Spotlight on:
The Most Serene Republic of Narqa |
“The Moon sets in the east”
Category: Father Knows Best State | ||
Civil Rights: Average |
Economy: Very Strong |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: Lazarus |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner |
The Most Serene Republic of Narqa is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, flagrant waste-dumping, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 512 million Narqans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 51.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The very strong Narqan economy, worth 48.0 trillion Gunnahs 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 slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. 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 93,803 Gunnahs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The nation's reputation for treachery has left it sidelined on the international stage, sleeping on the job is recommended, war is made in the name of love, and a surprising number of police officers have been arrested for Serpent sacrifices. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Narqa's national animal is the Serpent, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Narqa is ranked 179,322nd in the world and 6,960th in Lazarus for Most Extreme, scoring 16.79 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Narqa, a surprising number of police officers have been arrested for Serpent sacrifices.
- : Following new legislation in Narqa, war is made in the name of love.
- : Following new legislation in Narqa, sleeping on the job is recommended.
- : Narqa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector and Largest Manufacturing Sector.
- : Following new legislation in Narqa, the nation's reputation for treachery has left it sidelined on the international stage.
- : Following new legislation in Narqa, ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality.
- : Following new legislation in Narqa, the Narqa Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon'.
- : Following new legislation in Narqa, former planespotters are dusting off long-abandoned anoraks.
- : Following new legislation in Narqa, soldiers are equipped with multi-million Gunnah battlesuits.
- : Narqa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 11 » New Rogernomics, Ajibola, Wang Yao, Treadwellia, Crusadis, Calption, Satyrosia, Social Kuba, Axixic, Imkiville, and Olympys empire.