Istrenya: Difference between revisions

|GDP_nominal = $525 billion

|GDP_nominal_per_capita = 16,342.81

In 1998, Istrenco would help to award the city of Karaba an [[Orixtal Hockey League]] franchise, which would become the [[Karaba Mountaineers]]. However, they would be forced to sell the club in 2002 after various environmental issues caused by the company. In 2004, [[K'wola Tatarni]] would be elected as President of Istrenya. Tatarni pushed for the country to adopt the [[Ponča]] as its currency, though was not successful in any of his pushes. Tatarni was by far one of the most controversial Presidents in Istrenyan history. Beginning in December 2008, the Istrenyan National Congress began unloading a series of harsh agricultural reforms, which included the lowering and even elimination of the minimum support price of several crops. Because of this, hundreds of thousands of Istrenyan farmers began protesting the agricultural reforms, with many labor unions prompting them to go on strike until the reforms were reversed. This led to a mass shortage of agricultural products throughout the country, with food prices skyrocketing to nearly double of what they were pre-reform. Because of this, the [[Istrenyan Heartland Movement]] was established by Tierradorian activists in late February 2009, with over 1.1 million Tierradorian citizens participating in donating leftover food to Istrenyans who were affected the most by the shortages. In April 2009, a leaked audio file of Tatarni mocking the protesting Istrenyan farmers and the protest as a whole, causing mass outrage throughout the country. Later that month, police in major Istrenyan cities began arresting and using brute force against protesting farmers. This turned what was originally meant to be peaceful into violent riots. These riots were one of the largest cases of civil unrests in Istrenyan history. The Istrenyan government declared martial law in June 2009, and deployed the Istrenyan Army into various Istrenyan cites to deter the riots. Following harsh international pressure, President Tatarni resigned from office in late August 2009, and was replaced by President [[Amboli Ash'wacaí]]. Ash'wacaí reversed many of the reforms, and negotiated the reinstatement of a lower, but still sustainable, minimum support price with the farmers, effectively ending the Rice Riots in October of that year.

Ash'wacaí would make Istrenyan history, being the first elected official to serve more than two terms, after he won the [[2014 Istrenyan presidential election]].

 

In 2030, Istrenya had a [[w:Gross domestic product|gross domestic product]] of $525 billion. Its top trading partners are [[Arcerion]], [[Tierrador]], [[Porlos]], and [[Ceylonia]]. While Istrenya is not as rich in natural resources as other South Cronan nations, it does possess a sizable quantity of [[w:Petroleum|petroleum]] and [[w:Lithium|lithium]]. In 1998, Istrenya brokered the [[Lithium Deal]] with Tierrador, which allowed Tierradorian miners to enter the country and extract lithium. This deal did not last long, however, as international pressure from Arcerion and [[Alstin]] forced the deal to end in 2002. Many critics argue that the current Istrenyan state is merely a client state of Arcerion, due to Arcer dominance of the Istrenyan GDP. Istrenya is considered a developing country, though has made very significant steps towards full development in the past two decades. The increased economic influence from Tierrador has helped boost the country's economy in numerous ways. The nation's GDP has seen consistent growth since the 2000s, allowing it to become a more liberalized economy. Istrenya's economy is categorized as a mixed economy, still with sizable amounts of government influence. The nation's vast economic growth has begun an upward trend in terms of economic growth and fiscal stability. Despite this, a large portion of the country's economy relies heavily on [[w:Remittance|remittances]], due to many Istrenyans in the workforce going to work overseas.

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