Spotlight on:
The Society of S-O-D-A |
“You want a beautiful name? Soda.”
Category: Democratic Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Good |
Economy: Strong |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Location: Summer of George |
Regional Influence: Superpower |
The Society of S-O-D-A is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by George Costanza with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, free-roaming dinosaurs, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 6.342 billion Art Vandalays are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Festivus. The average income tax rate is 29.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The strong Art Vandalayan economy, worth 551 trillion moops a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Soda Sales, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,010 moops, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy', burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, recent events in Dàguó have been classified 'for George Costanza's eyes only', and colleges adhere to rigid ethnic quotas for admissions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. S-O-D-A's national animal is the frog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Purple Path.
S-O-D-A is ranked 63,869th in the world and 1st in Summer of George for Lowest Crime Rates, with 71.06 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : S-O-D-A was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes.
- : S-O-D-A was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : S-O-D-A was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector.
- : S-O-D-A was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Following new legislation in S-O-D-A, colleges adhere to rigid ethnic quotas for admissions.
- : Following new legislation in S-O-D-A, recent events in Dàguó have been classified 'for George Costanza's eyes only'.
- : S-O-D-A was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector.
- : Following new legislation in S-O-D-A, burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms.
- : Following new legislation in S-O-D-A, East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy'.
- : S-O-D-A was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes.