Location Dossier: Berinsk Special Administrative Zone

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Kovalevgrad, the capital of Berinsk Special Administrative Zone, at night. Photographed Aug 18, 2023

Berinsk Special Administrative Zone is located in a self-limiting extradimensional space, accessed via specialized thaumaturgical sequences or hidden portals located throughout the world. Berinsk has a resident population of 453,000 (2024), and is the largest Veiled population center in the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as the second largest extradimensional space in the world.

Berinsk Special Administrative Zone

Pocket universe

Established	1989
Berinsk Oblast	1989-1991
Berinsk Adm. Zone	1991-present

Government	Government of the Berinsk Special Administrative Zone
Form of government	Soviet council
Ruling party	Communist Party of Berinsk
Political leader	Supreme Soviet of Berinsk

Area	Total area 472,300 km²

Resident population	453 000 (as of 2024)

Languages	Russian, Mandarin Chinese, English

Currency	Russian ruble, US dollar, Chinese yuan

History

The history of Berinsk begins in 1989. Following the success of Project "Pocket Cat" by Barnaul-12, several "Progress" Research Institute scientists who remained loyal to communism created a pocket universe accessible from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky using the Institute's technology in order to escape the KGB. In this pocket universe, they created a duplicate of Kamchatka Krai, including the Second Kamchatka Peninsula, and constructed Laboratory 21 and its associated living facilities in an area corresponding to Ozernoy, which had inadvertently become a plain. In the following two years, Laboratory 21 continued to perform research into the anomalous while also trying to track down the lost Barnaul-12 facility. As more and more people migrated into Laboratory 21, the previously constructed living facilities overtook the laboratory itself as the most important part of the facility, eventually becoming the first city on the Second Kamchatka Peninsula. This city was named Kovalevgrad, after the lead researcher of Laboratory-21, and became the seat of the oblast government of the Second Kamchatka Peninsula, which was reorganized into Berinsk Oblast.

In 1991, the Soviet Union dissolved. The newly formed Russian Federation discovered Berinsk Oblast, which had recently begun activities outside the Veil, and attempted to bring Berinsk, which still recognized the legitimacy of the USSR, into the Russian Federation. This was met with opposition from the people of Berinsk, causing large-scale demonstrations in Kovalevgrad. The Russian authorities sent their Pacific fleet to blockade the Sea of Okhotsk, cutting off Berinsk's maritime access to the outside world, and concentrated military forces in the north of the Kamchatka Peninsula to seal off access to the pocket universe. During this period, the special guerilla force "Molot" also operated in the border areas. Following this, the Berinsk and Russian authorities met in Vladivostok for a series of diplomatic meetings, eventually resulting in the decision that Berinsk would enjoy self-governance rights, but would have to recognize the legitimacy of the Russian Federation's government, change its designation to "Berinsk Special Autonomous Zone", and cease all activities against the Russian government¹. In addition, Laboratory 21 would be renamed Berinsk-21, and would have to establish cooperative relations with the Nineteenth Bureau. At the same time, Kovalevgrad experienced its largest migration wave, with a large number of CPSU members and dissatisfied Russian citizens moving into the Second Kamchatka Peninsula. The massive increase in population overstrained the infrastructure of Kovalevgrad, and the Berinsk government began to develop the rest of the Second Kamchatka Peninsula. On May 4, the First Construction Bureau of Berinsk was established, and began to construct cities throughout the rest of the peninsula. In 1993, the second city was built, and following this the number of cities and bases in Berinsk continue to grow.

In 1994, Berinsk-21 discovered a relevant group, the "Veikang Socialist Republic Paratechnology Ministry", during exploration into multidimensional space. The two groups signed the "Berinsk-Gordenburg" Mutual Cooperation Treaty on March 12, announcing the beginning of friendly cooperation between Berinsk-21 and the Paratechnology Ministry's Dock-9. Following this, within the framework of this treaty and its amendments, a large volume of paratechnological² and industrial aid was provided to Berinsk, drastically accelerating its development. In 1995, the "Rebellion of the Thieves-in-Law'' occurred, posing a serious risk to people and property in Berinsk, and leading to the Berinsk government establishing an armed police and coast guard. With the help of "Molot" and Dock-9, the rebellion was successfully quelled.

