Lathistia

Lathistia is a country in the Atlantic Ocean, closely neighbouring Fossil Islands. They are a member of AOPA (Atlantic Ocean Peace Alliance).

Brief Overview
Lathistia (officially The Lathistian Islands) is a group of 3 main countries, and 20+ smaller islands, and has over 70 million residents. They also have close ties to Kenzar Aircraft, it being their primary supplier of military aircraft.

Discovery
In 1775, a ship full of British sailors, sent out do discover land, sighted Lathistia for the first time. They landed there and in a few years, set up a British colony on the island due to an absence of aboriginal people. The land was abundant in natural resources (E.g. wood, iron, gold), and was made very rich by selling them.

1947-1960

 * On the 7th December, 1947, Lathistia was granted freedom from British rule.

1960-1980

 * 1976-1977 Majority of LGBTQ+ rights legalised.

1980-2000

 * 1982, Members of LGBTQ+ allowed to serve in the military.

2020-Present

 * On the 25th August, 2020, current president Michael Baysworth won the vote with 52.35%.
 * 8th September, 2021, The AOPA-Sollum cold war began.

WWI
When WWI broke out, Lathistia remained fully uninvolved. They had no quarrel with any other countries, thus no attackers.

WWII
In WWII, Lathistia, still under British control, was a major force in the allies, having over 1.2 million soldiers helping push back Nazi forces. For their heroic acts, Lathistia was granted freedom from British control in 1947.

Liteir - Sollum War (Fictional)
Whilst Lathistia was not involved in this war during the beginning, they put a stop to it. Sollum invaded the Literarian islands, and pushed them back into the island they remain today. Lathistia stepped in and stopped before Liteir was completely eradicated. Today, Sollum still dislikes Lathistia, and Liteir has join AOPA.

AOPA-Sollum Cold War (In progress + Fictional)
After a series of events, a cold war between members of AOPA have engaged in a "cold war" against Sollum. Currently, there has only been one casualty, the Lathistian army general, Richard Anderson. There are worries that Sollum will engage in all out war. The citizens of countries in AOPA are not the ones worrying, but instead it is the citizens of Sollum, due to the well-known fact that Sollum is many years behind Lathistia in combat technology. In fact, Lathistia is at least 5 years ahead of all other countries in terms of combat technology. As of the writing of this, war is agreed to be a major possibility.

July 22nd, 2022 - Assassination of military general Richard Anderson
On July 22nd, 2022, the military general Richard Anderson was assassinated by a Sollumian spy. This lead to the spy being tracked down, brought back to Lathistia and executed in prison. This, surprisingly, did not cause the cold war to turn hot.

People/Trends

 * The currency of Lathistia is Lathistian dollars, but formerly was British pounds.
 * The life expectancy is 83 for men, and 85 for women.
 * The drinking age is 18.
 * The age of consent and marriage is 16.
 * Presidential elections are held every 5 years on the 25th of August.

Geography
The Lathistian mainland is a very flat, grassy area, with northerly mountain ranges. Its 2 secondary lands, despite being often recognised as one area, are very different from each other. The south secondary island is mainly a large desert, with mountains on its south end. The northern island is half covered in lakes, and is overall a very watery place.

Military
Lathistia is a heavily militarised country, due to its past which involved several wars. All of their aircraft come directly from Kenzar Aircraft Manufacturing, using several publicly unreleased planes.

Navy
The naval forces of Lathistia are quite remarkable. They, like the LAF, are replacing their LAN-series aircraft with ATAF-E42's.

Air Force (LAF)
The Lathistian air force is supplied entirely by Kenzar Aircraft, most surprisingly, using converted KZ-191's as medium bombers, aka ABP (Aerial Bombing Platform). In April 2023, the LAF started to replace the outdated ATAF-E3 fighters with the new, cutting edge -E42 model

Ground Forces
The ground forces of Lathistia consist of well over 2 million ground troops. They use the Abrams-inspired Foxhound as their main battle tank, taking advantage of its speed and armament to, at this point, demoralise potential sollumian attacking forces.

Name Meanings
The names of most of the planes have been specifically set to be pronounceable abbreviations. Here are the meaning of them.

The ATAF-E42
Throughout the Lathistian Army (LA), the use of the new ATAF-E42 has become very commonplace. Why has a single plane taken up such a prominent role? This is due to its speed, versatility, mobility, and other very important factors. It, in fact, is not even classified as a fighter, instead being a combination of a strike aircraft, fighter, light bomber, and interceptor. Even though work has begun on a new, currently unnamed aircraft for the Lathistian Navy, it is likely the -E42 will remain in service.

Crime
The crime rate in Lathistia is surprisingly low for a country of its size, with smaller towns being the most affected.

Maps
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