capital = 312
2000.1.1 = {
	set_variable = { currency_strength = 0.65 }
	oob = "MLC_2000"
	set_country_flag = is_civil_war_faction
	set_variable = { civil_war_original_tag = DRC.id }

	declare_war_on = {
		target = DRC
		type = civil_war
	}

	UGA = {
		add_to_war = {
			targeted_alliance = MLC
			enemy = DRC
		}
	}

	set_technology = {

		infantry_mass_assault = 1
		###TEMPLATE TECH###

		infantry_weapons_1 = 1
		cnc_equipment_1 = 1
		Anti_tank_0 = 1
		util_vehicle_1 = 1

		basic_computing = 1
		integrated_circuit = 1
		computing1 = 1
		radar = 1
		internet1 = 1 	#1G
		fuel_silos = 1
	}

	if = {
		limit = { NOT = { has_dlc = "La Resistance" } }
		set_technology = {
			decryption1 = 1
			encryption1 = 1
		}
	}
	if = {
		limit = { has_dlc = "No Step Back" }

		set_technology = {
			nsb_Anti_Air_0 = 1
		}
		else = {
			set_technology = {
				Anti_Air_0 = 1
			}
		}
	}

	add_ideas = {
		partially_privatized_healthcare
		balanced_protections
		standard_maintenance
		us_dollar
		light_regulations

		non_state_actor
		child_soldiers
		defence_09
		officer_baptism_by_fire
		farmers
		small_medium_business_owners
		the_clergy
		christian
		rentier_state
		no_currency_backing
	}

	#Influence system
	init_influence = yes
	set_variable = { domestic_influence_amount = 16.25 }
	add_to_array = { influence_array = UGA.id }
	add_to_array = { influence_array_val = 80 }
	add_to_array = { influence_array = RWA.id }
	add_to_array = { influence_array_val = 2.5 }
	add_to_array = { influence_array = DRC.id }
	add_to_array = { influence_array_val = 0.2 }
	sort_influence = yes

	#Child Soldiers
	set_country_flag = Conscripting_Child_Soldiers
	set_variable = { var = child_soldiers value = 2000 }
	set_variable = { var = child_soldiers_recruitment value = 10 }

	# Economic Values
	set_variable = { var = population_tax_rate value = 20 }
	set_variable = { var = corporate_tax_rate value = 20 }
	set_variable = { var = treasury value = 5 }
	set_variable = { var = gdp_per_capita value = 0.313 }
	set_variable = { var = literacy_rate value = 0.672 }

	set_variable = { overall_productivity = 472 }

	set_popularities = {
		democratic = 60.0
		communism = 20.0
		fascism = 0.0
		neutrality = 20.0
		nationalist = 0.0
	}
	set_politics = {
		ruling_party = democratic
		last_election = "1997.5.20"
		election_frequency = 60
		elections_allowed = no
	}

	start_politics_input = yes

	### Party Popularities
	set_variable = { party_pop_array^1 = 0.09 } #conservatism
	set_variable = { party_pop_array^2 = 0.51 } #liberalism
	set_variable = { party_pop_array^5 = 0.2 } #anarchist_communism
	set_variable = { party_pop_array^19 = 0.2 } #Neutral_Communism

	### Ruling Party
	set_variable = { ruling_party = 2 }

	startup_politics = yes

	### Banned Parties & Balance
	set_partyall_banned = yes
	add_political_power = 300

	create_country_leader = {
		name = "Jean-Pierre Bemba"
		picture = "Jean_Pierre_Bemba.dds"
		ideology = liberalism
		traits = {
			western_liberalism
		}
	}

	recruit_character = MLC_malik_kijege
	recruit_character = MLC_thomas_lubanga_dyilo
	recruit_character = MLC_dieudonne_amuli_bahigwa
	recruit_character = MLC_air_chief


	# Relation Starting Configuration (moved from on_startup)
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = CUB modifier = sanctions }
	add_relation_modifier = { target = USA modifier = USA_World_Economical_Relations }
	add_relation_modifier = { target = SOV modifier = SOV_World_Economical_Relations }
	add_relation_modifier = { target = CHI modifier = CHI_World_Economical_Relations }
	add_relation_modifier = { target = FRA modifier = FRA_World_Economical_Relations }
	add_relation_modifier = { target = GER modifier = GER_World_Economical_Relations }
	add_relation_modifier = { target = ENG modifier = ENG_World_Economical_Relations }
	add_relation_modifier = { target = SPR modifier = SPR_World_Economical_Relations }
	add_relation_modifier = { target = ITA modifier = ITA_World_Economical_Relations }
	add_relation_modifier = { target = UKR modifier = UKR_world_economical_relations }
	add_relation_modifier = { target = ISR modifier = ISR_World_Economical_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = TTP modifier = AlQaida_Are_Terrorists }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = TTP modifier = AlQaida_Are_Terrorists_Trade }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = TAL modifier = Taliban_Are_Terrorists }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = TAL modifier = Taliban_Are_Terrorists_Trade }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = GAH modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = SIE modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = MOR modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = ALG modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = TUN modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = MAU modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = MAL modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = SEN modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = GAM modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = GUB modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = GUI modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = CDI modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = BFA modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = BEN modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = TOG modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = NIG modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = NGR modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = CAM modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = CAR modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = CHA modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = SUD modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = SSU modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = ERI modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = DJI modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = SOM modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = EGU modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = SAO modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = KEN modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = UGA modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = TNZ modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = GAB modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = CNG modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = RWA modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = BUR modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = DRC modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = AGL modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = ZAM modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = MLW modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = MOZ modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = ZIM modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = BOT modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = SWA modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = LES modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = SML modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = MAD modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = COM modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = MRT modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = SEY modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = STH modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = VER modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = CNR modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = NAM modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = SHA modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = ETH modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = SAF modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = LBA modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	add_opinion_modifier = { target = EGY modifier = African_Union_Relations }
	set_variable = { cb_policy_rate = 3 }
}