Entering the 21st century, Berinsk further opened itself to the outside world as the government loosened migration restrictions and a large number of non-Russian residents moved into the region, forming two groups, one of immigrants from Asia, Africa and Latin America and another of immigrants from Europe and North America.

The large number of new residents provided a more than sufficient labor force for Berinsk, and soon enough the region used this strength to begin pushing economic reforms and economic collaboration, establishing relations with various countries' official paranormal agencies and achieving historic development breakthroughs, normalizing relations and establishing limited cooperation with normalcy preservation organizations such as the SCP Foundation, GOC, MI666 and others.

Government, Law and Military

Berinsk employs a Soviet system, and is governed by the Communist Party of Berinsk. The highest governing positions of power are on the Supreme Soviet of Berinsk, which directly manages all of the executive, legislative and judiciary, as well as the Central Committee of the Communist Party. The representative of the Supreme Soviet changes every May 1st, and is elected from the ethnic soviets, local research facilities and special guerilla forces. In order to maintain Berinsk's adherence to communist ideology, at least 30% of each soviet must be composed of "Progress" Research Institute representatives⁵. In 1992, democratic reforms within the Communist Party resulted in some of the powers held by the General Secretary being transferred to the Supreme Soviet, establishing its role as the highest power in Berinsk government.

The Administrative Zone possesses a complete legal system, with a procuratorate and court in every city and Supreme Court and Supreme Procuratorate located in Kovalevgrad. Each city also has a People's Procuratorate Committee, administered by the local ethnic soviet. The courts handle typical incidents behind the Veil, and proceedings are held under restrictive thaumaturgical spells to prevent information leakage. A special court established by the Supreme Soviet is responsible for cases that extend beyond the Veil.

The law enforcement system of Berinsk is fully developed, divided into two branches, the Soviet Police and the Armed Police, both managed by the Berinsk Public Security Bureau established in 1990.

Soviet Police

Primarily serves to maintain societal order. Bureaus, stations and garrisons are located in each city.

Armed Police

Following the "Rebellion of the Thieves-in-Law", the Berinsk government began prioritizing armed suppression of violent incidents and established the Armed Police. Its primary purpose is to suppress extreme situations, such as armed counterrevolutionary revolts and other malicious actors.

Following the border clashes with Russian Federation forces in 1991, in order to protect the peninsula and [CLASSIFIED], the Berinsk government established the Berinsk Armed Command in order to resolve issues that could not be dealt with through the law. During the 1995 "Rebellion of the Thieves-in-Law", the Armed Coast Guard was expanded and the special guerilla force "Molot" was brought under the banner of the Berinsk Armed Command. Currently, the land, sea and air defenses of the Zone are highly developed.

Armed Coast Guard

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, a portion of the Soviet Navy's Pacific fleet was dissatisfied with the prospect of answering to the Russian Federation, and some ships deserted Russia for the Second Kamchatka Peninsula. Originally independently operating in the Sea of Okhotsk, the fleet was then stationed at Oktyabrya Port in Kovalevgrad in accordance with a treaty signed with the Berinsk government⁶ In 1995, the Administrative Zone and the fleet signed the Naval Armament Treaty, reorganizing the remaining Soviet Navy ships into the Berinsk Armed Coast Guard, managed by the Berinsk Public Security Bureau and entrusted with the maritime safety and welfare of the Administrative Zone, as well as being responsible for assisting land operations.

The Coast Guard is composed of a large number of Soviet vessels: 30 large- and medium-scale warships (longer than 65 ft), including the flagship Marat', 120 small vessels, and several more in construction, as well as over 100 planes and helicopters. The Coast Guard's "Novorossiysk" group has 4500 active personnel, with 800 in reserve.

