Spotlight on:
The Republic of Librumia |
“Knowledge is power”
Category: Liberal Democratic Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Superb |
Location: The East Pacific |
Regional Influence: Sprat |
The Republic of Librumia is a colossal, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.525 billion Librumians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.
The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 99.4%.
The frighteningly efficient Librumian economy, worth a remarkable 2,074 trillion Pages a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 243,388 Pages, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
All the playground's a stage for Librumian schoolchildren, Leader claims to be the epitome of family values, arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated, and environmentalists are advocating slash-and-burn in the nation's forests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Librumia's national animal is the rat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Librumia is ranked 1,422nd in the world and 36th in The East Pacific for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 99.39 Effective Tax Rate.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Librumia, environmentalists are advocating slash-and-burn in the nation's forests.
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Librumia, arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated.
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Librumia, Leader claims to be the epitome of family values.
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Librumia, all the playground's a stage for Librumian schoolchildren.
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Librumia, prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries.
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Librumia, the police crack down on tax evaders without mercy.
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Librumia, noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law.
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Librumia, crocodile roadkill is smeared across the asphalt of the new Formula One track.
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Librumia, life-saving resuscitation is denied based on decades-old teenage diaries that declare "I want to die before I get old".
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Librumia, shopping comes bagged and tagged.