The Kingdom of Socialist test 408 is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.642 billion Socialist test 408ians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 80.1%.
The frighteningly efficient Socialist test 408ian economy, worth 918 trillion Platinums 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 an impressive 197,817 Platinums, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.
Parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend, foreign musicians that Leader dislikes are turned away at the border, Moby Dick can only be sold by pornographers, and there's sophisticated talk of revolution within the ever-expanding mining colonies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Socialist test 408's national animal is the Vulture, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
Socialist test 408 is ranked 255,274th in the world and 9,452nd in Lazarus for Highest Food Quality, scoring 7.31 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Socialist test 408 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Inclusive, Highest Poor Incomes, Most Advanced Public Education, Most Developed, and Highest Average Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Socialist test 408, there's sophisticated talk of revolution within the ever-expanding mining colonies.
- : Following new legislation in Socialist test 408, Moby Dick can only be sold by pornographers.
- : Following new legislation in Socialist test 408, foreign musicians that Leader dislikes are turned away at the border.
- : Following new legislation in Socialist test 408, parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend.
- : Following new legislation in Socialist test 408, school football matches are usually five-a-side.
- : Following new legislation in Socialist test 408, it is illegal to liberate slaves.
- : Following new legislation in Socialist test 408, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes.
- : Following new legislation in Socialist test 408, it's rare to find an unchewed pencil.
- : Following new legislation in Socialist test 408, government-sponsored gallows are being erected by Violetist temples.
