Spotlight on:
The Republic of Molies31 |
“Mission Accomplished”
Category: Corrupt Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: Lazarus |
Regional Influence: Sprat |
The Republic of Molies31 is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, state-planned economy, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 7.213 billion Molies31ians 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 82.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Molies31ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,826 trillion florins 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. 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 amazing 253,275 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.
Crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing, deceased politicians' MyFace profiles are unanimously pro-incumbent, boats straying just metres away from the shore will raise the ire of the Coast Guard, and the military struggles with recruitment. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Molies31's national animal is the cobra.
Molies31 is ranked 115,617th in the world and 2,105th in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 328.681213255 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Molies31, the military struggles with recruitment.
- : Molies31 was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Corrupt Dictatorship".
- : Following new legislation in Molies31, boats straying just metres away from the shore will raise the ire of the Coast Guard.
- : Following new legislation in Molies31, deceased politicians' MyFace profiles are unanimously pro-incumbent.
- : Following new legislation in Molies31, crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing.
- : Following new legislation in Molies31, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose.
- : Following new legislation in Molies31, the national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service.
- : Following new legislation in Molies31, no suburban lawn is complete without barbed wire and landmines.
- : Following new legislation in Molies31, politicians can't accept birthday presents from their own children.
- : Following new legislation in Molies31, claiming to have performed the Heimlich Maneuver is a popular defense for assault charges.