Gorbatov

Gorbatov (Gorbatovic: Горбатов, Horbatov), officially the United Proletarian Republics of Gorbatov (Gobatovic: Аб'яднаныя Пралетарскай Рэспублікі Горбатов, Abjadnanyja Pralietarskaj Respubliki Horbatov), is a in Eastern Vesperia bordered by Stasnov to the northeast, Elesar to the south, Krosny to the west. Its capital and most populous city is Valozhyn.

Etymology
The word "Gorbatov" derives from the Seldaki words of hǫrr (linen) and bátr (boat), in reference to the term by Seldaki to call early Voronezh traders which traded on heavy longships, which for the most part traded linen; hǫrrbátr would be the term for these boats.

Through years of Stasnovan influence, resulted in the word hǫrrbátr to develop through the ages as gorbat, -ov is gen pl suffix in Stasnovan (meaning "of the"), thus forming the word of gorbatov (of the linen ships).

Military
With 1.5 million active troops, and 4.5 million in reserves; the Proletarian Liberation Army (PLA) is considered one of the largest standing military force in the Atlas. The PLA is divided into three official branches which are the Ground Force, the Air Force, and the Navy. There are also three independent arms of service: Strategic Artillery Force, National Defense Force, and the Vympel GSO. The Premier of Gorbatov, in his role as Generalissimus of the PLA, is commander-in-chief of the Proletarian Liberation Army and appoints the armed forces' professional leaders, the chiefs of staff. The military is overseen by the Ministry of Defence, a civilian body headed by the Minister of Defence. Gorbatov's military budget for 2017 totalled $279 billion, approximately 5% of its GDP, constituting one of the largest military budgets in Atlas. It is mandatory for all male and female citizens aged 18–21 to be conscripted for four years of service in the PLA, with a few exceptions. Gorbatov is a nuclear power and possesses a nuclear triad consisting of submarine-launched ballistic missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers. The PLA also has a substantial tactical nuclear arsenal consisting of smaller explosives, mostly in the form of artillery shells and unguided rockets. Its total number of warheads has been estimated around ≥5,000.

The country has a large and fully indigenous arms industry, producing most of its own military equipment with only a few types of weapons imported. Weapons are manufactured in defence industry plants scattered throughout the country, most of them located in the Voronezh Proletarian Republic.

As a member-state of the Vastava Pact, Gorbatov's defence is intrinsically linked with that of its allies. It consequently extensively cooperates with its allies, most notably with the Stasnovan Armed Forces, on regional defence and international security issues.