Spotlight on:
The State of La Riojania |
“Somos el Combustible”
Category: Father Knows Best State | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: Anteria |
Regional Influence: Apprentice |
The State of La Riojania is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Célaga with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.331 billion Riojanos 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vinchina. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 55.6%.
The frighteningly efficient Riojano economy, worth 664 trillion Peso Riojanoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 153,365 Peso Riojanoes, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 646,648 per year while the poor average 23,568, a ratio of 27.4 to 1.
Nobody draws smiley faces on receipts anymore, prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams, biotech companies are fined if their jumbled genetic sequences look too familiar, and prisoners regularly escape detention posing as scarecrows. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. La Riojania's national animal is the Capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Evangelism.
La Riojania is ranked 138,222nd in the world and 56th in Anteria for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,107.82 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : The ✨NationStates Icon✨ of Emi renamed the office held by La Riojania from "Director of Recruitment" to "Broodmaster" in Anteria.
- : La Riojania was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Smartest Citizens and Largest Soda Pop Sector.
- : Following new legislation in La Riojania, prisoners regularly escape detention posing as scarecrows.
- : Following new legislation in La Riojania, biotech companies are fined if their jumbled genetic sequences look too familiar.
- : Following new legislation in La Riojania, prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams.
- : Following new legislation in La Riojania, nobody draws smiley faces on receipts anymore.
- : Following new legislation in La Riojania, the nation's drinking water tends to glow green at night.
- : La Riojania was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in La Riojania, gossip magazines are more interested in astrological stars than celebrity ones.
- : Following new legislation in La Riojania, the nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 24 » Krobach, Speke, Lesser Velutaria, Greater Efrafa, Khirmania, Ariree, The Modern New Spanish Empire, Morrawia, Sab Demenr, Whitmarche, Swinas, Anahuac, Bro Wyned, Tangosia, Cordomonivence, The Trilla Gang Mafia, Independent State of Novgorod, Kathricore, Greater Penguinia, Tokuto, Adrinian, Suniia, La Montilla, and Iwonia.