Assyria (In Frederick's Fields)

The Republic of Assyria (Standard Assyrian: ܩܘܛܢܝܘܬܐ ܐܬܘܪ, alternatively the State of Akkad or the Assyrian People's Republic) is a nation located in the northeastern part of the Middle East, between lakes Van, Urmia and the Tigris river, with a salient off up into the city of Babilon (Arabic: Al-Hila), as a dividing zone between the two regional rivals of the and. Assyria is generally viewed as an protégé and a safe haven for most Christians in the Middle East, although it is a heavily controversial state because of its treatment of Sunni Kurds and Arabs during the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Assyria is one of the most powerful states in the region, with a modern and large military, an advanced economy with an large gross domestic product, both total and in capita, and close relations to many of the superpowers. It is one of the states closest to the Concert of Europe outside of the continent.

Assyria, created during the by British troops which had valued the  in its fight against Ottoman troops, and the death of 275,000 Assyrians in genocide campaign by the Turks and Muslim Kurds. Assyria soon experienced nearly 40 years of consistent Socialist rule, both by election and by military rule, during which most Muslim Kurds and Arabs were either expelled from the country or deprived of many rights. Many children from Muslim families were given to Jewish, Assyrian and Yazidi ones, which further reduced the Muslim population. This technique of ethnic cleansing was ended after the fall of the government of the military in 1947, but led to a mostly Christian nation and the destruction of much of the Muslim minority.

Since then, Assyria has become a representative democracy with proportional representation and universal suffrage. The modern Assyrian government, still dominated by the Assyrian Socialist Party, has high respect to human rights, having moved from an overtly Marxist position to a social democratic centre-left one, highly respects human rights of all its citizens. The country has the highest standard of living in the Middle East (something hotly contested by ) and one of the lowest poverty rates in the world.