Spotlight on:
The Republic of Shanary |
“Peace and Justice”
Category: New York Times Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Very Good |
Economy: Strong |
Political Freedoms: Excellent |
Location: the South Pacific |
Regional Influence: Nipper |
The Republic of Shanary is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 87 million Shanaryians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 23.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The strong Shanaryian economy, worth 4.87 trillion rubles a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 55,981 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.
Hunters have been known to lose limbs while attempting to 'play tag' with their prey, the nation is renowned abroad for its love of blood and guts, online terrorists are automatically assigned adverts for cheap balaclavas, and children spend all morning taking out a comma and all afternoon putting it back in again. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Shanary's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Shanary is ranked 75,743rd in the world and 1,565th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 102.71 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Shanary was endorsed by The United States of Poguelands.
- : Shanary was endorsed by The Most Serene Republic of Dante-topia.
- : Shanary was endorsed by The Holy Empire of Mardunia.
- : Shanary was endorsed by The Allied States of The Lombard League.
- : Shanary was endorsed by The Allied States of Janoi Donacen.
- : Shanary was endorsed by The Empire of Legion Of The Moon.
- : Shanary was endorsed by The Empire of Ever Testing.
- : Shanary was endorsed by The Rogue Nation of Corthsri.
- : Shanary was endorsed by The Cantankerous Curmudgeon of Belschaft.
- : Shanary was endorsed by The State of Chernaya Zvezda.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 45 » Tepertopia, 7 Trees, Aidenfieeld, Hong Kong Kowloon and New Territories, Land Without Shrimp, Ebonhand, Bohenia, Great Scapula, Volaworand, Lilli Lands, Differences-In-Differences, Goldnation, Sporaltryus, Amerion, Overname, Nowa Europa, Eleuthelrium, Lans Isles, Wehraboos, Bawkie, Arscanesia, HawkoFon, Tribe of Dan, Curlyhoward, Anarco Argentina, Genoxelande, Grace Wellesley Thayer, Greater Fennovia, Great Lothian, America Gone Wrong, Melonio, Hacrela, Meglomania, Eastern Juble Lux, ANuadh, Chernaya Zvezda, Belschaft, Corthsri, Ever Testing, Legion Of The Moon, Janoi Donacen, The Lombard League, Mardunia, Dante-topia, and Poguelands.