Lettistan (Chinese:蕾蒂斯坦), officialy known as the Nationalist Workers' State of Lettistan (Chinese:蕾蒂斯坦民族主义劳工国), formerly called Iran (Chinese:伊朗), is a self-proclaimed socialist republic in West Asia. it consists of 2 municipalities, 9 vilayat(province)s and a special administrative region. Lettistan is currently the largest country in the West Asia as well as the so-called "Middle East", it is bordered by Turkey and the former Iraqi territories to the west, by Transcaucasia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkestan to the north, by former Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. The largest city is the capital Whiterock (formerly Tehran), followed by Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz.
The official language of Lettistan are Persian and the main minority languages such as Kurdish and Baloch. Lettistan doesn't posseses a state religion and any attempt aims to introduce a state religion is against the constitution, despite of that, the main religion of Lettistan are Baha'i Faith and Zoroastrianism. Historically a multi-ethnic country, Lettistan remains a pluralistic society comprising numerous ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups, with the largest of these being Persians, Azeris, Kurds, Balochs, Turkmens and Russians.
According to official archives, Lettistan was founded on July 29 in the year 1978, 3 months after the socialist revolution which overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty and conflict between socialist Lettistan and neighbouring Ba'athist Iraq broke out 2 years then. As a result of collapse of Eastern Bloc, Lettistan finally turned into the current regime in April 1992. The first elected government was formed in the spring of 1993.
Besides the official documents, the fact is that Lettistan in the PCBW was suddenly teleported there on April 16, 2032.
History
Before The Great Collapse
See also: History of Iran IRL
According to the Lettistani official archives, everything changed in 1978: The Islamic Revolution never happened as it did in real life, but a anomalous pro-Soviet revolution, like its Afghan counterpart, swept across Iran and the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Lettistan.
Present
On April 16, 2032, Lettistan suddenly appeared following the sudden collapse of former Iran.
Aslan's term of office (2037-)
Administrative divisions
The administrative divisions of Lettistan are organised into four hierarchical levels: The Vilayat-level, Prefecture-level, County-level and Township-level. At the highest level are nine vilayat (province)s, two municipalities and a special administrative region. The second-level divisions are prefectures and the prefecture-class cities. These are further subdivided into third-level entities: counties, county-class cities, autonomous counties and municipal districts and finally the townships, towns and mahallah (Chinese:街道办事处)s.
| Map | Name | Code on map | Administrative seat or largest city |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Municipalities | ||
| Whiterock | Five-pointed star | / | |
| Tabriz | Four-pointed star | / | |
| Special administrative regions | |||
| Kurdistan | C | Sanandaj | |
| Provinces | |||
| SW Lettistan | A | Ahvaz | |
| SE Lettistan | B | Zahedan | |
| Tehran | D | / | |
| Tabriz | E | / | |
| Qom | F | Qom | |
| Hormozgan | G | Bandar Letti | |
| South Lettistan | H | Shiraz | |
| NE Lettistan | I | Mashhad | |
| Central Lettistan | J | Isfahan | |
Major cities
Whiterock's landmarks includes the Rey Hotel (copy of Ryugyong hotel), Grand Mosque named after Letty Whiterock (also Letty's Mausoleum) and the Arch of Triumph.
Most of the population are Persian, with roughly 99% of them speaking the Persian language, alongside other ethnolinguistic groups in the city which became assimilated.
Whiterock is the political, industrial and transport centre of Lettistan. it's served by Letty Whiterock International Airport, alongside the domestic Mehrabad Airport, a central railway station, Whiterock Metro, a bus rapid transit system, trolleybuses, and a large network of highways.
During the "Sacred Resistance" in 1980 to 1988, Tehran was repeatedly targeted by airstrikes and ballistic missile attacks so that it was unable to play the role of capital city, Following the disaster, most of the historic parts of Tehran had been destroyed and the city was rebuilt, based on Soviet architectural styles.
Whiterock is the largest and most important educational centre in Lettistan. There are a total of nearly 50 major colleges and universities in the Tehran vilayat(or Greater Tehran). Among major educational institutions located in Tehran, Letty Whiterock University, Tehran Medical University, Tehran University, Lettistani Academy of Art, and the Khalq University of Lettistan are the most prestigious.National symbols
National flag
The national flag of the Nationalist Workers' State of Lettistan consists of a central blue panel, bordered below by a narrow white stripe and a broad red stripe. The central blue panel bears a pair of overlapping five-pointed white stars within half cogwheel and a wreath of wheat ears.
