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The Most Serene Kingdom of Merala |
“Fortuna Audaces Iuvat”
Category: Authoritarian Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Rare |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Average |
Location: Balder |
Regional Influence: Minnow |
The Most Serene Kingdom of Merala is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by King Roque II with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, triple-decker prams, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cheerful population of 16.923 billion Meralans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ardoz. The income tax rate is 100%.
The frighteningly efficient Meralan economy, worth a remarkable 6,664 trillion Reais a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 393,804 Reais, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
War vets look after war animals, calling out of the blue has become taboo, dynamite sales and concert audiences are booming, and religious bigotry and a fear of outsiders have replaced religious studies in schools. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Merala's national animal is the Lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.
Merala is ranked 234th in the world and 4th in Balder for Smartest Citizens, with 372.84 quips per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Merala, religious bigotry and a fear of outsiders have replaced religious studies in schools.
- : Following new legislation in
Merala, dynamite sales and concert audiences are booming.
- : Following new legislation in
Merala, calling out of the blue has become taboo.
- : Following new legislation in
Merala, war vets look after war animals.
- : Following new legislation in
Merala, government crews work tirelessly to retake the suburbs from organized packs of raccoons.
- : Following new legislation in
Merala, consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed.
- : Following new legislation in
Merala, unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police.
- : Following new legislation in
Merala, it's a long jump to get onto the housing ladder.
- : Following new legislation in
Merala, the importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age.
- : Following new legislation in
Merala, excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions.