diff --git a/.terraform.lock.hcl b/.terraform.lock.hcl
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+# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
+# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/google" {
+  version = "7.9.0"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:xhzErMeJSU7hzQs7Z5MvnGG+cwZA3gxW1tGwRbGjsL8=",
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+    "zh:0aa72a11265db9201464829a31a3d834149cd0aad5bb184a46f08bef4cd56d83",
+    "zh:1bd349373d11ba77bcd6ba389ec94e5116ac6b1c83ea2db85e847af7948d553f",
+    "zh:3ca032646e2d332e48aa46be19b7c30cdadd09e066e2f7c9e0f2022fbc0e0e7a",
+    "zh:481a20133ad3de9ed8a5de5ade5a46fe8f9f9c9f740ad7ebb9c4d7ef914140db",
+    "zh:56f3b7b521fa09dacc94abca7451b075d39793a569b53ef7ebed83fb088f5035",
+    "zh:bde46790fb4e6bf106df0c404aa2f8361651ad9ac70f30faf4bcb55d65e7d38e",
+    "zh:cc8d931e1d45376a421cff84d1223571296724e263ae4ebc021e3bd76bc74b9a",
+    "zh:d6604e6bb61f695e631d8862490389d65895f34d0133c066a81601e5539f0fa7",
+    "zh:d999cf33e1dd8cb3b02a75d079e542d9f3d73bc5756b870e78dfe3bf89535bd9",
+    "zh:e4f38256d1f190f7e04d393ba3e247da7e12f4bcf22c2c3ce1f57b465b4ad8a3",
+    "zh:f569b65999264a9416862bca5cd2a6177d94ccb0424f3a4ef424428912b9cb3c",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
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+# Configure the Google Cloud provider
+provider "google" {
+  project = var.project_id
+  region  = var.region
+}
+
+# Create a new Google Cloud Project
+resource "google_project" "main_project" {
+  name       = var.project_name
+  project_id = var.project_id
+
+  # Enable deletion policy to allow project deletion
+  deletion_policy = "DELETE"
+}
+
+# Enable required APIs for the project
+resource "google_project_service" "project_services" {
+  project = google_project.main_project.project_id
+  service = "cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com"
+
+  # Wait for the project to be created before enabling services
+  depends_on = [google_project.main_project]
+}
+
+# Output the project ID and name
+output "project_id" {
+  value = google_project.main_project.project_id
+}
+
+output "project_name" {
+  value = google_project.main_project.name
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
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+# Variables for Google Cloud Project creation
+
+variable "project_name" {
+  description = "Name of the Google Cloud project"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "rothbard-project-staging"
+}
+
+variable "project_id" {
+  description = "ID of the Google Cloud project"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "rothbard-project-staging-12345"
+}
+
+variable "organization_id" {
+  description = "ID of the Google Cloud Organization"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "123456789012"
+}
+
+variable "region" {
+  description = "Default region for resources"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "us-central1"
+}