Spotlight on:
The Empire of Sho-Ol |
“For the empire!”
Category: Democratic Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Very Good |
Economy: Fragile |
Political Freedoms: Very Good |
Location: Thaecia |
Regional Influence: Squire |
The Empire of Sho-Ol is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.242 billion Sho-Olians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 78.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The large but sluggish Sho-Olian economy, worth 158 trillion credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 30,295 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Sho-Ol successfully hosted the Thaecia Olympics, feeling like a winner comes at a price, the comic book series 'Leader and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller, and skin-tone prom dresses are more unpopular than ever. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sho-Ol's national animal is the fae, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Sho-Ol is ranked 50,620th in the world and 32nd in Thaecia for Most Stationary, with 889.63746535388 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Sho-Ol was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Popular Tourist Destinations.
- : Sho-Ol was endorsed by The Dominion of Red Oazis.
- : Sho-Ol was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Popular Tourist Destinations.
- : Following new legislation in Sho-Ol, skin-tone prom dresses are more unpopular than ever.
- : Sho-Ol was endorsed by The Theocracy of Tuldar.
- : Sho-Ol was endorsed by The Federal Republic of Sangrinaria.
- : Following new legislation in Sho-Ol, the comic book series 'Leader and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller.
- : Sho-Ol was endorsed by The Illuminated Kingdom of The Ambis.
- : Sho-Ol was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Safest.
- : Following new legislation in Sho-Ol, feeling like a winner comes at a price.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 16 » Rushenberg, Kochevnia, South Mouse Island, Orang Moku, The United Patagonian States, Rayekka, World Trade, Republic of Aiyland, Brototh, Sasputa, Cerdenia, Golden York, Sevae, Introvert Hill, Sangrinaria, and Red Oazis.