The red symbolises the blood of martyrs, the white refers path to liberation and the blue refers future with infinite opportunities.
The pair of white stars resemble the Party and the people, and refer the sun and that the Party and the people are indivisble when they combined. The cogwheel refers industry and the wheat ears is a symbol of agriculture.
The design is inspired by the flag of the "former" Republic of China, also known as the "Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth"(Chinese:青天白日满地红).
National emblem
The current state emblem of Lettistan was formally adopted on August 17, 2023 in its original timeline by the newly establish Aslanist regime. It bears many similarities to the emblem of the State Emblem of the Soviet Union and many Eastern Bloc countries.
The emblem displays a ribbon in the colors of the national flag, cotton plant, wheat ears and the prominent features on the emblem are a oil well, a silhouette of Lettistan, a rising sun and a golden star. The ribbon bears the original founding date of Lettistan in Solar Hijri Calendar, "1357" and "2.9(Ordibehesht 9)", and "Lettistan", the name of the country.
National anthem
Government and politics
Lettistan, which is a unicameral republic, has a functioning multi-party system, with a wide variety of political parties being involved in national politics.
Constitution
The first constitution of Lettistan, which prescribed that Lettistan is a socialist republic and the president of Lettistan is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces, was passed in the summer of 1978. All the following constitutions are based after the 1978 constitution and amended to fit the internal and international situations. It's worth noting that the 2003 amendment of 2001 constitution promoted Letty Whiterock, the deceased anime girl former president to Generalissimo and Supreme Leader of Lettistan.
Head of state
The President of the Presidium of the Supreme Divan (Chinese:蕾蒂斯坦最高人民会议主席团主席) is the 'real head of state of Lettistan, which is elected through the national legislature, the Supreme Divan. Its term of office is 4 years except for emergency situations. Aslan Rahim Tehrani holds this seat currently.
The Prime Minister of Lettistan (Chinese:蕾蒂斯坦总理) is the head of Lettistani government and plays the role of head of state while President is absent. The curent Premier is Imran Farid Golestani.
Besides the President, the Supreme Leader (Chinese:最高领袖) is the de jure head of state of Lettistan, which is an equivalent of the Eternal President of North Korea in reality. The current and the only Supreme Leader is Letty Whiterock.
Political Parties
As of the latest election in 2037, ten parties are represented in the Supreme Divan, the country's unicameral parliament. Besides of that, there are thousands of registered extraparliamentary political parties.
- Leader: Aslan Rahim Tehrani
- Abbreviation: WPL
- Political Position: Syncretic
The Worker's Party of Lettistan is the sole ruling party of Lettistan. Founded in 1993 from the basis of the former People's Democratic Party's nationalist cadres, the WPK is the oldest active party in Lettistan. It also controls the Lettistani People's Army, the Lettistan's regular armed forces. The WPL is the largest party represented in the Supreme Divan and coexists with another 9 opposition parties.
Aslan Rahim Tehrani is the current party leader, serving as General Secretary of the WPL.
- Ideology:
Letty Whiterock Theocracy- Lettistani Way to Socialism
- Social Authoritarianism
- Welfare Chauvinism
- Iranian Nationalism
- Pan-Iranism
- Anti-Arab Sentiment
- Islamophobia
- Democratic Socialism (factions)
- Authoritarianism (factions)
- Islamic Socialism (factions)
- Ultranationalism (accused)
- Strasserism (accused, factions)
- GTO-sceptic (factions)
Libertarian Leftist Front "Lily White" (自由意志左翼阵线“莉莉白”)
The LLF-LW is a prominent force in opposition of the Worker's Party in the Supreme Divan of Lettistan and the second largest party in Lettistan.
- Ideology:
- Leader: Dariush Adil Shirvani
- Abbreviation: NF
- Political Position: Centre-right to right
The National Front is a national-conservative political party in Lettistan made up of many factions of Iranian nationalists, mainly Pahlavi loyalists.
- Ideology:
- Iranian Nationalism
- Pan-Iranism
- Irredentism
- Pahlavism (factions)
- Persian interests
- Leader: Navid Zana Isfahani
- Abbreviation: SDPC
- Political Position: Centre-left to centre
The SDPC is a centre-left political party in Lettistan.
- Ideology:
- Social Democracy
- Democratic Socialism
- Secularism
- Pro-LGBT
- Minority interests
- Leader: Mazdak Ramin Khorasani
- Abbreviation: UCPL
- Political Position: Far-left to left
The UCPL is a communist party in Lettistan.
- Ideology:
- Marxism-Leninism
- Alter-Globalization
- Anti-Imperialism
- Minority interests
- Progressivism
- Maoism (factions)
- Anti-GTO (factions)
- Leader: Iskandar Khosrow Karimi
- Abbreviation: ZDP
- Political Position: Centre-right
The ZDP is a Zoroastrian party in Lettistan and represents Zoroastrianists in Lettistan.
- Ideology:
- Zoroastrian interests
- Iranian Nationalism
- Religious Democracy
- Anti-Arab Sentiment (accused)
- Leader: Shamil Farzad Javadpour
- Abbreviation: LDPL
- Political Position: Centre-right to right
The LDPL is a centre-right party in lettistan.
- Ideology:
- Libertarian Conservatism
- Liberalism
- Progressivism
- Anti-Corruption
- Anti-Communism (factions)
- Leader: Basir Parviz Javadi
- Abbreviation: RPL
- Political Position: Centre to right
The RPL is a centre-right party in Lettistan.
- Ideology:
- Leader: Sergei Aleksandrovich Koshin
- Abbreviation: NC
- Political Position: Centre-right to right
The Justice Party is a centre-right political party mainly made up of Slavic minorities, mostly the refugees fled into Lettistan during Russian collapse and its aftermath.
- Ideology:
- Right-Wing Populism
- Russian interests
- Anti-Corruption
- Secularism
- Leader: Reyhan Soheil Shirazi
- Abbreviation: GPL
- Political Position: Centre
- Ideology:
National Bolshevist Party of Lettistan (蕾蒂斯坦民族布尔什维克党)
The NBPL is an extraparliamentary syncretic political party in Lettistan.
- Ideology:
- National Bolshevism
- Iranian Nationalism
- Pan-Iranism
- Anti-GTO (branches)
Iranian Anti-Communist National Salvation Army (伊朗反共救国军)
The IACNSA, or just Iranian government in exile, is an Iranian dissident organisation based in UAC's territories and was probably founded by Ali Khamenei and other former IRI officials. The organisation is a political coalition calling to overthrow the status quo Lettistan and restore the "original state". The coalition is made up of different Iranian dissident groups, with its main member being affilated with the former IRI or other Shia Islamist movements as well as the infamous MEK.
- Ideology:
- Anti-Communism (claimed)
- Reactionaryism
- Sinophobia
- Khomeinism (mostly)
- Anti-GTO (mostly)
- Islamic Socialism (factions)
- Neoconservatism (factions)
- Fourth Theory (accused)
- Pahlavism (minor factions)
Real Communist Party of Iran (真正伊朗共产党)
- Leader: Decentralised
- Abbreviation: RCPI
- Political Position: Far-left
The "Real Communist Party of Iran" is a general term of various leftist armed insurgent groups in Lettistan. It consists the remnants of the Tudeh Party, Communist Party of Iran and the other leftist anti-IRI groups(except MEK) as well as some Afghan ones fight in Lettistan mistakenly.
- Ideology:
- Stalinism
- Maoism (factions)
- Hoxhaism (factions)
- Anti-GTO
- Anti-Revisionism
- Pro-NWP (accused)
- Pol Potism (accused)
Kekistani Resistance in Iran (伊朗蛤蛤斯坦反抗军)
- Leader: Decentralised
- Abbreviation: KR
- Political Position: Right
The KRI is actually a joke.
Neo-Councilist Movement (突厥斯坦伊斯兰党)
- Leader: Abdul Haq (de jure as the probably current leader of TIP main cell)
- Abbreviation: NM
- Political Position: Right to far-right
The Neo-Councilist Movement is the Iranian/Lettistani branch of the infamous Turkestan Islamic Party from the former China territories.
- Ideology:
ANTIFA Iran (伊朗反法西斯行动)
The ANTIFA Iran is a dissident organisation which aimed to overthrow the current "fascist" regime of Lettistan. Unlike the IACNSA and RCPI, it isn't banned by the officials but its members are still under pressure of the regime.
- Ideology:
- Anti-Fascism
- Anti-Lettistan
- Anti-GTO
- Revolutionary Progressivism
Legislature
Supreme Divan (Chinese: 最高人民会议) is the unicameral legislature of Lettistan. It has 1000 members, elected for four-year terms in single-seat constituencies. Elections are held in four-year intervals, the most recent taking place in 2037.
