Axum

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Axum

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Axum

Capital: Axum

Demonym: Axumite

Official Language: Ge'ez

Population: 44.75 million

Religion: Coptic Orthodoxy - 83% Jewish - 1% Sunni - 16%

Government: Republic

Current President: Theofeleios Tadesse

Currency: birr

Time Zone: UTC +3

Driving side: Right

Axum is an ancient Christian state in north east Africa and south west Arabia, spanning the Red Sea. The nation is predominantly Christian, with a sizeable Sunni minority. The nation has existed in one form or another for over 2,000 years. Although the official language of Axum is Ge'ez, most people speak a local language, with Ge'ez serving as a lingua franca between the various different local languages. Historically a monarchy, Axum became a republic when a coup overthrew the last monarch around 1923. Axum today is marked by high levels of corruption, and a fairly strong pro-Christian movement. Despite this, there are attempts by the government at modernization.

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Army

600,000 troops
30,000 Secret Police

Vehicles:

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BTR-70 - Armoured personnel carrier
M113 - Armoured personnel carrier
UR 77 - Mine clearing vehicle
Type 74 - Main battle tank

Artillery:

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2A36 Giatsint-B - 152 mm field gun (towed)
2S5 Giatsint-S - 152 mm self-propelled howitzer
2S7 Pion - 203 mm Self-propelled artillery
M240 - 240 mm mortar M240 (towed)

2B9 Vasilek - 82 mm gun-mortar

BM-27 Uragan - Self-propelled 220 mm multiple rocket launcher

S-300 - Long-range surface-to-air and anti-ballistic missile system

Buk - Self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems
2K12 Kub - Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system
9K33 Osa - 6×6 amphibious SAM system
OTR-21 Tochka - 6x6 wheeled ballistic missile launcher vehicle
OTR-23 Oka - Tactical ballistic missile carrier vehicle

Equipment

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APS - Underwater rifle
Spp-1 - Underwater pistol
9K111 Fagot - Anti-tank weapon
9M1113 Konkurs - Anti-tank missile
RPG-18 - Anti-tank rocket launcher
GP-25 - Grenade launcher
AK-74 - Assault riffle
T65 - Assault riffle
AGS-17 - Automatic grenade launcher
NSV - Heavy machine gun
9K34 Strela-3 - Man-portable air defense missile system
PSG1 - Semi-automatic sniper rifle
SIG Sauer P220 - Semi-automatic pistol
M240 - Machine gun

Davy Crockett - Nuclear recoilless gun

PFM-1 - Mine

Airforce

Total airforce: 336 Aircraft
Mikoyan MiG-27 - x132
Mikoyan MiG-31 - x70
Sukhoi Su-17 - x132
Myasishchev M-55 - x2

Fighters

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Mikoyan MiG-27 - Ground attack aircraft
Mikoyan MiG-31 - Supersonic interceptor aircraft
Mitsubishi F-1 - Strike aircraft
Sukhoi Su-17 - Fighter-bomber
Yakovlev Yak-38 - Carrier borne VTOL strike fighter (used with Kiev Class carriers)

Utility Aircraft

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Boeing E-3 Sentry - Airborne early warning and control, 6 aircraft
Myasishchev M-55 - High-altitude reconnaissance aircraft

Illyushin II-76 - Strategical and tactical airlifter / Aerial tanker aircraft, 6 aircraft
Antonov AN-32 - Military transport aircraft, free

Tupolev Tu-144 - Supersonic passenger airliner, free

SA-321 - Transport helicopter
Mil Mi-14 - Anti-submarine helicopter
Mil Mi-24 - Attack helicopter / helicopter gunship

Drones

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Tupolev Tu-141 - Reconnaissance drone

Navy

Total tonnage: 200,000 tonnes
Koni Class - x26 (49,400 tonnes)
Krivak I Class - x16 (52,800 tonnes)
Haruna Class - x8 (55,200 tonnes)
Nanuchka Class - x50 (33,000 tonnes)
T43 - x16 (9,600 tonnes)

Total: 200,000 tonnes

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Golf III - Diesel-electric ballistic missile submarine, 4,000 tonnes
Delta III - Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, 18,200 tonnes
Alfa Class - Nuclear-powered attack submarine, 3,200 tonnes

Koni Class - Frigate, 1,900 tonnes
Krivak I Class - Frigate, 3,300 tonnes
Haruna Class - Destroyer, 6,900 tonnes
Nanuchka Class - Corvette. 660 tonnes
Type 037 - Submarine chaser corvette, 430 tonnes

Kiev Class - Aircraft carrier/cruiser, 45,000 tonnes

Type 271II - Landing craft utility, 500 tonnes
T43 - Minesweeper, 600 tonnes
Ropucha Class - Landing ship, 2,200 tonnes

TYpe 635 - Hydrographic survey ship, free
Type 991II - Cable layer, free

Type 312 - Minesweeper (drone), 47 tonnes