Spotlight on:
The Jon Smith Stevens of Makalote |
“The squire will overpower the knight.”
Category: Moralistic Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Few |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Location: Lazarus |
Regional Influence: Newcomer |
The Jon Smith Stevens of Makalote is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, pith helmet sales, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 4.474 billion Makalotans 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 large, corrupt government prioritizes Law & Order, although Administration, Industry, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of A Regular City. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Makalotean economy, worth 486 trillion Makalorian Francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 108,664 Makalorian Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.
The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, pitchforks and torches are coming back into fashion, translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates, and the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Makalote's national animal is the Swimming Desperado, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Makalote is ranked 208,990th in the world and 5,739th in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 37.40710800388 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Makalote's influence in Lazarus rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Makalote's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Makalote's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Makalote was refounded in Lazarus.
- : Makalote ceased to exist in Kowloon Bay Shipping Ports.
- : Makalote was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
- : Following new legislation in Makalote, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly.
- : Following new legislation in Makalote, translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates.
- : Following new legislation in Makalote, pitchforks and torches are coming back into fashion.
- : Makalote was reclassified from "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" to "Moralistic Democracy".