Article 2 of the Alliance Charter

Article 2 of the Alliance Charter (abbreviated A2) is the second official article of the Alliance Charter.

Section 1. Gross Domestic Product Per Capita Limits P1.01	All AIN member states shall measure their gross domestic product (GDP) according to purchasing power parity (PPP) and in US Dollars ($) for the purposes of official, international comparisons. P1.02	Except as provided in paragraphs 5 and 6, a member state’s per capita GDP shall not exceed the upper limit for its geographical region, as follows: P1.03	The limits should be updated once each year, with an amendment bill submitted to the Senate. P1.04	Each of the following shall be considered one (1) strong economic stimulus: P1.05	A member state shall be considered a microstate if it meets all of the following three criteria: P1.06	Nations which meet the criteria for microstate status may qualify for one of the following exemptions from their regional GDP cap: P1.07	Nations which are too large to be considered microstates (as defined in paragraph 6) may be exempt from the above caps under the following circumstances:
 * C1.02(a)	$55,500 for North America,
 * C1.02(b)	$21,000 for Latin America,
 * C1.02(c)	$30,000 for the South Atlantic,
 * C1.02(d)	$42,500 for Veratlantea,
 * C1.02(e)	$53,000 for Western Europe,
 * C1.02(f)	$24,500 for Eastern Europe,
 * C1.02(g)	$60,000 for Scandinavia,
 * C1.02(h)	$16,000 for North Africa,
 * C1.02(i)	$5,000 for Continental Africa,
 * C1.02(j)	$6,250 for Coastal Africa,
 * C1.02(k)	$6,750 for the African Coastal Islands,
 * C1.02(l)	$12,000 for Southern Africa,
 * C1.02(m)	$40,000 for the Middle East,
 * C1.02(n)	$25,500 for Former Soviet Asia,
 * C1.02(o)	$18,500 for Central Asia,
 * C1.02(p)	$13,000 for Southeast Asia,
 * C1.02(q)	$45,000 for Far East Asia,
 * C1.02(r)	$19,000 for the Indian Ocean,
 * C1.02(s)	$47,000 for Oceania,
 * C1.02(t)	$15,500 for Polynesia/Melanesia, and
 * C1.02(u)	$19,000 for the Eastern Pacific.
 * C1.04(a)	The nation may not be in an unorthodox wealth area (like Central Africa or Antarctica).
 * C1.04(b)	The nation must have a developed infrastructure system.
 * C1.04(c)	The nation’s HDI must be at least 0.800.
 * C1.04(d)	The nation must have at least one high-demand industry such as oil, natural gas, manufacturing, tourism, etc.
 * C1.05(a)	At least four strong economic stimuli and balance of trade must be present.
 * C1.05(b)	The nation may not be fully self-sufficient: it must rely on the imports of at least one significant resource.
 * C1.05(c)	The area of the nation may not exceed 17,500 km2 (6,750 mi2).
 * C1.06(a)	All microstates with a population below 3,500,000 (8,000,000 in the Far East Asia region) and which have at least four strong economic stimuli are exempt up to 230% of the regional GDP cap.
 * C1.06(b)	All microstates whose population is below 400,000 and which have at least four strong economic stimuli are exempt up to $105,000.
 * C1.07(a)	Any country which can provide a highly detailed, realistic and well-organized write-up of its economy is exempt from its regional cap up to 200%.
 * C1.07(b)	Caribbean tourist states are exempt from the Latin American cap up to $31,500;
 * C1.07(c)	Any country whose economy is dominated by the petrochemical industry is exempt from its regional cap up to 250%.

