Spotlight on:
The Sea of Silt |
“The Silt Sea”
Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Below Average |
Location: Athas |
Regional Influence: Duckspeaker |
The Sea of Silt is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Tithian with an even hand, and notable for its public floggings, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed population of 12.676 billion Siltians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Environment, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tyr. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 91.8%.
The frighteningly efficient Siltian economy, worth a remarkable 3,765 trillion gold pieces a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, Retail, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 297,026 gold pieces, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.
Protests are legal but strictly supervised, Silt's first free elections in recent memory have been successfully concluded, droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police, and referenda are held for every conceivable government action. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive. Silt's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Defilers.
Silt is ranked 200,268th in the world and 3rd in Athas for Most Stationary, with 46.89471304292 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Silt was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Average Incomes and Rudest Citizens.
- : Following new legislation in Silt, referenda are held for every conceivable government action.
- : Silt's influence in Athas rose from "Handshaker" to "Duckspeaker".
- : Following new legislation in Silt, droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police.
- : Following new legislation in Silt, Silt's first free elections in recent memory have been successfully concluded.
- : Silt was reclassified from "Father Knows Best State" to "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy".
- : Following new legislation in Silt, protests are legal but strictly supervised.
- : Silt was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
- : Following new legislation in Silt, several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation.
- : Following new legislation in Silt, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly.