Atropia is a fictional nation created by the United States military for training purposes. [1] Atropia serves as a fictional "pro-Western dictatorship" [2] where U.S. military personnel must operate in accordance with international law. [3]
Atropia is a fictional nation created by the United States military for training purposes. [1] Atropia serves as a fictional "pro-Western dictatorship" [2] where U.S. military personnel must operate in accordance with international law. [3]
Atropia was first developed in 2012 by the US Army's training command. [2] The country is supposedly located in the Caucasus, with borders that roughly coincide with Azerbaijan. [2] The country's neighbors include "Limaria", "Kemalia", "Donovia", "Gorgas" and "Ariana". [2]
The name "Atropia" has been used for a complex of 12 mock villages built at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in California’s Mojave Desert. [4] The movie Atropia is named after this training center. [5]
The Atropia setting has also been used in battlefield exercises at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana [6] as well as Fort Bragg, North Carolina. [7]
Atropia has also been used for computer-based military simulations [8] , including one published under a Creative Commons license in 2014. [9]
The following is an overview of Atropia as described in the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE). [1]
Atropia is described as being a "neutral, Western-leaning oligarchy." [1] The country has very few personal freedoms, and the government rules like an autocracy. [3] Atropia is located in the Caucasus. [1] Corruption within the government is widespread. [1]
Atropia's main sources of wealth come from their oil and natural gas resources. [1]
Atropia's military is separated into four main branches: army, marine corps, navy, and air force. [10] There are also two other paramilitary branches, the national police and the border guards. [10]