Spotlight on:
The Republic of Vara 51 |
“Strength Through Freedom”
Category: Father Knows Best State | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: Eye |
Regional Influence: Page |
The Republic of Vara 51 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its public floggings, enslaved workforce, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.669 billion Vara 51ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72.8%.
The frighteningly efficient Vara 51ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,151 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 172,716 dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 911,257 per year while the poor average 17,414, a ratio of 52.3 to 1.
Teen parties are often ruined by wet blanket chaperones, retirement homes are filled with foreign war criminals, equality looks curiously unequal, and court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vara 51's national animal is the dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Vara 51 is ranked 172,843rd in the world and 77th in Eye for Most Stationary, with 92.5495241016 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Vara 51, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs.
- : Following new legislation in Vara 51, equality looks curiously unequal.
- : Following new legislation in Vara 51, retirement homes are filled with foreign war criminals.
- : Following new legislation in Vara 51, teen parties are often ruined by wet blanket chaperones.
- : Vara 51 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes, the Top 5% for Most Advanced Defense Forces, and the Top 10% for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides.
- : Following new legislation in Vara 51, the regional delicacy of chocolate bombes is deadlier than an unexploded bomb.
- : Following new legislation in Vara 51, a sledgehammer and a spray can are seen as the default tools of political debate.
- : Following new legislation in Vara 51, animated characters are allowed to stab each other but not hold hands.
- : Following new legislation in Vara 51, slaving over a hot stove to cook the family dinner isn't metaphorical in Vara 51.
- : Vara 51 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.