Amazonia

== Overview ==
Amazonia is a nation of great natural beauty, home to the Amazonian Rainforest from which it gets it's name. Over 50 million call Amazonia home, but Amazonia does not call all 50 million equal. Unfortunately since the 1974 coup, the government has revoked many basic rights to certain groups of people, such as revoking the right to to vote in local elections if found to have participated in protests against the government. This tends to backfire however, as once the right is revoked, there is nothing to stop them from attending more protests except for fear of prison or in some cases death, but given the poor conditions people generally live, many feel they have nothing more to lose.
== Government ==
Amazonia has a history of political violence and attempted coups, but since 1974 the Junta "Tres Generales" making up of the General of the Air Force Hector Sanches, Admiral of the Navy Juan Castro, and General of the Army Hugo Salamanca. They repress against dissent hard, but as a country of 500 million people there is often dissent. The state's response to protests have often been violent and caused international criticism, since 1976 no tanks have been sold to them despite their high ball bids, as Czachoslovakian MBT-36's being used to drive into a crowd during a crackdown on a protest in 1975 caused international outrage, and embarrassed Czachoslovakia who consequently instituted a ban on selling weapons to them, and many other TOMDAS members and even other countries did so. As such their vehicle arsenal is dated, consisting often of older vehicles.
== Military ==
Though their vehicles are old, their small arms are world renowned. The FA series of rifles are a major export for the Amazonian's and many hundreds of thousands end up in rebel, terrorist and criminal hands for their cheap price on the market. The rifle began with the FA-57, a fully automatic assault rifle. The affordability of the rifle without compromise on it's effectiveness or reliability made it an instant hit. The next rifle, the FA-62, was an improvement, making it select fire. The next upgrade was the FA-72, chambered in 5.45mm to improve range, velocity, and recoil control. In 1977 the next iteration was created: the FA-72P (polymer) making the rifle lighter, this was an export only, as the army preferred the wooden furniture. The next leap was the FA-79 which was truly a FA-72P but shortened and lightened again, making it a prime weapon for urban combat, this was not adopted by the army until 1985, but sold abroad to Jinia in a massive 300,000 unit order. The current iteration of the FA is the FA-95, heavier than the FA-79 but more customizable and the lengthened gas block, although making the rifle heavier and longer, drastically reduces the recoil, enabling easier control and better accuracy.
== Major Wars ==
The Patagonian-Amazonian War (1956-1960)
The 1st Gran Hispanian-Amazonian War (1962-1967)
The "Tres Generales" coup (1974)
The War of Hispania (1981-1986)
The 2nd Gran Hispanian War (1996-2001)
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