Berinsk Special Administrative Zone Territorial Air Defense Fleet (БПВГ)

When Berinsk was founded in 1991, it was still mired by border conflicts with the Russian Federation. As the Russian government sought to duplicate various specialized thaumaturgical devices, Russian aircraft often flew into Berinsk's airspace. In order to counter this threat, the Berinsk government rapidly established the Berinsk-Sukhoi Squadron, hiring several former Soviet test pilots, prospective cosmonauts and other people with aviation experience who had moved to Berinsk. The Squadron primarily employed Soviet-made planes, and used them against the Russian aircraft. Following the conclusion of the Vladivostok secret talks, the Berinsk government reorganized these groups into the Berinsk Special Administrative Zone Territorial Air Defense Fleet, dividing the original one branch into three branches, all directed by Berinsk Military Command.

The current Berinsk Special Administrative Zone Air Force has three detachments:

11th Berinsk-Sukhoi Regiment (Division 3011)

The Sukhoi Squadron consists primarily of stealth bombers and bombers, mostly SU-75S, SU-47S, SU-34A and SU-30E.

21st Berinsk-Mikoyan Regiment (Division 3021)

The Mikoyan Squadron consists primarily of high-speed interceptors and stealth fighters, and are tasked with intercepting high-speed air targets. The squadron is primarily composed of MiG-144/MiG-141⁷, MiG-41A and MiG-31A.

31st Berinsk-Yakovlev "Tura" Regiment (Division 3031)

The Yakovlev Squadron is an experimental squadron, primarily using Жак-1/2/3 and AI-assisted flight formations and ОГАС-0 AI formations, in order to test the capabilities of artificial intelligence in future aerial operations.

61th Independent Anti-Air Squadron (Division 3161)

The Anti-Air Squadron is extensively equipped with a wide array of mobile and stationary fortified air surveillance and fire-control radars, and possesses anti-air missiles including the S-300PMU2, A-135, Tor-M1, 9K37M. In addition, the automated command system is linked to the central ОГАС system at the Berinsk Armed Command, allowing it to work closely with the airborne regiments in interception and airspace defense operations.

Special Guerilla Force "Molot"

"Molot" was founded in 1990 from former Soviet Army officers and soldiers discontent with the Russian government. Originally, this group's existence was not known to the Berinsk government, but following several incidents of anomalous activity, they were discovered and collaborative relations were established. During the sealing crisis of 1991, "Molot" actively took up arms to infiltrate the Russian Federation forces, and engaged in border clashes at some fixed entrances to Berinsk. Following the establishment of the Administrative Zone, their prior heroic acts brought them praise from throughout Berinsk, and during the 1995 "Rebellion of the Thieves-in-Law", "Molot" once again took action, successfully cooperating with the Armed Police and Coast Guard to suppress the thieves-in-law. Following this, an armaments treaty was signed between the Berinsk government and "Molot", bringing "Molot" under the control of Berinsk Armed Command.

"Molot" currently consists of six brigades⁸:
27th "Kerch-Mithridates" Mountaineers
42nd "Brest" Comprehensive Protection Brigade
7th "Sevastopol" Armed Brigade
11th "Murmansk" Zone Guards
6th "Smolensk" Motorized Infantry Brigade
2nd "Berinsk" Armored Brigade
844th "Kazan" Army Air Corps

Besides the above law enforcement powers, Berinsk also has a special task force from Dock-9, the "Paratechnology Ministry 34th Strike Team 'Monocrystalline Silicon'", which in accordance with the "Berinsk-Gordenburg" Mutual Cooperation Treaty is stationed in Berinsk and answers to the Berinsk government.