- Worker's Party of Lettistan (218/1000)
- Libertarian Leftist Front "Lily White" (161/1000)
- National Front (83/1000)
- Social Democracy and Progress Coalition (76/1000)
- Unified Communist Party of Lettistan (71/1000)
- Zoroastrian Democratic Party (68/1000)
- Liberal Democratic Party of Lettistan (67/1000)
- Republician Party of Lettistan (57/1000)
- Justice Party (47/1000)
- Green Party of Lettistan (12/1000)
- Independents, including the member from unaligned labour union, social groups, high school students and ethnic and religious minorities. (140/1000)
Law enforcement
Law enforcement in Lettistan comes under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which maintains most law enforcement activities and directs the Lettistani Militsiya and the Lettistani National Guard. It is one of the most powerful state institutions in Lettistan and oversees the national police force, investigates criminal cases and manages non-political correctional facilities. It handles other aspects of domestic security like civil registration, traffic control, fire departments and railroad security.
Separate from the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the National Security Committee, the country's main intelligence organisation. It was formed on the basis of former SAVAK and aims to conduct domestic and foreign intelligence, counterintelligence and manage the "psychiatric hospitals", the political prison system of Lettistan. It's also the main force of Lettistani intervention in foreign internal affairs.
Human rights
Human rights in Lettistan are generally respected according to pro-government medias and nominally protected through the constitution. Hovewer, the country keep receiving heavy criticism from the "international society" (Mainly anti-GTO countries) for arbitrary arrests and capital punishments, religious and political persecutions, and racial discrimination even violence agains Russians and Arabs tacitly tolerated by the authorities.
Chador and any full set of black clothes are discouraged except for mourning, career requirements (Navy etc.) or women above 65 and male having long beards as they are being "decidedly unnational-like", and religious literature which is not state-approved, especially Islamic ones, is often confiscated and destroyed.
Internet censorship in Lettistan is serious as well, only a few websites from the countries without or have bad diplomatic relations(except "former Iraq, Kuwait and Syria territories", all websites over there are banned with no exception) are allowed alongside with domestic and friendly ones.
The constitution stipulates that all citizen have equal rights except for circumstances provided by law, regardless of gender, but discrimination against non-binary gender is still a serious problem in Lettistan.
Military
The Armed Forces of the NWS Lettistan, or the Lettistani People's Army, numbering roughly 1.14 million active soldiers and more reserve and paramilitary troops, making it the largest military force in the region. It is the regular military of Lettistan and the armed wing of the Worker's Party of Lettistan.
The LPA is diveded into four major branches, the Ground Force, Navy, Aerospace Force, Strategic Rocket Forces, and minor branches such as Army Aviation, Marines and Airborne Troops. Of all the LPA's branches, the Ground Force is the largest, comprising approximately 800 thousand personnel divided into 17 armoured divisions, 19 mechanised infantry divisions, 11 motor rifle divisions and hundreds of independent brigades and regiments. It is equipped with an enormous amount of later Cold War-era hardwares, mainly from Eastern Bloc.
Apart from the regular armed forces, there are a number of government paramilitaries such as the National Guard(informally, "Internal Troops"), the Defence Force of the Working Class(or just "People's Militia"), the Lettistani Rangers, and the Lettistani Coast Guard(LCG).
Conscription is enforced for every citizens in Lettistan due to the need for national security and protection against the threat from terrorism. The length of military service in the LPA is at least 3 years and a half for all service branches. Skilled workers, technicians, members of some government organizations and those who fail the physical examination, those who have special performance in sports or academic performance, and some who have obtained permanent residence abroad and have not stayed in the country for more than one year can be exempted from military service.
Lettistan is a nuclear-armed state and has a stockpile of 1,350 nuclear weapons, besides of that, Lettistan has the largest and most diverse ballistic missile arsenal in the region as well. Furthermore, Lettistan has the support of the most member nations of the Global Treaty Organisation, and supports insurgent groups in numerous countries, including those that operate within the borders of its main regional rival, United Arab Communes.
To face the threat from the former Ba'athist Iraq and then United Arab Communes,the government of Lettistan has developed its own military industry, produced its own tanks, armoured personnel carriers, missiles, submarines, military vessels, missile destroyer, radar systems, helicopters and fighter planes. What's more, the LPA has deployed a wide range of asymmetric warfare technologies including anti-personnel blinding lasers, GPS jammers, midget submarines and human torpedoes, stealth paint, and cyberwarfare units.
Equipments
This section is under rewrite.
