[b]Nation's Official Name:[/b] Kingdom of Jouran

[b]Nation's Government:[/b] Constitutional Monarchy 

-- The Kingdom of Jouran is a constitutional monarchy where the King has a very limited role in the government. Under the new constitution of 1904, when Jouran officially gained its independence, the King has been reduced to the role of a figurehead. The Prime Minister and Parliament ultimately is where the real power of the country lays. The conservative JNP (Jouranan National Party) retains the largest share of government seats at the moment, with the opposition Labor Party assuming a minority role. The current Prime Minister is Josef Masaryk. 

Head of State: King Rictus von Wolfram 
-- Prime Minister: Josef Masaryk 

Nation's Description: The Kingdom of Jouran is an ethnically mixed state, containing its own groups of Tyrian's, Antarian's, and the largest group  of the Rhaetia people. Up until the 17th century, Jouran remained an independent Duchy before being absorbed into the Tyro-Antari Empire, where it continued to exist as an autonomous province. Over the centuries, Jouran became a battleground and served as a buffer state for repeated invasions of the Empire. Jouranian Duke's were given more and more power to raise their own standing armies with the blessing of the Emperor's to fight off the invaders. Jouran became so intertwined with the Empire's defense that the ruling Premyslid Dynasty intermarried with the Wolfram's. To this day, second cousin to the Emperor, Rictus Von Wolfram continues to reign over the nation. 

It wasn't until the War of the Seven King's in 1902 that its relationship with its 'motherland' would reach a breaking point. As part of the war with Blutland, Jouran contributed over one hundred thousand sons to the campaign. Thirty thousand of them would return home in caskets and thousands more were wounded in the conflict. For the first time in decades, anti-imperial sentiment reared its ugly head. The capital of Klodzko experienced mass protests against the war and the Tyro-Antari monarchy.

By 1904, the situation had reached a breaking point. Duke Rictus Von Wolfram was forced to appeal to his cousin to formally recognize Jouranian independence in the face of the movement. At the risk of yet another bloody border conflict, the Empire relented and Jouran became one of the few new countries to break free of its motherland without bloodshed. Yet it's the newfound nation's territorial integrity is far from secure. Threats from the North in the form of Dongaria and the massive Staratian Empire to the West ensure that the Kingdom of Jouran remains close to the Tyro-Antari Empire in the form of trade, cultural, and military links. 

[b]Military:[/b]
-- The Jouranian National Army or JNA is a small professional peace time force. At its height in 1902, the 'Ducal Forces' consisted of 300,000 men. Currently, the army remains at three infantry corps, with a hundred thousand reservists. The bulk of the Royal Officer Corp consists of veterans from the War of the Seven King's. Ars a result of its former relationship with the Imperial Army, much of the equipment of the JNA is aging Tyro-Antari equipment. A slow modernization plan is taking effect to further equip the armed forces with modern weaponry in the face of new threats to Jouran's sovereignty. 

Desired Location: Where Saranka is. 

[b]Major Arms Company Name: [/b]
-- Tiva Arms and Manufacturing Co.

Major Naval Shipping Company Name:
-- Zetor Shipping 

[b]Major industrial Company Name: [/b]
-- Tetra Steel Works 

[b]Nation's Major Bolt Action Rifle:[/b] KR-28 

[b]Nation's Primary Artillery Piece: [/b]J-34 80mm Field Gun 

[hider=Nation Roll]POPULATION: 12,000,000 (+100,000/Season)
STABILITY: 54%
MINING INDUSTRY:
-- Mining Industry Company 1 [2]
ARMS INDUSTRY:
-- Arms Industry Company 1 [2]
SHIPPING INDUSTRY:
LUXURY INDUSTRY:
-- Luxury Industry Company 1 [1]
GDP: [MINING + ARMS + SHIPPING + LUXURY + POPULATION / 2] = $8,500,000,000
STANDING ARMY: 90,000 Soldiers | 50,000 Rifles | 0 Cannon
RESERVISTS: 150,000 Reservists | 100,000 Rifles
NAVY: 0 Coastal BB | 0 CA | 0 CL | 0 DD | 0 SS
AIR FORCE: 0 Scouts | 0 Reconnaissance | 4 AA Batteries
COLONIES: None[/hider]