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Australian Description

Well thankyou for demonstrating an interest in an Australian description. Here is my first draft. It's a little on the long side, though it covers the most important points from my nations view. I can assure you it has been done with the utmost respect for the truth, and with just that slight hint of patriotic bias that adds a little bit of flavour to these things. :rolleyes: Anyway, I hope it is of some use to you. Let me know if you have any suggestions or queries etc.

Australia 2004​

Australia in 2004 is a nation standing at the crossroads. Ever since the first British settlers arrived in 1788, the young nation’s links with the Empire and the Mother Country have been unbreakable. Since gaining her autonomy on January the 1st, 1901, Australia’s sons have fought with valour in two World Wars and many other conflicts including Korea, Vietnam, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor.

Australia’s influence has grown steadily throughout the twentieth century to the point where she is gradually emerging from Britain’s shadow to become a true world power in her own right. Over this period the nation’s leaders have been keen to foster close relations with the United States as it has taken up the baton of the new world superpower.

This policy has at times proved disastrous, such as with Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War or with the Bali Bombings of 2002 in which eighty-eight Australian civilians lost their lives because of Australia’s support of the war on terror. For the most part though, it has lead the nation forward to become one of the most prosperous on the globe, with living standards that are the envy of the world.

It has not come without a price however. Australian allegiance to the US has resulted in broad reaching defence commitments that are stretching the country’s armed forces to the limits. President George W. Bush has described Australia as America’s ‘sheriff’ in the south pacific. This statement has caused considerable consternation in a highly unstable region where Islam dominates and terrorist sympathies run rife.

Australia’s armed forces are small in number, but amongst the best trained and equipped in the world. The dilemma facing defence planners is this - should they scale down crippling international commitments at the risk of alienating their allies, or do they maintain them and run the risk that Australia will be unable to defend herself if called upon to do so?

Clearly, there are no easy answers. Though one thing is clear. If Australia wishes to claim a place as a true world power, she must stand on her own two feet and cannot rely too heavily on Britain and the US. This increasingly independent mindset and sense of isolation has resulted in moves to sever governmental ties with the mother country.

In 1999 a Republican referendum was defeated despite popular support due to the inability of different factions to agree on a Republican constitution. However, it appears it will only be a matter of time before Australia does become a Republic amidst growing calls to replace the Queen of England with an Australian head of state.

This issue was brought to a head in 2003 by the fall from grace of the Governor-General Peter Hollingworth, the Queen’s official representative and defacto head of state. A former Anglican Archbishop, Hollingworth was forced to resign over allegations he had covered up acts of paedophilia committed by members of the clergy.

On the diplomatic front, Australia is pursuing a new policy of economic co-operation with China. Seeking to establish itself as the world’s second superpower, China desperately needs to tap into Western Australia’s enormous natural gas and mineral resources to achieve its goals. In parallel with these developments, negotiations are taking place for a free trade agreement with the US. These deals have involved Australia in a dangerous balancing act between the world’s leading powers.

Clearly Australia is at the crossroads. Looking ahead, there are many paths to take, though the best is not immediately obvious. What affect will a Republic have on her world standing? Can she finally eclipse Britain’s prestige? Will she continue to foster close relations with the US, or pursue an isolationist policy for her own security? What of China? Will co-operation save her from communist aggression, or will her own resources be used against her? All remains to be seen…

Keep up the good work folks! Regards,

ENKC, patriotic Australian citizen
 
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Happy to be of service. Though I think perhaps people need to start demonstrating a bit more interest in this thread. Sure, country descriptions aren't quite as important as, say, the event system, but they do add a lot to the mod. Come on people, pitch in and write one for your country! There are so many left to do!
 
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France Description

I just wrote this description for France will work on the other countries as soon as possible.


France is a country in the middle of a 'diplomatic emigration'. Succesive French governments have continued to distance France from the disentigrating NATO Pact, and the 'Europe First' political policy the French have seemed to alienate themselves from the Americans, and to a lesser extent, from England. However, not even France could be immune to the catastrophic events of Sept. 11, 2001. The French Government, apparently hoping to avoid the same happening to them, have joined with Belguim, Germany, and Russia, in condenming the American and British government's moves against Iraq. Economically, meanwhile, France is beginning to bog down. The intergration of most European markets into one by the EU has hurt many French businesses more than it has helped. Then there is the unenployment problems. With a increasingly belligerent China, a thinly spread USA, and an still-unstable Russia on the horizon, France must meet the challenges now, and the challenges to come.

:( errrr.....
 
