Spotlight on:
The Kingdom of Danelag |
“To boldly sail where no man has sailed before.”
Category: Liberal Democratic Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Good |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Excellent |
Location: Lazarus |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner |
The Kingdom of Danelag is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King with a fair hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 41.26 billion Danelagians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.
The relatively small government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Administration, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of York. The average income tax rate is 32.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Danelagian economy, worth a remarkable 8,174 trillion kroner a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 198,110 kroner, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.
Lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work, practising saying 'how now brown cow' is an essential part of holiday planning, the government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life, and old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones. Crime is totally unknown. Danelag's national animal is the albatross, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Danelag is ranked 2,030th in the world and 75th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 263 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Danelag, old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones.
- : Following new legislation in Danelag, the government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life.
- : Following new legislation in Danelag, practising saying 'how now brown cow' is an essential part of holiday planning.
- : Following new legislation in Danelag, lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work.
- : Following new legislation in Danelag, the immigration office has an express line for people bringing cash in briefcases.
- : Following new legislation in Danelag, heartfelt sentiments are mercilessly marketed by a million-krone treacle machine.
- : Following new legislation in Danelag, rumor has it that King has won three lotteries in a row.
- : Following new legislation in Danelag, beaches are empty as the shark population multiplies exponentially.
- : Following new legislation in Danelag, literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts.
- : Following new legislation in Danelag, parking's carefree without parking car fees.