Nahrava

The Workers' Republic of Nahrava
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Motto: "Arise and Strike"
Anthem: "We Sovereign Workers"
Capital	Hadram
Official languages	Suhari
Recognised regional languages	Serrin
Religion	Secular state
Demonym(s)	Nahravan
Government	Unitary socialist state
• General Secretary	Ibrahim Al-Faruq
• Premier	Faisal Shabaan
Legislature	Supreme Workers' Council
Independence
• Unification of Nahrava	2 March 1892
• Wāli Revolt	16 July 1921
• Great Socialist Revolution	24 September 1948
Population
• 2023 census	9,631,749
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	128.51 billion
• Per capita	13,332
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	59.28 billion
• Per capita	6,162
Currency	Fadil (FDL)
Time zone	Nahravan Standard Time
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right

Nahrava, officially the Workers' Republic of Nahrava, is a socialist state located in north-eastern Neria. The capital and largest city is Hadram. It has a population of 9,631,749, with most major settlements being near the coast or one of the major inland rivers. The Communist Party of Nahrava is constitutionally recognised as the nation's vanguard party. The party's General Secretary is the head of state with responsibility for foreign and military affairs, simultaneously holding the position of Chairman of the Supreme Workers' Council. The head of government is the Premier, who heads the Council of Ministers and takes the lead on day-to-day domestic policy.

Nahrava originated as several culturally-similar groups of people in local clans began to develop in the region, with Islam and the language of Suhari being introduced by settlers and traders from Serriel. Nahrava unified in 1892, with a Sultanate being recognised by local leaders who still retained large levels of control over their own lands. The Sultanate consolidated its power over time, amassing a centralised standing army, before being ousted by local leaders in the Wāli Revolt which led to the formation of a power-sharing national government. Economic conditions declined significantly in the 1930s and 1940s, coinciding with a growth in income inequality. After years of agitation, communist revolutionaries started the Great Socialist Revolution on the 24th of September 1948 with the proclamation of the Provisional People's Republic. Civil war ensued and the communists emerged victorious in late 1949. The Workers' Republic of Nahrava was established in February 1950 when the Constitution was ratified by the Supreme Workers' Council.

In its early years of existence, the Workers' Republic presided over the construction of state housing that provided for hundreds of thousands of citizens. It also majorly expanded education and healthcare facilities, particularly in rural areas, leading to a huge uptick in the standard of living. The state militarised quickly and fought in the Great War on the side of the Coalition of Democratic Forces.

With communism on the decline globally in the latter half of the twentieth century, Nahrava's economy started to stagnate with public services becoming greatly strained. The government responded by reluctantly liberalising the economy to a minor degree and increasing trade with capitalist nations. Emboldened by this gradual liberalisation, and springing into action after the fall of the communist system in Lauchenoiria, reformists in the political and military elite staged a coup, seizing the capitol and placing General Secretary Tariq Al-Mahdi under house arrest. Premier Ibrahim Al-Faruq evaded capture and would lead the government's response to the coup, mobilising the Workers' Army and rounding up hundreds of collaborators at all levels of government. The coup attempt officially collapsed after six days following the shelling of occupied government buildings by the Workers' Army. All leaders of the coup either were confirmed to have been killed in action or disappeared, with their fate unknown to this day.

Premier Ibrahim Al-Faruq became General Secretary following the coup, with his predecessor Al-Mahdi being ousted due to his perceived weakness that allowed the coup to take place. Al-Faruq's time in office has been characterised by increased militarisation and a hardline communist stance that has aimed to stamp out all reformist activity in government. All previous liberalisation efforts were reversed, with Nahrava becoming increasingly self-sufficient as it weans itself off imports from capitalist nations.

The state monitors the press and prohibits any counter-revolutionary material from being published, resulting in Nahrava being one of the worst countries in terms of press freedom. Political opposition is limited, with all minor parties in existence accepting the supremacy of the Communist Party and adhering to Nahravan socialism.

Government

Military

The Armed Forces of Nahrava is the standing military force of Nahrava, consisting primarily of the Workers' Army, Navy and Air Force. It answers to the General Secretary and the Council of Ministers politically, while the Supreme Military Council is the military leadership.

It is estimated that in any given year, Nahrava spends between 5-7% of its GDP on military expenditure. It has a strong domestic arms industry, producing many of its small arms and armoured vehicles internally.

Conscription into full-time military service is not in place, but all young people are offered the opportunity to enlist for a year after graduating from either high school or university. Though voluntary, enlistment rates are typically very high as completing this year of military service is a requirement to enter the Professional Civil Service, one of the most coveted career paths in Nahrava.

In addition to the regular armed forces, all local councils in Nahrava maintain Revolutionary Defence Committees, which function as localised civil defence bodies. Revolutionary Defence Committees have access to small arms, albeit quite dated in comparison to the arsenal of the standing armed forces, and vehicles. Volunteers of the Committees undergo basic military and disaster relief training, and can be mobilised either by the local council or the national government in times of distress such as natural disasters. A number of Revolutionary Defence Committees based in the capital city of Hadram were mobilised by the national government in response to the 2017 coup, manning roadblocks and checkpoints to assist the Workers' Army as it fought the insurgent forces.