United Federation of Asharia

■ - House of Representatives (lower)

The ***United Federation of Asharia*** is a federation comprising of sixteen different states. The capital is ***New Carlset***, surrounded by the state of ***South Marysota***.

Asharia is a local powerhouse in the region it resides; boasting powerful industrial and military capabilities. Asharia is rich in a mix of various different cultures from its region, and is known for its integration of the local architecture into the national culture, and the capital **-New Carlset-,** is a tourist hotspot for foreigners.

Asharia is a strongly westernized nation, with negative views of communist and non-democratic societies.

## Brief History

### The Asharian Kingdom and its Collapse

The first kingdom of Asharia was created in 1766 following the unification of four warring kingdoms. The Asharian Kingdom was the first centralized state in Asharian history, and was actually stable to some degree. In 1899, the ethnic groups **Marysotians and Calhomians** demanded that the kingdom give them more of a voice in the **United Parliament** , given the majority of the nation was **Asharian**. King Danyau -the last king- was deposed following the **'June 12th coup'** , which ended the monarchy.

Following the coup, the **Asharian Transitional Republic'**was established in 1900 to act as a transition to an increasingly more favored republican style of government. In 1903, sixteen ethnic representatives for the sixteen provinces at the time convened in New Carlset during the**'Carlset Convention'**, which ended up drafting the current constitution. After it was ratified by the sixteen provinces, the Asharian Transitional Republic was de-established, and the **United Federation of Asharia** took its place when the constitution took affect on November 5th, 1903.

### Industrialization, and Agricultural Reforms

During the first few decades, Asharia was primarily agricultural. It had a strong power over the export of wheat, but as time passed, Asharian leaders discovered that an agricultural economy would cause a collapse of the republic's economy if the price of goods dropped sharply, and as such the Asharian government prompted guarantees for companies that experimented with industrialized technologies.

From 1935 to 1945 the Asharian economy saw a sharp rise following developments in industrial capabilities and an increase in production efficiency, and increased consumerism, which helped companies to gain more revenue, hire more in the experienced workforce as mandatory high school education was put into effect, and as a result it decrease the unemployment rate to record lows. As more advancements in technology were found, it became cheaper for companies to produce goods, which meant retail stores began to appear across Asharia by 1955, and exports rose as some companies outsourced production to Asharia, and as a result Asharia gained more capital and could be put into improving infrastructure and reinvestment into industrial equipment.

With a strong export-based economy and high production figures, the Asharian economy had grown substantially. It was a local powerhouse, capable of producing goods in a short time and cheaper than many nations on the continent, not to mention Asharia's strong fishing and farming industry.

In 1965, the 'Agricultural Protection Act (APA)' was passed by the National Congress. It promised aid for farmers if the price of goods had dropped, and guarantees if natural disasters had wiped out their production capabilities.

### Modernization of the Military

In 1977, the **Asharian Territorial Defense Force** (ATDF) was established as a successor to the Asharian Army. With the huge amount of capital gained from the industrialization of the nation, Asharia could modernize its military much quicker than before when it was a majorly an agricultural based economy.

Numerous aircraft were developed during this time , although most notably the F/A-29 was created.

In 1990, the **Experimental Fighter Program (XF-P),** was announced, with the aim to create an all-round fighter. As a result, the **F/A-29 STAL (Short Takeoff And Landing),** was chosen by the **Asharian Air Force** in 1996 following the end of trial programs. It entered service in 1999, following the signing of a contract with **Asharian Aerospace Industries**. Alongside the development of EAWAC (early aerial warning and command) by 2005. The Army received a similar treatment in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the **Infantry Vehicle Experimental Program (IFV-XP)**, and saw the AIFV **'Inferno'** being chosen.

In the early to late 2000s, the **M110 MRAS** (Mobile Rocket Artillery System), was developed to improve the technology already on the **M109** respectively; many tanks and APCs were also developed, but they were simply created to improve technological capabilities and phase out older equipment.

In the Asharian Navy, two aircraft carriers are currently on order, one smaller carrier currently in service. UAVs have also become a staple of the Asharian Territorial Defense Force after its creation in 2006, serving a strong recon aircraft that can be produced enmasse.

All of this effectively made Asharia one of, if not the most industrialized and modernized nation on the continent it resides on even by todays standards.