S.A.R.P, Pokingadjikastan

Pôkingaadjikastaan

Official Name:	Daamokrhaatedj Rupub'lik i Pôkingaajikastaan (Democratic Republic of Pokingajikastan)
Population:	1.3 million
Official Languages:	Hloterb, Piscean, Arabic, Chinese, Pashtu
Neighboring States:	Kazakhastan, China, Russia, Mongolia
Government Type:	Formerly: Dictatorship; now as in New Pisces
Capital:	Pokingadji (English); Pôkingaadji (Hloterb); Pocingascgi (Piscean)
Administrative Divisions:	State Department, Agricultural Department, Military Department
Constitution:	Formerly: None; now as in New Pisces
Suffrage:	Formerly: 20 years, men (polltax, however); now as in New Pisces
Executive Branch:	Formerly: Dictator Pthaadjurh; the state is now governed by New Piscean Representative S.C. Anderson
Legislative Branch:	N/A
Judicial Branch:	There were once a few local court systems that could not overrule or disobey the dictator's fiats; all law now rests upon the Judiciary of New Pisces.
Political Parties and Leaders:	Pthaadjurhedj Dzehd (Pthaadjuhr-ian Party); now as in New Pisces
GDP (PPP):	$32 million (2037 estimate)
GDP per capita:	$10 (2036 estimate)
Labour Force:	.3 million (excludes pastoral nomads and other "off-net" people) (2002 estimate)
Unemployment Rate:	N/A
Population below poverty line:	79% (2037 estimate);
Major Industries:	Wool, Oil, Coal, Cotton, Nitrates, Lapis Lazuli, Copper

The following documentation was previously found among Voyages International (an intelligence branch of the Piscea organisation that wishes to establish a new communist republic) records. Its purpose is now unclear; it speaks in future tense as in the other Piscea proposals. Yet because it is such a radical description, it could be assumed to be either a story to glorify Piscea, a scare tactic to achieve notice or even a conspiracy. If the latter were true, a Voyages International agent could be dispatched to the region in question, aiming to become a 'dictator', paving the way for Piscea to seize new resources.

Pokingadjikastan (Hloterb: Pôkingaadjikastaan) was formed in 2036 after the infamous 2024 Battle of the Three Borders, fought between Russia, China and Kazakhstan when the Pokingadjikastani ethnic minority pressured them for a country to call their own. After a five-year stalemate, terms were eventually negotiated, breaking an equal amount of land from Russia, China and Kazakhstan to create the new state of Pokingadjikastan.

However, the transition was not harmonious. The supposedly stable government was rocked when infiltrated by Pthaadjurh, who used various loopholes in new rushed laws to position himself as president and enforce his extremist views. The Pokingadjikastani army rebelled by forming a military coup, which surrounded the presidential palace with heavy artillery, cutting off food supplies. Nonetheless, Pthaddjurh managed to flee through an underground tunnel that he himself had built; only he ever knew of its existence. To this day, Pthaadjurh is believed to be in hiding.

Since the oppressive Dictator Pthaadjurh escaped the siege of rebel military forces, the nation of Pokingadjikastan became a lawless gangsters' paradise with rebels patrolling every street and menacing innocent bystanders. Before America could intervene, the New Piscean Workers' Nation saw the chance it had been looking for.

Though endeavering to maintain self-suffiency to retain its communist status, the manmade island of New Pisces - off the coast of southern France - did not have any of its own natural resources. This problem would be partially solved by the aquisition of Pokingadjikastan. In 2039, troops from New Pisces stormed the lawless country, entering combat with the rebels who were easily beaten and consequently imprisoned.

Only three years after its creation, Pokingadjikastan was no longer a country, becoming an overseas territory. On 2nd August, the intimidating statue of Pthaadjurh was toppled and the flag of New Pisces was raised in its place. Anderson's government repaired most of the damage and refurbished the poorly equipped public facilities; Pokingadjikastan's failing currency, the Gurhjad, was replaced by the thriving Piscean dollar and, most importantly, the inhabitants began to receive the same wages and conditions as those on the island of New Pisces in return for their work. The Pokingaadjijikastaani people collect and export wool, oil, coal, cotton, nitrates, lapis lazuli and copper around Pokingadjikastan as well as the New Piscean mainland in Europe.

Anderson does not enforce the Piscean language on the locals, stating that he was more than happy for them to keep their own. The majority language of Pokingadjikastan is Hloterb, which has now become the second official language of the New Piscean Workers' Nation, but Arabic, Pashtu and Chinese are also spoken. Piscean, however, is the only tongue used for government purposes.

It is hoped and expected that by 2040, 100% of the Pokingadjikastani population will be significantly above the poverty line, with the same GDP per capita as that of the mainland New Pisces in Europe.