Retech you realise that at 5% for 7 years would make your currency uncompetative and the market crash due to over saturation of good....another three years and Japan will lead the Second Great Depression by over production. Analysts indicate that Gold will increase in value to around 1600 dollars per ounce, making the cost of living double and wages increase for those who still have jobs.

Errrrr, no? Lots of countries expand at 5% a year. Besides, if the currency begins becoming overvalued, that is when you print more money to devalue your currency. If what you say is true, then the world would be destroyed by now.

The world just went though a recession because of that....Growth cannot be sustained in the long term at such a high amount....Oddly enough there is only so much crap people will buy...Algae fueled cars might help but the fact is that you have had them out for three years now...most everyone who was gonna buy one has brought one...

 

And Retech, I don't really care for your arguments that lead nowhere. The fact is you are doing something untennable which would wreck the world economy unless everyone else took something like a 3% GDP shrinkage.

 

 

World GDP: 60,917,477

Japan's GDP: 4,910,692

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

8.3%

 

World GDP: 69,917,477(Following Trends)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_past_GDP_(nominal)

Japan: 10,000,000

14.3%

 

Thus you would control a much greater portion of the pie...and since the pie is not growing at the same rate you are expanding other people are losing out...Thus their GDP shrinks, thus they protect themselves or the economy collapses because eventually you control too much of the economy and other countries can't sustain their export market, meaning they don't import as much meaning the system collapses....

 

A single countries growth has to be in line with the growth of the world as a whole...

 

Sigh, I am going for Dinner.

'nother round of updates:

 

Project Framwork coming along, thanks to generous funding.

Great Library of Bucharest almost complete, World History Museum still being constructed

Project FW1 complete, every gas station across the SR has power available for electric cars

Electronics systems for the deep sea sub have been completed, working now on communications equipment

Starting research on drugs that can cure a number of medical diseases - Alzheimers, Osteoporosis, high blood pressure, Amnesia, Cancer, and AIDs (last two will take a loooong time).

Still working on the new line of personnel weapons

AK2015 is being mass produced, and has been bought in record numbers, due to its ease of use, reliability, cost, and effectiveness. It's the defacto rifle across the SR now.

Research into more efficient road making is still progressing

1 of the 12 recycling centers have finished competion

-Project RC begins, aiming to clean up the rivers and waterways across the SR. Alloted $230m per year.

-Project VF begins, looking at the feasibility and whatnot of vertical farms. Alloted $50m per year

Prison reform is currently going on, looking to make SR prisons more so about rehabilitation than punishment

The SR welcomes Slovenia into the Republic, an additional $50m per 'assimilation' (for lack of a better word) program has been added

 

Military of Croatia has been sold to Russia for 15b. 1/20th gold, 19/20 currency. I'll post it up later.

Military of Slovenia has been sold to the same un-named country, for a total of 40 tonnes of gold and 5b (US).

 

 

 

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For the un-named country deal:

Slavic Republic- Dusty

Gold Tonnes 1,638.40

US Dollars: 53,169,427,578.88

US Reserve 32,185,290,000.00

Norwegian Krone: 5,000,000,000.00

Foreign Currency in Dollars: 950,000,000.00

Total Dollars: 80,006,635,850.88

 

 

Then for the deal with Russia:

Slavic Republic- Dusty

Gold Tonnes 1,661.83

US Dollars: 53,929,778,951.05

US Reserve 46,435,290,000.00

Norwegian Krone: 5,000,000,000.00

Foreign Currency in Dollars: 950,000,000.00

Total Dollars: 80,006,635,850.88

Most recent one ^, everything should be correct (going off the price of gold listed on the front page)

 

Here is the most recent map:

[hide=World Map][/hide]

Changes:

Added Slovenia to the SR

Made minor changes (filling in most of those little white spots that were annoying me)

Seven countries. Seriously? That should take like 10-15 years, not 5.

The world just went though a recession because of that....Growth cannot be sustained in the long term at such a high amount....Oddly enough there is only so much crap people will buy...Algae fueled cars might help but the fact is that you have had them out for three years now...most everyone who was gonna buy one has brought one...

 

And Retech, I don't really care for your arguments that lead nowhere. The fact is you are doing something untennable which would wreck the world economy unless everyone else took something like a 3% GDP shrinkage.

