Hammurabi

Hammurabi, officially the Directorial States of the Hammurabi, is a federal republic in south-west Mura. The country consists of 3 federal states, 10 autonomous island councils and 2 semi-independent city-states, as well as the capital, Sternburg city. Hammurabi has a largely temperate seasonal climate.

Hammurabi was a founding member of the Mura Revolutionary Council which saw the overthrow of Imperial rule in several prominent coastal areas and large swathes of land in the north and south-west. 7 countries were formed in the wake of the conflict with the Directorial States of the Hammurabi gaining large amounts of territory, rivaled only by the northern state of the Liberated Commons. Since then it has risen to become the 3rd largest economy on the continent and an exporting powerhouse, due in no small part to the increasing demands of the Western Empire.

Hammurabi has become increasingly integrated with the Federated States of Wellington through various organisations and agreements, ranging of free trade agreements to defence treaties, built on the assumption that Imperial aggression will someday be restored. It's attempts to foster a relationship with the Liberated Commons of the north have deteriorated rapidly as the Commons grow increasing friendly with the Western Empire.

Etymology
The name Hammurabi is derived from that of the Hammurabi Sea nestled in the centre of the country. It has remained the official name since the creation of the country during the 4th cycle, at the end of the Mura Revolutionary War.

As an Imperial province, it was united with the Special Southern Monarchy of the Western Empire and called the Empire in the West, sticking with the general naming convention of the internal Empire.

Military
The Self-Security Force consists of the Self-Security Army, the Maritime Self-Defence Force, the Air Defence Force and the Collective National Guard Corps, numbering roughly 338,000 active personnel with almost 2.4 million in reserve. Intelligence is conducted primarily by the Internal Intelligence Directorate while the governing administration is the Collective Defence Council. Spending on military and defence has significantly increasing since a spark in tension between the Western Empire and the Kingdom of Rosenberg, prompting fears of renewed Imperial aggression and a race to acquire the Wellington States as an ally.

Economy
Hammurabi is a relatively open state-operated and newly industrialized economy. The Directory has always played a majority role in activity but in recent cycles this has been declining, especially since stabilisation measures have worked. With the growing requirements of its largest, and only, neighbour the economy has boomed and the current growth is predicted at 14.5%.