Spotlight on:
The Community of Piper Winter |
“Piper Valenska for life”
Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Very Good |
Economy: Good |
Political Freedoms: Excellent |
Location: Wintercrest |
Regional Influence: Truckler |
The Community of Piper Winter is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Piper Alexandrina Winter with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 13.774 billion Winterians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The large government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valenska. The average income tax rate is 57.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The Piper Winterian economy, worth 648 trillion Crowns a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,057 Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.
The military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers, the government has legalised small-scale capitalism, 50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool, and glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Piper Winter's national animal is the Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.
Piper Winter is ranked 104,887th in the world and 62nd in Wintercrest for Safest, scoring 80.86 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Piper Winter was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments, Most Inclusive, and Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Piper Winter was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, Highest Drug Use, and Largest Populations.
- : Piper Winter was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Foreign Aid Spending.
- : Piper Winter was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Drug Use.
- : Piper Winter was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
- : Piper Winter was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Drug Use.
- : Piper Winter was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Drug Use.
- : Piper Winter's influence in Wintercrest fell from "Handshaker" to "Truckler".
- : Piper Winter's influence in Wintercrest rose from "Truckler" to "Handshaker".
- : Piper Winter was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Welfare Programs.