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France is a country in the middle of a 'diplomatic emigration'. Losing the remainder of its colonies after WWII did little to help the floundering Fourth Republic, and soon the Fifth Repbublic was formed. The WWII hero Chales de Gaulle was pulled out of retirment to lead this movement. Placated that the USSR was no longer a threat, he wanted to form France back into a European superpower. He spearheaded France's nuclear weapons program, and eventually pulled out of NATO. Succesive French governments have continued to distance France from the disentigrating NATO Pact, and the 'Europe First' political policy the French have seemed to alienate themselves from the Americans, and to a lesser extent, from England. However, not even France could be immune to the catastrophic events of Sept. 11, 2001. The French Government, apparently hoping to avoid the same happening to them, have joined with Belguim, Germany, and Russia, in condenming the American and British government's moves against Iraq. Economically, meanwhile, France is beginning to bog down. The intergration of most European markets into one by the EU has hurt many French businesses more than it has helped. Then there is the unenployment problems. With a increasingly belligerent China, a thinly spread USA, and an still-unstable Russia on the horizon, France must meet the challenges now, and the challenges to come.
 
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Germany Description

Ok here goes:

Germany was probably the hardest hit of the European Great Powers after World War II. With much of its male population dead, and some cities completely destroyed, it fell on hard times. Things were made even worse after the Cold War began, and Germany was actually split in two. While the democratic West Germany prospered, communist East Germany suffered. Attempts at re-unifying the two countries always failed. To protect itself, West Germany joined NATO. Living conditions in East Germany continued to worsen, and more and more people fled to West Germany. By the 1980s, East European communism fell apart completely. The USSR had its own problems to deal with, and German nationalists reunified the nation. It soon became apparent that unifacation would not be as easy as previously thought;the German economy took years to recover from the shock. Germany soon was allowed to deploy troops outside of Europe again. Soon thereafter, German troops were deployed to help in Afganistan. A alliance with France and the Benelux soon followed, and it appears that Germany will, once again, be one of the dominant powers of Europe.
 
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Russia Description

I felt bored, so I wrote this Russia description.

The USSR emerged from World War II with at least 11 million dead. Its rebuilding, however, was nothing short of amazing. Russia set up a communist sphere in Eastern Europe, and gained nuclear weapon capabilities not long afterward. After this, Russia and the U.S. entered into a 'cold war' with nuclear winter threatening constantly. By the 1980s, the USSR began to falter. The economy sputtered, then died, and pro-democracy groups in the Soviet sphere overthrew the Communist governments of East Europe. The USSR itself then fell apart, as many of the minorities of the Soviet Union broke away. Then, the USSR ceased to exist in 1991, as Russia broke away.
Russia is still recovering from the chaos of the Soviet dissolution. The ruined economy,the military's strength drop of nearly 2 million troops, and the Chechnyan crises have done little to help problems. Hundreds of nuclear and biological weapons lay under minimum guard, provoking worry about theft by terrorists or rogue governments, most of the former Soviet Union's trade partners virtually ignore Russia, and dwindling money reserves continue to trouble the government. Many pro-communist groups cause their share of trouble, and Russia's allies in the UN have begun to place less faith in Moscow. But the oppritunities for expansion are many. Many CIS republics face even worse problems, and many would welcome re-incorporation back into Russia. The Baltic states are also weak. Perhaps an expansion into the Balkans could be possible...
 
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which descriptions do you need? i can help you with that. preferably with smaller countries and new emerged countries like slovenia, croatia, ukraine, ...

african countries are good and interesting also.

if you need any help just say it.
 
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Poland Description

heres another...

Poland

Poland's humiliating defeat to Germany's Blitzkrieg war machine at the outbreak of WWII doomed it to be nothing more than a Soviet puppet for nearly 40 years during the Cold War. Poland gained much German territory at the Potsdam Conference, but this was at the expense of their border with the Russian 'liberators'. By 1948, a Socialist-Communist government was in place which held 85% of the country's important posts. Crackdowns against the church, 'dis-loyal' communists, and uncollectivized farms quickly began. In 1952 Poland joined the Warsaw Pact and adopted a consitution eerily similar to the USSR's. In 1968, several students calling for reforms were deported, and those who could fled to Israel or the West. In the same year, 45,000 Polish troops participated in the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Then, in 1970, a depression took hold, and a week-long state of emergency was declared due to rioting in the Baltic seaports. For a while, things went well, but when the government again tried to increase prices of many things, shipworkers organized a 3 week strike in the Baltic shipyards. This struck a major blow to Communist control. The new Solidarity union made demands for economic and political reforms, and the government declared martial law in response. The whole union was internned, but the church and massive underground support forced the Communists to relinquist complete control of the country. Today, democratic Poland faces few economic problems, but the unstableness of its eastern neighbors troubles it deeply. Poland is trapped between helping its U.S. allies and joining the anti-war coalition. What will the country decide?
 
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