Spotlight on:
The Grand Duchy of Zenitheia |
“God shall save us from our plight”
Category: Psychotic Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Unheard Of |
Economy: Developing |
Political Freedoms: Outlawed |
Location: Ridgefield |
Regional Influence: Apprentice |
The Grand Duchy of Zenitheia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, parental licensing program, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.001 billion Zenithars 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, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Damascus. The average income tax rate is 47.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but underdeveloped Zenitheian economy, worth 36.0 trillion Zenitheian Kroner a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 35,930 Zenitheian Kroner, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, the nation's student exchange programs are something of a one way street, prisoners pray grey skies are gonna clear up, and jaywalking is punishable by public flogging. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zenitheia's national animal is the Turtledove, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Zenitheia is ranked 32,422nd in the world and 2nd in Ridgefield for Most Extreme, scoring 38.35 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Zenitheia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Zombified and the Top 5% for Most Dead.
- : Zenitheia was ravaged by a Zombie Burster Horde from The Butch Antifascists of Haymarket Riot, infecting 86 million survivors and converting to a zombie exporter! Oh no!
- : Zenitheia was endorsed by The Democratic States of Machiburbia.
- : Zenitheia was endorsed by The Holy Empire of Kay Pacha.
- : Zenitheia was endorsed by The Oppressed Peoples of Linwa.
- : Zenitheia was endorsed by The Federal Republic of Caucausas.
- : Zenitheia was endorsed by The Queendom of Quindel.
- : Zenitheia was endorsed by The Forestrate of Ingelsk.
- : Zenitheia was endorsed by The Empire of Eastern Roman Empiree.
- : Following new legislation in Zenitheia, jaywalking is punishable by public flogging.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 24 » Haymarket Riot, The Byrdlands, The Ysion, Sidika, Betmet, TesGay, Norlamstoc, Soviet Some, South Poopistan, Crionadh, Far Marchen, Nekotan, Elugria, Ubangaram, Harperwilde, Thmobosia, Sapphica Sororitas, Slovakastan, Lanias, Ingelsk, Caucausas, Linwa, Kay Pacha, and Machiburbia.