Army Structure as of January 1 2040
9th Guards Army
- 71st Guards "Letty Whiterock" Armoured Division
- 429th Guards Mechanised Infantry Division
- 817th Guards Armoured Division
- 820th Guards Mechanised Infantry Division
6th Army
10th Army
- 86th Motor Rifle Division
- 101st Motor Rifle Division
- 102nd Guards [REDACTED] Mechanised Infantry Division
- 106th Guards "Kanako Yasaka" Armoured Division
13th Army
- 125th Armoured Division
- 132nd Mechanised Infantry Division
- 133rd Mechanised Infantry Division
- 134th Mechanised Infantry Division
16th Army
- 155th Mechanised Infantry Division
- 156th Guards "Junko" Armoured Division
- 161st Motor Rifle Division
- 162nd Motor Rifle Division
7th Army
11th Army
- 107th Motor Rifle Division
- 111st Guards "Yamame Kurodani" Armoured Division
- 112nd Mechanised Infantry Division
- 113rd Armoured Division
14th Army
- 135th Motor Rifle Division
- 136th Guards "Toyosatomimi no Miko" Armoured Division
- 142nd Mechanised Infantry Division
- 143nd Mechanised Infantry Division
17th Army
- 163rd Armoured Division
- 164th Guards "Narumi Yatadera" Motorised Infantry Division
- 166th Armoured Division
8th Army
12th Army
- 115th Mechanised Infantry Division
- 121st Motor Rifle Division
- 122nd Mechanised Infantry Division
- 123rd Motor Rifle Division
15th Army
- 151st Mechanised Infantry Division
- 152nd Mechanised Infantry Division
- 153rd Armoured Division
- 154th Armoured Division
Military ranks
Lettistani regular military uses a series of Soviet style military ranks. Besides that, the Militsiya one shares a similar structure of that.
Commissioned Officers
- Supreme Officers (元帅)
- Generalissimo (大元帅) - Above OF-10. Only awarded posthumously. The only recipient is Letty Whiterock as of January 1 2040.
- Marshal of the Republic (共和国元帅) - Above OF-10. The de jure highest military rank which is currently only awarded to the president, commonly referred as "Commander-in-chief" (总司令) when this title represents the president.
- Marshal of the People's Army (人民军元帅) - OF-10 and higher than vice marshal. Wartime only.
- Vice marshal (次帅) - OF-10. Wartime only.
- General Officers (将官)
- Army general (大将) - OF-9. The de facto highest military rank in the Ground Force and Aerospace Force.
- Colonel general (上将) - OF-8. The de facto highest military rank in the remaining major branches and the minor branches.
- Lieutenant general (中将) - OF-7
- Major general (少将) - OF-6
- Senior Officers (校官)
- Senior colonel (大校) - OF-5 and higher than colonel.
- Colonel (上校) - OF-5
- Lieutenant colonel (中校) - OF-4
- Major (少校) - OF-3
- Junior Officers (尉官)
- Captain (大尉) - OF-2
- Senior lieutenant (上尉) - OF-1
- Lieutenant (中尉) - OF-1
- Junior lieutenant (少尉) - OF-1
Enlisteds
- Senior NCOs (上级士官)
- Senior warrant officer (高级准尉) - OR-9 and higher than warrant officer.
- Warrant officer (准尉) - OR-9.
- Master sergeant (大士) - OR-8.
- Junior NCOs (下级士官)
- Senior sergeant (上士) - OR-7
- Sergeant (中士) - OR-6
- Junior sergeant (下士) - OR-5
- Soldiers (士兵)
- Private first class (上等兵) - OR-4 and OR-3.
- Private (二等兵) - OR-2
- Recruit (列兵) - OR-1
Orders, decorations, and medals
Honorary titles
- Marshal's Star (元帅星)
- Hero of Lettistan (蕾蒂斯坦英雄) - The highest honorary title that could be given to both Lettistani civilians and soldiers for a heroic act (may also be awarded with an Order of Letty Whiterock)
- Hero of Labour of Lettistan (蕾蒂斯坦劳动英雄) - Awarded for exceptional achievements in national economy and culture (may also be awarded with an Order of Letty Whiterock).
- Mother Heroine (英雄母亲) - This title was awarded to all mothers raising five or more children. It was awarded upon the first birthday of the last child, provided that four other children (natural or adopted) remained alive. Children who had perished under heroic, military or other respectful circumstances were also counted.
Orders
Military orders
- Order of the National Flag (国旗勋章) - This order recognised military deeds and it is the second-highest order after Order of Letty Whiterock.
- Order of the Star (星辰勋章) - This order is given to military personnel for exceptional service in the cause of the defence of Lettistan in both war and peace. Also awarded for 15 years of service prior to the creation of the long service awards.
