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The People's Republic of Absolute communism574 |
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Category: Authoritarian Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Rare |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Very Good |
Location: Lazarus |
Regional Influence: Sprat |
The People's Republic of Absolute communism574 is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.412 billion Absolute communism574ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 64.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Absolute communism574ian economy, worth 715 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. 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 162,179 Platinums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.
Obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals, motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, black tea is only available on the black market, and shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Absolute communism574's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Absolute communism574 is ranked 307,263rd in the world and 14,087th in Lazarus for Nicest Citizens, with 0.88 average smiles per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism574, shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism574, black tea is only available on the black market.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism574, motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism574, obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism574, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been banned for advocating gluttony.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism574, the government is reining in public spending.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism574, Tetris has been banned for its graphic violent content.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism574, exceptionally talented workers are praised more than Revolutionary heroes.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism574, the big red machine has ground to a halt.
- : Following new legislation in
Absolute communism574, people who have lived their entire lives in Absolute communism574 are shocked to discover that they are not citizens.