Spotlight on:
The Colony of Zural 7 |
“I like big butts and I cannot lie”
Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Powerhouse |
Political Freedoms: Below Average |
Location: Zona |
Regional Influence: Contender |
The Colony of Zural 7 is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, sprawling nuclear power plants, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 645 million Zural 7ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.0%.
The powerhouse Zural 7ian economy, worth 53.0 trillion 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 black market in Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, 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 82,236 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 261,153 per year while the poor average 19,729, a ratio of 13.2 to 1.
Zural 7ians struggle to cut steak with a spoon, illegal immigration remains a hot topic, coastal cities are being moved a dozen miles inland to reduce flooding risk, and imprisonment is the leading cause of disownment. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Zural 7's national animal is the elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Zural 7 is ranked 327,269th in the world and 15th in Zona for Nicest Citizens, with 0.44 average smiles per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Zural 7's influence in Zona fell from "Instigator" to "Contender".
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Zural 7, imprisonment is the leading cause of disownment.
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Zural 7, coastal cities are being moved a dozen miles inland to reduce flooding risk.
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Zural 7, illegal immigration remains a hot topic.
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Zural 7, Zural 7ians struggle to cut steak with a spoon.
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Zural 7, you can call your arthritic immigrant neighbour for all your roof-tiling and guttering needs.
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Zural 7 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Crime Rates and Most Ignorant Citizens and the Top 5% for Most Advanced Public Transport.
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Zural 7, terrorists are on a first name basis with the officials that stamp their passports.
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Zural 7, convicted conmen and fraudsters often leave prison to enter a career in politics.
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Zural 7, asthmatics can now suffer the effects of polluting chimneys from further away than ever before.