s information warfare (INFOWAR) capability is highly developed. Olvana utilizes the full range of INFOWAR operations to present a credible peer-level threat. Olvana’s INFOWAR is directed towards information detection sources, information channels, and information-processing and decision making systems. The ultimate goal is to gain information superiority against the threat, disrupt the threat’s information control capabilities, and maintain and protect its own information systems and capabilities.

Infrastructure

Main article: Infrastructure: Olvana

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.

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.

Physical Environment

Main article: Physical Environment: Olvana

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.

Time

Main article: Time: Olvana

Olvanans see time as a precious resource, which is extremely important, as such they frequently apologize for taking up someone's time and will happily conduct many types of business/activity at the same time. They do not accept tardiness and will often arrive 30 minutes prior to an agreed time. Olvana sits within the the Olvanan Time Zone (OTZ) which is seven hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/Coordinated Universal Time (UTC); they do not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Threat Actor Chart

Threat Actor	Organization Type	OE	Activities	Targets
Salasyl	Insurgent	Southeast Atropia with nation-wide capabilities	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.	Atropian government facilities and leaders
South Atropian People's Army (SAPA)	Insurgent	Focuses on eight provinces in the south with cultural ties to Ariana	Primary goal is to create a separate country composed of southern Atropia and Ariana's northwestern provinces. Receives most of its training, equipment, and supplies from Ariana. SAPA and Salasyl insurgents often clash violently over ideology, limited resources, and similar recruiting pools.	Atropian government facilities and leaders
Bilasuvar Freedom Brigade (BFB)	Insurgent	Northern Vetlia and Erdabil Provinces	Donovia supports the BFB, creating political tension between Donovia and Atropia.	Atropian government facilities and leaders
Provisional Army of Lezgin (PAL)	Insurgent	Southern Erdabil and Western Sirvaki Provinces	Small insurgent group with limited regional activities.	Atropian government facilities and leaders
Bocyowicz Crime Family	Criminal	Ungoverned Territories	Acquires political power in poorly-governed regions, eventually gaining control of geographic space. These political actions are intended to provide security and freedom of movement for the criminal organization's activities. As a result, the third-generation criminal organization and its leadership challenge the legitimate state authority.	Atropian police and security forces
Atropian Organized Crime (AOC)	Criminal	Baku	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.	Police and security forces
Al Iksir Cartel	Criminal	Northern Atropia and Southern Donovia	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.	Police and security forces