Spotlight on:

The Grand Duchy of Glauxia

“Who? Who?”

Overview • Policies • People • Government • Economy • Rank • Trend • Cards

The Grand Duchy of Glauxia is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 11.151 billion Glauxians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Spirituality, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kautzburg. The average income tax rate is 30.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Glauxian economy, worth 539 trillion Kauzburg Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,391 Kauzburg Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Prison officers are bribed not to take bribes, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, write-in candidate 'Leader Sucks' is perennially popular, and town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Glauxia's national animal is the owl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Glauxia is ranked 185,054^th in the world and 110^th in New Europe for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 527.95 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.

Top
10%Top
5%Top
10%