Infrastructure and Transport

1. Current Data

Roads

There is a total of 16636 km of roads in Berinsk, consisting of 4677 km of first-class roads, 8745 km of second- and third-class roads, and 3184 km of dirt and gravel roads. Kovalevgrad, Novopetropavlovsk and Elisavo are equipped with standard urban expressways, and Karagin island is connected to the mainland by a bridge.

Berinsk's road planning has clear Soviet characteristics. Road networks near cities are dense, with intercity expressways bridging the gap between cities. An expressway between the cities on Kamchatka Bay and Avacha Bay has also been constructed. However, in the mountainous and forested western and northern regions, the road network is merely support for the rail and air systems, with inconsistent quality and many concrete, gravel and even dirt roads dating from the earlier days still remain. The Berinsk government is still carrying out works to improve these roads, and is planning to use spatially folded roadways to improve the road system.

Berinsk currently has 11 ports, which serve 106 cargo shipping routes with a total tonnage of 359.33 million tons.
Advanced wetware computers and artificial intelligence technology has greatly increased the efficiency of the ports, and thaumaturgy and spatial jump technology allows for faster entry and exit into the port. The sea is Berinsk's most important connection to the outside world.

Rail

Berinsk has 1810 km of rail, consisting of a single passenger line and two freight lines on the route Korolewayam⁹-Kintsburg¹⁰-Kamagi-Krapivnaya-Kovalevgrad-Petropavlovsk-Ozernovsky. Rail is Berinsk's primary means of freight, and a majority of industrial and agricultural products are transported by rail to reach the ports.

Berinsk has seven airports, of which two are large international airports, three are small and medium-scale airports, and two are helicopter only. All seven airports are government-controlled joint ventures. While flying a plane through a thaumaturgical barrier poses some degree of threat, air travel is still one of the primary sources of Berinsk's tourism.

Spatial jumping

Spatial jump technology has come into widespread use for short-distance travel in Berinsk. There are currently 1776 spatial jump stations in Berinsk, as well as 44 freight wormholes, which cover 22% of the Second Kamchatka Peninsula's area. In 2020, GDP from spatial jump fees reached 27.72 million USD, making up 13.7% of Berinsk's annual GDP. As a relatively new anomalous means of transportation, spatial jumping has been used in developing the industrial bases in the western regions, and is well received among visitors for its instantaneous nature.

The Berinsk government is investing heavily into spatial jump technology, and plans to open a spatial superhighway along the east coast to ease strain on the rail system.

Construction

In 2020, the built area of Berinsk totalled 4632.5 square km, with the technology used to create Soviet-era prefabricated buildings combined with new anomalous technology leading to Berinsk's rapid urbanization.

Electricity

Berinsk has established large fired power plants throughout the Second Kamchatka Peninsula, as well as lesser amounts of wind farms, nuclear power plants, solar farms, and wave power farms to provide power to cities throughout the Second Kamchatka Peninsula. In addition, using high-capacity energy storage and transport technology provided by Dock-9, Berinsk's power grid is capable of storing energy from lightning for later use. The government has also constructed a number of high-power transmission lines throughout the peninsula to ensure a constant and reliable power supply.

Telecommunications and Internet

Berinsk has an internal network, known as "ОГАС". This network is not linked with the wider Internet, and accessing sites outside of ОГАС¹¹ requires the approval of the government. In addition, the government has established a "Stellar Network", which it fully controls, responsible for civilian telecommunications and network upkeep within Berinsk. The network and the Foundation are jointly responsible for approving connections to the wider Internet. Berinsk has a variety of social media services, with the most popular being the "Progress" Research Institute's "Жизнь" ("Life"), operating similarly to a combination of Twitter and QQ.

2. Development History
Due to the anomalous qualities of the Second Kamchatka Peninsula, a conventional fishing industry could not be supplied in a timely manner as in the baseline universe's Kamchatka Peninsula. In 1990, in order to develop the forestry and mining industries, the establishment of basic facilities was fast-tracked by the government. Rudimentary dirt and gravel roads were constructed to the eastern and central parts of the Second Kamchatka Peninsula, and a basic port was established in the Bay of Ozernoy.

