Spotlight on:
The Eternal Sindar Enmpire of Soronume |
“Soronúmë... Aranarth Eleni.”
Category: New York Times Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Average |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Superb |
Location: Earth Prime |
Regional Influence: Envoy |
The Eternal Sindar Enmpire of Soronume is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Navras Issil Duren with a fair hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, smutty television, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 24.817 billion Soronumeans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.
The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soronume City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 88.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Soronumean economy, worth a remarkable 2,899 trillion Soronumens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 116,827 Soronumens, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 335,921 per year while the poor average 32,290, a ratio of 10.4 to 1.
The statue in the Thompson Plaza has a solar panel for a hat, the government is in utter turmoil following the recent abolishment of the tax code, country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized, and pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Soronume's national animal is the Western Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Soronumism.
Soronume is ranked 97,981st in the world and 9th in Earth Prime for Most Corrupt Governments, with 13.54 kickbacks per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Soronume was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork, the Top 5% for Most Advanced Public Education, Highest Economic Output, and Highest Foreign Aid Spending, and the Top 10% for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : Soronume was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
- : Soronume was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Safest and Most Inclusive.
- : Soronume was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Cultured.
- : Soronume was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Inclusive.
- : Soronume was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Safest.
- : Soronume was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments and Most Advanced Defense Forces.
- : Soronume was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
- : Soronume was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector.
- : Soronume was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.