La Plata
From Kaiserreich
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| Motto En unión y libertad (In Unity and Freedom) | ||||
| Anthem Himno Nacional Platense | ||||
| Official Languages | Spanish | |||
| Capital | Buenos Aires | |||
| Head of State | Hipolito Yrigoyen | |||
| Head of Government | Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear | |||
| Establishment - Birth of the Federation | 1935 | |||
| Government | Presidential Republic | |||
| Currency | Peso | |||
| Area | 3 362 057 km² | |||
| Population | About 17 millions | |||
La Plata is a country in South America. It borders Brazil to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Chile to the west and Bolivia to the northwest.
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History
From 1880 Argentina enjoyed a period of economic boom and great prosperity based on the export of wheat and cattle, allowing the nation to achieve a moderate industrialisation, however, this period was ended abruptly with onset of the Great Depression in 1933. With unemployment rising rapidly and many export traders going bust Argentina fell into turmoil from which emerged a strong military cabinet, who seized control of the government in a coup with a pledge to end Argentina’s economic hardships and establish the nation firmly on the international stage.Argentina went to war with Bolivia in 1933, ostensibly over the attempted Bolivian annexation of Paraguay, which marked the beginning of the ‘Great South American War’. In 1934 Argentinean troops won a series of victories against the Bolivian forces and easily evicted them from occupied Paraguay, but in response Brazil declared war on Argentina, and her armed forces a rapid advance to the La Plata river, overrunning the tiny nation of Uruguay in the process.However, the Brazilian advance was halted at the La Plata as the war got bogged down in trench systems. In late 1934, Argentinean forces inflicted a further another series of devastating defeats on the Bolivians, and Bolivia was forced to sue for peace before the close of the year. This victory meant that Argentina was free to focus on Brazil, and they began a counter-attack in 1935, which succeeded in routing the Brazilian troops and ejecting them into Curitiba. With her home lands threatened and her forces in disarray Brazil sued for peace.Shortly after this great success the governments of Paraguay and Uruguay were ‘federated’ with Argentina, creating the Union of La Plata. In 1936, La Plata is still facing problems, not least that the people of Paraguay and Uruguay don’t feel any connection to the Union and nationalism is ripe. Also an already resurgent Bolivia has begun to rearm, and Brazil’s currently weak government looks set to give way to a landslide victory by Getulio Vargas’ progressives. Can La Plata stay intact in the face of her so quickly resurgent foes?
Politics
President: Hipólito Yrigoyen
Vice-President: Marcelo T. Alvear
Chancellor: Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Minister of Economy and Finance: Alberto Hueyo
Minister of Justice: Ramon Castillo
Head of the Army Intelligence Service: Jorge de la Torre
Chief of General Staff: Manuel A. Rodriguez
Commander-in-Chief of the Army: Manuel A. Rodriguez
Commander-in-Chief of the Navy: Pedro S. Casal
Commander-in-Chief of the Air Forces: Antonio Parodi
Military
Army
The Headquarters of the Army of La Plata are located in its capital, Buenos Aires. The Army consist of five infantry divisions (two with an artillery brigade, one with an anti-air brigade) and one division of mountain infantry. These troops are the core of the Army that fought in the Great South American War. Following the treaty that established the creation of the Union of La Plata, most of the troops were demobilized and sent home, but they are ready to be called back to service if necessary.
Navy
The Navy of La Plata is the pride of the country: it is the largest and most advanced navy of South America. It comprises two battleships, five heavy cruisers, three light cruisers, three destroyers and one submarine. Its jewel is the recently commissioned heavy cruiser "La Argentina".
Air Force
Tha Air Foces comprise one squadron of interceptors and one squadron of naval bombers, as support for the Navy.
Foreign Relations
Friendly relations with Germany, United States and Chile.