The rudimentary facilities at the time were unable to keep up with the large increase in exports and freight volume. In 1991, as part of industrialization efforts, international trade was strengthened. With the First Five-Year Plan (see "Industry and Economy"), a full road system was established throughout Berinsk in only five years through the use of the "Autonomous Pavement Expansion Material", a road material developed by the Seventh Bureau¹²and Office 609 using anomalous life-forms. At the same time, prefabricated panels and helicopter-assisted construction techniques inherited from the Soviet Union accelerated the construction of housing. During the transportation process, point-to-point spatial folding using pocket universes was commonly used. In addition, the construction of the Cross-Island Railway, which had been delayed in the Soviet era, was accelerated through similar technologies, successfully overcoming the complex geography of the Second Kamchatka Peninsula.

In 1992, with the "ideological release" of the Supreme Soviet of Berinsk, there was a resurgence of suprematism and constructivism in the arts, which had previously taken a secondary role to socialist realism (see "Population and Culture"). Constructivist architecture, in particular, was favored by the Supreme Soviet for its practicality and connection to daily life. Architects and designers received grants en masse from the government, and constructivist architecture was used in a large number of government buildings and residential blocks (such as government offices, laboratories, collective farms, eateries and dormitories). At the same time, in the name of scientific communism, a large number of anomalous technologies have been applied in Berinsk's architectural landscape (primarily the use of spatial anomalies and anomalous materials in construction).

The Second Bureau is most emblematic of this movement — the Technological Singularity Institute's "Tatlin" settlement (see "Population and Culture") is modeled after the planned Monument to the Third International, but expanded in size; The strength of the structure was enhanced using spatial distortion, and the planned rotating parts of the original design were replaced with elevators, corridors, and a rapid cable car that connects the work/research areas, automated factories, residential areas and dormitories, mall and dining hall. The design connecting areas of the building in a criss-cross manner is seen as a continuation of the Soviet ideals of social cohesion in the 1920s and 1930s.

Beginning in 2013, Berinsk is actively pursuing an industrial transformation (see "Industry and Economy"), including the building of airports and spatial pathways to boost tourism and anomalous manufacturing.

Education

As of 2024, Berinsk has 496 educational institutions teaching a total of 950,000 students; 6700 students enter the system every year. There are nine institutes of higher education, of which five are in the Veiled world's top 50 and two are in the top 10.

Schooling in Berinsk lasts twelve years. Children of schooling age belonging to the immediate family of a resident are entitled to a place in a public school near their place of residence. In order to serve the needs of socialist construction, schooling is compulsory for all twelve years, and parents are expected to comply with the regulations set out by the educational authorities, which provide for the healthy holistic development of all students.

Berinsk has very few for-profit educational institutions; most are public-private partnerships, with a 20% share owned by the government and subject to government monitoring. Due to the regulations established for for-profit education, these schools charge higher fees but offer a guaranteed level of education, sometimes admitting students with special needs and offering scholarships and other financial assistance.

While primary education focuses on humanities and the inculcation of socialist neo-Soviet values, secondary education introduces topics such as the application of paratechnology. Topics including thaumaturgy, anomalous mechanics, architectural engineering, and communist anart are each taught for at least 70 course hours. Schools liaise with local organizations and associations to provide students with end-of-semester activities, which account for more than a third of elective courses. High schools also introduce higher-level thaumaturgy, military engineering, applied probability theory, and cutting-edge science and technology.

There are three universities specializing in the paranormal in the city area, including the People's Soviet University First Technological Institute and the "Progress" Research Institute World Development Center. The former was founded using funding from the Berinsk government, and is one of the few paranormal educational institutions in Berinsk holding non-anomalous capital. The campus spans 111.2 hectares and has 13 departments, 9 research laboratories, and 511 teaching staff; the university offers degrees up to doctorates and offers direct pathways to employment in the "Progress" Research Institute. The latter has a campus spanning 133.2 hectares, with 15 departments, 21 research laboratories, primarily focusing on cutting-edge research and predicting trends in technological development. The university employs 661 teaching staff, of which about a third are former or current members of the "Progress" Research Institute. The two institutes regularly cooperate on research projects and student exchanges.

