Spotlight on:
The Swordtress of Crusader-45 |
“Twirling Toward Freedom”
Category: Moralistic Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Unheard Of |
Economy: Powerhouse |
Political Freedoms: Some |
Location: Alliance of Supreme Powers |
Regional Influence: Sprat |
The Swordtress of Crusader-45 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, aversion to nipples, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, devout population of 5.579 billion Crusader-45ians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.8%.
The powerhouse Crusader-45ian economy, worth 449 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 80,652 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 299,202 per year while the poor average 15,292, a ratio of 19.6 to 1.
Every politician claims to be at least 1% Native Crusader-45ian, you can tell when Crusader-45ians are being snarky by the fact their lips are moving, thousands of picky mothers-in-law have been recruited to serve as even pickier cookery instructors, and the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crusader-45's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Crusader-45 is ranked 195,724th in the world and 5,548th in Alliance of Supreme Powers for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -2.9 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Crusader-45 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
- : Following new legislation in Crusader-45, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks.
- : Following new legislation in Crusader-45, thousands of picky mothers-in-law have been recruited to serve as even pickier cookery instructors.
- : Following new legislation in Crusader-45, you can tell when Crusader-45ians are being snarky by the fact their lips are moving.
- : Following new legislation in Crusader-45, every politician claims to be at least 1% Native Crusader-45ian.
- : Following new legislation in Crusader-45, discarded pennies litter the streets.
- : Crusader-45 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Following new legislation in Crusader-45, a tax exemption has created a new hunger for octogenarian millionaires dating women 60 years their younger.
- : Following new legislation in Crusader-45, every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead.
- : Following new legislation in Crusader-45, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Crusader-45 City.