Spotlight on:
The Military Union of New Salva |
“Don't mess with us and we won't mess with you.”
Category: Democratic Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Average |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Some |
Location: Balder |
Regional Influence: Minnow |
The Military Union of New Salva is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Lord Commander John Oak with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, parental licensing program, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 13.799 billion New Salvans 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Salva Citadel. The income tax rate is 100%.
The frighteningly efficient New Salvan economy, worth a remarkable 5,047 trillion Units a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an amazing 365,799 Units, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.
Political speeches always take place at sunset to a background of patriotic power ballads, the sound of office water cooler chatter has been replaced by the whirring of computer cooling fans, New Salva Citadel's back alleys are rife with sausage eating, and bemused citizens are encouraged to sing foreign-language hymns of religions they have never heard of. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Salva's national animal is the Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
New Salva is ranked 397th in the world and 8th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 209.36 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : New Salva was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
- : New Salva was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
- : New Salva was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
- : New Salva was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
- : New Salva's influence in Balder rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
- : New Salva's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Nipper".
- : New Salva was refounded in Balder.
- : New Salva ceased to exist in Balder.
- : New Salva was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Dead.
- : New Salva's influence in Balder rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".