Foreign Affairs

The following is a list of anomalous groups and organizations known to the government of Berinsk. Note that the information may be incomplete.

Veikang Paratechnology Ministry

Established a mutual cooperation relationship following the 1994 "Berinsk-Gordenburg" Mutual Cooperation Treaty. Currently, the Paratechnology Ministry has established a large-scale comprehensive facility in Kovalevgrad and various observation posts throughout the region. As one of the closest allies of the Special Administrative Zone, Dock-9's 34th Strike Team "Monocrystalline Silicon" is stationed in Kovalevgrad under the temporary command of the Berinsk government, and is given limited freedom to act in the region.

Nineteenth Bureau, Internal Security Department

Currently, the Nineteenth Bureau, as a representative of the relevant units of the Republic, has a small-scale site in Kovalevgrad, which is responsible for relevant administrative matters in Berinsk as well as research cooperation. Smaller offices have been set up in some cities. As a staunch ally of Berinsk since 1991, the Nineteenth Bureau holds a relatively high degree of autonomy, and is allowed to carry out small-scale activities within Berinsk.

GRU Division "P"

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, GRU-P experienced a large-scale decline. However, it maintains one research and operational task force in Berinsk, which has been brought under the banner of the Research Institute.

SCP Foundation

The Foundation has established a cooperative relationship with the Berinsk government, with Foundation facilities located in Kovalevgrad and Novopetropavlovsk cooperating with the Research Institute.

Global Occult Coalition

Currently, the GOC's activity in Berinsk is limited to maintenance of the Veil. There is a GOC office in Kovalevgrad.

Church of the Broken God

While Berinsk has freedom of religion, the Church's presence in Berinsk is significantly weakened by the government's policies and ideology.

Population and Culture

Population

As of the 2024 census, Berinsk has a resident population of 453,000, making it one of the largest anomalous locations behind the Veil by population. Berinsk is a multiethnic region; the population consists of 296,000 ethnic Russians, 21,000 ethnic Koryaks, 13,000 ethnic Itelmens, 65,000 migrants from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and 58,000 migrants from Europe and North America.

Culture

The primary culture in Berinsk is shaped by socialist realism and socialist vanguardism.

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, a great debate regarding the future of local art emerged among the cultural and artistic community in Berinsk. Some believed that the neoclassicism and occidentalism of the later Soviet period had to be done away with, and pushed for the adoption of a completely new Neo-Soviet style of art with an emphasis on independence and liberation, forming the "vanguardist" school. Most representative among their works are:

White Paper (1991): An almost completely white canvas, with a mild memetic effect that causes viewers to reflect and imagine various scenes. Used as a backdrop in the Chapayev Theater.
Night Scene of Kovalevgrad Coast (1993): Uses a novel form of painting in which lumps of various colors are overlaid to create a scene, with a similar auditory memetic effect applied to invoke the atmosphere of the Kovalevgrad coast at night.

On the other hand, some believed that art should first and foremost serve the people, and extended their influence over the people through new artistic concepts, with emphasis on the basic tenet of producing art that reflects productive life and mutually affecting the lives of the people. These artists formed the "societal" school, which like the "vanguardist" school also explored new concepts in art and culture, but with an emphasis on socialist realism. Most representative of their works are:

Energy (1992): A sculpture produced for the Cherkov Geothermal Plant, placed directly above a vertical shaft abandoned due to encountering lava flow. Through the use of thaumaturgy, the flow of lava is manipulated to create a unique "moving sculpture".
Posters (1991-1995): A set of posters promoting the First Five-Year Plan and opposing the Rebellion of the Thieves-in-Law, widely appreciated for their socialist realism aesthetic.

