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The Confessional of The Eight-Legged Parson |
“Tell the parson what troubles you...”
Category: Psychotic Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Rare |
Economy: Weak |
Political Freedoms: Outlawed |
Location: Araneae |
Regional Influence: Envoy |
The Confessional of The Eight-Legged Parson is a massive, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.198 billion parsons are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 54.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but underdeveloped parson economy, worth 59.3 trillion your deepest secrets a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 26,966 your deepest secrets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Eight-Legged Parson's national animal is the spider in the confessional, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
The Eight-Legged Parson is ranked 183,362nd in the world and 1st in Araneae for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,226.62 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : The Eight-Legged Parson's influence in Araneae rose from "Duckspeaker" to "Envoy".
- : The Eight-Legged Parson's influence in Araneae rose from "Handshaker" to "Duckspeaker".
- : The Eight-Legged Parson changed its national nation type to "Confessional".
- : The Eight-Legged Parson altered its national flag.
- : The Eight-Legged Parson was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Cheerful Citizens.
- : The Eight-Legged Parson's influence in Araneae fell from "Duckspeaker" to "Handshaker".
- : The Eight-Legged Parson's influence in Araneae rose from "Handshaker" to "Duckspeaker".
- : The Eight-Legged Parson's influence in Araneae rose from "Truckler" to "Handshaker".
- : The Eight-Legged Parson's influence in Araneae rose from "Vassal" to "Truckler".
- : The Eight-Legged Parson's influence in Araneae rose from "Apprentice" to "Vassal".