- Order of the Sacred ResistanceII (卫国战争勋章) - This order is awarded to all soldiers in the Lettistani armed forces, security troops, and to partisans for heroic deeds during the Sacred Resistance (Iran-Iraq War). In 2038 during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Sacred Resistance, it was decided that all surviving veterans of the war would be awarded either second or first class of the Order.
- Order of Mostafa Chamran (查姆兰勋章)III - This order is awarded to all officers of the army for personal courage and resolute leadership.
- Order of Bahram Aryana (阿里亚纳勋章)III - This order is awarded to all officers of the army for personal courage and resolute leadership.
- Order of Gholamali Bayandor (巴扬多尔勋章)II - Tis order is awarded to all naval officers who showed outstanding military leadership.
- Order of Farajollah Rasaei (拉萨伊勋章)II - This order is awarded to all naval officers who showed outstanding military leadership.
- Order "For Service to the Homeland" (为祖国服务勋章)III - This order is awarded for exemplary service in the armed forces, both during a war and during peacetime. A recipient was first awarded a 3rd class order, then if further deeds were made, the second and the first class.
Military and civil orders
- Order of Letty Whiterock (蕾蒂勋章) - The highest both military and civil decoration. Given to both civilians and soldiers for outstanding service to the motherland in defence, strengthening peace and strengthening labour.
- Order for Valour (勇气勋章)
Civil orders
- Order of Friendship of Peoples (人民友谊勋章)II
Military medals
- Defender of the Motherland Medal (祖国保卫者奖章) - For veterans.
Commemorative medals
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Sacred Resistance 1980-1988"
Foreign relations
The foreign relations of Lettistan is characterised by "no-enemy diplomacy", As a result of its practice of Isolationism in its early days, Lettistan is sometimes known as the "hermit kingdom". Lettistan is currently a GTO's stronghold in the Middle East but besides that the current regime of Lettistan is not interest in being aligned with either NWP or GTO, but maintains good relations with Finland.
Organisations
SatellaGlobe Project - 环球卫星项目
Society for the Preservation of Post-Collapse History - 后大崩溃历史保存学会
Initiative for the Preservation of Knowledge - 知识保存协议
Nationalist International - 民族主义国际
Council for Mutual Technoeconomic Assistance - 技术经济互助委员会
Global Treaty Organization - 全球公约组织
- Allies
None now...maybe.
The only and sole ally of Lettistan is its armed forces.
- Friendly
It's under rewrite now.
- Positive
It's under rewrite now.
- Mixed
It's under rewrite now.
- Negative
It's under rewrite now.
- Enemy
None
- At War
None
Economy
Currency
The Lettistani Rial (Chinese:蕾蒂斯坦里亚尔), sometimes just rial, is the official currency of the NWSL. It is subdivided into 100 dirams (Chinese:迪拉姆). The currency is issued by the Central Bank of Lettistan, the monetary authority of Lettistan.
Coins
| Value | Technical parameters | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter | Composition | Obverse | Reverse | |
| 5 dirams | 16mm | Aluminum | Bank title, value, year of minting | Emblem of Lettistan |
| 10 dirams | 18mm | Copper | ||
| 20 dirams | 20mm | Stainless steel | ||
| 50 dirams | 25mm | Brass | ||
| 1 rial | 27mm | Nickel | ||
Banknotes
| Value | Dimensions (millimetres) |
Main color | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obverse | Reverse | |||
| 10 dirams | 130x67 | Yellow | Emblem of Lettistan | Mountain road |
| 20 dirams | Green | Emblem of Lettistan | Mountain valley | |
| 50 dirams | Violet | Emblem of Lettistan | Caspian forests | |
| 1 rial | 136x69 | Yellow-green | Pole and Greek women | Map of Lettistan |
| 2 rials | Blue | Russian and Dungan men | Amir Kabir Dam | |
| 5 rials | 142x71 | Purple | Chechen and Talysh women | Lake Parishan |
| 10 rials | 148x73 | Blue-green | Armenian and Assyrian men | Oil refinery |
| 20 rials | 151x74 | Brown | Circassian and Georgian women | Aghazadeh Mansion |
| 50 rials | 154x75 | Green | Turkmen and Arab men | Mausoleum of Poets |
| 100 rials | 160x77 | Red | Kurdish and Baloch women | Naqsh-e Jahan Square |
| 200 rials | 163x78 | Grey | Persian and Azerbaijani men | University of Tehran main entrance |
| 500 rials | 166x79 | Ochre | A soldier, an intellectual, a peasant, and an industrial worker | River Tigris |
| 1000 rials | 172x81 | Blue | Letty Whiterock | Mount Damavand |
Transportation
Vehicle registration plate
The current format of Vehicle registration plates of Lettistan has a Lettistani civial flag and the country code LT on the left. two-digit codes that are included at the right end of the license plates in a distinguished square outline and the rest of the plate follows the format ## X (#)#### - NN.
