Spotlight on:
The United Nordic Kingdom of Laurente |
“Unity, Discipline, Work”
Category: Father Knows Best State | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Strong |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: OIC |
Regional Influence: Negotiator |
The United Nordic Kingdom of Laurente is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Royal Prince of Laurente Édouard Carpent with an iron fist, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, zero percent divorce rate, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 4.385 billion Laurentis 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 tiny, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Copenhagen. The average income tax rate is 8.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The strong Laurentean economy, worth 301 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 68,658 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.
The regional delicacy of chocolate bombes is deadlier than an unexploded bomb, laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts, Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to Copenhagen to enjoy their national art, and stony-faced prosecutors play loud gangster rap music during court proceedings. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Laurente's national animal is the Mute Swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Laurente is ranked 137,969th in the world and 7th in OIC for Most Stationary, with 221.2079834268 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Laurente's influence in OIC fell from "Contender" to "Negotiator".
- : Laurente's influence in OIC rose from "Negotiator" to "Contender".
- : Laurente's influence in OIC rose from "Auxiliary" to "Negotiator".
- : Laurente's influence in OIC rose from "Ambassador" to "Auxiliary".
- : Laurente's influence in OIC fell from "Auxiliary" to "Ambassador".
- : Laurente's influence in OIC rose from "Ambassador" to "Auxiliary".
- : Laurente's influence in OIC rose from "Diplomat" to "Ambassador".
- : Laurente's influence in OIC fell from "Ambassador" to "Diplomat".
- : Laurente's influence in OIC rose from "Diplomat" to "Ambassador".
- : Laurente's influence in OIC fell from "Ambassador" to "Diplomat".