Spotlight on:
The Confederation of The Union of the German State |
“Gott Mit Uns”
Category: New York Times Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Average |
Economy: Very Strong |
Political Freedoms: Excellent |
Location: Balder |
Regional Influence: Hatchling |
The Confederation of The Union of the German State is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Friedrich IV with a fair hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.732 billion Germans 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 Administration, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berlin. The average income tax rate is 74.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The very strong German economy, worth 244 trillion marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 65,506 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else, orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents, drills and shovels have been banned as the government cracks down on any means of fracking, and foreign musicians that Friedrich IV dislikes are turned away at the border. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Union of the German State's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Protestantism.
The Union of the German State is ranked 32,567th in the world and 2,143rd in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 81.24 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : The Union of the German State's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : The Union of the German State's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : The Union of the German State created a custom banner.
- : The Union of the German State altered its national flag.
- : The Union of the German State was refounded in Balder.
- : The Union of the German State ceased to exist in The Rejected Realms.
- : The Union of the German State was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Cheerful Citizens.
- : The Union of the German State was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Healthiest Citizens.
- : The Union of the German State's influence in The Rejected Realms rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : The Union of the German State relocated from Europe to The Rejected Realms.