- ## #### is the registration code. New energy vehicles and trailers have an additional digit. Specially, the last digit can be replaced with "C" for coach cars belonging to driving schools or "T" for test cars.
- X is the series character. Each unique classification of vehicles is assigned a unique character. For private vehicles, for example, if numbers start from 01 0 0000, the letter 0 will not change until numbers reach 99 0 9999. Then, plates will go up to 01 1 0000. These details are explained further in each section of this article.
- NN is the province code.
Configuration
List of province codes:
| Name | Province code | Name | Province code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tehran(including Whiterock city) | 01 - 09 | Qom | 51 - 59 |
| Tabriz (including Tabriz City) |
11 - 19 | Hormozgan | 61 - 69 |
| SW Lettistan | 21 - 29 | South Lettistan | 71 - 79 |
| SE Lettistan | 31 - 39 | NE Lettistan | 81 - 89 |
| Kurdistan | 41 - 49 | Central Lettistan | 91 - 99 |
List of character series:
| Character | Vehicle type | Character | Vehicle type |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Government vehicles | M (M) |
Police |
| C | Consulate | ★ (Q) |
Military |
| E | Embassy | T | Taxis |
| ★ (J) |
Ministry of Defence | ♿︎(Wheelchair symbol) (W) |
Private vehicles of people with disabilities |
| K | Agricultural vehicle | Remaining Latin alphabets Arabic numeral 0-9 |
Ordinary private vehicles |
List of plate formats:
| Example | Coloring | Issued to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ♿︎ 4514 19 | Black-on-white | Regular vehicles | |
| 81 0 11451 19 | Black-on-green | Energy vehicles | Series character 0-4 is for regular EV vehicles Series character 5-9 is for regular plug-in HEV vehicles |
| 11 K 4514 19 | Black-on-yellow | Vehicles longer than 6m or certified to carry 20+ passengers Public transport vehicles Agricultural vehicles Coach cars Test cars |
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| 81 0 11451 19 | Black-on-yellow | Trailers | |
| 81 0 11451 19 | Black lettering yellow for the province code green for the rest |
Large new energy vehicles | Series character 0-4 is for large EV vehicles Series character 5-9 is for large plug-in HEV vehicles |
| 11 M 4514 01 | White-on-black | Police vehicles | these types of plates are issued nationally, always have the regional code 01. |
| 11 ★ 4514 01 | White-on-black | Military vehicles | |
| 11 ★ 4514 01 | Black-on-white | Ministry of Defence vehicles | |
| 19 E 4154 01 | White-on-red | Embassy vehicles | |
| 11 C 4514 19 | White-on-red | Consulate vehicles |
Society
Lettistan is a diverse country, consisting of numerous ethnic and linguistic groups that are unified through a shared Lettistani nationality. As with the spoken languages, the ethnic group composition also remains a point of debate, mainly regarding the largest and second largest ethnic groups, the Persians and Azerbaijanis, due to the lack of Lettistani state censuses based on ethnicity.
As its geographical real life counterpart, Lettistan hosts one of the largest refugee populations in the world, mostly from former Iraqi, Afghan and Pakistani territories and the Caucasus after Russian collapse.
Demographics
The majority of the population of Lettistan is made up of ethnic Persians.
| Ethnicity | % |
|---|---|
 Persian |
60%
|
 Azerbaijani |
16%
|
 Kurd |
10%
|
 Turkmen |
3%
|
 Baloch |
3%
|
 Russian |
5%
|
 Other |
3%
|
 Total |
100% |
Education
Education in Lettistan is highly centralized and there is free K–12 compulsory education which covers the whole country. The primary and secondary education are supervised by the Ministry of Education, and higher education is under the supervision of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The requirement to enter into higher education is to have a high school diploma and pass a system like "Trinity" system in Zhejiang, China IRL.
Language
Lettistan uses Persian language with its official and main language, and shares it with the former Afghan territories, although Lettistani Persian has various differences comparing to Dari.
Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Baloch and the other languages which are used by major minorities in Lettistan are recognised as the co-official languages.