Section 2.	Major National Changes to Member States
P2.01	If a member of the Alliance wishes to make substantial changes to their member state, these shall be presented, in their entirety, to the Senate for consideration and approval. P2.02	Changes shall be deemed substantial if they include any of the following: P2.03	Member states shall not be retroactively altered in any way, substantial or unsubstantial, until at least two (2) months have passed since the last changes were approved. P2.04	A member proposing substantial changes, as defined above, to their nation shall include with said changes valid and compelling arguments supporting each proposed change. Other Alliance members shall determine for themselves whether the arguments presented are valid and compelling, and they shall vote accordingly.
 * C2.02(a)	Increase or decrease in national population by at least 5% of its value at application or since the last change, which was either substantial or otherwise, allowing for reasonable natural growth/decline rates, and/or changes due to unusual events (e.g. war, disaster, refugee migrations etc.)
 * C2.02(b)	Increase or decrease in national area since the last change, substantial or otherwise, except when recalculating the area of a fictional landmass.
 * C2.02(c)	Increase or decrease in GDP by at least 7.5% of its value at application or since the last change, substantial or otherwise.
 * C2.02(d)	Increase in GDP per capita above the regional cap (all such changes will still be subject to Section 1 of this Article)
 * C2.02(e)	Increase or decrease in Human Development Index by more than 5% of its value since the last change, substantial or otherwise.
 * C2.02(f)	Relocation of the member state, or any part thereof, at least 40 kilometres (25 miles) in any direction.
 * C2.02(g)	Fundamental changes to national government type and structure
 * C2.02(h)	Changes to the history or origins of the member state, which will alter, or affect another member state’s history
 * C2.02(i)	Addition of any colonies or territories that remain under national control in the present day (but not of colonies given independence in the past)
 * C2.03(a)	New member states must wait at least six (6) months after induction into the AIN to make changes to their countries.
 * C2.03(b)	No change, for each of the above articles, shall be applied to a member state more than once every twelve (12) months.

Section 3.	Restrictions on Roleplay
P3.01	No member state may possess any technologies which either do not currently exist in real life or are unlikely to be developed within the next ten (10) years. P3.02	All member states must be set in the current real-life year, and all roleplay within and between member states which is set in the present must take place in the current year. Time-shifting is prohibited. P3.03	All roleplay between member states and nations which are not members of the Alliance, whether real or fictional, is strictly prohibited. P3.04	No current or future member state may be a member of the European Union. P3.05	Member states may be part of the United Nations and any sub-group(s) thereof, provided that they do not roleplay their UN membership. Membership in the UN may therefore only be stated. P3.06	Member states have the right to claim any company or enterprise based inside their borders. P3.07	All current and future members must relinquish claims on any company listed on Forbes 2000, which is based outside of the borders of their country. P3.08	If a member's nation is located on a fictional landmass, no company listed on Forbes 2000 may be claimed, but any other company may be claimed to be Headquartered in their country. P3.09	Each time Forbes 2000 is updated, each new entrant is also barred from being claimed by any member state, however, if a new entrant as already been claimed by a member state, it may be retained.
 * C3.03(a)	Member states may mention events and states existing in the real world in their respective media, provided that such mentions do not include any roleplayed response by the non-member state's government or private citizens.
 * C3.04(a)	No member state may be granted an exemption to the above restriction.
 * C3.04(b)	Any relationship with any other international union, such as ASEAN, CARICOM, or the African Union may only be stated and member states must not roleplay these relationships.

Section 4.	Exclusion Zones
P4.01	Exclusion zones consist of areas of land and water which no applicant to the Alliance may claim for their country. P4.02	The following exclusion zones are recognized by the Alliance: P4.03	The following areas within the above exclusion zones may be available for applicants, provided that the applying nation's history does not alter those of the surrounding nations: P4.04	The Senate may grant further exemptions under strict guidelines to be agreed upon by the member states involved in the discussion, so as to avoid affecting the history of any existing member state. P4.05	A map depicting all exclusion zones listed above shall be posted and maintained in the Membership Office.
 * C4.01(a)	Exclusion zones are established for the following reasons: (i) to protect existing member states' history, culture, and realism; (ii) to protect real-life nations that have lost significant area from losing anymore area; and (iii) to protect real-life countries that play a significant role in many AIN member's history.
 * C4.02(a)	Countries that may no longer be reduced in size include, but are not limited to: the United States, Canada, Brazil, Gabon, Portugal, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
 * C4.02(b)	Regions of water which are protected by exclusion zones include, but are not limited to: the North-eastern Pacific near the West Coast of North America and the member states located nearby, part of the Western Atlantic near South America, the areas of the Indian, Southern, and Pacific Oceans around Illium, Jarraban, Australia, New Duveland, New Zealand, and Torainn, extending eastward to the territorial waters of Neu Westfalen; and the coastal waters of Far East Asia.
 * C4.03(a)	Land areas which may be exempt from their respective exclusions include Western Australia and Hokkaido Prefecture.
 * C4.03(b)	Water areas which may be exempt include the waters above the submerged Zealandia continent to the southeast of New Zealand.

Source
Article 2 of the Alliance Charter

Forbes Global 2000 2017 - for reference for P3.07-P3.09