The Berinsk government supported both of these schools equally, and encouraged multilateral cooperation. A major example is the concept of the "Residential Settlement", referring to a complex of structures that combined residential, industrial, and commercial areas in a small area (see "Infrastructure and Transport"). Both sides interpreted this concept of "a place for a society to gather" in their own way, enriching the lifestyles of Berinsk's city dwellers.

The increasing diversity of Berinsk's population has also led to a proliferation in different cultures; both majority and minority groups' cultures are respected. In areas populated primarily by Koryaks and Itelmens, their traditional cultural practices and occupations from millennia ago, such as hunting and fishing techniques and rites, are maintained. In the major cities, European and American popular culture blends with traditional Russian culture; in addition, Kovalevgrad is home to the largest and most bustling Chinatown of any anomalous location.

The square of Novopetropavlovsk.

The natural environment has also shaped Berinsk's new culture. Snowboarding tours of the central mountains are popular among both locals and visitors. Hunting for deer and bears has been legalized, albeit with stringent restrictions, and camping and forest exploration, with spatial jumping technology as a safeguard, is an elective in schools at the elementary level.

Thanks to the government's relaxation of censorship and encouragement of artistic expression, art exhibitions and performances are common, and ballet performances, concerts, Chinese and Western opera, and literary works have become common as entertainment after work for the people of Berinsk.

Ballet dancers performing at the Chapayev Theater.

The news media industry is rapidly developing in Berinsk, with nine news companies each with their own broadsheet and online editions, of which the largest is the "Starry Skies and Future" company operated by the "Progress" Research Institute. Cable television and related industries have also proliferated in Berinsk, with fourteen local television channels covering all aspects of locals' lives. Television channels from Russia and China are also available for viewing. Social media is a new, rapidly-developing industry, although it is regulated by the relevant government bodies to prevent the spread of fake news.

Industry and Economy

Economy

As of 2024, the Berinsk Special Administrative Zone's total output value is 33.775 billion USD (using 2020 USD conversion rates).

Economic System

Berinsk operates primarily on state ownership, with some companies being jointly owned by the state and private individuals or companies. The vast majority of large companies are managed by the "Economic Planning Committee", while village and township enterprises are managed by local soviet councils or people's councils.

Development History

In 1985, amidst Gorbachev's reforms, the SCP Foundation and the "Progress" Research Institute grew closer, and with the signing of the SCP Foundation-"Progress" Research Institute Bilateral Cooperation Agreement in 1987, a large volume of containment technology (of which much was itself anomalous) and facility construction expertise was shared with the "Progress" Research Institute, forming the basis of the Berinsk Special Administrative Zone's future development.

In 1989, the effects of the changing situation in Eastern Europe on the Soviet Union put the economy of the recently established Berinsk Oblast in dire straits. With drastically reduced funding and increased scrutiny from the KGB, the ethnic soviets of Berinsk were forced to consider using anomalous technology to acquire funds, including but not limited to selling anomalous technology to the SCP Foundation and cooperating with other paranormal organizations such as Marshall, Carter & Dark and Prometheus Labs to develop anomalous weaponry. In this period, Berinsk Oblast obtained funding from various paranormal organizationsk, and as part of their cooperation with the Foundation received information about "Project Aidita". Fishing was also one of the major sources of economic development, with exports of marine goods forming over half of Berinsk Oblast's income.

In 1991, the Soviet Union dissolved, and Berinsk obtained economic independence, putting its First Five-Year Plan into action and achieving a basic level of industrialization. Forestry and mining were the primary source of income in this period. Owing to the SCP Foundation's assistance, manufacturing of non-anomalous products developed and exports continued to increase. In 1994, collaboration with the Paratechnology Ministry led to a further strengthening of Berinsk's industrial capabilities; in addition, Karagin Oblast was established as a model free trade zone, leading to rapid development in trans-spatial trade.