Religion
Officially, Lettistan is an secular state and its constitution guarantees free exercise of religion, provided that religious practice does not introduce foreign forces, harm the state, or harm the existing social order. Lettistan is mostly irreligious, to with about 62% of the population. About a quarter of the population are believers of either Baha'i Faith or Zoroastrianism. The remaining one tenth are religious minorities, including Christians, Jews, Mandaeans, Yarsanis, and Buddhists.
Islam is no longer officially recognized and has been subject to official suppression. The percentage of Muslims in the whole population is keep declining.
| Religion | % |
|---|---|
| Atheist, agnostic and irreligious | 62%
|
| Baha'i Faith | 15%
|
| Zoroastrianism | 9%
|
| Christianity | 3%
|
| Islam (under suppression except Duamashmiya) | 3%
|
| Other |
8%
|
| Total |
100% |
Public holidays
For the government-approved annual Gregorian public holidays:
- Party Foundation Day (建党节) and Gregorian New Year (西历新年), January 1
- Orthodox Christmas (东正教圣诞节), January 6
- International Women's Day (国际妇女节), March 8
- Day of the Shining Star (光明星节), March 18
- Nowruz (波斯新年), spring equinox
- Sizdah Bedar (清明节), April 4
- Liberation Day (光复日), April 29
- May Day (国际劳动节), May 2
- Socialist Solidarity Week (社会主义团结周), The week of May 5
- Den Pobedy (伟大的卫国战争胜利日), May 9
- Democratic Republic Day (民主共和国日), July 29
- Founding Mother's Birthday (国母诞辰), August 17, formerly Day of the Sun (太阳节)
- October Revolution Memorial Day (十月革命纪念日), November 7
- Yalda Night (雅尔达之夜), winter solstice
For less important annual Gregorian holidays:
- Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions and Totalitarianism (政治迫害和极权主义受害者纪念日), January 7
- Defender of the Fatherland Day (祖国保卫者日), February 23
- Kha b-Nisan (亚述新年), April 1
- Struggle for Democracy commemorative day (民主斗争纪念日), May 18
- VJ Day (日本投降纪念日), August 15
- Veteran's Day (老兵日), August 20
- Martyr's Day (烈士日), September 22
- Teacher's Day (教师节), The first Sunday of October
- Student Day (学生日), December 7
For the government-approved annual Non-Gregorian public holidays:
- East Asian New Year (东亚新年), The first day of the first month of Chinese calendar
- Mid-autumn Festival (中秋节), The 15th day of the eighth month of Chinese calendar
- East Asian New Year's Eve (除夕), The last (29th or 30th) day of the last (twelfth) month of Chinese calendar
- Islamic New Year (伊历新年), Muharram 1
- Ashura (阿术拉节), Muharram 10
- Mawlid (圣纪节), Rabi' al-Awwal 12 and 17
- Eid ul-Fitr (开斋节), Shawwal 1
- Eid al-Adha (古尔邦节), Dhu al-Hijjah 10
Calendar
Lettistan uses a strange variant of Solar Hijri calendar, the Juche calendar (Chinese:主体历) which begins with the "birth" of Letty Whiterock, the "founder" of Lettistan in the official myths. Her "birth year", 1382 (Only includes the part on and after Gregorian August 17 2003) in the Solar Hijri calendar, is "Juche 1" (Chinese:主体元年) in the Juche calendar. Most part of Gregorian 2023, or Solar Hijri 1402, is Juche 21 (主体21年). Besides the Juche calendar, Gregorian calendar, Lunar Hijri calendar and "traditional" Solar Hijri calendar are also still being used in Lettistan.
Media
The state news agency of Lettistan is the Lettistani Central News Agency (LCNA) (Chinese:蕾蒂斯坦中央新闻社, 蕾中社). The agency portrays the views of the Lettistani government for both domestic and foreign consumption.
In addition to Persian, Kurdish and many languages which have been using in Lettistan, LCNA releases news translated into English, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish.
Gallery
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National and government flag and government ensign of Lettistan
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Presidental flag of Lettistan
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Civil flag and civil ensign of Lettistan
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Emblem of Lettistan
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Flag of the Worker's Party of Lettistan
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Flag of the Ministry of Defence
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Flag of the Lettistani People's Army and its ground branch, Lettistani Ground Force
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Flag of the Lettistani Air Force
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Lettistani naval ensign
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Ensign of Lettistani Border Guard Service
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Flag of the Lettistani Strategic Rocket Forces
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Aircraft roundel of Lettistan
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Lettistani ordinary passport