 

 

World GDP: 60,917,477

Japan's GDP: 4,910,692

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

8.3%

 

World GDP: 69,917,477(Following Trends)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_past_GDP_(nominal)

Japan: 10,000,000

14.3%

 

Thus you would control a much greater portion of the pie...and since the pie is not growing at the same rate you are expanding other people are losing out...Thus their GDP shrinks, thus they protect themselves or the economy collapses because eventually you control too much of the economy and other countries can't sustain their export market, meaning they don't import as much meaning the system collapses....

 

A single countries growth has to be in line with the growth of the world as a whole...

 

Sigh, I am going for Dinner.

 

There are several flaws in your argument, which I will list out:

-In 2009, Japan was just Japan. However, in 2016 (where we are now), Japan is Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Phillipines, Indonesia, and Yemen. That basically means that expansion is not as simple as 5 trillion to 10 trillion. It's the combination of several countries.

 

Also noting another prime example: China. Expanding at nearly 8% last year, using recent trends, China would nearly double its GDP. Why hasn't the world crashed? I don't know...maybe it's because it doesn't cause the world to crash.

 

Noting another prime example: Japan. In the middle and late 1900s, Japan expanded at the rate of an average of 10% yearly. That's right, 10%, peaking at around 13% at some points. Why didn't Japan crash and burn until the 1990s? (Asset bubble) It's because there isn't a historical precendent for what you claim as world destroying growth. During a few decades, the Japanese economy increased but several fold. I don't think the economy crashed because of it.

I have a question for you, out of curiousity.

 

Are there any political differences between Shiites and Sunni Muslims which could potentially damage the unification process? I don't really know anything about that, so you should look into it.

Well I'm sure that even if they call each other's leaders imposters and stuff, they could still get together in this dangerous world so that they don't get destroyed. :thumbsup:

Retech has not sent me any details about his tech for confirmation.

Scandinavia starts an attempt to annex Estonia, Latvia and Poland.

Mather I believe russia has guaranteed the freedom of the ex soviet states also why would they join you and not dusty/ icu?

Scandinavia starts an attempt to annex Estonia, Latvia and Poland.

 

 

Oooo. Maybe we can see a war between the Slavic Republic, Russia and the Scandinavian Union now. :D

 

And since you stated that you are going to do it, I expect you to pull through it, even if it starts a war between you, Russia, and the Slavic Republic. Don't be a wuss!

Mather I believe russia has guaranteed the freedom of the ex soviet states also why would they join you and not dusty/ icu?

Better welfare system.

Why do you think there's thousands of Poles moving to Norway each year?

 

And why would there be a war when they have not attempted to get them nor am I hostile towards them?

Mather I believe russia has guaranteed the freedom of the ex soviet states also why would they join you and not dusty/ icu?

Better welfare system.

Why do you think there's thousands of Poles moving to Norway each year?

 

And why would there be a war when they have not attempted to get them nor am I hostile towards them?

 

Cool. There are thousands of various foreign nationals moving to the USA each year. Let's annex their countries!

 

And Dusty and Icu have expressed an interest in Poland. Icu has especially expressed an interest in the Baltic States.

The best way to start a serious war is to coax the people on, without involving yourself. :)

I'm the first to annex, but I can give them half when I'm done, a third each for Poland.

And I am starting the Protection of Poland. Project Cancer is complete and being impletemented in the german-franco armed forces. (I am the closest to poland granted they probably would not join me willingly I am guarenteing their independence. The German Franco navy and air force are patrolling the area as we speak.

I'm the first to annex, but I can give them half when I'm done, a third each for Poland.

 

Don't weasel out of this. Oh, and the Poles will hate you if you partition their country, which has been partitioned multiple times throughout recent-ish history.

 

The Principality of Sealand has stated, "Well, we aren't the most lowly nation now." in response to Scandinavia's obvious display of fear toward the Slavic Republic.

It's not fear, it's politeness, you earn more friends sharing than bullying.

 

Scandinavia sugguests Germany moves it's forces out of Poland immedialtly.

German forces are not in poland they are patrolling the area around said country to keep scandinavia from being grab happy.

Poland will still hate you, Mather. Throughout history, they've been made everyone's [bleep] and divided up, so they're not going to tolerate you.

Scandinavia sugguests Germany withdraws it's forces.

 

Sere;

enough said.

 

That's a list of imigrants in Norway.

Germany remarks that currently they are the only people in the immediate area not trying to annex poland.

Scandinavia remarks that Franco Germany is the only country in the immediate area bringing in military forces.

Again mather I remind you they are not actually in poland they are patrolling to keep you from being grab happy.