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The Federal Republic of Lippeland |
“Prosperity comes from progress”
Category: Corrupt Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Average |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Location: Lands End |
Regional Influence: Handshaker |
The Federal Republic of Lippeland is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Bernhard zur Lippe with an iron fist, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, free-roaming dinosaurs, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, cynical population of 6.298 billion Lippelandians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.
The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Buchenfurt. The average income tax rate is 90.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient lippelandish economy, worth a remarkable 1,171 trillion Lippmarks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 185,983 Lippmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The nation's taxpayers pay for foreign governments' extravagances, coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops, the police have reaffirmed their tough stance on drugs, and the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lippeland's national animal is the Horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Lippeland is ranked 2,688th in the world and 2nd in Lands End for Safest, scoring 142 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Lippeland was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Influential and the Top 5% for Highest Food Quality, Highest Poor Incomes, Most Developed, and Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : Lippeland's influence in Lands End rose from "Truckler" to "Handshaker".
- : Lippeland voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Pre-Packaged Food Labels".
- : Lippeland's influence in Lands End fell from "Handshaker" to "Truckler".
- : Following new legislation in Lippeland, the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air.
- : Lippeland voted against the World Assembly Resolution "On International Foolish Behavior".
- : Lippeland voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Police Accountability Act".
- : Lippeland voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Commend One Small Island"".
- : Lippeland endorsed The People's Republic of Skoy.
- : Lippeland voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Client Money Segregation For Brokers".
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 41 » Deims Kir, Bonnie Blue Republic, Neo URSS, Hollip, South-Central Rhodesia, Nordhpadhan, Nadal Mobianordia, Biggonian Megaist Empire, Ruwan Islands, New Tussia, Singhapala Bisaya, Ansoku, Schabinur, The Tribia, Pantsville, Ofrus, Nyvardan, Terra Argo, Papalania, Cassinia, Antarctican Immagrants, Dolplandia, New Trussia, Kirmizinia, North-Bardonia, Buchbach, Murskat, Claysville, Sovende, Peacockastan, Tillaania, Akita-saki, Hansa Federation, Jaredistan, Troposia, Hay-Brazil, Micalandia, Insania Pecunia, Unificada das Ilhas Karparge, Glossapolis, and Skoy.