Republic of Alsace-Lorraine (1962: The Apocalypse)

History
The Republic of Alsace-Lorraine is a democratic French survivor nation based in the former French regions of Alsace and Lorraine. Its capital is Nancy, the capital of the old Duchy of Lorraine.

Doomsday
Near by nuclear strikes were at Paris (5x 1kt, 2x 10kt and 1 x 20kt), Strasburg (1x 10kt and 1 x 20kt), Aachen (1x 1kt), MOD Osnabrück (2x 1kt which did not exsplode), Bitburg Air Base AFB (1x 10kt), Bitburg (1x 10kt), Prüm (1x 1kt), Bastogne (1x 1kt), Frankfurt-au-Mien (1x 10kt and 1 x 20kt), were each hit by 2 20kt missiles and Kaiserslautern, Bitburg and Duren were each hit by 1 x20kt missiles Doomsday. Reims was hit by a 1kt bomb, but it buried it’s self 180ft underground and never went off.

After Doomsday
A famine and cholera epidemic hit the nation in both mid-1963 to late 1964 and again in 1967 to late 1968.

First contact was made with the Kingdom of Lille-Wallonia on January the 5th 1982.

The nations have developed to about the same standard of living, moral values and political attitudes. Both are long standing allies against the hostile tribesmen form the ruined cities of Frankfurt-au-Maine, Kaiserslautern, Bitburg and Duren.

The border towns of Freiburg, Baden-Baden, Primasens, Offenburg and Belfort were politically, militarily and economically absorbed between 1997 and 1998, in a common union against the still chaotic territories of the former West Germany.

Military
The armed forces discontinued the use of bows and swords in favour of rifles and pistols in 1987. The army is a volunteer force of 4,500. It owns 5 alcohol-fuelled vehicles-
 * 1) 2x FT-17 Tank
 * 2) 3x Chevrolet RD 4x2 (USA) - Truck

Economy
It is largely dependent on agriculture, forestry and selling looted metal from the ruins of nearby former West German towns. Like most other post-Doomsday European nations, especially French ones, the economy is poor and suffers from labour shortages. Most of the economy is weighted towards agricultural production though there is some industrial aspects to the economy but it is nowhere near the capability of nations like Lille-Wallonia.

Media
A national newspaper has been in circulation since 2008.

Wine
Alsace wine war regrown after 1998 and exported to the Kingdom of Lille-Wallonia's client state of Luxembourg after 2008.

Also see

 * 1) 1962: Doomsday
 * 2) List of surviving nations (1962: Doomsday)