Spotlight on:
The Boutique Empire of Bassiliya |
“Όπλα, Πόλεμος, και Γενναιότητα”
Category: Corrupt Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Fair |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Location: Thegye |
Regional Influence: Eminence Grise |
The Boutique Empire of Bassiliya is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by the Emperor with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, avowedly heterosexual populace, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 9.29 billion Bassiliyans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is primarily concerned with Healthcare, with Defense, Administration, and Education also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Otoklis. The average income tax rate is 78.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The large but underdeveloped Bassiliyan economy, worth 246 trillion Kairmas a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Cheese Exports industry. Average income is 26,562 Kairmas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
There has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates, ship captains always order a return to port at the slightest sign of rain, government officials have to mortgage their homes to make ends meet, and the government-run newspapers insist that everything is fine. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bassiliya's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Otoism.
Bassiliya is ranked 76,984th in the world and 27th in Thegye for Lowest Crime Rates, with 68.99 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Bassiliya was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans.
- : Bassiliya's influence in Thegye fell from "Powerbroker" to "Eminence Grise".
- : Bassiliya's influence in Thegye rose from "Eminence Grise" to "Powerbroker".
- : Bassiliya was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
- : Bassiliya endorsed The Federal Republic of Soliverta.
- : Bassiliya voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Prisoner Financial Rights".
- : Bassiliya ejected The Federal Republic of Dollfussist Austria from Thegye.
- : Bassiliya lodged a message on the Thegye Regional Message Board.
- : Bassiliya endorsed Flortiland.
- : Bassiliya voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Liberate Lux Immortalem".
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 8 » Peraro Krotoik, Bracadun, Felix Femboi, Zuzek, Japharax, Lionspire, Inner Grellicrea, and Northern Nillarsook.