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The Young Raiders' Captain of Guts of the Band of the Hawk |
“I think I just stopped by to warm myself by the bonfire”
Category: Moralistic Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Thriving |
Political Freedoms: Good |
Location: Berserk |
Regional Influence: Handshaker |
The Young Raiders' Captain of Guts of the Band of the Hawk is a huge, genial nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, pith helmet sales, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working population of 761 million Guts of the Band of the Hawkians 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 medium-sized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Industry, Healthcare, and Law & Order are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wyndham. The average income tax rate is 35.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The thriving Guts of the Band of the Hawkian economy, worth 48.7 trillion Silvers a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 63,941 Silvers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.
'Mountain Doobie' is widely regarded as the nation's favourite drink, disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, prisoners work-share to cut down rising costs of keeping them in jail, and families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Guts of the Band of the Hawk's national animal is the Apostle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Guts of the Band of the Hawk is ranked 145,915th in the world and 44th in Berserk for Largest Governments, scoring 13.34 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Guts of the Band of the Hawk created a custom banner.
- : Guts of the Band of the Hawk changed its national capital to "Wyndham" and its nation type to "Young Raiders' Captain".
- : Guts of the Band of the Hawk altered its national flag.
- : Following new legislation in Guts of the Band of the Hawk, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain.
- : Following new legislation in Guts of the Band of the Hawk, prisoners work-share to cut down rising costs of keeping them in jail.
- : Following new legislation in Guts of the Band of the Hawk, disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown.
- : Following new legislation in Guts of the Band of the Hawk, 'Mountain Doobie' is widely regarded as the nation's favourite drink.
- : Following new legislation in Guts of the Band of the Hawk, Leader is worshipped as a god.
- : Following new legislation in Guts of the Band of the Hawk, the first sword of Guts of the Band of the Hawk does not run.
- : Following new legislation in Guts of the Band of the Hawk, 50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool.