The Armed Republic of Black-Germany is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and irreverence towards religion. The quiet, industrious population of 162 million Black-Germans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 50.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but stagnant Black-Germanyian economy, worth 1.51 trillion Hubles 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 black market in Trout Farming, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. 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 9,333 Hubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Black-Germany's national animal is the Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Black-Germany is ranked 49,498th in the world and 173rd in Concord for Safest, scoring 102.84 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Black-Germany was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, Most Beautiful Environments, Most Average, Most Inclusive, and Highest Crime Rates.
- : Black-Germany's influence in Concord rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : Black-Germany's influence in Concord rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Black-Germany's influence in Concord rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Black-Germany was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Income Equality.
- : Black-Germany's influence in Concord rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Black-Germany relocated from Eclipsis to Concord.
- : Black-Germany changed its national animal to "Horse".
- : Black-Germany changed its national motto to "Join the military, Build economy".
- : Following new legislation in Black-Germany, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras.
