Spotlight on:
The Empire of Forostar |
“Freedom for Some”
Category: Father Knows Best State | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: SWG |
Regional Influence: Dominator |
The Empire of Forostar is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Becca with an iron fist, and notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, free-roaming dinosaurs, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 46.013 billion Forostarians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gorkville. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74.9%.
The frighteningly efficient Forostarian economy, worth an astonishing 13,172 trillion kopecs a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 286,267 kopecs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 988,878 per year while the poor average 60,608, a ratio of 16.3 to 1.
Breastfeeding mothers are replacing smokers to loiter outside the workplace, the moon's craters are more numerous every day, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, and typing Becca's name into a search engine always gives zero matches. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Forostar's national animal is the Bun Bun, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Wiccan.
Forostar is ranked 164th in the world and 1st in SWG for Most Stationary, with 6,943.66222272 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Forostar was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.
- : Following new legislation in Forostar, typing Becca's name into a search engine always gives zero matches.
- : Following new legislation in Forostar, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky.
- : Following new legislation in Forostar, the moon's craters are more numerous every day.
- : Following new legislation in Forostar, breastfeeding mothers are replacing smokers to loiter outside the workplace.
- : Following new legislation in Forostar, a stocking with a crooked seam or a tie without a full Windsor knot are grounds for instant dismissal.
- : Following new legislation in Forostar, tourists outnumber citizens two to one.
- : Following new legislation in Forostar, vehicular manslaughter is apparently a victimless crime.
- : Following new legislation in Forostar, clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies.
- : Following new legislation in Forostar, puppies given out free in marketing promotions are often tossed straight into the trash.