Spotlight on:
The Cod of Libcod |
“Strength Through Compliance”
Category: Benevolent Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: World Benchmark |
Economy: Very Strong |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: Artificial Solar System |
Regional Influence: Newcomer |
The Cod of Libcod is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, cynical population of 4.813 billion Libcodians enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.
The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Public Transport, and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.7%.
The very strong Libcodian economy, worth 259 trillion rupees a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 53,858 rupees, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 182,901 per year while the poor average 11,700, a ratio of 15.6 to 1.
Crime is a serious problem. Libcod's national animal is the beaver, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.
Libcod is ranked 281,864th in the world and 4,546th in Artificial Solar System for Most Stationary, with 5.90230872252 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Libcod's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Libcod's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Libcod's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Libcod relocated from Estrandia to Artificial Solar System.
- : Libcod applied to join the World Assembly.
- : Libcod's influence in Estrandia fell from "Superpower" to "Eminence Grise".
- : Libcod resigned from the World Assembly.
- : Libcod's influence in Estrandia rose from "Zero" to "Superpower".
- : Libcod relocated from Artificial Solar System to Estrandia.
- : Libcod was endorsed by The Republic of Boring numbers 8.