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The Celestially Predestined of Zodiac Monarchs |
“Believe in the Stars!”
Category: Moralistic Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Unheard Of |
Economy: Very Strong |
Political Freedoms: Below Average |
Location: Balder |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner |
The Celestially Predestined of Zodiac Monarchs is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Leo with an even hand, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, ritual sacrifices, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, humorless population of 10.3 billion Zodiacons are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sagittarian City. The average income tax rate is 33.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The very strong Zodiac Monarchsian economy, worth 576 trillion gemini dollars 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 large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. 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 55,964 gemini dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Politicians accepting drinks in bars are executed for taking bribes, a proud mining community is considering a rebellion after the Capital officially renamed them 'District XII', a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, and some say Leo has gone MAD after authorizing the development of apocalyptic biological weapons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zodiac Monarchs's national animal is the capricorn goatfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.
Zodiac Monarchs is ranked 41,132nd in the world and 368th in Balder for Most Stationary, with 1,090.1387814774 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Zodiac Monarchs, some say Leo has gone MAD after authorizing the development of apocalyptic biological weapons.
- : Following new legislation in Zodiac Monarchs, a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted.
- : Following new legislation in Zodiac Monarchs, a proud mining community is considering a rebellion after the Capital officially renamed them 'District XII'.
- : Following new legislation in Zodiac Monarchs, politicians accepting drinks in bars are executed for taking bribes.
- : Following new legislation in Zodiac Monarchs, Renaissance frescos are being chiselled off public walls.
- : Following new legislation in Zodiac Monarchs, Zodiacons suffer not the eggplant emoji to live.
- : Following new legislation in Zodiac Monarchs, Zodiac Monarchsian watches list strained wrists as a common side effect.
- : Following new legislation in Zodiac Monarchs, Leo's perky ego is the talk of the town.
- : Following new legislation in Zodiac Monarchs, high school bands practice by moonlight.
- : Following new legislation in Zodiac Monarchs, only lightning has a chance of striking Leo twice.