Spotlight on:
The Black Circus of BCC 23 |
“God, Homeland, Liberty”
Category: Moralistic Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Few |
Economy: Strong |
Political Freedoms: Below Average |
Location: Suspicious |
Regional Influence: Newcomer |
The Black Circus of BCC 23 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its daily referendums and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.298 billion BCC 23ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 32.6%.
The strong BCC 23ian economy, worth 189 trillion pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 57,331 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.
For the sake of 'public interest' news programs tell viewers how to home-make Sarin gas bombs, sports journals are full of uplifting puff-pieces on professional boxers, even religious militants can be swayed by the power of #love, and warning signs caution BCC 23ians where they may fall off 'the edge of the world'. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BCC 23's national animal is the wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
BCC 23 is ranked 62,835th in the world and 1,050th in Suspicious for Most Ignorant Citizens, with 22.74 missed references per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : BCC 23's influence in Suspicious rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : BCC 23's influence in Suspicious rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : BCC 23's influence in Suspicious rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : BCC 23 applied to join the World Assembly.
- : BCC 23 relocated from Colonial Governments in Exile to Suspicious.
- : BCC 23 applied to join the World Assembly.
- : BCC 23's influence in Colonial Governments in Exile rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : BCC 23 resigned from the World Assembly.
- : BCC 23's influence in Colonial Governments in Exile rose from "Zero" to "Shoeshiner".
- : BCC 23 relocated from Suspicious to Colonial Governments in Exile.