The Peoples Democratic Republic of Cabra

The Farmers & Workers Militia of Cabra taking delivery

of T-34 tanks from the USSR 1962

CIA FACTBOOK 1961 Edition

The Peoples Democratic Republic of Cabra (formerly part of the Commonwealth of Kildare)

Founded: 1958

Principal Industries: Tobacco, Mining (Gold, silver & bauxite)

Population 16.7m

Ethnic Makeup: mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%

Head of State: First Citizen Dastardly El Gorman

Premier: First Citizen Dastardly El Gorman

Capital: Cabra City 4.2 million

Government: Peoples Republic (Totalitarian one party state)

Language: Spanish (official) Creole (official) English (unofficial)

Land mass: 48,670 sq km

Geography:

Eastern two thirds of island of PG Tipps, shares border with Commonwealth of Kildare. Claims entirety of the island.

Climate: Tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall.

Terrain: Rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed

Affiliations:

Allied with the Soviet Union

Strong trade ties with People Republic of China

Extensive Cuban involvement in industry.

                                                   Fighting in Tetley province in 1957

Formerly a part of the British colony of PG Tipps, the PDRC was founded after a brief but bloody civil war that wracked the island from 1957-58. A peace deal signed in Paris in December 1958 partitioned the island in two, the Peoples Democratic Republic of Cabra and the Commonwealth of Kildare.

Named for a guerrilla, Invideous Gormando McCarthy El Cabra, who fought an unsuccessful guerilla war against the British in the early 1800s – the infant PDRC has made a name for itself particularly for its aggressive foreign policy under First Citizen Dastardly El Gorman.

Aligning himself with the Soviet Union, who supported his guerrilla campaign, El Gorman has massively expanded mining in the interior of the island and is determined to drag the mostly agrarian population into the 20^th century. Increased industrialisation has had mixed results with agricultural yields dropping, with the result that the PDRC has had to import food for the first time in its history. This coupled with rural unrest caused by the forced migration to Cabra City as well as religious persecution has given the First Citizen cause for concern.

With that in mind, Dastardly El Gorman has increased the strength of the Farmers & Workers Militia of Cabra and imported surplus Second World War armour from the Soviet Union.

The Farmers & Workers Militia of Cabra on manoeuvres

in the Summer of 1961

Armed Forces

Army - The Farmers & Workers Militia of Cabra 62,000 men approx

Four infantry divisions

Infantry armed with SVT-40, DP LMG, Ppsh SMG, DsHK HMG, 82mm & 120mm mortars.

Three tank brigades (T-34)

Six batteries of artillery (122mm & 152mm howitzers)

Yak-9's of the  Flying Farmers & Workers Militia of Cabra

Airforce - The Flying Farmers & Workers Militia of Cabra 3,400 men approx

Four squadrons of Yak-9 fighters

Navy – The Farmers & Workers Militia of Cabra at Sea 1,300 men approx

A few coastal patrol boats