Bourgougia

Democratic Republic of Bourgougia République démocratique de Bourgougia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Splendeur et grâce" (French) "Resplendence and grace" (English)
Location of  Bourgougia  (dark green) in Musgorocia  (grey)  –  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Antilet
Official languages	French
Religion	50.8% Irreligious 48.1% Christian 40.3% Huguenot 4.5% Catholic 3.3% Other Christian 1.1% Other
Demonym(s)	Bourgougian
Government	Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
• President	Aubin Vachon
• Prime Minister	Eulalie Séguin
Legislature	National Assembly
Area
• Total	724,511 km2 (279,735 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 census	108,272,277
Gini (2022)	30.2 medium
HDI (2022)	0.774 high
Currency	Bourgougian franc (B₣) (BFR)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.br

Bourgougia, officially the Democratic Republic of Bourgougia is a sovereign state located in south-western Musgorocia. It is governed as a unitary semi-presidential republic. Bourgougia borders the Musgorocian Ocean to the west, Agostinia and Licrasse to the north, Aspinia, Roscait and Cispania to the east, and Côte d'Émeraude, Thouthen, the city-state of Victory and the Novarian Ocean to the south. Excluding territories claimed by Bourgougia but not under its control, i.e the Îles Perlegrise and Victory, the country's land area is 724,511 square kilometres 279,735 sq mi, making it the second large country in Musgorocia, after Barssois.

Historically, Bourgougia was a French colony, gaining its independence during the Musgorocian wars of independence of the 1820s and 30s. Much like in Carloso, the country initially became an absolute monarchy guided by the enlightened despotism of Emperor Auguste I. With its vast natural resources, Bourgougia immediately became a regional power, rivalling both Carloso and Barssois. Following the disastrous Agostinian War, in 1881 Emperor Louis I was forced to abdicate amidst the threat of a socialist uprising. The newly established republic ushered in a period of unprecedented prosperity and growth in Bourgougia. This would last until 1929, when Bourgougia again faced a socialist uprising, triggering a series of events that ultimately led to the election of the Parti Synarchiste Huguenot de Bourgougia (PSHB) in 1939. Its leader, Colonel Marchel Blanchet, appointed himself Dirigeant of Bourgougia, and began to remilitarise and reindustrialise the nation. Seeking to recover the entire territory of colonial Bourgougia, in 1945, Synarchist Bourgougia invaded and annexed Thouthen. In 1946, an invasion of Agostinia triggered the Emergency War, posing Bourgougia and Barssois against the Musgorocian Allies, led by Carloso. Despite initial success against the Allies, following the Miracle at Madrigal, Bourgougia began losing ground, and in 1950 was itself being invaded by enemy forces. In 1951, Carloso revealed its secret nuclear weapons programme and attacked Bourgougian forces with a dozen atomic bombs. Facing nuclear annihilation, the Bourgougian Army overthrew and killed Blanchet, and agreed to an unconditional surrender.

The subsequent occupation of Bourgougia led to the creation of a Carlosian-supported democratic government, but appeared largely illegitimate in the eyes of many Bourgougians. In 1964, a small group of Blanquist military officers launched a coup against the government, establishing a communist military dictatorship known as the People's Republic of Bourgougia, led by Régis Lemaigre. As with before, Bourgougia began to remilitarise, and supported similar coups in Barssois and Acrary. While a nascent cold war would ensue between Carloso, Bourgougia and their respective allies, tensions boiled over unexpectedly in 1987 when Bourgougia-backed terrorist organisation Red Commando killed Carlosian President Jair Moran. Shortly afterwards, Bourgougia attacked the Carlosian exclave of Victory, beginning the 161-day Bourgougian Blitz. By the end of the war, Antilet was facing capture by Carlosian and Agostinian forces. Lemaigre's deputy, Léonard Joubert, launched a coup against him, agreeing to a ceasefire. Shortly afterwards, Luttenried, taking advantage of a weakened Bourgougia, invaded the Îles Perlegrise in a month-long campaign, inflicting heavy losses on the Bourgougian Army. Pressured by Carloso, Luttenried and Bourgougia agreed to the Treaty of Gualiza, effectively ceding the islands to Luttenried. The fallout of the Blitz and the loss of the Îles Perlegrise sent Bourgougia spiralling into a nearly 16-year long civil war, which would last until 2003 when democratic forces seized Antilet. While Bourgougia has recovered somewhat from the devastation of the conflict, in the modern day the country continues to be plagued by warlordism, weak government and myriad social and economic problems.

Bourgougia is regarded as a upper-middle-income country, though its economy has struggled to recover from the brutal civil war that ravaged the country after the collapse of communist Bourgougia from the end of the Bourgougian Blitz until 2003. Recovery has been hampered by sanctions imposed by Carloso and its allies on Bourgougian officials and companies. Besides Cispania, and formerly Thouthen, diplomatic relations with other Musgorocian states are poor. Marius Lemaigre, son of Régis Lemaigre, is the head of the Bourgougian Army.

Politics

Military

RB Antilet, the flagship of the Bourgougian Navy. Confined to port during the Bourgougian Blitz and then to a drydock for the duration of the Bourgougian Civil War, it escaped destruction and has been extensively upgraded.

The Bourgougian Armed Forces are the military of Bourgougia. The President of Bourgougia is the commander-in-chief. It is composed of three branches; the Army, Navy and Air Force. As of 2023, it is believed that the Bourgougian Armed Forces have over 1,100,000 active personnel, with a significant number of reserve personnel and paramilitary forces.

• Bourgougian Navy; 1 aircraft carrier, 2 amphibious landing ships, 10 destroyers, 18 frigates, 24 corvettes, 9 submarines
• Bourgougian Air Force sample equipment: Dassault Mirage G, Dassault Mirage 4000, Dassault Mirage 2000, SEPECAT Jaguar, Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard, Dassault Mirage IV, Pilatus PC-7, Transall C-160
  • Bourgougian Army sample equipment: AMX-40, AMX-30, AMX-10P, Panhard AML, Panhard EBR, Mk 61 105 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer