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The Commonwealth of Absolute communism568 |
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Category: Authoritarian Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Unheard Of |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Some |
Location: Lazarus |
Regional Influence: Sprat |
The Commonwealth of Absolute communism568 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, aversion to nipples, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.376 billion Absolute communism568ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 55.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Absolute communism568ian economy, worth 754 trillion Platinums a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 172,480 Platinums, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.
The new iVote app allows representatives to vote on legislation by launching ill-tempered birds and matching candies, students and teachers are regularly stopped and searched for symbols of religious affiliation before class, saying 'no homo' is enough to escape punishment for the crime of being gay, and edgy teens know that illegal discos are where the cool cats hang. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Absolute communism568's national animal is the Wolf.
Absolute communism568 is ranked 60,465th in the world and 3,226th in Lazarus for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,182 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Absolute communism568, edgy teens know that illegal discos are where the cool cats hang.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism568, saying 'no homo' is enough to escape punishment for the crime of being gay.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism568, students and teachers are regularly stopped and searched for symbols of religious affiliation before class.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism568, the new iVote app allows representatives to vote on legislation by launching ill-tempered birds and matching candies.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism568, the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism568, no-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism568, factories place endangered birds in their rafters in pursuit of government protections.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism568, Absolute communism568ian watches list strained wrists as a common side effect.
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Absolute communism568 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes and Most Armed and the Top 10% for Most Conservative.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism568, imitation is the sincerest form of felony.