Spotlight on:
The Rogue Nation of MSN 77 |
“1977”
Category: Democratic Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Below Average |
Location: NationStates |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner |
The Rogue Nation of MSN 77 is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Highlander with an even hand, and renowned for its ritual sacrifices, aversion to nipples, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 6.301 billion MSN 77ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Andrews. The average income tax rate is 42.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient MSN 77ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,318 trillion pounds 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. 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 209,210 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets, MSN 77 successfully hosted the NationStates Olympics, anti-vaxxers claim that injected children are prone to psychotic breaks when they see the 'Queen of Diamonds' playing card, and asking 'a penny for your thoughts?' draws law enforcement response. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. MSN 77's national animal is the kangaroo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Cards.
MSN 77 is ranked 47,386th in the world and 433rd in NationStates for Most Stationary, with 926.8571498666 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : MSN 77 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments.
- : Following new legislation in MSN 77, asking 'a penny for your thoughts?' draws law enforcement response.
- : Following new legislation in MSN 77, anti-vaxxers claim that injected children are prone to psychotic breaks when they see the 'Queen of Diamonds' playing card.
- : Following new legislation in MSN 77, MSN 77 successfully hosted the NationStates Olympics.
- : Following new legislation in MSN 77, soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets.
- : Following new legislation in MSN 77, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose.
- : Following new legislation in MSN 77, citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling".
- : Following new legislation in MSN 77, the nation is committed to nuclear rearmament.
- : Following new legislation in MSN 77, military recruitment numbers are down as citizens object on 'moral grounds'.
- : Following new legislation in MSN 77, women who can do math in their head are burned for witchcraft.