The 1995 "Rebellion of the Thieves-in-Law greatly affected the economic development of cities in the eastern part of Berinsk. While production facilities were built to serve military purposes, the Supreme Soviet planned to move the industrial core of the region to the west. During the Second Five-Year Plan (1996-2001), modern mechanized forestry centers, such as Krapivnaya Forestry Zone and Kintsburg Forestry Center were constructed, with machines capable of felling and planting trees. Mining was also another focus of Berinsk's development plans. During the Second Five-Year Plan, the Berinsk Politburo made use of the abundant and widespread mineral resources in the Second Kamchatka Peninsula, establishing a low-pollution ore separation and refinery plant in the Asacha area and a mine in Mutnovsky and constructing accompanying basic facilities, as well as establishing a company to oversee the accelerated development of metal processing facilities in the Utkholk Cape region, constructing a series of smeltery plants capable of safely and effectively producing up to 15,000 tons of beryllium bronze a year. Such developments in forestry and mining effectively met the resource usage and industrial development targets set out in the Second Five-Year Plan and accelerated development in the west, largely resolving the issues of unemployment and housing shortages caused by the influx of immigrants in 1991.

With the increases in production, Berinsk's ports began to develop as well. 100,000-ton-scale ports were constructed in Ozernovsky and Lukavetika, and railroads were constructed to connect these ports to major industrial centers and cities. The Karagin Island City Region was established, developed with the use of the Aidita Parallel Conector's Kyorkovsky-D type device to improve physical exchange with the Paratechnology Ministry. In Kovalevsk, cooperation agreements were signed with the SCP Foundation, the Global Occult Coalition, the Nineteenth Bureau, MI666, and various national paranormal agencies; consulates of each of these nations were established. Of note is the particularly close cooperation between the Nineteenth Bureau and Berinsk; Berinsk provided the Nineteenth Bureau and relevant units with large quantities of precious metals, including gold, that were in demand, and produced beryllium bronze; in return, the relevant units in turn worked with Dalian Shipbuilding Industries to produce bulk freighters and container ships and maintain Berinsk's non-anomalous military vessels. In addition, Berinsk and the Nineteenth Bureau have maintained large volumes of trade in light industrial bulk goods. Berinsk has also established economic cooperation relations with various anomalous communities, such as Hong Shing and Three Portlands; of note is that trade relations with Berinsk encouraged Hong Shing to follow Hong Kong in its return to China in 1997 and to maintain friendly cooperation between the A Mary King government and the Nineteenth Bureau in Hong Shing.

At the beginning of the 21st century, in the face of constant economic crises in the West, Berinsk's made use of the advantages offered by its new high-tech industries to closely follow industrial structural changes, further improve its economic situation, and take action towards its goals of building its high-tech and paratechnology industries. A large volume of new technology, both anomalous and non-anomalous, developed by Berinsk-21 and other research organizations have been put into common use. Notable inventions include high-purity silicon smelting, new ceramic materials, high-performance beryllium bronze and composite material mixture smelting, high-performance Scranton Reality Anchors, anomalous probing devices, and anomalous and non-anomalous bioengineering. In addition, limited cooperation with Marshall, Carter & Dark and other anomalous companies has been established.

In terms of agriculture, the Supreme Soviet has established the "Four Core Issues": cooperative agricultural collectives, application of technology in agriculture, industrial processing of agricultural products, and adapting agricultural production to fulfill market needs. Various anomalies in the area originating from Sarkic cultures and the Church of the Broken God have been used to produce anomalous technology, which in addition to dispelling superstitions held by local farmers also increases the diversity and volume of their products. Relatively successful applications of non-anomalous technology and paratechnology in agriculture include the genetically modified "д" variety of wheat, as well as "rapid pork" based on Sarkic regeneration techniques. In addition, the products of minority groups' traditional farming and fishing methods are maintained as regional delicacies.

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