Spotlight on:
The Hundred Oaker Forest of Oaks 4 |
“Lucabaduka”
Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Rare |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Unheard Of |
Location: Balder |
Regional Influence: Hatchling |
The Hundred Oaker Forest of Oaks 4 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its national health service, free-roaming dinosaurs, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 10.148 billion Oaks 4ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.1%.
The frighteningly efficient Oaks 4ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,159 trillion planets a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 114,235 planets, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.
Oaks 4 has one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, most mothers are forced to quit their jobs to care for infants, the government response to disaster victims starving for bread is "let them eat stale cake", and a broken arm or leg no longer costs an arm and a leg. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Oaks 4's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
Oaks 4 is ranked 52,384th in the world and 2,850th in Balder for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Oaks 4 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Mining Sector.
- : Oaks 4's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Oaks 4 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Mining Sector.
- : Oaks 4's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Oaks 4 was refounded in Balder.
- : Oaks 4 ceased to exist in Syria.
- : Oaks 4 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.
- : Oaks 4's influence in Syria rose from "Apprentice" to "Vassal".
- : Oaks 4 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.
- : Following new legislation in Oaks 4, a broken arm or leg no longer costs an arm and a leg.