The Empire of Ruby 13 is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its ritual sacrifices, ban on automobiles, and suspicion of poets. The devout population of 3.59 billion Ruby 13ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 47.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The Ruby 13ian economy, worth 126 trillion Rubies a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,189 Rubies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.
Road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, dreams of entering the Super League have been relegated to the history books, convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail, and six-year-old children playing dress-up are viewed with suspicion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ruby 13's national animal is the Ruby Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Ruby 13 is ranked 54,520th in the world and 3,022nd in Balder for Most Beautiful Environments, with 666.6 pounds of wildlife per square mile.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Ruby 13's influence in Balder rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Ruby 13's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Ruby 13's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Ruby 13 was refounded in Balder.
- : Ruby 13 ceased to exist in Suspicious.
- : Following new legislation in Ruby 13, six-year-old children playing dress-up are viewed with suspicion.
- : Following new legislation in Ruby 13, convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail.
- : Following new legislation in Ruby 13, dreams of entering the Super League have been relegated to the history books.
- : Ruby 13 was reclassified from "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" to "Democratic Socialists".
- : Following new legislation in Ruby 13, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans.
