Spotlight on:
The People's Republic of Even Better Korea |
“We are the best korea”
Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Few |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Unheard Of |
Location: Balder |
Regional Influence: Nipper |
The People's Republic of Even Better Korea is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, national health service, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 6.084 billion Even Better Koreans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while Social Policy and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of vault 76. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Even Better Korean economy, worth a remarkable 1,683 trillion lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 276,748 lire, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,228,835 per year while the poor average 38,857, a ratio of 31.6 to 1.
Pedants defending Leader observe that psychopaths and sociopaths aren't exactly the same thing, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, school teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students, and historical commemorations regularly devolve into militaristic jingoism. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Even Better Korea's national animal is the unicorn, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Even Better Korea is ranked 251,362nd in the world and 8,134th in Balder for Most Stationary, with 18.8492240476 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Even Better Korea, historical commemorations regularly devolve into militaristic jingoism.
- : Following new legislation in Even Better Korea, school teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students.
- : Following new legislation in Even Better Korea, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments.
- : Following new legislation in Even Better Korea, pedants defending Leader observe that psychopaths and sociopaths aren't exactly the same thing.
- : Following new legislation in Even Better Korea, citizens rise at daybreak every day for mandatory exercise.
- : Even Better Korea's influence in Balder rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : Even Better Korea was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Lowest Overall Tax Burden and the Top 10% for Largest Basket Weaving Sector and Fattest Citizens.
- : Following new legislation in Even Better Korea, mining is the nation's most dangerous occupation.
- : Following new legislation in Even Better Korea, violent criminals are doomed to be hunted by a psychotic billionaire.
- : Following new legislation in Even Better Korea, psychiatrists bizarrely accompany Leader to meetings with foreign heads of state.