United Korean Republic

The United Korean Republic is a unified Korean Peninsula that was formed in 2043 under South Korean Prime Minister John-Tae-Se. The nation follows a combination of Market Capitalism and Peaceful unification, and became the dominant nation in East Asia, slowly achieving global economic and military supremacy in Eastern Asia. Despite being an independent nation, in 2080, the Peoples Republic of China invaded the Korean Peninsula, and officially absorbed the nation until 2085 when China was driven out of Oceania during the Federation-American War.

Formation
After the end of the Great Collapse in 2038, North Korean dictator Kim Yo-Jong died from kidney failure. Under Kim Yo-Jong, North Korea's weak economy became progressively worse thanks to the European Stranglehold on economics. Under Kim Yo-Jong's reign, North Korea initiated political and economics reforms, but thanks to the struggles of the international community, North Korea slowly began to destroy itself. For most Western countries, however, they took this opportunity to there advantage. Coinciding with global socioeconomic problems, North Koreans embraced a new wave of nationalism which called for the complete and total dismantlement of there government. By 2040, and amongst a shock to everybody, a rebellion was staged against the North Korean regime. The nation fell into complete No Mans Land as multiple rebel groups. With the release North Korean prisoners in labor camps, the rebellion continued to grow, before finally Kim Yo-Jong's Government was fully defeated. Her Government pleaded to either the Peoples Republic of China or the Russian Federation for help. Thanks to the recent Dominion War, none were in the position to help, and what followed was the complete and total collapse of North Korea. In 2041, South Korean Prime Minister, John Tae-Se, was enormously elected as the leader of South Korea. Through diplomacy, the South Korean Government negotiated with the rebel leaders, for calling of unification and a coalition government. Thanks to skillful diplomacy, and a pinch of blackmailing, the decision to unite the two Koreas passed, calling itself the United Korean Republic.

Growth
By 2045, the United Korean Republic was now the most powerful nation in Southeast Asia. Shanghai Cooperation Organization and NATO Alliances began to increase there military presence due to the lack of resources and the economic hardship back in the homeland, the United Korean Republic spotted an opportunity. The United Korean Republic, having been in a Cold War with Japan, joined the "Southeast Asian Treaty Organization" or SATO for short, consisting of Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, East Timor, Singapore, and Australia. Most nations of whom were resource rich nations, and who were becoming prime targets for NATO and Shanghai Cooperation Organization policy.

Thanks to the signing of the brand new Reykjavik Accords under the mandate of the United Nations, Private Military Corporations became legal entities. To secure growth and productivity, the United Korean Republic invested heavily in PMC's, especially SPIRE Corporation. Since Southeast Asia was a prime target for resource hungry nations, the idea of funding Private Militaries to assist in the defense of Southeast Asia in the event of attack was a relief for the United Korean Republic, who no longer needed to increase military funding. These decisions hurt relationships with other nations, such as the United States, Russian Federation, Japan, and the new Federation of the Americas.

Over the years, the United Korean Republic in assistance with SPIRE Corporation became the most technologically advanced superpower on the planet, and it also was the smallest. The United Korean Republic at one point was the greatest superpower in the world, and even grew to have the sixth largest navy in the world, mostly due to the reverse engineering and repurposing of North Korean Equipment. Thanks to this status, the United Korean Republic grew to fight in some pretty rough terrain.

Wars
The United Korean Republic has fought in four major wars since its creation. The first war the United Korean Republic fought in was the European-Iranian War between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United Korean Republic fought mostly as United Nations Peacekeepers, who were there to maintain the situation and to provide economic aid to the people effected by the war. The United Korean Republic declared that it had no intention to support anybody in the conflict, which would be a decision that would ultimately save them. After the creation of the European Federation in 2058, the United Korean Republic ultimately pledged its support to NATO, becoming the first technocratic nation in the world.

In 2055, the rising power of the Federation of the Americas ended up at war with the Las Trinidad (The Trinity) Drug, Human Trafficking, and Illegal Weapons Cartel. The Las Trinidad Cartel was the largest cartel in the world, and was so large to the point that it had its own funded army, navy, and air force. Despite all odds, the United Korean Republic declared that it would economically and politically support the Federation against the Cartel. From 2056 to 2057, the United Korean Republic, Federation of the Americas, and the African Union teamed together against the Las Trinidad Cartel. In 2057, the Federation of the Americas declared victory in what would become known as the Latin-American Wars.

The final two wars the United Korean Republic fought in was the PMC Wars and the Federation-American War. During both accounts, the United Korean Republic engaged SPIRE Corporation and the Peoples Republic of China on there own soil. Sadly, during the Federation-American War, the Federation and the Peoples Republic of China successfully managed to capture the Korean Peninsula after the fall of the European Federation and the Federation Invasion of the United States. In 2085 and 2086, the United States, Russian Federation, and the remnants of NATO and SATO launched a two-prong invasion ton liberate the Korean Peninsula, in which the United Korean Republic was reestablished, and continues to thrive to this day.

Government
The United Korean Republic carries over the same political function as South Korea. Like South Korea, the United Korean Republic is a highly democratized, multi-party republic. It is dominated by the by the Coalition Party of a United Korean Peoples. The government's ideology is an adapted version of Technocracy, and has grown to become highly successful in turning the United Korean Republic as a world superpower.

Military
The United Korean Defense Force is the military of the United Korean Republic. Before the outbreak of the Federation-American War, the KDF had a record breaking 3.6 million personnel, due to contributions from SATO and the United Nations, and an Expeditionary Force of more than 1.5 million troops, making it the largest standing military in world. After the Federation-American War, the United Korean Republics military was reduced to a mere 800,000 Soldiers. The military is coordinated by the United Korean Republic Strategic Command, the United Korean military capital located in Pusan. Since the Korean unification, the KDF is a modernized military after having replaced and scrapped most of its Russo-American War era ordnance and upgrading the Army's training in an accelerated program. The military is commonly armed with Russian made weapons and vehicles, resulting from its integration with the North Korean military, and also utilizing advanced weapons purchased from SPIRE Corporation, the European Federation, and the United States.

Economy
The United Korean Republic before the outbreak of the Federation-American War had the largest economy in the world. Before the unification, South Korea's economy was extremely large and had huge amounts of growth due to political connections and public control of the market. Because of the unification, South Korea gained access to the Norths mineral resources. South Korea guided North Korea through free market reforms, although the administration in Seoul was effective at mobilizing assets to serve the people.

The Economy is most definitely a market capitalist economy. Many of the South Korean Companies, such as oil drilling companies are the largest in the world. The United Korean Republic before being overtaken by the Federation of the Americas once had the largest market for lab creating oils in the world. During the Pneumonic Plague outbreak, the United Korean Republic produced one of the best vaccines in the known world to combat the virus, just under the Federation's Virus. Thanks to these, the United Korean Republic was home to the best standards of living in Asia until after the Federation-American War.

Current Status
As of the year 2100, the United Korean Republic is still a sovereign nation. During the 2091 Federation Trials, the United Korean Republic used its Capital of Seoul for trials of Federation War Criminals that were trying to live off the land. Since there were over 10 million members of the Federation Army that needed to be put on trial, the United Korean Republic has been coordinating its efforts with the United Nations and United Nations Security Command to hunt down Federation War Criminals who are on the run.